Chapter Twenty-Six: Extravagance
If you ask about the best hotels in Beijing in the 90s, I am afraid it is difficult to get an accurate answer.
Because since the mid-80s, the capital has kicked off the prelude to the establishment of hotels.
Starting from Jianguo Hotel, Great Wall Hotel, and International Trade Center.
A series of joint venture five-star hotels have sprung up on the land of Beijing.
Many first-class foreign hotel management groups have also brought advanced service consciousness into China.
In fact, with the rapid development of the Republic's economy and the increasing degree of opening up to the outside world, these high-end hotels do have a place to use.
It can not only provide a higher standard of reception services for overseas guests, but also meet the consumption needs of those who have become rich first in our country.
On the whole, the number of high-end hotels and the rapid growth of consumer demand are happening simultaneously.
And so there was a rare boom in the hotel industry.
In the 90s, every five-star hotel in Beijing had money to make, and no one had to argue with anyone.
Everyone is happy and harmonious.
This means that more hotels will invest in Beijing, and the market is far from saturated.
Of course, with such a thriving market, it will not be easy for you to choose a recognized leader.
Because different places have different advantages and different disadvantages.
You can only say that according to the different reception styles and customer groups, each consumer group has its own hotel that it thinks is the best.
For example, Taiwan compatriots prefer Taiwan (Wan) hotels.
Hong Kong and Macao people love the Hong Kong and Macao Centre.
The little devil only recognizes Changfu Palace.
Americans prefer to stay in international clubs.
The Europeans took Kempinski.
Shangri-La hotels are the favorite of wealthy businessmen in Southeast Asia.
Of course, for Chinese people, we also have our own cognition and preferences.
For example, the famous Wangfu Hotel is a consumer paradise in the minds of the local rich.
Because as one of the earliest five-star hotels, it was not only the preferred platform for foreign luxury goods to land in the Republic of China.
The first floor, B1 and B2 are all international first-line luxury brands.
The Royal Hotel also has two Rolls-Royces that were first introduced into China, a high-reputation presidential suite and a nightclub.
It's all this that equates it with the word "luxury".
As for the most formal, atmospheric, and decent hotels.
The well-known and undisputed top three are Diaoyutai, Jingcheng Hotel and VIP Building.
Perhaps it is precisely because of the official atmosphere that he often has to receive heads of state and leaders.
These places are often more admired by the ordinary people.
Of course, even if these three are not completely equal, there are still differences.
Take the VIP building as an example, although it does not have the level of the Diaoyutai "country" prefix, nor does it have the 100-year long history of the Beijing Hotel.
However, it was established for the purpose of making up for the lack of leisure function of the Beijing Hotel.
When it comes to comfort and luxury, it's actually better than the other two, and the consumption level is higher.
So at noon on April 3, 1997, Zhuo Qun specially chose to hold a banquet here to celebrate Boss Xu because he had heard the phrase "there was an emperor's family in the past, and now there is a VIP building".
Zhuoqun's restaurant is located on the third floor of the VIP building.
The main restaurant here is Cantonese cuisine, and the biggest feature of the decoration is simple and elegant.
Like the pattern carpet that expresses Chinese culture, the Ming-style furniture of rosewood with silk cushions, and the pine crane ink painting that symbolizes longevity,
All fully interpret the antique charm.
But the most distinctive, the most able to dye the quiet and pleasant atmosphere, has to be the beautiful scenery of the garden hall outside the window of the private room.
Guests who come here to eat can sit in a private room and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the green trees and red flowers at the same time.
This is called true leisurely and pleasing to the eye.
Speaking of which, although Boss Xu is a native of the capital, his career time is still short after all.
In fact, it is rare to enter a five-star hotel, let alone such a high-end restaurant.
It is no exaggeration to say that when you enter the door of the VIP building, you will see the scene of bright lights, people shuttling, fragrant flowers and music surrounding the hotel.
The old man's eyes were immediately not enough, and he felt the elegant atmosphere that was rarely seen in the outside world.
Wait to see Zhuo Qun again, and walk to the restaurant together.
Boss Xu saw the huge ivory carving masterpiece "Ten Thousand Miles of the Great Wall" in the hall on the first floor, and the gorgeous "Jade and Jade Carving of the Western Building of the Old Summer Palace" on the third floor.
I felt an indescribable pressure more and more.
I feel that this place is extravagant, but I look at my own dirt and scum, for fear of showing timidity.
But what shocked him the most, and the inferiority complex and weakness in his heart reached the extreme, was when he really sat in the private room of the restaurant.
Because Zhuo Qun didn't even let go, he didn't change his face, and ordered shark fin rice, Cantonese roast goose, braised abalone, kung pao shrimp, crispy milk prawn steak, French grilled snails, Australian lobster, braised sea cucumber with chives, boiling water yellow rice cabbage, shredded duck with oil, fish lips in thick sauce, and colorful fried noodles.
Finally, I asked for a bottle of French red wine and a bottle of Wuliangye.
And just when the beautiful service lady bowed down and talked softly to Zhuo Qun, of course, Boss Xu also looked at the recipe in his hand.
He was immediately surprised to find that even the cheapest snack here was worth a plate of beef from the barbecue.
As for Zhuoqun's things, there are thousands at every turn.
Just this meal, according to Boss Xu's estimate, it will cost at least 10,000 yuan.
It's almost a year's salary for a full-time cadre.
For this reason, Boss Xu couldn't help but beat wildly.
I really can't help but exclaim, Zhuo Qun, this kid really dares to make it!
This is what kind of hospitality is really magnificent, and what is called "eating tickets" that treat money as money.
Of course, in this way, Boss Xu felt even more difficult to deal with.
Because not to mention the deliberate brawl he deliberately put on when he invited Zhuo Qun to eat barbecue, now it looks so ridiculous and pitiful.
The key is that he also thinks that he is unmeritorious and deserved.
Don't forget, he almost offended Zhuo Qun last time he had a treat.
In the end, fortunately, I listened to others, and I was spared this catastrophe.
is reasonable, he should pay the bill.
Let people please, what is this called?
Not to mention the fact that there are only people who have experienced the crash firsthand.
In order to truly appreciate the speed at which the postal market destroys wealth, it is actually much faster than the speed at which wealth is created.
It is absolutely difficult for ordinary people to imagine how 10 million became 1 million in a short period of time, and then how it became hundreds of thousands, and then suddenly became negative.
But Boss Xu has just seen it, and his experience is extremely profound.
He knew that if Zhuo Qun didn't pull him, he wouldn't have it.
His fate will not be much better than that of Lao Liu, Marlboro and Da Xiami.
I can't figure it out, he will run away because he can't make a decision, and now he is being blocked at home by creditors to force debts.
So he's now completely and really figured it out.
No matter how high his financial strength is, his ability is insufficient, and he can only borrow if he wants to make money.
Even if he is worth a lot of money today, without Zhuo Qun's care in the future, his wealth will not be preserved, let alone appreciated.
To put it bluntly, it doesn't matter if Zhuo Qun leaves him, if he doesn't have Zhuo Qun, he won't be able to play at all.
It's okay not to serve the God of Wealth well?
Therefore, he may never be able to fight in the face of Zhuo Qun, and in the future, he will only have to laugh at the life of his grandson.
In this way, as soon as the waiter left, Boss Xu sincerely said that he must come to treat him.
This is not only to thank Zhuo Qun for bringing him on the road to prosperity and fulfilling him.
I also thanked Zhuo Qun for his advice and straightforwardness, and stopped him at the last moment.
In addition, he didn't forget that the last time he got drunk, it was Zhuo Qun who sent him home.
And now Zhuo Qun doesn't care about his previous suspicions, so generous......
In short, Boss Xu is very conscious and can bend and stretch.
He has found countless reasons to prove Zhuoqun's greatness, while at the same time putting himself in a low position.
In fact, the subtext is nothing more than a sentence.
"You are my nobleman, I am willing to follow you to the ends of the earth, what other opportunities to make a fortune, you must forget me......"