After 40 minutes of driving, the car finally drove on the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway from Shanghai to Nanjing, but Yang Qu still did not end the topic of whether I should go back to Nanjing, and the more she said, the more I understood in my heart who needed me to go back to Nanjing.

With the opening of the "Tulip Hotel", Yang Jin hopes that I will participate in the management of the hotel, although it is no longer the state of persecution that I once had, but I have vaguely mentioned it to me a few times.

Because it was past the peak period of passenger transport during the Spring Festival, the way back to Nanjing was quite smooth, so we arrived in Nanjing at half past nine in the night, and then lived in the old house in Ersi Lane.

In the afternoon of the next day, Jin Qiu and Yang Jin arrived at Lukou Airport within half an hour, and I took them back to Nanjing. The golden autumn journey was tiring, so he went home to rest first, while Yang Jin was ready to live in the "Tulip Hotel" where all the facilities were already functioning normally.

When I delivered her, I was shocked by the hotel in front of me, which had taken nearly two years to build. If nothing else, the three-storey sculptural fountain in the square alone already shows the momentum of a five-star hotel.

And this huge change makes it difficult for me to remember that the predecessor of the "Tulip Hotel" was the abandoned textile factory.

I parked the car in the middle of the square, and then stood next to the car and looked around, and Yang Jin was standing next to me.

After a few moments, she said to me, "Nothing in this world is immune, just like this place where we are standing, even if there is no tulip hotel, there will be other projects starting here, so I bought this land with the intention of hoping that it will have a new lease of life...... So having a hotel like this here is also a hope that I have been planning for a long time, and I am very happy that this hope has finally come true today...... After a moment's pause, she asked me again, "What about you, tell us about your current mood." ”

I stared at the landscape lights dripping down the walls like droplets...... Gradually, the grandeur of the front of me and the vastness of the abandoned factory period alternated in my brain. After a long time, I finally replied: "It takes a lot of courage to dare to build a five-star hotel here, if it weren't for your personal investment, I think this would have become an ordinary residential area...... I smiled at this, and then said: "But because of your courage, there is a five-star hotel here that should not exist, which gives a lot of group investment confidence, I heard that Jinding Real Estate is also ready to build a large-scale comprehensive commercial complex here, which has led to the housing prices here gradually in line with the urban area...... To be precise, the metropolitan area within three kilometers of Tulip Road will soon become a new business district in the city...... So sometimes I think about it, the power of people is really great, and I am glad that I can see the transformation of Tulip Road with my own eyes, becoming more and more prosperous and ......."

I originally wanted to say that it is getting better and better, but in the end, I couldn't say this good word, because good is relative. I've seen too many bustling places for me, so I want to always be quiet outside of the city, even if the convenience store is smaller, as long as I can buy daily necessities. But for those who are eager for the appreciation of the house, this kind of development and change is the best, after all, they can bulge their pockets and make life more secure.

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In the evening, Yang Jin and I had dinner in the hotel restaurant, after the meal, she personally sent me downstairs, before I got in the car, she said to me: "Jiangqiao, the hotel will open tomorrow, so I plan to mention this matter to you again...... For more than a year, everything you have done in Shanghai is obvious to all, and there is no doubt about your ability, so I hope that you will participate in the management and operation of the hotel as a shareholder. To be honest, I'm still not sure I'm going to be able to convince you, but I'm lucky because I've seen a lot of changes in you over the years. ”

This time, I was not in a hurry to refuse, but rarely talked to her about my own thoughts, I replied: "Actually, during this time, I have a lot of confusion, especially work, I have disagreements with many people in the team, and this disagreement has even affected the unity of this team. ”

Yang Jin smiled and said, "Maybe I can give you some good advice on things at work, you tell me what's going on." ”

I nodded and replied: "After this year's development, the brand of Dream Tree has gradually moved from the original youth to maturity, and our partners have also been rewarded handsomely because of the maturity of Dream Tree...... But in the face of this kind of reward, I found that some people began to become lost, they forgot their original intentions, and just blindly pursued economic benefits, resulting in many decisions full of utilitarianism, and these are not what I like...... I always believe that the humanistic feelings shown by Dream Tree are the foundation for its sustainable development, and it is also the basis for customers to be willing to identify with this brand......" Speaking of this, I sighed lightly and said after a long time: "But now, I feel more and more powerless, this feeling is really bad, it will make me feel farther and farther away from this team." Maybe one day, we will really go our separate ways because of this disagreement! ”

Yang Jin listened carefully to what I said, then put his hand on my shoulder and whispered to me: "A brand, or even a group, after experiencing rapid growth, will definitely encounter all kinds of problems, among which the problems caused by team conflicts are the most severe, but these are normal, so I hope you can have a peaceful mind in the face of these contradictions, and don't take these as your personal problems, in fact, every company will encounter them...... Also, what I'm going to talk to you about is collaboration. In my personal experience, small cooperation should let go of oneself and respect each other; Great cooperation should put aside interests and balance each other; A lifetime of cooperation should put down character and achieve each other; Therefore, the common growth of team members is the way for a team to survive...... At this time, you should not think about your own right or wrong, but to balance the team, which is the temperament of a leader who should not give up. ”

Yang Jin clicked me in a few words, and while I benefited a lot, I also saw the real gap between myself and a business boss. So when the problem arises, what I'm doing is just the least passive resistance, but I don't use the deeper wisdom to deal with it.

Yang Jin is right, I should find a way to balance this team, and not everyone in this team is crazy about pursuing economic interests and ignoring brand building, such as Yao Yu, but she has never participated in management, I think she is the key to allowing me to balance this team. And Qiao Ye, we have been brothers since childhood, if I can make good use of this relationship, I can also get the most crucial vote from him.

After thinking about the countermeasures, I said to Yang Jin sincerely: "Thank you for your advice, I know how to deal with the conflicts in the team." ”

Yang Jin nodded, and after a little silence, he said to me again: "I answered your doubts, but you haven't answered my questions yet...... What do you think about the hotel now? ”

I almost didn't think much about it, so I gave Yang Jin a reply, I said: "I don't want to realize the value of my life through inheritance, I still want to do a good job in the dream tree brand." ”

Yang Jin still didn't force me, she waved her hand to signal that I could go. And leaving the imposing "Tulip Hotel", for me, this busy night has just begun.

I didn't go back to Ersi Lane, I drove the car directly to Jin Qiu's residence, and after she made me a pot of tea, we sat on the sofa in the living room and chatted. But I deliberately avoided Xiao Ai and just talked about the team's recent problems. I want to see what her attitude is towards this series of recent events, and her attitude is very important, because she has a high prestige in the "Dream Tree" team, and it is her decisiveness in decision-making and accurate control of the market that has made Dream Tree achieve today's strong situation over the past year.

But Jin Qiu didn't deliberately avoid Xiao Ai, she took a sip of hot tea, put down the teacup steadily, and said to me: "I very much agree with the Dream Tree hosting Xiao Ai's first solo concert after his debut, for the same reason as Liu Liu's they gave you." ”

I immediately replied, "But Xiao Ai himself didn't want to hold it in the Dream Tree...... Wouldn't it be too much if we insisted on using some means to get her company to put pressure on her? ”

"I don't think so, I'm not someone who likes to run away. On the contrary, I think her intention to avoid it is obvious, because I really can't find a reason why she doesn't cooperate with Dream Tree other than avoiding suspicion or not wanting to face it...... Our Dream Tree is indeed a good fit for her to hold her first solo concert. Otherwise, her agent would not have traveled from Taiwan to Shanghai to talk to us before. ”

Jin Qiu's words made me a little unhappy, so my tone couldn't help but be a little heavier, and I replied, "Why are your thoughts always so aggressive?!" I think many things have passed for so long, and there is no need for everyone to be so embarrassed to meet each other, and I guess Xiao Ai thinks so too. ”

"Then it should be more open-minded, not to mention that this is a win-win cooperation, our dream tree after more than a year of operation, in the Shanghai music circle is also a little famous, if we open the first solo concert here, isn't it a way for her to increase her popularity?"

"Not everyone thinks the same way you do, why do you always like to be so aggressive? Don't you really think that this situation of not disturbing each other is the last dignity that she and I left to each other? …… Or is it that in the eyes of those of you, feelings are just a game, and in the face of commercial interests, we all have to become skinless and faceless, and then sit together and pretend that nothing has happened, and talk about making money with a copper smell? ”

Jin Qiu glanced at me, then closed her eyes and leaned back on the sofa. I know that we have entered a state of having nothing to say because of differences in concepts.

After that, I didn't stay at her house for long, and I went back to Lane 24, where I lived, but I was in a bad mood. I even think that Jin Qiu is manipulating Liu Liu behind his back to do everything recently. If this is the case, I feel sad for myself, because I founded the "Dream Tree" single-handedly, but in the end, Jin Qiu became the real most vocal person in the Dream Tree.

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Sitting alone in the courtyard, the moonlight shining coldly on me, I picked up the phone from my side several times, but finally put it back again, because I didn't know who else to talk to this night.

I don't know how long it took, the mobile phone next to me rang actively, I picked it up and looked at it, it was Yao Yu calling. Since I wasn't from the same world, she barely contacted me, so I answered the phone with a strong curiosity and asked, "Why did you remember to call me?" ”

Yao Yu's voice was very low: "I just got a message from Liu Liu, saying that Xiao Ai has signed a contract with Luopu Stadium to rent a performance venue, and she is sure that she will not perform on the Dream Tree......"

I was stunned for a moment, but I wasn't too surprised, because this is Xiao Ai's character, she has always been free from coercion, even if Liu Liu unilaterally put pressure on her through public relations, she did not choose to compromise, but signed a contract with Luopu Stadium in advance.

After a while, I asked Yao Yu, "Why were you the first to tell me about this matter, not Liu Liu?" ”

"It didn't work out, what did he have to say?"

"Then why are you telling me this?"

"Don't forget, I'm also part of the Dream Tree, and Yuan is really Xiao Ai's producer, so in this matter, I'm in the same situation as you...... I was really disappointed, because he only treated me as an outsider all the time, hiding and avoiding me like this. ”

Yao Yu's state worried me, and I persuaded: "Yuan Zhen is just Xiao Ai's producer, he has no right to decide the affairs of the concert, so don't think about it." ”

Yao Yu was silent, and I couldn't think of a better reason to persuade her, so she hung up the phone later...... However, when the world was completely quiet, I realized that my mood was somewhat mixed with something called loss.

It turned out that Xiao Ai was willing to fight against the entire company as a newcomer who had just debuted, rather than choose to come to the "Dream Tree" to start the first stop of her artistic career. I really don't know, how much she wants to distance herself from my old love? ……

I lit a cigarette in the cold moonlight, looked at the car keys in my hand, and suddenly wanted to go to Tulip Road again, because I didn't know how long the convenience store that used to sell us many corn cobs would survive the atmosphere of renovation...... I want to find out how I felt while it's still there.

The car pressed the light and shadow of the street lamp, desperately driving in the direction of Tulip Road, I held the steering wheel with one hand, and the whole person was like an empty shell looking ahead, and every object and person that appeared in my sight was completely forgotten by me after only a second of flashing...... It wasn't until I saw the familiar figure again, with her hands in her coat pockets, standing in front of the convenience store, and diagonally opposite her was the newly built "Tulip Hotel......

In the flow of lights, I can't see her face clearly, let alone her mood at the moment, but one thing I can be sure of: this time, I will never admit that I am wrong, and she will not be out of my sight anyway, because Tulip Road is not the busy subway entrance, I only need a moment, I can lock her figure, and then quickly catch up with her......

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