On the evening at the end of November, Li Hualong held a celebration banquet at the Holiday Inn for the box office success of the movie "Wu Zhuangyuan Su Qier", Yang Meng and Xi Chongyi did not accompany Li Hualong to participate in the banquet, Chen Sisi was pregnant with a child, and did not participate, and Li Huahu liked to be lively, so he came over to join in the fun.

The film "Wu Zhuangyuan Su Qier" has just been painted in Hong Kong and has achieved very good box office results, earning 1.38 million Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong, becoming this year's box office champion.

In addition, the overseas sales income of "Wu Zhuangyuan Su Qier" exceeded 3 million Hong Kong dollars, which was not only popular in Southeast Asia, but also in the United States.

After the dinner, Li Hualong and Li Huahu took a car home, and the brothers chatted all the way home.

After chatting a few words, Li Huahu asked, "Third brother, when will the Intercontinental Hotel open?" ”

"Not surprisingly, in two months, it will open on February 1." Li Hualong replied with a smile, "I hope that after the opening, business will be good!" ”

"It's going to be good. By the way, before the InterContinental Hotel opened, it needed to recruit a lot of employees. If you poach old staff from other hotels, it will be very costly. I think I can train some new employees myself, Holiday Inn can provide you with training services, and I can persuade some old employees to join IHG. ”

"That's great! Fourth brother, thank you so much! Li Hualong said happily and patted his head, "I almost forgot about it." ”

"You're welcome, brother." Li Huahu smiled, "How much do you need to borrow from the bank to invest in building this hotel?" ”

"I've already borrowed 20 million Hong Kong dollars."

"How much does it cost?"

"It won't be less than HK$60 million."

"I remember you said that the investment would not exceed 50 million, why is there so much?"

"In recent years, the cost of construction in Hong Kong has increased, and the Intercontinental Hotel is more luxurious than the Holiday Inn."

"How many rooms are there?"

"A total of 860 rooms, including suites."

"The area of the restaurant and the area of the shops for rent are quite large, right?"

"That's right. You can calculate, otherwise, a five-star hotel with more than 800 rooms would not have cost 60 million. ”

"I remember when the government auctioned off the land, it asked the hotel to provide a lot of parking spaces."

Li Hualong nodded and said: "Originally, part of the parking spaces were provided to the government, but later, I spent some money to buy some parking spaces from the government. Hehe, I just don't want The Peninsula customers to get convenient parking spaces. In the future, customers will go to the Intercontinental Hotel to spend, and the parking fee will be discounted. ”

Li Huahu said: "Don't charge too high parking fees, and the vacancy rate of parking lots is not cost-effective. ”

"Depending on the situation, the parking fee will definitely not be very high in the first half year." Li Hualong smiled slightly, "Fourth brother, are you interested in helping me manage for a while?" ”

"I'm a little interested, but I'm afraid I won't be able to do it. I am self-aware and know that my ability is limited, so I asked Manager Su to help you manage the Intercontinental Hotel. ”

The general manager of Holiday Inn is named Su Wencheng, who worked at The Peninsula Hotel before joining Holiday Inn and doubled his salary after changing jobs.

Li Hualong felt that Su Wencheng's ability was quite strong, and under his leadership, after the opening of the Holiday Inn, there have never been major problems in operation.

"Manager Su is a talent, can Holiday Inn do without him?"

"It doesn't matter much, after all, the Holiday Inn has been in business for a few years and has long been on the right track. At the beginning of the opening of the Intercontinental Hotel, there may be many small problems without a capable person like Manager Su. The reputation of the hotel is very important, and if the reputation is messed up, it will be bad. ”

"yes, that's right." Li Hualong nodded.

"I heard from my eldest brother that Jiu'an Company is building an economy hotel for you, this kind of hotel has no restaurant and does not provide catering services, can it make money?"

"It can definitely make money, and the biggest feature of this kind of hotel is that the room price is cheap, and it is easy to attract ordinary business people to stay."

"I hope you succeed again this time." Li Huahu smiled and said, "Third brother, how did you have such a long brain, you can actually think of so many ideas to make money." ”

"What is this, I still want to create more than a dozen Fortune 500 companies in my lifetime!" Li Hualong said proudly.

"Fortune 500? The world's 500 largest companies? ”

"Hmm!" Li Hualong nodded and said, "This is the largest, there are two sayings, one is the top 500 in terms of operating income, and the other is the top 500 listed companies in terms of market capitalization. Whether it is operating income or market value, I hope that I can create more than a dozen companies to be selected. ”

"Third brother, your heart is too big." Li Huahu was surprised, he really felt that Li Hualong's heart was too big and a little unrealistic, "The world is so big, it's good to be able to create a Fortune 100 company." Now, how much money can the world's top 500 companies make in a year? ”

"I don't know."

Li Huahu stared at Li Hualong a few times, and asked with a smile: "What you just said, is it serious?" ”

"Uh...... Just kidding. More than a dozen, it's too difficult. However, I think with my talent, it will not be difficult to create one or two. ”

"I also think that with your ability, it is not difficult to create four or five Fortune 500 companies in your lifetime!" Li Huahu joked.

"Since you are so optimistic about me, in order to live up to your trust in me, then I will work hard in the future!" Li Hualong laughed, he knew very well in his heart that before he succeeded, he said the ideal of creating several 500 enterprises in the world, which was no different from a fool's dream, but he firmly believed that he would achieve greater achievements.

A few days later, Holiday Inn recruited more than 100 employees for InterContinental Hotels, all of whom were trained at Holiday Inn, during which they were paid salaries, but the salaries were less than those of regular employees, and when they were officially hired, their salaries would rise.

Li Yisong was very happy to learn that Li Huahu's Holiday Inn provided convenience for Li Hualong's Intercontinental Hotel, and after a few glasses of wine at the dinner table, he smiled and said: "Although you are separated now, you are brothers and can help each other, which is very good!" ”

Li Huawen smiled and said: "Abba, just relax, since I was a child, my brothers have not blushed a few times." ”

"Your big brother is doing a very good job." Li Yisong was relieved, thinking that his second son's family lived in the mainland and had not heard from him for many years, he sighed and looked at Li Hualong, "Third brother, why don't you try to contact your second brother's family." ”

"Abba......" Li Hualong frowned, he could understand his parents' feelings very well, but he knew very well that before the end of the Cultural Revolution, it was an unfortunate thing for mainlanders to have overseas connections, not to mention that his eldest brother Li Huawen was an officer of GMD, "If the second brother's family will consider immigrating to Hong Kong, we can contact him, if they continue to live in the mainland, we will definitely bring trouble to them if we contact them now." ”

"Abba, I think the third child is right." Li Huawen said in a deep voice.

"If you don't get in touch, you won't be in touch." Li Yisong squeezed out some smiles on his face and raised his wine glass, "Let's do it, after drinking this glass of wine, it's time to eat." ”

On February 1, 1958, Li Hualong's first Intercontinental Hotel opened for business, and he spent 62 million Hong Kong dollars to build this hotel.

Many Hong Kong dignitaries, celebrities, and tycoons came to the Intercontinental Hotel in person to congratulate Li Hualong on the opening of his new hotel.

Mr. Lee had hoped that the Governor of Hong Kong would attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of the Zhou Hotel, but the Governor politely declined his invitation.

In addition to Chen Sisi, including Yang Meng and Xi Chongyi, the big-name actors of Huayi Brothers Film Group participated in the opening ceremony of the Intercontinental Hotel, which can be described as star-studded. Yang Meng and Xi Chongyi's children have both passed their first birthdays, they have both weaned their children, and their figures are very good.

In almost two months, Chen Sisi is about to give birth, Chen Sisi doesn't want to show up on such an occasion with a big belly, and Li Hualong also feels that Chen Sisi does not need to appear at the opening ceremony of the Intercontinental Hotel.

After the Chinese New Year, Chen Sisi moved back to her parents' house, which she and Li Hualong discussed and decided.

Li Hualong felt that Chen Sisi lived in his mother's house and might not be better taken care of materially, but with his biological parents by his side, Chen Sisi would definitely be in a better mood and maintain a good attitude, which was good for the child in the belly.

After Chen Sisi returned to his parents' house, almost every two days, Li Hualong would come to Chen Sisi's parents' house to accompany Chen Sisi for one night, sometimes during the day, he did not go to work, he accompanied Chen Sisi all day. In addition to chatting with Chen Sisi, Li Hualong will also find some time to write novels or write movie scripts.

Li Hualong originally wrote novels and movie scripts for fame and fortune, but now, he likes the process of writing, and of course, if the novels and movie scripts he writes cannot bring him fame and fortune, he will put down the pen in his hand.