It may seem like the Mega Hotel and the Huamei Group were born out of nowhere, but these two inconspicuous companies are now completely determining the rise and fall of all the hotel and restaurant industries in Los Angeles.

This is especially true for the high-end hotel industry. Those catering industry and low-end hotel industry have not yet been fully or directly involved in Huamei Group, so they are mainly worried about the future rather than the present.

However, these old owners of five-star and even six-star and seven-star hotels have to worry about the sense of crisis in front of them.

As soon as Huamei Group's hotels opened, their business bore the brunt.

The same is the hotel, they are originally a direct life-and-death competition. But the key thing is that they are frustrated with the competition from the Marvel Hotel.

The Huamei Group, the backstage of the Marvel Hotel, completely controls the new special vegetable channels that have emerged throughout Los Angeles, and the power of those vegetables no longer needs to be proven.

Carlston's success proved to be a source of visibility, and the same hotels they later used to offer from the Huamei Group.

Although everyone is the same, and they no longer have much advantage in competing with each other, they are still in a completely dominant position compared to those low-end hotels that do not have the vegetables supplied by Huamei Group.

If they can't snatch customers directly from similar hotels, they will snatch customers from those low-end hotels. It can be said that during this period of time, except for Carlston, whose business plummeted due to the vicious competition arranged by Lai Xiaohu, the rest of the hotel business was full almost every day.

This kind of scene has never happened before in the entire industry.

But now, when the Marvel Hotel opens, their competitive advantage will immediately become a competitive disadvantage.

Their antidote to the hotel's survival is the vegetables that Huamei Group supplies.

And now that Huamei Group has opened its own hotels, do you think that in order to defeat other hotels, Huamei Group will no longer be able to resort to backward means?

Although Donald repeatedly assured these people that he would supply them with vegetables according to the contract in the future, they were not at ease with Donald's words because they did not sign a contract with a high compensation like Carlston. And what if you sign a high amount of compensation? Don't you see how difficult it is for Carlston to survive under Lai Xiaohu's malicious encirclement?

You look at the present, in order to make old Thompson have no business to do, Lai Xiaohu not only provides vegetables to high-end hotels near Carlston, but even those low-end hotels near Carlston, and even those restaurants and fast food restaurants, Lai Xiaohu has begun to provide them with their own vegetables.

To make old Thompson unhappy. Lai Xiaohu can be said to have no regard for face.

In the past, customers generally entered the hotel mainly to enjoy the accommodation services inside. But most of the people who go to the Carlston Hotel now go for the food. You know, Carlston gives priority to internal customers.

It can be said that the vast majority of Carlston's customers live there for food. Nowadays, you can find the same food in Carlston as you can find everywhere in Carlston.

Do you think they need to pay a hefty extra fee for a stay in Carlston?

Of course not. So Carlston suddenly had a big cold business. Now, you can barely see the difference between it and the half-dead one it used to be.

Carlston's example made everyone dare not have the slightest confidence in Donald's security. And now there is news that Huamei Group has now begun to grow a batch of vegetables that are better than those for other hotels.

What do you think about the big bosses of those hotels when they hear this? Now that everyone's fate is in the hands of Huamei Group, of course they have no confidence in competing with them.

And if these people have no faith, then old Thompson is completely desperate.

The deadliest thing for Carlston now is tomorrow. Want to know where is the Marvel Hotel? Hehe, under Lai Xiaohu's deliberate arrangement. The Majestic Hotel is proudly located directly across from Carlston.

Originally, Carlston's business had already become like this, and when Lai Xiaohu opened a hotel opposite him, they would use the same vegetables as themselves, and the business in their hotel would have to be affected by the image and become worse.

What's more, the Meihua Hotel uses better vegetables than in its own hotel. At that time, Carlston will be at a serious disadvantage in the face of the Majestic Hotel.

And the hotel that can't get it right is completely closed under the impact of this wave. The elder Thompson did not think enough about such a result.

But he was not reconciled, although the Thompson family had several hotels, in fact, the largest investment was in Carlston. I won't talk about being half-dead before. It's not easy for Carlston to come back to life, and in just a few months, Carlston is terminally ill again. Could it be that the previous months have been all a flashback?

If it weren't for the fact that the Thompson family's other hotels were located in other cities, perhaps the Thompson family would have been hit even harder this time.

But even so, if Carlston were to close its doors, it would be no less than a blow to the Thompsons. At that time, he borrowed a lot of money to build Carlston, and Carlston closed down for a while, not to mention his losses. Even those who came to force the debt were able to hollow out old Thompson.

But it was useless for him to think so much now. It was he and Lai Xiaohu who pushed him to the opposite side. And it just so happens that if Lai Xiaohu is the kind of person who is a little bit eager to revenge, you provoked me. It's not like a few apologies are enough.

"If it really doesn't work, I can only let him go." Old Thompson thought to himself.

Who is he? In fact, it was his son, Thompson Jr.

Although his relationship with Lai Xiaohu is stiff, the elder Thompson thinks that the relationship between his son and Lai Xiaohu is still okay, and when the time comes, he will let his son come forward to intercede with Lai Xiaohu.

Of course, this is all Thompson Sr. himself. But how to make Lai Xiaohu open up the net, he actually didn't think about it.

In fact, even if Lai Xiaohu forgave old Thompson, in fact, there is not much he can do. Even if you risk a bad reputation, you stop the vegetable supply from other hotels, restaurants, and fast food restaurants near Carlston. Will Carlston's business be good?

Of course not. Because across the street from Carlston is Lai Xiaohu's Meihua Hotel.

Lai Xiaohu is sure to provide his hotel with the highest level of tertiary vegetables, then the geographical location relationship between the two has already determined that when Lai Xiaohu's Meihua Hotel opens, the old Thompson's Carlston Hotel will be completely robbed of customers by Lai Xiaohu.

With two hotels so close to each other, which one do you think customers will go to? Of course, it's Lai Xiaohu's Meihua Hotel that can provide better food.

In total, don't let Lai Xiaohu stop supplying to himself by himself, right? Lai Xiaohu estimates that he is not so noble. And this hotel also has shares in Donald and Ivanka, and so much money has been invested. It's not like you can stop if you stop.

Just like old Thompson said to his son. The relationship between him and Lai Xiaohu is not worth so much money. And now Lai Xiaohu also thinks so, although the relationship between himself and Little Thompson can be worth hundreds of millions of dollars, but it is not comparable to the relationship between himself and Ivanka and even Donald.

As for asking Lai Xiaohu to provide the same vegetables to Carlston, then Lai Xiaohu naturally won't spoil his own business.

In fact, it doesn't make much sense for old Thompson to find Lai Xiaohu or not. Because there is really not much Lai Xiaohu can do.

But dying is knowing that something can't be done, but still wants to do it. Thompson Sr. is naturally not willing to be forced to quit his hotel in the end, as long as he can try, he will be willing to try in the end.

At night, I don't know how Rodrigo could know about his coming to Los Angeles, when Rodrigo called directly and asked to meet with Lai Xiaohu.

Lai Xiaohu did not refuse. It's also a good time to find out what is happening in Svechenskaya. So the two made an appointment to meet at a coffee shop near the Meihua Hotel.

Rodrigo is still the same as before, while Lai Xiaohu looks more energetic than he was then. Rodrigo has seen countless people, but from Lai Xiaohu's different temperament before and after, he can see that Lai Xiaohu has changed during this time.

Knowing that Lai Xiaohu's hotel will open tomorrow, Rodrigo immediately sent his blessings to Lai Xiaohu, "Congratulations to Mr. Lai on the opening of the hotel." ”

"I'm sorry for you." Lai Xiaohu also said happily,

After a while of greetings. Coming to the point, Rodrigo focused on Svechenskaia's first trial.

Svechenskaia's case is still far from being concluded, and although it has already been tried once, nothing has been done in court, and the judge has only chosen to retry it at a later date.

Now the whole part of the case about Svetchenskaya is actually very clear, because Svetchenskaya has already explained everything clearly.

However, there are still many unclear aspects of other people's cases, so the whole trial of the case may have to change as the case progresses.

At the same time, in fact, the most difficult thing is the punishment of Svechenska, who explained the case very clearly. But it is precisely because of this that the judge is not easy to punish.

Svetchenskaya's own involvement in the crime naturally required legal punishment. However, it is difficult to determine in two places at present. One is that Svetchenskaya took the initiative to confess the case.

Under normal circumstances, in accordance with the provisions of the law, there will be appropriate provisions for reduction and mitigation of criminals who have a good attitude of admitting guilt. Svetchenskaya took the initiative to confess all the facts of the case without most of the other people in the case confessing, and not only pleaded guilty, but also played a good role in the interrogation of others.

At this point, Svetchenskaya must have been rewarded with a reduction, which may have been a little higher given the value of her voluntary confession.

At present, the first point that judges are mainly entangled in is this, how many years of criminal law should she be relieved of if she falls to the ground?

In addition to this, the other judge is even more difficult to determine. That's when Svetchenskaya donated all the money she had gotten.

If Svetchenskaya had saved all her money, or spent it herself, it would have been easy to say. How should the penalty be awarded, and how much does the bureau cost? It is enough to stipulate what the law says.

But at the moment Svetchenskaya did not take any of the money, and not only that, but she donated all it.

It can be said that there is no very clear standard of punishment in the law for what Svetchenskaya has done, which determines that the judge cannot arbitrarily impose a punishment, but must go through many trials to arrive at a judgment that is more favorable to the whole society.

If Svetchenskaya had been given a light sentence, it would most likely have encouraged people like Svetchenskaya to follow her trajectory and do the same. This is undoubtedly not good for society as a whole. Therefore, the penalty for Svetchenskaya is too light, and it will definitely not work.

But it's too heavy. It's definitely not going to work. Because what Svetenskaya did was in line with the values of the masses. The grand thief thing is well-known throughout the Western world. And that's all the embodiment of Svetchenskaya's values. Therefore, if Svetchenskaya were to be punished too harshly, it would be inconsistent with universal values and would be detrimental to the justice that has been upheld in society.

"So, this case has been tried." Finally, Rodrigo said.

"And according to you, it seems that Svetenskaya may still be heavily fined?" Lai Xiaohu asked puzzled.

"It's possible." Rodrigo didn't deny it either.

"In Svetenskaya's case, the law is largely ineffective, because it is not particularly detailed in any area. At this time, it depends on how the judge himself chooses. ”

"And if the judge wants to curb the negative impact of the whole case. Naturally, Svetchenskaya would be punished heavily to prevent the recurrence of similar cases. But if he had taken into account the values of the world, the judge might have to choose a lighter sentence. ”

"So," said Rodrigo at the end, "it is very important for those who have seen Svetenskaya's story and become her fans. Because those people can influence the judge's decision to a large extent, and at the same time, newspaper publicity is also very important. We must occupy the highest position of the newspaper. ”

"You mean to pay someone to write an article for Svetchenskaya?" Lai Xiaohu immediately said.

"It's not intercession, it's just telling the world that if the judge sentences Svetchinskaya heavily, it will be a violation of the universal values that everyone abides by, and good people should not be punished."

"Hehe," Lai Xiaohu smiled, "It seems to be the same everywhere, this is called occupying public opinion." ”

"Tell me, what did you call me to fall to?" Finally, Lai Xiaohu asked. "I don't believe you called me here to tell me this?"

"Of course it won't." Rodrigo spread his hands out, "But boss." It takes money to do all these things. ”

"That's asking for money." Lai Xiaohu understood that Rodrigo had been engaged for a long time to ask him for money. But think about it, he said that it takes money to mobilize people who become fans of Svetenskaya and to pay people to write articles. I don't think Rodrigo would be kind enough to take out the legal fees he gave him.

Directly handing the other party a bill of 100,000 US dollars, Lai Xiaohu said, "Look for me if it's not enough, but remember what you said." ”

In the end, Lai Xiaohu suddenly showed a very stern expression, and even Rodrigo, who was about to receive the banknotes, was taken aback.

"Don't worry, there will be no problems." Rodrigo hurriedly assured that it was definitely the first time he had seen Lai Xiaohu with such an expression. In the past, Lai Xiaohu gave him a gentle impression, as if Lai Xiaohu was smiling at all times, and even such a person should have never killed even a small animal. But just now Lai Xiaohu let him see another Lai Xiaohu. Lai Xiaohu, who can eat people in anger. Although Lai Xiaohu was not angry in front of him, he did not doubt that Lai Xiaohu would do this.

To be honest, Rodrigo's actions today made Lai Xiaohu a little disappointed, and Rodrigo's confident appearance at the beginning was not fully reflected today.

"Two hundred thousand, I'll take care of everything for you." How confident Rodrigo was at that time.

The situation is either unforeseen or Rodrigo takes the opportunity to ask for money.

But either way, it shows that this Rodrigo is either not as capable as the person who is evaluated by outsiders, or this Rodrigo has a problem with his personality and is greedy for money.

Early the next morning, Lai Xiaohu received a call from Yang Ling and Li Momo in China.

Yang Ling and Li Momo called to ask Lai Xiaohu to bring a gift to the two when they went back, and Yang Ling and Li Momo, who didn't know each other before, are now considered to know each other.

And this is naturally through Lai Xiaohu's relationship.

Before coming to the United States, Lai Xiaohu went to see Yang Ling and Li Momo, and he hadn't been to see them for several days. And I don't know how long it will take to go back to the United States this time, so it's better to visit the two of them in advance.

After repeatedly promising the two that they would bring them gifts, Lai Xiaohu hung up the phone, and Donald had already sent someone to inform them that the opening ceremony was about to begin.

Lai Xiaohu, who was wearing a dress, quickly found several other people and asked them to prepare, especially Liu Yixin, who arranged her special performance program today, so today's dress is very important.

After being notified one by one, Lai Xiaohu went over in advance, because Donald wanted to introduce some particularly important guests to Lai Xiaohu at this time.

To be honest, Lai Xiaohu didn't like this arrangement very much, but Donald insisted that it was very beneficial to Lai Xiaohu's network building, and he had to let Lai Xiaohu go.

Seeing Donald is all for his own good, Lai Xiaohu has no way to excuse himself, he can't lose face Donald's face, so he has to go.

By the time Lai Xiaohu went out, the hall outside was actually full of people, and the outfit was exactly the same as a large drinking party, with hundreds of people standing in the hall, standing together in twos and threes, talking casually.

Seeing Lai Xiaohu, Donald immediately walked up, "Xiaohu, I'll take you to meet a few people." ”

Donald first introduced Lai Xiaohu to the owner of a hotel, but the other party has several hotels, and he is also the number one person in Los Angeles, especially in the hotel industry.

After some conversation, in fact, most of the time Donald talked to the other party again, and Lai Xiaohu also chose to nod or shake his head when the other party or Donald asked, in fact, there was nothing wrong with him at all.

In the end, I didn't know anything except that the other party's name was William and that he was in the hotel industry.

The second one turned out to be a big boss who was a hotel, and it seems that Donald invited a lot of peers today.

The third one is different, he is the same boss as Donald's old business, doing real estate. But it's a local real estate developer in Los Angeles.

Donald is known as the real estate tycoon of New York, and this man is known as the real estate mogul of California, and Los Angeles is his base. And this time, Donald built the hotel and several other company headquarters, factories, etc., in fact, also cooperated with this person. This is also the way Donald is used to breaking into the local area. (To be continued.) )