Chapter 513 The Boom in City Z
At the same time, the business of the Jun Hao Hotel was also booming. Many guests lined up every day. They had even managed to snatch customers from several five-stars hotel. This made the general manager, Wang Congsong, so happy.
On the contrary, the general managers of other five-star hotels like Marriott Hotel and Alice Hotel were being questioned by their superiors because their customers had deserted them for a four-star hotel.
Inside the office of the general manager of the Marriott Hotel…
“Chu Lingwei, what’s going on? Didn’t I tell you repeatedly that you had to negotiate a partnership with Taoyuan Village’s farm? Where is the partnership?” The general manager of the Marriott Hotel, Shen Jincheng, interrogated the purchasing manager, Chu Lingwei, with an ashen face.
Chu Lingwei wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and said, “President Shen, this… This isn’t my fault. The general manager of Jun Hao Hotel, Wan Congsong, spoke ill of me to the boss. Therefore, Boss Xiao has a very bad impression of us. Before we even started discussing the cooperation, she kicked us
out.”
He pushed all the blame onto Wan Congsong. However, back then, he was the one who deliberately came late to the meeting. He was also arrogant, contemptuous, and so on.
Shen Jincheng’s face darkened. He suppressed his anger and asked sternly, “What? You were kicked out before you even had the chance to discuss the cooperation?!”
Chu Lingwei sweated even more. His legs trembled. He lowered his head and doubled down. “Yes.” Then, he immediately explained, “Director Shen, I was framed. The Boss didn’t listen to me at all…”
“Enough!” Shen Jincheng said angrily, “Chu Lingwei, I’m very familiar with the general manager of Jun Hao Hotel, Wan Congsong. He’s not someone who will speak ill of others.
“Chu Lingwei, don’t try to push all the blame onto Wan Congsong. How about I ask Wang Congsong here so we can discuss it openly?”
They were familiar with each other because they were in the same industry.
Chu Lingwei knew this, but he still blamed Wan Congsong.
The reason was that he was sure that Shen Jincheng would not confront Wan Congsong because this was a matter of face.
Shen Jincheng was the general manager of a five-star hotel, yet he could not compete with a four-star general manager.
However, Chu Lingwei seemed to have forgotten one crucial point. Shen Jincheng and Wan Congsong were competitors, and who would know you best than your enemies?
Shen Jincheng would not face Wan Congsong, but they had been in the business and had known each other for a long time. They knew what kind of person the other party was.
Therefore, Shen Jincheng could not bear to listen to Chu Lingwei’s framing of Wan Congsong. Shen Jincheng sternly warned, “Chu Lingwei, I’ll give you another chance to tell me the truth. Otherwise, your post of purchasing manager is in danger.”
He had always disliked Chu Lingwei, but there was nothing he could do. Chu Lingwei was a relative of a major shareholder. Even if he wanted to fire him, he had to think twice. If he offended that major shareholder, he would be put in a difficult position, and he might even lose his position as the general manager.
Chu Lingwei’s expression changed. Then, he thought of something and said arrogantly to Shen Jincheng, “Shen Jincheng, I’m director Li’s nephew. If you want to fire me, you should first ask director Li. Otherwise, you don’t even have the right to fire me. My position is secure.” With his background, he was not afraid of anything.
Shen Jincheng didn’t get angry but laughed instead. He sneered and said, “Chu Lingwei, you’re very impressive. I know Director Li is backing you. You said I don’t have the right to fire you, but I am going to fire you. We’ll see how Director Li will deal with me.”
Shen Jincheng was really amused by Chu Lingwei’s arrogance. Did Chu Lingwei know how many people wanted his position?
Did he forget that there were other shareholders? After Chu Lingwei was kicked out, there’d be Zhang Lingwei, Zhao Lingwei and so on.
Shen Jincheng called the human resources department in front of Chu Lingwei. “From today onwards, Chu Lingwei will no longer be the purchasing manager. The purchasing manager will temporarily be the deputy manager, Li Hongcai.”
When Chu Lingwei heard this, his expression changed drastically. He pointed angrily at Shen Jincheng. “You… You… Shen Jincheng, just you wait. You’ll get fired too!”
Shen Jincheng raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile, “Chu Lingwei, how important do you think you are? Do you think the board of directors will fire me because I fired you? Don’t think too highly of yourself.”
Chu Lingwei left angrily. As soon as he turned around, he called director Li.
“Uncle, Shen Jincheng just fired me. Uncle, you have to help me. Also, you have to teach Shen Jincheng a lesson. It’s best if you get the company’s director to fire him. Then, he won’t be able to do this to me anymore. Yes, thank you, uncle. I’ll wait for your good news.”
After hanging up the phone, he turned his head and looked coldly at the General Manager’s office. He snorted coldly and left angrily. After Chu Lingwei left, Shen Jincheng called Wan Congsong.
“Ol Wan, I need your help with something. I need you to help me contact the boss of the farm at Taoyuan Village. I’ll be very thankful if you can help me with this favor.”
Wan Congsong expected this call from Shen Jincheng
Ever since the Jun Hao Hotel had cooperated with the Taoyuan Village, the business had skyrocketed.
The reason was that these vegetables were so delicious. Just the smell of these vegetables was enough to make people stop and come into the hotel. Then, these guests would return in the future.
Some people were suspicious of the unnatural fragrance of the dishes. They were afraid that the hotel had added something that was harmful to the human body. To prove their fidelity, the hotel sent the vegetables to the relevant departments fortesting.
The results of the tests showed that these vegetables were organic vegetables. Moreover, there were active molecules in the vegetables that were beneficial to the human body.
Once the results were out, those rich and powerful families rushed to this hotel to eat.
These people enjoyed the benefits instantly. Some of them had old diseases like rheumatic pain. Now, they did not seem to have much pain. There were also some people who were suffering from other diseases. After eating these vegetables, they became more relaxed and at ease.
Once the rumors that the dishes at Jun Hao Hotel could improve people’s health came out, the upper echelon at City Z all rushed to Jun Hao Hotel. Even the rich from nearby cities came to Jun Hao Hotel to stay and feast.
Wan Congsong was glad that he was very sincere when he went to find Boss Xiao. Otherwise, he would have been kicked out of the door like Chu Lingwei from Marriott Hotel.
Wan Congsong was reminded of the man who he saw that day. He was seemingly casual but extremely powerful.
“President Wan, can’t you get more vegetables?” The directors at the hotel asked.
Seeing the hotel’s business getting better and better, these directors were very happy.
However, they also understood that it was because of the newly bought vegetables.
Those vegetables were so delicious that they often ate them themselves. Sometimes, they even went straight to the kitchen to take the vegetables home. It was a pity that the hotel could only buy 1,000 catties of such delicious vegetables every day.
1,000 catties sounded like a lot, but if there were 10 to 20 types of vegetables, on average, one type of vegetable would weigh less than 100 catties.
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Jun Hao was a large hotel. This amount was not enough. There were many people lining up every day. The customers might leave because of impatience.
Thus, these directors went to the general manager, Wan Congsong.
Wan Congsong could only smile bitterly, “Directors, it’s not that I don’t want to buy more, but that boss is only willing to sell us so much. She won’t be willing to sell any more than that.”
Director A frowned and said with doubt, “What kind of boss is this? Why doesn’t she want more business?”
Director B also frowned and said, “This boss is a bit weird. Didn’t she open the farm to sell her vegetables? So why isn’t she selling?”
Director A asked again, “Director Wan, tell that boss that we will increase the price. Can she allow us to purchase more stock? After all, we are such a big hotel. A total of 1,000 catties of vegetables is not enough.”
The other directors also had the same intention. They all nodded and agreed, “Yes, see if she can give us more.”
Wan Congsong shook his head and said, “I have discussed this with the boss. She is very firm. She is not willing to sell more. Even if we increase the price, she will not agree.”
When the other directors heard this, they frowned and said with great hesitation, “Then what should we do? What if the customers abandon us out of impatience?”
At this moment, Wan Congsong said with a smile, “Directors, don’t worry. The rarer something is, the more valuable it is. Our customers will not abandon us. Plus, with the health value of the vegetables, we will have loyal customers.”
“That’s true, but we can’t let them wait in line for so long, can we?” Director C narrowed his eyes and said.
Wan Congsong laughed and said, “Haha, my answer is the same. The rarer the thing, the more valuable it is. If you want to eat our hotel’s food, you have to wait in line. I believe that most of the guests have the patience to do so.”
“Director Wan, is there really no option to buy more?” Director B still didn’t give up and asked.
Wan Congsong shook his head and said, “No, that boss is very principled. She will not sell us one catty extra or one catty less. One thousand catties, but we can pick the types of vegetables we want.”
Honestly, he was puzzled too. Based on his knowledge, Boss Xiao had planted hundred of Mus of vegetables. She had to sell them eventually. However, she only chose two partners in City Z. One was Jun Hao hotel, and the other was Zeng Family’s Vegetable Shop. Suddenly, Wan Congsong was hit with inspiration.
He told the directors, “How about this. Even though I can’t get more vegetables from the boss, I can get them from other channels. But the price will be higher. Is there okay?”
Director A was confused. “Other channels? What other channels? And how expensive are the vegetables?”
Businessmen valued profits.
Any businessman wanted to save costs and increase profits.
Wan Congsong said with a smile, “In City Z, the boss has chosen two partners. One is our hotel, and the other is a vegetable store. We can go directly to that vegetable store and buy more vegetables.”
Director B frowned and said, “But that also means that other hotels can purchase from that shop, right?”
Wan Congsong spread his hands and said, “Of course.”
“That will divert our customers.”
When the other directors heard this, they immediately fell silent.
This was a problem.
If they didn’t do anything, the vegetables might be purchased by the other hotels. However, it would be more expensive to buy from the vegetable store. Wan Congsong smiled and said, “How about I’ll let the directors think about this further?”
The vegetables in Zeng Family’s vegetable store were very expensive, but the business was very popular. Naturally, it would attract the envy and covetousness of his peers.
This was especially true for the boss of the Qiao Family’s vegetable store. He went to Taoyuan Village with Zeng Qinghua, but he was kicked out. The resentment was already bottled up in his heart.
Now that he saw that the Zeng’s vegetable store was doing so well and had stolen the business of several of their big stores, he was furious. Qiao Shiliang, the boss of Qiao Family’s vegetable store, had his eyes turned red from jealousy.
Back then, he had gone to Taoyuan Village too. However, he was kicked out, and Zeng Qinghua was given exclusive rights. Why?
Well, to answer Boss Qiao, it was because he had a haughty attitude and he purposely came late.
He needed cooperation from Xiao Lingyu, but he acted as if Xiao Lingyu needed him. Gong Tianhao wouldn’t let Xiao Lingyu suffer like this, and Xiao Lingyu wouldn’t lower herself to please this man either.
She knew the value of her crops, and she didn’t need this man’s retail shops.
Unfortunately, even now, Qiao Shiliang hadn’t figured that out.
He was filled with anger and resentment. He had to do something.