Cut off my army's food supplies? I'll open a portal between the two worlds and max out my

pity.

This bidding process within the Venus Hotel might be a burden for others, but for Li Wen, it was something he desperately wanted.

However, his abilities were limited, and he lacked the resources to compete with his colleagues.

Not to mention that these colleagues had already established internal connections.

As Li Wen was pondering this matter and planning how to maximize the use of his 50,000 yuan for purchasing supplies, Charles on the stage finally announced the results.

With a confident smile, Charles announced, "It seems everyone is well aware of the conglomerate's determination in this reform! The proposed solutions are all 'reasonable,' but as the person in charge, my primary concern is cost. Therefore, I hereby announce—"

Wang Yuan stood up and straightened his collar.

"Manager Li Wen became the logistics partner of the Venus Hotel."

"...?!"

Wang Yuan staggered and sat down again.

The other purchasing managers present thought they had misheard.

"Mr. Charles! Why did Li Wen win the bid? I suspect there's something fishy going on!"

Immediately, some people stood up to object.

The person speaking wasn't hostile towards Li Wen; he simply couldn't accept the outcome. Everyone in the purchasing department knew that Li Wen had only learned about the bidding process today, while the others had prepared for at least a week in advance. How could Li Wen have been chosen?

Charles, who had been smiling, became expressionless after being questioned: "Mr. Wu, this is an internal meeting at the Venus Hotel. I am the current person in charge of the Venus Hotel, and you have no right to question me. OK?"

The person who spoke was upset by Charles's rebuttal, but what Charles said was true. As the person in charge sent down by the conglomerate, Charles could indeed have the final say inside the Venus Hotel.

Li Wen was also taken aback when he heard the result.

He didn't expect to be selected, even though I filled in the smallest amount.

"Manager Li, may I come up here?" Charles said, standing on the stage.

Li Wen got up and went to the podium.

Charles extended a hand to shake Li Wen's hand, and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Manager Li, we'll be partners from now on."

To be honest, Li Wen still doesn't understand why he was the one who won the bid.

"Thank you, Mr. Charles, but I have a question," Li said.

"Speaking."

"Why me? To be honest, Mr. Charles, I only found out about this internal bidding process today, so I wasn't prepared for it."

Li asked the question that had been bothering him.

Charles explained with a smile, "Our Venus Hotel will be undergoing major reforms in the future, especially in terms of food conservation, where we will take the lead. As the person in charge of this reform, I will select the most suitable partner based on their capabilities and quotes... Of course, what convinced me most about Manager Li was the quote you offered."

Li asked, "?"

Li Wen had not yet grasped the meaning behind Charles's words.

At this moment, Wang Yuan passed by Li Wen with a gloomy expression. He glanced at the receipt that Charles had placed on the table, and his lips twitched when he saw the amount on it.

"Li Wen, you've got some serious skills. You can even come up with a quote of 50,000 per month. Let's see how long you can keep this up! Just the cost of disposing of expired ingredients alone is over 100,000 per month!"

Wang Yuan was so angry he wanted to grind his teeth.

He thought that he had secretly written 900,000 words, which was already unique, but Li Wen went and wrote 50,000 words directly.

After being retorted by Wang Yuan, Li Wen was puzzled: "What do you mean?"

Li Wen wrote 50,000 for a simple reason: that's all the money he had. Why did Wang Yuan hold a grudge against him?

"Ha, trying to play dumb with me, huh? We'll run into each other all the time, let's see how long you can keep this up!"

Wang Yuan was no longer in the mood to waste time with Li Wen. He was prepared to report Li Wen immediately if he dared to throw good ingredients into the garbage station.

After saying his polite words, Wang Yuan was about to leave when Charles stopped him.

"Manager Wang Yuan, if you want to meet with Manager Li frequently, it might be a bit difficult."

"What do you mean?" Wang Yuan looked up, his expression puzzled.

Charles clapped his hands, and the conference room door opened.

There were more than a dozen bodyguards in black standing outside. They were divided into different groups, and each group was followed by a lawyer.

"I'd like to ask the purchasing managers to cooperate with me. I've specifically hired the best law firm in the country to investigate the purchasing issues in the logistics department."

As soon as Charles finished speaking, all the purchasing managers present, except for Li Wen, immediately went weak in the knees.

Some people tried to escape despite their fear, but were held back by the bodyguards.

"This is illegal detention! I'm calling the police!"

Charles remained unmoved: "We won't trouble you to call the police. The hotel has already informed us in advance, and they will be involved in the investigation."

Charles's words effectively extinguished their last hope.

If they are just making a little extra money by taking a cut of the price, even if the accounts are audited, the Venus Group will not pursue the matter, since this kind of "hard-earned money" is tacitly given to the purchasing department by the hotel.

However, these people took advantage of the lax logistics management at the Venus Hotel to embezzle nearly a million yuan in profits each year through dual contracts.

These combined constitute a major economic crime.

"Manager Li, shall we proceed to sign the contract?"

Charles extended the invitation.

Li Wen was still processing what had just happened. He wasn't nervous at all, because although he had slacked off at work, he was completely innocent.

Li Wen followed Charles to the luxurious office on the top floor of the hotel. As soon as he sat down, Li Wen couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Charles, I'm also in logistics and purchasing. Don't I need to cooperate with the investigation?"

Charles sat there gracefully, his handsome features bearing the marks of mixed heritage: "I knew Manager Li was the most innocent person before I was even sent here."

Charles's words revealed a lot of information, suggesting that the reforms at the Venus Hotel had already been underway long ago.

Before Li Wen had to wait long, a secretary came to Charles's office with the contract. Charles unfolded the contract in front of Li Wen and said, "As I just said, what attracts me most, Manager Li, is the extremely low cost... Only 50,000 yuan per month, which is very tempting for me. Of course, our Venus Group is a legitimate company. Although I am very interested in this price, we must adhere to the minimum standard, which is 100,000 yuan per month."

100,000? I don't have that much money.

After hearing Charles's words, Li Wen was about to explain his financial difficulties when he felt his phone vibrate.

[Your bank card has received 100000.00]

Charles shrugged: "To show our sincerity, I've already had Fortune transfer the money first."

and many more? !

Li Wen has finally figured out a problem.

So, it turns out that the Venus Hotel paid me for this bid, instead of me paying?!

No wonder Wang Yuan made that expression... Li Wen understood.

Judging from Charles's performance today, even if I hadn't filled in the wrong number due to the misunderstanding, it wouldn't have been Wang Yuan's turn... Judging from the result alone, I now seem to be the one with connections.

Li Wen signed his name with a flourish.

Charles was somewhat surprised: "Oh? Manager Li isn't planning to renegotiate the price?"

Li Wen shook his head. The benefits of securing this cooperation were immeasurable, far exceeding monetary value. The food saved by the Venus Hotel each day would not only solve the Anxi army's supply problems but also allow the soldiers to eat better.

Li Wen felt very sorry for the Anxi army when he saw how hungry they were.

After signing the contract, not only will the grain be free, but you can also earn 100,000 yuan every month.

Li Wen felt he had already received enough benefits.

"This is good."

After signing the document, Li Wen inquired about the subsequent procedures. Once the formalities were completed, Li Wen left Charles's office and went to the kitchen to hand over the work.

After Li Wen left, the logistics supervisor soon appeared beside Charles and respectfully said, "Mr. Charles, won't Li Wen mess things up with only a monthly budget of 100,000?"

The supervisor also felt that with so much surplus food, 100,000 a month was simply not enough.

Charles shook his head and said, "Whether Li messes it up or not is none of my business. I have already completed the task the princess gave me and reduced costs throughout the hotel."

Today is a special day for the Venus Hotel. Almost everyone in the logistics department, except for Li Wen, has been caught in the crossfire.

After receiving the new cooperation, Li Wen also handed over the logistics and procurement work.

Others were puzzled, since Li Wen could have easily secured the entire procurement rights for the logistics department at this time.

Li Wen did not do that. He simply submitted a written application for a larger warehouse and then took the initiative to hand over the previous procurement work.

After forgetting all that, it was already afternoon.

Li Wen did not return directly to the Anxi army; he waited for nightfall.

8 PM.

The Venus Hotel was brightly lit, and the daytime cleaning had no effect on it whatsoever.

Nine o'clock.

Parliament sessions and banquets usually ended early, and very few people participated in the subsequent catering activities.

Customers who can afford to stay at the Venus Hotel must have their own social engagements.

Therefore, most people went to social events.

The employees took the opportunity to mingle with the boss and didn't stay in the hotel at all.

The Venus Hotel caters to "customized" clients. These ingredients are not used and cannot be used for other purposes. If guests find out that the ingredients they ordered were "second-hand" from the valley, the reputation of the entire hotel will be ruined.

Therefore, only special handling is possible.

The Venus Hotel has outsourced the responsibility to Li Wen. If Li Wen wastes any of these supplies, it will have nothing to do with the Venus Group, since they have already 'outsourced' it to Li Wen.

Li Wen gave each of the two drivers responsible for transporting the goods two packs of cigarettes and asked them to help move the goods to the warehouse every day.

The two were overjoyed.

Because their original duty was to be responsible for these things, they unexpectedly received two packs of cigarettes as a bonus.

The cigarettes Li Wen offered were also quite particular; he gave him Huazi cigarettes.

This kind of thing is considered hard currency; even if the driver doesn't take bribes, it's easy to convert into cash.

By 9 p.m., almost everyone in the logistics park where the warehouse is located had left work.

Li Wen was left alone in the warehouse, watching the supplies that had just been unloaded, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Especially large quantities of pork belly and beef.

The soldiers of the Anxi army can finally have a good meal.