Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 875 Current Status of the Hotel Industry

Liu Huasheng said, "Xiaowei is right. You're not a cadre now, so you definitely have more opportunities in Longcheng than when you came here. However, it's hard to say for sure; it depends on how you look at it. You should make the decision yourself."

Li Xing said, "You have more opportunities than me now, so just do your job well. What opportunities do I have? I haven't even become a team leader. It's pointless. Besides, our place is too small, there's not much work, and everyone's scrambling for anything. Here, there's more work, more opportunities to get ahead, right? I'm not stupid or dumb, so I'll just do my job well."

Chen Hui said, "That makes sense. More work means more opportunities. There are definitely more things to do here than in Longcheng."

Li Xing clapped his hands and said, "See? Xiao Hui understands me best."

Xiao Wei said, "Okay, if you decide on a date, I'll let Director Qin know. It shouldn't be difficult."

As soon as the office door opened, Xia Maosheng and Sister Jin walked in together.

Xia Maosheng asked, "What are you three doing here?" He put the bag aside and walked to the sofa.

Sister Jin said to Xiaowei, "Xiaowei, the furniture factory has arrived, and the work is almost done. Now, some customers are saying they can't pay and asking if they can get credit. What should we do?"

Xiao Wei asked, "A lot? How many? Does anyone in your family work here?"

Sister Jin said, "There are three or four families, one of whom has a child here. That's all the families that moved in today. The big batch will be tomorrow or the day after."

Xia Maosheng sat down next to Liu Huasheng and started talking to them.

Xiao Wei thought for a moment and said, "It's not a good start. Let the furniture factory decide for themselves. We won't get involved or make the decision for them. They are in business; why should we interfere? We won't get involved in any of the company's daily operations. If we find any mistakes, we can bring them up separately at a later time."

Sister Jin turned and walked out, saying, "Then I'll go tell them."

Chen Hui said, "Sister Jin, let's go to the Huangcheng restaurant for dinner later, and then stroll around Zhongjie. Do you and Li Na want to come?"

Jin Jie said, "Sure, there's nothing else to do. It's been a long time since I've gone shopping. Have you called Li Na yet?"

Chen Hui said, "No, just call out and we'll come over once we've finished what we're doing. You two, finish what you're doing and come up."

Sister Jin agreed and went out.

Huang Laowu asked Li Xing, "Are you really sure you've decided to come here?"

Li Xing nodded and said, "Really, it's not very interesting over there. I can't rely on my dad for everything. Besides, my dad is just a minor director in Yongzhou. He doesn't have much influence. He can only worry but can't do anything about it."

Liu Huasheng asked Xiaowei, "Why did you suddenly decide to start a hotel again? Is the hotel business good these days? It must be tough running a high-end hotel now, right?"

Xiao Wei said, "It's not that we wanted to do it, it's just an investment requirement. Bingcheng Xidu also has this requirement, the land is that big. Later we thought about it and decided to just do it all. We're not counting on making any money from it, as long as we don't lose money, it's fine. It's also a kind of supporting facility."

Liu Huasheng asked, "Have you looked into the current hotel and hospitality industry in Fengtian?"

Xiao Wei said, "I know the basic situation. Now, apart from government-run hotels, the larger and more well-known ones are Rose, Zhongshan, Zhongxing, Wanquan, Shenzhou, Renmin, and Shengjing. Rose, Zhongshan, and Zhongxing are all star-rated hotels and are joint ventures between China and Hong Kong. Zhongshan is the highest-class, Zhongxing is the newest, and Rose is the most famous. It opened earlier."

The rest are all guesthouses, not catering to foreigners. Wanquan is a collective investment by farmers in Wanquan Township, Shenzhou is owned by the Dongling Agricultural, Industrial and Commercial Joint Company, located near the shoe market, and Maluwan People's and Zhongjie Shengjing are under the service bureau. These are the larger ones that offer catering services. Among them, Shengjing's Phoenix Hall is the most famous.

Liu Huasheng said, "Didn't you inquire about their business situation?"

Xiao Wei said, "No, I roughly know the situation, but asking around won't help. The hotel has to stay open. The key now is how to run it well and manage the internal operations. Thinking about other things is meaningless. The main problem right now is the lack of people, especially professionals. Otherwise, I wouldn't have thought of buying roses. Actually, they don't quite fit my idea; they're too small."

Liu Huasheng said, "Go ahead and poach them. There's a lot of discontent in government agencies these days. Many people feel they're not earning enough and can't get ahead. Go ahead and poach them. We're never short of talent. Are we really short of people? Aren't all the places you mentioned professional?"

Xiao Wei said, "We just took over here and haven't contacted Changyun yet. Let's talk about it first."

Chen Hui said, "We need quite a few people. I think Peanut is right. I'll find someone to dig some up and see for myself tomorrow."

Liu Huasheng said, "You're the one who's like a peanut! I'll punch you!"

Xiao Wei said, "We're not familiar with each other, how can we guarantee that the people we recruit will be usable?"

Chen Hui said, "I'll ask around. I'll handle this. I'm familiar with the power supply and these areas. I'll find someone to ask."

Xia Maosheng said, "That's getting off-topic. Who's going to be the chairman now? There's no one like that. Are you going to find someone you don't even know?"

Xiao Wei said, "Let Xiao Hui go and fill in for us. We're short-handed right now."

Chen Hui said, "Actually, I think Li Na is capable; it's just a matter of finding someone to replace her in HR. Li Na is definitely capable of handling things at the hotel."

Xiao Wei scratched his head, thought for a moment, and said with a twitch in his face, "Can we really leave here? We haven't even filled all the positions yet. If either Li Na or Sister Jin leaves, things will be chaotic for a while. The whole structure isn't even set up yet."

Chen Hui said, "You're overthinking it. Going there now is just to reserve a spot and coordinate things. There's only one company here right now, and there's no one else in the picture yet, right? She'll just be making contact for now, and she'll still be working here normally, just to prepare. The actual management of the hotel is handled by Changyun, so we'll leave it as it is for now."

Xia Maosheng said, "When Li Na arrives, just ask her directly. Why are you two arguing like this to solve the problem?"

Xiao Wei bit his cheek, then suddenly turned to Huang Laowu and said, "Can you just leave that to Lao Hou? Come over and help me with this."

Huang Laowu was taken aback for a moment, then immediately beamed and said, "Oh my, it's my turn so soon? Sure, I guarantee it will be."

Xiao Wei said to Chen Hui, "Now that we have a security department, why don't we set up a property management department as well, and let Lao Wu take charge of it? In the future, the sales, rental, and daily management of places like the community, shopping mall, and office buildings will all be handled here. The property management manager can also be the shopping mall manager. Do you think that's feasible?"

Xia Maosheng said, "I think it's a good idea. If this whole mess is cleaned up, there will be one less thing to deal with regarding Li Na."

Chen Hui said, "Okay, isn't it perfect that we're selling buildings? Let Lao Wu handle it directly, and transfer Xiao Wu over to help. Dawei is still in the engineering department. I'm thinking that Dawei would be a good manager for the development company in the future. He learns quickly, is diligent, and Engineer Wang has praised him a lot."

(End of this chapter)