Zhang Hongcheng did not forget to report to his superiors about the loaning out of the guest building of the guesthouse.
But this time he did not go directly to Minister Li or his secretary Lao Zhao.
Instead, he reported to Director Chen, who was in charge of the guesthouse's business, in accordance with his level.
But Director Chen didn't dare to make such a decision. Besides, the Shanghai Guesthouse was the business that Minister Li had instructed him to take charge of personally.
Minister Li called soon and gave Zhang Hongcheng a scolding as soon as he caught him.
"Don't worry, the entire guest building is staffed by their own people, including the security guards at the first floor entrance. I only left two people in the lobby to help."
"Every failure makes you wiser," Zhang Hongcheng said sincerely, but he could hear a hint of complaint in his words. "We in the guesthouse are so terrified when we hear about this kind of thing now that we wish we could stay eight feet away. Oh, if our employees weren't trained by Dongfang Foreign Affairs..."
Minister Li could tell that this guy was mumbling about him in a roundabout way.
It’s good like this now, as long as you know how to avoid suspicion.
Try not to get involved in foreign affairs if possible.
As for Zhang Hongcheng's excuse that he could not bear to lose face and agreed to lend the building to Dongfang Foreign Affairs, Minister Li still agreed.
This guy built a guesthouse in Shanghai without spending a penny. It seems that he must have received help from his colleagues. It is natural that he cannot refuse this favor.
Even though Minister Li has been a bit strict with Zhang Hongcheng recently, he is still very proud of this kid in his heart.
Just based on what he has accomplished, if he stays in the position of director for two years, he will definitely be promoted to a full-time section chief.
"It's good that you know how to avoid suspicion," Minister Li took a sip of water and said to Zhang Hongcheng earnestly, "As for you, stay in Shanghai quietly for two years."
"You just need to slowly explore the business of the guesthouse. The success of the business is not the first priority."
What Minister Li meant was: You have already helped the Corps earn a guesthouse and 10,000 yuan, so just enjoy the remaining two years.
Zhang Hongcheng thanked the leader with a smile, and his tone seemed to indicate that he had "suddenly" remembered something.
"We have two people staying in the lobby of our guesthouse. One is at the front desk helping the Oriental foreign affairs reception staff, and the other is at the souvenir sales counter."
Minister Li hesitated.
"oh?"
Zhang Hongcheng uttered a series of words as if he was seeking credit.
"Don't worry, they asked us to leave at least two staff members for them."
"One is at the front desk, and the other has to stand behind the souvenir counter so as not to appear too obtrusive."
"And I've told them not to have any active or passive communication with foreign guests, let alone sell anything to them."
"If the counter wasn't fixed and couldn't be removed, I would have taken it down long ago. The souvenirs in it are just for show. People say it would be too strange if it was empty."
Minister Li asked again.
"What if a foreign guest suddenly becomes interested and insists on buying something? You should know that they are accompanied by domestic escorts. How would you handle it if they want the escort to make the purchase?"
"Hey, that's easy. I'll increase the price of the souvenirs tenfold. Anyone who buys them will be a fool!"
"Yeah, that's alright."
After finishing the report, Zhang Hongcheng smiled into the phone.
Old man, you have been fooled by me.
The porcelain in the souvenir cabinet is a purely handmade work by two craft factory masters, and the cost of a set is about nine yuan.
The price quoted by the craft factory to Zhang Hongcheng was 12 yuan per set, which was a bit expensive... However, after tricking Minister Li, Zhang Hongcheng immediately had the price changed to 150 yuan per set.
Everyone in the guesthouse believed Zhang Hongcheng’s “prophecy” - only a fool would buy it.
Starting from December 21st, the employees in the guesthouse either stayed in the staff building or went home directly.
Four trained female temporary workers were divided into two shifts to pretend to be mute in the hall.
Ren Lijuan was in a group with a young girl named Jiang Mulan, and the other group had two female employees named Wen Huiyu and Ye Jiaping.
(Among them, Ren Lijuan and Ye Jiaping were both temporary workers who were admitted as stranded educated youth).
Yang Tonghai and Section Chief Luo, who came from the ministry to be in charge of reception work, took the lead in taking two turns around the Corps Guesthouse and were both very satisfied.
As expected, the Corps Guesthouse was very sensible and only left two waiters who kept their mouths shut in the entire reception area.
Their people have taken over the guest building, the doorman and the kitchen.
Chief Luo finally breathed a sigh of relief at this time, because the previous Tongtu Guesthouse did not meet his requirements.
And this Corps Guesthouse is very good.
It has never received any tourists, but the conditions and environment are first-class.
Moreover, just the name of the superior unit made him feel at ease.
The Construction Corps is a semi-military unit.
In fact, Chief Luo privately felt that the suites in the Corps Guesthouse were not much worse than the best rooms in the Oriental Foreign Affairs Office.
He is a connoisseur of valuables in Beijing. The furnishings in the room are all vintage items, but they are not very popular nowadays.
As for the souvenir cabinet in the hall, he also took a few glances at it. It was indeed fixed and could not be moved, so he could only put some things in it at random.
The waiter behind the counter was very tight-lipped and temporarily raised the price tenfold. If Director Zhang hadn't been afraid that foreign guests would have objections, he would have even planned to put up a sign saying "Not for sale to foreign guests."
Chief Luo was very satisfied with everything.
This time he has to guard against it with all his might. It is estimated that those brother foreign trade units have already heard the news and went to the East to deal with foreign affairs.
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