From Drifting in Hong Kong Chapter 99: No one can owe me money
Huang Chengju came out of the gate of the Palace Hotel with a smile on his face. The hotel waiter had thoughtfully guided his car to him and opened the car door with a smile.
"Master Huang, please go slowly and welcome to visit next time."
Huang Chengju nodded, got into the car, and closed the door.
He turned to look at the assistant Gao Zhiguang next to him, "Charlie, what do you think?"
Gao Zhiguang frowned, "It can be said that it has achieved the ultimate in terms of decoration, atmosphere creation, chef skills and deliciousness, but I think the real secret of Palace Hotel lies in its service concept and business concept." p>
"Service concept and business concept." Huang Chengju frowned.
"They take their service to the extreme, giving people considerate and comfortable service without being overly attentive and annoying. This level is difficult to control." Gao Zhiguang sighed, "The person who can create this kind of service must be a master.
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"I pay more attention to the business concept marketing of the Palace Hotel." Huang Chengju glanced at the bill, which showed that he spent 658,000 on this meal, a total of 16 dishes, plus a pot of Kunlun Ice Spring.
Among them, Kunlun Ice Spring is the most expensive, costing 500,000 yuan per bottle, and it is in limited supply.
Other dishes cost nearly 10,000 yuan per plate. The food is indeed delicious, but there are a lot of gimmicks added to it.
"A full banquet of Manchu and Han Dynasties, the emperor enjoys it." Huang Chengju sneered, and then sighed, "It is not difficult to eat a full banquet of Manchu and Han Dynasties, but this emperor enjoys it..."
Gao Zhiguang kept silent. When it comes to enjoyment, which of the richest people in Hong Kong is worse than the ancient emperors?
But the Palace Hotel has the ability to stand up and say, you are not called an emperor at all, my standard is an emperor.
However, these rich people in Hong Kong still recognize it.
So the palace hotel became the only standard.
"Have you seen the pot of Kunlun Ice Spring?" Huang Chengju frowned and looked at Gao Zhiguang, "Charlie, you said... is the Kunlun Ice Spring real?"
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Gao Zhiguang nodded, "I specially sent people to the mainland to investigate this matter. I went to the snow-covered plateau. I didn't climb the Kunlun Mountains, but the investigators saw that special planes flew to the capital every day, using special freezers.
During transportation and storage, there is a seal on the freezer saying that it is special for the state banquet."
Huang Chengju took a deep breath, and suddenly felt that the pot of water was particularly sweet and refreshing, and his whole person felt a little different.
"Charlie, tell me... can our hotel be the same as them?"
"It's very difficult." Gao Zhiguang sighed and said, "Just training the service staff takes a long time, and the effect may not be achieved. It is easy to be like a tiger but not a dog."
"The biggest problem is the ingredients, especially those special ingredients."
Huang Chengju frowned, thinking of the Kunlun Ice Spring with its blue light, "Could it be that the boss behind it has connections in the mainland?"
"And it's a very high-level relationship." Gao Zhiguang said cautiously, "Master, we'd better not offend people like this."
"Is this the end of the Regent Hotel?" Huang Chengju loosened his tie a little irritably, "This is what a good hotel has become."
"How is the compensation negotiation with the police force going?"
"The police force said that the budget is insufficient, and the compensation matter needs to be discussed again." Gao Zhiguang replied.
"What about the insurance company?"
"The insurance company said the cause of the damage was not covered by the policy."
Huang Chengju's face darkened, and his mood became worse.
The Regent Hotel was ruined like this. It was like a sudden disaster, but the culprit could not be found.
I blame the police force, but I don’t dare. Moreover, the police force did not say that they would not compensate, they just wanted to discuss it again.
What's more, when the police suppressed bandits, the citizens of Hong Kong applauded. Besides, the destruction was also caused by the stubborn resistance of the bandits, so the Huang family did not have an advantage in public opinion.
Blame Martin. He also feels that he is innocent. He just signed the lease contract and he did not invite the guests.
Martin felt that he was a victim. After finally opening the Palace Hotel successfully, a group of international killers came and frightened him so much that he moved overnight.
Before Huang Chengju could say anything, Martin came up and said that he was a lawyer and an American citizen.
After many searches, Zhao Guomin was found, but he had already committed suicide out of fear of the crime, and the Huang family had no ability to collect the dead man and take the blame.
The more Huang Chengju thought about it, the angrier he became, but it was not because of money.
The main reason is that the Regent Hotel has a very bad reputation. A group of international killers stayed in the hotel for a month and caused great harm to Hong Kong Island.
In the midst of their hatred, the citizens naturally had no good feelings toward the Huang family, the owners of the Regent Hotel.
What's more, the Huang family's current reputation isn't very good.
Since the last time the bonds they sold collapsed, the Huang family and his son went to the United States for inspection and have refused to return to Hong Kong Island.
When people asked when the Huang family and his son would return to Hong Kong Island, they said they would go back next week, next week.
What’s the specific date next week?
To be determined.
I think back then, the Huang family and his son worked very hard in promoting bonds, even a little too hard. Basically, the rich in Hong Kong Island bought some bonds.
As a result, the pound crisis broke out, and the bonds exploded. They couldn't sell them even if they wanted to, and they even fell to 30% off.
The rich felt as if they had swallowed a fly. They didn't care about the loss of money, but the Huang family's face when selling bonds and their performance after the thunderstorm made everyone particularly unhappy.
Every day outside the gate of the Changhe Group headquarters there is a group of people who bought bonds and went bankrupt, blocking the door with banners and yelling curses.
Including but not limited to sincere blessing slogans such as "The unscrupulous Huang family promotes bonds and harms the public", "The Huang family shovels the Yan family" and "Changhe Group collapses".
Employees in the group headquarters building work surrounded by loudspeakers every day, and the working environment is quite first-class.
Changhe Group has tried to call the police, but due to the budget reduction of the police force, public security issues are more difficult. The police officers are too busy with more intense cases and have no time to deal with such trivial matters.
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With both the Huang family and his son gone, no one can communicate with the top brass of the police force. Moreover, quite a few people regard this as amusement, and the lower-level people have a very bad impression of the Huang family.
Besides, protesting and sit-ins are citizens’ legal rights.
Originally, the Huang family wanted to make a fortune from bonds, but they were tricked by Dai Ying, and a large amount of liquidity was wasted.
Now a series of incidents have broken out, and due to the large environmental impact, the business of Changhe Group is not very optimistic.
Huang Chengju came back this time to do emergency public relations, hoping to change the corporate image of Changhe Group.
By the way, let's repair the relationship with the rich people in Hong Kong. After all, they and their son were indeed wrong about the last bond issue. They have to take some responsibility, only 20%, no more.
Apart from anything else, are you not wrong at all when you buy bonds?
Huang Chengju walked into the office surrounded by his subordinates, "Tell the secretary to turn away everyone who comes to see you. No one will be seen today."
A secretary covered the phone and said, "Boss, Mr. Li from Henderson, do you want to answer the call?"
Huang Chengju hesitated for a moment, "Just say I'm meeting guests."
Walking into the office, Huang Chengju picked up the phone and showed a smile, "Uncle Wang, this is Chengju. My nephew came here specifically to apologize... Well, it's those bonds."
"Don't worry, our Huang family will be responsible to the end. I know, I know. There are still three months until it expires."
"But, there will be some trouble after maturity. The new cabinet of the ancestors has just issued a new document to change the bond redemption period from one year to ten years."
Listening to a harsh curse coming from the phone, Huang Chengju continued to smile and put the phone away from his ears.
"I shame your mother, your Huang family is missing a great virtue! You guys are on the street! At that time, you swore that there was no problem with the bonds, but when something happened, you ran away and never came back.#%#￥%#"
He had long expected that this would happen. One-year bonds would become ten-year bonds, and no one could accept the change.
The Huang family also bought a lot, and they also suffered heavy losses.
But who makes the ancestors need it?
"Uncle Wang, don't be angry. Being angry can easily harm your health. Although the term has been changed to ten years, the ancestors have guaranteed that the interest will be paid regularly and the interest has been increased to 18%."
"I don't want 18%, I want my principal!"
"Uncle Wang, this is a decision made by the ancestral family, and there is nothing we can do about it." Huang Chengju sighed, and then began to promise benefits and wrote a bunch of bad checks to appease him.
After hanging up the phone, Huang Chengju slumped on the sofa as if his strength had been drained. After a few seconds, he dialed the phone again, "Hello, Uncle Li, this is Chengju."
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Outside Huang Chengju's office, Ou Yuanbo put down the newspaper in his hand, smiled at his secretary and asked, "When will Mr. Huang have time to see me?"
"I'm sorry, you..."
"I have an appointment." Ou Yuanbo took out his business card, "I am Ou Yuanbo from Baishan Law Firm. I called yesterday."
"I'm sorry, Mr. Huang is busy?"
"I know he is busy, but half an hour has passed since my appointment time."
"I'm sorry, Mr. Huang is not seeing guests today."
"You said before that you could make an appointment, and you promised Mr. Huang that he would see me. Why didn't you see me again today?" Ou Yuanbo stood up, "You, Changhe Group, must be more trustworthy when doing things."
"I'm sorry, Mr. Huang is really busy. How about you come back another day?"
"I'm also very busy. Since Mr. Huang doesn't want to see me, give him this lawyer's letter." Ou Yuanbo took out an envelope from his briefcase and handed it to his secretary.
The secretary looked at the lawyer's letter with hesitation and did not dare to reach out to take it.
At this time Gao Zhiguang came over and asked, "Sir, what can I do for you?"
As he said that, he took the lawyer's letter from Ou Yuanbo, opened it, took a look at it, and frowned, "One hundred million dollars? When did our Changhe Group owe this debt? Why don't I remember it?" p>
Ou Yuanbo said with a smile, "Mr. Huang is a noble man who often forgets things. He made his promise personally at the cocktail party in front of celebrities from all walks of life in Hong Kong."
"Mr. Huang has been busy with business abroad before and couldn't get away. Today, Mr. Huang returns to Hong Kong. My client has no choice but to entrust me to come to Mr. Huang to fulfill this bet."
Gao Zhiyuan smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Ou, you are a lawyer. You should know that a verbal bet has no legal effect at all, not to mention that Mr. Huang was just joking at the time."
Ou Yuanbo also laughed, "Are you kidding?"
"One hundred million U.S. dollars." Gao Zhiyuan slowly tore up the lawyer's letter as he spoke, "Your client is too fanciful. If you want to make a fortune from this, it is more practical to buy lottery tickets."
Ou Yuanbo raised his eyebrows, "So Mr. Huang doesn't intend to fulfill the bet?"
"Mr. Ou, lawyers rely on the law, not a few jokes. I don't know how you became a lawyer." Gao Zhiyuan stretched out his hand and said, "Please come back."
"Okay." Ou Yuanbo nodded, "Since you have this attitude, I will tell it to my client."
"In addition, my client has something to tell Mr. Huang."
"What are you talking about?" Gao Zhiyuan frowned.
"I hope he won't regret it." Ou Yuanbo turned around and left.
"It's inexplicable." Gao Zhiyuan looked at Ou Yuanbo's back and snorted, then turned to look at the secretary, "Don't let people like this in in the future. Clean this place."
Gao Zhiyuan turned around and pushed the door open and walked into the office. He walked gently to Huang Chengju, who was closing his eyes to rest, "Master, are you going to Li's house tonight?"
"Go, prepare the car later." Huang Chengju opened his eyes and said tiredly, "Who was outside just now?"
"Oh, a lawyer." Gao Zhiyuan laughed, "It's almost crazy to hold a lawyer's letter and ask us to honor a $100 million bet."
"Hmph, now all the cats and dogs are coming to ask for money." Huang Chengju sneered, "He wants me to pay 100 million US dollars for his empty talk. Who does he think he is?"
Huang Chengju was so busy all day that he couldn't remember the bet, and even if he did, he wouldn't care.
Just a little person.
The most important thing for him now is to calm down the anger of other rich people and get over the current situation.
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"Did you tear up the lawyer's letter?" Qin Yi asked expressionlessly.
"Yes, it was torn up." Ou Yuanbo sighed, "They won't admit it at all. It's just a bet, so don't take it seriously."
"Mr. Ou." Qin Yi sneered and said, "You don't know me yet. I keep my word, and I also hope that others will keep their word."
"One hundred million U.S. dollars." Qin Yi said and picked up the phone, "Hey, Ah Zhen, I have big news here, do you want to hear it?"
"What's the big news?"
"The inside story about the scandal at the Regent Hotel is very exciting."
"I'll go over now."
Qin Yi gently put down the phone and said with a evil smile, "No one can owe me money, not even the Huang family."
Ou Yuanbo looked at Qin Yi's smile and suddenly felt a chill coming from his heart.
"Boss, the Huang family has deep roots in Hong Kong Island and is known as half the city. There is no need for us to provoke such people..."
"Huh?" Qin Yi raised his head and glanced at Ou Yuanbo, "Huang Bancheng, right?"
"Can Huang Bancheng just owe me money?"
"It is only natural to pay back debts! Especially my money."
"Huang Bancheng." Qin Yi stood up from his chair, "Hong Kong Island will never allow such an awesome person to exist."