Chapter 1,390: Drawing fire from the bottom of the cauldron
Guo Kefeng was stunned for a moment when he heard the sound, and quickly stood up from the rocking chair. He also put the cigar on the ashtray. He got up and went to open the door.
When he opened the door, he saw the secretary with an ugly face standing outside at a glance. He knew the news was not good just by feeling.
He couldn't help but look directly at the secretary, "What's wrong? Is the headquarters going to fire us and fire us all?"
The reason why Guo Kefeng deliberately joked was because he wanted to maintain the relaxation and happiness of today's beautiful day as much as possible, and did not want today's good mood to be swept away.
However, the secretary had no intention of having fun at all and quickly handed him several fax documents in his hand. Instead, he reported to him in a serious tone.
"General Manager, similar situations have occurred in our hotels in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong City. Someone deliberately caused trouble..."
"Come in and talk."
Guo Kefeng sighed softly, knowing that the situation must be serious.
While taking the documents from the secretary, he let him into his room.
Later, when they returned to the living room and Guo Kefeng took a closer look at the content on the paper, he was no longer in the mood to joke.
On the contrary, my blood pressure suddenly rose a lot, which made me feel quite angry.
The contents of these faxes are news published in the social news sections of newspapers in several cities.
Malaysia's "Pioneer", Singapore's "Lianhe Zaobao", and Hong Kong City's "South China Morning Post"
According to these reports, in the past two days, people deliberately causing trouble appeared in the hotel lobbies of the Kuok family's hotels in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong City.
These people all appeared pretending to be hotel guests.
Either because they were fighting for a resting seat, or because there was a disagreement over the check-in or check-out procedures, or because they were being harassed by the other party, they all got into fistfights in public.
It was fine that it frightened many other guests, but the key point was that when these people were fighting, they were using obscene words and tearing each other's clothes, which was very disgraceful.
What's more, they actually carried durian meat wrapped in plastic bags with them. In the middle of the argument, they actually took it out and threw it at each other.
The result was a mess in the hotel lobby, with guests avoiding it, and the smell was particularly unbearable.
Even when the hotel security came to dissuade them, these people ignored them. In the end, the quarrel didn't stop until the police showed up.
Needless to say, the impact of something like this is extremely bad. Not only has the reputation of the Guo family's hotel been greatly damaged, but the guests staying at the hotel are also very dissatisfied.
Although the hotel apologized profusely afterwards, many people moved out of the Guo Family Hotel because they were worried about safety issues or believed that there were safety hazards in the hotel management.
Especially if something like this is published in these newspapers, it will definitely make the Guo family and their hotels the laughing stock of the entire Southeast Asian shopping mall. It is also a huge loss of face, and I am afraid it will still be talked about many years later.
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Let me ask, these practices, how can Guo Hotel, which has high hopes for Sugar King, continue to claim that the style and service of its hotel are the highest quality in the future?
As a core member of the Guo family, how could Guo Kefeng not be angry when outsiders ruined his family's reputation?
"Asshole! Who is so bold and dares to do such a dirty thing to our hotel? What did the group headquarters say? Who did it? Has it been found out?"
"Found out."
The secretary’s answer was, “Although those who caused the trouble, when questioned by the police, they all insisted that they were just drunk or suffering from some mental illness, so they could not control their emotions and did such a thing.
But the police everywhere would not believe it. Instead, they found out that their backgrounds were not very clean. Almost all of these troublemakers were gangsters from Hong Kong. So the police concluded that someone had definitely ordered them to cause trouble. What's more,
Afterwards, some people specifically delivered documents to the front desks of our hotels, claiming to be responsible for the matter. This confirmed the matter. However, these people cannot be charged based on this."
"Delivery documents?"
When Guo Kefeng heard these words, he became more and more aware that this matter was not simple, and his anger subsided because of this.
"What documents were sent? Who instigated them?"
"The contents of the documents our hotel received are actually the same. It was just a newspaper delivered, but it was a Japanese newspaper a few days ago. The relevant fax is at the bottom of those documents. This Japanese newspaper also published it
There was news that a Chinese restaurant was smashed in Japan, and the other party’s message was a sentence written on the news - it’s rude to not reciprocate..."
After listening to the secretary's words, Guo Kefeng quickly turned to the end to see that document.
It turned out that the fax was indeed the news that a Chinese restaurant called "Dan Gong Restaurant" was smashed by Japanese Yakuza.
And that sentence, which was written in handwriting and meant to be ridiculing, looked even more shocking on the fax document.
"So, that is to say, the person who targeted us is the owner of this restaurant. But... why? What does his restaurant being smashed have to do with us? Our Guo family doesn't have much business in Japan..."
Guo Kefeng really couldn't figure out why the other party did this.
Of course, he couldn't believe that what he said casually was actually the truth.
So at this time, the secretary seemed a little embarrassed and coughed twice, "I just learned about this. The smashing of this restaurant may have something to do with us. According to the headquarters, this restaurant
manager, whose wife is the Japanese movie star Keiko Matsumoto. Keiko Matsumoto has bought a studio in recent years and this year invested in a love movie starring Teresa Teng. You should know that this Asian diva and Keiko
What happened to Master Cheng’s almost engagement? Master Ke Yan believed that the content of this movie not only mirrored his brother’s love history, but also deliberately vilified the Guo family. Therefore, in order to prevent the filming and release of this movie, he not only used family resources
He interfered with the crew's filming in Singapore, and he also found an agent in Japan to handle the matter on his behalf. The ultimate goal was to terminate the film project. As for the agent, he was the boss of an artist management company.
Jie seems to be a very capable person. Moreover, he also has some background in gangs. He may have wanted to use this to create some pressure on the other party, so he sent people to destroy the restaurant..."
"This..." Guo Kefeng instantly realized the embarrassment of this matter.
He knew that Uncle Liu's family was fighting against each other, and he didn't want to comment on what was right or wrong.
But I never expected that this incident would cause such trouble again.
From the Guo family's point of view, he certainly thinks that Guo Keyan's starting point is not problematic.
Guo Keyan is the youngest son of King Sugar, and Guo Kocheng, who had a relationship with Teresa Teng, is his eldest brother.
The younger brother is aggrieved for his elder brother and does not want the privacy of the Guo family to be made into a movie and let outsiders make irresponsible remarks. This is understandable in any way.
But the question is whether his intervention method is relatively simple and crude, and seems a bit arrogant.
And why would you choose someone with a dark background to handle this matter? Isn’t this choice too casual?
In any case, if you smash up someone else's store first, things that were originally reasonable seem to become unreasonable.
If the opponent is not strong enough, it is nothing to be afraid of.
But now they are not afraid and are still fighting back with the same method. It will be very uncomfortable for the Guo family to get this punch back.
This is simply a stupid thing to do to get the first thousand and lose 80,000.
"Then... what does the headquarters mean? Do you want me to go back and deal with this matter? Or do you want to ask me about the situation of the hotel in the capital?"
"Ah, what the headquarters means is that the headquarters will arrange personnel to handle this matter, and then a special person will go to Japan to negotiate with the other party. By the way, it is also reasonable to ask about the situation here. I have already
Tell the headquarters that there has been no similar situation in Beijing for the time being. We will naturally try our best to improve the security of the Beijing hotel and do our best to avoid such incidents from happening again. However, there is another important reason why the headquarters contacted us, that is, they have found out
, the restaurant that was smashed had a mainland official background, and there were two shareholders who invested in the restaurant, which were two government agencies in Beijing. One was the service bureau of the Chongwen District Government of Beijing, and the other was the famous Temple of Heaven Park. And Matsumoto Keiko’s husband
, the person in charge of running the restaurant in Japan is a native of Beijing, named Ning Weimin. He only went to Japan because he was employed by these shareholders. Therefore, the headquarters very much hopes that we can cooperate with the responsible persons of these two agencies.
If the misunderstanding can be clarified from the root cause and the problem can be solved, then even if the Japanese side is reluctant, as a migrant worker, he will naturally not be reluctant. This will greatly reduce the difficulty of negotiations on the Japanese side.
.I think the chairman’s intention is that he still doesn’t want the other party to make the movie, so I really hope that we can solve his worries first..."
At this point, Guo Kefeng had roughly understood what the headquarters meant through his secretary's words.
Yes, after all, the Guo family has invested too much in the mainland.
Shangri-La, Guomao Tower, and the cooperation with COFCO to establish an oil cooperative company.
The investments and projects here are closely related to the future of the Guo family.
It's really hard to get into trouble with the officials here.
Not only should there not be any stalemate, but we should try our best to maintain it and even deepen the friendship.
No matter how small an agency is, it cannot be underestimated. It cannot leave any hidden dangers or constraints to its cooperation projects.
So if there are any misunderstandings or grudges discovered now, of course it is better to negotiate them as soon as possible and resolve the knots.
Guo Kefeng then thought about it seriously and believed that given the current economic conditions in mainland China, these agencies and units investing in restaurants in Japan probably regard restaurants as cash cows.
Of course they would be angry if their business was ruined, but their appetites should also be well satisfied.
According to his idea, each shareholder who invested in Tan Gong Restaurant would lose one million yuan, which would probably be enough to appease their dissatisfaction.
However, although there was a solution, it was still a problem for him to talk to the other party.
Based on his understanding of the mainland, it would definitely not be possible to meet these shareholders directly, as it would never give him a good face.
He must be introduced to him by someone with status and status in order to gain sufficient respect and understanding from the other party.
In that case, negotiation will get twice the result with half the effort.
So, he immediately took out his business card and called the person in charge of COFCO with whom he had a pleasant conversation at noon.
According to his opinion, the other party would not help with such a trivial matter.
In an agricultural country like the Republic of China, the person in charge of COFCO is definitely among the best, and no one will deny him face.
Therefore, as long as there are people like this to guide the people, no matter how difficult the problem is, it will not be a problem.
But things happened to be so unlucky, and everything turned out to be the opposite of what we expected.
What Guo Kefeng never expected was that when the call was dialed, the other party spoke first before he could say what he was asked to do.
"Hey, what a coincidence, General Manager Guo, I was about to call you. So, you also got the relevant news?"
"What news?" Guo Kefeng didn't know why.
"You don't know yet, it's like this. There are some changes in our negotiations. The superiors asked us to reconsider it, and someone raised objections."
"Ah? Who raised objections? What's going on?"
Guo Kefeng couldn't believe it. After all, they sat together drinking together at noon because they signed the letter of intent. At that time, the person in charge kept patting his chest, ensuring that this would be the "birth certificate" and there would be no policy restrictions on the cooperation between the two parties.
But the problem is that the plan cannot keep up with the changes, and the other party has a hard time talking about it.
"I don't know exactly what happened. I heard that it was several experts from the Agricultural University who said hello to the above. They are now questioning whether the project of refining oil is related to people's livelihood, but the technical demand is not high. Is it possible? If it is necessary to introduce foreign investment, we need to be cautious.”
The person in charge of COFCO seemed to remember something again.
"Ah, by the way, I also want to ask you, has your Guo Group provoked anyone? Why are these experts from the Agricultural University so resistant to your participation in this matter? And they also said that your Guo Group The group is quite domineering overseas. Not only does its business methods have some problems, but it is also involved with Japanese gang members, and its reputation is not very good. In view of this, some experts have suggested that even if the country needs this refined oil project, it still needs to introduce foreign investment. Then it’s best to consider more than one company, not just you. Otherwise, if you entrust someone else with your trust, you will regret it if it causes losses in the future.”
"What?" The last few words were like shocking bad news to Guo Kefeng.
He couldn't believe that a stranger would stab him behind his back and throw dirty water on him.
I can't even figure out why.
"Leader, please don't misunderstand us. The goodwill of our Guo Group is well known throughout Southeast Asia. No one has ever questioned our integrity. We have always done business in a disciplined manner. And we all
I attach great importance to my Chinese identity, and I have never forgotten the homeland that gave birth to us and raised us..."
Hearing what he said, the person on the other side immediately laughed, "I'm just asking casually. After all, the Agricultural University said that there is a person named Ning Weimin. This person represents the mainland and does business in Japan. He also has a relationship with the Agricultural University.
We have a close cooperative relationship. However, it seems that we have been having some trouble with your group recently. I heard that you deliberately embarrassed his wife's movie in Singapore, which caused a lot of losses. Later, you also targeted the restaurant he runs for the mainland.
All in all, it seems quite aggrieved. Oh, especially this Ning Weimin. It is said that he once took the initiative to contact you, trying to clear up the misunderstanding, but he tried his best to contact you, but you guys completely ignored him.
Ignore it. Anyway, you have an idea about this matter. Although the old experts from the Agricultural University have retired now, their qualifications are still there, so it is hard to ignore their opinions. Well, in a few days we will go and talk to them.
After an interview, you'd better have an explanation for this matter. Don't let the small things make the big mistakes..."
Listening to the other party's advice and education on the phone, Guo Kefeng felt really depressed.
Ning Weimin?
What kind of person is this!
How can you have such a great reputation?
He's really just an ordinary restaurant manager. It doesn't look like that.
Well, before I had time to ask for a favor, he took advantage of me.
Guo Keyan, you are the same, you are young and impetuous and do all kinds of things.
Isn't it just your brother's falling in love? The whole family's business has been affected. Look how much trouble you have caused!