After the drinking party dispersed, Cheryshev and others were all forced to the ground by Gu Kun.
They didn't need to go back to the shipyard. Gu Kun just waved the banknotes and asked the hotel to open three more high-end guest rooms.
The secret story about Gu Kun, the "mysterious oriental guest" who massacred everyone at the wine table, has become an urban legend in the Mankaski Hotel.
"Is the guest in room 5o2 okay? I heard that someone in the luxury bag on the third floor just drank several bottles of vodka and went for a winter swim in the sea in the cold weather."
"Oh, another drunkard. I guess there will be news in the newspaper tomorrow about someone who drank too much and froze to death or drowned... Well, actually it's not like that. It's just that a lot of people froze to death and drowned. That's not new now.
Bar."
Several female hotel staff members were whispering and gossiping there. One of them, who was more crude, started to make random remarks.
Another girl who looked more meticulous seemed to be her foreman. After hearing this, she complained:
"Xie Liuna, what nonsense are you talking about? You are a guest of the hotel after all. If something happens and the business is still in business, call me Monishenka quickly and let's go to the beach and watch together."
The girl known as Xie Liuna, with the energy of a leftover from a big pot, said impatiently: "Hey, our salary is just ours, why do we care so much? The hotel won't give us more money if the business is good. Midlo
Baby, don’t think that you can order people when you become the foreman, you are still young.”
Midrova was discouraged for a while. She was indeed younger than the other party and had fewer working years. It was just that she came here after graduating from a vocational high school and learned a little bit about Western hotel management, so she became a foreman.
And that Xie Liuna graduated from junior high school and hung out here before the Soviet Union disintegrated - it was still a state-run guest house at that time, so the old fritters didn't accept her control at all.
Midrova thought for a while and could only reason: "If something happens, the hotel might have to close down for rectification. We may not even get our dead wages, so you should work hard."
"Monishenka has run away from get off work! Who can survive on this dead salary? Who knows if one day he will be like them and run to the west to make a living. This world is over!" Xie Liuna broke the pot.
"Keep your voice down, forget it. Since Monishenka has escaped, I will accompany you to watch." Midlova didn't want to cause trouble, so she had to give in. As the foreman, she also personally talked to her employees
, go to the beach together to watch.
She knew that Xie Liuna's complaint just now contained too much bitter information.
Since last year, from Nikolayev to Kherson to Odessa, the salary and employment situation of the whole society have collapsed drastically. The legitimate job opportunities of young women have also been crazily compressed.
In their hotel alone, they have seen seven or eight people unable to resist the temptation of money in their spare time, working part-time in guest rooms to do some extra private work - who makes the Mankaski Hotel the most upscale hotel in the two nearby cities?
There will always be foreign high-rollers here who want to buy the wool from Blackland's historical industrial assets.
They all saw with their own eyes that some of their former colleagues could earn several months or even more at a time because they served high-profile customers well.
In other places where there are no connections, even if you want to find high-rollers, there are many young girls who want to sneak away to the west. After they sneak out, they do the same job, but the source of customers is more stable, but
Life is even more degrading.
Because they don't even have a legitimate job, and they stay in the hotel, nominally doing formal jobs.
This scene is the same as in "Lord of War" when Yuriolov returned to Blackland to pan for gold when ussR had just disintegrated.
He doesn't need to specifically look for women who work in those special industries. There should be a large number of waitresses in high-end hotels doing this part-time.
This is a national tragedy.
…
It’s already quite cold on the shores of the Black Sea at the end of October.
Fifty years ago, the Yuan Dynasty's armies in summer clothes would have begun to suffer from the cold and were unable to attack.
However, because of Gu Kun's special talent and physique, after drinking three liters of vodka, his motor nerves became extremely excited. He jumped into the sea and ejaculated violently. He swam around the swimming area surrounded by floating nets on the hotel beach for more than a dozen times.
back and forth.
The Lucia and Blackland people's desire for the sea is unimaginable by the people in the south. Therefore, the hotels here will be equipped with large searchlights on the beach to facilitate guests to swim at night——
Don't think this situation is strange. If you have been to foreign seaside tourist attractions where old people gather together, you will know that this kind of thing is commonplace.
For example, places like Nha Trang and Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam are historically Soviet military bases, so Lao Maozi has a tradition of going there for vacation. If you stay in a five-star hotel like Havana or Diamond Bay, get a sea view.
I couldn't sleep in my room at three or four o'clock in the middle of the night. I looked out the window and saw that there were still old men swimming on the beach under the searchlight.
However, swimming in the middle of the night in the tropics is to avoid the heat of the day. On the shores of the Black Sea at high latitudes, it is very exaggerated to still swim at night in early winter. The searchlights installed in the hotel were originally used by guests on summer nights. It is unique to turn them on in winter.
It’s a share.
"This man swims so fast and has such strong physical strength. Is he really a yellow race? He makes us work overtime!"
Just when the staff on duty on the shore were about to shiver from the cold, Gu Kun finally had enough and went ashore with a towel.
Midlova quickly stepped forward, handed a receipt and pen to Gu Kun, and asked slowly in blunt English: "Sir, please sign this list: Tonight's searchlights and bathing service facilities are for
You added some alone. We originally didn’t open it in winter by default.”
Gu Kun glanced at it casually and saw a long list of numbers on it, estimated to be tens of thousands, but the monetary unit of denomination was Kubon bonds, so he signed it with a contemptuous smile.
The money he spent on staying in the hotel this time was all in U.S. dollars, which shows that the hotel's main revenue has changed.
The reason why the Kubon coupons are still on this price list is probably because the people who spend night swimming in winter swimming are locals, and foreigners are not good at this, so the management has not changed accordingly.
It's really confusing.
Kubang bonds were a transitional currency in Blackland from 1992 to 1995. At that time, the ruble had been abolished and the hryvnia was not yet available, so Kubang bonds were used.
Later, after the shock therapy completely failed, Treasury bonds were also swept into the garbage heap of history along with the currency rebalancing reform.
When it first came out in 1992, the maximum denomination of Cuban coupons was 2,000 yuan. At the end of last year, it reached 5,000 yuan. This year, the denominations of 10,000 and 20,000 are also available.
Historically, next year, which is the last year of operation of Cuban bonds, the maximum denomination can reach two million, and then it will collapse and be abolished.
It can be seen that although this currency and the economy of Blackland in recent years are not as notorious as gold yuan bonds or Zimbabwe dollars, the inflation rate cannot be underestimated.
In any case, it is definitely extremely abnormal for a country's maximum denomination of banknotes to increase a thousand times in three years.
You can imagine how quickly the quality of life of ordinary people here deteriorates.
After Gu Kun signed the order, he wrapped himself in a bath towel and was about to leave, but the female foreman called out from behind:
"Sir... you have a few customers and companions who have requested some special... services. I have asked the colleagues who took the orders not to ask the consumers to collect money directly for the time being. You... will pay for them.
Bar?"
Midlova took several deep breaths to adjust herself and finished asking the question while holding back her shame.
Gu Kun was stunned for a moment, turned his head slightly, gave the other party a side look, and replied: "You are right, all these expenses will be charged to my account from now on... Well, I didn't bring anything with me when I swam, you come back to me
Get money for the room."
Although people like Cheryshev are shipyard managers and other management personnel, it is still difficult to keep track of public accounts.
Gu Kun knew exactly how to deal with those business operators in the initial process of privatization transformation, and of course he knew what to do.
He took the female foreman back to his room to get the money, and spent the whole night in silence.
Even the woman who runs that business knows that she only accepts US dollars.
…
Starting from the next day, the two sides entered into formal negotiations.
Eating, drinking and having fun at lunch and dinner every day is still a must, and it won't delay business at all.
Du Guowei was a little reluctant to let go at first, but later he discovered that Gu Kun was much more reliable in doing things than his previous leaders at the design institute.
At least, Gu Kun's free-spirited approach is extremely effective in lowering prices for the Heklan people.
Du Guowei also brings new good news to Gu Kun every day:
"If I had known earlier, if you had been there when we bought the scientific research vessel last year, we might have gotten a discount."
"These Black Klansmen are so courageous. Boss, I thought about Manager Cheryshev's intention today. He probably wants to make the factory more loss-making on paper, so as to privatize it at a low price and expand his personal equity.
Therefore, we have negotiated a new cooperation model. At that time, we will not ask Kherson Shipyard to provide us with modifications directly. We will just treat it as buying scrap products and dispose of the unsalable old goods, and then he will introduce other private jobs.
Our people modified it according to our needs.
This alone can at least save hundreds of thousands of dollars, or even more. However, the money saved is not entirely ours. We and Manager Cheryshev asked for 73%, but we can get 70%.
There are still three more rebates to be made…”
"He also said that based on the price negotiated these days, if he blows you an extra bottle of vodka, he will get an extra $10,000. He likes to deal with such generous people as you."
Gu Kun was quite satisfied with all this. At the same time, he also realized that when the Jiaotong University Design Institute came to negotiate with relevant units last year, how poorly they did it, and that there was still so much room for bargaining that they didn't know how to use.
Sure enough, both parties are groping forward with regard to possible problems that may arise during the privatization process.
Gu Kun, on the other hand, had already opened up his clairvoyance and knew how to deal with these people.
As a result, the day came soon when he was about to sign the contract for his "scientific research vessel".