"The beer festival lasted for ten days. Xiaodao Hotel scored 981 points, Long'ai Hotel got 976 points, and the hotel tents earned 979 points, totaling 2936 points."
In a corner of the small café at Long'ai Hotel, Chen Jianhai took out a calculator, seriously and meticulously calculating his profits.
"We spent 40,000 points on the water villas, leaving 13,249 points. Adding these 2936 points makes... 16,185 points."
"That's too little."
Chen Jianhai sighed in frustration.
Fortunately, he had enough points to buy the 3,000-point water cinema; otherwise, he would have been in real trouble.
Why is it so hard to earn points...
"Xiaodao Hotel, from its opening in December to now, about two months, has made a profit of 1.63 million."
"Long'ai Hotel, from its renovation in October to now, including accommodation, dining, entertainment, Blue Sky Travel Agency's commission fees, and the Sweetheart Film Crew's venue fees, has earned..."
As he compared the bills, Chen Jianhai furiously tapped on the calculator, occasionally jotting down numbers on paper, afraid of missing any items.
"A total of... 4.9 million?!"
Chen Jianhai clenched his pen in his right hand, bent over, and carefully checked the zeros after the decimal point.
"1.63 million plus 4.9 million plus the 330,000 earned from the Nanjing Beer Festival over these ten days, makes a total of 6.86 million?!"
Chen Jianhai stared at the number on the calculator.
A minute later,
his right thumb reflexively pinched his philtrum, his legs stretched out, and he half-lay on the sofa.
"Boss! Are you okay!!"
The café staff, startled by Chen Jianhai's sudden posture, hurried over.
"Quick... go find Ruikeyia and get me some emergency heart pills!" Chen Jianhai said weakly.
The café staff, lips trembling in fear, turned and ran inside the hotel to find Ruikeyia. In no time,
the two of them came rushing back, with Ruikeyia immediately stuffing a few emergency heart pills into Chen Jianhai's mouth.
"Boss, how do you feel now?" Ruikeyia asked urgently.
"I feel... light all over, like I'm flying." Chen Jianhai replied.
"Flying?" The café staff were bewildered.
He looked anxiously at Ruikeyia, "I don't understand the symptoms of this celestial being!"
Ruikeyia was also puzzled, "Boss, what upset you?"
Seeing their gazes drifting towards the calculator on the table,
Chen Jianhai suddenly sat up,
"I'm fine now, you two can go back to work."
Ruikeyia: ???
Café staff: ???
After scolding and pushing them away, Chen Jianhai sat on the chair, staring at the calculator, and bit his finger hard.
6.86 million...
In less than half a year, he had almost made the annual net profit of other hotels.
"Ding!"
"New system task: Host a Joyful Red Packet Cheerful Annual Meeting within 48 hours."
"Employees are the foundation of a hotel and its most essential part. Please host a fun and joyful annual meeting for your hardworking employees."
"Accumulate employee joy points as much as possible. When the joy points reach 1000, the host will have a chance to draw a lucky prize."
"Task reward: 7000 points."
"Another draw?!" Chen Jianhai's heart trembled.
The last bird he drew was still left to fend for itself on Xiaomajia Island.
He had no interest in the system's lucky draws, but he really needed those 7000 points!
"Do you accept this task?"
The system's cold and familiar voice echoed in his mind, and Chen Jianhai unhesitatingly chose "yes".
He glanced at the date on his phone,
"Hosting the annual meeting within 48 hours fits perfectly since I planned to do it tomorrow anyway, perfect!"
Chen Jianhai knocked on the table, "A red packet annual meeting... let's get it done!"
But organizing an annual meeting was a big deal. Shouldn't he invite some good friends?
Thinking of this, Chen Jianhai pulled out his phone and called Huang Baichuan:
"Old Huang, are you free the day after tomorrow evening?"
Huang Baichuan: "Old Huang? When you need something, it's Huang Ge, otherwise it's Old Huang?"
Chen Jianhai, unflustered, replied, "This shows how close we are. Our hotel is hosting an annual meeting the day after tomorrow. Will you come? I'll give you a red packet."
Huang Baichuan was taken aback: "You'll give me a red packet?"
Chen Jianhai nodded, "Yes!"
Huang Baichuan immediately agreed: "I'll come, what time?"
Chen Jianhai said: "4 PM. I'll send a car to pick you up. Bring two cases of beer, and we'll have a good drink."
Huang Baichuan was confused, "Wait, what? You want me to bring beer?"
Chen Jianhai replied, "Yes, the beer you sneaked into your backpack last time we had dinner. Bring two cases. It's settled then, see you tomorrow afternoon."
Huang Baichuan: "You little... beep beep beep..."
The busy signal sounded as Huang Baichuan hung up in anger.
Chen Jianhai laughed heartily, slapping his thigh in delight.
The beer problem was solved.
Next on the list were Su Jie, Cui Meng, Wang Chaochangye, Wan Rong, Yang Ruying, Gao Qiao, Director Xiao Sun, Ning Youyou, and Xia Xia... One by one, he made calls.
Su Jie, being a close friend of Chen Jianhai, readily agreed to come upon hearing about the annual meeting.
Cui Meng, however, was hesitant, saying he had to ask his boss first.
But, surprisingly, he sounded quite happy.
Wang Chaochangye and his girlfriend regretted that they couldn't come.
They had to return to the country to discuss the further development of the deep-sea ranch in the northern sea area of Xiaomajia Island with their headquarters. It was uncertain when they could come again.
Wan Rong, managing a big business, expressed his congratulations but made an excuse not to attend.
Yang Ruying, Gao Qiao, and Director Xiao Sun also politely declined.
Although they were good friends, they had to consider their social image and the nature of the events they attended, not doing as they pleased.
Ning Youyou and Xia Xia were leading a team elsewhere and were unavailable.
"Such a pity. It would be great if they all could come," Chen Jianhai sighed regretfully.
"Right! There's still Xu Yong!!!"
Chen Jianhai's eyes lit up, and he immediately dialed Xu Yong's number.
Although he and Xu Yong often didn't get along, Xu Yong was still a decent guy. It would be good to have him join the fun!
He could even bring Wang Wanwan and the baby.
The call connected.
Chen Jianhai warmly said, "Yong Ge! Are you free tomorrow night? Our hotel is hosting an annual meeting. Bring Wanwan and the baby to join the fun!"
Xu Yong was silent for a moment, then apologized, "Sorry, Boss Chen, but I'm leaving Nanjing tonight."
Chen Jianhai was stunned, "Leaving Nanjing? What happened?"