Chapter 406: Successful Selection
On Yun Duo Road, Caihong Street, Zaomen City, Wen Zifan sat in Xiaolang Barbecue Shop, reviewing the paperwork.
The former Donghai Dragon Palace Seafood Barbecue had changed its signboard long ago and was now called "Xiaolang Barbecue Shop."
Thanks to Xiaolang's presence in Zaomen, Wen Zifan had received considerable help with transportation, meals, and accommodation.
Glancing at her watch, Wen Zifan finished the last sip of water in her cup, shouldered her bag, and left the barbecue shop, hailing a cab to Zaomen City Government.
The paperwork for the land had mostly been completed over the past few days.
This afternoon, she needed to visit the Natural Resources Bureau to finalize the follow-up tasks.
If everything went smoothly, she expected to secure the land within the next couple of days.
Xiaolang Barbecue Shop was conveniently located in the city center, close to the city government.
Eight minutes later, Wen Zifan stepped out of the cab. After registering at the guard's post, she entered the Zaomen City Government office complex.
Just a few steps in, she encountered a familiar figure approaching her.
"Wen Zuli?"
Liu Qinglu was surprised to see Wen Zifan. "What brings you to Zaomen?"
Wen Zifan paused, not expecting to run into Liu Qinglu here.
"The boss sent me to handle some matters," Wen Zifan replied with a smile.
Curious, she added, "I heard you resigned from your assistant position at Nanjiang Glory Hotel. Are you working in Zaomen now?"
"Yes, I'm now an assistant at Meiske Hotel," Liu Qinglu said, her face beaming with an uncontrollable smile. "Shall we add each other on WeChat? If you need any help in Zaomen, feel free to contact me."
"Sure," Wen Zifan agreed, taking out her phone. After adding each other as friends, they waved goodbye and went their separate ways.
Once they parted,
Wen Zifan hurried towards the Natural Resources Bureau, while searching "Meiske Hotel" on her phone.
Seeing the first result describing it as a "Platinum Five-Star Hotel," she raised an eyebrow and muttered, "Quite a leap."
Behind her, Liu Qinglu walked away with a puzzled expression.
"Strange..."
"Chen Jianhai's hotels are in Nanjiang and Xiaomajia Island. Even if there were issues to handle, they wouldn't come to Zaomen."
"Could it be..."
Suddenly, Liu Qinglu stopped in her tracks as an incredulous thought crossed her mind.
She looked back at Wen Zifan's departing figure,
Could it be that Chen Jianhai is opening a hotel in Zaomen?!!!
...
After confirming through various channels that Chen Jianhai had indeed opened a hotel in Zaomen and purchased all the land on the left side of Naiyou Road, Chen Jianhai was already lying comfortably on his bed, looking at the system panel.
"Ding!"
"The system has detected that the host has completed the phase task by acquiring enough land for the new hotel."
"Reward: 1 point."
What???
Chen Jianhai sat up abruptly.
Was the system malfunctioning?
1 point??
Although Wen Zifan handled the paperwork and the system provided the funds,
he had been lounging around at Langai Hotel, waiting for a windfall.
Surely Wen Zifan's hard work deserved at least 100 points?
The system was being stingy.
Chen Jianhai rolled his eyes at the system panel, feeling a bit shameless himself.
"Ding!"
"Please proceed to the hotel site to confirm activation. Only after activation can the hotel be constructed."
The system's familiar cold voice echoed again.
"Activating the hotel just means another trip to Zaomen. Easy!" Chen Jianhai said, pulling out his phone to book a high-speed train ticket.
A same-day trip!
He really didn't want to stay at Squirrel Hotel any longer!!
He even planned to not get out of the taxi.
Once he confirmed the site, he would immediately head back to the city.
Just as he was about to buy the ticket, his phone rang.
"Mr. Chen, the city's selection results are out. You've been selected!"
Su Jie's excited voice came through the phone.
"Prepare yourself. There's an awards ceremony next Monday, and you might need to give a speech…" Su Jie's voice was trembling, sounding more excited than Chen Jianhai,
"The speech shouldn't be too long, under 5 minutes. Just get ready."
"A speech?" Chen Jianhai was confused.
He had never attended such events, let alone given a speech. He had no idea what to say.
The audience would likely be filled with CEOs and chairmen from various Nanjiang enterprises. It would be tricky to strike the right tone.
"Brother Su~~~ could you help me out a bit more?" Chen Jianhai cautiously suggested.
"Brother Wen…" Su Jie started instinctively but then closed his mouth, speaking gently:
"Mr. Chen, the speech doesn't need to be too serious. Just express some gratitude, you can do it!"
Realizing Su Jie wasn't keen on helping, Chen Jianhai persisted,
Just as he was about to continue pleading, Su Jie said,
"How about this, after we hang up, I'll send you the materials for your personal achievements and application. See if you can use them."
"I have a lot of work to do before I start my new role in Zaomen, so I'll hang up now."
Before Chen Jianhai could respond, the call ended with a series of beeps.
Soon after, Su Jie sent over two documents almost instantly and then went completely silent.
No matter how many calls or messages Chen Jianhai sent, there was no response. It was clear Su Jie had washed his hands of the matter.
Fired up with pride, Chen Jianhai resolved to handle it himself.
It's just a speech of gratitude, no big deal!
Picking up his phone, Chen Jianhai opened the documents Su Jie sent.
Hey… you wouldn't believe it,
Su Jie made him sound incredible!
Even someone as thick-skinned as Chen Jianhai blushed.
If you said he did all those things, it felt a bit exaggerated.
But if you said he had nothing to do with them, well, he had done them, albeit described in a different tone.
The more Chen Jianhai read, the more frustrated he became, eventually throwing his phone on the bed.
Damn!
It's all praise, no gratitude.
If he read this out loud, the CEOs in the audience would definitely call him a show-off.
He might not be able to face them again.