Chapter 85: Plagiarism? Let Them Copy!
With the successful hosting of the Lakeside Garden BBQ Music Carnival, Chen Jianhai finally had a moment to catch his breath after days of non-stop activity. Over the past few days, the carnival's food, cuisine, and beverage satisfaction ratings had quickly climbed to six stars. The other two aspects were also steadily increasing. Although the pace was slower, it was foreseeable that during the month-long wedding season, the various standards of the carnival would reach a perfect ten stars.
There was a little incident in between. By chance, Chen Jianhai discovered that every afternoon, Anxia would attract a crowd while singing on the beach. However, since those tourists were not hotel guests, they couldn't sit under the coconut umbrellas and could only stand on the beach to listen. Without hesitation, Chen Jianhai allocated funds to add several beautiful flower chairs in a small area near the hotel's coconut umbrellas. He also set up a coconut vending cart and a small coffee sale area. Although the scale of sales was small, it was comprehensive enough to let tourists sit and listen to songs while drinking coconut water, watching the sea, and taking selfies on the flower chairs. This not only increased soft drink sales for the hotel but also provided dual benefits.
Currently, such small profits from selling soft drinks were negligible for Chen Jianhai. With less than three months left until the Coconut Umbrella Hotel Industry Association's evaluation, even with the system at his disposal, it was always better to plan ahead. The sooner the hotel upgraded to a luxury hotel, the greater the chance of passing the evaluation.
His goal was to upgrade Lang Ai Hotel to a luxury hotel by the end of the wedding season in a month! While closely monitoring the system's progress bar daily, one day, Bai Cheng and a few of his roommates burst into Chen Jianhai's office, visibly upset.
"Boss, something bad happened! We've been plagiarized!" Bai Cheng handed his phone to Chen Jianhai. Puzzled, Chen Jianhai took the phone and saw a hotel's promotional event page on the screen.
"Surprise: Nanjiang Glory Hotel is launching a large summer family holiday event to thank our customers."
"Star Ocean Family Holiday Festival!"
Seeing the title, Chen Jianhai was initially intrigued. A competitor's family holiday festival? This could be a learning opportunity! He eagerly continued reading, but the more he read, the angrier he became.
What "Star Ocean Family Holiday Festival"? It was a blatant copy of their Dolphin Bubble Fun Festival! The same bubble pool battle, the same cake tower and stack-up high activities; even the event projects were practically identical. The only difference was replacing dolphins with stars and pirate ships with moon ships.
"Boss, what do we do? Should we go curse them out?" Bai Cheng, red-faced with anger, suggested declaring war. "Yes!" A short-haired roommate nodded vigorously. "We have a lot of people in our hotel. If everyone leaves a comment, we'll dominate the comment section!"
"We can design uniform phrases and slogans to flood their comment section!" The short-haired roommate, brimming with confidence, added, "We're pros at controlling comments! We can definitely make them regret it!"
"Enough!" Initially moved, Chen Jianhai broke into a cold sweat at the mention of controlling comments. Who still dared to control comments these days? These girls really dared to think! Ignoring them, he carefully scrutinized each picture on the Nanjiang Glory Hotel's promotional page. Finally, he relaxed, returned the phone to Bai Cheng, and casually said, "Ignore them."
Bai Cheng was stunned. The boss had been fuming just now; why the sudden change?
"Boss? Are we really going to let them plagiarize us?" Bai Cheng asked incredulously. "Even if we don't fight back, shouldn't we at least let everyone know that they copied our hotel's ideas and events? We should make it widely known!" The short-haired roommate nodded fervently. "Yes! In the hotel industry, everyone should rely on their own abilities to thrive. Copying others' activities is no skill at all!"
As the girls grew more agitated, Chen Jianhai felt a headache coming on. He waited until they finished talking before saying, "Done?" The girls nodded.
"Alright, let me speak now." Chen Jianhai calmly began, "Let them copy. If I dare to host events, I'm not afraid of being borrowed. Besides, from what I saw, their hotel's decorations and event props are just cheap imitations, nothing compared to ours. Instead of wasting time being angry and dealing with them, we should focus on doing our own thing well."
The short-haired roommate frowned and asked, "But boss, if we don't stop this plagiarism now, other hotels might copy our Atlantis wedding, our underwater suites, and our vow platforms next. The market is limited, and if everyone copies us, our hotel will lose its uniqueness and competitiveness!"
Chen Jianhai chuckled, "Even if they copy the Atlantis wedding, I still have the Fairy Sword Three Thousand-themed wedding, Beauty and the Beast European vintage wedding, and futuristic sci-fi weddings! They can never copy as fast as I can innovate. Their plagiarism only proves our hotel's operational model is recognized by customers. Over time, when every move Lang Ai Hotel makes influences the entire Nanjiang hotel scene, Lang Ai Hotel will naturally become the leading hotel in Nanjiang!"
"If they have the funds, I welcome them to borrow our ideas."
Hearing this, the girls' eyes lit up! The boss's words were so powerful!
Although Chen Jianhai was calmly sitting in his place, the confidence radiating from him was blinding! Especially when talking about the hotel's future development, his gaze seemed to penetrate through time, showcasing a composed strategy for the future.
This kind of boss… looks so cool…