Chapter 5: Limited-Time Boutique Hotel Event

By the seaside.

The fresh sea breeze carried a sense of freedom and freshness.

Chen Jianhai took a deep breath of the sea air, instantly feeling refreshed!

At a breakfast stall, he ordered a plate of egg fried rice, grilled squid, a glass of milk, and a small pineapple.

Chen Jianhai ate with great relish!

Just thinking about the system made him feel like he had hit the jackpot, warming his heart.

After eating his fill, Chen Jianhai lay down on a lounge chair under a coconut tree and took a delightful nap.

Four hours later.

Chen Jianhai jogged back to the hotel, took a deep breath, and pushed open the hotel door.

A breeze blew through the door crack, brushing against Chen Jianhai's face.

As the door slowly opened, a coastal lobby resembling an ancient Greek temple appeared before Chen Jianhai's eyes.

The scorching and glaring light was absorbed by the glass atrium, casting a soft glow on the porcelain-white floor.

It was like a white wave waterfall emanating from a holy place, cascading down the atrium and enveloping the entire room in a gentle and bright hue.

In the center of the lobby stood eighteen towering marble columns, each adorned with carvings of mountain flowers, flower baskets, and goddess reliefs.

Among them, six goddess columns stood gracefully, their expressions vivid and lifelike, exuding a sense of vibrant beauty.

The circular staircases on both sides, like the delicate skirts of girls, were intricately embedded upstairs.

But all of this paled in comparison to the vast blue sea outside.

The hotel lobby facing the sea had been transformed by the system into a giant glass wall.

Amidst a cluster of unknown purple flowers and golden leaves, waves rolled in with the wind, crashing white foam onto the shore.

In an instant, though he had only stepped through a door, it felt like entering another world.

The azure hues combined with the ancient Greek temple-like architecture visually conveyed a sense of vacation and relaxation, instantly easing any tension.

Chen Jianhai was awestruck.

"This system... is incredible!"

Chen Jianhai sat in a bird's nest wicker chair in the lobby, the soft and bright sunlight warming him, with an endless blue sea before him. The sea breeze lifted the white curtains, gently swaying them in the air.

Even someone like him, who had lived by the sea all his life, had never seen such a perfect sea view.

"Ding!"

"System task: Please host 100 guests within 24 hours."

"System note: Missing even one guest will result in automatic task failure."

"Task reward: Free renovation of the hotel lobby service center."

...

A grand and elegant hotel lobby naturally needs to be equipped with modern high-tech electronic devices and systems.

Old computers and reception equipment can no longer meet the needs of a luxury hotel, nor can they provide guests with a smooth check-in experience.

To enhance hotel service, the host must complete the task as soon as possible.

The system's voice echoed in Chen Jianhai's ears.

He turned around,

and saw a broken redwood table in the elegant corner of the lobby, with an old desktop computer on it.

Next to the computer was a waving fortune cat.

It was like placing a bottle of "Wahaha" in a luxurious wine cabinet,

a comically outdated scene that clashed with the entire lobby.

Chen Jianhai quickly got up, took a white bed sheet from the storage room, and covered the redwood table and the old desktop computer.

Although the flaws were still noticeable upon closer inspection,

at least the overall color scheme was consistent.

"System, won't people on the beach get suspicious about the sudden drastic change in the hotel's style, especially with the glass wall?"

Chen Jianhai asked nervously.

"Please rest assured, all modifications made by the system are absolutely safe and will not arouse any suspicion."

Alright,

as long as the system helped cover any loopholes, he wouldn't need to explain the hotel's changes to people on the beach.

As for the system's task... let's get to work!

"It's now 9:20 AM. By this time tomorrow morning, the hotel needs to have 100 guests to complete the task."

Chen Jianhai checked his watch; 10 minutes had already passed since the task began.

"Assuming one guest per room, the hotel has more than enough rooms..."

"But what about manpower?"

Chen Jianhai was troubled.

With only himself in the entire hotel, he could handle one or two guests.

But with a hundred guests, he couldn't possibly manage reception and room cleaning all by himself!

Not to mention the issue of breakfast.

...

Chen Jianhai gritted his teeth.

"There's no point in overthinking things!"

"Let's do this!"

He took out his phone and snapped a few photos of the lobby from different angles.

Under the natural light, the white ancient Greek temple-style lobby facing the azure sea, with the endless sky in the background, was perfectly captured.

"Perfect!"

Chen Jianhai looked at the photos on his screen, giving himself a thumbs-up.

He then went to the guest rooms, turned on the bedside lamps, and carefully took photos of the new bedding.

Of course,

the old floors and outdated facilities were intentionally blurred.

Next, Chen Jianhai opened various travel and hotel apps, as well as social media platforms like Weibo and his friend circle.

He quickly edited the following message:

"Lang Ai Hotel, a seaside resort in Nanjing City, is launching a limited-time boutique hotel experience event!"

"From July 2nd to July 3rd, the hotel will offer 140 sea-view rooms at ultra-low prices. The sea-view rooms are priced at 128 yuan/day, and the super deluxe sea-view rooms are priced at 168 yuan/day."

"Limited availability, first come, first served."

"Event details: Each guest is limited to a one-day stay, and breakfast is not included."

"The hotel reserves the final interpretation rights for this event."

After editing the message, Chen Jianhai selected a few of the best photos and attached them,

Send!

Ding-dong, ding-dong.

Within moments, comments from netizens poured in:

"Wow, when did Nanjing City get such a nice hotel? Is this Photoshopped?!"

"Don't trick me with photos; this is clearly a Greek temple. I just drank a Coke at the entrance half an hour ago."

"Hey, you upstairs, don't run! Pay me for the Coke!"

"Where is this place? Can someone share the address?"

In an instant, more than a dozen replies popped up.

Chen Jianhai quickly shared the hotel's name and location.

Soon, a flood of messages from netizens came in.

"Whoa! Didn't this hotel go out of business? It was locked up yesterday when I passed by, and now it looks completely different?"

"Seaside resort hotel... 128??? Am I crazy, or is the boss crazy!"

"The deluxe version is only 168; even budget hotels can't beat that price!"