Chapter 18: I Don't Know, I Don't Admit, It's Not My Problem
The kitchen at Langai Grand Hotel was already bustling with activity before 4 AM, with the aroma of food wafting through the air.
Golden sunlight streamed through the large glass atrium and curtain walls, casting a serene and tranquil light in the hotel lobby.
At this moment, Boss Chen had no idea that he had become a sensation in the school circles of Nanjing City.
"Ding, you've received a genuine satisfaction rating from a customer!"
"Yesterday, the hotel had 86 guests, with 65 positive reviews, achieving a 76% satisfaction rate."
"Congratulations, you have earned 71 lottery points."
Chen Jianhai listened contentedly to the system's report and then pulled out a calculator:
"Yesterday, we opened 6 standard rooms, 18 deluxe sea-view rooms, and 25 super deluxe sea-view king rooms, with an occupancy rate of 35%. At an average of 1,000 yuan per room, we earned 49,000 yuan in room fees yesterday."
"Currently, the hotel has 54 employees, with each person's monthly salary being 2,500 yuan, totaling 135,000 yuan in monthly wages."
"If we can maintain the current occupancy rate, I only need three days to cover the employees' salaries!"
"Wonderful!!!"
Chen Jianhai sat on the sofa, quickly tapping on the calculator.
The hotel's maintenance, upgrades, and renovations were supported by the system, requiring no financial investment.
The only expenses now were employee salaries, purchasing ingredients, hotel consumables, and taxes.
Although earning money was tough,
once the situation was under control, turning a profit would be quick.
"Luckily, I grew up helping my parents run the hotel and understand the ins and outs, otherwise, I could easily be fooled."
Although Chen Jianhai's online recruitment method was crude,
he personally vetted each applicant, only keeping those who were capable, willing, and skilled.
As for those who were all talk and no action, they were all rejected.
This way, he filtered down to over 50 employees.
"Although the hotel's business is improving, it's still far behind other five-star hotels."
Chen Jianhai frowned, tapping the calculator with his pen.
It's currently the peak vacation season,
and as a coastal city, Nanjing City has a pleasant climate and clean seawater, making it a top choice for many vacationers.
Other five-star hotels have occupancy rates of nearly 80% during this time, with some small guesthouses even selling out daily.
Meanwhile, his hotel's occupancy rate was only 35%.
The sales figures were dismal.
"We still don't have enough staff..."
Chen Jianhai felt a bit frustrated.
To achieve optimal hotel service, the staff-to-guest ratio generally needs to be between 1.5% and 2.0%.
As the hotel's occupancy rate increases, so must the number of employees.
"Sigh, if only there were free labor."
Boss Chen thought as he took a sip of coffee.
As for advertising, he couldn't even think about it right now.
Just then,
Chen Jianhai saw Bai Cheng and the three other girls each carrying a large backpack as they entered the hotel.
As soon as the four girls stepped inside, they saw Chen Jianhai sitting in the lobby with a serious expression, and they were all startled.
"Good morning," Chen Jianhai greeted them.
"Good morning, boss."
"Good morning, boss."
"Morning, boss~"
"Morning, boss."
"Mm."
Chen Jianhai nodded, "Have you had breakfast? There's still food in the canteen."
"We've eaten, boss," Bai Cheng replied somewhat nervously.
"Boss... are you sitting here because you have something to tell us?"
"No," Chen Jianhai answered.
"Then can we go to the break room to change and start working?"
Bai Cheng asked quietly.
Receiving Chen Jianhai's nod, they quickly dashed to the employee break room as if they had seen a ghost,
leaving Chen Jianhai momentarily stunned.
He touched his face.
"Am I that scary?"
...
In the employee break room.
"My goodness, that scared me."
Closing the door, Bai Cheng patted her chest, her face pale.
"I thought he knew I posted the bed-making video online and was waiting to confront me."
The parrot-like roommate said, "Yeah, I thought so too!"
The short-haired roommate said, "His expression was so scary, like someone owed him money."
The parrot-like roommate said, "Yeah, I thought so too!"
This morning, they habitually opened the school forum, only to find that someone had posted Chen Jianhai's video online.
The number of shares was astonishing,
and it had even spread to their social media circles.
Bai Cheng was dumbfounded when she saw this.
If the boss found out, he would surely fire her immediately.
"Don't be afraid, I think the boss should thank us; after all, we helped him advertise!"
A voice lacking confidence said.
The four girls exchanged glances and finally decided:
Pretend not to know!
Deny everything!
It's not our problem!
Let whoever wants to deal with it!
After aligning their thoughts, the four of them took their personal items and change of clothes from their backpacks and put them in their lockers.
After all, they couldn't keep going back to school at night; they needed to be prepared here as well.
As the girls changed into their uniforms and started their day's work,
a taxi pulled up at the entrance of Langai Hotel,
and Gao Qiao got out, looking at the grand hotel in front of him, his glasses reflecting a cold light!
Newly renovated, elegantly designed, with young and enthusiastic staff, 80 points.
Entering the lobby,
the service hall was well-equipped, with functional areas, leisure areas, children's areas, and game areas all reasonably distributed, 80 points.
The hotel staff uniforms were consistent, made of high-quality fabric, not from a cheap wholesale market, 90 points!
...
In the few minutes from getting out of the taxi to entering the lobby, Gao Qiao had already started mentally scoring the hotel.
Quiet atmosphere, appropriate background music, a variety of green plants, 88 points.
Gao Qiao sat in the leisure area, spent some money on a cup of coffee, and began observing the lobby.
Wearing sunglasses, dressed in casual clothes, and holding a briefcase, he looked completely different from his usual self at school,
like a guest waiting in the hotel, attracting no attention.
"Zhu Tingting is working here too?"
Gao Qiao's gaze locked onto the green plant area under the glass curtain wall.
The handsome guy trimming the plants put away his shears, satisfied as he patted the freshly trimmed grass ball, then turned and smiled at the pretty girl at the reception desk.
The girl blushed, tucking her hair behind her ear.
She looked shy and bashful.
Gao Qiao's glasses reflected a cold light again:
Poor employee management, unprofessional work conduct, 30 points.
Zhu Tingting's internship performance will be deducted by 2 points for lack of seriousness during the practical course!
Bai Cheng (feeling wronged): Boss Chen said if you vote for me and add me to your favorites, he won't fire us. Please~~~