Chapter 23: The Personal Charm of Boss Chen

"Haizi, wait a moment!"

Xu Bo ran out of the kitchen and grabbed Chen Jianhai.

"What's wrong?" Chen Jianhai asked, puzzled.

"One thing at a time, I almost forgot to discuss something important."

Xu Bo asked, "With so many new employees at the hotel, do you have enough funds?"

Before Chen Jianhai could respond, Xu Bo added:

"If you don't have enough money to keep things running, I have some."

Chen Jianhai felt a warmth in his heart.

Indeed,

In critical moments, you can always rely on your brothers!

Other employees only cared about when they'd get a raise.

Only Xu Bo was concerned about whether he'd go bankrupt.

"Don't worry, these employees don't need money; just providing meals is enough," Chen Jianhai replied with a smile.

Xu Bo was taken aback, "No money?"

"So many young people working for you for free?"

He paused, looking tense, "Haizi, you didn't get involved in some shady MLM scheme, did you?!"

"We must do legitimate business; we can't let Uncle Chen and Aunt Chen down."

Chen Jianhai was exasperated, "What are you thinking?!"

"These employees are students from Nanjing Tourism Vocational University. Their internship office director approached me to sign an internship contract, insisting on sending students to intern here."

"Since the school took the initiative, I certainly have to contribute to the cause of education."

"Uh..." Xu Bo was a bit stunned.

Although Chen Jianhai looked sincere,

he couldn't shake the feeling that the other was bragging?!

The school approached you...

Why don't you just say the school is owned by your family?

"With so many hotels in Nanjing, from three-star to five-star, why would the school come to you?" Xu Bo asked.

Chen Jianhai felt a bit embarrassed, "Maybe it's because of my personal charm."

"You have that?" Xu Bo instinctively responded.

They had grown up together, and he knew exactly what Chen Jianhai was like.

Chen Jianhai coughed twice, feeling a bit awkward:

"An employee recorded a video of me making a bed and posted it online,"

"…and then I went viral."

Seeing Chen Jianhai's shy expression,

Xu Bo opened his mouth, struggling to get a word out.

"What video?"

"This one."

Chen Jianhai tapped a few times on his phone, found the video, and handed it to Xu Bo.

Xu Bo took the phone,

the screen filled with comments like "The boss is so handsome,"

those pink hearts were like little knives,

viciously stabbing Xu Bo's eyes and heart!

"This is you?!"

Xu Bo couldn't believe it, his rough voice turning a bit shrill.

Chen Jianhai slowly took back the phone, sighing helplessly.

"I didn't expect such an ordinary video to go viral..."

"I don't believe it..."

Xu Bo's voice carried a hint of breakdown.

"I never thought I'd have a day where I could make a living with my looks..."

Chen Jianhai looked at the reflection on the phone screen, happily muttering to himself.

...

Leaving the kitchen, Chen Jianhai returned to the hotel lobby, watching the busy employees and the customers coming and going, feeling like he had taken a historic step.

He was no longer a lone commander.

The feeling of being a boss, leisurely drinking tea while employees worked hard, as seen on TV, he could finally experience it too!

So satisfying!!!!!!

"Boom~"

He opened a celebratory can of Sprite, took a couple of sips, and then took out a calculator to start calculating the hotel's revenue.

The hotel's occupancy rate reached 88% over the past two days.

With an average daily room rate of 1,000 yuan, the hotel's daily net income could exceed 210,000 yuan.

Although employee wages, electricity, water, internet fees, food purchases, equipment wear and tear, property fees, and taxes would cost quite a bit,

if the hotel could maintain an 80% occupancy rate daily,

then the money would keep rolling in like snowballs, growing bigger and bigger.

Watching the constantly increasing numbers in the hotel account,

Chen Jianhai was almost giddy with happiness.

Unfortunately, he was no longer the carefree, poor young man who could laugh and cry as he pleased.

After all,

he was now a man who could make a living with his looks.

He now represented the entire hotel's image.

Maybe, somewhere unseen, countless eyes were secretly using their phones to take pictures of him.

Chen Jianhai felt a bit tired.

So annoying.

Don't you notice,

besides being a master bed-maker,

my soul is that of a boss owning a five-star hotel!

...

With enough staff, the hotel could now operate normally.

Chen Jianhai no longer had to limit the number of guests due to staffing concerns.

From the perspective of market expansion, he had achieved his small goal.

But, despite his happiness,

a new problem arose with more employees.

"With a bigger team, it's harder to manage..."

Chen Jianhai looked at the employee list.

A total of 254 people.

Managing such a large group,

he couldn't be both the boss and the caretaker, worrying about the hotel's business and construction while also taking care of the employees' daily needs and various trivial matters.

Moreover, the hotel now had both formal employees and interns.

Although the two groups had just started interacting and no issues had arisen yet,

no one could guarantee there wouldn't be disputes over time.

He needed to find an efficient and capable assistant for the hotel.

"It will cost some money..."

Chen Jianhai rubbed his forehead.

In today's job market, even a slightly better hotel assistant's annual salary was equivalent to the hotel's daily revenue.

For top-notch ones,

it might require two days' revenue.

The thought of spending one or even two days' net income to hire an assistant for a year made Chen Jianhai's heart ache.

"Forget it!"

"Money that needs to be spent will have to be spent sooner or later."

"The beginning is always the hardest; hiring a good helper is more important than anything."

Chen Jianhai roughly considered the hotel's situation.

Then he opened his computer and logged into a headhunting website.

He entered the hotel's information and the type of personnel he wanted to hire.

Graduation school, major, expertise, work experience, and other qualifications were naturally required.

Since he was hiring an assistant for himself, he had to hire someone pleasing to the eye, capable, and well-educated.

And it had to be a woman~

That way, work wouldn't be tiring!

He didn't want to work with a man every day.

After carefully checking the information,

Chen Jianhai wrote his contact details on the website and hit "Enter."

"Confirm to post the job information!"

A small envelope with wings flew out of his mailbox.