Chapter 117: A New Task Begins!
Li Xun smiled and said:
"Yes, it is indeed Lan Ai Hotel."
"Although I have only stayed at this hotel twice, once witnessing its decline and once witnessing its rise."
"The saying 'a high building rises from the ground' is not just empty words!"
"But this hotel achieved it!"
"If you ask what I learned and felt from this journey,"
"I would say:"
"History is not just about being ancient, declining, or perishing,"
"History is also about creation, struggle, perseverance, and ordinary people creating miracles!"
"We will all age, die, and become one with the earth and our ancestors' bones."
"But this life, filled with bittersweet experiences, can only be truly understood by walking it ourselves, feeling it with our bodies and lives, and thus learning from 'history' about 'history'."
"Never give up on any hope, seize every opportunity, hold onto dreams, and step by step turn the impossible into possible,"
"In this glorious river of gold, erect a monument bearing our names!"
Thunderous applause!
The entire audience stood up, clapping vigorously.
The applause penetrated the walls of the reporting hall, the Nanjiang City Historical and Cultural Communication Center, and went straight through the blue sky and clouds,
All the way to Huanhai Road in Nanjiang City.
At this moment,
On the golden beach of Lan Ai Hotel.
Chen Jianhai was lazily lying on a beach chair,
The cool sea breeze blew from the sea, the waves rolled one after another, shimmering beautifully under the sunlight.
Next to him, An Xia was playing the guitar, singing lovely love songs with her gentle voice.
The hotel's employees were working hard at their posts, full of energy,
Not requiring Boss Chen to worry at all.
All he could do was enjoy this beautiful afternoon, lazily spending his time.
"So comfortable~"
Just as Chen Jianhai was about to fall asleep,
Suddenly, a "ding" sounded in his mind.
Chen Jianhai's whole body jolted.
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the title 'Cultural Post Station'. The hotel city landmark task has been unlocked."
"Please check the task on the system panel."
Chen Jianhai looked puzzled.
A reward?
What kind of reward?!
What is a Cultural Post Station?!
Since the hotel upgraded and opened,
This was the second time the system had inexplicably given him a reward.
And the scariest part was,
He had no idea what he did to earn the reward!
It's just ridiculous!
In his confusion, Chen Jianhai opened the system panel.
Then a yellow progress bar appeared at the bottom of the screen.
The progress bar showed "0%", and at the end of the progress bar was a small white house.
Chen Jianhai curiously clicked on the small house,
And a series of descriptions appeared on the panel.
"Current hotel level: High-end hotel."
"Next upgrade target: Luxury hotel."
"Upgrade condition: Complete the city landmark building task. Once the progress bar reaches 100%, the hotel will upgrade to a luxury hotel."
"Upgrade reward: The host can increase the number of hotel branches by 1."
Chen Jianhai sat up straight.
If you say I can have branches, then I'm not sleepy anymore!
These days he had been reading comments in the comment section,
Many people had left messages saying that if the hotel had an Avengers theme, it would be amazing.
Perhaps this comment opened the door of imagination,
Following that, requests for a Magic World themed hotel, a Fantasy Fairy Tale hotel, and a Chocolate Factory themed hotel also started to appear,
Although these seemed to be just the fantasies of netizens,
What if one day those dreams became reality!
"City landmark building task... What is that?"
Chen Jianhai asked in his mind.
"Ding!"
"Task introduction: Every city has its iconic buildings, like spiritual fortresses, that make people think of the city as soon as they see them."
"Task description: To become a city landmark, the hotel needs to have enough cultural and humanistic influence, as well as corresponding social influence and environmental influence."
"Please work hard to expand the hotel's cultural and humanistic influence, enhance the surrounding environment, and continuously increase its social influence,"
Chen Jianhai looked blankly at the task description.
He realized... the system seemed to have become tricky!
In the past, the system gave him tasks, and he just needed to work hard to complete them to get rewards.
But the recent system tasks clearly gave him more room to play.
The difficulty increased!!
Chen Jianhai's good mood of leisurely spending time vanished in an instant.
"Cultural and humanistic influence... What is that???"
"Social influence... Does building the charitable Little Red House for Lao Chang count as increasing social influence?"
"Improving the surrounding environment of the hotel..."
Chen Jianhai scratched his head in frustration and looked up at the sea in front of him.
Nanjiang City is a vacation city, and although many hotels have been built over the years, environmental protection has been highly emphasized!
It can be said,
It is the fresh and pleasant air, the blue and clear seawater, the bright and dazzling sunshine, and the fine and soft sand that attract many tourists for vacation.
Needless to say, the golden beach in front of Chen Jianhai's hotel.
It's the most beautiful place on Huanhai Road.
Even without his instructions, the hotel's employees meticulously clean the beach every day, and the environment is impeccable.
"Do I have to purify the sea too???"
Chen Jianhai's mind was filled with countless bewildering questions.
Just when he was racking his brains without finding an answer, the phone rang.
Gao Qiao?
Why is he calling me?
Chen Jianhai answered the call in confusion.
"Chen Laodi, are you available now? I have something important to discuss with you in person."
Gao Qiao's voice was filled with excitement, as if he had some good news.
"Yes! I'm always available!"
Chen Jianhai, hearing Gao Qiao's high spirits, immediately thought there might be some good news about the hotel, so he quickly agreed.
"Great! I'll be at the hotel in about 20 minutes."
...
20 minutes later.
A white compact car stopped in front of the hotel.
Director Xiao Sun got out from the driver's seat and glanced worriedly at Gao Qiao.
"Teacher Gao, do you think Boss Chen will agree?"
Gao Qiao gritted his teeth, "He will definitely agree! Even if he doesn't, we'll persuade him to agree!"
"The groundwork has been laid for him."
"If he doesn't take this step... No! He will definitely take it!"
Saying this,
Gao Qiao and Director Xiao Sun, carrying their briefcases, walked into the hotel.
"Teacher Gao, Teacher Sun!"
Chen Jianhai saw them in the lobby and warmly greeted them.
After the three of them sat down at the nearby bar, Gao Qiao directly stated his purpose.
"Boss Chen, I'm here with good news!"
"Our school has communicated with the advertising departments of Nanjiang City's metro and bus services,"
"We can use the opportunity to promote city culture and showcase the spirit of Nanjiang City's university students by combining the hotel's and school's promotional videos and playing them as in-station video advertisements."
"The video will mainly feature our hotel, with school introductions interspersed."
"Would Boss Chen agree?"
Almost as soon as Gao Qiao finished speaking,
The system panel in Chen Jianhai's mind lit up!