Confessions of a Salesman

The entrance of the scenic spot is advertised as a national 5A scenic spot and a primitive ecological park. But after entering, you can see traces of artificial construction everywhere. There is also an artificial lake built, which is still a stagnant lake. You can see two black swans in the lake. It’s a pretty good view.

Walking further inside, there are mansions 1-9, all of which are hotels. Rather than building a hotel in a scenic area, it is better to build a hotel with scenery. This so-called scenery really has no mountains or water, except for an artificial lake. It is a bamboo forest plank road, also built around an artificial lake. The rest is a poet from the Republic of China period. He stayed here for a few days. It is a historical site and is not open to the public. You can only take a look at it from a distance. Not sure whether it is true?

This really caused me great dissatisfaction, and I wanted to go out and refund the ticket. Lu Ping rolled her eyes at me and said, "Can you stop ruining the scenery like this! If you are so annoying, just leave now!"

Saying this made me very embarrassed, so I hurriedly smiled and said: "You know that's not what I meant. I'm just annoyed by businesses like them that advertise false advertising. Isn't this just a resort hotel? Why is it just a scenic spot?" , and they charge such expensive tickets!”

Lu Ping was really angry this time. She turned around and left. As she walked, she said, "Yes, then go and refund the ticket! This much money is enough for you to eat several meals!"

I knew I had gone too far, so I hurriedly grabbed her and said, "Okay, okay, okay, it's my fault, I really don't feel bad..." Seeing that she couldn't bear it anymore, I hurriedly pointed to a path on the other side of the lake and said: "Hey, where does that lead to? Maybe there's a different view. Go over and have a look!"

Only then did Lu Ping restrain herself from getting angry. She followed me and walked into the tree-lined path. As expected, there was really a cave inside. There was a magnificent temple in front of her. This temple was just a door, and it was very spectacular. It was definitely not It's an ordinary temple, and I don't know what gods are enshrined in it. However, I didn't see anyone walking inside.

Although I don't really believe in gods and Buddhas, I can't help but be a little tempted when I see such a magnificent temple. In addition, my father just passed away, so it's very appropriate to go in and pay my respects.

So he pulled Lu Ping and walked inside.

But as soon as I walked to the door, I was stopped by two security guards. I never dreamed that there were security guards outside the temple. The security guards saluted the two of us seriously, and then asked politely: "Excuse me, you guys Which building are you a guest in? Can you show us your room card?"

I shook my head and said, "We are not residents here, we are just here to hang out!"

The originally polite expression of the security guard immediately turned cold and said, "I'm sorry, we only accept guests staying in the hotel and are not open to the public!"

This really pissed me off. I took the ticket to the scenic spot and said, "I'm sorry your ticket doesn't include this temple? Then what are we going to do? Are you kidding me?"

I thought Lu Ping would be angry with me, but she yelled at the security guard: "What kind of scenic spot is this? Is it divided into zones? Let me ask you, is your place part of the scenic spot?"

The security guard was frightened by Lu Ping's momentum and nodded: "Yes, it is a scenic spot, but our leaders have regulations. This temple is indeed only for hotel guests! If you are not a hotel guest, we have no right to let you in!"

Lu Ping didn't know whether she was angry with me or the security guard. Before I could say anything, she said to the security guard: "Call your manager over. I will stay here today for a year. Get me a keycard immediately!"

The security guard was so frightened that he knew Lu Ping was difficult to deal with and was not like an ordinary person. His attitude suddenly changed and he said, "Don't be angry yet. I'll go find our manager right away!"

After saying that, he took out the walkie-talkie and checked for a long time. A man in uniform lazily came over with two men.

When he saw the two of us standing outside the temple gate, he probably guessed what he had discovered. He immediately laughed and said, "It must be a misunderstanding! I saw that you two are distinguished guests! What kind of cards do you need?" No need to apply for a card, I will take you two in now!"

But at this time, Lu Ping was so angry that she lost her mind and asked with a cold face: "Let me ask, how much does your VIP room in Building 1 cost per day?"

The manager answered candidly: "Generally, the price in front of us is 1800, and the internal price can be 1600. For a distinguished guest like you, I will give you 1200, a VIP room on the top floor of Building 1!"

Lu Ping snorted and said, "Do I need you to lower the price for me? How many rooms are there in Building [-]?"

The manager was stunned for a moment and replied: "There are 8 rooms on one floor, a total of 3 floors, plus the presidential suite on the top floor, a total of 25 rooms!"

Lu Ping did the math and said, "I'll take your most expensive room for 1800, and I'll rent the whole building for one year. How much is it?"

The manager groaned, then looked at Lu Ping carefully and said with some disdain: "Don't make fun of me. If you calculate it like this, you can get more than 1600 million a year. Then you might as well build one outside." We have a villa, renting a building to live here for a year? Why? Stop playing tricks on me!"

Lu Ping also said with the same disdain: "What if I just want to live there? I have one condition: whoever I let in from now on can enter this temple! Those who are not allowed in will stay outside and watch the fun!"

The manager was stunned again and said with a smile: "Then if you really have that much money, yes, I will make the decision and agree to your terms!"

Lu Ping actually took out a check from her bag, wrote 1600 million on it, and handed it to the manager.

The manager probably had never seen such a large check before and refused to believe that someone would do such a stupid thing. He stayed there for a long time before saying, "Can you cash this check?"

Lu Ping rolled her eyes and said, "You can pick up the financial department and check it out!"

Seeing Lu Ping's confident eyes, she started to believe Lu Ping's words, and nodded hurriedly: "Then wait a moment, I will go and verify it now!"

The manager began to run away with some fear, and walked out with the check.

Seeing that Lu Ping was serious, I hurriedly grabbed her and whispered to one side: "It's almost done! Even if you want to show off your wealth, don't you have a way to show off like you? It's not 160, it's 1600 Wan! Stop messing around!"

Lu Ping said with a straight face: "What are you doing making so much money? Isn't it just to gain reputation and be respected by others? Let those villains who look down on others be blinded by their stupidity! I won't accept that today. I'm so angry! Isn't it just 1600 million? What the heck!" I sighed and said, "Then you don't need to take 1600 million. You can rent a building to live in. You can invest directly. How much does a building here cost? If you want to spend money, why not just buy it here? This is how it works. If you add my wisdom, I will make it dirty in a few days. Then we can acquire it again. We can take over a few hundred million at most. !”

Lu Ping couldn't listen at all and said: "I'm going to be willful! I'm going to throw money at them. It's not like I don't have the capital! I'm going to make them make way for me and open the door for me. I'm alone." Visit the entire temple, I occupy it for a year, I want to see how the guests staying here can’t get in, and see if they can tolerate the rules of this hotel!?”

I really can't understand what she is thinking now, but she is still angry. I know that no matter how hard I try to persuade her, I can only think about telling the finance department that the check will be refunded directly!If that doesn't work, I will tear up the check in front of them. What else can they do to me?

What I didn't expect was that the manager came over and replied to Lu Ping: "I'm really sorry, you two. Our boss said that no amount of money will allow you to enter the temple alone, and no one else can enter! We still have many distinguished guests. For They came to this temple and paid a visit to Master Kong before staying in our hotel. If guests are not allowed to enter the temple, then our hotel will not be able to operate!"

This really surprised me. I didn’t expect that the hotel would make no money at all. I don’t think they could sell a few rooms in Building 1 a year. Most of the time they would be empty. I didn’t expect them to refuse. 1600 million, I guess it should be enough for their overall income for at least half a year, right?
Lu Ping was also surprised. She didn't expect the hotel to refuse, so she said angrily: "Tell me, how much can I agree to?"

The manager shook his head and said, "I don't know that either!"

Lu Ping said impatiently: "If you don't know, just ask. I still don't believe it. I don't want to make money even if I have money! Otherwise, call someone who knows more about it to come and talk to me!"

The manager hesitated and said, "Then please wait a moment!"

After saying that, he hurried away again.

He came back and led a middle-aged man in sportswear. This middle-aged man has a well-proportioned figure and three-dimensional facial features. He also walks with a bit of health and dignity.

After seeing Lu Ping and me, she said neither humble nor overbearing: "Hello, you two, I am the general person in charge of this scenic spot, my name is Hao Youqian, you two want to rent Building 1 of our hotel for one year?"

Lu Ping nodded and said: "Yes, didn't you see my money? Is it still fake? Didn't you find someone to check it?"

Hao Youqian said with a smile: "No need, I see that you two have extraordinary bearings, I know that the money you two took out must be real!"

Lu Ping said aggressively: "Isn't this money enough to cover Building 1 for a year?"

Hao Yougan shook his head and said: "Of course not, it's more than enough! And it's almost one-third of our hotel's sales in a year!"

Lu Ping asked puzzledly: "If that's the case, what's wrong with me covering a temple? Do you still want me to contract your sales for a year?"

Haoyou smiled dryly and said: "Of course no, we don't have to ask you to pay for it! I think there must be some misunderstanding just now that makes you so angry. Why don't you go to my office and sit down first, and I'll make you two cups Tea, let’s have a nice chat!”

Lu Ping glanced at me hesitantly, and I nodded. I didn't want Lu Ping to be so impulsive. If something went wrong, she would spend hundreds of millions just to get angry!He nodded hurriedly and said: "Okay, let's go and sit down!"

Lu Ping came to his office angrily. After sitting down, Hao Youqian began to play with his tea set, then poured a cup for each of us, and then slowly asked: "At first glance, you two are not ordinary people, they are acquaintances." Did you introduce us to come here to play? Or did you see our advertisement on the Internet and come here because of our reputation?"

Lu Ping said angrily: "No, I just walked around and ended up here. I wanted to see the scenery, but I didn't expect that I would be so angry!"

Hao Youqian hurriedly apologized: "It's my fault in management. Don't be angry, please. Do you think this is okay? If you are interested, just stay with us for a few days. I'll give it to you for free. Just treat it like this." I apologize to you two, and I will cover all the expenses in our hotel!"

I glanced at Hao Youqian, he looked very impressive. Did he recognize us?
But I soon realized that I had guessed wrong. When he saw no reaction from the two of us, he immediately asked: "What do you two think? You don't really want to rent our hotel for a year, do you? It's not that I don't agree with your spending money." Money, but if you really pay for it, I can't agree with you occupying the temple! There is a master in our temple who is empty. He is a god and Buddha who has descended to the earth. Those who are destined can meet him. If you are not rich, you are noble. Good As luck would have it, the Buddha amulet he ordained is hard to find at a price. Many dignitaries want to come to our temple to pay homage to the living Buddha. You said that if you don't let other people enter the temple for a year, why don't they all make trouble with me? Then I can’t do anything!”

I asked curiously: "Don't you have the final say here? Are you not the boss?"

Hao Youqian pointed to the photo on the wall. There were three people in total, smiling and holding hands, facing the camera. In the middle stood Hao Youqian. There was an older man on the left, and a young woman on the right who looked to be in her 30s. , and then said: "They are my partners! The three of us founded this company together. This is just a hotel under our group!"

After looking at the photos, Lu Ping and I looked at each other at the same time, and then smiled at each other. Lu Ping asked, "Are the other two father and daughter?"

Hao Youqian was stunned for a moment, then nodded, and said with some confusion: "They look alike, right?"

Lu Ping did not answer his question, but continued to ask: "Their surname is Zhong, right?"

Now Hao Youqian knew that Lu Ping knew his two partners, so he hurriedly asked: "You two know my two partners?"

I nodded and said, "We know each other, right? However, I haven't heard that they have any partners? These should all be properties of Zhongshi Group, right?"

Hao Youqian said with some embarrassment: "Yes, yes, they are all properties of Zhongshi Group, and it is also the first hotel resort established by Mr. Zhong in our mainland. I am the general person in charge of operating this hotel! "

I groaned and said, "Then you mean, if we want to rent out this temple, we need Mr. Zhong's consent? Although you are the general person in charge here, you still can't make the decision, right?" "