mtlumby2d Chapter 472 The opening reception officially begins
Chapter 472 The opening reception officially begins
Six p.m.
The opening reception of Huayue Hotel officially began.
Those successful people from J City who were invited are also arriving one after another.
There is a large signature wall in the hotel lobby.
Two beautiful receptionists were respectfully handing signature markers to the guests.
Xiao Wang, the cameraman from the hotel's publicity department, was looking for various angles to take pictures of the guests.
Zheng Jingsi and the hall manager welcomed all guests in the center of the hall.
Every time a guest arrived, they would greet them with a smile, holding a glass of champagne in their hands, and then say some polite words to make the occasion more formal.
Jiang Duoduo did not show up at the opening ribbon-cutting ceremony in the morning, and now she has no intention of showing up in public.
First, she had to keep a low profile as much as possible. Second, facing such a crowded social occasion, Jiang Duoduo felt a headache just thinking about it.
Therefore, she greeted the hotel staff before the evening reception started.
Don't call her Director Jiang. Just treat her as an ordinary guest at the cocktail party.
If you need to ask for instructions on work matters, just go to General Manager Zheng Jingsi. No matter whether she is there or not, just go to General Manager Zheng if you have any questions.
After arranging all this, Jiang Duoduo took her family to the buffet area to start tonight's gourmet feast.
With so many people, they found four tables in a row and sat down. The eldest daughter, Jiang Lai Di, took the children to the pastry area to get their meals.
The restaurant waiter was very perceptive. When he saw Jiang Lai Di holding a one-year-old baby in her arms, he took the initiative to bring her a baby seat.
"Old Four, you and Hu Bao sit next to Mom."
Chen Shuyue moved the seat next to her and let Jiang Laidie put the baby seat in.
Jiang Duoduo sat alone opposite the three of them.
The seat next to her was reserved for Luo Kai.
Luo Kai came back directly from Kyoto today, so he will be a little late.
He told Jiang Duoduo in advance that he would arrive around seven o'clock, so Jiang Duoduo and her family didn't have to wait for him.
Jiang Duoduo was really casual. She hadn't sent a single WeChat message to Luo Kai since she sat down to eat.
Hall entrance.
Song Chengxu was dressed in an exquisite coat and suit, and was accompanied by his elegant and well-dressed wife Meng Wanru.
As soon as the two entered the hotel, they were invited to sign the autograph wall.
"Dean Song, thank you for coming!"
Zheng Jingsi walked over and greeted him with a smile.
"Hello, President Zheng! Congratulations! Huayue has made a splash! Having just entered the hotel market, you've opened three chains simultaneously. Your strength should not be underestimated!"
Song Chengxu is also well-known in the business circle of J City.
The main reason is that their family has been in business for generations. Although Song Chengxu himself runs a pet hospital, his family started out by running a hotel.
Back then, the leading hotel in J City was Huacheng Hotel founded by Grandpa Song Chengxu.
However, after the old man of the Song family passed away, Song Chengxu's father and uncles became less and less interested in running the hotel, so much so that they later closed more than a dozen branches.
By Song Chengxu's generation, the industries they were engaged in had become more diversified.
Some of them opened pet hospitals, some opened beauty salons, and some opened clothing and logistics companies. In short, the only thing left of the old hotel founded by their grandfather was the flagship store in Kyoto.
"No, no, we were just having a little fight. Dean Song, please take care of me in the future!"
After Zheng Jingsi exchanged some polite words with the two, he asked the lobby manager to take them into the hotel's buffet restaurant.
There were people coming and going in the restaurant. Apart from the busy waiters, most of them were guests invited by Zheng Jingsi and their families.
"Hubby, how could you actually agree to attend the opening reception for such a small three-star hotel?"
Meng Wanru said a little puzzled.
"You don't understand this! This is called networking investment. Zheng Jingsi is quite capable. I paid attention to him when he was in S City. He's very good at running a hotel."
"He's now running his own hotel. Although it's only a three-star one, he's opened three at once. I also heard he's currently building a high-end hotel in City S, and the investment might be 30 billion yuan."
"3...30 billion? That's a lot of money! Our family has been doing business for so many years, but we don't have a 30 billion dollar business. Zheng Jingsi, didn't you say you used to work for someone else? How could you have so much money to open a hotel?"
Meng Wanru turned around in surprise and glanced at Zheng Jingsi, but she still couldn't believe that this man had so much money.
But they made the right decision to attend this cocktail party today.
"Zheng Jingsi himself naturally doesn't have that much money. I heard that he has secured a very wealthy behind-the-scenes boss to invest. The reason I came to this opening reception today is to get to know this behind-the-scenes boss through Zheng Jingsi."
Song Chengxu took a glass of champagne from the waiter's tray, took a sip and spoke slowly.
"I see. It seems I'm just too narrow-minded. It turns out my husband has such a broad perspective when it comes to looking at people and things. Hahahaha..."
As Meng Wanru spoke, she took a glass of orange juice from the waiter's tray, took a sip, and walked inside with Song Chengxu.
Song Chengxu clinked glasses with a few acquaintances inside and chatted about some business matters.
Seeing that there was nothing for Meng Wanru to do, she found an empty table and sat down to eat something.
More than ten minutes passed like this.
Almost all the guests except Luo Kai were present. The host of the reception first gave a long and enthusiastic speech on the opening of Huayue Hotel with a manuscript in hand, and then invited Zheng Jingsi to speak.
When Huayue Hotel opened, everyone from Zheng Jingsi to the front-line waiters in various departments were busy as if they were fighting a war.
Only the big boss Jiang Duoduo was sitting leisurely and eating delicious food.
"Duoduo, why do I feel like this hotel has nothing to do with you? Are you bringing our whole family here just to get a free seat?"
Jiang Lai Di poked her head over from the next table and looked at Jiang Duoduo suspiciously.
Although they knew Mr. Zheng who had just spoken on the stage and he seemed to be Duoduo's partner, but as one of the hotel owners, it was impossible for Duoduo to just ignore everything and eat by herself, right?
Jiang Lai Di felt that this Huayue Hotel must have been opened by Mr. Zheng. Her younger sister Duoduo came as a friend to attend the opening reception, and then brought her family over to eat.
"Freeloading? Big sister, you're quite thoughtful. If I weren't the boss, would I have brought so many people here to freeload? You're not afraid of being kicked out, but I am!"
Jiang Duoduo burst into laughter after she finished speaking.
"The boss has just watched too many idol dramas, and her head is filled with all sorts of messed up, melodramatic plots! Duoduo, ignore her!"
Chen Shuyue glanced at Jiang Lai Di, then handed a big strawberry on the plate to Hu Bao who was babbling for food next to her.
Tiger Bao, who had just grown two small front teeth, couldn't wait to take a big bite of the big strawberry given by his grandma.
I saw him smacking his lips twice, then narrowing his eyes and letting out an "ah" sound. It seemed that the strawberry was a bit sour.
"Are you feeling sour, Tiger? We don't want to eat strawberries anymore. Auntie will get you some watermelon!"
Jiang Duoduo stood up from her seat and headed towards the fruit section.