Fated Love With the Billionaire
Chapter 395 Overnight

Chapter 395: Chapter 395 Overnight

On April 23rd, while the excitement at the Jade Jiali Qingshan Hotel was in full swing, news about Eastern First-class chain hotels flooded the media.

This brand quickly emerged in the public eye overnight, with ads for Eastern First-class chain hotels spreading across major short video platforms and streaming apps. Additionally, two well-known travel bloggers posted their recent travel VLOGs, in which they stayed at Eastern First-class hotels, providing detailed introductions to the hotel’s interior, accommodation environment, the bedding and supplies used, and the services offered.

Eastern First-class not only has numerous chain hotels domestically but also has chain hotels in several key cities overseas.

Chen Qian watched the video, inwardly thinking: This isn’t logical! What’s going on?

At the same time, Zheng Rongxi and her daughter were staring at the advertisements in the office with expressions of disbelief.

The occupancy rate, analyzed by the system, was surprisingly high.

Cheng Xiangheng received the statistical report, his expression dark as ink.

The rapid rise of Eastern First-class became yet another news sensation in the hotel industry, but for the higher-ups at Jade Jiali, it was not good news, surprisingly eerie.

Cheng Xiangheng immediately called Chen Qian into the office, the latter entered with a solemn expression.

"Mr. Cheng." Chen Qian lowered his head, anticipating a storm was coming.

Cheng Xiangheng threw the statistical report onto the table, speaking in a cold voice, "Tell me, what happened? You were supposed to keep an eye on things, and yet you made such a mess?"

Chen Qian picked up the statistical report, and upon seeing the occupancy rates, his pupils dilated—this was impossible!

A thought suddenly crossed Cheng Xiangheng’s mind, his gaze slowly shifted to the Qingshan project materials.

"..." He was fooled.

Cheng Xiangheng gritted his back teeth, that brat played his part well.

He asked Chen Qian sternly, "Did you investigate thoroughly when you found out he was doing the Qingshan project?"

Chen Qian paused, instantly realizing the implication behind Mr. Cheng’s words.

"...Mr. Cheng, I,"

The bewildered look in Chen Qian’s eyes said it all.

Cheng Xiangheng closed his eyes, "A project this big, and you don’t seriously conduct a background check and uncover the opponent’s details and background? The tasks I handed to you previously haven’t been accomplished, and now you’ve made such a huge mess."

Chen Qian lowered his head even further, "...Mr. Cheng, I did have someone see the development drawings for the Qingshan project on his office wall at the time. He couldn’t have anticipated us checking on him—this might just be a coincidence."

Cheng Xiangheng’s eyes glared dangerously as he flung the Qingshan project materials at him, shouted fiercely:

"Others wouldn’t do it, but he is Cheng Qiaobei. You seriously underestimated him."

Chen Qian’s face was hit by the materials, leaving half of his face flushed.

"Mr. Cheng, I’ll investigate this further and give you a satisfactory answer."

Cheng Xiangheng sneered, "Heh... Satisfactory? Now Eastern First-class hotels are opening nationwide, how can you give me satisfaction?"

Chen Qian swallowed, speechless.

Cheng Xiangheng’s tone was severe, his attitude unyielding, "I hired you with a high salary because of your capabilities, but based on your performance, you are completely unable to bear the weight of this job. You’ve disappointed me greatly."

Chen Qian said: "I’m sorry, Mr. Cheng, it’s my fault."

Cheng Xiangheng said: "Immediately notify department heads above middle management to attend a meeting in the large conference room."

Chen Qian nodded, "Alright."

He hastily exited the office, closing the door, his eyes filled with hatred toward Cheng Qiaobei.

At that moment, Cheng Qiaobei sat leisurely in his office, sipping coffee.

Zhou Sui’s call came through, and he answered, "Manager Zhou."

Zhou Sui said, "Congratulations, Manager Cheng, on a great start."

Cheng Qiaobei said, "Congratulations to you too, and many thanks to Manager Zhou for your support. Without Huilv Travel’s strong backing, Eastern First-class hotels wouldn’t have made it to the industry rankings."

Zhou Sui said, "Manager Cheng is too modest. I can arrange guests at the hotels, but if Eastern First-class’s quality isn’t good, and its reputation doesn’t stand, introducing many guests would still be futile."

Cheng Qiaobei said, "Pleasure working with you."

Zhou Sui: "Pleasure working with you. I’m calling to discuss renewing the strategic cooperation agreement for the second quarter."

Cheng Qiaobei laughed, "Manager Zhou is always welcome to make arrangements."

The two agreed on a time to sign the contract, and Cheng Qiaobei hung up the phone as other travel agency calls came in.

Deng Yan looked at the backend data with a smile of joy, finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

The results from the first phase of advertising were remarkable, but the follow-up on various services and facilities needed close supervision and inspection.

Just after four o’clock, Cheng Qiaobei left the office, and Wei Lai heard the door closing and asked the passing person:

"Cheng, are you leaving early?"

Cheng Qiaobei paused, giving Wei Lai an expression of speechlessness, "You’re an employee, I’m the boss, are you monitoring me?"

Wei Lai said, "You were the one who originally said that the boss and employees should be treated equally, with early departure reducing full attendance allowance."

Cheng Qiaobei clicked his tongue, "My wife is coming back today, can I leave early?"

Wei Lai said, "Yes."

As soon as Cheng Qiaobei lifted his foot, Wei Lai added, "But you’ll still be marked for leaving early."

"...Fine, fine, am I hiring a secretary or a disciplinary committee member?"

Cheng Qiaobei strode boldly out of the company, feeling puzzled as he walked why he needed to inform her of his departure.

It’s ridiculous, what am I afraid of!

With brisk steps, he walked into the elevator and finally relaxed.

Perhaps it was the lingering effect of years of teamwork between the two, Wei Lai had always been his valuable assistant, supervising many aspects. Sometimes, her serious expression reminded him of a school headmaster.

Cheng Qiaobei drove all the way home, preparing a romantic dinner while tidying up and changing into an outfit that highlighted his charisma.

But it was already five o’clock, and Chen Ningxi hadn’t arrived home yet; he dialed Chen Ningxi’s number.

The phone rang for a while before it was answered, "Manager Chen, you’re not home yet?"

Chen Ningxi said, "Unfortunately not, I’m stuck on the highway, and I just found out there’s an accident ahead. We have to wait for the clearing vehicles to tow away the damaged vehicles before the road clears."

"..."

In such situations, one can’t blame anybody, just wait.

Cheng Qiaobei said, "Ensure safety, don’t sit in the car, wait in a safe place on the roadside."

Chen Ningxi said, "We’re far from it, don’t worry."

Cheng Qiaobei said, "I’ve prepared meals and I’m waiting for you, so don’t rush."

Every time he did this, preparing meals and awaiting her return.

Chen Ningxi: "Sorry to disappoint you."

Cheng Qiaobei laughed, "No one intends for this, besides, nothing’s more important than your safety."

Chen Ningxi: "I’ve seen the ads for Eastern First-class."

Cheng Qiaobei said, "How was it?"

Chen Ningxi: "Very nice, I didn’t expect Eastern First-class to have hotels even in Yingzhou where my meeting was. Since when did you establish so many chain hotels?"

Cheng Qiaobei feigned mystery and said, "It’s a long story, I’ll explain my S2B2C model in detail once you’re home."

Chen Ningxi had indeed heard of the S2B2C model, "You’re really amazing."

Cheng Qiaobei raised his eyebrows, "Looks like my wife understands a bit?"

Chen Ningxi, sitting in the car, recalled, "Its initial structure is Eastern First-class serving as the S-end industry platform, B as the channel merchants, with S+B together serving the C-end customers. In the short term, high value, strong cash flow. Did I explain it correctly?"

Cheng Qiaobei said, "Correct, with the current cash flow at my disposal, purchasing land, building hotels, and post-construction investment can’t open many hotels. But adopting a light asset model saves money, time is short, no need to invest large amounts of money building hotels or buying land. Just send people to various places to pick potential, brandless small hotels. The fission speed is very fast."

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