Chen Jianhai, though young, understood some basic principles.
In any industry, without one or a few giants leading the smaller enterprises and individual operators forward,
there would be no standardized rules,
and the industry would not prosper.
However, being a giant and monopolizing are two different concepts.
Xu Yong had no issues in terms of development strategy or direction. His operational and expansion abilities were strong.
But, his approach was too aggressive!
Even if you can't benefit the world at large,
at least don't bully others and rob them of their livelihood.
If Wan Rong and Su Jie had monopolized and suppressed the emerging hotel industry in Nanjiang City like Xu Yong,
it would have been impossible for Lang Ai Hotel to get a five-star rating!
In short, different philosophies meant no cooperation!
Even if Chen Jianhai agreed to cooperate with Xu Yong for that 35% profit,
the different philosophies would eventually lead to conflicts.
It was better to stop now and let each of them go their separate ways without entangling each other.
Moreover,
Chen Jianhai was in the hotel business, not specializing in seafood.
If the development of sea resources didn't work out,
he could follow the agreement, only catching enough fish for the other hotels.
The rest of the resources could stay peacefully in the sea.
After all, those fish didn't have wings; they wouldn't fly away.
...
After sending Xu Yong away,
Chen Jianhai immediately called Wen Zifan, asking her to communicate with the association to
quickly determine how much fish supply the hotel restaurants needed and gave her Mr. Hanshan's phone number.
From now on, the development of the sea area would be handled directly by them.
As long as there were no major issues and the hotel didn't lose money,
they could handle the rest as they saw fit.
After settling this matter,
Chen Jianhai took out his phone and sent photos of the moon jellyfish and leopard-spotted silver fish to Gao Qiao,
asking him to use his teacher's contacts to find any experts in aquatic biology
to identify what species they were, if they were poisonous, and if they were friendly to humans.
Once these three aspects were clear,
he could start discussing the development of the Jellyfish Lake with the islanders.
Thinking about it,
it had been three days since he bought the floating villa.
As long as he got through tonight until 2 AM,
the little nymph would emerge!
Chen Jianhai excitedly rubbed his hands together, already thinking about the pricing for the little nymph.
9999 yuan per night,
a price that would feel comfortable for customers and wouldn't undervalue the little nymph.
Perfect!
Just as Chen Jianhai was fantasizing about lying in the little nymph's arms and watching the stars, sliding into the sea along her smooth waist,
a hotel employee ran over, interrupting his daydream,
"Boss, a customer named 'Wang Chaochang Ye' just booked a room online,"
"He said he had paid a deposit before and could check in just by mentioning his name."
"Do you remember this person?"
Chen Jianhai was puzzled,
Wang Chaochang Ye... the name sounded familiar!
"Paid a deposit..."
Chen Jianhai murmured softly, then had a sudden realization,
wasn't this the foreign guy who booked the Sword Immortal Three Thousand-themed wedding but ended up being proposed to by his girlfriend?!
Chen Jianhai laughed.
"I remember! We do have a guest like that. Did he say when he would arrive?"
The employee was a bit troubled, "He just called and said he wanted to check in tomorrow,"
"But it's peak season now, and with such short notice, there's no room available at either Lang Ai or Jasmine..."
Chen Jianhai waved his hand,
"Jasmine has rooms, let him come to Jasmine!"
The employee was stunned.
"Boss, I just checked the system, no guests are scheduled to check out these days?"
Seeing the employee's skeptical look,
Chen Jianhai smiled confidently.
"Trust the boss, there will definitely be a room for him tomorrow!"
...
"Ring!!"
At 2:02 AM, the alarm clock rang.
Chen Jianhai jumped out of bed, didn't bother putting on slippers, and ran barefoot to the window, looking down!
Under the moonlight,
24 floating villas appeared like mermaids emerging from the deep sea, sitting on the rocks,
each nestled in the bay of Little Majia Island, seemingly chatting and laughing.
The glass bridge seemed to be studded with countless blue sapphires, shining brilliantly on the dark sea surface, like a ribbon gently linking the floating villas together.
"This is so beautiful..." Chen Jianhai couldn't help but murmur,
As if sensing Chen Jianhai's gaze,
the golden lights of the 24 floating villas lit up one by one!
In an instant, the starlight, combined with the golden and blue lights, reflected off the rippling sea.
Driven by the wind, the colored seawater flowed gently under the glass bridge, directly flowing into Chen Jianhai's heart.
"Isn't this better than the Sword Immortal Three Thousand-themed wedding?!"
Chen Jianhai let out a howl from the depths of his soul!
What's the point of fighting and alchemy?
Building a foundation for hundreds of years only to be left with a bunch of old men as companions—what joy is there in that!?
Nothing beats sleeping with a nymph!
The next morning,
the Ocean Star luxury cruise ship docked at the Lamp Dock, carrying guests.
White seagulls perched on the ship's poles, tilting their heads to groom their feathers ruffled by the sea breeze,
a young foreign couple with blonde hair and blue eyes, wearing sunglasses, walked down hand in hand.
"Wow, this plane is so cool!"
The young foreign woman exclaimed as she got off the ship, looking at the seaplane nearby.
The young foreign man pointed excitedly at the floating villas, telling the young woman,
"Look at those houses, they look like a magic array!"
The two of them talked excitedly, one looking left, the other right,
if not for the single staircase to disembark,
they might have already gone off in different directions following their interests.
Ten reception staff from the Jasmine Hotel waited below,
Seeing the couple disembark,
the male and female leaders walked up with flower necklaces made of bougainvillea, placing them around their necks, and smilingly said:
"Hello! Welcome to Jasmine Hotel~~"
"Nǐ hǎo~"
The young foreign man, holding the flower necklace, said in fluent Chinese:
"Xièxiè nǐ! Wǒmen de yīfú, hěn xiāng!"
The reception staff's smiles grew more enthusiastic, but their glances at each other were filled with:
"What did he say?? Can someone translate!"
Fortunately, after the young foreign man spoke, he pointed at his clothes and then at the staff's uniforms.
Everyone suddenly realized,
whether it was a coincidence or not, this foreigner's big cloth shirt really looked quite like the hotel's staff uniform!
The staff warmly nodded and smiled: "Hěn xiāng! Hěn xiāng!"