Power and Wealth
Chapter 1439 – I want all the Presidential Suites
Evening.
Hotel.
Fourth-floor corridor.
Dong Xuebing and Lu Weiguo were arguing with cold words.
Chang Juan was arguing with a leader from the City Investment Promotion Bureau. Most of the time, it wasn’t an argument because it was just Chang Juan talking, and the cadre seemed not as proficient in rhetoric as Dong Xuebing and Chang Juan. Lu Weiguo gradually seemed to lose the argument with Dong Xuebing. Firstly, Dong Xuebing was quite eloquent, and secondly, this time, the city was indeed on the wrong side; the oppression against Zhen Shui County was too obvious, and even outsiders could see it.
On the other side.
With Dong Xuebing Lu Weiguo and others talking, the heads of other counties’ investment promotion bureaus also roughly understood what was happening. After a little thought, it made sense. The city had given Zhen Shui County the worst exhibition stand and the worst accommodation; this was already a signal. However, they didn’t express any sympathy for Zhen Shui County because, in the end, they were competitors. The city’s attitude towards Zhen Shui County might be biased, but they were not sympathetic. Most people were still on Dong Xuebing, curious to see what this legendary guy could do.
In short, they were just here for the show.
But this argument didn’t escalate into a real fight.
After a while, the person who had gone to make a phone call finished, “Director Lu, Director Sun is having dinner downstairs, and Director Xu is still outside with the investors. It may take a while for them to return.”
Lu Weiguo said, “Let him come over as soon as possible.”
The person said, “I told him.”
“Alright, let’s go downstairs.” After saying that, Lu Weiguo looked at Dong Xuebing for the last time. “The issue of the rooms stops here. If you can understand the city’s situation, that’s the best. If you can’t, you can’t. Just understand that all the rooms are full, and there’s not even one extra.” After that, he ignored him.
The Municipal Investment Promotion Bureau leader glanced at Chang Juan and snorted but said nothing more.
Lu Weiguo led all the county investment promotion bureaus, and everyone naturally said nothing more. He walked in front, and they followed him.
Zheng Dayou looked at Dong Xuebing with questioning eyes. The city’s attitude was clear, and he didn’t know what to do now. How could they endure this? Moreover, a hard target of fifty million yuan was sitting there; if they endured, they wouldn’t be able to secure a single penny of investment. But if they didn’t endure, what could they do? Scolding them wouldn’t help, and besides, Lu Weiguo was followed by city leaders. This was the city’s investment promotion conference; they couldn’t be too unruly.
Chang Juan and Gong Na looked at Dong Xuebing as well.
Everyone felt aggrieved and was waiting for Mayor Dong to decide.
Dong Xuebing looked at Lu Weiguo and the heads of the investment promotion bureaus from other counties, his tone becoming serious. Suddenly, he said, “Let’s go.”
“Yes.”
“Where are we going, Mayor Dong?”
“Downstairs.”
After saying that, Dong Xuebing headed towards the elevator.
Zheng Dayou and the others looked at each other and had to follow.
There were two elevators, and Lu Weiguo and others were also waiting there. They looked at Dong Xuebing and the others, but no one said anything.
Ding.
The elevator arrived.
People gradually got on and sat down to go downstairs.
The two elevators happened to accommodate everyone. Dong Xuebing, who was close, pressed the button for the 2nd floor. The private room Lu Weiguo and others booked for dining were also on the 1st floor.
The elevator doors opened, and everyone got off.
Zheng Dayou and the others didn’t understand why Mayor Dong was going down a floor. Was he leaving this place? But there were investors here; it was an excellent opportunity. Leaving meant missing the chance to interact with investors. Even if the city treated Zhen Shui County differently, Zheng Dayou and the others didn’t consider leaving. The interests were there, and they had no choice but to endure it.
“Mayor Dong, what are we doing?” Zheng Dayou asked from behind, “Is it fine for Xiao Chen and me to share a room? President Chang should be able to manage as well, after all…”
Dong Xuebing turned around and said, “I can manage, but since you came with me, I can’t let you manage.”
Lu Weiguo and the heads of other investment promotion bureaus also walked in that direction. Watching Dong Xuebing and others in front, they were puzzled, not understanding what these people were up to.
Front desk.
Dong Xuebing arrived.
The female staff at the front desk looked at him, “Hello, is there anything you need assistance with?”
Dong Xuebing said, “How many rooms does our hotel have left? Any room will do, preferably on the fourth floor.”
The female staff smiled bitterly, “I’m sorry, forget about the fourth floor; the entire hotel is full now.”
Dong Xuebing frowned, “Not even one left?”
“None. All booked for the investment promotion conference,” she said.
Lu Weiguo and others thought Dong Xuebing and the others were up to something. It turned out they were asking about rooms. Lu Weiguo had already clarified that the hotel couldn’t have any available rooms. They just didn’t believe it. Lu Weiguo consciously slowed and looked at Dong Xuebing and others sideways.
However, Dong Xuebing spoke again the next moment, “If there are no other rooms, how about the presidential suites?”
The female staff was taken aback, “Those are available.”
“No one has reserved them?”
“No.”
The investors who came to Meihe City were small business owners. Large investors wouldn’t choose this place, so it was mostly companies with assets around ten million or even small companies in the millions. Although the city had shortcomings, the presidential suite, the highest configuration in the hotel, was quite expensive. It costs eight thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight RMB per day. Investors couldn’t afford to stay in it, and the county couldn’t afford to foot the bill for the presidential suite for certain investors. It was just too expensive, and the county couldn’t bear it.
Dong Xuebing said, “How many are available?”
The female staff hadn’t checked, “There are six available presidential suites, all empty.”
Dong Xuebing directly slammed his bank card on the counter, “Okay, I’ll book all the presidential suites.”
The female staff was dumbfounded, “All booked? Uh, sorry, how many days are you booking?”
“Book each room for ten days.”
“One room is 8888 yuan, ten days is 88,000 yuan, and six rooms are about 500,000 yuan. We have a rule: we must collect a deposit of 500,000 yuan first. If you’re sure you want to book for ten days, we won’t refund you if you check out early. I need to inform you of this first.”
Dong Xuebing didn’t even listen, “Just swipe the card.”
“Ah, um, okay.” The female staff looked at him in astonishment and quickly began the procedure to check them in. “Please provide your ID.”
“Mayor Dong.”
“What are you doing?”
“We only need one or two rooms out of the six.”
Zheng Dayou and Chen Yunsong were also bewildered. The presidential suite had many rooms.
But in front of Lu Weiguo and others, Dong Xuebing loudly said, “Tell Driver Old Wei to come and bring his ID. Each person gets one presidential suite.”