Guo Kefeng was stunned for a moment when he heard the sound, and quickly stood up from the rocking chair. He also put the cigar on the ashtray. He got up and went to open the door.
When he opened the door, he immediately saw the secretary with an ugly face standing outside. He knew it was not good news just by feeling.
He couldn't help but look directly at the secretary, "What's wrong? Is the headquarters going to fire us and fire us all?"
The reason why Guo Kefeng deliberately made a joke was actually because he wanted to Try to maintain the relaxation and happiness of this beautiful day today, and don’t want today’s good mood to be swept away.
However, the secretary had no intention of having fun at all and quickly handed him several fax documents in his hand. Instead, he reported to him in a serious tone.
"General Manager, similar situations have occurred in our hotels in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong City. Someone deliberately caused trouble..."
"Come in and talk."
Guo Kefeng sighed softly. , knowing that the situation must be serious.
While taking the documents from the secretary, he let him into his room.
Then when they returned to the living room and Guo Kefeng took a closer look at the content on the paper, he was no longer in the mood to joke.
On the contrary, my blood pressure suddenly rose a lot, and I felt quite angry.
The contents of these faxes are news published in the social news sections of newspapers in several cities.
Malaysia's "Pioneer", Singapore's "Lianhe Zaobao", and Hong Kong City's "South China Morning Post"
According to these reports, in the past two days, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and In the hotels owned by the Guo family in different cities in Hong Kong City, people deliberately causing trouble appeared in the hotel lobbies.
These people all appeared pretending to be hotel guests.
Either because they were fighting for a resting seat, or because there was a disagreement over the check-in or check-out procedures, or because they were being harassed by the other party, they all got into fistfights in public.
It was okay to frighten many other guests. The key point was that these people used obscene words and tore each other's clothes, making it very indecent.
What's more, they actually carried durian meat wrapped in plastic bags with them. In the middle of the quarrel, they actually took it out and threw it at each other.
The result was a mess in the hotel lobby, with guests avoiding it and the smell being particularly unbearable.
Even when the hotel security came to dissuade them, these people ignored them. In the end, the riot didn't stop until the police showed up.
Needless to say, the impact of something like this is extremely bad. It not only caused great damage to the reputation of the Guo family's hotel, but also made the guests very dissatisfied.
Although the hotel apologized vigorously afterwards, many people moved out of the Guo Family Hotel because they were worried about safety issues or believed that the hotel management had safety hazards.
Especially when something like this is published in these newspapers, it will inevitably make the Guo family and their hotels the laughing stock of the entire Southeast Asian shopping mall. It is also a huge loss of face. I am afraid that it will still be the case many years later. It will make people talk about it.
I would like to ask, with these practices, how can Guo's Hotel, which has high hopes for King Sugar, continue to claim that its hotel's style and service are of the highest quality in the future?
As a core member of the Guo family, how could Guo Kefeng not be angry when outsiders ruined the reputation of his family?
"Asshole! Who is so bold and dares to do such a dirty thing to our hotel? What did the group headquarters say? Who did it? Have you found out?"
"It's been found out."
The secretary's answer, "Although those who caused the trouble, when questioned by the police, they insisted that they were just drunk or suffering from some mental illness and could not do anything. They controlled their emotions and did something like this. But the police everywhere would not believe it. Instead, they found out that their backgrounds were not clean. Almost all of the troublemakers were gangsters from Hong Kong City. It was concluded that someone had instigated them to cause trouble. What's more, someone specifically delivered documents to the front desks of our hotels and claimed to be responsible for the matter. However, this was not confirmed. This is just the basis for charging these people.”
“Send documents?”
Hearing this, Guo Kefeng became more and more aware that this matter was not simple, and his anger was restrained.
"What documents were sent? Who instigated them?"
"The contents of the documents received by our hotel are actually the same. It was just a newspaper delivered, but it was only a few days old. It's just a former Japanese newspaper. The relevant fax is at the bottom of those documents. This Japanese newspaper also published the news that a Chinese restaurant was smashed in Japan, and the other party's message was written on the news - It's not polite to come back and forth..."
Listening to the secretary's words, Guo Kefeng quickly turned to the end to see that document.
It turned out that the fax was indeed the news that a Chinese restaurant called "Dan Gong Restaurant" was smashed by Japanese Yakuza.
And that sentence, which was written in handwriting and meant to be ridiculing, was even more shocking on the fax document.
"So, that is to say, the person who targeted us is the owner of this restaurant. But... why? What does the fact that his restaurant was smashed have anything to do with us? Our Guo family doesn't have much business in Japan..."
Guo Kefeng really couldn’t figure out why the other party did this.
Of course, he couldn't believe that what he said casually was actually the truth.
So the secretary seemed a little embarrassed at this time and coughed twice, "I just learned about this. The smashing of this restaurant may have something to do with us. According to the headquarters It is said that the manager of this restaurant is married to the Japanese movie star Keiko Matsumoto. In recent years, Keiko Matsumoto has bought a film studio and this year she invested in a love movie starring Teresa Teng. You should know this person. What happened when the Asian singer-songwriter almost got engaged to Master Ke Cheng? Master Ke Yan believed that the content of this movie not only mirrored his brother’s love history, but also deliberately smeared the Guo family, so in order to prevent the filming of the movie. Not only did he use family resources to interfere with the crew's filming in Singapore, he also found an agent in Japan to handle the matter. The ultimate goal was to terminate the film project. As for the agent, he was from an artist management company. The boss seems to be a very capable person in the Japanese entertainment industry, and he also has a background in gangs. He may have wanted to use this to create some pressure on the other party, so he sent people to destroy the restaurant..."
"This..." Guo Kefeng instantly realized the embarrassment of this matter.
He knew about Uncle Liu's family's fight against each other, and he didn't want to comment on what was right or wrong.
But I never expected that this matter would cause such trouble now.
From the Guo family's point of view, he certainly thinks that Guo Keyan's starting point is not problematic.
Guo Keyan is the youngest son of King Sugar, and Guo Kecheng, who had a relationship with Teresa Teng, is his eldest brother.
The younger brother is aggrieved for his elder brother and does not want the privacy of the Guo family to be made into a movie and let outsiders make irresponsible remarks. This is understandable.
But the question is whether his intervention method is relatively simple and crude, which seems a bit arrogant.
And why find someone with a dark background to handle this matter? Is this choice too casual?
Anyway, if you smash up someone else’s store first, things that were originally reasonable seem to become unreasonable.
If the opponent is not strong enough, it is nothing to be afraid of. But now they are not afraid and are fighting back with the same method. It will be uncomfortable for the Guo family to get this punch back.
This is simply a stupid thing to do to get the first thousand and lose 80,000.
"Then...what does the headquarters mean? Do you want me to go back and deal with this matter? Or do you want to ask me about the situation of the hotel in Beijing?"
"Ah, what the headquarters means is that the headquarters will arrange personnel to handle this matter, and then a special person will go to Japan to negotiate with the other party. By the way, it is also reasonable to ask about the situation here. I have already Tell the headquarters that there has been no similar situation in Beijing for the time being. We will naturally try our best to protect the hotel in Beijing and do our best to avoid such incidents from happening again. However, there is another important reason why the headquarters contacted us, which is that they have already identified it. The restaurant that was smashed had a mainland official background. There were two shareholders who invested in the restaurant. One was the service bureau of the Chongwen District Government in Beijing, and the other was the husband of the famous Temple of Heaven Park. The person in charge of running the restaurant in Japan is a native of Beijing, named Ning Weimin. He went to Japan only because he was employed by these shareholders. Therefore, the headquarters hopes that we can be in charge of these two agencies. If the misunderstanding can be clarified at the source and the problem can be solved, then even if the Japanese side is reluctant, as a migrant worker, he will naturally not be reluctant. This will greatly reduce the difficulty of negotiations on the Japanese side. . I think the chairman’s intention is that he still doesn’t want the other party to make the movie, so I really hope that we can solve his worries first...”
At this point, Guo Kefeng has already passed the secretary’s words, roughly I understood what the headquarters meant.
Yes, after all, the Guo family has invested too much in the mainland.
Shangri-La, Guomao Tower, and the cooperation with COFCO to establish an oil cooperation company.
The investments and projects here are closely related to the future of the Guo family.
It’s really hard to get into trouble with the officials here.
Not only should there not be a stalemate, but we should try our best to maintain it and even deepen our friendship.
No matter how small the agency unit is, it cannot be underestimated. He cannot leave any hidden dangers or constraints to his cooperation projects.
So if you find any misunderstandings or grudges now, of course you should negotiate it as soon as possible and resolve the knots.
Guo Kefeng then thought about it seriously and believed that given the current economic conditions in mainland China, these agencies and units investing in restaurants in Japan probably regard restaurants as cash cows.
Of course they are angry that their business was ruined, but their appetites should also be well satisfied.
According to his idea, each shareholder who invested in Tan Gong Restaurant would lose one million yuan, which would probably be enough to appease their dissatisfaction.
However, although there is a solution, how to talk to the other party is a problem.
Based on his understanding of the mainland, it would definitely not be possible to meet these shareholders directly, and it would never give him a good face.
He must be introduced to him by someone with status and status in order to gain sufficient respect and understanding from the other party.
In that case, if you negotiate, you will get twice the result with half the effort.
So, he immediately took out his business card and called the person in charge of COFCO Group with whom he had a pleasant conversation at noon.
According to his opinion, the other party would not help with such a trivial matter.
In an agricultural country like the Republic, the status of the person in charge of COFCO is definitely among the best, and no one will deny him face.
So as long as there are people like this connecting the thread, no matter how difficult the problem is, it will not be a problem.
But things happened to be so unlucky, it actually backfired.
What Guo Kefeng never expected was that when the call was dialed, the other party spoke first before he could say what he was asked to do.
"Hey, what a coincidence, General Manager Guo, I was about to call you. So, you also got the relevant news?"
"What news?" Guo Kefeng didn't know why.
"You don't know yet, that's it. There are some changes in our negotiations. The superiors asked us to reconsider it, and someone raised objections."
"Huh? Who? You raised objections? What's going on?"
Guo Kefeng couldn't believe it. After all, they were sitting together drinking at noon because they signed the letter of intent. At that time, the person in charge kept patting his chest, ensuring that this would count as a "birth certificate." ”, there are no more policy restrictions on the cooperation between the two parties.
But the problem is that the plan cannot keep up with the changes, and the other party has a hard time talking about it.
"I don't know exactly what happened. I heard that it was several experts from the Agricultural University who said hello to the above. They are now questioning whether the project of refining oil is related to people's livelihood, but the technical demand is not high. Is it possible? If it is necessary to introduce foreign capital, we need to be cautious.”
The person in charge of COFCO seemed to think of something again.
"Ah, by the way, I also want to ask you, has your Guo Group provoked anyone? Why are these experts from the Agricultural University so resistant to your participation in this matter? And they are still I have said that your Guo Group is very domineering overseas. Not only is there some problem with its business methods, but it is also involved with Japanese gang members and has a bad reputation. In view of this, some experts have suggested that even if the country needs this refined oil project. , we also need to introduce foreign investment, so it is best to consider several companies, not just you. Otherwise, if we entrust others to us, we will regret it in the future.”
“What? "The last few words were like shocking bad news to Guo Kefeng.
He couldn't believe that a stranger would stab him behind his back and throw dirty water on him.
I can't even figure out why.
"Leader, please don't misunderstand us. Our Kuok Group's goodwill is well known throughout Southeast Asia. No one has ever questioned our integrity. We have always behaved in a disciplined manner. Buying and selling. And we all attach great importance to our Chinese identity, and we have never forgotten the homeland where we were born and raised..."
When he heard what he said, the other person immediately laughed, "Me too. I just asked casually. After all, there is a person named Ning Weimin from the Agricultural University. This person represents the mainland and has a close cooperative relationship with your group. However, he seems to have been in trouble with your group recently. It’s unpleasant. I heard that you deliberately embarrassed his wife in Singapore and caused a lot of losses. Later, you also targeted the restaurant he ran for the mainland. In short, it seems quite aggrieved, especially this Ning Wei. Min, it is said that he once contacted you to resolve the misunderstanding, but he couldn't contact you despite all possible means. You guys just ignored him, so you have some idea of this matter anyway. , Although the old experts from the Agricultural University have retired, their qualifications are still there, so it’s hard to ignore their opinions. Let’s talk to them again in a few days. You’d better have a say on this matter. A small loss makes a big loss..."
Listening to the other party's advice and education on the phone, Guo Kefeng felt really depressed.
Ning Weimin?
What kind of person is this!
How can you have such a great reputation?
He is really just an ordinary restaurant manager. It doesn't look like it.
Well, before I had time to ask for a favor, he took advantage of me.
Guo Keyan, you are the same, you are young and impetuous and do all kinds of things.
Isn't it just your brother's falling in love? The whole family's business has been affected. Look how much trouble you have caused! (End of this chapter)