Chapter 1746

It takes less than two hours to fly from Yanjing to Jin Ling.

When the plane landed in Jin Ling, it was only ten o'clock in the morning.

Knowing that Xiao Churan was definitely not at home, Ye Chen did not plan to go home immediately. Instead, he had Chen Zekai's subordinates take Du Haiqing back to the old mansion where Ye Chen's parents had lived, and then he, Chen Zekai, and Hong Wu went to Bai Jinhangong.

Today, Bai Jinhangong seemed much quieter than before, which was a stark contrast to the bustling scene that had always characterized it.

Ye Chen arrived at Chen Zekai's office, sat down, and asked, "By the way, Old Chen, why isn't Bai Jinhangong as lively as it used to be today? I've been here so many times, and this is the quietest I've ever seen it."

Chen Zekai said helplessly, "I heard from my subordinates yesterday that it's not just today; in fact, Bai Jinhangong's business has seen a significant decline over the past few days. Many companies in Jin Ling previously signed hospitality agreements with us, using our hotel as their designated business hospitality hotel. But ever since the Wanlong Palace announced they were going to storm Mount Ye Ling, they have all terminated their cooperation one after another."

As he spoke, Chen Zekai added, "After you subdued the Wanlong Palace, the outside world claimed that the Ye family had compromised with them. For the past two days, rumors have been spreading that the Ye family was conquered by the Wanlong Palace, so Bai Jinhangong's business has also plummeted."

After a pause, Chen Zekai explained, "Actually, for a five-star hotel like ours, more than half of our business relies on corporate partnerships. Travel agencies with cooperation agreements are one aspect, and companies with business hospitality and meeting needs are another. As for individual travelers who stay in five-star hotels whenever they go out, there really aren't that many. Now that these companies have drawn a line with Bai Jinhangong, our customer base has suddenly been cut in half, so naturally, it seems very quiet."

Hearing this, Ye Chen couldn't help but laugh, "These companies are truly realistic... to break a contract over such a small matter, the spirit of contract among this group of people is really lacking."

Chen Zekai nodded and said, "Master Ye, you may not know..."

Ye Chen reached out to interrupt him and said earnestly, "Old Chen, whenever you call me Master Ye, I always feel like I'm watching a play, just as I do when Hong Wu calls me Young Master. Why don't you just call me Young Master? I've known you for so long and you've always addressed me that way, so I'm used to it."

Chen Zekai chuckled, "To be honest, Young Master, it really is a bit awkward for me to call you Master Ye..."

After finishing, he quickly returned to the main topic and said earnestly, "Young Master, you may not know that many local companies in Jin Ling previously wanted to get close to me, which is why they signed hospitality agreements with us."

"But in reality, our hotel's consumption level is quite high, and many companies were barely able to afford it by gritting their teeth."

"Take a company for example: if they use a budget business hotel for hospitality, it costs only 100,000 to 200,000 a year. But if they switch to our five-star hotel, it costs at least 600,000 to 700,000 a year. For them, the pressure is quite significant."

"Now that they feel the Ye family is on the decline, they naturally feel there is no need to spend so much extra money to please me."

Ye Chen nodded and said indifferently, "Since that's the case, why not take half of the hotel's rooms off the sales market?"

As he spoke, Ye Chen added, "From now on, stop selling all rooms on the executive floor of Bai Jinhangong and keep the entire building; I have other uses for it."

"Okay." Chen Zekai nodded without hesitation and said, "Then I will notify the management in a moment to immediately take these rooms off all channels."

Ye Chen gave a hum and said, "When Wan Pojun arrives, let the people from the Wanlong Palace move in first. Also, reserve a suite for Su Ruoli, and clear out twenty rooms for my business hospitality. In the future, have the Ye family's professional managers come to Jin Ling regularly to report their work to me."

"Okay, Young Master." Chen Zekai said hurriedly, "I will coordinate immediately to replace all the staff on the executive floor with my trusted aides, and at the same time, strengthen security management to strictly prevent outsiders from entering."

"Hmm." Ye Chen nodded and added, "After Wan Pojun arrives, I will have him select a Five-Star Battle General from the Wanlong Palace and thirty well-trained subordinates to come over. At that time, have them form a flexible and mobile security team in Jin Ling under your command. The loyalty of the people under you is sufficient, but their combat effectiveness is still a bit weak. With their supplementation, the overall strength will have a qualitative improvement."

Chen Zekai said respectfully, "Okay, Young Master! I will also take this opportunity to let the people from the Wanlong Palace help us train more talent!"

At this moment, there was a knock on the door and the voice of a young woman: "Chen Zong, President Qin of the Qin family and President Wang of the Wang family would like to see you."

Chen Zekai said with some surprise, "Why are Qin Gang and Wang Zhenggang looking for me at this time?"

After speaking, he looked at Ye Chen and asked, "Young Master, do you think we should see them?"

"Of course." Ye Chen nodded and said, "Since they have come all the way here, how can we avoid seeing them?"

Chen Zekai hurriedly said to the female secretary at the door, "Bring them in."

"Okay, Chen Zong."

A moment later, the female secretary returned, and with her were Qin Gang and Wang Zhenggang.

As soon as the two entered the door, they saw Ye Chen and Hong Wu sitting on the sofa and couldn't help but be surprised.

Qin Gang asked hurriedly, "Master Ye, why are you here too?"

Ye Chen laughed, "I heard that something happened to Chen Zong's old home, so as soon as he came back, I rushed over to take a look."

Qin Gang and Wang Zhenggang suddenly realized.

In fact, that was their purpose as well.

They had long heard that something big had happened to the Ye family, and since Chen Zekai was not in Jin Ling, they knew he must have gone to Yanjing.

Just now, Qin Gang heard from his own news channels that Chen Zekai had returned to Bai Jinhangong, so he hurriedly called Wang Zhenggang to come and see.

When the two first entered Bai Jinhangong, they both saw that the hotel's business was much bleaker than before and knew the general situation, so Wang Zhenggang said, "Chen Zong, the two of us came here this time actually because we want to strengthen our cooperation with Bai Jinhangong."

As he spoke, Wang Zhenggang added, "I have developed two real estate projects in the suburbs, and they are selling well; half of them were sold in less than a month. So I was thinking of holding an owner appreciation meeting, where we can hold banquets, organize programs, hold lucky draws, and so on. You must reserve the largest banquet hall in Bai Jinhangong for me!"

Qin Gang also smiled and said, "Thanks to Master Ye's blessing, our Qin family's medicinal material supply reached a record high this year. In the past, we were the ones rushing to various medicinal material origins across the country to collect them. This year, I plan to hold a medicinal material exchange meeting directly in Jin Ling, letting this group of medicinal material suppliers bring samples and prices to Jin Ling for on-site exchange. If it's suitable, we will sign a contract on the spot; if not, I will reimburse their travel expenses and cover their food and lodging. When it comes to reception, I'll have to trouble Chen Zong to help arrange it!"

Seeing the attitude of the two, Ye Chen felt a bit more appreciation in his heart.

While others were avoiding Bai Jinhangong, they were rushing to send business, which showed that they truly regarded Chen Zekai as a friend.

So, Ye Chen smiled slightly and said, "Chen Zong, since everyone is supporting you so much, let me add to the fun! Reserve your banquet hall for me for two days as well; I'm going to hold an auction!"

Chen Zekai asked hurriedly, "Master Ye... what are you planning to auction?"

Ye Chen laughed, "I'll greet Wanting later and let their Song family's Jiqing Hall bring out some collections to support the scene. As for myself..."

Ye Chen laughed at himself here and said, "I don't have anything valuable on me. The only thing I can take out is probably the Rejuvenation Pill. At most, I'll refine a few amulets at will and see who is willing to be that sucker!"