Chapter 159 International Hotel "Ask for a Monthly Ticket"

Xia Donghai did some statistics, and there are currently more than 150 employees in the company, including more than a dozen newly signed artists, and more than 60 people are all under the leadership of Feng Xiaonan, and they are distributed in various places for commercial performances.

"More than one hundred and fifty people, isn't that a bit too much?" Xia Donghai asked hesitantly.

Although it is said to be a big eater, but with so many people rushing out, there are nearly 20 dining tables. It is indeed a large group of diners. I am afraid that the restaurant does not have this preparation, and the ingredients purchased are not enough. .

"What does that matter?" Fan Wubing said with a smile, "It's nothing more than spending more money, the real thing is to find a good hotel."

Xia Donghai nodded, then summoned several executives of the company and asked them if they had any good suggestions.

I heard that the big boss of the company is going to take the employees out for consumption, and several supervisors are very cautious. After all, they don’t know what the original intention of the boss is to treat guests. The boss was not happy, so he hesitated.

It was Xia Donghai who said, "Why is the boss a super rich man? Let's put it this way, where is the restaurant in Shanghai that you most want to go to? Where is the most tasteful place? Where is the most expensive place? Let's go there! "

Now everyone understands what they understand, and they open their minds to use their brains. After a while, everyone came up with a lot of names of high-end hotels, such as Peace Hotel, International Hotel, Jin Jiang Hotel, etc. Wait, wait, etc., I mentioned a lot, but the opinions are not unified. ===

"Choose an old brand with a good reputation!" Xia Donghai suggested.

"The one with the oldest qualifications and the best reputation. Of course it is the International Hotel. Before the Japanese invaded the Northeast, the International Hotel had already opened in Shanghai, and it has persisted until now." A supervisor replied.

"How's the food?" Fan Wubing asked.

"I haven't eaten." Several people replied very ashamedly.

Wu Bing nodded, thinking that after all, it is one of the few big hotels in Shanghai with a long history, and everyone's salary is probably not enough to eat, and ordinary people go to international restaurants for consumption. Not confident enough? So he said, "Since you haven't been there, I haven't been there either. Let's go eat it today. Please inform the employees of all departments. Go to the International Hotel and have a good time!"

The company is still some distance away from the International Hotel, so they began to take taxis in batches. Seeing this, Fan Wubing said to Xia Donghai, "The company now has more than two hundred people, so it is impossible to go out and take a taxi for everything. First, it is inconvenient, and second, the time cannot be guaranteed.

It seems that we have to purchase a batch of official vehicles first. "

"I have considered this matter, but it will cost a lot of money." Xia Donghai replied.

Now domestic cars are expensive, even if you buy a domestic Santana, you need to spend a lot of money. Not to mention the imported cars with a lot of tariffs. If the company wants to solve the travel problem, even if it is a car for ten people, it needs to buy 20 cars, which costs several million.

Unexpectedly, Fan Wubing said, "The company's image is also very important. How can a first-class big company allow employees to squeeze the bus or take a taxi when they are in the office? That's good. Or Audi, buy 30 cars .Should be able to discount."

Thirty Audis? ! Several supervisors in the room were stunned!

As expected of a big boss, his manner of speaking is different. Thirty Audis and an expenditure of nearly 20 million RMB can be settled in one sentence, and Xia Donghai has not seen any doubts. He is really a powerful rich man. boss! Working with such a boss has a bright future!

Everyone suddenly made up their minds, if possible, they must die of old age in New Silk Road Entertainment Company! The boss is really rich! And willing to spend money on employees! Where can such a boss be found?

So a group of people rushed to the International Hotel in a mighty way, stopping more than forty taxis along the way, which made the pedestrians on this road a little depressed, so much so that the taxi drivers thought that there was something wrong here. When something important happened, they all drove over to watch it. ****

Fan Wubing's car was just right for four people. After he sat in the driver's seat, he asked Xia Donghai, "You should know how to drive, right?"

"I lack athleticism." Xia Donghai expressed his attitude immediately. Naturally, the two women couldn't drive, so Fan Wubing had to continue to act as the driver, but he was not familiar with the road conditions in Shanghai, so he drove slower, and finally arrived at the International Hotel, but saw the staff They have all gone in, and there are a few people waiting for them at the door. ****

"Everyone of you has to learn to drive in the future!" After getting out of the car, Fan Wubing said to everyone.

The International Hotel was built in 1934, with a total height of 24 floors, 22 floors above ground and two floors underground. It not only has automatic elevators, but also has international long-distance telephones and an underground vault. In Asia in the 1930s and 1940s, even Tokyo, Japan, did not have such a tall modern building. Therefore, the International Hotel became the tallest skyscraper in the Far East.

At that time, the land price in Shanghai was already very high. For example, the Bund of Nanjing Road was the place with the highest land price. In the early 1930s, the land price had reached 300,000 taels of silver per mu. When Shanghai was opened as a port, the British, Americans, and Western businessmen went to Shanghai to rent land from local farmers. At that time, the land price per mu was only 1,500 yuan. In the past 100 years, land prices have increased by 200,000 times.

The International Hotel was funded and built by the Four Banks Savings Association. The designer was Hudec, a famous Hungarian architect. The Four Banks Savings Association was a group formed by the partnership of four private capital banks in China at that time. *****It wants to express its strength by building high-rise buildings, but this strength is actually very limited, so it is impossible to buy land on the Bund, because the land price on the Bund is too high.

Later, they bought such a relatively cheap place on the edge of the racetrack. The International Hotel faces south, and they can have a panoramic view of the opposite racecourse. At that time, it was said that it had forgotten the hustle and bustle of carriages and horses, and that it was suspected of becoming a fairy and ascending to immortality. Therefore, the tallest building in the Far East became famous.

When everyone walked into the hall, the waiter in charge of the reception talked about the glorious history of the International Hotel, such as the engagement ceremony of General Chennault, the captain of the Flying Tigers, and Ms. The opening ceremony of the hotel was also held here. It is said that in the suite on the 14th floor, Sister Song Meiling once talked with the wife of President Roosevelt on the phone.

The Shanghai celebrities of those days were also frequent visitors here, such as Mei Lanfang, Ruan Lingyu, and Butterfly, all of whom participated in various banquets here.

"The International Hotel has maintained the title of the tallest building in Shanghai for half a century." The waiter said proudly.

Fan Wubing didn't take it seriously when he heard this. The honor of the International Hotel has been maintained for half a century, which is equivalent to the stagnation of domestic construction for half a century! The 50-year gap, coupled with previous historical debts, is a heavy historical burden. How many years of struggle will it take for the Chinese to recover it?

It's just that among the tourists who come here, I'm afraid there are not many people who think like Fan Wubing?

The hotel has five restaurants with different styles serving Chinese and Western dishes, namely International Gallery, Fengze Building, Shunfeng Hall, Peacock Hall, and Yunlou. Fan Wubing thought for a while and let the employees choose by themselves. Go to the corresponding restaurant for any type of meal.

As a result, the most people eat western food. Fan Wubing originally wanted to eat Chinese food, but the two girls said that they want to try the western food here. In fact, they just want to see what the real western food looks like, so Fan Wubing also ate western food with them.

But before eating, Fan Wubing said, "Western food prepared by real chefs, and Western food selectively improved for Chinese people, you can still eat it. Western food in small restaurants, you'd better stay away from it. "

A passing guest next to him heard what Fan Wubing said, and he immediately agreed, "This little brother's words are very good! You can only come to this kind of decent place to eat Western food. The Western food made by other small restaurants is very good." It's appalling!"

Fan Wubing took a look, there were only six or seven tables for his own employees in the restaurant here, and the rest of the people were scattered in the other four restaurants. Not long after, a waiter came to let everyone order.

Fan Wubing opened the menu and suddenly asked, "Are there any two-jin lobsters?"

"No." The waiter froze for a moment, then shook his head and replied.

"You can have this." Fan Wubing said with a smile.

"It's really not there." The waiter replied a little helplessly. Although lobsters can grow to more than ten catties, the most commonly seen ones are about one catty. Fan Wubing asked others for lobsters weighing two catties. ah!

"Haha, let's force a one-jin lobster!" Fan Wubing laughed.

************* It's the last two hours of this month, in the spirit of not wasting, let's cast all the monthly tickets. *************