Chapter 573: The System is Screwing Me Over!

With the Four Seasons Hotel now under the Banyan Tree Group’s umbrella, Qi Sheng didn’t play favorites.

After replacing all the bedding with products from the Banyan Tree Series, he also applied the sleep quality buff.

In addition, Qi Sheng also gave the last of his Talent Recruitment Card inventory to the Banyan Tree Group.

Fifty Elite Level hotel management talents, all completely loyal to Qi Sheng, would serve as general managers for Four Seasons Hotels and resorts around the world.

It wasn’t that Qi Sheng was being racist; it was simply that the system’s talent was more reliable.

The 50 Elite Level Talent Recruitment Cards allowed Qi Sheng to recoup a little.

But for the Four Seasons Hotel, it was far from enough.

With 121 hotels and resorts worldwide, even if he only replaced the most critical general manager positions, he would still need another 71 talents of the same level.

But this wasn’t an issue, thanks to the “rockets” sent by his buddy Bill Gates.

A full 3 billion US Dollars was sitting in the Banyan Tree Group’s account.

Recruiting even 20 Perfect Level talents wouldn’t be a problem.

Chen Ye’s abilities did indeed need an upgrade.

Only a Perfect Level of hotel management ability was worthy of the title of president of the Banyan Tree Group, which was now valued at over ten billion US Dollars.

Upgrading to Perfect Level only required one billion.

For the current Banyan Tree Group, that was just a drop in the bucket.

Qi Sheng beamed as he accepted the one hundred million refunded by the system.

‘Have to admit, spending other people’s money to upgrade my own people is the best feeling,’ he thought.

As Qi Sheng continued his operations, the funds in the Banyan Tree Group’s account steadily decreased.

The 71 Elite Level hotel management talents were now in place; how to specifically assign them was Chen Ye’s job.

After all, for a hotel group valued in the tens of billions of US Dollars, its executives and regional presidents should at least be Master Level talents.

Since it wasn’t his own money he was spending, Qi Sheng didn’t feel the pinch.

The Banyan Tree Group now had a Perfect Level talent as its CEO, Chen Ye.

The core executives at headquarters and the presidents for regions like Asia, Europe, and North America were all Master Level talents.

The general managers of the Banyan Tree Series and Four Seasons hotels under them were all Elite Level talents.

Their ranks were strong, and their coffers were full.

Although Bill Gates would also be sending someone to join the board of directors.

It was only one seat at most; they wouldn’t be able to make any waves.

Besides, the system’s accounting was simply flawless.

As for the roughly 2.6 billion US Dollars remaining in the account.

Qi Sheng didn’t interfere any further, leaving it all for Chen Ye to manage.

With the latter’s capabilities, Qi Sheng could certainly rest easy.

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「Back in Chengdu」

Qi Sheng attended the completion ceremony for the Financial City Twin Towers.

Accompanying him were Shengxuan Group CEO Lü Wei and Shengxuan Property CEO Zhou Huaiping.

Also present were Shengxuan Decoration CEO Jian Zhenzhe and Design Director Peng Qingsong.

Qi Sheng brought them along because the Twin Towers project was related to each of their companies.

The overall decoration would be handed over to Shengxuan Decoration.

The property management would be given to Shengxuan Property.

As for the Shengxuan Group headquarters, it would be relocated to the Twin Towers.

In the future, they wouldn’t have to worry about running out of office space for new business lines.

Naturally, officials from the district and the city were also in attendance.

It wasn’t easy to get a chance to see a God of Wealth like Qi Sheng on a normal day.

“Chairman Qi, the province and the city are paying extremely close attention to the Shengxuan Group. If you have any requests, please don’t hesitate to ask. We will do everything in our power to fulfill them!”

As the second-in-command of the government department, Xie Biwu normally wouldn’t need to be so courteous to a businessman.

But Qi Sheng was different. He controlled several companies each valued at over ten billion.

If they truly angered Qi Sheng and he decided to take his companies elsewhere in a fit of rage, they would be left full of regrets, wanting to cry but having no tears.

“Of course. I’m very fond of Chengdu, and I hope the Shengxuan Group will become one of the city’s signature enterprises.”

‘Not that I would actually put all my eggs in one basket,’ Qi Sheng thought.

But it was also a fact that Chengdu lacked any truly noteworthy enterprises.

The emergence of the Shengxuan Group had saved some face for Chengdu.

Before this, Chengdu, as a strong second-tier city, didn’t have a single company with a market capitalization exceeding one hundred billion.

It was an embarrassing fact to admit.

“Haha, Chairman Qi, you are so young and promising, and the Shengxuan Group is thriving. We are all looking forward to the day Spicy King’s market cap breaks a trillion!”

Xie Biwu’s face flushed with pride at the mention of Spicy King.

As the origin point of Sichuan and Chongqing hot pot, Spicy King was Chengdu’s proudest calling card.

At airports, high-speed rail stations, and bus stations, the government was spending its own money to promote Spicy King.

It was as if they intended to inextricably link the Spicy King brand with the city of Chengdu itself.

Even if it meant spending a fortune, they were determined to create a trillion-dollar behemoth!

This was a resolution made at a provincial meeting some time ago.

The province’s two baijiu giants, Wuliangye and Luzhou Lao Jiao, had market caps that had just barely broken one hundred billion.

Aiming for a trillion-dollar market cap was nothing more than a fool’s dream for them.

Spicy King, on the other hand, had always shown fierce growth momentum.

For other hot pot brands, the more stores they opened, the lower their table turnover rate became.

But for Spicy King, it was the exact opposite.

As the number of stores increased, the table turnover rate actually got higher.

It’s just human nature to have a herd mentality.

When people saw the massive lines at Spicy King, they naturally wanted to follow the trend and see what all the fuss was about.

If Spicy King’s food and service were bad, customers would probably just pay once and learn their lesson.

But Spicy King’s flavor and service were both impeccable.

Once you ate there, it was hard not to become a fan.

“Chairman Qi, since the Twin Towers are a landmark in the Financial City, the city will cover the cost of purchasing and installing the LED screens. Consider it a small token of our support for the Shengxuan Group.”

Xie Biwu made a grand gesture, offering an easy favor.

“Oh?”

Qi Sheng was a little surprised. He smiled and said, “On behalf of the Shengxuan Group, I thank the leadership for your support. Our property department will fully cooperate with any municipal promotional projects.”