Chapter 977


    After Henry and Sylvia had put their shopping bags at home, they set off to Angel Hotel.


    Angel Hotel, a four- star hotel, was only second to the Glory Hotel in Yinzhou City. The next day


    after the auction, Sylvia had wanted to purchase both hotels. But no matter how much Sylvia had


    offered, the owner of Glory Hotel wouldn''t sell. As frustrated as Sylvia was, she had to purchase


    only Angel Hotel.


    What Sylvia didn''t know was that the ultimate owner of Glory Hotel was Henry. But Henry didn''t


    know that it was Sylvia who had offered to purchase the hotel. The new manager of the hotel didn''t


    bother to report it to Felix.


    The next day after Sylvia purchased Angel Hotel, she hired a couple of contractors to renovate the


    building and its interior. At this moment, the new Angel Hotel had totally changed its look.


    First of all, the parking lot had been expanded, providing its customers with a much easier travel


    experience. This improvement stole many customers from Glory Hotel.


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    Next, the design and facility of both exterior


    and interior were done to the standard of a five- star hotel. Sylvia also handpicked the new chef. If


    the five- star certificate was approved, Angel Hotel would be the only five-star hotel in Orafield


    Province.


    Although Sylvia was unable to purchase Glory Hotel, she wanted Angel Hotel to be better than


    Glory Hotel in every way.


    But Henry and Felix weren''t worried about the fact that Glory Hotel was losing its patrons. Felix


    could use the time and effort, which a hotel renovation would take, into earning profits that were


    multiple times more than which of Glory Hotel.


    Angel Hotel was located in the center of Yinzhou. On the day of its opening, many old and first-time


    customers came to visit.


    Henry looked at the newly renovated hotel building, which was twenty- eight- floors in height, in awe


    of its magnificence.


    Standing in front of gold-trimmed front doors were beautiful female greeters. They formed two lines


    to wee customers. All the staff, male or female, was nice- looking, which brought much


    enjoyment to the eyes.


    The entrance of Angel Hotel was filled with banners and flowers sent by the other businesses of


    Yinzhou.


    Countless luxury cars parked in the hotel parking lot. The status of the Lins in Yinzhou was


    absolutely unshakable. It had exceeded Hengyuan of Jenny Qin a great deal.


    The Chow Group, which was believed to be the Lins''s rivalry, served as a subsidiary organization to


    help the Lins for that day''s hotel opening.


    As soon as Henry and Sylvia stepped out of the car, people rushed over. They greeted Sylvia and


    hoped to make acquaintance with her.


    Sylvia strode to the entrance of the hotel.


    The government officials of Yinzhou City also attended the ceremony. Because the Lins could


    stimte the economy of Yinzhou, they saw the Lins as part of their achievement. An organization


    that was able to achieve a simr economic effect normally gained the favor of the local


    government.


    The ceremonial firework show added a more festive atmosphere to the new year. Sylvia came to


    the front door of the hotel after the fireworks. Staff carried out a red fabric-covered tray.


    Dozens of reporters came close to snap photos.


    The government official stood behind a long red ribbon with Sylvia. They both uncovered the red


    fabric on the tray and revealed a pair of big golden scissors. They each held one handle, looked into


    the camera, and clipped off the ribbon.


    The firecrackers and apuse were heard. After Sylvia made the official announcement, the ribbon-


    cutting ceremony was over.


    In the past few days since she came back from the capital, Sylvia had attended too many ribbon-


    cutting ceremonies. The other ceremonies were much moreplicated, but Sylvia just wanted it to


    be simple.


    All the guests were invited to dine in the hotel after the ceremony.


    Sylvia took Henry''s arm and said, "Honey, do you want to take a tour in our kitchen? All the chefs


    were specially picked out by me. I would love to hear your thoughts."


    The two of them chatted andughed as they headed for the kitchen.


    Sylvia hired an entire kitchen team.


    When Henry followed Sylvia to the kitchen, he saw all the state-of-the-art equipment. All the kitchen


    staff were very experienced. Sixteen stoves worked at the same time. The nice smell of gourmet


    food filled the whole kitchen.


    The chef, wearing his toque, inspected every action happening in the kitchen.


    "Dear, how is it? Do you like it?" Sylvia looked at Henry and asked.


    "Good," Henry nodded, "I see they are specialized in Cantonese cuisine, but they also customized


    their recipes with our local taste. If my guess is correct, their work will be well-received."


    The hotel manager, who apanied them, said, "Mr. Zhang, during the time of preparing the


    kitchen, we invited five hundred local residents as our tasters. We wanted to emphasize the


    characteristics of both the Cantonese cuisine and our local cuisine."


    Henry nodded, "It''s smart to create fusion recipes."


    As soon as Henry finished his words, the chef walked over, "President Lin, wee to the kitchen.


    It''s our honor to have you with us. President Lin, I happen to have something to talk to you."


    "Chef Wu, please."


    "President Lin, I was wondering if you could raise the payment," Chef Wu gave Sylvia a subtle look.


    Sylvia frowned slightly. "Raise the payment? Chef Wu, we have agreed on one million yuan per


    month for the work of your team. You are not happy with sry now?"


    There were eighteen people on Chef Wu''s team. One million yuan a month should be a very


    generous offer.


    Chef Wu waved his hand and said, "President Lin, it''s not that we think we are underpaid. The


    problem is the expense. Sun, can you hand me today''s invoice? I need to show it to President Lin."


    Sun was the buyer of the team. He took a stack of invoices and gave them to Sylvia.


    Chef Wu said, "President Lin, you may not know this, but the materials for Cantonese cuisine are


    totally different from the local cuisine. We need fresh materials every day. The original expense


    estimate was fifteen thousand yuan per day, but in reality, I''m afraid it will be twenty-five."


    Sylvia checked the invoices and nodded, "If the problem is the expense, Chef Wu, you ..."


    Before Sylvia could finish her sentence, Henry interrupted.


    "Don''t be greedy," Henry stared at the invoices in Sylvia''s hand and said, "The Finn Aquatic Product


    just opened for business a couple of days ago. Their price should be three times higher than which


    of a regr seafood wholesale market."