Since the Island Hotel had many luxurious items and the staff wasn't fully assembled, Chen Jianhai decided to close off the area, making it look like it was under construction, forbidding anyone from entering.
On the way back,
Chen Jianhai was acting like he was on a stimulant, sometimes gritting his teeth, sometimes feeling unfulfilled, sometimes grinning foolishly, and sometimes shaking his head and sighing. When he got excited, he would even scratch his thigh vigorously. This scared the other passengers on the boat, causing them to move away, fearing he might go crazy and splatter them with blood.
...
Hotel first floor, coffee shop.
"Boss, the pharmacy said this ointment works well. Give it a try."
Bai Cheng stood in front of Chen Jianhai, placing a tube of green ointment on the table.
Chen Jianhai saw Bai Cheng's face turning red, holding back laughter but not daring to laugh. He quickly pulled down his shorts to cover his thigh and scolded, "What are you looking at, little girl! Get to work."
Bai Cheng's face was red up to her ears as she stubbornly replied, "I wasn't looking!"
Chen Jianhai glared, "You say you weren't looking, but your eyes were about to pop out!"
Bai Cheng pouted and muttered, "I wasn't!"
While speaking, she sneakily glanced at Chen Jianhai's thick, hairy, and swollen thigh, trying even harder to hold back her laughter.
"Still looking!" Chen Jianhai half-scared and half-taunted, raised his hand as if to hit her.
Seeing this, Bai Cheng quickly turned and ran away with a flushed face.
"Hey! You look at my thigh and you're the one blushing...!"
...
Watching Bai Cheng's departing figure, Chen Jianhai felt like he was being teased by a little girl.
He opened the ointment, squeezed out a large amount, and applied it to his leg.
"I really don't know what kind of bug it was, but its poison is so strong!"
It wasn't just his thigh that was swollen now; even his knee was affected. Sitting on the stool, his thigh skin felt tight and extremely uncomfortable.
"It will probably take ten days to half a month to recover."
While generously applying the ointment, Chen Jianhai pulled up the system panel in his mind, clicked on "points," and the points trend over the past month clearly appeared before his eyes.
From November 18th, when the film crew checked in, the points trend plummeted like a cliff, with the daily average positive review rate only at 66%, and on the worst day, it was only 49%. On the Lang Ai Hotel's official website and various travel apps, many people rated it three stars.
In the "comprehensive rating" filter, the ranking was directly surpassed by other five-star hotels, falling behind.
"Not optimistic at all!"
Chen Jianhai sighed.
Although the hotel's reputation and customer flow would further expand and improve after the TV series aired, every step and every stage of positive reviews were crucial for the hotel. The lost reviews and dropped ratings now would take a long time to recover.
"Now the hotel's daily average positive review rate is 66%, which means it can earn 66 points per day."
"Calculating by 30 days a month, that's only 1,980 points."
Looking at the calculator, Chen Jianhai was on the verge of tears.
1,980 points a month, I would need to work for another 10 months to have enough points to redeem the little siren.
10 months... someone's baby could be born by then!
"What should I do?"
Chen Jianhai poked the calculator in frustration, angrily adding countless zeros after 1,980.
"Maybe I should try my luck!"
Driven to desperation, Chen Jianhai started thinking about taking a gamble. In the system panel, 1,000 points could get one chance at the lottery wheel. Previously, he was reluctant to spend points and didn't have an urgent need, so he never played.
"Maybe... I'll give it a try??"
"What if I get something good!!"
The more Chen Jianhai thought about it, the more excited he became. He directly pulled up the "Lucky Wheel" from the system panel.
"Lucky Wheel: Points chests, premium items, magical potions, and buff enhancements... The boring hotel life needs more adjustments and fun!"
"Do you want to experience the odds of fate?"
"Do you want to feel the joy of soaring and getting rich overnight?"
"Do you want to feel the thrill of risking it all and getting nothing?"
"Come spin the wheel, try your luck!"
"Ding!"
"Host has 36 remaining lottery chances."
The wheel in front of him had segments in orange, black, and gray colors. Different segments contained point chests, double experience cards, and lucky water guns.
Chen Jianhai's eyes glowed with a green light, fixating on the points chest.
"3 out of 6... that's basically 1 out of 2, a 50% chance?"
"A 50% winning probability, guaranteed profit!!!"
Chen Jianhai's brilliant mathematical mind spun wildly. His eyes itched as he stared at the remaining chances on the wheel.
"Just one spin costs only 1,000 points, it's not a big deal!"
Spin!
Without hesitation, Chen Jianhai selected "lottery" on the system panel and confirmed!
The wheel spun around.
As the wheel slowed down, the pointer steadied within the points chest segment, with a large section still left. Hope gleamed in Chen Jianhai's eyes.
"Stop, stop, stop... damn, stop!"
"Ding!"
"Lottery complete. Congratulations to the host for winning a lucky water gun."
"Lucky Water Gun: Whoever gets hit by the water gun will have good luck for a day!"
Then, a small envelope with a red dot appeared in the bottom right corner of the system panel.
Chen Jianhai opened it and found a palm-sized green plastic water gun in the items section.
Seeing the water gun, Chen Jianhai's mind went blank, and he felt an urge to curse.
1,000 points, and he got this thing!
Angrily shutting down the lottery wheel, Chen Jianhai looked at his remaining 35,000 points with a heart full of regret!
"If only there was a way to exchange points at the hotel."
After speaking, Chen Jianhai's eyes lit up!
I still have the ready-to-use Island Hotel!
As long as the staff is in place, the hotel can start operating immediately!
15 minutes later,
Minister Xie hurriedly walked out of the staff office area with a stack of folders, heading straight to the coffee shop.
"Boss, these are some outstanding candidates I selected from the applicants for you to review."
"Alright, have a seat first."
Chen Jianhai took the folders and started flipping through them seriously, making Minister Xie a bit anxious.
Minister Xie nervously sat opposite Chen Jianhai,
sneaking a look at his watch. He was apprehensive.
It was now 8:25 PM Nanjiang time, and the boss wasn't drinking and listening to music at the bar, wasn't lying by the pool, wasn't working out in the gym, but was actually discussing work?!!!
This was too unusual.