"What's the situation?"
At this time, Zhuang Hongyi also arrived.
Looking at the chaotic scene, he frowned, and the people around him automatically made way for him.
"Director Zhuang, you're finally here!"
Seeing Zhuang Hongyi, Wang Sheng felt as if he had seen an upright judge and hurried over to complain to him.
Seeing Zhuang Hongyi approach, the Hotel Manager, who had some knowledge of him despite not meeting him in person before, also jogged over, attempting to offer an explanation.
But Zhuang Hongyi wasn't Wang Sheng; he had the capital and confidence to be arrogant. He raised his hand, directly cutting off what the manager wanted to say. "There's no need for you to talk to me. We aren't here to bully workers. Since this was arranged by your boss, I'll call and ask right now just whose influence is so great that they won't even leave me a bit of face."
Then, while pulling out his phone to make a call, he looked at Wang Sheng and gave a direct order: "Cancel all the rooms in this hotel. Arrange for a new one. Since they are so untrustworthy, I wouldn't dare stay here. I'd hate to wake up one morning and have to worry about whether I'll be 'invited' to leave to give up my room."
"Wait, wait, Mr. Zhuang—"
The manager tried to stop him, but it was already futile. Wang Sheng, who was already full of suppressed anger, didn't hesitate at all and immediately began making arrangements: "Alright! Everyone, back on the bus."
He also called out to several Film Crew staff members, telling them to call the people who had already taken their luggage upstairs to check in to come down immediately and leave.
"Xiao Chen, let's go."
Seeing this, Xiao He was no longer in the mood to look for trouble, lest people say a big star was being unreasonable and bullying hotel staff.
"You got it!"
Xiao Chen quickly went over with Lao Qi and took back their luggage from the luggage cart.
In fact, everyone had worked quite hard on the journey. Having waited for so long only to be told they were changing locations, there were some complaints in their hearts. However, seeing Director Zhuang give the order directly and Xiao He comply immediately, no one dared to say anything extra. They could only pack their things and prepare to leave.
It was also at this time that someone ran down hurriedly from the hotel elevator.
It was a somewhat round man who ran like a ball. Before his legs could even be seen moving, he had already rolled in front of them and blocked Director Zhuang, his eyes full of helplessness. "Director Zhuang, my dear Director Zhuang! Look at my memory; how could I forget that you were coming to my place today! Please don't be angry. We can arrange the remaining rooms for you right away. They will definitely be better than the rooms you originally booked!"
"Oh, so now you have rooms? You wouldn't happen to be taking someone else's room for me, would you? I wouldn't want to accept that, lest I offend someone."
Zhuang Hongyi hung up the phone and looked at the man before him with a half-smile.
"Look at what you're saying. When you come here, there are naturally rooms available at any time. It's all the fault of my subordinate, a newcomer who didn't know better, a system error..."
"Hey, don't go pushing the blame onto the people below you. They certainly wouldn't dare make the decision on room arrangements. It had to be you who gave the word, yet in the end, they're the ones responsible for apologizing and cleaning up the mess. As the boss, do you take no responsibility at all?"
Zhuang Hongyi had long seen through their habit of shifting blame and didn't bother playing word games. He got straight to the point: "Alright, stop right there. We have our own work to do and aren't here to find trouble. Just process the check-out procedures. It'll be better for everyone. We're in a hurry."
"Alright, alright."
The Hotel Owner also knew he had offended them this time. He looked a bit embarrassed, his smile fading as he instructed the Hotel Manager nearby, "Then hurry up and process the procedures for them."
He then whispered a few words to the manager. The manager nodded, turned around, and began speaking English, calling for the nearby Security Personnel to come help move things.
On the surface, it looked like they were helping to transport the luggage brought by the Film Crew, but in reality, they were quietly driving the rest of the crew out of the lobby.
Because of the manager's instructions, even the security guards, who could have spoken normally, turned into superior 'foreign language speakers.' They spoke words that most people couldn't understand and nimbly moved the items piled on the ground outside.
Well, it could only be said that the double-standard attitude of everyone in this hotel was truly a sight to behold.
Seeing the scene before him, Xiao He just wanted to give them a '6' for that.
Is this the style of an international hotel chain?
That's quite something.
And the ridiculous thing was that even a large mainland Film Crew received this kind of treatment at this hotel. It was hard to imagine what an ordinary person would do if they encountered this.
The final result would likely be having to suffer in silence.
Xiao He sneered inwardly. Noticing someone trying to come over and take their luggage, he swept them with a cold, sharp gaze.
Immediately, those Security Personnel were pinned in place by Xiao He's gaze.
"Let's go."
Xiao He turned and left with his people. Liu Rulan, following behind, gave a snort and brushed her hair, saying mockingly, "This hotel wasn't like this before. I remember when we brought Shu Han here a few years ago, there was no such situation."
Last time they came, everything was clearly fine.
But this time, the atmosphere in the hotel felt uncomfortable everywhere.
Now that Liu Rulan reviewed it, she realized it was the attitude of the Front Desk and Reception Staff.
Their attitude toward those speaking foreign languages or Cantonese was very enthusiastic, while their attitude toward those speaking Mandarin was much more perfunctory.
These details hadn't been noticed before, but thinking about it now, they took on a different flavor.
It was very unpleasant.
"I've always believed that the attitude and overall demeanor of a hotel's staff reflect the attitude and thoughts of the upper management," Xiao He said. "The management of this hotel clearly has their priorities skewed; the subordinates are just following the example of their superiors."
The Front Desk is the face of the hotel, as are the Reception Staff at the door; they are the ones who constantly interact with guests.
Even Xiao He had noticed their attitude, let alone other guests staying here.
Among those guests, there must be some with bad tempers or short fuses who would surely complain or report them.
Yet, didn't those Front Desk and Reception Staff still go about their business as usual?
That means the upper management is completely negligent. If they don't even think about restraining their employees and making them correct their attitude even when faced with complaints, then they deserve whatever trouble they get when they finally run into someone tough.
"But it's also funny that they actually took Director Zhuang for a pushover."
Speaking of this, Xiao He and Liu Rulan looked at each other and then simultaneously showed expressions of speechlessness.
A powerful dragon doesn't suppress a local snake?
No, no, no. Director Zhuang will tell you that a powerful dragon is a powerful dragon anywhere.
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