159 You Don’t Have to Follo…
“The boss of England branch of SG Travel Group is coming in the afternoon. She is going to personally examine the qualifications of our hotel. So, no one can make a single mistake, including the cleaning ladies and the chefs. Understand? Great! Let’s go for it!”
Anna just finished a meeting in the conference room of the Carousel Hotel. Previously, the headquarters had negotiated long-term cooperation with SG, a well-known foreign tourism group. The preliminary work had been completed, and all that was left was the on-site examination. Coincidentally, the SG group had selected Anna’s hotel in the draw.
Therefore, as long as the team thought the hotel was qualified, they could sign up for a long-term partnership. After that, all SG’s England branch travelers would stay at the Carousel Hotel.
It was a scorching afternoon, and the hotel managers were waiting for the group to come to the entrance.
After a while, a black Bentley pulled up at the front door. Then, an assistant got off from the passenger side and opened the back seat door.
The first thing everyone saw was a pair of four-inch shiny high heels. Then, it was followed by a pair of long, slender legs.
The woman held the door and stepped out of the car. The black jumpsuit she was wearing made her look particularly tall. Her hair was delicately pinned up, with curly bangs on one side of her face. She was wearing diamond earrings from Bulgari and red lipstick, looking like a mighty and domineering woman.
Everyone looked at each other suspiciously. SG was a well-known international travel group, and Birmingham was a famous tourist city. So, no one expected that the manager of their England branch looked just in her mid-twenties. The woman was not only young, but also very pretty. So, of course, people were puzzled.
The hotel’s general manager was the first to come forward and ask, “Hello. Are you Charlotte Wilson, the president of SG England?”
“Yes, it’s me.” The woman took off her sunglasses and smiled gracefully
“Hello, I’m Vincent Jones. We’re ready for the examination. So, come on in.”
Charlotte nodded and said, “Ah, that would be great. I’ve just been transferred back to England. I know that the Carousel Group is well known and classy. But, this is my first contract since I took over this position. So, I want to make sure my clients can get the best service. Please don’t mind if I’m being picky.”
“No, we won‘t. Please come in.” Vincent said.
Everyone entered the hotel after Vincent and Charlotte exchanged pleasantries at the door.
However, Anna always felt that Charlotte had looked at her several times, and she hoped it was just an illusion.
“Our hotel is the oldest of the Carousel hotel chain. However, our facilities are all up-to-date. You see, the decor here…”
“Wait a minute.” Charlotte suddenly interrupted Vincent.
She stopped at the lounge area. Staring at the vase of flowers on the coffee table for a moment, she then walked over quickly. She said sternly, “Why are there flowers here?”
Vincent tensed up but had no idea what she meant.
Charlotte said with displeasure and frustration, “You know, everyone may come to the hotel. The social elites and people from the upper class often have some special personal habits.
You have placed flowers in the lobby, and that’s nice and pretty. But, have you considered that there might be guests who are allergic to the pollen?”
“Oh my God! Sorry, we didn’t notice it. We’ll get rid of the flowers right now.” Vincent said.
Then, he glared hard at his assistant and said, “Put away all the flowers in the hotel as soom as possible.”
Vincent froze for a moment, and then immediately looked nervously to his side.
Anna frowned for a moment and replied, “Thank you. I’ll take care of the flowers right away. And, I will assure you that nothing like this will ever happen again. I hope this mishap will not affect your company’s overall opinion of our hotel.”
Afterwards, her face was flushed.
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