"Grandma, is the hotel facing some difficulties?" Lin Huang asked despite knowing the answer.
According to Fatso's dying wish, Lin Huang hoped that he could buy Ke Lai Hotel. However, if he acted too eager, the old lady might think that he had ulterior motives for Ke Lai Hotel from the beginning.
"I won't hide it from you anymore." The old lady treated Lin Huang as one of her own now. "Ke Lai Hotel was built by Hangyi's father. No one in our family has his skills. Many customers come for his signature dishes. "
"He was too busy a few years ago, and his body couldn't take it anymore. So, he offered a reservation service online and only cooked once a day. Even then, there were customers who bought his dishes. Some of the orders were even queued up for a few months. They were all for his skills. Then, he passed away, and Hangyi took over the business. Although the taste wasn't as good, the signature dishes were still there. He even developed some new dishes, so the customers didn't complain. However, now that Hangyi has passed away, his father's signature dishes are lost.
"Although you brought back the recipe for our family, no one in our family has the skills. It'll take at least a few years to learn from scratch. Moreover, I don't feel safe handing the recipe to a chef hired from outside. So, after thinking about it for the past few days, I think it's better to sell the hotel. If we continue to do this, we'll lose our old customers, and the hotel will suffer losses. "
"What do the rest of the family think?" Lin Huang asked again.
"There aren't many people in our family. We have three sons, and now only our third son is left. Hangyi's mother passed away not long after giving birth to him, so we only have two daughters-in-law left. Our youngest granddaughter is only eleven this year. Our third son is in the seafood business, mainly supplying to Ke Lai Hotel. Now that Ke Lai Hotel can't continue, his business will be affected. That's why our third daughter-in-law doesn't agree to sell the hotel. Our eldest daughter-in-law has the same thought as me. We want to get rid of the hotel before it suffers losses. Two days ago, both of them had a huge argument because of this. Our third son is stuck between us, and it's not easy to talk to him. Our third daughter-in-law has been making a big fuss these few days, saying that she'll divorce him if we sell the hotel … "
In just a few words, the old lady told him about the current situation of the family. This family farce made Lin Huang speechless. Lin Xin, on the other hand, was lost in thought. She stared at the legs of the coffee table in a daze. No one knew what she was thinking.
"Grandma, have you ever thought about transforming the hotel?" Lin Huang asked again. In fact, if he bought the hotel, he would also transform it.
"I've thought about that too, but there's no one to manage the hotel even after the transformation. I'm so old that it's hard for me to go out now. Lao San did not understand hotel management at all. His seafood business was a partnership with a friend. Most of the time, his friend was the one in charge. He only knew how to play cards every day. He was not cut out for this. Of the two daughters-in-law, the eldest daughter-in-law was educated, but it would be difficult for her to manage the hotel. My daughter-in-law hasn't been to school for more than a few years and doesn't even know a few words, let alone me. " The old lady was not afraid to expose her family's shortcomings. "Hangyi's father is the only one in our family who's successful. If it wasn't for his father opening this hotel, our family would be no different from the other families in town. We're just a normal family …"
The old lady was very clear about this. The more capable a person was, the more food they could eat. If they were not capable enough, they might not even be able to lift the bowl when it was handed to them.
The Yin family's current problem was that the bowl was too big, and the rest of the family could not lift it.
Lin Huang was thinking about how to respond to what the old lady said.
However, the old lady thought that Lin Huang was troubled because of that, so she continued, "I don't mean for you to take over this mess. Ke Lai Hotel is still profitable at the moment. As long as the transformation is successful, we'll definitely be able to make money. I'm just thinking that hunters have more connections. If you know someone who's interested in running a hotel, you can bring them over to talk. We'll pay you the commission. "
"Grandma, how about this? I'll buy the hotel in full, and I'll look for a new manager and a new chef. You guys will come up with the recipes and get 50% of the shares. I'll bear the losses, and your family will get 50% of the profits. However, the management of the hotel will belong to me in the future, and your family won't be involved in the management, "Lin Huang said after some thought.
In reality, even if the hotel earned hundreds of billions of credit points a year, it would only be up to a million Life Crystals pieces, and about 10,000 Life Crystals. He could easily earn that amount by killing a few Transcendent monsters and selling their carcasses. He gave 50% of the shares to the Yin family because he did not care about such a small amount of money. However, the hotel's income was a major source of income for the Yin family.
The old lady was stunned to hear that. She did not expect Lin Huang to offer such a generous offer. Usually, such a business would be bought out in one go. Under normal circumstances, after the hotel was sold, the subsequent income would have nothing to do with the Yin family. Moreover, the two buyers that she had secretly contacted earlier had asked for the recipes. However, she did not think that Lin Huang's request for the recipes was too much. That was because the recipes were sent by Lin Huang, so he already had the recipes in his hands. He had done his best by giving 50% of the shares to the Yin family with the recipes. As for the management rights, the Yin family would have nothing to do with the sale of the hotel, so it was only natural that he wanted the management rights.
"I only need the right to use Uncle and Hangyi's recipes, not ownership. I also promise that the recipes will only be used in the Ke Lai Hotel and won't be distributed to other places. If the Yin family wants to open a hotel in the future, you guys can use the recipes too. Also, Hangyi's Third Uncle will still be our supplier as long as there's no problem with the quality of the seafood. Also, I'll give them priority when it comes to aquatic products, "Lin Huang added.
Hearing the more generous conditions, the old lady simply could not refuse.
"That's all I can think of at the moment. You can get someone to write the exact terms and the hotel's valuation into the contract within a few days. What I said earlier and the terms that you guys need can be written in the contract. I'll get someone to take a look at it. If there's no problem, we can sign the contract. " Lin Huang thought about it. He was a layman when it came to business, so he could only get someone who knew about it to help him.
"Hangyi has made a good friend." The old lady did not expect her grandson's friend to help her solve the problem.
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