Chapter 79



With three days to go before the ST Hotel’s centennial celebration, popular TV show participant Lawrence made the ST Hotel celebration trending and took the top spot on the trending list for an entire day.

“During the celebration, those staying at the ST Hotel, Central District Branch will be able to participate in the raffle draw for the day. There will be five winners for the first prize, where Lawrence will fully accompany the winners on a five-day trip to the Maldives. Yikes.”

After ST Hotel released this news, a frenzy broke out on the Internet. Lawrence was one of the debuts after the two-month stellar show. This batch of young heartthrobs who debuted in the star-making program was very popular and their fans were extraordinarily frantic with them. When their photo albums were released, they sold out instantly.

Going on a trip with Lawrence was something millions of fans craved.

After the ST Hotel appeared on the trending list, many people called their reservation line.

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In the hotel room, Violet had just received the news and was so angry that her blood boiled, “Fans lack rationality! Are they crazy? Is that the only reason why these young people spend so much money to stay in such a poorly rated hotel?”

His agent, Jason, was standing off to the side. “Aren’t all fans like that?”.

“The cheapest room at the ST Hotel costs two thousand to three thousand dollars a night. If they are able to pay such an amount, why don’t they go buy tickets for the concert! Why join us, this is a raffle, not everyone has a chance to become the winner!”.

“It’s not only Lawrence’s fans, I also heard that ST Hotel has launched several prizes. The first prize will have five winners and the selected fans will get to travel along with the corresponding actor, where there will also be a whole live shot. RayTrace Media also intends this celebration to be directly a travel program of a celebrity and his fan.”

“How is it that our company is also involved?”. Violet turned red with fury.

“After all, Mr. Beckham is the major shareholder of our company. Ray-Trace Media and ST Group have always had a friendly cooperative relationship. This celebration hasn’t even started yet, but already a frenzy has broken out on the Internet. So won’t the company seize this golden opportunity and rush to strike while the iron is hot?”

Jason sighed, “So, for the time being, let’s not confront that woman, Violet. If the company executives find out, they’ll think we’re deliberately hurting the company’s profit.”

Violet’s face was full of resentment. She was so angry that she smashed everything on the table.

On the other hand, Hayden looked at the fans’ comments on the Internet and the hotel’s performance, which was slowly doubling. Still, he dared not let up and kept deducting the overspent budget to calculate the remaining profit.

The good thing was that those young people from the TV shows had not yet officially debuted, so the asking price was not too high. This was also a relief for her.

“Miss Downey, there is still one last actor left, have you decided yet which actor to look for? We need to go and come to an agreement with that actor as soon as possible.”

Hayden glanced at the list, “I will go and negotiate with the last actor alone.”

As Jeff left, Hayden stared at the information about the actor on the table and smiled meaningfully.

The performer’s name was Freddie.

She’d been busy lately, so she hadn’t expected Freddie to have signed a contract with a media company. After participating in a singing program, he had completely changed his career from a cellist to a singer, and lately he had gained quite a few fans.

So he intended to give the last remaining spot for an actor to Freddie.

Although his meeting point was not as good as the previous four actors, with the presence of such a cellist, the level of the hotel was also improved, wasn’t it?

The day of the celebration…

The entire lawn in front of the ST Hotel was decorated with colorful balloons, ribbons were flying and gave the scene a very festive look. The lobby was also decorated with resplendent and magnificent decorations.

Apart from the companies that have been cooperating with the ST Hotel for years, guests staying at the hotel during the celebration were also included in the guest list. The traffic coordination department surrounded the hotel with a cordon while the actors came and went. Therefore, security measures had to be taken in advance.

Being the head of this celebration, Hayden had to give a speech on stage before the opening ceremony.

She wore a long gray strapless dress. The end of the dress was adorned with white lotus flowers and she lightly held up her skirt. As she stepped onto the stage gracefully, she looked so charming that people couldn’t take their eyes off her.

“Even the manager of the ST Hotel is so young and beautiful?”.

“She is also very capable since this celebration is planned by her.” Hayden looked around and bowed gracefully.

“Thank you all for taking the time to personally attend the ST Hotel’s centennial celebration. I’m Hayden, the Director of the Rooms Department at the ST Hotel. Since I only started working three months ago, most of you don’t know me yet, but I hope that in the future I will be privileged to have more opportunities to collaborate with fellow bosses, clients, and friends…”

He had memorized the speech script well before going on stage. His speech and mannerisms were immensely calm and steady. From time to time he also interspersed some funny jokes. The guests in the background smiled and looked at her admiringly.

From the crowd, a tall figure appeared. His height of 1.87 meters made him look especially outstanding.

“Mr. Beckham, you have to go back to S-Town to have a business conversation tonight. He came back so early and is anxious to take a look around, is he worried about the celebration? I think Miss Downey has organized it quite well.”

Joseph stared at the stage, “Oh, did she?”

The aide hesitated for a moment, “But if I hadn’t asked the finance department to add twenty percent to the budget, it might not have had such a good effect.”

Joseph looked at him, “You’re talking too much today.”

The aide shrugged, had he said the wrong thing?

As they spoke, an old, dignified voice suddenly sounded behind them. “Mr. Beckham.”

Joseph turned his head and saw a figure in his fifties. The figure was decently dressed in a suit and his back was erect despite his age. Only his spirits seemed to be lacking, as his eye sockets were deep and showed some weariness.

“Mr. Downey?” The person who came was Hayden’s father, Bentley, who was the president of the Downey Group.

“That’s right, but I don’t expect you still remember me.” Bentley looked nonchalant, “May I speak with you for a moment?”

Joseph frowned and nodded. Before leaving, he glanced at the stage. Hayden had just finished his speech and was replaced by the host.

At that moment, the open-air cafeteria on the second floor of the ST Hotel was empty due to the celebration. No one was there except the staff.

The two ordered two cups of tea and sat facing each other under the umbrella.

“Why don’t you ask me why I come here?”. Bentley spoke first.

Joseph looked calm: “The Downey Group is in partnership with the ST Hotel. Your company is in the high-end tourism business, while mine is in the high-end hotel chain business, so both are mutually beneficial. Therefore, it is natural for you to be on the hotel’s guest list.”

“But my physical condition is bad these years. It’s my daughter who attends all these banquets for me.”

Joseph’s eyes twitched slightly. “I didn’t let your eldest daughter attend this time because your second daughter is working in my company, isn’t she? She is also in charge of this celebration.”

Hearing this, Bentley revealed some unhappy expressions, thinking that Joseph was talking about Hayden and Chelsea having a bad relationship. After all, this affair had spread around the circle because of Kingsley’s engagement banquet.

“It seems that Mr. Beckham has looked into my family’s affairs clearly. But, guessing about an employee’s relationship with his family is not the behavior a boss should have.”

The atmosphere instantly grew tense.

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