“It’s true that Meimei is rather fierce on the outside, but that’s just a mask that she puts on to protect herself. Deep down, she’s quite gentle,” Wang Tong said.

“Look at you, calling her Meimei and having that fallen-in-love look.” Ye Xiong was on the verge of having goosebumps. The two were so close to each other even though they had only interacted for a very short amount of time.

“I’ve been calling her that since we were young.” Wang Tong explained.

“Since you were young?”

“Earlier, when I first saw her, I found her rather familiar. We chatted for a bit and found out that we lived in the same village when we were young. In fact, she was my neighbor. Back then, she would often follow behind me with mucus running down her nose. She would follow me wherever I went.”

Speaking about his past, Wang Tong was incredibly happy and could not stop talking.

“Her father earned some money afterward and they moved back into the city. We never saw each other after that.”

“What a cruel ending. However, God has made sure you two cross paths again, this means that you two still have a chance,” Ye Xiong said.

“Unfortunately, she’s Du Yuehua’s secretary and her monthly salary is over ten thousand dollars. Meanwhile, I’m just someone who has no job and living in a very bad place. I’m not worthy of her at all” Wang Tong became gloomy as he spoke.

“Stop degrading yourself. So what if her salary is over ten thousand dollars. Your salary is fifty thousand dollars per month!” Ye Xiong said sternly.

“Brother Xiong, stop fooling around. I can die happy if my salary is more than five thousand.”

“Look at me. Do I look like I’m joking with you?” Ye Xiong pointed at his serious expression. “Wang Tong my friend, as Feiyang International Hotel’s General Manager, I hereby employ you at fifty thousand per month. Are you willing to accept the offer?”

“You’ve taken over Feiyang International Hotel? How is that possible?” Wang Tong widened his eyes as he could not believe what he had just heard.

“We’ve even signed a contract; do you think it’s a bluff?” Ye Xiong waved the contract in his hand as he laughed. “All you need to do is to answer me. Are you willing to accept the offer?”

“Only an idiot would reject it.”

Wang Tong took the contract and looked at it. What was originally a happy look became worried.

“Brother Xiong, we’re walking on a risky path here. Is it even possible to make the hotel profitable within three months?”

Feiyang International Hotel had been in trouble ever since the death of the former boss. Du Yuehua had been at a monthly loss of around ten thousand dollars. Wang Tong was worried that Ye Xiong’s one million dollars might go down the drain as well.

“That’s something for me to worry about. All you’ve got to do is to receive your salary.” Ye Xiong patted Wang Tong’s head and said, “Buckle up and go for it. Brother Xiong will give you a big red packet when you’re getting married.”

“Brother Xiong, I’ll do my best.” Wang Tong nodded in determination.

Du Yuehua then gathered all the staff from Feiyang International Hotel for a meeting.

From high-level management down to the waiters and cleaners, Feiyang International Hotel was staffed by less than fifty people. A grand hotel that combined food and entertainment required at least a hundred staff members. With such a small staff, it was obvious that they were at their limits.

It could even be said that the hotel was basically dead, and the remaining people were rotting along with it.

Du Yuehua then announced the hotel was now under Ye Xiong’s management.

Everyone looked at Ye Xiong as if he was a nobody.

For the past six months, the hotel had gone through eight General Managers. Not one of them had been able to last more than a month. All of them had volunteered to leave; hence, these people were already numb.

“Now, let’s invite our new General Manager, Ye Xiong to say a few words. Let’s applaud,” Du Yuehua screamed.

Clap… Clap…

The claps from below the stage were slow and unenergetic.

He recalled the days when he was the Dragon Soul’s instructor and had to train a bunch of newbies. Those days were much harder than training this bunch would be. They would eventually yield to him.

The special forces were formed by selecting the strongest elite forces from each province throughout China. Was that not cool? They were trained by Ye Xiong to obey his every command.

Ye Xiong walked onto the stage and looked down at the unmotivated bunch as he started his speech.

“Good day everyone. I’m Ye Xiong. I’ll be your General Manager from now on. What I expect from each and every one of you is simple. Absolute obedience. Everyone, please follow after me. Good day, General Manager Ye. One, two, three, go!”

“General Manager Ye is nice!”

They shouted very dully. In fact, half of them were silent.

“You, you, and you… Please step forward.”

Ye Xiong walked towards the group and called out those who saluted him. “The rest of you, please go to the Finance Department and collect your paychecks.”

Those who had not followed along started panicking. Although they did not get a high salary, they were still comfortable. They did not need to do anything for the entire day, just pass time. Who would want to leave such a place?

“General Manager Ye, I shouted earlier!” A security guard responded immediately.

“Shouted my *ss. Do you think I’m blind?” Ye Xiong slapped him in the face.

He was so furious that the security guard did not utter a single word.

The others were even more silent. They could not understand how, out of the dozens of people here, this guy was able to discern who shouted and who did not.

“Don’t say that I didn’t give you guys a chance. Follow my lead this time. Those who don’t are fired!” Ye Xiong put his hands behind his back as he patrolled around like an instructor. “Shout!”

“General Manager Ye is nice.”

“Again.”

“General Manager Ye is nice.”

“General Manager Ye is handsome!” Ye Xiong led the group as he shouted.

“General Manager Ye is handsome!”

“General Manager Ye is nice, General Manager Ye is handsome. General Manager Ye is the best.”

“General Manager Ye is nice, General Manager Ye is handsome. General Manager Ye is the best.”

As Ye Xiong walked among the crowd, he was incredibly happy. Now he finally knew just how great it felt to be a General Manager!

Du Yuehua could not watch it any longer.

This was the first time in her life she had encountered such a shameless man. If not for the fact that Ye Xiong had just been appointed and she had to give some face to him, she would have turned around and left.

Then, a bunch of thugs barged in from outside. They were incredibly fierce, and everyone knew from the get-go that they were unfriendly.

The leader was a short-haired thug with a necklace that was as thick as a thumb. He even had a golden tooth.

On his left was Oxmount, the thug with the broad mouth and on his right was Scarface. You could tell who he was just by looking at the way they entered.

This man was without a doubt He Haodong’s number one lackey, the leader of the Northwest Association from the He Family, Lu Bao.

“Someone is some big shot here!” Lu Bao looked at Ye Xiong as he provoked.

“Ah stop it. I’m only feeding dozens of people; I can’t compare to you since you’re feeding dozens of dogs.” Ye Xiong looked at the bunch of people behind him as he countered back.

“F*ck you. Who are you calling dogs?”

“B*stard, you’re asking for it.”

“Let’s hit him until even his mother can’t recognize him.”

“I’ve never seen such an arrogant person.”

The bunch of thugs cried as they were enraged. Unfortunately, none of them dared to fight.

After all, Lu Bao’s subordinates, Oxmount and Scarface had been beaten up by Ye Xiong to the point where their faces were swollen and bruised. They did not stand a chance against him at all.

“I’m that arrogant. Come and fight me if you’re unhappy about it!”

Ye Xiong took a ball-point pen from his pocket and placed it in his mouth as if it were a cigarette.

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