Free Web NovelChapter 239: Chapter 199: Madman Hu Ping’an
"President Lin, thank you for your hospitality. I was planning to stay in Peng City for a few more days, but I just got a call from an old friend. I have to go to Paris for an event, so I’ll be taking my leave. Let’s get together again when we have time."
That evening.
Lin Chu received a text from Lan Yuzheng. After a quick glance, he couldn’t help but shake his head and chuckle.
’That son of a bitch really knows how to posture.’
’He’s fleeing, plain and simple.’
’No need to make it sound so grand.’
Lin Chu figured he was definitely going out to lay low for a while.
’It seems I really scared him this time.’
After all, when the economic crime division gets involved, nobody’s above the law.
If they really investigated, almost no one’s hands are clean. And he had way too many skeletons in his closet. If someone decided to get serious, he’d be locked up singing the jailhouse blues.
Well, now that he’s skipped town, let him be.
As long as he didn’t cause any more trouble for me, I didn’t care what he did.
From the moment I bought the club, to him coming to cause trouble, and now to this perfect resolution—it had all happened in less than a week.
Still, an awful lot had happened in that short time.
Now, looking back and reviewing the entire incident, Lin Chu felt he had benefited immensely.
By dealing with an "external enemy" like Lan Yuzheng, his own prestige within the club had increased significantly.
He had also gained a new supporter in Zhou Ming.
And he’d established an initial connection with every member.
The Old Friends Gold Open had also officially entered the planning stage.
The entire club was filled with a thriving, prosperous atmosphere.
Truly, one’s environment and position are what foster growth the most.
As for himself, by taking on this position and solving the problems that came with it, his abilities, mindset, decision-making skills, and even his manner of speaking and conduct had all invisibly leveled up.
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After all 341 gold clubs had been given out, Lin Chu once again convened a general meeting with all employees at the manager level and above.
From here on, the club’s operational strategy was crystal clear.
He needed to brief them on it so they could carry out the specific execution.
"Our Old Friends Gold Open is about to begin, and it will be our main focus for the next two months. All the plans and arrangements have been made. I want everyone to be on their A-game. This is our first step toward becoming the most prestigious golf club in Peng City!"
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"The price of the Golf Club Annual Card has been completely restructured to phase out our lower-end clients. Our membership tiers will be adjusted from five levels down to three: 800,000, 1.8 million, and 2.8 million. We are no longer accepting renewals for the two lowest tiers, and their service will be discontinued once their current memberships expire."
"I know this will put performance pressure on some of our sales staff, as the absolute number of wealthy clients will decrease. However, you can be reassigned to two other departments: Online Marketing or Luxury Goods Sales."
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"We will be adding tangible benefits to all employee compensation packages, including items like computers, phones, cars, and Gold. The year-end bonus will now include real estate. The HR department has already drafted the specific incentive policies. You can all review them and see how they align with your KPIs."
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"The member service system will be completely upgraded. We will hold a fixed cocktail party every month and provide members with various customized small gifts."
"We will partner with high-end service providers—private jets, yachts, five-star hotels, banks, insurance firms, investment banks, and law firms—to provide our members with a degree of commercial support."
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"I’ve spoken with President Xin. We are prepared to operate for a year without turning a profit in order to establish the LC Club as the absolute benchmark for high-end golf clubs."
"In short, if you need money, you’ll get money. If you need people, you’ll get people. Now let’s go for it!"
Lin Chu went through these points one by one, elaborating on each.
The applause was constant throughout the meeting.
The entire conference room was filled with an atmosphere of energetic ambition.
’This model seems pretty complete for now,’ he thought. ’All it needs is time to develop. Once it does, the foundation will be unshakable.’
The feeling was enough to make one a little giddy.
Down in the audience.
Whether it was the vice presidents or the department managers, no one had any objections to these policies.
The boss was rich.
He was giving perks to the clients and perks to the employees.
Of course, this was a fantastic thing.
The future was looking brighter and brighter.
Zhou Luan watched Lin Chu on the stage, listening to him speak with such confidence and ease. She gradually came to think, ’This is really amazing.’ She pictured the scene he was painting and suddenly felt that this was the perfect club she had always dreamed of.
’It’s even better than I’d imagined!’
’Now hurry up and get off the stage!’
’So I can be the boss!’
’Of course, that’s impossible,’ she thought. ’Five years. I’ll need at least five more years!’
Zhou Luan held her pen, pretending to take notes. In reality, she had drawn a little sketch of Lin Chu, and now she added a pig’s nose to it.
Then she giggled silently to herself.
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After the meeting, starting with Li Ziming, a number of ambitious employees went to Lin Chu’s office one after another to report on their work and share their ideas.
Of course, it was also about getting some face time with the boss.
For Lin Chu, however, this whole song and dance was damn tiring and utterly pointless.
Lin Chu was getting a little tired of it.
But it was something he had to put up with.
It was a bit like an emperor holding court; since he sat on the throne, he had to endure the daily proceedings. It was a sort of unspoken agreement.
’Being the boss really isn’t that easy,’ he mused.
’I’ll just have to deal with it for now.’
Once some time had passed and he could implement a rotation system, delegating the daily operations of the club—aside from finance and HR—he would have a much easier time.
It wasn’t until Lu Ming strolled in, smoking and grinning as he brought up a different topic, that Lin Chu’s interest was finally rekindled.
