Rebirth of Siheyuan starts in the 1980s

There may be different opinions on which hotel was the best in Beijing in 1983, but when it comes to the most modern hotel, it is undoubtedly the Jianguo Hotel.

Jianguo Hotel is the first joint venture hotel in China and was officially opened in 1982.

Because of this, many of the facilities inside were imported, and the design concepts also referenced many foreign designs. Therefore, in 1983, Jianguo Hotel was the most comfortable and modern hotel in Beijing, bar none.

If nothing else, there is one achievement that no hotel in the capital can achieve at this time.

That is, in the 480 guest rooms of the Jianguo Hotel, all rooms, regardless of size, are equipped with color TVs and dial-up telephones, and are also equipped with central air conditioning. These facilities are not available in any other hotels in the capital, not even the Peking Hotel.

Nope either.

Because of this, foreigners and Hong Kong businessmen and overseas Chinese who come to Beijing now generally choose Jianguo Hotel as their first choice, followed by Peking Hotel and the like.

In addition, because this is a joint venture hotel, the operation is relatively flexible and the service is relatively good. Therefore, Shen Zhenhua is basically targeting this hotel now.

It's not for any other reason, but in this hotel, he can stay in the lobby for a long time and no one will chase him away. In other hotels, if he stays for a while, someone will come over and ask questions, which is quite embarrassing and troublesome.

Of course Cao Zhiqiang doesn't know this, but in fact it doesn't matter if he knows.

After all, for now, Jianguo Hotel has more foreign and Hong Kong businessmen because it is updated and more comfortable.

Huazi was the only person following him, and he really didn't have much energy to visit multiple hotels in a row, so it was actually the wisest thing to catch him in one hotel and wait for him.

Without further ado, Cao Zhiqiang put on his suit and played three more rounds. When he hurried to the door of Jianguo Hotel, he saw Shen Zhenhua standing at the door.

At this time, Shen Zhenhua was wearing a suit and leather shoes, with oil on his head, a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his nose, and a briefcase on his arm. He looked more impressive than Cao Zhiqiang, and more like a big boss than Cao Zhiqiang.

However, when Cao Zhiqiang got off the tricycle, Shen Zhenhua, who looked like a big boss, hurried over and nodded to Cao Zhiqiang with a smile: "Boss, you are here!"

This call made the tricycle driver stunned.

After all, in the view of the tricycle driver, it was the young customer he pulled who should call the man in a suit with glasses boss, not the other way around.

Of course, Cao Zhiqiang had no time to think about what a tricycle driver thought, nor was he in the mood to show off in front of a tricycle driver. He was currently thinking about Lou Xiao'e.

Cao Zhiqiang nodded and walked quickly to Jianguo Hotel, while asking Shen Zhenhua who was walking beside him: "Is anyone gone?"

"No, no, she definitely didn't leave." Shen Zhenhua said quickly, "After making the call, I kept watching at the door, and the woman never came out."

"That's good." Cao Zhiqiang nodded expressionlessly, and then walked straight through the door.

Perhaps it was because Cao Zhiqiang had such a strong aura, wore expensive clothes, and was accompanied by this very impressive "big boss" that none of the waiters at the door stopped him from asking questions.

If you were a different person, wearing ordinary people's clothes, if you dared to barge in directly, you would definitely be stopped by the waiter and questioned.

Otherwise, the Jianguo Hotel at this time is a foreign-related hotel and basically only entertains foreigners or overseas Chinese. Domestic people are not allowed to stay unless they have a letter of introduction from their employer.

Moreover, this letter of introduction from an employer is not just any letter of introduction, it must be a letter of introduction from an employer recognized by Jianguo Hotel.

As for what constitutes a recognized letter of introduction from an employer, this is a matter of different opinions.

It is said that there was a list of domestic reception units in Jianguo Hotel at this time, but I don’t know whether it is true or not. It is estimated that even if there is such a thing, it is the same as Xinqiao Hotel. It is based on people placing dishes, and it will not be so strict unless

The room is full.

After all, it is a joint venture hotel, making money is the first priority, and Jianguo Hotel also has a business model that is responsible for its own profits and losses, and separates government and enterprises, so internal management is quite free.

Basically, the so-called letter of introduction is just a gimmick. As long as you can afford it and the rooms are still available, domestic people can stay. It's not that demanding.

However, a deposit of 200 yuan and room charges starting at 120 yuan a day can already filter out 99% of domestic people.

Nowadays, except for rich young people like Cao Zhiqiang who are really not short of money and are willing to spend money, there are really not many people who are willing to live here, even those with households worth ten thousand yuan are reluctant to live there.

The two of them entered the hotel, and when they arrived at the lobby, Cao Zhiqiang frowned slightly, because when he came in, he realized that he didn't know which room Lou Xiao'e lived in.

But if you ask me directly, it would be too awkward for the two of them to stand in the middle of the lobby.

Thinking of this, Cao Zhiqiang turned to Shen Zhenhua and said, "Let's go and sit down on the sofa in the lobby to chat."

Of course Shen Zhenhua is happy, but he doesn't want to stand in the middle and be looked at.

The two people quickly came to sit on the sofa in the lobby, and then Cao Zhiqiang said to Shen Zhenhua: "Hua Zi, Lou Xiao'e, no, that woman who looks very much like Lou Xiao'e, which room does she live in?"

"How do I know this?" Shen Zhenhua shook his head, "I only dare to wander in the lobby. If you want to go up, people will stop you and ask, let alone ask which room they live in. This place is confidential to the residents, so it's okay to ask.

If I can't ask, they will suspect that there is something wrong with me and kick me out."

Cao Zhiqiang nodded, then rolled his eyes and immediately had an idea: "Then, keep the sketch I gave you, give it to me."

"Yes, yes." Cao Zhiqiang nodded quickly, "It's in my bag."

After saying that, Shen Zhenhua opened his briefcase and handed Cao Zhiqiang a sketch that was folded several times inside.

Cao Zhiqiang nodded after taking the painting: "Wait here."

After saying that, Cao Zhiqiang stood up with the painting and walked directly to the welcome desk.

Perhaps it was because Cao Zhiqiang had a strong aura and the custom-made suit he was wearing was very valuable at first glance, so even though Cao Zhiqiang looked too young, the receptionist still smiled politely and nodded: "Hello sir, what can I do for you?

need help?"

Well, this is the only place where you can call me Mr. or Miss when you meet. In other hotels, including the Peking Hotel and the Xinqiao Hotel, when the greeting staff asks the guests, they also call them comrade.

Cao Zhiqiang nodded, and then smiled slightly: "Hello, that's it. I made an appointment with a guest from Xiangjiang before, but she forgot to tell me her room number. I also forgot it at the time. I only remembered it when I came here.

So, can you help me check the room number of my guest?"

The waitress frowned slightly and said, "I'm afraid that's not possible. Where our guests stay is strictly confidential and cannot be spread outside. I'm sorry."

"I know, and I agree with what you are doing." Cao Zhiqiang smiled, "Look at this, I will tell her name and provide her portrait, and then you will identify her first to see if there is this person.

If you have this person here, you can not tell me the other person's room number first, but I will tell you something first.

Then, you call the customer and ask them, tell them what I told you, and then ask them if they agree or disagree with me.

If the other party agrees to see me and lets her come down to pick me up, wouldn’t that be enough?”

The waiter thought for a while and then nodded: "Okay, if that's the case, I can give it a try."

Cao Zhiqiang smiled and took out the sketch and handed it to the waiter: "This is the person I want to see. He is from Xiangjiang. Please check first to see if there is this customer.

If yes, let’s move on to the next step. If not, then just think that I remembered it wrong and looked for the wrong place.”

The waitress picked up the sketch and looked at it, then looked at Cao Zhiqiang: "I do seem to have some impression of this person. He should be a guest of ours. What is her name?"

"Lou Xiao'e." Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly, "Lou is the building of the building without the wooden side, Xiao is the dawn of dawn, and E is the e of Chang'e."

The waitress nodded, picked up the register and said, "Lou Xiao'e, right? Let me take a look."

While the waitress was checking the register, Cao Zhiqiang looked calm on the outside but a little nervous on the inside.

Although he was 90% sure that the woman was Lou Xiao'e so far, there was still a 10% possibility that she wasn't.

After all, there are creatures like the Face-Bumping Monster in this world. Maybe it’s really just a woman who looks like Lou Xiao’e, but she’s not actually Lou Xiao’e?

Therefore, he could not guarantee it 100% before confirming it.

Fortunately, after checking for a while, the waitress nodded quickly, then looked up with a smile and said to Cao Zhiqiang: "There is indeed a customer named Lou Xiao'e. I can help her call her and ask if she wants to see you. What do you want to say?

If so?"

"Oh, that's right." Cao Zhiqiang smiled, "Just tell him that my name is Cao Zhiqiang. I come from a courtyard house in Nanluogu Lane. I was asked to come by a man nicknamed Silly Zhu and named He Yuzhu. By the way, I

I also know the whereabouts of her family heirloom, please come down and see me."

The waitress nodded: "Okay, please wait aside and I'll ask the guest if he agrees."

"Okay." Cao Zhiqiang nodded, and then deliberately walked a distance to the side.

Seeing this, the waitress smiled at Cao Zhiqiang, then picked up the phone and dialed the room number on the registration book.

It took about five seconds before the call was connected. Then the waitress said "Excuse me" first, and then started to briefly introduce the situation here, saying that someone was looking for her.

When the other party was confused, the waitress told Cao Zhiqiang exactly what Cao Zhiqiang had said before.

When the waiter was talking to the other party on the phone, Cao Zhiqiang kept staring at the waiter, not because of her good looks, but because of her micro-expressions.

Soon, Cao Zhiqiang knew through the other party's expression that something was going on.

Sure enough, the waitress quickly hung up the phone, then smiled and said to Cao Zhiqiang: "Congratulations, Mr. Cao, the other party said she will be down soon, please wait here for a moment."

Cao Zhiqiang was relieved and said, "Okay, I'll wait here."

After saying that, Cao Zhiqiang stood at the welcome desk and waited with peace of mind.

Then within three minutes, Cao Zhiqiang saw a middle-aged woman dressed very fashionably and with exquisite makeup hurriedly running towards the reception desk.

As soon as he saw the other party's appearance, Cao Zhiqiang immediately smiled.

Hard work pays off, and this person is Lou Xiao'e!

This big fish was indeed caught by me!