Rebirth of the Age of Wealth

Chapter 630

Although this tour guide has not yet formed written materials, and his casual remarks are not very coherent, the basic meaning is clearly expressed, and Li Weidong also understands it.

Li Weidong looked at the little tour guide who seemed to be of a young age, with a tanned complexion similar to that of an African brother, but a lively mind and a lot of ideas. He thought it was a bit interesting, and his face naturally showed it.

The tour guide is the best at observing words and expressions. Seeing that Li Weidong seemed to be interested, he quickly organized a conversation!

If the richest man Li could be made to shake his hands, the leakage would be enough to last him a lifetime.

Also thanks to his usual sense of humor, he has a talent for comedy, and speaking is instinctive.

"Director Li, based on my more than ten years of experience as a tour guide, the biggest problem for tourists after leaving the station is finding a place to stay, which wastes a lot of time!"

"How old are you? You have more than ten years of experience as a tour guide. You don't make drafts when you are bragging, right?" Li Weihong interjected from the side and asked.

The expression on her face was full of disbelief. She kept saying this, and the black tour guide was a little displeased. He was also too eloquent. From the moment they met until now, he kept talking. It was annoying to death.

The tour guide immediately said anxiously: "I have just turned twenty-eight. I dare not lie to you about this. My parents are both from travel agencies, and I graduated from junior high school and studied in a travel agency's internal technical secondary school!"

"This is what I learned when I was in school. What can I learn in school? I can't stay in class. In addition, there were few people doing this in China at that time, and there was always a shortage of people in the group.

I didn’t even attend much class, so the master took me to work!”

"It's been fifteen years. I've worked as a tour guide for German ministers, the British royal family, black brothers in Africa, and many international friends. I've also been interviewed by the American Time magazine. You see, I still have more

A group photo!”

As the tour guide spoke, he took out a photo album from the leather bag he was carrying, and really wanted to show Li Weidong and Li Weihong the photos of him and these people he thought were important people.

Since it can still be carried with you, it is probably a professional requirement, so I can start acting as an international tour guide at any time!

Li Weidong glanced at it casually. The photo album was quite thick, and there were a few familiar faces in it. It seemed that this young tour guide was really good. If it was too bad, the leaders of CITS would not be able to recommend him, and Doubian would not be able to hire him.

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To be able to reach this level at the age of twenty-eight and still be able to stand out in a state-owned enterprise, in addition to having some connections, you must also have enough ability to control the situation, otherwise you would have died in the intrigue.

This person may really have something, at least he has some understanding of the tourism industry, and he must have some talent, otherwise he won't have a chance to get ahead just by working hard, at least not at this age.

Li Weidong also had some ideas about this tour guide. Anyway, he was idle, so he should listen to cross talk.

"Hey, that's not bad, there are celebrities too!" Li Weihong said jokingly when she saw there were photos with celebrities.

"Of course, I also have signed photos of many celebrities, including Chow Yun-fat and Maggie Cheung. Whoever you want, I'll give it to you!" the tour guide said casually, but after saying that, he wanted to slap himself.

It doesn’t matter what the person’s status is. The sister of the richest man, Li, would have been the daughter of a wealthy family in ancient times. If someone wanted an autographed photo of a celebrity, all they needed to do was look at it, not to mention the photo, and the star could send it to her on his own.

"Look at me, I'm off topic. Mr. Li, please have a drink of water and take a rest!" The tour guide smiled awkwardly and then continued.

"For example, during the peak tourist season of May Day this year, our company solicited tourists at the station, and the most asked question by these tourists was whether there was a place to stay!"

"It was the peak tourist season. No one expected that so many tourists would flood into a capital city all at once. Even the several hotels we cooperated with were either full or too far away!"

"In the end, tourists just go to hotels, guesthouses, and hotels one by one to ask questions. Fortunately, after working for so many years, I have accumulated a lot of hotel phone numbers, so I can call and help with inquiries!"

"But those newcomers who have just arrived or tourists from other places have no idea that such a thing is possible. They are unprepared and can only ask door-to-door!"

"I originally came out to play, but I ended up wasting a lot of time looking for a place to stay. Not only did I not have a lot of fun, I was also very upset. I came here because of the reputation, but left disappointed!"

"When I was leaving, I ran into trouble again. I didn't have a ticket. Some of the more popular lines were hard to get a ticket for, so I had to find scalpers to increase the fare!"

"I was wondering if there could be a website that could integrate all these hotels and put the room information, including room type, size, decoration style, etc. online. Not only could you see in real time whether there are any rooms available, but also what the price is.

For money, you can also see if you like the room type and decoration style!”

"Not only does it save time to find the room you like, you can have more time to travel, the room prices are transparent, and you can also reduce the risk of being ripped off, so you can have fun and be safe!"

"If we integrate various tourist attractions online and focus on introducing the special attractions in the scenic spots, we will probably attract more tourists!"

"We can also provide the business of ordering train tickets, bus tickets, and air tickets. You don't have to spend time yourself, and someone can buy the tickets. Wouldn't it save trouble!"

"Why should a hotel tell you the number and price of rooms? How can the hotel adjust the price accordingly? If the hotel increases the price, your website will still have the original price. Who will pay for the difference?" Doubian asked beside him.

When there are many people, the prices of hotels and inns will definitely increase. This is not only due to greed of human nature, but also a problem of market economy and supply and demand.

"Mr. Zhu, when the hotel adjusts its prices, it must be displayed on the website in a timely manner. The online website should be able to achieve this!" the tour guide said confidently.

He searched the Internet for information on this matter and also asked acquaintances who were engaged in software. It was very simple to implement.

"What would you do if the hotel owner deliberately sets the online price low to attract customers and then raises the price, or charges for other items?" Doubian asked the same question. In the final analysis, there are still no effective punitive measures.

The tour guide said: "The situation you mentioned will definitely happen, but I think there are still a small number of dishonest people like this. If it does happen, the website can refuse to continue cooperation!

"Moreover, you can set up a function where tourists can rate hotel reviews on the website and publish it. All tourists who want to book this hotel can see it. If the rating is low, business will naturally be bad!"

"As long as we grow bigger, when tourists go out and book a hotel, they will think of us first, and the passenger flow will be huge. People with a long-term vision will definitely be cautious and not dare to mess around!"

Doubian wanted to say something more, but Li Weidong waved his hand to stop him. If he asked any more questions, he would be cutting into the wrong place.

With such hotel owners, naturally there are also such tourists, and it is impossible to satisfy everyone!

Who would have thought that in the future, there would be cash rebates for good reviews. Isn’t this just to catch everyone’s greed for petty gains? In fact, it doesn’t take much money to bribe people!

The fact that this young tour guide thought about this interaction shows that he has thought deeply about this.

To be honest, his idea does not have any fundamental innovation, at least it is not technically difficult or innovative. It is not considered high-tech. It is more about using the Internet as a tool to do things in traditional industries.

"That's a good idea. As a tour guide, you should have heard of Ctrip, right?" Li Weidong asked casually.

The tour guide's face was a little unnatural, but he still said: "I heard that the company just established at the beginning of this year, although it is also engaged in online travel, it only changed the phone booking to online booking. I tried it, but it couldn't be booked in real time, and it didn't work.

Nothing new, no highlights, and no focus on tourists’ experience!”

Li Weidong didn't know when Ctrip was established in his previous life, but it was established at the beginning of this year.

A few months later, Li Weidong saw this name on a project invested by a newly established venture capital company. The head of the venture capital company investing in this project was named Shen Peng.

In his previous life, Li Weidong was very familiar with this name, and it was so familiar that he couldn't avoid it when it came to venture capital.

I just don’t know what Li Weidong has changed. The resume of this person named Shen Peng has undergone great changes.

I joined the U.S. branch of Peking Capital a few years ago. Because of my outstanding abilities and Eastern face, I quickly grew into the company’s senior investment manager.

This year, the company established more than a dozen venture capital companies, and he was fortunate enough to be selected by Li Weidong to become a partner of a venture capital company.

After becoming a partner, the first project he invested in was Ctrip. Only then did Li Weidong remember that the most successful company Shen Peng invested in in his previous life seemed to be Ctrip.

Because of this investment, he became a partner of Sequoia Capital in China and reached the pinnacle of his life.

But Li Weidong didn't know that because of Shen Peng's accident, Ctrip, which should have been established long ago, has been stuck in the imagination stage because of the lack of a rich man.

"Then do you know that I also invested in this company?" Li Weidong asked the tour guide leisurely.

"Ah!" The tour guide's expression changed and he recovered quickly, but he still said with a wry smile: "Director Li, if only I had met you earlier!"

"So confident?" Li Weidong asked again.

"More or less!" the tour guide said, and then explained, "You are a busy man, making millions every minute. To use a popular saying, even if there are 100 yuan on the ground, you will not bend down to pick it up.

Money is a waste of time. It shows how valuable your time is, but you can listen to me talk so much nonsense. I guess there must be one or two sentences of my nonsense that are of some use!"

"You are somewhat self-aware and know that what you are saying is nonsense!" Doubiang echoed from the side.

He knew Li Weidong quite well. Sometimes when he was in a good mood, he could play chess and chat with the old man in the next courtyard for a long time, bickering and being poor.

So being able to listen to this tour guide talking for so long today did not surprise Doubiang at all. In his opinion, it was just that Brother Li was in a better mood and was happy.

The two sentences he argued with the tour guide just now were purely for Li Weidong to watch and make Brother Li more happy. If he really counted on these few words from the tour guide, Li Weidong would invest some money in him and beat him to death.

Don't believe it.

However, what Li Weidong said next shocked him and made him think about whether his foreign fast food restaurant could also engage in Internet strategies and create some gimmicks.

"There is indeed something new, at least it is better than the current Ctrip. If I could have listened to what you said earlier, I might have invested some money to see what you can do!"

When the tour guide heard what Li Weidong said, his face froze and his heart became cold. According to normal logic, the situation should be reversed, and Li Weidong had to say no.

Such a good opportunity was missed like this. They say there are a thousand roads at night, so get up early and sell tofu. The ancients never deceived others!

If he could have written down what he was thinking in his mind one day earlier and sent it to Li Weidong's venture capital company one day earlier, maybe the Ctrip opportunity would have been his.

"Are you married?" Li Weidong asked instead of continuing.

"Marriage? No, no!" The tour guide didn't know what Li Weidong meant by asking, but he still said honestly.

"Are you interested in changing your job?" Li Weidong nodded and asked with a smile.

"Not in the capital?" the tour guide guessed.

"Shanghai City!"

"We can leave today!" the tour guide said immediately, standing straight.

There was no need to hesitate about the job introduced by the world's richest man. As for Li Weidong's question about whether he was married, this tour guide thought it was simply redundant. He had to leave even if he got married. How could he affect his career for the sake of his children's affair?

The Ctrip mentioned just now is in Shanghai. Li Weidong said this at this time, and his intention is self-evident.

"You have to think about it, you are an iron rice bowl now. If you change jobs, you won't have this kind of treatment. If you don't do well, you will have to pack up and leave!" Li Weidong reminded.

"Chairman, you are joking. There is no iron rice bowl. Even if there is a diamond-encrusted job, it cannot resist your golden mouth!" the tour guide said flatteringly.

"Give him Shen Peng's phone number and ask Shen Peng to arrange a job for him at Ctrip. If it works, he can keep it. If it doesn't work, he will let him go!" Li Weidong turned to the secretary next to him and said.

Li Weidong did not ask the tour guide's name during the entire journey. Although the tour guide introduced his name at the beginning, Li Weidong did not remember it.

Chen Jun said: "Yes, Chairman!"

Then he said flatteringly: "The chairman's vision has always been very accurate. Anyone who can make you take a second look must be something special!"

"I look at you so many times every day, but I don't notice anything special about you. How about you introduce yourself?" Li Weidong said jokingly.

Chen Jun looked a little embarrassed, but he also knew that these were Li Weidong's teasing remarks. His boss always spoke as he pleased.

Li Weidong stood up and looked around without waiting for Chen Jun to say anything. The tour guide quickly followed suit and introduced every detail of the place, speaking much more energetically than before.

The day is quite long, but for travel, it goes by very quickly, especially with such a funny tour guide who keeps talking next to me.

When Li Weidong returned to the hotel with a few unfinished children, he saw several familiar people walking towards him as soon as he entered the hotel lobby.

Li Weidong looked at these familiar faces and thought to himself, bad luck!

(End of chapter)