Lei Jun showed nothing on his face; instead, he smiled and offered a compliment.
"Luxury Hotel... that is the ceiling of domestic service. Coupled with Switzerland's world-leading hotel management, Manager Wang's return from this further study will surely lead to great achievements."
Although Wang Yuyan still had a beaming smile on the surface,
how could she not see through Lei Jun's polite praise?
This thought flashed for only a second or two before she could even begin to feel dejected.
The ridge of her back suddenly stiffened.
Seeing Jiang Cheng flash a mischievous smile at her,
Wang Yuyan quickly shot Jiang Cheng a charming, flirtatious look.
She had chosen the path of climbing up by relying on Jiang Cheng herself.
These judgmental looks were something she had to endure.
What she could do was neither hide nor explain,
but study hard and make her abilities match this position.
The hand that was originally resting on her lap quietly reached under the table, accurately pressing down on Jiang Cheng's restless fingertips.
She spoke up to join the conversation, her voice hiding a trace of an imperceptible tremble.
"President Lei overpraises me... I wouldn't dare claim great achievements, but I did indeed learn many things that Aman doesn't have. I studied at the Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne; it was an 'Exceptional Service Leadership' executive course they co-organized with MIT, focusing on the sustainable design module."
Lei Jun's eyebrows rose slightly as he sized up Wang Yuyan anew.
"I've heard of the EHL and MIT courses. They aren't long—only about half a year, I believe—and are specifically designed for 'brain-changing' for industry veterans like you. It fits you perfectly..."
After finishing, Lei Jun began to get down to business.
He first talked about Yunmi Technology: "You should pay close attention to this company, Cloud Rice. They mainly focus on whole-house smart home appliances, have a strong technical foundation, and will start their IPO next year."
"Our Rice ecosystem model is that we hold shares, help them define products, and share the supply chain. However, they handle the operations themselves and bear their own life and death. This 'empowerment + autonomy' ecosystem has relatively low risk..."
Lei Jun was originally the type who was good at using speeches to win over users.
If you listened to his speech with a calm mind, you would definitely feel that many of the things he said made a lot of sense.
At this moment, Jiang Cheng appeared to be listening to him seriously, but in reality, he was focusing all his attention on dealing with Wang Yuyan.
Wang Yuyan was different from Jiang Cheng; she wished she could absorb every word Lei Jun said into her brain to handle the upcoming negotiations.
But unfortunately, Jiang Cheng kept disturbing her.
She gritted her teeth, with half her mind barely catching the keywords in Lei Jun's words and the other half used entirely to tense her nerves against the'sneak attack' under the table.
A layer of fine sweat broke out on her forehead, and a blush quietly crept onto her cheeks.
She relied entirely on her willpower to hold on and not show any flaws.
The dishes were served one after another, and Lei Jun continued to talk incessantly about Cloud Rice's advantages.
Until an uncontrollable "Ah..." escaped Wang Yuyan's lips, he stopped in astonishment, his gaze looking straight over.
Seeing Lei Jun and his female companion looking at her with strange eyes, Wang Yuyan's already restrained cheeks instantly burned up.
Even the tips of her ears turned red, and she gripped her chopsticks in a fluster.
Her heart beat so hard it felt like it would burst through her chest.
This... was simply too embarrassing.
In contrast to her panic, Jiang Cheng at this moment was calm and composed, without a hint of the fluster of being caught red-handed.
Nonsense, what kind of scene hasn't Brother Cheng seen? This little commotion was nothing at all!
The movements of his hand didn't stop for a second; instead, he turned his head naturally, picked up the serving chopsticks, accurately picked up the most succulent piece of abalone from the buddha jumps over the wall, and brought it to Wang Yuyan's lips.
His voice was so gentle it could practically drip water: "What's wrong? Is it too hot? Eat slowly, don't rush. Do you want me to blow on it for you?"
Wang Yuyan had never experienced such a situation.
Two days ago in the car at the Courtyard House, she thought it was already the most thrilling thing in her life.
But looking at it now, she had seen too little of the world.
Feeling somewhat lost, she felt an instant sigh of relief upon hearing Jiang Cheng's words to save the situation.
But upon hearing the last sentence, she couldn't help but let out a soft moan.
Fortunately, the abalone Jiang Cheng had picked up was right at her lips.
After making a show of taking a deep breath, Wang Yuyan used the gap while blowing on it to release her tense feeling.
She gently took the abalone with her own chopsticks.
She took a small bite.
She looked up and glared at Jiang Cheng, her eyes watery.
With a bit of reproach and a bit of helplessness.
"Thank you, it was indeed a bit hot, I was a little impatient..."
After speaking, she smiled at Lei Jun again: "Sorry, President Lei, for interrupting you..."
"It's fine, this dish is indeed a bit hot. Blow on it, don't get burned again..."
As soon as Lei Jun's voice fell, his gaze landed on Wang Yuyan, lingering for a few seconds before moving away.
The female companion beside him took in the whole scene, and the smile on her lips faded a bit.
She inwardly rolled her eyes.
Truly worthy of being called a seductress.
Before, she felt that she was already quite alluring.
She used to think that big shots all liked little girls like her who were dignified, elegant, and quietly followed behind.
But seeing Wang Yuyan like this now, although she was jealous, she had to admit that she seemed to have lost...
Similarly sitting beside a big shot, she was nothing more than a decoration.
She had to smile properly, speak thoughtfully, and even pick up food with measured care, for fear of making a mistake and displeasing someone.
But what about Wang Yuyan? Just by being 'burned,' she could have Jiang Cheng personally serve her food and coax her gently.
Even a figure like Lei Jun had his gaze drift toward her from time to time.
Looking at it this way, what big shots truly like is her type?
Yes, it must be so...
No wonder she could take charge of things at such a young age.
Managing such a large hotel project.
Just this ability to inadvertently make people's hearts sway was not something she could compare to.
She quietly took a breath and secretly vowed to herself.
After going back, she would also learn.
Isn't it just making sounds while eating?
She could definitely learn that too.
After all, she didn't scream any less during those kinds of things usually.
Seeing that Jiang Cheng hadn't joined the conversation after he had said so much,
Lei Jun immediately brought the topic over to Wang Yuyan.
Lei Jun turned to Wang Yuyan, "Manager Wang, since you've worked at Aman and went to EHL to 'change your brain,' what do you think Rice's smart solutions lack most when put into high-end hotels?"
This question was very direct. Wang Yuyan felt that Jiang Cheng's attack on her had reached the final stage.
After coughing twice, she quickly blew on the soup in her bowl again.
Using the exhaled breath to steady herself, she then put down her spoon and put one hand under the table again to contend with Jiang Cheng.
While speaking through the effort.
"It lacks two layers, President Lei. The first layer is service predictability. Most current smart solutions are 'human-adapting-to-system'—guests have to learn to use an app or voice control for lights and air conditioning. But top-tier hotel service is'system-adapting-to-human,' or even 'predicting-human.'"
Seeing that Jiang Cheng had finally let her go temporarily,
Wang Yuyan took another breath and continued.
"For example, when I was at Aman, the butler needed to know which seat the guest habitually sat in when drinking coffee and what newspaper they read. Future smart systems should be able to remember a guest's preferred room temperature, light color temperature, and morning wake-up music through one stay, and automatically restore them during the next stay. This requires not just individual devices, but the deep learning capability of the entire system."
Seeing that what Wang Yuyan said made sense,
Lei Jun leaned forward slightly, his fingers unconsciously tapping the table.
He followed up with a question: "What about the second layer?"
"The second layer is sustainable luxury," Wang Yuyan continued. "This was my deepest impression from the module at Lund University."
"Luxury Hotels in Northern Europe have already turned 'environmental protection' into an implicit luxury—using the least energy to maintain the most comfortable environment. If Xiaomi's hardware really wants to enter the international high-end market, energy consumption standards, material recyclability, and the carbon footprint of long-term system operation will all be strictly audited. And this is precisely a blind spot for many domestic tech companies."
The private room went quiet for a few seconds.
Lei Jun suddenly smiled and shook his head.
"Manager Wang, these two points of yours are very accurate.'Service predictability' is a difficulty our technical team is currently working to overcome;'sustainability'... to be honest, we didn't consider it much in the past. But you're right; if we want to become stronger and larger, this is a path we must take."
Seeing that both of their attention was on Wang Yuyan, Jiang Cheng naturally withdrew his hand.