Chapter 142: Resolving the Crisis
As soon as Andrei entered the hospital room, he was surrounded by reporters, three layers deep inside and out. He had no choice but to put down the nutritional supplements in his hand and say to the media, “I can’t reveal too much to everyone right now. We will hold a formal press conference to explain the specific situation in detail!”
As soon as Andrei finished speaking, the media reporters’ cameras all turned towards Ji Xiangyu, who was walking towards them, dusty and travel-worn, and they swarmed him.
A reporter asked, “Um, Chairman, is the food poisoning at the hotel a fatal blow? This happened less than half a month after you took office. How do you plan to handle it?”
Andrei quickly interjected, “The matter is not yet confirmed. Please be mindful of your speculative remarks!”
Ji Xiangyu then replied with a cold expression, “I don’t know. It seems everyone is paying so much attention to the Holy Courtyard and even the Ji Family. Food poisoning is indeed a fatal blow to a hotel, but as Andrei said, please do not jump to baseless conclusions before the matter has been thoroughly investigated!”
“Excuse me, sorry to bother you, Chairman!”
Everyone collectively shifted their focus to the person speaking. Athena pushed Allen, who was in a wheelchair, to the front of the media.
Andrei and Ji Xiangyu looked at Athena in surprise. Athena smiled at everyone. Andrei seemed to know the outcome and immediately walked up to Athena and asked in a low voice, “All done?”
Athena nodded and continued, “Mr. Allen has something to declare!”
Allen sighed and said remorsefully to the cameras, “This food poisoning incident was not caused by anything in the hotel. It was the snacks I provided to the group members that were problematic. It has nothing to do with the hotel!”
Allen’s explanation surprised the media. At this point, Ji Xiangyu looked at Andrei and continued to smooth things over, “I came here personally not to explain who was at fault, because this happened in the hotel. Our hotel will do its best to provide everyone with the compensation they deserve! This is simply to show our stance as operators!”
The reporters busily wrote down this scene!
Athena let out a soft sigh. Fortunately, this matter had no major impact. All that was left was for the Board of Directors to decide on the compensation amount. Luckily, she had checked the surveillance footage, otherwise, Ji Xiangyu would have been ruined this time!
Athena secretly observed Ji Xiangyu. The frown he had been furrowing had now relaxed.
After the reporters left, Andrei pulled Athena to a corner and asked, “How did you persuade him? Did you find leverage?”
Athena let out a soft breath and said, “It almost scared me to death. I was afraid this picky guy would cause trouble. Fortunately, this trick still worked!”
Andrei patted Athena’s shoulder with appreciation and said, “Well done. You’ve learned a lot following me these past few years. You’ll definitely be the number one person in the hotel in the future!”
Athena smiled foolishly and said, “General Manager, aren’t you making fun of me? I won’t respond. If the apprentice starves the master~~~~”
Andrei smiled faintly, thinking about the matters that still needed to be handled, “I’ll head back to the hotel first. That bunch on the Board of Directors won’t pay up. I need to find a way to force them to pay!”
Athena called out to Andrei, who was walking away, “Andrei, keep going, I believe in you!”
Andrei’s lips curved upwards, he made an ‘ok’ gesture, and then left!
Athena was not relieved. Although she had found leverage to suppress this matter, the mole had still not been found. Even the surveillance footage from the hotel kitchen had been tampered with. It was likely that this mole had extraordinary power.
“Thank you!”
Athena snapped back to attention and looked at Ji Xiangyu, who was thanking her. She said nervously, “Chairman, are you alright?”
Without a word, Ji Xiangyu walked forward and hugged Athena tightly, pressing his entire weight onto her, murmuring, “Qing Tian, is that you?”
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