GreenTree Hospitality (GHG) 13 Jan 222021 Q3 Earnings call transcript

Hello, ladies and gentlemen and thank you for standing by for GreenTree's third quarter 2021 earnings conference call. At this point, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After management's prepared remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session.

As a reminder, today's conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the meeting over to your host for today's call, Mr. GreenTree's firm. Christensen, of Vanguestaine Investor Relations Rene Please proceed, Rene.

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