Can you be called a rich man if you don’t indulge yourself?

Chapter 120 Set off, heading for Hong Kong Island!
Time flies in Shanghai
I spent 1000 million to buy a Lamborghini Aventador from Lu Yuan. The system was not stingy and directly gave me a reward of 6000 million.
In other words, Gu Heng didn't spend a penny on the car, but he got 5000 million yuan from the system.
The balance naturally increased from 1.0275 million to 1.5 million.

There is no ceiling level for this deposit balance.
But it is also top-notch in the country.
As a result, CCB upgraded Gu Heng's customer level again, from a major private banking customer to a strategic customer of the group.
Gu Heng didn't know what kind of privilege upgrade this so-called strategic customer had, but it was definitely not a bad thing.
For example, this time, Gu Heng asked Xu Ying to book two plane tickets at random.
Which one did Xu Ying order in the end?

Hong Kong Island
After booking the tickets, we talked to each other and found out that we needed to apply for a Hong Kong and Macau Pass to go to Hong Kong Island.
The highest level of certificate that Gu Heng had ever obtained was his high school diploma, which is still kept by Old Gu.
As for the Hong Kong and Macau Pass.
To say I don't know would be ridiculous.
But he never really thought about getting one.
It's useless.
With his previous salary of 4500, he could just walk around the suburban park for a while and that would be considered traveling, not to mention places like Hong Kong Island and Macau Island that only rich people could afford to go to.
But he was really reluctant to ask Gu Heng to refund the ticket.
It's not that I can't bear to part with the business class ticket which costs more than 3000 yuan.
Rather, he really wanted to see what the difference was between capitalist Hong Kong Island, where “horses still run and dances still go on,” and the mainland.
at this time.
The privileges of CCB's big customers are reflected
After a phone call, that afternoon the staff of CCB brought people to the hotel to apply for a pass for Gu Heng.
It is said online that the fastest time to apply for a Hong Kong and Macau Pass is 10 days.
But Gu Heng didn't even arrive for 10 hours, and someone came to handle it in person.
The value of privilege is self-evident
"Boss, shall we go check in first?"

Xu Ying has completely resigned from 230 Sky Hotel and has become Gu Heng's exclusive personal secretary, helping Gu Heng deal with some trivial matters in life.
The iconic butler uniform was replaced with a pure white casual suit.
A man relies on his clothes and a horse relies on his saddle.
Xu Ying, who changed out of her simple housekeeper uniform, turned into an urban beauty. She tied her short hair into a simple braid and her makeup also changed a lot.
After a series of changes, her appearance has improved a bit. Even Gu Heng was slightly surprised when he saw her for the first time today.
As a country bumpkin who was taking a plane for the first time, it was also Gu Heng's first time to come to a place like an airport.
to be honest.
I was curious, so I kept looking around.
But after looking for a long time, Gu Heng did not find any difference between the airport and the high-speed rail station. It was still the same busy scene with a surging crowd of people.
Hearing Xu Ying's words, Gu Heng nodded and followed her obediently.

He had no idea about the boarding procedure and was too lazy to check it online, let alone have it checked.

Why would I spend 60 yuan a year to hire Xu Ying as my personal secretary? Isn't it just to save trouble and avoid losing face when experiencing new things?

After bringing Gu Heng to the check-in counter, Xu Ying took out Gu Heng's ID card and pass from her bag and handed them to the staff, then said softly, "Hello, please help my boss check in."

The ground staff lady took the certificate and responded with a sweet smile: "Okay, please wait a moment."

This service attitude is much better than the station
Although they both advocate smiling service, every time Gu Heng bought a train ticket, the ticket seller would not smile at all. If she didn’t smile, she would be considered as being cold and sarcastic as if he owed her millions. Most of them would just have a few words on their faces: “Buy if you want, get out if you don’t.”
After more than half a minute, the ground staff returned the printed tickets and documents to Gu Heng, and reminded him with a smile: "The check-in procedures have been completed. Your China Eastern Airlines flight mu503 will take off in 50 minutes. Since you have purchased a business class ticket, you can enjoy VIP treatment. You can go to the VIP lounge to rest and wait. When the plane is about to take off, a staff member will guide you to board the plane."

Gu Heng nodded, and except for leaving the plane ticket, he gave all the documents to Xu Ying.

I don’t have the habit of carrying a bag, so I can only let Xu Ying act as a human bag.

Seeing that Gu Heng had finished his check-in, Xu Ying said quickly, "I'll take you to the VIP room first, and then I'll check you in later."

After hearing what Xu Ying said, Gu Heng frowned and said, "Why bother making another trip?"

"This is the business class check-in counter. I'm going to the economy class check-in counter."

Gu Heng: “???”

"You didn't buy business class?"

Xu Ying nodded
She didn't do this to save money for Gu Heng.
Even though Gu Heng gave her an annual salary of 60 yuan, Xu Ying put herself in a very good position.
Anyone with a little bit of brains would not do such a thing as sharing a cabin with the boss, let alone Xu Ying who has several years of experience as a private butler.
As for helping the boss deal with troubles?

All business class passengers are treated like ancestors by the flight attendants. What trouble could there be?
Seeing this, Gu Heng said nothing more, turned to the ground staff lady and said, "Can you handle the cabin upgrade here?"

"OK."

"Help her upgrade her economy class ticket to business class."

"I need to confirm if there are any seats available in business class on this flight. Please wait."

Seeing that Gu Heng was about to upgrade her cabin, Xu Ying was stunned for a moment, and her heart was soon filled with an inexplicable emotion.
The profession of personal secretary sounds good, but in ancient times, it was equivalent to a personal maid or a personal servant.
The moment Xu Ying agreed to become Gu Heng's personal secretary, she had thrown her so-called personality aside. With 60 yuan a year, what kind of personality do you need? If you don't do it yourself, there are plenty of people who will rush to do it.

If you want to make money, don't think about standing; if you want to stand, don't think about making money.

How many people in China, with more than one billion people, can do such a good thing as making money while standing?
At least Xu Ying is very clear about her own abilities, and she is not capable of making money by doing nothing.

Xu Ying knew Gu Heng's wealth. He could easily buy a supercar worth tens of millions. Gu Heng definitely wouldn't care about the price difference for upgrading the cabin, but this respect was enough to move her.
For a moment, Xu Ying even had a feeling that "You treat me like a national hero, I must repay you like a national hero."
How many bosses in this world are there who are so generous and treat you as a human being?

Just as Xu Ying was daydreaming, the ground staff's sweet voice sounded again: "There are two empty seats in the business class. Are you sure you want to upgrade?"

"manage!"

Gu Heng glanced at Xu Ying.

Xu Ying quickly handed over her ID.

"According to the current ticket price, the upgrade from economy class to business class requires a price difference of 2725 yuan. How do you pay it?"

Gu Heng took out his phone: "Is WeChat payment possible?"

"of course can."

After paying, the ground staff lady handed over the tickets and IDs respectfully again and said, "I wish you two a pleasant journey. If you don't know how to get to the VIP lounge, I can ask the VIP lounge staff to pick you up."

"it is good."

Gu Hengyi is concise and to the point.

The ground staff lady quickly called the VIP lounge staff.

As for Gu Heng, he stood aside with Xu Ying to avoid delaying other people's business.

Just when Xu Ying wanted to say something, her phone dinged. She took out her phone and saw that Gu Heng had transferred a maximum amount of 20 yuan to her.
Seeing Xu Ying's puzzled look, Gu Heng casually put the phone back into his pocket and explained in a lazy voice: "This 20 is your work allowance. When we get to Hong Kong Island, I can't be the boss and have to pay for our meal, right?

20 is a bit too little. I guess we can spend it all on a few meals. But this is the maximum limit of Dogecoin WeChat.

I'll ask CCB to transfer another 100 million to your card after we get off the plane."

More than one million yuan can be handed over to me so casually for safekeeping. You have to know that this may be an ordinary family's lifetime savings. How much trust does this show?

Another special feeling rose in Xu Ying's heart, and she nodded heavily to Gu Heng: "Boss, don't worry, I will keep a clear record of every use of the money!"

Gu Heng nodded lazily.

How much does he trust Xu Ying?
It's just because I'm lazy.
An additional one million is not a big number for him now.
Gu Heng also didn't believe that Xu Ying would be so stupid as to give up her annual salary of hundreds of thousands and become a fugitive with more than 100 million yuan.

Suddenly, Gu Heng seemed to have thought of something, turned his head and looked around, then leaned close to Xu Ying's ear and whispered, "I was too embarrassed to ask you just now, but why didn't you book first class when you booked the ticket, but booked business class instead?"

Hearing Gu Heng's question, Xu Ying couldn't help but look at him in surprise: "Boss, is this really your first time on a plane?"

Gu Heng nodded sincerely.
Gu Heng spent more than 10 million yuan in Shanghai during his few days in Shanghai, and he was present at every purchase.
With this level of consumption, Xu Ying would believe it even if he said he traveled by private jet.
So Xu Ying didn't believe Gu Heng when he said he had never been on a plane, and thought Gu Heng was kidding her.
But now it seems that what Gu Heng said is true.
Although she didn't know why this happened, Xu Ying knew very well what to ask and what not to ask, and she also explained to Gu Heng in a low voice: "It's not that I don't want to buy first-class tickets, but there are no first-class tickets for sale."

Gu Heng: "Sold out?"

"It's not that they're sold out, it's just that there are no first-class seats for sale." Gu Heng: "???"

The more Gu Heng listened, the more confused he became.
"Most domestic flights are short-haul flights, so generally speaking, first-class cabins are rarely set up. Domestically, except for a few fixed routes of Air China, most flights do not have first-class cabins. Business class is already the top-level cabin."

Listening to Xu Ying's explanation, Gu Heng felt as if his knowledge had been overturned.
He saw that the super-rich in novels always traveled in first class, but how come now that he has become a super-rich, even first class is gone?
Knew it.
Most of the knowledge I learned from reading novels is unreliable.
At this moment, another pleasant voice sounded in Gu Heng's ears.

"Good afternoon, everyone. I'm the ground staff of the VIP lounge. The VIP lounge is over here. Please come this way."

After saying this, he extended his hand, motioning for Gu Heng to go first.

Just as Gu Heng was walking in the direction directed by the ground staff lady, Xu Ying asked softly beside Gu Heng: "Boss, are you hungry? Do you want me to order a meal for you at the airport and bring it to the lounge?"

Originally, Gu Heng didn't feel hungry.
After listening to Xu Ying, I really felt a little hungry.
But Gu Heng did not give her an answer. Instead, he turned to ask the ground staff: "Will lunch be provided after boarding the plane?"

The ground staff lady obviously didn't expect that passengers who paid thousands of dollars for business class would ask if lunch would be provided on the plane.
But she has a high level of professionalism.
There was no disdain in his expression. Instead, he responded patiently, "Generally speaking, there are meals provided on the plane. Especially for the two of you who are business class passengers, not only are there normal meals provided, but also alcohol, beverages, afternoon tea and the like."

After getting the response, Gu Heng smiled and nodded to the ground staff lady, then said to Xu Ying: "Don't buy it, eat it after we get on the plane."

I often saw some review videos on TikTok before.
Review the meals provided by various airlines.
Gu Heng has wanted to try it for a long time.
Now that there is an opportunity, shouldn’t we take advantage of it?
As for whether it would be embarrassing, that was not within my consideration.

In his eyes, shame is when you don't know something that the general public knows. That's shameful.

An ordinary economy class ticket costs less than 800 yuan, and one ticket is almost equivalent to 5 economy class tickets.
He is enjoying the legitimate rights and interests that he deserves. Where is it shameful?
"Boss, the hotel I booked for you is the presidential suite of the Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong Island. I have just discussed the itinerary with them, and they will be waiting outside the airport 30 minutes in advance.

Itinerary
Since I had never been to Hong Kong Island, I spent 6 hours screening out some general information on the Internet. After visiting most of the scenic spots in Hong Kong Island, we can take the helicopter service provided by the Ritz-Carlton Hotel to Macau Island.

I haven’t planned my trip to Macau Island yet, but I’m already collecting information and should be able to complete the plan within two days.”

In the lounge, Xu Ying took out her laptop and placed it on the table in front of Gu Heng, half-bending over to introduce her itinerary plan to him.
As for Gu Heng?
I was silent the whole time, listening to her introduction attentively.
He doesn't know about other things, but he knows that his 60 yuan this year was not wasted.
Xu Ying's schedule was so thoughtful that she had already arranged when and which restaurant to eat at.
If I were to go to Hong Kong Island alone, I would be absolutely confused, right?

Just when Gu Heng was about to praise Xu Ying for a good job, the ground staff lady's voice came: "Hello, I'm sorry to bother you two. The China Eastern Airlines flight Mu503 you are taking has begun to prepare for boarding.

As the boarding area is far away, we have prepared a shuttle bus for you two. Would you like to depart now?

However, I would like to remind you that if you do not choose to board the plane now, you may need to board the plane with economy class passengers later, and the flow of people will be a little denser at that time."

"Then get on board directly."

As for the itinerary, we can talk about it after we get off the plane.
What Gu Heng wanted to do most now was to quickly experience the feeling of flying on a plane for the first time.
The so-called shuttle bus is a Coaster commercial vehicle
The experience is pretty good.
But this is limited to ordinary people
Anyway, someone like Gu Heng, who is used to riding in a Bentley Flying Spur, certainly can't experience any sense of luxury.
But when I turned around, I saw a huge bus parked on the side. It should be the economy class shuttle bus.
In such a comparison, the difference is obvious.
At least I don't have to fight for a seat with a large group of people like on a bus.
When they were not far from the plane, the driver stopped the car steadily. The business class flight attendant who had been waiting nearby knocked on the car window and opened the door: "Mr. Gu, Ms. Xu, good afternoon, welcome to this flight."

After saying that, he bowed slightly and motioned for the two to get out of the car.

"You two are in the front cabin. Please follow me."

Since business class passengers have the right to board the plane early, there was no one in the economy class at the moment. There were only two flight attendants standing in the aisle. When they saw Gu Heng and Xu Ying, they greeted them respectfully.

When he was taken to the so-called business class, Gu Heng was slightly stunned.
It's not that business class is luxurious.
Compared to the density of seats in the economy class when I came here, it is not difficult to see the determination of the airline to make money.
The density is even higher than the previous green trains.
But there are only eight seats in the business class.
No wonder business class tickets are five times more expensive than economy class tickets.
If this is changed to economy class, the floor space alone can be almost recovered by half.
"Mr. Gu, this is your seat, please take a seat."

The stewardess who brought Gu Heng on board reminded him quietly. As for Xu Ying, she was taken to the other side by another business class stewardess.
"How many flight attendants are there in business class?"

Because when he came here, Gu Heng only saw two stewardesses in the economy class, but now there are two in the business class alone, so he couldn't help but feel curious.
Although she didn't know why Gu Heng asked this, the flight attendant still responded with a smile: "Our flight is a short-distance flight and does not require shifts, so there are only 7 crew members, including three pilots and four flight attendants.

My colleague and I are business class flight attendants, and the two people in the economy class are economy class flight attendants.

But don't worry, if the business class is too busy, we will transfer the economy class crew to serve you, so you don't have to worry about us not providing good service."

Good guy.
There are 8 people in business class and two flight attendants.
There are only two flight attendants in the economy class with 150 seats.
The business class cabin crew was too busy to handle the workload and had to call in the economy class cabin crew to help.
They really don't treat ordinary passengers as human beings.
But Gu Heng had no intention of speaking up for these ordinary passengers.
As long as he is comfortable, he doesn't care about the life and death of the economy class passengers.
"There are disposable slippers in the storage box next to the aircraft. Mr. Gu, you can change into them if you need them.

It takes about 2 hours and 15 minutes for us to fly from Shanghai to Hong Kong Island, and we will arrive at Hong Kong International Airport around 15: pm. There are about minutes left before take-off, so you can wait for a while. "

Gu Heng nodded upon hearing this.
At this moment, Gu Heng's stomach growled.
Looking at the stewardess who was still waiting beside him, Gu Heng couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
Then he asked, "I asked the ground staff in the lounge just now, and she said there is lunch on the plane. What is there to eat?"

The stewardess didn't show any other expression because of Gu Heng's stomach growling, and her face was still full of respectful smile: "There are two kinds of meals available on this flight, one is pasta and steak.

The other is Chinese food. We currently offer stir-fried dishes such as mouth-watering chicken and Sichuan-style eggplant. Which one would you like to eat, Mr. Gu?"

Just ordinary food
But Gu Heng was very curious
After all, it was my first time eating on a plane.
Thinking of this, Gu Heng asked directly: "Can we have both?"

"of course can."

"Then give me one of each."

After saying that, he added jokingly, "This shouldn't be like a buffet where you have to pay extra for what you can't finish, right?"

The flight attendant smiled even more when she heard this: "Of course not, Mr. Gu, the ticket you purchased already includes all the services. As long as we have enough food on the plane, we can order all of them.

However, I need to remind you that the meal ordering service will not start until the plane starts. Of course, this is not a special rule, because there will be some turbulence when the plane takes off, which may cause food to spill. "

"can."

Gu Heng nodded slightly
The flight attendant briefly said a few more words and then spoke softly again, "Then I will go and prepare a meal for you, Mr. Gu. If you need me for anything, you can ring the service bell at hand, or look up at your seat in the cabin and you will see me."

Ten minutes later.
Several other business class passengers also boarded the plane.
Looking at the busy stewardess, she shook her head slightly.
To be honest
Before boarding the plane, Gu Heng had some prejudices against the profession of flight attendant.
Whether in TV series or movies, flight attendants have always been portrayed as a high-end profession.
But when I looked at it today, all the filters were shattered.
The so-called high-end profession is just flying high
In fact, it is no different from the waiters in high-end restaurants.
After experiencing the plane soaring into the sky, looking at the white mist outside the window, the novelty of getting on the plane for the first time also quickly dissipated.
In the final analysis.
It's just a means of transportation.
No matter how novel it is, it's not that novel
Just when Gu Heng was losing interest, the stewardess came to him slowly with a tray in her hand, half-knelt down, her cheongsam-like stewardess uniform outlining a beautiful curve, and carefully placed the food Gu Heng had ordered on the table.
"Mr. Gu, this is today's lunch. I fried a soft-boiled egg for you. Since it's an electric cooker, the taste may be a little off. I hope you can forgive me."

After saying "wait a moment", he brought an unknown bottle of wine and a goblet and slowly poured the bubbling wine into the glass: "This is KRUG champagne. Passengers who have taken our flights before have praised its taste very much. You can try it.

If you need anything else, you can call me. We have unlimited supply of all consumables here."

As he spoke, he gently covered Gu Heng's legs with a blanket: "If food is spilled, please let me know in time and I will replace the blanket for you."

Gu Heng didn't say a word from beginning to end
Feeling this thoughtful service, Gu Heng took back the complaints in his heart.
A flight attendant is different from a waiter in a fancy restaurant.
It's obvious that they are more professional than the waiters in a high-end restaurant.
No wonder it is so difficult for people to go from extravagance to frugality.
After experiencing such thoughtful service in business class.
If you were asked to go back to sitting in economy class, who could bear the feeling of loss?
(End of this chapter)