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

Chapter 131 The Damn and Fascinating Privilege
"Mr. Gu, I hope you will appreciate the service provided by the Ritz-Carlton Hotel these days. This is a gift prepared by our hotel for you. Please accept it.

We have recorded your basic information. No matter where you are in the future, you will be the most distinguished guest of our Ritz-Carlton Hotel. Just one phone call and any hotel under our Marriott International Group will provide you with the best service! ”

Hong Kong Island International Airport.

Xu Ying was instructing the hotel staff to put the luxury clothes worth more than one million yuan that Gu Heng had bought onto the helicopter.

Zheng Jiayi still handed an extremely luxurious gift box bag to Gu Heng with a respectful expression.

In addition to Zheng Jiayi, the personal butler, the hotel also sent several people to see him off, almost all of whom were members of the hotel's management.
no way.
This is the difference between how top hotels treat their premium customers and their average customers.
Although Gu Heng only stayed in Hong Kong Island for a few days, his spending at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel exceeded one million.
Perhaps it's nothing compared to the overall turnover of the Ritz-Carlton.
But this is personal consumption.
The total consumption of guests in dozens of ordinary suites is needed to reach Gu Heng's level. With such exaggerated purchasing power, not to mention the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, any hotel in the world will not let go of a high-quality customer like Gu Heng.

After listening to Zheng Jiayi's words, Gu Heng took the gift bag with a smile.

"In the gift box there are some souvenirs from our hotel and proof of our Marriott Ambassador membership. Ambassador membership is the highest level of membership in our Marriott membership program, and it offers unparalleled privileges and benefits!"

Tell the truth.
Gu Heng had no interest in the so-called hotel souvenirs.

These souvenirs may be worth a lot of money in the second-hand market, and many people may even use them as a means of showing off, just like the umbrella worth tens of thousands of dollars in the door of a Rolls-Royce.
But this kind of capital for showing off is now easily available to Gu Heng, so he doesn't need to pay attention to it at all.

But I have to say that the experience at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel these days was indeed good.

I have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars at Hyatt Hotel Group, but the service I received is not of the same level at all. I will probably remember this kind of emperor-like service for the rest of my life.
"I hope I'll have the opportunity to receive your service in the future."

After handing the gift box bag to Xu Ying, Gu Heng nodded and smiled at Zheng Jiayi.

“I look forward to serving you next time.”

After saying that, Zheng Jiayi put her hands on her abdomen and bowed slightly: "Goodbye, Mr. Gu, I wish you a safe journey."

Several Ritz-Carlton hotel executives also bowed and repeated it.

Although the trip to Hong Kong Island lasted only a few days, it is no exaggeration to say that this was the time when Gu Heng could most clearly feel the difference between rich people and ordinary people.
Whether it was hotel services or yacht services, these were treatments that Gu Heng could never have dreamed of before.
Otherwise, why is it said that Hong Kong Island is a land of capital and a paradise for the rich?
If there was an experience bar, Gu Heng's experience bar would have only increased by one tenth during the more than one month he spent in the mainland. However, in the past few days in Hong Kong Island, the experience bar has at least skyrocketed by half!
As Gu Heng approached the plane, a woman dressed as a waitress at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel spoke softly beside him.

"Mr. Gu, welcome aboard our Ritz-Carlton Hotel's exclusive helicopter. I am your flight attendant.

I will be at your service throughout this flight. Please board the plane first. We have already applied to the Air Traffic Control Bureau. Our departure times are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. ”

Gu Heng listened to the maintenance attendant's voice, nodded, and got on the helicopter directly.

Looking at the layout inside the helicopter, I felt better.
It's not luxurious, but it's decent enough. It's similar to the interior of a luxury car, and the space is similar.
But overall, Gu Heng was still not very satisfied with this helicopter flight.
The cost of more than 40,000 Hong Kong dollars is not a big deal.
The main reason was that he really didn't expect that he would have to come to the airport by helicopter.
In Zheng Jiayi's words, flying from Hong Kong Island to Macau Island can take off from a private apron and land on a private apron, because it is essentially a domestic flight.
But flying from Hong Kong Island to Guangzhou is considered an inbound flight.
Customs not only has to conduct a comprehensive inspection of luggage, but also has to inspect the aircraft to prevent any contraband from entering the country illegally.
After the whole process, it is actually no different from taking a plane.
If there is a difference, it is more expensive and more painful.
Instead of taking a first-class seat that costs thousands of dollars, I spent 30,000 yuan to take this cramped little helicopter.
But Gu Heng did not complain, he walked directly into the cabin and sat down.
I chose them all by myself, so I have no complaints. I can only say that I suffered from my lack of education.
"Mr. Gu, the estimated flight time from Hong Kong to Guangzhou is about 40 to 70 minutes. Today's weather conditions should allow for a perfect flight, and we are expected to arrive at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport within 45 minutes.

We have communicated with Baiyun International Airport, and they have reserved an exclusive VIP channel for you. No matter when you arrive, you will be given priority in arranging procedures.

Are we taking off now?"

Xu Ying had already fastened Gu Heng's seat belt considerately. Gu Heng listened to the flight attendant and said lazily, "Let's take off directly. I'll take a nap. Remind me when we reach Yangcheng."

Hearing that Gu Heng wanted to sleep, the flight attendant quickly took out a light silver integrated headset from the small cabinet beside him and placed it in front of Gu Heng, saying, "Mr. Gu, the noise of a helicopter in flight is very loud.
Although our aircraft has been noise-reduced, it still has a certain impact
If you want to sleep, please put on your headphones and I will play some soothing music to reduce the noise of the helicopter flying."

Gu Heng listened to her words, shook his head helplessly, and put on his headphones.
The helicopter officially took off.
Just like what the flight attendant said.
That huge noise sounded instantly.
Even with the double protection of noise reduction and anti-noise headphones, Gu Heng could still feel the uncomfortable sound on his eardrums.
Previously, Gu Heng had planned to buy a helicopter to make up for the vacuum period when he did not have a private jet.
But now, after experiencing the helicopter, Gu Heng would rather give all the millions of dollars he spent on the helicopter to major airlines than suffer this.
"Ms. Xu, would you like to wear noise-canceling headphones as well?"

Seeing Xu Ying frowning and looking uncomfortable, the maintenance attendant took out another earphone and asked her loudly.

Although Xu Ying wanted to wear headphones, she glanced at Gu Heng who was sitting next to her, smiled and shook her head: "No, I'm afraid the boss will suddenly give me an order and I won't be able to hear it."

Although Gu Heng didn't hear clearly what the two said, he could guess what they were talking about by looking at their appearance, so he said directly: "Okay, put them on, I don't have any instructions."

After hearing Gu Heng's voice, the two put on their noise-canceling headphones, counting the time, hoping to land soon.
Although it was a bit noisy, Gu Heng still fell asleep.
45 minutes later.
With a gentle push, Gu Heng opened his eyes.
Xu Ying gently took off the earphones from Gu Heng's ears and said, "Boss, we have arrived at Baiyun International Airport. The pilot has contacted the ground tower, and the shuttle is on the way to pick us up."

Gu Heng glanced outside the helicopter and saw a plane taking off. He nodded.
What should be said or not said.
Although helicopters have many disadvantages.
But the advantages are also obvious.
That is convenience. Whether it is taking off or landing, there is not much trouble.

If this were on a plane, I would have to remind myself to take precautions half an hour in advance to prevent turbulence during landing.
After unbuckling her seat belt and standing up from her seat, Xu Ying continued to ask, "Mr. Gu, you asked me not to book a hotel yesterday. Do you already have a place to stay?"

When this was mentioned, Gu Heng suddenly remembered and nodded towards Xu Ying, then took out his mobile phone and sent a voice message on WeChat.

"Brother Lu, I've arrived in Yangcheng and am now at Baiyun Airport."

Gu Heng was still thinking about the other supercar that Lu Yuan had promised him.
If it weren't for this supercar tempting me, I would have flown back to Hangzhou.
Soon, Lu Yuan's message came back.

"Okay, I'm not far from the airport. Wait for me there for 20 minutes and I'll pick you up right away."

Hearing that Lu Yuan was coming to pick him up personally, Gu Heng replied with an embarrassed voice: "Hey, just give me the address, I'm not that pretentious, just take a taxi there yourself." "That won't do, when you come to Yangcheng, you are a guest, you must be polite.

Okay, stop talking nonsense, I'll be there soon."

"Okay, I'll wait for you outside the airport then."

As soon as the voice fell, the airport shuttle bus followed.
When I went to Hong Kong Island, I only had a small suitcase. Now when I came back from Hong Kong Island, I had three large suitcases filled with all the luxury clothes and accessories that Gu Heng had customized in Hong Kong Island.
But you still don’t have to get these things yourself.
Two suitcases were taken away by the airport ground staff, and the other one was taken by Xu Ying.
Gu Heng.
With his hands in his pockets, he walked lazily towards the shuttle bus.
During this time, Gu Heng had gotten used to not having to do these basic things himself, and he didn't feel any guilt.
A salary of 60 yuan a year has helped him to erase his guilt.

If someone had paid me 60 yuan a year in the past, I would be willing to carry him on my back every day, let alone carry his bag.

After getting off the shuttle bus, I walked into the exclusive channel for immigration formalities under the guidance of the ground staff.
The whole process was handled by Xu Ying.
Gu Heng didn't understand after seeing this.
It has been many years since I returned to Hong Kong Island. Why is returning to the mainland from Hong Kong Island still considered entry?
Fortunately, the entry procedures were not complicated. They only checked the necessary documents such as the Hong Kong and Macau Pass, and did not even open Gu Heng's suitcase. They just checked it with the routine instruments and let him pass.

"Mr. Gu, you are taking the special passage, please follow me."

Hearing the ground staff talking about the special channel, Gu Heng couldn't help but ask, "Is there a difference between the special channel and the VIP channel?"

“It is essentially the same channel, but the VIP channel is used by first-class passengers at airports and VIP customers of major banks.

Since you are on a private plane, we will escort you out personally according to the airport regulations to avoid other tourists affecting your trip. "

“Is a helicopter considered a private plane?”

Gu Heng asked in surprise.

"Of course, our airport's standard for identifying private aircraft is that they have paid for their flight, so whether you have a helicopter or a passenger plane, it is actually a private aircraft."

Fine
Gu Heng didn't expect that he would spend 3 yuan to experience the airport service of a private jet.
A ground staff and two airport security guards took Gu Heng directly to the VIP channel.
There is only one airport in the whole city of Guangzhou.
And because of the special geographical location of Dongguan Province, the first choice for inbound tourists from some Southeast Asian countries is Baiyun International Airport. This also leads to the fact that although Baiyun Airport is not as busy as Hong Kong International Airport, it is not far behind.
Gu Heng was scrolling through Tik Tok and following the airport ground staff slowly.

After walking for a few minutes, a scream made Gu Heng frown and he couldn't help but look up.
A large group of young girls dressed in youthful attire appeared in front of him. As for the screams, they were coming from a large group of boys and girls outside the VIP channel isolation zone.
Gu Heng was slightly stunned when he saw this scene.
In the past, I often saw videos of fans picking up their idols at the airport just to see them.
What kind of celebrity did I meet?

The VIP channel is not very wide, and if these people don't move, they will be stuck behind.

There were about 20 to 30 people blocking the way in front of me, and I walked slowly and greeted the fans beside me.
Every time a girl waved and said hello, there were fans cheering.
According to this situation, it would take this group of "star idols" more than ten minutes to walk through this short passage.
Seeing this, the ground staff turned to Gu Heng and whispered, "Mr. Gu, please wait a moment. I will go and talk to the tourists in front. Please wait a moment."

I have been through many special channels during this period, but today is the first time that I have been blocked in the VIP channel. If I were not in a hurry, Gu Heng would even want to get closer to see what these idols who have driven so many crazy fans look like in reality.
But not today, Lu Yuan has told me that we will be at the airport in a few minutes.
A big shot on the Hurun Rich List came to pick me up in person, so why should I let him wait outside?

How much face do you have to have?

Thinking of this, Gu Heng nodded and said, "Tell them to let me go first and then they can continue. I have something urgent to do here and must leave the airport within 5 minutes."

After hearing what Gu Heng said, the ground staff lady immediately made preparations for both scenarios.

While planning to communicate with the people blocking the road ahead, he also notified the security guards to come over and be ready to clear the road at any time.

"Hello, you have occupied the VIP channel for too long and have affected the normal traffic. There are passengers behind you who need to pass through. Please do not affect others."

The SNH48 team manager was slightly startled when he heard the voice of the ground staff lady.
He had led the team through the VIP channel so many times, and this time the delay was not the longest. It was also the first time that he was rushed.
But when I think about the fact that at least half of the fans who came to pick them up at the airport were hired and the reporters haven’t taken enough photos of them yet, how could they be allowed to pass in advance?

Then wouldn’t all the money spent on hiring fans to pick them up at the airport be wasted?
Thinking of this, the SNH48 team manager also replied: "I'm sorry, the fans who came to pick us up at the airport were too enthusiastic. If our artists don't take the fans' feelings into consideration and pass through quickly, it may have a negative impact on our artists' image.

You can discuss with the tourists behind you, we will only be delayed for 10 minutes at most."

If it were a normal day, the ground staff girl might choose to smooth things over, but today is different.

The ground staff lady still had a smile on her face and her tone was still polite and respectful, but there was no room for negotiation in what she said: "The person waiting behind is a special VIP of our airport. He has urgent business and needs to leave the airport within 5 minutes.

If you cannot leave the VIP channel quickly, we may need to dispatch airport security to clear the VIP channel."

"Special guest?"

The SNH48 team manager was stunned when he heard this name, and then asked: "Can I communicate with him?"

The ground staff lady smiled and shook her head.

As they were talking, the security team summoned by the ground staff also rushed over.
Seeing this, the team manager had no choice but to compromise and asked the team artist to stop interacting with fans and speed up the process of passing through the VIP channel.
But the SNH48 members, who had lost themselves in the cheers of the fans, didn't listen to him at all. They still blocked the passage, enthusiastically communicating with the fans and posing beautifully under the lights of the reporters.
Gu Heng walked quickly towards the VIP channel under the protection of security personnel.
quickly
When the security personnel came into contact with this group of stars, they immediately began to form a human wall, creating a vacuum zone for Gu Heng.
The SNH48 group members who had just maintained their idol image were dispersed in an instant.
When fans saw their idol being rushed, they screamed outside the isolation zone.
Some extreme ones would throw their unfinished drink bottles at me.
But the group of security guards acted as if they were not the ones being hit, and still formed a solid barrier, tightly protecting Gu Heng in the center.
For a moment, Gu Heng was a little confused. Was he the star or were they the stars?

I have seen many videos of fans picking up celebrities at the airport, which caused traffic jams at the airport. However, in those videos, the celebrities were well protected and the unlucky ones were the other tourists.
But this time, the situation was reversed.
The star was directly scattered
As a tourist, I was not affected at all.
Seeing this scene, Gu Heng couldn't help but smile.
I've always heard people say that celebrities are nothing in front of rich people. Even the top stars in the entertainment industry are just playthings in front of capital.
At that time, Gu Heng didn’t say that he didn’t believe it, he just said that he had never understood it. Whether it was rich people or celebrities, they were too far away from him, and they were not at the level that he could reach before.
But today, he believed it.
This is a damn fascinating privilege of the rich.
It seemed like I was getting deeper and deeper into it.
(End of this chapter)