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

Chapter 133 Social Status and Money Status (7100)

The lunch was quite sumptuous.
The meal includes bird's nest, shark's fin, abalone and bird's nest, which is no less than a customized banquet in a high-end restaurant.

However, Gu Heng has been tasting various Cantonese dishes in recent days, and now his sensitivity to Cantonese dishes has plummeted.
Not to mention that he was so worried right now, his mind was full of Lu Yuanli's luxury car, and he didn't eat much at all.
"What, not to your liking?"

Seeing that Gu Heng put down his chopsticks after eating only a little, Lu Yuan asked Gu Heng.

"I didn't see your garage, Brother Lu. I was so worried that my appetite was a little poor."

Hearing Gu Heng's teasing, Lu Yuan was stunned, then he laughed dumbly and said, "I said I'll sell you another one if you sell it to me. Are you going to default on your debt?"

"That's hard to say. I met Wu Yifeng in Hong Kong before. He said you love cars like your life. Who knows if you will suddenly change your mind? How can I eat without your treasure?"

Hearing this, Lu Yuan smiled and shook his head: "It's a bit exaggerated to say that I love cars like my life, but I do have a special feeling for sports cars. I even participated in an amateur racing team when I was studying in the UK. If I hadn't inherited the family business directly after graduation, I might be a professional racing athlete now."

Hearing Lu Yuan's regretful tone, Gu Heng didn't know whether he was serious or just pretending.
He inherited the family business and became a big shot on the Hurun Rich List, but he regrets that he didn't become a professional racing athlete?
Gu Heng, who came from a small family, didn't understand the thoughts of the rich second generation.
Seeing the perfunctory expression on Gu Heng's face, Lu Yuan didn't say much. He turned to the housekeeper standing not far away and said, "Old Chen, help me open the underground garage. I'll take Gu Heng to visit."

"Okay, I'll do it right away."

"Okay? I'll take you to the garage later and you can choose whatever you want. Can you let me have a good meal now?"

"Okay, okay, Brother Lu, you eat while I walk around your villa."

Seeing Gu Heng's boyishly flattering expression, Lu Yuan suddenly remembered that he seemed to have done something similar in the past in order to buy a good car, and then he smiled and shook his head.

"Okay, I'll have someone show you around."

As he spoke, he signaled with his eyes for a servant to lead the way for Gu Heng.

A large villa of more than 2,000 square meters
To say that you get lost is an exaggeration, but if you don't have a guide, it's not an easy task to visit the whole place, especially since the interior design of such a high-end villa is very complicated.
Gu Heng made an OK gesture to Lu Yuan and followed the servant.

20 minute later.

Lu Yuan, who was sitting on the sofa drinking tea, saw Gu Heng coming down from upstairs and asked with a smile: "How is it?"

Gu Heng didn't say anything, but gave a thumbs up.

This is his sincere praise
Gu Heng had no idea about the palace, but looking at the layout of Lu Yuan's villa, he thought that the palace should not be much different from Lu Yuan's villa, especially the master bedroom of more than 200 square meters.
In this era, being able to buy a 100-square-meter two-bedroom apartment is considered successful.
A master bedroom of more than 200 square meters is something that ordinary people dare not even dream of.
"The villas are all decorated as a whole. The decoration inside the house is included when you buy the house. The decoration styles of the 4000 villas in Dayi Villa are different. The decoration inside the building you are going to see later is also pre-installed. I heard that the decoration cost alone is more than million, which is much better than mine."

At this point, Lu Yuan paused and continued, "I have just greeted the people at Dayi Villa Sales Office. They will be here at 2 o'clock. It will be just in time for you to go and see the house after you finish touring my garage."

Gu Heng's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard Lu Yuan's words.

"Brother Lu, are you saying that the villas here are the kind that you can move into right away after you buy them?"

The phrase "move in ready" doesn't sound right for a mansion that costs hundreds of millions of dollars. It feels like the top ten mansions in Asia have become ordinary low-rent apartments.
But Lu Yuan couldn't think of any words to replace "just move in" for the moment, so he could only nod speechlessly.

Perhaps for wealthy people who really have style, decorating their homes in advance is not a good thing.

If you don't like it, you may have to tear it all down and redecorate it.

but!

This is limited to those wealthy people with style, excluding Gu Heng.

Gu Heng is very clear about his own positioning, he is just a lucky upstart.

He has a chicken-feather aesthetic.

All the luxury homes he saw on the Internet could be described in just two words.

That's awesome.
Therefore, there are only benefits and no disadvantages for you to decorate your home in advance.

Looking at Gu Heng's flickering eyes, Lu Yuan didn't know what to say for a moment. Until just now, he always thought that Gu Heng was just planning to take a look and didn't think he would really buy it.

After all, few people would buy a mansion worth more than 200 million yuan, except for the top tycoons with sufficient cash flow.
Otherwise, why hasn’t this building been sold despite the wave after wave of wealthy people coming to see it over the years? There may be other factors, but there is only one biggest factor.

That's too expensive.
The strength of most people does not allow it.
It was because of this factor that Lu Yuan felt that Gu Heng just wanted to go shopping, and since he happened to have nothing to do in the afternoon, he was just fulfilling his duty as a host and spending some time with him.
But looking at Gu Heng's expression now, it seems that this guy really intends to buy it.
Thinking of this, Lu Yuan stood up and said to Gu Heng, "Let's talk about the house later. Their sales office will probably need some time to prepare. Let's go to my garage first."

If Gu Heng is really that capable, I also plan to reposition him.
When Gu Heng said he wanted to start a racing club in Shanghai, I didn't take it seriously, but if Gu Heng really has the ability, I'm willing to use my own resources to help him.
After all, for such a costly hobby, it is a blessing to have one more like-minded person.
"okay!"

Gu Heng didn't know what Lu Yuan was thinking, he just responded excitedly
Compared to buying a house, his obsession with supercars is even deeper.
A few minutes later, as Lu Yuan brought Gu Heng into his underground garage, Gu Heng's eyes immediately widened.
Seeing Gu Heng's expression, Lu Yuan couldn't help but smile proudly.

"Brother Lu, how many cars do you have in this garage?"

Gu Heng smacked his lips and asked.

“A total of thirteen cars! I have collected them over the past decade or so.

Although half of them are mass-produced supercars and there are relatively few limited-edition ones, the market price of each one here will not be less than 1500 million! The total price of 13 cars should be between 3 and 4 million. In addition to these cars, it cost more than 700 million to build this underground garage alone.

In terms of net worth, there are at least thousands of people in China who are worth more than me, but in terms of supercar collection, I should be considered one of the best collectors in China.”

"Your collection of cars is enough to hold a car show, right?"

"Of course, a normal small auto show might not even have more than a dozen supercars as exhibit cars."

Looking at Lu Yuan's proud expression, Gu Heng couldn't help swallowing.
What is the background
This is called foundation.
Just for a hobby, I spent three or four hundred million.
There is still a big gap between me and these real rich people.
"This Ferrari LaFerrari is the first limited edition supercar in my collection. At that time, I bought three other models from Ferrari to qualify for the purchase of this car. Although the car was priced at more than 3 million yuan at the time, I spent almost half a billion yuan on it.

This LaFerrari is also my favorite among the thirteen cars in my garage.”

While Lu Yuan was introducing the car to Gu Heng, he gently stroked the hood of the car as if he were touching his wife.
Gu Heng couldn't take his eyes off the bright red supercar.
In fact, Gu Heng is not too fond of Ferrari's sports cars.
The main reason is that Ferrari cars are too thin. They look good, but they lack the domineering aura of a supercar.
Not like a Lamborghini
Although the Lamborghini brand is not as good as Ferrari
But they started out as a tractor manufacturer, and their supercars are as aggressive and aggressive as tractors.
But when Gu Heng stood in front of this Ferrari LaFerrari, he was still attracted by this cool model.
He couldn't even imagine how cool it would be if he drove this car out on the street? ? ?

Thinking of this, Gu Heng moved the corners of his mouth and prepared to speak.

But Lu Yuan had already seen his hesitant look, and before Gu Heng could open his mouth, he said, "Don't even think about it, this car is not for sale! In addition to this one, there is also a Porsche 918 in here, and that is also not for sale!"

Gu Heng: “.”

This old guy has no moral principles.
They told me to pick whatever I wanted, but it became unsaleable before I even opened my mouth.
But Gu Heng did not force it.
A gentleman does not take away what others like.
I am begging someone to sell me a car, so how can I make demands?
Even if two are not for sale, there are still 11 left.
Thinking of this, Gu Heng didn't bother him any more and walked directly towards the next car.
“This is the McLaren P1, which is one of the three legendary cars mentioned on the Internet. Although it is also a limited edition, to be honest, it really cannot be compared with the LaFerrari and Porsche 918 I just mentioned. The grade is too different.

If you want to buy this car, I can sell it to you. I won’t take advantage of you. Take it for 1500 million. If you go out and buy this car, the price will not be lower than this after completing various formalities. "

Gu Heng couldn't help rolling his eyes when he heard Lu Yuan's active sales pitch: "Brother Lu, this is really unfair. You just said that I can choose any car in the garage, but now you are selling me the junk that you don't like.

The more you promote it, the less I want it!

Next one! "

Lao Chen and Xu Ying, who had been following behind the two of them, couldn't help but look at each other after hearing what Gu Heng said, and both saw a hint of helplessness in their eyes.
The supercar worth 1500 million yuan became a piece of junk in Gu Heng's mouth
Xu Ying doesn't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing to be with such a boss
The good thing is that you don't have to worry about Gu Heng's ability. As long as you do a good job, you will definitely get an annual salary of hundreds of thousands.
The downside is that following such an excellent boss, can I really find a boyfriend in the future? Those younger than him are not as rich as him, and those richer than him are not as young as him. How many people in China can be as good as Gu Heng?

Gu Heng didn't know what Xu Ying was thinking. He just followed Lu Yuan and looked at these cool supercars one by one. Occasionally he would sit in one to experience it. An hour passed by unknowingly.
"How's it going? Have you learned something new?"

After Lu Yuan introduced his last hidden car, he smiled and said to Gu Heng.

Gu Heng nodded seriously: "I have learned a lot."

It was not until now that Gu Heng realized the value of the saying "birds of a feather flock together".
When you get along with a big shot like Lu Yuan, you will get to see luxury houses and supercars.
When I was with my ordinary friends, I only knew which foot massage shop would give me 1000 yuan for a deposit of 1000 yuan. This is the difference.
"Which one should I buy? Have you decided yet?"

Gu Heng smiled shyly when he heard this: "Brother Lu, can I have a discussion with you?"

"No. Just one, not one more."

Gu Heng: “.”

Before he even said anything, Lu Yuan knew what he was going to say.
You can't blame Gu Heng for being greedy.
I am now very strong, with a deposit of nearly 200 million yuan, and more than a dozen supercars in front of me, and I like almost every one of them.
In the end, I could only choose one, which was too torturous.
However, looking at Lu Yuan's determined expression, Gu Heng knew that his wish to buy a few more cars today would probably be difficult to achieve.
There is ample time
Once I become his neighbor, I'll come and ask for his help whenever I want. After much persuasion, even if I can't empty out Lu Yuan's garage, it wouldn't be too much to take away half of it, right?

Thinking of this, Gu Heng no longer insisted and pointed at a pure black cool supercar and said: "If you can only choose one, then choose this one."

"you sure?"

Lu Yuan glanced at Gu Heng and continued, "Although this Bugatti Divo is not a limited edition supercar, it is one of the most expensive cars in my garage."

What we want is expensive.

If it wasn’t expensive, Gu Heng might not necessarily choose it.

"Just him."

Seeing this, Lu Yuan did not persuade him any further and said directly: "You can choose this one, but there are a few things I need to make clear.

The original price of this Bugatti Divo was 3250 million RMB, and it cost more than 4000 million RMB to bring it to China. I won’t count the small changes with you, I’ll just say 4000 million RMB.

But! I spent 700 million on the overall modification of this car. According to the rules of second-hand car sales, the cost of modification cannot be borne by the buyer. However, our situation is different. I did not take the initiative to sell it to you, but you wanted to buy it from me, so you are the demander, and I will charge this modification fee on you.

In other words, if you want to buy it, you have to spend 4700 million.

But I won't force you. There are still many cars here that haven't been modified. If you can't accept it, you can just change one."

But Gu Heng listened to Lu Yuan's words and said nothing. Instead, he stared at the black supercar in a trance.
Domineering
So domineering
Lu Yuan's modification went directly to his heart.
Thinking of this, Gu Heng said directly: "Let someone arrange the contract, I will transfer the money directly!"

Lu Yuan: "Are you sure you want to buy it?"

Gu Heng shrugged, saying nothing.

It’s just a few million more. I don’t care at all. Besides, Lu Yuan’s modification is just in line with my aesthetic taste. What is there to worry about?
Seeing that Gu Heng was indeed planning to buy it, Lu Yuan didn't say anything else.

After half an hour.

In the lobby of the villa, the lawyer arranged by Lu Yuan was drafting a contract.

"Are you sure you don't want to ask an appraisal agency to appraise it? This is not a small amount of money, 4700 million, half a hundred million."

Gu Heng was sitting with his legs crossed, playing with his phone. He didn't look nervous at all about spending 4700 million. Hearing what Lu Yuan said, Gu Heng smiled and said, "I've already bought a car from you. How can I not trust you, Brother Lu? Besides, you're a big shot on the Hurun Rich List, and you're a well-known figure. You shouldn't be cheating me for tens of millions, right?
If there is a problem with the subsequent car, I will block the gate of your company to defend my rights!"

Lu Yuan rolled his eyes after hearing what Gu Heng said, and then said to the lawyer, "Add a clause to the contract. If the vehicle has a functional failure within three years, Party A can hold Party B accountable. If the appraisal agency confirms that it is a problem with the vehicle itself, Party B will be fully responsible."

When the lawyer heard this, he couldn't help but turn around and look at Lu Yuan.
This clause does not provide any benefit to Party B at all.
Even though Gu Heng had little knowledge of the law, he knew what Lu Yuan had just said.
"Brother Lu, there's really no need. I must trust you to buy a car from you."

Lu Yuan waved his hand after hearing this: "Let's put it this way. After all, this is a deal worth half a billion yuan. There's nothing wrong with being more rigorous, so that if something goes wrong, it won't affect our relationship.

Since you trust me, I have to show my sincerity. Besides, I have to spend millions every year to maintain these cars. Don’t I know whether there will be any problems? I just want to reassure you.”

Gu Heng's lazy behavior made Lu Yuan feel that Gu Heng trusted him very much, so he gave the same feedback.
really
No matter you have money or not
Sincerity is the key
Gu Heng used to think that all rich people had evil hearts, but now it seems that is not the case.
There are also some people who are truly passionate, such as Lu Yuan in front of us.
"Mr. Lu, the contract has been drafted. Please review it first."

Lu Yuan didn't even look at it, and directly instructed the lawyer: "Draft the contract and send it to me."

After the lawyer sent the document to Lu Yuan, he directly forwarded the contract document to Gu Heng: "Send the contract to your lawyer for review."

Gu Heng opened his mouth to say something when Lu Yuan interrupted him, "This is a normal procedure.

I know you have money, but you still have to take the necessary steps. Are you so sure that I didn't lie to you? If I really wait for you to sign the contract, it will be legally binding, and you will have to admit it no matter how much loss you suffer!

Not just with me, in the future, no matter who you sign a contract with, you must ask a lawyer to confirm everything clearly before signing!"

gentleman
Looking at Lu Yuan's preaching look.
His image immediately stood out in Gu Heng's eyes.
With this in mind, Gu Heng did not hesitate and directly sent the text to Qin Ya, the lawyer assigned to him by the system.
"Brother Lu, give me your bank card number and I will transfer the money to you."

Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows: "You seem to be in a hurry to spend the money?"

Gu Heng nodded sincerely: "It's urgent."

Lu Yuan: "."

He was just teasing, but he didn't expect Gu Heng to admit it directly, which made him stunned for a moment.
This was the first time he heard someone was in a hurry to spend money.
But I didn't think much about it and just gave my card number.
A transfer of tens of millions of dollars would take a long time on the bank's part and it would be easy to intercept it. Even if the deal failed, Gu Heng could easily get the money back.

After Gu Heng finished the call and asked his key account manager to handle the transfer of 4700 million yuan for him, the system's voice rang out.

[The host purchased the most expensive luxury car in his life, and was overwhelmed with excitement. He successfully indulged himself. Reward: 2.2 million. Balance: 3.469 million]

Listening to the pleasant voice of the system in his mind, Gu Heng couldn't help but squint his eyes comfortably.
Although Gu Heng's sensitivity to money has begun to decrease, he still couldn't help getting excited when he thought about 2.2 million being directly deposited into his card.
If I buy myself a sports car worth 4700 million, I will get a reward of 2.2 million. If I buy that mansion worth more than 10 million later, won’t my savings exceed billion directly?

That’s 10 billion in cash!

Two months ago, he was making 4500 yuan a month, but two months later, he is a tycoon with 10 billion in cash.
This life is simply amazing.
Looking at Gu Heng's expression, everyone had a puzzled look on their faces.
Especially the lawyer who is familiar with the legal provisions, he even doubted whether Gu Heng's money was obtained illegally, so he was anxious to spend it.
How else can we explain that after spending half a billion yuan, some people not only don’t feel bad but instead look very happy?

Just when Gu Heng was imagining himself becoming a tycoon with a cash flow of 10 billion, 100 billion, or even 1000 billion, the system's cold water arrived late.

[When the host's balance reaches 5 million, the indulgence reward will not exceed the threshold of 5 million. The total balance will only increase when the host's social status reaches a certain level. The right to determine and interpret social status belongs to this system. ]

Gu Heng: “???”

Gu Heng, who was just imagining the future, suddenly widened his eyes.
What does it mean to set a threshold for the balance of indulgence rewards?
[For example, if the host's balance is 5 million, no matter how much the indulgence reward is, it will only fill the gap of the 5 million total threshold. If the host's balance is only 1 yuan away from reaching the 5 million balance standard, then the indulgence reward is only 1 yuan. ]

good.
OK OK.
In fact, there is nothing wrong with the system settings. If there is no restriction, I can even become the richest man in the world in the shortest possible time. However, even if the source of the system's money can withstand scrutiny, I will probably become the target of public criticism.
During this period, as his horizons broadened, Gu Heng also learned some very basic social rules.

That is, social status is always higher than monetary status.

What is money status?

A simple example is that Gu Heng can easily spend 4700 million to buy a sports car, and then spend more than million to buy a luxury house for his parents so that they can enjoy their old age. In short, whatever Gu Heng wants to do, as long as he can get it by spending money, he can get it. This is called money status.

For someone like me who has a system hack, it is no exaggeration to say that my financial status is already the ceiling of the entire earth.

Because I have endless money to spend.

But so what?
Now, let alone comparing myself with Lao Ma, Xiao Ma, Lao Wang, Xiao Wang and others, I can't even compare with Lu Yuan.

There is no other reason, it is just because of insufficient social status.
A simple summary of social status is your ability to spend money.

Just like the Bugatti Divo that I just bought from Lu Yuan, if I didn’t know Lu Yuan, what would it matter if I had a few hundred million in balance in my bank account?
He wanted to spend the money, but he didn't know where to spend it.

Why? Because of insufficient social status.

Financial status and social status complement each other, but it is very obvious which one is more important.

It is easy to gain financial status after you have social status. For example, Luo Yonghao, who went bankrupt while making mobile phones, was able to pay off his 6 million yuan debt in just a few years. Wasn't it because he had enough social status and influence?
The system had reminded him before that he should use money to turn it into capital for indulgence, but Gu Heng didn't take it seriously at that time.
Now the system is a semi-mandatory requirement, Gu Heng can no longer ignore it.
With this in mind, Gu Heng asked Lu Yuan tentatively, "Brother Lu, how can I improve my social status?"

Lu Yuan looked at Gu Heng in surprise, and after a few seconds of hesitation, he said, "Politics, business, and charity."

"How to say?"

Gu Heng quickly pricked up his ears and began to learn.

“I won’t say much about politics, but the people with the highest social status in the country are definitely the ones with power.

Doing business is also easy to understand. It is about expanding your business. The bigger the business, the higher your status.

Doing charity is as easy to understand as doing business. The bigger the charity, the more money spent, and the higher the social status, the higher the social status. "

Just as Gu Heng was about to continue asking, Lu Yuan's voice continued to ring out: "Simply put, social status is how many people you can influence. If you start a company and create hundreds of thousands of jobs, your social status will be infinitely raised.

The same is true for charity.

The difference is that one makes money from ordinary people, and the other spends money on ordinary people. But as long as you influence enough people, your social status will be higher. If one day 70 billion people in the world cannot do without you, then your social status will be the number one in the world, and no one in the world will dare to touch you. "

Masai suddenly
Gu Heng thought it was difficult to improve one's social status.
Now it seems that it is not that difficult.
"Why are you asking this suddenly?"

Gu Heng, who was enlightened by Lu Yuan, smiled and shook his head, saying, "It's just a simple question."

Seeing Gu Heng's puzzled look, Lu Yuan could only shake his head and continue, "The sales office will probably be here in 20 minutes. How about I take you around the community first?"

Gu Heng no longer had any intention of buying a house at this moment.

Under normal circumstances, if you buy this luxury house worth more than 200 million yuan, the system may reward you with 700 to 800 million yuan, or even more than 1 billion yuan.

But now the system sets a balance threshold for itself.

If I reward myself with 10 billion, then the direct loss will be several hundred million.
I can't bear such a big loss.
You have to wait until your social status is upgraded and the threshold is removed before you can buy it.

Thinking of this, Gu Heng said directly: "Tell the people from the sales office not to come. I will buy it later."

Hearing this, Lu Yuan smiled jokingly and said, "Is the money not enough? Do you want me to ask the bank to lend you some?"

"I still have more than 300 million left, but I don't plan to use it to buy a house for the time being."

Lu Yuan: "???"

Lu Yuan did not doubt Gu Heng's words. From the fact that he spent 4700 million yuan to buy a car from him so easily, he knew that this guy was not short of money.
But when I heard that he still had more than 300 million in cash, I couldn't help but widen my eyes.
"So what are you going to use it for?"

“To improve social status.”

"???"

　Still a big chapter.
　　I've only written one chapter, and I don't know where to start.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)