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

Chapter 137 Gaining Knowledge in a Private Club
3pm.

Two Maybach GLSs were parked steadily in front of a magnificent building. Just looking at the exterior decoration, it was even more high-end than a five-star hotel. A huge fountain was gushing out at the door, and the building, which resembled a medieval European palace, was located among the green.

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Guangzhou has a lower grade of courtesy cars than those in Hong Kong Island.
In Hong Kong Island, the Rolls-Royce Phantom leads the way, while in Guangzhou, the most luxurious concierge car is the Maybach GLS.

At the invitation of the waiter, Gu Heng, Li Haibin and Song Hua got out of the back seat of the car one after another. A middle-aged man in a suit and gold-rimmed glasses came up to them and said respectfully, "Mr. Gu, welcome to Fuchun Resort Yundian Club. I am the manager of Yundian Club, Li Changrui."

"Is Brother Lu in there now?"

In response to Li Changrui's respect, Gu Heng simply nodded slightly and then asked a question.

"Mr. Lu left 30 minutes ago for some personal matters, but before he left, he paid the 36 yuan membership fee for you and your friends, and also asked me to entertain the three of you well. He will be back after he finishes his personal matters.

The three of you are already annual members of our Yundian Club and can enjoy all the services in our club. Please come in."

After hearing what Li Changrui said, Li Haibin and Song Hua looked at each other in surprise.
The membership fee for three people is 3 yuan, doesn’t that mean the membership fee for one person is as high as 36 yuan?
How could they be allowed to appear in such a high-end place with an annual membership fee of 12 yuan?
Gu Heng also asked with some doubt: "Membership fee?"

"Our Yundian Club is a private business club, open only to our members. Only after paying the membership fee and becoming a member can you enjoy the services and network resources of our club."

After hearing Li Changrui's answer, Gu Heng couldn't help but look up and take another look at the building behind him. No wonder it was built like a palace, it turned out to be a private club.
Gu Heng was no stranger to the term "private club".

But I have only heard of it and never had any contact with it. Even the introduction of private clubs on the Internet is just a few words.
Gu Heng has always wanted to experience a private club, but because he has no way to do so, the idea has been put on hold.

Today, Gu Heng just called Lu Yuan to arrange a place for him to have fun. This was mainly because he was too ignorant. If Gu Heng were to choose by himself, he couldn't think of any other places to have fun except bars, nightclubs and other entertainment venues.
But he didn't expect Lu Yuan to arrange a private club directly. When he thought of this, Gu Heng couldn't help but get a little excited.
Originally I just wanted to help Li Haibin get out of the shadow of being a bootlicker, but I didn't expect that I would also have such a new experience.

Li Changrui, who had already become an instinctive observer, saw Gu Heng's eyes showing some interest and spoke respectfully again: "Mr. Gu, shall we go in first? I'll show you around and introduce you to our club."

This time Gu Heng did not refuse and walked inside.

Li Haibin and Song Hua followed closely. They had rarely been to foot bath clubs, let alone private clubs. Their calves couldn't help but tremble as they stood at the door. They could only follow Gu Heng closely to relieve their nervousness a little.

"Boss Gu, this is the transition hall of our club. After passing through the transition hall, you will reach the lobby of our club."

The simple and luxurious metal door was slowly pushed open, revealing a reception hall that mixed Chinese and Japanese styles. On the walls on both sides were huge ink paintings, and on both sides were simple tatami mats. Even though it was daytime, the lights were still on. On the simple wooden table in the middle was a potted plant that Gu Heng didn't recognize. As soon as he entered the door, a strange fragrance penetrated his nostrils, making him instantly sober.

"What is the function of this transition hall?"

Hearing this new term for the first time, Gu Heng asked curiously.

“It’s mainly used to adjust the mood of members.”

Gu Heng: “???”

Seeing Gu Heng's confusion, Li Changrui continued: "The decoration style of the transition hall is a mix of Chinese and Japanese pastoral styles, which can help members who come to our club forget the hustle and bustle of the city. The walls of the hall are made of soundproof materials, and the background noise is extremely low.

The background of the entire wall on the left is the "Pine and Cypress Thatched Cottage" created by the Chinese painting master Wu Hongzhong in four months. The tatami is also handmade by Japanese craftsmen, determined to restore the most original pastoral style! It gives people an atmosphere of being in a quiet pastoral environment, which can effectively relieve anxiety. "

After listening to Li Changrui's introduction, Gu Heng was silent for a few seconds, then looked at him and said, "Can I ask how much this transition hall cost?"

"The exact amount is not very clear, but it's probably between 8 million and 10 million."

Gu Heng really wanted to give him a thumbs up.
Is this fucking pastoral style?

Can you spend ten million to build a useless transition hall for your pastoral style home?

However, Gu Heng only complained in his heart, and then continued to ask: "The transition hall is also the hall, right? Why do you put tatami and so many tables and chairs?"

Li Changrui smiled faintly and extended his hand to invite him, "Mr. Gu, please take a seat."

"?"

Although he didn't know what this guy was up to, Gu Heng still sat on the tatami with Li Haibin and Song Hua.
"Clap clap clap."

Seeing the three people sit down, Li Changrui raised his hand and patted them gently.

Although the sound is not loud, it is very clear in this quiet atmosphere.
About two or three seconds later, three girls wearing high-slit cheongsams came out from a small door on the side, each holding a small copper basin with a white towel draped over the basin.
Maybe it was because they were carefully selected, the three girls not only have the same height, but also have similar figures, with a protruding front and a curved back, showing off their wonderful body curves in cheongsam, a dress that can perfectly show off the body.
Light steps
With every step, her long white legs would break free from the restraints of her skirt and show themselves in front of Gu Heng and the others, but would retract back into her cheongsam the next second.
It vividly demonstrates what it means to hold the pipa and half cover one's face.
Gu Heng was fine, he had seen a lot of beauties during this period, so he didn't have any other thoughts, he just felt a little pleased looking at the three cheongsam beauties.
But where have Li Haibin and Song Hua ever experienced such a situation?

Both of them almost had their eyes wide open.
If any one of these three girls were put in the screw-making factory, she would at least be the most beautiful girl in the workshop, if not the most beautiful girl in the factory.

Especially wearing such a sexy cheongsam.
What’s the difference between this and uniform temptation?
If it weren't for the wrong occasion and the two of them were restraining themselves, they might have stood up and found an empty corner to open the Quark browser.

When the cheongsam girl came in front of the three men, she bowed slightly and greeted Gu Heng and the others, then gently placed the small copper basin on the ground. Then, she covered the hem of her skirt and slowly knelt in front of the three men.

Gu Heng: “???”

Song Hua:"???"

Li Haibin: “???”

This scene made question marks appear in the heads of the three people.

what's the situation?
Traveled through time? The Qing Dynasty has not fallen yet? Just say hello, why kneel down suddenly?

But it's not over yet
The next second, the cheongsam girl reached out her hand and gently untied Gu Heng's shoelaces, then pressed down his ankles and slowly took off his shoes, then slowly put the shoes aside, and gently held the heel with her warm little hands and placed it on the small wooden board beside the tatami, and then repeated the action with the other foot.
this moment.
Gu Heng finally knew what this tatami was used for
This is for changing shoes.
Spending 10 million to build a so-called transition hall, but the biggest use of it is to change shoes. Even though Gu Heng has been through so much, he still thinks it is outrageous.
Ten million, what can't you do with it? Give an ordinary person ten million, and he won't have to worry about anything in his life.
Just when Gu Heng couldn't help but lament about the luxury of rich people, Li Haibin's loud voice rang out, and Gu Heng turned his head to look at where he was sitting.

"No, no, no! I can change it myself!"

"I don't need it either. I can do it myself. My feet stink."

Seeing the awkward looks on their faces, Gu Heng could only suppress his laughter. If he hadn't received a lot of outrageous services before, this would probably be their reaction as well.
"It's alright sir."

The cheongsam girl kneeling in front of Song Hua smiled slightly, her voice was soft and clear, which made Song Hua shudder. Looking at her delicate face again, he felt guilty.
Song Hua felt it was unfair for such a beautiful girl to be his wife. He made her kneel on the ground to change his shoes and smell his stinky feet?
Thinking of this, Song Hua quickly covered his feet tightly: "Really, no need, I can do it myself."

Although Li Haifeng's reaction was not as intense as his, the situation was similar.

Seeing this scene, Gu Heng finally couldn't hold it anymore and said with a smile: "Okay, they don't like others touching their feet, just let them change by themselves."

The two girls could only hold their skirts and stand aside again after hearing this.
As for Gu Heng, he naturally leaned on the tatami, enjoying the soft and boneless little hands holding his feet and gently wiping them with a warm towel.
The shoe-changing process lasted more than three minutes.
In addition to wiping my feet with a warm towel, I also massaged my ankles, sprayed them with an unknown perfume, put on new socks, and then put my feet into the slippers that had been prepared.
Seeing Gu Heng enjoying himself, Li Haibin and Song Hua, who had already changed their shoes, looked at the scene with some envy, and then complained in their hearts that they were not brave enough and missed such a great service.
"Mr. Gu, do you plan to take a rest or go directly into the hall?"

"Just go in."

Gu Heng, who had already stood up, stretched and replied lazily. After experiencing such an outrageous "kneeling service" as soon as he entered the door, Gu Heng began to be a little interested in this private club.
"This way, three of you, please."

After passing through the transition hall, several people entered the formal club lobby.

This time, Gu Heng finally saw people other than the club staff. Several middle-aged men wearing loose clothes like pajamas were sitting on the sofa in the lobby, holding red wine in their hands and talking in low voices.

"Manager Li, does your club have very few members?"

"Of course not. Our club is the top-ranked business club in South China, with more than 10,000 members."

"Then why do I feel like I don't see many people besides me and my friends?"

Li Changrui was stunned for a moment, then smiled and explained: "The reason why you see fewer members being received is because our club is too big, with a total usable area of ​​3.5 square meters, and most of the members we receive are scattered in various areas.

However, compared to our membership base, the number of customers we need to receive every day is relatively small, only about 100 to 200 people. "

"So few, does that mean your members only come a few times on average? Then what do they pay 12 yuan in membership fees for each year?"

Li Haibin gradually adapted to the environment here. After hearing what Li Changrui said, he finally couldn't help but speak.
It is difficult for him to save 12 yuan even if he does not eat or drink for a year. It is difficult for him to understand those who pay 12 yuan in membership fees every year but only come to enjoy it a few times.
"To become a member of our club, you not only need to pay 12 yuan in membership fees every year, but you also need to have assets of million yuan to be eligible. Most of the members who join our club want to get in touch with more wealthy people in the same circle and expand their network resources.

Enjoying the services of our association is secondary.

Moreover, our Yundian Club is a non-profit club. It was jointly built by 41 top wealthy partners in South China at a cost of 13 billion yuan. Since its opening in 2013, the membership fees alone have reached an astonishing figure.

However, after deducting operating expenses, all of these membership fees are used to give back to members. Every year, we hold various activities, such as high-end cocktail parties, global travel, etc., and are determined to provide all members with high-quality business social resources. With the help of our club, in the past ten years, dozens of our members have successfully bought into the Billionaire Club. "

After listening to Li Changrui's words, Li Haibin and Song Hua fell silent.
No wonder there are so many rich people in China, but I have never seen many of them.
Rich people only deal with rich people. How many chances do these lower-class people have to see them?
Apart from these feelings, the rest is just a guilty conscience.
For the two of them, it would be hard for them to even come up with 100,000, not to mention tens of millions of assets. They were able to enter this kind of place only because of Gu Heng's influence. Now that they know the membership threshold, they dare not ask any more questions, for fear that others will find out that they are taking advantage of the situation and kick them out.
"Then how does your guild know whether the three of us have assets worth tens of millions?"

Hearing Gu Heng's question, Li Changrui smiled respectfully: "If ordinary people want to become our members, they need to show proof of assets. We will only issue membership after approval.

But you and your friend are members that Mr. Lu has applied for, so no review is required."

Gu Heng: “?”

"Mr. Lu is one of the 41 partners of our Yundian Club. The fact that the three of you are Mr. Lu's friends is enough to prove your identities. Of course, there is no need for review."

"I didn't expect that I would benefit so much from Brother Lu."

Facing Gu Heng's ridicule, Li Changrui could only smile and had no way to respond.
Gu Heng didn't mind, and after the joke he continued, "Please introduce me to the projects you have here. I'm going to have some fun with my friends, and you can notify me when Brother Lu comes to meet me."

Li Changrui nodded quickly: "In addition to the general high-end club configuration, such as indoor constant temperature swimming pool area, SPA hall, indoor basketball court, children's entertainment area, reading room, Chinese restaurant, etc., we also have a floating lobby bar, a banquet hall for 30 people, a CEO reception hall, a board of directors' meeting room, a top party room, an American-style social lawn, and more than other functional projects that integrate business, leisure, sports, entertainment, and food."

After hearing a lot of things in a row, Gu Heng couldn't help but frowned: "That's all?"

Li Changrui pondered for a moment and asked softly, "Mr. Gu, is there anything you want to experience? I can help you think of a way."

“Are there any special services?”

Gu Heng deliberately emphasized the word "characteristics".

"some!"

"Talk about it."

"Our club launched a companion service in 2019, which is only available to lifetime members. This should be considered a feature."

Li Changrui also slightly emphasized the word "characteristics".

"What's the special method?"

"The companion service is not a special feature, but the companions are a bit special."

"Elaborate!"

"There are many kinds of occupations for these companions, including flight attendants, internet celebrities, models, stars, etc. As long as you can think of an occupation, it should be recorded in our companion manual."

Um? ? ? ?

How can you play so extravagantly? And there are celebrities?
I have communicated with flight attendants, internet celebrities, and models, but the star has only contacted one Xu Song, who is a man.
All of a sudden my interest was piqued.

"What does this star say?"

"It means exactly what it says. Some celebrities have cooperated with our association, and we act as a matchmaker to promote communication and cooperation between them and the members of our association.

However, I need to remind you, Mr. Gu, that the so-called stars in our companionship manual are generally 18th-tier celebrities. If you want to cooperate with those well-known artists, you need to pay a certain deposit, and then our club’s public relations staff will contact you. Cooperation can only be carried out after the other party is satisfied with the price you offer.

I hope you can understand this point. After all, once artists become famous, they also have the right to choose. "

Listening to the conversation between Gu Heng and Li Changrui, Song Hua and Li Haibin were shocked as usual.
increased knowledge
I really learned a lot.
They know that the entertainment industry is a mess.
But I didn't expect it to get this messed up.
Is it really possible to clearly mark prices to this extent?

They say they are playing together, but who doesn’t know what they are actually doing?

In addition to the overturned cognition, a strong sense of envy also arose.
Is this the world of the rich? Just being taken to a private club by Gu Heng directly opened the door to a new world.
When they thought of this, they wanted to become rich.
Gu Heng didn't react much.
He knew very well that human desires are insatiable.

People who earn over ten thousand yuan a month still want to earn one hundred thousand or one million yuan a month, but not everyone has the cheats like Gu Heng. So when their own abilities are not enough to make their living conditions better, clinging to people with higher status becomes a way to rise.

Chunshanju turned the demands of these stars and members into a transaction.

Celebrities want to get to know the rich and powerful, hoping to use their abilities to elevate their status to a higher level, and it goes without saying what members need.
After thinking all this through, Gu Heng finally understood why rich people all played.

It's not that they know how to play, but when you have money, people will come to you and let you play.
"Can I take a look at that playmate manual you mentioned?"

Li Changrui nodded quickly: "Of course, Mr. Lu explained before he left that all permissions will be open to you. Mr. Gu, if you want to choose a playmate, why don't you go to the lounge first? Rest while you choose?"

"That's fine, then arrange a SPA room for the three of us so we can relax with a massage."

"Okay, Mr. Gu, this way please."

(End of this chapter)