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

Chapter 153 HAC Club Members Gathered

It has been a week since my last interview.
Gu Heng had a very comfortable week.
When he has nothing to do, he takes Xu Ying and Jin Zhaoxi out to climb the Great Wall and visit the Forbidden City. When he is in the mood, he also invites Jiang Wen to go racing at the racetrack.
As for the company's affairs, apart from transferring another 3 million yuan to the company's account, he did not take care of anything else and became a completely hands-off boss.
Tu Yong joined the company smoothly and brought several capable subordinates with him. He is now fully preparing for the Yangcheng International Circuit project.
Shu Yan is the busiest one.
In addition to participating in the Yangcheng International Circuit project, she also serves as the executive director, so she has two interviews every day this week. But no matter what, the 220 million annual salary is worth it.
Shu Yan not only did not complain at all, but also handled the company's administrative affairs in an orderly manner.
IDE Capital is no longer the empty shell company it was a week ago, but a medium-sized investment company with more than 30 people.
Since the company currently has only one large business, Gu Heng has no plans to continue recruiting. More than 30 people are enough.
"Hey, Gu Heng, where are you?"

"I'm almost at the International Exhibition Center."

Gu Heng controlled the Bugatti Divo with one hand while responding to Fu Songyang on the other end of the phone.

"It's ok as long as we're here. Come over here quickly. We can't hold on any longer."

Gu Heng: “???”

Listening to Fu Songyang's words, Gu Heng couldn't help but ask in confusion: "What is it that you can't stand?"

"You'll know when you get here."

After that, the call was hung up, leaving Gu Heng confused and continuing to drive towards the International Exhibition Center.

As an international A-class auto show, it can be regarded as a grand event in the automotive industry. The preheating began two months ago, and on the day of its official opening, the heat was pushed to its peak.
At this time, the China International Exhibition Center was already surrounded by exhibitors and various media.
Even on the road, the Bugatti Divo is an eye-catching sight, let alone at such a large-scale event in the automotive industry. As soon as Gu Heng drove the car in, a large group of car enthusiasts took pictures of him crazily with their mobile phones.
That's it.
In addition to the crowd, there were also many media reporters whose names could not be called out, surrounding the car and interviewing Gu Heng through the window.
Looking at the ferocious faces of the reporters outside the window, Gu Heng wondered if they were going to smash his car window and stick the microphone in to interview him.
Fortunately, this scene immediately attracted the staff of the exhibition center.
A large number of security guards immediately arrived to stop the reporters and instructed Gu Heng to stop the car.
The car, which could have been parked in 30 seconds at most, took more than ten minutes to park under the guidance of the staff. Only then did Gu Heng get out of the car.
As soon as I got off the car, a microphone almost hit my mouth.

"Hello, sir. I am a reporter from Sohu News. Are you the owner of this supercar? Can you briefly introduce your car to us?"

"Hello, I am a reporter from the Auto China platform. As the owner of the top supercar Bugatti Divo, are you invited by the exhibition organizer? There are still 20 minutes before the auto show starts. Can you tell us some internal details of this auto show?"

“I am Sogou.”

Listening to the buzzing noise in his ears, Gu Heng felt numb.
This is the first time since I was a child that I have been surrounded by so many reporters.
This kind of treatment that only stars can get, when will it be my turn? ?

Just when Gu Heng didn't know what to do, several strong men in suits squeezed through the crowd and came to his side. Gu Heng had some impression of one of the strong men. He was Jiang Wen's bodyguard.
After the sturdy man squeezed in, he came directly in front of Gu Heng: "Boss Gu, Boss Fu and the others knew that this would happen when you came in, so they specially asked me to pick you up."

Gu Heng heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
After wiping the cold sweat from his temples, he said to the strong man: "Thank you, where are Brother Yang and the others?"

"Mr. Fu and his team are currently in the reception room of the exhibition center."

"Okay, then take me to see them."

After receiving Gu Heng's order, several bodyguards used their strong bodies to squeeze out a path in the crowd.
Although those reporters who failed to interview Gu Heng were unwilling, they did not follow him.
It's not that these reporters suddenly have a conscience, it's mainly because Gu Heng is just the owner of a supercar, there's no need to pursue him relentlessly.
For this kind of large-scale global auto show, many internet celebrities and stars drove luxury cars to take advantage of the popularity.
As expected, someone shouted, "Another Porsche 918 has arrived!", and the area that was originally crowded with people suddenly had only a few people left.
Gu Heng was taken to the reception room of the exhibition center by several bodyguards.
When they reached the door of the reception room, the bodyguard opened the door for Gu Heng.
Gu Heng walked straight in.
It's almost April, and although the temperature in Beijing has gradually warmed up, it's still a little chilly because of the light rain in the past few days. Walking into the air-conditioned reception room, Gu Heng finally felt a little warmer.

"Wow, so many people?"

Gu Heng had become familiar with Fu Songyang, Jiang Wen and others recently, so he spoke without restraint. Looking at the seven or eight people sitting in the reception room, he could not help but speak in surprise.

The moment the door opened, everyone's eyes were focused on it. It was not until Fu Songyang saw that the person coming in was Gu Heng that he smiled and said, "How is it? Now you know what I mean by "I can't stand it anymore", right?"

Gu Heng rolled his eyes when he heard that, then found an empty seat and sat down casually.

"You know what's going on, right? Why didn't you remind me earlier?
I was stunned when I got off the car. The reporters were like crazy, sticking the microphone into my mouth. "

As Gu Heng complained, a good-natured laugh rang out in the reception room.

Jiang Wen recently raced with Gu Heng and was completely impressed by his driving skills. In addition, the two were not much different in age, so they became completely familiar with each other. He got up from his chair and sat on the edge of Gu Heng's sofa, put his arm on his shoulder and said, "You are nothing.
I came here with Brother Yang and Brother Zhiying. Those reporters were crazy. They lay on the hood of our car before we even stopped. More than a dozen bodyguards and a dozen security guards at the exhibition center couldn't stop them. In the end, it was only after Brother Zhiying accepted an interview and said a few words that they gave up. Otherwise, we would have been blocked outside by reporters like you. How could we have spared bodyguards to pick you up?"

Listening to Jiang Wen's words, Gu Heng looked at a young man sitting diagonally opposite him.
No wonder I felt this man looked familiar as soon as I walked in.
When Jiang Wen said the name, the figure in front of him suddenly overlapped with a celebrity in his memory.
Taiwan's top star, Lin Zhiying
Seeing Gu Heng's gaze, Lin Zhiying nodded towards Gu Heng kindly.
Fu Songyang also introduced him at the right time: "You should know this person, right? Lin Zhiying is not only a big star, but also a veteran member of our HAC club among the first nine members. He joined on the first day I founded HAC."

Lin Zhiying listened to Fu Songyang's introduction and joked, "I heard that Gu Heng was born in the 00s. By the time he started to remember things, I should have been out of fashion in the mainland. He might not recognize me."

"No, I grew up watching Zhiying's works. How could I not recognize you?"

Previously, it was said on the Internet that Lin Zhiying was a member of the HAC club.
Gu Heng still doesn't believe it.
After all, even though the HAC club members themselves didn't recognize all of them, just a few of them had already raised the club's profile.
Or they are like Li Zi, the second generation of a high-ranking official family.
Or they are like Jiang Wen, a second-generation super rich with a net worth of tens of billions.
Although Jimmy Lin is also a sports car collector and a professional racing driver, he is still a star anyway.
As the lowest end of the contempt chain in the upper class, Gu Heng found it hard to believe that Fu Songyang would invite Jimmy Lin to join his supercar club.
As if he had guessed Gu Heng's thoughts, Fu Songyang continued with a smile: "Don't look at Brother Zhiying as an actor, but that can only be regarded as his side job. His main business is the car business like mine. He is also my partner in the Formosa region. Most of the business from Formosa is introduced to me by him.

The Taiwan rich list came out a few days ago, and this guy quietly climbed to the top 60 on the Taiwan rich list with assets of NT$200 billion."

Lin Zhiying could tell that Fu Songyang was deliberately trying to praise him, but he just smiled and said nothing.
As an artist, he is able to achieve a net worth of more than 10 billion RMB. Although this achievement is not uncommon in the entertainment industry, it is definitely not right. It is normal for Lin Zhiying to be a little proud.
After listening to this, Gu Heng suddenly became enlightened.
He was a bit too stubborn.
Celebrities and celebrities are two completely different concepts
There is a type of star who is similar to the young and handsome guys in the entertainment industry, who rely entirely on fans or the big guys in the industry to support them.
Although the money they earn is already an astronomical figure compared to ordinary people, in fact, in the eyes of business tycoons like Fu Songyang, they have no status at all, no matter how many fans they have.
But there is another one.
Just like Hong Jinbao and Chen Long, these stars, although they are still rooted in the entertainment industry, they have successfully evolved into capital tycoons.
From begging for food, to being rewarded for food.
Both are stars, but there is absolutely no comparison.
And Lin Zhiying in front of us is the latter.
He has transformed from a celebrity to a businessman with a net worth of more than one billion.
It was only natural that Fu Songyang invited him to join the HAC Club.
In the following time, Fu Songyang introduced the other people in the reception room one by one.
Without exception, almost all of them are bigwigs in the domestic automobile industry, and each of them has a net worth of at least hundreds of millions.
Gu Heng also knew that Fu Songyang was introducing his connections to him, so he greeted them one by one.
After introducing the last person, Gu Heng suddenly realized something, and then smiled and said: "I think almost all the members of the HAC club are here today, right? But I found something..."

"what's up?"

"I noticed that almost all of you are engaged in car-related work. Even Jiang Wen has his own fleet. I am the only one who has nothing to do with the automotive industry. I can't fit in."

Listening to Gu Heng's teasing, Fu Songyang smiled and said, "Aren't you planning to invest in the Yangcheng International Circuit? Once your investment is successful, won't it be related to cars? And you'll be the biggest player among us."

Gu Heng shrugged. "I've been busy for almost a week. The company has just been established. I don't know if I can win the bid. There's no sign of investment yet."

Upon hearing this, Fu Songyang continued to ask, "How is your company's preparation going? I've been busy these days and forgot to give you some advice."

"That's it. The basic structure of the company has been almost built. Now there are about 30 people, all of whom were recruited by a headhunting company. The commission alone cost nearly 400 million.

Now more than 30 people are doing nothing else but studying the Yangcheng International Circuit project. The general manager I recruited was the former branch director of Hillhouse Capital. He seems to have some capabilities and has already taken people to Yangcheng to communicate with the local government.

In his words, it should be no problem to get the minimum 10% share. "

Fu Songyang listened to Gu Heng's nonchalant tone and couldn't help shaking his head and sighing, "The minimum is 10%, which means an investment of almost 20 billion. My 5% share alone is worrying me to death. I have been busy looking for bank loans in recent days. I don't know if I can lend out 10 billion. If not, I guess I can't participate in this investment.

Have you got the money ready?"

Gu Heng nodded slightly: "Now 6 million has been transferred into the company account. After this auto show is over, another 4 million will be transferred in. The initial 10 billion should be enough."

As Gu Heng finished speaking, the entire reception room fell silent.
There are seven or eight people present. If they are asked to pay 10 billion, they can at least pay half of it, if not all of it.
But if you really want to take it out, it will definitely hurt your bones.
Just like Lin Zhiying, it would be fine if he were to take out 10 billion.

But I guess I have to sell all my assets to barely make up the money.
Looking at Gu Heng's relaxed expression, Lin Zhiying didn't know what to say.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door of the reception room. Following Fu Songyang's call, a staff member of the exhibition center carefully opened the door and walked in, saying softly, "Mr. Fu, Hall 5 will open in five minutes. The Koenigsegg representative asked me to come over and invite you to give a speech for the latest Koenigsegg event."

Fu Songyang sighed helplessly and stood up from the sofa: "Okay, go tell them, I'll be there soon."

After that, he turned to Gu Heng, Jiang Wen, Lin Zhiying and other members of the HAC Club and said, "Okay, let's stop talking for now. Let's go around the auto show first and continue chatting and reminiscing about the past during lunch. How do you think?"

Everyone stood up upon hearing this.
(End of this chapter)