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

Chapter 184: 82 years of Lafite
It had been several minutes since the restaurant manager left.

Just as Gu Heng and Ouyang Nana were asking each other about their daily hobbies and getting to know each other, the restaurant manager came to their table with two waiters holding trays.

Gu Heng looked up in confusion, and saw two waiters lightly placing trays filled with crimson wine in front of the two men.

"Mr. Gu, Ms. Ouyang, these two glasses of red wine are for dinner. They have been boiled in advance and can be enjoyed now. Drinking a little red wine before dinner will stimulate your taste buds and help you enjoy the food better later.

These two glasses of red wine are from the 1982 Lafite estate, which has been treasured for 42 years. The amount of wine available worldwide is extremely low and very precious. "

Gu Heng didn't have any extra thoughts about the red wine at first, but when he heard the restaurant manager say it was 82 Lafite, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.

Whether it is novels, movies or TV series, Gu Heng has heard the term 82 Lafite many times. It can be said that many people in China's enlightenment to high-end red wine started with 82 Lafite, and Gu Heng is the same.
But with the development of the Internet, although Gu Heng has never drunk 82 Lafite, he knows that it is really amazing to have one bottle of 1000 bottles of 82 Lafite. You know, the 82 Lafite Winery only produced 18 bottles of Lafite in a whole year, but Guanghuaguo sold 200 million bottles a year. This shows how outrageous the fake wine is.
Thinking of this, Gu Heng couldn't help but smile and asked, "Is the 82 Lafite in your restaurant authentic?"

It seems that this is not the first time that the restaurant manager has encountered such a question. He answered with ease: "Of course, we can 82% guarantee that the Lafite that every customer in our store drinks is authentic.

Our restaurant owner is one of the shareholders behind Chateau Lafite. He opened this restaurant just to create a private restaurant in the beginning. Later, as he invited more and more friends to dinner, the nature of the restaurant gradually changed, and now it has developed into a public restaurant open to the public.

Therefore, every bottle of red wine from Chateau Lafite in our restaurant is absolutely authentic and there will be no fakes. Mr. Gu, if you don’t believe me, you can taste it first. There is no need to say much about the real high-quality red wine. You can taste the authenticity as soon as it enters your mouth. "

Gu Heng raised his eyebrows again when he heard this: "Even if I don't have much taste for red wine, can I tell the difference?"

The restaurant manager nodded again, his face full of pride: "Of course, a wine that has been aged for 42 years is not afraid of any doubts."

Gu Heng said no more, but picked up the wine glass and smiled at Ouyang Nana who was sitting across from him, "Let's have a drink before dinner. The manager told me that it's real 82 Lafite, absolutely authentic. I don't know much about red wine, you can try it too.

If you think this isn’t 82 Lafite, tell me and we won’t pay for the meal.”

Ouyang Nana listened to Gu Heng's joke and picked up the wine glass to respond to Gu Heng's joke: "If you find out it's fake wine, you can get rid of the 20 yuan meal fee? This is the first time in my life that I'm so eager to drink fake wine."

After saying that, the two wine glasses made a crisp clash sound, and the bright red wine flowed from the wine glasses into their mouths.

There are indeed differences between the real rich second generation and ordinary people in some etiquette.

For example, Ouyang Nana in front of us is very familiar with the etiquette of drinking red wine in French cuisine. After clinking glasses, she first takes a sip, then takes a big sip, and finally savors the last sip. Moreover, whether it is clinking glasses or drinking knowledge, she is very standard, showing the pure French dining etiquette to the fullest.
Gu Heng, on the other hand, had no idea about dining etiquette and drank the wine in his glass.
In his eyes, a glass of wine should contain no more than 30 ml of wine. Why bother with all these fancy etiquettes and drink it in several sips? Isn't that crazy?
As for Ouyang Nana's performance, although Gu Heng did not understand, he also expressed respect and did not think she was being pretentious.
Some things are in her bones. She has received such education since she was a child. Isn't it normal that she puts it into practice now?

There are also many etiquettes in Chinese dining. For example, the younger ones cannot move their chopsticks until the elders do. This is all very normal and you may not understand it, but who dares to say that people who follow this etiquette are pretentious?

Of course.
These so-called etiquettes are also relative.

With Gu Heng's current status, let alone not following the so-called etiquette, even if he drank from the bottle of red wine at a cocktail party, he would only be said to be free and easy.

After drinking the red wine, Gu Heng felt the aroma of the wine between his lips and teeth, and couldn't help but savor it.
Although Gu Heng didn't know much about red wine, he could still tell the good from the bad.

During this period of time, he had drunk a lot of high-end red wine, especially in the past two days with Frederick, Nicolas, and Dugu. He had also drunk Romanee-Conti red wine. By this calculation, Gu Heng was also a relatively experienced wine taster.
As soon as this glass of 82 Lafite enters your mouth, the texture and taste it gives proves its authenticity.

After all, the 82 Lafite must be special to be so hyped up and priced so high that even ordinary wealthy people can hardly afford it. After all, rich people are not all fools. If it weren't so good, it wouldn't have been so well-known after decades of hype.

Although he already had the answer in his mind, Gu Heng still smiled and looked at Ouyang Nana who was still savoring the wine. He put down the goblet in his hand and said with a faint smile: "How is it? Did you tell whether it's real or fake after drinking it?"

Ouyang Nana came back to her senses after hearing this. Her face was inexplicably ruddy, and her red lips stained with wine became more delicate. Her lips moved slightly: "To be honest, this is my first time drinking 82 Lafite, and I can't really tell whether it's real or fake.

However, I have drunk a lot of red wines before, and none of them tasted as good as this one, so I think this wine is most likely the real 82 Lafite.

Do you think it is true or false?"

At the end, he asked Gu Heng a question.

Gu Heng shrugged and said jokingly, "I was like Zhu Bajie eating the ginseng fruit. I swallowed it without even tasting it. I don't even know what it tastes like, so how can I tell whether it's real or fake?"

"Even if it's fake, it's probably true. Looks like this meal can't be free~"

Ouyang Nana knew that Gu Heng was joking, so she responded in a joking way.

Gu Heng smiled and said, "No, I have to try it today to see if it's true or not."

After saying that, he snapped his fingers at the restaurant manager who was standing beside him with a humble smile on his face and said, "It's 82 Lafite, right? Give me another bottle."

Hearing Gu Heng's instructions, the restaurant manager said hurriedly: "I'm sorry, Mr. Gu, the stock of 82 Lafite is too small. Our restaurant has always provided it as an accessory to the chef's set meal for guests. If you really like this red wine, then I can change the red wine after the meal to the same 82 Lafite, but if you want to buy a bottle.
I'm really sorry.
It’s really hard for us to do that.”

Gu Heng frowned when he heard that and glanced at him sideways.

Since I got the system, I have gotten everything that can be bought with money.

As a result, I had a meal here today and told myself that I couldn’t even buy a bottle of wine with my own money?

Then his tone lost its casualness. He stared into the restaurant manager's eyes and slowly said, "Are you sure you are not kidding me?"

Upon hearing this, the restaurant manager could only force a smile and said, "That's right, Mr. Gu. This rule was set by our restaurant owner. I'm just an ordinary person in charge of the restaurant. I really can't sell you a whole bottle of red wine." Gu Heng didn't say anything more, but suddenly asked, "What's your name?"

The restaurant manager's heart trembled when he heard this. He only knew that the boss had suddenly told him that a few guests might come to dine in the afternoon and evening, and told him that if these guests did not come, they would have to wait until they came before closing the restaurant.

Although the boss did not reveal the identity of the guest, he knew that he was definitely not an ordinary person and must be of extremely noble status.

It was precisely because of this that, ever since Gu Heng entered the store and verified that Gu Heng was one of the distinguished guests, he took over the waiter's duties and served Gu Heng throughout the entire process.
Gu Heng had never asked for his name before, but now he suddenly asked for his name after he had rejected him, which startled the restaurant manager.
And considering Gu Heng's slightly gloomy expression, even a fool would know that the restaurant manager was dissatisfied with him.

Western service industry workers have no human rights at all, even in high-end occasions. Even if an ordinary customer makes a complaint by name, their bonus will be deducted or their salary will be reduced, not to mention a customer of Gu Heng's level.
There is a high possibility that a complaint will be filed.
You can just pack up and leave.
Thinking of this, the restaurant manager first told his name, and then said: "Mr. Gu, can you wait for me for two minutes? I will go and ask the boss. I am really sorry, but I really don't have the authority to do so without the boss's permission."

Gu Heng was planning to take Ouyang Nana and leave.

Do you have to follow rules when having a meal?

There are a lot of Michelin-starred restaurants in Geneva. As long as you have money, you can be treated like a god everywhere.
To put it bluntly, this kind of restaurant is spoiled by a group of people who are willing to make reservations 45 days in advance to taste high-end food, but Gu Heng is not interested in indulging them in this bad habit.

Now hearing the restaurant manager say this, Gu Heng was too lazy to bother and nodded immediately: "Then go ahead."

"Thank you Mr. Gu."

As the restaurant manager walked away quickly, Ouyang Nana couldn't help but ask, "Gu Heng, what did the restaurant manager reject you just now?"

Ok?
Gu Heng looked at her in surprise: "Can you understand?"

I have been communicating with the restaurant manager in French, so Ouyang Nana shouldn't understand.

“When I was studying at Berklee College of Music, I had several French classmates. They would teach me some daily French expressions. Although we couldn’t communicate normally, I could still understand some of them sometimes.

Did the restaurant manager just refuse the request to buy a bottle of 82 Lafite? "

Gu Heng did not hide it and nodded.

Ouyang Nana also consoled him: "Although I don't know the value of 82 Lafite, I think it should be very high. It's normal that the restaurant can't sell it."

"I have a bad habit of wanting something very badly. I must drink this 82 Lafite today."

People are going to change.

Gu Heng has been going smoothly for the past six months since he obtained the system. He can generally get whatever he wants. He doesn't develop a self-centered protagonist personality, but he is no longer the go-with-the-flow type he was at the beginning.

As he spoke, there was also a hint of firmness that brooked no room for dispute.

Ouyang Nana fell silent for a moment, and suddenly she thought of what Gu Heng said that night: "If I recognize him, he is an artist. If I don't recognize him, he is just a dog eating shit in the sewer."

After spending two times with Gu Heng, Ouyang Nana felt that Gu Heng was very easy-going most of the time, but sometimes he felt like the villain in a female romance novel.
These two contradictory personalities are thus displayed in Gu Heng.
But it should be said or not.
It's really attractive.
After all, how many women can refuse a wealthy bachelor who can easily spend tens or hundreds of millions, is young, and has the attributes of a character in a novel?

Just as Ouyang Nana was daydreaming, the restaurant manager returned to the table, still followed by several waiters, each holding an exquisite plate.

"Mr. Gu, I apologize for my rudeness just now. This whole bottle of 82 Lafite is a gift from our restaurant owner. I hope you can accept our apology."

"Oh? Or you're not selling it, but giving it away as a gift?"

The restaurant manager could only give an awkward smile and apologize repeatedly.

He just learned about Gu Heng's identity.
A super-rich man in China, the third son of the LV Group, the heir of the L'Oreal Group, and a good friend of the heir of the Pinolal family. Every level of BUFF is beyond his reach. He actually refused the request of such a big boss.
To put it bluntly, even if his boss fired him for this, he has no right to complain.
Since his request was met, Gu Heng was not interested in arguing with such a small person, and said directly: "There is no need to give it as a gift. Just pay the amount. I am not interested in accepting inexplicable gifts."

It’s just a bottle of wine, how much can it be worth at most?

The restaurant owner only gave it to him out of respect for Frederick. To put it bluntly, it was a favor, albeit a small one.

The restaurant manager learned his lesson this time and didn't say much. He just asked Gu Heng if he wanted to open the wine. As for whether to charge Gu Heng, he could just call the boss later.
Since a small person like me can't make the decision, I can just be a mouthpiece.
I would rather do nothing than make a mistake.

"Open it."

The restaurant manager opened the wine and introduced: "This bottle of red wine has been stored in a special environment for 40 years before it came to our restaurant. After 40 years of precipitation, the taste and value of this bottle of red wine have made a qualitative leap.

There is no need to talk about the taste. Mr. Gu, you have tasted it just now.

As for value?
The current market price of a bottle of genuine 82 Lafite is around 2.5 euros, and it is in short supply. Even many wealthy people are offering double the price but still find it hard to get a bottle of this wine.

This bottle of Lafite Rothschild Reserve Edition was sold at a Sotheby's auction a few days ago. A set of 12 bottles had a total price of 100 million euros, which means that the value of a single bottle reached more than 8 euros. I can proudly tell you that in the whole of Europe, and even in the whole world, there are no more than 82 restaurants that sell the Reserve Edition of 5 Lafite.

And we are the best among these five companies.”

After that, as the restaurant manager took out the cork from the red wine bottle, a strong aroma of wine wafted into his nose.
Even Ouyang Nana, who had just tasted the wine, couldn't help but take a deep breath of the aroma.
This is nearly a million dollars a bottle of red wine
(End of this chapter)