Financial freedom starts from graduation

Chapter 3 A Hairstyle Worth Eighteen Thousand Dollars

As a well-known international Grade A shopping mall, Plaza 66 is affiliated to Hong Kong Hang Lung Properties. The Plaza 66 in Mingcheng was built only a few years ago. Most of the brands settled there are luxury brands, and it is definitely what the system calls a core business district.

Standing on the steps in front of the square, Zhou Wang took out his mobile phone and began searching for nearby barber shops.

Actually, Zhou Wang originally wanted to find a good one in the car, but the problem was that he got carsick when he played with his phone...

After looking at it on his phone for a while, Zhou Wang fell into the expected dilemma.

Since it is a core business district, there is naturally no shortage of barber shops nearby, but it is precisely because there are so many choices that it is dazzling.

Flagship stores, high-end styling, private customization, men's haircuts... various English mixed with Japanese, each one looks very high-end, making it difficult for Zhou Wang to choose.

Of course, what is more important is the famous quote:

"No one walks out of a barbershop smiling"

If it were a normal day, it would be fine, but Zhou Wang came here with a mission today. The system's reimbursement ratio directly depends on how good-looking the hairstyle is, so he has to be cautious!

Zhou Wang thought about it carefully and decided that since he couldn't choose, he might as well just go for the most expensive one.

Although the most expensive is not necessarily the best, in a highly competitive service industry, price can at least determine the bottom line.

After re-sorting by price, Zhou Wang quickly locked on a hair studio called "TIME".

If nothing else, the price of 897 per person on the review app is enough to attract attention.

Although the price is most likely pulled up by perming and dyeing, the average barber shop only charges 50 to 100 yuan per person. The most expensive one Zhou Wang saw just now was only 299 yuan per person.

After looking at the address, Zhou Wang found out that the studio was on the 6th floor of Plaza 6. He first called to make an appointment. After receiving a positive reply, he entered the mall and took the elevator to the th floor.

Zhou Wang found this store in a relatively quiet corner.

The off-white door wall does not have too many frills, only a wooden logo with artistic fonts on the right wall, which reads "Time Hair Studio".

Entering the porch, under the bright but not glaring light, there were two reception assistants, a man and a woman in work clothes standing on the right. When they saw Zhou Wang come in, the sweet-looking girl with a ponytail on the right walked over with a smile.

"Hello, do you have an appointment?"

"I just called."

"Okay, please follow me."

After confirmation, the young lady led Zhou Wang into the store and sat down in a reception area separated by a transparent glass partition.

Zhou Wang looked around the store. The overall decoration was indeed very design-oriented, using a lot of geometric elements, combining simplicity and fashion.

Perhaps it was because it was early or because the store had a lot of partitions, but Zhou Wang didn’t see any other customers in the store.

What attracted Zhou Wang's attention most were the dozen or so photo frames hanging on the back wall.

The people framed in the photo frames were all handsome men and beautiful women, and Zhou Wang actually knew most of them, because they were all stars, and several of them were popular actresses who were still active in the first-tier cities.

"This is……"

"These celebrities are all people who have been served by our store's founder, Mr. Zhang Junfeng."

The young lady introduced with a smile.

Zhou Wang's eyes lit up. Although he knew that these things were just a gimmick, they did increase his confidence in this store.

"Then can you please ask Teacher Zhang to help me cut my hair?" Zhou Wang asked directly.

"Mr. Zhou, I'm sorry, Mr. Zhang is not in the store today, and if you want to see him, you may have to make an appointment one day in advance!"

"Is that so? Then please recommend a hairdresser to me."

Although Zhou Wang was a little disappointed when he heard this, it was obviously impossible for him to wait another day, so he said.

"Okay, if you have higher requirements, Mr. Zhou, I recommend Mr. Yue Fei in the store. He is the first apprentice of Mr. Zhang Junfeng and is currently the chief designer in the studio. The basic fee for a haircut is 1799 yuan..."

The young lady turned on the pad on the desktop, turned to a page of the character album, and introduced Zhou Wang.

"How much?" Zhou Wang was stunned and couldn't help but interrupt the other party. 1800 for a haircut?
Although I knew it might not be cheap, Zhou Wang could only say that poverty limited my imagination.

He originally thought that no matter how expensive it was, it would only be a few hundred yuan, but who knew that a simple haircut could earn four figures.

Apprentices are so expensive, I wonder how much it will cost to find Teacher Zhang. It can’t be tens of thousands, right?
"If you think this price is not suitable, we also have three other prices of 199, 399, and 699..."

The young lady thought Zhou Wang thought it was too expensive, so she spoke carefully.

"No, let this teacher Yue Fei help me cut it!"

Zhou Wang came to his senses and made a decision immediately. With the support of the system, he let him see what 1800's hairstyle looked like.

Zhou Wangke is so curious!
"Okay, this way please, I'll clean it for you, okay?"

After getting Zhou Wang's agreement, perhaps because of the commission, the young lady's polite smile became more enthusiastic.

Next comes the 20-minute hair wash.

The reason why it took so long was that the young lady used professional massage techniques to help him relax his scalp. Her soft and slender fingers, mixed with the pleasant scent of the young lady's perfume, made Zhou Wang quite enjoyable.

There was originally a free shoulder and neck massage, but Zhou Wang was concerned about the system's countdown and could only decline it regretfully.

Then the young lady took Zhou Wang to a semi-enclosed compartment, and Zhou Wang met Teacher Yue Fei who was already waiting there.

A young man in his 20s, his hairstyle is not particularly outstanding, but it looks quite comfortable.

Zhou Wang nodded secretly. This kind of store was much more reliable than those fancy Tony teachers. Moreover, Zhou Wang had just noticed that almost all the hairdressers in the album had Chinese names. This alone was enough for Zhou Wang to give this store a thumbs up.

"Just do whatever you like. As long as it suits me, any hairstyle is fine!"

During the communication, Zhou Wang said seriously.

The barber Yue Fei made an OK gesture and combed Zhou Wang's hair while measuring his eyebrows, the sides of his face and other parts with the comb from time to time.

"Mr. Zhou, can you accept partial perming?"

"I don't mind, but I'm in a hurry."

Zhou Wang frowned, "Does it have to be permed to achieve the desired effect?"

"How about this, I'll give you a one-time styling, which won't take too long but will still show the effect. If you're satisfied, you can come back to me for a permanent styling... Of course, you don't have to pay extra for this styling."

"can."

After Zhou Wang nodded, Teacher Yue Fei started to get busy.

Scissors were flying, and Zhou Wang's head was smeared with medicine and many small clips. A white circular instrument that he couldn't name circled around his head for a long time, and then he shampooed his hair for the second time. After shampooing, he used stirred medicine mud to clean his scalp, and then the final trimming...

When Zhou Wang lay on the shampooing table for the third time, everything was finally coming to an end.

After washing his hair, Teacher Yue Fei applied some scalp essence to Zhou Wang, completing all-round hair care. Then he picked up the hair dryer and started to dry his hair.

"All right."

The moment Teacher Yue Fei put down the hair dryer and said this, Zhou Wang raised his head and looked at himself in the mirror.

At the same time, prompts from the system rang one after another.

Ding!
[Detected that the host has completed the change of hairstyle, the system is scoring...]

[System scoring completed, current "hairstyle" impression score: 88]

[Congratulations to the host for receiving 88% reimbursement. The money has been transferred to the account, please check it carefully]

[The host triggers the lucky number "88" and gets an extra reward, a one-time item: Drizzt's Blue Dragon Blade (please check the system warehouse for details)]

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(End of this chapter)