The Self-Cultivation of a Reborn Massage Therapist

Chapter 457 Taking it Easy to Vent Your Anger (Part 2)

The homepage of the membership mini-program also prominently displays a notice about the store manager's absence. However, unlike the international version, in addition to the online store option, it also clearly shows the appointment interface for senior technicians.

The price displayed on the screen made Foster's pupils shrink – 8888 RMB!
It's not 2888 at all, which was circulating wildly in various small groups yesterday!

"Price gouging?!" She was shocked and immediately clicked to check.

The interface shows that most of the time slots for senior technicians have already been sold out and are now grayed out and unavailable. The few remaining highlighted time slots are concentrated near noon or in the afternoon.

However, just as Foster blinked a few times, the last few highlighted moments on the screen were wiped away as if by an invisible hand, turning completely gray!
Foster looked at his phone screen, blinked, and gave a wry smile.

If the international channels are ripping off wealthy people like them, then the pricing of these senior technicians is ripping off the middle class in China.

Easy Slow Travel blatantly raised prices by nearly three times without offering a single explanation.

What's even more domineering is that even with such outrageously high prices, the services are still snapped up instantly, demonstrating an absolute power that says, "Come or don't come, there are plenty of people begging to come."

Foster smiled wryly, turned off his assistant's phone, picked up his own personal phone, and quickly sent a text message to a friend in America known as "Commissioner Smith" to inquire about information.

Only after finishing this task did she reopen the mini-program that had left her with mixed feelings.

The bidding interface for the top-tier technician is locked, and the final winning bid is displayed on the screen: $288,000 USD.

Looking at this long string of numbers, Foster could only manage a helpless, bitter smile.

Compared to Zhao Xiaochui's "sky-high" price of 197 million US dollars the day before yesterday... this price actually seems a bit "reasonable".

The idea struck her as absurd. These wealthy foreigners, at the pinnacle of wealth, were paying an astronomical sum at a Chinese massage parlor in exchange for preserving their youth and vitality.

Foster's pupils suddenly contracted, and his hand holding the phone froze in mid-air.

If that young man really disappeared...

She suddenly remembered her earlier warning to him, but at this moment she clearly realized that this was far beyond her concern.

She had a vague suspicion that if he really never appeared again, then the few top-notch masseuses at the massage parlor would probably become the last of their kind in the world.

288,000? Is that ripping people off?

That's Huike!

Foster stopped thinking about it and quickly opened the mini-program to carefully read the newly updated membership rules.

……

It's clear that a "mole" has infiltrated the relaxed and leisurely membership system.

There are always people who can immediately screenshot key information such as internal reservation changes and price adjustments, or even take photos with another phone and quickly leak it to their inner circle.

Since the leak only involved publicly available interface information and did not involve core member privacy data, even if EasyMove was fully aware of it, it was difficult to trace and prevent.

Ironically, information about the international booking channel has become the most private information available. However, Relax & Slow Travel doesn't seem to care much about this kind of information leak.

Faced with a barrage of online slander against its "sky-high" prices, various outrageous rumors, and calls for official investigations, the relaxed and slow-moving back-end operations team didn't even bother to issue a decent explanation.

Instead of clarifying, they responded to some of the most vocal critics in a near-provocative manner on the official account:
"If you think it's too expensive, you don't have to book."

"Those who call for store inspections should first check if their bank account balances meet the threshold before speaking."

"Our store has clearly marked prices, and we treat everyone fairly, young and old. Come or don't come if you want."

This uncompromising, even arrogant, response did not quell the controversy; instead, it stirred up even greater waves.

Many people who were just watching the spectacle suddenly realized that this store's behavior was completely different from its previous low-key style, which it almost never made public statements!

There must have been some major, unknown event that caused their attitude to change so drastically!

Such an overbearing, temporary price increase and arrogant response naturally triggered a series of chain reactions.

Take a leisurely stroll in front of the main store.

Some people started protesting... (edited)

Just then, Director Liu, the special liaison officer who was walking leisurely, rushed to the scene, sweat beading on his forehead, but no one paid him any attention.

Because Director Liu is not the type to take things easy and slow. Apart from setting prices, there is nothing wrong with taking things easy and slow, unless someone takes shortcuts.

Zhou Yaqin, who has been staying at the headquarters building and rarely appears at the main store, also appeared at the entrance.

Her expression remained calm, ignoring the surrounding noise. Her gaze went directly over the crowd and landed on Director Liu, who was frantically trying to coordinate the situation.

He wiped his sweat, turned and strode quickly toward Zhou Yaqin, a forced smile plastered on his face:
"Mr. Zhou, look at this situation... could you try to calm things down first..."

Zhou Yaqin raised her hand to interrupt him, her gaze sharp as a knife, and asked directly:

"Director Liu, where is our boss, Zhao Xiaochui?"

Director Liu's smile froze instantly; his lips moved, but he couldn't utter a single word.

Before he could react, Zhou Yaqin immediately asked a second question, her tone growing even colder:

"Our boss went missing, and we reported it to the police immediately. Why isn't the case being handled?"

Director Liu's forehead instantly broke out in a cold sweat, his eyes darted around, and he remained speechless.

Looking at the speechless Director Liu, Mrs. Zhou Yaqin glanced at the noisy protesting crowd, a hint of undisguised sarcasm flashing in her eyes.

(End of this chapter)