When he first arrived at the entrance of Youfu Club, Xu Zhengyang felt like he had returned to a certain period of history.
The courtyard wall gatehouse hidden under the dim light is not tall, nor is it wide, and even a car cannot pass through the door. There is no ostentation of wealth and wealth, but a quiet and desolate atmosphere.
If it weren't for the fact that there were all kinds of top-notch luxury cars parked at the rear of both sides of the street, Xu Zhengyang would have really suspected that he had come to the wrong place?
Look at the time, six fifty.
After getting out of the car that was a bit shabby in comparison, Xu Zhengyang could see more clearly that the so-called Youfu Club was actually an elegant and quiet courtyard with a strong and simple atmosphere. In the courtyard, some pines and cypress branches grew from low
Protruding from the wall, through the dense branches, one can see a two-story building with red bricks and blue tiles in the courtyard. Red lanterns hang under the eaves, emitting a glow in the evening light.
Dim red light.
Ding Changri, who was wearing a suit, looked up at his watch and walked out of the rusty green iron gate, followed by a noble and elegant lady. After seeing Xu Zhengyang and Li Bingjie, Ding Changri and the woman next to him
** whispered something in a low voice, then showed a happy smile, stretched out his hand and hurried over, saying: "It's an honor and an honor..."
** also came over, smiled and shook hands with the two of them.
A brief introduction was made to both parties. It turned out that ** was Ding Changri's wife Yan Yujiao.
"Please, please..."
"Mr. Ding, you're welcome." Xu Zhengyang nodded with a smile, and walked in with Li Bingjie.
Because they had been given instructions in advance, only Miss Qingling accompanied them inside, while Chen Hanzhe and Zhu Jun stayed outside.
Entering the courtyard of Youfu Club, pass through the paths filled with pine, cypress and holly on both sides, and walk to the two-story main building of Youfu Club. A huge cedar stands proudly beside the door. The main building is a
It is a simple building with a bit of European style. The door is small and low-key, unassuming, but it does not give people that deliberate low-key. It reminds people of the mansions of wealthy nobles in Zhonghai City in history.
At this time, Xu Zhengyang had already noticed the unparalleled aura of wealth hidden beneath the simplicity of this Youfu Society.
Sure enough, after entering the building, the furnishings, layout style, and decorative paintings on the walls are all full of rich classical beauty.
What surprised Xu Zhengyang even more was that in the public restaurants, among the guests seated at small tables, there were actually many film and television stars that ordinary people would never see. As for other people, they were also distinguished by their dress and demeanor.
As you can see from the above, you are either rich or noble.
Entering a private room half-covered by a mahogany carved screen, there were only five ancient mahogany chairs placed next to a mahogany round table, with a sofa and a wooden table next to it. They were all in a classical style.
The light in the private room is bright but very soft, which harmoniously sets off the classical atmosphere in the room, making it appear elegant and wealthy.
With Ding Changri's courtesy, Xu Zhengyang and Li Bingjie took their seats.
Miss Qingling stood under the screen with a deserted expression.
A tall and pretty waitress wearing a cheongsam came forward, humbly handed over the menu and asked everyone to take their orders.
Xu Zhengyang smiled and asked Li Bingjie to order in a low voice, while he looked at Ding Changri calmly with a smile... which made Ding Changri feel a little uncomfortable, and he also took the initiative to order two dishes with a smile.
Although Xu Zhengyang has never been to such a top club, and has not had many normal social contacts with any rich people. But Xu Zhengyang knows one thing, that is, there is no benefit, no reward, no reward. If it is
Friends, that makes sense, but he would never consider Ding Changri, who he only met once, to be a friend.
If you want to cooperate in business, then it is not your turn to talk to Xu Zhengyang.
Whether it is Jinghui Logistics or Guxiangxuan, two industries that are well known to him as Xu Zhengyang, or Huatong Company or Ronghua Group, which are unknown to the public, he has not intervened in the operation and management of them...
If it weren't for the fact that the nominal Zhonghai City City God's Mansion had just been established, which consumed a lot of divine power, Xu Zhengyang would have wanted to immediately use his spiritual consciousness to dig out all the twists and turns in Ding Changri's mind.
So after the waiter walked out, Xu Zhengyang said with a smile: "Mr. Ding, I can't bear to do this in such a grand way!"
"Hey, I can afford it." Ding Changri put aside his previous discomfort and regained the calm demeanor that an elite who has experienced business wars should have, and said with a smile: "Mr. Xu is young and promising, and his lover is everyone's daughter.
I can attend the banquet with honor, but I'm afraid that I won't entertain you well, haha."
Xu Zhengyang smiled and shook his head slightly, but didn't say anything else.
Li Bingjie handed over the order, and Xu Zhengyang glanced at it casually. His expression seemed calm and unchanged, but he was already cursing secretly in his heart: "Damn, you're burning money..."
I saw that the minimum price of the dishes on the order was not less than three digits, and there were many dishes that cost eight, nine hundred, or even thousands of yuan. Not to mention the wine, the lowest price was one thousand two thousand yuan, and the high price was one thousand yuan.
Tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands. For a newbie, this is not a question of whether he can bear it psychologically, but a matter of being a little annoyed. What are you doing? Are you going to have a meal and a drink soon?
?
However, he didn't say anything, he just said calmly: "I'm doing something today, but I can't let Mr. Ding spend money." It is undeniable that Xu Zhengyang's haha words are really pretentious.
There is a saying that a tree has one skin and a person has two faces. Face cannot be lost.
Besides, Xu Zhengyang is not short of money now, and he doesn't want to accept too many favors from Ding Changri without knowing it.
What I didn't expect was that Ding Changri was very good at getting things done. He smiled and said, "I'm not humble enough to say something that's too outrageous. That would make me look unreasonable."
Xu Zhengyang secretly scolded, Damn you, are you treating me like a villain?
But Ding Changri took out a sparkling card from the bag on the side and handed it over, saying: "This is the VIP supreme gold card of Youfu Society. I have already applied for one for my brother, free of charge for life.
Don’t dislike the annual fee, brother.”
Xu Zhengyang took it, his expression was a little playful, but in fact he turned over the gold card between his fingers curiously, admiring it, and said: "I am from a poor background and have little knowledge. I don't know what the use of this thing is."
At this moment, the waiter brought out dishes and wines one after another. Not to mention the taste, the dishes alone were exquisite.
The waitress from before opened a bottle of red wine and poured it for the four people present one by one.
Ding Changri waved his hand to indicate that the waiter could go out, and then smiled and said: "Youfu Club is one of the few alliance clubs of IAC International Club in the country. With the Supreme VIP Gold Card, there are more than 130 alliance clubs around the world. As long as you
No matter which country you go to, you can enjoy the treatment of a supreme member and directly join the upper class society."
"Well, this is amazing." Xu Zhengyang nodded, feeling shocked. How much does it cost to apply for this card?
"I can't take it out, I can't take it out!" Ding Changri smiled and waved his hand, saying: "Brother, you must come to Haixia as a guest when you have time..." After saying this, Ding Changri smiled and made love to Li Bingjie again.
The approaching wife nodded.
Yan Yujiao understood the idea and said with a smile: "I didn't expect to see my siblings in such a hurry for the first time, and no one was ready to buy some gifts." As he spoke, he took out a small red brocade-covered wooden box from his handbag and said: "Then,
I just bought a necklace, and I haven’t worn it yet, so I’m treating it as a greeting gift. Brothers and sisters, please don’t dislike it.”
Unfortunately, Li Bingjie's temperament was destined not to be good at this kind of communication. She did not take the initiative to politely refuse. She did not reach out her hand or nod her head. She turned her head to look at Xu Zhengyang and whispered: "Zhengyang..."
Xu Zhengyang picked up the chopsticks with a smile, took two mouthfuls of these outrageously expensive dishes without any politeness, chewed them and nodded with an expression of enjoyment, while saying vaguely: "You're welcome, you're too polite.
,oops!"….
Seeing Xu Zhengyang's attitude, Li Bingjie smiled secretly, her face turned red, and she accepted the gift from Yan Yujiao with some embarrassment.
"Well, brother, I am a rough man. I always speak straight and straight. Don't be surprised, brother!" Seeing Li Bingjie accept the gift, Xu Zhengyang opened his mouth and drank a glass of red wine as if it were a drink, and said: "This is our brother
The matter between brothers does not involve my wife's family background. As the saying goes, courtesy reciprocates. I don't have anything to offer. I opened an antique shop in Fuhe City. I will give my sister-in-law antiques and jade or something.
Just for fun."
"Hey, it's easy to talk about." Ding Changri smiled boldly.
At this point, Ding Changri felt relieved. It seemed that no matter how promising this son-in-law of the Li family was, he was still too young and too inexperienced to be easily impressed.
But think about it, who doesn’t love money?
Not to mention Xu Zhengyang. Even the senior officials in his wife's family are probably not clean. Many people expect that their salary and bonuses will be enough to cover their expenses. So as long as Xu Zhengyang and his wife are connected, then Li Li in the capital
Over there, we may be able to contact you soon.
By getting on the line with the Li family, you should be able to pass this level.
After chatting about some topics, Xu Zhengyang finished his meal and roughly understood the function of the so-called gold card from the conversation. He handed the gold card back and said: "Qing Ling, go check out. This is
The gadgets are 20% off, which saves a lot of money!"
Miss Qingling still had a deserted expression, but Jinka turned around and walked out.
Ding Changri did not hesitate to ask who would pay the bill. He smiled and said: "Brother, your Jinghui Logistics Company is developing well. I want to buy a stake in your Jinghui Logistics to make the company bigger and develop international shipping. How about it?"
"Okay!" Xu Zhengyang nodded without any hesitation and said, "But I don't understand the business matters. Later, I will contact Wu Juan, the vice president of our company, and I will find her phone number for you."
Xu Zhengyang took out his cell phone and prepared to find Wu Juan's phone number.
"Hey, no, no, I have Mr. Wu's business card here," Ding Changri said hurriedly.
Xu Zhengyang closed the phone, raised his head with deep meaning, and said with a hint of sneer: "Brother, it seems you know me very well."
Ding Changri's heart trembled, but his expression did not change at all. He smiled cheerfully and said: "Your company just established a branch in Haixia City. Mr. Wu came to our company to discuss business and left his business card for me. Brother, please don't
You misunderstood me! But to be honest,
At that time, I really didn't pay attention to a small-scale company like Jinghui Logistics Company, but I was deeply impressed by Mr. Wu. I think your company has a bright future with such a deputy general manager, plus...
Brother, your connections, haha..."
Although the words were not finished, both parties knew very well that it was the so-called power of the Li family.
"I see, haha, I'm too worried, too worried." Xu Zhengyang laughed and raised his glass to express a slight apology.
It's a pity...this kind of occasion, this kind of environment, and where he usually borrows fine wine to express his apology at banquets like that? What a pity that a bottle of red wine worth more than 20,000 yuan, so that this bird doesn't understand
Taste the crab and drank it as juice.
So Ding Changri and Yan Yujiao were dumbfounded to see a scene that was rare in such a high-end club. Xu Zhengyang asked for a bottle of the same red wine as this one... Well, Xu Zhengyang couldn't name the wine.
, Damn it, it’s actually some foreign language, I don’t understand it.
Before Miss Qing Ling came back after checking out, two beautiful waiters entered the room, carrying a pot of tea brewed with high-quality tea leaves, and said with a smile that this is the tea prepared by Youfu Club for the supreme VIP members after every meal.
For drinking during breaks….
Ding Changri smiled and gestured, and the four of them got up and walked to the sofa to sit down, drinking tea and chatting.
After Miss Qingling came back, she did not tell Xu Zhengyang how much he had spent today. Of course, she didn't care about it. At least... Miss Qingling, who had seen too many big scenes, was more tolerant of high consumption than Xu Zhengyang.
.
Well, even if Xu Zhengyang immediately knew that this meal cost 50,000 yuan, he would not have an attack on the spot. As for his heart, it would definitely be a physical pain and a heartache.
In fact, Ding Changri also understands that Xu Zhengyang should understand that this so-called interaction is nothing more than a matter of mutual benefit. Otherwise, who would give you a lifetime VIP membership card worth two million yuan with no annual membership fee for no reason?
Card?
What do you mean? There is no eternal friendship, only eternal interests.
Ding Changri, who also came from a poor family, thought he understood very well the mentality of a person like Xu Zhengyang, who got rich by taking some shortcuts and climbed to the top through luck.
The most important thing is that Xu Zhengyang does not hold an official position, so there is no need to be careful and take detours because of many taboos.
That's why Ding Changri would bribe so blatantly to please Xu Zhengyang.
The purpose is just to avoid this catastrophe.
Ding Changri has always believed that those who survive a catastrophe will be blessed in the future, because he, a guy who has not graduated from elementary school, has experienced several catastrophes, stumbled through countless dangerous shoals, fought for his life and shed blood while watching life and death.
Walking on the tightrope, struggling to join the upper class.
pity……
When he left the Youfu Club, it was already nine o'clock in the evening. Sitting in the car, Xu Zhengyang squinted his eyes slightly and leaned on the back of the chair, grinning and said: "A meal cost 50,000 yuan, I feel so sad..."
"Zhengyang, are we doing this? It's a lot of words." Li Bingjie took out the necklace and said, "Mom has a necklace like this, worth nearly a million."
"Um."
Xu Zhengyang nodded and sighed softly: "Ding Changri is probably going to be unlucky..."
"Go, let's go to Haixia City as our next stop and see what kind of god this Ding Changri is."