NOVEL WEB Chapter 209: Money Talks
Emerging from the restroom, Lin Jiayun glanced at the bodyguard who was still dutifully standing by the door and whispered softly, "Inside the bar, just act as you always have, and I'll arrange the specifics when we get back."
He Jing seemed to have guessed what sort of "arrangements" were being referred to, her face flushed as she nodded.
Seeing this, Lin Jiayun couldn't help but nod in satisfaction to herself...
Her choice to help He Jing was not out of some deep girlfriend affection...
Although the two were not the so-called 'plastic' best friends, if one were to discuss their emotional ties, there surely wasn't much there...
The main reason was that she was very clear, even without her intervention, Gu Heng would have taken He Jing sooner or later. Gu Heng's intentions were quite obvious and he had never concealed them from her...
Lin Jiayun admitted that He Jing had her principles, but again, how high could they possibly be?
The truth was very few women who have high moral standards would choose to become internet influencers...
In other words, no matter how high He Jing set her bar, could she really withstand Gu Heng, a billionaire's successive bouts of courtship?
Instead of ending up as He Jing's competitor, it would be better to shift gears and transform their competitive relationship into an alliance...
A typical case of killing two birds with one stone.
First, she'd build a pedestal for He Jing, earning herself a good impression from He Jing.
Then doing a favor for Gu Heng, showing him how sensible she was...
With this tactic in play, no matter how many women Gu Heng had in the future, she'd definitely have the chance to secure a spot for herself...
It had to be said, Lin Jiayun's brain was quite effective; she might even make a name for herself in the ancient royal courts if she were to travel back in time...
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As the two began to make their way back to the VIP cards section, a long queue of luminous signboards slowly emerged from backstage, followed by electronic sparklers firing off—the nightclub reached another thrilling moment...
Parading through!
For nightclub-goers, such a sight was endlessly fascinating.
Simply because every man wanted a chance to show off like this.
And women...
Most were hoping to have a bit of an adventure with such willing-to-spend, rich individuals...
SOS Bar had over 2000 square meters, considerably larger than FT Bar, making the parade naturally more grand and magnificent...
Nearly all of the aisles were occupied by servers holding colorful lights and carrying drinks, with the winding column of signboards resembling a dragon of light snaking its way through the middle of the pathways, and the end was far from sight...
The number of people holding drinks and lifting signboards had already reached several dozens, but still, streams of staff continued pouring from backstage, joining the procession...
Towards the end, SOS Bar's servers were clearly insufficient. Even ladies from the atmosphere team and bar 'directors' and 'team leaders'—middle management—rolled up their sleeves and joined in as if they were ordinary servers, carrying drinks and heading towards the VIP cards section with smiles on their faces...
On the stage, the makeshift DJ and host could hardly concern themselves with whether they were in the right state of mind, shouting hoarsely, "Thank you, Mr. Gu, President of Hengyi, for gracing SOS with your presence and for ordering two sets of Grand Slams and three sets of Frozen Shenlong Sets! Three Big Three Yuan sets!
Thank you, Mr. Gu!"
A Grand Slam meant ordering one bottle of every kind of alcohol listed on the bar's menu.
From the Louis XIII worth tens of thousands per bottle to the 20-yuan beer and mineral water, no drink was missed.
Previously, this 'Grand Slam' set wasn't available in Hang City's nightlife scene. Most show-off customers would just order a few sets of the so-called Shenlong Set or Big Three Yuan.
However, since Gu Heng nonchalantly made such an order once at FT Bar, the Grand Slam became a menu item across major nightclubs in Hang City. The price of one Grand Slam equaled two Big Three Yuan sets. Although it wasn't significantly functional, the show-off value skyrocketed...
It was similar to the 'Emperor Set' in the live-streaming industry, purely designed for flaunting.
A Grand Slam at SOS Bar cost 366,000 yuan; two sets amounted to 732,000 yuan.
A Shenlong Set was priced at 128,000 yuan; three sets totaled 384,000 yuan.
One Big Three Yuan set was 188,000 yuan; three sets equaled 564,000 yuan.
All totaled, it came to over a hundred bottles of alcohol, valued together at 1.68 million yuan.
While people often read about some wealthy young man splurging millions at a nightclub, nationwide, multimillion-yuan spending sprees are rare, even for a super nightclub like TAXX in Shanghai. It's a rarity even during their peak times to encounter such a level of spending.
No wonder SOS went all out for such a display. Forget Gu Heng's status, even if he were an ordinary person spending so much at once, the boss and shareholders of SOS would have treated him like a god...
While Lin Jiayun and He Jing, escorted by their bodyguard, were struggling to squeeze through to the VIP section, bursts of chatter reached their ears.
"Damn, what's the situation today? Isn't it just warming up? Usually, the atmosphere team doesn't get in place until after 10 pm, but someone's already starting the parade? And such a long one?"
"Yeah, how many people are even in the bar right now? Spending over a million just to show off, what's the difference between this and throwing money into the water? The real gold diggers probably haven't even finished putting on their makeup at home. Over a million dropped on the floor, man!"
The tone of their voices was evidently brimming with distress...
As if Gu Heng was spending their money...
"The man's rich and enjoys it, what can you do about it?"
"Let's just enjoy our drinks and later see if we can meet some fun girls, forget about projecting our broke mindset onto the wealthy. You think over a million makes you look important, the person ordering might not even care about that."