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

Chapter 113 Why do you have to force me to show off?
[The host spent lavishly in a luxury store for his sister and successfully indulged himself. Reward: 100 million yuan, with a balance of 8574 million yuan. ]

The system prompt sounded in my mind, and the shopping guide's respectful voice came to my ears.

"Sir, this is our LV VIP card, and your personal information has been entered on it.

From today on, you are our distinguished junior member of Louis Vuitton. You will not only enjoy priority in purchasing new products from LV, but also receive special discounts from members, even though we never offer discounts. We will also prepare carefully selected gifts for you during traditional Chinese festivals such as the Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival.

The shopping guide said, and then handed over an exquisite envelope.
Gu Heng took over
Don't shy away from anything.
Tear the envelope open in front of everyone
An exquisite orange card appeared in front of Gu Heng. It looked no different from a membership card at a roadside barber shop. He played with it for a moment and then stuffed it back into his pocket. Then he threw the entire envelope into Xu Ying's hands.
This careless attitude made the shopping guide's eyelids jump.
Gu Heng's idea was very simple.
It's just a card
Even without this card, I am still a LV VIP
Therefore, the function of this card is nothing more than a capital that can be taken out to show off.
But when it comes to showing off, isn’t my own Black Diamond private banking card from China Construction Bank more impressive than this?

Moreover, compared to this card, Gu Heng wanted to know more about LV's membership level.
I have spent nearly 30 this time, and I am only a junior member. How much would it cost to become a senior member?
If you don't understand, just ask. There's no need to pretend to know just for the sake of so-called face.

"Junior member? How are your LV membership levels divided?"

Hearing Gu Heng's question, the shopping guide quickly answered it.

"We have 8 levels of LV membership. The threshold for reaching the primary VIP is an annual consumption of 40 yuan. We saw in the back-end records that you have also spent more than yuan in the Hangzhou LV store. With the accumulation of the two, you have reached the level of a primary member. It just so happens that our store has the qualifications to issue memberships, so we decided to upgrade you to VIP.

If your annual consumption reaches 100 million, you will be upgraded to Vic, which is the abbreviation of Super Vip.
There are black card members, top card members, etc. However, not only do these members have annual consumption of over 10 million, they are also invitation-based, and our store is not qualified to handle them.

I am not sure about the higher-level membership benefits, but when you upgrade to Vic, you will not only have priority in choosing new products, but also enjoy private customization and global door-to-door delivery services, and you will also be invited by LV headquarters to participate in the new product launch shows every season. "

Listen to the shopping guide's introduction.
Yu Qianqian, Le Yi and others also gained knowledge
They knew that becoming a VIP member of LV, a world-renowned brand, would definitely cost a lot, but they couldn't help swallowing their saliva when they heard that it would cost tens of millions of yuan a year to become a member.
And Gu Heng is not much better than them.
I thought I was already very impressive now that I was worth hundreds of millions and had over 80 million in savings.
But I didn't expect that my wealth was only enough to qualify as a top-level member of a luxury brand like LV. You can imagine how wonderful the world of the truly rich must be.
This is probably what the frog in the well means.
I used to be like a frog in a well, thinking that the sky was only as big as the well mouth, and that being able to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars in a luxury store like LV was the pinnacle of my life.
Activating the system is like jumping out of a well. I found out that the world is so big. What I thought was luxury is just a starting point for the truly rich.
If a nouveau riche suddenly becomes rich after winning the lottery and can only live off his savings, he may be hit
But Gu Heng was not at all shocked, instead he became even more excited.
Because he knew very well that such a life would become a part of himself in the future, it just took time.
With the shopping guide bidding farewell, several people walked out of the LV store
It's already 6 o'clock in the evening.
It was still quite cold in Shanghai in the first month of the year. A cool breeze blew and everyone couldn't help but tighten their collars.
But Gu Xinran was filled with passion at the moment.
LV.
How many girls don’t dream of having a few luxury items of their own?

Now I not only have it, but it is almost in place at once.
25.6.
I have never seen so much money in front of me since I was a child, let alone spend it directly.
Gu Heng opened the door to a new world for her today.
"Brother! Thank you"

Gu Xinran wanted to say something sentimental, but when the words came to her lips, they turned into a simple thank you.
His originally excited expression suddenly collapsed, and even his eyes couldn't help but turn red.
Gu Heng knew what she was thinking.
Because I experienced this feeling once before not long ago.
It feels so good to finally get something that I had always dreamed of but never dared to hope for.
Then he patted her head and said with a smile, "Alright, you are twenty years old now, do you still want to cry in front of so many people?"

"Not at all."

Hearing Gu Heng's teasing, Gu Xinran held back the tears that were about to flow out.

"Anything else you want to shop for? Do you want me to go to Chanel again and buy you some makeup?"

When he heard that they were going to continue shopping, Gu Xinran quickly refused and said, "No, no, I'm afraid I'll have a heart attack if I continue shopping."
Besides, I rarely wear makeup, at most I just put on lipstick or something, so there’s no need to buy any cosmetics.”

Gu Heng nodded as well.
Although it has become a normal thing for girls to wear makeup now.
But Gu Heng still prefers the original ecology.

My sister is naturally beautiful and at her age, she is as young as a flower. There is really no need for her to wear makeup.

"Do you guys want to go shopping again?"

Hearing Gu Heng's question, Gu Xinran turned around and glanced at Yu Qianqian and Le Yi. As for Tao Miaomiao, she usually didn't express her opinions. She just followed others' advice.
Le Yi and Yu Qianqian looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
As girls, they like shopping.
But the stimulation they received in the last hour was too much, and they lost the desire to continue shopping.
I would probably spend less than 25 yuan if I went shopping dozens of times.
What else is there to see?

"Let's stop shopping. It's getting dark. I went shopping to kill time, and now I've almost killed enough time."

The two looked at each other for a few seconds, and finally Yu Qianqian spoke
Gu Heng heard them say they didn't want to go shopping anymore, and nodded immediately.
"So are you going to go back directly?"

Gu Xinran immediately said, "It's still early. You can continue to play for a while even if you don't go shopping. What are you going to do, brother?"

"I'm going to buy a watch."

"Buying a watch?"

Gu Heng nodded again to confirm.

It wasn't just them who were stimulated in the LV store just now. Gu Heng himself was also stimulated.
I originally thought that my 8500 million in cash was a lot, but now it seems like nothing. I plan to make some money to replenish my bank card balance and overcome my fear of insufficient firepower.
Although you will get rewards as long as you indulge yourself, if you don't take the initiative to indulge yourself, you don't know when your wealth will increase.
After all, nothing can give you peace of mind like the balance in your bank card.
The first step to making money is to spend money.
In the short term, Gu Heng could only think of three things that could cost him a lot of money.
House, car, watch.

He didn't consider buying a house for the time being, as it seemed a bit troublesome to buy one in Shanghai. Although he believed that if he bought a luxury house worth hundreds of millions or even millions of dollars, those policy problems would be solved for him by someone else, but that was not a short-term thing.

车嘛
I came to Shanghai to buy a car. At worst, I can buy another one tomorrow.

Anyway, I won’t feel at ease unless my balance exceeds 100 million today!
Excluding the two options, the only option left is the table.
Gu Heng then asked Xu Ying, "I want to buy a watch, do you have any recommendations?"

Xu Ying was carrying several packaging bags in her hands, and even had two hanging on her arms. After hearing this, she turned her head with difficulty and looked at the Rolex Ice Landy on Gu Heng's left wrist.
This watch is very familiar to people who know watches.
Especially the price of more than 60 yuan, which has already classified it as a very high-end product.
Although she didn't know why Gu Heng wanted to change his watch when he had already obtained the Ice Landy that others dreamed of, Xu Ying knew very well that she should try not to ask questions that she shouldn't ask. Maybe this was just the habit of rich people, so she carefully introduced what she knew.

“I don’t know much about watches.
If you are planning to change your watch, my suggestion is to choose one from Vacheron Constantin, Patek Philippe, and Richard Miller.
Because the Rolex Ice Landy you are wearing now belongs to the ultra-high-end watch series, and it is difficult to find a few products comparable to it among ordinary watch brands. "

It's as good as not saying anything
The reason why Gu Heng asked her was that he wanted her to help him choose a brand.
Of course he knows that watch brands like Vacheron Constantin, Patek Philippe, and Richard Miller are awesome.
"No need to introduce so much, I just want you to help me choose a brand."

"This"

Xu Ying is somewhat embarrassed
If the brand I recommend is not good and Gu Heng doesn't buy the style he likes there, then he will most likely take his anger out on me.
As if he had noticed Xu Ying's thoughts, Gu Heng continued, "You don't have to think so much, just recommend one of these three to me."

"OK then"

Xu Ying sighed inwardly.
“If you have to choose one among these three brands, my personal suggestion is Patek Philippe.

Although Richard Miller is called the "ticket to billionaires", it was founded too recently, only 23 years ago. I personally think that it is more marketing than foundation. In the past, there were many watch enthusiasts who stayed in our hotel. They highly praised brands such as Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, and the Rolex you are wearing. Most of them have negative opinions about Richard Miller.
As for Vacheron Constantin, I can’t say whether this brand is good or bad. It’s just that I simply like Patek Philippe a little more.”

Hearing Xu Ying's honest answer, Gu Heng smiled and said directly: "Okay, ask someone to make an appointment for me at the Patek Philippe store in Shanghai, and we will go directly to Patek Philippe."

"Okay, I'll make an appointment for you right away."

Xu Ying hurriedly carried her bags and ran towards the parking lot.
"Since you plan to have some fun, why don't you come with me to buy a watch?"

Seeing Xu Ying leave, Gu Heng turned and smiled at Gu Xinran.

"sure!"

After saying that, Gu Xinran turned his gaze to Yu Qianqian and Le Yi: "Qianqian, Le Yi, why don't you go back first? Don't worry, I will definitely be there for our class party tomorrow!"

Upon hearing this, Le Yi quickly said pitifully: "You are so good, Gu Xinran. Now that you have a brother, you don't need sisters anymore. Oh, oh, so sad~"

Just as Gu Xinran was about to explain, Yu Qianqian said, "Let's go together. I also want to go to Patek Philippe to have a look."

Then he looked at Gu Heng and said, "Brother Xinran, can you take us to see it?"

Yu Qianqian is the kind of person who is straightforward
Perhaps it was because of her good family conditions and her good looks that she developed a more direct personality since childhood.
To put it nicely, this kind of personality is frank and natural, but to put it bluntly, it is inconsiderate of other people's feelings.

If it were an ordinary girl, this kind of personality would probably be disliked by others.
She is a beauty, and in an age where bootlickers are prevalent, beauties always have privileges.

Gu Heng heard what Yu Qianqian said and nodded, "Of course, this is my first time going to a top luxury store like this, so it's a good opportunity for us to see it together."

Yu Qianqian didn't take Gu Heng's words seriously.
After all, how could a man who can casually spend more than 25 yuan on his sister, and who wears a Landy watch, have never been to a top luxury store?

Just think that Gu Heng is taking care of their feelings.
She said she wanted to go along and see it for herself.
She likes watches very much and owns two of them.
They were just two ordinary Cartier watches, worth more than 60,000 yuan in total, not even one-tenth of Gu Heng's Ice Landy.
Not to mention her, even the earl in her father's hand is only worth more than 300,000.
She couldn't afford a super brand like Patek Philippe, but it was a good experience for her to have someone take her to see it.
Another round of rushing.
Under the guidance of the navigation system, Gu Heng drove a Toyota Alpha to the bank of the Huangpu River.
As the car stopped, Xu Ying came to the door. She waited until Gu Heng opened the electric door before she slowly spoke: "According to the address information Patek Philippe Residence gave me, it's the small mansion building in front."

Hearing this, Gu Heng looked in the direction Xu Ying was pointing.
An exquisite villa with a country style is scattered among the bright lights, and is only separated from the Oriental Pearl Tower where Gu Heng lives by a river. This feeling is quite novel. Because in such a prosperous and noisy place, there is such a villa that is out of tune with the surrounding environment. Being in it is like being away from all the hustle and bustle of the city. The feeling of tranquility and remoteness is fascinating.

to be honest.
Before he even stepped into Patek Philippe, that kind of style had already taken root in Gu Heng's heart.
After getting out of the car, Yu Qianqian also parked beside me in her Mercedes-Benz C200.
After getting off the car, Gu Xinran couldn't help but ask, "Brother, are we there yet?"

"We're here."

Gu Xinran looked around after hearing this and asked in confusion, "Where is it? Why can't I see it?"

Yu Qianqian, who had already parked the car, explained, "It's the villa in front."

Gu Xinran: “???”

If Yu Qianqian hadn't told her, she would have thought it was just a western-style villa where rich people lived.
Xu Ying also interrupted at the right time to explain: "It is like this, in addition to the counters in major shopping malls, Patek Philippe only has two self-operated stores, namely Patek Philippe Residence in Shanghai and Patek Philippe Residence in Beijing.

It is a bit like the salon clubs opened by Patek Philippe in Geneva, London and Paris, but the name was changed to suit our Chinese culture. "

Um.
The useless luxury knowledge seems to have increased a little bit.
Gu Heng complained in his heart, then interrupted the conversation: "Okay, let's go first."

As soon as the group reached the gate, a middle-aged man who looked like a foreigner performed an inexplicable etiquette and said in standard Chinese: "Welcome to Patek Philippe Residence.

Excuse me, is this Mr. Gu who made the appointment just now? "

"Yes, it's me."

"I have been waiting for you for a long time. I am happy to serve you."

As he said this, he extended his hand and motioned for Gu Heng to come in.

Or maybe it was foreigners who first said that the customer is God?
This service attitude is much more humble than the shopping guides in other luxury stores. After just a few words, this foreigner wanted to bend down and lick Gu Heng's shoes.
I still remember that when Shanghai was a concession, there were signs saying "Chinese and dogs are not allowed to enter".
As a red and professional socialist successor.
Seeing the foreigner's attitude, my national sentiment suddenly came up.

Think about it from another perspective, isn't this also an alternative way for me to bring glory to my country?
Led by the foreigner, Gu Heng, Yu Qianqian and others walked into the villa.

The interior space of the villa is quite large. What you see at first glance is an extremely luxurious hall. The complicated lighting emits a cold light, and the high walls on all four sides cast dark shadows on the soft carpet.

The black marble floor, mirror-like tiles, gorgeous crystal chandelier, pure black wooden table with transparent and shiny tabletop, imported brand-name cushioned chairs, and exquisite carvings make the entire hall look extremely luxurious and elegant.

If it weren't for the exhibition stands, Gu Heng would have thought he had walked into some wealthy man's home.
After Gu Heng entered, two more people came to greet him again.
One is a foreigner, the other is a Chinese.
The two did not mention the matter of looking at the watch, but took Gu Heng and the others to the reception room.
After inviting Gu Heng to sit down, the foreigner said, "Mr. Gu, it's like this, although you are our scheduled customer, we still hope that you will need to produce your asset certification report.

Because the watches we sell at Patek Philippe Residence are all high-end models, asset authentication can save as much time as possible for both parties.

Of course, we don’t mean to offend you in any way, and we hope you don’t mind.”

Gu Heng was a little confused when he heard this.
I couldn't help but look towards Xu Ying.
He knew that some high-end properties required an appraisal, but he never thought that even looking at a watch would require an appraisal.
But if you think about it carefully, you can understand it.
In this kind of super luxury store, if the price of a watch is a little higher, it is no more expensive than a house. If you don't check the price, it is estimated that many Internet celebrities will come here to check in for free. This will not only waste the time of the brand, but also bring a bad experience to those who really want to buy.
But the problem is
He didn't know about this and just ran over here. Where could he provide them with proof of assets?

Xu Ying's face turned pale when she heard what the Patek Philippe service staff said.
I was extremely careful but still made mistakes.
It's okay if she can't buy the watch, but she is to blame for making Gu Heng lose face in front of so many people.
If Gu Heng goes back and complains to me.
It's not like he will lose his job. He will most likely be assigned to work as a regular room manager at another hotel in the group.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Gu. This is my mistake. I blame myself for not understanding it clearly beforehand."

In the service industry, apology + making excuses = no apology.

Xu Ying did not make excuses for her mistakes at all, and took all the blame on herself.
Yu Qianqian and the others had not expected this situation and looked at each other.
Gu Heng ignored Xu Ying and took out his CCB personal bank card from his card wallet and asked the person who had just spoken, "I remember that the POS machine can check the balance on the card, right? How about you check the balance?"

If that still doesn't work, I can call the bank and ask them to send me a proof of assets, is that ok?"

Hearing Gu Heng's words, the service staff hurriedly said: "Some POS machines on the market can indeed check the balance, but it is illegal to query the consumption field of bank cards initiated by non-standard bank card acceptance terminals in China, so we do not have the authority to do so.
But you said that we can ask the bank to send a proof of assets.”

After hearing what he said, Gu Heng nodded and directly called his account manager Zhu Shuting.

Zhu Shuting: It's time to get off work now.
But after hearing Gu Heng's needs and asking for Gu Heng's specific location, he quickly agreed.

Then the call was made directly to the Shanghai branch of CCB.
It was not until the branch closest to Gu Heng received the notice and gave a receipt that Zhu Shuting called again.
"Mr. Gu, we have notified the branch closest to you in Shanghai to print out the asset certification documents. It will be delivered to Building 20, Bund Source, No. 33, Zhongshan East 2st Road, in minutes at most."

"Thank you, Manager Zhu. I'm sorry to bother you after get off work."

"Mr. Gu, you are joking. For us, serving you is not about working or leaving get off work. We are on call 24 hours a day as long as you need us."

"Okay, that's it. I'll treat you to a meal when I get back to Hangzhou."

After saying a few more polite words, he hung up the phone and looked at the two Patek Philippe service staff.

Just now, Gu Heng deliberately put the phone on the line just so that the two of them could hear it.

At this moment, the reception room was unusually quiet.
Yu Qianqian had always thought that although Gu Heng was rich, he was at most on the same level as her father, but now she realized that she seemed to be wrong.
The bank might be more polite to her father, but it would not treat him so attentively. He had to communicate with all parties from the Construction Bank of Hangzhou to the Construction Bank of Shanghai after get off work just to send a report proving his assets.
And Le Yi's peach blossom eyes have begun to drip with tears
This was the first time she had encountered such a situation, but she had to admit that Gu Heng was really handsome at that moment.
It is much more attractive than those boys in school who put heart-shaped candles downstairs of the dormitory building, or drive themselves around in a so-called luxury car worth hundreds of thousands of yuan.
Gu Heng, however, didn't know what they were thinking. He still looked at the two service staff and asked calmly, "Is this okay?"

Hearing the obvious unhappiness in Gu Heng's tone, the two waiters also felt a little scalp numb.
Providing proof of assets is a mandatory requirement, and they have no other choice.
As for helping Gu Heng to verify funds using the POS machine in violation of regulations, they didn't have the guts to do it. The industry is so competitive now, and there is a lot of internal friction. If this kind of thing is reported, they will lose their jobs.
When they thought of this, they could only smile bitterly and said, "I'm really sorry, Mr. Gu. This is a mistake in our regulations. We will report it immediately and try not to let this happen again in the future."

Another foreigner also took over the conversation with a guilty look on his face: "Mr. Gu, how about we accompany you to visit the exhibition hall first and learn about our brand culture first?"

Gu Heng just shrugged and said, "No need. Wait until the asset certificate arrives. And by the way, help me change two service staff. This should be a request I have the right to make, right?"

He could understand Patek Philippe's need to verify its capital.

But it doesn’t mean that I can accept it.

It was originally a very simple thing, I just wanted to make some money.

Why do you have to force yourself to show off?
　I'm not feeling well today. I feel a little uncomfortable. I have been lying on the hospital bed for a whole day and have only written 6,600 words. I'm sorry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)