How can I justify myself as a Magnate if I don't indulge myself?

"So few, which means your members come only a few times on average? Then what are they paying the annual fee of 120,000 for?"

Li Haibin had gradually become accustomed to the environment here, and upon hearing Li Changrui's words, he couldn't help but speak up...

He himself would find it difficult to save 120,000 in a year without eating or drinking, so he found it hard to understand those people who pay an annual fee of 120,000 only to come and enjoy it a few times...

"To become a member of our club, you need to not only pay an annual fee of 120,000 but also have assets worth at least ten million RMB to qualify. Most members who join our club are looking to connect with more wealthy individuals from the same social circle and to expand their networking resources."

Enjoying the services offered by our club is actually secondary.

Moreover, the Yundian Association is a non-profit club, jointly built by 41 partners, top tycoons of the Southern China Region, with an investment of 1.3 billion. Since its launch in 2013, the membership fees have amounted to an astonishing figure.

After deducting operational expenses, all these fees are used to give back to the members. Every year, we hold various events, like high-end wine parties, global travel, and so on, committed to providing premium commercial social resources to all members. With the help of our club, in the past ten years, we've had dozens of members successfully enter the billionaire's club."

Listening to Li Changrui's words, Li Haibin and Song Hua fell silent...

No wonder there are so many wealthy people in Hua Country, yet he had barely seen any...

The rich only mingle with the rich, where would people like them from the lower echelons get the chance to meet them even once?

Besides these reflections, what was left was a sense of inadequacy...

Neither of the two, not to mention having ten million in assets, even coming up with one hundred thousand would be tough. They were only able to get into such an occasion by relying on Gu Heng's influence. Now that they knew about the membership threshold, they did not dare to ask any more random questions, for fear of being discovered as impostors and then driven out...

"Then how does your club know whether our assets are over ten million?"

Hearing Gu Heng's question, Li Changrui responded with a respectful smile, "Ordinary people who wish to become our members need to provide proof of assets. After our review and approval, they are granted membership.

But you and your friends were processed for membership by President Lu, without any need for verification."

Gu Heng: "?"

"President Lu is one of the 41 partners of the Yundian Association. The fact that the three of you are friends of President Lu is proof enough of your identities, so of course, there's no need for verification."

"I never realized I was basking in Brother Lu's such big glory?"

Faced with Gu Heng's jest, Li Changrui could only offer a smile, unable to respond...

Gu Heng didn't mind and continued after his joke, "Introduce me to some of the projects here, I'll go have some fun with my friends. Let me know when Brother Lu arrives at the club."

Li Changrui quickly nodded, "Apart from the usual high-level club facilities like the indoor constant temperature swimming zone, SPA center, indoor basketball court, children's playground, reading room, Chinese restaurant, and so on, we also have a hovering lobby bar, a thousand-person banquet hall, CEO reception room, boardroom, top-level Party room, and American-style social lawn, among over thirty functional projects that combine business, leisure, sports, entertainment, and dining."

After hearing a whole string of them, Gu Heng couldn't help but frown, "Is that all?"

Li Changrui pondered for a moment and then asked softly, "Mr. Gu, is there anything you'd like to experience? I could try to find a way for you."

"Do you have any special services?"

Gu Heng intentionally emphasized the word "special." Discover stories at My Virtual Library Empire

"We do!"

"Let's hear it."

"Our club introduced a companion play service in 2019, which is only available for lifetime members. That should count as special."

Li Changrui also put a slight emphasis on the words "special feature."

"What makes it special?"

"The companion play service isn't special in itself, but the companions are quite unique."

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"Tell me more!"

"These companion services are categorized into many professions, such as flight attendants, internet celebrities, models, stars, etc., basically any profession you can think of, we should have a record of it in our companion service handbook..."

Huh????

They have such a variety of services? Even stars?

Flight attendants, internet celebrities, and models I have interacted with, but for stars, I've only met Xu Song, and he's a man..."

Suddenly, my interest surged.

"What about this star you're talking about?"

"It's just as you might understand from the term; some stars have collaborations with our association. We facilitate connections and promote cooperation between them and our association members.

However, I must remind you, Mr. Gu, that the so-called stars in our companion handbook are generally minor celebrities. If you wish to collaborate with well-known celebrities, you will need to pay a certain deposit, and then our association's public relations staff will initiate contact. You can proceed with the collaboration only after they are satisfied with the offer you make.

I hope you can understand this point, as once celebrities become famous, they also acquire the right to choose."

Listening to the conversation between Gu Heng and Li Changrui, Song Hua and Haibin were routinely shocked...

I've learned something new...

I've really learned something new...

We knew the entertainment industry was messy...

But we never imagined it could be this messy...

Can it really be so blatantly commodified?

Saying it's companionship, but who isn't clear about what it actually involves?

Apart from having their perceptions overturned, a strong sense of envy emerged...

Is this the world of the wealthy? Merely being brought to a private club by Gu Heng, they had the door to a new world flung wide open...

With that thought, their desire to become rich grew even stronger...

Gu Heng, however, didn't react much...

He was all too aware of the bottomless pit of human desire.

Those who earn tens of thousands a month desire to earn a hundred thousand, a million; but not everyone has an edge like Gu Heng, so when one's abilities aren't sufficient to improve their living situation, attaching oneself to people of higher status becomes a way to climb up.

And Chun Shan Ju turned these stars' and members' needs into a transaction.

The stars hope to meet powerful people, hoping to leverage their influence to elevate their status, while the needs of the members go without saying...

After understanding all this, Gu Heng then realized why rich people played

It's not that they know how to play, but rather that once you have money, there are always people who proactively offer themselves up for you to enjoy..."

"Can I take a look at that companion service handbook?"

Li Changrui quickly nodded, "Of course, President Lu instructed before he left that all privileges would be made available to you. Mr. Gu, if you wish to select a companion, why not first sit in the rest area? You can pick while you relax!"

"Sure, then arrange a SPA room for the three of us, to get a massage and relax."

"Certainly, Mr. Gu, this way please."

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