Sanyo City exudes its unique charm at night, where you can feel the cool breeze blowing from the coastline.
For cities located in the southern coastal areas, June is already midsummer. The temperature can even reach more than 30 degrees during the day, while the temperature can plummet to more than 10 degrees at night.
The large temperature difference between morning and evening is the necessary condition for the colorful nightlife in Sanyo City.
A river flowing through the city divides the entire Sanyang City into two. The high-rise buildings along both sides of the river are brightly lit, reflecting the dimmed lights in the river, which further highlights the unique charm of the bustling metropolis.
There is an endless stream of tourists coming here at night, and the Golden Coast mentioned by Du Jingsheng is located on the south bank of the river.
The Golden Coast Club sounds like a popular entertainment venue open to the public, but in fact, according to the taxi driver, Golden Coast is the most luxurious private club in the city.
And when Bai Zhe asked what exactly it was doing inside? Even the driver was confused and said he had no way of knowing.
Ordinary people passing by the clubhouse have to walk around in circles. If they look twice, they will be chased away by the security guards. If they want to know what is going on inside, they have no way of knowing. Even taxis have to stay away from the entrance area, so when they get out of the car, they have to stay away from the door. Zhe and others probably have to walk a long way.
But it is said that if you want to come here to spend money, it is not enough just to have money. The most basic condition is that you need to be introduced by a member friend to be qualified to see what is inside.
Knowing this made Bai Zhe even more curious, and he thought he would take this opportunity to find out.
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The driver took Bai Zhe, Yuan Ming, Tang Yanran and Cao Jie through several bustling streets and walked for dozens of kilometers before stopping under a palm tree on the bank of a river.
"Beautiful boy, the total amount is two hundred and twenty yuan. Would you like to pay by card or cash?"
Bai Zhe immediately opened his briefcase and said, "Cash."
As he said this, he took out a hundred dollar bill and a ten dollar bill and threw them next to the armrest.
"Here, one hundred and one, no need to look for it."
After saying that, he was about to get up and leave. The driver picked up the money, looked at it, and quickly stopped him: "Hey, hey, it's two hundred and twenty yuan, not one hundred and ten yuan."
Bai Zhe was stunned: "Yes, isn't this one hundred and one?"
Yuan Ming, Tang Yanran and Cao Jie smiled bitterly, and then Cao Jie took out another 110 yuan and handed it over.
"Here, I'll make up for it."
The driver took the money and shook it off: "That's right, I can't tell the difference between one and two, hehe~"
Until Bai Zhe got off the bus, he pointed at the taxi that was driving away and asked, "Is it that he can't tell the difference or that I can't tell the difference?"
"Let's go, Brother Zhe."
Yuan Ming smiled and said: "The rental companies in Sanyang City are really a rip off. They dare to ask for 220 yuan after only traveling more than 20 kilometers. It's really shameful."
Cao Jie pouted: "I can't help it. Taxis here are a bit expensive, but fortunately the buses are cheap."
Bai Zhe smiled and was noncommittal.
"Come on, let's go in."
After saying that, he turned around and led the three of them towards a golden palace hidden deep in the landscape trees.
To say it is a golden palace is no exaggeration at all.
The tall building made of marble is illuminated with countless yellow spotlights all around. It gives off a simple and heavy atmosphere, giving people a sense of luxury and solemnity.
The four people walked forward along the corridor. From time to time, various luxury cars would catch up from behind and then pass by. The license plate number would be automatically recognized in front of the door, and the railing would be raised to let them pass.
“The environment here is so nice!”
Tang Yanran looked around curiously and couldn't help but sigh.
Cao Jie hurriedly approached and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Yanran. My dad has given special approval for your visit to Sanyang this time. I will take you to see all the fun things here in a few days."
Tang Yanran smiled at Bai Zhe and nodded heavily.
"Um!"
Very few people came here on foot, so the security guard waiting at the door early had noticed these four people.
In his eyes, those who drive luxury cars must be good people, and those who walk are not allowed to enter.
Seeing that the security guard refused to let them in, Bai Zhe had no choice but to take out his mobile phone and call Du Jingsheng.
Seeing that Bai Zhe really had Du Jingsheng's phone number, the security guard was instantly frightened and waved his hands quickly: "Go in, go in, I won't stop you."
This surprised Bai Zhe. Didn't he expect that Du Jingsheng's name was so famous here? As long as you have his personal phone number, you can travel unimpeded?
With doubts, the four of them filed in, stepping on the bluestone road under their feet, and walked step by step towards this magnificent building.
The closer you get, the more oppressive you feel.
Huge Roman columns and stone carvings as well as simple European window lattice display the extremely exquisite architectural art everywhere.
"Tsk, tsk, this building alone would probably cost over a billion to build, right?"
Even Yuan Ming couldn't help but admire.
Bai Zhe looked around and smiled: "Actually, the most valuable thing is not the building itself, but the land under our feet."
Hearing what Bai Zhe said, Yuan Ming quickly looked around.
Under the glow of various neon lights, there are tall buildings all around, but the land under your feet is like a paradise, with greenery everywhere you can see.
The most terrifying thing is that the forest peninsula in this bustling city is actually privately owned.
Yuan Ming nodded: "Indeed. You said that it is a bit wasteful to have such a large area unused and only use it to open a private club?"
Bai Zhe sneered and uttered a few words: "This is the power of capital."
After that, he continued to walk forward: "Let's go, it seems that the difficulty of tonight's task has increased a lot."
Yuan Ming followed up and asked in surprise: "You mean, this place belongs to Du Jingsheng?"
"Absolutely. Even if it's not his, it's probably only in name. Someone with such courage will not show up in person."
Yuan Ming nodded: "That's right. Running a large state-owned enterprise with a market value of nearly 100 billion, it is not an exaggeration to say that he has complete control of this financial empire."
Bai Zhe looked at Yuan Ming and said meaningfully: "Director Yuan, we have a long way to go."
Yuan Ming smiled bitterly, indeed, there is a long way to go.
I heard from his grandfather that his father is the mayor here, but he is not allowed to reveal his identity easily here.
The reason is simple. If you want to gain a foothold in such a power whirlpool with a huge financial empire, you must always be on guard against the black hands reaching out from behind.
If someone found out that his father was the mayor of Sanyo City, they probably wouldn't even know how he died.
You know, the struggle here is much more brutal than the competition in the inland provinces.
It is not difficult to tell from this behemoth in front of us, who is more powerful, the mayor of a sub-provincial city, or the department-level cadres of a billion-dollar group?
Which one is better and which one is worse makes it difficult to distinguish between them.
The four of them walked up the corridor for about five minutes before reaching the pillars of the main building.
Looking back, in the parking lot not far away, the million-dollar luxury cars were all at the bottom. Rolls-Royce, Bentley and other ultra-luxury cars were common, and there were even a few limited edition supercars worth tens of millions.
"My dear, what's so fun about this club? It attracts so many rich people?" Cao Jie secretly gasped in admiration.
In front of the bright glass door, several long-legged beauties wearing bright red cheongsam opened the door for Bai Zhe and others with smiles on their faces.
"Welcome, please come inside."
The beautiful lady who came over was very kind. Seeing Bai Zhe in front, she quickly prepared to guide Bai Zhe to sit down in the VIP area first.
The marble floor that can reflect people's faces makes the entire hall look very bright. Looking at it, any waiter you pick looks like an international model. It can be said that there are so many beauties that you can be dazzled.
"Sir, please show me your membership card and I will help you register."
The young lady stretched out her hand and smiled at Bai Zhe.
Where does Bai Zhe have a membership card? He doesn't even know what he can do here.
"Sorry, I'm here to find someone."
Bai Zhe smiled shyly.
To be honest, I came to Du Jingsheng rashly because of my own impulse. I rushed in without much mental preparation. I felt a little uncomfortable when I suddenly saw this formation.
If I had known that this place was so luxurious, I would have brought Tang Yiran over to support the scene. Otherwise, they would look like college students who have never seen the world.
The beautiful lady's face suddenly showed embarrassment: "I'm sorry, sir, this is a private club. If you don't have a membership card, please move on..."
"I'm looking for Mr. Du."
Bai Zhe interrupted quickly. He knew that if he didn't report his name, it was very likely that the young lady would ask security guards to drive him away.
Hearing Bai Zhe talking about Mr. Du, the young lady immediately changed her smile and said quickly: "Oh, so you are looking for Mr. Du. What do I mean, what is your surname?"
"My surname is Bai."
"Okay Mr. Bai, please wait a moment. I need to ask Mr. Du for instructions. If Mr. Du agrees, you can go in."
The young lady said as she quickly walked to the door, picked up the phone on the counter and pressed a few numbers.
She glanced at herself again from a distance, said a few words, then put down the phone and walked back towards Bai Zhe.
"Mr. Bai, Mr. Du will ask you and your friends to wait at Tinglanxuan. Mr. Du will be there in a moment."
"Okay, please lead the way."
"Mr. Bai, please come this way."
Bai Zhe and others stood up and followed the beautiful young lady towards the entrance of the hall.
When the young lady opened the door of Tinglanxuan for Bai Zhe, the whole private room was revealed to everyone.
It turns out that this is an independent private room for watching programs. On the big screen on the wall facing the wall, a reality show composed of countless beauties is being performed.
Yes, reality TV.
Bai Zhe couldn't think of any other more appropriate words to describe the show in front of him, so he could only improvise this word himself.
In fact, this is a reality show, but it is essentially different from the reality shows that became popular later.
Through the pictures on the screen, Bai Zhe saw that under every shot, there lived selected beautiful challengers.
Wearing gauze, they were doing nothing in a room of more than ten square meters, reading, drawing, or holding a cat, lowering their heads and whispering something.
On each of their screens, there will be numbers from 01 to 29. Because the numbers are different, the areas of activity are also different.
Bai Zhe tried it. He could switch the screen at will with the mouse and choose to play it with sound.
Tang Yanran frowned and asked in surprise: "What is this? Isn't this too perverted? Peeping at the life of a beautiful woman?"
After Yuan Ming looked at it carefully, he shook his head: "No, I think this is a development game played by the rich."
