He then led Lin Xirui away with graceful steps.
Wang Tao and Liu Zongheng watched the scene unfold, once again feeling a sincere admiration and envy towards Zhang Jingdong.
Although looks and figure are important in women, in the eyes of these wealthy people, a woman’s temperament and conversation are often more crucial than her looks and figure.
After all, the advantages of looks and figure will gradually fade with age, while temperament and conversation represent a woman’s true underlying quality.
And as top-notch rich second generations, they all have a basic family education: when flirting, one might just consider looks and figure, but if it comes to marriage, temperament and conversation become the primary considerations, as these also largely reflect the other’s family background.
Both Lin Xiran and Lin Xirui not only boast good looks and figures but also possess generous temperaments and eloquent conversations, clearly indicating their distinguished family backgrounds.
Thus, they once again speculated about Zhang Jingdong’s family background.
If he’s from a wealthy second generation, then his parents must be on the Hurun Rich List, and if he’s some other type of second generation, then at least his grandparents must hold provincial or ministerial-level positions.
Thinking this, while growing more respectful towards Zhang Jingdong, they also felt a surge of excitement.
After all, no matter which type of second generation Zhang Jingdong belonged to, being on good terms with him would undoubtedly be a significant boost to their futures.
At that moment, Liu Zongheng was even feeling a bit envious of Wang Tao.
Some time ago, Wang Tao had been fretting over the bar business every day, even borrowing money from all over. But unexpectedly, in his dire situation, he encountered a great benefactor like Zhang Jingdong.
Now, not only could Wang Tao continue to run the bar, but he also didn’t have to spend his own money. Most importantly, he naturally formed a successful alliance with someone as formidable as Zhang Jingdong.
Liu Zongheng couldn’t help but wonder if the old joke about his dad Wang Ruocheng was true?
There’s a rumor in Jiangdu that Wang Ruocheng once told a story at a dinner table about how, after his first business failure and being in debt, he considered suicide by jumping into the river in desperation.
When passing by the Liuyan Bridge, he encountered a fortune-teller who pointed out that he was thinking of suicide.
Wang Ruocheng instantly regarded the man as a true sage and asked him to divine his future.
The fortune-teller recounted his life history and then said, "Next October, your wife will give birth to a boy. Take him to Tianmu Mountain on his hundredth day, and thereafter your family will prosper for six decades."
Sure enough, the next year, Wang Ruocheng’s wife gave birth to Wang Tao, and Wang Ruocheng did exactly as the sage advised.
It was from that point onwards that Wang Ruocheng reorganized his efforts, not only repaying his debts but also making a fortune.
Seeing Zhang Jingdong’s luck, it was clear that Wang Tao also had a good fate. With that in mind, Liu Zongheng silently decided he must become lifelong good brothers with Wang Tao.
Of course, the most immediate priority was to quickly become good brothers with Zhang Jingdong, the God of Wealth himself.
The three of them went up to the terrace on the second floor.
Zhang Jingdong turned to Wang Tao and asked, "What do you think are the most important factors for a bar in Jiangdu to become popular?"
Wang Tao paused briefly, then confidently said, "Atmosphere, performances, the competence of the DJ, and of course, good-looking girls and guys."
Zhang Jingdong laughed and shook his head: "You’ve got some points right, but you got the order all mixed up."
"Remember, to make a bar popular in Jiangdu, the most important thing is to attract a continuous stream of beautiful women and handsome men. The second most important factor is having fun, and third comes performances or whatever else."
"When doing business, you must start with human nature. Only then can you grasp the most fundamental point."
"Why has Durex been successful over the years? Because it captures the one thing people hope for the most when they buy it: safety."
"And why do people come to bars? If it’s just for drinking, they could simply buy a few cases of beer and drink at home. If it’s just for electrifying performances, they could watch TV or go online to watch Japanese adult films. Aren’t those more exciting than performances at a bar?"
Saying this, seeing that Wang Tao’s eyes were clearly animated, Zhang Jingdong continued: "So the true purpose for most people coming to a bar is to get into a completely different state of mind through drinking, and then to interact with strangers, preferably good-looking ones, and ultimately have some shameless stories with them."
Seeing that both of them now seemed a bit embarrassed, Zhang Jingdong looked down on them with contempt: "Come on, we’re all old foxes here, let’s not pretend to be prudish!"
"President Wang, don’t tell me that when you were studying abroad in the Beautiful Country, you went to the bar every day purely to learn about the advanced nightclub culture."
Upon hearing this, Liu Zongheng laughed: "Boss Zhang, I can testify for Mr. Tao on that. When he used to go to bars, he was indeed very naive, only taking 200 or so girls to the hotel in a year."
Wang Tao, unable to refrain himself when Liu Zongheng dared to spill his secrets, retorted: "You were even more naive back then, always taking at least 2 girls to the hotel each time, sometimes even 3, and all were foreign girls."
"At the time, you even told me you were doing it to learn English, French, Spanish, and other languages. You swore that before returning to the country, you’d be fluent in 16 different languages."
"Well, you may not have mastered those 16 languages, but the nationalities of the girls you took to the hotel certainly included at least seventy or eighty countries, even including many from Africa..."