Chapter 609: Chapter 381: Comparison, Club, Special Customization_3 Chapter 609: Chapter 381: Comparison, Club, Special Customization_3 This dude must have a lot of worries; otherwise, he wouldn’t be going bald like that. Read full story at novel✦fire.net
Tang Zhixue gave a smile and nodded, and then turned to Liew Menglu: “Good afternoon, miss.”
Shen Yuan introduced: “My girlfriend, her last name is Liew.”
Hearing Shen Yuan call her his girlfriend, Tang Zhixue became even more serious, took out a business card holder, and plucked a business card: “Miss Liu, hello, this is my card. I am the general manager of Sinan, surname Tang. Just call me Little Tang.”
“Hello, Manager Tang.”
Liew Menglu’s heart was even happier. As a canary, what could be more delightful than a man acknowledging her as his girlfriend in front of others?
She took the business card and then gave Tang Zhixue a close look. This kind of person would be considered a top figure elsewhere, but he showed a very low profile in front of Shen Yuan.
Next, Tang Zhixue led the two of them inside. Just as they reached the entrance, they saw two rows of uniformed staff standing at attention.
On the left were men dressed in uniforms or suits, and on the right were women dressed in cheongsams and pencil skirts.
As Shen Yuan walked by, the two rows of staff bowed at a uniform 90 degrees, saying in unison: “Welcome back, Director Shen!”
“Director Shen, we’ve organized a welcome for you spontaneously when we heard you were coming for an inspection.”
Tang Zhixue explained from behind.
However, this display startled Liew Menglu. It was her first time at such a place, and the two rows of people, adding up to around forty or fifty, along with their voices and coordinated movements, were impressively resounding.
She also noticed that among these uniformed individuals, there were not only chefs, sommeliers, and service staff but also some rather special women.
These women wore a series of cheongsams, with petite figures and delicate features, considered beauties by any standard if placed outside.
Key among them were some with blonde hair and blue eyes, exotic features, high nose bridges, and fair skin.
This club might not be quite proper, could it?
Shen Yuan observed the interior decoration. The building was European in style, with decor also European and retro. At first glance, it exuded an opulent and luxurious charm, but this design was outdated now.
However, considering this was renovated in around 2000 and refurbished once again about 10 years later, back then, this style was quite fashionable.
The staff work and rest areas were all on the second floor. Although there were only five floors, there was an elevator. As they walked, Tang introduced, “Director Shen, would you like to visit your office first, or shall I give you a tour of the entire club?”
“Let’s take the tour first and introduce me to the club’s services while we’re at it.”
“Sure thing, Director Shen.”
Tang Zhixue took a deep breath and then slowly began to explain.
He had a good relationship with the former owner, so the latter had told him a week in advance about the transfer of ownership. It caught him by surprise; he wanted to know more details, but the former owner said he could only tell him so much.
That’s when he knew that the club was about to welcome a big shot with a much deeper background.
It also meant that he had to be even more careful in his dealings.
“The club’s main services include French cuisine and Japanese cuisine, wine tasting, high-end gym, spa and SPA, private cinema, small concerts, business dinners…”
“The club’s revenue mainly comes from three segments: membership annual fees, which is 128,000 a year; consumption income, which includes the services just mentioned; and the last segment is specialized customization, which accounts for the bulk of the consumption.”
“Special customization includes customized catering, small concerts, themed parties… yes, the kind of parties you’re thinking of.”
In fact, he had already got a rough idea in the morning through his lawyers. He also had an investigation report from Chenlang Law Firm in his hands.
It included the club’s due diligence report, operational model, revenue sectors, profits, valuation, hidden debts, and so on.
According to the report, the club was a healthy asset, with stable profits and operations.
The club was established in 2000 and had then implemented a cap on membership, not exceeding 2000 members, and joining required endorsement from a senior member.
If the membership was full, new members were only allowed in when someone voluntarily resigned or someone failed to pay their annual dues for six months.
This system set a high joining threshold, ensuring the club’s exclusivity and service quality, which is why Xie Chengbo and Old Jin made it seem like such a big deal to be a member of this club.