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

This was the experience Gu Heng had gathered after frequenting various luxury stores, upscale restaurants, and high-end hotels upon acquiring the system...

Li Feng and the others nodded, and then Song Hua suddenly piped up, "I've learned a lot, Brother Heng, but I want to ask, where does the money come from?"

"Good question. Don't ask it again next time.

I only provide ideas on how to spend money, not the means."

Song Hua: "..."

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....

After waiting in the lobby for about two minutes, the man in the suit finally returned.

He returned the car keys to Gu Heng with a smile and said, "Hello, Mr. Gu, my last name is Ma, you can just call me Xiao Ma."

After a brief introduction, Gu Heng went straight to the point, "How do you charge for your private rooms?"

"Due to the New Year, the consumption has been upgraded a bit. The small room has a minimum charge of 1288 yuan, the medium one 1988 yuan, the large 2999 yuan, and there is also a deluxe private room, with a minimum charge of 8888."

Hearing these prices, Li Feng and the others couldn't help but shiver...

The mere minimum charge for a private room started at over a thousand yuan, no wonder they said poor people just couldn't afford this...

Gu Heng, however, seemed unfazed by the prices and said, "Alright, give us a deluxe private room then."

Hearing Gu Heng's casual tone, the suited man appreciated his spending power once more and reverently said, "Right this way, gentlemen."

With that, he led the four of them towards the elevator.

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"Mr. Gu, this is our deluxe private room in the Underground Palace. If it's not to your satisfaction, we can find another one," Manager Ma said as he slowly pushed open the door of the private room.

Gu Heng glanced inside...

Three large sofas were arranged in a U-shape, with four glass tables already covered with cups and fruit platters...

The lighting was nice, quite a bit more mood-setting with its blue and purple hues than the typical gold and glitter of a business KTV...

But to be honest, Gu Heng wasn't too satisfied with a room of this standard for a minimum charge of 8888...

It wasn't even up to par with the SPA room at the hotel he was staying in...

But considering this place was Qing'an, not Hang City, he could understand a bit.

Comparing the consumption level of a third-tier small city with Hang City, which is a fairly developed new first-tier city, did seem a bit unfair...

However, this was merely how Gu Heng felt...

Li Feng, Li Haibin, and Song Hua stared wide-eyed at the room's setup, each of them looking like country dogs who had just entered the city...

They'd been to KTVs before...

But only to those wholesale-type ones...

Now, looking at the luxurious decor inside the private room, they were all utterly awestruck...

Seeing their reaction, Gu Heng decided there was no need to look for another room and nodded, "This will do."

He walked in first, naturally taking a seat right in the middle of the central sofa, and then signalled with a look that Li Feng and the rest should sit down as well...

"Mr. Gu, here's the drink menu..."

All entertainment venues operated on the principle of pay first, service later, and Gu Heng was quite familiar with this by now.

Looking at the drink menu Manager Ma handed over, Gu Heng waved him off, pulled out his phone, scanned the QR code on the table, and directly paid the 8888 yuan, "Start by covering the minimum charge for this room with drinks, whether we'll order more will depend on how things go."

Hearing Gu Heng's words, Manager Ma instantly understood, who comes to business KTV for the drinks and songs?

If it's just for drinking and singing, why not go to a wholesale KTV instead of coming to a business KTV?

Those who come to a business KTV are definitely here for the company of accompanying princesses...

Soon after, with a flattering smile, he said, "May I know what style of companions Mr. Gu and your friends prefer? Give me some criteria so I can help you pre-select them..."

"Style is not important, quality is," was all Gu Heng left him with before he said no more.

"Got it, Mr. Gu, please wait a moment. Your drinks will be brought up immediately, and I'll take care of the rest for you!"

After finishing, he bowed slightly to Gu Heng as a sign of respect and then quickly left the private room...

Gu Heng's spending ability had already been proven.

Driving a Bentley worth several millions, he didn't even blink before directly paying the 8888 yuan minimum charge.

Now it was his turn to show Gu Heng his capabilities...

Gu Heng's attitude was very clear; he had plenty of money, but whether he was willing to spend it willingly depended on Manager Ma and the "Underground Palace's" prowess...

"Hengzi... has Manager Ma arranged for princesses for us?"

"Yep!"

Gu Heng mumbled his response, his mouth full of cantaloupe from the fruit plate...

"Let's just forget the princesses... The minimum charge alone is 8888, and if we pick a few princesses, we could end up spending tens of thousands tonight..."

Tens of thousands, for the three of them, was already a very significant amount...

If Gu Heng spent a few hundred yuan treating them to a foot bath, they could accept it without any discomfort...

But to spend tens of thousands of Gu Heng's money all at once, even knowing that Gu Heng was wealthy, they felt a bit embarrassed...

But Gu Heng just glanced at the three of them and said carelessly, "You guys just enjoy yourselves, don't worry about the money, tens of thousands of yuan to me now is like you guys spending a few yuan—it's no different."

Besides, coming to a business KTV and not picking princesses, would be an idiotic thing to do, right?"

"Fine, fine, fine! Damn, you really know how to flaunt it!"

Watching them grit their teeth, Gu Heng just smiled and said nothing...

Friends built on genuine feelings should ideally avoid mixing their relationships with financial interests.

Since he chose to take them out for fun, he wouldn't care about how much money was spent, not to mention tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, Gu Heng wouldn't even bat an eyelid.

But if they asked to borrow money from him...

Gu Heng would definitely weigh his options.

This wasn't stinginess, but as the old saying goes, lending money should only be for emergencies, not for poverty relief.

If any of the three of them had an emergency at home and needed a sum of money, Gu Heng would lend it without a second thought.

But if they only wanted to borrow money because they felt close to him, Gu Heng would definitely not lend it. Once friends started owing each other money, so called financial disputes, even the best relationships could turn sour...

Luckily, all four of them understood the stakes, and from childhood to adulthood, no one ever asked to borrow money from the others, at most they would send a few tens of yuan through WeChat for a meal...

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.....

As they chatted, the waiters had already begun to bring in liquor in large and small bottles.

Manager Ma was standing to the side, hurrying them along...

After all the drinks were placed on the glass table, Manager Ma then stood beside Gu Heng and whispered, "Mr. Gu, the beauties have arrived, a total of 15. Shall I let them in to greet you and your friends now?"

"Sure, let them come in."

Upon receiving Gu Heng's instruction, Manager Ma quickly straightened his back and clapped his hands...

Following the clapping, the first woman, wearing sky-high heels and a black high-slit gown, led the way in...

After the first one came the second...

In just over twenty seconds, all 15 beauties mentioned by Manager Ma had walked in and lined up, facing Gu Heng and his friends...

Seeing they were all in place, Manager Ma quickly picked up the microphone from the glass table and spoke loudly, "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and greet them!"

Upon the cue, all 15 accompanying princesses bowed simultaneously, their voices uniform and respectful, "Good evening, bosses, welcome to the Underground Palace!"

Such a display even made Gu Heng's heart skip a few beats, let alone Li Feng and the others...

Seeing the slim and shapely girls in front of them, saliva nearly dried up in the mouths of the three men, their toes curling...

"Mr. Gu, would you like to pick one first?"

Gu Heng ignored him, instead lounging with his legs crossed, popping cherry tomatoes into his mouth, his gaze traveling from the first girl on the left all the way to the last...

After he had looked them over, Gu Heng gestured to Manager Ma to hand him the microphone.

Manager Ma quickly passed the microphone to Gu Heng.

Taking the microphone, Li Feng and the others thought Gu Heng had decided on a number, but unexpectedly, after Gu Heng tapped the microphone to test it, he simply said, "Next batch!"

Li Feng: "???"

Li Haibin: "???"

Song Hua: "???"