The Rich Man's Life Begins with a Comeback

Chapter 199 From Now On, We're All Brothers (3k)

As the music ended, the private room returned to silence.

Lin Qingge held the microphone in both hands, looking slightly at a loss.

"Qingge, Tangtang, you two sit over there and play with Yiyi for a while."

Gu Heng gestured to Su Tang and Lin Qingge, who were sitting to his right, and said, "I need to talk to you about something. I'll be done soon."

"it is good."

Upon hearing this, the two women immediately became very obedient, took their own wine glasses, and quickly sat down next to Liu Nanyi.

"President Han, President Chu, please come and sit down."

After the two women moved aside, Gu Heng looked up at Han Jingcheng and Chu Zhengnan, casually waved, and smiled gently.

"Mr. Gu, have we disturbed your enjoyment...?"

Han Jingcheng walked over quickly, his expression slightly apologetic.

"It doesn't matter."

"You mean well."

As Gu Heng spoke, he raised his hand to grab another bottle of Hennessy XO.

However, just as he made a move, he saw Chu Zhengnan take the lead in picking up a bottle of Hennessy XO, then open the bottle and place it in front of Gu Heng. Although he seemed somewhat silent, he conveyed his attitude through his actions.

"President Han, President Chu, since you're here, let's have a couple of drinks."

Gu Heng pushed the newly opened bottle of Hennessy XO toward Han Jingcheng and his companion. Compared to the aloof and arrogant image they remembered of Gu Heng, he seemed quite approachable today.

"Thank you, Chairman Gu."

"We can just do it ourselves."

Han Jingcheng quickly picked up the wine bottle, then took two empty glasses and filled them both up.

"Chairman Gu, let me toast you."

Han Jingcheng picked up a full glass of wine and pressed the rim of the glass very low.

"To you."

Chu Zhengnan was the same.

Gu Heng clinked glasses with the two of them and then drank a glass together.

Although both were drinking to the brim, Gu Heng's glass contained an ice ball, and the drink was only about a third full, while Han Jingcheng and the other man's glasses were completely full.

Even though both of them had a high tolerance for alcohol, they still paused for a moment when they first started drinking.

"Chairman Gu, do you think there are any areas where our Houtang needs improvement?"

Han Jingcheng put down his wine glass and immediately picked up the wine bottle to pour wine for Gu Heng, while asking in a humble tone.

"Overall, there are no major problems."

"There are just a few minor issues that we still need to pay attention to."

"Although our Houtang is a chain KTV, since we are going to take the brand route and expand nationwide in the future, then all chain KTV brands across the country will be our competitors."

Gu Heng sat upright in the center of the sofa and said calmly, "As the saying goes, details determine success or failure. Take that luxury private room we were just in, for example. There are blind spots in the floor cleaning. When I was walking around, I could clearly feel that a certain part of the floor was sticky under my feet."

"Besides that, I think Houtang is particularly lacking in women's care. As the vice president in charge of Houtang, you should be very clear about the composition of the customer base of the karaoke chain."

"Women are the key customer group in chain KTVs, and they are often an important factor in driving male customers' spending. Therefore, their favorability directly affects our Houtang brand image."

"To improve their impression of you, it's actually quite simple. For example, provide more disposable toilet seat covers in the restrooms, prepare some sanitary napkins at the front desk in advance, and offer a pot of warm water for free in women's private rooms, etc."

Initially, Han Jingcheng sought guidance from Gu Heng merely out of respect for someone of higher status than he actually expected Gu Heng to offer any insightful advice.

However, he did not expect that Gu Heng actually had some unique insights.

Gu Heng may not understand the operation and management of KTVs, but despite his lack of knowledge, he does possess insight and vision.

During the two weeks that Gu Heng spent in Zhonghai eating, drinking, and having fun with Wang Yan, he indulged in nightly revelry every night, experiencing almost every high-end nightclub.

Having seen the "good," it's easy for us to find faults and shortcomings in the "bad" things we see now, and to make our arguments meaningful.

"Chairman Gu, we have indeed been inconsiderate in terms of women's welfare."

Han Jingcheng silently became serious: "What shortcomings do you think Houtang still has? Please tell me..."

Since Han Jingcheng had asked, Gu Heng answered all his questions, truthfully recounting all the shortcomings and problems he had observed.

The better Houtang develops and the greater its brand influence, the higher the profits of Xingchuan International Group will be, and the more dividends Gu Heng can receive each year. Therefore, he and Han Jingcheng belong to the same interest chain, and he naturally hopes that Houtang will get better and better.

The two chatted animatedly, while Chu Zhengnan sat quietly to the side.

Without disturbing them, I quietly kept them company while they drank.

On the other side, Liu Nanyi, Su Tang, and Lin Qingge sat together, eating fruit and snacks while listening intently to Gu Heng and the others talk.

"what's the situation?"

"Isn't Gu Heng the chairman of Zhencui Group?"

"Why are you giving advice on Houtang's business development now?"

Su Tang became more and more confused as she listened. She turned her gaze to Liu Nanyi and asked in a very low voice.

"Besides being the chairman of Zhencui Group, Gu Heng is also a powerful director of Xingchuan International Group, a giant in the entertainment industry in Jilin Province. Houtang is just a sub-brand of Xingchuan International Group, so of course he has the right to guide Houtang's operation and development."

Liu Nanyi originally intended to keep this secret to herself, but Han Jingcheng and the other person suddenly arrived, making it impossible to keep the secret any longer, so she had no choice but to share it truthfully.

"Oh my God!"

"Gu Heng actually has this other identity!"

Su Tang's beautiful eyes widened, and she almost cried out in surprise.

"Let me show you..."

“I just searched online.” Liu Nanyi handed her phone to Su Tang: “The Shenglang and Chajue places we visited two months ago are also all owned by Xingchuan International Group, which is said to have a total market value of over one billion.”

One billion!
Looking at the densely packed industry introductions on the screen, Su Tang felt her breathing become a little rapid.

Thinking about how her cousin's quality of life had improved dramatically after finding a rich boyfriend, she suddenly felt a little less motivated to work hard.

Everyone calls her the Queen of Curves, and everyone says she's a woman like an eagle.

But being a queen of the hill, a woman as strong as an eagle, is really, really tiring.

'If Gu Heng were my boyfriend…'

'Then why would I even bother rolling it up?'

'Little Feng Yao, I can destroy her with a flick of my hand!'

Such thoughts involuntarily popped into Su Tang's mind, but she also knew very well that it was impossible to keep a man like Gu Heng by her side.

The answer Gu Heng gave them on his way to the Roaring Hall is enough to illustrate this point.

"Yiyi, you and Gu Heng..."

Su Tang's thoughts raced. As she handed the phone back to Liu Nanyi, she tentatively asked, "What's your relationship now?"

"us……"

Faced with Su Tang's sudden question, Liu Nanyi was inexplicably speechless.

What is their relationship?
Are we friends?

But the two of them had just kissed and touched each other, and Gu Heng had even washed his hands in her most private place. This was not something friends would do.

Are they lovers?

The two did engage in intimate behavior, but Gu Heng never expressed any intention to establish a relationship, so they could not be considered lovers.

"we are……"

Liu Nanyi was speechless for a moment, and finally stammered, "Let's just say we're friends."

Su Tang's eyes flickered slightly upon hearing Liu Nanyi's reply.

'If we're just friends...'

'Then it doesn't count as interference, nor as a third party.'

If Su Tang was only slightly shaken at the Cloud Pavilion Sky Restaurant and Bar, she has now made up her mind completely.

Even if she is very confident in herself, she doesn't think she will ever meet a man who is better than Gu Heng in terms of overall qualities.

Even if they do meet, it's unlikely they'll ever cross paths again.

"Drink."

Su Tang picked up her wine glass, choosing to end the conversation there.

The three girls exchanged glances, all of them sharing a knowing look.

……

"Chairman Gu, let me toast you."

Gu Heng and Han Jingcheng had almost finished their conversation when Chu Zhengnan raised his glass.

"President Chu, I've heard of you a long time ago."

Gu Heng raised his glass and clinked it with Chu Zhengnan's, saying with a smile, "We didn't have a chance to chat much at the company and the banquet that day, so let's have a few more drinks today."

"Chairman Gu, I believe that you had already investigated the specific situation of Xingchuan International before investing in us, so I will not hide anything from you."

Chu Zhengnan downed the entire glass in one gulp. Including the glasses he had drunk before, he had almost finished a whole bottle of Hennessy XO by himself, and he was drinking it quickly.

"I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, nor am I afraid of Mr. Han laughing at me."

"To put it nicely, I'm a brute; to put it bluntly, I'm brainless."

"Not only are they brave but also reckless and nepotistic, but they are also short-sighted and lack ambition."

"To be honest, when I learned that my brother was preparing to raise funds and planned to bring in new shareholders from outside, I strongly disagreed with it and was very resistant to it."

"Under these circumstances, when you first came to the group, I truly loathed and rejected you from the bottom of my heart. I even took it upon myself to bring people down without telling my brother, wanting to give you a hard time."

Chu Zhengnan remained silent for a moment, speaking in a low voice.

Han Jingcheng, sitting between the two, couldn't help but change his expression slightly upon hearing Chu Zhengnan's words. He secretly glanced at Gu Heng's expression and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Gu Heng maintained a smile on his face.

Even though my brother reprimanded me severely afterward and even removed me from my position as vice president, I still held the same thoughts and attitudes.

“It wasn’t until I saw the many changes that have recently taken place within the group that I realized how wrong I had been. The group that I thought was thriving and prosperous had unknowingly become rife with corruption and parasites.”

"Without you, it would have been only a matter of time before the building collapsed."

At this point, Chu Zhengnan raised his glass again, his expression extremely sincere: "Chairman Gu, thank you for turning the tide at the critical moment. You not only brought new development opportunities to our group, but also helped us get rid of so many bad apples."

"In the future, please feel free to give me any instructions."

"Chu Zhengnan will surely be executed!"

After saying that, Chu Zhengnan was about to drink another full glass.

But at that moment, a finger landed on the rim of Chu Zhengnan's glass, stopping the drink.

Gu Heng said nothing, but silently picked up another empty glass, then picked up Hennessy XO, and filled the glass to the brim under the watchful eyes of Chu Zhengnan and Han Jingcheng.

Finally, Gu Heng withdrew his finger and picked up the glass of wine.

"from now on……"

"We're all brothers!"

(End of this chapter)