A short while later, Shao Xiaoqi returned and gave everyone an "OK" gesture to indicate that everything was arranged.
"Let’s go, we’ll head back to the city first, and someone will come to pick us up later."
"Then let’s take the helicopter together. There’s a helipad on a building right next to the city, according to their flight plan."
Zhou Wang replied casually to what he heard.
...
Over half an hour later, amidst the roar of the rotors, the Bell 407 slowly landed on the helipad of the Aokesi Center Building in Hang City.
After bidding farewell to the crew from Hangji Aviation and yielding to the girl’s request, Zhou Wang gave his WeChat to the helicopter flight attendant named Moli.
Just another name added to the "Sales Stamps" group, it didn’t matter to Zhou Wang.
Out of the building, before Zhou Wang could speak, Jiang Qingkui had already said proactively, "Boss, if you don’t need me to accompany you this afternoon, I’ll go back and continue organizing the charity fund application materials."
Zhou Wang was surprised that Jiang Qingkui was so perceptive, even thinking for a moment that she had sensed something. However, seeing no unusual expression on her face, Zhou Wang felt he might be overthinking.
After all, when a group of men hangs out, whatever it is, she indeed seemed a bit redundant.
"Alright, if it’s hard to get a taxi here, just have Ying Tao pick you up. I shouldn’t be needing the car today."
Zhou Wang nodded and agreed.
After parting ways with Jiang Qingkui, the four of them went to the roadside. After chatting and waiting for a while, since Shao Xiaoqi had already made the call in advance, two Mercedes with Shanghai plates soon came driving over from the end of the road and stopped by the curb.
What caught Zhou Wang’s attention was that these two Mercedes were the EQS models that Maybach just released in April this year, all-electric SUVs.
If Zhou Wang remembered correctly, their price should be just under two million.
"Why are they Shanghai plates?"
After seeing the license plates clearly, Zhou Wang was surprised again, "Don’t tell me this club is actually in the Magic City..."
"Not at all. The club is in Hang City, but many of the guests at the club come from the Magic City, especially when some members need to entertain, they often need to go there to pick people up. So, the club’s cars are mostly Shanghai plates..."
Shao Xiaoqi, clearly a regular at this club, explained with a smile, "It seems the owner behind the club is also from the Magic City, but I haven’t met them."
Zhou Wang understood, somewhat amazed. Big cities are indeed sophisticated, capable of crossing provinces to pick up guests. The service is exceedingly thoughtful, too.
Zhou Wang and Zhang Zhiyuan got into one car, while Shao Xiaoqi and Guo Bing sat in the other. Once the four were in the cars, they started up again and headed toward the northern part of Hang City.
After greeting Zhou Wang and Zhang Zhiyuan, the driver remained silent as they drove. Zhou Wang and Zhang Zhiyuan just continued their banter. About thirty minutes later, they arrived at the edge of Hang City, seemingly near Banshan National Forest Park, then turned into a small, secured road.
Looking out the car window, it seemed like a high-end villa neighborhood, quiet and enclosed.
After several twists and turns on the internal road, the car entered a villa with a garden surrounding it.
The main structure was a four-story mansion, the decoration style somewhat reminiscent of the Republic era, quite nice-looking.
The vehicles drove directly to the back of the mansion and stopped at the open back door on the first floor.
A doorman standing behind the reception desk at the entrance quickly ran over to help open the car doors for the four people.
After getting out, led by Shao Xiaoqi, the group of four walked into the club’s interior along a thick carpet.
"Welcome home, gentlemen!"
As soon as they entered the lobby, two hostess ladies in cheongsams on either side bowed deeply to the four of them.
"So this is the high-end club you guys talked about, why does it have the vibe of a hotel lobby?"
Zhou Wang didn’t glance at the two ladies exposing their thighs, just surveyed the surroundings.
Lounge area, front desk, high ceiling, greeters... combining these elements, isn’t this the standard setup for a hotel lobby?
The decor was quite elegant, but it couldn’t hide its essence as a hotel lobby.
What puzzled Zhou Wang a bit was why the club’s front hall was located at the back.
"This place used to be a sanatorium, similar to hotel services, so it certainly looks like one. But Uncle Zhou... you’ll soon know the difference."
None of the three paid attention to Zhou Wang’s sarcasm. Shao Xiaoqi just gave Zhou Wang a mysterious smile.
Zhou Wang couldn’t be bothered to find out what surprise he was in for, thinking since he was already there, he’d find out soon enough.
"Mr. Shao, Mr. Guo, you’re here!"
From behind the front desk, a woman in a professional managerial outfit welcomed them warmly, shaking hands with Shao Xiaoqi and exchanging pleasantries, then asked the four for the surnames Zhou Wang and Zhang Zhiyuan. She led the four further inside and soon stopped in front of several elevators.
Yes, one, two, three, four... There were a total of seven elevators in a circular arrangement in the space behind the front hall.
This made Zhou Wang pause, thinking the building didn’t seem that large, so why install so many elevators?
And why were they so concentrated...
"Mr. Shao, I’ve arranged everything. Just... who would you like to go up first?"
Ms. He, the female manager, asked with a smile, her eyes scanning each of the four.
Without hesitation, Zhang Zhiyuan and the others pushed Zhou Wang to the front.
"Mr. Zhou, may I trouble you to follow me first?"
As Zhou Wang stood there bewildered, Manager He led him to Elevator No. 2, confirmed something over the intercom, pressed the elevator button, and then stood with Zhou Wang waiting quietly.
Zhou Wang turned to glance at the three still standing at the corner and wondered, "What’s the deal here, implying the elevator can only take one person at a time?"
"You’ll find out soon enough!" Shao Xiaoqi simply chuckled.
Ding!
At that moment, as the signal light blinked, the elevator doors slowly opened. Manager He gestured with a "please" and then stepped aside with a smile.