“Young Master Wang, why have you come to the second floor today?”
Shen Meiniang, upon hearing from her subordinates that Wang Zichuan had arrived, hurried over after greeting another regular client.
In the entertainment industry like Shen Meiniang’s, one had to deal with all sorts of people.
Whether it was high-ranking officials or influential figures from various walks of life, she had to interact with them.
After all, to run an entertainment club prosperously, having a background was absolutely not enough.
Some people who were unaware might think that an entertainment club was a business that made money effortlessly just by having a background.
If they truly thought so, they would be mistaken, and gravely so.
While people with backgrounds were not many, there were certainly quite a few.
However, these people did not necessarily all make money.
Why was this?
It was because when doing business, customers had the right to choose whether or not to patronize.
Even if you relied on your background to make some people save face and patronize you, that face would only be used once and then diminished.
Therefore, in the end, it still depended on the person in charge to have the skill to navigate smoothly in all directions to make the business successful.
And Shen Meiniang was precisely such a person, which was why her entertainment club was one of the most popular in Rongcheng.
For example, the second floor where Wang Zichuan was now was the only place for legitimate bathing and massage in the entertainment club.
People who came to this floor were genuinely looking for a masseuse after a bath.
Perhaps some would find it strange, wasn't Shen Meiniang's place an entertainment club? Didn't the services in an entertainment club usually involve affairs between men and women, or things that skirted the law, or even crossed the line? Where did the legitimacy come from?
But everyone's thoughts were different, and their needs naturally varied.
Some people came for excitement, while others genuinely wanted to relax.
The massage therapists on the second floor of Shen Meiniang's entertainment club were all skilled and had received professional training.
The one massaging Wang Zichuan at this moment was a Thai massage therapist who had studied in Siam for several years.
“Eating meat every day, you have to have some vegetables occasionally, right? Today I just want to find a masseuse to help me relax.”
As the massage was almost finished, Wang Zichuan raised his hand and signaled.
The masseuse, who was massaging him on a specialized massage chair, nodded and then stepped aside.
*Hoo.*
Wang Zichuan, who had been lying on the specialized massage chair, propped himself up with his hands. Then, he took out several hundred-yuan bills from his shirt pocket and handed them to the masseuse standing nearby.
The masseuse instinctively glanced at Shen Meiniang because he wasn't foolish. Since it was someone the proprietress personally came to greet, their status must be extraordinary.
“Alright, take it. You can go now.”
“Take it if Young Master Wang gives it to you.”
Both of them spoke, and the masseuse immediately thanked them repeatedly and left with the money Wang Zichuan had tipped him.
After the masseuse left, Wang Zichuan took out a cigarette from his pack and placed it in his mouth.
Shen Meiniang, standing beside him, immediately took out a lighter from her person and lit it for him.
“Meiniang, I increasingly feel that you are an indispensable helper. How about this, name your price and come work for me?”
Wang Zichuan took a puff of his cigarette and slowly exhaled a ring of smoke.
Shen Meiniang was stunned because she hadn't expected Wang Zichuan to be so direct about poaching her.
After reacting, Shen Meiniang plastered on a smile and said, “Young Master Wang, you flatter me. I’m just an unremarkable old woman, how could I be as capable as you say.”
Wang Zichuan sneered. Just as he was about to speak, footsteps approached them.
“Wang Zichuan, right?”
The owner of the footsteps soon arrived.
The newcomer was a young man, quite handsome, wearing clothes whose brand was indistinguishable but had a high-quality feel, clearly not cheap.
As he approached, he scrutinized Wang Zichuan from head to toe.
“Who are you?”
Feeling uncomfortable being stared at, Wang Zichuan retorted with annoyance.
However, the young man ignored him and said to Shen Meiniang beside him, “I want to have a private chat with him.”
Shen Meiniang heard this and couldn't quite figure out what the other party intended to do.
As she hesitated, Wang Zichuan scoffed, “Meiniang, you go ahead with your business. I’ll have a chat with this fellow alone and see what he wants.”
Since Wang Zichuan had said so, and the young man didn't seem like an ordinary person, Shen Meiniang didn't want to be caught in the middle, so she turned and left.
As soon as Shen Meiniang left, the young man directly pulled up a chair and sat opposite Wang Zichuan.
“Wang Zichuan, your father is Wang Feng, the vice president of Hengfeng Bank. Your mother is Ji Yueting, the president of the Rongcheng Women's Federation. Your uncle is…”
“Holy crap! You’re investigating me? Who the hell are you?”
The young man rattled off the identities and backgrounds of Wang Zichuan’s parents one by one, and just as he was about to continue about the other members of the Wang family, Wang Zichuan's face contorted in rage as he cursed.
This guy suddenly rushed over and revealed all his family secrets. What was he trying to do?
The main reason today was that Wang Zichuan hadn’t brought his subordinates with him. Otherwise, he would have already called them in to take this guy down.
“Tsk tsk tsk, starting to curse already? Is this all the mettle you have?”
The young man sneered, “When you threaten others, have you ever considered how they would feel?”
Huh?
The other party’s words made Wang Zichuan’s heart skip a beat.
This guy was indeed prepared. However, he couldn't immediately recall what “threatening others” the other party was referring to.
“The name Liu Shishi, you should be familiar with it, right?”
Seeing Wang Zichuan furrow his brow, the young man directly revealed what he was thinking about.
As soon as Wang Zichuan heard the name Liu Shishi, his eyes widened.
“So you’re hired by that woman Liu Shishi? What, are you unwilling to hand over the company shares, so you want to find someone to deal with me? But I’ve looked you up and down, and you don’t seem capable of going toe-to-toe with me at all.”
Wang Zichuan had been a bit apprehensive earlier, wondering who this young man was and why he was confronting him.
But after the other party mentioned Liu Shishi’s name, everything became clear.
Wang Zichuan seemed to regain his confidence and looked at the young man in front of him with utter disdain.
To be honest, although Wang Zichuan bullied others by virtue of his status, he was not without his brains.
Although he had approached Liu Shishi because he coveted the lucrative beauty product business she controlled, he was not reckless. He had done his research before approaching her.
After confirming that Liu Shishi had no background or backing, Wang Zichuan had then enlisted the help of a friend's father to block Liu Shishi’s company in the product registration process at the drug administration.
Therefore, even though someone had come to confront him, in Wang Zichuan's eyes, this was entirely a bluff.
If Liu Shishi truly knew influential people or had a background, she would have reacted the first time he approached her to discuss investment.
How could she have been pushed to the brink, even reluctantly attending the second banquet?
So, Wang Zichuan’s mind raced, and he quickly concluded that Liu Shishi was trying to bluff him by finding someone to scare him.