The check-in ceremony concluded, and Chen Pingjiang entered the bar surrounded by the crowd.
Only after truly entering the Tiangong Bar did one realize how the 150 million was spent.
Columns carved with dragons and phoenixes inlaid with gold, 3D wirework, a fantastical lift stage, a colossal runway, and sunken sofa booths.
Technology, leisure, and classicism were perfectly integrated.
The dreamy and extravagant lighting enveloped the entire venue in a mysterious veil, while also exuding fashion and dynamism.
"Hah, this bar is high-class! There's probably no better place in all of Dongjiang, right?"
Zhang Fu's eyes were full of admiration.
Chen Pingjiang chuckled,
"Mr. Zhang, at your age, you're probably frequenting business KTVs and clubs, aren't you? Would you still come to such a noisy bar?"
Zhang Fu smiled and said,
"Though I come rarely, I do come occasionally to experience it."
The seat reserved for Chen Pingjiang was very particular, not merely on the so-called second floor.
Because other booths were sunken, Chen Pingjiang's area was raised about 0.5 meters, exactly the same height as the runway opposite.
From a visual perspective, it was as if other guests were prostrating on either side of Chen Pingjiang; sitting there gave one a feeling of having the world in their grasp.
The sofa alone was nearly ten meters long, costing a fortune.
"Brother Chen, hehe, isn't our dance floor called the Lingxiao Palace? Your current position is the Jade Emperor's throne,"
Zhao Shaoyang said with a cheeky grin.
Before Chen Pingjiang could speak, Zhang Fu stepped in and asked,
"This place is great, it gives you a feeling of overlooking all the small mountains. Book this spot for me tomorrow, I'll bring some friends over."
Zhang Fu was too obvious; he would spare no effort if it meant currying favor with Chen Pingjiang.
He was originally a minor shareholder of RenrenGou, having made a lot of money relying on it, not to mention RenrenGou hadn't even gone public yet.
Furthermore, his Liuyishou Hotpot, backed by RenrenGou, had also successfully expanded nationwide.
As Chen Pingjiang said, few older bosses frequent bars; besides being too noisy, they don't enjoy themselves with a bunch of young people.
They prefer to find a business KTV and play behind closed doors.
But Chen Pingjiang's venue had to be supported no matter what.
Unexpectedly, no sooner had he finished speaking than He Zhiyu, Liu Cheng, and Wan Qiping also rushed over:
"What do you mean you booked it? Did you ask me? Xiao Zhao, you must reserve this spot for me tomorrow, no matter what."
"How did you get here so fast?"
Chen Pingjiang was slightly surprised.
"You're becoming more and more distant, kid! You didn't even call your brothers to support your new opening; Old Zhang told me,"
He Zhiyu feigned anger after sitting down.
Chen Pingjiang shook his head with a smile,
"It's not a big deal; I only planned to sit for a while and then leave."
Wan Qiping said,
"Since everyone is here today, and it's rare, we can't just sit for a bit and leave. It's been a long time since we drank together; today, we're definitely going to get you drunk. Oh, this place is really good! Just based on the decor here, it won't lack customers in the future. Coming here makes you feel ten years younger."
Over the past few years, Wan Qiping was no longer the principal of a dilapidated driving school.
First, he made a fortune in the stock market, recently achieved significant gains in the housing market, and even followed Chen Pingjiang's advice to invest in a lot of Bitcoin.
Although he didn't know what this so-called virtual currency was for, he unconditionally trusted anything Chen Pingjiang recommended.
Chen Pingjiang didn't say anything else at the time, just told him to buy ten thousand coins, find a place to store them, pretend they didn't exist, and only sell them ten years later.
Zhang Fu pointed at He Zhiyu with his hand:
"You, Old He, I wouldn't have called you if I knew! You're trying to snatch it from me as soon as you arrive. Alright, you can have tomorrow, I'll book the day after tomorrow."
Dai Sheng recommended opportunely,
"We actually have other great places upstairs, including private hotels, buffet restaurants, and business KTV clubs, everything you could want. These places aren't very big; they only receive internal guests and are not marketed externally."
"Oh, that's nice! Let's try it out together tomorrow."
After all the VIPs had entered, Zhou Guanghan picked up the walkie-talkie and informed the security at the entrance:
"Ordinary guests can enter now."
Before long, guests streamed in from the left and right emergency exits.
Many people looked around after entering.
"This place is good, tsk tsk. It feels like a lot of money was spent. I've been to venues in Shanghai, but they can't compare to this."
"I was bored scrolling Weibo while queuing, and it said this bar cost nearly 200 million to build."
"Seriously? 200 million? Are you sure?"
"Nonsense, check your phone. Besides, 200 million is a lot for others, but what is it to Chen Pingjiang?"
"Wow, this place is so big and feels so grand; I'm like an ant inside."
"Did you see those three big screens? Each one probably cost no less than 2 million."
"Even the damn pillars are inlaid with gold, holy shit."
"I only care where Chen Pingjiang is?"
"He's right over there, look, to the right, surrounded by a bunch of bodyguards."
"..."
In fact, the overall design of the Lingxiao Palace before them was similar to a cinema hall, only much larger in area.
Being bar-goers, ordinary guests, after entering, consciously chose to sit at a booth or find a scattered table according to their financial means.
Inside the venue, various sales staff moved back and forth, helping to open tables.
It took about half an hour to seat all the guests, and the time had reached ten o'clock.
Zhou Guanghan picked up the walkie-talkie and instructed:
"It's almost time, prepare for the opening."
As his voice fell, the entire venue plunged into darkness the next second.
Screams erupted inside the venue; everyone knew the show was about to begin.
Whether a venue was awesome or not, fun or not, could largely be seen from its opening show.
After brewing for about ten seconds.
A countdown immediately began on the big screen.
When the countdown reached "1," the short film began to play, with music overflowing from the booming speakers.
The content of the short film was also very innovative!
First, it was pitch black, then the camera zoomed out, revealing the boundless starry sky and fiery stars.
As it zoomed out further, galactic clouds became visible, lights began to flow, the camera rushed forward, streaks of light spun in the field of view, and everything rapidly receded.
Everyone cheered with excitement, as if they were on a spaceship, traversing intergalactic space.
"Earth! Earth!"
"Ah, it feels like the perspective from a spaceship."
Not long after, a blue planet appeared before their eyes, the view rapidly zoomed in, plunging into the atmosphere, and the contours of the land beneath their feet began to sharpen.
Majestic mountains, magnificent lakes, the boundless sea, and verdant rainforests.
Finally, it froze on a city.
Yes, Dongjiang.
Then, various famous landmarks of Dongjiang flashed by, and finally, a golden light rushed into Tiangong Bar.
The South Heaven Gate and the Jade Pool from mythology were seen...
After the short film finished playing, a figure stepped directly onto the DJ booth, raised the microphone, and shouted:
"WELCOME TIANGONG!"
Then the light show began.
All around, colorful and exotic lights flashed, illuminating sequentially to the dynamic rhythm of the music, constantly changing combinations.
Everyone's faces looked dreamlike.
Then a large amount of white mist descended from above, making the entire dance floor dreamlike, while lights traversed through it, coupled with the dynamic music in their ears, truly making it feel like being in Tiangong.
"That's it?"
Chen Pingjiang asked curiously, feeling that while it was decent, it wasn't quite breathtaking enough.
Zhao Shaoyang smiled mysteriously,
"Of course there's more!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than the lights in the venue suddenly shone into mid-air.
A disc there actually moved, and accompanied by the sound of gears turning, the disc began to descend.
Wang Cong's position was not far from the disc, allowing him to see it very clearly, and the shock before him was indescribable.
Several rich second-generation heirs shouted:
"Holy crap, no wonder so much money was spent! The hardware is awesome, the software is good too, and now the creativity is even more explosive."
Wang Cong also nodded:
"This opening must be at least eighty points."
The disc above the center of the venue slowly descended, then extended a section like a funnel, slowly rotating.
Until a roughly ten-square-meter disc at the bottom of the funnel landed.
The sound in the venue grew louder.
"That's awesome! There are actually people on top; I thought it was empty!"
"Oh my god, my nose is bleeding! Are they all Victoria's Secret models?"
"..."
As the disc descended, everyone saw ten foreign women, known as "big-breasted foreign models", standing on it, dressed in various sexy lingerie with wings on their backs.
Zhang Fu asked curiously,
"These aren't foreign models, are they?"
Zhao Shaoyang smiled as if presenting a treasure:
"No, I can't afford famous models. We found a domestic modeling agency; they recruited models from Eastern Europe and Russia/Ukraine. Each one is over 1.75 meters tall, with long legs, and no older than 25."
The ten models filed down from the disc, walked gracefully one by one across the long runway, and finally stood on the linear stage beneath the large screen.
The first model, as she walked, continuously flirted with the audience on both sides, finally reaching the far right of the linear stage, striking a showy pose, and freezing.
The second model's eyes seemed to speak, her captivating gaze darting everywhere, blowing kisses into the air, and stood frozen at the far left of the linear stage, as a spotlight shone on her.
They stood one by one, alternating left and right.
Finally, the tenth model appeared, this "big-breasted foreign model" wore a hat, leaned on a gentleman's cane, dressed in red stockings and red high heels, and ultimately stood in the very center of the ten.
Once all ten were in place, the opening dance officially began.
The men in the audience exclaimed that they couldn't handle it.
Various beautiful legs clad in different colored stockings moved in perfect unison.
The models' eyes darted about, but their expressions were cool, striking various poses.
The boldest tenth model sat directly on a chair and performed a chair dance, her eyes speaking volumes.
The hot dance lasted for a full five minutes before ending.
It left everyone cheering for more, unable to get enough.
"Damn, it made me pitch a tent! Where did they find these models?"
Li Bing took a deep breath, looked back, and saw that others were no better off than him.
Wang Cong, on the other hand, exhaled:
"With these subsequent arrangements, the opening can score over ninety-five points. At least, I haven't seen a more explosive opening than this so far."
"Hmm, it includes a film, a light show, mechanical cyberpunk elements, and a beauty stage. There are so many elements!"
"They really should let the boss from Suhe come and see this opening. In comparison, their opening is like a pile of shit. I never thought so before, but today I feel it's not even in the same league."
Several rich second-generation heirs from Dongjiang secretly glanced at Wang Cong nearby, feeling secretly delighted.
Anyway, this Tiangong is also a bar in our Dongjiang, and seeing how amazing it is brings honor to us.
Now let's see if you, Wang Cong, will still look down on Dongjiang bars.
Wang Cong looked in Chen Pingjiang's direction, thinking about how to go up and get acquainted later.
Xiao Qian looked with some envy:
"Chen Pingjiang's spot is impressive! We are all much lower, but he seems high above. However, because the position is quite far back, most people wouldn't notice unless they turned around, so it won't cause resentment."
"Tomorrow, we'll book that spot for ourselves and experience it."
After the opening show concluded, the DJ and host came on stage.
"Everybody, welcome to Tiangong, the most awesome bar in East China and even the entire country."
"I hope you all have a wonderful night tonight."
"Before the show begins, I'd like to grandly introduce a distinguished guest, none other than—Mr. Chen Pingjiang, who is also my boss!"
Chen Pingjiang's figure appeared on the big screen, which made Chen Pingjiang pause for a moment, then wave with a smile.
"Beautiful ladies in the house, I have one question for you."
"Do you want to marry our boss? Answer me loudly!"
"Yes!"
In an instant, a tumultuous roar erupted; the girls in the entire venue hadn't even had a drink yet, but their faces were flushed with excitement, screaming themselves hoarse.
Many girls with male companions also shouted, including Wang Cong's group.
This scene left Wang Cong and the others speechless, forcing them to smile wryly.
There weren't many male-female couples at the bar, so even if the guys were a bit annoyed, it wasn't easy to flare up.
This DJ was also very good at hyping things up; the camera swept again, catching a girl who was about a six or seven in looks, but dressed nicely and flamboyantly.
The DJ directly opened the mic, engaging in a virtual conversation.
The girl was also quick to react; seeing herself on the big screen, she immediately distanced herself a bit from her male companion sitting on her left.
She even whispered,
"Move over a bit."
The boy next to her, wearing glasses, nodded with a smile upon hearing her.
"Beautiful lady, are you here with friends?"
the DJ asked.
The girl shook her head and extended her right index finger.
"So you came alone."
The beautiful lady nodded again.
At this point, the boy next to her was a bit displeased, sticking his head into the big screen to look at her, seemingly saying something.
But the girl completely ignored him.
Fortunately, the camera swept away the next moment.
Chen Pingjiang was amused by this scene, what a Feiyangyang, what an adherence to the principle of being alone.
"Okay, I have something very important to tell everyone. To celebrate the grand opening of our establishment, our Mr. Chen has specially prepared ten Orange Super One Founder's Edition phones as a thank you. From eleven PM to four AM, on the hour every hour, we will have a lucky draw. Whoever the big screen scans will be the winner."
"Wow! There's such a good thing?"
"Haha, if I win a phone, won't I have even made a profit?"
"Mr. Chen is awesome, Mr. Chen is generous!"
(End of chapter)