"What's the point of talking about money? Brother Zhao, you're talking about money because you look down on me! Besides, you can't just get into that place with money. You need status too."
"You all must be people of status. I feel like we're all old friends right away. I'll have someone send you some gold cards in a couple of days! Bring your sister-in-law and niece along when the time comes."
Seeing Lu Chen getting along well with this group of people in such a short time, Zi Yan on the side had to admit that Lu Chen's success was no accident. Not everyone can learn the ways of the world.
If she remembered correctly, the gold card on the commercial street had an annual spending requirement of 100,000 taels.
In other words, although Lu Chen seemed generous in giving out more than 20 gold cards tonight, he actually added a stable income of 2 million taels to his commercial street every year.
Moreover, Zi Yan was certain that these people would not think that the 100,000 taels were expensive. What these merchants in Yangzhou lacked now was not money, but a social status and social recognition.
For the sake of this social recognition, these people are willing to pay not only 100,000 taels a year, but even 200,000 taels.
You should know that this money is not paid in vain. The commercial street can really provide a variety of luxurious services.
Even if you don't enjoy these services, it's not a loss to buy some perfumes from Lu Chen every year and resell them.
Zi Yan was certain that after the dinner tonight, the twenty-odd gold cards Lu Chen had given out would become popular items throughout the entire Yangzhou business circle.
Some people would even pay a high price to buy them from others, because Lu Chen made it very clear that these gold cards are anonymous and anyone can use them to make purchases.
Just because of such a setting, the entire Yangzhou business district might be beaten to death.
It was only then that Zi Yan suddenly realized why there was a diamond card above the gold card!
Gold cards are already so popular, if one or two diamond cards are issued, they will be sold out instantly!
Look at how Lu Chen earned millions while chatting and laughing. Then think about it, even if I become a courtesan, I may not be able to earn hundreds of thousands of taels even if I work hard. Why is the gap between people so big?
Just when Zi Yan was feeling a little melancholy, the hull of the pleasure boat suddenly shook violently, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.
After finally stabilizing himself, Liao Huasheng's face turned pale and he asked, "What's going on?"
Immediately, a servant ran up and said in a panic, "Excuse me, Master Liao, a boat just passed us."
"You bastard! Can't you see who's on that boat? What if something goes wrong? Whose boat is that? I think he has ulterior motives and is plotting to murder an official. Have him brought here!"
The servant who came in to report hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "Sir, we can't catch him!"
"What a joke! In Yangzhou, there's someone I can't catch? Who is that person?"
"That's the boat of the Fourth Master of the Qiao family!"
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