Game within game: chess player

Many local Chinese employees began to list every well-known club in the capital. For example, there are several large clubs on Chang'an Street, and they are well-known throughout the country. Kelly had heard of these clubs before coming to China, but these clubs were established relatively long ago, and the clubs have formed a solid combination of interests. Not to mention foreign-funded companies like MK, even local companies may not be able to They squeezed in, but were eventually rejected by Kelly.

At this time, one of the staff raised his hand and said, "I know a club that has just been established. Although it hasn't been long, it has already become famous in the capital."

"Oh, tell me." Kelly asked in less than fluent Chinese.

"This club is called Xiyuan. It is a luxurious courtyard just west of the Forbidden City. When I was in my previous company, I went in with my boss for a meal. The people who went in and out were either rich or noble. I think this club should be able to Meets your standards," the clerk said.

"Okay, let's go here and have a look. What's your name?" Kelly asked.

"My name is Zhao Ning. But this club is also a membership-based club, and the membership fee is very high." Then Zhao Ning briefly reported Xiyuan's membership level to Kelly. Zhao Ning was very happy but he knew it well. Admission criteria for Xiyuan.

"It's only tens of thousands of dollars, not high, not high! Do you know who the boss of Xiyuan is?" Kelly asked.

Zhao Ning shook his head and said, "I only know that she is a woman, and her surname is Zhuang."

Kelly nodded and said, "Zhao Ning, I'll give you a task. No matter what method you use, how much money you spend to get me a membership card."

"This..."

"What, is it difficult?" Kelly asked.

"Ms. Kelly, the Xiyuan membership card is no longer available for sale to the outside world, so all the members who hold the membership card now have almost no transfer to the outside world. This seems to be very difficult. But I can borrow a membership card and we will pay some fees. You can enter Xiyuan. What do you think?" Zhao Ning asked.

Kelly thought about it and thought it might be a good idea to go take a look first, so she nodded, "Okay, let's go take a look first. If it's good, then we can find a way to get a membership card." Then Kelly pointed at Zhao Ning. You accompany me to Xiyuan in the evening."

"Yes, Miss Kelly." Zhao Ning nodded and replied.

Everyone at the meeting looked at Zhao Ning with envy. Not everyone could get the opportunity to be favored by the boss and accompany him to dinner when he first arrived.

But Zhao Ning was the only one complaining in his heart. He was just an ordinary employee. If Kelly really wanted him to get Xiyuan's membership card, where could he get it for him. Now he could only take one step at a time. Zhao Ning first asked a friend to borrow a membership card for Xiyuan. It was just an ordinary card for Yuanheng and Yuanheng. The membership fee alone was 5000 yuan. Although the company reimbursed him, Zhao Ning still felt sorry for the money and threw in 5000 yuan before eating.

In the evening, the driver took Kelly and Zhao Ning to the gate of Xiyuan. Kelly got out of the car and immediately fell in love with the antique gate of Xiyuan. Kelly held Zhao Ning's arm and entered the reception hall of Xiyuan. Zhao Ning reported a membership card number and then a waiter sent the two of them to a private room in Hengyuan. This was the first time for Kelly to see the low-key luxury of a top-notch Chinese-style courtyard house. Especially the nobility revealed everywhere gave Kelly an impulse for the first time. She turned around and said to Zhao Ning, "Make an appointment with the boss of this courtyard house." I want to buy it.”

Hearing what his boss Kelly said, Zhao Ning immediately choked on the water he drank in his mouth. It took him a long time to recover and asked, "Boss, are you serious?"

"Of course I'm serious, I really like this yard," Kelly said with a smile.

"Boss, do you think the people who can afford to open a garden like this are ordinary people? Guarding this garden is a status symbol in the capital, how could it be sold for money?" Originally, Zhao Ning thought it would be better to get a membership card. Difficulty, now it seems that buying a garden is a fantasy. Zhao Ning now thinks that it is more reliable to buy a membership card. At least it can be done by finding the right person and paying a little more money. However, it is almost impossible to buy this garden. possible.

"Why are you afraid that I can't afford the money? How much money can this garden have? I can knock out the boss here if I pay 100 million US dollars." Kelly said arrogantly.

One million U.S. dollars is equivalent to about 100 million yuan, which is indeed a huge amount of money in the eyes of ordinary people in the capital. Even using this money to buy a building is not a problem, as long as it is not next to a bustling street. But this is next to the Forbidden City. If 900 million is thrown here, you probably won’t even hear a sound. Zhao Ning knew that Kelly had been living abroad, and foreign countries had almost no good comments about the current domestic situation, which caused Kelly to have her eyes raised, thinking that 900 million U.S. dollars was an astronomical figure in China.

"Boss, maybe you can try adding a zero to the one million US dollars." Zhao Ning whispered.

"Zhao Ning, are you crazy?! You can buy a manor anywhere in the world for 1000 million US dollars. How much can such a yard be worth!" Kelly obviously doesn't know much about the market in China.

Zhao Ning said that the 1000 million US dollars meant to tell Kelly not to buy this courtyard house. The owner of the courtyard house would not sell it. But Kelly obviously didn't give up, and she had no intention of looking back until she hit the wall. The waiter soon served all the dishes. Kelly took a bite and immediately praised it.

"Waiter?" Kelly wanted to call the waiter, but it was obvious that the waiter had not received English training. In the end, Zhao Ning spoke up and stopped the waiter.

"I want to ask you, do you know how much your boss can transfer this yard?" Kelly asked.

Hearing boss Kelly ask this, Zhao Ning was immediately speechless.

"What did you say?" The waiter thought he heard wrongly.

Kelly asked again without knowing it.

The waiter politely replied to Kelly, "I don't know how much this yard will cost, but I know that the customers who can sit in these two yards probably can't afford it." After saying this, the waiter Yingying bowed and turned around and left. go out.

Hearing the waiter's words, Zhao Ning was so embarrassed that he almost found a crack in the ground and crawled into it.

"What does she mean by this?" Kelly asked Zhao Ning. Kelly was obviously not expecting the breadth and depth of the Chinese language.

"What she means is that you can't afford this yard." Zhao Ning said directly.

"I can't afford it?! I can't afford it!? One of her waiters said I can't afford this yard? In China, except Tiananmen Square, which one can't I afford?" Kelly's pretty face turned cold and she patted Checked the table.