Chapter 1331: Sauna and Bathing

At Xiehe Hospital, after a series of examinations, Fan Jie didn't have any major problems, just two IV drips.

"Doctor, is there really no problem?"

At this moment, Fan Yu's attitude had done a 180-degree turn; his tone wasn't as polite, but he wasn't as arrogant as he had been facing the emergency doctor in the Quanjude restroom.

Because he understood very well that Xiehe Hospital was definitely not a place where he could run wild. The doctors here had seen more big shots than he had ever seen.

Especially those experts and professors, many of whom were on state subsidies. Some were even healthcare doctors for big shots, stationed permanently in the inner circle.

If he dared to cause trouble here and use verbal threats, it wouldn't just be finding trouble for himself, but also adding to his grandfather's burdens.

The doctor said with dissatisfaction: "If you doubt my ability, you can transfer to another hospital for an examination."

"That's not what I meant." Fan Yu endured the impatience in his heart: "Someone wants to kill my brother; he was attacked and ended up like this. But he can't remember what happened; isn't this serious?"

"I can understand your feelings." The doctor explained: "Memory loss caused by cerebral hypoxia due to near-drowning is a situation that isn't common, but it's not unheard of.

With current medical means, not to mention domestically, even worldwide, there is no hospital that has a method to make a patient recover their memory quickly. Therefore, it can only rely on the patient's own slow self-healing."

Seeing Tong Huaiyu, standing to the side, patted Fan Yu on the shoulder: "Since the doctor said so, there must be no major problem; let's go. Find a place to take a sauna, relax properly, and then go home and sleep; maybe he'll remember when he wakes up tomorrow morning."

Fan Jie's physical injuries weren't major, but the mental trauma would likely take ten or eight years to recover from.

By this time, he had changed into a new set of clothes and had a simple cleanup, but the smell on him was still very strong.

Everyone avoided the places he passed through, which made one have to admire the doctors and nurses.

One didn't know what they were thinking in their hearts or if they would complain behind his back, but while Fan Jie was undergoing a series of examinations, not a single doctor or nurse showed an expression of disgust.

A group of people left the hospital and got into cars, heading straight for a sauna bathhouse that Seeing Tong Huaiyu was relatively familiar with.

In this era where revolutionary culture was fading and the wave of consumption was surging, the appearance of sauna and bathing venues hit the "numb spot" of the Chinese people.

As early as 1983, the Xinmin Evening News published an article titled "The City Opens Its First Sauna Bathhouse," which mentioned the situation when Shanghai's first sauna bathhouse opened.

But at that time, the sauna as an imported bathing method was still a strange concept to the Chinese people, only welcomed by Chinese and foreign tourists and athletes.

However, the true popularity of the sauna was just the year before last, after the Southern Tour talks, when the spring tide of emancipating the mind swept across the land of China, and the small hands of getting rich reached into every aspect of life.

The wind blew from the south, wave after wave. First were the bars, dance halls, and video halls where people would dance three or four steps and not sleep until the middle of the night.

Then came karaoke and indoor ice skating, which came from behind to take the lead.

In the year or more since the sauna became popular, "having a good time" became the inner call of the urban class. Taking a sauna once a week was regarded as a kind of enjoyment.

Since the first sauna bathhouse established itself in the capital in mid-1992, by now, in just a year and a half, it had soared to more than 130, surpassing the growth rate of GDP in one fell swoop.

In this era, those who could frequently enter and exit sauna centers were definitely not of the class of people who pulled carts or sold goods.

Because taking a bath in a sauna could wash away a farmer's cow.

Therefore, the target users of the sauna were precisely the class of big spenders who had risen rapidly in these few years.

Every weekend, the "big spenders" would come with brick-like mobile phones, driving Santanas and Mercedes-Benzes.

Just on New Year's Day this year, the Beijing Evening News reported on this new bathing culture of the sauna in a small article titled "Please Bathe, a New Social Fashion."

Business not yet discussed, first make an appointment for a small gathering at a restaurant.

Cups and dishes not refused, business is 10-20% done.

After eating and drinking, invite to a karaoke hall for entertainment.

Singing and dancing proficient, business is 30-40% done.

Singing stops and dancing ends, accompany them to the sauna to relieve fatigue.

If they are happy, business is 50-60% done.

This describes a phenomenon in the business world of this current era.

When the "big spenders" go to the sauna, it's not just for enjoyment; many are also there to discuss business.

If it wasn't discussed at the dinner table, then go sing and dance; if it still wasn't discussed, then go to the sauna to relieve fatigue.

In the bathing room, everyone is frank and open, and amidst the swirling smoke, the conversation is naturally intimate and enthusiastic.

In the massage room, under the gentle massage of the opposite sex, the atmosphere is naturally enthusiastic and harmonious.

What are the four great "irons"? Having carried a gun together, having attended school together, having gone to the countryside together, and having visited prostitutes together.

After the bath, present a set of Goldlion underwear, shirts, and ties; it's both beautiful and implies good wishes, so what business can't be discussed?

Dry steam on the left, wet steam on the right; businessmen discuss business in the SPA pool, and politicians naturally discuss state affairs in the scrubbing room.

If you want to handle an official, you must be bare-chested.

In this era, some impossible cooperation between officials and businessmen was concluded in these bathhouses where day and night were not very distinct.

And the invoices that sauna bathhouses issued to these customers never stated "sauna massage," but were all uniformly written as "meal expenses" or "conference expenses."

New Fashion Sauna Bathing was the first sauna bathing venue in the capital, and the boss was named Zhao Yingen.

He was from Anhui Province and arrived in the capital in the early 1980s. At first, he partnered with someone to open a small bathhouse.

After several years of accumulation, he had some family assets, so he sold his shares to his partner and opened a larger bathing center himself.

Just at the end of 1991, he went to Shanghai on business and walked into a sauna bathhouse for the first time, which immediately opened his eyes and made him realize the business opportunities inside.

When he returned to the capital, he had been pondering this matter. But the degree of openness in the capital couldn't compare to Shanghai and Guangdong, so he only thought about it but didn't have the courage to truly try it.

It wasn't until the old man's Southern Tour talks that the spring breeze of reform blew across the land of the motherland, and he made up his mind. He took out all his family assets and borrowed some money from here and there to upgrade and renovate the existing bathing center, becoming the first person to eat crab.

"Young Master Tong, Young Master Guo, your coming here truly makes the place shine."

Zhao Yingen received the report from the lobby manager that Seeing Tong Huaiyu had arrived and ran all the way to the men's section.

Seeing Tong Huaiyu, Guo Zidan, and Fan Yu and the others were already half-lying in the pool, with fruit plates and teapots placed beside them.

"Oh, Boss Zhao!" Seeing Tong Huaiyu greeted with a smile: "Came over with a few friends to soak in a bath; arrange for a few with good skills later to help everyone relieve their fatigue." ===== CHAPTER 1332 =====