Chapter 15: Different Thoughts

A young man wearing a dark suit was standing at the entrance, his expression casual but revealing a bit of professional shrewdness.

Seeing Li Yan, he immediately stepped forward, his smile just right: "Brother Yan, you're here! The booth has been prepared, and the wine has been arranged according to your previous instructions. Yueyue and Xiaomei are also there, waiting for you."

Li Yan nodded slightly, his tone short: "Hmm, thank you."

This person is the marketing manager of Shangmei bar. He has dealt with Li Yan several times and is already familiar with Li Yan's habits and needs.

The manager glanced at the few people behind Li Yan, his smile became more enthusiastic: "These are your friends, right? You'll definitely have a good time tonight."

Saying that, he turned slightly and made a "please" gesture.

After Shen Qingyue got out of the car, she looked up slightly at the familiar yet strange decoration at the entrance.

She had been to bars a few times before, but had never set foot in such a high-end place as Shangmei.

Here, every light emits the smell of money, and every customer walking out of the door carries an invisible sense of superiority.

She knew very well that she could stand here tonight because of Li Yan.

Thinking of Li Yan, a subtle and complex feeling surged in Shen Qingyue's heart.

As the boyfriend of her best friend, Shen Qingyue had paid attention to him as early as when Li Yan was with her ex-girlfriend.

At that time, in the works Li Yan posted on TikTok, there were often some exquisite life scenes, sometimes a photo full of luxury goods, sometimes a pair of expensive shoes.

She also remembered the bag Li Yan gave her best friend in the circle of friends, which was a Chanel Mini Flap Bag that she had also paid attention to on the internet, and the price was about 30,000.

She was not only shocked in her heart, but also had a touch that was hard to describe - a high school student, how could he be so stylish and calm?

Later, Li Yan broke up with her best friend. During that time, Shen Qingyue listened to her best friend's complaints, but secretly rejoiced for her own opportunity.

Tonight, she can feel this approach of opportunity even more.

Li Yan's conversation, taste, behavior, and capital, from dinner to now, all proved his uniqueness.

He is a person who can give people a sense of security and make people amazing.

Thinking of these, Shen Qingyue smiled slightly, and added a bit of expectation in her heart.

Liu Yuting, standing beside Shen Qingyue, had a different feeling in her eyes.

She is more familiar with the atmosphere of the bar than Shen Qingyue - since the second year of high school, she has been a regular visitor to bars.

She had been to Shangmei a few times too, but not as a host, rather as a "guest" mooching off someone else's booth.

Those booths are always the most remote positions in the bar, the music is noisy, the vision is poor, the consumption is frighteningly high, every time she comes, she always has to take many photos.

But tonight is different.

Liu Yuting knows that Li Yan booked an S-zone booth, which is the core area of Shangmei bar, usually only receiving the top-tier guests.

The S-zone booth not only has the best position, but the consumption threshold is also frighteningly high. She never dared to hope that one day she could sit there.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but secretly look at Li Yan's back, her heart hard to hide complex emotions.

From dinner to now, she knows more and more about Li Yan.

Knowing how to make money, having taste, having means, and being able to arrange all the details calmly - isn't this the type she likes?

But Liu Yuting also knows that compared to Shen Qingyue, whether it is appearance or temperament, she is inferior.

She can stand here tonight, mostly because Shen Qingyue wanted to find someone to "match" Li Yan's friend Wang Zhen.

Wang Zhen is not as dazzling as Li Yan, but heard that his family opened a supermarket of considerable scale, and he also has some strength in Lu Zhong City.

If the two can really have further development, it's not a loss.

Liu Yuting's eyes shifted between Li Yan and Wang Zhen, and a smile that was not easily noticed hooked on the corner of her mouth.

Tonight, she has to seize this opportunity, whether it is friendship or love, it may change her life next.

The two had different thoughts, but they didn't show it on the surface, just tidied up their skirts and hair slightly, and walked towards the entrance of the bar with Li Yan and Wang Zhen.

The main entrance of Shangmei bar was particularly eye-catching under the neon lights, the welcoming female waiter smiled and led the way, while the marketing manager walking beside Li Yan was chatting with Li Yan.

The marketing manager of Shangmei bar is named Liu Tianze, less than thirty years old, but has reached a position that makes people admire in the top-tier nightlife industry in Lu Zhong City.

He is not the kind of marketing person who can be seen everywhere in the bar, but a person who really has a certain power and resource allocation ability.

Liu Tianze is responsible not only for daily customer relationship maintenance, but more for consolidating the brand influence of Shangmei to the top level in the local nightlife circle through his rich contacts and professional judgment.

Liu Tianze's career starting point was not in Lu Zhong City, but in the nightlife holy land known nationwide - Beijing Sanlitun.

In the fiercely competitive bar circle of Sanlitun, he started from the bottom-level waiter, and by relying on excellent social skills, precise control of customer psychology, and flexible adaptability, he quickly stood firm in several top-tier bars.

For example, the famous Migas Rooftop Bar and Mix Club in Sanlitun.

The minimum consumption in these places usually starts at 2,000-3,000 yuan, and high-end booths easily exceed 10,000.

He accumulated a lot of experience in this high-intensity environment and also made many high-quality customer resources.

A few years later, Liu Tianze was dug to Lu Zhong City by an investor friend and became the marketing manager of Shangmei.

Although Lu Zhong City cannot be compared with first-tier cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen, Shangmei's positioning is already the ceiling level locally.

The minimum consumption of the S-zone booth is 8,000 yuan, although it is far from the 20,000 or 50,000 private rooms in Shanghai's M1NT or Chengdu's Space bar, in Lu Zhong City, a market with a relatively low consumption level, it is already a top-tier experience that only a few people can reach.

The reason why Liu Tianze is extra polite to Li Yan is because Li Yan has become an important high-quality customer of Shangmei in the past two or three years.

Every time he comes to Shangmei, Li Yan will directly book an S-zone booth, and the consumption will never be lower than 30,000-50,000.

This stable and high-level consumption level is rare in Lu Zhong City - especially since Li Yan is still in high school, which makes it even more valuable.

As a marketing manager, Liu Tianze not only noticed Li Yan's consumption ability, but also appreciated Li Yan's temperament and confidence.

Unlike those nouveau riche or guests who just like to show off, Li Yan's consumption does not carry the component of deliberate showing off.

He is very familiar with Shangmei's environment, service, and even the wine list, ordering wine and songs with calmness and indifference.

This "experienced" consumption attitude formed a sharp contrast with his young age, and also made Liu Tianze more willing to maintain his relationship with him. ===== CHAPTER 16 =====