[You’ve experienced an unprecedented level of luxury consumption, distancing yourself even further from mediocrity, and your rogue status has deepened.]
[You have acquired a Special consumer gift—]
[The Room-Opening Special Card]
[It is an ordinary-looking SPD Bank UnionPay card.]
[You can normally use it for deposits and withdrawals, but that’s not its primary purpose.]
[When you use it to check into any hotel, you only need to pay 20% of the actual cash due, with the system using overseas fund dividends to cover the remaining 80%.]
[However, you will not gain any consumer experience points for this transaction, nor will it activate any kind of system reward.]
[To use or not to use, that is a serious question.]
After handling the check-in procedures, Nata went out to prepare the welcome gift, while Han Lie pulled out a bank card from his inventory and toyed with it in his hand.
The card’s surface was quite plain: a matte silver with the last four digits 8888.
Umm, it indeed looked ordinary, nothing like those high-privilege VIP cards circulating online.
But when it came to functionality, it was way more impressive than any VVIP card.
Staying in a hotel with an 80% discount—who else could match that?
For instance, the presidential suite they booked today was priced at 45,000 per night, with an actual cost close to 38,000. However, if using the Special card, it would only cost 38,000 * 20% = 7,600.
At first glance, it still seemed expensive. Staying for a month would cost over two hundred thousand, which apparently wasn’t worth it.
But that wasn’t the right way to calculate it.
In Han Lie’s view, the prestige, convenience, and service level that came with a presidential suite were on par with a top-notch luxury house and a complete domestic staff team.
To achieve this level of enjoyment in Magic Capital without a hundred million in available funds was impossible.
This would mean 70 million for the house and renovations, with the remaining 30 million for a sizable fixed deposit. The interest from this deposit would then barely cover household expenses.
That way, one could fully enjoy life without affecting their career.
By this calculation, one’s net assets would need to be at least 300 million.
So, does that make me a 300-million-net-worth big shot?
Han Lie chuckled silently, then reconsidered the value of this discount card from another angle.
Using it to book a room that costs a few hundred, saving three to five hundred a day, obviously makes no sense.
The more expensive the hotel rooms you book with it, the higher its added value.
Personal enjoyment aside, at critical moments, using top-tier suites to show off, impress women, intimidate people, or negotiate partnerships could all have a tremendous impact.
The only problem is... it doesn’t give experience.
The more expensive the room, the more experience you lose.
Look, here’s the paradox—ordinary rooms are better off not booked, and top suites are a huge loss if booked too often.
So, what exactly is it for?
Clearly, it’s a white elephant...
In the early stages, cash is too tight. Even 8,000 a night is unaffordable; one can only stay very occasionally.
By the time you’re in the later stages and money is no longer an issue, there’s no need to lose experience over a bit of room fee.
It doesn’t seem to offer great value for money either early on or later on. Am I only supposed to use it to show off and pick up girls?
Blast it, that’s not even as good as that pack of chewing gum!
After much thought, he still couldn’t figure it out.
Han Lie wasn’t willing to give up, feeling that the card’s usefulness wasn’t limited to this, but for the moment, he couldn’t grasp the key.
Gradually, he became a bit irritated.
Just then, a new message from Xi Luting popped up, revitalizing Han Lie’s spirits.
"I’m downstairs! Send me the room number! Let’s see if I don’t thrash you!" Official source ıs 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩✶𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚✶𝕟𝕖𝕥
After a moment’s thought, the rogue teasingly challenged her, "Oh, I’m so scared! Come on, send a picture of the hotel lobby if you’re not just talking big!"
Xi Luting, as expected, took the bait, promptly sending a selfie taken outside the hotel entrance.
The person in the photo was a bit backlit, but the background was unmistakably accurate.
Brother Lie was instantly excited, his mind seamlessly shifting gears.
But even at this point, he still had to act.
"Holy cow! You really came? I was wrong. Please, go back. It’s really not convenient today!"
What does it mean to be professional?
Professionalism means never slacking off until the very last moment.
It’s like drinking with a superior: even if you’re about to gag, you have to hold it in until the leader has had their fill before you can throw up!
When the atmosphere is just about to reach its peak and you give out prematurely, isn’t that a mood killer?
What if the leader isn’t satisfied?
In a mild case, they’ll turn on you; in a severe case, they’ll replace you. All your previous efforts would be for naught.
Han Lie was currently in such a predicament.
Only the final push remained; perseverance meant victory!
It proved very effective. Xi Luting, who had mentally been considering retreat, now found herself getting worked up by Han Lie’s half-earnest, half-feigned attempt to stop her.
"Less bull! The room number! I’ll give you one minute!"
Well, well, she’s charging headfirst again!
Actually, many times, even when a girl is a thousand times willing in her heart, she’ll still say "no" out loud.
At that time, all they need is a reason.
If you can’t give them that reason, they can’t fool themselves and have to truly refuse.
If you do provide that reason, everything falls into place.
Han Lie had heard of this principle in his past life, but only now did he truly understand how to apply it.
All these Rogue Skills, truly not learned in vain~~~
He typed gleefully, "Fine then. Wait in the lobby, and I’ll have someone take you to the private elevator."
He feigned reluctance verbally, but in his heart, he wasn’t reluctant at all.
He rang for Nata and instructed her to notify downstairs to pick someone up. Then, Han Lie hurriedly tossed a piece of chewing gum into his mouth and chewed it fiercely.
What Pan Ge experienced, I won’t let you miss out on!
After a long four minutes passed, the room door was swiped open again, and Xi Luting walked in with a cold expression.
Initially, she was forcibly maintaining her composure, not wanting to appear too weak in front of Han Lie. However, upon seeing the interior design and layout of the room, she was instantly taken aback.
Her small hands fidgeted, her gaze wandering and flickering, seemingly unsure where to look.