How can I justify myself as a Magnate if I don't indulge myself?

October 1, National Day.

The longest holiday of the year, where nearly everyone, rich or poor, chooses this time to travel.

And Wuzhen, as one of the most famous tourist destinations in the country, certainly wasn't lacking tourists...

Even though it was already evening, the small streets of Wuzhen were still teeming with people, waves after waves of crowds squeezing past Gu Heng...

"Why are there still so many people at night? I told you, we should go to Japan for the National Day, but you insisted on coming to Wuzhen, talking about saving money, how can you enjoy yourself with so many people? Are we here to travel or to watch people? How much would a trip to Japan cost? Just to save that little money, we come here to suffer this torment! I'm really getting angry!"

A girl being jostled by the crowd couldn't help but complain to her boyfriend next to her...

The boy, who was struggling to navigate the crowd with the girl, felt a bit embarrassed when he heard the complaint...

On one hand, his girlfriend's public questioning was making him a bit awkward. On the other hand, what she said was indeed true. Wuzhen was just too crowded, so much that there wasn't the slightest sense of enjoyment in going out to play—and that was at night. If it were daytime, he dared not imagine how packed it would be...

But thinking about the cost of going to Japan for a few days, which would be at least twenty or thirty thousand, and then thinking about how spending a few thousand in Wuzhen for food and fun was nothing in comparison—and considering it's not an easy task to have a girlfriend these days, especially one that, despite her complaints, hadn't refused to go out, belonging to those who are stubborn but soft-hearted—he could only reluctantly suppress his frustration and said, "I remember that it wasn't this jam-packed a few years ago when I came in the evening..."

Hearing the boy's words, the girl continued to sulk in silence. In contrast, a girl from another couple next to them cheerfully explained, "Actually, there weren't this many people in the past either, it's mainly because of tonight's fireworks festival and drone performance.

My boyfriend and I were actually planning to go to West Mountain, but we changed our minds at the last minute and came to Wuzhen instead. Probably a lot of people did the same."

"A fireworks festival? How come I didn't know anything about it?"

"It's strange, the fireworks festival this time. Normally, if there was such an event, they would probably start promoting it two or three months in advance. But this time, they only started a few days ago, so many people don't know. If they had promoted it earlier, I guess there would be twice as many people tonight.

I asked some staff in the scenic area today, and they told me that the fireworks festival wasn't hosted by the scenic area, but sponsored by a tavern inside. My boyfriend and I are planning to go check out that tavern. Hopefully, it's not too crowded now."

"What's the tavern called? Should we go together?"

"I think it's called First Meeting Tavern, quite an artistic name. Should be interesting."

Friendships between women are always born mysteriously. In just a few words, the two girls had become good friends, walking hand in hand towards the distant tavern, leaving the two boys with no choice but to exchange a look of resignation and hastily follow...

Gu Heng watched the two couples leave, his face masked...

Why wear a mask?

There was no helping it...

His fame had become too great now, comparable to those top-tier celebrities, especially since most tourists in the scenic areas were young people—there were hardly a few who didn't know him. If he didn't armor himself completely like this, leaving aside safety concerns, he would be overwhelmed by people wanting to take photos...

If it weren't for sunglasses looking weird at night, Gu Heng would have considered wearing them...

"This means, Lin Ran's First Meeting Tavern also has your shares, right?"

Fang Xun stood beside Gu Heng, as if she were still guiding him around like she used to, nodding slightly when she heard his words, "Yes, a little share, 10%.

A few months ago, Lin Ran suddenly came to Wuzhen and stayed in our hotel for nearly half a month, and she stayed in the same room you did. I was her housekeeper then.

She was out early and back late every day, running around Wuzhen. I couldn't help but ask her what she was planning.

Then she told me she had quit her job and was planning to do some small business in Wuzhen. I suggested that she open a tavern here, and she agreed.

You also know I've been in Wuzhen for so many years. I'm very familiar with many of the staff in the scenic area, so I helped her rent a storefront and provided a lot of suggestions. And when the tavern was nearly ready to open after the decoration was almost done, she wanted to give me 20% of the shares. I declined.

But I couldn't dissuade her, so in the end, I spent 100,000 yuan, and she gave me 10% of the shares."

"100,000 yuan for a 10% stake, only that little investment?"

Fang Xun, hearing Gu Heng's blunt response, couldn't help but roll her eyes, answering in annoyance, "She spent more than 3 million in total. The 100,000 yuan for 10% of the shares is practically like a gift she gave me, though I'm not quite clear why she did that."

"3 million isn't much either..."

After muttering, before Fang Xun could fully express her annoyance, Gu Heng continued, "Then you should know why I came to Wuzhen, right?"

Fang Xun found Gu Heng's tone finally normal and nodded her head.

"A few days ago, when you said to use the fireworks festival to promote First Meeting Tavern, I knew what you were here for. But since you didn't mention it, I didn't ask either."

"Now that I've mentioned it, have you got any suggestions?"