Chapter two thousand three hundred and eight private clubs
On the night of the festival capital, the lights are bright, neon lights are flashing, and music is bursting. The vehicles are flowing on the road and crowded. The shopping malls on the road are still open to business, showing the prosperity of this international metropolis everywhere. Now people's living standards have improved, and the pursuit of spiritual enjoyment is the first priority, especially young people, who will not stay at home at this time.
Half an hour later, the convoy arrived at the foot of an ancient city wall with towering trees. Not far away, there was a courtyard house that looked no different from other residential houses from a distance. Only the few high-end cars worth millions of dollars parked in the parking lot showed that this place was unique.
Huang Guoqiang took out his cell phone and made a phone call. After a while, he saw the door open, and Meng Haibo smiled and greeted him.
"Brother Mu is very honored to be here! These two are..."
"Oh, this is Tang Fengshan, the husband of my second uncle's sister Mu Hong's husband, and Hao Shaohua, the husband of my third uncle's sister Mu Jie's husband. After dinner at the old man, come and see the private club you set up. If Guoqiang hadn't said that, we wouldn't know where you set up such a private club again."
"Brother Mu is joking!" Meng Haibo shook hands with Mu Guoxing and others, and walked towards the gate: "This was done just a few years ago. Because the festival is coming soon, I didn't tell you. I want to wait for you to come back from the Spring Festival to surprise you! But I didn't expect that Guoqiang's dog could not save two taels of sesame oil in his belly, so he actually told you first. But that's fine. Brother Mu can come today, so I'll save me from visiting you for a special trip!"
Meng Haibo kept looking at Tang Fengshan and Hao Shaohua while talking, wanting to see what abilities these two people have, and they can become the son-in-law of the old Mu family. As for Huang Guoqiang is Mu Guoxing's brother-in-law, Meng Haibo didn't feel that there was anything wrong with him. Their family's status was there, and there were too many political marriages like this in the capital. But who are these two people in front of him? I have never heard of any family in the capital that has become in-laws with the old Mu family again!
When they entered the gate, there were two big men in black suits standing on one side. Judging from their standing postures, Mu Guoxing could see that they were all practicing.
Mu Guoxing stood at the gate and glanced at the courtyard. There was nothing special about it from a distance. Unexpectedly, when he got closer, he saw a different view.
The two doors that opened opposite each other were three meters wide and high, like a wall, a gate tower, a threshold, a door frame, a door nail, a door pillow, a head wiping, a beast face, a door inscription, etc., and there are door couplets on both sides. It is conceivable that in ancient times, when officials walked out of this gate, they were surrounded by a crowd. "Where did you find such a big house? It must have cost a lot of money?"
"Haha, this place was originally a research institute. Later, they built a new office building and moved it away. This place was idle here for many years. Wei Hua told me that this place was about to be transferred, but it didn't cost much, which was more than 70 million yuan. With decoration, it cost less than 200 million yuan in total. Several of us had to go to those places every time we gathered. It was very inconvenient for many people and eyes. I had already wanted to find such a place. When Wei Hua said that, I hurried over and saw it. I fell in love with it. I didn't even tell them the price and bought it immediately. It was just that the old scholars were cheaper."
Meng Haibo said it very easily, as if he had taken advantage of it. It seems that this kid has made a lot of money over the years. If he spent 200 million to set up such a private club, no one would be willing to do so without the net worth of tens of billions or hundreds of billions.
Mu Guoxing also knew that there were not many courtyards in the capital now. Years of demolition have greatly reduced their number. Now it is rare, but if it is said to be small, some have been retained. A few years ago, the Beijing Municipal Government divided the courtyards in the capital in the 49th city into multiple historical and cultural protection areas and preserved them as cultural heritage. Of course, there are also some units like the Yiletang where Mu Guoxing lives now, which are well protected. These large courtyards are all places where the princes and nobles of the former Qing Dynasty live, and are surrounded by the Forbidden City. The location is very good. In this era, not to mention the ancient buildings on the ground, even the land is worth at least 100 million. Meng Haibo has indeed taken a big advantage.
These yards protected by policies will generally not be demolished without extremely special circumstances. Now this place has become Meng Haibo's industry. Even if someone wants to demolish it, it needs to have the courage to do so. Urban construction requires unified planning by the municipal government. I believe no one has ever been brave enough to plan the Meng family's industry. There are generally three situations in the Siheyuan in the capital. The first is an ordinary small Siheyuan, including a main house facing the south, and a wing room enclosed together to form such a yard. It is relatively simple and is also the most common Siheyuan, which is the most common Siheyuan in the current people live. Another type is the Zhongsiyuan, separated by the courtyard wall. The crescent moon gate connects the two yards in the front and back. The main house and wing room of the Zhongsiyuan are naturally twice as many as the small Siheyuan. In the Qing Dynasty, it was generally lived by families with relatively wealthy families.
The last one is some large and large courtyards. There are many courtyards in this kind of courtyard, including the front yard, the back yard, the east yard, the west yard, the main yard, the side yard, the cross yard, the study yard, the circumference courtyard, the horse number, the first yard, the second yard, the third yard, etc. There are hand-paper veranda connecting the various places in the courtyard, which covers a large area. Most of the things you see on TV dramas are like this.
Accompanied by Meng Haibo, Mu Guoxing walked into the gate and faced him with a very exquisitely made hanging flower door. It was exquisitely shaped and gorgeous. There was also a door leaf at the eaves behind the hanging flower door, called the screen door, also known as the middle door. This door is usually closed and people walk around from the left and right corridors in front of the door. It will only be opened whenever a VIP comes or the emperor's imperial edict is issued. The large-open middle door mentioned in ancient books refers to this door. It can be seen that Meng Haibo has invested a lot in the decoration of this yard. The eaves on the gate are painted blue green, the wood is red, the round head is painted blue and white and black, and the pattern of a halo ring is like a diamond ring. The square head is painted blue and ten thousand words with gold.
Striped or diamond flower pattern. The center of the front eaves, flowers, Bogu, etc., and the hanging lotus stigma hanging on both sides are painted colorfully according to the carved patterns. This is the same as that of the Yile Hall where Mu Guoxing lives. After passing through the exquisitely made hanging flower doors and doormen, this is the front yard, the layout of a very ordinary small courtyard, the main room, the east wing room, and a hanging flower door to the east leads to the middle yard. After entering the middle yard, it is a garden that covers a large area. Although it is in the middle of winter, I don’t know what method Meng Haibo used. This small garden is actually full of green flowers. Under the reflection of the colorful lights, the whole courtyard is filled with joyful festive atmosphere.
Two men in black suits stood in front of the door, and there was also a security check gate similar to the airport. Seeing this, Mu Guoxing laughed: "Brother Meng, you can really make trouble and have such a set of security check measures!"
Meng Haibo smiled and said nothing: "Brother Mu, don't be impatient. Let's go backwards. This is just a place for those rich local rich men. The further you go, there will be a different world!"
The whole courtyard was brightly lit, and there was an elegant piano sound from the main room. On a cold day, several beautiful waitresses wearing cheongsams were busy coming in and out. Mu Guoxing asked, "There are quite a few customers!"
"Now, a club fever has emerged in Beijing. Those rich people don't like to go to hotel clubs when talking about things. I just missed a little with a few friends in the business world, and dozens of people were rushing to come in. In the end, I just chose a dozen people who were talking, and no one else was qualified to come."
"Oh, it's so awesome! You don't want it if someone comes to give you money. It's definitely not cheap to apply for a card!"
"It costs five million to apply for a card in this yard. To be honest, the money collected here alone is enough for me to buy a house."
After passing through a corridor, I entered a courtyard house. Like the previous courtyard house, there were also black suits standing guard at the door, but there were two more people here than the front yard, and two more cameras were added at the door.
Chapter completed!