Chapter 225 - Starting Golf
Translator: Lav
Editor: Seliniaki Ilikia
Shi Lei had something small for lunch by himself and then returned to his apartment. He had only remembered to calculate his total consumption, but forgot about the profits from his investments.
Because the set time was a delayed few days, Shi Lei opened the stock trading system and found that the three stocks that were supposed to increase had increased even more. He took a brief look and saw that one of the days had actually reached the limit.
Eventually, Shi Lei's 80,000 yuan had risen to a little over 120,000 yuan. He chose to sell the stocks without hesitation and was the deal was quickly done. Disregarding the service charge, Shi Lei's private funds had accumulated to 120,000 yuan.
However, because there was the possibility that almost 100,000 yuan would not be counted from the consumptions he made in Runzhou, Shi Lei's funds would only be around 20,000 yuan if that was true.
There were eight days left until the last day of the period. Shi Lei promptly began to research the stock market and finally settled on three stocks before the market closed at 3 PM.
He opened the Investment Golden Thumb application on his phone and entered the code for the first stream of stocks, setting it to check the profit for a week later.
Unfortunately, this stock would fall slightly over the course of the week.
Shi Lei entered the code for the second stock with the same time setting.
This one wasn't too bad, although it was not as good as before, with barely twenty percent in profit. After a moment of thought, Shi lei decided to save his last chance to check and put all of his private funds into this stock.
The profit was around eighteen percent and the mature investment bond was approximately 22,000 yuan. After taking away the service charge, his profit would be around 20,000 yuan, so Shi Lei should own around 140,000 yuan of free funds by the end of the week. Even the if spending in Runzhou wasn't calculated into the sum, Shi Lei would still have around 50,000 yuan left after he made up for it himself.
As soon as he decided to buy the stocks, his phone rang.
"The weather is nice outside. Let's find a place to exercise. Every single time we meet, it's indoors. It's so unhealthy," Wei Xingyue said lazily.
Shi Lei didn't know where to begin, since Wei Xingyue was someone who had to spend two or three hours doing makeup, and yet she had the guts to say that it was unhealthy.
"Then come to my school. Let's play some basketball."
Wei Xingyue rolled her eyes on the other side of the phone. "Do I look like someone who is willing to be covered in sweat like you?"
"But you said you wanted exercise!"
"Does exercise have to be basketball? Why can't we play something else?"
"Why don't you just say it straightforwardly then? How would I know what you want to do? Thank God you're not taking me drag racing again!"
"Golf!" Wei Xingyue almost yelled.
Shi Lei was blank for a second. Oh, golf. The sport that's essentially just holding a stick and running around on the grass, chasing after a small, white ball and then then hitting it as far as possible. Oh, wait. I think I can only win by hitting that ball into a hole. That was basically all Shi Lei knew about golf.
"But I don't know how to play it!"
"Learn it. No one knows how to play it when they first start. How about this? Go to the golf club next to Qinglong Mountain. There's a standard golf course there with a practice ground. I'll make the effort to practice with you for a bit."
Shi Lei didn't understand what a standard golf course was, and neither did he know what a practice ground was. He only knew that golf was played on an extremely spacious lawn. All he wanted to do was give Wei Xingyue her present and express his appreciation, so where he went wasn't very important.
"Fine. Come pick me up."
"There's not enough time for that. Hurry up and go there yourself. You need to have a set of equipment for golf, so go first and take your pick. If you don't understand, just ask the attendants there to help you out. The customer service there is quite good. I'll send the location to you in a moment. When you go, just mention my name. I will notify them beforehand."
Although he didn't understand how to play golf, Shi Lei knew that golf courses usually had some sort of membership system. If a new person wasn't introduced by a member, they either had to sign up for a membership card, or they just wouldn't be admitted.
A location was quickly sent to his WeChat. Shi Lei left with a car he booked online.
The driver drove Shi Lei to the front gate of the golf course, which was on the other side of Mountain Qinglong. He stopped the car.
"Sir, I can't go any further." Shi Lei nodded, got out of the car, and walked toward the gate.
He was the only person who was walking through the front gate. Everyone else that entered all drove in. Suddenly seeing someone walking in, the two guards at the front gate were shocked.
When Shi Lei walked past the bar used to stop cars, the two guards finally chased after him in panic. They didn't dare be too rash, seeing that he didn't dress ordinarily. "Sir, you…?"
Shi Lei scratched his head. "Oh, do I need to show you a membership card? Sorry, this is my first time here and I don't have one yet. My friend does. She told me to come over first and that it's fine to use her name."
The two guards exchanged a glance. One of them said, "Sir, we don't only require a membership card for you to enter. Usually, the customers come here by car. Their cars have our bluetooth card installed, and as long as the bar raises by itself, they can proceed in. This is quite far from the main building of the golf course. It's a bit far for you to walk."
Shi Lei understood and immediately said, "I don't mind walking, but if you want to see a membership card, then you can only make a call. My friend told me to find a manager with the surname 'Meng' after I come."
As he spoke, a car's engine sounded from behind. The three of them turned around and saw a Bentley stopped in the middle of the road, its path blocked.
They quickly moved out of the way and the Bently slowly drove in. However, it pulled to a stop next to them and the face of a young man around twenty years old appeared in the lowered window.
"What's going on?" The young man in the car asked.
The guard recognized the person. He quickly smiled and said, "Young master Yu. I'm very sorry for blocking your way. This sir is here for the first time and said a friend of his told him to come looking for Manager Meng first."
The young man in the car studied Shi Lei for a while before turning to the two guards. "Then let him wait at the front gate," he said. "When his friend arrives, can't they just go in together?" With that said, he rolled the window up and arrogantly drove the Bentley in.
What the young man said was true, but the guards didn't dare offend any of the customers. They discussed between them, then turned to Shi Lei and said, "How about this, sir? You indeed don't have a membership card and it's inconvenient for us to let you in, but I can send you in to find Manager Meng. If your friend has indeed talked to Manager Meng beforehand, then…"
Shi Lei nodded. He didn't mind the guards' distrust at all, since they couldn't just let anyone who said that they wanted to see Manager Meng into a fancy place like this.
"That works."
The guard quickly drove an electric golf cart over and brought Shi Lei to the main building. He went in and found Manager Meng. As soon as she heard Shi Lei's name, she immediately put a smile on her face and said, "Hello, Mr. Shi. I am the manager here, Meng Xiaodie. Miss Wei has talked to me already. Please come this way."
The guard left after he saw this. Meanwhile, Shi Lei followed Meng Xiaodie inside. Meng Xiaodie was a woman just over thirty years old. She would definitely have a large number of people looking at her on the street with her level of beauty. However, Shi Lei had already seen too many beauties and was accustomed to it.
Chapter 226 - Baffling Young Master Yu
Translator: Lav
Editor: Seliniaki Ilikia
Everything in the golf course felt like a fresh new experience to Shi Lei. There were many glass display cabinets inside, not to mention the luxurious furnishing. Some of the cabinets had a single club inside, some had a small white ball, and others presented either clothes or gloves. He could see signatures on each displayed item, and assumed them to be those of some professional golfers.
Meng Xiaodie let Shi Lei in and said in a low voice, "Miss Wei said that it's Mr. Shi's first time here and told me to pick a set of equipment for you. Mr. Shi, what brand of clubs are you interested in?"
"I don't understand any of this. Pick for me," Shi Lei said indifferently.
Soft laughter sounded next to them. Shi Lei glanced over to see a flirtatious and pretty woman. He had the feeling that she looked slightly familiar and after some thought, realized that she was the woman from the Bentley that had passed him at the front gate. However, she had been sitting with her back to him, so Shi Lei could only see her silhouette and recognized her from her from the outfit she wore.
"What are you laughing about?" Shi Lei heard the young man from before speak. He then saw him walking out from a doorway, already changed into an old-fashioned peaked cap and tugging on his gloves.
The woman giggled and whispered something into his ear. The young man also laughed. "So you really do have a friend who's a member here," he said, studying Shi Lei. "Xiaodie, why is the system here getting more and more complicated? You just let anyone in, huh? I think that you should have some restrictions here. You can't let people in just because they say they want to bask in the sun, right?"
"Hello, Young Master Yu. This sir was introduced by a member here. Our club only allows a member to bring, at most, two friends in. And of course, we are strict with this rule."
Young Master Yu was displeased by Meng Xiaodie's words, but he couldn't make a retort. He pointed at Shi Lei and said, "The equipment here isn't cheap. I advise you to stop looking around and go straight to the practice ground. There are practice clubs there for the public to use anyway. I reckon that it's impossible for your friend to bring you here every single time. If you really bought an expensive set of equipment, I'm afraid you won't have a lot of chances to use it in the future."
Shi Lei frowned. "What the hell is wrong with you?" he asked straightforwardly.
The young man froze. He had never imagined that Shi Lei would dare talk to him like that. Because Wei Xingyue said they would be here to play golf, Shi Lei had specifically changed into the Nike outfit he bought when he had just gotten the Black Card, and therefore looked somewhat unpresentable. As for Young Master Yu's outfit, the cheapest was worth five digits and the majority were custom-made. With a pure silver collar lining and 18k gold buttons, the outfit was worth at least six digits. Young Master Yu completely believed that Shi Lei was just some loser who was inexperienced in life and somehow manage to become friends with a wealthy person, mainly because Shi Lei wasn't even driving a car when he arrived. In his perspective, if Shi Lei's friend really thought of him as one, they should've taken him along instead of leaving him to stand in front of the gate, displaying his ignorance. Just by this point alone, Young Master Yu looked down on him.
"Watch your attitude!" He glared at Shi Lei.
"Whether I come here in the future or have the chance to use the equipment or not, this has nothing to do with you whatsoever. I'm just standing here and you just had to meddle in my business. Why wouldn't there be something wrong with you?"
Young Master Yu had the strong urge to scream in anger, but he didn't want to lose his dignity here. He instead laughed maliciously. "Fine. I'll see if you can buy it or not after seeing the price. It doesn't matter that you've never been here before. You'll know after you experience it. Golf isn't something everyone can afford to play. Someone like you should just go to a gym and lift weights."
"Am I not allowed to play it on the practice ground here? Man, there's really something wrong with you. Even if I prefer playing soccer with a golf ball, I don't see how it has anything to do with you. Manager Meng, can't we go look at the equipment already? It's winter, and it's really annoying to have a fly buzzing around my ears!" With that said, Shi Lei walked forward. Hearing his words, Young Master Yu threw his glove onto the ground in anger.
Meng Xiaodie didn't dare offend him, but she only smiled apologetically. Shi Lei, on the other hand, was Wei Xingyue's friend and she had specifically mentioned him, so in Meng Xiaodie's eyes, Shi Lei was more important. She chased after him.
Presented with a view of Shi Lei's back, Young Master Yu narrowed his eyes and eventually spoke to the woman next to him. "Let's go. We'll follow them!"
The woman had a blank expression. "Huh? Why are we going there? I don't play golf and your equipment is good enough as it is."
"I'm going to watch that brat's reaction when he sees the price of the equipment!"
The woman laughed and covered her mouth. She leaned against his arm and said, "A loser like him would be scared to death by a set of equipment worth more than ten thousand yuan."
Young Master Yu laughed heartily. "He's so full of himself just because he's wearing some luxury clothes. He even challenged me!" The woman took his arm and the two of them walked toward the equipment center.
Shi Lei followed Meng Xiaodie to the equipment center. She spoke to him in a low voice as they walked. "Although what Young Master Yu said wasn't pleasing to hear, I personally think that it is kind of reasonable. If Mr. Shi doesn't usually have the interest to play golf and never touched a club before, then it's better for you to practice using the public equipment here first to try out the feeling. If you really are interested, then whether you sign up for a membership or not, it wouldn't be too late to pick the equipment then."
Shi Lei waved his hand, thinking only that this was a great opportunity to spend money. I hope that the equipment is expensive, since I still have 400,000 to 500,000 yuan left this month.
"It's fine. Whether or not I play it n the future, it's still nice to display a set at home. Please give me some recommendations!"
Mend Xiaodie didn't speak any further, since she understood the situation better than Young Master Yu. Although Shi Lei looked like somewhat of a timid person, there's no way that Wei Xingyue's friend would care about the cost of a set of equipment.
Hence, she responsibly began to introduce brands in order from the cheapest to the most expensive.
Before she could speak more than a few sentences, Young Master Yu's eccentric voice sounded from behind them. "If a smith wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools. Since you want to buy it, then get a good set. Xiaodie, this is your fault. This sir looks like he comes from an extraordinary background, so there's no point in introducing him to those bad brands, like Mizuno or Srixon. If I was going to recommend a brand, I'd go straight for something like Callaway or Taylormade, if not Homma."
Shi Lei knew who was speaking without even having to turn around, and he couldn't even be bothered enough to reply.
Although it had only been a minute or so, Shi Lei pretty much went through the price ranges of the brands here. Mizuno and Srixon were indeed the cheapest brands here with one set of equipment from a few thousand to a maximum of ten thousand yuan. As for Callaway and Taylormade, the starting price was around 20,000 yuan. The Homma was at least 30,000 to 40,000 yuan a set.
Young Master Yu walked forward, picked up a club, and spoke while waving it around. "I think this one is quite good. Homma limited version for Zhang Lianwei(1), I believe. There are only thirty sets in the whole world. It's not that expensive, only somewhere around 500,000 yuan. Want to consider it?"
Meng Xiaodie believed that he was going overboard, but she couldn't afford to offend him. Therefore, she smiled and said, "This set isn't for sale. It is my boss' collectable." Her words were skilled, since she neither offended Young Master Yu nor made Shi Lei consider the idea of purchasing it.
Zhang Lianwei: a famous Chinese golfer
Chapter 225 - Starting Golf
Translator: Lav
Editor: Seliniaki Ilikia
Shi Lei had something small for lunch by himself and then returned to his apartment. He had only remembered to calculate his total consumption, but forgot about the profits from his investments.
Because the set time was a delayed few days, Shi Lei opened the stock trading system and found that the three stocks that were supposed to increase had increased even more. He took a brief look and saw that one of the days had actually reached the limit.
Eventually, Shi Lei's 80,000 yuan had risen to a little over 120,000 yuan. He chose to sell the stocks without hesitation and was the deal was quickly done. Disregarding the service charge, Shi Lei's private funds had accumulated to 120,000 yuan.
However, because there was the possibility that almost 100,000 yuan would not be counted from the consumptions he made in Runzhou, Shi Lei's funds would only be around 20,000 yuan if that was true.
There were eight days left until the last day of the period. Shi Lei promptly began to research the stock market and finally settled on three stocks before the market closed at 3 PM.
He opened the Investment Golden Thumb application on his phone and entered the code for the first stream of stocks, setting it to check the profit for a week later.
Unfortunately, this stock would fall slightly over the course of the week.
Shi Lei entered the code for the second stock with the same time setting.
This one wasn't too bad, although it was not as good as before, with barely twenty percent in profit. After a moment of thought, Shi lei decided to save his last chance to check and put all of his private funds into this stock.
The profit was around eighteen percent and the mature investment bond was approximately 22,000 yuan. After taking away the service charge, his profit would be around 20,000 yuan, so Shi Lei should own around 140,000 yuan of free funds by the end of the week. Even the if spending in Runzhou wasn't calculated into the sum, Shi Lei would still have around 50,000 yuan left after he made up for it himself.
As soon as he decided to buy the stocks, his phone rang.
"The weather is nice outside. Let's find a place to exercise. Every single time we meet, it's indoors. It's so unhealthy," Wei Xingyue said lazily.
Shi Lei didn't know where to begin, since Wei Xingyue was someone who had to spend two or three hours doing makeup, and yet she had the guts to say that it was unhealthy.
"Then come to my school. Let's play some basketball."
Wei Xingyue rolled her eyes on the other side of the phone. "Do I look like someone who is willing to be covered in sweat like you?"
"But you said you wanted exercise!"
"Does exercise have to be basketball? Why can't we play something else?"
"Why don't you just say it straightforwardly then? How would I know what you want to do? Thank God you're not taking me drag racing again!"
"Golf!" Wei Xingyue almost yelled.
Shi Lei was blank for a second. Oh, golf. The sport that's essentially just holding a stick and running around on the grass, chasing after a small, white ball and then then hitting it as far as possible. Oh, wait. I think I can only win by hitting that ball into a hole. That was basically all Shi Lei knew about golf.
"But I don't know how to play it!"
"Learn it. No one knows how to play it when they first start. How about this? Go to the golf club next to Qinglong Mountain. There's a standard golf course there with a practice ground. I'll make the effort to practice with you for a bit."
Shi Lei didn't understand what a standard golf course was, and neither did he know what a practice ground was. He only knew that golf was played on an extremely spacious lawn. All he wanted to do was give Wei Xingyue her present and express his appreciation, so where he went wasn't very important.
"Fine. Come pick me up."
"There's not enough time for that. Hurry up and go there yourself. You need to have a set of equipment for golf, so go first and take your pick. If you don't understand, just ask the attendants there to help you out. The customer service there is quite good. I'll send the location to you in a moment. When you go, just mention my name. I will notify them beforehand."
Although he didn't understand how to play golf, Shi Lei knew that golf courses usually had some sort of membership system. If a new person wasn't introduced by a member, they either had to sign up for a membership card, or they just wouldn't be admitted.
A location was quickly sent to his WeChat. Shi Lei left with a car he booked online.
The driver drove Shi Lei to the front gate of the golf course, which was on the other side of Mountain Qinglong. He stopped the car.
"Sir, I can't go any further." Shi Lei nodded, got out of the car, and walked toward the gate.
He was the only person who was walking through the front gate. Everyone else that entered all drove in. Suddenly seeing someone walking in, the two guards at the front gate were shocked.
When Shi Lei walked past the bar used to stop cars, the two guards finally chased after him in panic. They didn't dare be too rash, seeing that he didn't dress ordinarily. "Sir, you…?"
Shi Lei scratched his head. "Oh, do I need to show you a membership card? Sorry, this is my first time here and I don't have one yet. My friend does. She told me to come over first and that it's fine to use her name."
The two guards exchanged a glance. One of them said, "Sir, we don't only require a membership card for you to enter. Usually, the customers come here by car. Their cars have our bluetooth card installed, and as long as the bar raises by itself, they can proceed in. This is quite far from the main building of the golf course. It's a bit far for you to walk."
Shi Lei understood and immediately said, "I don't mind walking, but if you want to see a membership card, then you can only make a call. My friend told me to find a manager with the surname 'Meng' after I come."
As he spoke, a car's engine sounded from behind. The three of them turned around and saw a Bentley stopped in the middle of the road, its path blocked.
They quickly moved out of the way and the Bently slowly drove in. However, it pulled to a stop next to them and the face of a young man around twenty years old appeared in the lowered window.
"What's going on?" The young man in the car asked.
The guard recognized the person. He quickly smiled and said, "Young master Yu. I'm very sorry for blocking your way. This sir is here for the first time and said a friend of his told him to come looking for Manager Meng first."
The young man in the car studied Shi Lei for a while before turning to the two guards. "Then let him wait at the front gate," he said. "When his friend arrives, can't they just go in together?" With that said, he rolled the window up and arrogantly drove the Bentley in.
What the young man said was true, but the guards didn't dare offend any of the customers. They discussed between them, then turned to Shi Lei and said, "How about this, sir? You indeed don't have a membership card and it's inconvenient for us to let you in, but I can send you in to find Manager Meng. If your friend has indeed talked to Manager Meng beforehand, then…"
Shi Lei nodded. He didn't mind the guards' distrust at all, since they couldn't just let anyone who said that they wanted to see Manager Meng into a fancy place like this.
"That works."
The guard quickly drove an electric golf cart over and brought Shi Lei to the main building. He went in and found Manager Meng. As soon as she heard Shi Lei's name, she immediately put a smile on her face and said, "Hello, Mr. Shi. I am the manager here, Meng Xiaodie. Miss Wei has talked to me already. Please come this way."
The guard left after he saw this. Meanwhile, Shi Lei followed Meng Xiaodie inside. Meng Xiaodie was a woman just over thirty years old. She would definitely have a large number of people looking at her on the street with her level of beauty. However, Shi Lei had already seen too many beauties and was accustomed to it.
Chapter 226 - Baffling Young Master Yu
Translator: Lav
Editor: Seliniaki Ilikia
Everything in the golf course felt like a fresh new experience to Shi Lei. There were many glass display cabinets inside, not to mention the luxurious furnishing. Some of the cabinets had a single club inside, some had a small white ball, and others presented either clothes or gloves. He could see signatures on each displayed item, and assumed them to be those of some professional golfers.
Meng Xiaodie let Shi Lei in and said in a low voice, "Miss Wei said that it's Mr. Shi's first time here and told me to pick a set of equipment for you. Mr. Shi, what brand of clubs are you interested in?"
"I don't understand any of this. Pick for me," Shi Lei said indifferently.
Soft laughter sounded next to them. Shi Lei glanced over to see a flirtatious and pretty woman. He had the feeling that she looked slightly familiar and after some thought, realized that she was the woman from the Bentley that had passed him at the front gate. However, she had been sitting with her back to him, so Shi Lei could only see her silhouette and recognized her from her from the outfit she wore.
"What are you laughing about?" Shi Lei heard the young man from before speak. He then saw him walking out from a doorway, already changed into an old-fashioned peaked cap and tugging on his gloves.
The woman giggled and whispered something into his ear. The young man also laughed. "So you really do have a friend who's a member here," he said, studying Shi Lei. "Xiaodie, why is the system here getting more and more complicated? You just let anyone in, huh? I think that you should have some restrictions here. You can't let people in just because they say they want to bask in the sun, right?"
"Hello, Young Master Yu. This sir was introduced by a member here. Our club only allows a member to bring, at most, two friends in. And of course, we are strict with this rule."
Young Master Yu was displeased by Meng Xiaodie's words, but he couldn't make a retort. He pointed at Shi Lei and said, "The equipment here isn't cheap. I advise you to stop looking around and go straight to the practice ground. There are practice clubs there for the public to use anyway. I reckon that it's impossible for your friend to bring you here every single time. If you really bought an expensive set of equipment, I'm afraid you won't have a lot of chances to use it in the future."
Shi Lei frowned. "What the hell is wrong with you?" he asked straightforwardly.
The young man froze. He had never imagined that Shi Lei would dare talk to him like that. Because Wei Xingyue said they would be here to play golf, Shi Lei had specifically changed into the Nike outfit he bought when he had just gotten the Black Card, and therefore looked somewhat unpresentable. As for Young Master Yu's outfit, the cheapest was worth five digits and the majority were custom-made. With a pure silver collar lining and 18k gold buttons, the outfit was worth at least six digits. Young Master Yu completely believed that Shi Lei was just some loser who was inexperienced in life and somehow manage to become friends with a wealthy person, mainly because Shi Lei wasn't even driving a car when he arrived. In his perspective, if Shi Lei's friend really thought of him as one, they should've taken him along instead of leaving him to stand in front of the gate, displaying his ignorance. Just by this point alone, Young Master Yu looked down on him.
"Watch your attitude!" He glared at Shi Lei.
"Whether I come here in the future or have the chance to use the equipment or not, this has nothing to do with you whatsoever. I'm just standing here and you just had to meddle in my business. Why wouldn't there be something wrong with you?"
Young Master Yu had the strong urge to scream in anger, but he didn't want to lose his dignity here. He instead laughed maliciously. "Fine. I'll see if you can buy it or not after seeing the price. It doesn't matter that you've never been here before. You'll know after you experience it. Golf isn't something everyone can afford to play. Someone like you should just go to a gym and lift weights."
"Am I not allowed to play it on the practice ground here? Man, there's really something wrong with you. Even if I prefer playing soccer with a golf ball, I don't see how it has anything to do with you. Manager Meng, can't we go look at the equipment already? It's winter, and it's really annoying to have a fly buzzing around my ears!" With that said, Shi Lei walked forward. Hearing his words, Young Master Yu threw his glove onto the ground in anger.
Meng Xiaodie didn't dare offend him, but she only smiled apologetically. Shi Lei, on the other hand, was Wei Xingyue's friend and she had specifically mentioned him, so in Meng Xiaodie's eyes, Shi Lei was more important. She chased after him.
Presented with a view of Shi Lei's back, Young Master Yu narrowed his eyes and eventually spoke to the woman next to him. "Let's go. We'll follow them!"
The woman had a blank expression. "Huh? Why are we going there? I don't play golf and your equipment is good enough as it is."
"I'm going to watch that brat's reaction when he sees the price of the equipment!"
The woman laughed and covered her mouth. She leaned against his arm and said, "A loser like him would be scared to death by a set of equipment worth more than ten thousand yuan."
Young Master Yu laughed heartily. "He's so full of himself just because he's wearing some luxury clothes. He even challenged me!" The woman took his arm and the two of them walked toward the equipment center.
Shi Lei followed Meng Xiaodie to the equipment center. She spoke to him in a low voice as they walked. "Although what Young Master Yu said wasn't pleasing to hear, I personally think that it is kind of reasonable. If Mr. Shi doesn't usually have the interest to play golf and never touched a club before, then it's better for you to practice using the public equipment here first to try out the feeling. If you really are interested, then whether you sign up for a membership or not, it wouldn't be too late to pick the equipment then."
Shi Lei waved his hand, thinking only that this was a great opportunity to spend money. I hope that the equipment is expensive, since I still have 400,000 to 500,000 yuan left this month.
"It's fine. Whether or not I play it n the future, it's still nice to display a set at home. Please give me some recommendations!"
Mend Xiaodie didn't speak any further, since she understood the situation better than Young Master Yu. Although Shi Lei looked like somewhat of a timid person, there's no way that Wei Xingyue's friend would care about the cost of a set of equipment.
Hence, she responsibly began to introduce brands in order from the cheapest to the most expensive.
Before she could speak more than a few sentences, Young Master Yu's eccentric voice sounded from behind them. "If a smith wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools. Since you want to buy it, then get a good set. Xiaodie, this is your fault. This sir looks like he comes from an extraordinary background, so there's no point in introducing him to those bad brands, like Mizuno or Srixon. If I was going to recommend a brand, I'd go straight for something like Callaway or Taylormade, if not Homma."
Shi Lei knew who was speaking without even having to turn around, and he couldn't even be bothered enough to reply.
Although it had only been a minute or so, Shi Lei pretty much went through the price ranges of the brands here. Mizuno and Srixon were indeed the cheapest brands here with one set of equipment from a few thousand to a maximum of ten thousand yuan. As for Callaway and Taylormade, the starting price was around 20,000 yuan. The Homma was at least 30,000 to 40,000 yuan a set.
Young Master Yu walked forward, picked up a club, and spoke while waving it around. "I think this one is quite good. Homma limited version for Zhang Lianwei(1), I believe. There are only thirty sets in the whole world. It's not that expensive, only somewhere around 500,000 yuan. Want to consider it?"
Meng Xiaodie believed that he was going overboard, but she couldn't afford to offend him. Therefore, she smiled and said, "This set isn't for sale. It is my boss' collectable." Her words were skilled, since she neither offended Young Master Yu nor made Shi Lei consider the idea of purchasing it.
Zhang Lianwei: a famous Chinese golfer