Almost at night, the clouds in the sky had fallen like a huge velvet blanket filled with water. Located in the heart of the city, the main building of Le Royal Méridien Shanghai stands like a long scalpel between the buildings of all nations, with a sense of stabbing into the sky, as if it is about to cut through the sky and cut a wound.

In the People's Square, people who have gotten off work or have had dinner or are about to go to dinner have already walked through or stayed among the greenery, talking and laughing about all kinds of gossip and human rights and wrongs in the past day.

From the living room on the 36th floor, Shu Tao overlooks the Shanghai Museum and the Shanghai Grand Theatre. She watched the scenery of Shanghai gradually dim from the whitewashed daylight to a deep gray-blue, and then from gray-blue to deep black, and the lights were faintly lit up, forming a dazzling night scene unique to Shanghai, and the whole Shanghai was spread out like a black banquet dress, and those lit night neon lights were like the beads and gems on this expensive dress, emitting a dazzling and breathtaking light that aroused people's desires and evil thoughts.

Industry professionals from all over the world and from this country are driving here: the fragrances, soft lighting and captivating background music create a dreamlike atmosphere that will make for an unforgettable experience.

Tonight, the guests invited by the LVMH Group(1) will be able to meet their long-lost friends or enemies who have not broken their old feuds for several years.

They can enjoy the snacks of international celebrity chefs, and pour all the fine wines from Nordic wineries that have been brewed for several years in a matter of minutes.

Imagine these people lingering on the bed at Le Méridien tonight, or with their husbands, expecting to enjoy a special Le Méridien breakfast prepared by three-Michelin-starred chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten (2) the next morning, and a two-pit round at Tomson Pudong Golf Course with their families at noon.

Or sit down with your new lover at the 789 Nanjing Road multi-storey bar overlooking the 360-degree city and indulge in fine wines, martinis and cigars to the soft background music or the energetic music of the resident DJ, before leaving the place to become a desperate housewife imprisoned forever in a luxury villa abroad.

Or become an overnight lover with your boss because these women or men are on the rise in their careers......

Shu Tao has seen a lot of these things, and she feels that what she likes is the food at the drinking party and satisfying her lively temper, which has nothing to do with climbing dragons and phoenixes. She changed into a LV limited-edition maxi dress for the season, which she bought in Paris at the beginning of the year. Women always have to prepare dresses for those sudden banquets, just as they do their homework for those sudden peach blossom luck. Li Wen was surprised by the perfection of the book's peach dress: "Wow, it's really beautiful!" Shutao smiled and said, "However, I won't wear it a second time after wearing it tonight." ”

"Huh? Why? ”

"Fashion designer Steffano Gabbana (3) said that a dress may lose its value before the banquet is over! Men too! ”

In order to match the skirt, Shu Tao used the private purchasing service of this building, and sent someone to Christian Louboutin to get a pair of apricot heels inlaid with diamonds and crystals for her as soon as 30 minutes. But in order to pay tribute to LV, her brand series is also indispensable, and she paired a series of LV jewelry and bags for Li Wen. "When I was a kid, I also liked to help my sister match clothes," she laughs. ”

"You have a sister?" Li Wen was a little surprised.

"Yes, she's going to school in the U.S. and she'll be graduating next year. Two years younger than me......"

Li Wen is a typical Chinese only child, no brothers and sisters, he has been used to being raised by his parents since he was a child, and it is not good to say that it is a poor man raising a coquettish son, or a squeamish coquette! I started falling in love in junior high school, and I was crazy about changing boyfriends in college, if it weren't for my job and lack of time, maybe a boyfriend a week would be possible. But when he wanted to settle down, he found Chen Hao, a scumbag who was riddled with bad things.

But Shu Tao is the opposite, although her heart is restless, she always wants to find a boyfriend to fall in love, but I don't know if she has too high a vision or a lack of love in her life, she always can't meet the right eye, and the right time to meet the right eye or self-inflicted amorous, she sighed: "My sister is going to marry her boyfriend after returning to China, where is it like me, until tonight, I don't know where my dance partner died......"

"Didn't you find a boyfriend when you were studying in Paris?"

"It's all empty shells of the rich second generation, it's boring! I can't like it! Shutao sighed.

"Then you can find Barbie! Foreigners are good! The device is good and romantic! ”

"Your brain is in water, thinking about these filthy things all day long, no wonder your luck is so bad." Shutao helped Li Wen's hair tie up, and carefully looked at what else she needed to adjust, she continued, "I feel that foreigners are all beggars, there is no gentlemanly demeanor for dating and eating, everything is AA system, and the French have fox smell, I can't stand that smell!" ”

Li Wen chuckled, "But the first time we meet for dinner, it should be AA, otherwise I am afraid that I will be looked down upon." ”

"What's the truth? Anyway, when I go out to eat with a man, the other party pays for it, but I'm too lazy to be polite, besides, I dare to sit here and eat, just because I can afford it, I don't care who pays for it, how much money I buy, if I can't afford to invite Miss Qu to dinner, then why ask me to do it? Want to sell cheaply? After eating the old lady, you still want to go to the old lady? There is no such cheap and good thing in the world, these men should not be too whimsical. ”

I didn't expect Shu Tao to be so smart and cautious, so it was strange that it was easy to find a boyfriend. Li Wen only figured out today that he has more boyfriends, or because he is beautiful and excellent, but because he is cheap, so it is easy to be thrown away. Just like people can buy a big bag of Zara or HM every month, they can't necessarily buy that much LV. She took two steps in Christian Louboutin's heels, and she said, "Why are they so expensive, so hard to wear?" ”

Shu Tao rolled his eyes and said: "Hey, brand-name shoes are difficult to wear, you still have to wear them, rich people are not easy to get along with, you can still get along, this is the way of the world!" Hehehe, you see that my big truth comes out one after another, is it better than Lixuan! ”

They got dressed, and Shutao hired a temporary driver, drove her Maserati, and drove towards Le Méridien.

On the other end of the Le Méridien hotel room, two men were chatting. One man is named Gao Ya, and the other is his personal assistant Huang Junjie. Gao Ya, the editor-in-chief of the fashion group's magazine "Shangke", is particularly well-known in the industry, and was invited to speak at the opening reception of LV Hang Lung Plaza flagship store.

Gao Ya made a final explanation to his assistant Huang Junjie.

"Boss ......" Huang Junjie sat on a yellow rosewood wooden sofa.

"We'll be going to the banquet in twenty minutes, have you memorized the names of some important people for me?" Gao Ya holds a bottle of VOSS mineral water in his hand.

"Foolproof...... Huang Junjie said and turned his gaze to Gao Ya's hands, a pair of thick and slender hands, wearing a silver ring of Chrome Hearts on the little finger, and a Piaget watch on the wrist of his left hand, six of the finest diamonds shimmering softly but meaningfully on the mother-of-pearl dial.

"Louis Vuitton, this dark gray is quite suitable for you." Gao Ya didn't say anything else, he paid attention to what everyone around him was wearing.

Huang Junjie is wearing a dark gray and white suit of the season, with an aqua blue cotton poplin shirt inside, plus a Lanvin bow tie and dandelion brooch, and his dark and shiny healthy complexion sets off this dress even more charming.

Since Huang Junjie entered "Shangke", in addition to dealing with the tricky tasks assigned by Gao Ya every day, he has to pay attention to his clothes every moment, he knows that Gao Ya will not personally arrange the style and matching of clothes for him every day like tonight.

Huang Junjie also looked at Gao Ya's white suit, and asked boldly: "Aren't you going to wear that lime-white Valentino suit today...... Yes, I remember that you wanted Karl Lagerfeld's design, but ......" Before Huang Junjie could finish speaking, Gao Ya took over.

"Wouldn't it be better to have a clear blank?" Gao Gao was very satisfied with the suit that Marc Jacobs made for him.

Huang Junjie thought, the forgotten "lime white" was only available to him after he racked his brains and used all kinds of tricks to get it.

"Lime turns into a clear sky......" Huang Junjie muttered quietly.

"The weather changes, so does the mood, and I don't like lime today." After speaking, Gao Ya stood up, looked at the new watch, and asked Huang Junjie: "What time is it?" ”

"You ......" Huang Junjie originally wanted to say that you hadn't already seen the watch yourself, why did you still ask me, but he immediately changed his words and said, "You wait a minute," Huang Junjie looked at the FOSSIL watch in his hand, "It's seven forty." ”

"Let's go." Gao Ya motioned to Huang Junjie to go to the banquet hall together, Gao Ya just looked at his watch just now and was just admiring the color of the six diamonds, he didn't care about time, he only cared about fame and wealth, he knew that the banquet had begun, and it was Gao Ya's style to prepare in advance and deliberately delay his arrival, he would not wait for anyone to arrive, he would only meet the test of fate in advance, and at the same time test people's patience with the waiting of others.

Shu Tao and Li Wen arrived at the banquet site, and the temperature suddenly plummeted in SH in July, probably because it was going to rain. Shu Tao complained a little: "Fortunately, I brought this fur shawl, which is also a new model of LV this year." ”

Li Wen put on an LV silhouette canvas fabric coat, which was also lent to her by Shu Tao, she didn't want to listen to any words Shu Tao said at this moment, except for being nervous, she was still nervous.

When they entered the banquet hall, this scene was something Li Wen had never seen before, and Shu Tao smiled and said, "Do you know? ONLY BIG VIPS CAN COME HERE, IN FACT, THIS IS AN AFTER PARTY, I DON'T USUALLY GO TO THE HANG LUNG PLAZA STORE BEFORE 8 O'CLOCK, WHERE THE PEOPLE WHO GO ARE JUST ORDINARY MEMBERS WHO HAVE BOUGHT ONE OR TWO THINGS AND ARE REGISTERED ON THE REGISTER, AND HERE YOU CAN MEET CELEBRITIES, MEDIA PEOPLE AND COUNTLESS ARTISTS. ”

"I've never been to an event like this in my life."

As he spoke, several people came over to toast and asked to take a picture with them. After the group photo, several people left. Li Wen asked in surprise: "Do they know you?" ”

"I don't know, the people who come here are either rich or expensive, they are so polite because they themselves don't know how powerful the other party is, so everyone who comes here wants to know one or two people, this is hypocritical high socialization."

"Why haven't they started yet, who are they waiting for?" Li Wen saw that a lecture platform was set up in front of the hall, and everyone was talking about it.

"Today I heard that Gao Ya, the editor-in-chief of "Shangke", will give a speech, this person is usually famous for his love of being late, but don't worry, let's go get some delicious food, today I have my favorite Norwegian langoustin."

After speaking, Shu Tao pulled Li Wen to the dining table and began to choose food.