Chapter 71
Beverly Hills
Yesterday I slept at the hotel late last night at a meeting about filmmaking in Polygram, and Jennifer is coming here with friends today.
Around lunch, Jennifer dragged Isabel and Irene a short distance from the morning, taking them to a nice restaurant near Beverly Hills.
“Wow, this place is so cool. Jennifer, you’re the reason I’m here. Thank you. Hoho. ”
“Can I order anything else today? ”
My friends nodded their heads to ask me one more time for confirmation in an atmosphere that looked so luxurious.
Irene and Isabelle were excited to look at the menu and wonder what to pick. Jennifer still came to this place a few times, so I let her know one by one, but sometimes she looks at me with pride and gratitude.
“Huh. I love that look in Jennifer’s eyes. ’
Such respect and warm eyes from a loved one can inspire a lover. I casually leaned against the chair. The voices and energies of young college girls make me feel good. I’m still a college student, right?
Having not been to school much lately, I forgot my identity.
“I’m not an Ultraman, I just have to graduate. Let’s not get greedy. ’
I have missed a little school because of my business, and I have done reports and other research. Ah! Of course it’s not very bottomed out. Born with a good head, I was able to maintain moderate grades.
I didn’t choke on my grades anyway, so I just studied with my face up. My parents don’t ask me about my grades anymore. Once last year, I was like, “How are you doing? You just have to graduate. ’That’s it.’
What’s wrong with that now, really? All you have to do is get your diploma.
“We have a $40 starter here. A few hundred bucks at a time. ”
“Oh my. Look at this. Wine is expensive. Let’s just get some water. ”
Irene and Isabelle don’t like it when I tell them to let go, but they don’t like the price. I think the two are talking to each other. It’s one table, not too far from the street, but I can hear all the good ones.
“Kids, here’s a shrimp cottage spring roll or a Filipino cheese spring roll. I’ve tried it before. It’s delicious. This is fine. Maine likes flat-iron steak. ”
Seeing the surprised look on their faces, the price must be quite high. I don’t… really care about me.
“Jennifer, is this… okay?” Irene looks at Jennifer and asks for confirmation, and smiles.
“Of course. John said it. ”
“Don’t really care. You’re graduating soon. Actually, Jennifer’s been talking about you guys a lot. I want to thank you, Hakille, for being so comfortable and so fun while I was at school. ”
As I spoke, I glanced at Jennifer, and her lips slightly flared and she said to me, “Thank you.”
“Aigoo, so far. Hoho.”
“Jennifer, thank you for the kind talk. We were rather comfortable with Jennifer. ”
I complimented them that the good things were good, and I wanted them to be good in the future. The two of them, of course, promise each other.
“Don’t worry, we’re three musketeers. Hoho.”
‘Jennifer, I’m taking care of your friends for you to play with.’ I looked at Jennifer, muttering to myself. Of course, there are people running around with Jennifer’s specifications. But they seem to like each other the best, so take care of them.
“I’d like a bottle of ’95 panfolds, please. ”
Starting the starter, I picked a bottle of wine. I don’t drink wine often, but I sometimes enjoy it.
“Heehee. John’s having a bit of a day. ”
Jennifer looks at me and smiles, but her friends look at the menu and are surprised. That’s $900 a bottle.
I usually just eat McDonald’s and sometimes put it in a cup, but when I go out on a dinner like this, I feel great. If you have money in mind, you should have fun spending it once in a while. Some people spend tens of millions on knights at night, and sometimes I get knights, but I’m not that stupid.
“Here, have a drink. Let’s toast together. ”
“Cheers! To graduation!”
“To Jennifer and her wonderful boyfriend’s business.”
Isabelle oils herself, and her father’s words come right out. Hehe.
I enjoyed the three women with a slight variety of experience stories that I heard while eating delicious food. Everyone comes out with a little bit of wit. It’s nice to talk to you.
With Jennifer and her friends flying around the entire conversation, everyone was so excited about me. Especially Jennifer feels better about my consideration.
Jennifer is a habit of sneaking up on my arms or sweeping my thighs while I’m talking.
“Thank you so much. What do I do if I’m so grateful? ”
“Jennifer, thank you for bringing us here. ”
After lunch, we went out to the streets. Beverly Hills is clean and shops are cranky. Those who pass by pay the price for their clothes.
“Hehe. Of all these Americans, if I’m to say wealth, I’m to be within 100?” So meeting someone as smart as me on this street is like freaking heaven, right? ’
When I think about it, my shoulders shrug. I am the youngest and the richest of the rich, except for two or three heirs. I’m the best because old people don’t come and go. Haha.
Jennifer grabs my arm and leans against my bust. I don’t mean to, but it’s naturally large and makes me feel good.
“This really is a shopping paradise. There’s too many places to go, right? ”
“My eyes are pinging. What do I do?”
We walk down the street together and do ice shopping, and three women sing a nostril. Hah! That’s… The shopping energy of women reaches me.
It was Saturday afternoon, and there were so many people. It looks like LA’s young men and women are all here. Even girls who look like high school students are full of streets full of swarms chasing their dreams. This is nothing compared to Seoul’s Saturday afternoon apocalypse.
“Awesome! There’s the Gucci store. It’s on sale. ”
Isabelle’s eyes do not miss the poster ‘Sale’ across the street.
“Really? I think I got a new one. Shall we go? ”
“John, can we go?” Jennifer grabs my arm and gives me a desperate look. Pretend there’s something crowded.
“Yes, it’s me. It doesn’t matter.” Having been out on this street for a long time, it’s not bad to have a look around. Now that we have a fashion company to run, let’s pay attention.
“Jennifer, look at this bag. Isn’t she beautiful? ”
“Isabel, what about this? There’s a race on the ropes here. Isn’t the design great? ”
“Here’s a new one. Wow! I’ve never seen anything like this. ”
“You don’t even have a Gucci bag. Of course I’ve never seen you before.” Isabel ridicules Irene.
“Tsk. Who said that? What about you?” The two brawl and make fun of each other.
“Oh, Jenny, you. ”
Three people are looking at things, thinking about something else, and suddenly you hear a voice, huh? This is the Jeff I saw last time, right? This guy looks surprised to see Jennifer and me alternately, and I’m just as surprised as the place is.
‘Huh? But this time it’s different from the girl I came with.’ ’The woman standing next to me with her hands, I can see her face, but the tail of her eyes looks a little fierce.
“Jeff, do you know him? ”
“Oh, no, it’s just… Don’t worry about it.” The woman’s expression stiffens as she still looks at Jennifer.
Jennifer’s friends nod slightly, pretending not to know, as they are friends of Michael’s comrade.
“Jasper, what are you doing? Let’s take a quick look around.” Another pair of men and women come in together, and another woman turns around and calls Jeff’s girlfriend.
“Why are you stalling? Your friends are waiting, aren’t they?” The woman called Jasper urges him, but something doesn’t feel right about his tone.
“Yes. Yes. Yeah.” Jeff follows me around like he’s sober.
It was a little confusing when something came in suddenly and left, but three people soon forget about it and fall back into shopping.
“Jennifer, what aren’t you buying? This bag looks good. ”
Isabelle picked up an object and it looks fine to me. At first glance, the price tag is $3600.
“Yeah. What aren’t you buying? ”
“I’m just here to watch. Maybe I’ll buy a little wallet later.” Isabelle has stepped back because it is not a price for a student. Irene doesn’t seem too keen on living just by watching.
“Really? I’m just like that. ”
The look on Jennifer’s face makes me want to buy a chimney, but I feel like I can’t choose because my friends are with me. I think I’m worried I’ll feel a sense of camouflage if I buy it alone.
“Wah! You know how to think about people.” ’
I bought a car and made a credit card, so I was a little worried inside that I might be crooked, but seeing that I was more lovable to endure small things. You touch the ball with your hand, “Why? ‘I look with my eyes.
“Why? Why? Because she’s so pretty. ”
When I whisper in my ear, he’s puzzled to see me, but his face is so cute. Foot!
I look around, but on one side there are at least cheap wallets or bags. Three people only watch here. I think it’s a new product for young women, but small wallets cost between $300 and $1500 a little bigger.
Jennifer’s just watching, because two of her friends are still here. I felt sorry for him as my boyfriend.
“Come on, pick a different one. I’ve come all the way here. I’ll buy you one. ”
“Oh, my God. Oh, my God! ”
Irene and Isabelle, surprised by my words, scream at the same time. The people around me were like, “What’s going on? ’They look at us.
Jennifer is looking at me, holding my arm in surprise.
“Haha. Let’s call it a graduation present. I’ve been with Jennifer for four years, and it’s a bit of a dinner. Choose one by one.”
“Yes. Pick it up one by one when John says you’ll buy it. Hehe.”
I feel proud of the way he looks at me. Huh! This kind of look secretly makes me feel good. I’m going to live my life trying to catch foam anyway, but I have to enjoy this.
“I like this. What about you?”
“Wow! What should I choose? How about this, Jennifer? ”
“Guys, isn’t this better? ”
Until now, everyone’s voice changed because they were excited because they could buy their own things while shopping with their eyes only. Jennifer’s in a good mood, and we’re talking, and I’m just so relieved to see her.
“This place only collects cheap stuff. I don’t see anything special. ”
“Yeah, ‘totally’ cheap. Nothing worth living for. Let’s stop counting and get out. ”
While I was watching three people with joy, two women who had come with Jeff passed by my side and shot at Jennifer and her friends with a wake-up call.
A woman named Jasper doesn’t deserve to look at Jennifer. I’m afraid of a woman’s intuition. I feel hostile at that moment.
I had to, his face and attitude were too hostile.
Jennifer and her friends can’t keep their mouths shut because of the sudden, cheeky sound they hear.
“She’s hilarious. What’s” cheap “all about?” Isabelle speaks first.
Jennifer looked at me and said, “John, what am I supposed to call this? ’I feel like my two friends know I’m pretty good, so I feel like I’m laughing at what they say.
The three of them laughed and chatted like when they heard that, but I think they would be offended if they didn’t have enough, but I quickly forgot what they thought was a funny episode because they came with me.
“I chose this. ”
“I like this wallet. ”
I’ve been waiting for a long time, but I pick up my favorite things one by one. I said let’s do the math.
“There’s a lot of people here today with discounts on new products. Gucci needs to expand this for the customers. ”
“He’s not every day like today, is that easy? There’s only two cash registers. Do we have to stand back there, by the way? ”
It’s okay to have a lot of people standing in line, but those two fucked-up women are lined up in pairs. Jennifer and her friends wait for others to stand in the middle, with a slight sense of disgust behind them.
‘This doesn’t seem like a big deal, fighting like this. Humans are complicated. ‘
It’s not great, but while we try not to see each other growling, we understand it, but it’s ridiculous to wait to see the group.
“W-wait. Jennifer, I don’t think we should wait. ”
I hurriedly looked around at the thoughts that came to my head.
“Excuse me.” I called the passing female employee.
“Yes, sir. What can I do for you?” A woman dressed in stylish clothes kindly asks with a smile.
“Hm. Can you do the math with this card? ”
“Awesome! It’s a black card! ”
“Where? Really? Is that what you’re saying? ”
While passing by, the other girl suddenly stepped in and touched the card for the first time.
“Hmph. Hmph. Will you do the math?” I gave the girls a wake-up call.
“Awesome! I’m sorry. Come this way.” The woman apologizes in a hurry and guides you to one side.
“John, what kind of card is that?” Following me, Jennifer’s eyes glow with curiosity, and her mouth is wide open, as are the two friends next to her.
“Haha. It’s just a sention card from Amex that you get when you go to a store like Gucci or Louis Vuitton. I issued it last year, but it was a little convenient. ”
The girl who received my card goes to the side of the cash machine at the end and sets aside to help me with my calculations.
Jennifer and her friends look at the people standing in the back and admire my ability to create a sudden cash register.
I am calculating with the help of a friendly staff member and someone is making noise behind my back.
“No, hey. Why are they cutting in? ”
“Yes, we were here first. And look at this. There’s a lot more of us just by looking at what we bought. Why do they discriminate so much when they bought a few little things? ”
“Gucci don’t have eyes for customers. No, we have to treat customers who buy expensive things. He prefers cheap. I’m amazed.”
I looked back and saw two women who had had had a nervous war with us earlier complain loudly. The guy next to me frowns rather than trying to dry her, but he looks at me and looks at me, his eyes meet me, so he lowers his head slightly.
“Sir, I’m sorry. These are our sales guidelines, so I can’t change them. ”
A woman approaches two angry people and explains to calm them down.
“Can I talk to the manager? I tried to resist, but this doesn’t make any sense.” The woman pushes harder, but the people in the cold just seem to have a good look.
Korea would be very sensitive to cuttings and special treatments, but the United States is not that sensitive. I sell tickets for those who don’t want to go to Disney right away, so I get paid to use the ‘fast line’. There is also widespread donation admission to universities.
After a bit of a commotion, a man dressed in a suit approaches the women with something sharp.
“Sir, are you experiencing any discomfort? ”
“We’re waiting here, and they bought some cheap stuff, too. Why are they letting us cut through? You know the employee, but you can’t discriminate with other people in your personal intimacy. Look here.”
Two women complain about their purchases, probably going to people and not seeing the staff calculating me separately.
The branch manager spoke with the woman in front of me for a moment, then turned back and bowed his head and apologized.
“Sir, he has a Preferred Card, so I calculated it separately. Please understand that this is our policy. ”
“What? I haven’t been to Gucci once or twice. That’s the first I’ve heard of it. Should I ask my friends?”
In fact, Gucci does not have such a card. The manager was just trying to turn it around and say it.
“Hmmm. That’s not Gucci’s preferred card, that’s Amex’s partner’s preferred card. ”
Jennifer and her friends had fun watching the two women and the manager, and the two women who saw this side saw it. Suddenly, their faces turn red. I just have to finish here, but I want to see if the women’s jealousy or pride competition is over.
“Have you ever heard of that?” A woman named Jasper asks her friend next door.
“No? No way. What kind of a pass is that? I have a platinum card here. I don’t have one of those. ”
The shop manager clears his throat once and explains again.
“Sir, his card is a Centrion Card issued by Amex. It’s also known as a black card, and you might not know it since it first came out last year. ”
“No way. If my mom knew there was such a card, she would have changed it already. How often do you go to luxury shops? ”
The woman she came with is denying it strongly, but she probably lives in a pretty good house.
It seems that the two women still behaved loudly as if they did not accept it, because they were proud to receive special treatment from us who considered them to be ‘cheap’ goods. Of course, there were bigger eyes and attitudes.
Besides, Jennifer and her friends are staring at her, so she can’t turn back.
“Phew! Phew. Unfortunately, black cards are not issued on application. I think it’s only 200 pages from the United States this time, and you probably don’t know that, because we’ve chosen some very special people from Amex. I mean, he was one of the 200. ”
The branch manager spoke in turn so he couldn’t understand, so this time he talked in detail. Hehe. That’s a good description. From what I’ve heard, it’s a card made in the last year’s Amex that is literally “Noble.”
In the store manager’s explanation, the eyes of the people around me came together and were drawn to Jennifer, who was holding her arms.
Jennifer leans back slightly, holding my arm to see if she enjoys the gaze. Friends also look surprised by the description of the store manager. Of course, I’m rich, everyone knows that, but I’m surprised that I have 200 million cards.
We saw two women with bluish faces. I keep crying, but I’m just trembling, and the two men next to me don’t know what to do.
After receiving the bill, I walked out of the store with a slight smirk. Jennifer’s friends have the same look on their faces as the accusation. Hahaha.
Artwork Reviews
As explained, black cards are the first “noble” cards that came out in ’99. In fact, Gucci and Louis Vuitton had a luxury store offering personal assistance.
The annual fee was $1000 first, then $2500 later, and since 2007 it’s been $5000.
However, the dues went up, while the initial decent service was reduced every year, and later it became a luxury card representing the symbol of wealth.