National Fitness Club

That evening, Zhang Qian personally drove back to Xihang to pick up her uncle's family.

She rented a house near Financial Street and settled her uncle and the others there.

Once the factory was completed, they could officially start work.

Fan Yu also notified Liu Jian, asking him to use his connections to bring in foreign technical personnel to teach the factory employees their skills.

As the general manager of Financial Street's property management company, Liu Jian wielded considerable influence. Other than Fan Yu, he held the most power on Financial Street.

He was somewhat like the chief steward of an imperial palace in ancient times.

Yes, the chief eunuch, specifically responsible for handling all kinds of problems for the owner of Financial Street.

"Ding. The host has become the new owner of the National Fitness Association."

"The Fitness Association?"

Not bad. Although it was not as profitable as Financial Street or the 4S dealership chamber of commerce, it was still acceptable.

After getting up in the morning and completing his daily check-in, Fan Yu felt that this kind of life was truly filled with excitement and anticipation.

The excitement came from having too much money, while the anticipation came from wondering what the system would give him each day.

He drove to the National Fitness Association.

The National Fitness Association was Magic City's largest fitness club and also set the trend for fitness in Magic City.

Those who came here to work out were either rich or powerful.

Wealthy people all knew that having a healthy body was a prerequisite for enjoying life.

Without a healthy body, no matter how much money one had, one could not enjoy it.

When Fan Yu arrived at the National Fitness Association, he saw a building spanning more than ten floors, with hundreds of fitness trainers alone.

The National Fitness Association promoted high-end one-on-one fitness training.

Every member had their own personal fitness trainer, who could reasonably arrange their fitness and health regimens.

Fan Yu walked up to the front desk. "Get me in touch with Lin Cong."

The general manager of the National Fitness Association was named Lin Cong, and he was also the manager of the National Fitness Association.

When Lin Cong heard it was Fan Yu, he was even more nervous than Liu Jian and Wang Ping had been. Unlike them, he did not have their prestigious status, and he feared that a new ruler would replace the old guard and Fan Yu would fire him.

When he came downstairs, Lin Cong hurried forward to greet him.

Fan Yu nodded and entered Lin Cong's office. "You'll continue managing the National Fitness Association from now on."

"Yes, Chairman Fan."

This time, Fan Yu had obtained the entire property rights, far surpassing the authority of an ordinary shareholder. Lin Cong could not help but treat him with caution.

After taking over the National Fitness Association, an idea appeared in Fan Yu's mind.

He remembered a fairly popular fitness platform called Keep, where many fitness trainers taught workouts during their spare time.

After checking and finding that it had not appeared yet, he planned to use it as a test run and a stepping stone into the internet industry.

Although that app had seemed close to dying off in its later stages and relied on venture capital to stay afloat, it was still a decent piece of software.

The internet was a massive cake, and as long as it was handled properly, the profits could be extremely substantial.

Of course, there were many people entering the internet industry now. Nine out of ten who did so lost money, but Fan Yu had money.

Even if he had to throw money at it, he could still make something out of it.

However, building the framework for an app required talent, and he did not have any yet. He could only wait for now.

There was nothing going on at Zhang Qian's company either, so Fan Yu changed into a set of workout clothes and entered the gym.

The National Fitness Association had all kinds of advanced international fitness equipment. Its facilities could be said to be extremely comprehensive.

The National Fitness Association could earn tens of millions every year from membership fees alone.

This also showed just how many wealthy people there were in society now.

A membership card cost thirty thousand yuan a year, and if one hired a professional fitness trainer for one-on-one instruction, there would be additional class fees.

The extra spending could even exceed the membership fee itself.

Fan Yu took his exclusive gold card and entered the gym.

Only the owner of the National Fitness Association had a gold card. It allowed unlimited access and counted as a privilege.

After all, informing every employee who the owner was would be too troublesome. It was more convenient to use special privileges. Once employees saw the gold card, they would naturally know who he was.

The treadmill came with fully automatic sensor settings. Once someone stepped onto it, it automatically adjusted the speed, gradually increasing it. When the body's exertion became excessive, the treadmill sensed the calories expended and chose to stop.

People on the treadmill wore a sensor behind them. They could also adjust it themselves without using electronic controls.

After trying it out, Fan Yu found it quite good and stepped off the treadmill.

There was also a fully automatic arm-strength ring. Once worn on the arm, it could adjust the weight according to the muscles.

It would absolutely prevent situations where the user could not bear the load and suffered muscle strains.

A woman with a curvaceous, perfect figure walked over in a tight training outfit.

She had long, glossy black hair.

"Sir, do you need one-on-one training instruction?"

Fan Yu's lips curved upward. "Sure."

"Alright, let me explain the fees for the lessons."

"I'm an S-Class Training Instructor at the National Fitness Association."

"It costs three thousand yuan per hour. If you take more than five hours of lessons, you'll receive an additional hour for free."

"If you need to leave midway for something, the remaining time can be saved and used the next time you come."

Zhuang Xiaoting spoke slowly.

Fan Yu nodded. "That's a very user-friendly arrangement, though the tuition really isn't cheap."

Zhuang Xiaoting said, "As an S-Class fitness trainer, I can reshape your physique within a month. If you want to lose weight, you can also start seeing results within a month."

"You get what you pay for. The price is fair."

Zhuang Xiaoting was likely very experienced in this industry, so her answers were extremely practiced.

"Mm, alright. Let's start now."

"Please give me your membership card. I need to have the front desk record it, which will also make it easier to save any unused class time."

The people who came here to work out were either rich or powerful, so Zhuang Xiaoting was not worried that someone would refuse to pay after taking lessons.

The annual membership fee alone was thirty thousand yuan. How could anyone without money come here just to put on airs?

When she saw the gold card Fan Yu handed over, Zhuang Xiaoting froze.

"You're the owner?"

Fan Yu blinked. "Yeah. What's wrong? Does being the owner mean I can't take lessons?"

Zhuang Xiaoting quickly shook her head. "That's not what I meant. I mean, the owner doesn't have to pay for lessons."

"Then how do you get your commission?"

"I only need to report it. The general manager will give me a bonus afterward."

"How much is the bonus?"

"About three thousand yuan."

Fan Yu nodded. "Not exploiting employees is pretty good."

Zhuang Xiaoting nodded slightly. "The general manager is a very good person."

In fact, countless people wanted to teach the owner for free but never got the chance. Teaching the owner would help them gain a firmer footing here in the future and avoid a lot of trouble.

Being a fitness trainer was not easy either. For example, some spoiled clients could not handle the programs arranged by their trainers and would make a scene here, while the trainers would also be punished. There were often times when they felt wronged.

For instance, the last time she taught a wealthy woman who weighed two hundred jin, that woman had only lost two jin in a month and made things difficult for Zhuang Xiaoting, saying many unpleasant things. The general manager had stepped in to suppress the matter. Although he had not blamed her, she still felt wronged.

After finishing her lessons with Zhuang Xiaoting, that wealthy woman had started eating without restraint. Under those circumstances, losing two jin in a month already showed that Zhuang Xiaoting's fitness methods were incredibly effective.

If it had been someone else, she probably would not have lost any weight and might have gained another two jin instead.

While working out, Fan Yu asked Zhuang Xiaoting, "What hobbies do you have besides work?"

As Zhuang Xiaoting helped Fan Yu adjust the exercise equipment, she casually replied, "I play on Douyin."

"You have a lot of followers?"

Fan Yu asked curiously while doing seated stretches.

Douyin was now a unicorn company with three hundred million daily active users. Many people watched funny clips in their spare time.

"Not that many, I guess? Around a million."

"A million isn't a lot?" Fan Yu asked in surprise.

In his impression, Douyin had a high number of daily active users, but having several million followers still made someone a major internet influencer.

"Don't you livestream? With that many followers, you should be able to earn quite a bit from livestreaming too."

As Zhuang Xiaoting kept Fan Yu's workout rhythm steady, she said, "Mm, I occasionally livestream fitness lessons too, but it doesn't seem like many people enjoy watching them. Only a few hundred people watch each stream, and most of them come for my figure and appearance. They only watch without learning anything, just talking nonsense in the comments."

Fan Yu could not help but laugh. That made sense. Most men on Douyin were perverts.

Zhuang Xiaoting was an exceptionally beautiful woman, and because she exercised regularly, her body proportions were practically perfect.

If physiques could be rated separately, hers would definitely score a perfect one hundred.

In terms of appearance, Zhuang Xiaoting was on par with Zhang Qian, but her figure surpassed Zhang Qian's.

Zhang Qian maintained her figure only through restraint in her daily life, while Zhuang Xiaoting had built hers through exercise. Naturally, the two could not be compared.

It was not until after eight in the evening that the workout finally ended. Although he was exhausted, Fan Yu felt that his body had grown a little stronger.

As Fan Yu walked out of the National Fitness Club, he asked Zhuang Xiaoting, "Where are you going? Want me to give you a ride?"

Zhuang Xiaoting did not refuse. Since the owner wanted to give her a ride, she naturally had to show him respect.

"Then thank you, Boss."

Phoenix City International.

It was a third-tier residential complex in Magic City.

Even though it was only third-tier, housing prices still cost tens of thousands of yuan per square meter.

Zhuang Xiaoting rented a place there, and the annual rent was more than fifty thousand yuan.