Private clubs were, as the name suggested, very private establishments. Unlike restaurants or hotels, they did not put signs outside. In fact, most private clubs looked unremarkable from the outside. At the very least, you would never guess they were places for social gatherings; they looked more like private residences.
Baron Cohen's Golden Mead Club was no exception.
It stood on the eastern side of Knights' Street, at the edge of the Upper City. It was relatively out of the way, though not nearly as remote as the National Cemetery Li Wei and Katie had visited before. From the outside, it looked more like a three-story private villa, with a small garden at the back.
Viewed from the front, it looked like just another ordinary house on the street.
Baron Cohen had originally intended to establish it in an area with a high concentration of private clubs, but he had later abandoned the idea. Partly, this was because his funds were limited. The other reason was that his main clientele were not established, successful adults, but young people. He wanted to build the club from the ground up and cultivate loyal patrons.
For young people who had yet to gain social standing or status, being surrounded by successful people would undoubtedly put them under considerable pressure.
Of course, Baron Cohen had also considered that some might want to make connections. His chosen location was only one street away from Golden Goblet Street-the home of all sorts of private clubs, where Fog City's finest upper-class clubs were concentrated.
Thus, if any young members wanted to use the opportunity to meet influential figures, they could arrange to walk with them on their way to the club.
In that respect, Baron Cohen was rather shrewd, and thanks to this, his club had already