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Shanghai's Velvet Rope Revolution: How Discreet Members-Only Clubs Are Reshaping Urban Social Hierarchies

The Algorithm at the DoorAt 9:47 PM on a humid June evening, a black sedan deposits its passenger before an unmarked Xuhui storefront where no signage exists - only a discreet QR code shimmering like crushed jade in the moonlight. Within 0.3 second

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The Velvet Rope Revolution: How Shanghai's Elite Clubs Are Redefining Nightlife

Behind the unmarked doors of Shanghai's historic French Concession and glittering Pudong high-rises, a quiet revolution in social engineering is taking place. The city's entertainment clubs (会所) have evolved from simple nightlife venues into co