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Re:The economics of a VIP party by kilroy123 on Saturday June 27, 2020 @08:46AM (#23661489)
My sister was a model in Los Angeles, and when she got a bit too old for that, she did this for a while.

Here's how she operated. She knew and networked with many other models in the area. A club promoter would tell her he needs X number of women at this club on this night.

My sister would then wrangle the requested number of women to go out. She would absolutely lie and not tell them that she was being paid $1,000+ to bring them out.

She would make up lots of lies to tell them. Oh, this event is happening, or this celebrity will be there, or these people you should meet. Whatever she could do to get them there.

These women would then be given free alcohol or any drink they wanted all night. Drugs if they wished as well.

Pretty messed up, in my opinion, and I think it brought her down a dark path. But it was interesting to hear about the business side of this first hand.

One time I was down in LA and she took me to a very high end club and I got to see all of this up close. No way I would of gotten in without being with her.

Different world.

Re:The economics of a VIP party by chrisseaton on Saturday June 27, 2020 @08:49AM (#23661508)
> These women would then be given free alcohol or any drink they wanted all night.

Seems like this would have been enough to get most people to go to a party at a bar in LA, without any lying or cajoling!

Re:The economics of a VIP party by dimva on Saturday June 27, 2020 @09:05AM (#23661606)
For models, getting free drinks / drugs is table stakes.
Re:The economics of a VIP party by Balgair on Saturday June 27, 2020 @01:47PM (#23663275)
In LA?!

It depends on where you are and where the party is.

You in Silverlake but the party is in Simi Valley? Oh hell no.

You in Santa Monica but the party is in Bel Air? Oh hell yes.

The traffic is a nightmare in LA even on a Monday night. Taking Fountain won't work anymore after Waze got used up.

Like Yogi Berra said: Nobody goes to the beach, it's too crowded.

Re:The economics of a VIP party by modelthrows on Saturday June 27, 2020 @09:04AM (#23661598)
Models get that wherever they go frankly.
Re:The economics of a VIP party by mattmaroon on Saturday June 27, 2020 @09:16AM (#23661673)
Not even just models. Attractive women all over the world can go out with a $10 bill in their pocket and drink all night and still have enough left for Taco Bell at the end. Free drinks are cheap.
Re:The economics of a VIP party by bryanlarsen on Saturday June 27, 2020 @09:52AM (#23661844)
It's interesting that she had to lie. That $1000 split between 5 girls would provide a living wage. And $200 for something you would be prepared to do for free seems pretty nice on the surface.

But that $200 is the difference between a "party girl" and a "whore". Perhaps not quite literally, but close enough that it's a really bad idea. The tactics used in the article to get girls to stay if they want to leave early are bad enough; once payment is involved...

And from the other side, rich people want to go to clubs full of party girls and will avoid clubs full of "whores".

Re:The economics of a VIP party by toxicFork on Saturday June 27, 2020 @09:07AM (#23661616)
I recently watched an episode of Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories on Netflix, season 2 episode 4. It was featuring an ex-model in Tokyo who was invited to a VIP event where "rich CEOs" would attend. Very similar to what you described, in some ways. The episode also explores a bit about the personal aspect of that sort of life, but very lightly. It seems to be a thing in Tokyo, too.
Re:The economics of a VIP party by coldtea on Saturday June 27, 2020 @09:29AM (#23661739)
It's a thing in every country/big city in the world - including supposedly "conservative" religious ones...
Re:The economics of a VIP party by mattmaroon on Saturday June 27, 2020 @09:13AM (#23661656)
By a bit too old do you mean like 24?
Re:The economics of a VIP party by kilroy123 on Saturday June 27, 2020 @11:33AM (#23662451)
Yes. (her words, not mine)
Re:The economics of a VIP party by Balgair on Saturday June 27, 2020 @01:50PM (#23663301)
The Playboy mansion is (was?) 6 blocks from UCLA's Sorority Row for a reason.