Chapter 185: Bright Moon and Sparse Stars

The moon is bright and the stars are sparse.

In the 1990s, the nights in the countryside were dotted with stars, and you could see a sky full of stars when you looked up.

Cities are different.

The lights are dim and the neon lights are flashing, and the joys, sorrows, anger and happiness of the world are being performed everywhere.

Chen Pingsheng and his family had a family barbecue party at eight o'clock in the evening.

It’s in the specially built underground pavilion in the yard.

The whole family sat around the stove, grilling chicken wings and grilling lamb skewers.

Chen Anan likes to eat chicken butts. If she eats the chicken head, her father will bring up her grades.

Why are you eating the chicken head? With your grades, you only deserve to eat the chicken butt.

Without her father telling her, she fell in love with chicken butts.

Sprinkle some pepper, chili powder, etc., and make it as fragrant as possible.

No matter how bad the food tastes, she will use her little stomach to digest it.

The good thing about the Siheyuan is that the yard is big enough and convenient for doing anything.

The whole family gathered here to eat barbecue, it was so happy.

"Chen Anan, you're almost 100 pounds and you still eat so much?"

"A scale can weigh 300 kilograms, but my 100 kilograms is barely enough."

Chen Anan held a mutton skewer in his left hand and a chicken butt in his right hand.

There were two large chicken wings in her small bowl, and her mouth was full of oil from eating them.

If she couldn't finish it, she gave it to her sister.

If she threw it away, no one would accuse her of wasting food.

"Brother, are you going to Shanghai this month?"

Chen Qi eats quite gracefully, but he is deliberately controlling his appetite.

"Yes, I'm going to attend the Bobo Milk Tea national investment and franchise conference in the middle of this month."

Chen Pingsheng himself likes to eat big chicken legs, but his grilling skills are pretty average.

"Then can I go?"

"What are you going to do?"

"I want to go to Shanghai. I've never been there in my life. I heard the Bund there is really beautiful."

Chen Qi just wanted to go out and have fun.

Chen Pingsheng followed her. After all, he could go anywhere as long as he had money.

"The Bund is really beautiful. You can see the sea over there. If you have time, you can go there for a few days."

"Dad, why didn't you call me?"

Chen Anan felt that she was being ignored, so she had to remind her father.

"You still want to shout, you're just a follower."

Chen Pingsheng took out his cell phone and said, "Since you all are going, I'll ask Yang Qian to book a hotel in advance."

"Dad, I want a room with a sea view."

"You're meant for the toilet."

Chen Anan snorted twice. Her father was just tough on the outside but soft on the inside.

By then, we will definitely book the presidential suite.

It’s very fun to go to Shanghai for a two-month vacation.

Wait until they finish the barbecue and return to the room.

Song Yanxi had finished taking a shower and was wearing her white pajamas.

After she pulled back the thin silk quilt on the big bed, she asked, "Honey, should we have a New Year's Eve party this year?"

"Of course."

This is his most important money-making project every year, Chen Pingsheng said:

"After New Year's Eve, it's Shuiyunjian's annual large-scale gala. This year, Tengying has a certain influence in the film industry, so you don't have to worry about star resources. You just need to prepare in advance."

"All right."

Song Yanxi fell asleep. The light was a little soft and very comfortable. There was a green forest outside the floor-to-ceiling window facing the head of the bed.

It feels very comfortable.

"September is the beginning of the second semester. By this time next year, nearly a thousand beauticians will have graduated from Shuiyunjian. We still have to find jobs for them. We can't leave them with nowhere to go after graduation."

"What are you thinking about?"

Chen Pingsheng knocked her head and said, "We spent more than 100 million yuan and two years to train these beauticians. How could they be transferred to other families?"

"By the end of the year, I'll be investing 500 million yuan in Shanghai, with the plan to open 30 stores. You'll need to make preparations on your side, too, and try to transfer a mix of new and experienced beauticians."

The investment in a single Shuiyunjian Club store is about 10 million yuan, and 500 million yuan is enough to open 30 stores.

The extra money will be used to buy the headquarters there.

I can't afford a too big one, but a small two or three-story house like this will definitely be fine.

Song Yanxi's main concern was whether she would get into trouble after taking such a long step.

Moreover, they are unfamiliar with the place and their resources in Beijing cannot be used there.

This is a typical case of unnecessary worry. Their family can't make the crossing, but there are people over there who can help.

Isn’t Tong Zelan a famous local in Shanghai?

After crossing over there, we must attract some local resource users to invest.

Chen Pingsheng's plan is to dilute 30% of his shares and obtain 300 million yuan in funds.

Although Shanghai and Beijing are both their own, their financial sectors must be independent.

The purpose is to facilitate attracting local shareholders.

Every place has its own network of relationships, and a business like Shuiyunjian's must have several major shareholders who can control the situation.

The reason why Shuiyunjian Academy in Beijing recruits so many people for two years of training in advance is not to make a leap to Shanghai in one step?

Their family’s layout in the capital has been completed.

In the future, Shuiyunjian, Tenghui Department Store, and Feiyangyang will all move there.

The first one I went to was Bobo Milk Tea, whose headquarters is located in Shanghai.

It is small in size and can be moved quickly.

As for Tengying, it is not engaged in traditional business.

There is no such thing as cross-city release. Once a movie or TV series is released, it will enter the national market.

The next day.

After Song Yanxi went to Shuiyunjian’s headquarters, she began to prepare for New Year’s Eve and the big investment in Shanghai at the end of the year.

Half of the trainee beauticians at the college will stay in Beijing, and the other half will go to Shanghai with the senior beauticians in Beijing.

Such a big move requires preparation at least a year in advance.

Money is secondary. Her family can easily raise 500 million by the end of the year.

The key is to arrange the people properly, and Chen Pingsheng went to work at Tengying.

After Queen Yang finished filming the variety show, she immediately went to film She Disappeared.

He hasn't come back yet.

But Bai Lu came back after filming Zhao Yao.

Waiting for the company to arrange her next work plan.

She and Chen Pingsheng stared at each other, and Bai Lu was still a little-known figure in the entertainment industry.

Although the TV series has been filmed, it has not been broadcast yet and is almost not well-known.

Chen Pingsheng asked her to go to Hengdian Film and Television City in Zhejiang Province to find Zhao Liying.

She is the one who arranges the work. In fact, it would be best if such newcomers have the opportunity to shoot variety shows.

The more exposure you get, the faster you become popular.

Didn’t you see how quickly Yang Baobei became famous after the Running Man was aired last year? She doesn’t have any TV series or movies under her belt.

Just by participating in one variety show, she became one of the top female stars in China.

This shows how much variety shows can help new artists improve their careers.

Unfortunately, Tencent Film has very few resources for variety shows.

Yang Mi relied on her own abilities to get these jobs. Who would invite Bai Lu, a female artist with no fame at all?

Zhao Liying also rarely participates in variety shows.

As soon as Bai Lu came back, he was driven to Zhejiang.

His pretty little cousin Jiang Peiyao was also filming there.

When I go to Shanghai, I can go and see it on the way, since it is quite close.

"Uncle, this is the sales of Hua Qiangu's peripheral products last month."

Bai Xin handed him a financial statement, which was sent by Tong Zelan.

Since its premiere in June, Hua Qian Gu has become an absolute hit.

This completely exceeded Tong Zelan and Hu Ding's expectations. Now the factories in Guangdong are still speeding up the production of Hua Qiangu's peripheral products.

Chen Pingsheng took a look.

In June, the total sales of the two online platforms and offline channels were approximately 600 million.

The gross profit is 80%, which is about 500 million yuan.

It takes one and a half months to withdraw the money on the platform.

Tong Zelan agreed to come back at the end of September to do the total account split.

By that time, Hua Qian Gu had already finished airing, and the bonus period was completely over.

They now wish that the fruit channel could only broadcast it one day a week to extend the bonus period as much as possible.

The revenue brought by the hit TV series is really great.

Based on this sales situation, the gross profit brought by peripheral products is estimated to be more than 10 billion.

After deducting all the products, he can still make a small profit.

It smells so good.

It feels like money is coming in everywhere.

Bai Xin's eyes also sparkled. According to the boss's usual style, once such a large sum of money was obtained.

Then the whole company will definitely receive bonuses, and she will also be able to get a lot of income.

Tengying has now become a company in the entertainment industry with a valuation of tens of billions, and she herself doesn't know how this valuation was given by the outside world.

Anyway, their work is so easy.

Of course, Tencent Film’s income is really high.

"Not bad. Charlotte is scheduled to be released on National Day, right?"

"Yes, Chen Teng came back a few days ago. He also went to the variety show when you were not in the company."

Chen Pingsheng nodded. This movie is the first one that Tencent Pictures has fully invested in since entering the film industry.

If the box office can exceed 1 billion, then their Tencent Film's listing plan is bound to be much smoother.

Chen Pingsheng said, "Go and notify the finance department to give Chen Teng and Mali a bonus of 10 million each. Call it the Charlotte bonus."

This money was originally intended to be given to Yang Mi.

She didn't want it, so it's just right to send it to Chen Teng Mali now.

They had just signed with Tencent Pictures and were not very familiar with the work style here.

Tengying’s main focus is to make money together.

Never be the one who eats alone.

Bai Xin was thinking secretly, she thought the boss was using the same trick he used before.

Marketing for Charlotte in advance.

In fact, he was just rewarding people with some money.

Chen Teng Mali, who was still filming a variety show, inexplicably received 10 million yuan on his mobile phone.

I thought I was being scammed by a telecom scam.

They were planning to use this to make a few jokes and write a skit.

Suddenly received a message from the chairman's secretary.

Each person gets a bonus of 10 million, it’s just a name.

They didn't make any special contributions, but the boss just gave it to them in such a simple way.

Not even a word of explanation.

"Brother Teng, this boss looks a bit like the legendary one!"

Marley was dazed.

Still, Shen Teng was smart. "This is not good. It seems that we really made the right decision to change companies. Look at how generous this boss is. I don't even know where I earned 10 million for him, and the money arrived in a snap."

"Yeah, I have a feeling this boss isn't very smart. I bet he won't ask us to return it."

"Not really, that's definitely not the case."

The two were confused for the whole afternoon, and when they returned home, they didn't receive any information from the finance department that the wrong money had been transferred.

I feel at ease.

They actually gave them a bonus.

…

Chen Pingsheng was in a good mood and went home early from get off work.

He rarely drives Bugatti recently and instead prefers Bentley SUV.

I decided to order a sky blue Bentley Bentayga.

It is quite comfortable to drive, and it is effortless to spend millions of dollars on a car.

I bought it after being slightly tempted.

The large courtyard house has four small garages that can barely accommodate four cars.

His wife usually drives a Bentley and a LaFerrari alternately.

He himself owns a Bugatti and a Rolls-Royce Phantom.

The Bentleys are all parked outside. We bought a few separate parking spaces, but they are often occupied by others.

I haven't called to urge them, so it's okay to give others some help.

Anyway, most of his own cars are parked at home, so this is mainly the parking space for Liu Fen and her younger sister Chen Qi.

Chen Pingsheng was in a good mood when he passed by the old tree at the entrance of the alley.

I almost didn't recognize the little girl in front of me wearing sunglasses and playing the erhu.

Her style is very unique, with oversized sunglasses on her small face.

She was wearing a green long gown. Forgive her for being a little fat, but the gown made her look plump.

There was also a bowl in front of it.

Perhaps because he knew that his skills were not very good, he also knew to put a small trumpet to play the erhu reflecting the moon.

Chen Pingsheng walked over, rummaged through his pockets, and finally threw a small copper coin to her.

"Chen Anan, what are you doing?"

"Dad, don't you see? I'm starting my own business and becoming my own boss."

Chen Anan shook her small bowl.

Chen Pingsheng didn't know what was wrong with her. "Are you short of food or clothes at home? Is it necessary for you to embarrass yourself in public?"

"Dad, where is your enlightenment? Where is your state of mind?"

Chen Anan is quite boastful. According to her own words, she is becoming self-reliant in advance.

Be a motivational person when you are young so that you can brag everywhere when you grow up.

Yes, making money comes second.

Given her family's financial situation, there is not much point in making money.

Accumulating enough capital to brag about since childhood is Chen Anan’s goal.

He is so simple and unpretentious at the age of eight. What will he be like when he grows up?

"Your father has no thoughts and no awareness. Just looking at you gives him a headache."

Chen Pingsheng let her do whatever she wanted, and most of the people living in this area knew her.

This is due to Chen Anan's social skills since childhood.

The mantis boxing training this morning was not in vain.

A unique little landscape in the park.

As long as she is not embarrassed, it is others who are embarrassed anyway.

Chen Anan was busy with her own business, her father was still very nice.

I have never cared too much about her since she was a child. As long as she likes it, no matter what she does, I may not necessarily support her, but I basically will not oppose it.

Dad, he is a very good dad.

I want to play a nice erhu piece for him.

To pay tribute to my great father.

"Ah~ my dad."

"Wow~ He lives in Erlitun."

"Ah~ He is my mother's cousin."

"Woo~ They got me out of nowhere."

Chen Pingsheng, who had just turned to the corner, simply couldn't bear to watch anymore.

The situation of Big Butt Kid is really serious.

When he noticed the little kid still jumping and clapping her hands behind him, he picked her up and hurried home.

Don't be influenced by the big brat.

Back at his family's courtyard, Chen Pingsheng said earnestly, "Xinyi, your sister is already in the late stages of neurosis. The family's goal of getting into Tsinghua University or Peking University now falls on you. You have to work hard."

"She is only one year old. Can she understand what you are saying to her?" Peng Ying walked over from downstairs.

"No matter whether they understand it or not, it must be instilled in them from a young age."

Chen Pingsheng said: "Don't be like her sister again, my little heart can't take it anymore."

"How dare you say that about her? You were even more mischievous when you were a kid."

Peng Ying wanted to talk about the shameless things he did as a child, but Chen Pingsheng quickly interrupted her, "You were talking about your granddaughter, why are you bringing me into this now?"

“Everyone has a growing-up process.”

Peng Ying said: "I think An An is very nice. She is polite to others and everyone likes her."

Well...just praise her as much as you can.

You'll know once you stay here long enough.

Chen Anan's nonsense is not as simple as going out on the street with a bowl in hand and acting like a boss.

She has a series of cool moves, but her grandmother just hasn't seen them yet.

Once she sees it, she will truly understand what it means to be a big loser in the ocean of knowledge and a top-notch master in the world of nonsense.

Chen Anan went home with her hands behind her back. It was getting dark and it was almost time for dinner.

Everyone just gave money and didn't throw away any steamed buns.

You can't starve yourself to lose weight.

Looking at the few hundred dollars I earned, I was so happy.

Although a few hundred yuan is nothing to her, it is what she earned by working hard.

It has great commemorative significance.

But I can't spend it all, so I took out the piggy bank I bought for more than 10,000 yuan.

Put these few hundred dollars in carefully.

Hahaha... Chen Anan laughed loudly, and found that her father was looking at her sideways, so she immediately stopped laughing.

Be low-key.

I have to let my dad discover that I can make money even though I'm doing nothing special.

Then he would give her a few thousand yuan as a reward and use the money to buy a bigger piggy bank.

Forget about rewarding her with money. It would be the best if you don't confiscate all her pocket money.

(End of this chapter)