Chapter 179 The Early-Death Second-Generation Star in an Urban Entertainment Novel (Part 6)
After Zhao Yuxuan left, a waiter came over, and the two ordered a platter and some drinks. Jiang Yue had driven here today, so she didn't order any alcoholic drinks. After the food was served, the two chatted while drinking. Su Yuexi complained that she would never go to bars with Jiang Yue again, saying that no one comes to a bar to drink milk or juice.
"What do you know? If it's on their drink menu, then it's reasonable. Besides, does that mean you can't come to a bar if you don't drink? Who made that rule?"
The two spent the afternoon at the bar. Since it was in its trial operation period, most of the customers were acquaintances, and they got along well. In the evening, they had a great time, and one person from each table went up to sing a song. Su Yuexi, with her tone-deaf voice, didn't dare to go up and embarrass herself, so Jiang Yue had to go instead.
Because the band was put together temporarily and didn't know many songs, Jiang Yue chose "Accomplishment" from among the songs they knew. After she finished singing, the whole audience applauded. Jiang Yue's skill level was undoubtedly top-notch. After returning to her seat, Su Yuexi excitedly hugged Jiang Yue's arm and wouldn't let go, shouting in her ear, "Yue'er, you're amazing!"
After Jiang Yue finished singing, none of the guys at the next table went up to her, afraid of embarrassing themselves. Around 10 p.m., Jiang's mother urged her to go home. Jiang Yue asked Su Yuexi, "I'm going home now. Are you going to stay a little longer or leave now?"
"I'm leaving too, you can give me a ride."
"Okay, let's pack our things and get ready to go."
After packing their things, Su Yuexi told Zhao Yuxuan, and Zhao Yuxuan saw them to the door. He made sure Jiang Yuexi hadn't been drinking before letting them leave. He then took a detour to take Su Yuexi home. It was almost midnight when Jiang Yuexi got home. Her mother had gone upstairs to sleep, and her father was still waiting for her in the living room. He only went to his room to rest after seeing her return.
The next morning, when Jiang Yue returned from her run, her parents had just gotten up. After taking a shower and coming down for breakfast, Jiang's mother said, "Yue'er, you're trending on social media."
"What's trending? Let me see."
After Mr. Jiang finished speaking, he took out his phone and opened Douyin (TikTok). Jiang Yue also took out her phone and looked at it. The trending topic was a video of herself singing in a bar yesterday. Jiang Yue glanced at it and swiped away. Mr. and Mrs. Jiang watched it with great interest and even shared it in their family group chat.
"It's a shame Yue'er isn't a singer with such great singing skills. Look at the comments section, there are even invitations for Yue'er to join the company."
The comments section was relatively good, but Jiang Yue received even more invitations in her private messages. However, she had no intention of entering the entertainment industry, so she read all the messages but didn't reply. After dinner today, Jiang's father didn't go out. The three of them went to the study. Jiang's father said, "A few days ago, the government contacted me and asked if I would accept a parts order. If I did, I would need to expand the factory and upgrade some equipment."
"Hmm, what's your idea? Is it reliable?"
"It seems reliable. Although it wasn't explicitly stated, I'm guessing it's a military order. They'll sign a contract first, and if there's not enough money, the bank will approve a loan. The loan interest rate is very low, but the amount of money needed is quite large. Based on the equipment required by the standards, I estimate we'll need to borrow around 500 million."
After listening to Jiang's father, Jiang Yue asked Bai Ze what was going on. Bai Ze said there was no problem. Actually, it was because of Jiang Yue. A lot of technology had been handed over, and many upgrades and modifications were being carried out simultaneously. Some large factories had orders overflowing and had to delegate them. The state-owned enterprises couldn't be allowed to reap all the profits; private enterprises also had to be given some benefits.
So the government screened qualified, patriotic, and conscientious private enterprises nationwide. The government submitted Jiang's father's company to the government. After a fair screening by artificial intelligence, Jiang's father's company stood out. An investigation revealed that the company never evaded taxes, helped disabled people and veterans find employment, and treated workers as human beings. The government was very satisfied and generously allocated a portion of the orders to Jiang's father.
After listening to Mr. Jiang's explanation, Mrs. Jiang asked him, "So, do you want to take him?"
"I'd like to, but with such a large investment, I have to discuss it with you guys first. Otherwise, we'll be in debt."
"If you want to do it, then do it. If it doesn't work out, we can sell some houses to raise the 500 million. That should be enough."
"It's not that bad. You can get a loan and pay it off slowly."
After her father finished speaking, Jiang Yue raised her hand and said, "Mom and Dad, we don't need a loan. I have the 500 million here."
"Um?"
"Um!!!!"
Where did you get the money?
Jiang Yue pushed her father away from the chair, logged into her bank account, and her parents leaned over to take a look. There were eight digits after the number 2. Jiang's mother was about to say something when she exclaimed, "This is two hundred million US dollars?"
"Hmm, is this enough?"
"Where did you get so much money?" Mr. Jiang asked in a deep voice, pushing Mrs. Jiang's head aside and looking at the account balance.
"After graduation, you and Mom gave me money to start my own business. Later, my grandparents and maternal grandparents also gave me some money. In total, it was about ten million yuan. I didn't use it all, so I invested it in stocks."
"Stock trading?!"
Jiang's mother and father exclaimed in surprise. Jiang's father remembered that year when Jiang Yue lost all her pocket money and vowed never to speculate in stocks again, Jiang's father and mother didn't quite believe her. Jiang Yue could only open the stock trading software and let them see for themselves.
Mr. Jiang also invests in stocks, so he could understand what was going on. After reading it, Mr. Jiang fell silent. Mrs. Jiang, not understanding, saw Mr. Jiang's silence and nudged him, asking, "So? Is it true?"
Mr. Jiang nodded, his face still showing some disbelief, and looked up at Jiang Yue, saying, "So, from September until now, in just two or three months, you turned 1.5 million US dollars into more than 300 million?"
Jiang Yue nodded obediently. Jiang's mother stared wide-eyed and opened her mouth in disbelief. After regaining her senses, she circled around Jiang Yue twice and pinched her cheek: "Is this still my daughter? How come I didn't know you had such great abilities?"
Afterwards, Jiang Yue explained her operation to her father and mother. After speaking, she drank a glass of water because her mouth was dry, and then summarized: "That's the situation. I made more than 300 million in total. I still have some that I haven't sold. The rest are in the account. Dad can use it to expand the company. We don't need to take out a loan from the bank anymore."
After figuring out where the money came from, Jiang Yue's parents were relieved. Jiang Yue then transferred two hundred million US dollars to her father, which was more than enough to expand the factory and buy equipment. Jiang Yue's father went to the company as soon as he received the money. Jiang Yue's mother reminded her that although stock trading could make money, she shouldn't get too addicted. Some people make money, but many more go bankrupt. Jiang Yue nodded to indicate that she remembered.
After having money, of course, they went on a shopping spree. Jiang's mother and Jiang Yue spent the whole day shopping and bought so many clothes and jewelry that they couldn't carry them all. The mall had to deliver them back to them. After returning home, the mother and daughter spent a long time sorting things out. In the afternoon, when Aunt Sun came over to cook, Jiang Yue gave her the gift she had bought for Aunt Sun. Aunt Sun thought it was too expensive and refused, but in the end, it was only after Jiang's father and mother persuaded her that she accepted it.
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