Shen Jun's business in Chu Jiali was booming, with long queues every day. She decided to discuss with Chu Yu the idea of opening a branch in Beijing.
The buffet business will be thriving for at least another twenty years, so Shen Jun's decision to open a branch was the right one.
While we can still make money, let's earn as much as possible. Next year, when there are new commercial housing units in Beijing, we can invest the money in real estate. That way, once the boom period of the buffet is over, we can use passive income to support our retirement.
"Mom, where do you want to open it?"
Shen Jun gave a few addresses. Now that Ge Lanzhi is acting as an agent, Shen Jun will also ask her to find store locations. Ge Lanzhi's fees are fair, only half or sixty percent of other people's fees. Chu Jiali is busy with business, and Shen Jun is too lazy to go out and find store locations herself, so she asks Ge Lanzhi to find them and then she goes to check the foot traffic.
"The new store should be located further away from here, preferably a street-side shop with high foot traffic. Also, it would be best if it had easy parking."
Many stores think parking is no big deal when they first open, but after a few days when there are more cars, they realize how important parking is.
Moreover, traffic in Beijing is often congested. If the store doesn't relocate, it will remain in one place for many years, so Shen Jun wanted to take traffic into consideration.
"Mom, why don't we buy a shop ourselves?"
“That works, but there aren’t any suitable places yet. We’ll wait until the commercial housing comes out before looking. Mom also wants to buy a few more houses to rent out.”
If you're lucky, you can make more money than you can ever want.
If Shen Jun opens a few more stores, she can buy an apartment every month. She wants to buy dozens of apartments to keep for future rental purposes.
When Chu Yu came to visit her, Shen Jun took some time to cook a meal for her daughter. Chu Yu suffered from summer heat and would lose weight every summer. After transmigrating into this body, her appetite was not very good in the summer, and Shen Jun thought she was too thin.
"Have you grown taller? You seem a bit taller now."
"I'm an adult now, it's impossible for me to grow any taller, right?"
"Why not? Your mother grew 3 centimeters taller after giving birth to you."
There happened to be a height measuring ruler at the entrance of the buffet restaurant. Chu Yu stood over and measured herself, and she was indeed 3 centimeters taller. No wonder her pants felt a little short. She thought her pants had shrunk, but it turned out she had grown taller.
Shen Jun laughed and said, "I told you you've grown taller, haven't I? It looks better when a girl is taller, and clothes look better on her. Now that you've grown taller, your body needs nutrition, so have some bone broth to nourish it later."
With her mother's love and care, Chu Yu was naturally happy. Meeting Shen Jun in this era was the happiest thing in her life.
"Okay, Mom." Chu Yu smiled.
Hualai Films plans to increase its investment in the Hong Kong film market, and according to the company's plan, it will produce at least ten films this year and next.
Although Hua Lai's films are currently very profitable, the company only has one well-known director, Zhong Buyi. He can't make so many films by himself, so he inevitably has to collaborate with well-known directors in Hong Kong.
"President Zhou, these are the scripts the company has received so far. There are 'Shaolin Heroes,' 'Dragon Lake Battle,' 'The Dragon Crossing the River,' 'Young and Dangerous 5,' and an art film called 'You and Me Have a Spring.' The script is very sentimental, but it's too artistic and doesn't quite fit our company's usual style."
"Let me see."
Chu Yu flipped through the movie scripts. These scripts were all quite good. The 1980s and 1990s were the golden age of Hong Kong films. As the saying goes, even a pig can fly if it's in the right place at the right time. This era had an endless supply of good stories to make and love songs to sing.
In Chu Yu's opinion, these movies were all quite good.
Although "I Have a Spring with You" is an art film, it has a tragic core.
At the end of the story, the female lead dies of cancer, and the male lead, unaware of her death, waits for her at the station they had agreed upon. The emotional impact is unprecedented, and Chu Yu felt an urge to cry just reading the script.
"This script is good, let's take it to Director Zhong."
Zhong Buyi wasn't good at making art films, but Chu Yu felt that his talent shouldn't be limited to commercial films.
There aren't many scripts that Chu Yu would personally give to him. After reading it, Zhong Buyi was indeed moved by the poignant story. If this story were well-made, it could very well win an award.
A director who doesn't want to win awards isn't a good director. It's a lie to say that Zhong Buyi has no ambition. It's precisely because he's never made a film before that he's itching to try and see what it would be like to make it according to his ideas.
"Do you really think I can do a good job?" Zhong Buyi asked, somewhat doubting himself.
Chu Yu smiled and made him a cup of instant coffee. "Do you know what I admire most about you? You have your own cinematic language. The stories you tell, the compositions, have a strong sense of narrative. This is an innate ability that others can't learn. The story of this art film is really good, but it's a pity that art films don't have much of an advantage in Hong Kong, so the screenwriter was rejected several times and no one was willing to invest in it."
"You know people don't want to film these movies. You're going to make so many films next year, can the company's cash flow support it?"
"If we can't hold on, let Longcheng figure something out. Isn't he a big shot? What's so difficult for a big shot to make some money? Besides, our company can't keep making commercial films forever."
If Chu Yu, the boss, doesn't care whether his investment will go down the drain, Zhong Buyi is even less worried.
He had never made an art film before, but the boss was willing to invest money to let him try it out, letting him figure things out as he went along. What wouldn't he want to do?
"Okay, I'll take the bid as long as you put it up!"
"Then it's settled. I'll talk to the screenwriter later and polish the script a bit more."
"Who do you plan to cast as the lead actor?"
"Let's see what Zuo Ran and Hua Qing have to say first. Their movie caused quite a stir in Hong Kong. Many people say they are the best on-screen couple. Since they are both artists under Hua Lai, why not let them act in it?"
"Hua Qing has a great presence and her face is perfect for the big screen; she looks stunning in photos. Zuo Ran also has a youthful look, making her very suitable for art films."
"That's what I think too. We should naturally support our own artists more. After 'Finding New Forces,' the company will also sign a batch of new talents. It's not good if there are no job opportunities. After this movie is produced, everyone will have work and food to eat."
Artists like Tang Zhenni and Anna have a certain level of fame, but there are too few job opportunities in mainland China, and people in Hong Kong have their own circles. If the company doesn't create job opportunities for them, they simply won't earn any money.
This is also why Chu Yu has been investing in film production.
Zhong Buyi had to admit that Chu Yu was more generous than most bosses. She never cared about the few coins in her employees' pockets. She genuinely cared about her employees and hoped that everyone could make money and live a good life.
This is also why Zhong Buyi likes her.
He was truly lucky to be able to work for such a boss.
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