Ge Lanzhi discovered that Chu Yu had been renting and buying houses all along, including several courtyard houses.
She figured that a courtyard house must be a good asset. Now that she had some money, she wanted to buy one if any family needed money urgently and sold their courtyard house at a low price, so as to bring honor to her ancestors.
Zhang Ying took her husband and child to see the courtyard house. She had already received the key. Looking at the mottled red lacquered gate, Zhang Ying's parents-in-law kept exclaiming in amazement, their eyes full of admiration as they looked at Zhang Ying.
This used to be the residence of royalty and nobility. The fact that ordinary people like them can live in such a nice house is all thanks to their daughter-in-law's ability to earn money and her foresight, which has made their family's life better and better.
Zhang Ying showed them the apartment layout and then told the man about Chu Yu buying a courtyard house.
“She’s bought so many houses already. I’m either envious of her or I’m just jealous. When she saw me buying a courtyard house, she saw one she liked too. She pulled out her savings book and wanted to buy it, like she was buying groceries! When will we ever have that much money?”
Her husband laughed and said, "Let's focus on making money. I won't cheat on you, you won't cuckold me, and we won't have a second child. Let's just concentrate on making money and living a good life. Sooner or later, we'll be able to live a life where buying a house is as easy as buying groceries."
Zhang Ying nodded happily.
Chu Yu didn't care about this courtyard house at all. Those well-known companies buy real estate for four or five billion yuan at a time. She only has more than twenty houses now, which is nothing. When she buys more houses in the future, she will have to hire people to help her manage her assets.
But that's all in the future; we'll have to wait until the real estate market takes off before we have the chance.
After Hualai Company signed an agreement with CCTV-2, CCTV allowed Hualai Company to hold talent shows. The second part of "The Businesswoman" was officially named "Jianghu Storm". This is Hualai Company's biggest project in mainland China, which is related to the development and fame of Chu Xiang's works. Chu Yu instructed Hualai Company to carefully select actors.
In addition to amateurs, many art school students also participated in this talent show.
There were more than 5,000 applicants in total, so selecting a few lead actors from among them was not too difficult.
The audition was relatively simple. Professional teachers invited by Chu Yu asked some questions to assess their appearance, talents, and whether they were photogenic. Some people with crooked noses, slanted eyes, or unattractive appearances were deemed unsuitable to be actors and were eliminated by the teachers.
Of course, there are also actors who aren't particularly handsome but have a memorable presence, and they are kept on to play special supporting roles.
After all, a play can't only have one main character, and "The Legend of the Martial Arts World" also needs supporting characters to complement it.
After the audition filming ended, the first round of selection began, which included various talent competitions. A group of people lived in a large dormitory building and underwent closed training. In the end, they participated in talent and acting competitions, which was a sensation in China in the 1980s.
Naturally, the times also made Chu Yu's reality show possible.
In the 1980s, CCTV-1 didn't have many programs. Every afternoon, people could only watch boring commercials. In the days before TV shopping existed, commercials were quite interesting.
At this point, with Hualai Company's talent show featuring exciting moments, humor, touching scenes, and perseverance, how could viewers not be drawn in?
Jiang Sufang is a local of Beijing and currently works as a sales clerk in a department store. Jiang Sufang's work is not too busy. When she is not busy in the afternoon, she asks her colleagues to watch the counter for her so that she can leave work early.
When Jiang Sufang arrived home, it was 4 p.m. CCTV had already displayed a round, colorful globe. There were no good programs on TV, so she accidentally switched to CCTV-2 and learned that CCTV had launched a new channel this year.
The new channel even has a TV program called "Finding New Forces".
What kind of program is this? Jiang Sufang sat in front of the TV with a puzzled look in her eyes. She took out a bottle of soda and then brought out a watermelon that she had already cut. She had just eaten a few slices when she saw two program hosts come out.
It turns out this is a talent show.
It was to select the lead actress for the second installment of "The Businesswoman," titled "The Storm of the Jianghu."
Jiang Sufang certainly knew the name of "The Businesswoman". It was no exaggeration to say that the streets were deserted when the TV series ended. When Jiang Sufang returned home in the afternoon, she dared not leave home, for fear that she would miss the finale.
The high ratings made a group of actors famous, and the female lead, Tang Zhenni, was loved by everyone. The Mandarin clothing she endorsed was snapped up by everyone. Some time ago, Tang Zhenni said that she would star in the second part of "The Businesswoman", but she might not be the female lead, because the second part is a completely new story.
When Jiang Sufang first heard the term "talent show," several art school teachers sat at the judges' table after the auditions began. The auditionees came in one by one and answered the teachers' questions.
Some of the trainees are really outrageous. For example, this man who is less than 150 cm tall and has a big mole on his face can be an actor. If he can be an actor, then Jiang Sufang can also play Tang Zhenni.
This actor is extremely narcissistic, saying that he thinks he is an unparalleled handsome man and that no woman in China is good enough for him!
He also said that he likes women who are sexy on the outside, pure on the inside, and can understand him!
He also mentioned that his family owned several tiled houses and hoped that the woman wouldn't be a mercenary person. He assured her that as long as she was of pure character, he would definitely give her a bright future, which made the judges press the red light.
"Brother, wake up! This is an audition for actors, not a blind date. You've come to the wrong place!"
Pressing the red light means immediate elimination, while the green light means passing. Although this man didn't pass, he provided Jiang Sufang with quite a few laughs. His ugly features contrasted sharply with his narcissism, and she couldn't help but complain about him to her mother.
"This is the first time I've ever met such a narcissistic and hilarious man. He only has a few tiled houses, yet he demands that a woman be sexy on the outside, pure on the inside, well-read, and able to understand him!"
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