Chapter 198 Surprise or shock?
After staying in the hospital for three days, Tian Xiang was discharged with her child.
The Meng family had a new baby, and many people came to visit. Even Meng Shaoqing took time out to come and give his little nephew a set of English novels as a gift.
Giving English novels to a child at such a young age shows that this person has a long-term vision.
Meng Zhi also gave the little guy a gift, a golden bowl and a golden spoon.
This is a good gift, it’s really a lot.
There were guests at home for a week.
Old Master Meng was very happy. His home was usually deserted, but now it was finally lively.
When there were fewer people coming to congratulate her, Tian Xiang asked Meng Cheng'an to count the gifts given to her son and record them in a small notebook. This would become her son's family fortune in the future.
Tian Xiang: "By the way, do you think we should add some gifts as well? Otherwise, when he looks at the account book, everyone will have given gifts, but my parents' names will not be included."
Tian Xiang looked at the little one sleeping in her arms and smiled happily and gently.
She did have a hard time before the little one was born, especially the anxiety of temporarily giving up her career made her very depressed for a time.
But after her son was born, that feeling disappeared. Looking at the little person in her arms, her heart was healed and she felt that it was all worth it.
Meng Chengan: "Didn't we give him life? What else does this guy want?"
Meng Cheng'an had never thought about this.
Tian Xiang curled her lips, "Why do I feel like you, as a father, don't care about your son."
Meng Chengan smiled, walked over and put his arm around his wife's shoulders, "So what do you think?"
Tian Xiang thought about it, but she didn’t know either.
The good things you have are all given by others. They can be left to future generations as inheritance, but it is not good to pass them on.
Tian Xiang: "Write a couplet for your son and put our names on it."
Meng Chengan laughed softly, "Got it, I'll write it tomorrow."
Put the counted items into a special safe.
After Meng Cheng'an helped Tian Xiang wash up, the little one woke up and wanted to be fed again.
Although the whole family is very happy to have a new baby, it is still very tiring and I may wake up five or six times a night.
During the day, Hu Honglian helps take care of the child, and they hire a nanny to cook and clean the room, but at night the couple are the only ones busy.
Meng Cheng'an was the one who changed the diapers and held the baby, but the man couldn't do the breastfeeding.
In just one week, the dark circles under Meng Cheng'an's eyes became increasingly darker, and he began to appear in public with dark circles under his eyes.
Tian Xiang felt sorry for him, but there was nothing she could do about it.
After feeding the little guy and coaxing him to sleep, Tian Xiang yawned and prepared to sleep.
Meng Chengan turned off the overhead light, went to bed and hugged his wife, "Thank you for your hard work."
Every time after feeding, this guy would say how hard he worked, and Tian Xiang was tired of hearing it.
At first she could still smile, but now she just wanted to say, "Okay, stop talking nonsense."
Meng Chengan laughed and patted his wife's shoulder, "I want to give you a gift, too."
Gift?
Tian Xiang turned her head to look at him, "What?"
Meng Chengan took out a novel from the bedside table and handed it to his wife, "What do you think of this story?"
Tian Xiang took a look at it. Isn't this the novel she used to kill time when she was pregnant? It was also a gift from him to her. It is a novel from Hong Kong, a master's novel, and it is very popular at the moment.
Tian Xiang: “It’s pretty good!”
Meng Chengan: "You take the photo."
"What?"
Tian Xiang was a little surprised. "What do you mean? This martial arts film is not easy to shoot. We don't have such good equipment and filming technology at the moment."
Since we started introducing foreign films last year, every one of them has become a hit, whether it is a movie or a TV series, and has already crushed the original market.
Tian Xiang felt that if things continued like this, the market would soon be taken over by others. In order to earn advertising revenue, TV stations would scramble to show foreign films, and local TV dramas would be shown less and less.
Meng Chengan: "We can bring in the most advanced equipment and invite actors and directors from there to come over to shoot. Of course, you will be the protagonist."
This is totally just spending money to praise yourself!
Tian Xiang sat up, "Are you serious?"
Meng Chengan nodded.
Tian Xiang was stunned for a moment, then shook her head, "No. The cost is too high, and I will lose money."
Tian Xiang had a rough idea of the situation in the film and television industry in Hong Kong. The actors there did not get paid a salary, but a pay for the film. The famous ones could earn tens of millions just for starring in a TV series.
They can make more than a dozen films with that money. This kind of expenditure is simply not balanced with the income, and you will lose a lot of money.
Tian Xiang felt that there was no need to think about this kind of thing, even a fool would know that he would lose money.
Tian Xiang lay down again and told him to go to sleep quickly as the little guy would wake up again later.
Meng Chengan: "Don't think so absolutely. This is the current trend. We also need to make progress. Various investments in the early stages are necessary."
Tian Xiang: "You said that investing in equipment is fine, but hiring people here is too expensive. Which studio can apply for so much money? If the cost cannot be recovered by then, the studio will be closed."
Due to the impact of reforms in the past two years, many units have found it difficult to operate, and layoffs and bankruptcies are not uncommon.
Last month, Tian Xiang met Liu Jun in the hospital. He came with a bag of gifts to find someone to do something for him. The two chatted for a while. The film studio is also in trouble now. The films they made did not bring good benefits. Everyone hopes that they can give more money to deal with external and internal shocks and overcome the current difficulties.
But now it is very difficult to get some money from the top. We are encouraged to be responsible for our own profits and losses and accept the test of the market.
At that time, Liu Jun also asked her when she could return to work.
Tian Xiang didn't give any definite information, so we have to wait and see.
In short, it is too expensive to invite someone over and the risk is too great.
Tian Xiang felt that this matter was extremely unreliable.
Meng Cheng'an said nothing after hearing what she said.
Tian Xiang was startled, turned over and looked at him again, "You, you didn't hide anything from me, did you?"
Meng Chengan: "I want to give you a surprise."
"What?"
This is a shock, okay.
Tian Xiang: "You, what's going on with you now? Aren't you running a magazine company just fine? How did you get involved in this?"
In the past two years, Meng Cheng'an's magazine has been doing well, with story-telling and learning-related magazines. He has also obtained several agency copyrights and translated some best-selling novels.
When it comes to domestic magazines, his is also one of the best.
Meng Chengan: "Your company is looking for investment, and I invested in it. I am currently the largest shareholder."
"What?"
If her son hadn't been still asleep, Tian Xiang would have cried out.
"How much did you bet?"
Meng Chengan: "Not much, one million."
"One million is not much. Do you know what the average salary in our unit is?"
Tian Xiang wanted to pinch his face.
"What else did you do besides this?"
Meng Chengan: "I have also contacted someone to get the best equipment, and it will be delivered soon."
Tian Xiang's face turned paler as she listened, "You didn't invite even the people?"
"No, I want you to choose."
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