The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Chapter 105 Good Things Are Approaching
Late April.

After all four Shuiyunjian stores opened at the same time, Chen Pingsheng went to the Tencent Film headquarters again.

The number of employees here is increasing, and the scale is also getting bigger and bigger.

Artist training programs are common in most entertainment and film companies, so it's not surprising.

He was just doing what everyone else was doing.

As for whether another big star can be cultivated, that depends on luck and fate.

That's how it is in the entertainment industry. Small success depends on luck, big success depends on resources, and becoming a superstar depends on fate.

However, with the opening of these four Shuiyunjian stores, he invested another 90 million yuan in the Third and Fourth Ring Roads.

Nine more stores will open at the same time, with openings expected before October.

We have now recruited more than 300 beauticians, and they will undergo six months of training as before.

Having reached this point, he has almost spent all of the 1.4 million yuan he had planned for the development of Shuiyunjian.

The marketing department also has statistics showing that Shuiyunjian only targets the high-end beauty and wellness market.

Even in top-tier cities, it's only suitable to open 25 to 30 stores.

No more will do.

To fully develop the Beijing market, it is estimated that another 100 million to 150 million yuan could be invested.

Next, we'll expand into other first-tier markets.

These are all things to consider in the second half of the year. Currently, Shuiyunjian's market planning and expansion for the first half of the year have been completed.

The next step is to refine the details.

It's been another month since I last came to Tengying headquarters. The people here act like they don't have a boss; work is incredibly easy for them.

Arriving at work on time and clocking out on time is the daily routine at Tencent Film Studio.

There are no performance appraisals, let alone any KPI indicators.

Even Bai Xin herself often marvels that Tencent Film is the most unconventional company in the entertainment industry.

Aside from Zhao Liying, who is constantly busy filming, the rest of the crew just chat and joke around, waiting for their monthly paychecks on the 10th.

If you say it doesn't make money, then you are very wrong.

The boss has never lost money on his investments.

We finally got ready to set up an artist training class, and everyone thought it would be a bit busy, but the boss never even came.

Okay, everyone's taken a more relaxed approach again.

The busiest department is the online marketing department, which is headed by Jiang Yilei.

Because she was responsible for online promotion for several other companies owned by her boss, she was a little busier.

Just a little bit.

After all, this department no longer consists of just her, but more than twenty young people.

"Peiyao, where should we go for lunch?"

Bai Xin got a raise, a huge raise, and she thought her boss would exploit her relentlessly.

Who knew that when I turned around, I couldn't see anyone anymore.

It made her eat all day long, all she did was eat.

Many film crews are still approaching them for investment, but Tencent Films will not invest money without the boss's consent.

Jiang Peiyao had just finished class. She was very frugal and usually ate her work meals downstairs when she had nothing to do.

"Isn't there a buffet downstairs? They've recently changed the menu, and the food is really good."

"I know, they were sent from Fei Yang Yang's side."

Bai Xin said, "With my income, if I don't go out and spend money all day long, I'm afraid the economy won't grow."

Jiang Peiyao chuckled, finding her words quite funny.

Wages are skyrocketing, and they want to boost Beijing's GDP.

They're just making excuses for spending money on themselves.

When Chen Pingsheng arrived, Bai Xin immediately stood still, her expression incredibly exaggerated: "My God, Uncle, you've finally arrived."

"What, does this company not function without me?"

Chen Pingsheng hadn't seen his little cousin for a while and noticed that she seemed to have gained weight, especially in the right places.

She's pretty good, only two sizes smaller than Yang Mi.

The potential is huge.

"Peiyao, how's your studying going lately?"

"It's alright, the teacher is very responsible," Jiang Peiyao said with a smile. Chen Pingsheng nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

How are the arrangements for the artist training program going?

"Uncle, there were quite a few people who signed up. After three rounds of selection, I kept these few."

Bai Xin turned on the computer and showed him the video.

Each person filmed a personal video, and Chen Pingsheng clicked on the first one, whose appearance was not bad.

But what's with that laughter of hers?

She's a pretty little girl, but she laughed like a pig.

"What's this called? It's quite interesting."

"Bai Lu, a minor internet celebrity, I feel she has a real talent for comedy."

"A little bit indeed."

He looked further back and had to admit that being a boss in the entertainment industry really does allow you to see all kinds of beauties and voluptuous women.

Funny, aloof, charming, cute, and a female academic genius.

At a glance, it has everything.

There are also some faces that have undergone cosmetic surgery; they are pretty, but they don't look very natural.

What's the point of keeping a woman who can't make too many facial expressions?

Chen Pingsheng rejected them all outright, excluding any with plastic surgery.

"During the training period, they will be paid 3,000 yuan a month, and we will arrange for them to dance at Boiling Sheep regularly."

"Boss, what does this mean?"

Bai Xin looked completely bewildered, her forehead covered in question marks.

Such a beautiful group of women, if you put them dancing in a restaurant, would the men even want to eat?

Chen Pingsheng said, "Do you think I'm getting paid for nothing? Most of these people will be laid off in a year. While they're still here, of course they should shoot more commercials for me. Wouldn't it be good to have them as living billboards? And promote them online while you're at it."

Fine, they're used to their boss not playing by the rules.

If other bosses hired a group of such beautiful young women, they would probably be thinking about how to sexually harass them every day.

Their boss, on the other hand, simply assigned these women to do hard labor.

"Uncle, it's been a long time since we've invested in a TV series."

"No rush. If we find a good one, we'll invest. If not, we'll just do what we're supposed to do."

In the era of internet traffic, the salaries of celebrities have risen faster than housing prices. In the past, tens of millions could be used to shoot a big-budget production.

Without a small goal, you can't even invite a decent celebrity.

Chen Pingsheng decided that, for the time being, he would invest all his money in his physical industries.

The main problem is that I haven't seen any particularly profitable film crews.

Otherwise, it would cost at least tens of millions.

"Oh," Bai Xin replied with a soft "oh."

After Chen Pingsheng arrived and found that Teng Ying didn't have much to do, he went to Jiang Peiyao's house in the afternoon.

His wife is due to give birth in a month, and the family needs someone to take care of them. His mother, Peng Ying, will be coming over in the next couple of days.

And May Day is just around the corner, so Chen An'an will be on holiday.

That little brat never stops causing trouble, and the family's closest relatives are also visiting quite frequently.

It was mainly from Song Yanxi's mother-in-law in Beijing; they sent all sorts of gifts while Song Yanxi was pregnant.

The saying "Even the wealthiest man in the mountains has distant relatives" is absolutely no joke.

If he were still selling durians on the street like before, these arrogant relatives from Beijing wouldn't come to his door to give him gifts.

It's already good enough if they don't take a detour.

Now look what's happened, they've all come.

They all showed concern and care, even wanting to take care of his wife's toenails.

Don't think it's an exaggeration; this is reality.

Now, even if his wife just slightly moves her eyebrows, a large group of relatives will analyze the various meanings behind those eyebrows.

Then provide perfectly tailored advice.

That's what happens when you have a lot of money; even the slightest movement of a hair on your body will attract countless people who would fawn over you and fawn over you.

(End of this chapter)