The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Chapter 155 Yang Mi's Shock

Today is a great day to make money!

Chen Pingsheng got up early and changed into a brand new Armani suit.

She also wore a Patek Philippe Nautilus.

In middle age, one's charm depends entirely on one's wealth.

With just a little effort, he revealed a charming middle-aged man behind his ordinary appearance.

The grand opening ceremony will begin at 6 p.m.

It's pretty much the same as the previous event, except this time they just spent a bit more money.

Yang Mi and the others have already arrived at the hotel and are just waiting for his notification so they can go on stage to sing.

Other celebrities are pretty much the same.

With less than eight hours until the event started, all the trainee beauticians from Shuiyunjian Beauty Academy had arrived at the venue.

They will dance the opening ball.

The Water Dance training program, which began a month in advance, emphasizes youthfulness and beauty.

Women are made of water.

Later, during the host's passionate speech, those super A customers would be encouraged to swipe their cards a few more times.

The entire event cost approximately 1.5 million yuan.

It was an unprecedentedly grand event.

However, if you can get seven or eight hundred million, you'll make a fortune.

Not only did people from Shuiyunjian come, but Tengying Entertainment also took a day off to join in the fun.

Anyway, it's a company that operates on Xianyu (a second-hand marketplace platform), so there's not much difference between giving one day off and giving ten days off.

All fifteen Shuiyunjian stores that have already opened will also be closed for a day.

Each beauty therapist is responsible for the high-end clients they have booked.

The celebrities are just a gimmick; the real reason they need to make money is for their company.

At noon, the meals were prepared, packed, and delivered by Fei Yangyang.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Chen An'an came running over excitedly after school.

At six o'clock, the grand night officially began.

A row of dazzling fireworks was set off in the sky, and all the live broadcast screens surrounding the huge Olympic basketball arena were turned on.

Song Yanxi made her entrance looking both beautiful and cool in a red dress.

Even the beautiful TV presenter standing next to her paled in comparison.

Song Yanxi personally announced the official start of the New Year's Eve celebration at Shuiyun Pavilion.

The first dance segment was an opening water dance performed by 108 trainee beauticians.

Then, Psy jumped out and sang Gangnam Style, igniting the entire audience.

He brought all the backup dancers with him.

Of all these celebrities, he is the most expensive.

She sang with the most passion, whether it was Bai Xin from Tengying Entertainment or the beauticians from Shuiyunjian.

In this lively atmosphere, I found myself jumping up and down without even realizing it.

Then, after he sang and danced for five songs, the same top salesperson he had invited last time took the stage.

The session lasted five minutes, and the product being sold was an anti-aging treatment priced between 98 and 198 yuan.

Anyone who wants to swipe their card will immediately be served by a nearby beautician.

Everything was planned in advance, and they were quite proactive in swiping their cards.

The second person to take the stage was Leon Lai.

In the golden age of the 1990s, which woman hadn't been captivated by him?

He later sold the "Timeless Beauty" project, which mainly involved facial treatments.

Very high-end.

If a woman does this long-term, she'll look about the same age as a 25 or 26-year-old girl at forty.

There won't be a single wrinkle on your face, let alone forehead wrinkles.

Beautiful women are all the result of maintenance.

If not properly cared for, the flowering period will be almost over after the age of thirty-five.

The number of high-end clients invited to Shuiyunjian this time is more than 5,000.

Whether it's a large credit card or a small credit card, people will still swipe it a little bit.

Chen Pingsheng, hiding in the back corner, watched as his accumulated income for the day continued to increase.

That's a big laugh.

He plans to invest heavily in Teng Hui Department Store next year, and everything depends on the revenue from this investment.

No wonder it was planned six months in advance.

The effect was much stronger than the previous time.

The entire star-studded concert continued until 11 p.m., with various sales and credit card swiping sessions interspersed throughout.

To be honest, this is better than watching the Spring Festival Gala at home.

[Ding, congratulations host, today's accumulated income is 4.2 million. Would you like to activate random multiplier?]

Not bad, not bad. The total transaction amount was 7.8 million, minus the 1.5 million spent on organizing this event.

After deducting the product cost of 80 million, that leaves 560 million.

He now owns 75% of Shuiyunjian's shares, which adds up to 4.2 million.

"Turn on."

The crucial moment has arrived. After upgrading the cheat code to LV3, the system multiplier will be 2 to 6 times.

A golden die is shaking.

Chen Pingsheng used a trace of the law of attraction in the universe, and with his greatest mental power, he hoped that it would stop on the golden six characters.

Adding just one point makes it several small goals.

God knows how nervous they were.

The wobbling golden die finally stopped, it looked like a two, and then it rolled slightly.

"Congratulations, host, you have received a triple random boost."

"Ding, your Alipay account has received your payment..."

After a few seconds of pause, Chen Pingsheng suspected that the golden finger was automatically laundering money. Five seconds later...

"Your Alipay account has received 1.26 billion yuan."

Feeling grounded and at ease.

The money Hua Qiangu earned had long been spent by him.

Now that the more than one billion yuan has arrived, he can finally get back to doing a lot of things.

Only after the event was completely over did Chen Pingsheng leave with his big kid under the watchful eyes of everyone.

There were still many things to handle afterward, which his wife took care of.

The next day, New Year's Day, was also January 1st.

The temperature in Beijing has dropped below 10 degrees Celsius again, and you have to wear a thick down jacket when you go out.

With the cold wind blowing again, although it wasn't so cold that you would shiver, it wasn't so pleasant either.

Chen Pingsheng didn't know why Yang Mi wanted to meet him. Anyway, this woman usually blocked him and could only contact him when she needed something.

He was too lazy to think about it and just waited for her at Shuiyun Academy.

Yang Mi was actually considering changing jobs. At the end of December, a shocking list of celebrity incomes was released in the entertainment industry.

The others are normal, to be honest.

The only abnormal thing was that Zhao Liying was on top of her.

Among all the top female stars, she has taken the top spot by a wide margin.

Second only to Fan Haomen and a particularly popular male celebrity.

Yang Mi knew that if Zhao Liying relied solely on acting, her salary would be far lower than hers. The real difference was the massive investment Tencent Film Studio had made in her.

Leaving aside other things, Boiling Sheep is already valued at 15 billion.

They haven't even officially started their Series C funding round yet, but Tencent's valuation is already 3 billion, and Zhao Liying owns 5% of it.

Later, there will be bonuses and his own salary.

Their annual income is already close to an astronomical figure of 200 million.

Yang Mi naturally wanted to ask this straight man to have a talk.

This wealthy boss was sitting at a small shop on the street, holding a bottle of Wahaha (a popular Chinese beverage) for two yuan.

It just felt really strange.

"Have you had breakfast yet? The noodles here are pretty good, seven yuan a bowl, all you can eat."

Yang Mi is always very fashionable and charming, no matter the time.

For example, today she managed to make even a down jacket look like a queen; that's something else.

"Chen Pingsheng, you're so stingy! I'm a big star, can't you treat me to something nice?"

Yang Mi gave him a cold, dismissive look.

Chen Pingsheng didn't take it seriously: "What can't Yang Mi eat? Is there any need for me to treat her?"

"That's true. So why did you invite me here?"

"Nothing much, it just so happens that I was here and you sent me a message."

Chen Pingsheng gestured for her to look at the Shuiyunjian Beauty Academy ahead:
"Do you remember the first time you endorsed Shuiyunjian for us? Back then, did you ever imagine that I could make it this big?"

Yang Mi thought about it for a moment, and realized it had happened about a year ago. She shook her head.

"I really didn't expect that a grown man like you could run a business with women to this extent. It's quite surprising."

Back then, Shuiyunjian only had one branch in Shijingshan.

It felt rather beneath her dignity to go and support the event back then.

This year is completely different; it's the top high-end beauty brand in Beijing.

It's quite prestigious to be its spokesperson.

However, this guy made her sign a two-year free endorsement deal, and she didn't receive a single penny.

Chen Pingsheng smiled and said, "Pretty surprising, right? Yesterday's event was quite successful. I still have over 900 trainee beauticians here, about 500 beauticians already working in Beijing, and over 400 experienced beauticians in training."

"These girls are as young as seventeen or eighteen, and the oldest are no more than twenty-eight or twenty-nine. Some of them are already married."

“You know, I heard something last year. A beautician’s family traveled a long way from their hometown to visit their daughter, but because they couldn’t bear to stay in a hotel, they left in less than a day. Even though their daughter paid for it, these rural parents were still unwilling.”

"The older generation is used to being frugal, so how could they possibly be willing to spend hundreds of yuan for a single night's stay?"

"what do you want to say in the end?"

Yang Mi couldn't understand the meaning behind his words, and she didn't know anything about the situation of those rural girls.

She was born in Beijing into a very well-off family. Her career path after growing up was incredibly smooth.

The queen of the same era—that's no joke.

Chen Pingsheng showed her a vacant lot outside the school: "Since Shuiyunjian has grown so big, it has responsibilities to fulfill. I plan to buy that lot and build a five-star hotel inside Shuiyunjian."

"It combines entertainment, dining, and accommodation. Most importantly, any family members of these beauticians who come here can eat and stay for free. It's like building a common home for these young women from out of town."

"Are you crazy? How much does this cost?"

In Yang Mi's eyes, this guy has always been quite stingy; he's never spent more than 100 yuan on a meal for her.

Now they're even helping their employees build five-star hotels in first-tier cities.

What is this concept?
Looking across the entire country, I doubt there's a single company that would do something like that.

"It won't cost much, since it won't be a very big building."

Chen Pingsheng said, "It's probably around two hundred million. Actually, think about it, for us bosses, the houses we live in for our families cost over a hundred million. It's not normal for me to spend two small goals to make these thousands of out-of-town girls happy."

Yang Mi was shocked, feeling that this guy was indeed stingy.

They are really willing to spend money on their employees.

In the afternoon, a major news story spread on the Shuiyunjian intranet.

Founder Chen Pingsheng plans to invest 200 million yuan to build a small five-star hotel for Shuiyunjian's internal employees.

All family members who come from Shuiyunjian afterward can stay for free.

Employees in Beijing can stay here for free, eat and live in accommodations, and enjoy all the entertainment facilities while on holiday.

This news truly shocked the entire internet.

The first company in China to build a five-star hotel for its employees.

……

"Don't stop me, I'm going to Shuiyunjian to do odd jobs."

"Fellow Daoist, those sweepers over there only hire women."

"I can do the work of three people by myself."

When Shuiyunjian announced online that it would invest in a five-star hotel within its own premises, it was doing so.

The internet has gone completely crazy.

"This boss is too good. He raises salaries three times a year, and gives out bonuses of tens of thousands of yuan. Now he's even building a hotel for his employees' parents who live in other places."

"I'm so upset, why can't I find such a good boss?"

"Don't tell me you won't encounter this. Our boss, in order to prevent our competitors from going bankrupt, donates money to others but refuses to give us a raise."

"Why don't we learn from this guy? Giving money to employees is the best form of charity for a boss."

"Damn it, I heard from a beautician from Shuiyunjian in the next village that the average annual salary of beauticians there has reached 500,000 yuan."

"..."

"..."

"Fellow Daoist, are you serious?"

"How can I not be serious? I'd be a dog if I lied to you. That beautician built a big villa for his family in less than a year."

"This is true, I can testify. The average annual salary there was only around 30 before. Later, the boss felt that he was making too much money, so he directly doubled the salary of the beauticians."

"Hey guys, could you please ask quietly, how do I get a job as a beautician there? My sister wants to go."

"Forget about it. There are so many people who would kill to get in with those benefits. If you want to go, you'll have to get a referral from someone inside, and you'll have to go to their own beauty academy for two years of paid training first."

“There’s another girl from our village who was expelled from Shuiyun Academy. As soon as she came back, she kept saying bad things about Shuiyun Academy. Later, her parents went to Beijing and found out that this girl had met a tattooed man at a bar and even took him to her dormitory to sleep. She was expelled that same day.”

"You really deserve it."

"Damn it, she squandered such a good opportunity. Do you think her parents must be furious right now?"

"Who says otherwise? We finally got her in, but because of her reckless behavior, her parents are so angry they want to kick her out of the house."

"Sigh... they've stopped hiring from outside now."

"It's such a pity, otherwise, if they could have gotten in, they could have easily changed the fate of their whole family."

"Where can you find a job with an annual salary of 500,000 in today's society?"

"She's just too young. She'll regret it when she's older."

No one online criticized the boss for flaunting his wealth; people aren't stupid.

They can still see what you've done.

Everyone dislikes a certain type of person: the one whose employees work themselves to the bone to earn money for them.

He actually claimed that it was to create job opportunities for employees.

After becoming wealthy, he preferred to donate his money everywhere rather than give his employees a raise.

Nobody likes this kind of thing.

The owner of Shuiyunjian is such a good person.

He's genuinely generous with his employees' benefits when he makes money.

Even if you've reached the industry ceiling, as long as he earns a lot, he can still break through that ceiling for you.

You yourself can't believe that you can earn so much money in a year.

What a great boss!
He's rich, so people don't really hate the rich.

……

The idea of ​​building an internal public welfare hotel is not unfounded.

The main reason is that since it's land for public benefit, the local government can't sell it at too high a price, right?

Another advantage is that the hotel will take about a year to build.

By then, it will be 16 years.

By 16, the three-year tax exemption period had expired, and this charitable fund was included in the 16 calculation.

It can benefit employees, reduce taxes, and allow the family to acquire a hotel building worth 200 million yuan.

Although it costs at least tens of millions of yuan to maintain each year.

But compared to the money earned by the twenty-five Shuiyunjian stores, it's still just a drop in the ocean.

Chen Pingsheng firmly believes that only when the boss serves the employees well can the employees serve the customers well.

This direction must not be reversed.

Of course, there is a more important point.

"Ding... Received +1 happiness from employee Huang Min."

"Ding... Received a +1 to employee Liu Fang's happiness level."

"Ding... Received happiness level +1 from employee Zhang Jing"

The constitution points, which hadn't risen much before, suddenly accumulated to 1400 points thanks to the stimulus of this 200 million investment.

It seems that the employees of Shuiyunjian were all moved by his great love.

[Constitution Points Accumulated: 1400]

[Do you wish to consume 200 Constitution Points to raise your Constitution Age to 30?]

He had previously spent 100 physique points to raise his physical age to be one year lower than his actual age, and he felt much more comfortable afterward.

It feels like I'm a year younger.

I have 1,400 points now, I wonder how old I'll be when I reach that level.

"Consumption."

A faint light shone through, and Chen Pingsheng felt much lighter.

Although her appearance hasn't changed at all, you can still clearly feel that youthful vibe.

[Do you wish to consume 400 Constitution Points to raise your Constitution Age to 29?]

Doubled.

It seems that the higher you go, the more constitution points you need.

"Consumption."

Another glimmer of light appeared. He was in good shape; with his current physique, he could definitely make his wife, Song Yanxi, sing "Conquer" while lying down.

[Do you wish to consume 800 Constitution Points to raise your Constitution Age to 28?]

"Consumption."

A faint light swept across my body again; very good.

Thirty minutes has become forty-five minutes.

All the constitution points I had accumulated were used up.

[Host age: 32, biological age: 28.]

Amazing.

Chen Pingsheng has finally figured out just how powerful this new cheat function really is.

To put it bluntly, his actual age and appearance cannot be changed.

But one's physical age can become younger and younger.

In other words, as long as he obtains enough physique points, even when he is sixty years old and his hair is half white, he can still obtain physique points to make himself have the physical condition of a young person.

To put it simply, even at eighty years old.

As long as you have enough physique points, you can still stand up and beat a few young girls until they cry.

A thirty-year-old woman is like a wolf or a tiger; she could probably take on two of them.

Mr. Mighty, you're amazing!

However, he also discovered that the higher one went, the more one had to double their constitution points.

Moreover, as he gets older, his physical age will also increase.

For example, he is 32 now, but his biological age is 28.

Once he grows another year older, his biological age will also reach 29.

A large number of physique points need to be acquired every year in order to maintain the current youthful limitlessness.

I'm not going to say anything more, let's test his popularity on his wife first.

Song Yanxi is only 27, which is definitely the most beautiful age for a woman.

Plus, she takes good care of herself now, and her figure is just too good.

She was still on the second floor calculating the total revenue from this grand night.
He's obviously very happy; he's made a fortune again.

Chen Pingsheng secretly carried her to his room, and Song Yanxi even scolded him.

What were you doing? What were you doing in broad daylight?

Have you no shame?

Half an hour later.

They've completely become honest.

(End of this chapter)