The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Jiang Jia was utterly shocked.

She never expected that Chen Pingsheng would ask for two hundred million.

It seemed that in his eyes, two hundred million was just a number.

Moreover, they really do have 200 million.

This project has thus risen directly to the forefront among all the used car platforms.

Internet projects, no matter how good the idea, can be easily imitated.

To truly break through, you need money, money, and more money.

Undoubtedly, Chen Pingsheng gave them this opportunity.

Two hundred million is nothing to him; he still has twenty-one small goals in his hands.

Spending 200 million to buy a ticket to the used car market is not bad.

If it works out, the income will be exceptionally high.

Senior Brother Jiang Jia tugged at her, signaling her to quickly agree.

If the big boss regrets it, it's a huge question mark whether they can even survive this month.

Jiang Jia immediately nodded, and everyone began signing the contract.

Chen Pingsheng only invests and does not interfere in their business decisions.

He also has his own Deer Antler Coffee business to attend to.

There's no time to worry about anything else.

The moment the contract was signed, Chen Pingsheng arranged for the finance department to make the payment of 200 million.

It wasn't a one-time call, but rather made in three separate calls.

The first time it was 50 million, and the subsequent times it was 75 million.

The reason for requiring payment within three months is...

This also helps prevent people from losing their sense of proportion and misusing money when they have too much at once.

The signing of the contract was fantastic news for Jiang Jia and her team.

Naturally, a group photo was arranged, partly to demonstrate to the capital market that their project was officially on the table.

They will directly participate in the used car market, in the final battle among many competitors.

Chen Pingsheng signed a contract with her on behalf of Tenghui Capital.

All his personal investments come from there.

After the photos are taken, people from Tencent Entertainment will arrange online promotion for them.

In addition, Tencent Entertainment will also give them a celebrity endorsement.

Most of the customers buying used cars are male.

After thinking about it, Chen Pingsheng chose Shen Teng, who had just become a sensation through filming a movie, to be the spokesperson for Guazi Used Cars.

He has access to all kinds of celebrity resources.

Since 200 million has been invested, the necessary support will naturally be provided.

For example, online marketing is definitely one of Tencent Entertainment's specialties.

Jiang Jia was overjoyed. This was the benefit of investment from a big shot; the accompanying resources were things they had longed for but could never have before.

After they left.

Chen Pingsheng was about to get back to his own business.

Charlotte grossed nearly two billion dollars in just over twenty days after its release.

Thanks to the powerful marketing campaign of Deer Antler Coffee, it became the champion of this National Day holiday.

It also became one of the top three highest-grossing films of 15.

As a result, Tencent Entertainment has become incredibly popular. Of course, Tencent Entertainment is currently going through the listing process there.

Countless people are busy with various auditing tasks.

The higher his income, the higher Tencent Entertainment's market value will be in the future.

Shen Teng suddenly became the male lead in a box office of over 2 billion yuan. It would be impossible for him not to get a little arrogant.

However, he was exceptionally well-behaved in front of Chen Pingsheng, unlike Yang Mi.

I reckon he'd have to personally serve tea and water to anyone who comes to his office.

Shen Teng came over because he had taken a liking to another movie script, and someone had invited him to play the male lead.

The script is quite funny and interesting.

It tells the story of an ordinary person in the football world who suddenly inherits a billion dollars and then has to spend it all in a month.

This led to a series of hilarious and absurd stories.

The protagonist, Wang Duoyu, is about to lay his cards on the table.

I am a billionaire.

Chen Pingsheng used his golden finger to investigate.

Movie title: Hello Mr. Billionaire.

"Movie analysis in progress..."

One second, two seconds, three seconds passed.

Total investment: 90 million.

Filming period: three months.

Payback period: one year.

Return on investment: 700%.

What a lucky charm!

Chen Pingsheng sighed, "Spending 80 million to sign this rising star in the comedy world was absolutely the right decision."

"Boss, how's the script? Not bad, right?"

"pretty good."

Chen Pingsheng put the script down and then said, "Tengying Entertainment will invest the entire amount, and your personal salary will be increased to 30 million."

That's thirty million already?

Teng Ge was quite surprised; the surprise seemed to have come rather suddenly.

If a movie salary reaches 30 million, then that proves he's already a top-tier actor.

Only top-tier actors can earn such film salaries.

Those who qualify as top-tier athletes don't count; there are only a handful of people in China who can achieve that.

Like Brother Long, the Kung Fu Emperor, the God of Gamblers, etc.

There are only a few of them, and they all have extremely high individual box office appeal.

The God of Gamblers hasn't been doing so well in recent years, but his status as a big star means he's never been willing to lower his salary.

The other two, Kung Fu Emperor was his childhood idol, and he watched that movie, The Bodyguard from the South China Sea, countless times.

They don't make many movies anymore.

As for Brother Long, his age is what it is, how many more years can he fight?

Currently, there is no one in China who can take over their positions.

Tencent Entertainment is no longer owned by him alone; all Tencent investments must go through the company's account.

We can't be as casual as we used to be.

It's just a 90 million investment; it can be easily swept away.

After Charlotte's release, Tencent Films gained some recognition in the film industry, and now they are approaching him for film projects that they want to invest in.

That's countless times more than before.

Bai Xin receives seven or eight calls a day; he can't keep up with them all.

If you're in a queue, you'll have to wait until at least next year.

Chen Pingsheng has finally figured out a trick; the old man with the golden finger will never use it recklessly.

The projects he wants to look at must be at least somewhat reliable.

What does "reliable" mean? It means that the actors or directors in the film have made movies that made money.

He realized that those who can make money often do.

Even if you give someone ten chances, if they can't make money, they'll still fail.

Chen Sicheng is back too.

It took nearly half a year to film the disappearance.

Post-production is already underway, and he's coming here again to invest.

He wrote a Chinatown-themed screenplay himself, a detective story.

Chen Pingsheng told him to wait a day, as the "golden finger" he had used up for today, and he would have to wait until tomorrow.

Chen Sicheng thought his project hadn't been accepted by him, and he was very excited about it.

There hasn't been a single domestically produced crime drama script yet.

Rare subject matter.

Whoever can make this project well would be able to create a film series.

This subject matter is quite niche, and Chen Pingsheng took a look at it the next day using the Golden Finger Grandpa.

An investment of 80 million.

500% return.

It was undoubtedly a very successful film project.

This Comrade Chen is quite a talent.

Three years later, his Tencent Entertainment seemed to suddenly be teeming with talent.

I am very pleased.

Chen Pingsheng directly allocated 80 million yuan, and also raised his director's fee to 30 million yuan.

He has officially been recognized as a top-tier director in China.

It still has a good box office appeal.

He has never been stingy when it comes to making money.

Comrade Xiao Chen was overjoyed, but don't be too happy.

This guy enjoys having fun in private, which is normal.

Men with even a little status in the entertainment industry have all seen countless beauties.

If those beautiful and charming young women were placed in front of them, how many men could resist the temptation?

Chen Pingsheng wouldn't care about these things.

Tencent Entertainment, which hadn't invested in films for a while, suddenly started investing in two more movies.

This also greatly excited the employees inside.

None of that matters; the key is that Charlotte made a lot of money.

As is the boss's habit, he will always set aside some money as a reward.

And as it turns out, that's exactly the case.

Chen Pingsheng instructed the finance department to retrieve 30 million yuan in cash and place it in the reception hall on the first floor.

They deployed a dozen or so security guards to watch over the area.

When it was almost time to leave work, everyone went over there to line up to collect their money.

It's not just Tencent Entertainment employees who get paid; employees from other companies do too.

The headquarters building has eighteen floors, and currently only about three thousand employees.

Qin Xue and Xiao Ya left work on time, and then they witnessed this shocking scene.

"Auntie, what's going on?"

"I don't know, I heard it's about lining up to receive money?"

"I haven't heard anything about receiving any money?"

"How could the boss let you know in advance when he's paying out money?"

A young lady in the reception hall said, "I heard Charlotte made a fortune. The boss had the finance department bring over 30 million in cash, 10,000 for everyone. Isn't that amazing!"

Xiaoya was dumbfounded. This was unbelievable! Charlotte had nothing to do with them.

At most, it's just contributing a movie ticket.

So you can get 10,000 yuan this way?
Is 10,000 a piece of cake? You can just grab it and bring it home.

They were the most enthusiastic in queuing to receive their money. When it was Qin Xue's and Xiao Ya's turn, they both received messages on their phones at the same time.

Everyone from Deer Antler Coffee has to stay and go to the 18th floor for a meeting.

The headquarters of Deer Antler Coffee has officially moved to Shanghai.

Everyone will have to move there.

Qin Xue was a little reluctant to part with her, but Xiao Ya didn't care.

Which city isn't a place for living?

Besides, the boss bought such a large building in Shanghai, and the main focus is on Deer Antler Coffee.

How could they not move there? It's just a matter of time.

Because Chen Pingsheng had to consider more than just having a comfortable office headquarters.

There also needs to be a sufficiently large staff dormitory.

With so many people suddenly transferred over, and no prior arrangements made for them to rent apartments, things got chaotic and disorganized.

He had already rented six apartment buildings there in advance, and the newly arrived employees could enjoy a six-month rent-free period.

This is his way of giving money to the employees who traveled a long way to work at the new headquarters in Shanghai.

A small gift.

In a place like Shanghai, if he doesn't rent a house in advance, he can't wait until they arrive to rent one.

Those with savings are okay, but those without savings will be broke for a month or two.

Deer Antler Coffee was the first to move there.

Also.

Tencent Entertainment will also send some people there.

The others are the same.

A single notice from the CEO's office required thousands of people to relocate.

After we get there, we'll continue to recruit people.

The only consolation is that the boss in Shanghai has already rented out all the houses.

There will be a place for them to stay as soon as they arrive.

Bai Xin will be traveling between the two places from now on.

Jiang Yilei applied for a transfer to Shanghai.

She was originally from that area, and now that she had the opportunity to transfer there, she naturally applied immediately.

Chen Pingsheng spent 20 million yuan to rent 1,000 single apartments there in advance, with each apartment costing around 5,000 yuan per month.

The deposit is one month's rent, and three months' rent is paid upfront. An additional 1500 million will be paid later.

The houses aren't very big; they're all around 30 square meters.

The advantage is that the employees there all have a warm and comfortable home.

His actions were so significant that they naturally attracted the attention of countless people.

Especially those classmates like Hu Lin.

Those who couldn't be reached by appointment simply had thousands of people moved from Beijing to their Shanghai headquarters.

Since the journey was long, Chen Pingsheng bought high-speed rail tickets for them all.

Once you arrive there, someone will naturally arrange your food and lodging.

This major relocation from Beijing also signifies his full-scale entry into the Shanghai market next year.

(End of this chapter)