The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Back during the Spring Festival, when Chen Pingsheng took Da Piwa to Beijing to visit relatives and friends.

He knew that short dramas would soon be restricted.

Previously, films could be uploaded directly without review, but now they need to be reviewed and approved by national authorities before they can be broadcast.

The difference here is enormous.

Just like a TV series, if it's filmed but can't be broadcast, then it's a complete loss.

And this risk is exceptionally high.

Compared to the restrictions on short dramas, another move by the entertainment industry will obviously be much bigger.

That means a salary cap is going to be introduced.

To put it bluntly, the current state of the mainland entertainment industry is too distorted. Even without acting skills, one can still earn tens of millions in film and television remuneration.

Compared to South Korea's entertainment industry, it's far, far inferior.

Even a national-level film emperor there can't get the price of a young idol from the mainland.

This is so abnormal.

If this isn't restricted, future students will only say things like "I want to be a star" or "I want to be an internet celebrity" when they grow up.

There will never be another time when an entire class aspires to become scientists.

This is definitely not a good thing for a country's future.

Chen Pingsheng himself attended similar high-level meetings twice last year, and his proposal has always been that a salary cap for the entertainment industry is imperative.

If there are no restrictions, even a minor scratch on an actor can become a national sensation, while a national-level scientist won't get a single bit of attention until the day he dies.

What else could it be but a tragedy of our times?
If the salary cap is implemented, it will definitely boost Tencent Entertainment's stock price.

It's not just a saying that making movies doesn't make money these days.

If it weren't for the abundance of handsome men and beautiful women in the entertainment industry, very few people would actually make money by filming.

Yateng Short Drama is, after all, a leader in the industry, and it's basically impossible for it to return to its former glory.

But making money shouldn't be a problem, since it does more than just make short dramas.

There is also the YATeng Video APP, which has over 50 million users.

The focus of future development will simply shift from short dramas to video websites.

As for the salary cap in the entertainment industry, it will definitely come this year, but he can't say for sure when.

This is a good thing; there's no need to worry about it.

With plenty of money in his pocket, Chen Pingsheng suddenly had the idea that the houses he owned were still lacking something.

For example, the Tan Palace Villa is certainly large enough, but it lacks a sense of overwhelming grandeur.

For example, there are now large single-level apartments of over 600 square meters, which are spacious enough to live in, and the external environment is also excellent.

However, the corresponding supporting facilities are still too few.

His vision of extravagance was a super villa that could accommodate family gatherings, top-notch medical care, a rooftop garden, a basketball court, and everything else imaginable.

The biggest advantage of having money is that whatever you dream about at night, you can immediately put into practice during the day.

Chen Pingsheng did not plan to build this super villa in the city center, but instead planned to build it in Jinshan.

Once the headquarters there is completed, he will definitely settle in Jinshan for a long time.

He doesn't even look at ordinary luxury villas anymore; they're not interesting to him.

He has never been to the resort in Qingdao that cost 1 billion yuan to build.

If you have an idea, just do it. Ask your wife for her opinion first.

In the lobby, Song Yanxi domineeringly taught her son not to be too honest, lest he be easily deceived by women.

She's really something else; the mistress is only one year and six months old at most.

Listening very attentively, biting her fingers and wiggling her bottom, she was about to be bullied again.

"Honey, how can we make the other woman a little more assertive?"

"What kind of domineering aura are you referring to?" Chen Pingsheng asked her, puzzled.

Song Yanxi snorted, "It's that little girl downstairs who always bullies him, she cries whenever she sees him."

"That's called domineering? Wouldn't that make someone a bully?" Chen Pingsheng looked at his wife speechlessly.

The little girl downstairs is quite cute; she's about the same age as Chen Lu, the mistress.

They're just too cute!

What angered Song Yanxi the most was that the little girl told the mistress to go east, but he definitely wouldn't go west.

When you tell him to squat down and put his hands behind his head, he won't even stand up even though he's pooping.

So infuriating.

"Honey, whose side are you on?"

"Of course I'm on your side, but you have to be right first," Chen Pingsheng said. "I have something I'd like to discuss with you."

"What's the matter?"

"I want to go to Jinshan and build a big house according to my own ideas."

"Do I even need to discuss this with you?"

Song Yanxi asked him, puzzled, "How much would it cost to build a big house over there? You can spend hundreds of millions if you want."

"I estimate it will cost three billion."

"Huh?" Song Yanxi almost doubted her hearing. This wasn't Hong Kong, and Jinshan wasn't downtown Shanghai.

Building houses over there, besides buying land, would cost billions to build any kind of houses.

"I had a dream yesterday that I spent billions to build a super villa."

Chen Pingsheng said, "It's one of those super villas with all the necessary features. I want to fulfill my dream."

Is that what you call a dream?

It was just something I thought about in my dream, wasn't it?

Song Yanxi naturally wouldn't care; no matter how much money her husband spent, she wouldn't say anything.

You can earn money if you can spend it; it's a very simple principle.

Chen Pingsheng only had a small plan, without even a basic framework, but that didn't matter.

You could easily hire top-notch design teams to handle it.

As for where to build the super villa, that depends on where the view is better.

He really wanted to buy a small mountain and build his own villa there. It would feel pretty good to be the king of the mountain.

There's no such thing as free land in Shanghai.

Chen Pingsheng put the matter aside for the time being, as he wasn't in a hurry.

Because Erpiya has already figured out how she's going to become a super CEO.

Erpiya's idea wasn't a sudden whim; ever since her sister had a headquarters on the Bund, she had always wanted one herself.

Now my wish has finally come true.

Erpiya took exaggerated little steps, stepping over one by one.

"Dad, Dad, I want to be the CEO who spends all the money!"

"What do you mean?"

Chen Pingsheng didn't understand what she meant at first, so Erpiya explained,

"She's the kind of person who's just like her sister, only caring about spending money and not making it."

"Then you should just forget about it. Why don't you do this: I'll hire twenty employees for you, and you can just spend money on them. Then you can tell them what to do. It'll be a hundred million a year, and you won't exceed it by a single cent."

Chen Pingsheng thought it would be good to use some money to train her spending skills.

At the very least, you need to know how to control costs.

If this 100 million is spent ahead of schedule, then the twenty people serving her will have to be dismissed because they cannot be paid.

What complicated games can a five-year-old girl play?

If she really runs out of money ahead of schedule, and these people have developed some feelings for her, Erpiya will probably cry for a long time when the group disbands early.

Chen Pingsheng thought about it and suddenly felt that this was a very good idea. No matter how much money you have, it can't withstand being spent recklessly without a plan.

Second daughter should also gradually learn to control her money.

The purpose of doing this was never to teach them how to save money, but simply to control costs in a planned way.

Big Poop Kid can now spend 200 million a year very well.

That's why people say children from wealthy families have a completely different experience from the moment they're born; they're raised with real money.

She's a spoiled brat who always wants to outdo her older sister, and she's full of arrogance.

She had to choose all twenty people herself.

No one as cute as her.

Anyone who's even cuter than her is definitely not a good match.

No one as smart as her.

Hmm... that won't do. The only person in the whole world smarter than her is her father.

Erpiya cleverly set two small rules.

A five-year-old girl can be as mischievous as she wants.

Chen Pingsheng thought he should increase her luck value more, so that she might live a life free from illness and disaster. (End of Chapter)