Rebirth of the Millennial: Getting Rich After Parents Get Laid Off

Chapter 188: Junior High School Life Ends (Part 2)

For the next two years, Shen Qingqing obediently followed Li Xunjin in his studies, but she did not relax her efforts to urge her family's breadwinners to improve.

In June 2011, she sold all her cryptocurrency holdings, making a net profit of seven figures, almost eight figures.

After all, when she first started collecting them, she used all the money she had left to buy them, and she had stockpiled them all, hoping to make a fortune from this wave.

After entering the second year of junior high school, Shen Qingqing finally started to grow taller, and her height started to increase from 1.34 meters to 1.56 meters.

At Shen Qingqing's suggestion, Li Xunjin and Li Xunli also opened an online store for a certain orange software, but the main products sold on the online store were not the same as those in their physical store.

Knowing that the fan economy would bring huge economic benefits in later generations, Shen Qingqing suggested that Li Xunli and Li Xunjin talk about some ways to make celebrity merchandise, and that Weibo also needed to be advertised to boost its popularity.

Putting aside everything else, just the explosive popularity of a certain large boy band and a certain trio of boys in the next two years, just their peripheral products alone, if managed properly, will definitely be a great opportunity for Xunqing and Jincheng to enter the public eye.

Currently, Xunqing and Jincheng's products are only targeted at the middle-aged and older demographic. Xunqing Porcelain Factory at least produces some small porcelain items that can be used as ornaments or toys, but Jincheng's gift boxes can only be sold through cooperative orders. However, with more and more gift companies emerging with innovative marketing strategies, it's hard to say whether Jincheng can continue to maintain its current status if it doesn't take action.

After Shen Qingqing frankly discussed the issues with Li Xunli and Li Xunjin, the two, who were initially somewhat resistant to the buying and selling of celebrity merchandise and fans, began to ponder the matter.

To be honest, Shen Qingqing dared to say that because she had learned about the big bosses when she went with them to pay New Year's visits.

Although I don't directly know the big clients, I can basically understand a lot by looking at their children's situations.

Shen Qingqing had seen autographed photos and special items signed by others while playing with the children of the powerful figures.

Without connections, how could you possibly get it?

Furthermore, they also need to recruit some marketing and operations talent to specifically handle related matters in this area.

We need to develop the fan economy into a sector that can eventually become independent.

However, not being able to mingle in the company can easily cause bosses who already have a clear understanding of Jincheng and Xunqing to shift their perception, affecting future cooperation.

Shen Qingqing couldn't name any boy groups that had just debuted and hadn't yet become popular, nor could she name any three members of TFBOYS who hadn't even made a splash yet. So she could only use examples like the era of nationwide voting during the Super Boy and Super Girl competitions, as well as various IP characters from Disney, to illustrate her point.

Li Xunli especially loves buying Mickey and Minnie Mouse clothes and pants. Li Xunjin was also a fan of Super Boy and Super Girl back then, so these two examples can give them a more intuitive understanding of what the prospects of this new business line are like.

After providing the plan, Shen Qingqing returned to her own personal efforts, leaving the rest to Li Xunjin and Li Xunli to discuss.

After entering the second year of junior high school, Wu Fangyi became increasingly busy, and she took on two more tutoring jobs.

Yao Zihang's tutoring has been reduced to once a week for two hours because his grades have stabilized. Wu Fangyi said that as long as he doesn't suddenly have a bad day, he has a high probability of passing the entrance exam for the Experimental Middle School.

The other two tutors are junior high school students who are one year below them.

The two families live in the same building, one above the other, and the other in the same building where Yao Zihang, the top student in his class, lives.

One day, when Yao Zihang went to see the top student, he was angered by the parent who said that he had a tutor who was second in the grade at the Experimental Middle School and could tutor him together with the top student. He said that one day he would be able to surpass the top student.

Later, Yao Zihang actually passed the test once, because the first-place student happened to be sick that day and fainted from a high fever during the math test.

But he really did manage to get first place, and the mother of the first-place winner was beating him at home that day, causing such a commotion that the entire building had to be mobilized to rescue the sick child from his mother's clutches.

After learning the whole story, the two families went to the Yao family and asked if they could introduce a tutor.

Of course, the Yao family would have to ask Wu Fangyi's opinion.

Through conversations with her teachers, Wu Fangyi learned just how much money was needed for high school and university, and she deeply realized that she wasn't earning money fast enough.

So after the Yao family asked, she quickly contacted Fang Chengying and together they met with the two families and successfully took over their tutoring services.

And he accepted the tutoring job at a high price of 200 yuan per hour.

When Shen Qingqing learned about this, she couldn't help but think of the studio plan that she had suppressed by Li Xunjin before she could even implement it.

She stared longingly at Wu Fangyi without saying a word, as if she were looking at a piece of roasted meat that she couldn't have but desperately wanted.

Wu Fangyi got goosebumps all over from that look and couldn't get away. "Slap!" She covered Shen Qingqing's face with a hand and pushed her face away: "Don't look at me like that, it's scary."

"Tell me, what do you want me to do?" Wu Fangyi thought she knew Shen Qingqing well, having been her deskmate for over a year.

The main reason is that Shen Qingqing basically doesn't hide anything from her.

Even during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, Shen Qingqing took her to visit her family's porcelain factory and porcelain workshop, so she learned about Shen Qingqing's family background.

When Shen Qingqing heard Wu Fangyi ask this question, she hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't help telling her about her immature plan that was still being improved.

Finally, he added, "Sister Fangyi, if my studio opens in the future, would you be willing to partner with me and do some advertising?"

Wu Fangyi looked at her in surprise: "What kind of advertisements can I run?"

“I’ll definitely open this studio soon, and by then you’ll definitely have made a name for yourself among the students near the school! Yao Zihang got first place in the grade after you started tutoring him, and those two junior high students, although we can’t see any results yet, do you think I don’t know your abilities?”

"The ability to transform mediocre students into high achievers—when you hear that, how could any parent in need not come forward?!"

Shen Qingqing's eyes sparkled. "But this is just a small experiment. If I make money, I'll share it with you. If I lose money, I'll just consider it as gaining experience. I won't drag you down with me!"

Wu Fangyi looked at Shen Qingqing, thought for a moment, and resolutely agreed: "Okay, I'll partner with you! Although I don't know much about these things, I'll help you if you need it, it's that simple!"

Just like every time Shen Qingqing had warmed her heart in the past.

Shen Qingqing cheered and hugged Wu Fangyi.

Although Shen Qingqing had started growing taller, Wu Fangyi grew even faster, always maintaining a head's distance from her. Shen Qingqing looked at Wu Fangyi's height with immense envy, and felt deep regret for her laziness. How could she have forgotten that exercise could also help her grow taller!
Now look what happened! In my past life I was short and became a dwarf, and in this life I'm short and become a dwarf again!

Shen Qingqing rubbed against Wu Fangyi's shoulder angrily, deciding that starting this week, she would ask the housekeeper to make more bone broth when cooking, and she would try her best to play badminton every weekend!
While she's still a teenager and just starting to develop, if she puts in the effort, she might actually have a chance to break the 160cm mark!

Time passes from spring to autumn, and we change from thin clothes to thick clothes and then back to thin clothes.

Jincheng's second subsidiary was also established, named "Tuchuan Cultural and Creative", which specializes in making gift boxes and small porcelain items related to derivative products.

However, the company chose to locate in Guangcheng, not Chaocheng.

When choosing a location, they even used the favor that Shen Qingqing had done for Zheng Qiuheng when she was a child, and had Zheng's father select several good places to choose from. In the end, they chose two places, one as the company site and the other as the product manufacturing site.

Tu Chuan Cultural and Creative's business scope includes, but is not limited to, celebrity-related merchandise, and merchandise related to large-scale games and amusement parks.

This was also Shen Qingqing's request, because she knew that there would be more and more popular IPs in the future, especially otaku IPs.

Currently, both IP licenses that Tu Chuan has secured are official licenses that Li Xunli and Li Xunjin personally negotiated.

The merchandise licensing for the large boy band that became a hit with their song "Roar" didn't generate much profit, but it successfully left a deep impression on the "Tu Chuan Cultural and Creative" fan base.

This has also catalyzed the development of Tuchuan's complete industrial chain. Although there are still some minor shortcomings, the necessary departments and procedural frameworks are basically complete.

After Shen Qingqing found out, she urged her mother and uncle to discuss the derivative licensing of the three little ones.

2013 was the year before the three of them officially debuted. They learned about it in advance, made negotiations in advance, and got a share of the pie in advance.

Thanks to Xunqing's high-end porcelain customization service, Li Xunli's network of contacts is now even larger than Li Xunjin's.

That's why Shen Qingqing dared to ask them to discuss these matters so aggressively; otherwise, how could Li Xunli and Li Xunjin possibly have the ability to negotiate with those two companies?

As for Shen Qingqing herself... after a whole year of unremitting efforts, she really broke through the 160 mark and successfully reached... 160.3.

Shen Qingqing stepped off the machine expressionlessly. Today, they were there for a physical examination before the high school entrance exam.

Thanks to Shen Qingqing skipping a grade, the physical education exam has not yet been added to the high school entrance exam. Students only need to complete nine exams from June 21st to 23rd.

Unlike Shen Qingqing in her previous life, she didn't have to take another physical education exam in late May.

Moreover, the timing was quite coincidental; the class Shen Qingqing skipped a grade in was the last one that did not require a physical education exam.

It will be needed starting from the next session.

After measuring her height and weight, Shen Qingqing followed Wu Fangyi with her medical examination form in hand. She looked enviously at the height number written on Wu Fangyi's medical examination form—169.7 cm.

Fangyi is only three millimeters shorter than her; she'll be 1.7 meters tall.

In recent years, Wu Fangyi has taken on as many as five tutoring jobs, and her voice, which was originally clear and cold, has become a little hoarse due to the long hours of teaching.

A tall, aloof, and sophisticated woman who's 1.7 meters tall!

Shen Qingqing was overwhelmed with emotion, her heart filled with tears. It was the height and voice she had dreamed of for two lifetimes!
As a result, Shen Qingqing became even more attached to Wu Fangyi. Not only did she cling to her, but Chen Man, who had also been admitted to the Experimental Middle School last year, also started to cling to her.

The aloof and mature woman dragging two little radishes along often becomes a common sight between the third-year and first-year buildings of the Experimental Middle School.

As for the reason? Of course, it's because Shen Qingqing and Wu Fangyi have ranked first and second in all exams for three consecutive years, which is why everyone in the school knows them.

If Shen Qingqing hadn't declined Fang Chengying's requests to participate in various competitions over the past three years, she would be even more famous than she is now.

Wu Fangyi was busy working part-time, and Fang Chengying's words were rejected as soon as she started to speak.

This meant that Fang Chengying had to select the right people for each competition that required it.

Since neither of the two promising generalists are participating, we can only find a solution tailored to their specific needs.

It's Dragon Boat Festival again, which happens to fall right after this year's college entrance examination.

Shen Qingqing took Wu Fangyi home for the holiday as usual. The two sat in the restaurant with mock exam papers, eating zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) and reviewing the question types.

With only ten days or so left, the tests that the teachers are now assigning are all past exam papers.

However, the people who set the questions are different every year, with only a small overlap. There is no way to predict the questions based on the question setter's consistent style. The only thing to do is to thoroughly understand all the past exam papers and then adapt to the situation in the exam room.

The Experimental Middle School will also be a test center for the high school entrance examination, so all students in grades 7 and 8, as well as the primary school and kindergarten, will be on holiday.

During this period of review, Shen Qingqing did not dare to be complacent. She put aside the improvement plan at the studio and focused her energy on the high school entrance examination.

She didn't want to repeat the mistakes of her past life, where one wrong step led to another, ultimately resulting in total defeat.

She wants good grades, a good school, and a good job in this life!
The clouds rolled and unrolled, and finally the day of the high school entrance exam arrived.

Li Xunli, unusually free from her busy schedule with Xunqing and Tu Chuan, personally drove Shen Qingqing to her exam.

On June 21st, 22nd, and 23rd, there were three consecutive days of exams, with three subjects each day. Shen Qingqing focused all her energy on the exams for those three days, and nothing could distract her.

On the afternoon of June 23, as the bell rang to signal the end of the exam, Shen Qingqing put down her pen amidst the invigilators' admonitions.

After handing in her answer sheet, she packed up her things and followed the flow of people out of the classroom and out of the campus. At the gate, she saw Li Xunli, who had been eagerly waiting, waving at her.

Her junior high school life has come to an end.

Happy Labor Day everyone!
See you tomorrow night~