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Chapter 339 Opening Business

Wudaokou, Chengfu Road.

The crackling sound of firecrackers echoed in the square next to the mgo building.

The sound of gongs and drums filled the air with joy.

As the firecrackers stopped, a drum and gong troupe began playing in front, followed by a lion and dragon dance team that started interacting with the onlookers.

It was the weekend, and there were many students around, so as time went on, more and more people gathered around.

Some people who don't usually walk this way were attracted by the commotion and came over to take a look, only to find that the five-story building next to the MGO building, which had been stalled for two years, had been completed without them noticing. However, after completion, it was not the shopping center that was initially rumored, but a comprehensive cinema.

A large sign between the first and second floors clearly reads "Qimingxing Supermarket," while on the exterior walls of the third, fourth, and fifth floors, several large characters indicate the purpose of the upper floors.

Qimingxing International Cinema (Wudaokou Branch)

Just by looking at its size, it's not small. Although it's only five stories high, it occupies a large area.

In particular, there is a small square in front of the cinema. In this prime commercial area of ​​Beijing, where every inch of land is precious, the presence of such a small square makes the cinema seem exceptionally grand, exuding the air of a nouveau riche with their wealth and power.

Seeing that quite a few people had gathered, the cinema doors opened, and a group of pretty girls dressed in JK uniforms, each holding a stack of flyers and wearing sweet smiles, began handing them out.

While handing out the tickets, the staff explained, "Qimingxing International Cinema Wudaokou Store is opening today. All movie tickets are free for one week, and snacks and drinks are half price. Each person can get a movie ticket by presenting their ID card to enter the screening room. If you want to watch another movie after the screening, you can bring your ID card to get another ticket for the next screening."

That's so tacky, so incredibly tacky.

These girls all found part-time jobs at nearby universities; they were all tall, youthful, and beautiful.

The group of young men were so engrossed in looking at the long, white legs that they had no interest in studying what was written on the flyer.

After the girls' fragrant scents wafted past them and gradually disappeared, the group finally came to their senses and hurriedly pulled out their phones to call their respective dorm mates to come and take advantage of the situation.

It seems a bit too late to give the notice now, because if I'm not mistaken, more and more female college students are heading this way from afar. Upon closer inspection, it turns out there are more than just female college students; the girls here are a mixed bunch, including high school students and white-collar workers, but mostly young women.

"Has it started? Has it started?"

Some girls recognized their male classmates at the scene and asked about the situation from a distance.

The person being asked looked completely bewildered, scratching their head and saying blankly that they didn't know.

That's strange, what are these women doing here?
Before they could find out what was going on, a group of girls on the periphery shouted excitedly, "They're here! They're here! They're here!"

"Yes, yes, yes! This is the car! There's no mistake! Move aside, or you'll have trouble getting off later."

Then something even stranger happened: young women and adults alike transformed into order handlers, helping to guide and clear the way so that the convoy could enter the square smoothly.

He Daqi, who was in the van, was very pleased to see this scene. "Not bad," he thought, "it seems that the fan support management department has done a great job. Look how disciplined the fans are now."

As the car door opened, He Daqi got out with a smile, straightened his clothes, and waved. The atmosphere at the scene suddenly reached a new high of enthusiasm. The girls jumped and shouted in this direction, hoping to see their idol's face.

"Dakai! Dakai!"

"Daqi! Look here! Look at me!"

"He Daqi! I love you!"

Alright, now these guys finally understand what kind of situation this is.

It might be harder to snag those deals later; competing with He Daqi's fans for movie tickets is going to be tough.

They are organized, disciplined, and know how to cover for each other. It's troublesome enough to encounter these people online, let alone in real life.

Amidst the lively and noisy shouts, Vivian Chow happily got out of the car, holding the cat in one arm and linking her other arm with Ho Tai-kai, who was waiting by the car. She tilted her head back, looking very proud.

Isn't it infuriating? She knows that He Daqi's fans don't want to see her sticking to him, but Zhou Huimin just keeps doing it anyway.

The biggest source of amusement online right now is that Vivian Chow often personally leads her fans in online arguments with He Daqi's fans, and she also frequently posts photos of herself with He Daqi, making a bunch of young girls want to devour her.

She has a special trick: when she can't win an argument with He Daqi's fans, she posts a photo of herself hugging and kissing He Daqi, aiming to defeat them from another level.

Everyone has different hobbies. For example, He Daqi likes playing games and fishing. Now Zhou Huimin has discovered that her hobby is to show off to a group of young girls that she can hug He Daqi every day.

It's so interesting. It's like having a rare treasure that everyone wants, but only you can play with it, while others can only look on with envy.

Hearing the occasional strange noises coming from the crowd, Zhou Huimin really wanted to hug He Daqi and give him a kiss to show off. Fortunately, she still had some sense and didn't actually do it.

The lion and dragon dances gradually came to a stop, clearing the center of the small square.

Everyone then realized that the place had been set up as a small stage, with a red carpet, a red curtain, a red platform, and red flowers in red decorative baskets, making it look very festive.

He Daqi made a cameo appearance as the opening guest, took the microphone handed to him by a staff member, and stood on the stage with a smile, saying:

"Welcome everyone to the opening ceremony of Qimingxing International Cinema Wudaokou Store. Qimingxing International Cinema is a newly established joint cinema chain, only about eight months old so far. However, it is showing great momentum, opening two to three cinemas across the country at a rate of about one month."
The cinema that opened today is the biggest investment project of the year. In the building behind me, there are twenty theaters with over four thousand seats, making it the largest cinema in Beijing to date.
This cinema now boasts a wide selection of films, including newly released domestic and international movies, and also features a specially designed art-house cinema. For the next seven days, snacks and drinks are half-price, and movie tickets are free. We hope everyone will come and experience it. The brochure should have detailed information on this; please take a closer look.
Next, I will sing "Yellow Race" for you, followed by a duet of "Red Rose" with my wife. I hope you enjoy it.

He Daqi is also getting better; he's even started singing the songs he wrote for Vivian Chow. It's a pity that the singing skills the system has given him are all technique without emotion, otherwise he would definitely release an album to test the waters. After he finished singing, he sang a duet with Vivian Chow, and then the Yonghui Qiming Girls' Group came on stage to sing "My Left Eyelid Twitches".

There were only three songs; the program wasn't prepared for very long.

A red decorative flower basket was brought onto the stage, and several etiquette girls draped long strips of bright red silk cloth over it.

Only now did Zhao Niansheng, the apparent big boss of the cinema chain, finally show his face.

He looked so happy, his chubby face was all wrinkled from smiling, especially his eyes, which were so wide they were practically slits. When he went on stage, he almost tripped and fell because he couldn't see where he was going.

"Now, please welcome international superstars He Daqi, Zhou Huimin, and Mr. Zhao Niansheng, Chairman of Qimingxing International Cinema, to begin the ribbon-cutting ceremony." A young lady acted as the temporary host.

Then three more hostesses came up, each carrying a tray with a pair of golden scissors on it.

He Daqi and the others made a gesture with the scissors, guessing that the photographers below the stage had finished taking pictures, before slowly starting to cut the red silk cloth.

The opening ceremony has now concluded.

He Daqi and Zhou Huimin didn't stay at the scene for long. They waved goodbye, ignoring the heart-wrenching cries of the girls behind them, and turned to enter the cinema.

Moviegoers hadn't been allowed in yet, and the cinema was empty except for staff. He Daqi, while patting around, asked, "Uncle, why did you build such a big cinema? Aren't you afraid of losing money?"

Zhao Niansheng explained with a smile, "You don't understand. This is a flagship project. It's all about being big. Otherwise, how can we advertise that this is the largest cinema in Beijing? Although our main development focus is currently on Guangdong Province, as long as we have this cinema here, we can go out and brag. Besides, this building is our own, so we don't have to pay rent. Even if it doesn't make money, we won't lose much."

"Wow, this hall is really big. I guess we'll all be doing our roadshows here from now on. It's spacious and looks great. The booths in front are also set up quite conveniently. Is this hall specifically for film crews to do their roadshows?" Passing by the largest screening room on the third floor, He Daqi glanced inside and couldn't help but click his tongue.

"You guessed right. We offer discounts for film crews booking this theater. We want the celebrities to come on their own, which is also a form of publicity," Zhao Niansheng said with a smile.

As they spoke, the three of them went up to the fifth floor.

There is an office area on the fifth floor, which is separated from the screening room. It is not very large and is mainly used to manage the cinema's service staff and logistics.

Zhao Niansheng led the way, guiding He Daqi and Zhou Huimin into the office at the very top.

At that moment, Wang Rui was looking out the window at the scene below. Hearing the door open, he turned around, gave a gentle smile, and asked He Daqi, "Are you done with the ribbon-cutting? This side was blocked, so I could only see the back of the stage. I didn't even notice you were done."

"Brother Rui, you're not busy today?" He Daqi nodded and walked to the window as well.

"Well, things are on track with the project going smoothly, so I don't need to keep an eye on it every day. This cinema is a big investment, so I have to come and check on it. That way, I can be more at ease when the investors call to ask me questions."

He Daqi didn't say anything more, but just looked out the window at the movie fans and supporters below, who were being guided by security guards to line up at the main gate and walk into the cinema.

There were so many people, and more were still arriving. It seems everyone was quite eager to take advantage of the situation.

If you were asked to carry a 100-pound iron block home, you might struggle to lift it. But if you were asked to carry a 100-pound piece of money home, you could carry it with ease. As long as you can get a big advantage, your body has unlimited potential.

"Mr. Wang, the documents are all here. Would you like to take a look now or take them back later?" Zhao Niansheng also came over, gesturing happily to the documents on the table, and then offered Wang Rui a cigarette.

"Let's look at it when we get back." Wang Rui took the cigarette.

Seeing Wang Rui take the cigarette from Zhao Niansheng and light it, He Daqi curled his lip and left directly by the window, leaving Zhao Niansheng and Wang Rui there smoking and chatting.

He walked over to Vivian Chow, dragged a chair over and sat down. Noticing that Vivian Chow was looking through some documents, he reached out and took the kitten from her arms.

This cat has been spoiled. It's limp and lazier than its owner. Even when you change its cuddles, it doesn't struggle or even meow. It just symbolically rolls over and exposes its belly for He Daqi to pet.

He Daqi gently stroked the kitten's fur, and looking at Zhou Huimin's serious expression, he asked with a smile, "What? You can check accounts too?"

“No, I just wanted to see how the cinema chain is developing.” Zhou Huimin frowned slightly.

"is there a problem?"

"Hmm, I didn't expect the cinema chain to develop so slowly. I thought that with Wang Rui's funding, at least fifty or sixty cinemas would open every year. But now only half of them have opened. It's too far from what I expected. It seems that the opening up to private enterprises is not very large. The main reason for the slow expansion is the troublesome approval process."

The two didn't lower their voices, so Wang Rui and Zhao Niansheng by the window could hear them clearly.

Wang Rui stopped chatting with Zhao Niansheng, turned around and explained, "This speed is not slow. There are only three private cinema chains now, one of which is a real estate company. We are developing faster than the other two. Moreover, our current model is to buy real estate first and then renovate the cinema. This speed is already beyond our expectations."

Zhou Huimin closed the documents in front of her and shook her head: "Whatever, as long as I don't lose money, that's fine."

This mentality is ridiculous. Does it mean that for her, it's either a huge gain or a huge loss? I don't know when she became so carefree.

At this moment, He Daqi suddenly remembered something and turned to Wang Rui, who had finished smoking and was walking over, and asked, "By the way, Brother Rui, did Yan Jiu go smoothly when he went back to Haojiang to talk to his family about the marriage? I hope his family doesn't try to break them up. I saw Li Yixin looking quite happy when I went to Yonghui Qiming last time. If they do something like that again, she won't be able to handle it and she'll be finished."

"It's not a matter of whether it went smoothly or not. Yan Jiu wasn't particularly favored in his family to begin with. His marriage is easy to talk about. I've spoken to his father and put in a good word for him. His father doesn't really care, but now that he's acted on his own initiative, his father might have to put some pressure on him, which is why he hasn't agreed yet," Wang Rui explained with a soft laugh.

Zhou Huimin was very attentive to matters concerning large families. As soon as Wang Rui finished speaking, she asked curiously, "What will he do after he gets married? Will he take over part of the business given to him by the family? Or will his family give him money to develop it on his own?"

"It's all possible. Maybe after he gets married, he'll bring his wife back to work at your Yonghui Qiming. Whether he takes over the business or not is his own choice. Direct descendants like them have family funds, so it doesn't matter if they don't achieve anything. They can either get married or stay at home and have children."

Wang Rui's words immediately triggered unpleasant memories for He Daqi. His hand, which was stroking the cat, paused, causing the kitten to open its eyes and meow, urging He Daqi to continue.

(End of this chapter)