Entertainment: Since 1990

Chapter 43: Meeting the Parents Turned into a Celebrity Meet-and-Greet

Cao Jian looked around carefully before asking, "It's a decent place. How much does it cost?"

Li Hongtao laughed and said, "I heard that the dance hall requires a transfer fee of 200,000 yuan, but the second and third floors don't have a transfer fee. The first floor costs 100,000 yuan a year."

"One hundred thousand."

The second and third floors are over 1,000 square meters, which comes out to 100 yuan per square meter per year, which is reasonable.

He touched his chin and said, "The transfer fee of the dance hall is a bit high."

"It's because the price is too high, so no one has taken it on yet. But the 200,000 yuan includes the interior decoration and equipment."

"hehe."

Seeing Li Hongtao speaking for the song and dance troupe, Cao Jian just smiled, thinking that there must be some vested interests involved.

There is nothing abnormal in this situation, and having a middleman can help pass on the message.

But of course he wouldn't decide right away. Instead, he said, "I don't need those equipment. I wouldn't even want them for free. The place is nice, though. Let's take a look."

"How much do you want?"

Seeing Cao Jian was about to leave, Li Hongtao became a little anxious. After all, the boss of the song and dance troupe said that whoever could find someone to take over would receive a reward of 3,000 yuan.

Three thousand yuan is not a small amount, it is equivalent to Li Hongtao's salary for more than four months.

"I'm going to renovate and the things I have are useless. Please pass on the message for me. My target price is 100,000."

Cao Jian smiled and said, "There's no rush now. Let's talk about it after the New Year. Can you help me find out how much it would cost to buy this piece of land and the building?"

"Buy it?"

Li Hongtao was shocked when he heard this request.

If you rent it, you can get it for a few hundred thousand, but if you buy it, it may not be easy without more than five million.

It might cost only one or two million to build this building, as the land is expensive. After all, this is a prosperous area in the city center of Guangzhou.

Is it so profitable to sing and release albums?

It's a pity that I don't have this talent
After a moment of shock, Li Hongtao nodded and said, "I'll help you find out."

"Thanks."

When leaving, Cao Jian said, "Manager Li, your business isn't doing well over there. If my business can succeed, come and help me out. I'll increase your salary by 50%."

“Fifty percent.”

Li Hongtao was somewhat tempted.

My current salary is 600 yuan, plus some other income, so I make a maximum of 1,000 yuan a month.

If it increases by 50%, the monthly income will be at least 1,300 or 1,000 yuan.

Moreover, Cao Jian wanted to buy the entire building. Although no one knew what he was going to do with it, he thought it must be a big business.

In this case, there may be more benefits.

More importantly, Cao Jian is a star now, and following him seems to have a better future.

However, what he said just now, was he hinting to me that if I want to follow him, I must first find a way to help settle the matter of this building?
Is this a test for me?

Li Hongtao must be a smart person to be able to be a manager in a nightclub.

He immediately understood what Cao Jian meant.

After Cao Jian left, he drove while planning the KTV activities.

There are no private room KTVs in China at present. If I open one myself, it will definitely be the first in the country.

So whether it is decoration or equipment, we must do our best.

Splendor is the most basic requirement. Don’t pursue elegance, just be vulgar.

Just like a line in a movie: So cliché.

And the quality of the hostesses.
If there are three floors, an elevator must be installed. I must make my nightclub a place where rich people would feel ashamed if they didn't come once.

No matter how luxuriously you spend millions to decorate your house, you will suffer a huge loss if the landlord refuses to rent it to you.

Therefore, it would be best to buy this building.

However, this building is estimated to cost at least five million, possibly even more.

Including the later decoration and purchase of equipment, it will cost at least tens of millions.

It seems that after the new year, we must ask Xinshidai to get all the shares.

But by then, I'd become poor again.
Just as she was thinking about it, Yang Yuying said, "Dear, what do you want to do by looking for such a big place?"

"A secret, you'll know when the time comes."

"Do you have a secret from me?"

"Hehe, actually I want to open a store that doesn't exist in the whole country. Anyway, you will know when the time comes."

Cao Jian still didn't say anything, after all, this matter had to be kept secret.

He deliberately smiled and said, "When the opening comes, come sing a song and give me a lower appearance fee."

……

On the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, Cao Jian drove out of Guangzhou with a trunk full of gifts, preparing to go to Yang Yuying's home, and then return to his hometown in the northwest on the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month.

It is nearly 800 kilometers from Guangzhou to Nanchang. Unfortunately, there are only a few expressways in the country, so we can only take the national highway, and there is no navigation.

Fortunately, there weren't many cars in the city, otherwise it would have taken at least three days to travel this distance. We enjoyed the mountains and rivers along the way and finally arrived in Nanchang on the afternoon of the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month.

As soon as their car drove to an ordinary residential building, a middle-aged woman was already waiting on the side of the road.

"Mom, this is Cao Jian, my boyfriend."

After getting off the car, Yang Yuying immediately ran over and gave her mother a bear hug, introducing her: "Xiaojian, this is my mother."

Yang Yuying's mother was an ordinary female worker in a textile factory. She looked less than 50 years old and had some resemblance to Yang Yuying in her eyes and eyebrows.

However, judging from his appearance, Yang Yuying might be the father. Unfortunately, her father died unexpectedly before his daughter was born and did not even see his little daughter.

"Hello Auntie."

Cao Jian greeted politely and hurriedly unloaded things from the car.

Mother Yang was stunned when she realized that this man was actually her daughter's boyfriend.

I didn’t hear that this girl was in love last time, but she has a boyfriend this time when she comes back?

But when he saw the young man his daughter had brought back with so many things, he immediately said politely: "Xiao Cao, I'm glad you're here. It's such a long journey, why did you bring so many things?"

After saying that, he looked at Cao Jian carefully.

This boy looks good and has money, and he is a good match for my daughter.

You can buy such a nice car at such a young age.

And he seems to look a lot like the man who sang "Walk Away with Style".

Although Mother Yang doesn't pay much attention to pop music, she has heard the song "Walk Away with Style" while walking on the street and accidentally saw Cao Jian's poster.

However, Cao Jian was wearing a long robe in the poster, and Yang's mother Xiong Yonghong didn't recognize him at first.

"It should."

Cao Jian smiled and took down gifts including oranges, sea cucumbers, clothes, and health products.

At this time, many neighbors saw Yang Yuying coming back and came over to greet her: "Gangli, who is this?"

Mainly look at this luxury car.

There are quite a few Crown stores in Guangzhou, but not many in Nanchang.

"My boyfriend!"

Seeing the envious eyes around her, Yang Yuying happily introduced Cao Jian to her neighbors.

"I didn't expect Gangli to bring her boyfriend back. Looks like she's going to enjoy herself."

The neighbors joked and looked at the car enviously.

Suddenly, a young man said, "Sister Gangli's boyfriend seems to be the star who sang 'Walk Away with Style,' right?"

"It's him, definitely him!"

When he was recognized by several young people, many young students in the neighborhood came running over.

Someone else took out a notebook and rushed over excitedly: "Can you sign it for me?"

"I want it too, I want it too!"

“I love your song so much…”

……

Seeing that her door had turned into a celebrity meet-and-greet, Yang Yuying's mother felt so happy.

My daughter is really good. Her boyfriend is actually a big star.

Ordinary people have their own difficulties, and being a celebrity also has its own difficulties.

As soon as Cao Jian arrived at Yang Yuying's house, before he even entered the house, he was surrounded by a dozen young students.

Who would have thought that the first meeting with the parents would turn into a celebrity meet-and-greet.

Only after finally getting rid of these people did Cao Jian have some free time.

Yang Yuying's family conditions were not very good, it was just an ordinary family. After Yang Yuying's father passed away, her mother Yang had a hard time raising her two daughters.

"Xiao Cao, where are you from? Who are your family members?"

At noon, Mother Yang prepared a sumptuous lunch. While eating, she learned everything about her daughter's boyfriend's family, just like checking the household registration.

Although my daughter's boyfriend is a celebrity, we still need to investigate him thoroughly to make sure he's not a bad guy.

Mother Yang was relieved when she learned that Cao Jian had a clean family background.

Through communication, Cao Jian also roughly understood why Yang's mother opposed Yang Yuying and Lai being together in the original life.

I just want to find a partner with a clean background for my daughter.

Unfortunately, Yang Yuying, who was in love, did not listen to her mother and ended up being deceived.

However, because of the Crown car, Yang Yuying's home has been very lively these two days, and it can be said that it is packed with people.

Relatives and friends who got the news all wanted to see the big star Cao Jian, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

When did you get together?
How did you and Gangli meet?
When do you want to get married?
Faced with these problems, Cao Jian could only deal with them hard.

Mainly, there is no pleasure of pretending, only being cared for by others
After enduring for two days, on the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, Cao Jian finally set out on his journey home in glory.

(End of this chapter)