Entertainment Era: Starting with Teaching Sister Meng to Sing

Song Shihui invested 30% and held 30% of the shares, and that's how the cooperation was settled.

The next day, without informing either of them, they flew directly back to Songbei.

There was no need to take a taxi after leaving the airport; Song Shihui had the audacity to park his A8 in the airport parking lot.

"Even if you have money, you shouldn't spend it like this. That much parking fee could have been used to take a taxi home."

Looking at the numbers displayed on the parking fee sign, Wang Xiaozhou said with a pained expression.

After completing the payment and driving the car out of the parking lot, Song Shihui said:

"The annual cost of fuel, insurance, maintenance, and depreciation for this A8 would probably be several times, even ten times, more expensive than taking a taxi every day. So why would I buy it?"

Wang Xiaozhou remained silent.

Song Shihui declared confidently, "The only purpose of money for me is to make me happy. I live to experience life, not to accumulate wealth."

Children from wealthy families think differently. Wang Xiaozhou agreed with her statement, but he would never do what she did.

Different upbringings lead to different consumption habits. No matter how rich Wang Xiaozhou becomes in the future, it cannot change the fact that he was the son of a farmer for the first eighteen years of his life.

The car drove all the way to Wang Xiaozhou's building, where they happened to run into Ma Xiaoping getting off the bus.

After everyone got off the bus and greeted each other, Wang Xiaozhou looked at his mother, who was surrounded by layers of people, and asked her where she had been.

Ma Xiaoping said there was a supermarket in town that had eggs on sale, which were 50 cents cheaper than in the county, so she took the bus to town.

Wang Xiaozhou smiled contentedly. Sure enough, his mother was just like him. No matter how much money she had, she would never buy the same thing at a higher price!

When Wang Xiaozhou returned home, Ma Xiaoping also invited Song Shihui upstairs.

Song Shihui didn't stand on ceremony and said that he hadn't eaten yet, so he followed the two of them upstairs.

As the group entered the house, Ma Xiaoping took some fruit from the refrigerator, washed it, and placed it on the coffee table for Song Shihui. She then went to the kitchen to get busy.

Wang Xiaozhou followed his mother, leaning against the kitchen door, and asked, "If I told you your son has over three million yuan in his account, would you still take the bus to town to buy eggs?"

"Even if you have hundreds of millions in your account, I still have to go to town to buy eggs. It's foolish not to take advantage of a bargain; buying the same thing at a higher price is just being ripped off!"

Ma Xiaoping replied casually.

When the egg mixture was poured into the pan, it quickly expanded due to the heat of the oil. Ma Xiaoping used a spatula to scramble the eggs and only realized what was happening when she was adding chopped green onions to the pan.

"Wait a minute, tell me how much money you have in your account!?"

Wang Xiaozhou chuckled and reminded him, "Hurry up and clear your head, the scallions are going to burn."

Ma Xiaoping then looked into the pot and noticed that the scallions had indeed developed black edges, so she hurriedly stirred them up.

As soon as a dish was finished cooking, Ma Xiaoping peeked furtively out of the kitchen to check on Song Shihui in the living room before quietly closing the door and whispering to Wang Xiaozhou:

"Tell me quickly, were you just bragging to me, or did you become a kept man, a live-in son-in-law of the Song family?"

Wang Xiaozhou was both amused and exasperated: "What do you mean by being a live-in son-in-law? I never brag, okay? The money from selling the short films was one million in the first round, and four million in the second round from two companies. After paying taxes, I got about four million in total."

"Wow, really? You make more money making a short film than winning the lottery?"

Wang Xiaozhou was too lazy to explain, so he simply took out his phone and showed his mother the balance screen.

After confirming several times, Ma Xiaoping clutched her heart and said, "Quickly call your father back. This news is too shocking; I can't handle it alone."

It's only a few dollars...

The arrogant son even started mocking his mother, but since his father needed to be present for their business later, Wang Xiaozhou obediently called his father.

Now Wang Jianguo has a happy and fulfilling family life, money in his pocket, and nothing to do in the fields, so he takes advantage of the time before the Lunar New Year to get together with his brothers, playing two games of mahjong and having a barbecue every day. Life couldn't be more comfortable.

After receiving a call from Wang Xiaozhou and learning that his son had returned, he immediately abandoned his old friends and carried two bags of cooked food upstairs.

With the family of three and Song Shihui all seated at the table, Wang Xiaozhou tentatively began discussing his decision with his parents.

"Dad, Mom, I made some money this time. I was thinking of discussing with you whether it's okay if we don't farm our land next year, but instead sublet it out and do some business in the county."

"What kind of business?"

Ma Xiaoping usually doesn't speak on important matters like making money for the family, so Wang Jianguo, as the representative, asked the question.

Wang Xiaozhou answered truthfully: "We'll run a large supermarket, or rather, a supermarket that's bigger than the ones in the town."

"How much investment is needed for this kind of supermarket?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Jianguo asked with some concern.

Wang Xiaozhou thought for a moment and said, "Around 500,000. If we do well, we'll expand further. If we don't do well, we won't be seriously hurt. Let's just test the waters first."

Wang Jianguo seemed to have a toothache, and he hissed as he gasped for air.

I don't know when my son started to dare to take 500,000 yuan to test the waters. You know, before, I only earned tens of thousands of yuan a year from farming.

After a moment of contemplation, Wang Jianguo replied softly, "I don't know much about doing business. If you think it's feasible, let's give it a try. Just be prepared for the possibility of losing or making a profit."

Compared to other parents, Wang Jianguo's best quality is that he doesn't apply his own failed life experiences to his son.

If you don't understand something, you don't understand it; if your son is capable, he is capable.

Although his son was only eighteen, the abilities he had shown made Wang Jianguo willing to spend a year with him to give it a try.

Wang Xiaozhou knew his father's personality well, so he wasn't surprised. Upon hearing this, he brought up the matter of Song Shihui's investment.

"I talked to Teacher Song before I came back. Teacher Song comes from a well-off family, but her own job doesn't pay well, so she also wants to try doing some side jobs."

Of the 500,000 yuan budget for our supermarket, let's allocate 150,000 yuan for her to invest. She can offer advice, but she won't participate in management. At the end of the year, her share of the profits will be 30% of the net return.

Wang Jianguo and his wife had no objections whatsoever. At this crucial moment of investment, the older generation's belief is that more people involved mean less risk. As for subsequent dividends...

Who cares? We haven't started making money yet anyway. We've already invested 150,000 less than our own, so we can just distribute some of it later.

Seeing that the matter was settled so easily, Song Shihui raised his glass to Wang Xiaozhou's parents and said, "I wish us a pleasant cooperation in advance, and I also wish Mr. and Mrs. Wang a prosperous and successful new year."

Wang Jianguo and his wife naturally raised their glasses in response. After a very pleasant lunch, the two personally saw Song Shihui out. Then, while Wang Jianguo wasn't paying attention, Ma Xiaoping secretly ran to Wang Xiaozhou's side.

"Son, you made so much money on this trip. Keep the portion you need, and give the rest to Mom. Mom will save it for you."