Chapter 213: Surprise
Facing her husband's midnight craziness,
Song Yanxi found it hard to understand. She had barely fallen into a deep sleep.
Being kicked right under the bed, who wouldn't be angry?
She was determined to give him a fierce beating.
Chen Pingsheng's surprise was beyond his wife's comprehension.
He had just used Golden Finger Grandpa to watch that romantic investment movie, War Wolf Part Two.
Guess what happened?
The investment and filming period would take a year, and the guaranteed return rate was more than tenfold.
The most exaggerated part was the line below, number one at the box office.
And it was the kind that could hold that spot for at least five years.
Which means, this movie couldn't be surpassed in five years.
He had actually invested in a movie that became the top-grosser in history.
After kissing his wife passionately once, finding her taste quite sweet, he kissed her several more times.
Song Yanxi was woken up by the noise and simply sat on him.
The two messed around until three in the morning before going to sleep.
They got up again at a little past seven in the morning.
Song Yanxi gave him a reproachful look, "If you kick my butt again tonight, I am going to sleep in a separate bed."
"Stop joking around."
After Chen Pingsheng finished freshening up, he looked at his wife who was applying a touch of light makeup and said:
"Do you want to buy that building in Magic City? I think if we are buying, let's go for something slightly bigger, at least like the ones in Capital City, around seventeen or eighteen floors."
Song Yanxi was speechless, "How many Water Cloud Space businesses are there in Magic City? Do I need to buy such a big one? Moreover, one that big would cost at least a small billion, where would I get that much money?"
"You might not have it, but I do."
Chen Pingsheng massaged her shoulders. His wife was still very beautiful, the most alluring type in her late twenties.
"Don't just focus on the present, we need to think long-term. The Water Cloud Space headquarters in Magic City could serve as the nationwide headquarters, while Capital City mainly serves as the training academy."
"The Water Cloud Space Academy being the headquarters in Capital City, you guys working inside, outsiders can't even enter, it's quite troublesome."
"Moreover, by the end of the year, our family will be investing six or seven hundred million in Magic City to open thirty Water Cloud Space branches, and later we will also invest in Peng City and Greater Guangdong. A headquarters building of around a dozen floors is really necessary."
With Water Cloud Space's high profits, spending seven or eight hundred million to buy a building isn't too much pressure.
Song Yanxi thought about it, and it made sense. By the end of the year, her family would still have a considerable amount of capital.
The nine hundred and more beauticians trained by Water Cloud Space would all graduate by next June.
The two-year training had a total investment of about one billion.
During training, they provided room and board plus three thousand yuan a month.
No other beauty business spends so much on their staff.
With just half a year left to graduation, it was time to start giving back to them.
Song Yanxi calculated the money in her pocket. Excluding the risk reserve for the business, the available funds added up to just a bit more than four hundred million.
Far from enough.
Her husband had two hundred million, adding up to just over six hundred million together.
Still not enough.
That was simple.
Now, since they couldn't raise that much money, they could only wait for the annual Splendid Night event held by Water Cloud Space.
This year was not like the last.
Twenty-five Water Cloud Space clubs all laid the groundwork at the same time, and there was only this one chance a year.
According to Chen Pingsheng's estimate, on the night of Splendid Night, at least about ten billion could be traded.
This was not an exaggeration.
Because he decided to spend two hundred million to host this peak evening.
Luxury was the only theme for the night.
Since the main purpose of hosting Splendid Night was trading with clients, no smartphones were allowed at the event to take pictures.
Images were strictly forbidden to be leaked.
For those top-tier rich people, watching a concert was basically unattractive.
Only letting them clearly feel that big stars were there to serve them
could they experience the feeling of supreme luxury.
For this, Chen Pingsheng planned to invite all female artists from Tengying Entertainment to attend that night.
Just let them sit together with those rich ladies and create more interactive moments.
The wine used at the cocktail party would all be '82 LaFerrari,
and for white, it would be Guojiao 1573.
As for the lucky draw, Song Yanxi and he checked the prepared gifts.
Last year were cars, this year included various kinds of jewelry.
Only those invited to this event were those who had spent over five hundred thousand at Water Cloud Space annually.
So, the gifts prepared by Song Yanxi were all the luxury goods that women love the most.
Like limited-edition Hermes bags, Richard Mille watches, and all kinds of Bvlgari jewelry.
The prices ranged from several hundred thousand to several million.
As an interactive segment, the lucky draw had a great effect last year.
This year, they definitely needed to have it; the prizes together would total about sixty million.
All the clients who were invited,
would also get a free bottle of Chanel perfume and a Hermes belt.
Just these two items needed at least twenty million.
They weren't going to invite too many people to the event anyway, what mattered was having people who could really afford to spend.
Gifts and these giveaways alone would cost ninety million, and then there were celebrities.
Adding it all up, the total investment wouldn't be less than two hundred million.
This type of transaction-oriented cocktail party often meant the more you invest, the more you get back.
There was nothing to regret.
Since Chen Pingsheng saw her preparing so meticulously, he didn't bother too much about it.
After all, a cocktail party was supposed to celebrate luxury.
It had to let those clients feel the overwhelming richness that came from Water Cloud Space.
How could it be done without a few hundred million?
He just needed to take care of the celebrity lineup for the evening.
With Tengying Entertainment's current influence in the entertainment circle, what star couldn't he invite?
Chen Pingsheng drove to work while Liu Fen took the spoiled brat to school.
His mother-in-law's daily routine was just analyzing stocks and taking care of the kid.
She wasn't picky about the car anymore, anyway, her daughter's car was hers for the taking.
Just taking care of the kid would be enough.
There's nothing quite like driving a Bentley or a Rolls-Royce Phantom, and occasionally wearing old-age glasses to take a LaFerrari for a spin around the block.
I always feel like I've reached the pinnacle of life.
Chen Pingsheng, on the other hand, was indifferent, with so many car keys at home, he just took whichever set he got his hands on.
Not to mention the watches, once he opened his collection box, there were at least a dozen.
Before I knew it, he had bought so many watches.
He would pick whichever to wear.
It was almost the same with suits, all neatly arranged once he opened his wardrobe.
His clothes couldn't be hand-washed; they had to be sent to professional high-end laundries.
Washing them cost maybe a few hundred each time.
Every month, just his laundry expenses alone would be nearly twenty thousand.
His wife was pretty much the same, not a single wrinkle could mar her clothes.
Anyway, there were specialized people who came to their place every day to collect and return them clean and on time.
Their low profile was only in terms of the style of the clothes, never in the quality.
After all, the lifestyle of their circle was mostly the same, rarely were those who earned money and didn't spend it.
If the wealthy didn't spend their money, how would the economy circulate?
Therefore, frugality amongst the rich served no good for society.
And it wasn't advocated at all.
Relying on ordinary people to support the GDP just wasn't a thing.
On his way there, Chen Pingsheng called Wu Jing from yesterday.
Eighty million was too little; he wanted to directly invest two hundred million.
Wu Jing thought there had been a change in their investment plans, but then he realized that Chen Pingsheng intended to cover the remaining 120 million.
With full investment, he wouldn't need to seek further investments anymore.
Investing in a movie project on your own was quite risky, but Chen Pingsheng was never worried about those.
Mainly because Tengying had already diluted billions of shares.
Anyone Tong Zelan brought in to invest in Tengying Entertainment was no simple character.
During the handshake in the CEO's office, Wu Jing officially signed the full investment agreement for War Wolf.
After Chen Pingsheng covered the remaining 120 million, he also took the opportunity to invite him to join Tengying Entertainment.
As long as he signed with Tengying, he would never have to go out looking for money again.
Tengying might lack other things, but money was definitely not one of them.
Wu Jing felt he really hit it off with him; they signed the contract over a couple of teas.
Such a generous boss was truly one of a kind in the entertainment industry.
Many relied on exploiting artists to earn revenue.
He did not need to.
Chen Pingsheng was so pleased that he immediately called Bai Xin, "Tell finance to transfer thirty million immediately to Wu Jing's personal account; consider it additional director's fees."
The generosity of Tengying wasn't just all talk.
The project was still in the preparation phase, and the risk was huge since he had just signed.
Yet, the boss immediately granted him thirty million as a reward.
To say you wouldn't be moved would be a lie.
Chen Pingsheng was even more moved.
He swore he had never encountered a film project so capable of making money.
This Wu Jing was truly a godsend.
Thirty million was just petty cash.
Once Wu Jing received the money, he immediately went to prepare the film crew.
From shooting to premiere, it would take at least a year.
It didn't matter.
He could absolutely wait.
After Wu Jing left, Chen Pingsheng called his secretary, "Bai Xin, you know, I'm in such a good mood; how can we inform all the employees about my mood?"
Suddenly, the image of money raining down filled Bai Xin's mind.
All fresh bills.
She beamed, "Uncle, you usually give out money when you're happy, and that makes the employees happy too."
"Tacky,"
Chen Pingsheng said, "Why do you always use such tacky methods? We need to be creative."
"Then what do you suggest, Uncle?"
Bai Xin really wanted to say, don't think it's tacky; everyone loves it the most.
Chen Pingsheng thought for a moment and said, "Issue a notice that at eight tonight, we'll meet at Nanluo Gu Alley's Tenghui megastore, every person with a shopping cart, a twenty-thousand shopping card for each, spend as much as you can within half an hour, no leftovers retained."
The Tenghui megastore was his as well.
Letting the employees play a shopping game there seemed like a good idea,
Now that he was very wealthy, he always liked to let his employees enjoy more benefits.
Working is not easy, if the boss doesn't treat them well,
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Bai Xin, cheerful, went to the group's network to post the announcement.
The message wasn't just for Tengying Entertainment, but for all the group employees.
With a ding,
CEO's office announcement: "Tonight at eight, all group employees gather at the Tenghui megastore in Nanluo Gu Alley, each employee can take one shopping cart, pick whatever you want within half an hour, capped at twenty thousand."
Song Shuiqing: ???
In the employee café, everyone received the ding sound, and after opening it and spacing out for eight seconds,
they looked at each other.
So excited they could fly, everywhere discussions circled around this.
What does this mean?
Direct reward of a twenty thousand shopping card.
Those who wanted new phones could get new phones, those who wanted big TVs went for big TVs.
The last day of October.
It was incredibly lively; after the mass migration to Magic City, there were about 1600 employees here.
Next month they were going to start recruiting heavily, who knows what kind of lucky folks would get in here.
Anyway, tonight at eight, it was guaranteed to be very lively.
In anticipation of this special group celebration, the Tenghui megastore issued a notification in the afternoon.
After eight o'clock, they would only serve internal group employees.
Even the spoiled brats came to join in the excitement.