Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled

Chapter 118: Chapter 104: Jiang Peiyao's Feelings

Bai Xin laughed exaggeratedly, not expecting to become more prestigious than a celebrity before even becoming one.

The hierarchy in the entertainment industry typically goes like this.

Minor celebrities, major celebrities, directors, producers, major investors, entertainment industry moguls, those who set the rules of the entertainment industry.

Ranked in that order.

She was in the second column, where directors would greet her with big smiles.

Not to mention those minor investors.

Her status was far ahead.

A two million annual salary was also very high.

For her age, a two million annual salary definitely outstripped over 90% of her peers.

Jiang Peiyao had come to a whole new understanding of her cousin-in-law.

Back in their rural hometown, everyone knew he was wealthy.

But no one knew exactly how much.

It was only after coming to Capital City that she discovered, the older brother who always protected her cousin,

had become a big-shot spanning the industries of dining, beauty and wellness, fruit markets, and entertainment companies.

It truly was unbelievable.

She still remembered the first time Chen Pingsheng brought meat to her elder cousin's house for New Year's.

In the blink of an eye, so many years had passed and he had transformed from that rural older brother into a notable figure in Capital City's entertainment circle.

She was filled with many emotions at that moment.

Time passed leisurely, flying by.

Before she knew it, half a month had passed since Jiang Peiyao started her internship at Tengying, during which she had come to understand Tengying quite well.

The main focus was on investment, with Zhao Liying being their only core female artist.

She operated under an independent studio arrangement, enjoying a lot of freedom.

She could choose any endorsements or TV dramas she wanted.

Tengying primarily handled the financing. If there was one major change over the past half month,

it was the confirmation that the Tengying artist training class would start its selection at the end of April.

The majority of the applicants were newcomers to the entertainment industry, with a small portion being internet celebrities aspiring to be stars.

The allure of an A+ leading role in dramas was still significant.

Besides eating dinner twice with her cousin-in-law at the beginning, Jiang Peiyao hardly saw him during the past half month.

According to Bai Xin, the uncle had more than just this one company.

He was very busy, managing several others outside.

She even saw a big piece of news about her cousin-in-law on the news.

April 8th.

Water Cloud Space leased an old middle school in Shijingshan that had been abandoned for two years, for an annual rent of sixteen million yuan.

They leased it for ten years, investing an additional thirty million yuan to renovate this old school.

It was officially named Water Cloud Space Beauty Academy.

With an initial investment of fifty million yuan, two out of three major buildings of the school were converted into high end staff dormitories,

and one into an academic building.

Water Cloud Space Beauty Academy was expected to be operational before July.

They had already started an online enrollment plan.

By the end of April, four more Water Cloud Space locations would open simultaneously, one of which was near them.

Jiang Peiyao had also visited, and the ten million yuan investment in the shop was truly of a very high standard.

Even before its official opening, employees were already receiving training inside.

The one hundred and fifty beauticians who had been trained at the large villa for half a year, including management, had all been assigned to these four new stores.

Their goal was to adapt to the work environment ahead of time, and to also streamline all the processes.

Jiang Peiyao and Bai Xin had still been undergoing training during this period, and in the evenings, they would be taken to work as temporary models.

The first time Jiang Peiyao was taken there, she had a facial treatment.

She wasn't very nervous.

The second time, it was for a breast treatment.

She almost died of nervousness, and although they were all girls, Liying, who had never experienced wellness and beauty treatments before, was still incredibly embarrassed and scared.

All the techniques felt incredibly silky.

She just kept feeling like she needed to go to the bathroom, her face red all evening.

Bai Xin even teased her, saying she still wanted to be a top star when top stars often get treatments. It's only because Water Cloud Space is her cousin-in-law's business that she could even enter; otherwise, with her current income, she wouldn't dare to step foot inside.

Sitting down to drink tea, even the tea leaves there cost a minimum of a few thousand yuan per kilogram.

The beauty treatment she just got would not be under three thousand nine hundred yuan.

Jiang Peiyao was startled.

Since she was nervous the whole time, she didn't properly experience it and was surprised that just applying a product could cost so much.

Bai Xin told her that the minimum rate at Water Cloud Space was 3980 yuan.

While the business is yet to open and they need models every day to assess techniques, she better cherish it.

Once they officially open, unless she gets a card from some uncle, with her annual salary of two million, she couldn't afford the costs.

Jiang Peiyao didn't know what to say, just silently thought it's no wonder her cousin-in-law's younger sister, Chen Qi.

By relying on a 25% share dividend from Water Cloud Space, she could easily buy two large houses outright in Capital City.

The costs really were frighteningly high.

Later, she experienced an even more embarrassing buttocks treatment.

Having been a model at Water Cloud Space several times, Jiang Peiyao truly gained an insight.

No wonder those rich women maintain themselves so well, looking much younger than their peers—it's all because of spending big money.

The four Water Cloud Space locations were confirmed to open on the 28th of this month.

The beauticians inside have all undergone six months of training beforehand and were not just leading in every aspect professionally, but were also exceptional.

Her cousin-in-law was also busy with more than just this one thing; there were big news coming from Tengsheng Fruits and Fei Yangyang as well.

Jiang Peiyao felt her cousin-in-law had it tough, having to take care of his pregnant wife and manage work as well.

Constantly pushing his businesses to move forward.

Although he was not present at Tengying, he kept an eye on things there.

In the meantime, she had also met Zhao Liying once, who treated her very well and even took her out to dinner alone.

She knew it was because of her cousin-in-law, otherwise why would such a famous star take a newbie like her in the entertainment circle out to dinner.

Zhao Liying also took time out to observe the artist training program, the treatment Tengying provided was unprecedented in the entertainment industry.

Chen Pingsheng even personally called her, asking her to try to bring one or two more people along.

Of course, she wasn't bringing them along for free; once brought into the industry, they would be under her own studio.

Zhao Liying didn't care too much about these things. She always remembered the kindness Chen Pingsheng showed her.

Unfortunately, Jiang Peiyao still lacked even the most basic acting skills; otherwise, Zhao would have taken her under her wing.

After training intensively for one or two years, she planned to officially start mentoring her.

As for the artist class that eliminated twenty-nine out of thirty, Zhao Liying thought the approach was very good.

The entertainment industry never relies on quantity, but on the few who can truly stand out on their own.

She believed Chen also definitely shared this view, otherwise, he wouldn't have eliminated down to the last one remaining.

Time flew by, and before long, it was late April.

Jiang Peiyao saw her cousin-in-law again at Tengying.

And it had almost been one month of training at Tengying.

From knowing nothing to now understanding what it means to be an actor,

it really had been full of challenges.