Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled

Chapter 58 - 57 Next Step Plan

Chapter 58: Chapter 57 Next Step Plan

By evening.

Chen An’an made a fuss until eight or nine before she was willing to sleep, so Song Yanxi suggested that Bai Xin just stay at her house.

Her place in Shijingshan was just a small single room, and moreover, a basement one, which wasn’t nearly as comfortable as living in their small villa.

Besides, she had noticed that Little An’an really liked her tutor.

Keeping her for one night wasn’t a big deal.

November was approaching, and after taking a bath, Song Yanxi went to find Chen Pingsheng in their room.

She noticed him half-sitting at the head of the bed and reading a book about internet entrepreneurship, only when she pulled back the blanket and sat down next to him.

This guy was just using the book as a cover; inside, he was really reading a Korean comic.

The kind where they fight without clothes.

Men, forever boys till the end.

“Look, if you want to read it, just read it. Why bother using another book as a cover?”

Song Yanxi gave him a look, and Chen Pingsheng scratched his trousers, “I’m just worried you might misunderstand.”

“Misunderstand what, that you’re reading adult comics?”

Song Yanxi leaned tenderly into his arms, “Honey, you haven’t been able to visit these days. Are you struggling a lot?”

“Psh, let’s change the topic. Don’t make me uncomfortable.”

“Uncomfortable about what? Your wife here has plenty of tricks up her sleeve.”

Song Yanxi smiled coquettishly, quietly unbuttoned her top and snuggled under the blanket, and soon she was told to go and wash up quickly.

Comfortable now.

Song Yanxi went to wash herself too, and when she came back, her face wasn’t as flushed.

“Honey, feeling better?”

“Let’s not talk about that now. Tomorrow my sister is opening her business, so we’ll take the Panamera over as a gift.”

“Got it. Speaking of which, how is Tengying Entertainment doing now? You’re not really someone from the entertainment industry; do you really have confidence in managing such a company?”

“It’s okay.”

Chen Pingsheng explained: “Actually, I have an idea. You see, those internet moguls often say that whoever controls the traffic controls the business. I don’t know much about the entertainment industry, but I understand traditional industries, right? I thought of leveraging entertainment resources to vigorously develop our traditional businesses.”

“You think so?”

Song Yanxi looked at him in surprise; she always knew he was clever, but not this much.

It seemed like he was playing a big game, and Tengying was just the beginning.

“I’ve always thought this way.”

Chen Pingsheng said, “People should earn money within their area of expertise. Look at us with Tengsheng Fruits, why we could make money so quickly, and yet Water Cloud Space didn’t. The truth is, we truly understand fruits, and we’ve accumulated enough experience in this industry. Beauty is different; it relies more on the management below, people like Zhou Chun.”

“Imagine if we heavily invested in Zhao Liying, and she really became a top star. Just by getting her to join some projects at your Water Cloud Space, and getting a few photos in the newspapers and on Weibo, we could immediately solve the issue of scarce clientele.”

“And think, if I use Tengying to train a few more stars and bring them into our traditional business activities, those businesses could instantly solve the problems of initial publicity and customer sources that traditional industries face.”

“We’ve already built up quite a bit of traditional management experience with Tengsheng Fruits. If I apply that experience to other traditional industries and reinforce it with Tengying’s entertainment resources, could we create three or four major companies in the future?”

Song Yanxi blinked her beautiful eyes; she had never imagined her man thinking this big.

Now, he wasn’t thinking about just one company going public but really turning Tengsheng into a major traditional industry group.

The kind with a bunch of listed companies under its banner.

“Honey, aren’t your ambitions a bit too grand?”

“Grand? I’m not afraid to whisper to you, I’ve recently invested in a drama, put in a billion, and if nothing goes wrong, once it’s shot, the drama could potentially yield a tenfold profit. Tengying might even reach a valuation of several billions. Thinking of becoming king in the traditional industries with such a massive entertainment company already in hand, is that really so grand?”

Now Song Yanxi was truly shocked, her blanket slipped down without her even noticing.

Feeling a bit cold, a swath of white exposed.

Chen Pingsheng covered it for her again.

She thought her husband making fifty million was already impressive.

Little did she know he’d quietly taken out a billion to invest in a project, regardless of whether the drama made money or not.

Her family was truly made up of billionaires.

That felt really awesome.

“Honey, I’ve heard that pregnant women can still do it from behind.”

In her excitement, she threw caution to the wind.

Chen Pingsheng still prioritized the big picture, besides, they’d already had their fun just now, so it wasn’t necessary anymore.

“Stop kidding, let’s talk serious business. You, little lady, think about ‘that’ all day long.”

“Yeah right… pretending to be all proper. Since you’re so full of ideas, do you have a specific plan?”

“Of course, I do. Remember my middle school classmate Gao Hu? His dad used to be a chef at a state-owned enterprise, and this guy dropped out of middle school to apprentice with his dad. He’s coming to Capital City in a few days; I heard it’s another matchmaking attempt by his second uncle.”

“Of course, I remember.”

Song Yanxi smiled and said, “You two were thick as thieves in middle school, always up to no good. Hasn’t he already married? Seems like he’s been married several times, and I’ve seen you give quite a bit in wedding gifts each time.”

Speaking of this, Chen Pingsheng got annoyed.

When he got married, Gao Hu gave a sizable gift of five thousand.

He thought the guy was being generous, but less than a month later, he got married.

The five thousand went right back.

The next year, he married again.

Another five thousand sent over.

The third year was quiet, but the fourth year, he married twice, and that was a major loss.

“Less than six years and four divorces, would you call that a talent huh?”

“What happened exactly?” asked Song Yanxi, curious.

Chen Pingsheng said, “The first one said she still loved her ex after getting married, the second one had a child that wasn’t his, the third one he thought was a good person, but it turned out she was just a professional bride who ran off with the dowry, seven days post marriage. A quarter million gone to the dogs.”

“The fourth one was actually pretty good. Not only was she hardworking, but she was also good-looking. Once, I took her to a foot-washing place, and she got recognized by a former colleague from the second floor. Talk about washing big feet is one thing, but she even engaged in washing the smaller ones.”

“No wonder she didn’t want a dowry; her savings were more than his. She just wanted to make enough money to marry an honest man, never thinking someone from several provinces away would recognize her.”

“Which man could tolerate that? It’s not just wearing the green hat, but like having a whole green meadow on his head.”

Song Yanxi wanted to laugh, but hesitated.

Gao Hu was actually quite well-off, having opened a hotpot restaurant in Sha City at a young age.

The business was doing very well, easily making a few hundred thousand a year.

If it hadn’t been for these circumstances, he wouldn’t have married and divorced four times in six years.

Ordinary people struggle just to marry once.

“Honey, do you think it’s because he did too many bad things when he was young?”

“Don’t know, but this guy is a VIP on Yulan Road in Sha City; there isn’t an alley he doesn’t know. He even tries to take me there every time he returns to Sha City. You know my wife is as beautiful as a flower, how could I be interested in those types?”

Chen Pingsheng spoke earnestly about something proper.

Speaking of which, Yulan Road is pretty bizarre; at night, it’s all lights and liquor, and just about every little shop has seven or eight people seated on sofas.

All of them young and good-looking.

Hearing him say this made Song Yanxi very happy, and she contentedly went to sleep, while Chen Pingsheng turned off the light.

Once Gao Hu arrived, they would see if they could keep him in the grand Capital City to run a hotpot restaurant.

He felt that he could handle the traditional catering industry.