Song Yanxi always felt that Chen Pingsheng's investment in TV dramas was a bit unreliable.
Firstly, she viewed the Entertainment Circle as a high-end cultural industry.
They were typical bottom-level commoners starting a business.
They didn't have much money, and suddenly throwing five million into the Entertainment Circle, setting aside whether they could make money, the risk itself was terrifyingly high.
The matter was so big that she momentarily forgot that her Husband had never managed the money for the fruit store.
Where did he get several million?
"Husband, why did you suddenly think of investing in TV dramas?"
The couple was at home teaching Xiao Anan with her homework; she was currently still at the awkward stage where one plus one equals two.
And whether two plus two equals four or five required her to first count on her fingers.
"Mainly, I saw Liying working so hard, and it wasn't suitable for her to always play a maid."
"Just because of that?"
Song Yanxi stared at him with a look of suspicion, as if warning him that if he couldn't explain this matter clearly.
He wouldn't be allowed to sleep on the bed that night.
"Of course not just because of that."
Chen Pingsheng explained, "Look, now there's Didi Taxi online, and Teacher Ma in Hangzhou has invested in Kuaidi. These companies started less than a few months ago, and each is valued at nearly a billion. Just like Teacher Ma and the others say, traffic is business."
"Although we can't compare with them, we can still learn from them. Look at those big stars who make movies in the Entertainment Circle, which one isn't high-profile?"
"Each one acts like they have billions in wealth when they go out, but look at last year, the total box office for China's film market was only 17 billion."
"Do you know what this number means? It means that the total annual box office for the Entertainment Circle's film industry can't even compete with some internet companies that are only a few years old. You tell me, with a market this size, why are those so-called big stars all so high-profile?"
Uh... the topic drifted, causing Song Yanxi to seemingly not react for a moment.
It was all about Teacher Ma and the total box office of the Entertainment Circle's films.
Actually, Chen Pingsheng just wanted to convey two points: one was the current trend of the times.
Mobile internet.
The second was that the Entertainment Circle itself isn't very profitable.
Out of a total box office of 17 billion, after deducting what theaters take, the film companies actually receive only six or seven billion.
It seems like a lot, but you have to remember this is nationwide data.
How many film companies and how many stars in China are splitting this money?
To put it without exaggeration, this little pie is not even considered a hobby for true big capitalists like Teacher Ma and the others.
They wouldn't even look at it properly.
Even so, why do so many people still flock to invest in the Entertainment Circle?
It's nothing more than two reasons.
Firstly, there are truly many beautiful women in the Entertainment Circle.
To say they are everywhere is not an exaggeration at all.
Secondly, it's because this circle controls traffic.
Which is public attention.
He wasn't looking at beautiful women; he was looking at this public attention.
Chen Pingsheng explained with a big heart, "Wife, don't think five million seems like a lot. What if our family invests in a second-tier star, or even think bigger, if Liying can become a first-tier star in the future, don't you think our fruit store will be popular wherever we open it?"
"Plenty of people will be rushing to give us money to open stores."
This wasn't a joke; it was genuinely possible.
Although it sounded like a pipe dream, what if it came true?
Song Yanxi got excited, washed herself clean, and then bent over the headboard to adjust the quilt.
That slender waist, that forty-five-degree perky backside.
He had to work hard.
Zhao Liying next door still didn't know she had been arranged to be the lead actress; at this moment, she was still fantasizing about when she could become a lead actress.
...
The next day, when she arrived at the film set.
Yang Jiancheng specifically told her that he was preparing to be the main director, his first self-funded TV series.
And, he was also preparing to ask her to be the lead actress.
Zhao Liying was both excited and happy, and at the same time, a little uneasy.
"Director Yang, why did you choose me to be the lead actress?"
It was her first time in life, so the importance was self-evident.
Yang Jiancheng said with a smile, "You didn't know? I thought he had already told you. Pingsheng invested five million and specifically named you as the lead actress. Besides you, he won't recognize anyone else."
"Ah?"
Zhao Liying seemed somewhat disbelieving.
When she first met Chen Pingsheng, she just felt that he was like her, also a 'Beijing Drifter'.
And struggling to make a living in Beijing.
To earn a little more moving fee, he was willing to do the work of three people by himself.
Neither wind nor rain could stop his pace of making money.
Later, he opened a fruit store, becoming a Boss for the first time in his life.
She could feel his mood that night.
It was a mood woven from a mix of sadness and excitement.
And then, he succeeded as he wished.
And now, he could even take out several million to help her, a neighbor and friend, realize her life's dream.
In her opinion, this was definitely not just about making money.
More than that, it really was to help her.
How could she not be grateful? She would remember this kindness for a lifetime.
...
Returning to the newly rented office.
The eye-catching sign for Tengsheng Fruit was already hung at the entrance, but the inside was empty, which inevitably gave a sense of having money with nowhere to spend it.
His five fruit stores, including partners like Liu Jing and Chen Hao.
Adding them up, there were only less than fifty people.
Now having a Headquarters office that can accommodate a hundred people was indeed a bit awkward.
Chen Pingsheng had absolutely no money left in his hands.
The second store was expected to start its recharge activity on May 1st, and the other three stores would also be around that time in May.
Only then would he be able to get a large amount of money into his account again.
As for now, it was time to talk about cooperation with big wholesalers like Guo and the others.
That is, unified procurement and distribution.
Further lowering procurement prices and establishing their own super large fruit cold storage.
Completely tying the five stores to the Headquarters for operation.
In the future, they wouldn't just build one cold storage; this one was specifically for the Beixinan area.
The target investment for the first cold storage is one million.
It is sufficient to store a week's worth of fruit sales for the five stores.
Having this is completely enough.
He doesn't need to pay for this money; Song Yanxi herself always has a cash flow of over a million.
She can just take out a portion to invest.
The site for the cold storage was selected on April 3rd, and construction officially began.
In addition, to be used in conjunction with the cold storage.
Chen Pingsheng also proposed buying a 280,000 yuan nine-meter-six super large Dongfeng box truck.
In the future, when they need to procure goods, they will only need this one truck to haul them.
First, they will be uniformly hauled to their own cold storage, and then distributed to the stores by the warehouse.
The benefits of doing this are obvious: firstly, it can lower procurement prices.
Secondly, it reduces labor costs and improves efficiency.
After completing this step, Song Yanxi's cash flow was also not much.
And their fruit supermarkets have completely transformed from the previous individual operations to chain operations.