After the divorce, I started to transfer

Back at Zijinyuan, Sun Xiaorui was still nowhere to be seen. Chen Feng went straight into the living room on the first floor, turned on the TV, and flipped through several channels before finally finding one that was watchable.

As the sun set and dinnertime approached, Chen Feng, unusually, had a sudden urge to walk into the kitchen and personally cook the rice for dinner.

Since moving in with the two women, he has almost never cooked a meal. Today is an exception, after all, he was once a stay-at-home husband.

Around five o'clock in the evening, Sun Xiaorui finally pushed open the door, her face showing a hint of fatigue. She first greeted Chen Feng with a smile, then hurriedly went to the kitchen to prepare dinner. Then, she found that the rice cooker was already cooking rice, emitting steam and a faint aroma of rice, which surprised her for a moment.

Wu Mengting was so engrossed in writing her script that she neglected to eat and sleep; it was impossible for her to voluntarily come down to cook.

She deliberately poked her head out from the kitchen and asked Chen Feng with a hint of curiosity, "Did Mengting cook the meal?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Feng replied calmly, "I cooked it."

Sun Xiaorui stared at Chen Feng for a while, seemingly trying to confirm the truth of his words, but in the end she said nothing. She simply walked quickly to the dining table, picked up the leftover dishes from lunch, and prepared to take them to the kitchen to reheat them.

After Sun Xiaorui heated up the dishes, the rice was also cooked. She took out her phone, skillfully typed a WeChat message, and notified Wu Mengting to come down for dinner.

Around 5:10 p.m., the three of them finally sat down around the dining table and began to eat dinner together.

"How's the script coming along?" Chen Feng broke the silence at the dinner table by asking casually.

Wu Mengting picked up a piece of food with her chopsticks and replied while chewing, "I've already written over 100,000 words, and I've completed about a third of it. If I work a little harder, I estimate I can finish the manuscript within half a month."

Upon hearing this, Chen Feng quickly advised, "You don't need to be in such a hurry. It's okay if it's a little later. The company isn't waiting for your new drama."

Wu Mengting chuckled and explained, "I'm mainly in a bit of a hurry. The company doesn't have any very profitable projects yet. The projects we invested in before didn't yield much return, and one of them even resulted in a loss. So, I was thinking of finding another project within our company that could generate some profit."

Chen Feng shook his head, not entirely agreeing with her point of view: "The company's profits don't solely come from these film and television projects. We can let our artists earn money; they can take on advertisements, endorsements, and commercial performances, all of which can bring in considerable income."

Wu Mengting shook her head and retorted, "They need to have fame and popularity first, otherwise they won't earn much money. And to make them famous and popular, they need high-quality film and television projects to promote them and make them real big stars."

Chen Feng didn't want to argue with her any further, feeling it was unnecessary, so he wisely nodded and said, "You're right. I'm just worried you're too tired. Actually, you don't need to work so hard. After all, our company is doing quite well right now."

“Can I afford not to give it my all? You, as the boss, don’t manage things at all. Ren Ziyu, the general manager, is alright in company management and public relations, but her vision and ability in film investment are lacking. Of the projects our company invested in before, the only one that lost money was the one she strongly recommended. That movie had a total investment of 1.2 million yuan, the male lead was Gong Changfeng, and the script was very well written, at least in my opinion. But now, more than half a month after its release, the box office hasn’t even reached 3000 million yuan, so it’s definitely going to lose money.” Wu Mengting’s tone was tinged with helplessness.

Gong Changfeng, a top-tier actor in China, enjoys a level of fame comparable to Yang Ziying and has been active in the entertainment industry for nearly twenty years. In recent years, he has been a regular on television, maintaining a high level of exposure and consistently enjoying excellent popularity and fame.

Upon hearing this, Chen Feng frowned slightly and asked, "How much did we invest?"

He had absolutely no recollection of the movie starring Gong Changfeng.

Wu Mengting explained, "8 million is not a lot. Ren Ziyu was very optimistic about it at the time and originally wanted to invest 20 million, thinking that it could make a lot of money. But after Xiao Rui and I looked at the information and discussed it, we both felt that the type of this drama was not very friendly to the box office, because it essentially looks like an art film. Although Gong Changfeng is famous and has good acting skills, he has been active in variety shows for many years and is known for his comedy."

"Unfortunately, this movie isn't funny at all, and the plot is somewhat depressing and tragic. Although it's quite touching, it's obvious that this type of movie is unlikely to have a high box office. So, after the three of us discussed it, because of my and Xiaorui's insistence, we only invested 800 million yuan in the end, and we didn't ask you for permission. We'll be grateful if our company can eventually get 400 million yuan back from this movie; it's very likely that we won't even get 400 million yuan back."

This net loss of 400 million... or even more, although Chen Feng doesn't care much about money, he still feels a little pained, because it's all his money that's been lost. Who wouldn't feel the pain of losing real money? Besides, he hasn't lost any money since the company was founded.

This one and only loss seems to have been broken by General Manager Ren Ziyu.

He had initially agreed with Wu Mengting and the others to grant them certain authorization to approve funds. As long as the investment was less than ten million, the three of them could make the decision without having to report to Chen Feng.

Judging from the previous results, this did save Chen Feng a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Seeing that Chen Feng didn't speak, Wu Mengting teased with a smile, "You're not worried about losing these millions, are you?"

Chen Feng immediately shook his head in denial, his tone firm: "Of course not. What investment doesn't result in losses? Besides, haven't all of the company's other investment projects been profitable?"

Wu Mengting nodded in agreement: "That's true. The other projects are basically profitable, totaling about 20 to 30 million. But compared to last year, it's already May and our company's total profit is only less than 80 million, which is too little, much less than last year. That's why I'm so eager to launch new projects."

Chen Feng frowned and asked in confusion, "Didn't 'The Crescent Moon' make a profit? Besides, 80 million isn't a small amount, is it?"

Wu Mengting sighed and explained, "Our main profit-making project this year is 'The Crescent Moon,' which has brought us about 50 million in revenue so far. There will be more later, but it will gradually decrease. Our company has only made a total profit of 80 million in almost half a year. It seems like a lot, but our company also has operating costs. Every month, we have to pay several million in employee salaries alone, as well as various other expenses. If we include rent, the company's monthly operating costs are about 8 million."

Chen Feng asked with some surprise, "Does it cost that much money? I remember that last year the monthly salary expenditure for employees was only two or three million. After all, the highest-paid employees in the company, you and Ziyu, only earned around 100,000. The lowest-paid employees only earned five or six thousand."

Wu Mengting rolled her eyes at him, her tone tinged with helplessness: "You said it yourself, it was last year. How long has it been since you've properly looked at the company's financial statements? And do you even know how many new employees our company has added this year?"

Chen Feng said somewhat awkwardly, "Okay, I haven't looked at the company's financial statements this year. Because I trust you and Xiao Rui 100%."

Upon hearing this, Wu Mengting stopped complaining and said directly, "Our company has recently added a lot of employees, bringing the total to 205. Many of them are skilled workers, such as programmers, website maintenance personnel, video editing and production staff, and some film and television production professionals. Their salaries are not low. Some experienced and skilled personnel generally earn 20,000 to 30,000 yuan a month, or even more. In addition, there are various allowances and bonuses. Therefore, in terms of salary expenditure alone, our company now spends more than four million yuan every month."

Sun Xiaorui added, "There's also the expense of publicity and public relations. Our company's publicity and public relations department spends over two million yuan every month on this. Especially when we encounter negative news about our artists or want to promote them, we have to spend real money. And that's assuming our artists don't have much negative news. Otherwise, it would definitely cost even more."

Wu Mengting continued, "A few days ago, Zhang Jingwen encountered a sexual harassment incident in Singapore. Our company spent nearly two million on publicity and public opinion guidance for her, and her own studio spent about the same amount. Otherwise, she wouldn't have such fame and popularity now. It's a pity she didn't take advantage of the opportunity to earn money through commercial performances, only accepting two endorsements, wasting such a great reputation." After hearing their explanation, Chen Feng could understand. Things were different now; the company's scale and expenses were incomparable to what they used to be.

His small company, which started with very few employees, has now grown to over two hundred. No wonder it's valued at a staggering 30 billion.

This is before the company goes public. If it goes public and then undergoes some hype, its market value could easily multiply several times over.

"Okay, I understand. Thank you for your hard work. Please take good care of the company's affairs. I will give you all a bonus at the end of the year, no less than 50 yuan each."

Chen Feng generously promised, his tone full of affirmation and gratitude for their hard work.

Chen Feng has always been generous and never stingy when it comes to the woman he loves.

Of course, this is relative. Wu Mengting's income easily exceeded ten million last year due to dividends from film and television projects. On the other hand, Sun Xiaorui's salary plus bonuses only amounted to a little over one million.

The income gap between the two is quite significant.

The same 500,000 yuan prize money is not a huge sum for Wu Mengting, but it is a considerable amount for Sun Xiaorui.

Therefore, upon hearing this number, Sun Xiaorui's face immediately lit up with a happy smile, and she sincerely said, "Thank you, boss!"

Wu Mengting just pursed her lips and didn't say anything, continuing to eat silently.

The three of them enjoyed the dinner very much, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

After dinner, Wu Mengting watched TV with Chen Feng for a while and chatted for a bit before getting up and going back upstairs to continue writing the script.

Just then, Sun Xiaorui finished washing the dishes in the kitchen and came over to relieve Wu Mengting, keeping Chen Feng company while watching TV and chatting.

Chen Feng casually asked about her parents' recent situation.

Her father had undergone major surgery before, but fortunately, with medical insurance reimbursement, the family's medical expenses were not high; otherwise, it would have been normal for them to fall into poverty overnight.

With the financial support from her filial daughter, her father's illness did not cause too much trouble for their family. On the contrary, because the medical expenses were sufficient, the subsequent treatment and maintenance were also in place, and her father is now in good health.

Her mother, being only in her fifties and in relatively good health, was already somewhat burdened by the fact that her children were not around, leaving her to care for her elderly husband alone.

But since her daughter was so successful, Sun Xiaorui hired a relative as a nanny to take care of the couple's daily needs. And their son didn't need any worries either; Sun Xiaorui, as the older sister, covered all his expenses—tuition and living costs.

The elderly couple were completely free of worries and truly began a peaceful retirement life, living a very comfortable existence.

In Sun Xiaorui's eyes, all of this was brought about by Chen Feng. Therefore, she was always very grateful to Chen Feng. In addition, she had always had a hardworking and conscientious nature, and she was full of love for Chen Feng. Naturally, she was very obedient to Chen Feng and listened to his every word.

Around nine o'clock, the two went upstairs together. Chen Feng said he was going to take a shower, and then naturally asked her to come and help him scrub his back.

Sun Xiaorui was still a bit shy, and her cheeks flushed red upon hearing this, but she still obediently agreed.

That night, Sun Xiaorui slept in Chen Feng's room. But around 5 a.m., when she got up to use the bathroom, she quietly returned to her own room.

Ultimately, she was still somewhat worried that Wu Mengting would become dissatisfied if she found out that she had spent the night at Chen Feng's place.

It's better to avoid trouble; going back to your room early is the best option.

So when Chen Feng woke up around seven o'clock in the morning, he found that Sun Xiaorui was no longer by his side.

It was drizzling that morning, so Chen Feng didn't go out. Instead, he worked up a sweat on the treadmill at home.

At breakfast, Wu Mengting, who had clearly stayed up late again the night before, was still in bed. Chen Feng then ate breakfast with Sun Xiaorui.

Sun Xiaorui enjoyed this time alone with Chen Feng while eating. She chatted and shared many interesting things about her life with Chen Feng.

However, she had to go to work today, so she hurriedly left home before 8:30 to go to work.

Not long after, Chen Feng also drove to Rongyuan Building. He had made an appointment with Shen Lin yesterday to go and check out the postpartum care center together. She would only move in if she was satisfied.

When they arrived at Shen Lin's place, it was about 8:30. Shen Lin was already prepared, and Tang Yue was also there.

Tang Yue didn't want to be a third wheel, but Shen Lin was worried about making a decision herself, so she asked Tang Yue to help her decide.

In addition, Tang Yue had arranged to meet her blind date at noon last night, and since she had nothing else to do this morning, they went to visit a postpartum care center together to advise Shen Lin. (End of Chapter)