this man is not calm

Chapter 200 Walking on Two Legs

On August [-], there were still three days before the end of the summer heat, and the weather in the capital was no longer as alarmingly hot as before.

When it's sunny during the day, it's still a bit hot outside, but it's cool enough in the morning and evening.

In the morning, after sending her family off to the return flight, Li Xuan checked out of the hotel room, took inventory of her "little treasury," and returned to her rented apartment gloomily.

Jin Shang, who had been waiting for a long time, saw his girlfriend pouting and looking a little unhappy, so he couldn't help but curiously asked:
"Why...do you feel a little uncomfortable being separated from your family? The summer vacation is almost over. Those who go to work and those who go to school have to calm down."

"How can... I have graduated, how can I be entangled in these things?"

"That means you failed the CPA exam?"

"The scores haven't come out yet, so don't make blind guesses. I just think that hotels in the capital are too expensive. After working hard for several months and booking a hotel for more than ten days, it's almost gone."

"You……"

Knowing that the other party was a "housekeeper", Jin Shang smiled and stretched out his fingers to scratch the bridge of the other party's delicate nose.

"I am rushing to arrange food and accommodation for my relatives and friends, but now I feel heartbroken..."

"I never thought it would be so expensive."

"It's summer vacation. There are a lot of 'quasi' college students coming to travel. They happened to catch up with Dai Yiqin's concert. Every hotel nearby was full. It would be good to book a room."

If Lao Jin hadn't met some acquaintances and made arrangements in advance, he might not even be able to get an hourly room at the train station.

When a top star holds a public event, it is a gluttonous feast. Although it is a bit harder, you are satisfied with the money spent and comfortable with the money. Everyone is satisfied and happy.

"I just thought that if I work hard in the capital and achieve some results, I have to have a sense of ownership and not let my family members who come from afar spend money. If I had known... I wouldn't be polite to my mother."

Ms. Cao is really a ruthless person. She probably expected that her daughter would want to lose face and pretend to be fat, so she went along with it and asked Li Xuan to pay for the entertainment.

He has no mercy at all when he deceives his daughter.

"Okay, it's all over. I'll have a few hard days, and my salary will be paid in ten days. Besides, I won't let you spend money on daily expenses..."

"That won't work either. A girl's expenses include more than just food, clothing, housing and transportation. I'm relatively frugal, but I still spend a lot of money every month."

Indeed, Li Xuan, who is naturally beautiful and neglects to dress up, spends much less on cosmetics than girls of the same age.

I didn't want to spend time taking care of my hair, so I simply cut my hair short and medium, just to make it easier to comb my hair. It's better to say that I'm diligent and frugal, but it's better to say that I'm lazy and don't want to worry about it.

She also knows how to match clothes, but she doesn't think much about it. She wears professional clothes when going out, casual clothes at home, and goes out with Jin Shang to wear loose sportswear that will never change.

"Don't you have a credit card? You haven't used it yet. Go activate it and give it a credit..."

"Overdraft, borrowing money for consumption or something..."

Li Xuan was a little hesitant. These days, the consumption habits of Chinese people have not yet reached the point of "eating what you eat and what you eat", and excessive consumption is not recognized.

This is one of the reasons why bank credit card business has not been promoted.

"Don't think about it. I'll pay for whatever you want to buy in advance. It's not much anyway. You'll pay for next month's breakfast!"

"That's not enough!"

"You will also make the noodles for midnight snack..."

This... is almost equivalent, probably!

"it is good!"

Usually the two of them don't divide their daily expenses in such detail, but Li Xuan is unwilling to ask her boyfriend to pay for personal expenses.The eldest sister, who looks soft and gentle on the outside and has no sharp edges, is proud on the inside.

Especially Jin Shang, he didn’t want to be looked down upon by him.

"Then... take a rest, pack your personal belongings, and get ready to leave. The moving company will be here in an hour and a half."

The International Garden Hot Spring Villa has been renovated. After it was opened and cleaned, it was left for a period of time to disperse the odor. Yesterday, the old housekeeper took a look at it and found that it met the occupancy conditions, so Jin Shang and Li Xuan were ready to move.

After staying in a rented apartment for such a long time, I've almost gotten used to it, and it's really a bit stressful to move out.

However, this place is still too small and cannot be used in many cases.

In the evening, Jin Shangyou practiced and strummed the guitar, which might disturb the neighbors.

In addition, the protection of personal privacy here cannot be overestimated.

There are already rumors nearby that a young big boss and a big star live here. If you continue to rent, there may be inconvenience.

Although it is a hype bubble, in the end he is a young talent worth hundreds of millions. It would be bad if someone really gets jealous of money and takes risks.

It would be much better to move to a hot spring villa community with better security measures as soon as possible than to live in an apartment with such a mixed bag.

Second-hand appliances and furniture that are not intended to be used again can be sent directly to the second-hand market for sale. Just pack up your personal belongings and move them away.

Even so, the two of them filled several large boxes.

After 10:30, the moving company arrived as scheduled and delivered all the luggage to the hot spring villa. Jin Shang and Li Xuan were busy packing their personal belongings. After packing, they took a look at their home for a long time.

It was past twelve o'clock, Jin Shang was too lazy to cook, and there was nothing in the refrigerator, so he called and ordered takeout.

The two people, who were hungry and tired, rested lazily in the living room after eating and drinking.

"Cable TV? As expected of a villa area in the capital, it was arranged so quickly..."

Li Xuan pressed the remote control curiously.

These days, except for a few mainstream satellite TVs, most of them can only watch local TV stations. This is different with cable TV. In theory, you can watch national TV programs.

There will definitely not be so many in reality, but the core TV networks in major provinces and cities across the country will definitely be able to watch it.

"I'm also a little surprised. This place is actually quite remote and the infrastructure is quite complete."

Not only the cable TV, but at Jin Shang's repeated request, the property management company also provided a dedicated Internet line.

As far as service quality is concerned, there is really nothing to say.

Of course, it's also very expensive.

"In my hometown of Yunmeng, most people still have a 'big pot' on the roof to receive satellite signals and watch foreign TV stations."

This is not only the case in small counties in northern Hubei, but also in most places across the country. Cable TV and Internet broadband have been popularized almost in tandem, and the progress of infrastructure construction is similar.

To put it bluntly, even in Beijing, if you want to get broadband and cable TV, after paying the "initial installation fee", you have to queue for at least a month before someone comes to deal with it. If your residence is not in the core area, or deviates from the development "Main line", the wait will be longer.

Computers are expensive enough, installing broadband is extremely troublesome, and the monthly fees are even more painful. "What do you do with your house? Do you want to take care of it or rent it out?"

"I don't want it. My new house is not for irrelevant outsiders. When my parents, grandpa, and brothers and sisters come to play, I can arrange a room. I don't have to book a room in a hotel anymore."

"Okay, you arrange it yourself."

These were all trivial matters, and Jin Shang didn't care too much.

Next, Jin Shang took Li Xuan to try out each room in the villa.

There is a music room like a simple recording studio, a gym, an entertainment game hall, a study room, a wine cellar, a hot spring swimming pool, a small terrace garden, etc.

Although the area is a bit small and the layout is too compact, the functions you want are basically there. At first glance, it seems pretty good.

Incomparable to the mansion where Jin Shi and Mei Xinghong lived, it was considered a nice little home.

After moving into their new home, the two of them happily walked around the house. In the evening, when the weather was a little cooler, they took a stroll in the community and the nearby World Park. The environment was beautiful, there were not many people, and it seemed very quiet.

"The occupancy rate is not high. If we move in so early, are we the first batch?"

"Hard to say."

Jin Shang looked at the tourists around him. There were many young couples with children, and there were also some elderly people exercising.
"Unlike the villas that were mainly sold to foreigners in the past, this one is mainly for domestic customers. Even in the capital, there are not many people who can afford it."

In another 20 years, this place will be considered an entry-level villa for the truly wealthy.

"When I get rich, I will buy a hilltop and build a villa next to the mountains and rivers."

"You're not building a villa, you're building a garden or a palace. Why don't you talk about building a castle?"

"I think so too, but I probably won't let you."

Jin Shang didn't pay attention to Li Xuan's teasing words.
"In a place like the capital where every inch of land is at a premium, it is not advisable to be too ostentatious. In the future, we can try to build in other places, such as Hokkaido Hot Spring Villa, Taihu Park, Northern Ocean Aurora Castle, etc."

"Go ahead and try your best. How much will it cost to do any of these things?"

The boyfriend's words became more and more outrageous, and Li Xuan felt that it was too exaggerated.

"Let's not mention anything else for now. Let's first list our company on the GEM with a market value of hundreds of billions."

"gem?"

Jin Shang smiled and shook his head,
"My goal is the main board, with a market capitalization of trillions."

"Then I will wait without any expectations. By then, if I have one or two shares in my hand, I will be a billionaire. Isn't that the envy of others?"

"Hey, just wait."

There are not many people with a market value of [-] billion in the domestic stock market. In the bull market, there are more, and in the bear market, there are less. In the worst time, there are none.

Today, Beichuan Electromechanical's market value is more than 3 million, which is above the median and a long way from the average market value.

The threshold for listing on the main board market is too high. With the current situation of Jinxi Culture, there is not even a sign of hope.

While talking and laughing, the two went home and prepared to cook.
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The next morning, Monday, both Jin Shang and Li Xuan were late.

Long goodbye is better than newlyweds!
In fact, the "goodbye" didn't last long, but for the young man, the separation of nearly half a month was already a long time.

Jin Shang got up early as always, while Li Xuan struggled for a long time before rubbing her sleepy eyes, washing up, eating some noodles, and then went out.

The first time he got up early from the International Park Hot Spring Villa to go to work, Jin Shang also misjudged the commuting time.

The distance was more than twice as long, and we had to wait for traffic lights and traffic jams from time to time, so time was wasted.

By the time we arrived at the company, it had already exceeded the time limit by more than ten minutes.

"My money is going to be deducted. I'm obviously short of money, but I still have to be peeled off by the company."

"You blame me? You sleep in late and still feel confident that you are late, you are so good!"

After waiting for Li Xuan to touch up her makeup and draw her eyebrows in the rearview mirror of the car, the two of them walked into the company door leisurely.

Entering the general manager's office, Jin Shang leaned on the boss's chair, adjusted his posture, and started the week's work.

At the same time, the summer vacation is coming to an end, and the sales of the comic magazine "Oriental Manke" under Jinxi Culture have experienced a relatively high growth.

After so many years of publication, this magazine, which has been with us for many years, has entered a stable period.

Its subscription volume has not grown substantially for many years.

The absolute circulation volume has occasionally increased slightly, but that is a passive increase based on population growth. Its overall market share has been declining for six or seven years.

A drop of one or two points every year may seem inconspicuous, but over time it becomes exaggerated.

The influence of the old comic magazines that dominated the domestic market is no longer what it used to be. Although a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, after all, its glory is no longer there.

Since the end of July and the beginning of August, "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "The War of the Nine Tripods" have been published one after another. The plots have gradually unfolded, and the popularity rankings have also been rising steadily. With the support of popular recognition and cultural traditions, the "Three Kingdoms" themed comics have become very popular. As long as it's well made, it's not too bad.

Coupled with the support from the policy level, it is normal for people to become popular outside the circle.

What really surprises colleagues is that "Jiuding War", an almost completely original comic with an obscure story background and complicated characters, has actually been sought after by many primary and middle school students, even busy high school students, and those who should have said goodbye to their childhood. The college students were all deeply attracted.

Last weekend, the third issue of "Oriental Manke" was released this month, and daily sales increased by [-]% year-on-year.

Taking the circulation volume of just over 900 million as a reference, it is close to four points, which is equivalent to an increase of 10,000+ circulation.

For an old publication that once had peak sales of 500 million, an average weekly circulation of more than 800 million a year, and still maintains domestic records, a fluctuation of several hundred thousand is really inconspicuous.

But for practitioners whose situation is deteriorating, this data is still very encouraging.

The most surprising thing is that two new comic series, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Jiuding War", have attracted the attention of many teenagers over the age of 15, and even adults.

This makes practitioners who have been working hard to weaken the younger-oriented tendencies of comic magazines and attract more adult readers who have money, leisure and willingness to spend happy.

It is true that the majority of the animation market is composed of primary and secondary school students. Failure to capture the hearts of children means that the basic base is lost.

But blindly catering to the preferences of younger people has no future.

After finishing the chores, Jin Shang, who received last week's revenue data, was also very pleased with the performance of "Oriental Manke".

If its subscriptions can return to tens of millions, and with the addition of "Zhiyin Zatan", which will soon enter the "club" of tens of millions, and its two nationally popular magazines, the physical media field will basically have a firm foothold. .

The publications aimed at children and women respectively were a great success and brought many benefits.

(End of this chapter)