The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Chapter 46 My Brother-in-Law is Here

Shuiyunjian is scheduled to open in mid-October.

We're currently busy organizing various tools, employee training, and pre-marketing.

With nothing else to do, Chen Pingsheng spent his time running errands for his wife, Song Yanxi.

His fruit shop started topping up its account this month, and money will keep flowing in whether he goes there or not.

This is a good opportunity to learn more about the beauty industry.

At noon, Chen Pingsheng took Zhou Chun and the others out for Peking duck in his newly bought Bosu.

There are a dozen or so people, and his sister Chen Qi can drive another car.

These girls from the southern provinces haven't had a proper chance to explore the capital since they arrived.

He happened to have some free time, so he took them all to see it.

The Forbidden City and other Beijing landmarks are naturally indispensable.

On the way, Chen Qi asked him, "Brother, don't you also have investments in the entertainment industry? Can you take us to see them?"

"What's so interesting about filming?"

Chen Pingsheng is a very experienced driver:
"If you want to see celebrities, I'll take you there after my Tengying Entertainment opens."

Chen Qi was surprised. Was her brother planning to start another entertainment company?

She plans to enter the entertainment industry in the future.

"Brother, how come I didn't know you had this ability?"

"It has nothing to do with my ability; it's purely luck."

Chen Pingsheng chuckled: "I used to know a small-time extra with your sister-in-law. You know your brother isn't very educated, but he has a good eye for talent. I could tell at a glance that the girl could become a big star, and your brother entered the entertainment industry with her."

"She's still filming right now. I'll introduce you to her after she finishes filming."

“Okay then.” Chen Qi said with a grin, “The biggest celebrity I’ve ever met in my life is Chen Yingjun from the Chen family.”

"You've seen him before, that's good."

Chen Pingsheng boasted, "Once your brother has established himself in the entertainment industry, I'll take you to meet Yang Mi and Liu Shishi."

Both of them are very popular now, especially Yang Mi.

Her drama "Palace" was broadcast on Hunan TV in Hunan Province and became a hit across the country.

Chen Qi was also a big fan of hers.

If they could invite her to their Shuiyun Pavilion for a breast enhancement treatment, would their establishment even need advertising?

It'll definitely explode right from the start.

The nickname "Big-Breasted Honey" isn't given lightly.

Chen Pingsheng was just joking around in front of the young girl out of boredom.

He really didn't expect that his wife, Song Yanxi, would actually light up.

This silly wife, I wonder what she's thinking?
If we could actually get her to do breast care, the advertising fees would be unimaginable.

Back in Shuiyun, they didn't go anywhere else.

In a few days, his older sister Chen Yao will be coming over with her husband, and he will definitely go to pick them up.

In addition, we also need to help them find a storefront.

I must take care of my eldest sister's affairs myself.

Zhou Chun did take him to get a shoulder and neck massage and a kidney maintenance treatment.

Don't get me wrong, this kidney treatment isn't the kind of half-service that costs 598 yuan outside.

It is a legitimate and beneficial project to improve male kidney function.

Tests revealed that he was already experiencing some signs of sub-health.

It can easily affect sleep quality at night and cause fatigue, but these are minor issues.

If you come here every few days, your condition will improve within a few months.

Beauty salons don't just cater to female clients; they can also specifically improve men's sub-health conditions.

Anyway, there are tons of benefits.

It's just that the prices are relatively high, like the kind of set that Zhou Chun recommended to him.

In Shacheng, a single treatment costs over a thousand yuan.

In the capital city, the Shuiyun Pavilion would cost at least 2680.

Only the truly wealthy can afford this.

The effect won't be very noticeable after just one session. One kit can be used for ten sessions, which can probably increase the duration of sexual intercourse by about five minutes.

It's still incredibly powerful.

This is the benefit of regular maintenance.

Chen Pingsheng felt that investing in this store was worthwhile, since he could come here often in the future anyway.

On the eighth day of the tenth lunar month, just after the National Day holiday.

The eldest sister, Chen Yao, came over with her brother-in-law.

The two of them were carrying a lot of bags and packages; they didn't plan to go back this time.

My brother-in-law has always been a driver in Shacheng. He used to drive an unlicensed taxi, and later he drove for Didi.

Now that I'm here, I'm still planning to get a car and drive for Didi.

If the couple stays in one shop, they'll be broke if there's no business.

For him, having a car gives him a sense of security.

Chen Pingsheng had never actually registered for this ride-hailing app before. His brother-in-law taught him, and he registered one on his phone. When it came time to choose a car, he thought for a moment and registered a Mercedes Bravo with a "B" license plate.

He's a luxury car driver.

My brother-in-law didn't bring his car over, and the ones at his house were obviously not suitable, mainly because they were all turbocharged.

It consumes too much oil, which is not cost-effective.

Generally, those who drive for Didi either drive BYD or Volkswagen.

His brother-in-law also explained to him in detail some of the current internet ride-hailing policies.

The main focus is on learning how to exploit platform promotions.

With all the subsidies, his highest daily income could reach more than two thousand yuan.

It's pretty good.

The couple planned to sell their old car in Shacheng and buy a Volkswagen for around 100,000 yuan in Beijing.

I'll leave the license plate issue to him.

This is of course no problem.

After their convenience store is set up, the brother-in-law will still be able to drive the truck regularly.

It's a stable source of income.

Since the two of them had no place to stay in Beijing, he asked Song Yanxi to buy one nearby.

He bought his younger sister a house and gave her a car as a gift.

They also gave her a quarter of Shuiyunjian's shares, and naturally, the eldest sister would do the same.

I bought a three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment.

It's 120 square meters, located in the Shijingshan residential area.

The renovations are all ready-made; Chen Pingsheng would never buy an off-plan property.

The convenience store was located next to his fruit shop; it wasn't very big, just over 100 square meters.

The transfer fee is 480,000 yuan, not a penny less.

Chen Pingsheng bought it and paid another year's rent as well.

In the first year without the pressure of rent, his sister could easily earn five or six hundred thousand.

After all, the annual rent is over 300,000 yuan.

After resolving his sister's situation, it was already mid-October.

Shuiyunjian was about to open, but he didn't attend.

His wife is there to take care of things, that's enough.

The fruit industry has been hit with some big news these past few days, news that is quite unfavorable for them.

A fruit chain enterprise in Shenzhen with registered capital of over ten million yuan.

After illegally raising over a billion yuan, they simply absconded.

This matter has a very large impact.

In fact, that chain enterprise's approach is somewhat similar to theirs.

In the traditional fruit industry, there are often two ways to quickly obtain funds during the operation.

The first method is naturally through store promotions and top-ups.

Obtain development funds from customers.

That's the case with that chain enterprise in Shenzhen.

It's far more insane than Tengsheng.

Top up 1,000 and get 30% off fruit; top up 5,000 and get 50% off.

Even more outrageous 30% discounts are available.

There is no doubt that this kind of event was not designed for long-term operation.

The second one is naturally obtaining funds from wholesalers.

As businesses grow larger, these intermediaries will want to cooperate with them.

It often requires tying up capital.

That is, the money for holding inventory.

This disappearance has affected hundreds of thousands of members and customers in Shenzhen.

Some cards have a few hundred yuan left, while others have several thousand.

The boss simply walked away, leaving behind a mess that you can imagine.

In addition, there are dozens of fruit wholesalers of all sizes.

Some owe a million, others owe tens of millions.

These people go to the government building every day to display banners.

The incident caused a huge uproar and had a very far-reaching impact.

He'd been invited for tea several times already, so he had no interest in attending the opening ceremony of Shuiyunjian.

Unsurprisingly, it was affected by this incident.

Financial news channels and major news outlets have strongly condemned this illegal fundraising scheme.

On the same day, Tengsheng Fruit, Nongguoyuan, and other fruit retailers had all their recharge activities suspended by government departments.

(End of this chapter)