The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Chapter 60 Gao Hu's Shock

"Old Chen, what kind of company is this?"

It must be said that Bai Xin is extremely beautiful.

Those skinny jeans paired with a white down jacket, and her incredibly pure-looking face.

It's hard not to be captivated at first glance.

When Gao Hu heard that she was just a cleaning lady here, he almost jumped ten meters high with excitement.

"Don't believe her. She's not just an auntie, she's also my An'an's tutor and a future big star. She was a top student when she was in school, not someone like us academic underachievers can even dream of."

Although Gao Hu is not bad, with only those two hot pot restaurants in Shacheng, he is far from being able to win Bai Xin's heart.

In other words, the conditions are not right.

"Uncle, I'm not some big star. You haven't eaten yet, have you? Should I order some food?"

Bai Xin was quite perceptive; knowing that these were the uncle's friends, she immediately prepared to leave, letting them gather on their own.

"No need to rush to order food. Just bring over the information about the film crews that have been contacting me these past few days, and also bring over photos of their actresses."

Bai Xin knows all too well about the unspoken rules of the entertainment industry, and the older man does too.

He just never participates.

Today, for the first time ever, I'm going to look at photos of actresses; I'm going to use them to entertain my friends.

I don't have many ideas; the production team just wants to attract investment.

Then you must bring actresses. If an older man like him wants to entertain his friends, then he should arrange for them to accompany him.

Investment is discussed afterward; that's the nature of the entertainment industry.

"Uncle, please wait a moment."

Bai Xin also took on the role of secretary, and soon she brought over information on seven or eight small film crews.

Each one contains several pictures of actresses.

There are innocent, charming, juicy, and of course, the sexy big-D and small-Small that men love most.

"Come and choose a few."

Chen Pingsheng didn't even look at them, but handed the photos and documents directly to Gao Hu.

He was completely dumbfounded.

"Old Chen, forgive my ignorance, but what exactly is going on here?"

"Is that all you see?"

Chen Pingsheng explained, "This company is an investment company of mine in the entertainment industry. These production teams all want me to invest money. You know a little about the unspoken rules of the entertainment industry. If you want to play the game, it's just a matter of me investing a few million more in them later."

"Given my current situation, I can't get a first-tier position, and the cost of a second-tier position is a bit too high. You can choose any of these third-tier or lower positions you like."

"you…"

Gao Hu chuckled slyly, "That's a bit too high-class. If I were to eat this, costing you millions, do you think I could live with myself? Besides, I'm here for a blind date, not to play around with women."

Although Gao Hu was shameless, he still silently put down all the women's photos when he heard that he was going to invest millions.

She may be beautiful, but the idea that the Hua brothers have millions is simply not true.

Chen Pingsheng laughed and said, "Why are you embarrassed? Money spent isn't gone forever; it's just a matter of how much you earn."

"Seriously, bro, I don't quite understand you anymore."

Gao Hu felt that his arrangement was a bit deliberate, as if he came here just to show off his strength.

Of course, if he really wanted to play, he believed that Lao Chen would definitely make arrangements.

He just doesn't like that kind of thing.

"Actually, I have something important I'd like to discuss with you."

Chen Pingsheng said, "We've been brothers for decades, so I won't beat around the bush. I hope you'll come to Beijing and open a hot pot restaurant. I'll invest and you can become a shareholder. Let's work together to make it bigger and stronger and create new glories."

"Is there anything wrong with you?"

Gao Hu grinned: "I'm doing just fine in Shacheng. If I open the second store next year, my annual salary will be no less than a million. I'm so stable now, why would I come to Beijing?"

"Brother, don't speak so soon." Chen Pingsheng sat on the sofa, lit a Lao Baisha cigarette for him, and said, "If you stay in Shacheng, I have no doubt that you can earn a million next year."

"Is a million-dollar annual salary really that high?"

“This year I invested in a female artist. The house I gave her last month was worth nearly 10 million yuan. Your sister-in-law has a house in Wanliu Academy in the Second Ring Road worth about 40 million yuan. The first TV series I invested in after starting this company has exceeded 100 million yuan.”

"Bro, you still think a million-dollar annual salary is a lot?"

Gao Hu was completely dumbfounded. A man should be established at thirty.

He's already established himself, it just depends on who you compare him to.

Compared to this old man in front of me, what's the difference between me and a beggar?
"I'm asking you, did you rob the Zhongyang Bank this year? How did you suddenly become so rich?"

"That's not true at all."

Chen Pingsheng led him to his floor-to-ceiling window and pointed to the buildings outside, saying, "Look, that's the CCTV headquarters building over there. Next door are CITIC, China World Trade Center, and major internet companies."

"You should know that in Beijing, a few young people who work in the internet industry can start a business this year and have their company acquired by BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent) the next year, instantly becoming hundreds of millions or even billions of yuan in assets."

"In this place, the only thing to fear is that you don't have a dream, not that your dream is big."

Chen Pingsheng said, "I won't lie to you, opening a hot pot restaurant is just an idea for me to transform and experiment. I just want to see if I can do other traditional businesses well besides selling fruit."

“You only plan to open two stores a year, but I’m prepared to invest 50 million a year and have a valuation of 1 billion in two years.”

Gao Hu touched his forehead in shock, then touched his own.

"You don't have a fever, Lao Chen. Although what you said gets me all fired up, I have no doubt that you can come up with 50 million. The key is that 1 billion in two years. That's just too outrageous, isn't it?"

Why is it so exaggerated?

Chen Pingsheng said, "In this place, as long as you dare to dream, there's nothing you absolutely can't do. If I bring in another A-list celebrity to invest and use her name to expand rapidly, as long as we solve the problems of technology, management, and service processes in the hot pot restaurant, do you really think it's difficult for us to reach a valuation of 1 billion in two years?"

"A-list celebrity, where are you going?"

Gao Hu simply couldn't believe it. What he feared most about opening a restaurant wasn't service or taste.

What I fear most is that no one comes in.

Having a top-tier celebrity endorse the store makes all the difference; it means they only need to focus on improving the service and taste of the food.

If the price is also appealing to the public, it will definitely be a hit wherever it opens.

"You forgot, don't you also have an entertainment investment company? What do you think it does?"

"Someone who only plays around with women?"

Chen Pingsheng patted him on the shoulder: "Brother, Shacheng has limited your imagination. Come to Beijing, where there are countless heroic dreams and numerous Fortune 500 companies."

"The most important thing is that you have me, your brother, to invest for you. What do you have to be afraid of?"

"Even if we don't do a good job, we can just start over."

"But if we do a good job, I'll tell you the most honest thing: you won't need to wander through the alleys anymore."

"Instead, I saw it on TV, and it looked beautiful. I made a phone call and they came right away."

"Can you imagine how that feels?"

It has to be said that these words really struck a chord with Gao Hu.

For a man, there are only three things in his life.

Earn money, support your family, and play around with women.

As for power, it depends on whether the elders have walked the grasslands.

At the very least, you need to see if your family has anyone at the provincial or ministerial level.

If you have nothing, you can enter officialdom in plain clothes and eventually become a minor deputy county head in the county town.

That's already incredibly lucky; it's like their ancestors' graves are emitting auspicious smoke, and their family has accumulated a lot of good karma.

It's much harder than earning a small fortune.

Gao Hu's lips curled into a wide V-shape as he fantasized for a moment.

Without realizing it, I started laughing and chuckling to myself.

(End of this chapter)