Financial freedom starts from graduation

Chapter 237 A Normal Day

After casually topping up a private photography membership card with 1,000 yuan and paying with the free 500 yuan, Zhou Wang came out of the Yue Center with the sky full of stars.

Miao Ying, who had taken a taxi to drive for him, was still on the way, so Zhou Wang lit up a cigarette and wandered around nearby.

Fragrant, soft and tender, big but not stiff, with endless aftertaste...

Otherwise, Zhou Wang wouldn't have been so anxious to help Shen Yutong secure the role and transferred another 200,000 yuan to her.

This is……

Wear and tear allowance.

Beep!
A shrill horn sounded behind him. Zhou Wang stepped aside, then frowned and turned to take a look.

A Toyota Prado with a Guangxi license plate sped out of the parking lot. It was going so fast that it almost hit another pedestrian, causing the other person to curse at it.

"Stupid bastard, you can drive your father's car!"

squeak!
The Toyota Prado braked suddenly, and then a face popped out of the driver's window and started cursing:
"Xie Meimeng, you stinky black bastard, I am your father, you damned bastard..."

Zhou Wang stopped in astonishment, just listening to the crude dialects of the two provinces flying all over the sky.

He took a look through the car window. In the Prado, apart from Shen Yutong's brother-in-law Liu Chao, he only vaguely saw Zhang Lifang. Shen Yutong's sister Shen Yurou was not in the car.

After Liu Chao and the young man from Mingcheng exchanged insults for a while, they were about to get out of the car to challenge each other, but several of the other party's companions came over. Liu Chao immediately became scared, silently closed the car window, stepped on the accelerator and drove away.

"Lanshi, don't let your father see you again, or he will beat you every time he sees you!"

The young man from Mingcheng pointed at the rear of the Prado and cursed.

Looking at the Prado quickly disappearing on the street, Zhou Wang felt both amused and thoughtful.

It seems that Shen Yutong has taken the first step.

Good.

……

On Monday, September 2024, 9, the temperature in Mingcheng was 2℃, neither cold nor hot, just right.

At 10: in the morning, Zhou Wang, who was covered with a thin quilt, opened his eyes on the black Hästens high-end bed. He stared at the ceiling engraved with warm geometric lines for a while, and then he suddenly sat up from the bed.

Yawning, Zhou Wang reached for the mobile phone on the bedside table, picked up the thin Da Chongjiu cigarette placed next to it, and lit one for himself.

After unlocking his phone, Zhou Wang leaned against the head of the bed and started browsing his Moments.

Perhaps it was because he accidentally browsed his Moments that day that triggered some thoughts, and Zhou Wang resumed the habit of browsing his Moments.

The main reason is that he thought about it and felt that he was not that busy. No, it should be said that compared with other people with the same assets, he was really too idle. He should pay more attention to the dynamics of his "friends".

The first post on Moments that popped up was from Shen Yutong.

The other party has already gone to the crew of "Chu Tianyao" in Baicheng. Although there are still more than ten days before the official start of filming and the main actors have not yet arrived, Shen Yutong is very clear about the limits. She plans to go there first to familiarize herself with the environment and find an acting teacher to improve her acting skills.

The content of the circle of friends is two photos, one is Caiyi's application for leave of absence, and the other is a selfie of her and her sister Shen Yuruo on the high-speed rail.

The two sisters leaned against each other, Shen Yutong smiled brightly and made a scissors hand gesture to the camera, while Shen Yurou lowered her head shyly, but it was precisely this high and low angle that made the photo look unexpectedly harmonious.

Zhou Wang was a little distracted. From this photo, Shen Yutong's sister Shen Yurou actually looked more charming...

But he is not actually a MILF-con.

Shaking his head, Zhou Wang came back to his senses.

Shen Yutong actually brought Shen Yurou with him?
Zhou Wang was a little surprised, because Shen Yutong had not told him this in their recent daily chats.

But it's not surprising if you think about it. Although their relationship has made substantial progress, Shen Yutong's inferiority complex is still due to her humble origins. If it is not necessary, she probably won't take the initiative to mention these things to Zhou Wang.

Then scrolling down, next to Shen Yutong's circle of friends is Su Yajing.

"I miss my mother and aunt so much, but I miss you even more."

There are no photos, only text, and the location below is "Licheng High-speed Railway Station".

Caiyi School started school a few days ago, but Su Yajing just returned to school today, which is also considered a late registration.

Zhou Wang's eyes softened for a moment. He calculated that he hadn't seen Su Yajing for almost a month, and he really missed this little fox.

The reason why he usually had no feelings was that among all people, Su Yajing was the one who contacted him most frequently. Even if Zhou Wang did not reply to her, she would continue to chat with Zhou Wang, often talking and laughing, always giving Zhou Wang the illusion that "she had never been far away".

After browsing his Moments for a while, Zhou Wang exited WeChat and opened his Douyin app.

Four days later, the approximate data of the first video released on Zhou Wang’s personal account was finally released.

According to Lin Ran's prediction, there will inevitably be a small increase in the future, but the basic foundation has already been formed.

The video "I am Zhou Wang" has currently received 325 million likes, an exaggerated 8000 million views, 172 million comments, and 109 million reposts.

This data is undoubtedly exaggerated for a new account. Generally, only first-line celebrities can achieve such data in their first video when they join Douyin, and they have to be relatively popular...

Although the video was produced with extremely high standards, Zhou Wang is indeed handsome, and with some mysterious tags, it was expected that the video would become popular, but it actually did not reach this level.

The main reason is the help from many internet celebrities.

After Lin Dantong took the lead, many experts followed suit and at one point pushed the topic of "Be the best actor in your own life", which had a bit of chicken soup meaning, to the top ten hot searches on Douyin.

Many fans of celebrities and onlookers traced the source and found Zhou Wang’s original video, which caused the data of this video to increase steadily.

When many big internet celebrities are talking about a topic, the popularity of this topic is undoubtedly terrifying. The only inappropriate thing is that because most of the big internet celebrities are good-looking, the proportion of men in their fan groups is too high, so when these people see Zhou Wang’s videos, most of them are indifferent.

This is why the number of views is almost over 100 million, but the final number of likes is not very high. Instead, the comment section is terribly lively, with nearly two million comments and millions of reposts, which is very explosive when compared with all the videos on Douyin.

"Just got online, guys, who is this guy?"

"Damn, he's so pretentious..."

"I'm quite curious. How did this guy named Zhou Wang make so much money when he just graduated from college and came from such an ordinary family and was in debt before? I didn't see it in the video!"

"XX's illegitimate child, what other explanation is there?"

"..."

As the number of comments climbed, some negative voices gradually took over the top, but Zhou Wang didn't care too much.

His personality is far from being established. This video is just the beginning. It is normal that there are many voices of doubt.

Swipe right and you will come to your personal interface, where Zhou Wang’s current number of fans is also displayed... a total of 82.3.

This number made Zhou Wang feel both helpless and happy.

The frustrating thing is that I’m still 18 short of getting the first reward. The happy thing is that with more than 300 million likes, I’ve gained 80 fans, a ratio that is incredible.

Of course, there are many female fans who follow Zhou Wang because of his good looks, as well as a large number of passers-by who follow him out of curiosity about Zhou Wang's experience. It is reasonable that there are 80 fans.

Lin Ran is already working hard on planning the second video. As for Zhou Wang himself, he is also intentionally shooting some daily footage for backup.

After thinking about it, Zhou Wang called Lin Ran.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou!"

Lin Ran answered almost immediately, his voice a little breathless.

"Uh, Sister Ran, your breathing...why does it sound a bit unserious?"

With frequent communication over the past week, the two of them became more familiar with each other. In addition, with the relationship of Hua Suisui, Zhou Wang naturally started to make jokes.

"Mr. Zhou, I'm just working out..."

"I do not believe!"

"Shall we start a video?"

Lin Ran was about to hang up the phone as he spoke, as if he was eager to prove his innocence.

"It's just a joke, don't get excited... But speaking of fitness, I remember you have a pretty good figure. Do you know any good fitness trainers?"

Zhou Wang vaguely remembered Lin Ran's good figure in a bikini. For a woman of her age, it was outstanding, and she even had a bit of a vest line.

Everything was messy. Anyway, according to the requirements of the third round of action, talents in all aspects had to be recruited. The demand for fitness coaches was actually at the bottom. Zhou Wang just asked casually when he thought of it.

"I do know quite a few fitness coaches. To be honest, Mr. Zhou, I used to work in this industry. I only started working as an internet celebrity agent because of the pandemic. But it depends on your needs, Mr. Zhou. If you have higher requirements, I'll keep an eye on it first and tell you if there's a suitable one."

"Okay, then you keep an eye out for me. It would be even better if the other party knows some fighting skills or something."

In fact, there are quite a few women with good figures around Zhou Wang. For example, Miao Ying and Jiang Qingkui both have the habit of fitness, and Shen Yutong is also a yoga expert. However, they are all talented and independent, and cannot give Zhou Wang too much advice.

After finishing this casual topic, Zhou Wang got down to business: "Do you have any ideas for the second video?"

"Mr. Zhou, I'm sorry. The director has sent me several scripts, but I rejected them all. So there has been no progress. If you're in a hurry..."

Lin Ran thought Zhou Wang was dissatisfied, so he explained hurriedly.

"Oh, that's not what I meant."

Zhou Wang could hear Lin Ran's trepidation, so he smiled and said, "The popularity of the first video hasn't even passed yet, so there's no rush. I mean, if you don't have any good ideas for the time being, why not listen to my ideas?"

"Hey, Mr. Zhou, you said..."

After a moment, Lin Ran was surprised.

"Mr. Zhou, it sounds feasible, but wouldn't the price be too high? Also, can the prize you mentioned really spark a conversation?"

Since this involved his own blind spot in knowledge, Lin Ran couldn't help but have some questions, "I don't know much about games, but if I spend so much money on streaming..."

"Trust me, at least my judgment on this matter should be correct."

Zhou Wang smiled and still insisted on his own idea.

"Okay, Mr. Zhou, please send the material to my email address. I will ask the photography department to edit the video as soon as possible. As for the prizes you mentioned, I will purchase them immediately."

After finishing the call with Lin Ran, Zhou Wang turned off his phone. His drowsiness was dispelled. He got out of bed and walked out of the bedroom. Chen Mei, who was waiting at the door, came to greet him.

"Mr. Zhou, good morning. Would you like to have breakfast first or do the SPA first?"

"I'm not going to have breakfast. I'm not very hungry. Let's go to the SPA room directly."

Zhou Wang said something casually and walked towards the SPA room on the second floor. Chen Mei, who was following behind him, responded and immediately took out the intercom to ask the property staff to take Yun Rou and Yun Lan, who had been waiting in the garden for a while, to the SPA room. Halfway through, Zhou Wang remembered something and turned to Chen Mei and said, "Sister Mei, has Wen Xi called you for your bonus?"

"I received it yesterday."

When this was mentioned, Chen Mei immediately smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Zhou, I was just about to tell you about this. Regarding the amount of the bonus, was there a mistake? You should have only rewarded me 10,000 last month, but Assistant Xu gave me 30,000..."

"Wenxi should have explained to you that 20,000 yuan is yours, and the remaining 10,000 yuan is for the concierge and housekeeping. But I'll trouble you to divide it among them."

Zhou Wang smiled and waved his hand.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhou. I will work harder and will not let you down..."

Chen Mei pursed her lips and said very sincerely.

Of course she knew that Xu Wenxi could not have made a mistake, but a bonus of 20,000 yuan a month was more than twice her regular salary, so she certainly couldn't take it for granted.

"Don't feel any psychological pressure. You are doing very well now."

Zhou Wang smiled and said, "Your sister always sends me cigarettes and alcohol, so it would be unreasonable for me not to give you more bonuses!"

The proprietress of Yunshangju, Chen Mei's cousin Chen Shu, came again two days ago. Not only did she cook a meal for Zhou Wang herself, she also brought him two bottles of wine and two packs of cigarettes.

Although Zhou Wang recharged 10 yuan at Yunshangju, according to Chen Shu, the money would be deducted from the card, but the price she gave Zhou Wang was far lower than the market price, so Zhou Wang was the one who got the better deal in the end.

"She is she, and I am me, but there is one thing in common, that is, we sisters are always ready to serve Mr. Zhou."

Chen Mei said this with a smile, which made Zhou Wang laugh as well.

While talking to Chen Mei, we soon arrived at the SPA room.

Here, Yun Rou and Yun Lan, who had been here once, were already waiting. When they saw Zhou Wang, the two girls, who were wearing silk professional suits and black tights, put down their suitcases, bowed to him and greeted him.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou!"

"Hello, nice to see you again. I heard from Sister Mei that you arrived at nine in the morning. I'm sorry, I played games for too long last night, so I got up a little late and kept you waiting."

Zhou Wang nodded to the two women.

Faced with Zhou Wang's apology, Yun Rou and Yun Lan felt somewhat flattered and quickly waved their hands.

"No, no, Mr. Zhou, not long at all..."

After Chen Mei left, she repeated the previous process, bathing, washing, then doing full body care and SPA, and finally blow-drying.

During the entire process, Zhou Wang basically closed his eyes, opened his eyes, stood up, and lay down again. He did not move at all. Even when brushing his teeth, Yun Lan held the electric toothbrush, and Zhou Wang only needed to open his mouth and spit.

More detailed and more "decadent" than last time.

However, when the two of them played the piano with four fingers and finally helped Zhou Wang relax his body, Zhou Wang thought for a moment and said:

"By the way, have you ever thought about not going to work?"

"what?"

Yun Rou and Yun Lan both looked up in confusion, obviously not quite understanding what Zhou Wang meant.

"It's not that I won't work. What I mean is that you can come to my house to work and only serve me. Of course, your income may be lower than what you have now, but the overall workload should be much lighter..."

Although it was a sudden thought, Zhou Wang didn't mean to be joking.

It may be rotten, but after this experience, Zhou Wang really doesn't want to take a bath by himself anymore...

It can be roughly understood that this is a luxurious upgraded version of the private "wooden barrel bath".

The key point is that these two young ladies are not only good-looking, but also have excellent skills and high emotional intelligence. Zhou Wang doesn't mind supporting them.

Of course, they are the trump cards of the Jade Palace. Yun Rou said before that her monthly income of over six figures is normal, and this is when she only serves female guests most of the time. If she lowers her bottom line, it may be far more than that.

Although he enjoyed this kind of luxury, Zhou Wang would not offer a six-figure salary to two SPA technicians. That would be too exaggerated.

But he thinks five-digit figures are still reasonable.

Although Zhou Wang now only has more than 100 million in cash, the Dianwang Club has entered a virtuous circle. If nothing unexpected happens, it will probably make more than million in profit this month. In addition, Wangzhou Culture also has several million in office rent.

Therefore, Zhou Wang no longer needs to bear any of these expenses.

Hearing this, Yun Rou was a little hesitant, but Yun Lan, who was younger and had just entered this industry not long ago, was obviously moved.

Although they are now doing green and formal massage, they are exposed to more temptations. Another issue is their reputation.

Anyway, although Yunlan had a serious job, she only told her relatives and friends in her hometown that she worked in administration in a company and did not dare to reveal her occupation at all.

Otherwise, the women in the village would ruin her reputation completely in less than a day, and she would never be able to get married locally again.

Besides, Yun Lan, a girl who was only in her early 19s, still had some illusions. If Mr. Zhou really fell in love with her, she would be able to become a rich woman...

However, if Yun Rou didn't speak, Yun Lan wouldn't be able to say anything first.

"It's okay, don't worry, you can take your time to think about it. If you really have an idea, just contact my butler."

Zhou Wang closed his eyes, and seemed to have noticed Yun Rou's hesitation, and he smiled.

……

At 1:30 in the afternoon, Zhou Wang, looking refreshed, changed into a Hermès haute couture suit. Finally, he smoothed his bangs, which had been lightly waxed, in front of the mirror before going out accompanied by Chen Mei.

When we arrived at the underground parking lot, Jiang Qingkui, wearing a black business suit, a pair of frameless glasses, and her hair tied up, was already waiting there with her bag.

Zhou Wang was also stunned when he saw her.

Although her outfit was no different from usual, except for a pair of glasses that looked very scheming...

But her makeup was full of traces of careful decoration, especially her plump red lips, which were like a touch of red flaunting in the mountains. Any... Zhou Wang meant any man, would be attracted to her at the first moment and subconsciously swallow his saliva.

Jiang Qingkui used to wear makeup, but it was usually light and casual. After all, her foundation was so good that she could beat 90% of the girls with just a little bit of makeup.

Today, her look after careful makeup is like Thanos wearing the Infinity Gauntlet with six gems.

There is no one who can fight.

Seeing Zhou Wang's obvious pause, Jiang Qingkui had a blank expression on his face, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and a little joy arose in his heart.

Although Jiang Qingkui gave herself the excuse of considering today's occasion during the two hours of makeup, she actually knew deep down that it was not the real reason at all...

Zhou Wang’s expression at this moment revealed the real purpose of her makeup.

"Qingkui, you are...formal enough!"

Walking closer, Zhou Wang looked at Jiang Qingkui again, and in the end, he could only utter these words.

"Mr. Zhou, today is the day you return to your alma mater. As your secretary, I also represent a part of your image. I will naturally not embarrass you."

Jiang Qingkui just smiled, and Zhou Wang could only give a thumbs up after hearing what he said.

At this time, Miao Ying, who had just been ignored by Zhou Wang because Jiang Qingkui was too dazzling, came over and asked, "Boss, which car are we taking today?"

Zhou Wang raised his head and glanced at it, then pointed casually: "Let's go with the G-Class."

At this time, Zhou Wang was considering whether he needed to get another Rolls-Royce in Mingcheng.

Because he suddenly realized that although he had many cars in his garage, they seemed to be a little lacking in capacity for these relatively formal occasions.

But the Rolls-Royce is too expensive, and he can’t really afford it at the moment... Forget it, he’ll just have to make do with the G-Class for now.

Sitting in the back seat of the Mercedes-Benz G63, the vehicle started slowly, drove out of the underground garage of "Spring Eye" and headed towards Caiyun University.

Zhou Wang had just asked Jiang Qingkui "Is it too late?" when the phone rang.

Zhou Wang picked up the phone and was a little surprised, but he quickly answered the call.

"Hello, Brother B?"

"Hahaha, Brother Gou, long time no see!"

The person who called was Zhou Wang's college senior, the young master of the Golden Palace and the Jade Palace, Brother Wang Qiaobin B.

Speaking of which, the two had not been in touch for a long time since the Dianwang Club. Even the later gatherings with Zhang Zhiyuan and others, Wang Qiaobin did not attend.

This involves a slightly embarrassing issue, which Zhou Wang only realized later... That is, in the minds of Zhang Zhiyuan and others, Wang Qiaobin was not regarded as a friend with whom they could make friends on an equal footing, that is, there was a certain level of boundary.

It wasn't obvious, but Zhou Wang felt it.

Although Zhou Wang didn't care about this, there was no need to force Wang Qiaobin to fit in, as that would only make Wang Qiaobin embarrassed.

"Why did you think of calling me? Did Yun Rou and Yun Lan complain to you?"

Zhou Wang smiled.

"Complain?"

Wang Qiaobin was a little confused, then laughed and said, "I don't quite understand what you are talking about, Brother Gou. My calling you has nothing to do with them. But even if you, Brother Gou, really 'bullied' them, it is their blessing, right?"

"So you called me because..."

Zhou Wang thought again and it made sense. Even if Yun Rou and Yun Lan really said something to Wang Qiaobin, it was highly unlikely that Wang Qiaobin would call him just for such a trivial matter.

"Brother Gou, are you also invited to the homecoming event for outstanding graduates of Cai University today?"

Wang Qiaobin suddenly lowered his voice and asked.

"Well, I'm on my way. Why, Brother B, are you going too?"

"That's what I said. That's right... Yes, I came here this morning. Haha, then Brother Gou, let's meet and talk later. It's hard to explain over the phone."

After Wang Qiaobin confirmed it, his tone suddenly became quite excited and he laughed.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Wang was a little confused. What the hell was Brother B doing?
But he didn't care. He looked at the bright sunshine outside the window, tilted his body, and fell his head on something silky and soft, closing his eyes slightly.

Jiang Qingkui, who was checking her speech with a pen, was caught off guard, but she just looked at Zhou Wang helplessly, then pulled the hem of her skirt slightly, and continued to read the speech, letting Zhou Wang rest his head on her thigh...

　I have a social event today, so I’ll just write this much for now.

　　I think I'm two chapters behind again, I'll make up for it within the month.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)