This star is going to the moon

Chapter 401, "208," officially debuts, transforming the "crazy innocent girl" into a "crazy old woman."

Originally, each month of the year was a "bridging month" (referring to the transition between the past and the future).

Summarize last year's achievements, experiences, and lessons learned, and formulate development plans, strategies, and programs for the new year.

For example, the World Bank and various consulting firms have released the GDP figures for various countries last year.

The US GDP exceeds $22 trillion, while China's GDP exceeds $15 trillion.

Other countries are "so-so," for example, the US has $5 trillion in revenue and less than $4 trillion in revenue.

It's worth mentioning Third Brother and Dai Ying.

Previously, India's GDP surpassed that of Thailand, but last year Thailand surpassed India again.

However, the two companies have not changed much; they have been struggling with less than 3 trillion yuan in the past two years.

This type of GDP structure has existed for many years, but it's clear to everyone that the GDP figures for the US and China are largely inflated.

Of course, it's hard to say what kind of moisture it is.

In any case, the Chinese mainly look at the domestic RMB GDP, which exceeded 100 trillion RMB for the first time last year.

With so much money in the country, more resources can be invested in various areas, including aerospace.

For example, the China National Space Administration first announced the "Regulations on the Management of Lunar Samples," which is an important manifestation of the pragmatic international exchanges and cooperation between Laos and China.

The lunar samples are clearly categorized into four basic uses: permanent storage, backup permanent storage, research, and public welfare.

Then the China National Space Administration announced many space plans for 2021, which everyone thought were reasonable.

Well, actually, quite a few people think it's unreasonable.

[The lunar samples brought back by unmanned probes aren't all that great. When will we start sending people up to bring them back?]

[Exactly, why haven't they announced the manned lunar landing plan yet?]

Indeed, with so much money, it's time to open up the manned lunar landing program.

I think we should increase military spending. Other countries spend 4% or 3% of their GDP on military matters, while we only spend 1.5%, which is far too little.

[Damn, is our military budget really that small?]

Our country's GDP is very high, so even if the percentage is small, it doesn't actually mean a small difference.

[Very little, extremely little. The US GDP is so much higher than ours, yet its military spending accounts for only about 4% of its GDP.]

[Wow, we really should add more money then. With so much money, why not use it to build warships, fighter jets, and tanks? Are we just going to use it as reparations after we lose?]

[That's right. We don't need to add too much. Adding too much will definitely affect other aspects, but adding up to 2% shouldn't have much impact on other areas. The extra amount should be enough to build a few more aircraft carriers and destroyers.]

[That's right, that's right, military spending should be increased, preferably starting now, and the Type 003 aircraft carrier should be converted to nuclear power!]

[Who said the Type 003 aircraft carrier isn't nuclear-powered? It's not even finished yet.]

[Why bother with the entire construction? If you only look at the completed hull structure, then it's not the structure of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier...]

While people were talking about this, Shuangzi's ex-boyfriend posted on Weibo accusing her and exposing her alleged involvement in tax evasion through "yin-yang contracts".

The "yin-yang contract" refers to the fact that Zheng Shuang earned 1.6 million yuan from the film "A Chinese Ghost Story". Based on the 77 working days of filming, her daily salary exceeded 208 million yuan.

"That thing" is related to her ex-boyfriend's stay in the US because he has to take care of his and Shuangzi's "that thing". As for what it is, I won't say, otherwise I'll get banned again.

But the recording that her ex-boyfriend later released was even more explosive, in which Shuangzi said "Damn, this is so annoying."

Initially, netizens were only dissatisfied with Zheng Shuang or other celebrities earning so much money so easily. People only knew that celebrities earned a lot of money, making tens of millions a year from filming, and then earning more from advertising endorsements and events, eventually leading to some top celebrities earning hundreds of millions at the end of each year.

But those are all top stars. Shuangzi is very famous, but she is definitely not the most top.

As a result, she earned over 100 million yuan from just one film, and the filming only lasted a little over two months.

That adds up to 208 million in daily income.

Holy crap, 2 million! I couldn't earn that in 20 years of work!

[You forgot 8. Many people don't even earn 8 in a year, let alone Shuangzi earning 208 million in a day.]

[Damn it, I worked so hard all year and I don't even earn a fraction of what Shuangzi earns in a single day. What's the point of living...?]

Do celebrities really make that much money?

No wonder everyone's scrambling to become a star; it's so lucrative!

[Making so much money and still evading taxes, are they even human?]

[Exactly! In my opinion, we should increase their taxes even further. The annual tax revenue alone would be enough to develop military equipment and aerospace engineering!]

Indeed, it would be so much better if they used their money on military equipment and aerospace engineering. If they hadn't evaded taxes, the Type 003 aircraft carrier might have been built long ago.

[Perhaps they were already discussing manned lunar landings before.]

Speaking of manned lunar missions, Lu Yun is also a celebrity. Does he earn this much money?

[Lu Yun barely makes one or two films a year, earning hardly any money. His real money comes from the aerospace company; he's worth hundreds of billions now. He wouldn't care about such a small amount of money from acting...]

If netizens were still discussing money and income before, Shuangzi's "Damn it, this is so annoying" incident directly turned her from "Shuangzi" into "crazy".

Because this fact is just too...

They simply don't care about human lives!

[Wow, I used to think Shuangzi was just straightforward and outspoken, and that was just part of her persona. Turns out she's a real lunatic in private!]

[I initially thought so too, believing she was a rare "crazy innocent girl" type, and that it was quite satisfying to argue with her. But it turns out the "crazy innocent girl" persona was indeed an act, because she's actually a crazy woman in private.]

This is horrible! How could someone do such a thing?

Are all people in the entertainment industry like this? No wonder some people say the entertainment industry will collapse sooner or later.

It's hard to say. A person's time is limited, and honing acting skills and studying culture are definitely mutually exclusive. People who are good at acting probably aren't very well-educated.

[The key issue is that these celebrities' acting skills aren't that great either. They all have poker faces, no expressions, and awkward acting. Plus, they seem to lack cultural literacy. So where do they spend their time?]

[They've all been wasting their time on lavish lifestyles, haven't you all forgotten about "time management master" Luo Zhixiang? Simultaneously flirting with several women, how could he not have dark circles under his eyes from all that exhaustion?]

[Lu Yun is also a master of time management, so why doesn't he have dark circles under his eyes?]

[Perhaps... he doesn't have much contact with the murky world of entertainment. After all, he only films one or two projects a year, and spends the rest of his time doing what he loves: aerospace. So, he's in a good mood and healthy?]

It's possible.

[Sigh, the entertainment industry is really too chaotic. It's a good thing that Lu Yun keeps a certain distance from it.]

Indeed, but the government has to do something about it; if this continues, the entertainment industry is truly doomed...

(End of this chapter)