Chapter 290: Binding the Birth System to Become a Life Winner Chapter 291: Entertainment Circle Alternate Cannon Fodder (26)
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Protagonist:
Shen Yao
Having trouble doesn't matter; what matters is that there's money to be made.
Having studied by Shen Yao's side for a long time, Lu Xin, having absorbed it all, had long seen this set of tricks clearly and didn't think there was anything wrong with trouble.
Lu Xin just didn't like General Manager Wang's style; the circle had double standards in how women and men were treated, and once it blew up, the impact on men and women would be worlds apart.
"Mom, if possible, still don't sign," it's not cost-effective.
Lu Xin had the standard mindset of someone in a superior position: she wanted to make money, but couldn't cross the line. Unlike others, who would stop at nothing to make money.
Shen Yao signaled Lu Xin to calm down, "Whether to sign depends on General Manager Wang's valuation."
"Planet Film and Television's expansion is imminent; swallowing General Manager Wang's company benefits us," this benefit would be more direct than the harm of signing a few female stars.
"General Manager Wang and them were willing, and even if it got out, it would only affect external reputation."
"The route Planet Film and Television takes has no stars; signing them counts as opening a new path," it didn't matter whether they wanted to pour resources into these people; relying on Planet Film and Television's reputation alone, resources would actively be delivered to their door.
Planet Film and Television's development over these years was visible to the naked eye, already becoming an industry benchmark.
Lu Xin lowered her head to think for a while, then shook her head, "Best not to sign." Even if there were benefits, the troubles behind would definitely be many.
"The losses we suffer now are only temporary; if we truly swallow General Manager Wang's entire company, we'll keep cleaning up troubles for them."
This trouble was a time bomb, like a bomb, and would probably last a long time.
Shen Yao nodded, "You're right to consider it, so the final offer we give won't be high."
It wasn't insincerity, but truly couldn't afford it; General Manager Wang's company's chaos could stand in for most companies in the circle. Once this opened a precedent, others watching the excitement would also swarm in.
Was Shen Yao willing to be a blood bag for others? That was impossible.
Hearing this, Lu Xin raised her eyebrows, mother and daughter exchanged a smile, both understanding the meaning in the words.
General Manager Wang's trip today was useless; Shen Yao wouldn't be swayed by emotions.
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"Xiao Xin, Xiao Xin"
Just after school, Lu Xin walked out carrying her schoolbag; her younger sister Lu Yi still had some things to finish, and the two sisters had agreed to go home separately. But just as Lu Xin stepped out of the school gate, she heard someone calling her not far away.
Huh?
Lu Xin looked up and saw General Manager Wang, already changed into different clothes, looking fatigued.
He twitched his mouth corner, and before Lu Xin could walk over, General Manager Wang had already come up to her, "Xiao Xin."
This person was older than Shen Yao and called himself an elder in front of Lu Xin.
This "Xiao Xin" was to draw closer to Lu Xin, after all, they had no private friendship.
"General Manager Wang."
Lu Xin's address sounded distant; a flash of stiffness crossed General Manager Wang's face. But this wasn't his home turf for bargaining, so he could only force himself to nod, "Xiao Xin, Uncle Wang will treat you to a meal."
Lu Xin turned to look at the sedan not far away. "I'm afraid it's not convenient; my mom told me to go to the company." The company's car was parked not far outside the door.
"General Manager Shen is busy; otherwise, Uncle Wang will give you a ride?" General Manager Wang rubbed his palms, pointing at the car he had driven over to guarantee he had no ulterior motives.
Lu Xin: ……
No ulterior motives? Then why come find her, shamelessly ingratiating himself? If this wasn't having ulterior motives, what could be called having ulterior motives?
Lu Xin eventually got in the car, but not General Manager Wang's car; rather, the car that came to pick her up for the company. General Manager Wang smoothly squeezed into the back seat, and his expression eased considerably.
To be honest, General Manager Wang today didn't really want to treat a child like Lu Xin to a meal; his purpose was to get into Planet Film and Television and continue discussing business with Shen Yao.
The price Planet Film and Television offered was too low, and General Manager Wang was dissatisfied. Unfortunately, he couldn't see Shen Yao, and even if he wanted to talk, he didn't know who to talk to.
So he simply resorted to this last-ditch plan, blocking the school gate to use this as a way to see Shen Yao.
But what good would seeing Shen Yao do? As long as Shen Yao disagreed to raise the price, could General Manager Wang force Shen Yao to buy his own company at a high price? Forced buying and selling was illegal.
"General Manager Wang, you're just too impatient," rushing around everywhere, like a headless fly; who didn't know he wanted to sell the company in his hands?
Having revealed his hand first, naturally a bunch of people wanting to take advantage couldn't be given a high price.
General Manager Wang's face was full of bitterness; he sat on the sofa, "General Manager Shen, you must help."
He couldn't sell like this; his losses were too great, and the money he'd get back wasn't enough for turnover.
"Talking business is business, General Manager Wang; my business isn't a place where I can decide everything alone." Planet Film and Television had so many big and small shareholders; even if they only took dividends without holding power, they were still an extraordinary force.
"Planet Film and Television doesn't sign star artist contracts; those people in your company must find another way out."
Deducting the revenue and principal created by these people, and halving it on the original basis, Shen Yao felt the price she offered was conscience-driven. Others were jumping up at two or three tenths; that was truly shameless.
General Manager Wang: ……
Half a catty eight taels Zhou Piba, really thought he was some philanthropist?
Cursing Shen Yao in his heart for being self-satisfied, General Manager Wang still put on a wronged expression on the surface, "General Manager Shen, the price you gave is unacceptable not just to me, but to the company employees either."
After all, after the acquisition, the company employees' original interests would suffer losses, and then there would be pay cuts and bonus changes. General Manager Wang had troubles inside and out, a headache on two fronts.
Coming to beg Shen Yao was better said as: apart from Shen Yao, no one else could offer a price; it was picking the tallest among short people.
"General Manager Wang, I've heard real estate is unstable lately, and most of your funds are tied up in it." Dragging it out with her was completely unnecessary.
Shen Yao had deep pockets and could afford to drag it out without fear of death, but General Manager Wang couldn't.
She didn't believe General Manager Wang couldn't handle his company's affairs; he just wanted to take the opportunity to earn more money to recoup losses. After all, after this experience, General Manager Wang wouldn't foolishly dive into the circle again.
A one-time deal; there might be no relationship afterward. Why should Shen Yao spend money to buy favors? They had no special connection.
Shen Yao refused to budge, but she gave General Manager Wang some damaging ideas, and on the side dragged other companies into the water, looking like a shameless petty person openly taking advantage.
General Manager Wang was furious, but after all, he had made preparations. He went back, fired those who could be fired and released those who could be released, and finally sold Shen Yao a nearly empty-shell company.
Shen Yao didn't lose out either; after all, she hadn't spent much money when she bought it back, and although it was said to be an empty shell, the resources left behind by the company could still earn back the money spent, which was enough.
Patting her hands in satisfaction, Shen Yao used this opportunity as a springboard to start causing trouble.
What was she doing? Of course, acquiring companies, dividing their businesses, and continuing to make money.
Planet Film and Television should grow bigger and stronger; some internal businesses should be split and differentiated. After all, they couldn't spread everything out on one stall. These 'eggs' had to be placed separately to guarantee profits and avoid losses as much as possible.
Lu Xin followed Shen Yao's side, and everything she learned and heard every day was these things. Occasionally she would feel annoyed, but once she faced the constantly jumping bank card numbers, Lu Xin would again have the motivation to persist.
That's right; after growing up, Lu Xin had a not-so-bad little bad habit: she liked money.
Compared to Lu Yi's steady personality, Lu Xin truly wanted to inherit her parents' business. She couldn't say clearly how this idea arose, but what could make Lu Xin certain was that she would persist for this goal.
Shen Yao naturally knew Lu Xin's little hobby, but liking money wasn't a big problem. She just reminded Lu Xin to have a bottom line in doing things, didn't care about anything else, and gave Lu Xin the largest space of freedom.
Lu Xin, who had gained freedom, didn't disappoint Shen Yao. When she entered high school, while other classmates were busily persisting in their studies, only she, after finishing her studies, didn't forget to share the company's pressure for her birth mother.
Lu Xin wasn't stupid; on the contrary, she was very smart in speaking and doing things, able to draw inferences from one instance.
Shen Yao had long wanted her to get in touch with company business, but before, Lu Xin was too young; later, she let Lu Xin watch first before getting hands-on.
Well, after entering high school, Shen Yao had no intention of stopping Lu Xin.
Since Lu Xin had this idea, Shen Yao would naturally support her with all her strength.
"But it can't affect studies," once she entered university, she could manage the company however she wanted. The atmosphere in Huaguo had always been that studies came first.
Lu Xin nodded, letting Shen Yao rest assured. She was just testing the waters for now. As for the result, with her intelligence and talent, it shouldn't be too bad.
She told Shen Yao her plan in one go: start with small projects, and when the timing was mature later, she would tackle those difficult big projects.
The idea of a film and television company definitely couldn't be separated from circles. Although Lu Xin was a student, she still had basic aesthetic sense, especially since the school she attended was very strong, with many people entering domestic famous universities every year.
Lu Xin's requirement for herself was to do her best, just like Lu Yi focusing wholeheartedly on biochemical studies. They both had the spirit of not stopping until they achieved their goals.
Lu Xin took advantage of the recently popular short videos, selected a few not-bad small stories, simply filmed them into short dramas, and released them to make money.
To be honest, she really seized the opportunity and also figured out some tricks.
It turned out making money in the circle was this easy; similarly, figuring things out in the circle was also very difficult.
Backed by the Pangran Giant, Lu Xin went smoothly, but the short video waves she started also became meat buns for some opportunists.
Imitation and following trends made the short video traffic explode exponentially in just a few months, and also let some people taste the sweetness.
As the lead sheep who first tasted the fragrant grass, Lu Xin's every move attracted considerable attention.
Unexpectedly choosing to settle down, Lu Xin didn't continue to be active on the short video platform, but instead held back a breath and switched tracks, using the resources in her hands to do other things.
Short videos could make money but not big money. Deeply feeling she had gained experience, Lu Xin decided to transform toward web dramas. That was the industry where her birth mother earned her first pot of gold, and also the new starting point of Lu Xin's career.
Shen Yao:...
During Lu Xin's three years of high school, besides necessary studies, all other time was put into her career. Fortunately, the final result was good. Lu Xin smoothly entered a Key University, living up to three years of hard study, and also put her career on the right track, thus smoothly entering Planet Film and Television.
Lu Yi's exam results were better than Lu Xin's, because Lu Yi was more single-minded. With Shen Yao supporting Lu Yi's research, Lu Yi had set her goal early before the exam.
Just as Lu Xin took over her parents' business as her mission and making their industry bigger and stronger as her lifelong pursuit, Lu Yi took biochemical studies as her goal. Especially since Shen Yao had once spent money to buy Lu Yi a small Farm, inside which were planted all kinds of herbal creatures, including many herbs from the space.
Lu Yi was currently studying how to expand production scale with great enthusiasm. After all, the Beauty Salon industry wasn't big, and those herbs indeed had effects.
"No rush. After you enroll, you can apply." After entering university, Shen Yao's restrictions on the two sisters decreased. Accordingly, as for what they wanted to do, as long as it wasn't too out of line, Shen Yao wouldn't stop them.
Including the herbal properties Lu Yi was researching. As long as results came out, why worry about not being able to make it big and strong.
Shen Yao had even thought of opening a Medicine Company for Lu Yi, specifically researching those herbs from the space, to ensure Lu Yi could live off her savings for a lifetime.
"Mom, after my Elder Sister and I go to school, you and Dad should rest too."
Busy all day long, Lu Yi truly felt her parents worked very hard.
It wasn't that making money wasn't important. Compared to Lu Xin, Lu Yi was a bit indifferent to fame and profit, just not valuing material enjoyment (or maybe she had enough material enjoyment), only focusing on what she liked.
Lu Xin had said before that Lu Yi was a book idiot, and still a book idiot with ideals and ambitions. Such people were the easiest to suffer losses.
This made Lu Xin worry in all sorts of ways. If it weren't for the fact that the two universities they attended were next door to each other, she was afraid she would have to tie herself to Lu Yi.
"Rest assured. Your dad and I both understand." Once the two daughters could stand on their own, they would definitely step back to enjoy a leisurely Elderly Care life.
For now, it wasn't possible yet. They still had to help keep an eye on the company's affairs.
Lu Yi calculated the time in her heart and felt that after entering university, she couldn't relax even more. The burden on her and her sister was not light, especially on herself.
Lu Yi didn't feel that not inheriting the Family Business was a loss. She only felt heartache for Lu Xin and her parents' efforts.
Without Lu Xin taking the lead in Front, she couldn't be as carefree as she was now.
"Nonsense. You're a Clever person. Why do you always like to think about these things."
Lu Xin was convinced Lu Yi had read herself stupid, always shifting blame onto herself every day. Feeling heartache for this and that before even doing things. No wonder she didn't put on any Meat on her face.
Lu Yi:...
Lu Yi pouted. Facing her own Elder Sister, Lu Yi's Expression was much more lively.
Lu Xin spread open her Palm. "Is what I said wrong? You always worry about this, miss that."
"Actually, we are all adults. We take responsibility for our own actions." There was completely no need for Other People to worry about anything.
"Take me as an example. I know all about the company's affairs. After entering university, most of my time will be spent at the company. If I didn't truly like it, I couldn't persist."
So don't feel Guilty about this. Neither of them owes the other. They are both striving for their own goals.
Lu Yi smiled, shedding her original coldness, her face bright and lively.
"Sister"
"Alright, don't act coquettish."
Lu Xin crossed her Both hands over her chest. She had long known what Lu Yi wanted to say and stopped the Topic first, so this child wouldn't keep obsessing.
Lu Yi raised her Eyebrow. "I will work hard." To shine and radiate heat in the field she loved, achieve Eye-catching results, and become the pride of her parents and relatives.
End of Chapter
