Chapter 291

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

The days when Lu Xin and Lu Yi went to university were much more relaxed compared to middle and high school.

Even Lu Yi still balanced work and rest, not putting all her time into experiments and neglecting her personal life; nor did she let other trivial matters affect her studies, causing her research to suffer.

They both had their own plans, moving forward step by step, and even Shen Yao and Lu Xian couldn't say anything about it.

"The two of us should focus more on ourselves," regarding the sisters' affairs, they were merely parents, not the persons involved, and there weren't many things they could decide.

"Here are two tickets to a film premiere, want to go take a look together?" Lu Xian raised an eyebrow, accepting his own wife's confident hands-off behavior very well.

It was also the education from childhood that gave them enough confidence; the path Lu Xin and Lu Yi walked was open and aboveboard, so they didn't worry.

"Let's go take a look, it's a rare good film," Planet Film and Television was the main investor, with other companies joining in, this time the box office was expected to explode directly.

In recent years the film and television industry has been cold, frequently breaking out high-price contract incidents that added a touch of gloom to the entire industry.

As the boss of Planet Film and Television, Shen Yao naturally knew the problem of high-price contracts, especially the increase in actors' expenses raising the entire crew's costs, while conversely the selling prices remained unchanged, forcing profits to shrink.

Even Planet Film and Television was crying bitterly, let alone other small gates small households.

Shen Yao's response method at the time was to reduce the filming of film and television dramas, controlling capital flow from the source, trying to maintain the company's overall profitable returns.

Now hearing that the officials intended to take action, including strictly investigating the most ambiguous tax aspects, Shen Yao was happy for several days because of this.

"If the situation can become clearer, this year Planet Film and Television's investment can increase by one fold."

But this is also premised on the situation becoming clear; otherwise Planet Film and Television would rather let money sit piled on the books than take it out to throw into a money pit.

Lu Xian's business currently does not involve the entertainment industry, these matters don't affect him much.

He nodded and said, "Quite a few people complain the situation inside the circle is complex; last year several dramas were filmed, besides Planet Film and Television having no losses, other people more or less all had losses."

Even with this, it was still relying on Planet Film and Television's channels to save money to barely break even; otherwise Planet Film and Television would also have losses.

Shen Yao helplessly said, "If this continues, the stock market is hard to say."

Even with Shen Yao stepping in to stabilize, but the overall economic situation being sluggish, shareholders were not optimistic about the market, once the quantity of stocks thrown out increased, prices falling leading to asset shrinkage, these are all predictable chain reactions.

For this, Shen Yao frequently convened various board meetings at the company, the purpose being to solve troubles; she listed the company not to collect a ticket and withdraw, definitely unwilling to watch Planet Film and Television go down in defeat.

Lu Xian had no way regarding this; this is a major event of the entire industry, not something Shen Yao's human power can resist.

"Can't keep going on like this; inside the circle it's these same people going back and forth; above—" Lu Xian pointed at the top of his head, then said quietly, "won't be satisfied."

All circles wanting to develop must get circulating. The entertainment industry isn't big, but the income generated, the value created is extremely distorted.

In recent years various imperial selections have emerged endlessly; tracing to the root, it's still wanting to make more money.

The threshold to enter the circle is low, so there will be a bunch of mixed quality people fishing in troubled waters; even though now the circle is tense with rumors flying everywhere, it still can't stop certain people's hearts that rush toward money.

Shen Yao's Planet Film and Television counts as famously persistent; saying no star artists means no star artists, but other companies can't resist the temptation of high income, more or less signing a few star artists to make money, and then once these star artists have the slightest incident, the losses caused will be more than what they earned back.

Just from what Shen Yao has heard, there are several companies that therefore suffered losses and closed down; it can be seen this aspect is something that cannot be touched lightly.

"Wait and see," only when above seeks change will they have direction.

Some things, it's not that Shen Yao doesn't want to do them, but with her identity she cannot go do them.

"Forget it, don't talk about these; tidy up, we're going out to take a look."

Lu Xian interrupted Shen Yao's topic, also pulling the person out of the dejected environment.

Shen Yao rallied her spirits, smiling as she changed clothes, only then following Lu Xian to leave.

The couple in recent years have rarely attended an event simultaneously; today is special, at the film premiere there are also various actors appearing on screen and several directors and screenwriters; Shen Yao came bearing a mission.

In a stretch of silence, Shen Yao sat in the center and finished watching this film, then at the director's invitation went on stage to give a speech.

The speech content naturally couldn't leave this film; the film mainly narrates the country's tremendous changes over several decades, the country from nothing to something, from few to many, all relied on bit by bit accumulation.

Within this, seeking change is very important; leading such a huge country together toward prosperity and strength is not an easy matter.

Shen Yao took this opportunity to also express her own attitude; she is also seeking change; the entertainment industry is dead and stagnant, it should have been cleaned up long ago to start anew.

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In the following days, Shen Yao went deep and came out simply; normally she basically only moved between the company and residence.

But as her these words were publicized, there were also quite a few people coming over to join the excitement, or finding Shen Yao to say some this and that; Shen Yao didn't want to deal with these, uniformly refused to see them, which instead saved quite a bit of trouble.

Lu Xin and Lu Yi's side was also harassed because of Shen Yao.

But Lu Xin mainly ran between company and school two ends; people looking for her could be easily sent away; Lu Yi's side was even simpler; as long as Lu Yi didn't leave the school gate, other people fundamentally couldn't find her.

It can be seen to what extent people can go for profit.

When the policies from above became clearer and clearer, the chaos inside the circle became less and less, Shen Yao knew, the officials' methods had ultimately been used.

Salary contracts forced to lower prices, agreements with even stricter standards, sky-high taxes... these entertainment industry tumors were eliminated one by one.

The entertainment industry after elimination cannot be said to be clear and bright, but it's also much clearer than before, no longer making people despair at a glance.

And the impact on Shen Yao's side is even greater, including but not limited to Planet Film and Television's number of invested and filmed dramas; originally repeatedly pushed back scripts were brought out; when the project establishment news was announced, people surprisingly discovered Planet Film and Television was this wealthy.

Having good scripts, salary prices cheaper than before, Planet Film and Television seized the opportunity to bloom comprehensively, resulting in the film and television base's scripts, nearly one-third being Planet Film and Television's own productions.

Originally idle directors and screenwriters packed into crews one after another to work for the boss; as the boss Shen Yao was generous; their bonuses could equal several months' wages.

Lu Xin volunteered to take on the film and television base's work, deciding to station outside for the next few months, striving to finish this batch of matters.

This is also a very good performance opportunity; as long as she can smoothly seize it, subsequently Lu Xin taking over Planet Film and Television won't have much difficulty.

You must know founding a business is easy but guarding it is hard; especially when a company changes hands, this isn't trouble that can be avoided just because of blood relations.

Shen Yao taught Lu Xin from childhood to listen and observe more; company matters, think a bit more, will never be wrong.

After Lu Xin entered university, her control over the company was greater than before, but she still found it very hard to integrate into the management.

Lu Xin understood, this was because she still hadn't produced dazzling results; that bunch at the board of directors were simply stumbling blocks hindering her rise.

This application to go to the Film and Television Base also carried the meaning of showing her wrist. She couldn't let those people on the board look down on her, thinking she only knew how to rely on her family for help.

Shen Yao did not stop Lu Xin; on the contrary, Shen Yao even gave Lu Xin advice, including how to handle affairs after arriving at the Film and Television Base.

Watching people couldn't be literally staring; Planet Film and Television had suddenly opened so many crews, some important and some not. Lu Xin could first employ the strategy of grasping the main points and letting the minor ones go, straighten out the Film and Television Base's people and pinch them in her hand; in the future, when this kind of thing happened again, she wouldn't need to run out the door to have it mastered in her heart.

"Mom, rest assured, I understand it all," Lu Xin had trained in social intercourse, and moreover her parents at home were exceptionally excellent in this aspect; under their subtle influence, it would be hard for Lu Xin not to be outstanding.

Shen Yao smiled and nodded, "Go be busy; in another year you should intern." Just right, the Film and Television Base's matter counted as bumping into Lu Xin's arms.

As long as this project was handled well, Lu Xin would be able to enter management during her internship. Planet Film and Television's old employees had watched Lu Xin grow up, and with Shen Yao placed in front, there was no reason not to support the little boss rising to the top.

As long as she had this batch of people's support, those people on the board couldn't stir up any waves. Shen Yao absolutely did not want to hand over the family business she had painstakingly created to outsiders.

Having received Shen Yao's teaching, Lu Xin didn't even rest, turning around and hurriedly flying off to the Film and Television Base in the south.

According to the filming process, Lu Xin's busy time would have to be dragged to around the New Year.

Sigh

Shen Yao sighed, not because she was reluctant, but because she felt sad.

Fortunately, she still had Lu Yi by her side. This child might know her birth mother's mood was bad; the time she came back increased, and she herself didn't stay in the laboratory too long either.

It was still Shen Yao who rallied her spirits to make Lu Yi mind herself; she still had Lu Xian by her side accompanying her, completely without need to sacrifice her own daughter's time.

Lu Yi deeply understood her birth mother's thoughts, simply bringing home the results she had produced, saying to let her birth mother help test them, trying as much as possible to forget those bad, negative emotions.

Shen Yao:...

Fine then, it was still her daughter's kind intentions; Shen Yao accepting was as it should be.

But the effect? Shen Yao didn't dare smear it on her own face. It wasn't that she didn't trust Lu Yi, but this kind of three-no product that hadn't been registered — she wouldn't dare use it, and Lu Xian wouldn't be at ease either.

Lu Yi didn't care whether her birth mother used it or not; she just wanted to draw her birth mother's attention back. Her elder sister's side didn't know when she'd finish being busy, and her birth mother being this worried and anxious all the time wasn't good for her health.

Her birth mother wasn't young anymore; how could she worry over these things? Lu Yi was small in stature, but her thoughts were quite comprehensive.

In short, by the time Lu Xin returned dusty and weary from the Film and Television Base, Shen Yao was already holding Lu Yi's latest results and giving all kinds of demonstrations, conveniently also helping pull strings and build bridges, introducing Lu Yi to good cooperative partners.

From this one could see the benefit of both parents being merchants. Lu Yi wanted to find good cooperative counterparts; ordinary people couldn't manage it.

And Lu Yi was doing biochemistry; to mass-produce and put into production, the procedural links in between were indispensable.

Lu Yi hadn't planned to run any operation; she was just using patents to make money for herself. So in terms of cooperation, Lu Yi's requirements were many times more than most people's.

Shen Yao and Lu Xian pondered and selected in every way, finally choosing a pretty good Biotechnology Company.

An emerging industry, but the parent company behind it was very large; the subsidiary's every development received strong support.

Lu Xin took out her own partial patents and signed a contract with this company; afterwards she didn't need to do anything, just lie there and collect money.

Lu Xin was quite envious of this. How nice, lying flat and making money, unlike her, who still had to fight wit and courage with those old men in all kinds of ways.

Unknowingly, Lu Xin and Lu Yi graduated from university.

Lu Xin did not continue studying for advanced degrees, but instead relied on the original internship opportunity to smoothly enter Planet Film and Television's management. Now she has already climbed to the General Manager position; just waiting for Shen Yao to speak, and she can smoothly take over the authority in Shen Yao's hands, becoming Planet Film and Television's new Head of the Family.

Lu Yi studied well, chose to continue studying, still engaged in related professional research; patents popped out one after another, making money like flowing water.

After a family gathering, Shen Yao publicly announced the news of her delegating authority.

Lu Xin now could already support Planet Film and Television; Shen Yao had no need to continue clutching power and not letting go.

She was not a Strong Woman who liked working every moment; Shen Yao preferred to enjoy life, living peaceful and simple days.

Now all was ready; this East Wind naturally had to be blown up by her.

From arriving in this world to truly letting go and letting the two children face the wind and waves outside, Shen Yao spent twenty-odd years.

Now she was nearly fifty, still looking young and beautiful — perhaps the result of proper maintenance — and incidentally helped promote a wave of Lu Yi's patent products.

Now Lu Yi's products were all over Shen Yao's surroundings; food, clothing, and daily use basically couldn't do without them. Who knew how Lu Yi's little brain thought; the things she researched were a hammer here, a stick there, but they won out in being useful.

Adhering to the principle of not wasting, Lu Yi's patents were not only sold to the Biotechnology Company; Lu Xian's side also took on many.

Most of the money Lu Yi earned came from Lu Xian's contributions.

Compared to Lu Yi, Lu Xin walked a very normal path: after taking over Planet Film and Television she expanded scale, developed Planet Film and Television's business, constantly made money and invested, continued expanding scale... cycling repeatedly like this, causing Planet Film and Television's stock rise to continuously multiply several times over.

The two sisters were both promising people; this let Shen Yao and Lu Xian retire with great peace of mind.

After the two withdrew from the family business, they began flying to various places to play.

Shen Yao and Lu Xian were carefree and free; today going here, tomorrow going there, completely impulsive/willful, making many people envious.

"Envious? You should come out and walk together." "Unwilling to let go of the work in hand."

Shen Yao complained that her birth father and birth mother were too much model workers; younger brother and younger sister had long since established families and careers, yet they still held on themselves, unwilling to let go — what were they after?

Lu Xian shook his head with a wry smile. Those with a carefree disposition like Shen Yao were few; in the end, they were just ordinary people.

"There's a fireworks feast tonight; shall we watch together?"

"Sure"

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