Chapter 455: The Seven Tianyang Siblings

"Next month, everyone's salary will increase by fifty, but you must maintain this attitude toward your work."

Zhang Ping'an simply waved his hand and threw money at them; although the main leadership of the Yueya Lake Aquatic Products Company had all come from Xiangjiang and didn't care much about these fifty yuan;

but the other employees were all fishermen from nearby villages, and these fifty yuan already exceeded their original monthly income from fishing.

"Very well, General Manager Zhang, please rest assured, we will certainly maintain the ecological environment of Yueya Lake well."

"Mm, good."

That evening, Zhang Ping'an stayed in the inner circle of the resort; the outer circle mainly hosted large-scale business activities, similar to team-building, while the inner circle was Zhang Ping'an's family vacation area, which was not open to the public.

The next morning, after Zhang Ping'an stretched his muscles and bones, he met with his relative by marriage, Liu Haiyang, in the morning; after all, it wouldn't be appropriate to pass through Luzhou without coming to see him.

"Hahaha, Brother Zhang has come."

Liu Haiyang's eyes lit up when he saw Zhang Ping'an coming, and he was even more pleasantly surprised when he saw the Medicinal Wine and tea leaves in his hands.

"Brother Liu, I just happened to be passing through Luzhou, so I came to see you and your wife."

"Good, good, good, we must have a good drink at noon."

"Sure, I brought some good wine; it's new wine produced by the Yantai Distillery, you can taste it later."

After three rounds of expansion over the years, plus the promotion of the Oriental Supermarket, the Eastern Distillery had become the largest and most famous distillery in Handong, and could also be considered a specialty distillery and a major taxpayer for Yantai.

In addition to the original varieties, the wine produced now also featured Zhang Ping'an's unique brewing technique; even if it was new wine, it was still rare and excellent wine.

"Hahaha, good."

"You two chat, I'll prepare a few side dishes for your drinks."

"Sorry to trouble you, sister-in-law."

"Hi."

Wang Junyi waved her hand indifferently; she and Liu Haiyang had gained many benefits from Zhang Ping'an, not only was their health as good as a young person's, but their own elders were also taken care of.

The old master of the Liu Family could also live a few more years, and the official careers of the Liu Family members could all advance a step further.

"Mm... this wine has both the mellowness of old wine and the crispness of new wine; rare, truly rare."

This wine was indeed a blend of space-aged wine and new wine, and because the price was not low, it was rarely recognized outside of Handong.

However, Zhang Ping'an was not worried about this; good wine does not fear a deep alley, as long as someone tastes the first sip, they will naturally buy it again later.

"Hahaha, Brother, is this wine to your taste?"

"Mm, it is indeed good wine, not at all inferior to several national liquors, it's just that the price is not cheap."

Liu Haiyang was no stranger to this wine; he had seen it in the Oriental Supermarket, but was discouraged by the price.

"Just tell me, is it worth it?"

"It is."

"Hahaha, Brother, this wine doesn't just contain new wine, it also has aged vintage wine in it; we use real materials, and we only earned the cost price."

"Later, we will also launch affordable wine so that everyone can afford to drink it."

Zhang Ping'an intended to use Xie Yanan's identity to have Tong Laosi help him acquire a ranch of several thousand acres in the Beautiful Country to plant space crops, which would then be shipped back to the country;

or to brew the wine directly in the Beautiful Country and ship it back to the country; although the cost would not be low, it would at least provide a pretext.

At that time, he would just run an advertisement saying "The wine that people in the Beautiful Country love to drink," and he believed many countrymen would be willing to pay for it.

"Mm, that's the way to do it; after all, this wine is just for the mood."

The two chatted for a long time; Liu Haiyang would likely be transferred to Jingzhou to serve as Municipal Party Secretary in the next term, which meant replacing Zhao Lichun's position, while Zhao Lichun would be the transitional Provincial Governor.

On the third day, Zhang Ping'an went to Xiangjiang; just as he arrived at the security company, Qian Dahu brought Zhang Ping'an a surprise.

Last year, Qian Dahu had adopted another batch of over two hundred children, among whom the Tianyang seven siblings were the most outstanding.

"Master, they are simply born to be security personnel; not only do they adapt quickly, but their comprehension is also heaven-defying."

"Whether it's kung fu, cultural courses, or firearms shooting, they are top-notch in everything."

"Mm, not bad."

Zhang Ping'an was not surprised when he heard it was the Tianyang seven siblings; if they hadn't been adopted by Qian Dahu, they would all have become famous mercenaries in the future.

Each had extraordinary skills and their own specialties; the eldest, Tianyang Sheng, was skilled in close-quarters combat and tactical command;

the second, Tianyang Yi, was skilled in fire suppression and frontal assault; the third, Tianyang Zhi, was the team's strategist, skilled in analyzing enemy situations and intelligence gathering;

the fourth, Tianyang En, the only female, was skilled in covert operations and precision sniping; the fifth, sixth, and seventh were also combat mainstays.

Zhang Ping'an recognized the seven people with outstanding temperaments in the crowd at a glance; the eldest, Tianyang Sheng, was only fifteen or sixteen years old now, and the others were also half-grown boys.

"Mm, I told you before, don't push yourself so hard; just treat them as the last batch. How is the integration of the security and logistics companies going?"

"Mm, good, very smooth; except for security needs, almost everyone else went to the logistics company; driving big trucks is really not difficult for the brothers."

"Mm."

The salary Zhang Ping'an paid was based on Xiangjiang standards, and everyone who came out of the security company was the same.

"Call them over; I will teach them a set of kung fu."

"Okay."

Zhang Ping'an knew the general information about the seven people and could tailor suitable kung fu for them; for example, the eldest could use Level Eight Fist, the second had long legs and was more suitable for leg techniques, so Tan Leg would be very good, the third..."

"Grandmaster."

"You took them as disciples?" Zhang Ping'an was stunned by the seven people's form of address.

"Mm, Master, I was also delighted to see such talent."

"That's fine too."

Then Zhang Ping'an stayed at the security company for nearly two months, and only left after the seven people were performing the kung fu he taught them quite well.

"Xiao'e, what do you think about the development of the entertainment industry in Xiangjiang?"

"Brother-in-law, do you like those actors?"

"No, I want to establish an entertainment company to cultivate our own stars; it will be convenient for future endorsements and such."

Zhang Ping'an knew the nature of celebrities in later generations; he would only feel at ease if he cultivated them himself. If a celebrity he hired suddenly had a scandal, it would easily affect the company's products.

Although Zhang Ping'an knew most of the celebrities from his past life, who knew what private dealings they had that hadn't been exposed? If he stepped on a landmine, the impact on the Oriental Group would be huge.

"Sure, that's not hard. We'll find a few with clean backgrounds and good character, package them up, promote them a bit, and have them make guest appearances in a few movies."

"Good, you arrange this. I have plenty of good scripts on hand. Once they have a certain level of acting skill and fame, we will make them complete stars."

"Just as you said, their appearance doesn't have to be outstanding, but their character must be good, and the contract will be a lifetime agreement."

"Mm, okay."

After spending a few days being lovey-dovey with Lou Xiaoe, Zhang Ping'an returned to Sijiucheng. He also prepared to select a few pleasing students to cultivate from the performing arts academy there.

As for Qi Tongwei, after returning to Jingzhou, Chen Yanshi chose a restaurant and invited a group of relatives and colleagues to a banquet.

The name of Qi Tongwei had long since spread throughout the official circles of Jingzhou; after all, a direct transfer order from the Ministry of Public Security was quite rare.

Even without the connection through Chen Yanshi, everyone was happy to be on good terms with Qi Tongwei, and Hou Liangping also came.

"Senior Qi, Senior Chen, congratulations to you both."

"Hahaha, Liangping has come too."