Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled-Chapter 845 - 645: The Matter of Resources

Liu Yifei wore a cheongsam, and although it wrapped her tightly, the graceful curves underneath still made her exceptionally alluring.

Early stars who joined Tengying Entertainment actually all received stock options.

In another two or three years, they’ll be able to cash them out. Liu Yifei also got a portion herself.

She’s not much younger than Chen Pingsheng; born in 1987, she’s already in her mid-thirties now.

If you use today’s popular terms, she’s considered a "leftover woman," but a woman of her caliber has countless suitors chasing her.

Liu Yifei sat gracefully on the sofa, took two sips of tea poured by Tang Jing, said thank you, then remarked, "Chen, it’s been a while since we’ve had a one-on-one chat, hasn’t it?"

"I’d say it’s been several years."

Chen Pingsheng asked her, "Are you settled in Magic City now?"

Liu Yifei shook her head, "I still like traveling around, but the current circumstances don’t allow it. For the next two years, I’ll probably be staying in Magic City long-term."

"Where’s your house?"

"Over by Huangpu Bay. Come to think of it, I haven’t invited you over yet."

Huangpu Bay is located near Huangpu Middle Road and is another high-end residential area in Magic City, with a price tag of 200,000 yuan per square meter.

A unit there easily costs seventy to eighty million yuan. With someone like Liu Yifei, houses everywhere are practically the norm.

She rarely settles in one place for very long.

"Is it just you living there? If you’re alone, it might not be convenient for me to visit."

Liu Yifei chuckled lightly, "What’s inconvenient about it? It’s just coming over for a meal. By the way, I have a script I like and want you to take a look at."

"Oh… let me see."

Liu Yifei handed him a booklet. Chen Pingsheng looked at it and saw that the investment was about 300 million yuan, definitely a major production.

As for the return on investment, it wasn’t particularly high—but at least it wouldn’t lose money.

The entertainment industry is like this nowadays; good scripts that yield high returns are rare.

Only a handful of people can truly carry a film, and their fees are undoubtedly hefty.

"Looks good. When you start filming, I’ll come for a visit."

"That’d be great."

Liu Yifei had initially planned to invite him out for a meal, but the two ended up heading downstairs to the employee cafeteria instead, where he had his own private room.

The menu options were completely open for personal selection.

After they finished the meal, Liu Yifei left, and Chen Pingsheng also headed home.

There were all sorts of things happening outside, but at home, practically all the relatives were gathered.

Even the spoiled brat, Er Piya, and Little Third Chen Lu were skipping school.

They were attending online classes on tablets at home—a rather helpless arrangement.

After parking his black Mercedes-Benz G-Class in the garage, Chen Pingsheng took the elevator to the top floor.

He went to check on whether the spoiled kids were studying properly.

Chen An’an was doing alright; she was diligent and serious.

Er Piya, on the other hand, was mischievous. She propped up her class tablet in front of her, but next to it was another tablet streaming her favorite Ultraman fighting monsters.

She multitasked like nobody’s business—listening to the teacher while watching Ultraman battle monsters.

Chen Pingsheng walked over and turned off her Ultraman tablet.

He questioned her sternly, "Er Ya, wow, you’ve got moves! Pulling stunts like this during class—have you gotten first in the class or first in the entire school?"

Back in the day, Peng Ying had said the same things to him, but unfortunately, Er Piya wasn’t buying any of it.

"Dad, have I ever gotten second in my class before?"

"Seems like never, huh?"

"Well, there you go."

Er Piya sighed and continued, "What divides me and sister the most is that I prefer to conquer the class on the sheer force of my test scores. No one in school can compete, not even the teachers, who frequently praise me, telling me to ease up a bit."

"You call this easing up?"

Chen Pingsheng noticed that Er Piya had this natural ability to argue. She stayed relaxed all day long but still pulled out "easing up" as her defense.

The wannabe prodigy whipped out an extra-long straw and stuck it into a massive bucket-sized cup of milk tea.

She was likely the first person in the country who dared sell milk tea by the bucket.

After taking two loud sips, she pulled out an equally oversized bucket of chips from her own mega-company.

Picture this: half a meter tall bucket of chips. Quality crunch guaranteed.

While munching nonchalantly, Er Piya seriously watched the countdown until class ended. As soon as the class was over, she was ready to have some fun.

Chen Pingsheng lightly smacked her on the back of the head. This little troublemaker was close to being unstoppable.

For someone like her to get first place in the class—it was practically defying logic.

He was left with no grounds to criticize her.

Though she might joke around, when it came to exams, she never let anyone down.

The spoiled brat was still better—focused and disciplined—consistently ranking in the top ten of her class during exams.

Not easy. Truly not easy.

Since relatives were all gathered together, even his parents came up for a chat.

By the time his wife arrived home, it was already five in the afternoon, and Er Piya promptly began summoning her "three mega-companies" to hold a meeting.

She wanted to hear about the specifics of her mega snack shop operations.

The details boiled down to nothing new—it was a social media sensation and still drawing crowds daily.

Most visitors came out of sheer curiosity.

Just like her selling milk tea by the bucket, it quickly caught fire online.

That little rascal really understood how to leverage curiosity.

"Dad, should we go fishing tonight?"

"Fishing? Don’t let the fish drag you into the water instead."

"You’re totally underestimating me. I caught two yesterday, just so you know."

Whenever she was bored at home, Er Piya liked to go fishing in the lake downstairs. Naturally, her fishing rod was custom-made.

The lake was abundant with fish, making it easy to catch them. For particularly large ones, if she couldn’t reel them in herself, she’d call for help.