Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled-Chapter 878 - 664: Capital Restructuring

The next day, the school began the holiday.

The four girls in the first year of high school each went their own way home, and a large number of parents’ cars were parked outside the school.

Chen Pingsheng was still driving the Volkswagen Passat he specifically used to pick up his daughter.

Among all the parents’ cars, this wasn’t considered low-key anymore—rather, it was excessively ordinary.

In the Magic City, luxury cars dominate, and having a modest income typically starts with a BMW, Mercedes, or Audi.

The spoiled brat didn’t want people to know his true identity, so he specifically got this two-million-yuan Volkswagen Passat.

He was quite busy during this period, but after his hectic schedule, the most important thing for him was to pick up a few of the kids and ask about their studies.

And see if they had any troublesome issues they couldn’t resolve.

Chen An’an came out early, along with two other roommates.

Chen Pingsheng quickly waved and called out, "An’an… this way."

"Dad, how come you’re here alone?"

"Your mom went to a meeting. I just happened to have some free time today. Besides, what could be more important than picking up my daughter during the holiday?"

Chen An’an giggled, clearly pleased. "Dad, there’s a girl in our dorm who really admires you."

"Really? Has my charm reached the level of influencing high school kids now?"

"I don’t know how much charm you have, but I’m certain there are loads of people across Golden Mountain who idolize you."

After getting in the car, Chen An’an asked him again, "Dad, why have you been all over the news lately? Weren’t you always against this kind of stuff?"

"It’s due to some special circumstances. Things will settle down after a while."

He originally planned to leave directly, but who would’ve thought an overbearing woman blocked the road ahead? Unable to pick up her kid, she parked her car dead center and wouldn’t let anyone pass.

If honking weren’t prohibited in this area, her actions would surely have driven every parent to vent their frustration by honking their horns.

"Who is that woman? So domineering!"

"She’s really domineering. Her daughter is one of my classmates, and she usually doesn’t pay any mind to ordinary students."

"Oh, I see!"

Chen Pingsheng dutifully followed traffic rules. Faced with such an unreasonable woman blocking the way, what else could he do except sit in the car and wait?

Everyone who went up to negotiate with her came back after being yelled at.

"Dad, how about we make a TikTok and let her go viral?"

"That’s not necessary. It feels a bit mean."

Though he said this, Chen Pingsheng quietly took out his phone, zoomed in to capture the scene, and clearly filmed the woman blocking the road.

Some people are just that unreasonable. Unless they encounter someone of higher status than themselves, they won’t care about others’ opinions.

And they certainly won’t consider how much trouble they’re causing others. That woman in the front was obviously one of those people.

Out of all the parents’ cars, hers was the only one parked in the middle of the road.

Her car was quite impressive too—a Rolls-Royce Ghost.

By the time her daughter came out, Chen Pingsheng had been waiting for nearly twenty minutes.

"Dad, maybe next time you should drive one of the good cars from home. Then no one would dare to block you."

"That’s not necessarily true. But driving a luxury car does help avoid some minor inconveniences like this."

The father and daughter returned home, and with a few days of holiday, Chen An’an could enjoy herself and relax.

Home was still the most comfortable—an enormous luxury villa with everything one could possibly need.

When Er Piya also got home, she followed her older sister around, asking whether the pressure in high school was too much.

Whether it was easy to take first place or not.

Chen An’an didn’t want to talk to her; she found it boring, mainly because Er Piya always believed that being second was harder than being first.

That might be true for her, but as the elder sister, it certainly wasn’t true.

When Yanxi returned, Chen Pingsheng talked to her about needing to take a trip to Guangzhou to discuss merging Tengying Entertainment with Teng You Media.

To put it another way, allowing Teng You Media to directly acquire Tengying Entertainment at a cost of 80 billion yuan.

Tengying Entertainment’s profitability in recent years had been below expectations. Rather than dragging it out anymore, it was better to let Teng You Media complete the acquisition.

The next day.

He took his private jet to Guangzhou, bringing the spoiled brat along.

Recently, after acquiring Wanda Business Management, the commotion was huge, so it was also time to tidy up his traditional businesses.

To the average person, Teng You Media was just an influencer-focused company, while Tengying Entertainment was a massive entertainment firm with half of the industry’s top-tier celebrities.

Even if these two companies were to merge, most would assume Tengying Entertainment would acquire Teng You Media.

After all, in people’s minds, celebrities naturally seem of higher status than influencer-focused companies.

But in the eyes of the capital market, Tengying Entertainment, in terms of both scale and profitability, was nowhere near Teng You Media.

It’s worth noting that Teng You Media had more than 350,000 contracted union hosts and at least 1,000 smaller influencers with follower counts surpassing a million.

Some became popular for a few days before fading out, while others remained famous for months.

Those who stayed relevant for a year surely had key distinguishing traits.

For example, Li Ziqi, who was utterly exploited by her company—despite ceasing to post for so long, online discussions about her continued to emerge.

That’s what a true top-tier host looks like.

In terms of profitability, Tengying Entertainment lagged at least ten streets behind Teng You Media.

If Teng You Media absorbed Tengying Entertainment, it could significantly bolster its chances of achieving a 500-billion-yuan valuation.

Moreover, it would enhance the entire influencer ecosystem with high-end celebrity resources.