Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled

Zhang Yong still has a way to contact Ling Hua.

But should he reach out? Certainly not.

Actually, the moment he saw Shen Youwei driving the Cullinan, he knew there was no possibility left for him and her.

In Guangdong, for beautiful women to get ahead, often they have to pay with their bodies.

From what he knows, his boss keeps several college-graduate mistresses.

There are also many bosses from Xiangjiang, or even those who aren’t bosses, who like to come here to keep mistresses.

Zhang Yong can only say that he can’t get in touch with Ling Hua.

Shen Youwei came along with Chen An’an, and since there’s no contact, there’s nothing that can be done.

After all, they come from the same village, and it’s rare to meet in Greater Guangdong, so having a meal together is no problem.

Chen An’an just wanted to understand more about the ordinary life of people, she didn’t have much intention.

When she got home, Er Piya was playing with two other kids in the neighborhood.

She likes to speak in a baby voice and even enjoys walking around with her hands behind her back, Chen An’an doesn’t know why she likes to act like a little adult so much.

She’s only four years old.

The sisters still have to stay here for a few months, they can only go back after this semester ends.

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April should have been uneventful.

After Tengying Group completed the asset restructuring, they started collaborating deeply with short videos in the traditional sectors.

Whether store managers, regional managers, or the middle and high executives in the group, everyone started learning short video operations this month.

It was uniformly managed and trained by Teng You Media.

Not just traditional businesses needed to learn, Tengying Entertainment was no exception.

Celebrities too need to constantly maintain their exposure and relevancy, otherwise they might easily be replaced by newcomers.

When his cousin, Jiang Peiyao, came to see him, Chen Pingsheng was still at home taking care of Little Third, Chen Lu.

It seems a bit too quiet after leaving both sisters in Guangdong.

Without his two older sisters around, Little Third hardly cries now, and he likes to giggle when playfully smacked on the butt.

"Brother-in-law, are you just at home taking care of the child on your own?"

"Yeah, there’s not much else going on."

Little Third, Chen Lu, who is not yet one year old, is quite cute with big sparkling eyes.

Mainly because his mom taught him well, when he wants to poop, he pinches his nose and pretends like he doesn’t want to.

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Jiang Peiyao held Little Third in her arms, she came to talk to Chen Pingsheng about some matters in the entertainment industry.

Jiang Peiyao herself didn’t have much ambition, earning a few hundred million a year was good enough for her.

That’s what she thinks, others don’t think so.

Tengying Entertainment signed so many artists, not everyone can have top resources.

Only a few can become big stars.

And these resources become the most important ladder for newcomers, even though Tengying Entertainment strictly prohibits any form of casting couch within the company. @@novelbin@@

Still, it can’t stop some newcomers from trading their bodies for resources.

Recently, there was a troubling issue, which is what Jiang Peiyao came to talk about.

Chen Pingsheng hasn’t been managing Tengying Entertainment for a long time, he didn’t even look into specific movies including the project details.

If it weren’t for Jiang Peiyao coming to him this time, he wouldn’t have known that the entertainment industry has decayed to this extent.

The few big TV dramas Tengying Entertainment invested in back in 2016 were already filmed by early 2017.

They even sold the copyrights to a major local TV station.

Some part of the exclusive broadcasting fee has been signed in the contract, but additional advertising revenue can only be earned after the official broadcast.

It can be said that this advertising fee is actually the major source of income, as the copyright fee doesn’t even cover the cost of production.

In the past two years, the remunerations for actors have skyrocketed, and it’s not something that one or two companies can stop.

Randomly emerging artists with some popularity now dare to demand tens of millions in remuneration.

Making money as a celebrity is certainly no joke.

After Chen Pingsheng brought Bai Xin to Magic City, only then did he become aware of such outrageous practices.

"Uncle, we went to that TV station to ask, they said it’s easy to air the show, as long as we buy TV ratings from a person they designated."

Chen Pingsheng was already aware of the falsification of TV ratings.

These popular actors often used to do this, but now are local TV stations being so blatant?

"They told you to buy ratings from a designated person, did they mention a price?"

"Yes, they said 800,000 yuan per episode would guarantee a broadcast within three months, and they even openly told us that if we don’t buy the ratings, we won’t get any advertising."

Bai Xin was furious when she mentioned this, "Isn’t this outright extortion? We spend over a billion to produce a drama, and yet we have to spend tens of millions to buy ratings. If we don’t buy from the designated person, they simply won’t air our show."

"What are you planning to do about it?"

"Uncle, we have to ask you about this. Now there are many bad practices in the industry, you know these big TV stations are state-owned, and that person holds a high position. If we don’t pay, our drama won’t get aired, and if we do pay…"

She didn’t finish her sentence, but paying would mean being a big sucker.

Chen Pingsheng knocked on the table, "Arrange for someone to negotiate with them again, and make sure to keep evidence."

"Uncle, are you thinking of suing them?"

"Why are you so surprised?"

"That person is at a high rank."

"Oh... Just because they are high ranking we have to spend tens of millions on stupidity fees."

Chen Pingsheng shook his head and said, "Bai Xin, you’ve been with me for quite a few years now, why do you start to shy away as our group gets bigger? Just because they are high ranking does that mean we are low?"

"That’s not what I mean…" Bai Xin hurriedly waved her hand, she really wanted to say that many film and television production companies do this.

It’s not that they want to, but rather they are forced to, which might also be seen as a sort of helplessness.

Everyone is in this industry; other people also don’t flip tables to expose these things.

If they are the first to flip the table, they might offend many people.

After all, relationships are a net, and no one knows how far this net extends.

There are those responsible for purchasing in the TV stations, and of course those responsible for broadcasting.

Many think that only directors and producers can freely abuse their power.

But actually, there are many more who can.

Just like those who have control over the purchasing rights, so many dramas are produced each year, but only a very few get to be aired normally on major TV stations.

And these are the people that all major film production companies try to please.

This is also the reason Bai Xin has been hesitant to handle it.

Now the big boss has spoken, she has nothing to be afraid of.

Just go ahead and overturn the table and bring some people down.

Although she doesn’t know what the consequences will be, just the thought of it is quite thrilling.

Chen Pingsheng’s idea is simple; even the smallest companies can encounter undesirable events due to various personal desires.

Not to mention such a glamorous entertainment industry filled with beauties.

The salaries of staff in these units are not high, just a bit of capriciousness can involve tens of millions up to billions.

It’s inevitable that some people can’t resist.

Now he plans to first investigate and collect evidence, and then decide how to flip the table.