12dz Chapter 1121 Money-Making Projects
Chapter 1121 Money-Making Projects
Liu Meilan smiled: "Sister Chen, I really have to thank you. My cousin is in this circle, and she'll be doing some events here. You have to protect her from being bullied."
Chen Jing laughed and said, "Of course, don't you know whose home ground this is? A few years ago, I was just a junior staff member, and maybe no one took me seriously. But now I'm the boss of Xuyang Group, with hundreds of millions in revenue every year, and a major taxpayer."
Liu Meilan praised, "Congratulations."
Chen Jing smiled and said, "Same to you. I've already told the people I know in the industry that Linghua is my cousin, and I'm protecting her."
Liu Meilan was taken aback: "Linghua is my cousin, but I don't have much influence here. Since Sister Chen is saying this, I accept this favor."
"You're welcome," Chen Jing said with a smile, lowering her voice. "Meilan, are there any good investment projects recently? When you have money, you always want to spend it; if you just keep it in your hands, you always feel like it will depreciate."
Liu Meilan asked, "Sister Chen, what are your thoughts?"
Chen Jing replied, "Recently, some people have approached me to invest in making movies and TV series, and others have suggested setting up an entertainment company to sign beautiful and handsome male and female artists to make money."
Liu Meilan was taken aback, then stepped back to keep her distance.
Chen Jing asked in surprise, "What's wrong? Meilan, do you think it won't work?"
“No,” Liu Meilan replied. “If you open an entertainment company, I will only have business dealings with you. In private, I will keep my distance from you, and even distance myself from you.”
Chen Jing was taken aback: "Meilan, is she really that unreliable?"
"Have you forgotten where I live?" Liu Meilan retorted. "It's so close to Hong Kong Island. My second brother was interested in an entertainment company, but I stopped him. Why wouldn't I work in such a lucrative and glamorous industry? Because if you work in this industry, you're bound to get involved in prostitution, gambling, and drugs."
"I don't get involved in gambling, prostitution, or drugs," Chen Jing quickly explained. "Someone just tried to get me to invest, but I haven't planned to do it yet. It's just that seeing you like this is really scary!"
Liu Meilan explained, "If you don't get involved, can you guarantee that your staff won't? Can you guarantee that the artists below won't? Meixiang's partner is a policeman. There have been several crackdowns on prostitution and drugs. As long as they are involved in the entertainment industry, they arrest a whole bunch of them, and not just one..."
"If these things can still be said to be personal behavior and have nothing to do with your boss, what if someone uses the film crew to launder money, sign dual contracts, or do other things? If they then say it has nothing to do with you as their boss, who will believe them? There are plenty of other ways to make money; never get involved in this stuff."
“My cousin Linghua really loves to sing, and even so, I will do everything I can to protect her. Without me, even if she makes it big, she will suffer a lot, and might even have to accompany customers for drinks in the middle of the night! Besides, you are in Beijing, and working in real estate is much cleaner than this line of work.”
Hearing this, Chen Jing gasped several times: "That's really not an option! Although my family is a branch of the Chen family, there are still people in the Chen family who are doing well in officialdom, and I can't hold them back. Forget about the entertainment company; we might end up with nothing but trouble instead of making money. By the way, Meilan, what about real estate..."
Liu Meilan replied, “It has great potential. My second brother does this. Beijing is the capital, so many people come to Beijing, and it's developing rapidly. Real estate is definitely profitable. You have connections here, so you should be able to understand the planning direction and build houses after you get the land. If you don't have experience, you can copy my second brother's model, such as the apartment layouts and commercial complexes. When the time comes, you can sell the residential buildings and keep the commercial facilities for rent or run yourself, which is excellent.”
Chen Jing's eyes lit up: "Why don't I give it a try?"
Yang Hao had just chatted with Fu Chen for a while when he heard his wife's loud voice and couldn't help but ask, "Try what?"
Chen Jing replied, "Real estate."
Yang Hao thought for a moment: "Won't this thing cause trouble for the family?"
Chen Jing and Yang Hao looked at Liu Meilan: "How did your second brother get into real estate?"
Liu Meilan replied, "Buy land at market price; never try to save money by lowering the price. Secondly, the quality of the houses built must be excellent; don't use inferior materials. Finally, and most importantly, never delay paying migrant workers' wages. Although many projects are subcontracted to foremen, if the foremen don't get paid, they won't pay the migrant workers. Recently, there have been news reports of people demanding unpaid wages being driven to suicide. If you do these things, you might earn less, but you'll be safe."
Chen Jing thought for a moment, then looked at Yang Hao: "How about we give it a try?"
Yang Hao smiled and said, "Zhao Yong recently came to talk to me about this, and I'm considering it. Since it's feasible, I'll go to Shenzhen to investigate after the New Year."
"You're welcome anytime; we have plenty of experience there," Liu Meilan said. "If you're worried about quality, you can use my second brother's construction team! Quality guaranteed, quantity guaranteed, and speed guaranteed!"
Yang Hao nodded: "When I visited your second brother's real estate company last time, I brought back a lot of floor plans and community layout maps. I found that those floor plans were really good, with reasonable layouts, large balconies, and great indoor lighting. The floor plans of the houses here are not so good!"
Chen Jing smiled and said, "Since the floor plans over there are good, let's learn from them. How about we get a piece of land to try it out first?"
Yang Hao nodded: "Let's give it a try. Beijing is developing very fast now. Let's get a piece of land to develop and accumulate some experience."
Liu Meilan cautioned: "Real estate investment is large and has a long cycle, which will likely require the use of financial leverage. You need to be cautious. Making money is important, but you can't afford to create unfinished projects. You must remember this. It's better to keep the scale small than to make it too big, as that could easily lead to problems."
This is also why her second brother's real estate company has only acquired land and built houses in Guangdong Province so far, and then sold them off, leaving the commercial properties for rent.
The real estate industry still has twenty years of development time. By then, I won't be in this industry anymore, and the accumulated commercial complexes will be a huge fortune.
Liu Yiwen had previously considered acquiring land across the country to develop real estate, but Liu Meilan rejected his idea.
Going to other places would be too difficult, and secondly, many interests are involved, inevitably leading to some shady dealings. Money can be made, but it will cause trouble for the family.
Moreover, Liu Meilan has better investment opportunities and doesn't need to get involved in these conspicuous industries, which could easily make her a target for attacks and rumors.
Even if all else fails, Liu Meilan knows that some stocks are performing very well, and she can buy them directly, which is a relatively safe option.
With Liu Meilan and Fu Chen's approval, Chen Jing and Yang Hao finally felt relieved and prepared to go all out.
That day, backstage at CCTV rehearsals, Linghua went to rehearse and get her makeup done. Liang Cheng was waiting outside with his bag when Xu Feng walked up to him, his eyes filled with hostility.