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Chapter 238: Chapter 185: Moon Bright, Stars Sparse

The night is adorned with a sparse scattering of stars.

In the rural areas of the nineties, the sky was dotted with numerous stars; looking up one would see a blanket of twinkles.

The city, however, was different.

Lights dwindled and neon signs flickered, narrating the joys and sorrows of human life.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the Chen Pingsheng family held a grand, family barbecue.

Right in the specially constructed underground pavilion in the yard.

The family gathered around the grill, barbecuing chicken wings and lamb skewers.

Chen An'an particularly liked eating chicken butts—if she went for the chicken heads, her dad would bring up her grades again.

What's with eating chicken heads? With your grades, you're only fit for chicken butts.

Without waiting for her dad to speak, she'd taken a liking to chicken butts first.

Sprinkle some pepper, chili powder and all things nice, whatever made it delicious.

After all, no matter how bad it tasted, she would digest it with her little belly.

The great thing about a Siheyuan was the spacious yard, convenient for anything.

Gathering there to enjoy a barbecue, the family didn't know how happy they were.

"Chen An'an, you're almost a hundred pounds and still eating so much?"

"The scale can weigh up to 300 kilograms, my hundred is nothing."

Chen An'an held a lamb skewer in her left hand and a chicken butt in her right.

In her little bowl, there were also two large chicken wings; she ate, greasing her mouth joyfully.

What she couldn't finish, she'd give to her younger sister.

If she threw it away, no one would accuse her of wasting food.

"Brother, aren't you going to Shanghai this month?"

Chen Qi ate quite delicately, consciously controlling her appetite.

"Yeah, I have to go in the middle of the month to attend the Nationwide franchising conference of Bobo Milk Tea."

Chen Pingsheng's own favorite was a big chicken leg, but his barbecuing skills were pretty average.

"Can I go too?"

"What for?"

"I just want to go play in Shanghai. I've never been, and I heard The Bund there is especially beautiful."

Chen Qi simply wanted to have fun.

Chen Pingsheng was fine with it; with money, there was nowhere they couldn't go.

"The Bund is indeed quite beautiful. You can see the sea from there too. If you guys are free, you can all go and have fun for a few days."

"Dad, why didn't you call me?"

Chen An'an felt ignored and had to remind her dad.

"Do I even need to call you? You're just a little tagalong."

Chen Pingsheng took out his cell phone, "Since you all want to go, I'll have Yang Qian book the hotel in advance."

"Dad, I want a sea-view room."

"You're more suited to a bathroom."

Chen An'an humphed, her dad was all bark but no bite.

In the end, he'd surely book the presidential suites.

Two months of vacation, going to Magic City for fun would be joyous.

After they finished the barbecue and returned to their rooms,

Song Yanxi had already taken a bath and was wearing her white pajamas.

As she pulled back the thin silk blanket on the big bed, she asked, "Husband, shall we do a New Year's Eve event this year?"

"Of course, we should."

It was his most important money-making event of the year, Chen Pingsheng said:

"New Year's Eve from now on will be Water Cloud Space's annual major gala. This year, Tengying has gained some influence in the film industry, so we don't have to worry about celebrity resources; you start preparing in advance."

"Okay."

Song Yanxi lay down, the lighting was soft and comfortable, and the floor-to-ceiling windows facing the bed looked out to a green forest.

It felt very cozy.

"September is the start of the new academic year, and by this time next year, Water Cloud Space will have nearly a thousand beauticians graduating. We still need to arrange jobs for them, can't let them graduate without places to go."

"What are you thinking about?"

Chen Pingsheng tapped her head lightly, "These beauticians are the ones we've invested over a billion yuan in training, and it's taken two years, how could they possibly flow into another company's hands.

"By the end of the year, I'll invest five billion yuan in Shanghai, planning to open thirty stores directly. You should start getting ready here too, try to arrange a mix of new and experienced beauticians to move over there."

The investment in a single Water Cloud Space outlet is around ten million yuan, so five billion yuan was enough to open thirty stores.

The extra money would be used to buy the headquarters there.

Although big buildings were unaffordable, a small Western-style building with two or three floors was definitely manageable.

Song Yanxi's main concern was whether jumping that far all at once would cause trouble.

Moreover, they were unfamiliar with Magic City, and the resources they had in Capital City couldn't be transferred there.

This was a classic case of worrying needlessly. They might not be able to extend there, but there were others who could.

Tong Zelan was a well-known local in Shanghai.

After the expansion, some local stakeholders would definitely be brought into the mix.

Chen Pingsheng's plan was to dilute 30% of the shares, securing three billion yuan in capital.

Although Magic City and Capital City were both their own territories, the financial sectors had to operate independently.

The reason was to facilitate the inclusion of local shareholders.

Each place has its own network of relationships, and for a business like Water Cloud Space, there must be a few major shareholders who wield considerable influence.

The recruitment of so many people by the Water Cloud Space Academy in Capital City two years in advance was precisely to make a big move to Shanghai.

Their family's setup in Capital City was already complete.

In the future, Water Cloud Space, Tenghui Department Store, and even Fei Yangyang were all planned to expand there.

Bobo Milk Tea was moving the earliest, with its headquarters relocated to Shanghai.

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With its smaller size, the move was naturally quicker.

As for Tengying, it wasn't engaged in traditional business.

There wasn't any concept of transitioning across cities; their films and TV shows went nationwide the moment they were released.

The next day.

After Song Yanxi went to the Water Cloud Space headquarters, she began to prepare for the New Year's Eve event and the big Magic City investment at the end of the year.

Half of the interns at the academy would stay in Capital City, and the other half would move to Shanghai with the experienced beauticians from there.