Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled

Chapter 35: Golden Finger Upgrade

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After Yang Jiancheng left, Song Yanxi and her younger sister Song Wu came over, awkwardly hesitating.

She was a little embarrassed, but Chen Pingsheng did not mind too much.

While he could not be as magnanimous as a prime minister, he would not take issue with his own sister-in-law.

After all, among relatives, when you’re down, they can’t wait to stay eight hundred miles away.

But once you’re doing well, they always find ways to get closer to you.

Such is human nature.

Song Wu had looked down on him before, but she did not harbor any ill intentions; it was all for her elder sister.

This time, she was rare enough to lower her head and admit her mistake, so Song Yanxi mentioned her current situation.

After graduating, she hung around Hengdian every day with classmates waiting for an opportunity, not only hitting a wall but having no hope of landing a leading role.

She could not even get a supporting role with a decent amount of screen time, let alone the lead in a small production.

Song Yanxi saw this and was anxious.

The family had invested so much money to support her through art school; she just couldn’t live like this forever.

Chen Pingsheng himself thought this was nothing unusual, considering Zhao Liying had waited six years before getting a leading role for the first time.

And it was in the smallest investment.

She had just graduated; in his view, to become a leading actress, she should take advantage of this slump to refine her acting skills.

First strengthen oneself, so that when the opportunity comes, one is able to seize it.

If one is not strong, always thinking about networking here and there for opportunities, when the chances do come, they won’t be grasped.

What’s the use in that?

Of course, he would not say these things right now.

It’s easy to be misunderstood.

People might think he’s just gotten a bit of success and is now showing off and acting like a know-it-all.

He couldn’t help with Song Wu’s career endeavors.

Having finally found a true rising star in the entertainment industry in Zhao Liying, naturally, he wanted to concentrate all his resources on her.

Distracting resources now would be foolish.

He might not be able to help with career matters, but he would let Song Yanxi arrange other things herself.

At most, he could give her a mode of transportation.

That was no pressure for him now.

Only after obtaining his consent did Song Yanxi take Song Wu to get an open-top BMW 4 Series.

The price was about the same as an Audi A4, keeping a balance, a gesture of her own as an older sister.

For anything else in the future, it was up to her.

Chen Pingsheng wouldn’t concern himself with how Song Yanxi spent her own money, so he didn’t even ask.

A couple of days later, unexpected good news arrived.

The drama he had invested in before, sold for a high price of 38 million.

The total investment was only 10 million, of which he had invested 5 million for a 40% share.

His cut was 15.2 million.

This made Chen Pingsheng feel that investing in TV dramas seemed to be a good business after all.

The key was that Zhao Liying, the lead actress, firmly established herself.

What was more unexpected was that the Golden Finger system began to upgrade.

“Congratulations to the host for obtaining a multimillion-level return on investment.”

“System auto-upgrading.”

“Host: Chen Pingsheng.”

“Age: 31.”

“Level: LV2 (LV2 grants a random amplification of 2–12 times and unlocks the directed unlock feature of investment analysis in the entertainment industry.)”

Tsk… Chen Pingsheng looked closely.

The level had increased from the previous 2–10 times to 2–12 times now.

There was also an additional number six on the golden die.

Moreover, there was an added feature of investment analysis in the entertainment industry; how was that used?

He didn’t know yet, touched his chin, pondered a little, and then had an idea.

“Target analysis: Legend of Lu Zhen.”

“Analyzing target, please wait.”

One second, two seconds, three seconds passed.

Once again, a row of golden text appeared before him.

“Target analysis complete.”

“Title: Legend of Lu Zhen.”

“Filming period: six months.”

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“Total investment: 30 million.”

“Return on investment: 300% to 500%”

Tsk… that’s strong, invincibly strong.

This new feature is simply perverted, being able to fully analyze not just the filming period but also the return on investment.

With this Golden Finger, wouldn’t his future investments in the entertainment industry always be successful?

Excited, thrilled.

It seems that this Golden Finger can still be upgraded, it’s just not clear how to upgrade it yet.

Like this time, it was because he successfully invested in a TV drama that he triggered the upgrade.

After calming the excitement in his heart, Chen Pingsheng thought to himself that from now on, he’d be walking on two legs.

On one side, he’d run his fruit store, triggering random boosts with top-ups.

On the other, he’d invest in TV dramas, making money from money.

With such a two-pronged approach, he believed that becoming a small-time billionaire was just a matter of time.

Based on the current situation, Legend of Lu Zhen was definitely an investable project.

The filming period is half a year, which equals the time it takes to break even.

In half a year, to achieve a 300% to 500% return, that is, 3 to 5 times the investment, is definitely quite good.

He made a call to Yang Jiancheng, deciding to invest in Legend of Lu Zhen.

With a total investment of 30 million, he still put in 15 million this time.

Still holding a 40% share.

Zhao Liying was still playing Lu Zhen.

The more than 10 million he had just acquired was gone in a blink of an eye.

However, he didn’t feel the slightest reluctance.

Another key point was that money earned from targeted investments in the entertainment industry didn’t seem to trigger random boosts.

That was a bit of a pity.

Otherwise, he could have gotten rich quickly.

Now, it was just a bit slower.

This upgrade,

The random boost also doubled, and while it might not seem like much, it already has a significant impact.

You have to realize that now he’s boosting millions.

Double that is already quite nice.

Song Yanxi knew he had earned more than 10 million from investing in the TV drama, but she didn’t ask much.

As long as her husband was making money, she was naturally happy.

Having a little secret was also normal; women shouldn’t meddle too much.

She did that very well.

On July 15, the three stores in Beixin’an began distributing profits.

A total top-up of 6.8 million for the month.

Setting aside 900,000 as a risk fund, there was about 4.6 million left to distribute.

Song Yanxi personally took home 2.4 million.

Her personal account balance reached a new high of 8 million.

Others, like Zhang Tao and Liu Jing, broke even with a single wave.

And far exceeded the money they put in.

Now that these stores have finished with the initial investments, what remains is to work steadily.

There won’t be any more explosive profits; the five stores together will stabilize at a monthly income between 300,000 and 600,000.

That’s their limit.

From now on, it’s about a steady stream of income.

Everyone unanimously set their sights on the larger investment in the five stores in Shijingshan.

The five stores were ready to open simultaneously, scheduled for July 10.

At the opening ceremony, they even invited Zhao Liying to do the ribbon-cutting.

After all, she was a celebrity, even though no one could yet call her by name.

Chen Pingsheng felt that it was only after Legend of Lu Zhen aired that she might really leap into the second or third tier of stars.

That was something to look forward to; he’d actually helped launch a second-tier celebrity.

That initial, careless move had indeed brought him a lucky general.

In fact, Zhao Liying herself saw him as her benefactor.

Now, his 15 million investment meant that Legend of Lu Zhen could start filming smoothly.