Nineteen thousand wasn’t a lot, but it was not a small amount either; it was enough to host a small awards banquet.
Moreover, he didn’t intend to spend money to do it. The Shen family owns quite a few manors, banquet halls, and clubs, and Shen Ran wanted to borrow their own venue for a while.
He won’t show up then; Qi Xiaoyang can take the lead.
To avoid others thinking he was abusing his power for personal gain, he said he wouldn’t rely on his family’s influence, so how could he still use family things?
Shen Ran simply wanted to give his streamers hope so they would work harder in their future streams.
A company with no business registration, operating from a small, out-of-the-way storefront, gives one the impression that it had no future.
Shen Ran was very confident that he could make his company bigger and stronger and eventually take it public.
After obtaining permission from his boss, Qi Xiaoyang announced that an offline awards ceremony would be held that same day, and stated that more information about the venue would be released later.
The streamers were all excited and expressed their desire to see what the cutie they were competing against looked like.
Shen Ran has a live streamer group, and the members in the group were very enthusiastic.
Tia, who was temporarily in first place, asked, “Who do you want to see? I personally want to see Fengsheng the most; he’s never shown his face before!”
Anchor Sasha: “Who doesn’t want to meet Fengsheng ah? But I doubt he’ll come.”
Anchor Momo: “I also think he won’t come. How could someone who doesn’t even show his face participate in an offline event like this?”
Anchor Tia: “Group owner! Knock knock on the group owner! Will Night Listening to the Wind[footnote]Raw 夜听风声(Yè tīng fēngshēng); Night Listening to the Wind, Fengsheng[Qi Xiaoyang]’s full username[/footnote]be attending the offline awards ceremony?”
Shen Ran was happily scrolling through group messages when he suddenly read someone mentioned Qi Xiaoyang. He asked Qi Xiaoyang, who was busy posting announcements, “The guys are asking if you want to attend the offline awards ceremony?”
Qi Xiaoyang replied, “Go ah! Aren’t I the host?”
Shen Ran said, “No, they asked if you would go as Night Listening to the Wind.”
Qi Xiaoyang finally stopped what he was doing. His game ID was Night Listening to the Wind, which was also the name of his live stream.
Perhaps it was because he had been streaming a lot lately, but Night Listening to the Wind, who had fallen out of the server rankings for a long time, has made a comeback and returned to the top three.
Back when he and Qin Ke played games together, they consistently topped the leaderboards. One was a swordsman, the other an assassin, both wearing black and white school uniforms, and they were known as the Black and White Duo.
He had now climbed back into the top three, but Qin Ke’s ID had never been logged in again.
He was probably busy!
It was said that Qin Zhengdong intended for him to take over the company. His elder brother, Qin Huan, suffered from polio and was disabled, so it was naturally impossible for him to take over the family business.
However, according to rumors, even though Qin Zhengdong would let Qin Ke take over the family business, yet he would give Qin Huan a larger share.
Qi Xiaoyang had always known about the Qin family’s affairs, which were a complete mess.
Qin Ke had complained to him many times that his father had taken in his disabled older brother, whose original name was Lin Shengqiang, but who was renamed Qin Huan after being brought back to the Qin family.
Qin Ke looked down on Qin Huan the most. When he was brought back, Qin Huan had dropped out of school for many years. His father forced him to get into the business school of H University.
However, a hopeless case was a hopeless case, and to this day, Qin Huan has not learned a single thing about management.
Lin Sujuan has always doted on her son, especially after they were taken back to the Qin family, she spoiled him even more.
Qi Xiaoyang said helplessly, “No, I can’t participate. If I, as a member of management, participate in this event, it will affect the fairness of the competition.”
Shen Ran nodded. Qi Xiaoyang’s thinking was indeed very thorough. He then said, “Then after class tomorrow, will you come with me to choose a venue?”
Qi Xiaoyang calculated the time and said, “Okay, I have a camera over there, I can take a few photos and upload them to the announcement.”
So the next day after school, Shen Ran asked Xiao Xu to take them to a private venue owned by the Shen family in H City.
There were six venues here, which could host banquets of all sizes.
Of course, it was occasionally rented out, but the price was very expensive.
Shen Ran could use the profits[footnote]Raw 理论(lǐlùn); theory. This did not fit in the context, so I assume this is a typo for 利润(Lìrùn); profits, and I take the liberty to change it[/footnote]from these businesses as he pleased. His elder brother even said that the Shen family’s assets would all become Shen Ran’s dowry in the future.
The billionaire film emperor has his own skills, and no matter how wealthy he was, he never cared about it.
Although Qi Xiaoyang had seen many extravagant lives of the wealthy with Qin Ke, he was still shocked by the Shen family’s private meeting venue in the city center.
In H City, where land was extremely valuable, the value of this area was simply incalculable.
Shen Ran gradually gave up the idea of saving money. Once the giant ship of the Shen family capsized, it would be beyond the ability of a young child like himself to save it.
Touching the ten million in his pocket, it suddenly doesn’t feel like money anymore.
Qi Xiaoyang was quite excited. He took many photos, including pictures of the various artificial landscapes in the banquet hall.
As he filmed, he said, “If this is posted in the announcement, the streamers will definitely be ecstatic.”
Shen Ran laughed and said, “It’s quite intimidating.” He had asked Su Su before whether his actions were approved by the system.
Only now had he realized that he was a rich second-generation heir. It really felt great to be rich!
He just hoped he could accurately avoid risks and prevented the Shen family from falling into bankruptcy again.
“By the way,” Shen Ran said, “shouldn’t we create an official Weibo[footnote]Raw 官博(Guān bó); “Official Weibo” is short for “official microblog,” referring to the verified official accounts of enterprises, government departments, institutions, or public figures on the Weibo platform. It is a core social media channel for releasing authoritative information, promoting brands, announcing policies, and interacting with the public.[/footnote] account or something?”
While taking photos, Qi Xiaoyang said, “Great! I’ll start working on it when I get back, and create the official Weibo and WeChat accounts[footnote]Raw 公众号(Gōngzhòng hào); “WeChat Official Account” is a public account registered on the WeChat platform by individuals, media outlets, organizations, or businesses. It is primarily used for content dissemination, service provision, and marketing activities. Users can follow the account to receive text, video, or interactive information. The core types include “Subscription Accounts” for content publishing and “Service Accounts” with more interactive features.[/footnote].”
Shen Ran waved his hand and said, “We need to hire people! How can you handle all this by yourself? We need to hire a media operations specialist, and students from our school should be given priority.”
Qi Xiaoyang replied, “Okay, then I’ll ask the student council members who manage the school’s official Weibo account if they’re interested in coming over.”
Shen Ran nodded, but when he looked up, he saw Shen Cheng leading several senior executives on an inspection tour.
Just as he was about to hide, Shen Cheng caught him red-handed, beckoned to him, and said, “Hey kid, why are you hiding?”
Shen Ran awkwardly sidled over and said, “Dad…”
Shen Cheng tugged at his collar, straightening his wrinkled collar, and said, “You didn’t even greet your Uncle Gao? How can you be so rude?”
Shen Ran looked up at the man next to him and said, “Uncle Gao…?”
The middle-aged man behind him smiled kindly at Shen Ran and said, “Ranran has grown up so much. The last time I saw you, you were still in junior high school. Ranran doesn’t come to the company often, so it’s normal that he doesn’t recognize me. Old Shen, please don’t make things difficult for the child.
Shen Cheng’s mouth said, “This brat is spoiled rotten by me.”
His face, however, was full of smiles, radiating kindness.
Shen Ran’s eyes revealed a lot of doubt, and several plots from the original work suddenly flashed through his mind.
He didn’t read the book carefully; he knew the general plot, but many details were vague.
After the Shen family went bankrupt, when Shen Cheng was taking stock of the assets, he apparently had a big argument with a high-ranking executive surnamed Gao.
As for whether it was this Uncle Gao, Shen Ran had no idea.
However, at this point, Shen Ran was not certain and naturally could not come forward to accuse President Gao.
Shen Ran smiled and said, “Why don’t you go ahead and do your work, Dad? My friend and I have things to do.”
Shen Cheng glanced at Qi Xiaoyang and said, “Oh, you brought your friend here to play? Go to the small hall in the back. There are game consoles and snacks there. This place is used as a meeting room; there’s nothing here, nothing to see.”
In Shen Cheng’s eyes, Shen Ran was still that young master who loved to eat, play, and enjoy life.
Shen Ran smiled at his father, offering no explanation, and simply said, “Okay, Dad, I’ll come home to see you later!”
Shen Cheng had just turned to leave when he stopped and said, “By the way, if A’Chuan isn’t busy tonight, why don’t you come over? Your brother said he’s bringing his boyfriend home tonight, and he’ll introduce him to you.”
Upon hearing this, Shen Ran immediately smiled and said, “Great! I’ll definitely be home for dinner tonight!”
He had not expected his brother and his friend to act so quickly.
As Shen Cheng and his group walked away into the distance, Shen Ran seemed lost in thought.
Qi Xiaoyang, who was standing to the side, had already finished taking the photos. He patted Shen Ran on the shoulder and asked, “What are you thinking about? Was that your dad just now?”
Shen Ran responded, “Yes, they might be here to inspect the work here.”
Qi Xiaoyang nodded and said, “Shall we go back now? I’ve already taken the photos. I just posted a message in the school’s group chat, and the senior student said that someone has already contacted her, and someone will come for an interview tomorrow.”
Shen Ran snapped his fingers, feeling that his employees were incredibly efficient, and said, “Great! But I might have to go home today; my brother and sister-in-law are going home for dinner tonight. We’ll drop you off when we pass by the school later; I won’t go back to the dorm with you.”
Qi Xiaoyang said, “Okay, take me to Xin Ran! I need to process these materials. My home computer doesn’t have the Su-style operating system, so it’s not very convenient for work.”
Shen Ran said, “Going to work so late?”
Qi Xiaoyang said, “Brother Yu and the others are definitely at the company. It would be boring for me to go back alone.”
Shen Ran didn’t say anything more, and had Xiao Xu take Qi Xiaoyang back to the company, while he went back to the Shen family home.
Shen Ran seemed lost in thought the whole way, and even when Xiao Xu asked him questions, he didn’t seem to hear them.
When he got home, it was still early and Shen Jue hadn’t arrived yet.
Shen Ran then sent a message in the three-person group chat: “Brother, Xiao Tian, when are you guys arriving?”
Ruan Letian replied, “I’ll have to wait a while longer to pick out a gift for Uncle Shen.”
Shen Ran got out of the car first and strolled around the garden with his hands in his pockets.
Because the Shen family’s old house was located in the city center, it was gradually expanded. Although it was not small, it could not compare with the Min family’s house in South Bay District.
Shen Cheng was currently pruning his collection of precious flowers and plants with a large pair of scissors. There were many valuable plants here, and quite a few of them were even rejected from the royal gardens.
Shen Ran leaned closer, pondering how to bring it up with his father.
Shen Cheng waved to him and said, “Ranran, come and see! This old tree has finally sprouted.”
Upon hearing this, Shen Ran quickly took a few steps and ran over, and sure enough, he saw a dead tree sprouting new buds from its roots.
Shen Ran smiled and said, “Huh? This is a good omen!”
Shen Cheng glanced at his youngest son and said, “A’Ran has started to become superstitious?”
Shen Ran said, “Dad, it’s the spring comes upon a withered tree[footnote]Raw 枯木逢春(Kūmùféngchūn); It’s an idiom means fig. to get a new lease on life; to be revived; (of a difficult situation) to suddenly improve[/footnote], isn’t it a good omen?”
Shen Cheng nodded, agreeing with Shen Ran’s statement, but wondered where this “spring comes upon a withered tree” should be.
Finally, Shen Ran tentatively spoke up: “Dad… there’s something I don’t know if I should tell you.”
Shen Cheng stopped what he was doing and asked, “You brat, when did you start beating around the bush with your dad? Just tell me! How much do you want?”
Shen Ran: ……
Did the original owner always ask the old man for money?
Shen Ran said speechlessly, “No, I meant to talk about Uncle Gao. “Dad, should you… investigate that Uncle Gao?”
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