Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled

"This small CEO class really is a gathering of hidden dragons and crouching tigers."

"There are those in real estate, those in the internet business, and even someone who made billions from selling fruits."

"There's even someone who became rich just by raising pigs."

Huang Pujun was very satisfied, and took the moment to sigh that her tuition fee of seven hundred thousand had been well spent.

As for how she got the registration qualification, she used a nominal position from a large conglomerate. How she got the conglomerate's qualification, nobody knew.

Nobody cared for the moment since she was quite content.

"Pick anyone here, and it'll be better than going out with a lantern trying to find someone good."

Tong Zelan wasn't angry after being rejected by Chen Pingsheng.

Investment banking might be lucrative, but it wasn't something everyone was willing to accept.

Consider Huawei, which is number one in the global communications sector and ranks top five domestically in the mobile phone market.

If they were to shout out for financing, international banks would be breaking down doors to get in.

That's the aura of a top-quality group; you don't go out looking for money, but instead, people rush to shove money into your hands.

There aren't many corporations like that domestically; they're generally not short of funds.

She just didn't expect Water Cloud Space to reject her so flatly, considering it was definitely short on funds.

The reason Chen Pingsheng rejected her proposal was simple.

Forget ten billion, even if it were twenty or thirty billion, he wouldn't sell shares of Water Cloud Space to outsiders.

That would shake the profits of his Golden Finger.

Fei Yangyang could be considered for investment, but sadly, having been rejected, Tong Zelan was only slightly interested in it.

She was utterly indifferent, like it wasn't a big deal whether she invested or not.

After being rejected by him, she didn't even mention Fei Yangyang anymore.

As if she hadn't even promised him the one billion.

As for Wang Yanfeng, he just sneered at the situation, thinking what a great opportunity missed, still trying to secure investment for Fei Yangyang.

Don't even think about it; are international investment banks that easy to reject?

"President Wang, I heard your entertainment company is doing quite well. When are you going to take us for a visit?"

Liu Hai suggested with a smile from the side. He wasn't from Capital City but a real estate businessman from the north.

He was wealthy, yet not one of the top real estate tycoons.

Of all the people present, he was the one most fond of young stars, mainly back when he was young and without money.

He had been humiliated by a female star once, and later, when he had made it big, the same star's fame had waned.

When she came to his area for a commercial performance, he went out of his way to have her over at his home.

Then, he indulged in abusing the starlet who had once insulted him.

Honestly, the process was really thrilling.

Afterward, he gave her a million, and she dared not utter a peep.

Wang Yanfeng laughed heartily, "Old Liu, if you want to go, you can anytime."

Tong Zelan secretly glanced at these two, well aware of what it meant for these men to seek out young stars.

Without money, they had to find joy in the back alleys.

Once they had money, they preferred playing with female stars who held some social status.

That was the real thrill.

Wang Yanfeng said, "Don't all look at me. Chen Pingsheng, you also have an entertainment company. You recently even set up a female artist training class. I think that Miss Bai from there is quite beautiful."

Liu Hai's eyes lit up, "Chen, you have an entertainment company too?"

"Of course, he does, and it's on the brink of bankruptcy."

Wang Yanfeng seemed quite pleased, and Liu Hai soon realized that these two did not get along.

He didn't care.

"Chen, you're not being generous, not sharing such great resources with everyone?"

"Who do you think you are?"

Chen Pingsheng replied displeased, "I opened an entertainment company. Do you think it's for your enjoyment? Only assholes like Wang would bring out female artists from his company to play with as if they were toys. I'm embarrassed for his father."

When the conversation turned sour, Chen Pingsheng got up and left.

This infuriated Wang Yanfeng, as everyone there held a position of status. How dare Chen carry on with such disrespect?

Isn't that how everyone plays?

Liu Hai also got a bit angry, but in a society governed by law, he had absolutely nothing in Capital City, and aside from being scolded until he was utterly bewildered, there was nothing he could do.

After Chen Pingsheng left, He Bijing, a genuine pig farmer, felt out of place with the rest and also departed.

Wang Yanfeng snorted, "Don't mind him, that guy used to sell durians on the street. Made some money and forgot his own name."

I feel like you're insulting me!

Liu Hai gave him a cold glance, also somewhat displeased.

Compared to the recently departed Chen Pingsheng, he disliked this Mr. Wang even more.

If it wasn't for his dad, what right did he have to sit at the same table with them?

The food had just been served when Tong Zelan also excused herself.

This made Wang Yanfeng quite unhappy, "Damn woman, sooner or later, I'll screw you over eight hundred times."

Of course, he could only think this to himself.

Miss Tong's family background was even more formidable than his, having become wealthy abroad starting from her grandfather's generation.

In the nineties, when they returned to the country, they quickly established a large fortune domestically.

The industries they were involved in included pharmaceuticals, beverages, hotels, real estate, and restaurants, covering a diversified range of sectors.

In short, she was a wild woman he couldn't afford to provoke.

There was still a lot of time left, and they couldn't skip a meal.

Chen Pingsheng and He Bijing found a small noodle shop nearby, planning to grab a quick bite.

"Chen, your ventures are pretty diverse too. Teach an old brother here, will you? Besides pig farming, I don't know anything else."

Chen Pingsheng curiously asked, "How many pigs do you have?"

"Just around a hundred and fifty thousand heads, several breeds—from Ningxiang pigs to Luchuan pigs, I raise them all."

Wow, what a talent in pig farming.

Managing a hundred and fifty thousand pigs is not something an ordinary person could do.

When He Bijing talked about his pigs, it was as if he was discussing his own children, with a wealth of detail.

His eyes shone brightly.

"So you've come here."

Tong Zelan pushed the door open and entered, her hair styled in big waves.

She was dressed in a Chanel women's suit that was newly released and very tailored.

Her figure, around 165 cm tall, had a presence that gave off an exceptionally sharp look.

"Miss Tong, why did you come out too?"

"You don't call someone 'Miss' in Capital City. I'm a few years younger than you guys, just call me Zelan, we're classmates, no need to be so formal."

Tong Zelan pulled out a chair to sit down by herself, casually wiping the table with a napkin before ordering a large bowl of spicy oil-splashed noodles.

She could really eat.

"Speaking of which, isn't Tengying Entertainment really going to close down?" Tong Zelan asked curiously.

"How could that be possible," Chen Pingsheng said. "It's just that I've been quite busy recently and haven't had the time to invest in TV dramas."

"Busy with what?"

"Selling vegetables."

"Heh," Tong Zelan chuckled softly. Not buying a word of it.

The three of them exchanged business cards, never knowing when there might be an opportunity for cooperation.

Apart from Water Cloud Space, her family didn't look favorably upon any of his companies.

Whether selling fruits or vegetables, in her eyes, it was all the same.

Plainly speaking, capital still highly values track investment.

These traditional businesses were no longer favored by capital.

Chen Pingsheng couldn't care less about her; this woman had keen insight—whatever she took an interest in was generally not bad.

Whatever she didn't take an interest in, you could talk to death and she wouldn't invest a dime.

On the contrary, Chen Pingsheng was very interested in pig farming.

He hit it off well with Old He, who was extremely interested in his full-category fresh produce business.

The two quickly became the Wolong and Feng Chu of their class.

One selling pork, the other raising pigs.