Living in a small county town, earning a million a year

Chapter 33: The night is short and the sun rises high. From now on, the king will not attend the morning court.

After ending his chat with Ye Muling, Xu Mu stroked his chin.

If Ye Muling comes back, I'll have to go back to living in the old house.

Sigh, I can't exactly tell her that I bought this villa, can I?

No excuse can justify this!

Furthermore, there are two women in the family, Wang Mengyan and Wang Yifei. If her older sister knew that she had hired two housekeepers and that she had to be put to sleep by them every night, wouldn't she be furious?

However, after experiencing it for the past few days, Xu Mu finally understood what the line "The spring night is short and the sun rises high, from then on the emperor no longer holds morning court" from the Song of Everlasting Regret, which he had learned in his textbooks, meant.

With this kind of service, who the hell would go to the morning court session?

Wouldn't it be great to enjoy the beautiful morning with two beautiful women in your arms?

Imagine yourself with the air conditioning on, covered by a thick blanket, feeling the smooth, soft legs of two beautiful women sliding against your body. Their skin is as smooth as milk—it sounds wonderful.

The life of a tycoon is always so simple and unpretentious.

Time quickly came to June 15th.

Xu Mu was thinking of talking to Tang Mochen about investment.

After all, when Bai Xue invited her to dinner on the 10th, she told her on the way that Tang Mochen had asked Xu Mu to come over for tea sometime.

To put it bluntly, Xu Mu was still too mysterious to Tang Mochen.

Despite Xu Mu's seemingly harmless demeanor at the shareholders' meeting dinner.

But what happened when Tang Mochen went to see Liu Jianguo the next night made him even more curious about Xu Mu.

During the past two weeks, Xu Mu also received calls from Tang Mochen, inviting her to have tea sometime.

However, Xu Mu refused, citing her need to exercise.

Now that Xu Mu has calculated the time, he thinks it's time to go over for tea.

Tang Mochen has caught almost all of them.

Xu Mu would definitely not let Tang Mochen, a wealthy man, go.

As for investing in turtle farms, Xu Mu prioritizes finding investors over investing, since he doesn't care about the investors' money!
Although Xu Mu was optimistic about the industry and believed that the tortoise could take off, there were still risks involved. Moreover, their company was currently operating at a loss. With the help of capital, Xu Mu felt that this was definitely a worthwhile endeavor.

In the long run, this project is feasible!
This project was, after all, one that Xu Mu had risked everything on, taking out loans to invest. As the "crown prince" project, Xu Mu was bound to take it seriously.

Unlike hotels like Kaiyuan Taihe, which already have a mature business system, Xu Mu only needs to collect dividends every year!

The thought flashed through Xu Mu's mind, and she dialed Tang Mochen's number.

"Hello? Uncle Tang, are you busy?"

"I just drink tea at the company every day, what kind of busy am I?"

Tang Mochen chuckled and said, "What brings you here today to call me?"

"Hey, isn't the novel finished? I was thinking about how many times you've asked me out for tea but I never got to. I feel bad for neglecting Uncle Tang."

"I happen to be free this afternoon, Uncle Tang, would you like to come to my turtle house for some tea?"

"Sure," Tang Mochen said with a smile. "I've been researching turtles lately, and I've noticed there are a lot of streamers on Douyin (TikTok) doing it! And it seems like the profits are quite high!"

"The price premium in live streaming rooms is very high, with profits reaching 50%, and for high-quality products, it can reach 100%. However, this market is still too small!"

"That's quite impressive! Look at Kaiyuan Taihe, our annual profit is only 40%, not even counting miscellaneous costs. After deducting costs, I estimate it's only 30% net profit. And every year we still have to bear intangible losses, such as the aging of the rooms, etc."

Tang Mochen was also quite worried.

The real economy is not doing well right now, and there are many chain hotels in Tianji County, such as All Seasons and Hanting, as well as cheaper budget hotels, which has increased the competition.

In recent years, Tianji County has vigorously developed its tourism industry. The Great Waterfall, Qiongtan Valley, and the nationally renowned Guoqing Temple have led to a significant increase in annual visitor numbers to Tianji County.

Kaiyuan Taihe Hotel has a geographical advantage in Tianji County, but with the emergence of homestays and various low-end hotels in the vicinity, Kaiyuan Taihe's position has become somewhat awkward.

With the addition of the Ramada Hotel across from Kaiyuan Taihe, there is also some competition in the wedding banquet and catering market.

how to say.

As the chairman of the parent company, Tang Mochen was also looking for breakthroughs or to develop in other directions.

But as elderly people who have lived and worked in the 1960s and 70s, they can't keep up with the times. The technology, the internet, and even the future concept of AI are simply beyond their reach.

To outsiders, they may seem very wealthy, but this wealth only guarantees their financial freedom; it's impossible for them to achieve further upward mobility.

It is almost impossible to go from 500 million to 10 billion.

Unless you really stepped in dog poop and had incredible luck.

"By the way, how much dividend will I get this year?"

"You can ask Bai Xue about this. Based on past experience, you can expect a dividend of around ten million."

"For a young master like you, this should be a piece of cake, right?"

"I heard you recently bought a villa in Yangjiashan with cash?"

Tang Mochen was quite shocked when he heard the news.

Xu Mu waved his hand and bought a villa in Yangjiashan outright, along with a Maybach.

“Yes,” Xu Mu replied calmly without denying it, “Isn’t it because I have nowhere to live? I’m not used to living in the old house, and the land for our house hasn’t been approved yet, so I have no choice but to buy a nice place to live!”

"???" Even Tang Mochen, who had experienced many ups and downs, was stunned into silence by Xu Mu's subtle display of arrogance.

"But speaking of which, Uncle Tang, how did you know I bought a villa in Yangjiashan?"

"Yangjiashan is a gathering place for the wealthy, and we pay attention to every transaction of every villa there!"

Tang Mochen said with a smile, "You're in Villa No. 18, right? I'm in Villa No. 97. We're neighbors!"

"I see. Come visit me sometime."

"Sure, I haven't actually seen Villa No. 18 before. I heard your villas are over a thousand square meters?"

"No, it just looks pretty big, but I don't know for sure."

Xu Mu thought for a moment and replied, "I'm just a shut-in. I stay at home every day playing games and writing, and I have a housekeeper to cook and serve me. I've never actually gone out to see what the yard looks like!"

That's true. Since moving in, Xu Muzhen hasn't gone out to see how big her yard is.

He originally planned to build a few ponds in the yard to raise turtles.

But then I thought, keeping turtles in this villa in Yangjiashan, which costs over 20 million yuan, is a bit too classy.

In addition, Xu Mu was indeed too lazy to do it, so he never took any action.

Of course, it's perfectly acceptable to keep a few ornamental turtles in the living room, such as domestically bred turtles, worth three to five hundred thousand yuan.

Xu Mu couldn't afford to buy more, and it would be heartbreaking if the animals died.

Xu Mu is rich now, but he's not stupid or rich.

Furthermore, these high-end products inherently contain a bubble, and no one knows when the bubble will burst.

"Alright, I don't want to hear you talk anymore, young man."

"The old man is a little sad." Tang Mochen was hit twice by Xu Mu in a row, just like Garen's Q hit him. He was silent and then his defenses were broken. "I'm driving over to pick you up now."

"Let me take a look at your factory."

"Row."

Xu Mu hung up the phone and waited for Tang Mochen to come over.

After waiting for about ten minutes, Tang Mochen's Mercedes-Maybach appeared at the gate of the courtyard.

Xu Mu came out of the room and saw Wang Mengyan and Wang Ruofei planting flowers in the yard.

"Brother Mu, are you going out?"

Wang Mengyan looked up at Xu Mu, "Do you need us to take you?"

"No need, the boss of Kaiyuan Taihe is coming to pick me up for tea." Xu Mu looked at Wang Mengyan and Wang Ruofei and said with a smile, "You two seem quite interested in growing flowers at home."

"I just had nothing to do, so I thought I'd help you clean the yard to make it more lively."

"Sure, you can contact a designer later to design the front and back of our yard. I'd like to have a rockery and a pond in the yard to give it a more Jiangnan feel."

"Understood, I'll contact you later." Wang Mengyan nodded in agreement.

"Young Master Xu lives such a luxurious life! He even has two butlers? Their annual salary must be quite high."

"It's alright." Xu Mu sat in the passenger seat and looked at Tang Mochen. "One is 500,000 and the other is 700,000."

"Five hundred thousand is free for the first year, so you'd be paying a total of one million two hundred thousand a year! I think that's acceptable, and the two girls talk to each other at home, so they won't be too lonely!"

"Give me a break! The hidden costs here aren't cheap! You bought that Mercedes C-Class for them to drive, right? You still have to give them money for groceries and monthly living expenses, right? Even if you occasionally slip some money out of their pockets, it adds up to at least a million yuan per person per year!"

"That's only about two million a year, not very expensive!" Xu Mu waved his hand, not caring about the matter. "But you also bought Yangjiashan, so you should have this kind of service there, right?"

"Yes, but our housekeepers are cheaper, just like the ordinary nannies on the market, costing about 200,000 yuan a year. Unlike you, who are still young girls, the cost would be higher."

Tang Mochen nodded and explained.

To put it bluntly, this kind of thing has a clearly marked price.

If you pay enough, the quality of the housekeeper will be high.

It's understandable that a young person like Xu Mu would like something so pretty.

"I see. I must be quite ignorant, having never lived in Yangjiashan Villa before."

"..."

Tang Mochen didn't bother to reply to Xu Mu, but instead silently drove towards Xu Mu's turtle farm, following the navigation.

It wasn't that Xu Mu wanted to show off to Tang Mochen; he just wanted to create a mysterious identity for Tang Mochen to pique his curiosity.

Facing such a cunning old fox, Xu Mu was not about to show any fear.

Naturally, one will inevitably say some subtle, pretentious things, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

In fact, Xu Mu is just an ordinary, mediocre writer.

Whether it's the villa or his status as a shareholder of Kaiyuan Taihe, Xu Mu always tries to appear indifferent.

The more indifferent you are, the more curious the other person will become.

No one can escape the hurdle of curiosity!
This is the core trick of pyramid schemes; this is how high-end pyramid schemes swindle money.

(End of this chapter)