Thirty Entrepreneurship: Recycling of second-hand aircraft carriers at the beginning

Chapter 356: The New Year is Coming
"Wow, your boyfriend looks so handsome when he smokes!" Alice said to Lin Chen, thinking he was very charming.

"Humph, when you get tuberculosis someday, you won't think he's handsome anymore." Fang Lan curled her lips, walked over to put out Lin Chen's cigarette, and said with a smile, "Come on, take us to the buffet."

There is a buffet restaurant on the fourth floor of Baolong Center, which Fang Lan likes very much. This restaurant specializes in barbecue and the waiters are very enthusiastic.

After they booked a seat, Lin Chen was responsible for paying the bill.

The service desk made a sound: "Ding! One hundred and eighty yuan has been deposited into my account via WeChat!" Then, with a "swish!", the receipt was printed out.

The waiter handed the receipt to Lin Chen with both hands and said with a respectful smile: "Enjoy your meal! Call me anytime if you need anything!"

"Okay, you can go down!" Fang Lan said, imitating the Queen's words. She had written this sentence in her novel. After saying this, she raised her hand with a proud smile on her face.

"Hahaha!" The waiter laughed with his head back, then bowed and said, "I'll take my leave!" Then he threw his right hand over his shoulder as if he was really holding a handkerchief.

Everyone looked at each other and smiled.

Lin Chen was very satisfied with this opening. He picked up the plate with a smile, went to the food front, took out a whole plate of ribs and a whole plate of steamed buns, made a glass of ice cola, and then returned to his seat to enjoy the food.

While eating, Ellis suddenly said, "If this plate is filled with shit, can I still eat it happily?"

On the plate was the shiny, soft and tempting roast meat, and it was undeniable that shit had a similar appearance to it in some states, which was the origin of her sudden idea.

"Haha, have you heard that joke? A family of flies sat together enjoying delicious food, and the little fly suddenly looked up and asked his mother: 'Mom, why are we eating this?' The mother fly gently patted its head and replied coldly: 'Don't talk! Don't talk about such unappetizing topics while eating!'" Fang Lan shared with a laugh.

The three of them burst into laughter at the joke.

Lin Chen also joined in the conversation with a smile: "This is really appropriate, just like when Beijingers celebrate Qingming Festival, they first visit Gongzhufen and then visit Ming Tombs."

Everyone was amused again and almost spit out their food.

On the way home after dinner, Fang Lan sat in the back seat of Lin Chen's car, laughing and joking with Alex, and inadvertently revealed that she was writing a book.

"It would be great if your book could be adapted into a film or TV series, with Deji starring in it!" Ellis said with anticipation.

"Yes, that would be perfect." Fang Lan's eyes sparkled with longing.

Lin Chen smiled silently, thinking that he might be able to help her with this matter. With his own strength, wouldn't it be easy to invite Deji to film?
Especially now that he is being valued by the war zone leaders, this will undoubtedly be of great benefit to Deji's development in the mainland. As long as he takes action, Fang Lan's wish will surely come true.

After sending Alex home, Fang Lan sat in the passenger seat on the way back.

Lin Chen showed her the information about the villas in the car, two of which particularly attracted him.

One villa is named "The Drunkard's Intention", which is inspired by the ancient saying "The Drunkard's intention is not in the wine, but in the mountains and rivers", because this villa is surrounded by mountains and rivers, has a Chinese-style courtyard, an artificial lake inlaid in the front yard, and a stone path leading to the main house.

The main house is a one-story building with parking, a spacious kitchen and dining room, three bedrooms and two bathrooms.

The parking lot faces the backyard, which is an open concrete lot with a back gate.

The community has an excellent green environment, with a river running through it, rockery standing by the river, shady trees, and cats and dogs playing around. It makes people feel as if they are in Tao Yuanming's "Returning to Gardens and Fields", feeling the comfort of "being in a cage for a long time and returning to nature".

The other one is called "Stone Age" and adopts the style of the post-industrial era. The whole villa is paved with cement slabs. The house is like a cubic building block, with large and bright floor-to-ceiling windows, just like an industrial park.

Of course, as basic facilities of a villa, stone paths and greening are also indispensable.

"Which one do you prefer?" Lin Chen asked with a smile, his eyes still fixed on the road ahead.

"I like both sets. Why don't you buy both, Boss Lin?" Fang Lan said with a smile, and then said coquettishly, "But it seems a bit wasteful."

"Waste? That depends on who you are talking to." Lin Chen laughed heartily, "For me, if I like something, I have to own it. It's not a waste."

"Yeah." Fang Lan nodded and looked at Lin Chen with a smile, like a well-behaved pet cat. "For homeless people, spending money to live in a house may be a waste. They use the sky as a blanket and the ground as a bed, which is the most comfortable for them."

"So, the homeless people's houses are actually the largest and most luxurious. In comparison, we are like poor little people." After Lin Chen finished speaking, the two of them laughed together.

In the next few days, they were busy with the house. Although Fang Lan had proposed it, she didn't really want Lin Chen to buy all of them. Lin Chen didn't have that plan either, after all, he didn't need so many houses. In the end, they chose the "drunkard's intention" and bought the third courtyard in the community.

What followed was the busy process of moving. Tesla went back and forth and soon arranged the new home in perfect order.

"A new home life has begun!" Fang Lan opened her arms and shouted at the beautiful house, as if a blooming orchid was cheering.

Lin Chen smiled, his hands in his trouser pockets, and was very satisfied with the layout in front of him.

After Fang Weihai reported the news, he waited for a reply, but he did not receive a response from Liu Dingcang, so he took the initiative to call and inquire.

"Xiao Fang, if your military district has money, just buy it. No need to wait for my news." Liu Dingcang said on the phone in a vicissitudes but kind voice.

"But it's almost the end of the year, and the military sub-district's money has all been spent." Fang Weihai sighed. If Liu Dingcang had given such instructions earlier, he wouldn't have spent the last sum of money.

"Oh, I see." Liu Dingcang said thoughtfully, "But the military sub-district has no money at the end of the year, and the war zone also has no money at the end of the year. We have to wait until after the new funds arrive. Let's keep the armor in Lin Chen's hands for a while, after all, there is no urgent need for it. Take it back next year."

Fang Weihai nodded, suppressed his inner anxiety, and hung up the phone.

As night falls, the three buildings of "Zuiwengzhiyi" are brightly lit.

The sky has been gray these days, with few stars and moon. The occasional barking of dogs and cats can be heard in the community, but otherwise it is so quiet that it feels like being on the moon. Fang Lan snuggled up to Lin Chen, watching TV on the sofa while enjoying the delicious fruit.

"You even enjoy watching the evening news. It seems you are really bored." Lin Chen said with a smile and put a grape into his mouth.

"There were only a few commercial breaks between the evening news and my favorite TV series. In order not to miss a single second of the exciting content, I watched the news as well." Fang Lan smiled, "I don't have much to do lately anyway."

Lin Chen was also bored.

But Fang Weihai's call gave him peace of mind. He knew that after the Chinese New Year, the 100 million yuan would arrive in his account. Now he began to think about how to spend the money.

The female anchor reported the news with a smile on her face: "After the financial fraud of actor Subin was exposed, the entertainment industry has once again experienced a major earthquake. Tibetan actress Deji, who is known for her pure and innocent image, was also exposed to be involved in financial fraud. Soon, she will face a huge fine."

"Hey, isn't this your idol?" Lin Chen pointed at Deji who was being questioned on the screen and smiled faintly.

Fang Lan sat up straight with a "whoosh" sound, her eyes wide open, afraid of missing any information. After confirming the message, she immediately took out her phone to check the news.

Sure enough, the headline of the entertainment section was "Deji is also caught up in a financial fraud scandal, and another female star's future is bleak!"

"Oh my God, what should I do? Musa has new works to release, is he going to be banned too?" Fang Lan sighed in frustration and even forgot to eat the fruit in her hand.

Lin Chen crossed his legs and laughed, "The world is full of ups and downs! It's so exciting! Your Musa became famous and wealthy at a young age, but now he may be back to the days before liberation!"

"Don't gloat over other's misfortune! Be careful that bad luck will come to you!" Fang Lan said and pouted at Lin Chen. But Lin Chen didn't care about these. As long as the system was there, he had nothing to worry about.

What if the system is gone? That's no big deal. Lin Chen thought, he has lived for decades without the system, and his grades are excellent, so what is there to be afraid of?
In Deji Studio in Youzhi City, Deji was notorious for financial fraud. Many advertisers who worked with her asked to terminate the contract. The cooperation terms clearly stipulated that Deji needed to maintain a good image during the cooperation period, otherwise she would unilaterally bear the liability for breach of contract and pay a penalty twice the advertising fee.

If you do the math, that's a huge sum of several hundred million! I'm afraid all my savings over the years will be lost!

Deji paced anxiously around the room, not knowing what to do.

Just then, the cell phone suddenly rang. It was a call from her boyfriend Zhi Youce.

"Do you really not care about our children?" Zhi Youce asked angrily.

"Don't bother me anymore! I've been fed up with it lately!" Deji's face was distorted, and she no longer had the charm of the goddess Musa. "If you bother me again, not only will I not want the child, I will also not want you and me!"

"Okay, you are cruel enough. Just wait and see." Zhi Youce hung up the phone after saying that.

New Year's Day arrived. Fang Lan came home from get off work and saw Lin Chen just came back and was reading a magazine. She walked over with a smile, put her arms around his neck and said, "I have good news to tell you. I have been named an outstanding employee again."

"Oh, congratulations." Lin Chen said, then raised his head and kissed her.

"In order to reward outstanding employees, the company has decided to organize a trip to Europe for outstanding employees in the past five years. What do you think I should go?" Fang Lan asked intimately, her tone as sweet as if it were covered in honey.

Lin Chen laughed out loud at her words, and then said, "Of course I'll go! Otherwise it would be such a pity!"

"Okay, let's go." Fang Lan said with a smile, sat down next to Lin Chen, picked up a knife and started peeling the apple.

"By the way, how is your Musa doing recently?" Lin Chen put down the magazine, picked up an orange, ate it and asked Fang Lan with a smile.

"For her, it's really like 'misfortunes never come singly'!" Fang Lan said, putting down the knife and eating the apple in small bites.

"What do you mean?" Lin Chen asked curiously.

"After the financial fraud was exposed, her boyfriend fell out with her again. It turned out that they got pregnant before marriage and had two babies in the United States through surrogacy! Now the babies are illegal immigrants. Her boyfriend decided to break up with her because of long-term emotional discord and exposed this matter, saying that she didn't want her own children! Deji is completely ruined!"

Fang Lan smacked her lips after she finished speaking, and muttered as she looked out the window at the stone path covered with fallen leaves, "I originally thought she was an incomparably pure cloud in the sky, but who would have thought that the cloud was full of chemical waste and the rain was acid rain!"

"As the saying goes, 'Every family has its own difficulties
"Don't talk about me. Have you never been attracted to any handsome senior?" Fang Lan pouted playfully and smiled unconvinced.

"Hmph, even if I knew, I wouldn't tell you. I just won't tell you!" Lin Chen said as he walked towards the sofa, swinging his hands as if he was performing an impromptu dance performance.

Fang Lan was so amused that she burst into laughter. Suddenly, she pounced on Lin Chen from behind and pushed him down on the sofa. The two of them laughed together and the atmosphere was very joyful.

In the night sky, the stars twinkled, like naughty children peeking at them, and the crescent moon looked like a smiling face, as if the gods were also laughing at their happiness.

Time passed, three days later.

Fang Lan packed her luggage and dragged the suitcase to the backyard, only to see Lin Chen had already driven out the Tesla sedan.

After putting the suitcase in the trunk, Lin Chen smiled and said, "Okay, let's go. I'll take you to Europe."

The car started quickly. Fang Lan smoothed her hair and looked out the window.

The scenery along the way flashed by like a movie scene. Fang Lan looked at the scenery and secretly sighed in her heart: It’s so good to have a boyfriend. Not only does he have a luxurious house and a private car, but I can also enjoy free movie time.

"Do I really not need to pay some money for this big house?" Fang Lan turned to look at Lin Chen and said with a smile.

Lin Chen was immersed in his own thoughts. He looked at the car window in front of him, which felt like a big TV screen, as if he was watching a scenic TV program at home. Thinking about the starting point and the destination, there is actually not much difference. The world is a whole and is connected to each other.

So to speak, this "TV" and two "sofas" that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars are indeed not cheap.

(End of this chapter)