The world of film and television begins from childhood

In the following days, Zhou Chen continued to study stocks and finally selected four stocks that were somewhat similar to some of the stocks that had skyrocketed in the real world and had a trend of skyrocketing.

Not long after, he used Li Kui's relationship to borrow a lot of money from their bank. Of course, all of it required collateral.

Li Kui naturally would not suffer any loss, as Zhou Chen's loan would also be counted as his performance.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, another two months have passed.

That night, Zhou Chen and Yang Tao had dinner at his mother-in-law's house across the street again.

Su Qing works in the library and has a regular job. She has to go back to work after her maternity leave expires, so the child is temporarily left in the care of Xue Sumei.

Because she had to take care of the child, Xue Sumei no longer had the carefree attitude of the past. She had to take care of the child at home every day. Even when she went out to buy groceries, she pushed the stroller and took the child with her.

"Taozi, you still haven't made any movement?"

Yang Tao raised her head and asked in confusion: "Mom, what's the noise?"

Xue Sumei said angrily: "Pregnancy? It's been a few months, and you're still not pregnant?"

Yang Tao said depressedly: "This is not what I am doing. How can I get pregnant just by saying so?"

Xue Sumei became even more angry: "Weiwei got married later than you, and she's already pregnant. What's going on with you? Why don't you two go get checked out?"

The last sentence made Yang Tao so embarrassed that her face turned red.

"Mom, what are you talking about? What do you want to check? We have done the pre-marital check-up and there is no problem. There is no need for a check-up."

"Then why haven't you gotten pregnant yet? Xiao Zhou, didn't you lie to me last time?"

Xue Sumei looked at Zhou Chen with suspicion.

Zhou Chen said calmly: "No, Mom, don't worry, Taozi and I are fine. We are not pregnant now because we are preparing for eugenics. I have been nourishing Taozi's body recently. Once her body is well, we will be able to get pregnant soon."

Xue Sumei asked in confusion: "Is there something wrong with Taozi's body?"

"That's not the case. Taozi is too old to have children now, and there are certain risks. That's why I want her to take good care of her body. I can't hurt Taozi's body just to have a baby, don't you agree?"

After hearing Zhou Chen's explanation, Xue Sumei was skeptical.

"That being said, I understand your kindness, but how long will it take? You don't know that because Weiwei is pregnant, Lan Caiping has been showing off in front of me, which makes me angry."

After hearing this, Zhou Chen and the other two finally understood why Xue Sumei was so anxious. It turned out that she had met her match.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 391 Yang Tao is pregnant, Lan Weiwei is in trouble

"Mom, having a baby isn't about comparing yourself to others. Weiwei is pregnant, so we congratulate her, but what does this have to do with whether I'm pregnant or not?"

Yang Tao didn't hate Lan Weiwei's mother, but when she heard her own mother talking about Lan Weiwei's mother, she got a headache because these two old people were really too noisy.

"How can it be okay? You and Weiwei grew up together, and you got married at about the same time. Weiwei even got pregnant after having an accident, but you are fine and not pregnant. How can mom not be anxious?"

Despite Zhou Chen's explanation, Xue Sumei still couldn't let it go. Her daughter's marriage used to be her biggest worry.

Now that her daughter Yang Tao is married, having children has become her top priority.

Although she is helping Su Qing take care of the child now, Su Qing is just a niece after all. She is different from her own daughter, and cannot be compared with her own grandson.

Yang Tao was so annoyed by the nagging that she could only say, "Pregnant, pregnant, pregnant, Mom, we will be pregnant soon."

Xue Sumei: "What's your attitude? Are you asking me to have a baby for me? It's for you. In a few years, you won't be able to have a baby even if you want to."

"No, Mom, I've already said I want to give birth, can you stop nagging me?" Yang Tao looked helpless, but she couldn't do anything about her mother.

Su Qing has been living with her aunt and Yang Tao for more than ten years and has become very familiar with them. Whenever they have a dispute, she can act as a peacemaker.

"Aunt, I think Zhou Chen and Taozi are right. Good birth and upbringing are more important. Just ignore Aunt Lan."

Xue Sumei: "Do you think I want to pay attention to her? She came to me and there was no way to avoid her. Look at her, it's just that her daughter is pregnant, what's there to be proud of? She acts like everyone has been pregnant before."

Zhou Chen's mouth twitched. How could he not know what kind of personality this mother-in-law had? She was exactly the same as Lan Weiwei's mother.

"It's not just the pregnancy. There's also Lan Caiping, who always shows off her son-in-law in front of me. What kind of person is she? Isn't she embarrassed enough?"

Su Qing held Xue Sumei in her arms and said, "Aunt, you are right. Although Weiwei's husband works in a bank, he is still far inferior to Zhou Chen. Anyway, I don't believe that they can have a deep relationship like Zhou Chen and Taozi."

Xue Sumei also nodded again and again, "Yes, Xiao Zhou is much better than that Li Kui. He can make so much money at a young age, and has a bright future."

Then she said to Zhou Chen, "Xiao Zhou, Mom is optimistic about you. You can't let that Li Kui outshine you, understand?"

Zhou Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It was true that people become more like children as they get older. Xue Sumei was barely sixty years old, but her temper was almost like that of a child.

"Mom, don't worry. Taozi will definitely be happy with me. Just watch."

More than two months later, two of the stocks he bought have started to rise sharply. As for the other stocks, some fell and some rose, but the fluctuations were not large, Zhou Chen did not sell them and continued to keep them.

If the stocks he holds now were sold at the market price, they would be worth at least 50 million.

Therefore, he is not in a hurry to cash in his stocks, because he feels that there is still room for growth. He is impatient and cannot eat hot tofu. The money he has now is still far from enough for him to achieve financial freedom.

Zhou Chen had nothing to do that day, so he went to the bridal shop and sat for a while. Coincidentally, Jiao Yang had nothing to do in the crew that day, so he was also hanging out in the bridal shop.

Zhou Chen was chatting with Jiao Yang, and Jiao Yang mainly told Zhou Chen about the recent situation on the film crew he was in, saying that he met several big stars and so on.

Zhou Chen just smiled at this, he really didn't care about big stars or anything like that, he was not a fan, and besides, in this pretty good world, he knew too many big stars, those people were no different from ordinary people.

As they chatted, Jiao Yang suddenly said, "By the way, Zhou Chen, are you interested in movies?"

Zhou Chen asked in surprise: "Why do you ask? I still watch good movies."

Jiao Yang: "I'm not asking if you like watching it, but if you are interested in investing in movies?"

"Invest in movies?"

Zhou Chen was even more surprised: "Are you planning to make a movie?"

Jiao Yang waved his hands repeatedly. "What kind of movie can I make? Shooting shopping ads is my limit. I asked you if you are interested in investing in movies because the friend who introduced me to the crew, his teacher is currently shooting a big-budget movie, and one of the investors suddenly had an accident and withdrew the investment."

“So you want me to invest in this movie?”

"I'm just asking if you're interested. My friend's teacher is a well-known director in China. He has directed many movies that have grossed over 100 million yuan. The box office is absolutely guaranteed, and the investment will definitely not be a loss."

"is it?"

Zhou Chen doesn't believe in movies that make money without losing money. Even well-known directors will direct box office poison.

For a good movie, the director is important, but the quality of the script, the team's ability, the actors, etc. are all important factors.

"Which director, which movie? Let me take a look."

Jiao Yang immediately told everything he knew. He really hoped that Zhou Chen would invest, because if Zhou Chen invested, he might be able to join the crew, which would be a good start for him in the film and television industry.

Zhou Chen did not immediately agree to invest. The film industry is indeed a place to make money, but if you want to make money, you must have enough power and vision.

Two days later, Zhou Chen collected enough information and found that what Jiao Yang said was right. This was indeed a good movie with a huge investment. It had been in the works for two years. The reason why it had not been filmed yet was because the director was striving for perfection and filmed very seriously.

Logically speaking, there should be many people who want to invest in a movie like this.

But in reality, because the film cycle is too long and the director has many requirements and drags on, many investors are impatient. If they did not lose a lot of money, I am afraid that many investors would want to withdraw their investment.

Zhou Chen thought about it for a day and felt that even if this movie would not be a big hit, the box office should not be low, so he finally decided to invest 10 million.

It is now 14, and although the domestic movie box office is rising sharply, it has not yet reached the level of or billion. If it can reach billion, it is considered a huge hit.

So an investment of 10 million is definitely not a small amount.

With the people Jiao Yang found and the most needed investment, Zhou Chen's investment went very smoothly. Most importantly, he had been guaranteed that the film would be completed within half a year and would be released during the Lunar New Year holiday next year.

The bridal shop's business was getting better and better. Yang Tao also used her expertise to start designing wedding dresses. However, in the past few months, she had only sold four of her designs.

There is no way. People nowadays trust big brands more. Although the wedding dress designed by Yang Tao is good, she is just an unknown designer after all. Therefore, people who are picky will not choose wedding dresses designed by Yang Tao.

Yang Tao was not discouraged, but started to study more seriously.

Her greatest characteristic is that she is self-aware. She knows that she is not a professional, so she does not set high goals. As long as someone likes the wedding dress she designed, she will be very happy.

After a while, Zhou Chen was lying on the bed sleeping when he suddenly heard a scream.

"Ah, ah, husband, husband."

Yang Tao, wearing pajamas, rushed out from the bathroom in the bedroom, her face full of excitement.

Zhou Chen looked at the excited Yang Tao with a bewildered look on his face: "What's wrong? Is your constipation gone?"

Yang Tao, who was full of excitement, froze for a moment and cursed, "Can you please stop spoiling the fun?"

"Haha, what's wrong? Why are you so happy?"

"Honey, look at this."

Yang Tao placed a pregnancy test stick in front of Zhou Chen.

As soon as Zhou Chen saw this, he immediately understood what was going on.

"pregnant?"

Yang Tao nodded happily and said, "Well, my period hasn't come for half a month, so I thought about buying it and trying it out. I just got up and took a test, and I'm pregnant."

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "This is a good thing. We should be happy about it. Go tell your mother about it. She will be very happy when she finds out."

Xue Sumei has been talking about having children and raising grandchildren every day for half a year. Now that she has finally waited for it, she must be so happy.

"Well, I'll tell her later."

Although she was impatient with her mother's constant urging for her to have a baby, after she really became pregnant, Yang Tao still wanted to share her joy with her mother as soon as possible.

Upon learning that her daughter was finally pregnant, Xue Sumei was indeed extremely happy. However, what made Zhou Chen speechless was that after knowing that her daughter was pregnant, the first thing the mother-in-law did was to start making phone calls. The person she called was Lan Weiwei's mother, Lan Caiping.

Listening to his mother-in-law bullying her bestie on the phone, talking about scientific parenting, eugenics, and planning, Zhou Chen really laughed in his heart.

To celebrate her daughter's pregnancy, Xue Sumei specially bought a table of vegetables for Zhou Chen and Yang Tao to have dinner in the evening.

"Taozi, I'm telling you, you have to be careful when you're pregnant. You have to eat regularly, don't skip breakfast, don't eat randomly, don't overwork yourself at work, and......"

Xue Sumei didn't even eat and started telling Yang Tao what to pay attention to during pregnancy.

Su Qing also interrupted from time to time. She had just given birth not long ago, so she knew more about the key points of having a baby.

Yang Tao listened patiently. Before she got pregnant, she thought the mother and sister were nagging, but now that she was pregnant, she became nervous. She felt that her mother and sister were both experienced people and must have more experience than her.

Although Zhou Chen told her a lot today, she always felt that Zhou Chen was a man and had never been pregnant, so she trusted her mother and sister more.

Listening to the conversation between the three women, Zhou Chen didn't bother. Pregnancy is indeed a very important matter, but there is no need to be overly nervous. Sometimes the more nervous you are, the more likely problems will arise.

After becoming pregnant, Yang Tao indeed became much more careful in everything she did.

Since she became pregnant, Xue Sumei would come over every day to ask about her well-being, either making soup for her or bringing her fruits. It was completely different from before she became pregnant.

In this way, two months passed without any major incidents. Afterwards, Zhou Chen took Yang Tao to the maternal and child health hospital to create a file and started various examinations.

That night, Yang Tao suddenly returned home with red eyes, which scared Zhou Chen.

"Honey, have you ever cried? What happened?"

Yang Tao's voice was choked with sobs, and she cried, "It's not me, it's Weiwei, husband, Weiwei is in trouble."

"Lan Weiwei? What happened to her?" Zhou Chen asked strangely.

Yang Tao: "Weiwei had heavy bleeding and miscarried."

"How could it be? Didn't you say she went shopping with you for baby supplies two days ago? How did she suddenly miscarry?"

Zhou Chen was very surprised. Lan Weiwei was a fitness coach and had a pretty good physical condition. She had been pregnant for several months now. I heard that she had stopped working and was recuperating at home.

In this case, how could heavy bleeding and miscarriage occur?

Yang Tao cried, "I don't know what happened. She had an accident yesterday. I heard it from Snot Girl. She said she was fine and suddenly had a heavy bleeding. Fortunately, she was sent to the hospital in time, otherwise, the adults might be in danger."

Zhou Chen sighed, then hugged Yang Tao tightly and comforted her: "Natural disasters and man-made disasters are unavoidable. Honey, don't be sad. You are a pregnant woman now. Lan Weiwei has had such a thing, you should pay more attention to your health."

Yang Tao was obviously still frightened, and nodded: "Well, husband, I will be careful, you will supervise me in the future."

If she didn't care much about it before, now after what happened to Lan Weiwei, she started to worry and didn't dare to relax at all.

"You don't need to be overly nervous. The most important thing for a pregnant woman is to have a good attitude. I think you'll be fine."

Although he didn't have any good feelings towards Lan Weiwei and this kind of woman didn't deserve sympathy, he still felt sorry for the retribution that had come to the child.

No matter what the adults are, the child is innocent after all. Seeing that the birth is not far away, it suddenly disappears, which is really too desperate.

"Honey, let's go to the hospital to see her now." Yang Tao said.

But Zhou Chen shook his head and said, "Don't, she is in grief now. If she sees you going there with a big belly, I'm afraid she will be even more sad. If it upsets her, it will be bad, so you should comfort her on the phone first."

Yang Tao: "But Weiwei and I have been best friends for so many years, and something so big has happened to her. I would feel really bad if I don't go see her."