On New Year's Eve, the family gathered together for dinner. They said they were a family, but in fact they were a family of four, plus mother-in-law Zhao Na.
Zhou Chen didn't go back to his hometown this year because he really didn't have any feelings for the mother in his hometown. It was better not to have contact with her if possible.
"Mom, why don't you live with us? The current situation is really scary."
Nan Li made this suggestion again. This was the third time she had said it.
Zhao Na waved her hand: "No, I live across the street. It's only a few steps away. Don't worry, I will take precautions. I have masks and disinfectant at home."
At this point, she sighed again: "This year, it's really like, well, I can't see anyone on the road now, how could something like this happen?"
Nan Li said: "This is a national catastrophe, especially during this Spring Festival period. The risk is really too great. We can't do anything now. We can only hope that the country can control it. Husband, didn't you buy a lot?"
Masks? How about we donate some too?”
Zhou Chen suddenly bought millions of masks and the warehouse was full. She even joked that it would be enough for them to last several lifetimes.
But now it seems that what was an unintentional move at the time has actually played such a significant role. The price of masks continues to rise. I heard that in many places they are priced but not available.
Zhou Chen nodded and said: "Well, we do have to donate part of it. It can be regarded as our contribution to the country. Moreover, we can contact Deputy District Director Li. She was able to help us a lot when we opened Chenxing.
, I have never had time to repay, so this time I can repay you properly. Not only masks and disinfectants, we also want to donate, so let’s donate one million.”
"one million?"
Zhao Na exclaimed: "Xia Junshan, you are crazy."
Zhou Chen said: "Mom, now that we are facing a disaster, it's okay if we don't have the ability. We are still somewhat capable, so we should help others. We can make money again if the money is gone, but we should do our best for this kind of thing, Lili, what do you think?
"
Nan Li also frowned slightly. One million is not a small amount. You must know that their tutoring institution has just started to make profits. The money for living at home is earned by Zhou Chen's writing novels. He donated it all at once.
She was really reluctant to give up one million yuan.
But seeing Zhou Chen's insistence, she still nodded and said: "I have no objection, just make your decision."
Zhao Na opened her mouth, okay, both of them had no objections, what else could she say, but when she thought of one million gone, she still felt very painful. Her savings over the years were only about this amount.
Zhou Chen smiled. In the real world, he had no ability and couldn't do much. But now that he has the ability, he has to help.
After more than half a year, his first novel has been completed. Although he has not read the ending of the original novel, in the end, relying on his own compilation, it can be regarded as a smooth ending.
From the beginning to now, in ten months, he has earned more than 18 million yuan from subscriptions alone, and there will be income in the future, and the copyright has also been sold. In terms of film and television, he has received more than 4 million yuan, which is more than
The price of the subscription is far different, but there are traditional Chinese, audio, etc., and we are still negotiating.
The editor also told him that because he is a newcomer, the copyright share is relatively low, but now that he is famous, as long as the quality of the next book is still high, the share will definitely increase.
Also, after the year, his contract level will be upgraded to the master level, and the subscription share will also increase by then.
Now that the foundation has been laid, of course Zhou Chen will not give up writing novels. Not long after finishing the novel, he started a second novel, which is a fantasy novel. Although it is no longer as crazy as the first one, it is not as popular as the first one.
It's up, so the data is pretty good.
So so far, Zhou Chen has more than 20 million in cash alone. According to Nan Li's idea, all this money has been invested in bank financial investments. Although the returns are average, it is safe and reliable.
Taking out one million, for Zhou Chen and his family, although the amount is quite large, it is definitely not a big deal, nor will it affect their lives.
Nan Li is personally responsible for donating money and materials because she is the current person in charge of Chenxing and has contacted Deputy District Chief Li through Nan Jianlong.
Deputy District Mayor Li was also very happy to learn that Chenxing was willing to donate so much materials and money.
The current situation is that money is easy to talk about, but supplies such as masks and disinfectants are really in short supply. Chenxing donated two million masks and a large amount of disinfectants at once. This is absolutely amazing, a lot
Companies with assets of over one billion may not be willing to part with it.
Days pass by, and Zhou Chen and the others rarely leave the community recently. If they want to buy daily necessities, they can be bought in the community, as well as vegetables and meat.
Although they couldn't leave the house, they were not idle, because Chenxing Education's online training became lively. Many students who originally took classes at Chenxing have signed up for online training, and Nan Li has been in charge of scheduling and phone prestige.
It almost never stopped.
After the online training became effective, Nan Li was very surprised. The rewards for several consecutive nights made Zhou Chen shout that he couldn't bear it, and it also made him regret more and more why he didn't increase his physical fitness in the first place.
The epidemic lasted for a long time, and it was still not over in March. However, some companies had already started construction. Although the Jockey Club Group's new building could not start construction, Zhou Chen, as a design consultant, never stopped working and kept communicating with the design institute.
Designer handover, review drawings, make changes, etc.
On this day, Zhou Chen and Nan Li were cooking dinner when suddenly his cell phone rang. When he saw the name on the caller ID, he suddenly showed surprise.
Nan Li came over and took a look: "Hey, Yan Peng, why did he call you?"
The caller was Yan Peng, but since that fight, they had not contacted each other for nearly ten months. At this time, Yan Peng actually took the initiative to call, which naturally made Nan Li very strange.
Zhou Chen also shook his head and said, "I don't know either."
After such a long time, the original incident has long been forgotten. Although his mood was a bit complicated, Zhou Chen still took the initiative to answer the phone.
"It's me, Yan Peng."
"I know, is something wrong?" Zhou Chen really didn't know what to say.
"Well, I have something to ask you for help with. Are you free?"
Yan Peng's voice seemed very deep, not at all as lively and crisp as before.
Zhou Chen was silent for a few seconds, "Okay."
After hanging up the phone, he said to Nan Li: "Yan Peng asked me to meet. From his tone, it seems like something happened."
Nan Li nodded and said, "Go ahead. After all, we have known each other for so many years. He is different from Tian Yulan. When you go out, wear a mask. Don't eat indiscriminately and don't go to crowded places."
"Well, I understand."
Zhou Chen went out wearing a mask. Yan Peng made an appointment at a cafe not far from the community. When he arrived, Yan Peng had already arrived.
Because the epidemic is not over yet, there are not many customers in the cafe. Apart from Yan Peng, there is only a couple sitting together at a table in the distance.
Zhou Chen walked to Yan Peng and sat down. The coffee had already been ordered, but when he saw Yan Peng's appearance, he was suddenly surprised.
I saw that Yan Peng had changed a lot compared to the last time they met. Although he was wearing a mask, you could still see the exhaustion and decadence on his face.
"Yan Peng, how did you become like this?"
In the past, Yan Peng was either playing games or playing basketball. Although he could not be said to be high-spirited, he definitely looked younger. He was completely different from the man in front of him, who had a weathered look, sunken eye sockets and a face full of decadence.
It's only been half a year, what kind of thing could turn Yan Peng into this?
"Brother, I came to see you today to ask for your help."
The voice also became deeper, as if it had lost its vitality and lacked its usual liveliness.
Zhou Chen was shocked. In the past, Yan Peng always called him brother, but since the last time they met and the two had a falling out, he hadn't heard this title for a long time. Now he heard it again and saw Yan Peng's appearance.
, I don’t know why, but my heart suddenly felt a little sour.
"Are you having trouble?"
Yan Peng lowered his head, his eyes evasive, hesitated for more than ten seconds, and finally spoke.
"Brother, my family's business has serious funding problems. I've sold everything I could, but it's still not enough. I can't do anything. I really can't do anything. Brother, I really can't do anything. I