Becoming Rich with Daily Scavenging APP-Chapter 520: Building My Own Manor?

"Has the lead actress been decided?" Chen Yiyang directly asked.

"Uh." The other party hesitated for quite a while before responding, "Apart from the lead actress, neither the second female lead nor the male lead has been decided."

"Alright, I got it. We’ll talk again later." Upon hearing this, Chen Yiyang immediately lost interest in investing.

No idea which rich kid came up with this project. Before it starts, they’ll likely be very accommodating, but after it kicks off, they’re sure to turn the script into a tedious mess to showcase the lead actress’s highlight moments.

Ever since his last talk with Rao Zhi, Chen Yiyang couldn’t be bothered with such projects anymore.

Currently, good domestic film projects are indeed becoming fewer and fewer.

The purpose of most people in the film industry has shifted from creating a good story to figuring out how to make a star famous.

There’s basically no investment value left.

However, after the premiere ceremony, the box office for Dangal was quite decent over the next two days, as various ticket platforms projected earnings exceeding a billion.

It’s quite a respectable box office performance.

Keep in mind, Chen Yiyang snagged the movie for a flat price, so all subsequent box office revenue goes to him, making it pure profit.

This achievement prompted several film investors known to Chen Yiyang to inquire if he had any connections for acquiring movie rights in India, as they also wanted to buy some films from India for screening.

Of course, Chen Yiyang had to lend a hand in this matter.

He immediately provided them with the contacts of those several Indians and hoped they would share their dealings and outcome with the Indians with him afterward.

After wrapping up matters in the Imperial Capital, Chen Yiyang returned to Lin’an.

A few days prior, Zhao Feipeng came to visit Chen Yiyang’s villa in Lin’an.

"Your place is just too plain." After touring around Chen Yiyang’s villa, Zhao Feipeng couldn’t help but marvel.

"Only two people live here, so why bother having it so big, to keep a mistress or something?" Chen Yiyang teased Zhao Feipeng, "Or do you really have a mistress at home, Zhao?"

"Come on, you shouldn’t talk nonsense." Zhao Feipeng quickly insisted that Chen Yiyang stop talking.

If such rumors spread, Xiaopeng Automobile might experience disruptions.

This hilarious example is right in front of us.

Whenever a boss keeps a mistress who then had a child, future discussions on company inheritance would certainly become chaotic.

The crux is that domestic laws exist to safeguard illegitimate children’s inheritance rights.

This aspect differs from most other countries.

In many countries, as long as you’re not divorced and have a legal wife, any child born outside of marriage wouldn’t have inheritance rights.

But things are different domestically; unless there’s a clear will established before passing, illegitimate children are entitled to inheritance rights.

This law emerged shortly after the founding of the nation.

The reason was that many rural folks got married but never bothered to get a marriage certificate or were reluctant to pay the certificate fee.

Without this law, children born to married couples could easily lose inheritance rights due to their parents lacking a marriage certificate.

Over a considerable period, this law actually safeguarded many ordinary people’s rights.

For instance, after the reform and opening up, masses of migrant workers moved to cities to work, some of whom found new wives and had children there for various reasons.

These workers might even opt to get marriage certificates with their new wives in the city, turning the original spouse into the other woman.

Without this law, the original spouse’s children could easily lose inheritance rights and become unable to receive an estate or pension.

Naturally, the irony lies in this: The law was initially intended to protect the lower class.

Yet, societal development has led to its main application in resolving inheritance disputes among wealthy individuals after their deaths.

Though creating a will might solve this issue, a will is essentially like an emperor appointing a crown prince in ancient times.

Before appointing a crown prince, both the original spouse and mistress are willing to keep up appearances and not make a fuss.

Should a will be drawn up, it’s akin to appointing a crown prince, prompting them not only to create troubles but also hope for your early demise to prevent any changes of heart or rewriting of the will.

That’s why Zhao Feipeng wanted Chen Yiyang to avoid reckless talking.

Letting outsiders suspect he has a mistress and illegitimate children would make shareholders ponder whether these illegitimate offspring might fracture the company one day, consequently tarnishing the brand’s reputation.

"Alright, let’s be serious." Chen Yiyang waved his hand, poured Zhao Feipeng a cup of tea, and asked.

"Actually, I’m considering getting a better villa, do you have any advice?"

"Two routes: The first is to establish a real estate company, purchase land, and build villas to sell to yourself. Of course, certain regulations on villa sizes still apply and require regulatory oversight.

The second is finding a hidden spot, registering a cultural tourism company, purchasing the land, and transforming it into a vacation resort where you live. As long as the accounts are handled and taxes are paid timely, you’re good."

"The second route requires a considerable monetary investment, right?" Chen Yiyang asked. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

"Annually, the taxes might be tens of millions or even over a billion. Anything less and the relevant departments would come for checks."

"They both sound troublesome." Chen Yiyang felt some wastefulness.

Given he barely has people around him, living there might feel inconvenient and empty.

Moreover, spending millions annually just on taxes really adds up.

But wait.

Chen Yiyang suddenly thought of something, asking, "How about I buy some land around Lin’an, transform it into a resort area, then run it publicly and normally, but charge high fees to limit the number of visitors.

Inside the resort, leaving a piece of land to build a manor for myself, how about that?"

"That idea sounds interesting." Zhao Feipeng nodded.

"Build an ancient city." Chen Yiyang said, "Reserve a corner especially for me within the ancient city to build a super estate in Huaxia style to live in, then open an extra gate to separate from the resort area. This way, the expenses are less, and I don’t aim to make the ancient city profitable, just ensuring it doesn’t lose too much money."

Chen Yiyang felt this idea was genuinely great.

Though the investment is substantial, likely running into tens of billions.

But now that he has a net worth of several hundred billion, why can’t he just indulge himself a little?

Entertaining this thought, Chen Yiyang immediately called the Historian.

Previously, the Historian helped him construct a private museum right on the outskirts of Lin’an, where most surrounding areas remain undeveloped.

Chen Yiyang wanted to purchase those adjacent areas and develop a relic-themed ancient resort city with a high-end vacation hotel on the premises for himself.

Of course, the estate’s future titular guest would be none other than himself.