Chapter 110: After the Storm
After the grand event in Capital City.
The next day.
That being the start of April.
The high-society event, which had been loudly promoted online, officially released countless clips online.
First up was Teacher Fei Xiang.
Most of the young people surfing the internet hardly knew him.
But the parent fans were a different story, they watched with great interest.
Then Yang Mi sang, and the popularity soared.
She didn't have to do anything, and off she went skyrocketing to the top of the trending searches.
That was the influence of Yang Mi back in 2014, a real queen of hot topics.
The only one who could compete with her in the drama circle was that empress from Magic City.
As soon as her video got leaked, the comments section maxed out.
"Yang Mi was invited to sing, what kind of unit is Water Cloud Space?"
"Heard it's a high-end beauty salon from Capital City's side."
"Is it expensive? Let's go check it out someday."
"Not much, the entry-level experience is just about two thousand."
"Tsk... what services do they offer for such high prices?"
"If they can afford Yang Mi, they can't be too cheap, look, the introduction to Water Cloud Space is out."
A promotional video for Water Cloud Space, pre-shot by a top director, had officially leaked.
Their main selling point was simply outrageous luxury.
The large thousand square meters staff villa was located in Capital City.
Teachers rotating daily, each costing twenty thousand a day.
The employees there not only knew how to make tea but could discuss ancient tea culture, as well as modern famous arts like Qin, chess, calligraphy, and painting.
Pure Chinese style culture, worker's uniforms in white Chinese watercolor all custom-made.
Over three thousand a set.
Just asking if you've ever seen such a thing.
Inside the store, there's not only a quiet and comfortable café but also a rejuvenating forest tea room, and a piano room.
Choose whatever you want to listen to.
How's that for high-end?
They charge you two thousand for an experience; it's pretty reasonable.
Their main message was, if you don't have money, don't even step inside.
Inside, they have both Western and Chinese menus, customers can eat whatever they want.
"Damn it, not born with a silver spoon, I can only rely on the next life now."
"Now that this video is out, is there still anyone going to spend money there?"
"They almost said outright if your family doesn't have a small target, you don't belong in their place."
"Crap, no wonder they could afford to have Yang Mi as a guest, no one beats their prices, if they didn't just allow women to spend there, I'd almost think Heaven on Earth was reopening."
"Haven't seen Heaven on Earth in my lifetime, a huge regret…"
"Add one."
"Add one."
Numerous netizens automatically commented below, now there's a third promotional video.
This time it featured the legendary goddess Zhou Huimin.
A bunch of old letches were suddenly excited.
From grandpa's generation to the grandson's, and the Zhou Huimin extra-large poster photo they had next to their beds.
"If I were fifty years younger, I'd definitely rush to Xiangjiang to chase after her."
"Old man, how old are you now?"
"Under ninety."
"Be more specific."
"Eighty-nine."
"Well then, old but still sharp, huh!"
"Old man, what are you dreaming about? I'd go chase her if I were thirty years younger."
"May I ask how old you are?"
"The one above is my dad, I'm just shy of seventy."
"Both of you step aside, she's mine."
And there came the son, truly a goddess spanning three generations.
Most people have no idea how important Zhou Huimin is to men, let's just say that.
If she came to the mainland to appear on a variety show.
Even with a telescope, you wouldn't find any competition, she could knock them all out in one move, big or small.
No one would have imagined that Water Cloud Space could invite someone even more top-tier than Yang Mi.
This move is definitely a nostalgia killer.
Then came the question from a netizen below:
"Excuse me, how can one join Water Cloud Space?"
"First, you have to be a woman, and second, you have to be a beautiful woman."
Being beautiful isn't that demanding, but you really can't be too fat.
They also offer weight loss programs, wouldn't having a few too overweight be like slapping their own face?
"Being a woman is out of the question for me, I can only consider castration."
"Stop joking, look at the benefits over there, during training you live in a villa, eat five-star meals, and even get a minimum salary of twelve thousand a month."
"Which beauty salon in China can offer that kind of salary?"
"A minimum of twelve thousand, our factory's six thousand screw turners can't catch up with their minimum standard."
"Their store manager can make up to three million a month, beauty therapists start at a minimum annual salary of two hundred thousand, the company also contributes to their social insurance and housing fund, and if someone in the family is seriously ill, they can apply for an employee support fund from the company. This is literally the ceiling of wage earning, okay?"
"Alright, I admit I'm not sour anymore, no matter how much they earn, I won't be jealous."
"Me neither, such a boss is definitely a good boss."
"Just for being willing to pay employees such high salaries, I'll support them for life."
"Why are all the good bosses someone else's, when we talk to our damned boss about overtime pay, he tells us young people to contribute more, and when we talk to him about a raise, he talks to us about dreams."
"Damn it, I'm out to make money, not to listen to him bullshit about dreams, he himself is out there keeping multiple Little Thirds and Fourths, and I don't even have a girlfriend."
"My boss is the same."
"Add one."
"Add one."
Suddenly, everyone started complaining about their own bosses.
And alongside, the curses in English started flying.
"Great news, look…"
"Water Cloud Space has officially announced an investment of fifty million in Capital City, establishing the headquarters of Water Cloud Space Beauty Center Academy."
"The program lasts two years and guarantees a job upon graduation, with a minimum salary starting at six thousand."
"What does this enrollment requirement mean, why start from a top high school, and it has to be the kind with the best academic performance?"
"Isn't it obvious, what situation are the girls who can't even get into high school in?"
"Look carefully at the treatment they offer upon entry."
"Tuition-free, includes board and lodging, it's all quite understandable."
"What's their intention with the following, meet the standards upon entry and you get a monthly salary of three thousand until graduation?"
"My god, you get paid to study?"
"This is definitely the first of its kind in the nation."
"Also, look at this, the teachers are top professionals from within the industry, not just training professionally but also in national culture, my sister attended her class, three days cost six thousand eight hundred."
"After coming back, she recommended that our whole family should go, a vocational school that's tuition-free hiring this level of teachers, it's unimaginable."
"Someone said previously that Water Cloud Space spent over ten million on staff training sessions to attract Yang Mi to endorse them, I didn't believe it at first but now I totally believe it."
"Who needs to consider the 985 universities when you can earn a monthly salary from the start of school here, with over six thousand after graduation, and a guaranteed minimum annual salary of two hundred thousand at Water Cloud Space, this is even better than the typical 985."
"You might be overestimating 985s, I graduated from a 985, a year after graduation still earning a six thousand monthly salary, located in Sha City."
"Same here."
"Likewise."
"I spent over a million on education, strived from kindergarten onward, barely managed a 985, and all I got after graduating is a five thousand salary, who in my family understands this kind of hardship."
"Another day of envying Water Cloud Space employees."
"No wonder a vocational school dared to only recruit students from top high schools, they really dare to pay."
"Exactly, and they're only recruiting a thousand in the first batch."
"I'm getting my sister to sign up quickly, I'm counting on her for my next life."
"My sister is in her first year of college, she should qualify too."
"My aunt is still single, she might also make it."
"My mom only had me and is still in her prime, she should qualify too, right?"
"..."
"..."
"Top floor, you win."