Rebirth in 1986: Unforgettable Regrets
Chapter 219: Money-Saving Expert (Fourth Update)

Chapter 219: Chapter 219: Money-Saving Expert (Fourth Update)

"Xiao Yue, these two aren’t enough, we’re still one short," Tang Mingli had always trusted Tang Yue’s judgment.

Tang Yue flipped to the last page, looked at the last boy with a youthful face, and said, "Him."

Tang Mingli laid out the three photos, which matched perfectly with Zhang Minmin and her two friends.

Since all three of them were in the Provincial City, Tang Mingli took the opportunity to go there with Zhou Zhiming while restocking.

A week went by, and it was confirmed that the three of them were very suitable. The footage sent back was also excellent. The combination of three males and three females should be quite eye-catching.

A one-minute commercial sounds short, but to actually execute it, the time is quite long, and many outfits need to be prepared.

Tang Yue got the measurements for the six of them and decided on the outfits for the advertisement. She made a prototype for each set.

When Zhang Minmin confirmed that she could participate in the commercial shoot, she went home to speak with Mr. Zhang and Mrs. Zhang. They subconsciously refused, but Zhang Minmin begged and pleaded, and even brought Zhang Tingyu into the conversation, ensuring that it wouldn’t take up too much time and the clothing would be proper. Eventually, Mr. Zhang and Mrs. Zhang agreed.

However, Mr. Zhang and Mrs. Zhang had one condition: Zhang Minmin’s grades couldn’t drop. Therefore, after receiving the provisional approval, Zhang Minmin moved in to live with Zhang Tingyu. Zhang Tingyu and Zhang Minmin, the sisters, shared a room, while Tang Yue had her own. With Zhang Tingyu and Tang Yue, both excellent students, leading the way, Zhang Minmin’s grades were bound to improve.

Zhang Minmin wasn’t dumb; she just never focused on her studies. Zhao Wenyue and Liu Fang would only encourage her to go out and play, or to go eat nice food, never taking the initiative to study.

Every time, Zhao Wenyue and Liu Fang would copy homework from classmates, and Zhang Minmin, being lazy, would copy along with them.

Now, spending her days with Zhang Tingyu and having cut off contact with the others, Zhang Minmin slowly shifted her focus to studying. To ensure her parents wouldn’t stop her from filming the commercial, she was determined to show good results in the final exams.

*

Today was the weekend.

Tang Zhengde and Tang Mingli’s families sat together. Wei Jiajia’s belly was gradually starting to show. If she wore a slightly tighter outfit, the bump at her stomach was rather obvious.

"Xiao Yue, the male models over there have all been settled. When it’s time for the shoot, just call them over," Tang Mingli said, focusing his gaze on Tang Yue and asked, "Xiao Yue, have you discussed with Zhou Zhiming about how the commercial should be shot? For example, how many sets of clothes should be worn?"

"I roughly mentioned it. Each person has four sets of clothes. To fit these four sets into a one-minute commercial and how to showcase the clothes, we haven’t settled on that yet," responded Tang Yue, who had been spending a lot of time in the library lately, gaining knowledge on this topic and combining it with commercials she had seen in her future life, she had a rough idea.

Four sets of clothes for six people equate to twenty-four sets in total. Each of these twenty-four sets has to have its own style but also complement each other.

"Tang Yue, your coursework is also heavy. Do you need to hire someone?" Tang Mingli was somewhat worried since Tang Yue had been noticeably slimming down lately.

"No need," Tang Yue smiled and refused: "Little Uncle, don’t worry. I’ve finished all my drafts, decided on the styles, and we’ll definitely be able to start shooting by the end of March. By mid-April, it should be able to air nationwide."

"Xiao Yue, I’m worried it might be too much for you. Once this period is over, you can just focus on your studies. Other than the styles of the clothes, you don’t need to worry about anything else," Tang Mingli felt he wasn’t much help, burdening Tang Yue with so many things, which made him somewhat remorseful.

"Then thank you for your hard work, Little Uncle," Tang Yue said playfully, adding, "Little Uncle, Little Aunt still needs to have the baby, so you can’t put all your focus on the factory."

"Don’t worry, your Little Uncle takes good care of me," Wei Jiajia immediately spoke for Tang Mingli.

As they conversed, the topic of loans came up. Since they needed to stock up for a few months, the factory’s warehouse was currently so full that it couldn’t accommodate any more.

Tang Zhengde was secretly worried and said, "Mingli, I have some money saved up, do you want to use it first?"

"No need, Second Brother, the loaned funds are enough," Tang Mingli cheerfully refused and gratefully said, "Second Brother, I appreciate your kind intentions."

"Dad, how much have you saved?" Tang Yue was quite curious.

Tang Zhengde just smiled and did not speak.

Hualian cleared her throat and said, "Xiao Yue, starting from this year, making lunch and dinner has brought in more money compared to last year."

"Isn’t that too tiring?" Tang Yue frowned, thinking about how they already had their hands full in the morning making buns and cooking noodles. Now, having to cook lunch and dinner seemed too exhausting.

"It’s fine, I’m used to it," Tang Zhengde said cheerfully. He wasn’t afraid of hard work. When he worked at the forestry station, it was even tougher than now, and he could barely earn even ten yuan a month, not to mention US$100. But now that he ran his own shop, despite the hard work, the profits were quite substantial.

"Xiao Yue, just focus on your studies. I’ve already saved the money for your university education," Tang Zhengde happily said. He then looked at Tang Jun and added, "The money for Xiao Jun to go to high school is also saved."

Previously, when their family was very poor, whenever the new school term started, Tang Zhengde and Zhang Hualian would work odd jobs together, hoping to earn a bit more money. With this, they would have enough for the school fees when the term began.

Now, even though school was far off, he had saved enough money for both siblings’ education.

"Dad, you must have saved quite a bit of money, right?" Tang Yue’s mind raced and she quickly changed the subject, "Dad, if we have money, can we open a restaurant? A restaurant can make more money than a breakfast shop."

"Can’t we open one just the same now?" Tang Zhengde asked back, puzzled.

Tang Yue shook her head, "No, I’m not talking about a breakfast shop like a cafeteria, but a real restaurant. We would focus on serving lunch and dinner, and we would need a bigger place, decorated neatly."

"But what if there’s no business?" Tang Zhengde was worried. The current shop was doing well, with a steady breakfast crowd, and although not as many, there were customers for lunch and dinner too.

Suddenly changing the location meant losing the regular customers.