The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Chapter 152 Meng Ziyi Singing

Bai Xin went downstairs to ask someone for help.

They said they were coming to their company to be female artists, but they were actually just two interns.

They are all still studying at the Beijing Film Academy.

They're not very old, probably around twenty, and one of them is even the most beautiful girl from the Beijing Film Academy.

To be the most beautiful girl at the Beijing Film Academy, you have to be exceptionally good-looking.

She wasn't even chosen as the school beauty at the film academy back then.

This shows just how good-looking one of them is.

She didn't want to remind him, mainly because she didn't know how to do it.

We can't just tell her that the girl sitting in the CEO's chair upstairs is a seven or eight-year-old girl!
This sounds absurd.

This caused her to feel very anxious when she went upstairs.

The two female interns went upstairs, and Chen An'an was still wearing her sunglasses.

No one taught her how a CEO should behave.

Anyway, it felt pretty good.

She learned from those classroom teachers that the first thing they did upon entering the room was to ask for the student's name and age.

"How old are you two sisters? What are your names?"

Meng Ziyi, being a film academy graduate, glanced around the CEO's office and noticed that the boss seemed to be the young woman sitting in the middle.

There was also a man who looked like a security guard standing next to him.

Meng Ziyi subconsciously felt that this was a test of their acting skills.

Let's get started... Ziyi.

"President, my name is Meng Ziyi, I am twenty-one years old, and I am studying at the Beijing Film Academy."

"good."

Chen An'an was very happy, but she held back from saying anything since she hadn't finished acting.

She turned to look at the security guard next to her.

"Dad, give me a reward."

"What kind of reward are you giving? You need to be more specific."

Chen An'an coughed and asked curiously, "What do you want, sister?"

What does she want?

A house, a car—those are unrealistic.

Meng Ziyi wasn't actually very smart, but she had a pretty face. She thought for a moment and said, "President, I'm new here and don't know what I'd like to order?"

"Well then, I'll give you a reward of ten thousand."

Chen An'an waved her little hand, imitating how the teacher rewards the children in class, and gave them a small reward first.

Bai Xin immediately instructed the finance department to bring in the money.

A thick stack of small banknotes was thus placed in my hands.

Meng Ziyi was somewhat bewildered.

"Hey lady, do you know Mantis Kung Fu?"

Is it Mantis Boxing, the style of fighting in Stephen Chow's movies?

Meng Ziyi nodded: "I know a tiny bit."

"Ha, that's great! Dad will give you another 50,000."

To think that she even knows her supreme martial arts technique deserves a great reward.

The 50,000 was in hand again.

Meng Ziyi was having an existential crisis; all she wanted to do was find a winter break job here.

"Sister Ziyi, do you have any other talents? Sister Ziyi, please sing a song!"

Sing?

Isn't this the biggest challenge you can put her in?
Meng Ziyi cleared his throat and began to sing a few lines a cappella.

That song.

It's completely inversely proportional to her looks.

Bai Xin was dumbfounded. Her singing was already mediocre enough, but she didn't expect this person to be even worse than her.

This cannot be described in ordinary terms.

Indeed, God is fair.

They open such a beautiful window for you, only to ruthlessly close another door for you.

It's obvious that Meng Ziyi, the school beauty, has a singing voice that's absolutely top-notch in the entertainment industry.

Chen An'an chuckled: "Sister is so talented. If my dad ever says I have no talent for singing again, you can sing in front of him. Teacher Bai, give this Sister Ziyi another 100,000."

With 100,000 yuan in hand, Meng Ziyi was completely numb.

I feel like I've gone to the wrong place.

"Dad, I like this Ziyi sister. Please let her stay in our family!"

"Okay, Bai Xin, you can make the arrangements."

"So, isn't being a CEO much more interesting than all that showing off you used to do?"

"Yes, Dad, I'm coming to be the CEO again tomorrow."

"Okay, okay, you can come and do it every day."

Chen Pingsheng took her home; her mother, Song Yanxi, should have finished cooking soon.

As soon as the father and daughter left, Meng Ziyi immediately handed over the 160,000 yuan he had just received.

Bai Xin understood her, but she couldn't accept this money:

"This is a gift from our company's little princess to you, so please accept it!"

"But she's only seven or eight years old. Wouldn't I be cheating a little girl out of her money?"

Although Meng Ziyi's singing is a bit awful, she is also a bit too beautiful.

But she is a kind person.

"What's wrong with being seven or eight years old? You saw that the person standing next to her just now is our group's chairman."

Bai Xin said, "Uncle's family has almost no money left to spend. Tens of thousands of yuan is as easy for us ordinary people to take as a few dollars. Since An'an has given you this money as a reward, you can only keep it."

"By the way, what brings you here?"

Meng Ziyi originally wanted to come here for an internship, hoping to hone her acting skills during the internship period.

However, this trip has given me the feeling that things here seem rather frivolous.

They've even gone so far as to make a seven or eight-year-old girl the CEO.

This could lead to bankruptcy!

What if she arrives with the sole reputation of a bankrupt company?

Won't it be harder for them to make it in the entertainment industry in the future?

Meng Ziyi thought about it and still refused.

Bai Xin goes along with her; after all, her family has no shortage of beautiful female celebrities.

Bai Lu is already preparing to go film a movie, and Jiang Peiyao has made even more high-end arrangements.

Movies and TV series go hand in hand.

They all started as minor supporting roles.

……

When Chen An'an got home, she was overjoyed, reminiscing about the domineering aura she had when she first became president.

This is even better than the teachers who direct these children in the classroom.

She wasn't just excited herself; she also wanted to share her excitement with her younger sister, Chen Xinyi.

Six-month-old Chen Xinyi can sit up on the bed by herself, but she can't sit for too long. If she sits for too long, she will fall asleep with drool drooling.

He was holding a small rattle drum in his hand, shaking it and laughing.

"Dad, you said I'd be a female CEO when I grow up, but what will Xinyi be when she grows up?"

"She's still so young, let's talk about it when she's your age."

"That's great!" Chen An'an chuckled. "I'm going to start cultivating her domineering aura right now."

"You're kidding me. You're not allowed to teach Xinyi these kinds of nonsense."

"Then I should at least teach her my signature Mantis Fist."

"You should practice until you reach level 99 yourself first."

That brat just doesn't understand.

She always thought she had a lot of martial arts talent, and planned to set up a martial arts stage for her when she returned to her rural hometown.

Let those little brats who grew up running wild in the countryside teach her a lesson.

People in the city are often spoiled, but those in the countryside are completely different.

My eldest sister and her family will definitely be going back this year, along with their entire extended family.

I'm going to buy another Mercedes-Benz Brabus V-Class; that kind of car is the most comfortable for long-distance driving.

Just like last year, I'm traveling while going home.

I'll also take the newborn to see the beautiful landscape.

With that in mind, Chen Pingsheng decided to discuss it with Song Yanxi that evening.

I'll be preparing to go home for a month this year.

The older child will leave during the holiday and will come back when school starts.

After this year, by next summer, his family will probably move to a courtyard house in the Second Ring Road area.

We'll also help Chen An'an transfer to a better school then.

With her grades, it would probably be about the same no matter which school she attends.

It's simply a matter of dropping from third to last to first place again.

Then you'll never have to worry about her regressing again.

How great.

……

In mid-November, the CEO training program began as scheduled.

More than twenty middle-aged CEOs gathered together at the same time.

If we're talking about the biggest change in the past month or so, it's undoubtedly Wang Yanfeng.

As one of the top rich second-generation individuals in China, this guy already has a huge following online.

Now he's even targeting the next big trend, investing in and launching a large-scale live streaming platform.

Unlike Changfu, who runs a guild and relies on various live streaming platforms for survival.

Wang Yanfeng, however, went directly to establish a platform-based live streaming app.

It aims to become the largest online platform in the live streaming industry.

It spent a lot of money recruiting numerous well-known live streamers as soon as it was established.

One of them is the most famous, and many boys know him.

Park Ni-mae from South Korea had a live-streaming video that went viral on Chinese short video platforms in 12.

Wearing a policewoman's hat and biting a small ribbon, she exudes an irresistible charm that everyone who sees her understands.

The key issue is that the number of clothes is decreasing one by one.

You know.

Coupled with Wang Yanfeng's own online popularity, the Xiongmao platform attracted the attention of major capital firms as soon as it was launched.

There is a strong trend of the live streaming industry being divided into three parts.

Wang Yanfeng was beaming, and he spoke frankly, making no attempt to hide his pride.

They even directly mocked Chen Pingsheng for being petty and going to a milk tea shop!

Putting everything else aside, who in their class doesn't have a net worth of several hundred million?

Given his status, Chen Pingsheng is probably the only one who would still go to work at a milk tea shop.

"Chen Pingsheng, I think next time our classmates go out to eat, you should go out and sit at the children's table."

This guy is riding high.

The Xiongmao platform was valued at 2 billion yuan as soon as it was founded, and it certainly has the capital to be arrogant.

However, Chen Pingsheng never believed that he could do this job well.

There's only one reason: live streaming platforms really need to grow significantly.

BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent) can't just sit idly by, given the current momentum of Tencent and Alibaba.

Before this industry takes off, let you small players cause trouble first.

Once it's grown up, the giant penguin will make its own appearance.

He didn't know what Old Wang's son had to offer to compete with the giant penguins.

In the commercial real estate sector, the Wang family certainly calls the shots, but in the internet sector, he hasn't found a single company that can rival BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent).

Join or go bankrupt.

Choose one!

"Xiao Wang, don't get cocky. At least I can steadily earn a few small goals by selling milk tea. Don't go broke selling tomcats."

"You fart."

Wang Yanfeng snorted at him; everyone in the class knew that the two had a bad relationship.

He refused to believe that he could lose money by doing live streaming.

Chen Pingsheng ignored him. He wasn't the only one in the class who had made great progress; Liu Hai had acquired a piece of land worth 2.8 billion yuan in the north.

They plan to build a high-end villa area in that location.

After leaving the international investment bank, Tong Zhelan founded Honglan Capital in Shanghai.

In less than a month, more than a dozen projects were launched.

This includes his bubble tea.

There's also He Bijun, a pig farmer, who made a fortune from the nationwide surge in pork prices.

In the sharing economy, BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent) has already begun to get involved. The sharing concept is not limited to bicycles, but also includes umbrellas, power banks, and even silicone dolls have become popular.

Huang Bin, who focuses on the sharing economy, has completed his Series D funding round with a valuation of 3 billion yuan.

That's not all; the stock market has seen a comprehensive surge, so much so that even a cleaning lady outside could make money by buying stocks with her eyes closed.

Stocks, real estate, hotels, tourism, and the internet are all experiencing a comprehensive rise.

Just when the economy was booming and everything was going very well.

However, a major event that shocked the business world occurred in the domestic market.

Li Ka-shing, the Hong Kong investment guru, surprisingly accelerated his withdrawal from the domestic real estate market in that year.

Many people may not know how amazing Li Ka-shing is. He has diversified his businesses, and putting aside the risks, he makes money no matter what he does.

He successfully bought into the Hong Kong property market at rock bottom several times.

Domestically, they started buying up land at rock-bottom prices as early as the 1990s.

Most of the profits made in the domestic real estate market come from excessive leverage.

Li Ka-shing of Hong Kong is different; he doesn't use leverage at all.

They don't build many houses; they just leave a few excavators there and waste time.

They wait until the land value rises before making a purchase.

They don't build any houses at all.

Such a behemoth has suddenly withdrawn its investment under these circumstances.

It's not just a matter of throwing away a dollar or two; it's a full-scale investment.

Whether it's land or commercial real estate, they're all being sold off at low prices.

Regardless of how people on the internet view his behavior, from a business perspective, this applies to people in the business world.

Old Li's withdrawal of investment this time sends a very clear signal.

After all, he had a famous saying: "Never earn the last penny."

Safety first.

At a time when the domestic economy is so prosperous, this visionary business tycoon...

They actually announced their withdrawal from the mainland market.

The signal here is incredibly strong.

After all, Old Li's judgment has never been wrong.

Otherwise, how could he have remained the richest man in China, or even Asia?

Those who are truly in the business world know that, not counting those royal families that cannot be exposed.

Li Ka-shing of Hong Kong is undoubtedly the richest man in China.

Whether it's cash or other assets, there are very few that can compare to him.

After all, he was someone who could readily withdraw over a billion dollars in cash in the 1990s.

Who else on the mainland can do this?

"I reckon Lao Li has already assessed the domestic real estate situation."

"When people are crazy, I abandon them; when people abandon them, I buy them. What do you think he's really thinking?"

"No need to guess, judging from his withdrawal of investment this time, it is clear that he is no longer optimistic about the domestic real estate market."

Tong Zhelan said, "It could take one or two years, or three to five years. If there are problems with the real estate market, it will really have a ripple effect. Everyone, no matter what, it's best to reduce your debt in advance and prepare for the real estate winter."

This woman actually shouted out the slogan of a real estate winter.

The situation is not optimistic.

Actually, there are precedents abroad, such as Xiao Rizi.

Didn't their real estate market collapse once?
House prices plummeted by 90% within a year, leading countless people to commit suicide by jumping off buildings.

The economy regressed by twenty years overnight.

The US experienced a similar situation in 08. The 08 global financial crisis was triggered by the subprime mortgage crisis caused by the two largest real estate companies in the US.

This triggered a stock market crash, impacting the entire world.

Tong Zhelan herself would never invest in real estate again, and in fact, many people have already tightened their belts in this area.

However, the real estate issue has a huge impact, and it's not something you can just take back as you please.

Another crucial point is that there's already a nationwide craze for real estate speculation in China, and this could really cause problems.

No one dared to think about it more deeply.

Tong Zhelan even specially pulled together a small group of students in the class that evening to discuss it, in short.

In the next few years, we must absolutely avoid high leverage.

Once the real estate market encounters problems, housing prices will start to fall.

The banks are already preparing for a tough winter, let alone people like them.

Lots of information.

Anyway, she gave me a heads-up; whether I listen or not is entirely up to me.

Last month, she made a special trip to Hong Kong to visit the Li and Zheng families with her elder relative.

The information we received was generally not optimistic.

Everyone was practically saying that the turning point for the real estate market was imminent.

This is the final madness.

Smart people are quietly transferring assets while others are going crazy.

Being able to log in securely is of utmost importance.

It can only be said that Old Li's actions in Hong Kong this time are too big; almost everyone at that level wants to visit him in Hong Kong.

Don't underestimate the business acumen of people; when something like this happens, everyone can usually make their own judgment.

It's just a matter of different choices.

Most people in that circle realize that housing prices cannot rise indefinitely.

No industry can remain prosperous for decades.

Knowing this is one thing, but whether you can log in securely is another matter entirely.

For example, when Lao Li withdrew his investment this time, the whole internet was criticizing him.

Could an ordinary person withstand it?

(End of this chapter)