The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

"Chen Qi really got herself into a bad marriage."

See... Chen Pingsheng knew this topic was unavoidable.

Not only my grandparents came over to say it, but even my third uncle and aunt were talking about it.

What's the market like right now?

In rural areas, girls are expected to receive tens of thousands of yuan in dowry when they get married.

But his younger sister is different; she spent tens of millions of her own money to marry him off.

Even a dog wouldn't understand.

Chen Pingsheng didn't want to discuss this topic any further, mainly because he was feeling upset.

Why make yourself unhappy when you're already caught up in the conversation?

Peng Ying was actually fine; the main thing was that she thought Hu Lin was a really good person.

She's a teacher and highly educated, and they're about to get married.

What's the point of saying all that?

She now invests in stocks with Liu Fen, and her income is quite good.

I definitely don't want to go back to my rural hometown. I'm used to living in Beijing, and my son and daughter are all here. Who would want to go back?

"What loss are you going to suffer? Xiaoqi is now married to a highly educated intellectual. You shouldn't say such things with Hu Lin here."

Peng Ying told them not to discuss it any further.

When Chen Qi came over, she told Chen Pingsheng that many of Hu Lin's college classmates had come.

Ask him if he wants to go see him.

Something is wrong.

Why should he go see his old classmate by himself?

Do you really think he just sits here drinking tea all day with nothing else to do?

Chen Qi didn't know what to say, given that her brother owned so many companies and relatives from their hometown had all come.

It's obvious I can't get away.

She went to Hu Lin's place and mentioned that she had lost touch with his college classmates quite a bit.

My only close friends are the two people in my dorm.

Nowadays, one of them works in sales at a small company, while the other teaches in their hometown.

Besides them, some old classmates who rarely contact each other also came this time.

Perhaps they heard some news, which is why they rushed over ahead of time.

"I really didn't expect this. You, Lao Hu, were the most inconspicuous one in college, but now you're married, driving a Mercedes 600, and even have such a big house. How did you do it?"

Zhang Yang, the boy in the lower bunk, asked him.

Hu Lin smiled and said, "Absolutely not intentionally, it was just fate."

"Damn, your statement about fate has made us all incredibly envious."

Zhang Yang, the guy in the lower bunk, said:

"I found a girlfriend from the countryside, and her family asked for a dowry of 300,000 yuan and a car. I'm so angry! I've only been out of school for a few years, and I can't afford that even if I don't eat or drink."

A guy next to me said, "You're lucky. The girl I dated in college ran off with someone else less than three months after graduation. If you say I treated her badly, you're absolutely doomed. She just saw that I couldn't afford a house in Beijing."

Hu Lin didn't know what to say; his situation was actually similar.

Everything changed drastically after I found Chen Qi.

It's as if all the hardships I endured in the past were for this day.

"Old Hu, I heard that your wife's wealth comes not from her parents, but from her own brother."

"Well... her parents are both from the countryside, but her older brother is quite capable."

"I'm jealous."

Zhang Yang was speechless. He watched as his bunkmate got married, drove a Mercedes 600, and his wife was a few years younger than him and quite good-looking.

Why can't this kind of fate befall him?

They were having a class reunion when, before long, the school beauty from back then showed up.

This is really a rare thing.

You should know that Zhang Yang and his friends really liked Jiang Jia, the school beauty, but they just didn't dare to approach her.

He's a local from Beijing, and comes from a very well-off family.

This kind of woman is not someone they can just observe.

Instinctively, I dared not have much contact with them.

It seems that even though it's been several years since graduation, the campus beauty is still single. Hu Lin herself was quite surprised that she came.

The two didn't have much of a relationship back in college.

He only announced his wedding in a WeChat group, but more and more people showed up.

He had no idea when he became so popular.

"Is everyone here?"

Jiang Jiajiao greeted him with a smile and brought a small gift with her.

Hu Lin accepted it very politely.

The exact purpose of this campus beauty's visit is still unknown.

A short while later, Chen Qi also arrived.

She originally went to invite her brother, but he was busy.

Jiang Jia was a little disappointed, but she wasn't in a hurry to leave.

Chen Qi invited them to have dinner at Fei Yang Yang Restaurant, which was nearby.

Hu Lin brought his classmates with him, but since the wedding date was approaching, not many of his relatives from his hometown came.

The main reason is that we still need to go back to our rural hometown during the Spring Festival to make up for the missed celebrations.

Only then will his relatives from that side come to participate.

October 18th.

The sun is shining brightly; it's an auspicious day for a wedding.

Chen Pingsheng, dressed in a well-fitting Armani suit, helped his sister pack her things and personally saw her off to the wedding car.

No matter what, my little sister will grow up and get married.

As the older brother, he was ultimately very happy.

The wedding car was a red Rolls-Royce Phantom, a specially customized color.

He was followed by countless top-of-the-line luxury cars; he had long since lost count of how many cars he actually owned.

I bought it because I thought it was pretty good.

Chang Fu, Zhang Tao, and Gao Hu, his old buddies from back then, all came to see his sister off at her wedding.

In terms of scale, it was certainly quite a sensation.

There are four or five Rolls-Royce Phantoms, and none of them are rented.

My younger sister got married at the five-star Carbinsky Hotel, and the wedding venue was a sea of ​​flowers.

Chen Qi knew that her brother had spent all the money, and his purpose was naturally to make sure she got married in a grand and glamorous way.

No matter how much money is given as a wedding gift, the bride's return gift is always a string of large gold characters wishing her a long and happy marriage.

Based on current gold prices, this gold-lettered return gift alone would cost around 120,000.

Hu Lin's classmates were completely dumbfounded.

Zhang Yang and Hu Lin had a relatively good relationship, so he only gave a gift of one thousand yuan.

The return gift given to all the guests was a "Hundred Years of Harmony" sculpture made entirely of gold.

At the current price of 240 per gram of gold, this would amount to at least one pound.

It's still pure gold.

The extravagance of Hu Lin's wife's family is evident.

Attending a wedding turned out to be a year's worth of income for me.

This is unbelievable; nobody would believe it if I told them.

There must have been at least five or six hundred people at the scene!
The gold jewelry given as return gifts alone was worth fifty to sixty million.

The extravagance of the wealthy has once again shattered our imagination.

It can only be said that the groom's relatives usually give between five hundred and two thousand yuan as a gift.

The woman's relatives, whether they are Song Yanxi's friends or the management of Shuiyunjian.

The minimum is 10,000.

For a wedding of this caliber, one or two thousand yuan is really not presentable, let alone a few hundred.

As for Chen Pingsheng's friends, that's even more outrageous.

Tong Zhelan didn't give any money as a gift, but instead gave a ten-pound golden monkey.

Chen Qi was born in 92, the Year of the Monkey.

Yang Mi donated 880,000 yuan, and Zhao Liying did the same.

Ultimately, all the dowry from the bride's family will fall on the shoulders of the young couple. It's safe to say that all of this is far beyond Zhang Yang's and their family's wildest imaginations.

Not to mention the dowry her own brother gave her, and two storefronts in Beijing.

Compared to this, the Mercedes-Benz S600 is nothing.

If you add the bride price from the bride's side, he could become a billionaire overnight.

Chen Pingsheng himself served as the master of ceremonies, personally handing the younger sister over to Hu Lin.

After exchanging some wedding vows, the two began exchanging rings.

From that moment on, his younger sister also had her own family.

After the wedding ceremony was over, Chen Pingsheng followed them around to toast the guests.

Big stars like Yang Mi, Zhao Liying, Bai Lu, Shi Shi, and Dilireba didn't come here just because of Hu Lin's influence.

It was entirely because of him that I was able to take time out of my busy schedule to attend the wedding.

It would be somewhat impolite of him not to personally offer the toast.

"Chen Qi, I wish you a long and happy marriage."

Yang Mi stood up to offer a toast, if it weren't for the inappropriate occasion.

The people at Zhang Yang's table behind them all wanted to come over and ask for an autograph.

Even if all else fails, it would be good to have some contact with a big star.

"Yang Mi, don't just drink, why don't you go on stage and sing a song?"

"Will you pay more?"

Yang Mi rolled her eyes at him; it was just a joke.

Chen Pingsheng's only sister is getting married, so how could she possibly ask for any performance fee?

Wouldn't that make me seem petty?
Yang Mi sings at KTV standard, her skill level isn't high, but she's very popular.

Zhao Liying is similar; she's incredibly popular this year, and she'll also be going on stage to add to the excitement.

"Just who is Chen Qi's brother? He got these big stars to perform on stage with just a few words."

"Damn, this is outrageous! I've never attended such a lavish wedding in my life."

"Who says otherwise? Look, three of the 'Four Greats' and 'Eighty-Five Flowers' have come, and they're all performing on stage."

"No need to guess, her brother is the boss of Tengying Entertainment. It was valued at 12 billion a while ago, and he cashed out 3.6 billion to prepare for an IPO."

Jiang Jia knew some of the details, otherwise she wouldn't have come to this old classmate reunion.

"A billionaire?"

Zhang Yang exclaimed, "No wonder the wedding was so extravagant. It turns out that Lao Hu married the younger sister of a billionaire. Do you think this guy must have stepped in dog poop eight times in his life to meet such a top-tier rich girl?"

"I can't be envious. I heard that Lao Hu only got to know Chen Qi after he bumped into Chen Qi's car on the street."

"You can do that? Maybe I should try crashing into a Ferrari sometime."

"Go ahead, as long as you're not afraid of losing all your underwear."

A woman with that kind of wealth must drive a car worth at least one or two million.

Anyone who tries to crash into such a car will know what to do; Zhang Yang, for one, would never do something so foolish.

However, he still asked out of curiosity, "Jiang Jia, you're not even that familiar with Hu Lin, so why did you come all the way to the wedding?"

"Of course, she wants to get to know Hu Lin's brother through his wife."

We're all adults; there's no need to hide anything.

Jiang Jia said frankly, "Didn't that uncle who rode a bicycle become popular online a while ago? He turned an ordinary college beauty into the founder of a listed company in less than a year. You should have heard about that, right?"

"You mean Chu Qiuyan from Bobo Milk Tea?"

Zhang Yang said, "Of course I know that. I even searched online for a while, but I couldn't find anything."

"If they don't want to appear online, why would they let you find out so easily?"

Jiang Jia's meaning was clear, and everyone at the table stared at her in shock: "You mean that person is Chen Qi's biological brother?"

“That’s right,” Jiang Jia said. “Do you think he only has one company, Tencent Entertainment? He has countless businesses in Beijing, and Bobo Milk Tea is just one of the most insignificant ones.”

"Some time ago, he spent another 1.6 billion yuan to buy a skyscraper in Shanghai. These two headquarters buildings alone are worth 2.6 billion yuan in cash. Compared to those virtual assets on paper, Chen Qi's brother is a real top tycoon."

"No wonder."

Zhang Yang was completely stunned, while the other classmates seemed speechless.

They were all speechless.

It wasn't until Hu Lin arrived with his wife and toasted everyone that Chen Pingsheng also stepped forward to offer a toast.
"I'm sorry, my relatives came from my hometown a few days ago, so I didn't have time to have a drink with everyone. Today it's all about the drinks. Thank you all for coming."

A few days ago, his younger sister called him several times, saying that Hu Lin's college classmates had all come and wanted to see him.

I've just been too busy.

"it's okay no problem."

If we didn't know who they were, that would be one thing, but now we all know who they are.

How could I dare to easily invite someone to drink?

Jiang Jia stood up confidently and introduced herself, "Mr. Chen, I am Jiang Jia. I am currently starting a business with others, running an internet project that specializes in selling used cars. This is my business card. If you have time, could you please let me introduce myself for two minutes?"

It's not too surprising.

Ever since he became rich, relatives would first bring some fruit and offer words of comfort when they came to visit, but later they would all ask to borrow money.

People, whether they knew him or not, all wanted to try and establish a connection with him.

Even more bizarrely, some people directly held up signs asking for investment.

Zhang Yang and his team felt that Jiang Jia had gone too far this time, but little did they know that any internet startup project would be in dire need of a powerful figure to back it up.

Those are all courting death.

It's practically impossible to fight your way out of a massive army.

Having a powerful figure backing you makes all the difference.

Jiang Jia went to great lengths to see him, which showed her dedication.

After looking at her business card, Chen Pingsheng handed it to Zhao Yimin behind him.

"Guazi Used Cars?"

Chen Pingsheng said, "You have a good name. You're probably not in charge of the project alone, are you?"

Jiang Jia was delighted, "It's true that I'm not in charge of it alone. I co-founded it with two senior colleagues. The domestic used car market has huge potential, but the sales process is not transparent. Our platform's philosophy is to enable everyone to buy a safe and reliable used car."

An online platform specializing in used cars.

The project is definitely fine, and the direction is good too.

Chen Pingsheng's first luxury car was a used Panamera.

Now he even gave it to his own sister to open.

This is undoubtedly a promising internet project.

However, whether this startup team can succeed depends on its own efforts.

Chen Pingsheng asked her, "How much money do you want?"

"One hundred million."

Jiang Jia held up one finger and said, "We officially launched in September and have been short of money ever since. We want to use 25% of the shares to obtain 100 million yuan in development funds."

If 25% is exchanged for 100 million, then the valuation would be 400 million.

Money isn't the main issue; the problem is that he consistently avoids internet projects.

The main problem is that I'm not good at it.

Since you're not good at it, the best option is undoubtedly to avoid it.

Just selling used cars?
He was quite interested in the project.

The main reason is that he is more familiar with used cars than with shared bikes.

Chen Pingsheng said, "Today is my sister's wedding, so let's not talk about that for now. If you have time, you can bring your team to the company to see me. I welcome your team."

Jiang Jia was pleased. "Then thank you very much, Mr. Chen. I will punish myself with three drinks for the inconvenience caused to you today. I hope you will forgive me."

Every startup team faces challenges.

Chen Pingsheng was quite understanding of them. "It's okay. I'd also like to know how you moved your used car business to the internet."

The timing wasn't right, so Chen Pingsheng didn't talk to her much.

After Jiang Jia sat down, she realized that everyone's gaze towards her had changed.

The former college goddess seems to be only unattainable in their eyes.

In front of truly powerful figures, one must bow at a ninety-degree angle and do everything possible to approach and curry favor.

Is there anything to envy?
I can't possibly envy that.

Who told them they didn't have the ability?

Jiang Jia didn't bother to explain; an opportunity had arisen among her old classmates to connect with a real big shot.

She felt that this was the greatest blessing God had bestowed upon their project.

It is also a turning point.

(End of this chapter)