The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

The four people who came in, apart from Jiang Peiyao, Shen Wanning and Yang Xiaoxiao were all dumbfounded.

Who would have thought that the daughter of the big boss of the prestigious Tengying Group would be like this?

This is too ridiculous.

Chen An'an still had a fruit-themed mobile phone hanging around her neck. Now that her father had agreed to let her buy a new erhu, her mother's side would definitely be fine too.

I happily texted my mom.

"Mom, Dad said you should buy me a new erhu."

Song Yanxi: "Did your dad say that? Where is he?!"

Chen An'an glanced at her father and then typed quickly, "Dad's busy. He said I should ask my dear mother for this little bit of money."

"Oh... how much was it again?"

"It's not expensive, only 198 million, it's still 2 yuan short of 2 million."

Song Yanxi seemed lost in thought and didn't reply to her for a while.

However, she still asked Chen An'an to send her the product information so she could make the payment.

Chen An'an happily sent the small erhu over.

The one she had her eye on was a masterpiece crafted over thirty years, made entirely of burl wood with a full soundbox and frame from Hainan rosewood.

A genuine antique erhu, a national treasure, is a unique piece.

There is no second one like it in the whole world.

After taking a look, Song Yanxi took it for her.

Chen An'an was very happy and wandered around the office with her hands behind her back.

Chen Pingsheng asked her, puzzled, "What are you doing?"

"Dad, do you think I'll be considered an erhu master now that I've acquired this unique erhu?"

Chen An'an looked at him with excitement.

Chen Pingsheng asked curiously, "If I, your father, spend 30 million to buy a piano, will I become a world-class piano master?"

The fat girl was clearly just daydreaming.

After being thoroughly discouraged by him, Chen An'an completely lost interest.

"Dad, isn't our family having its annual party next month? I'd like to reluctantly go on stage and give a presentation."

"You should just forget about it. I don't want to make things difficult for you."

Chen Pingsheng had no idea what she was thinking; he could tolerate her usual antics.

She even wanted to perform at the annual meeting.

Didn't you know that was a huge stage for tens of thousands of people?
The chubby girl, for some reason, sat there and started laughing heartily.

Also no one.

After Jiang Peiyao and the others went downstairs to sign the contract, they came back up.

"Brother-in-law."

"You look quite pretty with this pink hair; young people would definitely love someone like you."

At the stylist's suggestion, Jiang Peiyao dyed her hair pink, which complemented her delicate and alluring features.

A heartthrob.

Jiang Peiyao was quite embarrassed, as she was naturally a quiet and unassuming person.

These days, no one's doing anything this extravagant.

However, Yang Xiaoxiao and Shen Wanning, who came up with her, really didn't expect that she had such a background.

With that background, why would she even bother becoming a trainee?

Shouldn't she make a grand entrance like a princess from the Beijing elite circle?

“Brother-in-law, I didn’t want to dye my hair this, but the director told me that there are too many beautiful women in the entertainment industry, and dyeing it this way will make people remember me quickly.”

"Hmm... Don't even mention you. Back when Zhao Liying wasn't playing the lead role, she was just as forgettable."

Chen Pingsheng looked at her carefully; his little cousin was quite pretty.

Wearing tight jeans, she exudes a youthful and energetic vibe, perfectly complemented by her pink hair.

It is indeed easy to stand out.

He looked at Yang Xiaoxiao, who was wearing a denim jacket, and said:
“When you first arrived, your dad called me.”

"Ah...you know my dad?"

Yang Xiaoxiao was a little surprised. Didn't her father say that he didn't know any big shots in the entertainment industry?

How is this going.

Chen Pingsheng said, "Your father and I were classmates in the CEO training program, and we have a pretty good relationship. He is also your elder, so you can call me Uncle Chen from now on."

"Uncle Chen," Yang Xiaoxiao greeted him respectfully.

Chen Pingsheng nodded, then looked at the quiet girl beside him: "Shen Wanning, I watched your dance video, it's really good, you'll definitely have a place in the entertainment industry in the future."

"As for the phoenix."

Chen Pingsheng said, "Your persona is likely to resonate with ordinary viewers, and may even lead to a large number of stimulating votes from ordinary viewers. Phoenix is ​​your real name, and the company has decided to give you a stage name, Yang Chaoyue. What do you think?"

Phoenix nodded vigorously. Her demands were really not high; all she needed was room and board and a monthly allowance of 3000 yuan.

She truly didn't care about anything else.

Chen Pingsheng was quite surprised; there really were all sorts of people among the trainees.

The phoenix that comes out of the mountains definitely retains the purest nature of the mountains.

Jiang Peiyao used to be similar to her, except that she lived in Beijing for a year or two.

These days, everyone drives a Phantom convertible sports car worth over ten million yuan.

The audience certainly won't cast their sympathy votes for her.

"The four of you are the biggest dark horses among this batch of trainees, as the editor-in-chief told me. She has also placed the main success or failure of this season's competition on your shoulders."

"Since that's the case, then I'll naturally send you out into the world before the competition, soaring to new heights."

Chen Pingsheng said, "In a few days, our group's Shuiyunjian will be holding a New Year's Eve music festival in Shanghai. At that time, the audience will be at least 100,000 people, and there will be a star-studded event."

"Shen Wanning, you dance the best. You will be the most dazzling center dancer throughout the entire music festival."

"Phoenix, you should stay by her side too. Your presence will better highlight her professionalism. The music festival will be broadcast on three networks simultaneously. There will be 100,000 people attending offline that night, and at least 30 million people watching online at the same time. You should be mentally prepared!"

"Boss, you want me to dance next to Wan Ning?"

Everyone in Phoenix is ​​stunned. You have to see how good Shen Wanning's dancing is to know.

The difference between her and her is only as far as a galaxy.

"Don't worry, there's a reason why I've arranged it this way. Just go ahead and jump."

Chen Pingsheng wouldn't pay much attention to her personal feelings; this was the first variety show hosted by Tencent Entertainment after its IPO.

We can only succeed; failure is absolutely out of the question.

Besides, isn't the point of joining the trainee program to become famous?
After becoming famous, cars, money, houses, and all sorts of fame followed.

As a newcomer, to be able to appear on such a big stage is truly remarkable.

That in itself is an extremely valuable resource.

Moreover, Tencent Video will give them extra screen time.

Even if they don't become known to anyone, they can still have their performance seen by tens of millions of people in one night.

This opportunity is not something that can be obtained easily.

As for Jiang Peiyao and Yang Xiaoxiao, they will go to the capital to attend the grand night at Shuiyunjian.

Although the gala there is not broadcast live, it will be uploaded online afterward through clips.

All segments involving the transaction of Shuiyunjian will definitely be cut.

But the performance videos of Grammy winner Bruno Mars and Taylor Swift will definitely be cut into pieces and uploaded online as complete performance videos.

This can also be considered a second round of promotion for Shuiyunjian.

The total investment of Shuiyunjian in these two events has exceeded 300 million yuan.

……

noon.

Chen Pingsheng also invited them to have dinner at the nearby Fei Yang Yang restaurant.

A set meal for 398 yuan is already quite a feast.

He was going back with Da Pi Wa that night, along with Jiang Pei Yao and Yang Xiao Xiao.

They need to go to Shuiyunjian early to practice for the evening party.

The music festivals in Shanghai are purely for promoting corporate brands, while those here are simply for making money.

The event was held at the Shuiyunjian Hotel.

This is a place where you can host huge parties; it's an internal charity hotel built by my family with an investment of 200 million.

Even if the environment can't compare to the top hotels in Beijing, its grandeur is still much higher.

The gala in Beijing is only open to customers who spend over one million yuan annually at Shuiyunjian.

Those who can afford to spend money at beauty salons like this are undoubtedly wealthy women.

Whether it's Bruno Mars or Taylor Swift, their professional abilities are unparalleled.

This was also due to the appearance of two world-class superstars, plus a series of celebrities invited by Tencent Entertainment.

And there are Chanel perfumes and Hermès belts right at the entrance.

No one who comes here will be confused.

The entire gala was incredibly lively.

For truly wealthy people, hosting a party of this caliber makes them feel a sense of pride and honor.

They're perfectly willing to spend money at your house.

Chen Pingsheng, meanwhile, hid to the side and laughed heartily.

"Ding! Your total income for today is 600 million."

"Subscription, your total income for today is 700 million."

"Subscribed, your total income for today is 830 million."

A grand carnival, an annual night of celebration.

After deducting costs, only 8.3 million was left.

"Host, would you like to activate random multiplication?"

"Turn on."

The familiar golden die reappeared, shaking incessantly as it counted one, two, three, four, five, and six.

It eventually got stuck in the middle.

"Congratulations, host, you have received a random triple boost."

"Ding, your Alipay account has received 24.9 billion yuan, and your balance is 25.6 billion yuan."

Be practical.

Shuiyunjian truly lives up to its reputation as a treasure trove; once it opens in Shanghai as well, he'll be able to hold two events a year.

One in Beijing, one in Shanghai.

This income is absolutely fantastic!

His wife had previously said that he had spent another 600 million yuan to buy a top-tier villa in Shanghai.

With his income, he wouldn't know what to do with his money if he didn't buy some top-of-the-line villas.

Whether it's Deer Antler Coffee or Teng Hui Department Store.

They just spent billions recently, and it will take at least three months to digest that.

Housing prices are still rising at an exaggerated rate.

They took over the largest villa in Shanghai, worth 600 million yuan, to use as a training camp for trainees.

Who wouldn't be confused after seeing this?

The Water and Cloud Gathering in the capital was held with unusually little fanfare.

The main problem is that they didn't advertise the two world-class superstars they invited at all online.

Online attention has been largely drawn to the music festival that Shuiyunjian spent 1.5 million yuan to hold in Shanghai.

Nobody here is paying attention.

They'll know how powerful they are once the videos of Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, and others are edited and uploaded online from Beijing.

However, Chen Pingsheng still paid attention to online reviews.

As expected, an accident still occurred.

The music festival in Shanghai can only be described as a massive event with huge crowds.

Online, the number of people watching the live stream reached as high as 30 million.

Shen Wanning won the public's favor with her superb traditional Chinese dance, while Yang Chaoyue's lackluster performance was criticized by the audience and became a trending topic.

Actually, it wasn't that she wanted to slack off.

That's just her level.

Black and red are still red, and compared to her, Shen Wanning is simply a favored daughter of heaven.

A natural dancer.

Chen Pingsheng didn't pay too much attention to it. Currently, the online marketing department within the group has a team of up to 500 people.

All he wants is a result.

The result is that not only has the Shuiyun Music Festival become a hit, but the trainee competition has also gained immense popularity.

This is even without Yang Mi and the others promoting it.

As for the various Tencent-affiliated brands at the music festival, such as Deer Antler Coffee and Bobo Milk Tea...

They all became extremely popular.

After the gala ends here, the group's marketing department will slice and upload the videos online tomorrow.

……

December is over.

New Year's Day is here again in the blink of an eye.

Song Yanxi sat on her double bed, too excited to sleep all night.

I laughed like an idiot all night.

The grand event in Beijing generated approximately 13 billion yuan in sales. After deducting the costs of organizing the event and various product costs, the gross profit was still around 800 to 900 million yuan.

With the addition of the music festival held in Shanghai, Shuiyunjian has truly become one of the top beauty salon brands in China.

This month, two flagship stores with investments exceeding 100 million yuan have opened in Shanghai, and another 32 stores have a total investment of 800 million yuan.

They are still under renovation and are expected to officially open before June.

Three years have passed in the blink of an eye. Shuiyunjian has grown from its original Shijingshan store to this size.

Their net profit alone can bring them over a billion yuan a year.

That's quite an exaggeration.

"Honey, I feel like we have more money than we can spend!"

"You're completely mistaken. If you don't believe me, go to Hong Kong and see for yourself."

Song Yanxi tilted her head, clearly tempted. Come to think of it, none of her family had ever been to Hong Kong.

Compared to housing prices in mainland China, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen represent the ceiling for housing prices.

But compared to Hong Kong, these are nothing.

They sell houses over there by the square foot. If you convert that to square meters, a mid-to-high-end house would cost around 40 yuan per square meter.

The price of mid-to-high-end apartments in the top tier of mainland China is now around 100,000 yuan, which is about four times higher.

Hong Kong abolished the shared area system a long time ago.

With such outrageous housing prices, and then there's the issue of shared area, who can afford it?

There will be a three-day holiday for New Year's Day, and only a few people will need to work overtime.

Even though she was working overtime at home, Song Yanxi suddenly thought about going to Hong Kong for a visit.

Big Fatty had wanted to go there for a long time, and Chen Pingsheng didn't mind; taking the whole family there for a trip was fine.

The next day.

After washing up, the two ate some egg noodles with stir-fried pork and chili peppers.

They then took their whole family to Hong Kong.

Hong Kong is a great place.

Even the most ordinary workers, sanitation workers, and security guards earn at least 20,000 to 30,000 yuan a month.

Wages are high, but prices are sky-high.

The most extravagant of all has to be the houses in Hong Kong.

In mid-to-high-end areas, it's roughly 40 per square meter.

As for the most luxurious hillside residences, such as those on Mount Kellett Road, the starting price is 120 million per square meter.

For ordinary people, let alone buying a house here, even renting is a luxury.

The rich live on the mountainside, while the poor live in cramped conditions, where a family of six squeezes into a space of just a few square meters.

Eating and toileting are squeezed together.

You can imagine how suffocating that kind of life must be.

The Chen Pingsheng family was brought over by several wealthy scions from Hong Kong.

He has quite a few wealthy friends here, such as three generations of the Guo family and Liu Zihao of the Liu family.

We all met in Shanghai, and we even collaborated on some projects.

After arriving here, I naturally need to contact some acquaintances.

Chen Pingsheng sat in the back row of the Phantom, where a song by Luo Dayou, "Queen's Road East," was playing.

Looking around, one sees billionaires on the mountain, and people suffering in dire straits below.

"Dad, do you think I could earn ten thousand a day playing the erhu here?"

The chubby girl had been longing to come to Hong Kong, and now she's finally here.

Don't be too happy.

"You need to pay several hundred thousand yuan for setting up a stall first, then we can talk about playing the erhu on the street."

"So expensive?"

"What do you think?"

The family stayed at the Peninsula Hotel first, and the room rate wasn't high, only a little over 300,000 per night.

If you want to talk about the unique features of Hong Kong, there are gambling ships, song and dance performances, and countless other forms of prosperity.

During his three-day holiday, Chen Pingsheng didn't think about anything else but went shopping with his wife and children.

Chen An'an was wearing large sunglasses and carrying her own little erhu on her back; thankfully, she didn't bring her big gold bowl.

Otherwise, he really wouldn't want to get too close to her.

Hong Kong has many duty-free shops, and luxury goods are significantly cheaper there than on the mainland.

Many people have made their fortunes by selling these things.

It's like a bottle of wine that costs over 400,000 in Hong Kong; you just need to be able to bring it to the mainland.

Avoid customs inspection.

You can make a net profit of fifty to sixty thousand by handing it over to someone else.

Of course, if they get caught, the hundreds of thousands of yuan worth of liquor will be gone.

Earning a few million a year depends on luck and boldness; there's no limit to how much you can earn in a year.

That depends on the relationship.

This is smuggling, which is essentially tax evasion.

Song Yanxi has bought a lot of luxury goods, but what she wants to buy most is a house.

Although Hong Kong's housing prices are high, it's not a big deal for her.

After much deliberation, I finally settled on House No. 1 of the TWELVEPEAKS development located on Mount Kellett Road in the Peak area of ​​Hong Kong.

It features a private garden and swimming pool with views of the Southern District of Hong Kong Island.

She set her sights on a luxury home with a stunning view, boasting a usable area of ​​450 square meters.

There are no shared areas.

That's equivalent to over 600 square meters in mainland China.

Many bigwigs from the mainland have bought houses here, such as the famous one at 22 Barker Road.

Mr. Ma bought it for HK$15 billion.

Their family will buy a house in Hong Kong sooner or later anyway.

Once the superyacht is completed, it will also be placed in Hong Kong Harbour.

Big Fatty really likes this place. Even before buying a house, she sits alone on the hilltop playing a tune on her little erhu.

The feeling of being so fat that I felt invincible suddenly sparked a burst of inspiration.

He confidently declared that he would create a world-famous song here.

You can just listen to that nonsense and move on.

Song Yanxi has her eye on a house, but the price is a bit painful for her.

The price is 180 million yuan per square meter.

This was after negotiating down to the lowest possible price.

The total area of ​​450 square meters is HK$8.1 million.

It would be a lie to say that this isn't an exaggeration. The 500-square-meter apartment they bought on the Bund in Shanghai only cost 120 million yuan.

A small villa here, with a floor area of ​​over 400 square meters, costs more than 800 million yuan.

This isn't even the most expensive in Hong Kong; a villa on Barker Road can easily cost over a billion dollars.

The highest is over four billion.

Seeing her hesitation, Chen Pingsheng said, "If you like it, just buy it. What's there to hesitate about? Prices in Hong Kong are like this. If you want a house with a good location, a great view, and that's detached, the starting price is two or three hundred million. Besides, the courtyard house we bought a couple of years ago was only two hundred million. Now it's worth six or seven hundred million. Don't even think about it."

The number of existing courtyard houses is decreasing, and in locations like Nanluoguxiang, each one sold is one less available.

Housing prices have risen to an unimaginable level.

Song Yanxi had looked around three times already; she really liked the location, and the lighting was excellent.

The garden and swimming pool are included as a gift and are not counted in the usable area.

At night, I sat in the courtyard halfway up the mountain, facing the sea. It was a two-story villa.

That feeling was definitely right, everything was great except the price was too high.

“I just invested 1 billion in Shanghai, and I only have a little over 1 billion in cash on me now. If I buy more, I won’t have much money left.”

It's rare to see someone so reluctant to spend money on a house, even when her mother is buying one.

Chen An'an looked at her father with longing, "Dad, I want to create a world-famous song here."

"You're talking nonsense. If I believed you, your dad would be bankrupt sooner or later."

Chen Pingsheng pulled her aside, "Never mind, I'll buy it."

"Honey, didn't you just spend 600 million to buy a building in Shanghai? How do you have so much money again?"

"That's normal. Look at Tencent's stock price, it's over 20 billion now. Besides, I made 700 to 800 million by buying Bobo Milk Tea at the bottom."

The family finances are very clear. His wife is in charge of allocating money for Shuiyunjian (a type of beverage), department stores, fruits, and fresh produce each month.

He is in charge of Tencent Entertainment, Bobo Milk Tea and Deer Antler Coffee.

Before you know it, you can easily buy a villa worth billions.

……

The villa, worth HK$800 million, has been acquired.

Chen An'an found the most comfortable spot and started playing her little erhu.

That solitary figure on the cold river was so poignant that it brought tears to the eyes of anyone who heard it.

Chen Pingsheng grabbed her without any hesitation and said, "Dad, is it really appropriate for you to interrupt my creative inspiration like this?"

"I don't know if it's suitable or not, but have you noticed that this house is so big that it would take at least three people to clean it?"

"I'm still a kid."

Chen An died, his limbs were powerless.

Chen Pingsheng glared at her: "When you were receiving 200,000 yuan in pocket money every month, why didn't you call yourself a child?"

Fine... since her dad's brought up pocket money, what else can she do?

"Dad, how about I wipe the vase and you mop the floor?"

"Good idea, let's switch."

Chen Pingsheng silently took a rag and began wiping the small vase in the house.

This house has an 80 million dollar luxury renovation, and it was designed by a top interior designer from Hong Kong.

There's no need to move at all; just buy some daily necessities and you're ready to move in.

Chen An'an's eyes widened, considering that her father was paying for it and she was putting in the effort.

The floor was mopped up really fast.

The father and daughter were busy in the house, while Song Yanxi went shopping.

I probably won't be staying in Hong Kong for long this time, but it will be different next time.

The truly wealthy have a home wherever they like, and Hong Kong is no exception.

Fortunately, I know quite a few people here, and I can call seven or eight of them to help with just one phone call.

Cars aren't expensive in Hong Kong, so she ordered two to put in front of her house.

A Rolls-Royce Phantom, a standard feature of the elite.

A limited edition Bentley Bentayga costs over four million yuan.

The house has already cost over 800 million yuan, who cares about this anymore?

Just buy it.

Large trucks were quickly moving goods over here.

No one knows how many shops his wife has bought up. Chen Pingsheng feels that once he advances further, he will definitely invest in some properties in Hong Kong.

The property rights here are almost permanent.

There's absolutely no need to worry about what will happen after the expiration date.

Also.

The rent for those prime retail spaces and Grade A office buildings is also an extremely staggering figure.

Only if he could own tens or hundreds of billions of dollars worth of properties in Hong Kong would he truly consider his Chen family to be a wealthy and powerful family.

Right now, all I'm doing is buy a house here.

There's nothing else yet. The only people who can be neighbors in a place like this are either CEOs of listed companies or big bosses from the mainland.

Or perhaps it's a wealthy family in Hong Kong.

In short, nothing is simple, and their family has the weakest foundation among them.

Lying in your own home overlooking the sea is so much more enjoyable than staying at the Peninsula Hotel, which costs hundreds of thousands a night.

Chen An'an's small room has two panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows.

The sea is right outside the glass, and the branches sway in the wind.

Standing in a place like this, you can see what a true global financial city looks like.

It symbolizes a materialistic world of money.

The pigeon coops where people sleep at the foot of the mountain can only be described as slums.

They live in the same city, yet their lives are worlds apart.

Perhaps this is why everyone yearns for a life in a wealthy family.

The first thing I think about every morning is how to improve my physical fitness.

Instead of waking up to find out the family's living expenses for tomorrow.

It was also the first time Chen Pingsheng had slept in a room facing the sea, with a panoramic view of the surrounding mountains and peaks.

Such a comfortable room really boosted my energy.

He beat his wife until she screamed in pain.

When Song Yanxi got up, she scolded him, asking if he had drunk too much goji berry tea.

How can he have so much energy?

This is a complete frame-up.

The small villa is certainly not as big as that 600 million yuan villa in Shanghai, but it has the advantage of a good location and a sea view.

The swimming pool is definitely not needed now; it can only be used in the summer.

Unfortunately, this holiday was too short, and they all had to go back to the headquarters in Shanghai to work.

We can't afford to linger here any longer.

As for the big kid, the sentence he probably wants to hear most is, "Stop going to school and go home to inherit the family fortune!"

Chen Pingsheng directly rewarded her with a large peacock bag.

Big fat girl won't grow up without being beaten
(End of this chapter)