The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Chapter 252 The Tycoon Old Chen
Dayi Mountain Villa is built against the mountain.

The entire structure was custom-designed by a renowned master, with the five floors above ground resembling three stacked boxes, each twisted in a different direction.

You can enjoy the beautiful scenery from every angle.

The first thing that catches the eye is the unique sculptures and garden water features.

Upon entering the first-floor lobby, you are greeted by a three-meter-high Rococo crystal chandelier.

The interior also features a dedicated elevator for the master bedroom, which connects to the Zen-inspired tea room outside the master bedroom.

There's also a huge outdoor swimming pool outside the lady of the house's room, where you can swim while overlooking the beautiful mountain scenery.

No wonder his wife insisted on buying this house; it is truly beautiful.

Everywhere you look, you see a luxurious and extraordinary elegance.

Can you imagine what it would feel like to have a Chinese and Western dinner in such a big house?

Compared to the chaotic food street before, Xiao Chun suddenly realized, no wonder Old Chen hadn't touched his chopsticks before.

Both she and her cousin were dazzled by the sight of such a luxurious mansion.

There was once a question circulating online that was quite interesting.

Q: How many years do I need to work before I can buy a villa in Guangzhou?

A: If you earn 6,000 yuan a month, that's 72,000 yuan a year, which is about 2,500 years away from owning a luxury house or villa.

In other words, even if they worked without eating or drinking from the time of Qin Shi Huang, they would still be missing the 500 years it would take for Sun Wukong to be suppressed.

Even now, Xiao Chun is still quite nervous.

Unlike her nervousness, her cousin's boyfriend immediately became excited.

"Hi Mr. Chen, I wonder if you're into cryptocurrency?"

He deliberately sought out topics to talk about, a stark contrast to his attitude at the food street.

Out of politeness, Chen Pingsheng replied, "I don't play."

"That's a pity, Mr. Chen, you have no idea how hot the crypto world is right now..."

Seeing that he was about to launch into a long speech, Chen Pingsheng interrupted him directly, saying, "What's so regrettable about that? Someone like you, who earns less than 300,000 a year, dares to talk about regrets in front of me?"

"You want to teach me how to play in that so-called cryptocurrency world?"

Xiao Chun's cousin wished she could disappear into the ground with that serious yet puzzled expression on her face.

Her boyfriend was clearly using his cousin as an opportunity to forcefully strike up a conversation with her.

It's funny to think that people who bought this house are living here for the first time.

What right does someone who drives a used BMW and is on installment loans have to teach others how to do things?

No wonder they didn't hesitate to confront us.

"Absolutely not, I just wanted to..."

"Okay, stop talking."

My cousin awkwardly pulled him to sit down quickly, and her boyfriend looked unhappy.

Chen Pingsheng was too lazy to pay attention to them. He had limited time, and now that he was certain that this woman was the one his brother Gao Hu was looking for.

Then he must first elevate her own status and social circle.

Otherwise, she would never have been able to integrate into Gao Hu's circle, including her own.

“Miss Chun, my brother Gao Hu is not young anymore. He is the president and founder of the Fei Yang Yang Catering Group. I believe you have heard of Fei Yang Yang in Guangdong.”

Xiao Chun had indeed heard that when people from the factory went out to eat, their favorite restaurant was Boiling Sheep.

They're everywhere in major cities in Guangdong; I never expected this one to be driven by Lao Gao.

That was quite unexpected.

Gao Hu said, "I'm not lying to you, am I? I'm just a chef who happens to run a listed company on the side."

After all, I lied to her for two months. If I'm not sincere at this point, do you really think she's stupid?
Xiao Chun is now just like the female lead in those TV dramas, meeting an older man as her boyfriend.

I just thought he was mature and steady, so I got together with him.

Then one day he suddenly stood up and said that he was the boss of a listed company!

It's bigger than the owner of her factory.

This feeling is quite unexpected.

Xiao Chun was still having a hard time processing this information, so Chen Pingsheng told her to go upstairs and find a room to rest.

After she had a night's sleep, Chen Pingsheng would talk to her about the specifics.

My cousin shares a room with her, and her boyfriend naturally wants to stay too, but unfortunately, the nanny won't let him into the room.

He could only drive away dejectedly in his secondhand BMW.

When he came back the next day...

The villa is still the same villa, but it seems completely different now.

There were hardly any cars parked outside yesterday, but today there are two Rolls-Royce Phantoms parked outside.

A convertible, a super-long Phantom measuring 5.99 meters.

It's so grand that you can hardly imagine it.

A white Bentley Continental with a soft-top convertible was parked next to it.

I said I'd give it to that silly girl Xiao Chun yesterday, and it actually arrived today.

Not only that, Chen Pingsheng even arranged a house for her.

In their circle, cars are tools, while houses represent status.

If Xiao Chun didn't even have these things, how could she possibly fit in?

In downtown Guangzhou, a decent three-bedroom apartment typically costs over 100,000 yuan per square meter.

The apartment that Chen Pingsheng gave her was a fully furnished 168-square-meter three-bedroom, two-living-room unit.

The final price was 1800 million.

The car is relatively cheap, but it still costs over three million.

Reality is not like a TV drama. When an ordinary girl encounters this scene, she will not cry or make a scene.

They said I wanted to break up with you, that you were lying to me, and so on.

Only a screenwriter with a short-circuited brain could come up with something like this!
A normal person would be too happy to sleep.

Even if Xiao Chun is incredibly naive, it's still the same.

A house costs 18 million yuan. With her annual salary of 72,000 yuan, she would have to work for 250 years without eating or drinking.

Is she having a mental breakdown?
They would refuse such readily available wealth.

Even if she had the slightest thought of it, her cousin, who slept with her, would hit her on the head with a hammer.

Don't be silly, girl.

Look at my boyfriend, he just drives a second-hand BMW, and he's already acting all high and mighty.

They're from the top echelons of society.

How could they possibly come into contact with people like that, given that they spend all day at the factory?

You could say that fools sometimes have good luck.

Even my cousin started to envy Xiao Chun's luck.

After delivering the RV, Chen Pingsheng took out a card and handed it to Xiao Chun.
“There’s 15 million in cash in here. You might find it hard to adjust right now, but once you go to Beijing or Shanghai, you’ll meet sophisticated and wealthy people there. Use it to buy yourself something you like.”

Xiao Chun glanced at Lao Gao beside her, and she felt that Lao Gao's friendship with her brother was a bit too much.

I gave her too much.

Gao Hu grinned and took it. "Old Chen, I won't thank you, we're old brothers. When Chun Dan's parents come to Guangzhou, you have to have dinner with them." "Alright, I have guests coming later. You can take Chun Dan shopping by yourself."

Chen Pingsheng waved for them to leave. When Chang Fu got married, he gave him a Ferrari F12 and a Rolls-Royce Ghost.

They also bought a large wedding house in Beijing.

Gao Hu's marriage was similar; a person only has a few brothers in their lifetime.

Wealth and status are hard to come by, and brotherhood is even more precious.

Gao Hu's car in Guangzhou is a Range Rover Autobiography Long Wheelbase.

This car is very imposing and has a great presence.

As soon as Xiao Chun sat down, she heard a buzzing sound coming from above her head.

She looked up curiously, and Gao Hu explained to her, "This must be Old Chen's friend."

"Hmm." Xiao Chun didn't know what to say, but Gao Hu said, "Don't you have a driver's license? That white Bentley Continental is yours. Do you want to take it for a test drive?"

Of course she wanted to.

Which ordinary girl doesn't dream of owning a Bentley? But is it really appropriate?

Xiao Chun said simply, "Old Gao, I haven't even treated Old Chen to a decent meal. Is it really appropriate for me to take so much stuff from him?"

"What's inappropriate about it?"

Gao Hu smiled and said, "Old Chen is a very good person to all of us brothers. If it weren't for him, I would only be running two hot pot restaurants in Shacheng now. We grew up together, played in the mud and fought together. Now that he has really made it big, he still remembers us old brothers."

"Do you have many brothers?" Xiao Chun asked curiously.

"Of course not."

Gao Hu explained, "I only have four true brothers. One sells fruit in Beijing and has probably opened seven or eight hundred fruit supermarkets. Another one is Fu Ye, the number one big spender on that short video platform you often watch. He is the president of Xin Teng Live. Don't you often see Fu Ye spending money everywhere?"

"Your brother is really amazing."

Xiao Chun didn't even know how to comment on it.

"Awesome my ass."

Gao Hu said, "Don't compare Lao Chen to us. He single-handedly built up all of our businesses. If that guy gives you something in the future, just take it without hesitation. His strength far exceeds your imagination. Look at this house, isn't it amazing?"

"He spent over 100 million yuan just on the renovation of his courtyard house in Beijing. His villa in Shanghai is two or three times larger. He goes to Hong Kong a few times a year and buys a house there for 800 million yuan. As for that No. 1 building in Shenzhen, his wife bought a 980-square-meter penthouse as soon as she came over. She probably doesn't even live there more than three times a year."

"The most outrageous thing is that his daughter wanted to travel around the world at sea. Old Chen spent 2.5 billion to order a superyacht abroad. It will take four years just to produce it, and it won't be fully completed until 2019."

"Now you know how insignificant all those things he gave you were to him, right?"

"what?"

It's ridiculous. Can the rich really be this rich?
All things considered, the gifts given to her amounted to thirty or forty million.

For ordinary people, this is absolutely a lifelong dream.

"What exactly does Old Chen do?"

This is a question that not only Xiao Chun wanted to ask, but also her cousin really wanted to ask.

"Old Chen has done a lot of things. He is the largest shareholder in all of these companies. The Bobo milk tea that you often drink, as well as the Deer Horn Coffee that can be found all over Guangzhou, Tengsheng Fresh Food, and Tenghui Department Store are all owned by him."

"His most valuable company is still Tencent Entertainment. It had a market value of over 40 billion yuan a while ago, but now it has dropped to only 16 billion yuan. In less than two months, just from this one company, Old Chen personally lost 15 billion yuan of his wealth."

The rich make money in outrageous ways, and their wealth can plummet to unimaginable levels.

At least, Xiao Chun thought it sounded exaggerated.

In just two months, 150 billion yuan of one's wealth evaporated from a single company—that's outrageous.

"Isn't Old Chen having a tough time right now?"

"What's so difficult for him? The stock price evaporation has no impact on him at all, since he doesn't rely on this to cash out and make money."

Gao Hu said, "Don't some people from your village work at Shuiyunjian in Beijing? You always say how high the income is there. Shuiyunjian is a company managed by his wife."

"Once you go to Beijing, you'll know how reliable Old Chen is. He and his wife are truly in love. Even though he's so wealthy, he's never let his wife worry. When you get to Beijing, you'll be able to meet his wife, Song Yanxi."

Shuiyunjian also belongs to the Chen family.

This influence is truly unparalleled.

Every aspect influences and determines the lives of ordinary people.

Is this the true influence of a wealthy family?
Even if you don't know them personally, you can't avoid their investments or the products they use.

They're not interested in clothing, food, housing, or transportation; they're not interested in houses.

There's also a used car dealership selling melon seeds there.

Clothing wasn't mentioned, but there was a lot to say about food.

Xiao Chun turned to look at Old Chen's villa and saw that large helicopters were arriving one after another.

Is this Old Chen's friend?

Travel is now all done in the air.

One can only say that the lifestyle of the super-rich is truly unimaginable.

My cousin's phone keeps receiving messages from her boyfriend.

The gist of it was asking where they were, wanting to go shopping and treat them to a meal together, etc.

After making several phone calls, my cousin had no choice but to ask her boyfriend to come over.

Today, Gao Hu specially set aside a day to help Xiao Chundan improve her personal image.

He's not as rich as Chen Pingsheng.

He allowed his daughter to swipe a watch worth over ten million yuan at will.

He bought Xiao Chun three watches: one fashionable, one sporty, and one elegant.

It adds up to about one million.

In addition, I bought all sorts of big brands for clothes and bags.

You may not wear these things, but you can't be completely ignorant of them.

Because everyone is wearing this.

Compared to Song Yanxi, whose watches cost over 20 million yuan and whose outfits easily cost hundreds of thousands of yuan, this is a stark contrast.

The outfit that Gao Hu bought, costing tens of thousands of yuan, can only be described as very low-key.

His personal wealth is probably around 500 million.

They are definitely rich, but only at the entry-level.

Therefore, the things he buys are all in line with his spending habits.

If someone were to reach Chen Pingsheng's level, having a daughter might be enough for her to spend money as she pleases.

Even so, Xiao Chun was still very surprised.

Buying these sets together cost nearly a million.

That's a million! Enough to build a super-sized villa in my rural hometown.

Love between people ten years apart is indeed extravagant and decadent.

With a change of clothes, she was no longer the little factory girl she used to be.

Instead, she transformed herself into an upper-class girl.

This is perhaps the reason why most girls desperately pursue wealthy men.

Because it can truly and directly elevate your social class.

Wait until evening.

(End of this chapter)