The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Be prepared for danger in times of peace.

This is an idiom we've learned since childhood.

In the past, few people could truly understand its significance.

Even Chen Pingsheng was in the same boat, but today he had to keep mentioning this word.

The main problem is that as a group grows larger, it's inevitable that some employees or senior executives will become arrogant and lose control.

As usual, the group will take a week off during the May Day holiday.

There is no time off in lieu of leave, and no need to study it.

If the holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday after seven days, then you still have to take the day off.

While the employees were on holiday, Chen Pingsheng, the big boss, attended Gao Hu's wedding.

He then went to Shanghai, mainly to discuss car manufacturing with Tong Zhelan and Shen Nanpeng.

In this day and age, the government's support for new energy vehicles is something outsiders can hardly imagine.

Car purchase subsidies, exemption from purchase tax, and registration included.

Local governments have even given the green light to financing subsidies for new energy vehicles.

You can name any resource you can imagine.

It will provide you with all the conveniences you need.

This is a government-supported industry.

The new energy sector has extremely high barriers to entry, not only because it concentrates a large portion of national-level resources, but also because it brings together top-tier talents from various industries.

It's easy to understand if you think about it; after all, this is a world-class booming industry where even the entry-level threshold requires billions of dollars to start.

Putting everything else aside, someone who can raise 10 billion to manufacture cars is no ordinary person.

Even if Chen Pingsheng were placed among them, he would only be the most inconspicuous member.

If you want to build cars, money is a must.

Secondly, it is necessary to build a super-strong elite team, just like Xiaomi did in its early days.

When it comes to connections, the strongest are undoubtedly those top-tier capital investors.

They can be said to have a grasp of the development details of various industries, and they know very well that...

So-and-so is very impressive.

Tong Zhelan was quite surprised; she never expected that Chen Pingsheng would also be thinking about getting into new energy.

This industry can be considered the next major global trend after smartphones.

No other industry can compare to it, and similarly, no other industry faces more intense competition.

Chen Pingsheng didn't bring up the idea of ​​asking her for money, perhaps because it hadn't come to that point yet.

The key point is that this guy himself isn't short of money.

Tong Zhelan couldn't guess his specific motives, but Chen Pingsheng was, after all, a leader in the traditional industry.

His foray into new energy might actually yield unexpected results.

In addition, he now has the qualifications to compete for dominance in this super-hot industry.

What I need to do is to help her find a suitable person to guide her.

To be fair, truly talented people never need to look for jobs themselves.

Those who boast about how great they are are often seen as mediocre in their eyes.

They only need people who are senior partners or vice presidents in top-tier corporations.

These kinds of people are often very difficult to recruit.

Countless large companies are vying for it, and that's how headhunting firms came about.

Chen Pingsheng also has his own considerable connections in the capital market, and he came here this time to ask them to find someone first.

Only after the team is assembled can we talk about spending money.

If the team isn't ready, then throwing money at it is absolutely pointless.

He talked for many days in Shanghai, and no one doubted his determination to do this. Even less did anyone doubt whether he had enough funds.

Putting everything else aside, among those who have entered the new energy sector, Chen Pingsheng is definitely among the wealthiest.

Moreover, his funds are the most stable.

They can raise 20 billion yuan without even needing bank loans.

The search for a top-tier team is still ongoing, while Chen Pingsheng himself is busy upgrading the group's internal industries.

May 8, 2016, Shanghai headquarters.

On the first day after the May Day holiday, Chen Pingsheng announced the convening of a headquarters meeting for the group.

Surprisingly, the location was chosen to avoid Beijing and instead be Shanghai.

The meaning behind this is self-evident and needs no further explanation.

As the group expands its presence in traditional industries, when headquarters meetings are held, the area below is filled with luxury cars, not to mention the long line of them.

Even within the group, there's been discussion about this sudden meeting of senior executives at headquarters.

Some say it's because Tencent's stock price has fallen across the board.

Some say it's because the group has a new strategic direction, and these are all valid points.

With the successful Nasdaq IPO of Deer Antler Coffee, Tengying Group is destined to become a mega-corporation that attracts attention from overseas markets.

Its every move can affect the future market stock price of Deer Antler Coffee.

Chen Pingsheng called everyone together this time to announce a few things. In fact, once a group grows to a certain size, what drives it is the values ​​of the founder or the core figure.

For a long time, Tengying Group has been praised by outsiders for its fair environment and high income.

And this time, he is destined to become an industry leader in his own field.

Chen Pingsheng patted the microphone in front of him and said, "The group has been developing for three or four years now. I heard a saying two years ago: poor people's children have three treasures: chef, hairdresser, and auto mechanic."

“Those of you who live in the city may not have a direct sense of this, but if you ask the elderly people in the villages, you will find that at least half of the young people in the villages have learned these three professions.”

"Is it because these three industries have better prospects than others that all the young people in the village are choosing to learn them?"

"No, it's just because the parents of these young people are all genuine rural people."

"They simply have no way of getting their children to learn more promising, or even more respectable, jobs."

"So you'll find that almost no children in the city learn these three things."

"When I founded Boiling Sheep, I knew that being a chef was not easy, and most chefs were children from farming families. So I wanted to do this and create my own brand so that they could earn a high income."

"Boiling Sheep did achieve that, but it's not enough for him."

"I plan to invest 300 million yuan in Guangdong to establish a chef headquarters academy for Fei Yang Yang, and also set up a special dream fund to support employees in starting their own businesses."

"The purpose and significance of running the academy is definitely not to make more money for Fei Yangyang, but to make it a true paradise for children in rural areas."

"Its only meaning is how quickly you can get your culinary trainees to earn a monthly salary of over 10,000 yuan!"

"The industry standard is five years or more. If our culinary academy can shorten this period to three years, the significance to the industry and even to businesses will be self-evident."

To put it bluntly, Chen Pingsheng was no longer talking about making money in a simple sense, but rather about following his heart to contribute to this industry, and even to more ordinary young people.

Do something meaningful.

How much money is the limit?

There is no answer, and there will never be an answer.

At least at his current level, he definitely doesn't lack anything.

The kind of money you can never spend.

What he should do next is to strive more for the company's mission.

Take Boiling Sheep as an example, a traditional catering business.

As the fastest-listed catering brand, it should contribute to the better development of the industry.

(End of this chapter)