The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Chen Pingsheng went to work at Tengying Group as usual.

It has been a week since Douyin was launched, and a team of 500 internet celebrities has been sent there.

They have officially entered this new market.

He also took a look and found that it was almost a complete copy of Xin Teng's earliest short video format.

Various people create a persona of flaunting wealth, which is also recognized across the entire platform as the most popular and attractive persona.

He also provided these influencer development teams with ten Ferraris and ten Lamborghinis all at once.

Five Rolls-Royces.

No need to rent a car anymore, everyone has one at home.

Douyin's user base hasn't grown yet, so these 500 people can only progress together with the platform.

Perhaps before long, several top-tier internet celebrities with tens of millions of followers and a batch of smaller internet celebrities with millions of followers will emerge from here.

He is still quite interested in this newly established small company that sells products via Douyin live streaming.

His secretary, Zhang Wanyi, came to see him. Besides some routine work reports, she also wanted to meet with a few important people.

Besides Yan Donghui, the person in charge of Tengfei New Energy, Lao Jia was also among them.

What is he here for?

Should I seek his suffocating dream, or invest in him?

Chen Pingsheng felt that this guy was not as reliable as outsiders perceived him to be. At least among all the businesses he did, he didn't have one or two stable and long-term profitable main businesses.

Old Jia's greatest strength is attracting investment. He can get his classmates to raise nearly 10 billion yuan for him by attending a CEO training program.

He looked so sincere; I listened to him for ten minutes.

Most people would probably want to give him some money.

Chen Pingsheng simply refused, saying, "I'll just send him a message and then disappear. Our group doesn't have any money either."

When Lao Jia comes to our door, it's either because he's suffocating with dreams or he wants to invest.

He wasn't going to be taken advantage of.

He wouldn't invest in any boss whose main business isn't profitable and who tries to expand into every industry, as if they want to do everything.

"Have Lao Yan come over here!"

Yan Donghui is one of the co-presidents of his new energy business and was previously the director of the Sany Heavy Industry Research Institute.

Since he last allocated more than 10 billion yuan to the new energy vehicle manufacturing team, they haven't come to him for some time.

They are all busy in their respective fields.

Yan Donghui's main purpose in coming here this time was to acquire an AI development technology team from abroad.

This team has invested three years in research and development in the field of AI, and has achieved many research results in fundamental areas.

They were simply a step behind their competitors in key technologies, which led to their parent company ceasing to provide them with financial support.

The most advanced AI research and development team in China is undoubtedly Baidu.

They also have the most AI development talent over there, and they have recruited a large number of technical researchers in the field of AI.

However, it is clear that without technical patents in the basic field, it would take too long to surpass Baidu and others.

Chen Pingsheng already possesses numerous fundamental patented technologies in the battery field, but his main achievement is the acquisition of Wotech, the largest battery manufacturer in China, by investing over 5 billion yuan.

To gain a leading edge in AI-powered driving, acquiring existing research and development results from others is undoubtedly the fastest way.

Chen Pingsheng asked him, "How much did that company quote?"

"3.8 billion."

Many companies invest heavily in research and development, only to find their R&D speed is one or several steps slower than others.

Once someone else has applied for a technology patent in advance, you will have to find a way to circumvent it.

At this point, it's highly likely that all your previous research and development achievements will become a pile of waste paper.

The risks of doing your own research and development are just that huge.

When things really come to that, those companies will either grit their teeth and keep pouring money into research and development, or they'll just stay the same as they are now.

They packaged and sold off these research findings that couldn't yet be monetized.

"Sure, you can handle it yourselves."

He invested six billion yuan in AI-powered intelligent driving. After spending the remaining 3.8 billion yuan, the money is still enough to support the entire R&D team for another six months.

He didn't know if he could develop the final product, but since he had already started, he shouldn't hesitate any longer.

After Yan Donghui left, his second sister-in-law and her family actually came to Shanghai.

The second aunt wanted to ask her second uncle for a divorce.

Chen Pingsheng had only heard about the reason for their divorce from his grandfather.

I just didn't expect them all to come to Shanghai.

My second uncle is quite old. He works as a technician in a brick factory, earning a little over ten thousand yuan a month, which is enough to make ends meet, though not the best.

The elderly couple lived a good life in the countryside, especially after Chen Pingsheng came into the Chen family. Their life in Wangcai Village was as carefree as could be.

It's always easier for people to suffer than to enjoy happiness.

Take my second uncle for example. After things got better, he didn't seem to have to work so hard anymore.

Then, by chance, I came across a live stream by a girl.

At first, he was just a small streamer with only seven or eight people in his live stream.

As soon as my second uncle went in, the livestreamer greeted him sweetly, "Welcome to my brother Chen Chen."

That voice was soft and soothing.

My second uncle felt a chill run down his spine; he was a genuine country bumpkin.

I've never seen anything like this before.

He first gave her a few yuan as a tip, and soon added the female streamer on WeChat.

The female anchor was incredibly considerate and attentive.

My second uncle said the work was hard.

She immediately said, "Brother Chen is a good man. He would rather suffer himself than let his family suffer."

That's such high praise, it's like they want to crown him with an eighteen-foot-tall hat.

After chatting for several hours, the second uncle increased the amount of money he tipped the next day.

The price has risen from a few dollars to tens of dollars.

Another night passed, and the female anchor chatted with him all night.

The next day, the amount of tips increased from tens to hundreds.

Then one day, suddenly another big spender appeared in the female streamer's live stream room, wanting to compete with Second Uncle for the top spot.

The two men, teased by the female anchor, engaged in a fierce and provocative battle.

One is acting, the other is really spending money.

In just one month, he squandered over 900,000 yuan of his family's savings.

Most of it was the support Chen Pingsheng had given their family before.

My second uncle came to Shanghai to meet a female live streamer in person.

As for my second aunt, she only came because she was angry.

She kept clamoring for a divorce, but really she was just angry that this honest man, who had been honest his whole life, had suddenly become a complete idiot at the age of sixty.

He was still single-mindedly pursuing his second spring in love.

My second uncle is in Wangcai Village, where he's already been scolded so badly by my grandparents that his head is practically bleeding.

Unfortunately, it's useless; men who fall for it are all the same, regardless of their age.

“Pingsheng, your second aunt knows you’re usually busy, and I didn’t mean to bother you. It’s just that your second uncle is such a fool, he’s so stupid.”

That's really stupid.

Chen Pingsheng was very familiar with this tactic; wasn't that how Chang Fu's old live-streaming company operated?

Now look what's happened, the retribution has fallen on his own family.

Behind every successful female live streamer is a professional team dedicated to providing companionship and support.

For these rural farmers, they may never earn much money in their entire lives.

But similarly, these people also crave necessary emotional comfort.

If a woman were to appear at this time, offering them emotional support and understanding, that would be ideal.

It's easy to empty some people's pockets.

Don't assume that those who tip female live streamers are all rich people; more than 80% are construction workers or people who have worked hard all their lives in the countryside.

If they had just gotten a few more foot massages and massages in the city, they wouldn't have spent their money on these ephemeral female livestreamers.

"Your second uncle didn't come with you. He went to meet a female streamer in person."

This kind of thing is like the sky falling for rural people, but it's just a trivial matter for him.

Not worth mentioning.

However, he certainly wouldn't allow that to happen.

If it weren't for her status as his second aunt, the people below wouldn't have been able to stop her, and she wouldn't have been able to come up to see him directly.

My second aunt is quite honest, but at over fifty years old, she still has such a heart.

Also no one.

"That big idiot of your second uncle, who knows where he went? I only know that he came to Shanghai, but after arriving here, I can't contact anyone."

"It's nothing serious. I'll arrange a car to take you to my house."

Chen Pingsheng called and asked the driver to take his second aunt home. Then he called Chang Fu. He didn't get any other information, but there was one thing his second aunt knew.

That means the female anchor is called Erquan Xiaotiantian.

It's really something else to have a name like that when you're around thirty years old.

Chang Fu is practically half of Kuaishou's business; finding a female streamer would be a piece of cake for him.

They quickly found out the female anchor's background.

I applied for a job there before, but Xin Teng didn't hire me because I didn't meet the requirements for looks and age.

He then went to a small guild that made a living by swindling rural men like this.

I must say, that small guild has a pretty complete set of tricks up its sleeve.

Once they encounter a suitable "pig butchering" scam, they will start analyzing the client's psychology overnight, as well as the emotional comfort the client needs most.

Then provide a complete chat process and offer them the care and concern they need most.

To swindle all the wealth of a rural man, psychological analysis is indispensable.

Chang Fu is indeed quite familiar with this approach.

His requirements were simple: Xinteng Live was already a unicorn in the industry.

Elephants have their ways of making money, and mice have their ways of crossing the street.

Just tell them where the idiot is.

My second uncle was very excited. He even went to a small hotel to get ready, and managed to put on his wedding attire despite the hot weather.

Unfortunately, what awaited him was not a female anchor at all.

No small guild dared to ignore Chang Fu's warning; they quickly returned all the money they had earned.

Changfu refused, but instead used his Mercedes-Benz to pick up his dim-witted second uncle and take him to Old Chen's house.

To be honest, he's seen this kind of thing far too many times.

The streamers he used to support did the same thing.

What goes around comes around. Luckily, I got out of that trap early, otherwise, making that kind of money would be truly unethical.

Because he knew very well that very few of the people who actually enjoyed sitting in the live stream and giving virtual gifts were actually wealthy.

Most of them are elderly men from rural areas.

Every penny they earned was hard-earned.

Most elderly people in rural areas lack love.

Chang Fu had no intention of discussing this topic further and left immediately after dropping the person off.

He stopped earning money from tips a long time ago.

……

Tan Palace Villa.

After Changfu sent my second uncle here, he was amazed to see the house his eldest nephew lived in.

Don't be too cool.

Now, when his second aunt looks at him, she simply grits her teeth in hatred.

The elderly woman, Peng Ying, used to think that her second brother-in-law was quite reliable, honest and hardworking, earning money to support his family his whole life.

Who would have thought that at such an old age, I would have an old-age love story with you?

In a typical family, the second aunt might have considered locking herself in and taking him down with her.

Heaven knows how difficult it is for rural families to save hundreds of thousands of yuan.

A short while later, Chen Bufan's mother and third aunt also arrived.

She's quite reliable; with such a major incident at home, she had no choice but to come.

Second Uncle Chen Jianhua is clearly a dead pig that doesn't fear boiling water, he doesn't care what happens.

He's already sixty, and he still can't live a carefree life.

"Hey second brother, is your brain full of shit?"

"Sister-in-law, you can't say things like that. I just think that the female anchor is pretty good, and life isn't easy for her either."

"She has it tough, so you have it easy."

Peng Ying was, after all, the eldest sister-in-law in the family, and it is said that the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother.

She doesn't hold back at all when she scolds her own family.

"How much money can you earn after a year of hard work? You're spending over 900,000 yuan on tips for others. Do you want to become the laughingstock of the whole village?"

No need to think, it's already true.

The Chen family's affairs were practically headline news in Wangcai Village.

My second uncle not only tipped others himself, but also got some of his coworkers to tip together.

His wife wasn't exactly innocent either; she knew her husband was tipping other women online.

I could chase him down the street with a kitchen knife.

It can be as terrible as it gets.

The second uncle didn't dare to refute the old lady, mainly because her son was too formidable.

No one in the entire village dared to contradict her to her face.

He whispered, "Sister-in-law, I've heard that a casual meal out can cost hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars. What I'm doing is nothing!"

"You compare yourself to him?"

The old lady never expected that her second brother-in-law would harbor such thoughts.

"He has millions of people working for him to make money. Do you have that too?"

My second uncle fell silent.

In their generation, people didn't really have a choice about getting married and having children.

The two families agreed on the terms, and the marriage happened rather haphazardly.

And then he lived out most of his life in this inexplicable way, as if he didn't have many choices from the very beginning.

If it weren't for Chen Pingsheng, he probably wouldn't have thought of anything.

The key point is that after Chen Pingsheng came into his life, he suddenly felt that his life was a little too mundane.

The old woman, Peng Ying, didn't know what to say to him for a moment.

My second aunt says she wants a divorce, but she doesn't actually intend to.

Firstly, they've already reached this age, and secondly, their spouses, at their age, don't have many other thoughts.

In other words, my second uncle just acted crazy.

Thirdly, the Chen family is truly different now.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Chen Pingsheng only goes home twice a year; the younger generation of the Chen family are all there.

Regardless of whether you study or not, you have significantly more career options after entering the workforce.

Even when she went back to her parents' home, she was treated with the utmost respect.

Chen Pingsheng arrived home at 5 p.m., and his wife Song Yanxi had also returned.

Regardless of the circumstances, my second uncle has set a very bad precedent for the Chen family.

It's actually quite simple to deal with someone like him.

Cut off all family resources, he called his father.

I also informed my grandfather.

He wants to swap wives now that he's in a better position, even though he's sixty years old.

This is moral depravity, and utterly shameless.

Chen Pingsheng didn't say anything on the surface, but he secretly arranged everything.

If anyone in the Chen family dares to step forward, he'll definitely crush them.

Whether it's an elder or a younger generation, it's all the same.

"Second Uncle, don't blame me for being blunt, but at your age you still want to date female anchors. If you weren't surnamed Chen, you would have already lost your wife and children."

Chen Pingsheng said, "I'll leave you a way out. Go back to work at your brick factory. Also, don't even think about getting any resources from the Chen family anymore. I've called my grandfather. Anyone who dares to lend you money is my enemy, Chen Pingsheng."

"I bought you a train ticket for 8 o'clock. Leave immediately after you finish this meal."

A man abandons his wife and children in his old age!

Chen Pingsheng looked down on people like that.

Don't even think about staying at his house for a day. The second uncle was dumbfounded. In his memory, Chen Pingsheng had always been very easy to talk to.

How could you just kick him out?
"It's rare for my second uncle to come to your house, and you're just going to kick me out like this?"

"Get lost. I won't repeat myself."

Chen Pingsheng was not polite at all, mainly because he didn't want this kind of attitude to spread into the Chen family.

Many people don't have a choice when they are young.

Is this just an excuse to abandon one's wife and children after becoming rich?

In any ordinary family, if someone did what my second uncle did, his son and daughter would avoid him.

He's rich, but not stupid.

It's impossible to help just anyone, and it's even more impossible to abandon basic principles of conduct just because of a blood relationship.

(End of this chapter)