The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Chapter 309 Chen Song's Support
Late October.

Song Shuiqing, who works in Beijing, suddenly received a big message in her family group chat.

Open the family group chat, and a document is clearly posted at the top.

Family Entrepreneurship Fund: Support Plan for the Chen and Song Families.

This was posted by her sister-in-law, who has been working in Beijing for over a year.

To this day, no one knows that she is the boss's cousin.

The only pity is that after my cousins ​​moved to Shanghai, they rarely returned to Beijing.

They've practically chosen to settle there permanently, and even their huge courtyard house, which cost hundreds of millions to renovate, is now uninhabited.

It just sits there collecting dust.

Beijing is still mainly the home turf of Tencent Entertainment. With the big boss moving to Shanghai, investment here has visibly decreased.

There has been absolutely no further major investment.

The group's development is now entirely focused on Shanghai, with some of its funds flowing to Hong Kong.

In just a few short years, almost none of Lao Song's relatives imagined that his cousin-in-law could develop the group to this extent.

Now, among their relatives, who doesn't take pride in their brother-in-law when they go out into the world?

When talking to people, he always stands up straight.

He always starts by talking about how great his brother-in-law is.

Song Shuiqing received several phone calls from home, all asking about her startup fund.

My brother-in-law's company used to be very strict, and only a small number of people could get into the group.

Even if they get in, they only get to hold some entry-level positions and never climb up to the middle or senior management level.

Even Song Shuiqing herself hadn't seen her brother-in-law for quite some time.

After thinking it over, she asked her boss for leave, grabbed her bag, and left.

According to the document, each of these relatives can receive eight million yuan in start-up funds, to be received in four installments.

In other words, three failures are allowed; if it still doesn't succeed by the fourth attempt...

That would mean if Heaven hadn't given birth to me, Song Shuiqing.

Is the opportunity fair and just, or is it issued in the form of a stamped document?

That proves that everyone is equal.

After Song Shuiqing returned home, several of her cousins ​​came to visit.

Everyone is itching to go to Shanghai and stay with my brother-in-law's family there.

Who knows, he might even succeed in starting his own business.

Song Shuiqing thought about it and decided to give it a try. What if she succeeded?

Almost all of the relatives of the Chen and Song families, directly affected by the document, set off for Shanghai.

You can take a plane or a high-speed train.

Out of dozens of people, who knows who will ultimately escape?

……

Shanghai, Tan Palace Villa.

Upon arriving here, Song Shuiqing was still stunned by the enormous garden villa.

Isn't it said that housing prices in Shanghai are higher than in Beijing?
Sure enough, housing prices only affect ordinary people like them.

My brother-in-law's family lives a glamorous life wherever they go.

Living in such a top-tier villa, one would surely live another ten or eight years.

Song Shuiqing came with several of her cousins.

I'm once again saddened that my cousin jumped off the building too early.

If it were now, and he were to try his hand at bike-sharing, even if it failed, his brother-in-law's family would be there to support him.

There's no need to go door-to-door begging anymore; you can directly apply for family business funds based on blood relations.

Whether it's true or not, this seems to signify a completely new beginning for both the Chen and Song families.

Many relatives have come to visit these past two days, and Chen Pingsheng and Song Yanxi simply cannot receive them all at once, so they arranged to hold a small family meeting on a given day.

Not only did Song Shuiqing and her group come, but the Song army from Shacheng also arrived.

He studied cooking in Shacheng Boiling Sheep for two years, and now that the family plan has been announced, he has rushed to Shanghai.

His family has two dining areas; one is a small dining area with long marble tables.

Another one is a huge party restaurant, with a large round table that can seat more than 20 people.

The family has two top chefs and three nannies.

One person was in charge of Chinese food, and the other was in charge of Western food.

They still followed the Hong Kong way of life, ordering their own food and drinks.

The menu includes a wide variety of high-end ingredients that can only be found in the top restaurants in China.

The drinks included 1982 Lafite, Romanée-Conti of different vintages, and Guojiao 1573, which cost 350,000 yuan a bottle.

His wine cabinet was bigger than I imagined, and everyone used tablets to choose what they wanted to eat for lunch.

Each nanny will have one.

Back in Beijing, my brother-in-law's family's life was understandable.

Once I arrived in Shanghai, it was simply unimaginable.

Anyway, Song Shuiqing had no idea that her cousin's family was living like this. She glanced at Chen An'an and could tell from her nonchalant expression.

Their family has probably been living like this for some time now.

Even her aunt Liu Fen had clearly adapted.

There are dozens or even hundreds of dishes to choose from, and whatever you want to eat will be delivered by a dedicated person.

It's all about life, but that's the difference.

"Brother-in-law, can I have some milk tea?"

"Of course you can, just order it yourself."

Song Shuiqing has been out of school for two years now, and his little cousin is quite nice.

"Shuiqing, you've been working in Beijing for so long, haven't you found a boyfriend or anything!"

Song Shuiqing blushed slightly, "I did date someone, but we broke up later."

That's perfectly normal. In this era of free love, which girl hasn't had a few relationships?

Speaking of his relatives, Jiang Peiyao is definitely the most beautiful. Look at her, tilting her head and looking left and right without saying a word.

Chen Pingsheng asked her curiously, "Peiyao, what are you looking at?"

Jiang Peiyao chuckled awkwardly, "Brother-in-law, I'm wondering what everyone's going to do with the two million!"

"Of course, I'll do what I'm familiar with."

Chen Pingsheng told her, "You don't need to think about these things. After the trainee competition, you'll be ready to be a lead actor." "Brother-in-law, isn't that too early? I'm only 22!"

Jiang Peiyao is still quite cute; she even sported a rebellious pink hairstyle for a while.

She recovered quickly and remained very low-key.

“What do you mean, ‘little one’? You’ve been studying at your brother-in-law’s Tengying Entertainment since you were eighteen. It’s been almost four years since then.”

Chen Pingsheng said, "You should just focus on becoming a big star. Maybe in a few years, everyone in our hometown will be proud of you."

For small places, the benefits of having a big star are self-evident.

It can drive development in many places and significantly enhance its reputation.

"How could that be? With my brother-in-law back in my hometown, even the biggest star can't help me."

Jiang Peiyao chuckled; she had grown a little bit more.

I remember when I was eighteen, I was just exceptionally beautiful, stunning at first glance.

The obvious drawback is that her breasts aren't big.

After a few years of growth, she's almost as big as Yang Mi.

"Dad, I also want to apply to start my own business."

Chen An'an, wearing sunglasses, ran over. She had even specially prepared a slightly sick gown for herself.

The six large characters above should not be too eye-catching.

To succeed, you must first go crazy.

Even though Chen Pingsheng knew that the so-called success philosophy was nothing more than a sales brainwashing method used by capitalists to constantly motivate employees.

He didn't stop Chen An'an from making contact.

The main thing is that it's always good for someone her age to be exposed to more things.

With her quick wit, she'll probably figure out what's going on after learning about so-called success principles for a while.

Chen Pingsheng never promoted this kind of culture within the group; he only ever believed in one thing.

The more you do, the more you earn.

It's that simple.

However, just because he thinks this way doesn't mean that others think this way.

Take the hairdressing industry as an example. The shops are small, but they're constantly having meetings and giving pep talks.

I wish I could keep you in a state of high excitement all day long.

When asked about his salary, Tony, who earned 5,000 ten years ago, was now only earning 4,000.

The average income in the entire industry has not increased in ten years, and the average income of a Tony teacher who has been learning the craft for five years is only around five thousand.

It's not even as good as a hair washing service.

Compared to the beauticians at Shuiyunjian, they are miles behind.

You think they want to do this? They've just been tricked and harmed by the capitalists at the top.

This is also an industry that allows card top-ups, something Chen Pingsheng had looked into for a while.

Top capitalists have designed a rapid money laundering model, which relies on recharging to quickly recoup costs and make profits.

To complement this model, they even modified the so-called success philosophy into an internal culture, constantly pumping people up.

Keep employees in a state of high excitement and constantly push customers to sign up for membership cards.

As a result, the money never even reached their own pockets.

Once the people at the top get the money from the customers, they move to a different location, change the brand, and start all over again using the same method.

The store can break even in less than three months, and then make cash profits in the remaining months.

Most customers, after getting a card, will then go to a different location and come back again.

The remaining low-level employees are struggling to survive, while customers continue to hurl insults at them.

It's fair to say that the person who designed this way of making money never considered what the future of this industry would be like.

Just satisfy his own desire to make money.

After Chen Pingsheng learned a little about the hairdressing industry, he found it to be truly appalling.

Salaries in one industry haven't increased for over a decade, and average income is getting lower and lower.

One can imagine what it's like for those who live in this industry.

Most of them have no choice but to change careers.

This is the disastrous consequence of a flawed payment model.

"You're so young, and you can actually start a business?"

"Of course I can, Dad, don't underestimate me."

Chen An'an exaggeratedly said, "I was a little expert who could earn money by performing when I was five years old. At school, in addition to praising my stable grades, everyone in the class said that I was rich and powerful."

Big-Pawed Kid definitely knows how to talk.

The teacher's exact words would usually be something like, "An'an, how come you ranked 24th again?"

An'an, you've dropped to 25th place again.

The whole class has a total of 25 students.

When she said those words, it meant that the teacher was always praising her for her stable grades.

You can't find a single flaw in it.

If you consistently go down one or two places at the bottom, isn't that a form of stability?

As for having a lot of money and hundreds of millions, that's indeed a widely accepted fact.

Their family isn't exactly locals in Shanghai; in fact, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them outsiders.

The people here definitely have a strong sense of superiority.

It's undeniable that they look down on outsiders, but they only look down on those who are poor.

People like Chen An'an are chauffeured to and from school by top-of-the-line Phantoms, accompanied by two bodyguard vehicles.

Who can look down on us?
Who would dare to look down on them?

Chen Pingsheng quite liked her shamelessness.

In short, whatever comes out of her mouth, she can make even the crooked things sound right.

This is probably what is called fallacy and heresy!
It's not a flaw; on the contrary, it's no exaggeration to call it a strength.

She's only learned a little about success online so far, but she'll have to go to those success seminars to see for herself.

You'll probably figure it out right away.

Success my ass! Those so-called gurus are giving me pep talks, promising me a million-dollar annual salary when I grow up.

She was so frightened that she ran away immediately.

"Okay, your dad will give you two million too."

(End of this chapter)