The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Chen Pingsheng suddenly realized.

It's not so easy for him to spend money at home now.

Because we lack nothing.

The only place that can still make him spend a lot of money right now is Tengfei New Energy.

Over the next three years, it is estimated that at least 25 billion yuan will need to be invested annually.

Apart from this, there are very few other places where I would spend a lot of money.

For the next few years, we should prioritize stability. We'll wait until Tengfei New Energy has truly developed before observing changes in the economic situation.
Tengying Group has completely reduced its capital and entered a conservative development phase.

Vanke, the top real estate company in China, has also announced its long-term strategic slogan of survival.

Teacher Ma even exclaimed that future housing prices will be as cheap as cabbage.

The founder of the food delivery group also proclaimed that each year will be more difficult than the last.

Countless influential figures are demonstrating, both openly and covertly, that the economic turning point is imminent.

If you don't hold onto your cash now, you'll be in big trouble in the future.

Of course, there are always crazy people in any situation, and Xu Pidao is one of them.

Sun Hongbing is the same.

In this situation, not only are businessmen cutting back on cash, but banks are also tightening credit.

Everything is for the sake of getting through winter early.

Among so many industries undergoing fierce competition, the only one still experiencing rapid growth is the short video industry.

The rapid rise of TikTok has enabled young people to achieve financial freedom quickly.

It also made Tencent, the internet traffic giant, feel deeply threatened.

It's important to understand that Tencent's biggest competitive advantage has always been its massive internet traffic.

With the advent of QQ and WeChat, who can compete?

Now, young people are spending most of their free time watching short videos.

This is something the big penguin absolutely does not want to see, and of course, it is something it cannot change.

Tencent quickly launched its own short video platform, Weishi.

The amount of money and traffic they're spending on support is beyond imagination.

As a result, Chen Pingsheng invested 300 million yuan to set up an influencer team on Weishi.

If ordinary companies were to follow the trend of Douyin and Kuaishou like this...

He doesn't need to pay any attention to him.

If the giant penguin himself is taking the stage, then he must be taking it seriously.

After all, its historical record is too strong; there are countless examples of it defeating its predecessors simply by imitating them.

It's hard to say this time, but he'll still throw in 300 million to give it a shot, no matter what.

Short videos have brought much more than just short videos and live streaming; they have also completely disrupted traditional industries.

If some small businesses fail to develop their short videos effectively, they are destined to struggle to survive in the future.

Chen Pingsheng had already linked his companies with short videos for development, and now he's taking the lead.

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mid-September.

Song Yanxi went out shopping for the first time after finishing her postpartum confinement.

She was also pushing a small rocking car, inside which Chen Lu, who was just a month old, lay waving his little hands.

Next to him is his second older sister, Little Pipi.

I heard that little geniuses wear overalls, so after she learned how to shop online with her sister, she bought a whole bunch of tiny overalls from Pinduoduo.

Chen An'an is different; she's already ten years old and her dressing up is a bit more sophisticated.

I still prefer to wear comfortable sportswear.

The family hadn't been out shopping for a while, so they came out like this.

Two adults and three children, plus four or five bodyguards following them from a distance.

There's absolutely no need to worry about safety.

"Dad, what are we going out to buy?"

"That depends on what your mother likes. She's been staying at home for a month now."

Song Yanxi really wanted to buy some clothes; women all love shopping, and she was no exception.

Especially considering that it hasn't been released for a month.

The top shopping malls in Shanghai have all kinds of big brands, and if you have the money, shopping there can be quite enjoyable.

I've bought all the big brands, now I mainly just buy things I like.

Erpiya is extremely narcissistic; she loves buying clothes.

Chen An'an looks at everything, and the white Richard Mille worth over two million yuan she's wearing right now is still on her wrist. Her younger sister doesn't know this yet, and just thinks it's an ordinary, not particularly good-looking, digital watch.

Chen An'an spent two hundred yuan to buy her a small children's digital watch, and look how happy she is.

He was laughing heartily.

I almost laughed my front teeth off; that's how easily Erpiya is fooled.

She always looked adorably silly in front of her sister.

As for Song Yanxi, after picking out a few outfits and two pairs of shoes, she lost interest in shopping anymore.

As the family was preparing to go home, they ran into Yang Kang and his wife Zhang Cuicui.

Even after things got better for them, their lives didn't stay stable for long; they argued every day.

The reason is simple: Zhang Cuicui had done that kind of thing before because of her daughter's high education expenses.

Although Yang Kang knew this, the resentment in his heart remained.

He also tried to forget the bad things and live a good life from now on.

But the couple, who were together every day, would inevitably recall those unpleasant memories.

Yang Kang always had a cold face, which made Zhang Cuicui feel uncomfortable.

If these arguments continue like this, we won't be able to live together any longer.

Their only bond is their daughter, Yang Lele.

Chen Pingsheng couldn't advise on this kind of thing, nor did he have the time to deal with it.

Divorce is a simple matter of stamping a document, but it caused Yang Lele a great deal of harm.

Unsurprisingly, they divorced.

The house in Shanghai was a gift from Chen Pingsheng, and Yang Kang, being a decent person, gave it all to Zhang Cuicui.

They didn't fight for custody of their daughter; they shared the responsibility.

This is a typical example of a peaceful divorce.

Divorce used to be rare, but now the divorce rate has reached as high as 40%.

It's really nothing unusual.

Chen Pingsheng even accompanied him out for a couple of drinks; many of his classmates were divorced.

There are various reasons.

The main reason is the mundane realities of daily life; the initial passion cannot withstand the test of time.

Especially for impoverished couples, everything is filled with sorrow.

In rural areas, things are better; the noise and commotion will subside in a couple of days.

It's different in the city; divorce is a common topic of conversation there.

For young couples to go from holding hands to growing old together, only those who have been married know how difficult it is.

Not to mention him, even Gao Hu, after being well-behaved for a while, has shown his true colors again.

His wife, Xiao Chun, is a very kind and innocent person.

However, she couldn't offer him much help in his career, and their perspectives and experiences were simply not on the same level.

Even when we sleep under the same blanket, we often can't find common ground in our conversations.

Gao Hu is not short of money now. He used to be a playboy, and his true nature was exposed after Xiao Chun gave birth to their child.

His only rational decision was to never bring those wild women home and to never let Xiao Chun know a word of it.

This was clearly a marriage where the man was stronger than the woman, and Xiao Chun simply lived naively in her own world of happiness.

Every time he went back to the village, it was because of Gao Hu's special social status.

She is always the most eye-catching.

Perhaps out of guilt, Gao Hu treated her parents very well.

This kind of marriage is what most wealthy people have.

As for Chang Fu and Yang Qian, both of them are wealthy.

No one is inferior to the other, and Yang Qian can always suppress Chang Fu's unruly heart.

Song Yanxi actually knew all of this, and often invited them to her home to chat.

Xiao Chun didn't say anything; everyone could only keep it from her.

Chen Pingsheng would also keep Gao Hu in check to prevent him from going too far.

The stability of these companies is also inseparable from the marital relationship of their founders.

Many people go bankrupt because they no longer want to stay with their original spouse after they become rich.

It started with him going outside to find a beautiful mistress.

(End of this chapter)