The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

January has passed, and February brings the chill of winter.

Chen Pingsheng's family chose to spend the Lunar New Year in Hong Kong, and quite a few relatives came to visit.

His younger sister, Chen Qi, and older sister, Chen Yao, both brought their families to Hong Kong.

Hong Kong is bustling, but thankfully his multi-billion dollar mansion on The Peak is no ordinary place.

This year, we simply invited the entire Chen family to Hong Kong to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

The eldest sister's two daughters, Xiao Ya and Xiao Le, are in high school and junior high school, respectively.

Both of them had excellent grades, and as the saying goes, a niece resembles her uncle; they clearly inherited his learning genes.

Chen An'an also returned home from the restaurant run by outsiders; with so many relatives visiting, she couldn't go back to work as a waitress.

I'll go when I feel like it, after I'm done with the Lunar New Year rush.

Celebrating the Lunar New Year in Hong Kong is different from my hometown. Fireworks and firecrackers are definitely not allowed on the mountaintop, which immediately reduces the festive atmosphere by half.

However, international metropolises naturally have their advantages, namely convenient shopping.

Both children and women like it.

Chen Pingsheng hosted a shopping trip for them at his home.

To be honest, he himself seems to have not been to a large shopping mall in a long time; his wife buys everything he needs for him.

This time is different. His niece is here, and it's almost Chinese New Year, so how could he not come out and place an order?

The benefits of having money are quite obvious, namely, being especially popular with children at the end of the year.

Unlike the second daughter in the family, the two children in my older sister's family are clearly more hesitant and timid when it comes to spending money.

They don't dare to spend large sums of money, and they're all quite sensible.

"Dad, when are we going to buy a big shopping mall?"

Erpiya's opening remarks are always grand.

She was the youngest and shortest, and the chubby girl walking in front wearing sunglasses had an undeniable presence.

"Shopping isn't enough for you anymore, you want to buy an entire street, right?"

"No, it's not about being a duck, it's just that I was thinking if our family owned a big shopping mall, then we wouldn't have to spend money coming out anymore!"

What kind of bullshit reason is that?

You can't believe a single word Er Yatou says.

“Buy whatever you like, your uncle will pay for it today.”

Chen Pingsheng let Xiao Ya and Xiao Le choose what they liked, while he took his wife with him to choose a gift.

They've been married for twelve years now.

Harbour City has all kinds of top luxury brands, including Patek Philippe and Richard Mille.

The waiters inside were all dressed in white shirts and black suits, looking very sophisticated, and they even wore two white gloves when they took the watches.

Handle with care and gentleness.

Chen Pingsheng's most expensive watch is a Patek Philippe 5002G white gold watch.

Wearing it on your wrist is both casual and business-like, and it also exudes a special kind of elegance when you casually show it off.

This watch was bought for him by his older brother.

"Hey, this watch would suit my mom quite well."

Chen An'an has a good eye; she found that a Patek Philippe with a pink dial was indeed quite suitable for her mother.

However, there are a lot of zeros at the end.

"Take it out and try it."

Unless you're a senior member of Patek Philippe, a salesperson would never easily take out such a prestigious watch for someone to try on.

It really looks good on Song Yanxi when she wears it herself.

It's much prettier than the Jaeger-LeCoultre she has.

The price of over 30 million isn't too expensive; if you like it, just buy it.

This is the spending power of my uncle's family.

Xiao Ya and Xiao Le, who were following behind, were truly amazed.

In fact, their family's conditions have been getting better and better over the years, thanks to the help of the eldest sister, Chen Yao.

He opened four or five large supermarkets at the school he founded, owning all the storefronts and paying no rent.

Earning three or four million a year is definitely a piece of cake.

For the middle class, this is definitely the most comfortable life.

You don't need to do any social niceties and you still get this income, what more could you want!
"Big sister, why don't you each pick one?"

Patek Philippe is the king of watches, but for him, it's nothing special.

With the Lunar New Year approaching, giving each person a small gift is considered insignificant, and my two nieces hesitated, not daring to choose one.

It was Chen An'an who told them that Patek Philippe was not suitable for their age.

In comparison, Richard Miller's trendy style is more suitable for their age.

What brands are these? They're like tickets to billionaire status. Kids who can afford Richard Mille must come from families with hundreds of millions in assets. Liu Fen dragged Peng Ying along to pick some out too. They'd finally waited for their son-in-law to come out and pay, so they had to choose something more expensive.

Her daughter bought a 30 million watch without batting an eye, so it's not a big deal for her, as the mother, to buy a 3 million watch as a token of appreciation!
Liu Fen doesn't have a very good eye; she only has eyes for gold with diamonds.

I picked out a dazzling 18k rose gold piece from the Elegance collection, set with 518 diamonds and weighing a total of 2.52 carats.

In Chen An'an's opinion, this watch is just plain old-fashioned.

Liu Fen herself liked it very much, mainly because she liked the price.

Three million two hundred thousand! I have to show off to my old girlfriends.

As for Peng Ying, she also bought a piece worth over three million.

With a simple swipe of a card, forty or fifty million can be easily spent.

Chen An'an also took her cousins ​​Xiao Le and Xiao Ya to Richard Miller and each bought one.

It adds up to more than five million.

She did it with ease, but her two older cousins ​​clearly felt their hands were a little awkward.

I'm afraid to lift it up because of the sun, but I'm also afraid to put it down because I'm worried about damaging that expensive watch.

This doesn't look like wearing an ornament; it looks like wearing an ancestor.

The watch was the most expensive item purchased by the group, mainly because their family's spending habits have become more sophisticated.

They won't even look at anything that isn't a top-tier brand, and the same goes for gift-giving.

There are plenty of clothes and such here; women can shop endlessly.

After walking with them for more than an hour, Chen Pingsheng simply stopped moving.

Find a spot to stop and rest with a cup of antler coffee.

"Dad, do you think most of these luxury goods are just a waste of money?"

Chen An'an bought a very special pair of shoes, nicknamed "beggar shoes".

These kinds of shoes are quite common on construction sites; they're displayed in Harbour City with a big brand logo.

Guess what price it will cost?
More than 50,000.

Luxury brands really never cheat the poor.

Chen An'an herself felt that she was paying an "intelligence tax".

"Luxury goods are essentially about selling a sense of ostentation and a logo; the 'intelligence tax' definitely accounts for a large part of it."

"Then why are we buying so much?"

"You've got me stumped. Didn't you go and buy it yourself?"

Chen Pingsheng pondered for a moment, "With your current spending power, do you really think that shoes costing more than 50,000 yuan can be called luxury goods? Aren't there plenty of women in Shanghai who earn more than 10,000 yuan a month and often spend several months' salary to buy them?"

"I think that kind of woman is pretty stupid."

Chen An'an swung her toes and said that she certainly had the right to say such things.

For her, shoes costing over 50,000 yuan were not a luxury item at all. Only women who would squeeze out several months' salary to buy such a thing would treat it as a status symbol.

Little do they know that such behavior is extremely superficial in front of people who can actually afford it.

"Your mom is still shopping! She really loves shopping!"

"Mom only has this one hobby. Don't you see how my short-legged second sister runs around so happily now?"

Erpiya is usually incredibly lazy, but she becomes exceptionally energetic when she's in a big shopping mall.

I want to explore everywhere; I just can't stop.

When they came out, Song Yanxi was carrying a Hermès rose gold Kelly bag, priced at 1500 million yuan.

There are only 12 of them in the world.

Made from a material similar to crocodile skin and solid rose gold, the bag is also set with 1160 diamonds.

What others might see as waste and showing off, is nothing to them.

It's just everyday expenses throughout the year.

Even Erpiya's neck is covered with luxury goods; she's truly a talent.

They wouldn't stop until there was nowhere left to hang them.

I saw a Pagani R when I went out, and my little rascal said it looked pretty good.

Chen Pingsheng bought two directly, not for any other reason than that he simply thought they were kind of cool.

Buying a sports car in Hong Kong can bring a certain joy.

After all, it's not like the mainland where speed limits are 120 everywhere.

Even if you manage to collect all three of the most amazing cars, the joy of driving a sports car below the 120 km/h speed limit is gone.

After shopping at Harbour City, the family got in the car and headed home, carrying a lot of bags and packages.

Fortunately, there were enough cars to pick them up, and they were all packed to capacity.

(End of this chapter)