The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Chen Pingsheng held a banquet at home.

This was not the grand feast in the King of Villa, but a family banquet held in his own Tan Palace Villa.

During the meal, he also brought out two bottles of Guocang Fenjiu liquor.

My grandfather's generation clearly loved Fenjiu more than Moutai.

This wine is already being auctioned, with a single bottle costing around two million.

As for the most expensive baijiu in China, it is Lai Mao, produced in Maotai Town, Guizhou Province in 1935.

This is a rare, discontinued bottle of liquor, with a single bottle priced at around ten million.

Someone gave him a bottle as a birthday present.

This family dinner was for nothing other than to announce two things: one was that the relatives he had sent back home, unless they had made a particularly serious mistake.

You can also go back to Shanghai.

He just needs to work in Shanghai for two years before he can get the family startup fund back.

There is no distinction between jobs or social status when it comes to working.

She can deliver food, work as a security guard, or even be a DJ at a nightclub.

Let them do as they please.

If you think about it carefully, most of the younger generation in their generation are from the post-90s generation.

In the eyes of those born in the 1980s, those born in the 1990s are often synonymous with willfulness.

These people lack both the ability to start a business and the mindset to manage millions of dollars.

It would be better to work steadily for a few years first; all he can offer is a decent place to live.

When they really want to do something but don't have the money, give them some start-up capital.

Having such conditions already puts them ahead of most ordinary people.

As for what the future holds, that depends on how they choose to handle it.

We don't force or force anything; we let them choose for themselves.

After experiencing one dramatic incident after another, Chen Pingsheng finally realized some of his mistakes.

Everyone has their own life, and he can't interfere too much or make choices for them.

Governing by non-action is the true and supreme way.

This is a good thing for some, but not for others.

I think it's a good thing. The main reason is that I want freedom. After coming to Shanghai, I can spend and use his money everywhere.

It is only natural that we should hear it.

But this kind of life is okay in the short term, but not many people are willing to live like this for long.

This is simply human nature.

As for those who don't think it's a good thing, they can clearly hear a different meaning in these words.

That means we're all relatives, and I can provide you with temporary accommodation and some money to start your own business.

But I won't introduce you to boyfriends or girlfriends.

We won't pave the way for you; everything in the future depends on yourselves.

The family business fund has been cancelled, and you'll need to sign an IOU when you want it back.

Chen Pingsheng will no longer act as the patriarch to restrain everyone; you can do whatever you want.

It has little to do with him. Restrictions are lifted, but at the same time, there is no longer any unjustified help. Only food, clothing, shelter, and medical care are provided to the elders.

In this way, he was able to relax.

After much thought, this method is still the most reliable.

He poured Grandpa a glass of wine worth over two million yuan, and Grandpa drank it until his face turned completely red.

After having a few more drinks with his uncles, he left with his family.

Shanghai remains a bustling metropolis, and recently Chen An'an's Anle Foundation has also sponsored several children in actual mountainous areas.

These children in the mountains are really something. They don't even have enough to eat normally, but they manage to fill their stomachs by studying.

He went from a backward mountain school to a top-tier university in a big city.

After the Anle Foundation opened its online nomination channel, it immediately received a number of enthusiastic netizens who provided lists of people who truly needed help.

These people were all tragically poor, yet exceptionally resilient.

He always manages to find a ray of light even in the face of adversity. Compared to these people, he felt that his relatives Chen, Song, Peng, and Liu had nothing to complain about.

A year later, Big Paw finally spent her own Anle Fund on what was truly needed.

The night breeze was slightly cool, and Chen Pingsheng lay half-reclined on the balcony.

While gazing at the Huangpu River, you can also enjoy a cup of Wuyishan Da Hong Pao tea.

Song Yanxi handed him a blanket to cover himself with; the temperature was already cold, and she hoped he wouldn't catch a cold.

"Honey, you've also cancelled the family business fund. I think you'd better stay out of those family matters from now on."

"Yes, we should really try to mind our own business less."

Chen Pingsheng summarized his experience, saying, "As the saying goes, 'A small favor is appreciated, but a large favor is resented.' After we've provided these relatives with mansions and luxury cars, we're bound to have some minor complaints."

“They would secretly point at us and say, ‘Look at Chen Pingsheng, he doesn’t even acknowledge his relatives after he got rich.’ And the younger generation always feel like we are restricting them.”

"Sometimes I wonder why it took me so long to realize such a simple truth. After thinking about it, it all comes down to one thing."

"After sitting in a high position for a long time, a certain habitual way of thinking is formed, and one always thinks that one is right and that all of you must listen to me."

"Whether you're running a business or managing your own family, this kind of thinking is often extremely dangerous."

Song Yanxi was stunned. How could this be summarized at the level of managing a group?
There's nothing wrong with Tengying Group; isn't it getting better and better?

"Honey, aren't you overthinking things?"

"how come."

Chen Pingsheng shook his head. "Remember the last wave of layoffs? I also thought I was right, so I didn't give many options when laying off employees. Some people were laid off for no reason, and some were indeed middle-aged and their passion had faded. But in the end, why do companies have waves of layoffs? It's ultimately due to the poor management of us leaders."

"Throughout this year, I've increasingly felt that whatever I do is right, so I tend to habitually assume that others are wrong and that you must listen to me."

"This is dangerous, extremely dangerous, and could even jeopardize whether the group can survive for another twenty years."

Chen Pingsheng used three dangers in succession to show that this mentality is extremely detrimental to the operation of a business.

It can be said that even the most capable person cannot guarantee that they are always right.

If he thinks that way, it will be a disaster for both the employees and the company.

Unfortunately, he is now facing this very problem.

"Honey, it's not that serious, is it?" Song Yanxi asked with some doubt.

"It's not that it's not that serious, it's definitely very serious."

Chen Pingsheng said calmly, "Look at those people downstairs. We may have been like them before, wandering on the edge of these big cities. But when we sit upstairs and look down at them again, do you still think about the person you were when you had nothing?"
"Most people think that these poor guys will never be able to buy a house in Shanghai, even in twenty years or a lifetime."

"Unconsciously, we have also become one of these superiors, and we are looking at these young people from other places who are still working hard with their own hands with the same eyes."

Whether it's the yoga-wearing girl in the socialite training class or Chen Tan who drives a Rolls-Royce to show off, it's all about these qualities.

Essentially, they all yearn for the life of the upper class and are striving to enter that circle.

Only those who have entered this circle and secured their position know this.

Just how deceptive are the upper echelons of society?

If you're not careful, you can get lost in this materialistic, power-driven world.

There's money on top of money, and power on top of power.

The struggle to cross the river is never-ending.

Once you lose your original aspirations, you can easily be devoured by all of this.

Just like Chen Pingsheng now, everyone is filled with awe for him, and he himself will unconsciously believe that he is right in everything he does.

Is this really true?
Perhaps it is, perhaps it isn't.

He won't find the answer anytime soon, and he has a long life ahead of him; he needs to explore and practice slowly.

What Chen Pingsheng could think of, Song Yanxi might not necessarily be able to think of.

She still has a husband; if something happens at Shuiyun Pavilion, Chen Pingsheng will definitely be held responsible.

When Tengying Group ran into trouble, Chen Pingsheng could only rely on himself.

This is the difference.

This is also something he needs to constantly reflect on.

Times are changing, and people must keep up.

(End of this chapter)