The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Song Yanxi had heard of Cao Jingli before, and their relationship wasn't very good.

Two people who originally had no connection broke into a conflict because of this banquet.

If Cao Jingli hadn't said anything, she wouldn't have said anything either.

To everyone's surprise, she insisted on standing up for Li Zifeng.

Cao Jingli doesn't have a very good reputation in the industry.

The main thing is that after she received the inheritance, she seemed to change completely.

Not only did she ruthlessly exterminate Old Yang's relatives, but she also didn't spare her own daughter.

Several years ago, when Cao Jingli's daughter reached the age to apply for inheritance of her father's estate...

She rejected him outright.

The mother and daughter even went to court, creating a huge joke.

After that, she stopped caring much about other people's opinions. Cao Jingli was a woman from an ordinary background.

She eventually turned out to be the kind of wicked old woman from a wealthy family.

There are quite a few young men she's kept.

She even created a special chat group for lonely rich women in Shanghai, showing she's really gone to great lengths.

Song Yanxi got up and left, while Cao Jingli angrily smashed a wine glass, slammed her hand on the table, and launched into a long tirade against the Chen family.

They're so domineering, doing whatever they want just because they're rich.

The other wealthy women aren't stupid either. If they stayed here at a time like this, wouldn't that mean they were on the same side as Cao Jingli?

Their husbands didn't die; Chen Pingsheng's name is known to almost everyone in Shanghai's wealthy circles.

She offended Chen Pingsheng because of a young, handsome man; what if her husband found out?

They all had to pack their bags and go back to their parents' home; this was no joke.

Chen Pingsheng is from the very elite circle; he sits at the same table as Teacher Ma and the others.

Whether through economic means or political methods, they are all exceptionally talented individuals.

Someone like that would have no chance against a young, handsome guy.

Cao Jingli has gone too far, daring to demand an explanation in front of someone else's wife.

Who does she think she is?

Before she could finish complaining, most of the people at the banquet had already left.

People simply couldn't be bothered to come up with a reason.

Ultimately, they all have money and can spend it lavishly on jewelry.

But if you offend someone like Chen Pingsheng, even your husband would be scared to death by her.

They might get divorced the very next day.

Cao Jingli did get carried away, but she's not stupid.

After all these people left, she threw another tantrum.

I started sweating profusely after I finished posting it.

She seems to have made a mistake. From some unknown day onwards, Cao Jingli no longer had the same cautiousness as before.

Although no one said anything, they proved with their actions that Chen Pingsheng was not someone she could afford to offend.

Everyone can have fun and joke around as they please.

You can't gamble with your future.

Cao Jingli finally calmed down. She was just rich, but the money she made came from speculating on real estate, a product of the times.

It makes absolutely no contribution to society as a whole.

Unlike Chen Pingsheng, who not only made money but also dedicated himself to the progress of the local area and even the entire society.

Sometimes she couldn't understand why Chen Pingsheng could achieve such success when everyone else started from the bottom.

Even the deputy mayor and the mayor of Shanghai often take the initiative to invite him for tea.

When bigwigs from various places come, they will all make a trip to Tengying Group if they have the chance.

This person is amazing. Not only does he earn money openly and honestly, but he also has an excellent reputation among the people.

Even in the eyes of the officials, he was not a capitalist in the ordinary sense.

Instead, it targets entrepreneurs.

If you were to say he's a purely good person, that certainly wouldn't be the case.

Anyone who offends him will almost always come to a bad end.

They are only outwardly kind; inwardly, they are extremely ruthless.

Yet, he is also someone who is absolutely flawless.

Cao Jingli panicked a little; perhaps it was because she had gone too far last night.

In a moment of impulsiveness, she listened to that fool Li Zifeng's words. Wasn't that just courting death?
She was no match for Chen Pingsheng at all; she couldn't even withstand a single finger of his.

Just then, Li Zifeng called out to his darling again, and Cao Jingli slapped him in annoyance.

What rubbish about traffic? It's all just paid gigolos. ...

When Song Yanxi arrived home, Chen Pingsheng was still watering the flowers on the balcony.

He doesn't have much to do; when he's free, he likes to water the flowers and tend to the plants.

"Hmph, that Cao Jingli really thinks too highly of herself."

"What's wrong with her that makes you so angry?"

"It's all because of that popular celebrity; she told me to come to you for an explanation!"

"Oh... what explanation does she want?"

Chen Pingsheng put down the kettle in his hand and asked casually.

Song Yanxi said, "She thinks Li Zifeng is her man, and you made her lose face."

"Heh..." Chen Pingsheng chuckled, "She's out of her mind. Don't worry, she'll probably apologize to you as soon as she comes to her senses."

Will she?

"Definitely."

Chen Pingsheng said, "She can go from a small nanny to where she is today. A woman who has endured for decades can't be brainless. She can't afford to offend me because of a celebrity."

Okay... Song Yanxi quite agrees with this point; Cao Jingli's past controversies don't need their evaluation at all.

Now that she wants to support Li Zifeng, she probably doesn't know her own limitations.

At their level, it's not about having a few hundred million more in your family.

People like Cao Jingli have money but only speculate in real estate, contributing nothing to society.

The easiest to deal with.

Song Yanxi didn't have to wait long; the next day arrived.

Cao Jingli took the initiative to find her. She was quite good at interpersonal relationships. She went directly to Shuiyunjian and got a membership card worth tens of millions of yuan. She also specially picked out a small jade Buddha worth more than two million yuan for her.

She was just confused for a moment, not forever.

After she chased Li Zifeng away, she didn't sleep well all night after she calmed down.

I think about it over and over and I still think it's a really stupid thing to do.

Fortunately, Song Yanxi has a good reputation in the industry and also has a publicly known place called Shuiyunjian.

She spends millions to become her VIP customer here, and then spends several million more to buy a nicer gift.

The sincerity is absolutely sufficient.

Song Yanxi ignored her for a day before having someone inform her the next day, telling her not to do anything foolish again.

In front of so many people, she, Cao Jingli, was not so shameless as to ask her husband to explain to someone who had terminated their contract.

It's just that her husband is kind-hearted and doesn't mind.

If they really investigate, Cao Jingli could get herself into serious trouble; in severe cases, it wouldn't be too difficult to send her to jail.

As soon as Li Zifeng left Tencent Entertainment, a whole host of scandals were exposed.

Even her sugar daddy had to rush to the big boss's house to apologize.

This is no secret within the industry.

It quickly spread that many popular celebrities have wealthy backers.

Some were older men, and some were older women.

The big boss doesn't even need to show his face; he teaches them a lesson through facts.

Changfu laughed heartily; that's exactly what he liked about Old Chen.

You can handle things cleanly and efficiently without making a sound.

He also took the opportunity to sign a ten-year contract with the company, keeping the artist revenue sharing model unchanged and splitting the sales revenue 50/50.

Anyone who wants to terminate their contract early will have to pay hundreds of millions in penalties first.

As soon as the contract was presented, he didn't press the issue, but simply asked if you wanted to sign it.

If you don't sign, can you guarantee that you can still be a star after you leave here?
Nobody was sure about it; everyone has a few scandals, right?
A-list celebrities are still very willing to sign them, including Yang Mi, Zhao Liying, and Liu Yifei.

They still have stock options in Tencent Entertainment, and they'll be able to get their shares in a few more years.

Besides, although the group encourages everyone to participate in live-streaming sales, they are not included in this initiative.

People in first-tier cities still have a lot of freedom.

The main purpose is to get those who can't generate profits for the group to sell products.

This has been said before.

Normally, no one would have any objections, right?

You can't just think about using the group's resources to become famous without putting in any effort at all!

No one has an obligation to support them indefinitely.

(End of this chapter)