The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Chen Pingsheng had reserved a large amount of funds for unforeseen circumstances.

This is a prime example of taking precautions, in case such a disease outbreak occurs nationwide one day.

That money will be very useful, and related industries will be greatly affected in the process.

Chen Pingsheng went to his family's coffee shop to have a drink; it was usually quite crowded there.

They are all relatively laid-back employees within the group. They go out for a drink now and then, enjoy the view of Jinshan Lake, and live a very leisurely life.

When Chen Pingsheng arrived, countless people stood up and called him President Chen, the big boss, BOSS, and so on.

People are so easily lost in the constant calls of "boss."

He found a window seat with a beautiful view of Jinshan Lake, and he was in a pretty good mood.

Tang Jing's training was almost complete, and she was assigned to work as his secretary.

Perhaps as a reward from his boss, Chen Pingsheng gave her a Bentley Continental.

Even as his secretary, she started out in a Bentley; that's how she got some influence.

I don't know how many years she'll stay by my side, but secretaries usually get promoted eventually.

If we're talking about Tang Jing's special characteristics, they really are her strong professional skills and her exceptionally beautiful appearance.

If there's one flaw in her, it's that she speaks very directly and doesn't know how to beat around the bush.

If anything wasn't done well, she would really start scolding you harshly.

People used to criticize her like that, but after she was promoted, she started criticizing others.

The kind of approach that focuses on the issue, not the person.

"Uncle Chen, I've looked at all the big Dream Realization Fund projects you asked me to analyze."

Tang Jing handed him a document and said, "I think the development direction of the Yuanmeng Fund is problematic, especially in the early stages. It mainly focuses on the catering industry, which is a typical traditional industry. Although the Yuanmeng Fund mainly invests in small and beautiful fast food restaurants, the market in this area is extremely limited. If we support these three large ones, we should abandon the smaller ones as a whole and stop investing in this industry."

It's no wonder she said that; the forecast report given by the Economic Research Institute clearly points out that the catering industry will no longer be a high-quality entrepreneurial direction in the next ten years.

Especially in disease prediction, the catering industry is a key target.

One wave can wipe out countless former big players.

This industry has become so saturated that competition is fierce.

The Dream Fund initially attracted a large number of entrepreneurs from Boiling Sheep, and the results were quite good.

When he transferred Chu Qiuyan there, he directly completed a large-scale integration, merging dozens of companies until only four or five remained.

As for now, only three companies remain after the merger.

Perhaps out of its original intention, the Dream Fund still provides extra assistance to entrepreneurs in the catering industry.

Even if they can't actually make it happen.

Chen Pingsheng said, "From the company's perspective, your suggestion can be adopted, but from the perspective of the original intention of the Dream Fund, it is wrong."

"Actually, at our level of development, we know very clearly which industries are profitable and which are not."

"The problem is that many of them learn to be chefs after graduating from junior high school. Besides working in a restaurant, what else can they do?"

Chen Pingsheng looked at Tang Jing seriously, "Do you know why I chose you as my secretary?"

"I don't know. Even the secretary in charge of teaching me said it was strange."

Tang Jing scratched her head. She was different from Zhang Wanyi, Lin Qiunan, and Bai Xin in front of her.

The difference is that Tang Jing's family is not a well-off family, but a wealthy family; her parents both earn over a million yuan a year.

This is considered a very good family background even in Shanghai, plus her parents are shrewd investors. They've made money and speculated on real estate all along.

It could be said that she comes from the best family among the secretaries; her parents own at least two or three apartments in Shanghai, and she is an only child.

"You know I have two daughters, right? My eldest daughter is alright, but my second daughter is a natural-born super fighter against involution. The few mountain kids I sent to compete with her were all hired by her three major companies. I'm curious, your family is clearly quite well-off, so why do you work so hard?"

"This..." Tang Jing was dumbfounded. Working at Tengying Group was her dream for a long time, and her parents were very supportive.

The moment he learned that she had become Chen Pingsheng's secretary, he was so happy that he almost told the whole world.

Then, the very next day...

Both parents were promoted and became vice presidents.

The boss even talked to them personally for a long time, and when he came back, he told her that they were benefiting from her influence.

"I work because I love it. I don't want to be a housewife. I want to shine in the workplace and become a well-known and successful businesswoman."

"No wonder you dared to directly confront your boss before, so you had the confidence to do so."

Most people wouldn't have the courage to constantly go against their boss.

Tang Jing is obviously being unreasonable; you still want to go drinking with her after get off work.

I can't be bothered with you, no matter how high your boss's position is.

There's no way you can threaten her.

Chen Pingsheng said, "Your parents have raised you very well. Let me meet them sometime. It would be good if we could exchange experiences as parents."

"Uncle Chen, you can discuss this with me too, right?"

“What’s the point of talking to you? Have you found a boyfriend? Have you had children? You’re neither married nor have children. If I’m asking you for advice on parenting, I might as well just read a book called ‘Only Dads Are Good in the World.’”

Tang Jing was speechless; what he said made perfect sense.

He's a theoretical genius, but has zero practical experience; all he does is boast and talk big to others.

The person in front of you should stop bragging.

“My parents are really good to me, and I was influenced by them to want to become a career woman.”

"Do you have any specific standards for being a strong, independent woman? See if I can help you meet them?"

"Being able to be your secretary means you're a very, very strong woman."

Tang Jing raised her head proudly and said, "Now, when those leaders see me, they all call me Secretary Tang politely, and when the bosses outside see me, they bow and shake hands and call me President Tang with great respect. I feel like I am already a very, very powerful woman."

"Look at you, so unambitious. You'd be content with being a secretary."

"This secretary is quite something, very capable."

That's really impressive; at least they're always in the limelight wherever they go.

Just look at the women who came before her; they're all powerful women in their own right now.

Bai Xin manages half of the entertainment industry, and Zhang Wanyi is now the undisputed number one female CEO in the online celebrity circle.

Lin Qiunan even listed all the fast fashion brands invested in by the Dream Fund.

Given time, she might become one of them.

Chen Pingsheng thought she had grand dreams, but it turns out she's perfectly content being a secretary.

(End of this chapter)