The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Chen Pingsheng took Erpiya and Chen An'an home.

For them, this class reunion was really not fun at all; they might as well stay home and sleep for a few more hours.

Although Shacheng is not as bustling as Shanghai, it still has everything you need.

Erpiya likes to act alone at a young age, but unfortunately, this place is not like Shanghai. She doesn't have her own bodyguard or any of the three major companies protecting her.

That evening, Chen Pingsheng took the two of them to Orange Isle to watch the fireworks.

This area frequently hosts music festivals and fireworks displays, which can be considered part of the local culture.

Shacheng used to be called Xingcheng. It's a place with a lot of beautiful women. Anyone who likes to have fun knows that if you go to the bar street at around midnight, you'll see a lot of beautiful women.

Beautiful women abound there.

Chen Pingsheng knew about these things for two reasons: firstly, he was from this area, and secondly, Gao Hu used to enjoy playing them.

How can this city be described? Many people still like to call it the "Foot Capital".

Even if you go to the wrong place, it's a foot massage parlor. The first floor is the proper place, the second floor is for VIPs, and when you get to the third floor, you'll have to choose your price range.

Orange Isle is very lively, mostly with young people.

Chen Pingsheng took Erpiya and An'an to the Xiangjiang River to see the statue of the great man and stroll around the romantic island.

Compared to the pressure of life in Shanghai, Shacheng is quite relaxing.

Some of these shady practices don't involve high-end spending; any random young man can easily hire four or five young women.

You can play around with just a few dozen yuan.

This is simply impossible in Shanghai. Even if you're both considered "young and energetic girls," if you don't have money, they still won't hang out with you.

There's no way around it; the pressures of city life and the people around you influence you in every way.

Chen An'an found a good spot and even asked two college-aged girls to help her take a father-daughter photo.

Erpiya, wiggling her fat chicken butt, immediately stood in the middle.

Chen Pingsheng pinched her chubby cheeks, and Erpiya made a strange squeal.

After the two young ladies finished taking their photos, Erpiya suddenly said, "Dad, I want to put on a fireworks show."

She can do many things in Shanghai, but this fireworks show is not so easy.

In Shacheng, it's different; you can sponsor a top-notch fireworks show entirely in your own name.

Shacheng is a city that promotes fireworks, after all, it is home to Liuyang, the most famous fireworks town in the country.

"If you want to do it, then do it. Dad will arrange it for you tomorrow."

Erpiya laughed heartily, "Dad is still the best."

Just as Chen Pingsheng was about to take her to other places to take pictures, the two girls in front of him seemed to have encountered a young man who was trying to pick them up.

There used to be a lot of people like that. If you gave them the wrong look, they might come up to you and say, "What are you looking at?"

You're watching, you son of a bitch?
Damn it... I'll beat you to death, etc.

After the nationwide crackdown on organized crime and the subsequent extensive public legal education campaigns, such opportunities to make money are becoming increasingly rare.

Nowadays, if you try to hit someone, they'll stretch their neck out like a giraffe.

In the past, this would have been called bullying; now, it's seen as a chance to make money.

As long as I don't lay a hand on you, one punch from you would cost at least ten thousand.

Earning over ten thousand is hard; it's not something you can just do by stretching your neck. If you like to fight, I can keep you going until you question your existence.

Those two girls look gentle and weak, but if they really encounter a guy they don't like who tries to pick them up, they'll definitely curse him out.

Erpiya wanted to transform into a righteous little fighter, but there was no excitement to be had.

The man who had tried to pick her up was chased away after being yelled at.

Chen Pingsheng led them to sit there for more than an hour before going back, and by then it was already close to the Spring Festival.

The Lunar New Year is not far away, and this year is quite special because of the special circumstances in Wushi.

Visiting relatives door-to-door is probably not an option anymore.

Everyone had to stay home, and even Chen Pingsheng's place rarely had any peace and quiet. His mother called, saying that while the village wasn't exactly in a state of panic, everyone was acting like they were guarding against thieves, wary of outsiders coming in.

If a kid goes out to play cards every day, he'll definitely get a scolding when he gets home.

They would go back for a few days to pay respects to their ancestors and also burn incense at their grandmother's place.

February arrived in the blink of an eye.

After Peng Ying and her grandfather returned to Shacheng, Chen Pingsheng took them back to Shanghai on a private plane.

That's why Shanghai is so lively; Erpiya disappeared as soon as she came back.

I guess she's going to one of her three major companies again.

As for Chen An'an inviting Xiao Wenwen and Hu Tao to her house again, they haven't gone home this year, mainly because they now have houses here.

Chen Pingsheng went to visit his wife and rested for a while. After returning, they were both busy with their own things.

His wife, Michelle Song, has been working on Tongxinjia (a home improvement platform), and it's only a matter of time before she opens stores with billions of yuan in investment.

There are not many complicated factors.

Due to its aggressive expansion, Shuiyun Academy announced a plan to recruit 10,000 new students after the Lunar New Year.

This is great news for most of the internal staff, since with so many openings, many people can introduce their relatives and friends to join.

Shuiyunjian is keeping a low profile now; they will only release the recruitment quota to the public after the internal quota is tallied.

This is actually similar to the recruitment of new employees by state-owned enterprises in the past; most of the positions have already been filled through referrals from internal staff.

Less than a third actually flowed out.

Who doesn't have a few poor relatives?

Not to mention that Shuiyunjian originally recruited rural girls, and their income only increased after they settled down at Shuiyunjian.

Even if we don't talk about buying a house in Shanghai, buying a house outright in one's hometown or a big city shouldn't be too much of a burden.

Song Yanxi also shared her understanding of the big health industry with him, which is mainly divided into several categories.

One is the health food industry.

Another aspect is elderly care services, including those provided by nursing homes, care centers, and other institutions to meet the living and care needs of the elderly.

Another area is health information technology, including health management software, medical devices, and health big data.

Improve the quality and efficiency of health management and medical services through technological means.

Another aspect is rehabilitation medicine, including rehabilitation services provided by institutions such as rehabilitation centers and rehabilitation hospitals, which help patients restore their physical functions and adapt to social life.

The largest category is definitely medical services, including those provided by medical institutions such as hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies, covering all aspects of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

Their main business, Tongxinjia, focuses on sub-health physiotherapy and wellness, which can help most people gradually recover from sub-health conditions.

It can relieve fatigue and maintain the body in daily life.

The Dream Fund is different; it invests billions of yuan specifically in the entire health industry.

According to Chen Pingsheng's plan, he intends to allocate 10 billion yuan annually for targeted investment in the big health industry.

This thing is just like the early development of the internet; you have to identify the right track.

We invest in any outstanding player in this field.

Finally, after a series of capital integrations, several unicorn companies will inevitably emerge.

After all, the aging population is already very evident.

The trend of the health industry will not change.

Every major decision Chen Pingsheng made was not based on gut feeling or a snap of his fingers, but on countless meticulous market statistics.

It can be said that the health industry will be another core industrial chain for Tencent Group, following entertainment, traditional industries, and new energy.

Perhaps in less than three years, their company will become a behemoth in the health industry.

By then, Tencent Group will be ridiculously strong.

(End of this chapter)