The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Chen Pingsheng contacted the Land and Resources Bureau of Jinshan.

I was preparing to negotiate the purchase of land, but when I inquired, I found out that land prices this year were not cheaper than last year, and had even increased slightly.

Large-scale construction will have to wait. Chen Pingsheng plans to use this multi-billion dollar project to pave the way for Xiao Ya after she is transferred to Jinshan.

This is a major achievement, and it can add a significant mark to her resume.

The second phase of the Tengying high-end community, with an estimated investment of 150 billion to 200 billion yuan, has to be put on hold for now.

For now, let's focus on developing the villa area.

This land doesn't need to be too big; 100 acres would be more than enough.

After all, the planned number of units will not exceed two hundred.

If it meets the living conditions of the group's senior executives, then it is more than enough.

It doesn't need to be too big.

From land acquisition to architectural design and a series of planning steps, it would definitely take at least two years to complete.

The total investment for this project is estimated to be between 5 billion and 7 billion.

The construction cost of a single villa is approximately 30 million yuan, of which land costs account for at least one-third.

The remaining costs are for the construction and decoration of the villa.

With such villa living conditions, the group's senior executives would generally be very satisfied.

As for Chang Fu, Yang Qian, and Chu Qiuyan, they own houses everywhere, so buying a large villa in Jinshan would be quite necessary.

After Chen Pingsheng went to discuss the land, his secretary Tang Jing went to the group's public relations department and event planning department.

The Corporate Communications Department, as the name suggests, is the department responsible for external publicity. This is different from the Public Relations Department, which is responsible for handling emergencies and specializing in external public relations.

The Group Events Planning Department is mainly responsible for large-scale events within the company, including various music festivals, annual meetings, and grand events such as the Water Cloud Pavilion.

The planning department doesn't have a particularly large number of employees, only a little over two hundred in total.

In addition to the large-scale events each year, the group also holds many small team-building activities.

Previously, each company would hold its own event, which was quite good, but not particularly grand.

This time is different. Perhaps considering its special significance, the big boss personally took out 800 million yuan to prepare for a large-scale team building event for the group in June.

This is a major event for the entire Tencent Group, including Kingsoft headquarters.

Tang Jing walked downstairs with an air of indifference, smiling and greeting those she recognized.

Her position is very special; she's the big boss's top secretary, and everyone wants to curry favor with her.

She happened to have a female colleague she knew in the planning department. Now that she's been promoted, her former colleague is naturally doing quite well too.

The two of them came in as interns together.

After Tang Jing went to the separate floor of the planning department, he arrived quietly without notifying anyone.

"President Tang..."

When the boss isn't around, the secretary can't be called a secretary anymore; instead, she should be called General Manager Tang.

Tang Jing greeted them happily, then went to find her familiar female colleague.

Feng Ying was wearing large black-rimmed glasses and diligently writing documents at her computer desk.

Tang Jing tapped her on the table, and Feng Yingcai reacted, "Why are you here?"

"Of course I'm here to talk to you about something."

"You're such a busy person, your top-notch secretary. If you need anything, just make a phone call and give me an order, right?"

"I just wanted to come and see you."

"No... I only like men."

"Tch, who would like your flat chest?"

Tang Jing stopped arguing with her. The two had been through thick and thin together before. After she was transferred to a higher position, she also brought Feng Ying to the planning department.

If we're talking about the best departments in the group, the Secretariat is definitely the top choice.

Anyone who can become the top secretary to a big boss will definitely be financially independent in less than three years.

Just look at Zhang Wanyi now; the former secretary is now the president of Tencent Media, a company with a market value of hundreds of billions.

Who wouldn't envy it?

Lin Qiunan, who followed her, also went to Yuanmeng Fund to become the vice president, managing a large number of potential projects.

If any of her companies go public, aside from the bonuses, she can at least work part-time as a consultant, and the consultant's salary is easily over a million yuan a year.

This doesn't require sitting there obediently at work; you just need to be a reference or offer some advice on key decisions.

This money couldn't have been easier to earn.

The selection process for the secretariat is extremely rigorous; you can't get in unless you've been working hard since childhood.

As for the top secretary, she was personally chosen by the big boss; no one else's opinion was considered. Oh… Zhang Wanyi, on the other hand, was chosen by Bai Xin.

Aside from the secretariat, the best department is the venture capital department.

The bonuses in this department are so high that you can't keep up with the money, and the guaranteed annual salary is over two million.

Moreover, you don't need to stay at the company for long periods of time; you can travel all over the world.

High salaries naturally come with high requirements. Having a high level of education in China is far from enough; one also needs work experience at top overseas universities or even large investment funds or investment banks.

Those who can work in this department are the top students among the top students.

A conservative estimate is no less than three to four million a year.

Those who can truly succeed through studying are the top-tier academic achievers.

Feng Ying was quite lucky; she was transferred to the group's planning department, where her income was very stable, not to mention the bonuses.

"You still haven't said why you're here?"

"Of course I'm here to see you because I have good news."

Tang Jing said, "The big boss just gave instructions to hold a super-large group team building event in mid-June. Do you know how much the event fund is?"

"How much? It's still the same as before. I hope it hasn't been reduced again. But thinking about it, it's quite normal, the company is having such a hard time right now." Feng Ying muttered to herself for a long time.

Tang Jing rolled her eyes at her, "Who told you the company is having difficulties? Don't be fooled by appearances. Let me tell you, this time the big boss took out 800 million yuan all by himself, just so you can all have fun for three days."

"what?"

Feng Ying couldn't even imagine what scale this would be if she spent 800 million on team building activities.
She quickly went to inform the head of the planning department, as this was no small matter.

Moreover, the workload is also very large, since the group has so many employees, it is difficult to arrange them all together.

Even if we have to split up, we still have to consider funding, including the scale of team building activities.

The planning department, including Feng Ying's team, held an emergency meeting to ensure the success of this major event.

They had originally considered gathering everyone together to play, but later realized that there were too many people and it was impossible to get them all together.

There isn't a venue this big in China that can accommodate 50,000 to 60,000 people at once.

After a long discussion, it was decided to allocate and organize activities according to departments.

If funds are sufficient, one can naturally consider those large-scale events with high costs.

For example, chartering the Queen Mary 2, which was once the world's largest cruise ship.

A three-day, two-night sea excursion would undoubtedly be very popular with young people.

The Queen Mary 2 was just as luxurious as the Titanic.

There are fourteen bars and clubs of different styles on board, and six beautifully decorated, glittering luxury restaurants.

It features five spacious swimming pools, as well as a theater, disco, and casino.

A trip on such a top-tier cruise ship would definitely cost tens of thousands of dollars.

In addition to top-tier cruise ships, they can also charter the entire Sun Island in Shanghai.

Sun Island is also a beloved urban oasis where people can reconnect with nature, relax, and experience an elegant and refined lifestyle. It's a great place for training, meetings, and leisure vacations.

It's definitely fun to play, but the cost is also quite high.

The resort offers over 30 diverse leisure, entertainment, and wellness activities, including a natural hot spring spa, go-karting, horseback riding, yachting, a beach swimming area, Sun Island Farm, and a themed KTV.

Aside from costing money, everything else is great.

Feng Ying and the planning department selected eighteen such top-tier tourist attractions.

Then it will be displayed on the group's intranet, where each department can sign up and choose which one to participate in.
If you'd like to go sea activities, you can sign up for the Queen Mary 2.

If you'd like to experience a resort in the city, with activities like horseback riding, barbecues, and beach activities, you can sign up for Sun Island.

Because of the large number of people, each location has a limited capacity.

This requires them to constantly adjust and allocate resources.

Feng Ying also learned from the big boss that there was no upper limit to the budget for this event.

The big boss said he would take out 800 million, and if the employees are happy even if it exceeds that amount, he won't have any objections.

In addition, with contributions from major companies, the total funding amounted to around 1.2 billion.

This was truly the most expensive group team-building activity in China in 2020.

Undoubtedly, it's also a way of flexing muscles to the outside world.

Everyone else is short of money, but my family is so rich we can spend it recklessly.

Chen Pingsheng hadn't originally planned to be so extravagant, but it was only because Tesla's stock price had risen so sharply.
In just six months, he earned more than 20 billion US dollars.

There's simply more than you can spend. (End of Chapter)