The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

My younger sister, Chen Qi, has remained very down-to-earth all these years.

She is actually very aware of herself. She doesn't have a high level of education, and when she first left school, she worked as a receptionist in Shacheng.

She worked there for three or four years. Later, when her brother became wealthy, she went to Beijing with him.

She continued working as a receptionist. As her brother became wealthier, she gained more experience and her understanding of various aspects of life naturally improved.

Many people advised him to start his own business and to run all kinds of large companies.

Chen Qi knew her own capabilities and had never tried to do so. When others criticized her, she would just smile and remain silent.

Now that she feels the opportunity has arrived and she has the ability to seize it, she has taken the first step into starting her own business.

After Chen Qi received 300 million yuan in start-up capital from her sister-in-law, Song Yanxi spent another 600 million yuan to help her buy a seven-story Republican-era headquarters building in Jinshan.

It was used as the image building for her cheongsam brand. Not only that, she also found Liu Yifei and Yang Mi to co-endorse the cheongsam brand.

She took the lead by opening her own cheongsam account on short video platforms and used these two big stars to promote her newly established cheongsam brand.

She even opened a separate cheongsam exhibition hall in her own Shuiyun Pavilion.

Having completed this step, her newly established cheongsam brand can be considered to have achieved more than half of its success.

Once the design and cutting are done well, you'll definitely succeed.

My sister-in-law is starting her first business, so naturally, I, as her sister-in-law, will help her as much as I can.

We certainly can't be stingy with the resources we have.

Chen Qi was incredibly moved. She knew her brother had a lot of resources, but she never imagined they were this numerous.

It would easily help her overcome the most difficult hurdles in the early stages of starting a business.

How much money Chen Qi can earn from now on depends entirely on himself.

Now when she goes out, people will call her "Little President Chen" with varying degrees of respect.

……

My sister's matter is not a big deal.

However, she has been too steadfast all these years, and Chen Pingsheng really hopes that she can do something she likes.

Being able to work on cheongsams now is not bad.

On November 15th, Tengying Group held a unique welcome party.

The six welcoming departments, composed of interns from the group, jointly held a welcome party for college students at the entrance of the headquarters square.

Because of the fall recruitment season, many college students came here for a temporary visit.

The headquarters of Tencent Kingsoft is not the headquarters of a small private company.

Instead, it includes a five-star hotel, a bustling commercial street built by the Tencent Group, schools, private hospitals, and more.

It has all the necessary facilities for people's livelihood.

Not only that, but the entire area covers more than 2000 acres. If you walk around on foot, it would take you more than two hours to walk through it all.

This headquarters is nestled against the mountains and by the water, in a beautiful environment.

Putting aside the salary, being able to work in such an environment for a lifetime would be a tremendous blessing for many people.

Normally, no outsiders are allowed to enter Kingsoft's super headquarters.

Anyone who wants to enter needs to register or apply at the entrance.

After all, this is where the entire Tengying Group works; it's not something you can just walk into easily.

Today is different; it's open to the public, which is a very novel experience for many university students.

Just like high school classmates who go to visit top universities.

For today's college students, visiting Tencent Film Group is also an inspirational activity organized by the university.

It also made these people understand the true meaning of reading.

It's very simple. No matter how much Tencent lowers its standards, it will not recruit students from a third-rate university.

If you're not a graduate of a 985 or 211 university, you won't even be able to get a job.

This is the meaning of reading.

Tang Jing also dragged Chen Pingsheng along for a visit; the headquarters plaza was incredibly lively.

Many interns even organized dances there, something Chen Pingsheng was unaware of.

The event organization department downstairs is still in charge, since it's not a big deal, so they naturally won't put the documents on his desk.

"Boss, it's so lively downstairs, let's go take a look..."

"Alright."

He was just about to go get a coffee, so it would be good for him to go down and take a look now.

The headquarters plaza downstairs is quite large, with many temporary stages set up outside.

The welcome party organized by the interns themselves was something that had been discussed with several universities.

Every graduation season, countless students aspire to be hired by Tencent Film Group.

The university then organized this kind of visit and exchange meeting that autumn.

For the newly joined interns, many of them are their juniors from the same school.

When junior students come to visit, we need to make it lively and create a sense of ceremony.

The group's organization department also saw this as a good publicity opportunity and organized the event in advance.

When Chen Pingsheng came down with Tang Jing, the plaza downstairs had already begun introducing the Tengying Group.

From the apartments where interns live to the treatment they receive after joining the company.

And the subsequent allocation, as well as the current series of listed companies of Tengying Group and their business direction.

You could say that once you join this group, you'll be able to soar to great heights if you have the ability.

Even if you don't have the ability to work hard and persevere, you can still live a much better life than the average person.

This is not an exaggeration, but a fact.

The university tour group is quite large, and the visit will last for seven days.

Many employees within the company bought cars produced by Tengfei New Energy itself. This wasn't mandatory; rather, it was out of trust in their own group that they made the purchase.

Internal employees can also enjoy very favorable prices when purchasing.

It will be about 50,000 less, not a direct price reduction, but a subsidy from the group headquarters.

In addition, you can also enjoy internal cost prices when buying things in the commercial street.

Tengying Group already has its own independent department store group, and the purpose of creating this commercial street is to meet the daily needs of its employees.
It can be said that this place fully meets the daily needs for food, clothing, housing and transportation.

“Look, boss, these college students are still the same as I was before, their faces are full of hope.”

"When you applied for the job, you must have spent a lot of time preparing, right?"

"Of course, I've been preparing since my freshman year, but unfortunately, many of those who applied with me didn't get the job."

Chen Pingsheng nodded. "Actually, what I've always wanted to benchmark against is the best companies in the world. I've always believed that if a company relies on exploiting its employees to generate profits, it's destined to have no hope. In comparison, the treatment of private companies in our country is still far inferior to that of state-owned enterprises, especially companies like tobacco."

"This can't be compared, can it?"

Tang Jing curled his lip and said, "Those industries are all monopolistic. They say it's fair to enter, but in reality, it's harder than climbing to heaven for ordinary people to get in."

Chen Pingsheng looked at the hopeful eyes of those college students and wondered what they were thinking.

……

"Look, senior, this place is huge!"

"How could it not be big? This is one of the top private enterprises in the country." "Senior, do you think we can really work in a place like this after graduation?"

Two girls in the crowd were chatting animatedly, oblivious to each other.

Many familiar faces were there to answer their questions, and even Chen Pingsheng, accompanied by Tang Jing, walked into the crowd.

He also asked Tang Jing, "Do you think my An'an will have to apply for jobs like them when she grows up?"

"Boss, An'an is your eldest daughter. Everyone knows she's the eldest princess of our Tengying Group. Who can get her to apply for the job?"

"You are wrong about this."

Chen Pingsheng said, "I really want her to work for other companies for a few years after university to get familiar with how companies operate!"

"Is that so?"

Tang Jing tilted her head and imagined what it would be like for Princess An'an to work for someone else's company, where any leader would make her unhappy.

Should she slam her fist on the table and start a complete overhaul of the workplace?

I must say, Princess An'an definitely deserves it. I'm quite looking forward to it.

And most importantly, with so many businesses in my family, I can't even count them all, so why would I need to work for another company?

The two acted like ordinary visitors. Even if someone recognized them, Tang Jing would give them a meaningful look to keep quiet, as the big boss was clearly not the type to make a big fuss.

It's quite nice to just visit the place amidst the crowd.

Their group headquarters is truly beautiful, nestled between a lake and mountains, with the group's natural lake being particularly large.

There are also employees who like to fish here. As for why there are fish in the lake, you'll have to ask the big boss.

He threw in at least several million fish at once; fishing is a kind of fun, after all.

After touring around for a while, the two decided to go to the coffee shop for a couple of drinks.

It's free for employees to come; all they need is an employee ID.

The university students who came to visit this time also got in for free.

"Senior, the benefits here are amazing. If I could get a job in a place like this, I would have no regrets for the rest of my life."

"Didn't someone at our school say he had a back door to get in?"

"Oh...does your school have people who can use the back door? How do they do it? Could you tell me?"

Tang Jing was startled; how could the big boss have overheard such a thing?

Besides, she was the one who oversaw the job application process; there was no back door involved.
She was also curious.

The two girls in front of them were somewhat reluctant to talk to Chen Pingsheng, who had suddenly struck up a conversation with them, and besides, how could they let everyone know about this?

“We were just joking; that person told us not to tell anyone else.”

"Is it like this?"

Chen Pingsheng asked Tang Jing to take out his business card and show it to them. The two girls took it and glanced at it, and were startled.

Tang Jing quickly reminded her, "Miss, this is our chairman, Mr. Chen Pingsheng. He overheard your conversation by accident. If you'd like, please tell us!"

The two girls felt both relieved and nervous. "There are indeed people in our school who can get in through connections. He often uses this method to pursue pretty girls in school. I heard that his older brother works for Tencent Group and is a person in charge of the human resources department."

"Is it like this?"

Chen Pingsheng was not surprised. To be honest, when a group grows to a certain size, even the most rigorous system cannot completely avoid interpersonal relationships.

This is already considered extremely good; things are truly terrifying in state-owned enterprises.

"Could you two leave me your phone numbers? I'll check it out first. If it's confirmed, I'll have the finance department transfer some money to you. You'll be considered to have done a good job by reporting this."

Chen Pingsheng instructed Tang Jing to investigate, as he disliked this kind of thing.

Tang Jing also carefully noted this matter down, and after the big boss left, she left as well.

Then, the matter was clarified in less than half an hour.

There is indeed such a person at that school, and his brother is indeed the vice president of the group's human resources department.

His brother is usually quite strict, and he performs well.

As for the matter of using back channels, it did happen twice.

It was thanks to these two backdoor incidents that his brother started to brag about it at university.

In one year, he had seven or eight girlfriends.

Tang Jing said, "Boss, that vice president is still strictly controlling his brother, but it seems that his brother's situation is beyond his control."

Chen Pingsheng glanced at it briefly and said, "Handle it according to the group's standards. Also, report this matter to the group and remind everyone not to try to use the group's resources as a means of showing off, and even more so, not to use the group's resources to seek personal gain."

Tang Jing could only sigh in regret; the older brother had clearly been betrayed by his own younger brother.

It wasn't easy to become the Vice President of Human Resources.

There's no way the group will turn a blind eye to this kind of thing.

If such a case is discovered, the person involved will be expelled.

The big boss even used his own relatives as an example; he has a cousin who is not long pregnant.

While setting up a stall on the street, I offended a big shot.

She was a woman in her early thirties when someone kicked her on the spot, not only knocking out her child but also arresting and imprisoning her husband for six months.

The woman's husband was merely the wife of a city management team leader in their area.

At that time, he hadn't made his fortune yet and was still in the capital.

This is an abuse of public power for private gain, and its impact on ordinary people is beyond imagination.

Within the same group, the impact of such an incident is extremely severe.

The vice president of human resources has certain power over personnel selection; if he uses this power for personal gain...

That would lead to a situation, just like when there was a fairly well-off and wealthy person in their village.

My son finally graduated from university, and in order to get an internship at a bank, he actually spent 500,000 yuan to bribe officials.

There was also a girl who studied nursing. After graduating from university, her parents wanted her to get a job at the largest hospital in the city.

They actually spent 400,000 to buy the right to enter.

Four hundred thousand! How many years would it take an ordinary person to save up without eating or drinking?

Such incidents are all too common in society; they happen around everyone.

This problem has even spread to the sports world, where even football players who bring glory to the country can get in by paying money.

Then, during the World Cup, they became a laughing stock worldwide.

It is fair to say that if the power of election is misused for personal gain, the consequences will be far beyond imagination.

Even if it's just a relative of his who's involved, Chen Pingsheng will smash it to pieces.

He absolutely hates it when people use his resources for their own benefit.

I hate those who break the rules of fairness even more.

As for the two female college students who provided the clues, Chen Pingsheng instructed Tang Jing to transfer 500,000 yuan to each of them.

It's a kind of perverse sense of humor, I suppose.

These two girls clearly don't have much to offer; 500,000 is already a lot for them.

He also wanted to make the group's whistleblower rights public, not just internally, but also to allow for fair and impartial external oversight.

This is the best way to prevent similar incidents from happening.

(End of this chapter)