The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Chapter 700 An'an's Journey South
Hangzhou, West Lake.

Chen An'an was dressed in ordinary casual clothes, paired with her youthful high ponytail.

She's definitely a beautiful girl.

She and Jiang Tang strolled together by West Lake, and she even took out her phone to take pictures here and there.

Occasionally, when they encounter young couples, they will help take photos for them as well.

"An'an, West Lake is so beautiful!"

"If you like it, then buy a small apartment by West Lake. After we graduate from university, we can come and see the West Lake at sunset all the time."

"This is unnecessary, it won't happen many times anyway."

"If you like it, just buy it. Why worry about how many times you can come back?"

Chen An'an is very particular about doing whatever she wants; if she wants something, she buys it without considering whether she likes it or not.

Jiang Tang has been trying to get used to her spending habits, but even after a long time, she still can't adapt.

Just as she wanted to go to a bar, she had her father spend a few small sums to buy the largest bar in Shanghai.

For example, if she wanted to invite people from other places to eat, she would immediately open twelve restaurants catering to them.

I'll treat you to free meals for ten years.

With such a consumption philosophy, no one in her family says anything to her. How can an ordinary person like her understand this?

For ordinary families, the Chinese New Year holiday usually involves buying a few extra gifts for each other.

Parents would scold her, let alone someone like her.

"An'an, will you date in college?"

"I don't know, it depends on whether I can meet someone like my dad."

Chen An'an said, "My mom and dad have known each other since they were very young. They were from the same village. My mom got married after graduating from high school and then went to Beijing to work together. Now, although there are many couples who get married right after graduating from university, very few of them end up together."

“Your family might have high expectations for your dating life, but it’s different for me; my parents don’t have many requirements.”

"maybe!"

Chen An'an didn't discuss the topic much; she and Jiang Tang took a photo together under Leifeng Pagoda.

This is a small memento of my visit to Hangzhou.

Later that evening, they went to see the brightly lit internet scene together.

It's common for working people to work overtime until the early hours of the morning; it's better if the salary is high.

If the salary is low, then the boss will especially like to talk to you about your dreams.

When Chen An'an goes out shopping, she's just like any ordinary girl. She buys stinky tofu from street vendors and also looks at the little flower clips on the roadside.

She likes many things, just as she likes to try everything.

As for the hotel where we stayed at night, it cost more than 50,000 yuan a day, and we could see the most beautiful West Lake when the sun rose.

She got another haircut here that cost over 5,000 yuan.

The stylist asked her a lot of questions, and finally found out that all she needed to do was trim a little bit of the split ends.

No design, no creativity.

5888, she liked it as soon as a little bit of her hair was cut off.

Jiang Tang, on the other hand, cut her previously long, straight hair into a "first love" style.

The designer also wanted to add An'an on WeChat, but she refused.

Their family has a dedicated hairdresser who earns millions of yuan a year just to serve them.

Her father never goes outside to get his hair cut.

After having a delicious meal of local hairy crabs in Hangzhou around noon, they finally set off for Lingyin Temple.

China has many scenic spots and Buddhist sites, among which Lingyin Temple is quite famous.

After praying for his parents, Chen An'an drove for more than two hours to Qiandao Lake Scenic Area.

July is summer vacation, and many female college students are sketching here, painting the cranes that fly in, sketching a chapter of the times.

An'an has loved martial arts since she was a child, and she also enjoys many traditional musical instruments.

She only started to like chess, music, calligraphy, and painting when she grew up. She and Jiang Tang set up a white sketch paper, intending to do the same as these college girls.

The tranquility of an era of painting.

Whether it's drinking tea or painting, it's actually a process of cultivating inner peace.

When the mind is at peace, all things are at peace.

People's hearts are restless, and everything is in turmoil.

This is something her father taught her since she was little. An'an's talent in painting is even higher than Erpiya's.

Erpiya's talent lies entirely in studying; she has absolutely no interest in these artistic things.

With that kind of free time, wouldn't it be better to spend tens of millions to buy two genuine works and display them at home?
Migratory birds returning south, crabapple blossoms heading north.

Time flows like spring, and it is most comforting to the heart.

Some people like to draw, simply because they like it.

Some people like to draw simply because they're bored.

Chen An'an is probably the kind of person who gets bored easily; in fact, many things don't really interest her much.

That's because she's seen too much.

A group of girls sat together, and An'an patiently asked someone how to draw better.

At this moment, she was just an ordinary girl who was curious about learning.

As the sun set, she even had the idea of ​​buying a small island and building her own retirement paradise.

She knew there were many beautiful places in the world, and she often went abroad with her father when she was very young.

There used to be islands that could be freely bought and sold, but there are fewer of them now.

Manage your own island, bury treasures on it, and create your own unique and joyful adventure island.

As soon as the thought came to mind, Jiang Tang couldn't help but ask her, "An'an, what are you laughing at?"

"nothing!"

Chen An'an said, "I was just thinking, could I buy an island and run it myself?"

"...Are you serious?"

"Maybe he's serious, or maybe it's just a momentary impulse. I'm about to go to university, so there's no need to spend money on something meaningless. Even if I want to build it, I'll wait until I graduate and can earn money myself."

Running an island business requires billions of dollars.

Chen An'an was just having a whim. Jiang Tang then asked her, "An'an, do you think I should still be making short dramas in college?"

"It's up to you. Short dramas aren't difficult, and they're quite popular right now. I'd like to make one if I could."

"Can you appear on camera? Won't your dad restrict you?"

"There will probably be restrictions, but I guess I'll be fine using a pseudonym!"

Chen An'an also wants to film her own martial arts story.

The two stayed in Qiandao Lake for another day or two before heading to Jiangxi.

The journey from Zhejiang to Jiangxi takes about five hours, and Chen An'an's specially customized G-Class offers exceptionally high safety.

Unless you're sandwiched between two large trucks at the same time, you'll be fine.

Driving on the Shanghai-Kunming Expressway at an average speed of 115 km/h, we arrived at Sanqingshan, a famous Taoist mountain, in the evening.

The main reason to come here is to see the unique peaks, strange rocks, and sea of ​​clouds.

After a day of sightseeing, head to Tengwang Pavilion in Nanchang, climb the tower to overlook the Gan River, and experience the poetic imagery of the sunset glow and lone wild geese flying together.

The beauty of nature is countless.

Because Nanchang is the capital city of Jiangxi Province, they stayed there for three days before leaving.

Finally, he moved from Jiangxi to Guangdong.

The journey also passed through Ganzhou and Shaoguan before finally arriving in Baiyun District, Guangzhou.

Guangzhou's weather is different from that of Shanghai; it's summer all year round here.

A tank top can be worn from spring to winter.

The only time it will be cold is probably during the Chinese New Year.

The culture of Guangdong is completely different from the elegance of Shanghai; the people here are truly low-key.

If you take a motorcycle taxi on the street, you might encounter billionaires.

They're not out here to experience life; they genuinely want to earn some extra money for living expenses on top of collecting rent.

Not only that, the janitor at your company might also be a landlord with a long bunch of keys hanging around his neck.

If you hadn't lived here for many years, you would never know just how low-key wealthy people in Guangdong can be.

Guangdong can be considered the most out-of-town friendly city among the four super-first-tier cities.

There is no other like it.

Even so, locals in this area generally do not marry women from other places.

Local women in Guangdong do not have the custom of marrying outside the province.

The divorce rate here is also the lowest of all cities. In Guangdong, the super-rich can be seen calmly sitting at a table, sipping tea and chatting.

When I go out, I drive a Lexus or a Honda Accord.

Chen An'an owns a house here, a luxury mansion on the top of Baiyun Mountain. She has owned the house for at least seven or eight years.

In total, I stayed there for less than a month.

The Taiyi Mountain Villa, with a floor area of ​​over 3,000 square meters, is so large that it defies description.

If it were just An'an and Jiang Tang living here, they could freely play hide-and-seek.

An'an has come to Baiyun.

The news quickly reached Chu Qiuyan, who had married and moved to Guangdong, and Zhang Wanyi.

Chu Qiuyan married into a century-old family in Guangdong, the kind that has stood the test of time for over a hundred years.

They keep a low profile and there are very few things they can't handle in Guangdong.

As for Zhang Wanyi, she is currently in charge of Tencent Media, which has a market value of over 500 billion yuan.

It also holds a controlling stake in Tencent Entertainment, which occupies a significant portion of the entertainment industry.

The three major live streaming bases, including Tencent Media University, are all located in Baiyun District.

When Chen An'an came, she was treated like a princess.

Chu Qiuyan and her husband visited that very evening.

For An'an, Chu Qiuyan is also someone she has to call Aunt Chu. Aunt Chu's experiences before university are also very inspiring.

But ultimately, it was still quite ordinary.

She only became a new-era university entrepreneurship goddess after meeting her father.

It's been going on for many years.

Now he is the CEO of the Dream Realization Fund, managing an investment fund worth over 50 billion yuan.

A goddess of investment across multiple fields.

Zhang Wanyi, whom she also calls Aunt Zhang, is a typical super-achiever.

Not only are they highly talented, but they also keep working hard.

She has never had many rivals when it comes to academic achievements. After joining Tengying Group, she was recruited by Aunt Bai Xin to work as her father's secretary.

She served in that position for many years. Later, when the senior management team of Tengyou Media ran into trouble, she was also transferred to Guangdong.

He officially took over the developing Tencent Media.

It has been proven that hard-working people can achieve success anywhere.

In less than a few years, Tencent Media's market value has increased from 80 billion yuan at the time of its listing.

They've built it up to 500 billion today.

For both Zhang Wanyi and Chu Qiuyan, Chen An'an was someone they needed to respect.

If it weren't for the fact that the big boss had a son as a mistress, Chen Lu...

They both agreed that An'an was the future successor of Tengying Group, including the current tech giant Tengfei Group.

The big boss can no longer be described as a commercial behemoth; rather, a commercial empire is needed to depict his business empire.

An'an's visit to Guangdong was more of a pleasant surprise than an unexpected one for them.

It was quite unexpected that she would come to Guangdong to study at university.

An An has never been arrogant since she was a child, and she also has great respect for the strong women who have been by her father's side since his early years.

Although most of these people were trained by her father, the group would not have developed so stably without them.

With less than thirty days until her official start of school, she wanted to learn more about the city in the remaining time.

I also want to find something I'm interested in and want to do before going to university.

Of course, she wanted Zhang Wanyi to keep her identity a secret from Chu Qiuyan.

She and Jiang Tang went around exploring.

Guangdong is characterized by hot and humid weather, where people enjoy drinking soup and herbal tea. The temperature difference between day and night is small, and the rainy season is frequent.

Every year in July and September, it is also affected by typhoons.

On average, the area is affected by four to five typhoons per year.

The weather and eating habits in Guangdong can be quite unsettling for newcomers.

However, this area also has the largest number of migrant workers. Dongguan, once known as a paradise, had a large concentration of electronics factories and other manufacturing industries in Chang'an.

Guangzhou's clothing and trade industries are concentrated in Baiyun District.

Many people born in the 1980s and 1990s once gathered at Foxconn in Longhua, Shenzhen.

And Bao'an Shajing, Fuyong, and Longgang Bantian.

In Dongguan, there are also Chang'an, Humen, Houjie, and Tangxia.

These are all marks of the working class of an era.

The new era is different; young people are no longer keen on working in factories.

Instead, they prefer to become internet celebrities in the short video field.

They dream of becoming the next Xu Huasheng, Li Ziqi, and others who defy fate.

Getting rich overnight is no longer a dream that can only be realized through the lottery.

The same applies to online celebrities.

To better understand Guangdong, Chu Qiuyan gifted Chen An'an a Rolls-Royce Chronograph, an all-electric model.

Zhang Wanyi bought her another Lamborghini.

Young people, whether boys or girls, actually still like big cows.

This car model has stood the test of time, and when Chen An'an goes out, he still prefers to drive his specially customized Brabus G-Class.

When she was running on the road, she always had to look down to see other cars.

The tires on this vehicle have been specially treated and are several sizes larger than ordinary off-road tires.

Guangdong was once a gathering place for migrant workers from all over the country.

A temporary residence permit evokes shared memories for many older generations of migrant workers.

Chen An'an actually knew about these things.

The next day, she took ginger candy with her to visit Zhang Wanyi.

The person brought her a gift in the evening, so she couldn't not reciprocate, nor could she be impolite and do nothing.

Her return gift to Zhang Wanyi was a Patek Philippe limited edition women's watch, priced at approximately 1600 million yuan.

It was twice as expensive as the Lamborghini that Zhang Wanyi gave her.

As for the gift she gave to Chu Qiuyan, it was a little different.

Chu Qiuyan brought her husband with her to see her. Her husband's family was so respectful that even her father had to show them respect.

Of course, her father needs to respect the head of the family.

Not the younger generation.

Now that Chen An'an has come to Guangdong, he should naturally respect this kind of century-old local family.

Besides Chu Qiuyan's family, the clan elders, including the clan head, were also responsible for receiving Chen An'an.

The clan chief even asked her specifically if her father had asked her to deliver any message.

Chen An'an said, "My father asked me to send his regards to you. Also, he intends to invest another 10 billion yuan in Guangdong to build a new super mobile phone factory."

It includes assembly and a full-ecosystem R&D factory.

"It seems your father's AI phone is about to be released!"

"Before December!"

The old patriarch nodded. "A man like your father hasn't appeared in a long time. With his influence, you shouldn't need our family to take care of you at all once you're in Guangdong. However, if anything happens to you here, we will also be held responsible."

"As I said before, although Guangdong is big, if you encounter something that's hard to handle, just tell Qiuyan, and we can still help you out."

At the level of aristocratic families, alliances and counter-alliances have already been formed.

Everyone has their own connections, and they all inevitably face competition.

These people also try their best to cultivate powerful partners in order to form an unbreakable network of relationships.

This is true of aristocratic families.

Chen Pingsheng is the same; he has a global network and many established families in China with whom he has long maintained alliances.

In the event of force majeure, this net will come into play.

In fact, at their level, as long as they don't commit the biggest taboo...

There will be no more trouble.

The biggest taboo is often determined by taking sides.

Anyone who isn't involved in such a major event would be in for a world of trouble if they tried to cross the net these people had created; they would inevitably suffer heavy losses.

(End of this chapter)