The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Dunhuang is quite unique.

You can sleep in a stargazing tent in the desert at night.

As for the Danxia landform in Zhangye, you have to take a helicopter to get a bird's-eye view of its colorful beauty.

As for Qinghai Lake, the idea is to drive around the lake and stay overnight at a lakeside manor.

China is a very large country, and this greatness is not only reflected in its cities, but also in the beautiful natural landscapes across the country.

Travel can also be a relaxing journey.

Erpiya spends money like water, and loves to shop wherever she goes.

This can be considered a contribution to the increase in consumption.

As for Chen An'an, she has also come to love beauty as she has grown up, and she takes selfies everywhere.

Then he posted it on his WeChat Moments, which drew envy from countless people.

Not everyone can travel around Zhangye in their own helicopter and drive a high-speed G-Wagon around Qinghai Lake.

The other three girls, just like An An, were having a lot of fun playing around.

Along the way, they also encountered some budget travel couples and some fake hiking livestreamers.

Aside from exchanging a few words occasionally, there isn't much interaction between them.

They spent ten days traveling the Northwest route, during which they drove at least a thousand kilometers each time.

The next stop on the southwest line is bustling.

Starting from Xi'an, the route continues to Chengdu, Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, and Shangri-La.

Chen Pingsheng didn't know how many more times he would be able to organize such a family trip in his life, but he cherished each one.

Isn't the joy of being a father to watching his children grow up happily?

Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Erhai Lake in Dali.

They traveled from Beijing all the way to Guangzhou from Xiamen in August.

Their family doesn't really like going to seaside cities because they own a multi-billion dollar superyacht, which is the best ocean toy.

An'an has been traveling at sea since she was a child and can easily spend five days and four nights in the ocean.

So even if they go to Lijiang, Yunnan, they won't stay for too long.

After returning to Guangzhou, An'an didn't want to go anywhere else; she would spend the rest of her time in Guangzhou.

Chen Pingsheng won't arrange any other activities, mainly because he's already visited most of the remaining places.

For the next month, it would be better for the whole family to stay in Guangzhou and have fun.

An An bought a small island here, where she built her favorite log cabin villa, as well as places to drink tea and eat.

Chen Pingsheng asked her what her plans were for the future, and An'an said that she wanted to run Snack Run well.

The current snack rush has already seen most of the elderly quit.

When safety is truly the top priority, it is precisely at times like these that we need to be even more vigilant.

Chen Pingsheng intends for her to take over Tengying Entertainment again.

It's worth noting that Tencent Entertainment provided him with unimaginable support throughout his rise to success.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the entertainment industry's actual output value isn't that great; the film industry only generates about 50 to 60 billion yuan a year.

To date, the highest-grossing film in China is the animated film Nezha 2.

The biggest advantage of this industry is that it controls the traffic.

Those celebrities are walking traffic-generating machines.

This may not be of much help to the technology industry, but it will be helpful to traditional industries, especially offline businesses.

That would be a huge help.

The controlling stake in Tencent Entertainment is currently held by Tencent Media, which in turn controls the controlling stake in Tencent Media.

In addition, he still holds 2% of the shares in Douyin.

Even if Tencent Media wanted to buy it, it would be difficult to raise 120 billion US dollars.

This 2% stake is now worth $120 billion.

If An An wants to take over Tengying Entertainment, she only needs to sell this share and exchange it for a certain number of Tengying shares in return.

This was to make An An the biggest controller of Tencent Entertainment.

Tencent Entertainment is undoubtedly a major player in the entertainment industry, and its influence is beyond imagination.

If this were caught by a lecherous person...

He can rely on this group to sleep from the age of twenty to sixty.

They change brides every night, and there's never a day with the same bride twice. That's how extravagant the beauties in the entertainment industry are.

Countless ordinary yet beautiful girls flock to this industry.

If these beauties fall into the hands of someone with malicious intentions, they will become his most powerful weapon.

Imagine if your business ran into trouble one day or month and you urgently needed a loan.

Please have someone who is capable of lending you money go and have some fun with this group.

As a result, you discover that all the dancers on stage are stunningly beautiful female celebrities with amazing figures.

With such temptation, how many men could resist?
Therefore, he never easily gives such resources to others.

Previously, Bai Xin managed it, and later Zhang Wanyi from Tengyou Media took over.

Both of them were his former secretaries and people directly under his management.

Now, he wants to hand over this entertainment group, which controls half of the entertainment industry and was once the one that helped him the most, to An An.

"Dad... I'm only a sophomore in college, don't you need to be in such a hurry?"

"There's no need to rush, but you'll have to inherit it eventually."

Chen Pingsheng said, "Of the three of us, you are the most well-rounded and kind. Most of the senior employees in the group still have some affection for you. Dad hopes that one day you can fully inherit the family's traditional business."

"Dad, I'm not convinced!"

Erpiya was the first to jump out and say, "My older sister is taking over the family's traditional business, and my younger brother will most likely take over the family's tech company. So what about me, the second oldest? What am I going to inherit?"

"You're not inheriting anything."

Chen Pingsheng said, "Wanda will definitely be inherited by you. In addition to Wanda, Tengyou Media will also be given to you in the future. Just these two companies. As for Tengfei Technology, you will need to compete for it based on your own strength."

Wanda is being compared to its sister company, Tengchao Commercial Management.

The two companies actually have roughly the same amount of business assets; one is relatively unknown, while the other is famous nationwide.

As for Tengyou Commercial Management, there's no need to even mention it.

With a market capitalization exceeding 600 billion, this one company is roughly equivalent to the total value of all traditional sectors.

Chen Pingsheng also considered that Erpiya had grown up watching short videos since she was a child.

Moreover, there's absolutely no need for lenient management of those online celebrities; anyone who disagrees can be banned.

Their family has the financial means.

He was both the referee and the player.

Erpiya is still a little chubby. She got fat by her own doing, so why should she lose weight?

Chen Lu, the mistress, doesn't care about anything.

The main point is that he doesn't compete with his sisters. After all, he's the only son in the family, and if he shows even a little bit of his talents, he can live a life of luxury and ease.

That's all, what's there to argue about?
Working for so many companies, aren't you tired?

Chen Pingsheng strongly suspected that he wanted to retire early, preferably spending money without earning any for the rest of his life, and not needing to manage the company.

This idea is quite dangerous.

Well... in a way, this can be understood as the ideal situation for the second generation!

Although he knew he was showing these bad signs, he didn't intend to intervene.

Everyone has their own way of living, and his son is no exception.

To inherit the Tengfei Technology Group, one needs exceptionally strong management and predictive abilities.

Now that we're in Guangzhou, we're basically all doing our own thing. Erpiya only stayed at her sister's for one day; the house at Taiyi Villa was luxurious and comfortable.

But that's my sister's house, not mine.

After doing a quick online search with her chubby little hands, Erpiya decided to check out the villas at Yihe Golf Manor.

This villa area is also located in Baiyun District, with the most expensive ones costing over 500 million yuan.

Erpiya can buy whatever she wants.

Where her older sister has a house, she must have one too; she likes to compare everything with her sister.

And barring any unforeseen circumstances, she will most likely be coming to Guangzhou frequently in the future.

The situation is similar in Shenzhen, but Shenzhen is closer to Hong Kong.

Their family owns villas in Hong Kong worth billions, and they also have a 980-square-meter penthouse villa here.

If it weren't necessary, she wouldn't need to buy a big house there.

Chen An'an took several college classmates to her Anle Foundation and a snack run.

After Chen Pingsheng called Zhang Wanyi over, they discussed using his Douyin shares to transfer control of Tencent Entertainment to An'an.

A 2% stake in TikTok is currently worth $120 billion.

Tencent Entertainment's market value is currently 78 billion.

The entertainment industry is unlikely to produce any companies worth hundreds of billions in the future; the industry's annual output value is still too low.

Chen Pingsheng proposed to use US$10 billion plus 18% of Tencent Entertainment's shares to facilitate this deal.

This also made An An the largest individual shareholder of Tencent Entertainment.

If you add his own 5% and what Tencent Media owns, that's a good starting point.

With this 18% stake, An An could easily achieve absolute control.

Once this deal is finalized, she will soon become the behind-the-scenes queen of the entertainment industry.

In the future, they will be able to control domestic public opinion to a large extent.

To become a capital tycoon, one must have the influence to control online public opinion.

This is an indispensable part.

Such a large transaction cannot be completed easily; it requires the unanimous approval of all members of the board of directors.

Fortunately, Douyin has maintained stable development over the years, so using its shares to trade for Tencent Entertainment seems like a very worthwhile deal.

If we add up the 1% that was previously recovered, then Tencent Media would own 3% of Douyin's shares.

Chen Pingsheng is definitely not short of money now.

He plans to use the $10 billion to buy a prime office building in Hong Kong.

We can use this office building to collect rent in the future.

The more money one has, the more one prefers stable business assets.

If he were to buy a building like he does now and collect rent from it for decades to break even, that would be a worthwhile business deal.

When you have a lot of money, you're looking for long-term, stable returns.

No longer do you need to gamble everything to win or lose like a gambler.

It's fine as it is now.

Even the biggest storms won't have a significant impact on their family.

Our ability to withstand risks has been fully enhanced, and we have assets in many places around the world.

If this doesn't work, that will; if none of them work...

That would most likely mean the end of the world, or something like the third world war.

After his children left, Chen Pingsheng went on a date with Song Yanxi alone.

When they were young, they were always torn between going to Beijing or going to Guangdong to work.

Many people from my hometown in Guangdong, especially in Shenzhen, make up one-sixth of the population working in the south.

Because of the large population in southern provinces, there are many street food stalls from southern provinces here.

Such as stinky tofu, fried skewers, and spicy hot pot.

"Honey, it seems like it's been a long time since we went on a date, hasn't it?"

"It seems like it's been a while. These days, we spend either at the company or with the kids. It's quite frustrating."

I randomly picked a snack street nearby; it was crowded and lively, with lots of young people.

Perhaps influenced by the atmosphere among these young people, Michelle Song still acts like a charming young girl, liking to act coquettishly and put her hair up in a bun.

"If we don't go on dates soon, we'll get old. When we're fifty, if we're still holding hands like this, the young people will probably laugh at us."

Who's laughing?

Chen Pingsheng joked, "Others are too busy being envious to laugh at an old lady like you!"

"You're the old lady."

Michelle Song still has some concerns about her appearance; no matter how much expensive cosmetics she uses to maintain her youthful looks, it's not the best she can do.

The wrinkles on my neck and the spots on my face will continue to increase.

No one can escape the marks of time.

"Honey, I'm really supporting your research on that immortality project now. Do you think I'm being too greedy?"

"Not really. At our stage, there are very few projects that are still truly appealing to us. Even ancient emperors couldn't avoid immortality, so how can we possibly avoid it?"

The research on immortality is no secret among the wealthy; it's just that ordinary people are unaware of it.

What we can do now is extend lifespan by ten years normally, and also maintain youthful basic bodily functions through organ transplants.

This is why more and more top billionaires are living into their nineties.

It's not that they are actually in great health, it's just that modern medical technology has reached that level.

His grandfather had the opportunity to live another ten years, but he simply didn't want to.

"Husband, I want you to remember this: if I ever die, you must never use other people's organs for transplantation."

"It's too early to talk about this now. How old are you?"

"I don't care, I'd rather die than use someone else's organs. When that day comes, just let me leave naturally!"

Song Yanxi remained adamant about this point, fearing that she might change her mind on that day, which is why she repeatedly reminded him.

Her life has been extraordinary enough. What would be the point of living another ten years by using someone else's organs to prolong her life?

It's better to just leave naturally and gracefully.

It is said that a man should be established by thirty, free from doubt by forty, and know his destiny by fifty.

At sixty, one is considered to have reached the point of being able to accept things as they are.

They seem to have reached the age of fifty now. The only thing Song Yanxi still wants to see is An An getting married and having children.

Then, even the unreliable mistress Chen Lu can find the person she likes the most.

As for the second girl in the middle, let's not even mention her.

With her personality, she might let down anyone, but she would never let herself down.

Chen Pingsheng didn't respond to her topic. They were both still young and had at least several decades of good days ahead of them.

There's no need to worry about these things too early.

After the two returned to Taiyi Villa, Erpiya also returned from buying a house. She had spent more than 400 million yuan of her family's money on this trip, but she acted as if nothing had happened.

It shook its fat chicken butt and went upstairs to play by itself.

Erpiya disliked live streaming a long time ago, because she felt that the people in the live streaming room were far inferior to her.

Gaining their approval and praise is meaningless.

Erpiya's fan festival hasn't been held for many years.

The richest heiress on the internet has completely disappeared from the public eye.

(End of this chapter)