The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Chapter 741 Engagement Banquet

"Dad, thank you."

An'an shed two small tears. No matter how small a child is, they will eventually grow up.

Even the oldest daughter will eventually get married, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

Without a doubt, January 1, 2030, will be the most important day in Chen An'an's life.

On this day, she also officially ushered in the most important event in her life: marriage.

After the engagement ceremony, the two will get their marriage certificate; the wedding ceremony itself will just be an even bigger ceremony.

Even after the engagement ceremony ended, Chen Pingsheng stayed in Shanghai for more than a week.

During this period, he received many friends from the business and political circles. No matter who asked him, he always appeared to be in a state of complete retirement.

He doesn't pay much attention to the group's affairs, let alone meddle in politics.

Many bosses, once they have enough money, like to interfere with policies.

Little did they know, this was a path of no return.

Regardless of the circumstances, Chen Pingsheng adhered to two core principles: not taking sides and not getting involved in politics.

On January 8th, he left Shanghai for Guangdong.

An'an is still working every day even though she's not pregnant for very long.

Because of her new leadership at Tengfei AI Mobile, her personal reputation has soared to unprecedented heights.

However, An'an no longer enjoys putting herself in the news like she did when she was a child.

Children from families like theirs should stay away from entertainment news when they grow up.

Family members should absolutely not appear in the entertainment industry frequently.

When he returned to his driver's post, Su Zi said to him, "Master Chen, wasn't it a big deal that young lady got engaged in Shanghai?"

"well enough."

Su Zi shook her head and chuckled, "Master Chen is as calm and collected as ever. I heard from my father that at least half of the top domestic tycoons attended that young lady's engagement ceremony, as well as dozens of high-ranking officials and dignitaries from Beijing, and a large number of world-class celebrities from overseas."

"It is said that her father spent billions on this engagement ceremony, and even personally handed her a mobile phone valued at 600 billion, the third largest in the world. Such a grand occasion, with the entire city of Shanghai in red, all billboards, streetlights, and the Bund celebrating for seven days, and even taking out a 10 billion charity fund on the spot to pray for the child in An An's belly. Even I, the boss, could not have imagined such a scene."

"Master Chen merely commented 'it's alright,' but I have every reason to believe that you are that young lady's father, the big boss of the Dream Realization Fund who disappeared five years ago..."

Su Zi was very smart; she had actually suspected it long ago, but she didn't dare to be sure, much less ask directly.

She only tested it from time to time, and even she herself found it quite absurd.

It's outrageous that its mother would open the door for it; she never imagined such an outrageous thing could happen.

Will that big boss come and be her driver?
"Mr. Su, regardless of whether I am that young lady's father or not, I am just an ordinary driver now, aren't I?"

Su Zi's expression at that moment was absolutely priceless.

The colors were so vibrant and beautiful, it was almost unbelievable.

This statement is undoubtedly an indirect admission that it's not just a case of people sharing the same name, but rather the same person.

Because in this world, absolutely no one would dare to impersonate that young lady's father.

This is no joke; this is a fucking hopeless lifetime.

Don't even think about getting a job at any company.

With their status, shutting down a few companies would be too easy for them.

Promoting two companies would be unbelievably easy.

Just because of one sentence An'an said, my father said you're not bad!
Su Zi's father is overjoyed and brags about his daughter to everyone he meets.

Su Zi's own net worth also experienced an extreme surge.

In a short period of time, his personal wealth has increased to more than four billion.

This figure of over four billion is solely due to the projects she invested in.

An An's single sentence caused her to experience a complete surge in popularity. That's the boundless power of that young lady.

Her world was something that ordinary second-generation rich kids like them could never access.

"Chen..." Su Zi wanted to change the way she addressed him, but couldn't think of the most appropriate way to address him for the time being.

It was Chen Pingsheng who reminded her, smiling as he said, "President Su, please call me Master Chen. I quite like that title. I'm really not a big boss now, just a somewhat bored middle-aged re-employee."

“Master Chen, An’an told me before that her father praised me as pretty good. At that time, I kept thinking about why An’an’s father would say such a thing about me, and how honored I was to receive such a compliment from him. Today, you personally admitted it, and I realized that I do have some great luck on my side.”

"Everyone needs some opportunities to succeed."

Chen Pingsheng said, "Actually, when you went to the Dream Realization Fund, Chu Qiuyan asked for my opinion, and my answer was that I didn't need to consider it. In fact, I didn't help you much."

On the way to the company, Su Zi was unusually talkative and excited.

She had many questions for Chen Pingsheng, but she was very careful about what she wanted to ask.

As Chen Pingsheng himself said, he is now just a retiree.

He never mentioned politics.

The affairs of the entertainment industry can be enjoyed as a decent source of gossip.

At his level, any discussion of politics is not considered idle chatter.

Rather, it can genuinely influence the direction of these aspects to a certain extent.

Since I am not involved in politics, I absolutely cannot make unfounded statements about it.

This is very different from ordinary people.

Given their status, there are some things that cannot be said casually.

Su Zi then asked him, "Master Chen, do you think I was a bit too blindly arrogant in doing that project?"

"No, I think that's a good thing about you. It's just that you've chosen a very strong competitor, so no one dares to invest in you."

Chen Pingsheng also earnestly shared some of his thoughts with her, "When I was young, I didn't have your drive. I was cautious with every choice I made, and I would only do something if I could at least be sure of a 60% success rate. Later, when I risked most of my money to work in the technology industry, I maintained the same level of caution."

"Being cautious is certainly a good thing, but it's also difficult to develop a giant technology company that truly changes the times and the world. I really hope that my company can have more managers like you who dare to bet everything and gamble on the unknown technology field."

Both Tengying and Tengfei Technology Group are already strong enough.

Even giants as powerful as them dare not gamble or take the risk.

How can we expect small businesses to build a technologically advanced nation?
Giants should not merely engage in commercial blockades, but rather forge ahead relentlessly.

This kind of development cannot go downwards; it must instead focus its efforts upwards.

Admittedly, Chen Pingsheng's own personality is still very conservative.

Regardless of how inspiring or bold his initial entrepreneurial endeavors were in the eyes of the outside world.

Only he himself knows that he only does it when there is at least a 60% chance of success.

When traditional sectors were booming, he focused heavily on traditional industries.

New energy is hot, but he doesn't understand it at all, yet he still invests hundreds of billions in it.

To ensure everything went smoothly, he invested tens of billions more in Tesla, which was still in a slump.

With the AI ​​era booming, he invested hundreds of billions in Nvidia.

All of this is based on his own conservative nature.

And now they want to surpass world-class giants like Apple, Google, and Nvidia.

We need a leader with a conservative personality like his, someone who is fearless and truly technically savvy.

This is also the main reason why he had to retire.

Of course, even if he knew, he wouldn't tell An'an to do it, to make a big splash and see what happens.

What the future holds is no longer in his control.

(End of this chapter)