The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

The younger sister did not get the answer she wanted from Chen Pingsheng.

After thinking about it, she decided to arrange a company for Hu Qilin to work for herself.

Both sides are trying to harm others.

In other words, her own cheongsam brand mainly produces women's clothing, and most of the employees in the group, including senior executives, are women.

Otherwise, she would have directly arranged for Hu Qilin to inherit the family business.

This was somewhat of a chaotic arrangement, but Chen Pingsheng couldn't say anything about it.

With so many younger generations in his family, he can no longer manage them all. Chen Pingsheng generally doesn't care about those who aren't his own family members anymore.

Chen Lu has been working at the group for some time now, and he seems quite leisurely, standing out from the hardworking workers around him.

He graduated from a reputable university, yet all he does at the company is run errands for people.

He's the kind of person who'll answer anyone who calls him.

As for the group's core R&D project teams, he is not at a high enough level to participate in them at present.

Given his current state, even if he works for another thirty years, he'll probably only be able to become a junior administrator at Tengfei AI at best.

Those who can receive certain subsidies upon retirement.

The Pengcheng branch of Tengfei AI is located in Qiuming Lake, a research and development town built at a cost of over 20 billion yuan.

It covers an area of ​​over 100 acres and has more than 30,000 employees.

He was just one of the most unremarkable people among these 30,000-plus people.

I go to work on time every day and leave work on time every day.

However, he had to go earlier today because his wife, Su Xiaoxi, had something to do and invited him to a class reunion.

Since marrying him, Su Xiaoxi has rarely appeared on campus. Now, it's a rare class reunion, and she wants to attend and invite Chen Lu along.

Chen Lu had only been with the group for a short time, and the tasks he took on were mostly miscellaneous ones, keeping him busy with the same few things every day.

He seemed to have completely forgotten that this was his own family business.

Having asked for two hours' leave in advance, Chen Lu didn't want to be too high-profile at the company, so he drove a Tengfei New Energy vehicle worth over 200,000 yuan.

Trams generally accelerate very quickly. In the early years of their development, although they were influenced by many policies and subsidies, safety remained the top priority.

It's called a safety issue, but it's really just that a collision could easily cause a fire.

It took Tengfei New Energy ten years to completely resolve this safety hazard.

Su Xiaoxi said she was going to a class reunion, but it was actually just a get-together with a few female classmates she got along with.

When Chen Lu arrived home, he received a call from his cousin, Hu Qilin.

They said they were asking him where he was and if he wanted to come out and have some fun.

Chen Lu said he was busy today and would be available another day.

He has quite a few cousins, including two older cousins, but he only has one male cousin, Hu Qilin.

The two naturally have a good relationship. Since Hu Qilin has come to Shenzhen, his aunt must have come here as well.

Su Xiaoxi, who was at home, was waiting for her outside, still under the care of the nanny.

She hadn't been out for a while, so she thought she'd go out and look around today, and maybe buy some children's clothes.

Chen Lu is very dedicated to spending time with his wife, and he responds to any needs Su Xiaoxi has immediately.

The two switched to a top-of-the-line van, still driven by a chauffeur, which was much more comfortable to ride in.

"Xiao Xi, my second sister has gone to Hong Kong to rest and prepare for childbirth. Why don't you go there too?"

Hong Kong?

Su Xiaoxi is due to give birth in less than two months, and after thinking about it, she realized it was about time to go to Hong Kong.

In Hong Kong, I can take care of my health with Er Ya every day, which is perfect for having company.

"Let's see in a few days. I still want to stay here and wait for you to get off work every day."

"Alright."

The nanny van pulled up in front of a shopping mall, and Chen Lu took Su Xiaoxi shopping. They bought some things for the children and some personal items.

"Aren't you going to a class reunion?"

"It's not far from here."

It was indeed very close, only a seven or eight-minute walk, so the two of them went there as if it were a stroll.

Those who came to the gathering were all female classmates from Su Xiaoxi's dormitory, such as Yang Zi and others.

All three girls knew that she got married before graduating from university, and that she married someone exceptionally well.

In his family's eyes, Chen Lu was a typical person who had no ambition and only wanted to be happy and live a carefree life.

But in the eyes of outsiders, especially women, he really was the perfect husband candidate.

He's not a womanizer, doesn't like to cause trouble, and is especially family-oriented and considerate of his wife's feelings. Where can you find such a super second-generation heir?
Yang Zi and the others found a large private room and waited for Su Xiaoxi to come over so they could have a meal together and then go upstairs for tea.

In Guangdong, wealthy people like to drink tea when discussing business.

They pay special attention to tea culture.

Anyone who stays here for a few years will know that almost every household has a tea table, and the same goes for all kinds of shops; they all have a large tea table inside.

Su Xiaoxi came out this time mainly to relax and unwind, to meet up with some good friends, and the fun she had was indescribable.

"Xiao Xi, your baby will be born soon, right?"

"Two more months," Su Xiaoxi said with a smile, rubbing her belly.

"Once your child is born, I will definitely go to see her as soon as possible."

The girls chattered away, making Chen Lu, an outsider, seem to have nothing to say.

Su Xiaoxi's three roommates were all finance students. Yang Zi stayed with Xiaoxi and joined her company, Teng Hui Capital, in Hong Kong.

My main responsibility is to organize information and financial data for her, while the other two girls have joined the Dream Realization Fund.

Su Xiaoxi is still very willing to take care of the people around her and help them as much as she can. She has gone through a long and bumpy road herself and knows all too well that even if these ordinary girls have high education, it is extremely difficult for them to find a job that they are satisfied with and that suits them in today's society.

Seeing how happily they were chatting, Chen Lu suddenly wondered if he should also help his roommates find jobs.

Whether it was Zhao Kai, the third brother who often borrowed money from him, or Ma Dong, the second brother, or Wang Qian, the eldest brother.

None of them have found suitable jobs yet.

After finally finishing my third year of college, the family's hope, which I had worked so hard to achieve over a decade, is now facing the prospect of not being able to find a job.

Are they all feeling lost and confused inside?
At that moment, Chen Lu suddenly understood the three hiring criteria his father had set.

We try our best to give opportunities to college students from mountainous areas and those without family connections, and we use the group's funds to provide them with shelter and support for a period of time.

Until they truly grow into pillars of society, they will then repay the group in return.

No amount of words can compare to firsthand experience.

Understanding from books is ultimately superficial; only by traversing mountains and rivers can one truly appreciate the smoothness of the path.

When it was time to eat, the two girls, including Yang Zi, kept asking Chen Lu questions.

"How does it feel to work from home, you young master?"

"It's fine. I'm just an ordinary intern. There aren't many special treatments inside." Chen Lu gives the impression of being completely down-to-earth and quite ordinary.

If they hadn't all joined his father's group, it would be hard to imagine that such an ordinary young man was actually the real heir of the Tengying Group.

"So, you, the young master, really intend to keep such a low profile forever?"

"I don't have anything to brag about, but I'd like to transfer to the group's human resources department. I'll talk to my father about it when I get back and ask for his opinion."

"Why do you want to go to the human resources department?" Su Xiaoxi asked him, puzzled.

Chen Lu said, "I've been in the R&D department for a while now. To be honest, what they do is quite great, but this kind of greatness is not suitable for me. I can't do that kind of focused work."

My father once said that research and development is like a lone boat adrift on a dark sea, without any light or guidance.

It requires your unwavering focus for ten years, and it also requires a large group of people to work together to explore the way forward in this dark night.

Although Chen Lu studied this major, he really didn't have the patience for it.

If you don't have the patience, you'll never become a top scientist or R&D engineer.

Rather than doing that, I'd rather transfer to the personnel department, which I'm more interested in.

The advantages of the second generation are evident in every aspect.

They have every right to choose the work they prefer, and they can continue to try different things within it, thereby truly finding their own meaning in life.

From the moment of birth, everyone's life should be meaningful.

If it cannot be found, it can only mean that he has lived most of his life in a daze.

Chen Lu didn't want things to go this way, so naturally he had to keep trying.

Su Xiaoxi supports all his decisions. She firmly believes that Chen Lu is excellent; he just hasn't truly found his own path yet.

His two older sisters, An An and Er Ya, are both very successful in managing their respective groups. As for himself, he is still in a phase of groping in the world, doing nothing and trying things out everywhere.

When their gathering ended, Chen Lu called a few of his roommates to ask about their lives and tried to get closer to them.

The third brother, Zhao Kai, has been having a very difficult time finding a job lately, which has also caused his relationship with his girlfriend to deteriorate.

The main problem is that he's out of money. Once a girlfriend can't support herself, don't expect her to stay with you forever.

After all, they weren't seventeen or eighteen-year-old girls.

Zhao Kai went to job fairs every day and submitted his resume to various recruitment websites.

For each recruitment event, he would practice repeatedly in front of the mirror two days in advance.

Despite such meticulous preparation, I still couldn't get a decent and even somewhat suitable job.

This was completely different from his grand pronouncements in college, and reality even dealt him a heavy blow.

When you're young, who doesn't dream of solving everything with their own hands, with fortunes shifting every thirty years?

Chen Lu arranged to meet Zhao Kai at a barbecue restaurant. He didn't want his roommates to know that he lived in a seaside villa worth a billion yuan.

The main reason is that this would strain their friendship and immediately change the nature of their pure college brotherhood.

The third son, Zhao Kai, didn't want his family to worry, so he kept telling them that he had found a job at a large, well-known company in China.

His rural parents have regarded him as the hope of the family since he was a child, and now they tell everyone they meet that their son has joined a certain large corporation.

Once a lie is told, it's very difficult to cover it up again.

"Fourth brother, do you think I'm useless? What was the point of studying so hard for over ten years?"

Zhao Kai has been suffering a lot of setbacks lately; his former high spirits are gone forever.

All that remains is the bewilderment and helplessness after leaving the ivory tower.

"Studying is naturally for a better future. Don't be discouraged. Maybe you'll find a good job in a few days?"

"Bullshit... I applied to so many companies, and every single one of them only wanted to hire people who were familiar with everything. They didn't want to waste a single resource or time on graduates like us who needed a little time to adapt and learn."

"It can't be that bad, can it? Didn't you go to Tengfei AI?"

“If you go there, the requirements are even higher. Unless you are a top student from a regular prestigious university, don’t expect to get in their door.”

While prestigious universities attract countless elite students, these students are divided into different levels.

Above the top students, there are advanced top students and top-tier top students.

Those people were all exceptionally talented; hard work alone cannot make one a top student.

"Don't worry, maybe I can help you think of a solution."

"If you can really help me find a solution, I'll call you godfather from now on."

"That's unnecessary!"

To be honest, Chen Lu didn't really understand these ordinary people in the past.

Just like he once didn't understand why Su Xiaoxi kept getting close and distant from him.

It's just a job, nothing to him, but for the third brother, Zhao Kai, it's his hope for the future.

It was also his support to not disappoint his parents, and the beginning of his down-to-earth efforts to change his impoverished fate.

His father had taught him so much.

The only thing I didn't tell him was that a simple job could have such a huge impact on ordinary people.

It might even make them cry during the day, tears of joy.

This further strengthened Chen Lu's determination to work in the human resources department.

He even considered leaving Tengfei AI to work in the group's human resources department, which he considered more like a home.

The pressure from Tengfei AI is also considerable.

Because almost no one there had a lower level of education than him.

When it comes to professional knowledge, he doesn't even have a chance to interject.

It's not that he's bad at it, it's just that the stuff there is really weird.

It's clear from the recruitment process that ordinary students like Zhao Kai, graduates of prestigious 985 universities, are completely unqualified to enter.

They didn't even meet the basic requirements; a master's degree was required to get started.

As for those more ordinary universities, it's no exaggeration to say that without family connections and resources, studying there is really not very meaningful.

If you can't even find a job that matches your major, what's the point of spending several years in college?

You should know that many people have their parents' arrangements. Obtaining this kind of university diploma is like getting a job offer, and it can also become a certificate for promotion in the future.

Ordinary people don't get to enjoy this kind of treatment.

This was the first time Chen Lu had truly felt the vast difference between himself and ordinary people.

Or rather, it was his father who provided him with all the necessities of life.

Chen Lu wants to leave Tengfei AI; this place doesn't belong to him.

Even if he spends another hundred years, he will never reach his father's level, let alone surpass everyone and sit comfortably in the position of CEO of Tengfei AI Group.

If that's the case, it's better to leave sooner rather than later.

(End of this chapter)