The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Chen Pingsheng would only offer a sincere opinion or two at the highest-level private entrepreneurs' conference in Beijing.

Whether you believe it or not, many people who have lived through these decades will find a problem.

Even someone as powerful as Mr. Ma back in the day, after giving too many public speeches, will eventually face a backlash from the massive influx of attention.

It might even cause some unnecessary trouble.

Later, people like Lei Jun and Dong Mingzhu relied on their personal entrepreneurial IP image and traffic in the early stages to increase the exposure of their companies.

However, similarly, binding the group's brand to an individual is destined to be detrimental in the long run.

This kind of corporate strategy, where everyone prospers or suffers together, is definitely not good for the current Tengying Group.

Even now, outsiders recognize the brand reputation they've built up over the decades, not Chen Pingsheng as a person.

Chen Pingsheng remains as averse to the spotlight as ever, and even more averse to giving speeches everywhere.

Being low-key is the essence of a long-lasting entrepreneur.

He simply brought Chen Lu here for a short visit, so that he could truly experience what it means to benefit all under heaven when one is successful.

Wealth can benefit the people and provide shelter for the poor and needy.

This is the kind of good person that entrepreneurs like them should strive to be.

Confining oneself to a minor position only diminishes the significance of one's status.

Even if he just likes to keep spending money, he can still contribute to domestic consumption.

If people who are this rich still have to be frugal, then how can domestic consumption be supported by ordinary people who earn less than 10,000 yuan a month?
Obviously, this is absolutely impossible.

……

During the peak tourist season on National Day, tourist attractions were packed with visitors.

Chen Pingsheng landed his private jet directly in Hong Kong.

The whole family came here for a short holiday, and the house was much livelier with Xiao Wuyou and Chen Youcai.

The two little ones can now open their eyes and laugh out loud, and they cry especially loudly.

When she's laughing, Er Ya can still hug her son for a bit, but when he cries, she's extremely annoyed and immediately throws the little guy in her arms to a nanny to take care of.

As leisurely as she is, she would never cause trouble for herself, not even for her own son.

Seeing that Chen Lu hadn't said much since returning, Su Xiaoxi asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing, I just went to Shanghai with my father and visited Sister Xiao Le."

"Sister Xiao Le is on vacation now, she just doesn't have time to come over."

"Hmm... She's quite capable; any decision she makes can affect hundreds of thousands of people in the area."

"What, you're not content to stay just a lowly HR person in the human resources department?"

"Not really, it's just that I'm not sure exactly what I can do."

"If you don't know, then don't think about it. Once you've really figured it out, you can do it anytime."

Chen Lu agreed, saying that it's better to live in the present than to worry about the future.

Hong Kong is a pretty good place. The cost of living is high, but the standard of living is quite comfortable for these wealthy people.

At noon, Chen Pingsheng arranged for his family to have lunch at a top-class Hong Kong-style sea-view restaurant.

The average spending per person is over 10,000 yuan. If you order a few more dishes, it would easily cost several hundred thousand yuan for so many people.

This is still a place where many wealthy people often invite female celebrities to dinner.

Unlike celebrities in mainland China, Hong Kong stars are not surrounded by large crowds whenever they go out.

For ordinary people, being a celebrity is just a profession with high media exposure, like acting.

The family booked the largest private room, the kind that can seat more than twenty people.

They rarely eat out anymore, so it's a rare treat to have such a lively atmosphere.

"Dad, we don't even take Jiye to our get-togethers. The little guy will probably be all alone."

“Jiye has his grandmother taking care of him in the urban village, so he won’t be lonely.”

Song Yanxi stayed in the urban village to take care of Xiao Jiye, so she didn't come. "Anyway, I feel really sorry for Xiao Jiye," An'an said.

"You don't need to worry about that. Xiao Jiye is very happy at home. When he goes to high school, he will naturally come and have a meal with us."

Alright... An'an calculates the time, and it's probably still about ten years before Xiao Jiye truly returns to the wealthy family.

It's neither fast nor slow.

Er Ya chimed in from the side, "Dad, I'm handing my son Chen Youcai over to you from now on. You can discipline him however you like."

She liked her son, but she didn't feel sorry for him.

“I never hit you when you were a naughty child, let alone your child.”

"How could I be naughty? I've always been the top student in the whole school since I was little."

"Hmm...nonsense is one too."

Er Ya is a mother now; time really flies.

Once the food was served at the restaurant, they spoke much quieter. Over the past five years, the Chen family has developed quite well.

In the next five years, I only hope that my family can continue to be as happy as we are now.

As Chen Pingsheng grew older, he became increasingly peaceful.

After the meal, the whole family took a large family photo at the restaurant.

An'an was with her eldest son, Sun Sile, while Er Ya was holding her own child, Chen Youcai. Su Xiaoxi and Chen Lu were holding their little princess, Chen Wuyou.

As for his mother Peng Ying, his elder sister Chen Yao, his brother-in-law Xiao Ping'an, etc.

They are all over sixty years old, and his mother, Peng Ying, is even over eighty.

Everyone seems to have forgotten what Peng Ying looked like when she was young.

Just like An'an and Er Ya, it seems they've forgotten what their father looked like when he was young.

In their minds, it seemed as if their parents had never been young.

Little do people realize that everyone has gone through this youthful period.

Perhaps in order to preserve his life for longer, Chen Pingsheng brought together a top-notch medical team from around the world.

Peng Ying underwent rejuvenation treatment.

This is no longer considered a rejuvenation treatment; it should be described as a life-saving procedure.

The goal is to replace aging blood and even organs in the body with those of younger people using the best medical techniques.

After the regeneration, the longevity technology has now been developed to a certain stage.

Peng Ying could easily live another twenty years.

The immortality of a group is impossible.

Modern technology, including medical technology, can now fully extend the lives of a small number of people.

Chen Pingsheng has invested funds in this project over the past twenty years.

It wasn't just him investing continuously; it was a large group of top billionaires like him investing together.

The achievements in this area are impossible to showcase to the outside world.

Even if it were shown, it would be meaningless.

At the very least, even after Peng Ying undergoes this kind of surgery, she still needs to receive a fixed set of health-preserving injections every year.

One injection can only guarantee protection for a year or two, but the cost is several million.

Even if something at this price were released to the public, it would never be widely available.

The wealthy can easily live an extra ten or twenty years with their money.

The most equitable cycle of life—birth, aging, illness, and death—is undoubtedly being slowly broken.

It's hard to say whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, but the fact remains that the rich are living longer.

(End of this chapter)