The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

I can believe everything else about Mulan Qing, but I really can't believe this one.

If she believed that, wouldn't she be a fool?
Chen Pingsheng said, "I'm not lying to you. You can call Zhang Wanyi right now to confirm. I think her story is quite inspiring and would be very suitable to be made into a short drama or TV series."

"Mr. Chen, is that really you?"

While Mu Lanqing asked this question, she kept tapping away on WeChat, clearly already sending messages to Zhang Wanyi.

Given the identity of the founder of Tengying Group, especially since he has already retired, no one in China would dare to directly claim the title of his relative. At most, they would try to frame him by saying they are his relative.

If it were simply said to be him, it wouldn't matter who the imposter was or where they were.

He will be caught within an hour.

Zhang Wanyi sent her a WeChat message, or rather, a video chat. Mu Lanqing accepted the message.

Zhang Wanyi simply said, "Let my Uncle Chen answer the phone."

Mu Lanqing was so frightened that she almost dropped her phone. Zhang Wanyi was not as aloof as outsiders perceived her in front of Chen Pingsheng.

"Uncle Chen, it's been so long since you've visited your little secretary!"

"It's been a while."

Chen Pingsheng said, "I'll be staying in Baiyun these days and won't be going anywhere else. It just so happens that I'm still in the short drama field that you're in charge of, so I'm quite interested to see what you've accomplished over the years."

"All my achievements are thanks to you, Uncle Chen. Can I come see you this afternoon?"

"Sure, I happen to be free this afternoon, why don't you come over and we'll have lunch together?"

"Thank you very much, Uncle Chen."

Zhang Wanyi happily hung up the phone. Mu Lanqing was truly certain this time, and it was 100% certain.

My legs went weak, and I almost collapsed to the ground.

"Mr. Chen, you really are the chairman..."

"I haven't been the chairman of the board for many years."

Chen Pingsheng said, "You don't need to treat me specially. I came here just to be a simple worker."

"With your status, how can you be a wage earner?" Mu Lanqing respectfully poured him some tea.

"Don't be so polite, let's get down to business."

Chen Pingsheng said, "You should be able to confirm Zhang Wanyi's story now. It could be made into a TV series or written into a novel. Her background was actually very ordinary. She was chosen as my secretary thanks to the recommendation of my first chief secretary, Bai Xin. At that time, Tengying Group was already a well-known mega-corporation in Beijing. Zhang Wanyi was selected by Bai Xin during her internship, so her ability is indeed beyond doubt."

Workplace novels and TV dramas have been poorly made in recent years.

It's mainly just a workplace drama disguised as a typical idol romance series.

How could it possibly be popular with the market? Things are different now. With Chairman Chen Pingsheng and top-tier female writer Mu Lanqing, who is also a career woman, there's something different.

I'm sure I can make a good TV series.

Mulan Qing was very interested in recording it, and by noon, the two of them had almost forgotten the time.

His team members had been waiting for their team leader to invite them to dinner.

It was only when Chen Pingsheng checked the time on his watch that he remembered he was going to treat the group to a meal.

"Mr. Mu, I won't invite you to lunch. Let's meet up again this afternoon."

Mulanqing was overjoyed, because the meaning was clear: she was going to take her to lunch with Zhang Wanyi that afternoon. This was fantastic news!

……

On the other side, Tencent Media.

The Tengyou headquarters building features a full-length gilded glass curtain wall that reflects a flowing, dazzling galaxy under the sunlight.

As if solidifying immense power into eternal art, every detail speaks of the extraordinary character of this company.

Zhang Wanyi has been in charge of the group for over twenty years.

Over the past two decades, she has become a veritable queen of the media industry, with her business empire spanning numerous industries.

But today was a rare and particularly happy day for her.

There was no other reason than that she had arranged to have dinner with the chairman.

In the CEO's office, in addition to the usual sofa, coffee table, and treadmill, there is also a huge floor-length mirror.

You can see her working diligently every day from this mirror, and on the side of the office, there is her own lounge and dressing room.

Zhang Wanyi changed into several outfits inside, but she wasn't satisfied with any of them.

"Xiao Jing, do you think this outfit looks good on me? Does wearing this to see Uncle Chen seem a bit too frivolous?"

"No, Wanyi, you look good in anything."

Zhang Wanyi shook her head. "When I was working for Uncle Chen, I wore standard business attire every day. Later, I was transferred to Guangdong to take over Tengyou Media. I could only see Uncle Chen five or six times a year. In the past ten years, it has become a luxury to see him twice a year. Uncle Chen has devoted more of his attention to his family. After completing the succession of the group, even those of us who were trained by him the earliest don't necessarily have the opportunity to have dinner with him twice a year."

Secretary Xiao Jing is also a very capable person. She has been with the group for eight years and has been by Zhang Wanyi's side for five years. She never expected that Zhang Wanyi, the media queen who is unapproachable in the eyes of outsiders, would have such a side.

Just because of one meal, she kept trying out different things here, and you could even clearly feel her nervousness.

Xiao Jing had never met the former chairman; in her eyes, Zhang Wanyi was already the most powerful person in the world.

"Sister Wanyi, now that the chairman has come to Baiyun, there should be many opportunities to meet him in the future, right?"

"You don't understand Uncle Chen."

After hanging up a slightly sexy and elegant dress, Zhang Wanyi took out a casual outfit and tried it on.

“From the moment he decided to relinquish his power and hand over all executive and decision-making authority to us, he rarely discussed work matters with us anymore. We had to make all the decisions ourselves. I know that Uncle Chen didn’t want us to become dependent on him, and he didn’t want any of us to be unable to function without him. After more than ten years of development, many people, like you, only recognize us, the leaders, and don’t recognize the original founder.”

"Isn't this... the proper thing to do?" Xiao Jing said subconsciously.

"That's certainly the case, but how many people have Uncle Chen's vision?"

Zhang Wanyi smiled faintly and said, "When I was a secretary, Uncle Chen often said that a company can only create idols in the early stages of development. Once it has developed to a certain extent, it must completely get rid of personal dependence or personal deification, because this is not conducive to the group's long-term development. The past can only be the past, and the future can only do their job well when they take over. Once they try to tie the life of the group or their personal honor to the group, it will not be conducive to the long-term operation of the group."

Xiao Jing didn't quite understand.

It took Zhang Wanyi ten years to fully understand that Uncle Chen ultimately had good intentions.

In terms of vision and perspective alone, very few can compare with Uncle Chen.

This is also the main reason why the group has been able to continue to develop steadily in the post-Chen Shu era.

(End of this chapter)