The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Er Ya Chen Xin Yi went to find Su Xiao Xi. The two had the same business and had always been in Hong Kong.

Their relationship was naturally excellent.

After hearing that Chen Lu had fallen for one of her company's interns, Er Ya was furious and gave her younger brother a severe dressing-down.

As for Su Xiaoxi, she no longer needs to rely on anyone; she herself is her strongest support.

Men can cheat, and so can women.

However, Su Xiaoxi would not take that step. Aside from turning a blind eye, she would mostly wait for the day when Chen Lu would change his mind.

Unfortunately, once you get involved in infidelity, it's like a deadly poison that you can't quit.

Chen Lu actually flew abroad to meet up with Zhang Qian, and even spent 80 million to buy her a super apartment there.

The two stayed overseas for half a month before returning to China.

Chen Lu wanted to go find Shen Xi again, but Shen Xi didn't give him any chance and left again overnight.

Chen Pingsheng, who was far away in Shanghai, received the news and was sleeping on the balcony with a palm-leaf fan in his hand.

The summer heat is intense, but what's even hotter is the human heart.

His son ultimately went astray in his love life. In a wealthy family like this, such incidents may become more and more common in the future.

He couldn't control it even if he wanted to; the only thing he could do was probably to give Su Xiaoxi some more compensation.

The reclaimed land city in Hong Kong, with an investment of over 300 billion, has been completed and can accommodate nearly one million people to live on that island.

With a wave of his hand, Chen Pingsheng transferred one of the large, high-end residential communities, a top-tier community worth over 50 billion yuan, to Su Xiaoxi's name.

In addition, the family announced that Chen Lu's inheritance rights were being severed.

From now on, he will really have to rely on himself. Of course, he will still be able to receive a monthly allowance of ten million.

This will not change.

Since he wants to be absurd, let him continue to be absurd!

The biological son she had raised for twenty years was declared a failure.

He will no longer care about Chen Lu's future, nor can he.

In fact, most second-generation rich kids are even more outrageous than him, but he ultimately disappointed his father.

The process of building the new island in Hong Kong through reclamation took nearly eight years, from planning and approval to its successful completion.

With a total investment of 3800 billion yuan, its market value is still difficult to assess.

In any case, it will continuously bring endless wealth to the Chen family every year.

This is just one of the major projects he has undertaken over the years; the floating Las Vegas casino has also been completed.

This project alone took six years to build the world's largest super cruise ship.

It cost 1600 billion, and they also advertised globally to attract top billionaires to board the ship for a cruise.

Such projects are truly havens for the rich, where spending money like water is no exaggeration.

Where there are many wealthy people, there will naturally be no shortage of beautiful women, celebrities, talented women, flight attendants, and the like.

Although Chen Pingsheng was not in charge of the operation of these things, he was very clear about them.

The ship has all sorts of celebrities, with prices ranging from 200,000 per session to 30 million per night.

Pricing is based on the level of fame.

As for the top beauties in the industry, they also charge at least 100,000 yuan per session.

The ship operates in international waters and is not subject to domestic laws; such things are openly priced in wealthy circles.

It's not surprising that there are such things on the ship.

Both projects have been successfully operating, and even without him moving, the money in his family continues to pour in like a treasure trove.

There are already six people in three generations of my family, and there is still a lot to inherit in the future.

His goal of building a century-old family has taken another big step forward.

Especially the luck value on the golden finger, which has reached a critical point and is expected to break through in a few more years.

Due to the influence of his luck value, his current physical condition is no different from that of someone in their thirties.

However, his temples had become quite gray.

Chen Pingsheng had a wild idea and suddenly decided to open a pawnshop called No. 8.

Everything inside can be pawned: love, family, even one's own body.

He needs to devote more energy to nurturing Xiao Jiye; Chen Lu is already useless, and Xiao Jiye cannot be wasted as well.

Although it's called a pawnshop, No. 8 is actually a place to explore the lowest limits of human nature, perfect for investigating human desires.

People like Chen Pingsheng can have a dream at night that becomes reality during the day.

He said he wanted to open Pawnshop No. 8, so he could immediately find the best location on the Bund and put up a black sign for Pawnshop No. 8.

It's not only spacious inside, but also full of mystery.

As for the slogan of Pawnshop No. 8, it is very eye-catching and distinctive: it can pawn anything except gold and silver jewelry.

Chen Pingsheng also hired two young ladies in cheongsams to work as shopkeepers with Xiao Jiye.

"Grandpa, will we be shop owners here from now on?"

"Yes."

Chen Pingsheng said, "Jiye, you've lived on Jingyan Island for too many years and don't know how dangerous society is. Grandpa opened this shop so that you can better understand this society."

"Is that so?" Xiao Jiye tilted his head and thought for a long time, but he still couldn't figure out the connection.

He had never experienced the love, hate, joy, sorrow, or separation of human life.

This is completely detrimental to his ability to manage the family's trillion-dollar enterprise when he grows up.

On the first day that Pawnshop No. 8 opened, no one came in.

The next day, a hesitant middle-aged man walked in.

His hair was thinning and he was a little overweight, but his face looked particularly haggard.

As soon as he entered, he asked, "Can you do anything here?"

"Pretty much," Xiao Jiye replied. "It depends on what you want to be."

"I don't have any great jobs, but my wife ran off with someone else. I've worked for fifteen years, and every month I hand over my entire salary to her. I want to ask, what job can I do to make my wife regret it?"

This man is a real hero! In this day and age, he still hands over his entire salary to his wife. No wonder he looks so haggard now.

Xiao Jiye didn't know how to answer him, so he went to find his grandfather.

The man didn't really come in with the intention of solving the problem; he just wanted to vent his frustrations.

Chen Pingsheng asked him, "Making your wife regret it is easy, but what can you offer in exchange?"

"I have nothing left. If I can make my wife regret it, I'm willing to spend the rest of my life working like a slave for you."

"Okay... then you just wait, it will be done soon."

Another man who has been utterly broken by his wife. In this day and age, it's so hard to find a good wife who's willing to share your joys and sorrows.

Most of them just want to reap the benefits without sowing, hoping to have everything after marriage.

Making a woman like this regret her decision isn't difficult; all you need to do is present the man as a very successful socialite.

Then arrange another cocktail party, where the man makes a dazzling entrance as an elegant CEO.

Then he drove off in a top-of-the-line Maybach with a flourish.

If you can set up this simple process, you're halfway to success.

But what happened next was unexpected. After putting on a show for his ex-wife, the middle-aged man suddenly lost interest in life.

The man who had protected her for half his life and tried his best to make her happy found his wife using his money to support another man.

His last remaining desire for revenge vanished completely after a few sweet words from his ex-wife.

He even took her for a drive in his Maybach afterward, and I hope he will be happy for the rest of his life.

He even made the young man his ex-wife was keeping write a guarantee in front of him.

He has to treat his ex-wife well for the rest of his life, otherwise she won't let him go. Hmm... a middle-aged version of a pure love warrior.

There are all kinds of people in a big forest, and Xiao Jiye was angry that this man lived such a pathetic life.

Because the No. 8 pawnshop had not done any advertising, it had very few customers in the early stages.

Quite a few people brought their cell phones or gold rings to pawn, hoping to get some cash to buy better phones, game equipment, or gifts for women they liked.

The joys and sorrows, partings and reunions of human life are not shared by all. The world of ordinary people that these wealthy people understand is vastly different from the world of the underprivileged that they actually come into contact with.

Sudden wealth can fulfill the dreams of 99.99% of ordinary people, but it cannot be sustained in the long term.

It also cannot bring such wealthy people their ideals and satisfaction.

What is the truth of the world, and who is weaving the web at the bottom?

Everything needs to be seen and discovered by Xiao Jiye himself.

Chen Pingsheng used the No. 8 pawnshop to let Xiao Jiye pursue the sudden wealth of an ordinary person.

Through the life trajectories of these people, he gained a clearer understanding of the world.

The next day, a kind-hearted girl came to pawnshop number eight.

Her mother was seriously ill, and she tried to borrow money everywhere but to no avail. She even had to give up her promising studies.

All for the sake of giving his mother a chance to survive.

Chen Pingsheng asked her what she could give, and she said she would give anything.

She even made him examine his virginity on the spot.

Chen Pingsheng stopped her and gave her medical expenses far exceeding what would have been needed to cure her mother.

She only needed to agree to one condition: he would send someone to record the ten years following the girl's sudden wealth.

Chen Pingsheng gave her 100 million yuan, of which 2 million yuan was more than enough for her mother's treatment.

The rest are extra funds.

This kind girl is only nineteen years old and her name is Mo He.

She was so grateful when she left with the money that she almost knelt down to pay her respects.

In the afternoon, another young man came into the shop; he was a good-looking young man.

What he seeks is love. He is willing to give up everything, including family ties, as long as he can win the heart of the girl he desires.

They even offered to sell a kidney.

Chen Pingsheng also gave him 100 million, on the condition that he record the next five years.

His case doesn't require ten years to document, and this person's name is Zhang Hao.

Another one is a bit special; he's a middle-aged father who wants to spend the rest of his life finding a new wife for his son.

Nowadays, if the groom's family can't afford a satisfactory dowry, it's difficult for them to even find a wife, let alone a suitable partner.

He also received 100 million yuan from Chen Pingsheng, and at the same time, No. 8 Pawnshop would send people to track him for the next year.

Three people, three different situations.

For the wealthy, it's just a game to record and change their lives, but for ordinary people, it's a real windfall.

After receiving the money from him, the girl named Mo He paid all of her mother's medical expenses and still had more than 90 million yuan left.

With so much money all at once, she lived in constant fear.

As for Zhang Hao, who was willing to sell a kidney for love, he immediately launched a romantic offensive on his favorite goddess after receiving 100 million yuan.

Without any planning and even with sweet talk, he could spend over a million in one night, and he only got worse afterward.

After winning the favor of the goddess, he immediately quit his decent job.

He spends all his time at home playing video games, and when he goes out, he takes his beloved goddess on all sorts of shopping sprees.

Of course, he worked hard, looking for investment opportunities online. But it would have been better if he hadn't worked hard; the more he worked, the faster his money went.

In just a few months, he became known as a rich second-generation in the eyes of outsiders.

He not only won the favor of girls, but also slept with one of her best friends.

In the short term, 100 million is indeed enough for him to live a life of extravagance and wealth.

As for the father, after receiving the 100 million, he went home and told his son, which made his son extremely happy. He packed his bags and left Shanghai that very night.

They were afraid that the pawnshop, number eight, would come after the father and son for money again.

The whereabouts of the three were being recorded by people sent out by Pawnshop No. 8.

A year later, the woman named Mo He, still living in fear, found an ordinary boy who liked her.

As for Zhang Hao, he has become alienated from everyone.

All because he acted too recklessly throughout the year; sudden wealth can easily break an ordinary person's mentality.

Zhang Hao is a case in point.

After receiving 100 million, he became inexplicably confident and went around attending drinking parties to make investments, only to be swindled out of his entire fortune in just a few words.

Because of his sudden wealth that year, he could no longer accept receiving a meager monthly salary of only 10,000 or 20,000 yuan.

He started buying lottery tickets and searching for Pawnshop No. 8 again, pinning all his hopes on becoming rich again.

Only in this way can his decadent life be salvaged.

As for the middle-aged father, he helped his thirty-year-old son marry the most beautiful daughter-in-law in the whole village.

His son was bragging to everyone that his family were billionaires when he was tricked into going overseas a month ago and had his abortion.

As for the family's money, it had long been spent on gambling.

The father and son's peaceful lives were turned into utter misery by this sudden windfall of one hundred million.

The only one who's somewhat better off is probably that kind-hearted girl, Mo He, who doesn't dare tell anyone that she has an extra hundred million.

After paying for my mother's medical expenses, things are still the same as before.

Go to work when you're supposed to, and leave work when you're supposed to.

The 100 million in her account only gave her a little more financial security; it didn't significantly alter the course of her life.

Pawnshop No. 8 not only gave 100 million to these three people, but also gave 100 million to each of the remaining 97 people.

We will use 10 billion to record the lives of 100 ordinary people after they became rich overnight.

It can be said that only one or two of them lived better than before after receiving the money; most of them were like Zhang Hao and that father and son.

A dramatic change occurred in a short period of time, as if the chosen one of destiny had descended upon them.

In the long run, it would have been better not to have received the money and to continue living a simple, ordinary life.

After ordinary people become rich overnight, very few can keep their wealth.

Sudden wealth is a huge test of a person's character.

Many top students experienced a sharp decline in their grades after becoming suddenly wealthy.

Short-term pleasure masks long-term harm.

These people's future is far worse than if they hadn't received the money at all.

Xiao Jiye was also able to understand the true meaning of life from the little things these people did throughout the year.

He wasn't the only one involved; three generations of the Chen family's children were involved as well.

Observing people's lives is the quickest way to understand the gains and losses in the world.

A year later, Pawnshop No. 8 disappeared from the bustling streets of Shanghai, as if it had never existed, and it never asked anything of anyone.

It came as a gust of wind, and left as a blanket of snow.

Even during junior high school, Xiao Jiye was still able to receive daily updates on these people's gains and losses.

He also felt sorry for these people who couldn't hold onto their wealth.

(End of this chapter)