How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 284

284. Come Find Me in Balenciaga and Valentino: What’s Wrong with a Ride-Hailing Driver Having Some Money? (1)

Chapter 284: Come Find Me in Balenciaga and Valentino

Watching the helicopter quickly disappear, the celebrities lost interest in continuing the game.

The assistant director quickly messaged the staff to gather the celebrities. After filming the food delivery scene, they wrapped up.

Meanwhile, at the program’s main camp, Cheng Min was in a meeting with the staff, discussing work.

Suddenly, a whooshing sound echoed from above.

Everyone looked up, stunned to see Yang Chen’s group descending from a hovering helicopter.

Cheng Min exclaimed, “Are you kidding me? He’s delivering food by helicopter? Damn Wang Heping, he must’ve taken a bribe to let some rich young master join the show for kicks. This is outrageous!”

With no helipad available, the helicopter hovered low, and Yang Chen and his team disembarked via a ladder.

The helicopter then retracted the ladder, ascended, and flew away.

Cheng Min confronted Wang Heping, “Who exactly is he?”

Wang Heping insisted, “He really is a food delivery guy!”

Cheng Min lightly kicked him, scolding, “Are you taking us for fools? He arrives in a helicopter, and you still claim he’s a food delivery guy? If he’s so loaded, why is he delivering food?”

Wang Heping turned to Yang Chen, “Hey, could you explain this to them?”

Just as Yang Chen was about to speak, a call came in from Marie, the secretary of Bernard Arnault, the President of LVMH [Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy, a French multinational luxury goods conglomerate].

Yang Chen quickly excused himself, “Sorry, I need to take this. Please don’t follow me.”

He walked to a secluded spot and answered, “Miss Marie, what’s up?”

Marie replied, “Mr. Yang, hello. The President would like to speak with you. Is this a convenient time?”

Yang Chen confirmed, “Yes, he can call me.”

Marie said, “Okay, I’ll let the President know.”

Yang Chen hung up, and a few seconds later, Arnault’s call came through.

Arnault greeted him, “Haha… Mr. Yang, how have you been?”

Yang Chen responded, “Not bad. I heard Mr. Arnault has become the world’s richest man. Congratulations.”

Arnault chuckled, “Thank you for your blessings, Mr. Yang. My secretary informed me that you’ve acquired another 25% of LVMH Group’s shares, now holding a total of 37%. Forgive my bluntness, but what are your intentions? You’ve invested so much, you must have a plan, right?”

This foreigner was clearly trying to figure out Yang Chen’s motives for buying so many shares, but he phrased it delicately.

Given Yang Chen’s current position, there was no need to be dishonest.

“I don’t have any specific intentions. I simply hope Mr. Arnault will consult me on any major decisions. I’ll decide whether to acquire more shares based on the situation,” Yang Chen stated.

Arnault immediately grew anxious. Anyone familiar with LVMH’s history knew why he was so concerned about the shares.

He had used a shell company to acquire shares, gradually

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consolidating his control over the LVMH Group.

Therefore, he feared a repeat of that scenario, where he would be the one ousted.

“Haha… of course, Mr. Yang is the second-largest shareholder and should naturally be involved in company decisions. May I ask under what circumstances you would consider acquiring more shares?” Arnault pressed.

Yang Chen replied, “I’ve heard that several of your brands are suspected of violating Dragon Country’s [China’s] laws and hurting the national feelings of our Dragon Country. The past is the past, and neither the authorities nor I will pursue it. But from now on, if any LVMH brand is suspected of insulting Dragon Country again, I won’t be lenient! Is that too much to ask?”

Several LVHM brands, including Givenchy and Dior, had previously been involved in incidents that offended Chinese sensibilities.

However, some Chinese consumers tend to forget such incidents after a discount and still line up to buy their products.

In the past, there was little that could be done about these brands, but now Yang Chen could use his shares to keep them in check.

Arnault quickly responded with a smile, “Haha… that’s a reasonable request, not at all. Do you have any other requests? Please feel free to speak up, and I’ll do my best to accommodate them. However, I have one request: that you refrain from increasing your holdings in LVMH Group or any of its listed brands. Is that acceptable?”

Yang Chen countered, “I can refrain from increasing my holdings, but you can’t expand your shares to dilute mine. If you have any such plans, I won’t hesitate to challenge your control of LVMH Group. I’ll control LVMH the same way you did back then.”

Arnault conceded, “Understood! I guarantee I won’t dilute your shares and will also ensure all brands conduct business responsibly in Dragon Country. I hope you’ll keep your promise and not increase your holdings.”

Yang Chen agreed, “No problem! Then it’s settled. I have other things to do, so I’ll hang up now.”

Arnault said, “Okay, okay. I won’t keep you any longer.”

Hanging up, Yang Chen returned to the group.

Hong Lei and the others hadn’t returned yet.

It seemed their mission wasn’t going smoothly.

About half an hour later, Hong Lei and the others’ car finally arrived.

Hong Lei announced, “Catch Cheng Min and give her a severe punishment!”

Huang Xiaobo and the others immediately grabbed the director, Cheng Min.

Cheng Min protested, “Hey, what’s wrong? What did I do? Why do I deserve a severe punishment?”

Zhang Yu Luo retorted, “You called him a food delivery guy? Are you sure he wasn’t a plant arranged by the program team? He delivered food by helicopter!”

Huang Lei added, “We didn’t get a script, and then you added a scripted character, right?”

Zhang Yixing complained, “Director, you’ve gone too far this time! We don’t mind having a script, but don’t treat us like fools! We all feel like we’ve become fools in this episode, and even Master [referring to Huang Lei] has become less intelligent.”

After all, these were big stars. After filming the entire episode, they felt like they were just green supporting roles to highlight Yang Chen, the food delivery guy, which made them unhappy.

Celebrities like to

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shine and outshine others. They definitely don’t want to be supporting roles for a food delivery guy.

Cheng Min quickly defended herself, “You’re wronging me! This really isn’t a script. I don’t know how he’s so amazing. Wang Heping, swear to heaven that you randomly picked a food delivery guy!”

The assistant director, Wang Heping, immediately swore, “I swear I randomly picked a food delivery guy. I just thought he was handsome and suitable for the show, so I picked him. I didn’t know he was so extravagant that he could call a helicopter.”

Everyone looked at Yang Chen.

Yang Chen smiled slightly and said, “I really am just an ordinary food delivery rider. Is today’s filming over?”

Cheng Min replied, “There’s still some finishing work left. Come on, everyone, let’s quickly finish the ending, and then you can eat or leave.”

Everyone gathered and finished the final scene.

Unsurprisingly, Yang Chen won the chance to eat at Tang Court [a high-end restaurant] for free that night.

Hong Lei and the others had a TV series to film, so they immediately left for Hengdian World Studios [a large film studio complex].

Only Yang Da Mi had time to stay for dinner.

To prove that the program team really rewarded Yang Chen with a free meal at Tang Court, they had to film him dining there.

Yang Da Mi asked, “Director, are you really just letting him eat alone?”

Cheng Min explained, “There’s no way around it, the program team has limited funds, so only he can eat. But you can choose a slightly cheaper restaurant, and the program team can cover the cost.”

Yang Chen immediately offered, “Give my chance to her.”

Yang Da Mi declined, “How can I? The program team gave you the reward, so only you can enjoy it. If you give it to me, I’d be too embarrassed to eat it. Besides, the program team wants to film you eating at Tang Court, so it won’t work if you don’t go.”

Yang Chen insisted, “It’s okay, you use the program team’s free meal, and I’ll pay for my own. Let’s go.”

He walked towards his car.

Yang Da Mi quickly chased after him, “Handsome, wait a minute. You should still use the program team’s free meal, and I’ll cover my own expenses.”

Yang Chen shrugged, “Whatever, it’s up to you.”

Yang Da Mi asked, “What’s your name?”

Yang Chen replied, “Yang Chen.”

Yang Da Mi introduced herself, “Oh, same surname. My name is Yang Da Mi, everyone calls me Da Mi Mi [a nickname].”

Yang Chen acknowledged, “Okay, Da Mi Mi.”

He got into his car.

Da Mi Mi was driving a motorhome, which wasn’t suitable for going to Tang Court.

She quickly asked, “Yang Chen, can I ride with you to Tang Court?”

Yang Chen nodded, “Sure, get in.”

Da Mi Mi thanked him and called her assistant over.

Yang Chen got in the car and took off his food delivery uniform. When Da Mi Mi saw the Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon [an extremely expensive watch] on his wrist, she knew he was not simple.

“Yang Chen, what exactly do you do? Don’t tell me you’re a food delivery guy. That watch would take twenty years of delivering food without eating or drinking to buy,” Da Mi Mi said.

Yang Chen asked, “Are you guys secretly filming?”

Da Mi Mi assured him, “Don’t worry, there’s absolutely no secret filming.”

Yang Chen started the

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car and then said, “My main job is a ride-hailing driver, part-time food delivery, and occasional investment. I have a good eye for investment, made some money, and accumulated some assets.”

Da Mi Mi remarked, “I knew it, your performance didn’t look like a food delivery guy at all.”

Yang Chen smiled and remained silent.

Although Da Mi Mi was a celebrity, Yang Chen wasn’t familiar with her and didn’t want to engage in excessive conversation.

Soon, they arrived at Tang Court.

Tan Hongkai, the manager, received the report and rushed to greet them.

Tan Hongkai greeted, “Mr. Yang, hello. Miss Yang, hello.”

Yang Chen nodded.

Yang Da Mi smiled and nodded, “Manager Tan, hello, nice to see you again.”

As the only Michelin three-star restaurant in Hai City, a big star like Yang Da Mi would likely frequent it, so Tan Hongkai was naturally familiar with her.

Tan Hongkai said, “Mr. Yang, Miss Yang, please follow me.”

He led them to a private room.

“Mr. Yang, Miss Yang, what would you like to eat? I’ll have the chef come and cook for you personally,” Tan Hongkai offered with a smile.

Having the chef cook in person would significantly increase the cost.

The assistant director, Wang Heping, who was filming, quickly interjected, “No need, we’ll just order from the menu, no need for the chef to cook in person.”

Tan Hongkai smiled and looked at Yang Chen.

Yang Chen turned to Wang Heping and asked, “What’s the program team’s budget?”

Wang Heping replied, “Within ten thousand [yuan, Chinese currency].”

Damn, coming to a Michelin three-star restaurant with a ten-thousand-yuan limit meant they couldn’t order expensive dishes.

This program team was really stingy.

Yang Chen said, “Then you guys just provide ten thousand yuan, and you don’t have to pay for the rest. Manager Tan, go ahead and prepare. I’ll have the usual. Miss Yang, what would you like to eat? Tell Manager Tan now.”

Yang Da Mi and the others exchanged glances. Yang Chen’s familiarity clearly indicated that he was a regular at Tang Court.

Yang Da Mi quickly ordered some of her favorite dishes, and Tan Hongkai immediately went to have the chef prepare them.

“Yang Chen, you often come to Tang Court, right?” Yang Da Mi asked.

Yang Chen nodded, “I used to come often when I first bought it. But after eating it too much, I lost my appetite, so I only come occasionally now.”

“Hiss…”

Yang Da Mi and the others audibly gasped.

“Bought it?” Yang Da Mi asked in shock.

Yang Chen confirmed, “Yes! I don’t smoke, drink, or fish, I don’t have any special hobbies, I just like good food. Tang Court is the only Michelin three-star restaurant in Hai City, with all kinds of cuisines. I bought it so I can come and eat whenever I want. Isn’t that convenient?”

Wang Heping exclaimed, “You bought Tang Court just to make it easier to eat good food?”

Yang Chen replied, “Yes, isn’t that a good enough reason?”

Wang Heping said, “I kneel to you, boss! That’s a great reason.”

Yang Da Mi quickly pulled her chair closer, almost touching Yang Chen, and asked, “Can you tell me, why do you still deliver food when you’re so rich?”

Yang Chen explained, “Don’t you think Tan Hongkai manages it very well for me? I don’t need to worry about anything at Tang Court. Similarly, other industries also have professional managers managing them for me, so I don’t need to

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go and ask myself. So, what do you think I should do with so much free time every day? I definitely won’t work for others, I can’t stand being bossed around. Only jobs like ride-hailing and food delivery are more suitable for me. I can do it if I want, and sleep if I don’t want to, no one can force me.”

Yang Da Mi nodded with a smile and said, “Brother, you’re too extravagant. Can we be friends? You can call me sister in the future, and I’ll call you brother.”

Yang Chen joked, “I don’t want to be a brother, I want to be an older brother.”

Yang Da Mi conceded, “Okay! Brother Chen, you’re my brother from now on. You’re too extravagant, I really want your kind of life without being constrained by anyone.”

At that moment, Tan Hongkai rushed in.

He quickly reported to Yang Chen, “Mr. Yang, I’m sorry, I have something to report. Wang Nianming has arrived with several female internet celebrities, and he also wants our chef to cook for them personally. What do you think we should do?”

Yang Chen instructed, “Tell him I’m here, and ask him to send all the girls away and come over to have dinner with me and Miss Yang alone.”

Tan Hongkai hesitated, “Ah? Really… really say that? He’s Wang Nianming, after all.”

Yang Chen insisted, “I know. Just do as I say.”

Tan Hongkai nodded with a shocked expression and quickly left.

Yang Chen knew that Wang Nianming and Yang Da Mi were both game friends from his school days.

Yang Da Mi would likely not refuse to have dinner with Wang Nianming.

Yang Da Mi asked, “Brother Chen, do you know Wang Nianming too?”

Yang Chen replied, “I know him. I have shares in his company.”

Yang Da Mi exclaimed, “Brother Chen, you’re amazing! You even have shares in Wanda [a large Chinese conglomerate], how much money do you actually have?”

Yang Chen said, “I don’t know, I haven’t counted it. Oh, right, don’t reveal my identity, or I’ll find someone to ban you. Did you hear that?”

Yang Da Mi quickly nodded, “Brother Chen, don’t worry, I’ll definitely keep my mouth shut.”

Wang Heping and the others also quickly nodded, assuring Yang Chen that they would never tell anyone.

They didn’t know exactly how powerful Yang Chen was, but just based on his ability to call a helicopter at any time, they concluded that he was definitely not simple. They could count the number of people in Hai City who dared to provoke him on one hand!

Therefore, it was best to listen obediently and keep his identity a secret.

If Yang Chen didn’t still need to drive a ride-hailing car to get rewards in the future, he wouldn’t have bothered scaring them.

After a while, Wang Nianming rushed in.

“Haha… Brother Chen, Fox [Yang Da Mi’s nickname], how did you two end up together? Are you dating?” Wang Nianming asked with a smile.

Yang Chen remained seated and simply gave Wang Nianming a fist bump as a greeting.

Yang Da Mi quickly got up to greet Wang Nianming.

“Young Master Wang, long time no see! You’ve become more handsome!” Yang Da Mi said with a smile.

Wang Nianming laughed heartily and said, “Fox, you’ve become even more beautiful. I’ve been advising you to get a divorce for a long time. Don’t you think you’re luckier after the divorce? Your career is better, and you’re also more beautiful.”

Yang Da Mi retorted, “Don’t mention that, I’m forever an 18-year-old girl. Okay?”

Wang Nianming laughed heartily and quickly pulled a chair over to sit on Yang Chen’s right.

“Brother Chen, I just heard Manager Tan say that you bought Tang Court?” Wang Nianming asked

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.

Yang Chen confirmed, “Yes! Bring more friends to support me in the future and take care of my business.”

Wang Nianming replied, “Haha… isn’t that just a matter of Brother Chen’s words? How did you two get together? Is Brother Chen extending his reach into the entertainment industry?”

Yang Chen retorted, “Get lost! I was dragged to film a show, and I happened to meet Miss Yang.”

Wang Heping and the others were already stunned.

How the hell were they supposed to film this?

They were supposed to portray him as a food delivery guy, but now they were filming him as a big boss who could boss Wang Nianming around at will?

“Challenge the Limit” had been filmed for so many seasons, but this episode was proving to be the most difficult.

“Mr. Yang, I’m sorry. Could you please put on the food delivery uniform and let us film a few shots? Is that okay?” Wang Heping asked very carefully.

Yang Chen nodded and, with Yang Da Mi’s help, put on the food delivery uniform and cooperated with the photographer to take a few shots.

“Okay! Then we won’t disturb your meal. We’ll leave first, see you later,” Wang Heping said with a smile, and then left with the photographer and others.

Yang Chen and the others could finally quietly enjoy the Michelin three-star chef’s on-site cooking.

Having someone to eat with was indeed different from enjoying it alone.

Chatting, bragging, and enjoying the food, Yang Chen thoroughly enjoyed this meal.

After eating, Yang Chen added Yang Da Mi as a friend.

Da Mi Mi was a top female star in the industry, so there might be opportunities for cooperation in the future.

…

The special task progress was now 8/10. With a little more effort, he could complete the task.

Therefore, Yang Chen was now extremely diligent. He got up early every day to drive, and after the peak hours, he went to deliver food. He was truly more diligent and hardworking than those real food delivery guys.

However, unfortunately, he hadn’t encountered any special tasks for many days despite his efforts.

That evening, Wang Zaolin called Yang Chen.

Wang Zaolin would rush to Hai City overnight to attend a business symposium the next day.

Because his time was tight, he had to leave Hai City for Shu Du [Chengdu] by 2 PM at the latest, so he wanted to have lunch with Yang Chen after the business symposium.

Yang Chen had been waiting for him to discuss cooperating with Hualin Technology.

By the time he got home, it was almost eleven o’clock.

Yu Shishi quickly drew water for Yang Chen to take a bath and also made him a cup of milk to drink.

After Yang Chen finished washing up, Maya, the little princess of Jinbai, walked in with a smile.

Yang Chen asked, “Not asleep yet?”

Maya replied, “Not yet. Brother Chen, can I discuss something with you?”

Yang Chen nodded, “What is it? Tell me.”

Maya said, “I want to make money, can you arrange a job for me?”

Yang Chen teased, “Your requirements are too high, there’s no job suitable for you.”

Maya clarified, “I know the market now, I don’t want such a high salary anymore. Just arrange a job with a monthly salary of more than ten thousand for me.”

As the little princess of Jinbai, a too-shabby job might cause unnecessary trouble if her father found out.

Yang Chen considered it and said, “I just acquired shares in LVMH Group, how about you be my assistant and work at the LVMH Group’s Dragon Country headquarters in the future? Your job will be to understand LVMH on my behalf

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why haven’t you arrived yet?”

Yang Chen explained, “You ordered too much, and the coffee shop needs time to prepare. I can’t drive too fast with so much coffee, please be considerate.”

Miss Li retorted, “I’m being considerate to you, who’s being considerate to me? Hurry up and deliver it, we urgently need coffee here!”

Yang Chen said, “I’m already on the way. I’ll be there soon.”

Miss Li warned, “Our boss is discussing cooperation with Wanda’s Chairman Wang. The two sides are very tense right now. I’m warning you, if you’re too late, be careful our boss and Chairman Wang call your Meituan [a food delivery platform] chairman Wang Yuesheng directly to fire you.”

So Chairman Wang was in Hai City to discuss cooperation with Hai City Jianye Group.

Yang Chen smiled and said, “Okay, I got it. Wait, I’ll be there soon.”

Then, he hung up.

Hai City Jianye Group had a lot of commercial real estate, so the two sides were likely discussing handing over these properties to Wanda Commercial Management Company for management and operation.

That was convenient, he wouldn’t need to change locations later and could just use Jianye Group’s conference room to talk to Chairman Wang.

Yang Chen called Xi Yuyao.

Xi Yuyao exclaimed, “Brother Chen, I’ve finally waited for your call. Do you know how much I miss you every day! I want to call you, but I’m afraid of delaying your work, I’m so conflicted.”

Yang Chen instructed, “Really? Put on your Balenciaga and Valentino and come to Hai City Jianye Group Building with your dad. Chairman Wang is here, I’ll take you to talk to him about Hualin Technology’s charging equipment project in Wanda Group’s commercial real estate projects.”

Xi Yuyao readily agreed, “Okay! Brother Chen likes Balenciaga and Valentino, right? No problem, I’ll change into them and come find you right away!”

She deserved to be someone who had been educated by reality; Xi Yuyao knew how to behave.

She satisfied whatever the sugar daddy liked.