How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 295

The Great Power Is Actually Me (Revised)

Yang Chen’s Stardust slowly drifted towards Yida No. 3.

Wang Nianming immediately waved and shouted, “Brother Chen, you’re here too! If I’d known you were coming, I would have joined you.”

Yang Chen replied with a smile, “I decided to come here on a whim. I heard it’s your birthday today! I came specifically to wish you a happy birthday.”

Wang Nianming: “Haha… Thank you, Brother Chen, come over for a drink.”

Yang Chen: “No, I still have to drive the yacht; I can’t drink and drive.”

Wang Nianming quickly grabbed a glass and a bottle of Romanée-Conti [a highly prized and expensive Burgundy wine], saying, “Brother Chen, I’ll come over to toast you.”

Everyone was shocked. They had never seen Wang Nianming be so polite to anyone.

Regardless of whether someone was stronger or weaker than Wang Nianming, he had never been so humble.

Cheng Leyun wanted to take the initiative to give Wang Nianming his blessings, but Wang Nianming wanted to take the initiative to toast Yang Chen. That’s the difference.

Cheng Leyun quickly reacted and said, “Young Master Wang, I’ll go with you.”

As the second-largest shareholder of Penguin Technology, Yang Chen’s influence was greater than his as vice president, so of course, he had to quickly curry favor with him.

Yang Yun cracked. She and Huang Daan had finally persuaded Wang Nianming and Cheng Leyun to help them suppress Yang Chen, but now they realized that the big shots they were looking for were small characters in front of Yang Chen. This was a mental breakdown.

Huang Daan sighed and comforted her in a low voice, “Don’t think so much; maybe this is fate.”

Yang Yun’s emotions collapsed instantly, and she said, “But I can’t accept my fate! If I accept my fate, I’ll have to pay hundreds of millions in compensation in the next three years.”

Huang Daan: “No, I will do my best to help you. I won’t just watch you pay so much money.”

Yang Yun: “Then will you remarry me?”

Huang Daan: “Let’s talk about remarriage later. Let me think about it carefully.”

Yang Yun sneered and said, “Since you are not willing to remarry me, what’s the point of saying so much?”

After speaking, Yang Yun went back to her room.

At this time, Wang Nianming and Cheng Leyun arrived on Yang Chen’s Stardust.

Wang Nianming quickly poured wine and handed it to Yang Chen, saying, “Brother Chen, I’ll toast you with this glass.”

Yang Chen: “Don’t, don’t, don’t; it’s your birthday today, you’re the star of the show, I can’t accept you toasting me. Come, I’ll toast you with this glass.”

Yang Chen and Wang Nianming happily finished the glass of wine.

Then Cheng Leyun also quickly toasted Yang Chen and greeted him.

Cheng Leyun: “Secretary Dong just sent me a photo of Mr. Yang. I didn’t expect to meet you here. I was wondering when Mr. Yang will be free? I’ll take you to visit the group headquarters.”

Yang Chen: “After I’ve had enough fun this time, I’ll stay in Shenzhen for a couple of days and definitely go to the Penguin Technology headquarters to take a look.”

Cheng Leyun: “Okay! Then I’ll await Mr. Yang’s visit at the headquarters. You guys chat; I’ll head back.”

Yang Chen and Wang Nianming nodded. Cheng Leyun smiled and turned to go back to his yacht, and then drove away.

Wang Nianming chatted with Yang Chen while drinking.

Unconsciously, they talked about Yang Yun.

Wang Nianming said, “Brother Chen, I heard about your situation from Huang Daan and Yang Yun. I’m friends with them, and I was the best man at their wedding. If it’s convenient for Brother Chen, don’t be too hard on them, okay?”

Yang Chen: “I’m not being hard on them. I said the past is the past, but what she did has already been done, so it’s impossible for me to pretend that nothing happened. I didn’t plan to make things difficult for her, but she kept pestering me and insisted that I not hold her accountable and asked me to return her endorsement fee. Damn, how is that possible?”

Wang Nianming: “I know what’s going on. I’ll go back and tell them not to pester you anymore. Let’s not talk about them; come, drink.”

The two took a sip of red wine.

Then Wang Nianming asked, “Brother Chen, your yacht is a bit fierce! I originally thought my Yida No. 3 was very domineering, but next to your yacht, it becomes a toy. Yours is all gold-plated; it’s too extravagant.”

Yang Chen: “Haha… I’m just learning from you; you have to enjoy life more.”

Wang Nianming: “Then how much did this yacht cost you?”

Yang Chen: “Not much, more than 6 billion US dollars.”

Wang Nianming: “More than 6 billion US dollars is not much? Mine is only 100 million, and it’s still in Chinese currency [CNY or Renminbi]. The difference is too big. Are you going back to port tonight?”

Yang Chen: “Not docking, just floating on the sea.”

Wang Nianming: “That’s what I’m planning to do too. How about we have a social gathering tonight?”

Wang Nianming brought some internet celebrities, stars, and some young masters and rich girls. To put it bluntly, they were all worn-out and played around a lot.

Yang Chen brought Li Xiaofei, Yu Shishi, and Maya, all of whom were pure and beautiful.

Have a social gathering with them?

You’d have to be crazy to have a social gathering with them!

“No, I finally came out to play; I just want to enjoy the time quietly. I don’t want it to be too lively. You guys go have fun; happy birthday,” Yang Chen refused.

Wang Nianming nodded and said, “Okay! Then I won’t disturb Brother Chen. I’ll go back first. I also wish Brother Chen a happy time and hope we have the opportunity to come out and play together in the future.”

Yang Chen nodded and watched Wang Nianming return to his yacht.

The two waved goodbye to each other, and then Yang Chen started the yacht and left.

Yang Chen drove alone for about four hours, finally enjoying the yacht to the fullest.

However, at this time, he found several foreign fishing boats ahead.

What a joke?

Did he drive abroad?

Yang Chen quickly called the driver up.

The driver was also dumbfounded when he saw the foreign fishing boats.

Then he quickly looked at the electronic map and the yacht’s latitude and longitude positioning.

“Oh no, we’re about to go abroad; we’re already in international waters,” the driver exclaimed.

Yang Chen was surprised and amused and said, “Are you kidding me? Can I drive a private yacht abroad?”

The driver quickly explained, “Mr. Yang, I’m sorry, I’m sorry; it’s all my fault for not reminding you. The yachts I used to drive were only about 30 kilometers per hour, so it’s impossible to drive abroad even if you drive all afternoon. Even if there is enough time to drive abroad, the range would not be enough. But your yacht is really too good. I remember the manual said that the top speed can reach 120 kilometers per hour, and the range can reach 1200 kilometers. If you count the spare fuel on the yacht, it’s no problem to run 3,000 kilometers. I neglected to remember this and forgot to remind you. My fault; I apologize to Mr. Yang.”

Yang Chen was also speechless and helpless. They were already in international waters, and if they went further, they would really go abroad. It was useless to say this now.

The fishing boats in front probably didn’t expect to encounter such a large yacht here, so they didn’t take the initiative to avoid it.

Yang Chen quickly made a sharp turn to change direction, but because the yacht was too fast, although it looked like the yacht was still far away from the fishing boats, when the yacht turned around, it still set off huge waves that hit the fishing boats.

The fishermen were taking pictures of Yang Chen’s yacht with their mobile phones, and they were caught in the waves.

Yang Chen was very embarrassed, so he quickly stopped the yacht and told the fishing boats to get closer.

“Go get the wine; send a bottle to each boat!” Yang Chen ordered.

The driver nodded and ran down to prepare the wine.

But the wine on the boat was all Romanée-Conti, which cost hundreds of thousands of dollars a bottle. Was he really going to give it to the fishermen?

Driver: “Mr. Yang, this wine is too expensive; are you really going to give it away?”

Yang Chen: “Give it away! One bottle per boat; don’t miss any.”

Driver: “Okay!”

“The tycoon doesn’t care about money; he’s so generous!” The driver thought to himself.

Soon, several fishing boats approached, and the driver took the waiters on the boat to deliver the wine to them.

When the captains saw that it was actually Romanée-Conti, they were originally very angry about being drenched, but they immediately smiled happily.

Yang Chen didn’t want to be photographed, so he had already retreated.

The captains thanked them one after another.

“Thank you, friends from Dragon Country [a common, slightly nationalistic nickname for China].”

“Your yacht is so big; it’s the biggest private yacht I’ve ever seen.”

“Come and play again when you have the chance, but be sure to drive slower; don’t drench us again.”

…

The driver said with a smile: “We’ll talk about it next time. Everyone, go ahead; we’re going to return to port too.”

The fishermen on several boats waved to the yacht.

The driver came back and said to Yang Chen, “Mr. Yang, it’s already delivered, one bottle for each boat. I’ll drive; you go down and relax with them.”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “Okay! Full speed ahead; get closer to the coastline as soon as possible. Spend the night at sea tonight; don’t enter the port.”

Driver: “Understood!”

Yang Chen came to the deck to play with Yu Shishi and the others.

Li Xiaofei: “Brother, you almost hit the fishing boat just now!”

Yang Chen smiled awkwardly and said, “Mistake, mistake. I didn’t expect a private yacht to run so fast, and it actually reached international waters. Shishi, come and massage me; relax my muscles. I was so nervous just now when I made an emergency turn. If I hadn’t turned around, it would have been troublesome if I had really hit them.”

After speaking, Yang Chen lay down, and Yu Shishi quickly came over to massage him happily.

Looking at Yang Chen’s clearly visible muscle lines, Maya couldn’t help but pretend to massage Yang Chen, but in reality, she was taking the opportunity to take advantage of him.

At more than eight o’clock in the evening, Yang Chen’s yacht finally returned to a position close to the port.

The driver stopped the yacht and came down to eat.

Not far away, on the Yida No. 3 yacht, Wang Nianming was singing and dancing with the internet celebrities, having a great time.

Huang Daan and other stars were worried about being photographed by paparazzi and affecting their image, so they went ashore in the middle of the evening. Now only Wang Nianming, a man, was left with a group of internet celebrity girls on the yacht.

Seeing the behemoth coming back, Wang Nianming leaned over but was worried about delaying Yang Chen’s happiness, so he dismissed the idea.

At this time, on the international version of Douyin [TikTok], a video of the Stardust dangerously swerving to avoid the foreign fishing boats spread.

“Oh, God! Is this a Dragon Country yacht? This yacht can be driven from Dragon Country Sanya [a city in Hainan province, China] to South Vietnam. This speed, this range, is too scary!”

“Who is this person? Fack, your terrible pixels; I can’t even see his face!”

“God, can Dragon Country people afford such a luxurious yacht?”

“The outside of this yacht is gold-plated; it’s shining.”

“This yacht reminds me of the History Supreme. Only this number one private yacht can be compared with this yacht.”

“Are Dragon Country people so rich? Aren’t they unable to afford even tea eggs? They rely on mice to supplement protein, and they are reluctant to put pickled mustard in noodles. How can they afford such a luxurious private yacht?”

…

Poor people play with cars, rich people play with watches, and super-rich people play with yachts. Yachts have always been a symbol of the rich.

However, now foreigners know that the owner of the most luxurious private yacht in the world is actually a Dragon Country person, which suddenly breaks their inherent impression of Dragon Country’s poverty and backwardness. They don’t believe it, and they can’t even accept it.

Soon, those Dragon Country people who play overseas Douyin transferred this video to the domestic version of Douyin. Before long, this video became popular. Not only individual players forwarded it, but also many official accounts forwarded it.

“Are the rich in our Dragon Country so rich?”

“The foreign website commented that this is the most luxurious private yacht in the world, and even the History Supreme, the number one yacht in history, may not be able to compare with it! Let’s just say, when did our country have such an awesome rich man?”

“Looking at the video taken from the perspective of South Vietnamese fishermen, I suddenly have the feeling of facing the powerful ships of the great powers in the history books. I woke up in shock from a dying dream, and the great power is actually me?”

“It’s a pity that I can’t see his face. It was filmed from the bottom up, and the pixels are not good. I rely on it! I really want to see which young master is so awesome!”

“It is said that Wang Nianming is also celebrating his birthday there. The Yida No. 3 yacht is too far behind this yacht. It’s like the difference between a toy car and an open car. So, what is the origin of this young master, who is even better at playing than Wang Nianming?”

…

At this time, Yang Chen was eating with Yu Shishi and the others.

Wang Nianming called Yang Chen.

Yang Chen answered the phone and said, “Hello, Xiaoming, what’s the matter?”

Wang Nianming: “Brother Chen, you’re on fire! Did you run to international waters this afternoon and almost hit a foreign fishing boat?”

Yang Chen: “Ah, yes! I didn’t pay attention to the speed and accidentally drove out.”

Wang Nianming: “Your yacht is really fierce. The speed and range are really scary. It can actually run to international waters. Mine can’t run very far at all. It’s impossible to run to international waters for a stroll.”

Yang Chen: “You get what you pay for. After all, I spent so much money.”

Wang Nianming: “Haha… that’s right. Now it’s popular on Douyin, both the international version and the domestic version are popular. You quickly open Douyin and take a look. Fortunately, your face was not photographed clearly, otherwise, it would be difficult for you to drive a taxi and deliver food in the future.”

Yang Chen: “Ah? Is there such a thing? I’ll take a look. I won’t talk to you anymore; I’m hanging up.”

After hanging up the phone, Yang Chen quickly opened Douyin. Sure enough, the hot search list was the “Stardust” yacht.

He took a closer look. Fortunately, he couldn’t recognize his face, otherwise, he would really be popular, and he would have to say goodbye to driving a taxi and delivering food in the future.

Yang Chen chewed on the steak and thought to himself: “I have to find a way to hold shares in Weibo [a Chinese microblogging website] and Douyin and other platforms, so that I can directly block my news if I encounter such a thing in the future. It’s not always so lucky that my face is not photographed; I can’t let everyone know me as a rich man!”

Weibo is a listed company; just buy stocks hard.

But Douyin is not listed, and its parent company, ByteDance Group, is not listed either. It is difficult to hold shares in this way unless a shareholder is willing to sell shares, or Douyin is financed, then Yang Chen will have the opportunity to hold shares.

Late at night, Yang Chen was lying in his room sleeping.

After a while, Maya suddenly sneaked in.

“Shh…” Maya whispered.

Yang Chen: “Why are you in my room?”

Maya: “Hehe… I’m a little uncomfortable at sea, a little scared; I want to sleep with you.”

Yang Chen: “Can’t you sleep with Shishi, or Xiaofei, or a female waiter?”

Maya: “That’s different; how can they have your sense of security! Move over a little; leave me some space.”

Saying that, Maya lay down next to Yang Chen.

How could Yang Chen not know what she was thinking? She was trying to seduce Yang Chen into sleeping with her.

As long as she has a relationship with Yang Chen, Yang Chen’s temper and strength will definitely protect her.

Yang Chen sympathized with Maya, a girl who had to use this method to fight against fate.

But the current Yang Chen really can’t fight against the Jinbai royal family. These are all diplomatic matters, and he can’t handle them for the time being.

“Okay! You sleep on the bed; I’ll sleep on the sofa,” Yang Chen said.

Maya pouted and turned away angrily.

Yang Chen lay down on the sofa and fell asleep. He wouldn’t be stupid enough to cause himself big trouble for the sake of beauty.

Unless one day he is sure that he can handle the Jinbai royal family, he may consider taking Maya in.

The next day at noon, Yang Chen disguised himself as a waiter at the Haiya Atlantis Hotel and went ashore.

Many tourists who had watched Douyin were waiting for the Stardust to dock, and they wanted to see who the owner was.

But the people who came down were all dressed as waiters, and they couldn’t tell who the owner was at all.

After returning to the hotel for lunch, Yang Chen took Li Xiaofei and the others out shopping.

At 9:30 in the evening, they took a flight to Shenzhen.

Yang Chen plans to visit the Penguin Technology headquarters tomorrow and meet with Pony Ma [Ma Huateng’s nickname] and other senior executives.

Let everyone get to know each other, so as to avoid infighting for some reason in the future, which would be too embarrassing.

Secretary Dong received Yang Chen’s text message and immediately called Pony Ma.

Secretary Dong: “Hello, Chairman, Mr. Yang is coming to the group headquarters for inspection at 9:00 am tomorrow. He said he wants to meet you and the group’s senior executives.”

Pony Ma: “Is that so? Okay! I know! I’ll go earlier tomorrow! You quickly notify the group managers and above that they must be at the company before 8:00 am tomorrow. Anyone who dares to be late will go to the finance department to collect their salary and leave!”

Secretary Dong: “Okay. I’ll notify everyone immediately. Good night, Chairman.”

Ma Tengfei [Pony Ma’s real name] holds 9% of the shares of Penguin Technology, but he has the power to nominate half of the directors, which is his guarantee to control Penguin Technology.

If he can win over Yang Chen, who holds 20% of the shares, it will undoubtedly consolidate Ma Tengfei’s control over Penguin Technology.

Therefore, he must be very polite to Yang Chen, even a little humble.

(The original version may have been a bit too fierce and was blocked. This is the revised version.)