How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 323

How Come Everyone Wants to Ban Yang Chen’s Account?_Am I Not Allowed to Have Some Money as a Ride-Hailing Driver?

How Come Everyone Wants to Ban Yang Chen’s Account?

Yang Chen arrived at the TAX-A bar and found Li Yunxi based on the table number she had sent.

At this moment, she was being harassed and pressured to drink by several men.

Yang Chen stepped forward, pulled her close, and said with a smile, “Sorry, gentlemen, that’s enough for tonight. We’re heading home.”

When Li Yunxi saw it was Yang Chen, she quickly seized the opportunity to hug him.

Her roommates immediately began asking who Yang Chen was and what his relationship with Li Yunxi was.

Li Yunxi held Yang Chen’s face in her hands, beaming as she said, “He’s the handsome ride-hailing driver I told you about! What do you think? I wasn’t lying, right? Isn’t he incredibly handsome?”

The roommates took a closer look and agreed that Yang Chen was indeed very handsome. However, his good looks were irrelevant now because someone else had already set their sights on Li Yunxi – someone very influential. For a ride-hailing driver to get involved at this point was just asking for trouble.

Just then, a young man wearing glasses, who appeared quite refined, stood up, smiled, and extended his hand, deliberately flashing his Rolex watch. “Brother, what’s your name? I’m Zhao Fukang.”

Yang Chen simply nodded, didn’t shake his hand, and replied, “Yang Chen. You guys have fun; we’re going home.”

Zhao Fukang immediately grabbed Yang Chen’s arm, chuckled, and said, “Brother, that’s not really appropriate, is it? We were having a good time. What do you mean by coming over and taking her away? That’s not how things are done!”

Yang Chen: “Li Yunxi, do you want to come with me?”

Li Yunxi: “Hehe… Where are you taking me? I’ll go with you, anywhere you take me, as long as you’re gentle.”

*Oh my*, these older single women are really direct and unrestrained.

Yang Chen happened to know her residential area, so he could just drive her home later.

“Did you hear that? She wants to go with me,” Yang Chen said.

Zhao Fukang still didn’t let go, saying, “Brother, I’m the vice president of Haicheng Fukang Valve Manufacturing Co., Ltd. My dad is the chairman. Let’s be friends. Feel free to ask if you need anything in the future.”

At this moment, Zhao Fukang’s three friends began to mock Yang Chen impolitely.

“A ride-hailing driver like you should know your place, understand your social standing, and not overreach.”

“The Zhao family’s company cooperates with large groups like Dragon Country Petroleum and Haicheng Petrochemical. Why are you, a ride-hailing driver, meddling in other people’s business? Are you trying to cause trouble for yourself?”

“Get lost. We’ve already lowered ourselves to say so much to you; don’t be ungrateful.”

…

Li Yunxi’s roommates were also advising Yang Chen not to worry, saying that they would handle things.

Yang Chen had seen too much of this. Roommates and so-called best friends are the most unreliable; they don’t hesitate to screw you over.

“I don’t have time to waste with you! Li Yunxi said she’s going with me, so I’m taking her. If you don’t like it, I’ll call the police and let them handle it. Is that okay with you?” Yang Chen said.

Zhao Fukang: “Brother, you’re really making things difficult for yourself! Fine, go ahead. There’s plenty of time in the future; we’ll play this slowly.”

With that, Zhao Fukang released Yang Chen’s arm.

Yang Chen helped the staggering Li Yunxi leave the bar.

After getting in the car,

Yang Chen handed Li Yunxi a plastic bag, saying, “If you feel like throwing up, use the bag. Don’t throw up outside, and don’t open the window to throw up.”

Li Yunxi: “Hehe… Got it. Don’t worry, I won’t throw up. Where are you taking me now?”

Yang Chen: “Sending you home. Where else would I take you?”

Li Yunxi: “Ah? I’m drunk, and you’re just sending me home?”

Yang Chen: “What else? I can’t let you sleep in my car overnight, can I? If something happens, I’ll have to take responsibility.”

Li Yunxi: “No… That’s not what I meant. What I meant was… Aiya! Home, home!”

Li Yunxi turned to lie on her side in the back seat, closed her eyes, and thought to herself, “This is different from what’s described in TV dramas and novels. I created the opportunity, but he doesn’t seem interested and just wants to send me home. Am I really that unattractive? That shouldn’t be the case; I was a class beauty, after all, and one of the best in the entire Haicheng University. Why am I not attractive to him? Heavens, I’m already 26 years old; I want a man! Wuwu…”

Soon, Yang Chen arrived at the entrance of Li Yunxi’s residential area.

“We’re here. Are you going back by yourself, or should I walk you back?” Yang Chen asked.

Li Yunxi had drunk a lot, and her head was spinning badly at the moment, so she didn’t want to move at all, and replied, “Walk me back; I really don’t want to move.”

Yang Chen nodded, parked the car, and helped Li Yunxi inside.

“How’s your relationship with your three roommates?” Yang Chen asked.

Li Yunxi: “Not bad.”

Yang Chen: “They watched you get drunk, and they weren’t worried that something might happen to you? If Zhao Fukang had forced himself on you, do you think the three of them could protect you?”

Li Yunxi immediately stopped and stared at the streetlights ahead in a daze.

After a few seconds, she nodded and said, “Now that you mention it, I also think those three sluts have a problem. They usually say they want to help me lose my virginity, and I just thought they were joking, but it seems like they weren’t joking with me. They were the ones who pushed me to go out tonight, and then I met Zhao Fukang and his friends. I wonder if this is a trap?”

Yang Chen chuckled, and Li Yunxi immediately turned to look at him, asking, “What are you laughing at?”

Yang Chen: “It’s nothing. How old are you?”

Li Yunxi: “26. I’ll be 27 after the new year, and I’ll graduate with a master’s degree next June. I mainly retook the college entrance exam for a year, which delayed me a bit.”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “You’re a good girl. At this age, still being a virgin, you’re better than 99% of women just for that.”

Li Yunxi, who was already blushing from drinking, instantly turned red in the face and ears.

She usually joked about these things with her roommates, but now that she heard a man say it, she felt embarrassed.

“Ah, I drank too much; I’m dizzy,” Li Yunxi said, and then pretended to faint in Yang Chen’s arms.

Yang Chen smiled and said, “You can’t faint yet; I don’t know where you live!”

Li Yunxi pointed to the building in front.

Yang Chen smiled and helped her over.

The two entered the elevator.

Yang Chen: “Wake up a bit; I don’t know which floor you live on.”

Li Yunxi reached out and pressed the 16th floor.

This building had three apartments per floor. After exiting the elevator, Li Yunxi deliberately leaned towards the east side.

Yang Chen smiled and cooperated with her, walking over and knocking on the door a few times.

Soon, Li Chuanen opened the door.

“Oh, young man, it’s you. Hmm? Yunxi, what’s wrong with you?” Li Chuanen said, quickly taking his daughter.

Yang Chen felt it necessary to explain, saying, “I added Miss Li as a WeChat friend after I dropped her off last time. Then she sent me a message earlier, saying she had too much to drink and asked me to pick her up. So, I went to the bar and picked her up.”

Li Chuanen was about to scold his daughter, but Li Yunxi immediately got up and ran to the toilet, looking like she wasn’t dizzy at all.

It was getting late, so Yang Chen said, “Then I’ll leave; I won’t disturb you anymore.”

Li Chuanen quickly said, “Young man, thank you. Here, this hundred yuan is for you; consider it your fare and service fee.”

Yang Chen didn’t stand on ceremony, accepted the hundred yuan, and left.

…

The next morning at eight o’clock, Yang Chen received the equity transfer documents and other materials from Dragon Country Petroleum and Haicheng Petrochemical.

After finishing breakfast and taking a stroll, Yang Chen started driving.

At this time, Haicheng Petrochemical CEO Wang Baoxi was arguing with BEEP CEO Li Changqi.

Wang Baoxi: “He called a bodyguard halfway and kicked me out of the car. Is that allowed on your platform?”

Li Changqi: “President Wang, I’ve seen the in-car video, and logically speaking, the responsibility really lies with you. Of course, our driver also handled it inappropriately. How about this: I’ll have customer service deduct points from him as punishment. Is that okay?”

Wang Baoxi: “What’s the use of deducting points? I want you to ban his account! Can you understand?”

Li Changqi: “President Wang, his account really can’t be banned. Or rather, I don’t dare to ban his account. He controls all the BEEP drivers in Haicheng. If I offend him, he might take everyone to other platforms in a fit of anger, and we’ll have big trouble. All I can do is have customer service deduct points from him; banning the account is really not possible. I can’t bear such serious consequences. Please forgive me, President Wang. If it really doesn’t work, talk to General Manager Liu at headquarters. If she says the account can be banned, I’ll have someone ban it. Is that okay?”

Wang Baoxi: “Damn it!”

At this time, BEEP Group President Chen Wei was signing a contract with Star Investment CEO Jin Ming.

BEEP Group has delisted from the US stock market and is now reallocating the group’s equity, kicking out those who should be kicked out and absorbing those who should be absorbed. After the equity structure is sorted out, it will be relisted in Hong Kong.

Star Investment, owned by Yang Chen, seized the opportunity and acquired 15% of BEEP Group’s equity with 12 billion US dollars, becoming the group’s second-largest shareholder.

Chen Wei shook hands with Jin Ming and said, “President Jin, from now on, we are our own people. If we have any funding needs in the future, I hope President Jin will take care of us. When the group is relisted in Hong Kong, I also hope President Jin can help push up the stock price, so we can all profit together. Haha…”

Jin Ming: “That’s natural; from now on, we are friends. By the way, I have something to tell President Chen. Our Star Investment boss, Mr. Yang Chen, is a ride-hailing driver in your company. I hope President Chen can say hello to the Haicheng branch and take care of our President Yang in the future.”

Chen Wei: “Ah? President Jin, are you kidding? Your President Yang drives a ride-hailing car in our company? What’s going on?”

Jin Ming: “Haha… President Yang has invested in many companies, and he also has many companies under his name. Because there are too many industries, it’s inconvenient for him to manage them himself, so he hires professional managers to manage them. But he can’t be idle every day, so he drives a ride-hailing car to pass the time.”

Chen Wei: “Oh, I see. If I have the opportunity, I must get to know President Yang. He is really too interesting.”

Jin Ming: “Haha… Okay. Then I’ll go back first; the funds will be transferred to the regulatory account as soon as possible. Goodbye, President Chen.”

Jin Ming left BEEP headquarters.

Chen Wei was wondering what kind of person Yang Chen was when Wang Baoxi’s phone call came in.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Wang Baoxi got to the point, saying, “President Chen, I want to ask you to help ban a driver’s account.”

Chen Wei: “Ah? Which driver? You actually want President Wang to personally call to ban the account. What did he do to offend President Wang?”

Wang Baoxi added fuel to the fire, deleted the parts where he was wrong, and told Chen Wei the story.

What the truth is doesn’t matter; anyway, Chen Wei doesn’t dare to ban Yang Chen’s account now.

Chen Wei: “President Wang, this… this may be a bit difficult! According to your description, he has bodyguards with him, and the Haicheng branch CEO doesn’t dare to ban the account. Then I think he should be Yang Chen, the boss of Star Investment, the new second shareholder of our group.”

Wang Baoxi: “Ah! Yang Chen, the boss of Star Investment? Impossible! Are you sure? Is that Star Investment that buys whatever rises?”

Chen Wei: “Yes! I just signed a contract with Star Investment CEO Jin Ming, and Star Investment is now the second-largest shareholder of BEEP Group. She also specifically told me that Star Investment boss Yang Chen drives a ride-hailing car on the BEEP platform and asked me to order the Haicheng branch to take care of him.”

Wang Baoxi: “Damn it! I knew a ride-hailing driver wouldn’t have bodyguards with him. Damn it, the boss of Star Investment also invested in BEEP Group; no wonder he’s so arrogant! But I can’t swallow this. President Chen, can’t you really help me?”

Haicheng Petrochemical is a large petroleum and chemical processing company controlled by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission [SASAC], with strong strength. As the CEO, Wang Baoxi naturally wouldn’t be afraid of Yang Chen, the boss of Star Investment.

Normally speaking, state-owned enterprises don’t need to be afraid of private enterprises.

Chen Wei: “President Wang, don’t make things difficult for me. If he deliberately casts a dissenting vote at the shareholders’ meeting, I’ll be uncomfortable too. After all, they hold 15% of the equity, which is a lot of voting rights. If they join forces with the major shareholder SoftBank, they will have 36% of the voting rights, and my proposal may not be passed. So, sorry, I can’t offend a shareholder with so many voting rights. If you really can’t swallow this, then use the influence of Haicheng Petrochemical. You are the CEO; it’s still possible to deal with a private investment company.”

Wang Baoxi thought it made sense and hung up the phone after saying a few more words.

Using the influence of Haicheng Petrochemical can’t directly affect an investment company.

Unless he uses the influence of Haicheng Petrochemical to make a fuss at the China Securities Regulatory Commission [CSRC] and have them investigate Star Investment. No matter whether Star Investment has any problems, investigate them first.

He is like a toad, unable to kill people, but able to disgust people to death.

On the other side, BEEP Group Haicheng Branch CEO Li Changqi was looking at documents when Group President Chen Wei called.

Li Changqi: “Hello, President Chen, please instruct.”

Chen Wei: “Xiao Li, you must take good care of a driver named Yang Chen in your Haicheng branch. He is the boss of Star Investment. Star Investment has just signed an investment agreement with the group and is now the second-largest shareholder. If there are any problems in the future, you must prioritize protecting his interests. Understand?”

Li Changqi excitedly knocked over the hot water next to him, scalding him and making him scream.

“What’s wrong? Were you beaten?” Chen Wei asked quickly.

Li Changqi quickly replied: “No, no. President Chen, were you joking with me just now? Yang Chen is the boss of Star Investment? That Star Investment that dominates the stock market?”

Chen Wei: “Yes! It’s the boss of that Star Investment. So, you have to take good care of him and assign him an exclusive customer service representative to handle all his issues. Understand?”

Li Changqi: “Understood! Understood! My God, why is the boss of Star Investment running a ride-hailing car here? He’s been doing it for two years; he’s too good at hiding.”

Chen Wei: “Haha… People have too many businesses, and one person can’t manage them all, so they simply hire professional managers to manage them. If they have nothing to do, they can drive a ride-hailing car to pass the time. Okay, just do what I said. Hanging up.”

Li Changqi: “President Chen, wait a minute. Wang Baoxi, the CEO of Haicheng Petrochemical Group…”

Chen Wei interrupted: “I know; he called me, and I’ve already dealt with it. You don’t have to worry about him; just do your job well.”

Hanging up the phone, Li Changqi’s mood couldn’t calm down for a long time.

Good fellow, the boss of an investment company with assets of hundreds of billions is actually running a ride-hailing car here. This is a rare event.

Li Changqi quickly called the managers of the customer service department, data department, and other departments and told them to properly handle all of Yang Chen’s evaluations and complaints.

As long as it’s not a responsibility that can’t be forgiven, be sure to judge that Yang Chen has no responsibility.

As for the passengers, if they really can’t accept it, then just ban their accounts and let them go to other platforms.

Li Changqi felt that a person of Yang Chen’s status would definitely not take the initiative to cause trouble for others. If there is any dispute, it is mostly the passenger’s fault.

It doesn’t matter if the platform loses a troublesome passenger, but offending the group’s second-largest shareholder will make Li Changqi’s job as the CEO of the Haicheng branch difficult.

Li Changqi can still tell which is more important.

Li Changqi was about to take a rest when Zhao Fukang, the vice president of Fukang Valve Company who threatened Yang Chen in the bar last night, called him.

Zhao Fukang: “Hello, President Li. I’m Zhao Fukang, the vice president of Fukang Valve Company. My dad is Zhao Liang.”

Fukang Valve is well-known in Haicheng and even the entire Dragon Country and is considered a famous brand in the valve industry.

Therefore, Li Changqi naturally knows Zhao Fukang’s social standing.

Li Changqi: “Oh, Young Master Zhao. Hello, hello. I wonder what Young Master Zhao is calling me for?”

Zhao Fukang: “I want to ask President Li to help me ban a driver’s account. I hope President Li will help me.”

Another account ban?

Why are there so many big shots who want to ban driver accounts?

They are all people with status; why are they going against a ride-hailing driver?

Li Changqi: “Whose account does Young Master Zhao want to ban? I don’t know how he offended you?”

Zhao Fukang: “Let’s add each other as friends; I’ll send you his photo. Let’s talk on WeChat.”

Li Changqi: “Okay. Just add my mobile phone number; let’s talk on WeChat. Hanging up.”

Soon, the two added each other as friends.

Zhao Fukang sent Yang Chen’s side profile.

Then sent a message.

“It’s him. I don’t know his specific name; I don’t know his license plate number, but I know he is your BEEP driver.”

Li Changqi was instantly emo [emotional], why does everyone want to ban Yang Chen’s account?

Isn’t this making things difficult?

Li Changqi quickly replied.

“Young Master Zhao, this cannot be banned. He is Yang Chen, the boss of Star Investment. Star Investment has just invested in our BEEP Group and has become the second-largest shareholder. If I ban his account, then I will be banned by him. I can’t help you with this; sorry.”

Zhao Fukang looked at the message and was stunned, but then he laughed and said to himself: “Damn! Dog Li Changqi, if you don’t want to help me, just say it. Why are you using such a fake excuse?”

Then, he replied to Li Changqi.

“President Li, if you have any difficulties, just say it directly; you can also mention any conditions. Please respect my IQ. The boss of Star Investment is a ride-hailing driver? Do you think my IQ is low, and I would believe this kind of thing?”

At this time, Li Changqi happened to receive a group internal high-level email from Chen Wei.

In the email, Chen Wei told everyone that Star Investment had become the group’s second-largest shareholder and also attached a photo of Yang Chen, the boss of Star Investment, reminding everyone not to offend the person in the photo in the future, so as not to cause trouble for themselves.

Li Changqi directly took a picture of the email, put mosaics on some confidential parts, and then sent it to Zhao Fukang.

“Young Master Zhao, this is an email sent by our group president. Do you believe it now?”

Zhao Fukang looked at the content of the email in the photo, and his mood couldn’t calm down for a long time.

Now he knows how Yang Chen, as a ride-hailing driver, dared to take Li Yunxi away even knowing that he was the young master of Fukang Valve Company.

An investment company with hundreds of billions of assets; a valve company can definitely not beat it. Zhao Fukang was newly in awe and dared not have the idea of ​​revenge on Yang Chen and sleeping with Li Yunxi.

At this time, Wang Baoxi, CEO of Haicheng Petrochemical, called Zhao Fukang.

Hmm?

Fukang Valve is not an opponent of Star Investment; Haicheng Petrochemical, a state-owned enterprise, should be an opponent of Star Investment, right?

Sometimes having money doesn’t work; having connections and power works.

No matter how awesome a big group is, it has to be obedient in front of state-owned assets.

A cunning smile appeared on the corner of Zhao Fukang’s mouth, and he quickly answered the phone, saying flatteringly: “Oh, President Wang, hello. If you have anything, just tell me.”

Wang Baoxi: “How is the batch of valves that our group ordered from your company? When will it be delivered?”

Zhao Fukang: “It’s almost ready; it will be shipped to your warehouse on Sunday night.”

Wang Baoxi: “Well. This batch of goods is very important; you must not delay the delivery date.”

Zhao Fukang: “Definitely, definitely. President Wang, are you free tonight? I’ll invite President Wang to TAX-A to have fun. Work is too tiring, and you need to relax appropriately.”

Wang Baoxi was feeling uncomfortable because he couldn’t ban Yang Chen’s account.

Therefore, he also wanted to go out and vent.

“Okay! Then we’ll meet at TAX-A tonight!” Wang Baoxi said.

Zhao Fukang: “Okay! Then I’ll pick you up at six o’clock; we’ll go to Tang Court for dinner first, and then go to TAX-A for drinks and relaxation.”

Wang Baoxi: “Hehe… You arrange it. Listen to you. Hanging up.”

Hanging up the phone, Zhao Fukang smiled happily.

As long as he can persuade Wang Baoxi to help, with the strength and status of Haicheng Petrochemical, it is still very simple to deal with the boss of an investment company, right?

Not to say what to do with Yang Chen, forcing him to stay away from Li Yunxi is still possible, right?

On the other side, Yang Chen called Wu Yunqi, chairman of Haicheng Petrochemical…