How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 366

If I Said He Has 11 Apartments, Would You Collapse?_What’s Wrong With a Ride-Hailing Driver Having Some Money? (1)

Zhou Ying, noticing Wei Hao and Huang Xiudong’s strange behavior, quickly turned around and asked, “What’s wrong? What happened?”

Wei Hao and Huang Xiudong hung up their phones, looking completely dazed.

Wei Hao: “Kanwen Group has removed all of our company’s books.”

Huang Xiudong: “Me too. All the books our company produced have been taken down.”

Zhou Ying: “Ah? That’s impossible, right? Are you… are you sure you heard correctly?”

Wei Hao: “How could I mishear? Damn it! What’s going on?”

Huang Xiudong’s eyes suddenly lit up. He remembered what Yang Chen had said when he left.

“When that ride-hailing driver left, didn’t he say he’d call Wang Wu of Kanwen Group and ask him to remove all our books and sue us until we go bankrupt and are liquidated?” Huang Xiudong asked.

As soon as he said this, Wei Hao and Zhou Ying’s eyes widened as they remembered the same thing.

Impossible, right?

How could a ride-hailing driver be connected to the chairman of Kanwen Group?

The thing is, Wei Hao and Huang Xiudong’s studios are quite large, and they’ve produced some popular books. Both have 2-3 ‘god-level’ accounts [accounts with a very large and dedicated following].

Under normal circumstances, a website would never block a god-level account without any prior communication.

What reason could Qidian [a popular online literature platform] possibly have for directly blocking those god-level accounts without any warning?

Therefore, even though these three people were reluctant to believe that a ride-hailing driver could order Wang Wu of Kanwen Group to do anything, the situation was now inexplicable, and they had to consider the most unlikely possibility.

Huang Xiudong glanced at Wei Hao, and Wei Hao understood. He said, “Xiaoying, why don’t you ask your high school roommate if her boyfriend did this? If he did, we’ll treat him to a meal and have a good chat. It’s not like we have any deep-seated hatred, and you’re still high school roommates. Any misunderstandings can be cleared up. I’ll buy you an LV bag, over 100,000 [yuan, Chinese currency].” Huang Xiudong quickly added, “I’ll also get your sister-in-law an LV bag. Please, sister-in-law.”

Zhou Ying, always motivated by money, was willing to do anything as long as there were benefits.

“Okay, you guys wait, I’ll call Xiaoyu and ask,” Zhou Ying replied, pretending to be reluctant, but she was actually very excited.

Soon, the call connected.

Zhou Ying put the call on speakerphone so that Wei Hao and Huang Xiudong could also hear.

Zhou Chunyue asked, “Why are you calling me again?”

Zhou Ying: “Xiaoyu, can you ask your boyfriend if he asked Qidian to block Wei Hao and Huang Xiudong’s companies? Please, please.”

Zhou Chunyue: “Blocked? I’ll ask.”

She covered the phone’s microphone and asked, “Brother Chen, did you block Wei Hao’s company?”

Yang Chen smiled and nodded, saying, “Yes! When I left just now, didn’t I tell them that I had already sent a message to Wang Wu, the chairman of Kanwen Group, asking him to block them and sue them until they go bankrupt and are liquidated?”

Zhou Chunyue: “Ah? You… you were serious then?”

Yang Chen: “Otherwise? What I said was definitely true. I am an honest person and never brag or lie. I am a major shareholder of Penguin Technology, and Penguin Technology controls Kanwen Group. So I can

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order the chairman of Kanwen Group to block some books written by ghostwriters, right? This is for the good of the website and the readers. No matter where I go, it’s full of justice. I’m not trying to retaliate against anyone.”

Zhou Chunyue was stunned, thinking, “Brother, I know if you’re deliberately bragging, but you’re really awesome.”

After confirming what was going on, Zhou Chunyue quickly said to Zhou Ying, “Xiaoying, Brother Chen is a major shareholder of Penguin Technology, and Penguin Technology is a major shareholder of Kanwen Group. So Brother Chen can order Wang Wu, the chairman of Kanwen Group, to block everything you published on all websites under Kanwen Group. But! Brother Chen also emphasized that he is not trying to retaliate against anyone, just because they hired ghostwriters, violated the contract, and infringed on the interests of the website and readers. This is a righteous act, and there is no personal grudge involved.”

Zhou Ying and the other three were stunned, feeling like they had misheard.

“Wait… isn’t your boyfriend a ride-hailing driver? How can he be a major shareholder of Penguin Technology?” Wei Hao quickly asked.

Zhou Chunyue: “Didn’t he say that he usually drives a ride-hailing car and occasionally does some investment?”

Wei Hao was speechless. Any normal person would assume that a ride-hailing driver who invests would only buy and sell stocks and funds, and wouldn’t have larger investments.

Who would have thought that a ride-hailing driver would invest and become a major shareholder of Penguin Technology?

Wei Hao quickly snatched the phone and said, “Miss Zhou, it was all our fault before. I apologize to you. Please help me tell Mr. Yang that we know we were wrong. Please be merciful and give us a chance to turn over a new leaf.”

Zhou Chunyue didn’t cover the microphone and asked, “Brother Chen, Wei Hao is asking you to give him a chance to turn over a new leaf.”

Yang Chen smiled and said, “Okay, let him go talk to the judge and see if the judge will give him a chance to turn over a new leaf.”

Zhou Chunyue gave a thumbs up. This movie line is really too classy to use here.

Zhou Chunyue: “Sorry, Brother Chen said, go ask the judge for mercy and see if he will give you a chance to turn over a new leaf. Hanging up, I’m going to block Zhou Ying immediately. Goodbye forever.”

After speaking, Zhou Chunyue hung up the phone and then blocked all of Zhou Ying’s contact information.

Wei Hao and Huang Xiudong certainly couldn’t let it go, so they quickly used their mobile phones to call, but all the calls were rejected.

“It’s over, it’s over, it’s over…” Wei Hao said dejectedly.

Huang Xiudong was silent for a while, and then pointed at Wei Hao and Zhou Ying and cursed, “It’s all your fault! If you hadn’t called me over, saying you were going to introduce me to someone, I wouldn’t have offended such a big shot. You lied to me that he was a ride-hailing driver. Is this a ride-hailing driver? Can your family’s ride-hailing driver become a major shareholder of Penguin Technology?”

Wei Hao was also in a very bad mood at this time. He turned around and slapped Zhou Ying, saying, “It’s all your fault! Why did you have to be Zhou Chunyue’s roommate? If you weren’t her roommate, we wouldn’t have had any contact with Yang Chen at all, and we wouldn’t have been fooled by his identity as a ride-hailing driver, and we wouldn’t have done anything so provocative to him, and he wouldn’t have ruined us. I spend so much money on you every day, not expecting you to help me with anything,

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but you’ve caused me such a big trouble. Damn it! How much money have I spent on you? You give it back to me immediately. Otherwise, we’ll see you in court!”

Zhou Ying looked aggrieved and a little scared.

Wei Hao did spend a lot of money on Zhou Ying, but she enjoyed all the money or bought brand-name goods.

If Wei Hao really wanted her to pay it back, she really wouldn’t have that much money to pay him back.

Zhou Ying retorted, “Who are you scaring? We’re in love, and you voluntarily gave me these things. You want them back after we break up? Do you want to freeload?”

Wei Hao said with a smile, “I’m someone who plays with words, so I know more than you. I left a message on all my transfers to you, ‘Wife, take it and spend it,’ or numbers with special meanings like ‘520’ [a number that sounds like ‘I love you’ in Chinese]. You can check the relevant cases online and see how the court ruled.”

Zhou Ying looked at the transfer records between the two. The large transfers did have messages such as “Wife, take it and spend it,” and the small transfers, even red envelopes [digital money gifts], were all 520 or had messages with the word “wife.”

Then she quickly searched online, and there were indeed relevant cases.

An air hostess was in a relationship with someone and spent more than two million yuan on him. In the end, the two broke up, and the man sued the space to return the property.

Because the man had messages such as “Wife, take it and spend it” on the transfers, the court believed that this was not a gratuitous gift, and these properties should be in the nature of a bride price.

Now that the two have broken up, the woman should return these properties that are in the nature of a bride price.

Other transfers, red envelopes, and items without exact meanings are considered gratuitous gifts from the man.

Seeing this case explanation, Zhou Ying’s psychological defense line instantly collapsed.

Doesn’t this mean that she has to return several million yuan to Wei Hao?

She doesn’t work usually and spends as much money as she has, either buying clothes and jewelry for herself or spending it on relatives and friends.

If the court really orders her to return these properties, she won’t be able to earn that much money even if she sells herself.

Zhou Ying was scared and quickly begged, “Honey, don’t be like this. We’re doing so well, why do you suddenly want to break up? I’ll give you all the bags you bought me before, and I won’t let you buy me brand-name bags in the future. Don’t break up with me, okay? You know I love you so much, I can’t live without you.”

Wei Hao replied with a smile, “Don’t talk nonsense with me. Just obediently send the money back, otherwise, we’ll see you in court.”

After speaking, Wei Hao turned around and hurried back to the company to hold an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures.

Huang Xiudong didn’t dare to delay and quickly ran back to hold a meeting to study countermeasures.

After the meeting, Wei Hao quickly called the familiar editor to ask if the editor could release the blocked books.

The editor was helpless and angry, saying, “Who did you offend? Originally, everyone knows about hiring ghostwriters, but if you’re not too ostentatious, we won’t ask. But this time, the secretary of Kanwen Group sent a request to the editor-in-chief, only saying that the chairman ordered the closure of all the books made by your company, without any room for negotiation. Big brother, I gave you so many resources and finally cultivated three god-level pen names. What are you doing to me? Do you know how much recommendation resources

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those three god-level pen names get? I gave up other books and gave you most of the resources. This is like wasting the resources I’ve invested in the past three years.”

Wei Hao sighed and said, “He said he was a ride-hailing driver, so I believed it. Who knew he was a major shareholder of Penguin Technology?”

The editor was shocked. My God, the major shareholder of Penguin Technology, isn’t that Yang Chen?

The editor cursed in his heart, “Are you kidding me? You write on our Kanwen Group’s website, don’t you know that the major shareholder behind our Kanwen Group is Penguin Technology?”

Wei Hao: “I know! But I don’t know who the major shareholder of Penguin Technology is! That’s not something I can get in touch with.”

The editor sighed and said weakly, “Okay, then you prepare to be sued. The lawyer’s letter will be sent tomorrow. You have so many books that were completed by ghostwriters. If you seriously investigate, you will all be in breach of contract. Not only will you have to return all the royalties, but you will also have to compensate for the recommendation resource costs paid by our group. I estimate that the royalties, liquidated damages, plus our recommendation costs, etc., you will have to return a total of about 100 million yuan at once.”

“What? 100 million yuan?” Wei Hao shouted, and then fainted to the ground.

On the other side, Huang Xiudong’s situation was the same as Wei Hao’s. After hearing that he had to return about 90 million yuan at once, his legs went weak and he fell to the ground.

It is estimated that these two people will have a shadow on ride-hailing drivers for the rest of their lives.

…

In the evening, Yang Chen received the Bugatti Veyron delivered by the truck.

It’s been a long time since I drove this car. I have to drive it out for a few laps.

Yang Chen put on the new clothes he just bought, combed a handsome hairstyle, and just opened the door to go out when Xi Yuyao ran over with a smile.

Seeing Yang Chen dressed so handsomely, Xi Yuyao’s eyes were full of admiration.

“Brother Chen, where are you going? Dressed so handsomely? Are you going to see which beauty?” Xi Yuyao asked with a smile.

Yang Chen: “My Bugatti Veyron was just delivered, and I’m going to take it out for a drive. Are you free? The passenger seat is empty, do you want to come along?”

Xi Yuyao immediately perked up happily and said, “Okay. Thank you, Brother Chen. Then I’ll go back and change my clothes. I have to match your Bugatti Veyron. Hehe…”

Yang Chen joked, “Remember to wear Balenciaga and Valentino.”

Xi Yuyao smiled shyly, nodded, and said, “Got it!”

Xi Yuyao quickly ran downstairs to Room 1901 to change clothes. Yang Chen waited outside for a while.

Xi Yuyao, who changed into black silk stockings and high heels, was indeed eye-catching, and her low-cut dress was also eye-catching enough.

“Well, not bad. As expected of the girl who raised my aesthetic standards at first sight, she is really too beautiful,” Yang Chen praised.

Xi Yuyao was overjoyed when she heard this.

“Really? The girlfriend who came last time was so beautiful, do you still think I’m beautiful?” Xi Yuyao said shyly.

Yang Chen chuckled and said, “How should I put it? She is the kind of classical and aloof beauty, and you are the kind of sexy and hot beauty. Two completely different styles of beauty cannot be compared together.”

Xi Yuyao smiled happily, stepped forward and took

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Yang Chen’s arm and said, “Since I’m sitting in your passenger seat, I have to be sensible and look like a passenger.”

Yang Chen laughed and took Xi Yuyao downstairs.

At this time, in the garage.

Yida Huafu is considered a mid-range community. Cars like Mercedes-Benz and BMW are very common, and even Porsches can be seen occasionally, but a Bugatti Veyron is the first time to appear in the community’s parking lot.

Now, many owners who come to the underground garage to pick up and park their cars are taking pictures around the Bugatti Veyron.

“Wow, there are actually owners in our community who drive Bugatti Veyrons? Why haven’t I seen them before?”

“The license plate number is from Haicheng [a city in China]. It must be a friend of the owner who came to visit, or he has other houses and only occasionally comes here to live.”

“As expected of a luxury car worth tens of millions, the lines are really beautiful. I wonder what kind of person can drive such a car.”

“Don’t be envious. This kind of car is something you’re born with; if you have it, you have it, and if you don’t, you don’t.”

…

At this time, Yang Chen came over with Xi Yuyao.

Seeing that many people were taking pictures of the Bugatti Veyron, the two were not in a hurry to go over.

The owners who were taking pictures and group photos looked at the handsome men and beautiful women combination of Yang Chen and Xi Yuyao.

“Wow, what an eye-catching couple!”

“Is this car theirs?”

“Impossible. I know him. He is a ride-hailing driver. The Jianghuai [a Chinese car brand] car next to him is his. I have seen him several times taking the owners of the same community back.”

“That’s a pity. If this car is his, this combination of the two of them would be perfect.”

“Haha… he is so handsome and his girlfriend is so beautiful. If he also has a luxury car like a Bugatti Veyron, what’s the difference between that and having a cheat [unfair advantage]?”

“That’s true. God can’t be so unfair and give him everything at the top configuration.”

…

Now is the rush hour after work, and owners are constantly driving back.

Seeing that everyone was taking pictures of sports cars here, the owners who had just returned also joined in.

Yang Chen originally wanted to go for a drive and then go to dinner, but if they keep taking pictures like this, it will delay dinner.

Yang Chen walked over and said with a smile, “Everyone, sorry, please let me through, we have to drive away.”

Everyone quickly moved away a little, leaving enough space for the Jianghuai car next to it to drive out.

Yang Chen said with a smile again, “Everyone, sorry, I’m going to drive this car.”

The people at the scene were instantly stunned.

Didn’t they hear wrong?

This ride-hailing driver is going to drive this Bugatti Veyron?

“Handsome guy, are you kidding me? Aren’t you a ride-hailing driver? Don’t you drive the Jianghuai car next to you every day?”

“Yes, I have seen you take the owners of the community back several times, so I can’t be wrong.”

“Handsome guy, do you also want to take pictures and deliberately find this excuse to get us all away? That’s not appropriate. We all share together, how can you still think about eating alone?”

…

Yang Chen was speechless and took out the key and pressed it.

The Bugatti rang twice and then lit up.

The owners quickly dodged in shock.

“I’ll go, it’s really his car?”

“No way? Is running a ride-hailing car so profitable now?”

“Impossible. God really gave him a cheat!”

…

Yang Chen and Xi Yuyao got in the car. The combination of handsome men and beautiful women with the Bugatti Veyron is absolutely perfect.

The owner next to him couldn’t help but ask.

“Handsome guy, aren’t you a ride-hailing driver?”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “Yes! I am indeed a ride-hailing driver. Because I work hard driving, I earned money to buy a Bugatti Veyron to reward myself. Is that reasonable?”

“…” The whole audience was speechless.

Xi Yuyao covered her mouth and smiled.

Yang Chen drove out of the parking space and sped off with a few buzzing sounds.

The owners looked at each other, all seeing the shock and disbelief in each other’s eyes.

“Damn it, what kind of ride-hailing car does he drive, which platform, how can he earn so much money?”

“I work hard 996 [working from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., 6 days a week], and the mortgage crushes me. I’m 35 years old and I don’t have a wife yet. He runs a ride-hailing car, earns a Bugatti Veyron, and has such a beautiful girlfriend. This is not fair.”

“If I said he actually has 11 apartments in our community, would you be even more collapsed?”

The scene was silent for a while…

(Second chapter, too sleepy, can’t hold on. Originally, the second chapter could have been updated earlier, but some time was delayed due to family 琐事 [trivial matters]. But I said yesterday that I would update two chapters, and I have to write the second chapter even if I don’t sleep. Thank you everyone.)