How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 402

“So, you’re the one who secretly filmed the video and uploaded it online, causing Keiko to get flak from netizens?” Cheng Pu asked with a haughty expression.

He figured Yang Chen was just a ride-hailing driver, someone he could easily handle with a little effort.

So, he instinctively looked down on Yang Chen.

Yang Chen replied truthfully, “Someone else filmed it, but I asked for it to be uploaded.”

“Isn’t that still your fault? You’re just a ride-hailing driver, shouldn’t you be keeping a low profile? How dare you cause so much trouble? To be honest, I wouldn’t even bother arguing with someone like you. However, you brought a lot of trouble to Keiko, so this matter definitely can’t be easily settled. How do you think this should be resolved?” Cheng Pu asked.

Yang Chen pointed to the table near the door and said, “Those are my bodyguards. If you have any questions, talk to them.”

Then, Yang Chen waved his hand to call over a waiter and said, “Customers are always welcome. We’re open for business, so treat them well.”

The waiter quickly bowed and replied, “Okay, Mr. Yang. Please go ahead with your work. We will take good care of these two distinguished guests.”

Yang Chen nodded and left with Zhuo Wenjun.

Liu Wenhui wasn’t very bright and hadn’t realized the situation was unfavorable.

“Boss, don’t let them leave! You have to avenge me!” Liu Wenhui shouted.

Yang Chen gave a few instructions to the bodyguards, and the five burly men walked towards Cheng Pu and Liu Wenhui.

Cheng Pu quickly gave Liu Wenhui a look, signaling her to shut up.

The waiter quickly said, “You two don’t need to worry, we are all on the same side. Tang Pavilion is Mr. Yang’s restaurant, and these are Mr. Yang’s bodyguards. You two have nothing to fear.”

Cheng Pu and Liu Wenhui widened their eyes in shock.

Isn’t he a ride-hailing driver?

How is he also the owner of Tang Pavilion?

And he even has five burly bodyguards with him?

Liu Wenhui explained awkwardly, “He said he was a ride-hailing driver himself. I really didn’t lie.”

Cheng Pu thought carefully. If Yang Chen was just the owner of Tang Pavilion, it didn’t seem too scary. It just meant he had some money.

Cheng Pu himself runs several brokerage companies. The most successful one, Niu Ben Network Co., Ltd., had a total sales volume of over 5 billion last year, bringing in over 800 million in slotting fees [fees paid to retailers to secure shelf space] and commissions for the company.

Although only 30% of these revenues went into Cheng Pu’s personal pocket, his current assets still exceed 500 million, so he doesn’t need to be afraid of the owner of Tang Pavilion.

Cheng Pu tentatively asked the waiter, “Excuse me, what does your boss actually do?”

How could a small waiter possibly know everything about the boss?

Waiter: “He is just the owner of our Tang Pavilion.”

“No other identity?” Cheng Pu confirmed.

The waiter shook her head and said, “I don’t know, probably not.”

Cheng Pu smiled and nodded, pulling Liu Wenhui to leave.

The bodyguards stopped them.

“Mr. Yang said you have something to discuss with us. What is it? Speak,” the bodyguard asked with a serious face.

Cheng Pu quickly shook his head and replied, “No, no. Misunderstanding, misunderstanding. Big brothers, please go and protect Mr. Yang.”

The bodyguards smiled disdainfully and quickly turned around to chase after Yang Chen.

For them, protecting Yang Chen’s safety was the top priority.

Seeing the bodyguards leave, Liu Wenhui quickly whispered, “Boss, are we just going to let it go?

The company worked so hard to build up my account, and it’s just ruined like this. I’m so unwilling.”

Cheng Pu put his arm around Liu Wenhui, pinched her waist lecherously, and said, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you get revenge. He’s just the owner of Tang Pavilion, I’m not afraid of him. Act according to the plan. Invite them out under the guise of an apology, and leave the rest to me.”

Liu Wenhui instantly became ecstatic and deliberately bumped her chest against Cheng Pu.

That green tea b*tch really has schemes, she knows how to handle men.

On the other side, Yang Chen and Zhuo Wenjun were chatting in the parking lot.

Zhuo Wenjun was even more curious about Yang Chen’s true identity, but out of politeness, she didn’t ask.

Yang Chen told Zhuo Wenjun some precautions and asked her to wait at home for the brokerage company to send someone to communicate.

Afterward, they drove away separately.

Yang Chen originally wanted to take orders, but Maya called.

“Brother Chen, come back quickly. The house is a mess because of me. And I’m hungry, bring me something good to eat,” Maya sounded very aggrieved.

“What did you do?” Yang Chen asked.

Maya: “I wanted to learn how to cook so I can cook for you in the future. But it seems a little beyond my expectations, the kitchen has become a battlefield.”

Yang Chen: “Haha… Just do it as a gesture, you don’t have to be so serious. I happen to be at Tang Pavilion, wait, I’ll bring you something delicious back.”

Yang Chen quickly returned to Tang Pavilion to pack some Western food, and then rushed home.

As soon as he got home, Maya immediately hugged Yang Chen and acted coquettishly with an aggrieved expression.

“Wuwu… Brother Chen, let’s make it clear first, you can’t be angry, okay.”

Yang Chen laughed and said, “I’m happy, how could I be angry? Here, I brought you something delicious, go eat it quickly. I’ll go check out the kitchen.”

Maya nodded, quickly took the dinner, and ran to the dining table to eat.

Although Yang Chen was mentally prepared, he was still shocked when he saw the battle in the kitchen.

Loaches [small, eel-like freshwater fish] were scattered all over the floor, a carp was still jumping on the stove, tofu was broken all over the place…

Yang Chen had never seen such a dirty and messy kitchen in his life.

Maya knew how to use her advantages. She immediately rushed over, hugged Yang Chen, and kissed him.

Then she said with an aggrieved expression, “Brother Chen, don’t be angry, I will definitely learn quickly.”

Yang Chen laughed and said, “I’m not angry. Can you tell me what dishes you wanted to make?”

“I searched the internet for dish names, like sweet and sour carp, loach drilling tofu, and… I forgot, anyway, I just followed the recipes online,” Maya replied.

Yang Chen couldn’t help but laugh. Loach drilling tofu is not something ordinary people can make. She actually dared to challenge such a difficult dish.

“Okay, I understand. Go eat, I’ll clean up,” Yang Chen said with a smile.

Maya asked cautiously again, “You’re not angry, are you?”

“No, you wanted to cook for me. Okay, don’t worry about it, I’ll clean up, you go eat,” Yang Chen said dotingly.

Maya breathed a sigh of relief, kissed Yang Chen again, and then quickly ran to eat.

Yang Chen took off his clothes, put on an apron, and began to clean up the mess.

Maya finished eating and came to the kitchen door,
swaying her body into an S-shape, and said with a charming expression, “I’m going to take a shower, you should take a shower too after you’re done.”

Yang Chen touched his waist and nodded with a smile.

Around 1:00 AM, Gong Xiang called Yang Chen.

“Hello, Brother Chen, help!” Gong Xiang said urgently and loudly.

Yang Chen woke up with a start and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Gong Xiang: “That woman tricked me into coming out to apologize and return the money I spent on her. I believed her nonsense and went out to meet her. I didn’t expect her to bring a lot of people to ambush me. Now I’ve been caught by them. She told me to call you. If you don’t come to save me, they’ll cut off my **. Although I’m over thirty and haven’t used it, I don’t want to cut it off either. Brother Chen, please find a way to save me.”

Yang Chen: “Where are you? Send me a location.”

Gong Xiang: “Okay. They said I can’t call the police, or they’ll cut off my ** immediately.”

Yang Chen: “Got it. Send it over.”

Soon, Gong Xiang sent the location.

Yang Chen forwarded it to Qiu Hongqiang and ordered him to send people to rescue Gong Xiang and teach those people a lesson.

Qiu Hongqiang received the order and quickly led people to handle it personally.

An hour later, a warehouse in the western suburbs.

People from the Aegis Security Group surrounded the warehouse from all sides, gradually narrowing the encirclement.

By the time Cheng Pu and his group realized someone had entered, it was too late. The people from Aegis Security Group quickly rushed up and trapped them in a small circle.

Cheng Pu and Liu Wenhui were extremely scared and quickly hid in the crowd.

Qiu Hongqiang said angrily, “Who’s the leader?”

Everyone looked at Cheng Pu, who was trembling.

Cheng Pu immediately put on airs, straightened his collar, and said, “I am. Who are you? What do you want?”

Qiu Hongqiang: “My name is Qiu Hongqiang, president of the Aegis Security Group’s Beijing branch. I’m here to take Gong Xiang away and teach you a lesson.”

Gong Xiang, with a bruised face, quickly snatched back his phone and ran to Qiu Hongqiang.

“Brother Qiang, thank you for coming to save me,” Gong Xiang said gratefully.

Qiu Hongqiang: “If you have anything in the future, just come to me directly, don’t bother Brother Chen.”

Gong Xiang: “Okay, okay. What about my job application?”

Qiu Hongqiang: “It’s under review, wait for my news.”

Gong Xiang nodded repeatedly and then stood quietly behind Qiu Hongqiang.

The name of Aegis Security was like thunder in their ears.

Cheng Pu and his group didn’t dare to move at all.

Cheng Pu asked cautiously, “President Qiu, why are you getting involved in this matter?”

Qiu Hongqiang: “That’s not a question you should be asking. Tell me, are you going to punish yourselves, or do you want us to help?”

Cheng Pu: “President Qiu, let’s talk nicely. If someone is paying you to do this, how much are they paying? I’ll pay double. Can you help me teach him a lesson instead?”

Qiu Hongqiang looked disdainful and said, “I hate people who talk nonsense with me the most. I’m already annoyed enough to come and deal with you in the middle of the night, and you’re still wasting my time with nonsense. Do it!”

The people from Aegis Security swarmed up and beat Cheng Pu and his group severely. Even Liu Wenhui was not spared and her fake nose was crooked from the beating.

Gong Xiang looked at Liu Wenhui’s deformed face and quickly took out his phone to take pictures.

“Damn, I thought you were really that pretty, but you’re just a plastic surgery monster. If I got plastic surgery like you, I’d be a handsome guy too. Damn! You cheated me out of so much money, quickly return the money I rewarded you!” Gong Xiang said with disgust.

Unexpectedly, he even had a time when he disliked other people’s looks.

Liu Wenhui was scared by the beating. These burly men didn’t show any mercy at all, they were really hitting to kill.

She decided to pay to avoid disaster and quickly transferred some money to Gong Xiang.

Qiu Hongqiang waved his hand and led his people away from the scene.

Cheng Pu was badly beaten and whispered fiercely, “Damn, I must get revenge!”

The people next to him advised him not to be impulsive. Aegis Security Group was not easy to mess with. They would rather be beaten than dare to go against Aegis Security Group.

Cheng Pu said self-righteously, “Aegis Security Group works for money. As long as we give them enough money, they will still work for us. Tomorrow I will go to my cousin Cheng Ailou, he is the owner of Chengfu Daguan. He will come forward to find the boss of Aegis Security Group. Even if it costs more money, I will get revenge!”

Everyone showed confident smiles, as if the injuries on their faces didn’t exist.

Early the next morning, Gong Xiang called Yang Chen.

Gong Xiang: “Brother Chen, thank you.”

Yang Chen: “You don’t have to thank me, just be smarter in the future.”

Gong Xiang: “Definitely, definitely. Brother Chen, I discovered a truth. Keiko is a plastic surgery monster. After being beaten by the brothers last night, her nose and everything were crooked. I’ve already taken pictures and will upload them to Douyin [Chinese version of TikTok] to expose her later.”

Yang Chen: “Are you crazy! You beat someone, and you’re still exposing them? Are you planning to turn yourself in? Delete it quickly!”

Gong Xiang suddenly realized and replied, “Right, right, right, ah, my brain is really not working well. I’ll delete it right away, thank you for reminding me, Brother Chen.”

Yang Chen: “Don’t worry about Keiko, I’ll take care of it.”

Gong Xiang: “Okay! Then I’ll hang up, bye.”

As mentioned earlier, it was too easy for Yang Chen to deal with Keiko. A single message could get her blacklisted.

However, she is still useful now, so he will blacklist her after he is done using her.

…

After breakfast, Yang Chen didn’t go out to drive. He sent a message to Zhuo Wenjun, wanting to visit her home.

Zhuo Wenjun quickly discussed it with her family, and then formally sent an invitation to Yang Chen.

Yang Chen came to Zhuo Wenjun’s house, a one-story building with a yard, which was quite spacious.

Zhuo Wenjun’s whole family was there, warmly welcoming Yang Chen.

After some small talk, Yang Chen took out his business card.

Seeing so many famous companies on the business card, Zhuo’s family was shocked. They even thought Yang Chen was a liar. How could someone be so rich and invest in so many awesome companies?

However, Zhuo Wenjun had no doubts. She believed that Yang Chen was that amazing.

“Brother Chen, so you really drive for the experience,” Zhuo Wenjun asked with a smile.

Yang Chen: “Actually, driving is my job, not really for the experience. I’m here today for three things. First, to see if your family really makes these things. Second, I want to cooperate with you to grow bigger and stronger. Third, to confirm Miss Zhuo’s willingness to cooperate with us in shooting short videos.”

Zhuo Wenjun had already discussed it with her family, and her family also supported her in trying it out.

As for cooperating to grow bigger and stronger, Zhuo Wenjun’s father, Zhuo Zidan, expressed interest but needed to discuss it further.

Yang Chen nodded and said, “You have the technology, and I have the connections, traffic [website visits], and funds. I think we can cooperate happily. I will have someone come over to discuss the details with you later, based on the principle of win-win cooperation.”

Zhuo Zidan: “Okay, okay. Since President Yang is so sincere, we will also show enough sincerity to discuss with you.”

Yang Chen: “Okay. Then I’ll leave first, not to disturb you. A professional team will come to sign a contract with Miss Zhuo this afternoon. The location for the first video has already been selected, at the Prince Gong’s Mansion. The script will be given to you later. This video is very important, and I will be there to supervise it personally.”

Zhuo Wenjun nodded and said, “Okay. Don’t worry, Brother Chen, I will definitely work hard to make this video well.”

At this time, Zhuo Zidan reminded, “President Yang, you may not know, Prince Gong’s Mansion is no longer open to the public. It is said that it was sold to someone who has made great contributions to the country. The information is confidential, and no one knows who he is. You may not be able to shoot videos at the Prince Gong’s Mansion.”

Yang Chen said with a smile, “That person is me. Miss Zhuo, please prepare well, I’ll leave first.”

Zhuo’s family was all stunned, like statues.

Oh my god, Yang Chen is the new owner of Prince Gong’s Mansion?

“Bang!”

The sound of Yang Chen closing the door woke up Zhuo’s family, and they finally reacted.

Zhuo Wenjun’s grandmother quickly patted Zhuo Zidan and urged, “Quick! Go send him off! Don’t think about it, agree to cooperate with him immediately!”

Zhuo Zidan nodded and quickly chased out with his daughter.

Zhuo Wenjun’s mother was still in shock and said, “Oh my god, I feel like I’m dreaming, can this be real? Could we have met a scammer?”

Zhuo Wenjun’s grandmother said with a smile, “Let’s be careful, sign the contract first and then cooperate. Xiao Jun even went on a date with him for dinner last night. I think this young man is really good, it would be great if he could be my grandson-in-law.”

Zhuo Wenjun’s mother: “Ah? Really? Is Xiao Jun’s love luck finally here?”

…

Three days later, Zhuo Wenjun’s first video began filming.

Because the first video was to be filmed at the Prince Gong’s Mansion, which was no longer open to the public, Zhuo’s family all came to seize this rare opportunity to visit the Prince Gong’s Mansion.

Currently, the renovation of the Prince Gong’s Mansion is still ongoing, mainly focusing on safety and comfort, to ensure that Yang Chen can live safely and comfortably in the future.

Today’s video content mainly introduces Long Country [China] luxury goods with a strong historical and cultural background.

Yang Chen had people prepare the necessary items in advance, and some of them were just bought.

Yang Chen and Zhuo’s family watched from the side as the photographer began filming Zhuo Wenjun’s video.

“Today, we are at the Prince Gong’s Mansion to lead everyone to learn about the luxury goods that belong to our Long Country.”

“This is Kesi [silk tapestry], and you may not know how precious it is. Let me put it this way, the ancient emperor’s dragon robe was made of this material. There is a saying that one inch of Kesi is worth one tael of gold, that’s what it means. A flat fan made of Kesi costs at least tens of thousands, and up to hundreds of thousands. If you make clothes with Kesi, it really starts at a million. So, you have an idea of how luxurious Kesi is, right?”

“This is Longquan seal paste [used for traditional Chinese seals]. Just now I said one inch of Kesi is worth one tael of gold, and Longquan seal paste is the same, one tael of seal paste is worth one tael of gold. Why is it so expensive? Because the entire production cycle of pure Longquan seal paste takes a full six years. First, you need to pick lotus stalks in August to extract silk. 10,000 catties of lotus stalks can only extract two taels of lotus silk, which requires dozens of people to spend three months. The entire production process requires thirty-six procedures, and the oil-drying process alone takes three years to complete. What’s so special about it? It doesn’t solidify in winter, doesn’t run in summer, and doesn’t rot when immersed in water. Even if the paper written with it is burned, the handwriting is still clear. So, do you know how luxurious Longquan seal paste is?”

…

Zhuo Wenjun was very familiar with these things, so the introduction was smooth and detailed.

In just one morning, she shot more than a dozen short videos introducing luxury goods.

Just as everyone was about to rest, the CEO of Douyin sent a message to Yang Chen.

“Mr. Yang, Liu Wenhui has started a live broadcast. I have already instructed the operations department, you can act according to the plan.”