How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 526

The elementary school teacher gave Yang Chen a positive review in person and then quickly scurried away.

Actually, it wasn’t necessary at all. Yang Chen genuinely meant it when he said he wanted her to give a bad review, and preferably even a complaint. If that happened, he anticipated a very rewarding evening.

Unfortunately, she was convinced that Yang Chen was implying he would retaliate with a bad review and a complaint of his own if she dared to give him a negative assessment. She likely feared he would report her for illegally running a small tutoring class, which would certainly cause her trouble.

Yang Chen turned to Yang Da Mi and the others and asked, “Are you all free on November 11th?”

These were all top-tier celebrities, each with packed schedules.

However, the mention of November 11th made it clear that Yang Chen had something specific in mind. Seasoned professionals in the entertainment industry, they knew how to play the game.

Yang Chen had just cast them in leading roles in his projects, so being available on November 11th was practically an obligation.

Yang Da Mi: “I’m free. Is there something you need, Brother Chen?”

Yang Chen: “It’s like this: my girlfriend runs a cosmetics company, and the flagship store in Jingcheng [Beijing] is opening on November 11th. I’ve invited designers and ambassadors from the LV [Louis Vuitton] Group to an evening party. If you’re free, I hope you can come and show your support.”

They had to give Yang Chen face [show respect], and they also wanted to 蹭 (cèng) [associate with/piggyback on] the popularity of a high-end brand like LV. They couldn’t possibly refuse.

Yang Da Mi: “No problem, we will definitely be there on time on November 11th.”

Hu Ge: “I will also be there on time.”

Tang Yan: “If they are both on time, then I will definitely be there too.”

Liu Shi Shi: “If they are on time, then I will definitely be there too.”

Yang Chen: “Great! Then it’s settled. I’ll thank you all on behalf of my girlfriend.”

Yang Da Mi: “No need to thank us, we are eager to attend such events.”

Hu Ge: “Mi Mi is right, we especially enjoy attending these kinds of events.”

Yang Chen smiled and nodded. At that moment, Lin Yiren called him.

Yang Chen waved to Yang Da Mi and the others, then walked aside to answer the phone.

Lin Yiren: “Hello, darling, I found your car. Where are you?”

Yang Chen: “Someone paid me 150 yuan to pick up Pei Xiangyou, so I’m inside. I’ll be right there, stay by the car.”

Lin Yiren: “Picking up Pei Xiangyou? Haha… you really have too much free time. Come back quickly, I miss you.”

Yang Chen: “Okay, I’m coming.”

Yang Chen hung up the phone and quickly ran out.

From a distance, Yang Chen saw several people talking to Lin Yiren, but Lin Yiren seemed unhappy. She was pulling her suitcase and turning her back to them, but one guy with a buzz cut was persistent and kept running in front of her to continue talking.

*Damn it, someone is lusting after Lin Yiren’s beauty and harassing her again.*

Yang Chen quickly sped up. Lin Yiren saw him coming and quickly pulled her suitcase to meet him, burying herself in his arms with a look of grievance.

Yang Chen gently patted Lin Yiren’s back and asked, “What’s wrong? Who are they?”

Lin Yiren: “He said his name is Qin Lang, the chairman of Qinmen Esports, the young master of Qin Group, and he wanted to ask me out for dinner. I said I wasn’t interested, but he kept bothering me.”

Yang Chen nodded and walked over with Lin Yiren in his arms.

“Brother, this is my girlfriend, find someone else,” Yang Chen said bluntly.

Then, he opened the trunk of the car and put Lin Yiren’s suitcase inside.

When Qin Lang saw that Yang Chen was a ride-hailing driver, a look of disdain appeared on his face.

“Brother, you’re quite something; a ride-hailing driver can even get a flight attendant, and a celebrity flight attendant at that,” Qin Lang said sarcastically.

Yang Chen: “It’s mainly because I’m handsome; you can’t envy that.”

Qin Lang chuckled awkwardly, then sneered, “What’s the use of being handsome? Can it be eaten? Countless bloody examples tell us that poor people shouldn’t play high-end games. In the end, they can only end up with nothing and grieve alone.”

Yang Chen: “Wow, you’re quite the talker. What’s wrong? You won’t give up if you don’t steal a corner of the wall today, huh?” [Won’t give up until you steal someone’s girl]

Qin Lang: “Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mean to steal anyone’s girl. Miss Lin, this is my business card. When you’ve had enough of the ride-hailing life, you can try switching to a sports car. A girl’s youth is only a few years, don’t waste it. When you look back on it in the future, you’ll definitely regret it so much that you’ll slap your thighs blue.”

After speaking, Qin Lang put the business card on the windshield and left with his entourage.

Yang Chen: “Hey! Take your business card away, and don’t bother Yiren again, and I’ll let you off.”

Qin Lang stopped, turned around, and laughed loudly: “You’ll let me off? Do you even know who I am? You, a ride-hailing driver, say you’ll let me off? One phone call from me can get your driver account canceled, and you’ll let me off?”

Yang Chen replied with a smile: “That’s right, I’m in a good mood now and don’t want to deal with anyone easily. But if you dare to leave your business card on my car today, it’ll be useless to kneel down and beg for mercy in the future.”

Qin Lang was about to walk over and confront Yang Chen when his phone rang.

“Kid, I have things to do today and don’t have time to play with you. But I’ve remembered your license plate number; I’ll settle the score with you later,” Qin Lang said with a smile, then turned and walked away, answering the phone.

Yang Chen took Qin Lang’s business card and waved to the bodyguards behind him.

A bodyguard quickly got out of the car and ran over, saying, “Brother Chen, what are your orders? Do you want us to take care of them?”

Yang Chen handed him the business card and said, “Pass this to Qiu Tian and have him investigate this person’s background and send it to me.”

Bodyguard: “Okay, I’ll pass it to Vice President Qiu immediately.”

Yang Chen called Lin Yiren to get in the car and find a place to eat.

Lin Yiren was a little unhappy. Yang Chen touched her long legs and said, “Why are you so unhappy? Did that guy disgust you?”

Lin Yiren nodded and pouted, “Yeah.”

Yang Chen: “It’s okay, I’ll take care of him.”

Lin Yiren: “I… I feel like I’m always causing you trouble, and I feel so bad.”

Yang Chen: “I can’t help it; you’re too beautiful, and people will always covet your beauty. If it really doesn’t work out, just quit your job as a flight attendant and be your celebrity in peace.”

Lin Yiren shook her head and said, “I’d rather not. I don’t think I can become a celebrity; being a flight attendant is my real job. I just want to cause you less trouble.”

Yang Chen: “No trouble at all.

I’m so bored that I’m driving a ride-hailing car to pass the time; can chasing away flies that bother my girlfriend be called trouble?”

Lin Yiren giggled, then pouted and acted coquettishly, “What do you mean? Are you saying I’m a rotten egg? After all, flies only land on cracked eggs.”

Yang Chen: “You are an egg, but not a rotten egg; you are my precious egg.”

Lin Yiren immediately covered her face shyly and giggled, her depressed mood swept away.

Yang Chen took Lin Yiren to dinner and then sent her home.

After a passionate encounter, Yang Chen held Lin Yiren and fell asleep.

Lin Yiren had to go to the company for a meeting and got up early to leave.

Yang Chen didn’t wake up until after nine o’clock. Before he could fully wake up, Qiu Yuhong called.

Qiu Yuhong: “Mr. Yang, I’ve got the 300-year-old 百草霜 (bǎicǎoshuāng) [Herbal Ash] you wanted. The leader asked if you would pick it up in Jingcheng [Beijing] yourself, or if he should send someone to deliver it to you. I asked for 20 grams as you said, but he said that in case it’s not enough, he’ll give you 100 grams.”

Yang Chen: “Haha… great, great. Tell him to send someone over immediately; I need it urgently.”

Qiu Yuhong: “Okay, I’ll tell the leader right away. Also, that Qin Lang that you asked Qiu Tian to investigate yesterday is just a third-rate nobody. The Qin Group seems to have a wide range of investments, doing everything from catering, entertainment, real estate, film and television, and games, but these businesses don’t actually make any money. What really makes money for his family is their casino business in Macau and Las Vegas, but it’s just skirting the edge of the law. Gambling is legal in Macau and Las Vegas, and they’re just exploiting this loophole by introducing domestic customers to play and taking commissions from it. They also lend money at high interest rates, earning money from shady deals. However, because gambling is legal in these two places, the country allows them to bring the money back, as long as they pay 20% tax and declare it according to the law. Don’t look at Qin Lang showing off online every day with various luxury cars and watches; those are actually things that people who lost money used to pay off their debts. I estimate that their total assets are around 15-20 billion. However, what makes them powerful is that most of these assets are in cash. Gambling involves a lot of cash, which is understandable. His father, Qin Huang, and I are old acquaintances. He used to use our bodyguards to escort winning customers home. Later, I thought their orders were too small, the risks were too high, and the commissions were too low, so I stopped taking his orders. Why are you suddenly investigating Qin Lang, Mr. Yang? Did he do something to upset you?”

Yang Chen: “Oh, so that’s what their family is all about. I thought they had something special about them. You tell Qin Huang to have his son kneel in front of me and apologize; otherwise, 星辰防务 (Xīngchén Fángwù) [Starlight Defense] will mobilize all its forces to destroy the Qin family.”

This was the first time Yang Chen had said he would mobilize all the forces of 星辰防务 (Xīngchén Fángwù) [Starlight Defense] to destroy a family, so it seemed that Qin Lang must have done something to anger him.

Qiu Yuhong: “Okay, I’ll contact Qin Huang immediately and have him bring his son to apologize to you in person.”

Yang Chen: “Okay. First, test Qin Huang’s intentions. If he’s not convinced, just take action directly; you don’t need to ask me for instructions. You’re busy; I have to get up.”

Qiu Yuhong: “Okay, I understand. Then I’ll hang up.”

Yang Chen put down his phone and quickly got out of bed to eat and start working.

After lunch, Yang Chen parked his car under a tree by a small river, preparing to take a nap.

He had just laid down when Chen Qingxia called him.

Chen Qingxia: “At 3 PM this afternoon, the Municipal Bureau is mediating the taxi and ride-hailing driver fight that happened last time. The four taxi companies in Haicheng have sent representatives, and 哔哔 (Bìbì) [Beep Beep – ride hailing app] is being represented by CEO Li Changqi. Director Liu of the Haicheng Transportation Management Department is leading the team. I will represent the Municipal Bureau and preside over the mediation meeting.”

Yang Chen: “Then I have to go; I’ve been waiting for this for so many days.”

Chen Qingxia: “Okay, I’ll give you the Outstanding Citizen banner then.”

Yang Chen: “Haha… okay, I’ll go over now.”

*It’s not comfortable sleeping in the car; I’ll just go to Chen Qingxia’s office to sleep.*

More than half an hour later, Yang Chen arrived at Chen Qingxia’s office.

Chen Qingxia smiled and opened a drawer, took out a banner, and handed it to Yang Chen, saying, “As you requested, it’s not public, but the Municipal Bureau will keep a record.”

Yang Chen opened it, smiled, and nodded, saying, “Thank you. I’m a little sleepy; I’ll sleep here for a while.”

Chen Qingxia: “Go ahead and sleep; there’s a blanket here; cover yourself and sleep.”

Yang Chen nodded, took the blanket, and lay down on the sofa to sleep.

At 2:50, Chen Qingxia woke Yang Chen up.

The representatives from all parties attending the mediation meeting had already entered the conference room, and they had to go over now too.

Yang Chen nodded, got up, and followed Chen Qingxia to the conference room.

In the hallway, they could already hear the conference room in an uproar, with taxi representatives and ride-hailing representatives accusing each other of causing trouble.

As soon as Yang Chen walked into the conference room, the taxi driver representatives immediately stood up excitedly and pointed fingers at Yang Chen.

“He’s the one who called the ride-hailing drivers to beat us up!”

“He’s the culprit; he must be put in jail!”

“I heard he’s the president of the 哔哔 (Bìbì) [Beep Beep – ride hailing app] union; he’s the one who called dozens of ride-hailing drivers to besiege us.”

…

Hearing the drivers say that the handsome guy in front of them was the instigator, the chairmen of the taxi companies immediately frowned.

Li Tao, chairman of Haicheng Wenhan Taxi Company, coldly snorted and said, “So you’re the one who caused such a big commotion. How do you plan to clean up this mess?”

Li Changqi, CEO of 哔哔 (Bìbì) [Beep Beep – ride hailing app] Haicheng Branch, quickly got up to shake hands with Yang Chen and greet him.

“Hello, Mr. Yang, today we’re counting on you to perform well. Haha…” Li Changqi said with a smile.

Yang Chen: “Today is mainly about the future development of the Haicheng urban passenger transport industry, not just about resolving the fight that happened last time.”

Li Changqi frowned; hearing Yang Chen’s words, it seemed like he wasn’t necessarily on 哔哔’s (Bìbì) [Beep Beep – ride hailing app] side.

Yang Chen smiled and said to Li Tao, chairman of Haicheng Wenhan Taxi Company, “I’m the one who caused such a big commotion, and now I want to ask you how you plan to clean up this mess.”

Li Tao: “What a joke; you brought so many ride-hailing drivers to besiege taxi drivers, and you’re asking us how we plan to clean up this mess? How can you have the nerve to say such a thing?”

Yang Chen pointed to the culprit of the last fight, the taxi uncle who had blocked Yang Chen’s car from leaving, and said, “A Shuangdan University [Top-tier Chinese University] student came out of the bus station, and he went up and snatched her suitcase, coaxing her by saying that she could take a cheap ride, but he didn’t say how much it would cost. After he put the suitcase in the car, he said it would cost 100 yuan. A student definitely has to be careful with their money, so she checked the estimated price of a ride-hailing car, which was only 40 yuan. She asked this uncle to use the meter, but this uncle refused, saying that he had to charge a service fee for helping with the luggage, and 100 yuan wasn’t expensive. The student couldn’t afford it, so he lowered the price to 60. But a ride-hailing car only costs 40, and he wanted 60, so she definitely wasn’t willing. So, she called my ride-hailing car. After I picked up the student, this uncle blocked my car from leaving, and he threatened me and insulted me, calling me a black car and so on. Finally, he even called the taxi drivers nearby. I definitely couldn’t let myself suffer, so I also called the ride-hailing drivers nearby. That’s how the group fight of hundreds of people happened.”

The uncle who was named by Yang Chen immediately denied it, saying, “You’re talking nonsense! That’s not how it was at all; you were stealing orders, and I couldn’t stand it, so I called people to help. You see that I called people, and you called people too, but your people came over and started hitting people without saying a word. Don’t try to quibble and shirk responsibility!”

Today I’m having writer’s block, so I’ll just write this much for now.