How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 532

The Next Step

Yang Chen rarely mocked others, but at this moment, he couldn’t help but sneer, “You think you’re so clever? Your little tricks don’t work on me. No matter who it is, if anyone dares to threaten my personal safety, I won’t give them any chance. Do you know that what you just said is enough to get your whole family killed?”

Gao Qiting said, “People at your level are most afraid of having blemishes [scandals or compromising information]. I don’t believe you dare to kill my whole family. If you get caught by the higher-ups, the billion-dollar business empire you’ve worked so hard to build will be nationalized. Do you dare?”

“Studying has made you silly, thinking so naively?”

Yang Chen replied, “Alright, I understand what you mean. I’ll chat with your brother later and hear what he has to say. You can move now. I want to go home and rest.”

Gao Qiting asked, “You really won’t keep me by your side, in case I launch a sneak attack from behind?”

Yang Chen said, “Give me a break. You’ve watched too many dramas and read too many novels. You’re fantasizing here? Security, come here!”

The security guards heard Yang Chen’s call and quickly ran over.

“Mr. Yang, what can we do for you?”

Yang Chen said, “Tell her to get out of the way. She’s blocking my way home.”

The security guards recognized Gao Qiting.

“Aren’t you the girl who said she was here to sketch in the community? You weren’t here to sketch; you were here to stalk Mr. Yang,” the security captain said, shocked and angry.

Gao Qiting said, “Sorry, I lied to you. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have let me in.”

The security captain said, “You can’t trick us to achieve your goals! This is a high-end villa area, and the owners are all wealthy and value their privacy. If you deceive us like this, the owners will complain, and we’ll lose our jobs.”

Gao Qiting said, “It’s okay. If you lose your jobs, I’ll introduce you to my brother’s company. Isn’t Guojun Group much better than here?”

The security captain said, “Better my ass! I have a fellow villager working at Guojun Group. The working hours are long, the salary is low, and the workload is huge. The white-collar workers in the company look down on security guards. Who the hell wants to go there? Get out of the way and don’t block Mr. Yang’s path.”

Gao Qiting refused to move, so the security guards surrounded her. Then, they raised their hands to show their innocence and slowly pushed her to the side.

Yang Chen drove into the community gate, and Gao Qiting stomped her feet in anger.

This isn’t right!

Why does the experience that works on her brother not work on Yang Chen?

Gao Qiting used such a seemingly foolish method not because she was naive, but because it was based on real events that happened to her brother. She applied it to Yang Chen, but it didn’t work.

Gao Qiguo used to be a small-time hoodlum who sold vegetables, repaired appliances, and knew all sorts of people.

Later, he saved Qiao Hongyan, who married him out of gratitude.

Qiao Hongyan used to be the goddaughter of Li Tai, the boss of a black gang [organized crime syndicate]. Li Tai’s wife and children were killed by enemies. After his death, most of his power fell into the hands of his goddaughter, Qiao Hongyan. Gao Qiguo seized the opportunity and used thunderous methods to eliminate several people who didn’t obey Qiao Hongyan, thus successfully rising to power and establishing today’s Guojun Group.

Li Tai’s nephew, Li Jun, refused to accept that everything his uncle had was now in the hands of Gao Qiguo and Qiao Hongyan, so he openly said he wanted to assassinate him.

Gao Qiguo not only didn’t deal with him but also took him in and kept him close.

Gao Qiguo’s explanation to his younger brother and sister was that it was better to keep Li Jun under his nose than to let him hide in the dark and launch sneak attacks.

Later, Li Jun did have several opportunities to strike, but he failed each time.

Gao Qiguo repeatedly spared him, which moved him so much that he gave up the idea of assassinating Gao Qiguo and became his loyal follower.

Gao Qiguo even used the example of the Jade Emperor recruiting Sun Wukong [the Monkey King, a powerful and rebellious figure in Chinese mythology], saying that if the Jade Emperor fought Sun Wukong to the end, he would suffer great losses. But by recruiting him as a 弼马温 (bìmǎwēn) [a low-ranking celestial stable keeper, often used metaphorically for a powerless position], he could not only stabilize him but also keep him under surveillance and rightfully order him around.

Gao Qiting thought that her brother and Yang Chen were both powerful figures, so directly applying her brother’s experience to Yang Chen would definitely work.

But she was wrong. Gao Qiguo was no match for Yang Chen.

Gao Qiguo wanted to whitewash his image and become a legitimate businessman. He needed to use Li Jun’s example to convince his other followers to trust him.

However, Yang Chen had no dark history, and he would not tolerate anyone who threatened his personal safety.

Gao Qiting’s self-righteous and brainless act pushed the Gao family into Yang Chen’s line of sight.

After Gao Qijun was arrested, Yang Chen didn’t ask about the case again.

Now, Gao Qiting had successfully drawn his attention back.

Yang Chen got Gao Qiguo’s number from Qiu Yuhong and called him.

Gao Qiguo answered, “Hello, who is this?”

Yang Chen said, “Yang Chen. President Gao wants to kill me, why not do it yourself? What do you mean by having your sister use such a low-level and ridiculous method to test me? Are you so cowardly now that you don’t dare to act yourself and have your sister act for you?”

Gao Qiguo said, “What do you mean? I don’t understand. What did Xiaoting do? What did you do to her? I warn you, if you dare to touch a hair on her head, I’ll kill your whole family!”

Yang Chen said, “Have you watched too many dramas? Killing people’s whole families at every turn! But I have watched too many dramas, and now I want to kill your whole family.”

Gao Qiguo said, “You arrested my brother and handed him over to the police. I haven’t settled that account with you yet! Don’t think that just because you have the Star Chen Group, I won’t dare to touch you. My brother and sister are my bottom line. If you hurt them, I will definitely kill your whole family!”

Yang Chen asked, “Is that what you wanted to say to me?”

Gao Qiguo said, “Yes! You better not act rashly, or you’ll bear the consequences!”

Yang Chen said, “Are you using the same tactics you use on others on me? Do you know what people fear most? They fear not understanding their opponent’s strength and then revealing their bottom line. You can tell everyone that I’m going to destroy your whole family. I’ll let you watch your family members leave one by one, and then you’ll see if anything happens to me.”

With that, Yang Chen hung up the phone.

Then, he called Qiu Yuhong.

Yang Chen said, “Chairman Qiu, bring Xiaotian to my place!”

Qiu Yuhong said, “Okay, we’ll be right there. Is it the Lakeside Island villa?”

Yang Chen said, “Yes!”

Qiu Yuhong said, “Okay, we’ll be there immediately.”

Yang Chen put down his phone, took a shower, and ate some fruit in Yu Shishi’s arms.

After drinking some milk, the Qiu family arrived.

Yang Chen invited them to his study to chat.

Yang Chen said, “Gao Qiguo wants to kill me. You guys take care of his whole family. Start with the others and then deal with Gao Qiguo. Make it a bit more sophisticated and frame the Qin family.”

Qiu Yuhong asked, “Which Qin family? Qin Huang and Qin Lang’s family?”

Yang Chen said, “Yes!”

Qiu Tian said, “That Qin Lang is always marketing himself as a super-rich second generation online. I’ve been annoyed by him for a long time.”

Qiu Yuhong said, “It’s not difficult. As far as I know, Gao Qiguo’s wife’s godfather, Li Tai, used to be a member of a black gang and had business dealings with Qin Huang. Li Tai can be seen as Qin Huang’s subordinate, often introducing customers to Qin Huang, who would take them to Macau or Las Vegas. Since Gao Qiguo took over Li Tai’s power, he has been trying to whitewash his image and cut off those shady relationships. We can make good use of this past to frame Qin Huang.”

Yang Chen said, “Great, let’s do it that way. Also, the Qin family’s money is tainted with blood. We must act for justice and arrange for our brothers to borrow high-interest loans from them. We’ll borrow the money and not pay it back, and then let them ask Star Chen Defense for the money.”

Qiu Yuhong laughed and said, “Haha… I understand. This isn’t the first time we’ve done this. We’ve bankrupted several online lending companies before, and we haven’t paid back a single cent. The Qin family lends money at high interest rates in casinos, which is not protected by mainland law, so we don’t have to be afraid.”

Qiu Tian said, “I’m going to Las Vegas in a couple of days. I’ll have the brothers there borrow US dollars. One dollar is worth seven yuan. The Qin family’s tens of billions will be gone in no time.”

Yang Chen said, “Let’s do it that way. This time, we’ll kill two birds with one stone and destroy both the Qin and Gao families. Oh, by the way, can you find information about Wang Simiao? He’s known as a miracle doctor.”

Qiu Yuhong said, “I know him. His medical skills are indeed good. He’s treated many dignitaries. Later, for some reason, his family all died, leaving only a mentally retarded grandson. Since then, he’s retired and built a house in his hometown in the suburbs. He spends his days with his grandson and basically doesn’t care about the world anymore.”

Yang Chen said, “I see. Go back and have someone check him out again to see who he’s been in contact with in recent years.”

Qiu Tian said, “He’s old. If he doesn’t use mobile phones or the internet, it may be difficult to investigate. Our intelligence department mainly obtains detailed information by hacking into the target’s mobile phones, computers, and other electronic devices.”

Yang Chen said, “It’s okay, try your best to investigate. Go back and rest. Let me know when you’re done.”

The Qiu Yuhong and his son nodded, said goodbye to Yang Chen, and left.

On the other side, Gao Qiguo was questioning his sister.

Gao Qiguo said, “Xiaoting, why did you go to Yang Chen? If you want revenge, let me do it. Don’t get involved. Xiaojun is already in trouble. If something happens to you, how will I explain it to our parents when I go over there? They entrusted you to me before they left, and I can’t let them down.”

Gao Qiting said, “It’s okay, don’t worry, nothing will happen to me.”

Gao Qiguo said, “What do you mean nothing will happen? Yang Chen has Star Chen Defense. Assassinating the president is no problem for him. How could you be his opponent? What did you say to him?”

Gao Qiting said, “Li Jun wanted to kill you back then, but you took him in and used the Jade Emperor and Sun Wukong as examples to explain it. I thought you and Yang Chen were both powerful figures, and his thoughts must be similar to yours. So, I blatantly told him that I wanted to assassinate him and asked him to take me in.”

Gao Qiguo sighed silently and said, “Xiaoting, things aren’t as you think. The reason I was willing to take in Li Jun was because I needed him as an example to convince others to trust me. Otherwise, I would have killed him long ago for almost killing me several times. I used the relationship between the Jade Emperor and Sun Wukong as an explanation because I wanted people to think that I was a cultured person. Otherwise, they would always think that I was just an illiterate vegetable seller and appliance repairman. I’m insecure because I didn’t go to school, but I’m confident that my intelligence and ability are no less than those who went to famous universities. But they don’t care about that. They’ll only say behind my back that I’m illiterate. So, I want to pretend to be cultured and often add cultural labels to my actions. I tell people that I love to read ‘Romance of the Three Kingdoms,’ ‘Journey to the West,’ and ‘The Art of War’ just to change their perception of me. The only flaw in my life is that I didn’t go to school. Otherwise, I’m confident that I would be a perfect person, and no one could compare to me.”

A vegetable seller who didn’t go to school and made it to Gao Qiguo’s level does show that his intelligence and ability are no less than others, but not going to school is a pain in his heart forever.

Of course, none of this matters anymore. The current problem is that Gao Qiting recklessly played a game of honesty with Yang Chen. Yang Chen has already decided to deal with the Gao family, and they must prepare for it now.

Gao Qiting had never thought that her brother’s inner feelings were like this. Perhaps she had thought too highly of him before.

However, how could a “spy” returning with a mission have only this much skill?

Gao Qiting said, “Brother, I really didn’t know that you felt this way all these years. But don’t worry, I will solve the problems I caused myself and won’t implicate you. At worst, I’ll apologize to him. It’s not a big deal. It’s getting late, go to sleep.”

Gao Qiguo said, “Xiaoting, I’m warning you for the last time, don’t do anything behind my back. I’ll take care of Xiaojun’s matter, you don’t need to get involved. I’ve asked someone to find a law firm for you. Just go for an interview tomorrow and go through the motions.”

Gao Qiting responded perfunctorily, “Okay, I got it. I’ll go in a couple of days.”

Gao Qiguo nodded and didn’t force his sister.

Gao Qiting returned to her room and immediately sent a message to her contact abroad.

“The first step of the plan has been completed, and the second step will be carried out next. You can pay the first part of the payment now.”

…

Early in the morning, Enbei Pharmaceuticals released an announcement, notifying all shareholders that Yang Chen would acquire all the company’s shares in his personal name at a premium of one time the closing price yesterday.

This acquisition has been reviewed and approved by the board of directors and the shareholders’ meeting, and the company has now entered the relevant procedures.

As soon as this announcement was issued, it quickly exploded in the financial sector.

Enbei Pharmaceuticals’ shareholders were ecstatic, and the stock review area was full of praise for Yang Chen.

“Boss Yang is generous, acquiring at a premium of one time. I’ve been playing stocks for ten years and lost more than 400,000 yuan. This time, I can recover all my losses at once. I’ll never play again.”

“I bought 5,000 shares at the highest point, and I was trapped for a full eight months. I’m finally free. Thank you, Boss Yang. I wish Boss Yang’s business grows bigger and bigger.”

“Boss Yang is acquiring it entirely in his personal name. He’s making a big move. He just acquired Dawn Hospital Group a while ago, and now he’s acquiring Enbei Pharmaceuticals. Adding to the Star Chen Medical Group he already had, is he planning to make medicine, supplies, and medical care all self-sufficient?”

“Boss Yang is the one who really does practical things. He never preaches in public, and he even runs a ride-hailing service in his spare time to pass the time, but he has done many great things silently. I hope it’s really as everyone expects, and he’s acquiring Enbei Pharmaceuticals to change the hospital system.”

“See? This is what it means to choose well rather than study well. No matter how much skill you have, you can’t make a steady profit in the A-share market, but if you choose correctly, you can get rich in one wave. It’s a pity that I won’t be able to buy Enbei Pharmaceuticals in the future. If I could hold it forever, I would definitely make a lot of money with Boss Yang.”

…

The headquarters of Enbei Pharmaceuticals is located in Hangzhou. Yang Chen certainly can’t go there often, and it’s not his “territory” there, so some things may not be easy to handle. It’s more convenient to move the headquarters to Haicheng.

After completing the equity transfer and business registration changes, Yang Chen will go to Hangzhou.

Moving the headquarters of a large company is not something that can be done casually. You must negotiate with the local government.

At this time, Yang Chen had already set off for the vehicle management office [DMV].

The current license plate number certainly can’t be used anymore. Let’s see if he can get some special privileges to change the license plate.

More than two hundred meters away from the vehicle management office, a long queue had already formed on the roadside.

And at a glance, almost all of them were BYD cars, which shows that BYD has indeed achieved remarkable results in the new energy vehicle industry.

Yang Chen wasn’t getting a new license plate, so he didn’t join the queue and drove straight in.

After parking the car, Yang Chen came to the service window and asked, “Hello, I would like to ask, can I change my license plate number? What procedures are required?”

The staff member said, “Handsome guy, do you think a wife can be changed casually under the legal monogamy system?”

Yang Chen laughed and said, “If you’re willing, I’m also willing. We can secretly live a shameless life.”

The staff member’s cheeks flushed red, and she looked at Yang Chen with a half-smile.

Yang Chen said, “Miss, has anyone told you that you look a bit like Rosamund Kwan [a famous Hong Kong actress] when you’re angry?”

The staff member chuckled and said, “Stop being so glib! I’m talking to you seriously, one car, one plate, can’t be changed.”

The big brother [a friendly term for a man] who was filling out the information next to him said with a smile, “Brother, do you think you’re Ma Tengfei [a famous Chinese internet entrepreneur]? No, even if you’re Ma Tengfei, you can’t have two plates for one car.”

Yang Chen said, “I don’t want the current license plate number anymore, but I don’t want to change the car, so I can only come to change the number. How about this, call your leader over, and I’ll talk to him in person.”

The staff member said, “Knowing that I can’t secretly be with you, you still want to meet my parents?”

Yang Chen said, “Haha… that’s not necessarily true. What if your parents are willing for you to be with me secretly? Help me call them.”

The big brother next to him couldn’t help but say, “Brother, I don’t think you’re here to do business, you’re here to flirt. You see that she looks like Rosamund Kwan, so you’re just here to flirt with her?”

Yang Chen said, “I’m really here to change the license plate. Forget it, I’ll go directly to your leader.”

The staff member quickly stopped Yang Chen and said, “Don’t make trouble, you can’t just meet my parents whenever you want. It’s an illegal relationship, and you still want to meet my parents?”

Yang Chen leaned on the counter, gently pinched the staff member’s chin, and said, “Whether it’s illegal or not, isn’t it up to my parents? If they say it’s legal, it’s legal, and if it’s not legal, it has to be legal. Don’t you think so?”

The staff member’s eyes were a little glazed. She had never been flirted with by such a handsome young man before.

The big brother next to him was stunned. This kid was really bold. He actually dared to flirt with the staff at the vehicle management office. Wasn’t he afraid of being charged with molesting women or causing trouble and being locked up for a few days?

“Brother, you’re really bold! You’re really flirting hard, and you’re even touching her,” the big brother said with envy and jealousy.

Yang Chen said, “I can’t help it, it’s mainly because I’m handsome, and girls won’t refuse. Miss, am I right?”

The staff member chuckled, took her chin away from Yang Chen’s hand, but immediately put her chin back on Yang Chen’s finger and said, “In my place, being handsome has its privileges. You want to meet my parents? I’ll call and report.”

Yang Chen said, “Okay! Thank you, Miss.”

Not only was the big brother next to him shocked, but the surrounding staff and people doing business were also stunned.

Is this really possible?

Is being handsome really that privileged?

The staff member dialed the director’s office phone, and Yang Chen immediately beckoned her to come closer and whispered in her ear, “Tell your leader that I’m Yang Chen, the boss of Star Chen Group.”

The lady was shocked and her hand trembled, and the phone fell.

Yang Chen immediately made a shushing gesture, signaling her not to make a sound.

The lady swallowed, nodded with a pleasant smile, quickly hung up the phone, and said, “I’ll take you to see our director.”

Yang Chen said, “Okay, thank you.”

The lady said, “You… you’re welcome. Let’s go.”

The big brother next to him quickly said, “Hey, you can’t leave, I’ve filled out the information.”

The lady said angrily, “Wait!”

Seeing the lady looking at Yang Chen with a look of admiration, the people doing business started talking.

“With that look in her eyes, I’m sure that if there wasn’t a third person present, she would definitely pounce on him.”

“I’m just saying, can a job of this nature be done by a nymphomaniac? It’s too childish. She’s giving him a back door just because he’s handsome?”

“Outrageous! But even if he sees the director, he’ll be scolded. The law stipulates that one car has one license plate, and he still wants to change the number. It’s really ridiculous. I’m waiting to see what his expression will be when he’s scolded out. It must be very funny.”

…

The lady took Yang Chen to the director’s office.

“Director Zhang, Star Chen Group’s boss, President Yang, is here to see you to ask if he can change a license plate,” the lady reported.

Director Zhang looked at Yang Chen carefully, and then quickly got up and ran over to greet him.

“Hello, President Yang, hello, President Yang. Today is really a good day. I actually saw President Yang in person. I only saw your ID photo in the system before. Today, I finally saw your demeanor in person. Please come in, please come in.”

Yang Chen nodded with a smile and sat on the sofa.

“Director Zhang is too polite. Can you accommodate what this lady just told you?” Yang Chen asked with a smile.

Director Zhang said, “Others may not be able to, but President Yang certainly can. With your contribution to our country, changing a license plate number is not worth mentioning at all. Can I ask President Yang why you want to change the number? Do you want to change to a special number?”

Yang Chen said, “No. I just like to run a ride-hailing service to pass the time when I have nothing to do. A few days ago, someone exposed my license plate number on the internet, which led to many passengers recognizing me based on the license plate number, and then they asked me to sign autographs and took photos with me, and they talked to me too much, which affected my driving. So, I wanted to change to a new number, so that no passengers would recognize me based on the license plate number in the future.”

Director Zhang said, “Oh, so that’s what happened. Okay, no problem. Xiao Li, take President Yang to register for a new number and follow the normal procedures. I’ll have someone in the system delete President Yang’s previous license plate, and then record the new number he chooses.”

The lady nodded and said, “Okay! President Yang, please come with me.”

Yang Chen said, “Okay, then thank you, Director Zhang and Comrade Xiao Li.”

Director Zhang said, “Haha… you’re welcome, it’s a small matter. Compared with your contribution to the country, these are not worth mentioning at all. President Yang, go with Xiao Li to get the number first, and I’ll come to you after I’m done here.”

Yang Chen nodded and went back with the lady.

The people who had been waiting for a long time were anxious. Seeing Yang Chen and the lady coming back with smiles, they immediately asked.

“Haha… how was it? Were you scolded out?”

“Comrade, please be more serious in your work. Can you have some professional ethics? So many people are waiting for you, how can you just leave?”

“You yourself said that it was impossible, so why did you waste time taking him to see your leader? Does that mean that so many people’s time is not time?”

…

The lady handed a piece of paper to Yang Chen and said, “President Yang, please fill out the form first. After filling it out, I’ll take you to register for a new number.”

The scene instantly quieted down…