How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 575

Want to Trade Places with Yang Chen for a Day (2): What’s Wrong with a Ride-Hailing Driver Having Some Money?

Chen Jinliang and his wife, Chen Lingling, couldn’t lift their heads under Yang Chen’s words. After all, they were being criticized by the boss of Starlight Corporation, Mr. Yang. Even if they had ten thousand times the courage, they wouldn’t dare to argue with him.

Manager Huang Tao quickly said, “Thank you, Mr. Yang, for visiting our store. Your presence brings honor to this humble place. Mr. Yang, please come to the office to sit and chat.”

Yang Chen: “No, I still have to go find Ning Shaoqing to hang out with later. Hurry up and take care of the business.”

Huang Tao: “Ning Shaoqing, the head of the Ning family?”

Yang Chen: “Yeah. Do you know Ning Shaoqing?”

Huang Tao: “Haha… I’m ashamed to say that I know the head of the Ning family, but he doesn’t know me. I’m just a nobody, not qualified to be recognized by him.”

Yang Chen: “Oh, then hurry up and take care of the business.”

Huang Tao: “Okay! Mr. Yang wants this kind of package, 100 sets, right?”

Yang Chen: “That’s right! I’m putting the ugly words first, all 100 sets must be exactly the same as what I saw. If you dare to cut corners, I won’t spare you.”

Huang Tao: “Oh, Mr. Yang, you’re joking. Even if the heavens lent me a hundred times the courage, I wouldn’t dare to play tricks in front of you. Let’s go, let’s go to the office to swipe your card, and I’ll give you a receipt.”

Yang Chen nodded and said to Chen Lingling, “Big sister, I’m going now.”

Chen Lingling nodded nervously and said, “Okay, okay, Mr. Yang, please go ahead.”

Under Huang Tao’s enthusiastic reception, Yang Chen went to the manager’s office.

188,000 per set, 100 sets cost 18.8 million. After swiping the card, Huang Tao issued a receipt and is now waiting for the delivery.

“Mr. Yang, please keep the receipt. We need about three days to prepare the goods, and after that, we will send them directly to Xuanwu Lake View. You can just give them a heads up,” Huang Tao said with a smile.

Yang Chen nodded and said, “Okay! Then you go ahead, I’m leaving.”

Huang Tao: “Mr. Yang, your time is precious, so I won’t keep you. Mr. Yang, take care, I hope to have the opportunity to see you again in the future.”

Yang Chen: “There should be. Bye.”

Huang Tao sent Yang Chen out and came back after watching him get in the car and leave.

“So rich, but so low-key and down-to-earth, it’s really rare,” Huang Tao muttered to himself.

Sure enough, the nature of work is different for different people. When others drive ride-hailing cars, they are regarded as the bottom of society, but when Yang Chen drives a ride-hailing car, he is low-key and down-to-earth.

When ordinary people eat at roadside stalls, they are poor, but when Wang Nianming eats at roadside stalls, he is down-to-earth.

Alas…

People are all double standards.

It was about time, so Yang Chen called Ning Shaoqing.

Ning Shaoqing: “Hello, Brother Chen, what’s up?”

Yang Chen: “I’m in Jinling [Nanjing], let’s have dinner together tonight.”

Ning Shaoqing: “Ah! Brother Chen is in Jinling! When did you come? Why didn’t you tell me in advance? Where are you now?”

Yang Chen: “I came yesterday, dropped off a passenger, and took the opportunity to inspect Jinling Mining. I’m driving now, and I figured I’d call you in advance in case you have plans for tonight.”

Ning Shaoqing: “Haha… Brother Chen is here, even if my wife is giving birth tonight, I have to entertain Brother Chen first. Then I’ll arrange it tonight, we’ll eat at the Jinling Grand Hotel. Is 7 pm okay?”

Yang Chen: “Okay! Then see you at the Jinling Grand Hotel at 7 pm. I’m hanging up, I’m driving.”

Ning Shao

Want to Trade Places with Yang Chen for a Day (2): What’s Wrong with a Ride-Hailing Driver Having Some Money?

qing: “Okay. See you tonight.”

Ning Shaoqing was overjoyed and quickly arranged his affairs after hanging up the phone.

Tonight, he’s having dinner with Yang Chen, and tomorrow he has to accompany Yang Chen to stroll around Jinling City, otherwise, he wouldn’t be a good person.

Just as Yang Chen was about to pick up a new customer, Yan Ruyu called him.

Yan Ruyu: “Brother Chen, I have an emergency at home, and I need to go back and take a look. Can you take me back now?”

Yang Chen: “No, I have an appointment tonight. Buy a high-speed train ticket back; you’ll be there soon. What’s the matter? Is it urgent?”

Yan Ruyu: “It’s a business matter; I have to go back and see what’s going on. Then I’ll hang up; I’ll buy a high-speed train ticket back.”

Yang Chen: “Okay. Be safe on the road.”

Yan Ruyu hummed and hung up the phone.

You could tell she was really anxious; something big must have happened at home.

Just as Yang Chen was about to drive, someone opened the back door and got in.

Yang Chen looked over in surprise. It was a pretty handsome young man. If Yang Chen was a 10 in terms of handsomeness, this guy would be an 8.5.

“Handsome, what’s the meaning of this?” Yang Chen asked.

The man looked at Yang Chen, shocked, and thought, “Damn, there’s a man even more handsome than me.”

“Brother, I’m sorry, I saw you were a Didi [Chinese ride-hailing app] ride-hailing car, so I got in. How about this, just treat it as a taxi, drive wherever you want, and stop when I tell you to stop. No matter how far we go, I’ll give you 10,000 yuan for the ride. Okay?” the man said.

Yang Chen shook his head and said, “Sorry, I have a date tonight, and I have to get off work by six o’clock at the latest, so I can’t take you around.”

The man looked at the Richard Mille watch on his wrist and said, “It’s only 4 o’clock now; there are still two hours. How about this, you drive me around for two hours, and I’ll give you 10,000 yuan for the ride. Okay?”

Yang Chen: “Okay. Anywhere?”

Man: “Yes, anywhere.”

Yang Chen: “Okay!”

Yang Chen started the car and drove off, preparing to circle around the Jinling Grand Hotel.

After a while, the man asked, “Handsome, what’s your name?”

Yang Chen: “Yang Chen.”

Man: “Wow, you have a strong name. Haha… I’m Yang Shuo. Nice to meet you.”

Yang Chen: “Same surname. Seeing that your eyes are dark and you look tired, is it because of too much work pressure?”

Yang Shuo sighed and began to complain to Yang Chen.

Yang Shuo is the chairman of Jinling Baole Culture Media Company. Baole started with advertising and later expanded into film and television investment, internet celebrity training, and other businesses. Now it is a large group with an annual turnover of 2 billion yuan.

At the beginning of last year, Yang Shuo’s father passed away, and the company was officially handed over to him.

The larger the business, the more things there are to manage, and the greater the workload.

Yang Shuo has to work until three or four in the morning every day before he can sleep, and he has to get up at eight in the morning.

So, he feels very tired.

He was looking at reports in the office just now when he suddenly felt upset and ran out alone.

He just wants to relax now; otherwise, he feels like he’s about to explode.

Yang Chen nodded, understanding Yang Shuo’s meaning.

Yang Chen gave Yang Shuo advice based on his personal experience: “I think people’s energy is limited; even the president of a country can’t do everything himself. You must give

Want to Trade Places with Yang Chen for a Day (3): What’s Wrong with a Ride-Hailing Driver Having Some Money?

each department a designated person in charge, who will be responsible for daily management and report to him when necessary. So, I think you should learn to delegate power and hand over the work to the heads of each department to manage. You only need to listen to their reports every day. If you look at it more openly, you don’t even need to listen to reports every day, once a week, or even once a month is enough. When there is an emergency, they will take the initiative to contact you for help and instructions without you saying anything. So, I think the problem is with your own management style.”

Yang Shuo: “It’s easy for you to say, but it’s difficult to do.”

Yang Chen was puzzled and said, “Is it difficult? I don’t think it’s difficult at all.”

According to Yang Shuo’s personality, if he were the boss of Starlight Corporation, he would have been exhausted long ago, and he would still think that his management style was correct until his death.

Yang Shuo: “Alas… you’re just a ride-hailing driver; you don’t understand at all. There’s no point in saying too much to you. If you experienced the life of a boss, you wouldn’t say these presumptuous things.”

Yang Chen smiled without saying a word. Yang Shuo is the type of person who is moved by himself. It’s useless to say more to him; he must be moved by himself to survive.

After a moment of silence, Yang Shuo suddenly said, “Hey, brother, how about this? How about we trade places for a day? I’ll be a ride-hailing driver for a day, and you’ll be the president for a day. I’ll relax for a day, and you’ll experience the taste of being a boss for a day, and then tell me what you feel. How about it?”

Yang Chen: “Is that necessary?”

Yang Shuo: “Oh, come on, let’s try it. How about this, I’ll give you 50,000 yuan, and you take me for a ride until six o’clock, and tomorrow morning at eight o’clock, go to the entrance of Jinling Baole Media to trade places with me. Tomorrow night at 24:00 [midnight], we’ll still trade back our identities at the entrance of Baole. How about it?”

Yang Chen: “I really have no interest in trading places with you.”

Yang Shuo: “Oh, come on, come on, consider it a favor. Okay?”

Yang Chen: “Okay! No need for the money; after all, I’m experiencing the life of a president for a day; I’m embarrassed to ask you for money again. You just need to give me the 10,000 yuan ride fee you promised earlier.”

Yang Shuo: “I’ve never met someone who doesn’t want money. You’re really interesting!”

Yang Chen: “A gentleman loves money, but he earns it in the right way.”

The two of them agreed, and they will trade places at eight o’clock tomorrow morning.

Before they knew it, it was almost six thirty. Yang Chen dropped Yang Shuo off not far from the Jinling Grand Hotel.

Yang Shuo and Yang Chen exchanged contact information and then took a taxi back to the company.

Yang Chen: “Alas… self-moved personality; it’s really difficult to deal with.”

It’s getting late; Yang Chen is driving to the Jinling Grand Hotel for dinner.

Ning Shaoqing arrived earlier than Yang Chen, booked a private room in advance, and ordered wine and dishes.

When Yang Chen arrived at the door, Ning Shaoqing rushed over to hug him.

“Brother Chen, long time no see! I missed you so much!” Ning Shaoqing said with a smile.

Yang Chen: “Hey, hey, you’re a big man; don’t do such sissy things.”

Ning Shaoqing: “Haha… I can’t help it; I miss Brother Chen too much. It’s been almost three years since we last met. Your whereabouts are too mysterious every day, and I’m afraid you’re too busy to make an appointment with you. Let’s go; let’s go in and eat and talk.”

Yang Chen smiled

and followed Ning Shaoqing to the private room. The waiter immediately served the dishes.

After the wine and dishes were served, the waiter went out and closed the door.

Ning Shaoqing also specifically told them not to approach the private room, let alone allow irrelevant people to approach.

“Brother Chen, come, let’s eat first,” Ning Shaoqing greeted.

Yang Chen: “Yeah. I heard you’ve been doing well these past two years. Under your leadership, the Ning family is about to become the number one family in Jinling.”

Ning Shaoqing: “Haha… Isn’t this all thanks to Brother Chen’s good fortune? If Starlight Corporation didn’t take care of me, I wouldn’t be able to develop so quickly. However, it’s still too early for our Ning family to become the number one family in Jinling. There are still two big mountains, the Yuan family and the Yan family, pressing down on me. If they don’t fall, our Ning family can only be the third family.”

Yang Chen: “Don’t think like that. If you develop well yourself and surpass them, you can become number one. You don’t have to curse them to fall, so you can lie down and become number one.”

Ning Shaoqing: “Haha… Brother Chen is right; I was superficial. Give me another ten years, and I believe that under Brother Chen’s protection, I will definitely be able to make the Ning family the number one family in Jinling City.”

Ten years?

That’s too long.

The Yuan family in Ning Shaoqing’s mouth refers to the Yuan family represented by Yuan Weihong.

The Yuan family started doing business in the computer network sector in the 1990s. At that time, the three Yuan Weihong brothers earned their first pot of gold by selling CDs, computers, and writing code.

In that era when the Internet was just starting, their ability to make a living from this decided that they would definitely prosper in the future.

There is a saying that “standing on the cusp of the storm, even pigs can fly”, and the three Yuan brothers just confirmed this sentence.

After 2005, the three brothers became the richest men in Jinling City by relying on computer and other related electronic products and established the Sanying Group, establishing Sanying Group shopping malls in cities across the country.

At that time, buying mobile phones and computers and other electronic products mainly went to Sanying, Gome, Suning, etc.

In 2010, the Yuan family’s wealth reached its peak of 8 billion yuan.

But the times are developing, and if you can’t keep up with the development of the times, you are destined to be eliminated.

Since 2012, the Internet has gained tremendous development, especially the rise of online shopping, which has made offline physical shopping malls more and more difficult to do.

With the rise of online shopping malls such as JD.com [Jingdong] and Tmall [a large Chinese online retailer], consumers also buy electronic products online. With cheap shopping channels, who would be willing to buy expensive ones offline?

In 2015, the Yuan family was replaced by the Yan family, represented by Yan Haoming, as the richest man in Jinling City.

The Yan family mainly operates the Dayang Construction Group, which developed by relying on the wave of soaring housing prices in 2008 and caught up with the second wave of soaring housing prices in 2016, replacing the Yuan family’s position in Jinling City at an extremely fast speed.

Now the richest man in Jinling City is still Yan Haoming. Although industries such as real estate and large-scale infrastructure construction have been sluggish recently, Dayang Construction Group can still steadily contribute profits, which ensures that the Yan family’s wealth has always been in a positive growth trend.

On the other hand, the Yuan family is not so lucky. The listed company Sanying Group under their control has been delisted.

The Sanying shopping mall has closed a large number of stores, and only some are still retained in first- and second-tier cities.

Although these shopping malls can still contribute a little profit, the annual net profit of tens of millions or even millions is no longer possible to bring obvious growth to the Yuan family’s wealth.

Therefore, Yang Chen felt that ten years was too long. As long as Ning Shaoqing worked hard, he could become the richest man in Jinling in no more than three years.

“You have some ambition; ten years is too long. You underestimate yourself too much and overestimate your opponents too much. The Sanying Group is now just struggling to survive. As long as they don’t have new business growth points, the family will be like this. As for the Yan family, the real estate industry has completely entered a cold winter, which has a very big impact on them. Large-scale infrastructure construction is still mainly given to central enterprises and state-owned enterprises, and it is difficult for a privately-led infrastructure construction company to compete for orders in the difficult times ahead. Therefore, I dare to assert that within the next 1-2 years, the Ning family will become the new richest family in Jinling City,” Yang Chen said with a smile.

Ning Shaoqing immediately excitedly picked up his wine glass and stood up, saying, “Brother Chen, I won’t say anything else; I respect you with this glass of wine. Please take care of me in the future; half of the Ning family’s becoming the richest man in Jinling belongs to you. As long as you speak, I can offer it at any time. Come, I respect Brother Chen with a glass. I won’t say anything else; everything is in this glass of wine.”

Yang Chen nodded with a smile, picked up his wine glass, and had a drink with Ning Shaoqing.