How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 210

Who Says Dragon Country Has No Men?_What’s Wrong with a Ride-Hailing Driver Having Some Money?

Yang Chen didn’t get much sleep because Tang Xia was too demanding last night. After breakfast, he quickly went back to his room to catch up on sleep.

When he woke up, it was almost lunchtime. Just then, Xue Yinong and Li Lanxin arrived with some chefs.

Officially, Xue Yinong was visiting to share a meal with Yang Chen, as the two families often did. But in reality, she was there to make one last plea for the Lin family, hoping to persuade Yang Chen to show some leniency.

The chefs brought the prepared dishes to the table, and Yang Chen invited Xue Yinong and the others to sit down, eat, and chat.

That morning, Xue Yinong had held a meeting with the heads of the Lin family and several other families, devising a plan to compensate Yang Chen for their past transgressions.

From the Lin family’s side, Lin Zhengtian would step down, handing over control of the family to Lin Shuying, with Lin Anxiang assisting and supervising.

Lin Zhengtian would formally acknowledge Lin Hongyi, but would only leave him fixed assets. All other assets would be reclaimed by the family and entrusted to the Lin sisters for management.

Lin Zhengtian’s eldest son, also the father of the Lin sisters, Lin Hongli, would also relinquish all asset management rights, transferring them to his two daughters.

From then on, Lin Hongli and Lin Hongyi would accompany Lin Zhengtian in leisurely pursuits like writing, painting, and playing chess, effectively experiencing early retirement. Regardless of how well the Lin sisters managed the family assets, the men would not be allowed to interfere in any way.

Even if the Lin family was ruined by the two sisters’ decisions, they were forbidden from intervening. Regarding the Haicheng Jinjiang Development project, they would restructure the company’s equity, giving Yang Chen 31% of the shares for free. The Xue family’s 30% stake would remain unchanged, while the Lin, Liu, and Zhang families would each receive 13% of the shares.

In addition, the Zhang and Liu families would each contribute 50 million to repurchase the paintings “Mountain Stream Washing Gauze” and “Solitary Angler on a Snowy River,” as compensation for Zhang Quan and Liu Zhenping previously hiring thugs to assault Yang Chen at the entrance of Disney.

In the future, if Yang Chen wanted to leverage the paintings, these families would cooperate to assist him. If Yang Chen found this plan acceptable, they hoped he would agree, giving those families a second chance.

Giving away 31% of the shares for free was indeed a tempting offer. Haicheng Jinjiang Development had already secured numerous large projects and acquired three plots of land in the Jiading North District. They were also competing for the 100 billion investment industrial zone construction project in Beicheng, making their future prospects exceptionally bright.

Moreover, Yang Chen didn’t have any real estate companies under his name, so there was no logical reason to refuse such a lucrative opportunity.

Yang Chen considered the proposal for a moment and then said, “I want 37% of the shares, and the rest can proceed as you’ve outlined. Furthermore, you must sign an agreement stipulating that the Xue family’s 30% stake will always vote in alignment with my decisions.” This arrangement would give Yang Chen 67% of the voting rights, granting him absolute control over Jinjiang Development.

Xue Yinong, eager to solidify her connection with Yang Chen, immediately nodded and agreed without hesitation.

Giving Yang Chen 37% of the shares, while keeping the Xue family’s 30% unchanged, would leave the remaining three families with only 11% each. Xue Yinong assured Yang Chen that this wouldn’t be a problem.

…After lunch, Yang Chen drove out to work. After dropping off a customer at Joy City Plaza, Yang Chen got out of the car to use the restroom in the mall.

As soon as he exited the restroom, he saw a pale-faced man berating a slightly chubby woman wearing glasses.

“What are you good for? How could you forget such an important thing? All you do is eat and drink. You can’t do anything else. Are you a pig?” the man shouted.

The girl replied, “I called you, but your phone was always off. I couldn’t reach you. I searched all the surrounding hotels and guesthouses before I found you.”
The man retorted, “What do you mean? The company pays you to be my assistant so you can find fault with me? How dare you talk back! I see you don’t want to work anymore!” This effeminate man was truly heartless. He turned off his phone to fool around in a hotel, causing delays in important matters, and then blamed her for not being able to find him.

*Damn it! What a piece of trash!* Yang Chen, showing a look of disdain, quickly walked away. As soon as he got into the car, he received an order to go to the Binhai Building.

Shortly after, the man and woman from before got into the car. The girl was already emotionally broken and was sobbing. But the effeminate man continued to scold her relentlessly.

Yang Chen picked up a pack of tissues from the dashboard and handed it to the girl, saying, “Fasten your seatbelt. We’re now departing for the Binhai Building.” The girl thanked him and reached for the tissues, but the effeminate man knocked them out of Yang Chen’s hand and said rudely, “Don’t give her tissues! Just drive your car properly and don’t meddle in other people’s business, or I’ll give you a bad review!”

Yang Chen retorted, “That’s enough. I overheard your conversation just now. You turned off your phone and stayed in a hotel. Isn’t it your fault that she couldn’t reach you? Why are you blaming her?”

The effeminate man snapped, “Why are you talking so much? The company hired her to be my assistant, so she should endure my temper. Don’t meddle in other people’s business. Drive faster. If you delay my shoot, I’ll give you a bad review and complain!”

The girl sobbed and pleaded, “Driver, please drive faster. If I delay the shoot, I might lose my job. Please.”

Yang Chen nodded and sped up towards the Binhai Building.

*It wasn’t easy to make a living these days. The girl had been scolded like this by the effeminate man, and she still had to worry about being late.*

Alas… Soon, Yang Chen arrived at the Binhai Building as quickly as possible. The effeminate man got out of the car, muttering curses.

The assistant girl said, “Driver, I’m sorry, thank you for bringing us here.” Yang Chen replied, “You’re welcome.”

“Hurry up! Are you a pig? So slow!” the effeminate man shouted from outside. The girl quickly got out of the car and followed him upstairs.

Yang Chen sighed. *The workplace was really cruel.* Yang Chen routinely scanned the back seat to see if anything had been left behind and spotted a black phone on the seat.

Yang Chen quickly pulled over, grabbed the phone, and ran after them. But coincidentally, the effeminate man and the girl were walking into the elevator.

“Wait! Wait!” Yang Chen shouted. But the effeminate man was malicious and quickly pressed the close button.

By the time Yang Chen reached the elevator, it had already ascended. He could only remember which floors the elevator stopped at and then search for them one floor at a time.

In reality, Yang Chen didn’t have to do this, but he felt sorry for the girl being scolded so harshly. If she lost her phone again, who knew what the effeminate man would say to her.

*Everyone has a sense of compassion.* Anyway, Yang Chen didn’t mind running one more or one less errand, so he decided to help her.

Meanwhile, in the office area of ​​*Fashion Mr.* magazine on the 22nd floor, Li Feipeng, the editor-in-chief, was supervising the makeup artist applying makeup to the effeminate man from before.

The photographer, Fiers Milta, was invited from the United States and was highly respected in the industry. Anyone who knows foreigners knows that they adhere strictly to rules. They get off work on time and rarely work overtime, let alone waste their time because of other people’s problems.

Li Feipeng was anxious and urged the makeup artist to hurry, as the pictures still needed to be retouched later, so as not to delay the shooting schedule.

The effeminate man was pushed into the studio like a duck being led to slaughter. Fiers Milta said, “We are starting the shooting now. Please feel free to perform and pose in a set of more masculine actions. But, I need to remind you to be natural, not too contrived. Understand?”

The assistant quickly translated the photographer’s request to the effeminate man.

The effeminate man nodded and immediately struck a few flamboyant bodybuilding poses. Milta covered his forehead as soon as he saw it and said, “Madam, did you translate clearly? I want him to pose in a set of masculine actions, but it must be natural, natural, understand? Not contrived, understand?”

The female assistant nodded and said, “I told him clearly, natural, not contrived.” Milta asked, “So, what’s going on?” Li Feipeng couldn’t stand it anymore and said, “Yuan Kun, you have to pose in a few natural and unpretentious masculine actions. What you posed was too flamboyant.”

The effeminate man nodded and said, “Okay, I got it.” Then, he struck a few poses that he thought were more masculine.

Milta was helpless again. He was already very dissatisfied with Yuan Kun’s lateness, and he was completely angered by his stupidity and inability to grasp the concept.

“Mr. Li, change people. He is not suitable to be a model!” Milta declared. Li Feipeng quickly stepped forward to apologize to Milta, and then said to Yuan Kun, “Kun Kun, can you imagine natural masculinity?” How could an effeminate man imagine that?

Yuan Kun was also impatient and said, “Damn it! I’m not shooting anymore! I’m not held to such strict standards when filming! So much fuss for a magazine cover!” A group of beautiful female staff members quickly came up to coax Yuan Kun.

“Kun Kun, you are the most handsome, don’t be angry, calm down and you will definitely be able to shoot well.”

“Foreigners’ aesthetics are different from ours, you may need to change your thinking a little.”

“That’s right, just think about the Hollywood blockbusters, the appearance of those male protagonists.”

…Yuan Kun recalled the appearance of the male protagonists in Hollywood blockbusters, and then took another set of photos.

Milta was completely enraged. He was already very dissatisfied with Yuan Kun’s lateness, and he was completely angered by his stupidity and inability to learn.

“There are five minutes left to finish the shooting. If you can’t produce any usable shots, the responsibility lies with you, it has nothing to do with me. Take a look at him, is this masculine? Why do I feel more like a woman than a woman? Fuck! Are there no men in Dragon Country [China]? Finding this kind of sissy to shoot the cover of *Fashion Mr.* magazine for me!” Li Feipeng and others quickly stepped forward to comfort Milta, and then quickly communicated with Yuan Kun.

Yuan Kun was furious when he heard this and cursed, “Who the hell are you scolding, you dead foreigner? You are not a man! Isn’t this how men are? Do you have to have muscles all over your body to be called a man? That’s disgusting!” Everyone quickly comforted Yuan Kun, urging him not to get excited, and tried to persuade Milta to continue shooting Yuan Kun.

But Milta didn’t want to shoot anymore, waved his hand, and asked his assistant to deal with the remaining three minutes before finishing work.

Yuan Kun was so angry that he said to his assistant, “Call Sister Mandy and tell her I’m not shooting!” The assistant quickly rummaged through her bag to find her phone, but found that her phone was missing.

“Damn it, my phone must have fallen in the car,” the assistant said. Yuan Kun was furious, grabbed the assistant’s hair, and cursed, “Can you do anything right? What else can you do besides eating and drinking every day? You are a piece of trash!” Yuan Kun’s behavior aroused the anger of everyone present, and they quickly stepped forward to separate him and the assistant.

At that moment, the front desk led Yang Chen in and he happened to witness this scene. Yang Chen sighed, *he hurried as fast as he could, but he still couldn’t help her avoid being beaten and scolded by the sissy.*

Li Feipeng asked, “What’s going on? Who is this?” The front desk replied, “Mr. Li, he said he is a ride-hailing driver. Yuan Kun’s phone fell in the car, so he specially sent it over.” The assistant quickly ran over to thank Yang Chen and then took the phone.

Yang Chen noticed that her hair was messy, so he asked, “Are you okay? I’m sorry, I forgot to remind you to pay attention to your belongings when you got out of the car.” The girl replied with tears in her eyes, “It’s not your fault, it’s my fault for being too careless. Thank you for helping me send it back.” Yang Chen wanted to suggest that she change jobs, but he refrained.

*It’s better not to meddle in other people’s business.* Yang Chen turned around to leave, when Milta suddenly shouted, “Wait a minute! Brother, walk two steps, just walk two steps.” Yang Chen looked confused and asked, “Are you a disciple of Zhao Bensan [a famous Chinese comedian], you foreigner? Why are you asking me to walk two steps? Are you trying to cause trouble?”

Milta clarified, “Hello, I am Fiers Milta, a photographer. I specialize in shooting promotional videos and commercials for different magazine brands and advertisers around the world. This is my business card.” Yang Chen took the business card and looked at it, then asked, “Hello, Mr. Milta. My name is Yang Chen, and I am a ride-hailing driver. So, what do you want me for?”

Milta explained, “It’s like this, we are short of a model now. I don’t know if you are interested?” Yang Chen shook his head and said, “Not interested! I have to go drive a ride-hailing car.” Li Feipeng quickly ran over and said, “Brother, wait a minute. Your name is Yang Chen, right? Hello, I am Li Feipeng, the editor-in-chief of *Fashion Mr.* magazine. How about this, we will compensate you, 100,000, help us shoot a set of photos. Okay?”

Yang Chen shook his head and said, “No shoot! I have to go drive a car.” After saying that, Yang Chen turned around to leave.

Milta quickly stepped forward and grabbed his arm, saying, “Mr. Yang, please, please. I am confident that I can shoot you into the most masculine man in history, please, help us.” The female staff members next to him started whispering.

“Wow, this ride-hailing driver is so handsome!”

“Not only handsome! But also very manly.”

“He is simply radiating masculinity! He doesn’t need to pose at all, any action is a fashion blockbuster.”

“I said that there are still real men in our country.”

…Yuan Kun was unhappy when he heard this and said, “Can you still do your job, *Fashion Mr.*? You signed a contract with me to shoot a film, and now you are asking a ride-hailing driver, are you bullying people like this? He is just a ride-hailing driver, how can he understand shooting? He doesn’t have any fame at all, will anyone watch it if he shoots it? Does your *Fashion Mr.* still want sales?”

Li Feipeng snapped, “Get the hell out of here now! You are late and can’t meet the shooting requirements. We are officially replacing you now. I have been tolerating you for a long time, you can’t even make a simple masculine action, are you worthy of being a man? Look at this brother, any action exudes masculinity, he is simply radiating masculinity. Look at you, you look like a sissy, it makes people feel disgusted! Get out of here, I won’t use anyone from your company in the future!”

Yuan Kun suddenly cried and said, “You…you are bullying people. Waa…” The ladies next to him immediately showed contemptuous expressions.

“I’ll go, he can act more coquettish than me.”

“Is this the popular male model?”

“If he keeps crying like this, I want to take out my sanitary napkin and give it to him, I think he needs it more than me.”

“Haha…”

The assistant called the agent, Sister Mandy, and quickly handed the phone to Li Feipeng.

Li Feipeng said, “Mandy, it’s not that I don’t give you face, it’s just that he is really too incompetent. He can’t even make a simple masculine pose, I am *Fashion Mr.*, not *Fashion Sissy*! I can tolerate these things, but the key is that he was more than ten minutes late. The photographer I invited from the United States only has half an hour of shooting time in total. You made me late for half the time. How much did I lose? How can I finish shooting? I have been running *Fashion Mr.* magazine for more than ten years, and it is the first time I have encountered such an unprofessional model. Okay, don’t say anything, let’s do things according to the contract. I will have someone contact you later, and how to compensate will be compensated.” After saying that, Li Feipeng returned the phone to the little assistant whose tears had not yet dried.

Zhang Xiang, the handsome, extraordinary, and well-built Yang Chen, satisfies everyone’s fantasy about men in every move.

Who wants a sissy? They had to find ways to persuade Yang Chen to be a model.

Milta pleaded, “Mr. Yang, you are the most perfect Dragon Country man I have ever seen. I really have the confidence to shoot you into the most masculine man in history. Please, accept our invitation.” Yang Chen replied, “But I can’t shoot. And I have to go drive a ride-hailing car.”

Li Feipeng countered, “How about this, Mr. Yang, I will give you 1 million in remuneration, you just calm down and cooperate with Mr. Milta to shoot. Okay?” A remuneration of 1 million, many stars can’t get this price for filming.

Yang Chen shook his head and said, “No. I really don’t want to be a model.” Milta offered, “I will personally add another 200,000 US dollars to you. What do you think?”

Li Feipeng proposed, “How about this, our magazine and Mr. Milta will each pay 1.5 million, and you can get 3 million in remuneration. Is that okay?” It sounds like a lot, but does Yang Chen lack these three melons and two dates [a Chinese idiom referring to a small amount of money]?

*Unless, according to Yang Chen’s request.* Yang Chen stated, “Give me cash transfer, and I will shoot for a maximum of 30 minutes, and no makeup. Original ecology, I will shoot whatever I am like.”

Milta agreed, “No problem! Just do as you said! Mr. Li, you transfer 3 million to him, and deduct 1.5 million from my remuneration later.”

Li Feipeng confirmed, “Okay! Finance, hurry up and transfer 3 million to Mr. Yang.” Yang Chen gave the bank card number to the finance department, and they immediately processed the transfer.

Li Feipeng brought the contract, Yang Chen signed it, and the shooting immediately commenced. Milta was very excited and said, “Mr. Yang, just pose a few masculine actions, be sure to be natural and unpretentious.”

Yang Chen nodded, took a few steps casually, and looked out the window with melancholy eyes.

The female staff members watching instantly became captivated.

“Wow! So handsome!”

“More handsome than Wu Yanzu [Daniel Wu, a famous actor]!”

“Oh, these melancholy little eyes, so flirtatious.”

“I am naturally immune to melancholy men, and even more defenseless against walking hormones, I have already fallen.”

…Yuan Kun said unconvincedly, “What is this? Just walking a few steps is worth them shouting so loudly?”

“Good! Very good! Nice! Good! Nice…” Milta kept praising while shooting.

Yang Chen even suspected that this foreigner really understood, just walking two steps and looking out the window, he kept saying good, nice, is it so exaggerated?

Milta requested, “Mr. Yang, give me a wild and unruly look, it’s best to show a little of your strong chest. Please, I hope you can sacrifice a little for art.” *Alas…this 3 million is not easy to earn.*

Yang Chen took off his coat, unbuttoned his shirt, and revealed his strong chest as if it was exposed.

The female staff members immediately covered their faces shyly, and then spread their fingers to peek at Yang Chen’s chest.

What was even more exaggerated was that a divorced woman in her thirties actually swallowed audibly, and everyone in the studio heard it.

Li Feipeng was speechless and said, “Can you restrain yourselves a little? Don’t embarrass me in front of the guests, everyone looks like they have never seen a man before.”

“Editor-in-chief, we have seen many men, but it is the first time we have seen someone as tempting as him.”

“Now many men are handsome, but they are full of femininity and are more pretentious than me. How can there be a man like him who is handsome and exudes masculinity in every move? It is too difficult to see one.”

“Editor-in-chief, do you want to sign him as our exclusive model? I think we can try.”

“Yes, yes, he is definitely better than some sissies.”

…Li Feipeng smiled and replied, “I also have this idea. I will talk to him after the shooting.” Half an hour passed quickly, which was just a matter of a few sets of actions.

“OK! Half an hour is up, I have to go!” Yang Chen announced. Milta was still not satisfied and wanted to shoot more, especially he wanted to capture Yang Chen in different styles.

Li Feipeng said, “Mr. Yang, thank you for your help. Mr. Milta, what do you think? Does Mr. Yang have the potential to be a professional model?”

Milta affirmed, “Of course, I think he can definitely become the best male model in Dragon Country, or even Asia.” With the affirmation of professionals, Li Feipeng boldly said to Yang Chen, “Mr. Yang, we really want to sign you. You can name a price.”

Yang Chen shook his head and said, “I am not interested in being a model. Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Li.”

Li Feipeng proposed, “How about this, an annual salary of 10 million, and a maximum of two shoots per month. Okay?” Everyone was shocked. An annual salary of 10 million, and a maximum of two shoots per month. Even well-known models can’t get such good treatment.

However, Yang Chen shook his head and replied, “No, thank you. I still want to drive a ride-hailing car, I don’t want to be a model.” *What?*

*Brother, do you want to consider it carefully before answering? An annual salary of 10 million, working only twice a month, why not do such a good job, but go to drive a ride-hailing car?*

*Brother, are you a little out of your mind?*

Li Feipeng said, “Brother, I don’t mean anything else, why can’t I understand your thoughts? An annual salary of 10 million, shooting twice a month, isn’t it easier and more profitable than driving a ride-hailing car?”

Yang Chen explained, “I don’t have a particularly strong pursuit of money. I drive a ride-hailing car to experience life, not to make money. Fame and wealth are like floating clouds to me, and doing whatever I want is the life I want.” Everyone gave approving glances.

Milta commented, “No wonder Mr. Yang’s casual action is a pose that others can’t make. Because your state of life is doing whatever you want, naturally you have developed the ability to make any action a pose, you are really a rare model genius. Mr. Yang, can you leave a contact information? If there is a need in the future, and Mr. Yang happens to have time, I hope I can still shoot for Mr. Yang.” Yang Chen nodded and exchanged numbers with Milta.

Li Feipeng also quickly exchanged numbers with Yang Chen, and said with a smile, “If Mr. Yang intends to enter the fashion industry or the entertainment industry, I can act as a matchmaker, just say a word.” Yang Chen smiled and nodded, and said, “Okay! I will talk about it if there is a need.” Then, Yang Chen walked to the poor little assistant and asked, “Do you want to change jobs? If you need to change jobs, come with me now. It is also being an assistant, but I guarantee that you can do this job with dignity.” The little assistant burst into tears and nodded, and said, “I am willing, I am willing!”

Yuan Kun immediately threatened, “Try to leave casually! The liquidated damages can bankrupt you!”

Li Feipeng wanted to curry favor with Yang Chen, so it might be easier to find him to shoot in the future.

“Yuan Kun, I told you to get out, can’t you understand human language? I will call Mandy, see if she dares to let this little girl pay liquidated damages! If you a model company still want to hang out in the fashion industry, you better be honest in front of me,” Li Feipeng said very impolitely.

There are several very big-name magazines in Dragon Country, such as *GQ*, *Fashion Mr.*, *Fashion Bazaar*, *Men’s Wear*, etc.

Many big-name stars have to make reservations to get on these magazines, it’s not like you can get on them if you want to. Li Feipeng doesn’t take a mere model company seriously at all.

Mandy would not offend Li Feipeng for the tens of thousands of yuan in liquidated damages of a small assistant, and thus cut off the source of business for all the artists in their company in the fashion circle.

Therefore, Li Feipeng is not pretending to scare people, but he can really do what he says. Li Feipeng said to Yang Chen with a smile, “Mr. Yang, take her away. I will talk to Mandy, and I guarantee that she will not have any trouble.” Yang Chen said with a smile, “Okay! Then I will thank President Li first. Everyone, we will meet again!” After saying that, Yang Chen left with the little assistant.

Everyone looked at Yang Chen’s back, which was full of fashion and masculinity, all with a look of enjoyment and reluctance.

Although half an hour was wasted, Yang Chen got 3 million in remuneration, found a hardworking and complaint-free assistant for Zhang Yanni, opened up contacts in the fashion industry, and met a world-class photographer, which was still very cost-effective.

Yang Chen himself is definitely not interested in the so-called fashion industry, but the anchors and artists under him still need the resources of the fashion industry.

For example, the Bazaar Night is organized by *Fashion Bazaar*, and many first-line stars are vying to show their faces, which demonstrates the strength of the fashion industry.