How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 235

Angering the Public – What’s Wrong With a Ride-Hailing Driver Having Some Money?

Angering the Public

Yang Chen and Lin Yiren strolled around and returned to the building’s parking lot to leave.

At that moment, James and his entourage also arrived to pick up their car.

“Why haven’t you left yet?” James questioned.

Yang Chen smiled and replied, “We’re about to. You fool, with such high rent, you’re going to lose money like crazy.”

James laughed heartily, but the large expression pulled at his wound, causing him to grimace in pain. He then confidently replied, “Of course, you’d lose money on a ride-hailing driver like you, but for us in finance, it’s just money that can be earned back with a single project. Do you think we care? Do you really think I’m stupid? I’m willing to pay a high price not just to rent office space here, but more importantly, to buy connections. Understand? It’s pointless to explain it to you. Anyway, I’m telling you, I’m determined to have this beautiful lady.”

Yang Chen smiled, invited Lin Yiren into the car, and left.

The subordinate next to him advised James to forget it, saying that the girl already has a boyfriend and he shouldn’t bother her.

“There are plenty of Chinese women who like foreigners, so why bother with just this one?”

James smiled and said, “The harder a woman is to get, the more interested I am. I’ve snatched several girlfriends of Chinese students before, and they all had to kneel in front of me obediently. Haha… I’m determined to have this woman. The greater the difficulty, the more accomplished I’ll feel. Why should you Chinese men compete with us white men for women? Let’s go, let’s go eat.”

Yang Chen took Lin Yiren to the International Finance Center.

“Feel free to pick whatever you want. Buy as much as you can carry,” Yang Chen said with a smile.

Lin Yiren hooked her arm around Yang Chen’s and said with a smile, “Then I won’t be polite.”

“Don’t be polite, go pick,” Yang Chen said with a smile.

Lin Yiren kissed Yang Chen and went into the LV [Louis Vuitton] store.

This place is a gathering place for luxury goods. Slightly inferior brands don’t dare to come in because the rent is too expensive and their profit margins can’t withstand these costs.

Yang Chen sat in the waiting area to wait for Lin Yiren.

At this time, a couple next to him came over and sat down.

The man’s hands were full of things, and the girl was also carrying two GUCCI bags.

The man said, “Xiaohui, let’s go eat.”

The woman: “I haven’t finished shopping yet, I still have things to buy.”

The man: “You’ve already bought a lot, let’s buy it next time.”

The woman: “Why is it so difficult for me to get you to buy me something? If you don’t spend money on me, why should I stay with you?”

The man: “I didn’t say I wouldn’t spend money on you, but my credit card is maxed out. Isn’t that enough to prove I love you?”

The woman: “Get your facts straight. Nowadays, any woman who can breathe doesn’t have to worry about finding a partner. If you don’t spend enough money on me, why should I be your boyfriend?”

The man: “But you’ve bought too much. Is love just about men buying things for women? Besides buying things, can’t anything else prove love?”

The woman: “Otherwise? If you don’t spend money on me, how can you prove you love me? With just your mouth?”

Yang Chen gave the guy a sympathetic look. He was so pitiful.

At this moment, Lin Yiren ran over happily.

“Ah Chen, I’ve made my choice,” Lin Yiren said, shaking the wallet in her hand.

Yang Chen asked with a smile, “You only chose this one?”

Lin Yiren nodded and said, “My wallet is a bit worn out and needs to be replaced, but I don’t need anything else. Thank you for spending money on me. Hehe…”

With that, Lin Yiren stepped forward and kissed Yang Chen.

Yang Chen nodded with a smile and got up to pay.

Afterwards, Lin Yiren hooked her arm around Yang Chen’s and left the LV store happily.

The man who maxed out his credit card looked at Yang Chen with envy, and then looked at the things hanging on his arms. He instantly felt it wasn’t worth it.

He snatched the things from his girlfriend’s hand and said, “See that? That’s what dating is all about. What about you? You’re just looking for an ATM [Automated Teller Machine, implying she only wants his money]. If you had even a little bit of love for me, you wouldn’t have said those things just now. I already told you my credit card is maxed out, and you still want me to buy things. We’re just ordinary people, why do you have to pretend to be something you’re not? It’s fine if you have money, but you’re a poor person yourself, and you have to force me, who is also an ordinary person, to give you this kind of life. I’m asking you, do you deserve it? These were bought with my hard-earned money, you can’t have any of them!”

The woman roared: “Chen Le, are you crazy? I’ll give you one more chance, apologize to me immediately, and buy me another LV bag, and I’ll forgive you. Otherwise…”

The man interrupted: “Otherwise what? Go pay for it yourself, why should I pay for it? Don’t you have money? If you don’t have money, why are you pretending? Isn’t it better for me to find a girl who is serious about dating with these things? Why throw them in the trash! I’m now informing you, you’re dumped!”

After speaking, the man left with all the things.

The customers next to him mocked the woman.

“Well, the sucker ATM has awakened!”

“That’s enough, people have already said their credit card is maxed out, and you still want them to buy things. Isn’t that treating them like a sucker?”

“If you don’t have money, don’t think about living a good life. Don’t you know what you are? I hate some poor female losers who rely on men to buy things, and then post on Moments [a feature on WeChat, a popular Chinese social media platform, similar to Facebook’s news feed] to show off, saying they are independent women and can’t lower their quality of life.”

…

Those customers were all covered in famous brands, and a watch would cost hundreds of thousands. The woman didn’t dare to talk back at all, and quickly ran away in disgrace.

Yang Chen took Lin Yiren to lunch, found a hotel to open a room for a while, and then took her to Jiading North District in the afternoon to relax.

At eight o’clock in the evening, the two arrived at Tang Court on time.

Liang Xiuyun and James were in the private room, and Chen Liang was waiting at the door.

Seeing Yang Chen coming, Chen Liang quickly greeted him.

“Brother Chen, you’re here. Is this your sister-in-law?” Chen Liang asked.

Yang Chen nodded.

Lin Yiren replied generously: “Hello. My name is Lin Yiren, and I am the chief flight attendant of China Eastern Airlines. Nice to meet you, you are Chen Liang, right? When we were on the road just now, Ah Chen said that Chen Liang would definitely come, I think you must be Chen Liang.”

Chen Liang: “Haha… Hello, sister-in-law, I am indeed Chen Liang. Brother Chen, you are awesome, your vision is really good. Sister-in-law is like a fairy, just one look at her and I feel like I’m blaspheming her.”

Yang Chen: “Damn, is this all you learned in Shengjin [likely referring to a specific educational institution or region known for a certain style of flattery]? Hurry up and eat, I’m hungry.”

Chen Liang: “Haha… okay, let’s go, let’s go eat.”

Yang Chen: “Why did your boss suddenly invite me to dinner?”

Chen Liang: “Didn’t she tell you? Huasheng Investment has also established a branch in China. Their president in China, James, knows our President Liang and insisted that President Liang connect you with him, hoping that you can bring Huasheng to invest together in any good projects in the future.”

Yang Chen and Lin Yiren looked at each other, and then smiled.

So James meant to get in touch with Yang Chen when he said he wanted to buy connections.

Yang Chen didn’t say anything and followed Chen Liang to the private room.

The door of the private room opened, and Liang Xiuyun and James immediately looked over.

Liang Xiuyun got up to greet Yang Chen.

“Mr. Yang, you’re here. Is this your girlfriend?” Liang Xiuyun asked.

Yang Chen nodded with a smile and said, “Hello, President Liang.”

Lin Yiren quickly said, “Hello, President Liang. My name is Lin Yiren, and I am very happy to meet you.”

Liang Xiuyun: “Haha… Hello, Miss Lin. Mr. Yang really has good taste. Miss Lin looks like a fairy, not only beautiful, but also has an extraordinary temperament. Come, let me introduce you to Mr. James, the president of Huasheng, a well-known investment company on Wall Street. Mr. James, this is the owner of the Haishang Financial Building, Mr. Yang Chen, whom I told you about.”

James was taken aback and said, “How… how is that possible? Isn’t he a ride-hailing driver?”

Liang Xiuyun laughed and said, “Mr. Yang has too many industries under his name, and he can’t manage them all by himself, so he hired professional managers to manage them. He only needs to listen to work reports every day. He has nothing to do on weekdays, so he runs a ride-hailing service to experience life and pass the time. Otherwise, it would be boring if he had nothing to do every day.”

James was stunned and said, “Are you kidding me? He’s so rich and still works as a ride-hailing driver. He’s really bored.”

Yang Chen smiled and replied, “I am indeed very idle, otherwise I wouldn’t drive a ride-hailing service. President Liang, what’s the meaning of this dinner tonight? Are you deliberately trying to disgust me? This trash harassed my girlfriend and insulted Chinese people. He was beaten up by righteous people at the airport yesterday. Are you trying to reconcile us by bringing us together today?”

Liang Xiuyun: “Ah? I don’t know about this? Mr. James, what are you doing? Why are you harassing Mr. Yang’s girlfriend? You lied to me that you were attacked because of this. I treat you as a friend, you can’t hurt me!”

James: “You have the nerve to say me? If it weren’t for you saying that you could connect me with the owner of the Haishang Financial Building and help me quickly find investment projects, would I have agreed to sign the contract with three times the rent? I… I will be under their control in the future? Fuck! Fuck!”

Chen Liang: “You have the nerve to blame others for your stinky mouth? Why did you insult Chinese people?”

James: “I didn’t insult Chinese people, I was just stating a fact. Don’t you think there are many Chinese women who take the initiative to sleep with foreigners? My friend slept with more than a thousand in Chengdu. This is a fact! Don’t you admit it?”

Chen Liang: “When I was studying in the United States, there were American girls who took the initiative to sleep with me. I thought she was dirty and afraid she had AIDS, so I rejected her. Does that mean I can say that all American girls are so cheap because of a few individuals?”

Liang Xiuyun’s mind turned very quickly. In Haicheng, of course, she had to have a good relationship with Yang Chen. As for Huasheng, the two companies were originally competitors, so there was no need to offend Yang Chen for their sake.

“James, I am now solemnly warning you that you are not allowed to insult Chinese people, especially Chinese women, otherwise I will not let you go! Now get out of here, get out immediately!” Liang Xiuyun said angrily.

James snorted coldly and said unconvincingly, “Anyway, I’m not wrong! You want me to stay for dinner now, but I don’t want to. I’ll open a table myself, and I can invite Chinese girls to eat with me. Do you believe it?”

Chen Liang stepped forward and pushed him, but because he was too tall, he couldn’t push him.

James laughed and said, “You’re blaming me for insulting you Chinese men. Look at this small body, do I need to insult you? Haha…”

James laughed and walked towards the door. When he passed Yang Chen, Yang Chen tripped him.

“Ouch! Fuck!” James fell and knelt on one knee.

He quickly got up and raised his fist to fight Yang Chen.

But when he thought of the scene yesterday at the airport where Yang Chen subdued him with one hand, he was cowardly again.

“I’m not going to argue with you! We are an international investment company, not something a rich second generation like you can compare to. My goal remains the same, she will have to crawl at my feet and let me do whatever I want sooner or later,” James said arrogantly.

Chen Liang wanted to go up and hit him, but Yang Chen stopped him.

“I’ll do it, you don’t need to do it. Let’s eat,” Yang Chen said.

Liang Xiuyu quickly said, “Mr. Yang, I’m very sorry. I really didn’t know he was this kind of person, let alone that he had some unpleasantness with you. Otherwise, I would definitely not pay attention to him.”

Yang Chen nodded with a smile and said, “I believe President Liang’s words. Okay, let’s not talk about it, sit down and eat.”

The group sat down, and Yang Chen asked the waiter to call Tan Hongkai.

Soon, Tan Hongkai came.

Tan Hongkai: “Mr. Yang, you’re here. What can I do for you?”

Yang Chen: “Go and see if there is a foreigner with a bandage on his face lingering around, and drive him away. Tang Court will not receive him or anyone related to him in the future.”

Tan Hongkai: “Okay, I’ll go take a look right away.”

After speaking, Tan Hongkai hurried out to find James.

Lin Yiren quickly asked, “Ah Chen, why does he listen to you so much?”

Yang Chen: “Didn’t I tell you? I bought Tang Court too. You can come here to eat whenever you want in the future, and you don’t have to pay.”

Lin Yiren: “Ah? Tang Court is a Michelin three-star restaurant, and you bought it?”

Yang Chen: “Yes! I don’t have any hobbies in this life, I just like to eat, drink and have fun. The chefs here make delicious Chinese and foreign dishes, so I bought it so I can come over whenever I want to eat.”

Chen Liang: “Brother Chen, I admire you for saying things calmly but with a lot of force. I wish I could be like you one day, I think it would be worth it for the rest of my life.”

Liang Xiuyun: “Stop it, Mr. Yang has that strength, what do you have? Be down-to-earth, otherwise I won’t feel relieved to hand my daughter over to you.”

Chen Liang: “Got it.”

Chen Liang’s girlfriend’s mother is his immediate boss, which is quite tragic.

On the other side, James came to the lobby, ordered a few dishes, and then began to look for his target.

“Beauty, I ordered caviar and champagne, come and eat together,” James said to a girl.

People who can come to Tang Court to eat are basically not bad.

Ordering a few basic dishes costs more than a thousand yuan. Can ordinary people come to a Michelin three-star restaurant to eat?

The girl is well-informed, so how could she tolerate a foreigner’s casual teasing?

“You’re crazy! Waiter, bring me caviar, one can per person, otherwise the foreigner next to me will think we can’t afford it!” the girl said.

James rolled his eyes and changed his target.

“Beauty, are you alone? Come and eat with me, it’s my treat. I’ll treat you to caviar, foie gras, and champagne,” James said.

The girl had a disgusted expression on her face and said, “You bumpkin, I’m already here to eat, can’t I afford what you said? Why should I let you treat me?”

James looked surprised. This is not right. Why are these girls different from those international students?

Why can his friend sleep with more than a thousand of them?

Why doesn’t it work on him?

At this time, the girl’s boyfriend came. After learning that James had teased her, her boyfriend immediately came up to reason with James.

“You damn foreigner, get your facts straight. This is China, not your bird country, be honest!” the man said.

James was furious and slammed the table and said, “Fuck! You son of a bitch, how dare you talk to me like that! Do you know who I am? Listen carefully, I am James, the president of Huasheng, a well-known investment bank on Wall Street! I am now fully responsible for all affairs in China. I control billions of dollars of investment. What are you?”

The man immediately became cowardly. This is indeed a bit powerful, and he can’t handle it.

Seeing that the man was scared, James instantly became more confident.

This loser was already very good at pretending, and now that his opponent was suppressed by him, he had to take off.

“Look, look, you Chinese men are so cowardly. When I was in the United States, I snatched several girlfriends of Chinese students. Those girls were very obedient. I let them do whatever I wanted, and I even played with them with my friends. Haha… Sorry, I’m being too direct, but these are all facts,” James said more and more arrogantly.

“What the hell are you talking about? When I was in the United States, I also played with American girls with my friends. What does that prove?”

“Damn it, do you know what place this is? This is not a place where you can run wild! Are you looking for a fight?”

“Brothers, if we still let him talk nonsense here, we Chinese men are really useless!”

“Beat him!”

…

The surrounding diners were extremely angry and got up to beat him.

James was still afraid after being beaten yesterday.

Seeing that the situation was not good, he quickly called the waiter to protect him.

At this time, Tan Hongkai walked over and said righteously: “Get out of here now! You and your friends are never allowed to step into Tang Court!”

James: “Why? I’ve already ordered food, why are you kicking me out?”

Tan Hongkai: “Just because you’re talking nonsense here, just because you offended our Mr. Yang, he doesn’t allow you to eat here! This Tang Court belongs to Mr. Yang, is that reason enough? Get out! Otherwise, I’ll call the security guard to throw you out!”

The people next to him clapped their hands and cheered, and booed James to get out.

James had already suffered once, and he didn’t want to do it again.

A group of people came up to beat him and then dispersed, and the police said they couldn’t catch anyone.

“Tch! I don’t want to eat here anymore! You tell Yang Chen that I’m not done with him! I just came to Haicheng and haven’t gained a foothold yet, so he can be arrogant for a while. When I gain a foothold, see how I deal with him!” James said arrogantly, and then walked away with his head held high.

Tan Hongkai: “Everyone, I’m sorry for disturbing your meal. We didn’t expect such a shameless foreigner to come in, otherwise we would have stopped him outside long ago. Everyone, I’m sorry, please continue your meal.”

“Damn, I feel so bad!”

“Me too, insulting Chinese women in front of us, I can’t swallow this breath if I don’t beat him up.”

“It’s okay, I’m a video blogger, and I’ve already filmed everything he said and did just now. I’ll make the video and upload it to the Internet later, and everyone can help me push the popularity so that more people know about this foreign trash. Isn’t he the president of an investment bank? As long as all Chinese companies don’t accept their investment, let’s see how they can survive in China!”

“Okay! What’s your ID? I’ll follow you now!”

“My ID is Haicheng Fresh News, specializing in posting about people, things, and scenery related to Haicheng.”

…

Everyone quickly followed this blogger, waiting for her to make the video and push it to the top.

James returned to the hotel in a rage and immediately called all his subordinates over.

“Shengjin Investment is unreliable, we have to find other investment projects now. We spent three times the rent on the venue, and now it’s all in vain. We must find a profitable project to invest in as soon as possible. Everyone, use your brains and think of a way,” James said.

Although Huasheng Investment just came to Haicheng to open a branch, they had already made some investments in China before.

As a well-known investment bank, they would definitely not do things so impulsively. It is impossible to open a branch and start everything from scratch, there must be some foundation.

At this time, the subordinate who was slapped by James yesterday said: “I heard that Donglong Airlines’ private placement project is still missing a spot. They specifically want a foreign investor who can help them in purchasing aircraft and opening up foreign routes. Huasheng Investment has such strength. They want to buy aircraft, we can communicate with Boeing. They want to open up routes, we can also communicate with the US government. As long as we can successfully win this private placement spot, we can have at least 5 times the return. And… there is a very important point. The flight attendant that Mr. James likes is from Donglong Airlines. If we become shareholders, wouldn’t we… hehe…”

James’s eyes lit up and he laughed and said, “Li Zhen, you are a smart person, your suggestion is very good, killing two birds with one stone. Okay, we will go to Donglong Airlines tomorrow to talk and try to win the last private placement spot.”

Li Zhen: “Haha… rich second generations will never want to fight against capital. The girl that Mr. James likes will definitely not escape your palm.”

“Haha…” Everyone laughed in unison.

At this time, the blogger with the ID of Haicheng Fresh News had already edited the video and quickly posted it on Douyin [TikTok’s Chinese version].

With the help of other diners, the video quickly became popular.

James’s ugly face of ranting and insulting Chinese women was clearly displayed in front of hundreds of millions of netizens.

Chinese people have a characteristic. They usually attack each other regionally, but once they encounter foreign enemies, everyone will be united against the enemy.

James’s remarks completely angered Chinese netizens.

“What the hell is this foreigner talking about? Damn, I slept with an American girl a few days ago, does that mean I can assume that all American women are chickens?”

“What kind of Huasheng Investment is this? If this rotten company can gain a foothold in China, especially in Haicheng, every Chinese person has a responsibility.”

“They discriminate against us abroad, and they dare to be so arrogant in our country. It’s simply outrageous! I want to know where he is now, I want to greet his whole family!”

“Who knows where Huasheng Investment’s office is? I’m going to send wreaths tomorrow, damn it, I have to send them even if I get detained, otherwise I’m sorry to Chinese women!”

…

James, who was sleeping, was awakened by Li Zhen’s phone call.

James answered the phone and cursed, “Don’t you have to sleep in the middle of the night? Didn’t you know that I adjusted my biological clock before I came to China? I’m very sleepy now!”

Li Zhen quickly explained: “I’m sorry, Mr. James. I have a very important urgent matter to report to you. The things you said at Tang Court at night were filmed and uploaded to the Internet, and now netizens are scolding you. You should download a Douyin, you can definitely see the video, the popularity is too high now.”

James smiled disdainfully and said, “I thought it was a big deal. Just film it, anyway, I didn’t say anything wrong. If they make me angry, I’ll call that friend over to tell his story and see which thousand girls he slept with. Then I’ll see what you Chinese people can say! Fuck! I’m going to sleep, don’t call me. Even if the sky falls, I have to wait until I get up tomorrow morning to talk about it!”

After speaking, James hung up the phone and went to sleep peacefully.