How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 287

287. Begging is Useless, Your Endorsement Must Be Removed

Yang Yun considered herself a first-tier celebrity and disdained arguing with an ordinary person.

However, that didn’t mean she would accept Yang Chen’s threat. She herself couldn’t argue, but so many followers could argue on her behalf.

Sure enough, Yang Yun’s assistant immediately warned Yang Chen, “Don’t deliberately cause trouble here. We just want to shop quietly and don’t want to make things difficult for anyone. But if you deliberately provoke us, we won’t let it go easily.”

Yang Chen: “This store is several hundred square meters. You buy your things, and we buy ours. We don’t interfere with each other. Why are you trying to drive us away?”

Yang Yun couldn’t help but say, “I just don’t want anyone picking things out with me. Besides buying things, I also need to discuss work with the president of LVMH Group in China. I definitely can’t have outsiders around.”

Yang Chen: “If you want to discuss work, go to the office. Why are you putting on airs here? When will Wu Yue arrive? I want to ask her how she usually manages the store, that it can even happen that a clerk drives away customers. I don’t think she wants to be the president of the China region anymore!”

Yang Yun sneered and said, “Who do you think you are? You even want to ask how the president of LVMH Group in China does things. You came in for a stroll, and it gave you confidence?”

Lin Yiren stepped forward and whispered, “Ah Chen, don’t bother with them. Let’s go. I don’t like LV stuff anyway.”

When Yang Yun saw that Lin Yiren was even prettier than her, she couldn’t help but feel a little jealous.

“Oh, you don’t like LV stuff? No wonder, LV is a high-end brand after all, not everyone can afford it. As a top brand, naturally only a few top people can enjoy it,” Yang Yun said.

She was once a first-tier celebrity, earning 80 million for a TV series, but she didn’t expect her private behavior to be of such low quality.

Lin Yiren said angrily, “I don’t like it, not that I can’t afford it, okay? As long as I want it, my boyfriend will let me buy whatever I want. I thought you were a good person based on your TV appearances. I didn’t expect you to be so shallow.”

“How are you talking? What do you think you are? How can you evaluate Xiaoyun [Yang Yun]?”

“What kind of riff-raff dares to fart here?”

“Store Manager Li, when President Wu arrives, we’ll complain about you to her. Don’t blame us then.”

…

Faced with the threats from Yang Yun and her group, the store manager was very scared.

She immediately put on a stern face and said, “Sir, if you don’t leave, I’ll call the police.”

Yang Chen: “Call the police? I’m entering the store for normal consumption. What police are you calling? Did headquarters teach you to drive away customers during store manager training?”

Store Manager: “But she’s a big star, and she’s also our LV spokesperson! How can I not meet her demands?”

Yang Chen: “You’re bullying the weak and fearing the strong, aren’t you? It seems like you need a rectification!”

At this moment, Wu Yue walked into the store in a hurry with several people.

“What’s going on?” Wu Yue asked.

Everyone looked over.

The store manager quickly ran over to greet her and whispered, “President Wu, Miss Yang is here and wants to clear the store, but two customers are unwilling to leave.”

Wu Yue:

“Clear the store? Is that necessary? This store is so big, there’s no need to clear it. Where are the customers?”

The store manager pointed at Yang Chen and said, “It’s them.”

When Wu Yue saw that it was Yang Chen, she was so scared that she quickly ran over, bowed, and said, “Mr. Yang, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, this is definitely an accident.”

Everyone was shocked. Why was Wu Yue so polite to this customer?

Yang Chen waved his hand, signaling the staff to close the door to prevent customers from hearing what they were saying and affecting LV’s brand image.

Then, Yang Chen asked, “Don’t LV store managers need training?”

Wu Yue: “Of course, they do! We have at least two training sessions every month!”

Yang Chen: “Then how do you train the store managers? Do you teach them that they can drive away customers for the sake of celebrities? You need to know that customers who come to LV stores, apart from a few who are just browsing, are either rich or noble, or at least wealthy. These people care most about face. Are you driving away customers because you don’t want them anymore?”

Wu Yue: “Li Juan, who told you to drive away customers? Haven’t I personally told you store managers that you must correct your service attitude? You are just LV salespeople, not the owners of LV. Don’t think that selling LV makes you superior. Did you take my words as wind in your ears?”

The store manager quickly explained, “President Wu, it’s not my fault. Miss Yang called and said she wanted me to clear the store, or she would complain to you and prevent me from being the store manager. She’s a big star and the LV spokesperson. I didn’t dare to disobey her.”

Wu Yue: “Nonsense! You’re paid by LV, not by her. Why should you listen to her?”

Store Manager: “President Wu, I was wrong. I know I was wrong. I won’t dare to do it again.”

Wu Yue: “Zhang Li, you will temporarily take over as the store manager. Li Juan is fired. Hand over your work and go to headquarters tomorrow to complete the resignation procedures.”

The store manager immediately burst into tears and begged Wu Yue for mercy.

“President Wu, I really know I was wrong. I didn’t think clearly. It’s my fault. But I was really scared by Yang Yun. I didn’t want to drive away customers. Yang Yun, please say something for me. I did this because I followed your instructions.”

Yang Yun said with a smile, “President Wu, is it necessary to be so serious? How about this, I’ll buy a few more items today to compensate for the store’s potential losses. Is that okay? I’m not asking for special privileges, I just don’t want anyone disturbing me while I’m shopping. If you let these two people leave, I’ll buy at least 20 items right now. Is that okay?”

Wu Yue turned her head and glared fiercely at Yang Yun. The look in her eyes startled Yang Yun, and she couldn’t help but take a step back.

“Miss Yang, there is a clause in our contract that the spokesperson cannot do anything that affects LV’s brand image, otherwise we have the right to unilaterally terminate the contract and claim compensation from you. Right?” Wu Yue asked coldly.

Yang Yun nodded a little guiltily and said, “Yes… yes, what’s wrong? What do you mean, President Wu?”

Wu Yue: “Miss Yang knows there is this clause, why do you still do things that damage LV’s brand image?”

Yang Yun: “President Wu, it’s just a small matter, you don’t have to be so serious, right? You wanted to talk to me about work, and I thought clearing the store would make it easier for us to talk.”

Wu Yue: “There’s a lounge inside. We can go there to talk. How would other customers affect us? Most importantly, do you know who you were trying to drive away?”

Yang Yun: “Aren’t they just a few ordinary customers? I already said I’m willing to buy more things to compensate your store. What else do you want from me? Is it necessary to fall out?”

Wu Yue: “This is the second largest shareholder of our LVMH Group. He came to the store with his friend to shop. What right do you have to drive him away?”

“Ah…” Yang Yun was shocked and looked at Yang Chen with her “superb acting skills.”

Everyone else at the scene also stared at Yang Chen, including Lin Yiren, who was also very surprised.

“Honey, did you acquire shares in LV?” Lin Yiren asked.

Yang Chen smiled and nodded, “Yes! I think these brands are very powerful. No matter what dirty things they do, as long as they offer a discount, Chinese consumers will line up to snap them up. So their profitability must be very strong. It’s not bad to acquire shares and wait for dividends.”

This explanation was really simple and crude. He just saw that LV and other brands could make money, so he bought shares and waited for dividends.

Wu Yue said with a smile, “Mr. Yang’s reason is really simple and domineering. He thinks LVMH can make money, so he acquires shares.”

Yang Chen: “Haha… People should be simple and pure.”

Yang Yun quickly stepped forward and bowed to Yang Chen, “Mr. Yang, I’m sorry. I didn’t know you were the second largest shareholder of LVMH Group. Otherwise, I definitely wouldn’t have treated you like this.”

Yang Chen: “If I were an ordinary person, you could use your celebrity privilege to drive me away. Right?”

Yang Yun: “No… no… I… I didn’t mean that. I…”

Yang Yun didn’t even know how to excuse herself.

However, one thing was certain: she couldn’t lose the LV endorsement.

Since Yang Yun divorced Huang Daan, her resources had plummeted.

From 100 million for a TV series to a few million with no one interested, the difference was significant.

Because she lost Huang Daan’s resource support, Yang Yun lost many endorsements.

For her current situation, the LV endorsement was the only guarantee to maintain her status.

If she lost the LV endorsement, she would quickly become a third- or fourth-tier celebrity, and then she would really be completely ignored.

Therefore, she had to keep the LV endorsement at all costs, even if it meant doing it for free or even paying out of her own pocket.

“Mr. Yang, I really know I was wrong. I will definitely pay attention to my words and actions in the future and will never tarnish LV’s reputation again. Please give me another chance. I’ll treat you to supper later. You can make any request. Okay?” Yang Yun said humbly.

Yang Chen had no interest in a plastic surgery monster who had given birth and divorced, at least not in her.

Yang Chen: “Thank you, I’ve already had dinner with my girlfriend. Since you violated the contract, let’s end it.”

Wu Yue: “Miss Yang, please leave and do not harass our group’s second largest shareholder in any way, otherwise we will not be able to terminate the contract peacefully.”

If LVMH Group claimed compensation, Yang Yun would be in trouble.

However, she couldn’t give up just like that.

“Mr. Yang, President Wu, the LV endorsement is very important to me. I can’t lose it. How about this, I don’t want the endorsement fee. I’ll endorse LV for free. Okay?” Yang Yun pleaded.

Wu Yue: “Do you think we lack that little endorsement fee? As long as the spokesperson’s image is good enough, LVMH Group can afford any endorsement fee. Now your image can no longer be the spokesperson for LV. Do you understand what that means?”

Yang Yun had no choice but to use her trump card, saying, “How about this, I don’t want the endorsement fee, and I’ll give you an additional 5 million yuan every year. Just keep this LV endorsement contract for me. Is that okay? I’m begging you both.”

Wow, everyone around was dumbfounded.

Not wanting the endorsement fee and paying LVMH Group 5 million yuan every year? Was this even possible?

From this, it could be seen that Yang Yun really needed this contract.

With the LV endorsement contract, other brands might look for her to *ceng re du* [piggyback on her popularity].

Without the LV endorsement contract, other brands would not look for her.

She was clear about the difference.

Yang Chen smiled and shook his head, “If people knew about this, they would laugh at our LVMH Group for being embarrassing. You don’t need to say anymore, we must terminate the contract.”

In desperation, Yang Yun knelt down with a plop and said, “Mr. Yang, I’m begging you, okay? I really can’t lose this endorsement. This endorsement is too important to me. Since my divorce, my resources have been declining, and now I’m almost out of work. If I don’t have the LV endorsement, I will really cool off quickly. I have a performance bet agreement with my agency. If I don’t complete the agreement, I have to pay compensation myself. Mr. Yang, President Wu, I’m begging you, please give me another chance.”

Behind the glamorous facade of a celebrity was such a tragic story.

However, Yang Chen had seen too many people who admitted their mistakes after being abused.

If all it took to apologize for doing something wrong, wouldn’t Yang Chen have been provoked and even bullied for nothing?

There was no such easy thing.

Yang Chen waved his hand, and Wu Yue understood. She immediately warned, “Miss Yang, if you don’t leave, I’m really calling the head of the legal department. We’ll see you in court, and we will definitely claim compensation to the end!”

Yang Yun had no choice but to get up and leave with the support of her entourage.

The LVMH exhibition on Sunday was about to be held. Now that the spokesperson was gone, how would the event proceed?

Wu Yue: “Mr. Yang, there are only three days left until the exhibition. If there is no spokesperson by then, wouldn’t that be bad?”

Yang Chen: “LV is such a big brand, isn’t it easy to find a spokesperson? Is Yang Da Mi [likely a play on Yang Mi’s name to avoid copyright] okay?”

Wu Yue: “Yang Da Mi? Okay! Then I’ll contact her agent tomorrow and give it a try.”

Yang Chen: “I’ll call her.”

With that, Yang Chen called Yang Da Mi.

Soon, the call connected.

Yang Da Mi: “Brother Chen, are you looking for me for something?”

Yang Chen: “Yes, I want to recommend an endorsement to you. I don’t know if you’re interested.”

Yang Da Mi: “Brother Chen, thank you so much. What endorsement?”

Yang Chen: “LV!”

Yang Da Mi was shocked and choked on her saliva.

“Cough cough cough… cough cough cough…”

Yang Chen asked with a smile, “Miss Yang, don’t get excited. If it’s okay, it’s okay. Just tell me what’s on your mind.”

Yang Da Mi: “Of course, it’s okay! I didn’t expect Brother Chen to recommend the LV endorsement to me! But, as far as I know, the LV spokesperson is Yang Yun! She just renewed her contract last month. Are they going to change the spokesperson now?”

Yang Chen: “Yang Yun’s virtue is not good enough, and I have removed her endorsement contract. The LVMH Group has an exhibition on Sunday and needs to finalize a new spokesperson as soon as possible. If you are interested, go to the LVMH Group’s China office tomorrow to talk to President Wu Yue. Okay?”

Yang Da Mi: “Okay! That’s great! Brother Chen, thank you! When I’m done with my current work, I must treat you to a one-stop shop of dinner and karaoke.”

Yang Chen: “Haha… Okay, I’ll wait for you to treat me. That’s settled then. You can go talk about it yourself tomorrow.”

Yang Da Mi: “Okay, thank you, Brother Chen.”

Wasn’t the new spokesperson settled? Removing Yang Yun didn’t affect the LVMH Group’s exhibition at all.

Wu Yue laughed happily and said, “Thank you, Mr. Yang. Our exhibition can be held according to the original plan. Mr. Yang, please accompany your friend to shop. After you’ve finished shopping, we’ll open the door and let customers in.”

Yang Chen: “No need, just open the door. This store is so big that even if dozens of customers come in, it won’t affect us.”

Wu Yue nodded and quickly ordered the staff to open the door.

Yang Chen took Lin Yiren to pick out a few clothes, and then they left.

…

A pleasant day starts with running a morning peak [driving during rush hour].

Busy until after ten o’clock in the evening, Yang Chen prepared to go home to rest.

At this time, a dirty little girl on the side of the road caught his attention.

It was so late, and it was dangerous for a six- or seven-year-old girl to be walking alone on the road.

Yang Chen quickly turned on his hazard lights, pulled over, and got out of the car to chase after her.

“Little girl, it’s so late. Why are you walking alone on the road?” Yang Chen asked.

The little girl looked up at Yang Chen, her eyes full of confusion.

Children of this age should be full of innocence, but her eyes had a vicissitude and confusion that even Yang Chen didn’t have.

The little girl subconsciously took two steps back, and Yang Chen quickly explained, “Don’t be afraid. I’m a passing ride-hailing driver, not a bad guy. Where do you live? I’ll take you home. Or can you remember your parents’ phone number? I’ll call them to pick you up.”

The little girl blinked her eyes and replied blankly, “I don’t have parents. They’re all dead.”

Yang Chen’s heart skipped a beat. Another poor child.

Yang Chen continued to ask, “What about your grandparents? Are they still alive?”

The little girl shook her head again and said, “They’re all dead too.”

Wow, this was really a tragedy. This little girl must have come to this world to suffer.

Yang Chen continued to ask, “Then do you have any relatives like uncles, aunts, or cousins?”

The little girl: “They’re all dead.”

Yang Chen was stunned and didn’t react for a while.

After an unknown amount of time, Yang Chen asked again, “Really? Then do you have any relatives? No matter where they live, I’ll take you to find them.”

The little girl shook her head and said, “No.”

Yang Chen thought she might be lying, so he called the police.

After a while, the police arrived.

Then, Yang Chen went to the police station with them.

At the police station, the little girl’s words brought tears to everyone’s eyes.

She wasn’t lying. Her grandparents had passed away ten years ago.

Half a year ago, her father and mother took her uncle’s family and her grandfather’s family on a trip.

As a result, the bus crashed into a valley.

She was wrapped in a blanket and sleeping in her parents’ arms, escaping the disaster.

Later, the relevant departments handed her over to the village committee.

For the first month, the villagers took good care of her.

But after a long time, everyone got tired of her.

Moreover, because she suddenly lost so many relatives, her personality became a little fragile, sensitive, and impatient. The villagers gradually became unwilling to take care of her.

So, she left home and came to the city.

She had been lost for five days, and the village didn’t report it to the police. It seemed that no one cared whether she lived or died.

The police comrades were furious and immediately wanted to call the village committee where the little girl was located.

But the little girl immediately cried and said, “Don’t call! Don’t call! I don’t want to go back! I beg you not to call! Wuwu…”

Yang Chen squatted down in front of the little girl and said, “Come with me. Tomorrow I’ll take you to Chenguang Children’s Paradise [Chenguang Orphanage]. There are more than a hundred children there who don’t have families like you. You can live with them in the future.”

The little girl: “Will they accept me?”

Yang Chen: “I guarantee they will accept you. My name is Yang Chen. Chenguang Children’s Paradise is a children’s paradise organized by my Chenguang Charity Foundation, which is specially for children without relatives to live in. There are already 118 children living there. You will definitely find like-minded friends there.”

The little girl nodded immediately and said, “Okay! Then I’ll go home with my brother, and tomorrow my brother will take me to that children’s paradise.”

It wasn’t that simple for an orphanage to receive a child. It wasn’t like you could just take them away. Relevant departments had to review and approve it.

Yang Chen took out his business card and handed it to the police comrade, saying, “This is my business card. I am fully responsible for the safety of this child. Later, I will have the orphanage contact her village committee and civil affairs department to complete the procedures. Let me take her away now.”

The police were stunned when they looked at Yang Chen’s business card. He was the boss and shareholder of so many companies, so his credibility was definitely not a problem.

Yang Chen took out his ID card to register and then left with the little girl.

The police would verify everything the little girl said tomorrow and help the orphanage complete the procedures.

Soon, Yang Chen took the little girl back home.

“Shishi! Shishi! Come out quickly!” Yang Chen shouted.

Yu Shishi was playing games with Maya. Hearing Yang Chen’s shout, she quickly put down her phone and ran out.

“Sir, whose child is this?” Yu Shishi asked as she ran.

Yang Chen: “I’ll tell you later. Go give her a bath and change her clothes.”

Yu Shishi nodded and took the little girl in.

Yang Chen also quickly took a shower, changed his clothes, and waited.

More than half an hour later, Yu Shishi came out with the clean little girl.

The little girl was really beautiful. She was a beauty from the looks of it.

Yu Shishi’s eyes were red, and there were still tears on her face. Obviously, she knew the little girl’s background and couldn’t help but cry.

Yang Chen: “Little Li Rou, you sleep with Sister Shishi tonight, and tomorrow brother will take you to the children’s paradise. There are many children waiting for you there.”

The little girl nodded, her eyes curved as if she was smiling, very beautiful.

“Thank you, Brother Chen,” the little girl replied.

Yang Chen nodded and said, “I’m going upstairs to sleep. You guys go to bed early too.”

Yang Chen went upstairs.

Maya pulled the little girl and chatted with Yu Shishi. Before long, Maya’s crying came from downstairs. Obviously, she was also moved to tears by Li Rou’s background.

Because he was going to send Li Rou to Chenguang Orphanage, Yang Chen didn’t go out to work in the morning.

At breakfast, Yang Chen told Maya about going to work at LVMH Group.

Maya was extremely happy. She finally had a job.

After breakfast, Yang Chen took the three girls out.

More than an hour later, they finally arrived at Chenguang Children’s Paradise.

At this time, the children in the park were doing morning exercises.

Watching so many children running and playing happily in the park, Li Rou smiled slightly, her eyes full of longing.

Coincidentally, Ji Kun, the vice chairman of the Chenguang Charity Foundation, also came at this time.

When Ji Kun saw that Yang Chen was also there, he quickly ran over.

“Mr. Yang, you’re here too! I happen to have a problem that I want to ask you to help solve,” Ji Kun said.

Yang Chen: “What’s the problem?”