How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 313

The Incredible Ability to Make Someone Vomit Blood

Chapter 313: The Incredible Ability to Make Someone Vomit Blood

The foreign old man returned to his hotel room, removed his mask and hat, revealing his true identity. He was none other than Warren Buffett.

The old man angrily summoned his entourage and scolded, “Are you sure the economic reports about Dragon Country you gave me contain real and accurate data?”

The entourage expressed their views.

“We can guarantee the data is absolutely real and accurate!”

“Yes! We’ve been in this business for decades. The youngest among us is over 40. We wouldn’t dare deceive you, Mr. Buffett.”

“Didn’t Mr. Buffett go out to learn about the development of Hai City? Why did he come back so quickly and so angry? Did he discover something?”

……

Buffett sighed and replied, “I took a ride in a ride-hailing car [similar to Uber or Lyft] in front of the hotel just now. Do you know what I experienced?”

Everyone shook their heads.

Buffett continued, “I wanted him to take me around, offering him a $200 tip, with the fare to be paid separately. No matter how much the fare was, I would pay the equivalent in US dollars. But he said he wanted to go home for dinner and didn’t want to earn the money. If this were in the US, a driver would immediately agree to such a reward, even if they hadn’t eaten all day. I wondered, are the ride-hailing drivers in Dragon Country so wealthy? So, I gave him another $1,000 to just drive me around. He still refused and even showed me his bank balance on his phone. Do you know what I saw?”

Everyone shook their heads again.

Buffett: “I saw his bank account showing a balance of 12.8 billion! Good heavens, do ride-hailing drivers in Dragon Country have 12.8 billion in savings?! And your survey reports show that 600 million people in Dragon Country earn less than 1,000 per month. You still say the data is real and accurate? If an ordinary ride-hailing driver has so much savings, what about people in other industries?”

Everyone shook their heads in disbelief.

“Impossible! How could a ride-hailing driver have so much savings?”

“I don’t believe a ride-hailing driver has that much savings either, because people are greedy and enjoy life. If someone has 12.8 billion in savings, they would definitely enjoy life and do more profitable, high-end industries, definitely not be a ride-hailing driver.”

“Sir, are you mistaken? Could it be 128,000?”

Buffett got even angrier and said, “I’m most sensitive to numbers! The difference between 12.8 billion and 128,000 is so big, how could I be wrong?”

Everyone was dumbfounded. How could a ride-hailing driver have 12.8 billion?

The room was quiet for a long time. Buffett sighed and said, “Alright, you can all go back. Tomorrow, after meeting Mr. Yang and having lunch with Mr. Sun, we’ll take a good look around. Whether your survey data is wrong, or I met a magical person, we’ll find out after investigating tomorrow.”

Everyone nodded and left Buffett’s room.

“How could a ride-hailing driver have 12.8 billion in savings? He must have seen it wrong.”

“I also think he saw it wrong. After all, he’s old, maybe his eyesight is failing.”

“Hey… keep your voice down, don’t let him hear you.”

……

After everyone else left, Buffett found Yang Chen’s number and called.

The call connected quickly.

Buffett: “Hi, Mr. Yang, this is Warren Buffett. I have arrived in Hai City, Dragon Country. Are you free tomorrow? I would like to invite you to dinner and give you the BYD equity transfer agreement, etc.”

Yang Chen: “Oh, good evening, Mr. Buffett. I am free tomorrow. What time for dinner?”

Buffett: “Tomorrow at eleven o’clock in the morning. Is that okay?”

Yang Chen: “Sure. Where?”

Buffett: “Tomorrow at half-past eleven, I will be dining with Sun Chenyu, who won this year’s lunch auction, at Tang Court [a high-end restaurant]. For convenience, let’s have a simple meal together at Tang Court. Is that okay?”

Yang Chen: “Sure! See you tomorrow at eleven o’clock.”

Sun Xuechen is so tragic. He spent 4.8 million US dollars to eat with Buffett, but Buffett ate with Yang Chen first before eating with him. That’s too much.

……

Tang Court, 10:30 AM.

Although the Buffett lunch was scheduled to start at 11:30, Sun Xuechen was already there with his people preparing.

A red carpet was laid from the roadside to the private room, and flowers were placed on both sides for decoration.

Sun Xuechen was live-streaming with his phone.

“Let me show you, we are laying a red carpet from the roadside all the way to the entrance of the private room. Buffett and I will walk on this red carpet later, don’t forget to take screenshots.”

This guy is really good at showing off, and he’s really forcing it.

Comments:

“Spending 4.8 million US dollars to have a meal with Buffett, I don’t know whether to say you are rich or stupid. I don’t believe this meal can help you become a stock god.”

“Dragon Country people’s money is so easy to scam. A meal scammed away 4.8 million US dollars.”

“Some people, don’t be envious, jealous, or hateful. You can only see the 4.8 million US dollars, but you can’t see what this 4.8 million US dollars can bring to Sun Xuechen. By riding on Buffett’s popularity, he can easily harvest 480 million US dollars in the crypto circle, do you believe it?”

“Where is Buffett? Why isn’t he here yet!”

……

At 10:50, Buffett arrived.

The lunch was scheduled to start at 11:30, but Buffett arrived so early.

Sun Xuechen pointed the camera at Buffett’s car and said, “See? Buffett arrived forty minutes early to express his respect. So, do you still think I’m trying to associate myself with him? At most, we are mutually benefiting. He wants to use me to enter the modern financial circle, and I use his fame to connect the crypto circle and the investment circle. Okay, I won’t talk to you anymore, I have to go and greet him, lest he think I’m impolite.”

Sun Xuechen handed the phone to his entourage and hurried up to greet Buffett.

Sun Xuechen: “Mr. Buffett, hello. You came so early, let’s go in quickly.”

Buffett: “Isn’t our lunch at eleven o’clock?”

Sun Xuechen: “Yes.”

Buffett: “Before our lunch starts, I have to have a meal with a friend first. After I finish talking with him, then we will start our lunch.”

Sun Xuechen was stunned.

What do you mean, old man?

I spent 4.8 million US dollars to bid for your lunch, and you’re going to meet with someone else before eating? What about my face?

So, my 4.8 million US dollars bought me nothing? Others can meet and chat with you without spending money?

At this time, comments in Sun Xuechen’s live broadcast room:

“Haha… I’m dying of laughter, 4.8 million US dollars bought nothing.”

“What a disgrace! He took your 4.8 million US dollars, but still arranged to eat with others first. Haha…”

“I’m dying of laughter, this guy isn’t showing off anymore. 4.8 million US dollars is not as important as other people’s face.”

“Who is this great person? They can actually get Buffett to take the initiative to invite them to dinner.”

……

Sun Xuechen got more and more angry and said, “Mr. Buffett, this is not very kind of you, is it? I spent 4.8 million US dollars to bid for this lunch, what do you mean by meeting with others before eating? Although I am young, and you have been famous for a long time, that doesn’t mean you can play with me.”

Buffett explained with a smile, “No, no, no, Mr. Sun, don’t misunderstand. My lunch starts at 11:30 and ends at 1:30, a total of two hours. During this time, I will definitely be with you. But other times belong to me, and I can freely arrange them. You are buying those two hours of lunch time, not my entire 24 hours today. Do you understand?”

This explanation left Sun Xuechen speechless.

Comments in Sun Xuechen’s live broadcast room:

“Haha… the old man’s eloquence is clear, admire!”

“Too embarrassing! Spending 4.8 million US dollars to find humiliation, the first person in ancient and modern times!”

“Too miserable! I think you should stop talking, the more you ask, the more embarrassed you will be.”

……

Perhaps Sun Xuechen also heard the netizens’ calls, and he wisely stopped questioning Buffett.

But he really wanted to know who this great person was who could get Buffett to personally invite them to dinner.

Sun Xuechen: “Can I ask who Mr. Buffett is going to have dinner with?”

At this moment, a horn sounded nearby.

Everyone looked over.

A discontinued JAC Refine S3 drove over.

Then, Sun Xuechen’s live broadcast room was suddenly blocked.

Comments:

“Huh? What’s going on?”

“The host is suspected of violating regulations and has been permanently banned?”

“Haha… what’s going on? Why was it banned for violating regulations?”

“Too miserable, humiliated, and the live broadcast room was blocked.”

“I am willing to admit that he is the most embarrassing person in ancient and modern times. He spent 4.8 million US dollars to buy nothing, and the live broadcast room was blocked.”

……

The entourage whispered, “Boss, your live broadcast room has been blocked.”

Sun Xuechen: “What? Why?”

He quickly took the phone to check, and the system prompted him that he had been blocked for insulting others and causing a very bad impact. The platform blocked his account according to user usage rules and related laws and regulations.

“Damn it, Douyin [Chinese version of TikTok] is colluding with Weibo [Chinese version of Twitter], right? Damn!” Sun Xuechen cursed angrily.

He immediately called the CEO of Douyin to question why his account was blocked.

The CEO of Douyin said with a smile, “Mr. Yang said you would definitely make this call. He told me to tell you that he was the one who had your account blocked.”

Sun Xuechen: “Who? Which Mr. Yang?”

CEO of Douyin: “Mr. Yang Chen.”

Sun Xuechen: “Yang Chen? Why is it him again? Why do you listen to him?”

CEO of Douyin: “Because he is the second largest shareholder of our parent company, ByteDance Group.”

Sun Xuechen: “…”

At this moment, Sun Xuechen’s worldview was collapsing.

That Yang Chen is so powerful?

He is the second largest shareholder of Yida Group, and the second largest shareholder of Weibo. Now he says he is also the second largest shareholder of ByteDance Group. How much money does he have?

At this time, the Refine S3 stopped, and a handsome guy in a takeaway uniform got out.

Sun Xuechen, full of anger, saw Yang Chen coming and immediately rushed up to vent his anger on him.

“What are you doing here? Delivering takeaway here?” Sun Xuechen asked unhappily.

At this time, Tan Hongkai, the manager of Tang Court, ran over and said, “Boss, you’re here. The suit you wanted is here.”

Yang Chen nodded, took off his takeaway jacket and threw it into the car, and put on the suit jacket from Tan Hongkai.

Sun Xuechen asked in shock, “Manager Tan, what… what did you call him just now?”

Tan Hongkai: “Oh, let me introduce to Mr. Sun. This is Mr. Yang Chen, the owner of our Tang Court.”

Sun Xuechen gasped, feeling a sudden tightness in his chest, and stammered, “You… you are Yang Chen?”

Yang Chen: “Yes. You didn’t know my name was Yang Chen at the RV show, did you?”

Sun Xuechen: “They only called you Mr. Yang, I didn’t know you were Yang Chen. So, you are also the second largest shareholder of Yida Group, ByteDance Group, and Weibo Group? You were the one who had my account blocked?”

Yang Chen said with a smile, “Yes. Wang Nianming is my little brother, you scolded him, I definitely can’t ignore it. So, sorry, I can only wrong Mr. Sun.”

Sun Xuechen felt more and more uncomfortable in his chest, as if something was about to burst out, and his stomach was faintly aching.

Yang Chen continued, “I heard that Mr. Sun is having lunch with Mr. Buffett here today. Thank you for taking care of my business. To express my gratitude, I will ask him to eat less when I eat with him, and leave some room for him to eat with you.”

Sun Xuechen: “You… what do you mean? You can’t be saying that you are the one he invited, right?”

Yang Chen laughed, walked to Buffett, and said, “Mr. Buffett, hello, I am Yang Chen.”

After speaking, Yang Chen also took out his ID.

Buffett carefully looked at Yang Chen, and then laughed.

“You are the driver from last night!” Buffett said with a smile.

Yang Chen frowned, suddenly remembering the foreign old man at the entrance of the Bulgari Hotel last night, and then smiled awkwardly, “You are the old man who gave me a $200 tip and $1,000 for the ride, asking me to drive you around.”

“Haha…” Buffett laughed.

Yang Chen: “If I had known you were that old man, I wouldn’t have asked someone to prepare a suit for me. I was worried that coming in a takeaway uniform would make you feel confused.”

Buffett: “Don’t mention it, I didn’t sleep well all night. I was wondering how the ride-hailing drivers in Dragon Country could be so rich, with 12.8 billion in savings. I told them, but they didn’t believe me, insisting that I saw it wrong. Let me introduce you, this is Mr. Yang Chen, who took 10% of BYD’s equity from us. The ride-hailing driver I told you about is him, now you believe he has 12.8 billion in savings, right?”

All the entourage were shocked!

It’s not surprising that someone who can take 10% of BYD’s equity from them has 12.8 billion in savings in the bank, but what’s strange is why someone so rich would drive a ride-hailing car?

“Hello, Mr. Yang, I am Thomas Rivers, Mr. Buffett’s financial advisor. Nice to meet you. Last night, Mr. Buffett told us that the ride-hailing drivers in Dragon Country have 12.8 billion in savings, and our previous research reports were not accurate at all. Now we finally understand where the problem lies, it turns out that rich people like Mr. Yang are driving ride-hailing cars to experience life.”

Yang Chen smiled and shook hands with Buffett’s entourage, and then explained, “I have invested in many companies and cannot manage them myself. So, I simply hire professional managers to help me manage them. Then I have plenty of time every day and it’s boring to do nothing, so I drive ride-hailing cars and deliver takeaways to pass the time, which can also be regarded as experiencing life. So, everyone’s research reports are definitely correct, I’m just an exception.”

“Haha…” Everyone laughed.

Buffett quickly invited Yang Chen in for dinner, time was tight, they had to hurry.

Sun Xuechen looked at Yang Chen and Buffett stepping on the red carpet he had painstakingly laid, his eyebrows were already twisted into a knot.

Every step Yang Chen took seemed to be stepping on his heart and trampling his dignity under his feet.

Soon, Yang Chen and Buffett’s team walked into Tang Court and came to the private room Buffett had booked to start eating.

Because Sun Xuechen had stomach problems, his emotions caused his stomach to contract violently, leading to gastrointestinal bleeding, and then he vomited blood.

“Oh dear, Mr. Sun! Mr. Sun! Call an ambulance! Call an ambulance…”

Soon, Tan Hongkai ran over and whispered in Yang Chen’s ear, “Mr. Yang, Sun Xuechen was so angry that he vomited blood, his entourage sent him to the hospital.”

Today, the main characters of Buffett’s lunch were Buffett and Sun Xuechen. Yang Chen felt that he had to tell Buffett about this so that he could prepare for it as soon as possible.

“Mr. Buffett, the manager said that Mr. Sun Xuechen is not feeling well and has gone to the hospital. You should confirm the lunch arrangements with him as soon as possible, so as not to delay the business later,” Yang Chen said.

Buffett looked at his assistant, who immediately got up and went out.

“Mr. Yang, don’t let this kind of thing affect our mood. Come, let’s eat first,” Buffett said with a smile.

In fact, Buffett doesn’t like virtual currency very much, he thinks it’s a deceptive trick.

A group of programmers just write a few programs and want to use them as currency, isn’t that deceiving fools?

Throughout the years, all the industries Buffett has invested in are physical.

For example, beverages, oil, automobiles, mobile phones, medicine, and so on.

When he learned that Sun Xuechen, who had bid for his lunch this year, was a virtual currency player, he was so angry that he cursed.

If he hadn’t been worried that breaking the contract would damage his reputation, he would have wanted to refuse this lunch.

So, now that he heard that Sun Xuechen was not feeling well and had gone to the hospital, Buffett didn’t even have any sympathy, but instead felt a sense of relief, finally he didn’t have to eat with someone he hated.

Yang Chen and Buffett chatted very happily, and the two exchanged some investment tips.

Buffett: “Mr. Yang, do you have any special ideas about taking over BYD’s equity at this price?”

What ideas could he have?

This is the equity rewarded by the system.

However, having said that, currently, BYD’s performance is very good, it is the absolute leader of local brands in Dragon Country, and it has even become a luxury car in foreign countries.

No one can say for sure what will happen in the future, but Yang Chen believes that BYD will definitely receive strong support from the country and will definitely not stop there.

Yang Chen: “As the world’s second-largest automaker by market value, BYD has great development potential. Currently, new energy vehicles are still in their infancy, but BYD has already achieved very dazzling results. In addition, Tesla’s performance in Dragon Country has been very poor recently, and there have been accidents caused by brake failures in many places. I believe that Tesla’s sales will get worse and worse in the future, and everyone will give priority to BYD’s electric cars. BYD invested more than 10 billion in research and development last year, and its developed batteries are even supplied to Tesla. I think its market value should be maintained above one trillion to be reasonable.”

Buffett nodded with a smile, and instructed his assistant to hand over the equity transfer and other materials to Yang Chen.

Yang Chen confirmed that the information was complete and correct, and put it aside.

Unknowingly, it was twelve o’clock.

Yang Chen quickly got up and said, “I am very happy to be able to chat with Buffett and all the gentlemen today. Let’s stop here today, you should still contact Mr. Sun.”

Buffett: “I have already sent someone to the hospital to see him, Mr. Yang doesn’t need to consider these. Let’s continue chatting for a while.”

Yang Chen: “No, I have to go drive a ride-hailing car, goodbye.”

Buffett and others were dumbfounded, is this the freedom of the big boss?

“Haha… this young man is really interesting, pay more attention to him in the future and see which industries he invests in,” Buffett said with a smile.

Soon, the news that Sun Xuechen was so angry that he vomited blood and was hospitalized spread throughout the investment and financial circles.

Wang Nianming has an investment company called Mingsi Investment, and he is also considered a member of the investment circle, so he naturally learned about this news quickly.

This made him very excited, and he quickly posted a message on Moments [a feature on WeChat, a popular messaging app in China] to celebrate.

“I said long ago that virtual currency is a side hustle, and side hustles will be looked down upon, but some people just don’t believe it. Some people spent 4.8 million US dollars to bid for Buffett’s lunch, but were so angry by Buffett that they vomited blood and were hospitalized, which is really ironic! Spending so much money to send yourself to the hospital, he is the only one in ancient and modern times! I used to read “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” and said that Zhou Yu was so angry that he vomited blood and died was nonsense, but now I finally know that people can really vomit blood from anger. Haha…”

Although Wang Nianming cannot post on Weibo, the people in his Moments can post.

So, his friends took screenshots of his dynamics and posted them on Weibo.

Wang Nianming’s fans can only express their views by leaving messages under other people’s Weibo.

“The great revenge has been avenged!”

“Look how anxious Wang Nianming is, he can only express his feelings in Moments.”

“Haha… that guy was live-streaming, and the live broadcast room was suddenly blocked, I’m dying of laughter.”

“Spending 4.8 million US dollars to send yourself to the hospital, only he can do it. The leader of the crypto circle is indeed extraordinary.”

……

In the Dragon American Hospital ward, Sun Xuechen looked at the netizens’ ridicule and sarcasm, and his emotions became agitated again.

“Yang Chen, it’s all your fault, I will never let you go! If you have the guts, don’t fall into my hands for the rest of your life, otherwise I will never give you any chance!” Sun Xuechen muttered to himself.

At this time, Sun Xuechen’s attending doctor came in.

Sun Xuechen: “Doctor, how is my illness?”

Doctor: “It’s quite serious. You already have severe symptoms such as severe gastric ulcers. Your emotional agitation has caused gastrointestinal bleeding, so you must be treated well.”

Sun Xuechen: “Ah? Is it that serious? Can it be cured?”

Doctor: “Don’t worry, Mr. Yang has instructed that I must do my best to cure you. After all, you spent more than one million in his Tang Court to order lunch but didn’t eat it. Curing your illness is considered compensation for you.”

Sun Xuechen: “Huh? The Mr. Yang you are talking about is Yang Chen? What is your relationship with him?”

Doctor: “Yes, the Mr. Yang I am talking about is Mr. Yang Chen. I have no relationship with him, but he is the third largest shareholder of our Dragon American International Hospital Group. He can ask the hospital to give you good treatment, and he also has the right to find an excuse to kick you out. However, he has a very good heart and asked us to give you good treatment, using the best doctors, the best technology, and the best medicine, in order to compensate you for the regret of not eating the lunch you ordered for more than one million in Tang Court.”

Sun Xuechen: “You… you… cough…”

Doctor: “Oh dear, come on, the patient is vomiting blood again!”