How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 364

Shopping Spree at SKP

“Hehe… No wonder she said she didn’t have a boyfriend when she clearly does. It turns out it’s because her boyfriend is a ride-hailing driver, and she’s embarrassed to admit it in front of me,” Zhou Ying thought smugly.

Zhou Ying quickly said, “Xiaoyu, with our relationship, what can’t you be honest with me about? It’s okay to have a boyfriend, why are you embarrassed to admit it? Your boyfriend is so handsome, are you afraid I’ll steal him away?”

Zhou Chunyu quickly emphasized again that Yang Chen was not her boyfriend, but Zhou Ying simply didn’t listen to her explanation.

Actually, this is normal. A man and a woman come to SKP [a high-end shopping mall in Beijing], and it’s hard for others to believe that they are not in a relationship.

Wei Hao said with a smile, “Mr. Yang must make a lot of money driving for ride-hailing; otherwise, how could he bring Xiaoyu to SKP for shopping? Tell me, how much can you earn in a month? If you earn a lot, I’ll close my company and become a ride-hailing driver with you. Running a company is really difficult. Whether you make money or not, you have to support dozens of employees and worry about performance every day. I’m tired of this kind of life and really want to drive for ride-hailing and enjoy life.”

His words were full of pretense, and Yang Chen could of course see through it.

How could Yang Chen allow a small character like Wei Hao to show off in front of him?

“How much can you earn driving for ride-hailing? Maybe a little over ten thousand if you work hard, or just a few thousand a month if you’re not diligent. What’s the name of Mr. Wei’s company, and what kind of business is it in?” Yang Chen asked with a smile.

Wei Hao immediately straightened his back and replied with a proud face, “My company is called Haoyu Culture, and it’s in the business of online novels and short videos.”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “So, Mr. Wei is a cultured person. Which platform do you broadcast your short videos on? How do you operate your online novels? Which platform do you serialize them on specifically?”

Wei Hao: “Online novels are simple. We have dedicated employees write the beginning and sign contracts with websites. After signing, we let ghostwriters continue writing the rest, and we give the ghostwriters a little fee. The royalties minus these fees are what we earn. We currently work with many platforms, such as Qidian [a popular online novel platform] and other websites under the Kanwen Group. We are no longer satisfied with the model of continuing to write novels and are officially entering the short video industry. We have specialists write scripts and then film them into short videos and post them on Douyin [TikTok’s Chinese version], Kuaishou [a Chinese video-sharing platform], Kandian [a news and entertainment app], Weishi [a short video platform], and other platforms. After we do this for a while, we will also enter the film and television industry and film our own TV series to be broadcast on online platforms. Bro, considering that Xiaoyu and Xiaoying are high school classmates, if you can’t earn much money driving for ride-hailing, you might as well quit and come to my company to be an actor. You look pretty handsome, so you can play roles like the ‘Crooked Mouth Dragon King’ [a common trope in low-budget online dramas]. I dare not say more, but you can earn 8,000-10,000 a month. What do you think?”

Zhou Ying instantly felt much more proud. Her boyfriend could arrange a job for Zhou Chunyu’s boyfriend, who had been admitted to a key university. Didn’t this also prove that the principle she had always insisted on, “It’s better for a woman to marry well than to study well,” was correct?

“That’s right! Xiaoyu and I are high school roommates, so I definitely can’t watch her suffer with you. Come work at our company. As long as you are diligent and shoot more content every day,

you can still earn 8,000 yuan a month. I can guarantee that,” Zhou Ying said smugly.

Zhou Chunyu couldn’t bear it anymore and said, “Thank you, but Chen Ge doesn’t need your job. Okay, let’s stop here today. We’re going to buy things.”

At this moment, the mall’s broadcast sounded.

“Dear customers, welcome to SKP Mall. Today is 3.15 Consumer Rights Day. Our SKP Mall, together with the Chaoyang District Consumer Association, the Administration for Industry and Commerce, Longyang TV Station, and Longlian Supermarket Group, is jointly holding the ‘You Shop, We Pay’ event. From now until 11:30 PM, all consumers can participate in the event with their shopping receipts for the day. The consumer with the highest cumulative amount will be eligible for a free order, the consumer with the second-highest cumulative amount will receive a 20% refund of the actual payment, and the consumer with the third-highest cumulative amount will receive a 10% refund of the actual payment. Repeating again…”

People inside and outside the SKP mall were stunned. They knew that SKP was very profitable, with annual sales of more than 10 billion yuan, and the mall must collect a lot in rent and management fees.

But these are all luxury goods, and there are many rich people in Beijing. Are they sure they won’t lose money playing like this?

What if a tycoon comes and buys hundreds of millions of yuan worth of goods? Will SKP give a free order or not?

If they don’t give a free order, SKP’s reputation will be ruined. The people who come here are all rich people, and they will definitely not let it go. They will definitely fight to the end with the mall, and then SKP will be finished.

If they give a free order, how can they give a free order for hundreds of millions?

No matter what, the people around SKP rushed over.

Some people also made phone calls and sent videos, calling on relatives and friends to come over quickly.

“Hey, come to SKP quickly. They’re having an event here. Whoever buys the most gets it for free.”

“Honey, no matter what you’re doing now, drop everything and come to SKP immediately. They’re having an event here. Whoever buys the most stuff gets a full refund. The second most gets a 20% refund, and the third most gets a 10% refund. Hurry up and bring all your cards. Tonight, I’m going on a shopping spree to the end. I must take first place!”

“Hey, sisters, come to SKP quickly. Be sure to bring all your cards. They’re having an event here. Whoever buys the most gets it for free. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Come over quickly!”

…

Beijing is a city that never lacks rich people.

Before long, the entire mall was overcrowded. To enter a store, you had to wait in line outside.

A smile appeared on the corner of Yang Chen’s mouth. He didn’t know who came up with the promotion method, but it was really genius.

If there were no accidents, the mall must have prepared the top three candidates in advance. It is impossible for real consumers to get the top three.

Even if a tycoon really bought hundreds of millions of yuan worth of goods at once, the mall could arrange for another person to buy more products.

In short, the mall has enough ways to ensure that the top three will not be won by real consumers.

Yang Chen said with a smile, “Boss Wei, you’ve already bought so much stuff, you must participate in this event. If you get into the top three, or even win first place, that would be great.”

Zhou Ying’s brain was underdeveloped, and she didn’t consider whether there were any traps in this event at all. She quickly urged, “Honey, we must

participate! We’ve already bought more than 200,000 yuan worth of stuff. Now that so many people have come in, everyone is going to buy things, so the amount of stuff that is distributed to each person is actually not much. Our chances of winning first place are very high.”

Wei Hao hesitated, then shook his head and said, “There are too many rich people in Beijing. I only have a little over a million yuan in liquid funds that I can use right now. I’m not sure I can win.”

Yang Chen: “You have a high probability of winning. So many people are grabbing things, but in reality, everyone is limited in what they can grab. And you’ve already bought more than 200,000 yuan worth of stuff, which is your advantage. Besides, even if you don’t get into the top three, it’s not a loss to spend money to buy things for your girlfriend. It’s not like you’re giving it to an outsider.”

Zhou Ying instantly felt that what Yang Chen said made sense. Whether or not she got into the top three, the things were all bought for her, so she definitely wouldn’t lose out.

“Honey, I think what Yang Chen said makes a lot of sense. We have a high probability of getting into the top three. Even if we’re unlucky and don’t get into the top three, the things you buy are all for me and you, so it’s not a loss. Honey, don’t you think so?” Zhou Ying said coquettishly.

At this time, Yang Chen said to Zhou Chunyu, “Let’s go downstairs to buy things. They may not buy them. When there are more people later, it will be difficult for us to buy them.”

Zhou Chunyu nodded and followed Yang Chen to buy clothes.

Zhou Ying was anxious and said, “Look, even a ride-hailing driver dares to take a chance. What are you, the boss of a cultural company, afraid of? Do you think you are not as good as a ride-hailing driver?”

Wei Hao nodded helplessly and quickly took Zhou Ying to continue the shopping spree.

Zhou Chunyu whispered, “Chen Ge, are you the one doing this event?”

Yang Chen shook his head and said, “No.”

Zhou Chunyu: “Wow, how dare they make decisions on their own? What if they really encounter a tycoon? What if someone deliberately spends tens of billions to buy out SKP, and then SKP has to give it to him for free? Wouldn’t that be a huge loss?”

Yang Chen: “They should be able to think of the problems you can think of. I guess they should have a backup plan.”

Zhou Chunyu: “What if they don’t have a backup plan, or the backup plan isn’t strong enough?”

Yang Chen: “It doesn’t matter, I’ll take action.”

Zhou Chunyu: “…”

Zhou Chunyu was speechless for a moment, and then instantly felt that Yang Chen was awesome and full of swagger.

Originally, Yang Chen wanted to go to LV and other stores to take a look, but these brand stores had been occupied by crazy women. It was noisy and chaotic inside, and they might even start fighting.

So, they came to the Louis Vuitton store, which was a relatively lower-tier brand.

Although there were many people here, it wasn’t as chaotic as a war. They squeezed in and went inside.

The store manager was helping with the checkout at the cashier and didn’t see Yang Chen come in at all.

Except for the store manager, the employees didn’t recognize Yang Chen.

So, Yang Chen is now like an ordinary consumer, and he can slowly choose the clothes he likes.

“You also pick some, help me make up some amount,” Yang Chen said.

Zhou Chunyu quickly waved her hand and said, “No, no, I really can’t afford the things here. If I choose some, I probably won’t be able to pay it back for the next two or three years. Without such an economic level, I definitely can’t enjoy such a life.”

Yang Chen: “I want to make sure that I can be in first place at any time; otherwise, if someone steals the chicken [a Chinese idiom meaning to lose something at the last moment], I won’t be able to continue doing business in this mall. So, you don’t have to pay it back at all, so feel free to choose.”

Zhou Chunyu hesitated for a while, then nodded and agreed.

The two began to choose the clothes they liked.

At this time, outside the LV store, more than a dozen people were gathered together to discuss countermeasures.

“Let’s go in together later, and all the things everyone buys will be recorded under my name. If we add so many people together, the probability of getting first place will be higher. As long as we can get first place, all of us can have the things we choose for free. What do you think?”

“Damn! I found out that this is a BUG! Since there is a BUG, then we must make good use of it. I think it’s okay.”

“I agree!”

“I agree too!”

…

At this time, in SKP, there were not hundreds of such small groups, but there must be dozens of them.

SKP Management Office Conference Room.

Chairman Wang Ankang was smiling and staring at the surveillance video on the big screen, saying, “It seems that there are many greedy people.”

The department managers flattered him one after another.

“Chairman Wang’s wisdom is really too high. He can come up with such a brilliant method. We really admire him.”

“I think if this event is successful, it can definitely be used as a business case, and Chairman Wang will definitely be regarded as a business genius.”

“No wonder the new boss still let Chairman Wang continue to manage the group. He must have seen that Chairman Wang has the talent. If he changed someone, he would not be able to do this job, so he had to leave Chairman Wang behind.”

…

Wang Ankang was very comfortable being flattered and said with a smile, “Everyone has contributed. I made the plan, but you have to implement it. You have worked hard to communicate with the merchants in advance to reserve inventory. So, if this event is successful, we will all have contributed.”

The department managers smiled happily. It is a good thing to be recognized by the chairman.

Yang Chen and Zhou Chunyu walked out of the Louis Vuitton store and ran into Zhou Ying and Wei Hao again.

Zhou Ying quickly ran up and asked, “Xiaoyu, you are here. How is it? How much stuff have you bought?”

Zhou Chunyu smiled and replied, “Not much, only 400,000 yuan.”

Zhou Ying was shocked. In such a short time, they spent more than 400,000 yuan. How could she not believe it?

Zhou Ying asked Zhou Chunyu to come over and take a look at the receipt. The amount on it was really more than 420,000 yuan, and all of it was spent in one Louis Vuitton store.

“Aren’t you a ride-hailing driver? How can you have so much money?” Zhou Ying asked.

Yang Chen: “This is all the savings I’ve saved for almost four years. However, as long as I can get into the top three, I won’t lose money.”

Zhou Ying immediately became unhappy and turned to Wei Hao and said coquettishly, “Honey, look, even a ride-hailing driver is more open-minded than you. Now is the time to do everything possible to have a chance to get first place. As long as we get first place, all the money we spend will be returned. Not only will we not have any losses, but we can also get luxury goods that we can’t use up in our lifetime. Isn’t that good? Be bolder, and the opportunity will be won.”

Damn it, the money is not hers, and the company is not hers, but she said it very easily.

Wei Hao is in his thirties and has finally built up his current wealth. He definitely can’t just spend it all so casually; otherwise, he probably won’t be able to turn over in this life.

There are beautiful women everywhere, and there is no need to risk his wealth to coax Zhou Ying.

Wang Ankang, the old fox, had already calculated that many customers would have such doubts, so he had already thought of a countermeasure.

At this time, the mall’s broadcast sounded again.

“According to reports from various stores, the current first place is Mr. Liu, with a total consumption of 2.86 million yuan. The second place is Ms. Zhang, with a total consumption of 1.82 million yuan. The third place is Mr. Chen, with a total consumption of 1.56 million yuan. The current total consumption of the tenth place is 1 million yuan. Everyone, come on, the opportunity for a free order and a refund ratio is right in front of you.”

Zhou Ying said excitedly, “We have consumed a total of 1.23 million yuan, which means that we are within the top ten, and we are only 330,000 yuan away from the third place. Honey, keep buying. The opportunity is right in front of you, we can’t just miss it.”

Wei Hao couldn’t resist Zhou Ying’s nagging, and the difference was indeed not much, so he nodded and agreed to Zhou Ying’s request and continued to take her to buy, buy, buy.

Zhou Chunyu whispered, “He’s so stupid. I don’t know why he thinks he can take advantage of the capitalists.”

Yang Chen: “This is like buying a lottery ticket. You know that the probability of winning is very small, but there are still many people who buy it. One reason is because of greed, and the second reason is to bet on that probability. They are in this state of mind now, and they are harvesting people like them.”

However, after all, this is such a big thing, Yang Chen felt that he should call Wang Ankang to communicate and see if the bottom-line plan was stable.

The phone was connected.

Wang Ankang: “Hello, Mr. Yang. What can I do for you?”

Yang Chen: “It’s like this, I’m in SKP now. How are you going to cover the bottom of the event you’re doing?”

Wang Ankang: “Ah, Mr. Yang is in the mall. Why didn’t you tell me in advance? Where are you? I’ll go find you now and report to you in person.”

Yang Chen: “No need! Just tell me briefly about the bottom-line plan.”

Wang Ankang: “Okay, okay. We have communicated with the merchants in advance, and they will hide some of the goods to control the consumption amount of customers. Let’s put it this way, unless they can unite dozens of people together, we can handle it. If a tycoon really buys all the things that can be bought, we will buy the goods hidden by the merchants, and then sell the things back in the form of second-hand recycling. I have already arranged the top three candidates, and I will see how to arrange them specifically later. Mr. Yang, please rest assured, I dare to play like this, I must have done enough homework in advance. Originally, I wanted to report to you in advance, but when I thought that you had said before that you would not ask about business issues, I dismissed the idea.”

Damn it, is this old guy’s brain broken?

Yang Chen can say that he doesn’t ask about business management, but he can’t really think that Yang Chen doesn’t ask about it.

Yang Chen said with a smile, “Wang Ankang, I see that you are also an old Jianghu [experienced person], how can you not even understand the basic rhetoric? I said that I don’t ask about daily

management, so you really don’t let me know the business situation? Such an important decision, if there is a mistake, it may lead to the closure of the mall, but you didn’t report it to me and acted directly. What were you thinking?”

Wang Ankang felt bad and apologized to Yang Chen repeatedly.

Yang Chen interrupted and said, “Okay, stop talking nonsense. Only this time, never again. Operate well, and if there is an accident or mistake, see how I deal with you.”

Wang Ankang: “Okay, okay. Please rest assured, Mr. Yang, I will definitely pay attention in the future.”

Hanging up the phone, Yang Chen took Zhou Chunyu to continue shopping.

At half past ten, the two ran into Zhou Ying and Wei Hao again.

Zhou Ying was very happy, and it seemed that she had bought a lot of things.

“Xiaoyu, we bought 3.8 million yuan worth of stuff. How much stuff have you bought?” Zhou Ying said with a smug look.

Zhou Chunyu smiled slightly and said, “We bought a little more than 5 million yuan.”

Zhou Ying and Wei Hao were shocked.

“What are you kidding me? Where did you get so much money?” Wei Hao asked in shock.

Zhou Chunyu smiled and replied, “Chen Ge used the house in his hometown as collateral to borrow from a friend. Anyway, if we win first place, we can get the money back and pay it back, and it won’t affect the ownership of the house at all.”

Zhou Ying became unhappy again and said coquettishly to Wei Hao, “Honey, look how thorough people think, how bold they are! As long as we go all out to win first place, our money can come back, and we can get these things for free. Why can’t you figure it out?”

At this time, the broadcast sounded again.

“Dear distinguished customers and friends, there are still 60 minutes left until the end of the event. The current first place is Mr. Wang, with a total consumption of 6.85 million yuan. The second place is Mr. Gao, with a total consumption of 5.86 million yuan. The third place is Mr. Yang, with a total consumption of 5.05 million yuan. The current total consumption of the tenth place is 4.86 million yuan, which is less than 200,000 yuan away from the third place. Friends who need to compete can still actively compete.”

Zhou Ying quickly said, “Honey, did you hear that? We only need to buy more than one million yuan to rush to third place, or even second place. Even a ride-hailing driver dares to work so hard, why don’t you dare?”

Yang Chen deliberately fooled him and said, “It’s over, I have no way out, I have to fight them to the end. Sorry, I have to make a call to continue borrowing money, I must rush to first place. There is not much time left, I have to hurry up.”

After speaking, Yang Chen walked away, but he didn’t call to borrow money, but went to the bathroom.

Zhou Ying pointed to Yang Chen’s back and said, “Oh, look at him, learn from him. He is just a ride-hailing driver, you have no reason to lose to him!”

Wei Hao was annoyed by her and said, “Oh, okay, okay, I got it. I’ll call my friend now to borrow money and try to win first place.”

Zhou Ying took off happily and said, “Mua, honey is great, love you.”

Zhou Chunyu didn’t react on the surface, but she was laughing at Wei Hao in her heart for being a big fool.

He couldn’t see such an obvious trap, what a big fool.

(Two more chapters tomorrow, wait for me.)