How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 373

In Whose Territory Are You Hitting on My Girl?_What’s Wrong with a Ride-Hailing Driver Having Some Money?

In Whose Territory Are You Hitting on My Girl?

Although Zhao Gongquan is nominally the chairman of Rhythm Beacon, he personally holds only 6% of the company’s shares.

So how did he become the chairman and actual controller of Rhythm Beacon?

He achieved control through concerted action [a coordinated effort by multiple parties].

Zhao Gongquan’s siblings, spouses, children, relatives, friends, and some investors who had a good relationship with him all signed authorization letters, allowing him to exercise shareholder rights on their behalf.

This form of cooperation certainly has its good side. For example, Zhao Gongquan only needs to hold 6% of the shares to become the actual controller and chairman.

However, this form of cooperation also has obvious drawbacks, namely that as soon as others are won over, Zhao Gongquan will instantly turn from an actual controller into a small to medium shareholder, losing control of the company.

This is the situation now. Other partners couldn’t resist the high premium acquisition offers and sold their shares to Yang Chen, and Zhao Gongquan instantly fell from the sky.

Even if Zhao Gongquan now wants to spend money to acquire shares to ensure that his controlling stake is not threatened, there are not enough shares available for him to acquire.

If Zhao Gongquan wants to continue as chairman, he must please the controlling shareholder.

After Yang Chen enters the board of directors, he has the right to remove him from the position of chairman at any time.

Zhao Gongquan gave his daughter a look, and Zhao Wenhui understood and quickly followed him into the elevator.

Zhao Gongquan was panicked. It was clear that Yang Chen was a person who avenged every grievance. His first impression of Yang Chen was very bad, so he had to find a way to remedy it.

The topics of this shareholders’ meeting had actually been discussed many times before, and each proposal was already very complete.

Zhang Xiaojun: “See, see, I didn’t lie, did I?”

Although she was wearing a mask, sunglasses, and a hat, others couldn’t recognize who she was.

Yang Chen walked out of the meeting room, and the shareholder representatives who had been waiting for a long time swarmed up.

Zhang Xiaojun was already ugly, and putting on a wronged expression only made him look worse.

However, Yang Chen also made it clear to the shareholders that his Star Chen Investment must be on the list to ensure that his shareholding remains at 51% after the additional issuance [the creation of new shares].

The shareholders unanimously passed the resolution to “elect Yang Chen as a director of the company”, and then entered the last item on the agenda, which was the most important: selecting the target for the additional issuance. This was related to the future equity structure of the company, and even the control of the company could change again.

Zhao Xiaojun quickly said: “Impossible! He is really a ride-hailing driver. I swear to God I didn’t lie.”

Just then, a man in his thirties wearing Berluti (a men’s luxury brand under the LVMH Group specializing in leather shoes and other leather goods) limited edition leather shoes and an LV air vest walked over.

Zhao Wenhui: “Brother Chen, when will you be free? I’ll treat you to dinner, or we can go out and have some fun.”

Chen Yanni didn’t think much about it and said, “What’s up? Tell me.”

The shareholders persuaded Zhang Wentian to let it go this time, as it was useless to continue.

The shareholders’ eyes lit up when they saw Zhao Gongquan bringing in a young man.

The shareholders were greatly shocked because most of them were representatives of investment companies and naturally knew about Star Chen Investment, which had become famous in the stock market.

Yang Chen did not express any opinion but took the lead in raising his hand to vote.

Zhao Wenhui called her best friend Li Xiaoman and said excitedly, “Xiaoman, do you know the identity of that handsome ride-hailing driver?”

“Dad, I… I didn’t know he had other identities. All I knew was that he was a ride-hailing driver,” Zhang Xiaojun said, feeling very wronged.

“Haha… you’re so flirtatious,” Zhao Wenhui said with a smile.

After speaking, Zhang Wentian kicked his son angrily, and the two of them left in a mess.

Zhao Wenhui rolled her eyes and said, “You’re right, he is indeed a ride-hailing driver. I’ve even been in his car. I can testify to that.”

Zhao Wenhui laughed heartily, and the two of them arrived at the parking lot while talking and laughing.

Since his daughter knew Yang Chen, he could only hope that his daughter would help him clear things up.

The new major shareholder is so young!

Did he buy so many shares himself, or is he just an agent?

Zhao Gongquan quickly said to the shareholder representatives with a smile: “Let me introduce to you, this is Mr. Yang Chen, the new major shareholder of our group. Let’s welcome him with applause.”

Zhao Wenhui nodded with an embarrassed smile and said, “Got it. By the way, I asked Xiaoman to send 30 sets of Balenciaga over here as a thank you gift for you letting my dad and brother stay. Brother Chen must accept it.”

“President Yang, isn’t it too irresponsible for you to do this? I admit that my son has offended you, but you can’t use your power to take revenge. You would rather choose a company that is not as strong as ours than choose our Yunding Investment. This is irresponsible to all shareholders!” Zhang Wentian shouted loudly.

Seeing the secretary turning to leave, Zhang Wentian couldn’t help but ask: “Miss Secretary, has our Yunding Investment been eliminated?”

Zhang Wentian scolded: “What do you know, you little brat? Of course, we have to invest in leading companies to ensure a return on investment. Can you guarantee that investing in other companies will make money?”

Yang Chen: “My girlfriend is here. I don’t have time to go out and play with you.”

Zhang Xiaojun felt that he would at most say a few nice things to Yang Chen in order for the company to successfully participate in Rhythm Beacon’s additional issuance plan, but he would definitely not really be afraid of Yang Chen.

The two of them also quickly walked in, heading to the parking lot to apologize to Yang Chen.

Chen Yanni: “I’m sorry, this is also my first time here. I only know there is an underground parking lot, and I don’t know where the above-ground parking lot is.”

Zhao Wenhui took the stockings and gave them to Yang Chen, and Yang Chen gave the stockings back to her.

Chen Yanni shook her head and said, “I don’t know him. He said he didn’t know where he parked his car and asked me to help him find it, and said he would take me to Tang Pavilion for dinner if he found the car. I suspect he’s deliberately trying to seduce me.”

Chen Yanni had finished shopping at SKP [a high-end shopping mall] with her friends, and she was waiting there for Yang Chen to pick her up.

Zhao Wenhui looked at Li Xiaoman with a helpless expression. She had made it so clear, why was she still dreaming?

…

“Hey, didn’t you manage to get him to have dinner with you?” Li Xiaoman asked in a low voice.

“Thank you, Brother Chen, for the gift. I will only wear the stockings inside when I see you in the future. Others are not worthy to see me wearing the stockings that Brother Chen gave me,” Zhao Wenhui flattered.

When this guy finished speaking, he deliberately pretended to scratch his head, his sleeves fell, revealing the Patek Philippe Celestial [an expensive watch] on his wrist.

“Yes, yes, Mr. Yang, just sharing a little bit of the secret is enough for us to eat for a lifetime.”

The secretary smiled and replied: “Yes, your company was not selected. President Zhang and Young Master Zhang should know the reason. Sorry, I have to take them over there.”

Chen Yanni shook her head and refused: “I’m sorry! My boyfriend is almost here. I can’t help you find your car. You should ask someone else for help.”

Zhao Gongquan quickly winked at Zhang Wentian, but Zhang Wentian didn’t understand what he meant.

After all, in the eyes of the Zhang family and his son, Yang Chen was just a toad trying to eat swan meat, a ride-hailing driver.

Zhao Wenhui very considerately pulled a chair over for her father, and the other shareholders also moved their chairs to make some space for Zhao Gongquan.

After speaking, Zhao Gongquan quickly ran in angrily to find Yang Chen.

“Ah? Star Chen Investment, which has been killing it in the stock market and has never made a mistake, is Mr. Yang’s company? It’s not the same name, but the same person.”

Yang Chen walked over with a smile and asked: “Big brother, where did you park your car? Can’t you remember?”

“Yes, it’s rare to have the opportunity to meet Mr. Yang. I hope Mr. Yang will give us this opportunity.”

Yang Chen: “It’s my company. No matter how awesome your Yunding Investment is, it’s not enough in front of me. Don’t show off your mediocre skills in front of me.”

Zhang Xiaojun lowered his head with an embarrassed expression. He was already ugly, but now he was even more unsightly.

“Brother Chen, you’re here,” Chen Yanni said with a smile as she greeted him.

Li Xiaoman: “That person is him?”

Zhang Wentian: “Star Chen Investment? That Star Chen Investment that claims to have never made a mistake? Your company?”

Li Xiaoman was still unwilling to give up and said: “If I become his girlfriend, I will definitely protect you. Is that right? We’re sisters, you won’t not help me, right?”

At this time, Zhang Wentian and his son Zhang Xiaojun walked over.

Zhao Wenhui: “Don’t get me wrong, I just simply want to invite you out to play. I don’t have any other intentions. If your girlfriend is willing, you can bring her along.”

Zhang Wentian was discouraged. Yunding Investment was indeed not as awesome as Star Chen Investment. This was an ironclad fact that he couldn’t deny. After all, everyone present was in the investment circle, and he had no face to argue.

For now, only his daughter could build a relationship with Yang Chen.

Yang Chen said with a smile: “Everyone here is an old pro [professional], don’t make fun of me, a junior. We’re just lucky, how can we have the ability to teach you how to invest? Let’s continue talking about the other companies on the list. Phoenix Investment…”

Therefore, he was confident that Chen Yanni would also be unable to resist his temptation.

Yang Chen: “A few days ago, I took my girlfriend to play near the Workers’ Stadium, and your son drove a broken McLaren and tried to snatch my girlfriend.”

“Let’s go, let’s go to Tang Pavilion [a fancy restaurant].”

The man: “That’s right, this is my first time here, and I’m a little confused about the directions. I can’t find where I parked my car. Can you tell me which parking lots are around the mall?”

Yang Chen said with a smile: “Thank you for your support. Let me introduce the newly added list. Star Chen Investment is my own investment company. You should all know about Star Chen Investment’s heroic deeds in the stock market, so I won’t introduce it any further.”

Zhao Wenhui changed the subject and said: “But who said that ride-hailing drivers must be poor? Can’t people drive ride-hailing cars to experience life? He has several Czech Leopard watches on his hands, all worth more than ten million. So, I’m sure he’s driving a ride-hailing car just to experience life, and his real identity must be the young master of some big chaebol [a large business conglomerate] in Hai City.”

Zhao Wenhui quickly said: “Brother Chen is not some young master or rich second generation; he is a self-made man. He is the boss himself.”

Soon, the secretary copied Yang Chen’s list and distributed it to each shareholder.

Zhao Wenhui: “Right? Not really. It’s mainly because we made a mistake in our work and didn’t inform the gatekeeper in advance to let in a guest named Yang Chen. As a result, those gatekeepers stopped him, and then he was very angry that my dad wasn’t thoughtful enough. It’s one thing not to come out to greet him, but at least he should have told the gatekeepers to let him in. It was the first time he came to the company and was blocked at the gate by the gatekeepers. A rich man like him must have felt embarrassed, so he scolded my dad.”

Li Xiaoman: “Wow, he really scolded your dad? Was he trying to give you a hard time?”

Yang Chen’s purpose was to use Zhao Gongquan and his daughter’s mouths to tell everyone that Yunding Investment deliberately made things difficult for him, so when discussing the additional issuance project later, it would be reasonable for him to directly eliminate Yunding Investment. Other sensible shareholders would also follow him in rejecting Yunding Investment’s participation in the additional issuance project.

The man: “Oh, is that so? Then can you help me find it together? I’ll treat you to dinner at Tang Pavilion later to show my gratitude.”

Public is public, private is private. Yang Chen is too much; how can he use his power to take revenge?

Damn it, that’s too much.

Zhao Gongquan was eager to perform in front of Yang Chen to restore his image in Yang Chen’s heart.

Yang Chen was too lazy to talk nonsense with them here and said: “Go in and have a meeting!”

“I am the major shareholder. I have the right to decide not to choose Yunding Investment. With Star Chen Investment joining, why do we still need your Yunding Investment?” Yang Chen replied coldly.

Zhang Wentian nodded.

Li Xiaoman, who had been waiting for a long time, quickly ran over with a bag of Balenciaga [a luxury fashion brand].

…

Yang Chen: “Haha… okay, I’ll accept the gift you gave me, and then I’ll give the gift back to you. I see you also like to wear black stockings; consider it my return gift. That’s great, we didn’t spend any money, but the sentiment has been expressed.”

Zhang Xiaojun lowered his head and stubbornly said: “What’s there to be afraid of? We don’t necessarily have to invest in Rhythm Beacon; there are many other similar companies to invest in.”

Chen Yanni felt particularly warm and smiled happily.

“Beauty, can you help me with something?” the man asked.

The man felt a pang of regret in his heart. She had such a good figure and temperament, and she even had a boyfriend. Most likely, she had already lost her virginity.

Li Xiaoman: “What, did you find out his real identity? Is it as powerful as those domineering president novels?”

“Mr. Yang, please teach us more about how to invest. How do you manage to never make a mistake?”

So, he set his sights on his daughter Zhao Wenhui.

More than half an hour later, the shareholders’ meeting ended.

Yang Chen did not dismiss Zhao Gongquan from his position as chairman but gave him a warning, temporarily retaining him to see how he would perform. If he did anything inappropriate in the future, he would immediately dismiss him from his position as chairman and would not give him any chance.

Yang Chen tapped his fingers on the table and said: “Sit down. Don’t waste everyone’s time; let’s start the meeting immediately. Chairman Zhao, please preside over it.”

Zhang Xiaojun didn’t dare to speak.

Zhang Wentian pointed at his son angrily and said: “I’m going to be driven to death by you two good-for-nothings sooner or later. A few days ago, your younger brother offended some young master driving a Bugatti Veyron and was beaten black and blue and couldn’t go out. And you’ve gotten on the bad side of a young master who spent tens of billions to acquire Rhythm Beacon. I’m really impressed by you two. If they’re not rich young masters, you two don’t even look at them, do you?”

Chen Yanni was about to refuse when the man immediately said again: “Oh, my car is a white Mercedes-Benz G-Class. Please.”

Yang Chen asked the secretary for a pen, crossed out Yunding Investment on the candidate list, and added Star Chen Investment, Phoenix Investment, etc.

Zhao Gongquan wanted to step forward to mediate, but Yang Chen glared at him, scaring him to sit down quickly.

“Who is he?” Yang Chen asked.

“Thank you, everyone. In the future, everyone will be on the same side. If there is anything, we can discuss it. But Chairman Zhao and I are not on the same side. I am too disappointed with his performance today,” Yang Chen said, and then sat in the position that Zhao Gongquan had just occupied.

Yang Chen continued: “Zhang Xiaochuan is also your son, right?”

Li Xiaoman: “Wenhui, now is the time to test our sisterhood. So many young masters are pursuing you, enough for you to choose for three to five years. But I don’t have such good resources, so you must give this one to me. Understand?”

The secretary went to the small conference room to invite the representatives of the selected investment companies to the large conference room.

The nights in March are still a bit cold.

Then Yang Chen handed the list to the secretary and asked her to copy it immediately and give a copy to each shareholder.

When Zhao Gongquan and his daughter mentioned that Zhang Xiaojun of Yunding Investment deliberately made things difficult for Yang Chen, the shareholders had already considered this point. They all felt that Yang Chen would not agree to Yunding Investment’s participation in the additional issuance.

Zhang Wentian sighed and said: “Speak nicely later, apologize to him, and absolutely don’t ruin our additional issuance plan. Do you hear me?”

Zhao Gongquan: “The gatekeepers stopped him. I personally came down to apologize to him. Do you think it could be fake? It’s all your son’s fault. If he hadn’t asked those bastards to stop Mr. Yang, I wouldn’t have had so much trouble. If I can’t be the chairman, don’t even think about your company participating in our company’s additional issuance project.”

The gatekeeper Lao Zhang glanced at Zhang Xiaojun and then replied very guiltily: “Back to the chairman, Young Master Zhang gave us a pack of Huazi cigarettes [a popular brand of cigarettes in China] and asked us to stop this Mr. Yang. He also lied to me and said that Mr. Yang was a ride-hailing driver, so we… we…”

Li Xiaoman specially put on black stockings, thinking of having dinner with Yang Chen tonight to get closer to him, but why did he leave?

Zhang Xiaojun was stunned; it seemed to make sense.

Yang Chen smiled and nodded, taking off his coat and putting it on Chen Yanni.

Zhang Wentian gritted his teeth and nodded, saying: “Okay! President Yang is awesome; I have nothing to say! We’ll meet again someday!”

Zhao Gongquan was relieved and quickly thanked him with a smile: “Thank you, Mr. Yang. Then let’s start immediately.”

Yang Chen: “Don’t be like this; my first impression of you is that you are more noble and elegant. Why are you also learning to flatter? Then the persona you have in my heart will collapse.”

Among so many selected investment companies, Yunding Investment is the strongest. Why choose other companies and not Yunding Investment?

But she has a good figure and temperament. Even if you don’t look at her face, she will make men’s hearts flutter.

Zhang Wentian looked at his son in shock.

Zhao Wenhui quickly said to Yang Chen: “Big brother, I’m sorry; we didn’t consider it carefully. It’s our fault. I’ll treat you to dinner tonight to apologize. Don’t be angry; forgive us this time. I’ll send you 30 more pairs of Balenciaga later, or I’ll take care of your Balenciaga for the rest of your life. Okay?”

Too bad, too bad…

The shareholder representatives quickly applauded to welcome him. They can not give Zhao Gongquan face now, but they can not give the controlling shareholder face, and must give Yang Chen a good impression.

Yang Chen glared at Zhao Gongquan and then smiled and signaled everyone to stop.

…

To take a step back, Yang Chen does not have a better candidate to replace Zhao Gongquan now. Just knock him a little bit, and if he really performs poorly in the future, he will be replaced. For now, he knows the company best, and it is most appropriate for him to sit in the position of chairman.

“Actually, I didn’t like Yunding Investment participating in our additional issuance from the beginning because this company is known for liking to interfere in the daily management of the companies it invests in. We all know that there is specialization in skills, and some people have good vision and are good at investing, but that doesn’t mean they are also good at management. A company is like a family; there must be a decision-maker. If there are always people chattering in the decision-maker’s ear and saying some messy things, it is not conducive to family harmony and not conducive to company management and operation. Therefore, Mr. Yang crossed out the name of Yunding Investment; I think it is very courageous. I was afraid of their extensive relationships in the investment market before, so I didn’t dare to directly reject them. Now that Mr. Yang is in charge, he has done what I didn’t dare to do.” Zhao Gongquan is very good at flattering.

At this time, Yang Chen followed the WeChat location and found Chen Yanni.

Zhao Wenhui quickly also said: “Big brother, my dad really didn’t lie. Under normal circumstances, the situation of the gatekeepers stopping the vehicle would never happen. It’s all Zhang Xiaojun’s fault. If he hadn’t used a pack of Huazi cigarettes to bribe the gatekeepers to stop you, the current situation would not have happened.”

Zhao Wenhui: “Is it powerful? I don’t know, but he must be rich. Didn’t I tell you before that my dad lost control of the company, and someone secretly acquired 51% of the shares at once?”

Zhao Wenhui: “I’ll ask him to have dinner later and see if he agrees. If he agrees, I’ll ask if I can let you come over. If he agrees to let you come over, I’ll call you. Am I good enough?”

The shareholders looked at each other. What does the major shareholder mean?

Is he going to dismiss Zhao Gongquan from his position as chairman?

However, this is also normal; who doesn’t want to replace their own people as chairman after controlling the company?

Zhao Gongquan quickly apologized.

“Mr. Yang, it was indeed my mistake in work and lack of consideration. According to our company’s regulations, even if it is a strange vehicle, the gatekeepers can let it in after registering the license plate number. I really didn’t expect that the son of the president of Yunding Investment would have some misunderstanding with Mr. Yang. He ordered the gatekeepers not to let him in, which delayed Mr. Yang’s time. However, no matter how you explain it, I, as the chairman, have a responsibility. I sincerely express my apology to Mr. Yang.”

Yang Chen said goodbye to the shareholders and quickly walked into the elevator.

Yang Chen drove into the company.

Yang Chen can acquire 51% of Rhythm Beacon’s shares, which can only show that he is indeed rich.

“Now everyone in the investment circle knows a truth: as long as Star Chen Investment buys a stock, you can close your eyes and follow it to make a lot of money.”

“Reasonable my ass! Do you know who he is? He is the new major shareholder of our company!” Zhao Gongquan said angrily.

Zhao Wenhui looked at Yang Chen with admiration, thinking: “I thought he was an unlearned rich second generation who was driven out of the family to experience because he made a big mistake. It turns out that he is the boss himself, controlling such a powerful investment company as Star Chen Investment. He is so interesting; I really want to know him. Why did such a powerful person leave the base camp of Hai City and come to Beijing to drive a ride-hailing car?”

Zhao Gongquan quickly nodded and shouted at the gatekeepers: “Open the door! Who told you to stop Mr. Yang? Doesn’t the company have regulations that as long as foreign vehicles register their license plate numbers, they can enter the company? Why didn’t you let him in?”

Zhao Gongquan cooperated with his son to block the other shareholders, preventing them from taking this elevator.

This guy used to rely on this trick to coax at least 30 young and beautiful girls.

He wants to hook up with my girl in my territory; he doesn’t follow the rules.

Zhang Xiaojun said with a smile: “Chairman Zhao, he’s right; I asked them to stop him. Chairman Zhao doesn’t know, this toad wants to eat swan meat, and he even wants to chase my wife. In order to please my wife, he even spent all his money to treat my wife. It’s reasonable for me not to let him in, right?”

Zhang Xiaojun nodded, still unconvinced in his heart.

Zhao Wenhui: “Hee hee… this is not flattery; this is expressing my heart.”

Zhang Wentian heard the problem and quickly asked: “Chairman Zhao, are you sure you didn’t make a mistake? Are you sure he is the new major shareholder?”

Having money gives you confidence. The man saw that Yang Chen’s clothes had no brand logo, and he didn’t know this style of clothes among the luxury brands he knew, so he determined that Yang Chen was wearing clothes from a roadside stall, which meant that Yang Chen’s identity was very ordinary.

In fact, this was a unique style designed for Yang Chen by the former chief designer of Louis Vuitton, so others naturally didn’t know the origin of this dress.

“Tch, just a poor loser; I don’t need to be afraid of him,” the man thought to himself.

So he said with a smile: “Yes! This is my first time here. After shopping, I suddenly couldn’t tell the directions. Brother, don’t get me wrong; I just saw that your girlfriend was standing here alone and had nothing to do, so I wanted to ask her to help me find it together. Since you’re here, why don’t you help me find it together too? My car is a white Mercedes-Benz G-Class. After finding the car, I’ll take you two to Tang Pavilion for dinner to show my gratitude. How about that?”