How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 382

Under Brother Zhang’s guidance, Yang Chen located his wife, Wang Cuihua’s, egg pancake stand.

Wang Cuihua had been swamped and was just looking for a moment to use the restroom.

Seeing her husband arrive, she hurried over to greet him.

Brother Zhang cheerfully told his wife, “Hua, I got the salary.”

Wang Cuihua rushed over, asking, “Really? How did they pay it? What method did you figure out?”

Brother Zhang quickly explained, “The new boss of Baorun Real Estate ordered the manager who embezzled our salaries to pay us. They’re parked over there and will be here shortly. Make them a few egg pancakes later; we need to show our gratitude.”

Wang Cuihua nodded. “Okay! Then watch the stall; I need to go to the restroom.”

Brother Zhang frowned. “You useless thing, you want to make egg pancakes after going to the restroom? Aren’t you going to disgust people? They’re big bosses; how can they eat that? Hold on a bit.”

Wang Cuihua was visibly uncomfortable and already fidgeting. “I can’t! I’ve been busy since noon; I really can’t hold it. What if I pee my pants while making it? The boss will be even less likely to eat it. If it really doesn’t work, just say I went to deposit the money and will be back soon.”

With that, Wang Cuihua dashed towards the mall entrance.

Brother Zhang had no choice but to let her go.

Yang Chen and Jin Ming approached the stall.

Brother Zhang said apologetically, “Sorry, brother, my wife isn’t here. But she should be back soon; please wait a moment.”

Jin Ming had only eaten a small boxed lunch and wasn’t full. The aroma of the surrounding snacks made her stomach rumble.

Yang Chen felt for his employee, so he asked, “Brother Zhang, can I make it myself?”

Brother Zhang was surprised. “Sure! Boss, you can make egg pancakes too?”

Yang Chen said, “Yes. I became independent when I was 15. On weekends or holidays, I always cooked for myself. I can still make pancakes, but it’s been a while since I’ve done it myself.”

Brother Zhang said, “I didn’t expect you to be so down-to-earth, boss. Okay, you do it yourself. Everything is here; put whatever you want, don’t be shy.”

Yang Chen smiled and nodded, put on disposable gloves, and started making pancakes like a pro. He clearly knew what he was doing.

“Beauty, how many eggs do you want to add?” Yang Chen asked with a smile.

Jin Ming happily replied, “At least two!”

Yang Chen: “Alright. What about other things? Pork loin, bacon, ham—want some of everything?”

Jin Ming: “Everything! I’m splurging today, eating the most expensive egg pancake ever.”

Just then, Wang Cuihua returned.

Brother Zhang quickly introduced Yang Chen to her.

Wang Cuihua: “Thank you, boss; otherwise, we wouldn’t know when we would get our salary. Boss, let me do it.”

Yang Chen: “I think it’s fun; can I make two myself?”

Brother Zhang: “Sure, sure. Then you guys make them here; we’ll go to the bank next door to deposit the money.”

Yang Chen: “Okay! You guys go ahead!”

Carrying hundreds of thousands of cash was risky; they really needed to deposit it quickly.

Moreover, Brother Zhang didn’t want to intrude, delaying the boss from enjoying time with his female companion.

Soon, Yang Chen made a super-stuffed egg pancake. He added so many ingredients that they spilled out.

Jin Ming eagerly took the egg pancake and started eating it while it was hot.

“Mmm, delicious! Brother Chen, your skills are good; it looks like you’ve really learned it,” Jin Ming praised with a smile.

Yang Chen: “No choice; my parents passed away early, and there are no uncles or aunts on my father’s side. My aunt lives far away in Sucheng, so I usually had to take care of myself on weekends and holidays. I’ll also make myself the most luxurious egg pancake I’ve ever eaten.”

Actually, you only need to know how to fry the egg pancake. The other ingredients are prepared in advance. The vegetables are rolled in directly, the meat is heated up, and then some sauce is added. No matter who makes it, the taste isn’t much different.

Just as Yang Chen finished making the pancake, two young women walked up to the stall.

“Wow, are all the egg pancake makers so handsome now? This is too competitive.”

“Little brother, how much do your egg pancakes cost?”

Yang Chen glanced at the sign, which displayed the prices.

“Without adding anything else, it’s 5 yuan each. If you add things, the prices are on this sign,” Yang Chen replied with a smile.

“Make me one with bacon and pork loin, slightly spicy.”

“I want bacon and pork loin too, also slightly spicy.”

Yang Chen happily nodded, saying, “Okay.”

Everything is about the novelty; Yang Chen was particularly excited right now.

“Little brother, do you have a girlfriend?”

Yang Chen: “Yes. But, she’s not here.”

“Long-distance relationship? That’s great. Oh, no, I mean long-distance relationships are more free; distance makes the heart grow fonder. Can I add you on WeChat? Do you set up a stall at night? I’ll treat you to barbecue; how about it?”

Yang Chen replied with a smile, “Thank you. I still have to drive for DiDi [ride-hailing service] at night; I don’t have time to go out.”

“Wow, so hardworking?”

“You’re too competitive. But it’s understandable; boys have to earn more money; otherwise, it’s difficult to get married.”

While speaking, Yang Chen made an egg pancake.

Just as he was making the second one, Zhao Feifei and Chen Xinyi walked over.

Chen Xinyi’s eyes lit up, and she nudged Zhao Feifei, whispering, “Hey, hey, look, isn’t that Yang Chen? The one making egg pancakes.”

Zhao Feifei looked up and immediately recognized Yang Chen.

“It’s him! Why is he making egg pancakes here? Doesn’t he have a lot of businesses in Haicheng?” Zhao Feifei asked, confused.

Chen Xinyi smiled smugly, saying, “Isn’t this easy to understand? He’s obviously bankrupt, or he offended someone in Haicheng and couldn’t stay there, so he ran to Beijing to set up a stall. Heaven has eyes; he’s finally being punished. Our chance for revenge has come!”

Zhao Feifei nodded slightly, feeling that Chen Xinyi’s explanation made sense.

Besides bankruptcy and offending someone, there was no other reason to explain why Yang Chen would be selling egg pancakes here.

“I think what you said makes sense. But… forget it. I really did him wrong back then; I’ve already figured it out. If I were him, I would also want to take revenge on myself.
The past is the past; we are already strangers. Let’s go; they should be here to pick us up; don’t cause trouble,” Zhao Feifei said.

This was just one of the reasons. The main reason was that Zhao Feifei’s current boyfriend was coming to pick her up, and she didn’t want her first boyfriend and current boyfriend to meet. After all, Yang Chen would say anything, and what if he messed things up for her?

But Chen Xinyi didn’t have these concerns. Back in Haicheng, she was humiliated by Yang Chen at the wedding, and the wedding was called off by the man. This was a great humiliation.

Now she has also found a rich man in Haicheng, and Yang Chen has been reduced to selling egg pancakes. If she doesn’t seize the opportunity to take revenge, when will she?

Chen Xinyi: “Okay. I’ll listen to you. But, I didn’t eat enough at noon, and I feel a little hungry now. I’ll buy an egg pancake to eat, as a way to support his business.”

Saying that, Chen Xinyi walked over.

Zhao Feifei wanted to pull her back, but she couldn’t grab her.

Yang Chen finished making the second egg pancake and sent away the two girls who wanted to add him on WeChat with a smile.

Chen Xinyi walked up to the stall, smiling and saying, “Isn’t this President Yang? What’s going on with you? You’re not a president in Haicheng, but you’re selling egg pancakes in Beijing? Come on, make me one; let me try your skills.”

Yang Chen had lost interest in making egg pancakes, saying, “I’m not making any.”

Zhao Feifei walked over cautiously, looking at Yang Chen with a half-smile.

Yang Chen made an egg pancake for himself while saying, “You two couldn’t make it in Haicheng, so you came to Beijing?”

Chen Xinyi: “Thanks to you, you didn’t leave us a way out. We couldn’t stay in Haicheng, so we had to come to Beijing. What’s going on with you? Did you go bankrupt, or did you offend some big shot in Haicheng? How did you end up selling egg pancakes here?”

Zhao Feifei: “Stop talking; quickly make the egg pancake and leave.”

Chen Xinyi: “What’s the rush? It’s not too late to leave after our boyfriends come to pick us up. Yang Chen, considering we were once friends, I’ll support your business. Make four egg pancakes, each one with a heart-shaped fried egg. Remember, it must be a heart-shaped fried egg; this is for our boyfriends. Here’s a hundred yuan; you don’t need to give me change.”

With that, Chen Xinyi threw a hundred yuan on the table.

Yang Chen understood; they mistakenly thought he was bankrupt or was driven out of Haicheng by some big shot, and now he was reduced to selling egg pancakes for a living, so they deliberately came to disgust him.

At this moment, two young men walked over, one hugging Zhao Feifei and the other hugging Chen Xinyi.

Chen Xinyi said with a smile, “Let me introduce you; this is Feifei’s first boyfriend. He was very powerful in Haicheng, not leaving us a way out. Now he’s bankrupt and selling egg pancakes here.”

Zhao Feifei didn’t want to reveal her relationship with Yang Chen and was a little angry with Chen Xinyi.

Zhao Feifei’s boyfriend, Sun He, said with a smile, “So ruthless? Not leaving you two a way out? Bro, breaking up is breaking up, but you drove them to the point where they had no way to survive; that’s very low.”

Chen Xinyi’s boyfriend, Li Lei, said with a smile, “That’s why you should leave a way out for people, so you can meet again in the future. Now he’s reduced to selling egg pancakes here; isn’t that very miserable?”

Chen Xinyi: “Lei, give him some stall fee.”

Sun He: “Why give him stall fee? He didn’t leave you two a way out, so let’s not leave him a way out; don’t let him set up a stall here.”

Yang Chen made an egg pancake with a lot of vegetables and took a bite, feeling very satisfied.

“Who are you two? You’re talking about adding stall fees and not letting me set up a stall,” Yang Chen asked.

Chen Xinyi said with a proud face, “Xiao Lei is the manager of Baorun Commercial Management’s Beijing branch, and Sun He is the manager of Baorun Commercial Management’s investment promotion department. You’re setting up a stall in Baorun Commercial Plaza; don’t you know you have to pay stall fees to the mall management office?”

Yang Chen took another bite of the egg pancake, chewed it a few times, then nodded and replied, “I know.”

At this moment, several mall management office staff walked over.

Every time they passed a stall, the stall owners would actively hand them what they were selling.

They would take what they liked and wave their hands if they didn’t want it.

Isn’t this scene very familiar?

Isn’t this what the fake soldiers in the anti-Japanese war dramas do?

Since these stall owners have paid the stall fees, why do they still take things for free?

Yang Chen said with a smile, “Is this how your subordinates do things? Taking things from the stall owners at will? Do you usually do this?”

Sun He and Li Lei’s faces were a little strained.

However, they felt that this was not a big deal. It wasn’t that they took the initiative to ask for it, but the stall owners took the initiative to give it. They didn’t take everything, just randomly took some because they couldn’t refuse the kindness.

By the time those people walked closer, they were already holding eight-treasure porridge [a type of sweet rice porridge], sesame cakes, buns, etc., enough for dinner.

Sun He is the investment promotion department manager of Baorun Commercial Management’s headquarters, so he definitely can’t manage these things.

But Li Lei, as the manager of the Beijing branch, directly manages this Baorun Commercial Plaza.

At this moment, the management office manager’s assistant among those staff members recognized Li Lei.

“Oh, isn’t this Manager Li? Why are you here?” the assistant said.

Li Lei replied with a smile, “I’m here to pick up my girlfriend and buy an egg pancake to eat.”

The assistant quickly said to Yang Chen, “Quickly… hey? Who are you? Isn’t this stall owner Wang Cuihua? Who are you?”

Yang Chen ate the egg pancake on his own, ignoring the assistant.

Yang Chen would never tolerate this kind of behavior of eating, taking, and demanding.

Yang Chen didn’t say anything, and the assistant got angry, saying, “Are you talking to you? Can’t you speak?”

Yang Chen: “Who allowed you to take things from the stall owners for free? Do you usually do this?”

The assistant and others quickly put the things behind their backs, with some unnatural expressions on their faces.

Li Lei felt that this was not a big deal and said with a smile, “The merchants are warm and hospitable, and they can’t be unreasonable.”

The assistants instantly gained confidence and puffed out their chests with smug faces.

“We have a very good relationship with these merchants. We usually provide them with necessary help, and they are grateful for our kindness, so they give us some things to express their gratitude, which is also very reasonable,” the assistant retorted.

At this moment, Brother Zhang and his wife Wang Cuihua returned.

Wang Cuihua quickly said, “Do the leaders want to eat egg pancakes?

I’ll make them; I’ll make them.”

After speaking, she immediately got busy.

Brother Zhang asked with a smile, “Boss, are you enjoying your meal?”

Yang Chen put the last bit of egg pancake into his mouth and signaled Jin Ming to hand him the milk tea she had just bought.

Yang Chen took a few sips of milk tea and put the egg pancake into his stomach, saying, “Give this to me; go buy another cup. And take a walk around.”

Jin Ming nodded shyly and quickly turned to buy milk tea and to understand from the stall owners whether the assistant and others usually do this.

“He just drank the milk tea I drank; does this count as an indirect kiss with me? Oh, how embarrassing,” Jin Ming thought excitedly and shyly.

Yang Chen said with a smile, “It’s delicious; my pancake-making skills are also good. I just sold you two 10-yuan ones.”

Brother Zhang: “Haha… Thank you, boss. It looks like you really know how to make pancakes.”

Yang Chen: “Of course. I told you, I became independent when I was 15. Hmm, she ate the egg pancake I made. My first girlfriend.”

Brother Zhang looked shocked, saying, “What a coincidence.”

Yang Chen took a sip of milk tea and said with a smile, “Yeah, what a coincidence.”

Zhao Feifei and Chen Xinyi felt that something was wrong. It seemed that Yang Chen didn’t come to sell egg pancakes because he was bankrupt. He really made it for himself because the boss wasn’t there.

Wang Cuihua made egg pancakes very quickly, producing several in a short time.

Yang Chen was chatting with Brother Zhang, but his attention remained on the assistant and her group.

Soon, Wang Cuihua made eight “top-tier” egg pancakes, one for each of Zhao Feifei and her three companions, as well as the assistant and her three colleagues.

Yang Chen finished his milk tea in one gulp and asked, “Are you not paying?”

Wang Cuihua quickly replied, “No, no, it’s my treat for all the leaders.”

The assistant said smugly, “Did you hear that? She’s so enthusiastic; I can’t refuse her kindness.”

At this moment, Jin Ming returned and said, “Mr. Yang, I asked around, and the stall owners all said that they come to take things for free almost every day. Today they take buns, tomorrow pancakes, and the day after, a bowl of noodles. It’s like this every day.”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “An unprofessional company does things unprofessionally. Baorun Commercial Management has no reason to exist. Call Liang Baoguo and schedule a meeting for 9 a.m. tomorrow to discuss closing Baorun Commercial Management. All Baorun Commercial Real Estate managers must attend the meeting. Those who can’t make it back in time can participate via video conference.”

Jin Ming nodded and immediately called Liang Baoguo.

Sun He and Li Lei were dumbfounded.

Sun He quickly asked, “Who are you? What gives you the right to order our group chairman to hold a meeting?”

Yang Chen glanced at him sideways, ignoring him.

Brother Zhang asked with a puzzled expression, “What, didn’t you know? The boss acquired your Baorun Real Estate. My salary was only secured because he gave the order.”

Sun He was shocked and said, “You… you are Mr. Yang Chen?”

Li Lei: “What? The Mr. Yang who just took over 51% of the shares held by Chairman Liang?”

At this moment, Jin Ming got through to Liang Baoguo.

Jin Ming: “Hello, Chairman Liang, Mr. Yang orders you to prepare for a meeting tomorrow morning to discuss closing Baorun Commercial Management. All branch managers of Baorun Commercial Management must attend. Those in other locations who dare not return must participate via video software. No one can be absent. Do you understand?”

Liang Baoguo: “Ah? Why does Mr. Yang suddenly want to close Baorun Commercial Management?”

Jin Ming: “Because they are too unprofessional. Mr. Yang and I personally witnessed the management staff at Baorun Commercial Plaza demanding benefits from merchants, and they even argued that the merchants were giving them voluntarily. If they didn’t regularly freeload, would the merchants be so willing to give them things? Even if the merchants give them voluntarily, they shouldn’t accept it. Such unprofessional behavior at Baorun Commercial Management is definitely not an isolated incident in one shopping mall; it must be a widespread problem. The group is already losing money, and streamlining operations can reduce expenses. No matter how you look at it, Baorun Commercial Management should be closed.”

Liang Baoguo: “Understood! Understood! I will arrange it immediately.”

Jin Ming hung up the phone and winked at Yang Chen.

Yang Chen said to Wang Cuihua, “Auntie, when you have time, please tell all the merchant friends that from now on, do not give the shopping mall management staff free food or drinks. I will transfer the management of this place to Yida Commercial Management as soon as possible; they are more professional.”

Wang Cuihua quickly nodded and said, “Okay, okay. Thank you, boss.”

The surrounding merchants also understood and quickly expressed their gratitude to Yang Chen.

“Thank you, boss.”

“We pay high stall fees, sanitation fees, and management fees, and they still come to freeload every day. It really puts us in a difficult position.”

“Thank you, boss! With a new boss like you, the shopping mall will definitely get better and better, and we can earn more hard-earned money.”

……

Yang Chen glared at Sun He and Li Lei for a few seconds, scaring them into quickly lowering their heads.

The staff members knew they had caused a big problem and quickly took out their wallets to compensate the merchants for the free food and drinks they had taken before.

Afterward, several people came out to apologize to Yang Chen, hoping he wouldn’t close the company.

They simply didn’t understand the essence of the problem. If Baorun Real Estate wanted to become profitable again, it had to shut down unprofitable businesses, and the commercial management sector was the first to go.

Yida Commercial Management can earn tens of billions a year. Although Baorun Commercial Real Estate projects don’t have that much, they shouldn’t be losing money.

However, this business has been losing money for three consecutive years, and keeping it is just a burden.

Coincidentally, Yida Workshop, which Yang Chen and Lao Wang partnered with, specializes in undertaking commercial management projects outside of Yida Group. Yang Chen wanted to hand over the management of Baorun Commercial Real Estate to Yida Workshop to help Yida Workshop increase business income and profits and facilitate its listing as soon as possible.

Therefore, even if these people just paid the stall owners what they owed, even if they compensated ten or a hundred times over, Yang Chen would still close Baorun Commercial Management and divest the loss-making business.

Yang Chen: “The group not pursuing your legal responsibility is already a great kindness. You still have the nerve to ask me not to close the commercial management business that has been losing money for three consecutive years.”

The men lowered their heads in fear.

Sun He and Li Lei also quickly apologized for their previous rudeness, hoping that Yang Chen could forgive them.

Yang Chen sneered and said, “You two stood up for your girlfriends; there’s nothing wrong with that. I won’t punish you for that. But you watched the staff freeloading and still made excuses for them; that’s what I hate the most. I can tell you clearly, wait for the company’s investigation. If you are found to have violated any regulations or laws, you will definitely bear the corresponding legal consequences.”

Sun He was anxious and quickly said to Zhao Feifei, “Feifei, please help me plead for mercy.”

Li Lei: “Help me plead for mercy too, Feifei, Xinyi, please.”

Zhao Feifei didn’t dare to speak; she knew that Yang Chen would definitely not give her a good look.

Chen Xinyi, the old procuress, shamelessly said, “Yang Chen, I’m sorry, we misunderstood you. If we had known you weren’t bankrupt, we definitely wouldn’t have treated you like that. Please be generous and consider our past relationship; don’t hold it against us. Feifei, say something.”

Zhao Feifei didn’t speak, silently lowering her head.

Yang Chen was very disdainful and said, “Chen Xinyi, you haven’t changed. People still have to be down-to-earth and live by their own labor. Always thinking about hooking up with rich guys and taking shortcuts will only lead to nothing in the end. If they don’t have economic problems, you two will be fine. If they have economic problems, the money they spent on you will definitely be recovered by Baorun through legal means. The money you worked so hard to get is gone, don’t you think you are very pitiful?”

After speaking, Yang Chen left with Jin Ming.

As they were about to chase after him, Brother Zhang spread his arms and said, “Don’t bother the boss, or I’ll call my coworkers to beat you up! You’re about to become unemployed, we’re not afraid of you!”

Zhao Feifei sighed and complained, “I told you not to provoke him, but you insisted on coming over to provoke him. Now what? What do we do?”

Chen Xinyi replied guiltily, “He was clearly selling egg pancakes, how would I know this would happen?”

Zhao Feifei sighed helplessly again, then quickly asked, “Tell me the truth, is your money clean?”

Sun He and Li Lei were silent.

Seeing their reaction, Zhao Feifei and Chen Xinyi’s hearts instantly turned cold.

It’s over, just as Yang Chen said, they have to return Sun He and Li Lei’s illegal income.

After working hard in Beijing for more than half a year, not only were they miserable, but in the end, they got nothing.

Terrible!

They will never dare to cause trouble for Yang Chen again, even if he really ends up selling egg pancakes on the street.

On the other side, Yang Chen and Jin Ming got into the car.

Jin Ming comforted, “Don’t be angry, it’s not worth it.”

Yang Chen laughed and said, “I’m not angry. I wanted to divest the loss-making business anyway. Now Li Lei and his group have given me enough reason, I can openly cut off Baorun Commercial Management and sell the commercial management business to Yida Workshop. In the future, Baorun Group doesn’t have to bear any expenses, just wait to share the money. No matter how much we share, it’s all net profit, which is much better than losing money ourselves. Moreover, Yida Workshop’s performance will be even better, and it won’t be difficult to list [become a publicly traded company].”

Jin Ming: “Boss, the way you put it, I suddenly feel like they are actively helping you solve problems.”

“Haha… you can understand it that way. I’ll take you to Shichahai [a scenic area in Beijing with lakes and historical buildings] to play now, and see how Prince Gong’s Mansion [a historical mansion in Beijing] has been renovated,” Yang Chen said.

Jin Ming nodded and happily took out her phone to take pictures of the scenery along the way.

……

9 a.m., Baorun Real Estate headquarters conference room.

Yang Chen didn’t waste any time and went straight to the point: “I spent so much money to control Baorun Real Estate, naturally I want to make the company better. I also invested in Yida Group and know that Yida Commercial Management is very profitable, earning tens of billions every year. So I was very puzzled as to why Baorun Commercial Management has been losing money for three consecutive years. What I saw and heard at Baorun Commercial Plaza yesterday afternoon gave me the answer. Those merchants have already paid stall fees, sanitation fees, and management fees, and our grassroots staff still have to freeload every day. What I can’t accept the most is that Sun He, the investment promotion manager of Baorun Commercial Management, and Li Lei, the manager of Baorun Commercial Management’s Beijing branch, were watching on the spot, not only condoning them to take the merchants’ things for free, but also making excuses for them. Saying that the merchants are hospitable and it would be impolite for the staff not to take it. Damn, are those words that a human can say? Even the management is like this, it’s reasonable for Baorun Commercial Management to lose money for three consecutive years. I believe this is definitely not a unique phenomenon in the Beijing branch, other city branches must also have such problems. I also believe that Baorun Commercial Company not only has such problems, but there must be more serious problems. Therefore, I now order Chairman Liang to immediately launch an internal investigation of the group. All problems must be investigated and reported to me. If there is any omission or concealment, I will immediately convene a board meeting to remove Chairman Liang from his position. Is that clear?”

Liang Baoguo quickly replied, “Reporting to Mr. Yang, it’s clear. Don’t worry, I will definitely conduct a thorough investigation throughout the group. No matter who has a problem, we will investigate one by one, and we will never cover up or condone it!”

Sun He and Li Lei, who came to the meeting, quickly apologized to Yang Chen, promising to confess everything to the company, willing to bear all compensation responsibilities, and requesting the company to give them a chance to reform.

No one can stop Yang Chen’s sweeping reforms of the company; the commercial management business must be cut off.

Yang Chen: “Adults should think clearly about the consequences of doing anything. When you weren’t caught, you secretly enjoyed it and never thought about making amends. Now that you are about to be investigated, you want to admit your mistakes and compensate. There is no such good thing. You don’t think you are wrong, you are just afraid of the punishment after being investigated. However, I also have to thank you two. If you two hadn’t condoned and shielded those grassroots staff, I wouldn’t have made up my mind to cut off the commercial management business.”

As soon as these words came out, the other branch managers hated Sun He and Li Lei.

If it weren’t for the serious mistakes they made in front of Yang Chen, Yang Chen wouldn’t have taken the entire branch to task. It’s no exaggeration to say that they caused the unemployment of tens of thousands of employees in so many branches across the country.

Liang Baoguo asked, “I can understand Mr. Yang’s idea. But if we cut off the commercial management business, someone has to do this, otherwise the shopping mall will be in chaos, right?”

Yang Chen: “This is simple, I also invested in Yida Group, and I can subcontract the commercial management business to them. We don’t have to spend a penny on this, but we can stably share a certain amount of profit every year. And no matter how much money we share, this is all our net profit, which is better than losing money year after year, right? Does Chairman Liang think what I said makes sense?”

Liang Baoguo nodded with a smile and said, “What Mr. Yang said makes a lot of sense. Yida Commercial Management is the top in the country, and subcontracting to them is indeed a very good choice. Since Mr. Yang has decided, we have no objection, just do as you say.”

Yang Chen: “Okay! Today’s meeting ends here, dismissed!”

Yang Chen left the conference room and sent Jin Ming to the airport.

Sun He and Li Lei were immediately besieged.

“It’s all your fault, you can turn a blind eye to some petty theft by the people below, but they can’t do that kind of thing in front of you, and you still have to shield them and defend them.”

“Tens of thousands of employees in so many city branches across the country are all going to be unemployed all of a sudden, you two are creating a sin!”

“You two wait, when I return to Beijing, I will definitely settle the score with you! Damn!”

……

Sun He and Li Lei were scolded and dared not to answer back. At this moment, they regretted finding Zhao Feifei and Chen Xinyi, two green tea bitches [a derogatory term for women who appear innocent but are manipulative], as girlfriends.

Because they believed that if Zhao Feifei wasn’t Yang Chen’s first love, and she and Chen Xinyi hadn’t offended Yang Chen, Yang Chen would not have used the excuse to let them take the blame and cut off the commercial management business.

Liang Baoguo said with a stern face: “You two have brought us so much trouble! You two will be suspended immediately and accept the investigation. During this period, you can only stay at home and you are not allowed to leave Beijing. If you have any thoughts of escaping, we will immediately call the police to detain you! I advise you two not to do stupid things, it’s better for us to handle it internally than to hand it over to the police.”

Sun He and Li Lei quickly nodded, promising to honestly wait for the investigation results at home.

Sun He returned home and saw Zhao Feifei packing her things.

His anger suddenly rose, he rushed up and grabbed her hair, scolding: “What do you want to do? Want to escape? Don’t even dream about it! If it wasn’t for you, how could Yang Chen be so serious! Now he wants to cut off the commercial management business, and I have offended tens of thousands of employees in branches across the country. I don’t know how I’m going to die, and you still want to run? The money I spent on you, you have to return every penny, otherwise I will never let you go!”

Zhao Feifei hit Sun He with the bag in her hand and shouted, “Let go of me! I’m calling the police!”

Sun He was already furious, and he couldn’t hold back any longer.

He kicked Zhao Feifei to the ground and sat on her stomach, punching and slapping her.

“I’ll let you call the police! You call the police! You call one for me to see! You spent more than two million of my money in half a year, and you want to just walk away? Dream on!” Sun He cursed as he beat her.

Poor Zhao Feifei was beaten until her nose and mouth were bleeding, crying for help but no one answered.

On the other side, Chen Xinyi was also experiencing the same ordeal.

Li Lei also blamed her and asked her to return all the money she had spent, so that he could return it to the company in the future and strive for leniency.

How could this kind of gold digger [a person who pursues relationships for financial gain] have money to return?

All the money was used to buy brand names and squander.

She didn’t return the money, and Li Lei couldn’t suppress the anger in his heart, so he beat her up as well.

Green tea gold diggers don’t deserve a good death!

They couldn’t stay in Haicheng and Beijing anymore, so these two gold diggers could only go to Shenzhen and other places.

……

Yang Chen sent Jin Ming and others into the airport, and then picked up two guests from the airport.

The passengers were a middle-aged couple, and their accents suggested they were locals from Beijing.

Female passenger: “I heard the real estate consultant say that Baorun Wuyu is now offering great discounts, and all the discounts add up to the equivalent of a 3% discount. Should we go take a look?”

Male passenger: “I know that project, the location is not very good. Other people’s houses are all facing the mountains and facing the water, that community is facing the mountains and backing the water, it’s almost good for the dead to live in [a Chinese saying referring to bad feng shui].”

Female passenger: “Is that so. However, that area will definitely develop in the later stage. Anyway, we are not living there ourselves. It’s good to buy it while the price is down and sell it when it rises in the future. We don’t live there ourselves, so why do you care if the feng shui [a Chinese philosophical system harmonizing humans with their environment] is good or not? We buy it and rent it out, and people who rent houses are lucky to rent a house, so why would they be picky about feng shui.”

The male passenger thought for a while and said, “What you said is not wrong. The interest on the money in the bank is not enough to offset inflation. Okay, then let’s go take a look. Little brother, can you take us to Baorun Wuyu?”

Yang Chen: “Yes. You can modify the destination on the APP to Baorun Wuyu. I have to follow the navigation, otherwise the platform will punish me.”

The female passenger nodded and immediately modified the destination on the APP to the Baorun Wuyu sales office.

Liang Jun had said before that Baorun Wuyu’s sales were not very good. Yang Chen thought it was because the general environment was not good, so it could not be sold. It turned out that there was a problem with the community’s feng shui.

Unless it is a young couple who buy a house and don’t care about feng shui, but anyone who is a little older will definitely look at feng shui.

Feng shui is something that you would rather believe in than not.

More than half an hour later, Yang Chen took the two passengers to the vicinity of the Baorun Wuyu community.

At this time, they were at the north gate of the community, but the sales office was at the south gate, and they had to go around.

Male passenger: “Look, the back door of the community, which is the north gate, has a pond here. Then look at the south, which is the main gate, are there a few small mountains in front?”

Female passenger nodded and said, “Yes. It’s really facing the mountains and backing the water, it’s a bit unrefined.”

Male passenger: “When we bargain later, we will use this as a reason to see if we can get a little more off.”

A few minutes later, Yang Chen took the two passengers around to the south gate sales office.

Although Yang Chen didn’t understand feng shui, he could feel that it was really uncomfortable to face the mountain, and it was no wonder people didn’t choose this community.

Baorun Wuyu has 50 buildings. If this project can be sold out within the year, Baorun Real Estate can turn losses into profits this year, and the stock price can be raised accordingly, and the money Yang Chen invested may be recovered.

Therefore, Yang Chen has to find a way to promote it.

The two passengers got out of the car and walked towards the sales office, Yang Chen parked the car and followed them…