How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 444

Little Ma, don’t blow my cover. What’s wrong with a ride-hailing driver having a little spending money?

Jin Ming looked at Yang Chen with admiration. She really wished she had such an amazing boyfriend, but sadly, it was just a pipe dream.

“No, he’s my boss. We’re here to meet clients,” Jin Ming clarified.

Gao Yan exclaimed, “Wow, your boss is so handsome! Hello, I’m Gao Yan. Jin Ming and I were good friends at MIT [Massachusetts Institute of Technology].”

Yang Chen replied, “Hello, Miss Gao. I’m Yang Chen.”

Gao Yan introduced, “Hello, Mr. Yang. This is my boyfriend, Chen Le. He’s the president of Weichuang Group in China.”

Yang Chen shook hands with Chen Le in greeting.

Chen Le inquired, “What industry are you in, Mr. Yang?”

Yang Chen had his hands in many ventures, but since Jin Ming had introduced him as her boss, he had to stick with that story.

“I’m in investment, mostly playing the stock market,” Yang Chen replied with a smile.

Gao Yan chimed in, “Right, Jin Ming majored in finance, didn’t you?”

Jin Ming said, “Yes. After you came back to China, you didn’t even give me your number. You don’t even use Facebook or Twitter. I couldn’t find you anywhere.”

Gao Yan explained, “I wasn’t doing so well in the US, so I was too embarrassed to contact my old friends. I just wanted to make a clean break with the past and start over in China.”

The two exchanged numbers to stay in touch.

Jin Ming and Gao Yan resumed shopping, while Yang Chen and Chen Le sat in the lounge to chat.

Chen Le asked, “Does Mr. Yang’s company do any investments besides stocks?”

Yang Chen answered, “Mainly stocks and futures. We do very little else.”

Chen Le remarked, “That must be very profitable.”

Yang Chen replied, “It’s alright.”

Chen Le then said, “If you ever get the chance, Mr. Yang, please give our group’s stock price a little boost.”

Yang Chen stated, “Weichuang Group isn’t worth hyping up. It’s just a contract manufacturer.”

Yang Chen’s words were a bit too blunt, and Chen Le’s expression immediately changed.

Weichuang Group was a Fortune 500 company headquartered in the US, primarily engaged in contract manufacturing, with clients including Motorola, Lenovo, Dell, Nike, and others.

You could say it was a more advanced version of Foxconn [a large electronics contract manufacturer].

This kind of group certainly had its strengths, but it always felt like something was missing.

Relying on contract manufacturing for other companies meant that if those customers stopped placing orders, Weichuang Group’s revenue would take a major hit.

Yang Chen’s assessment that it had no room for speculation hit the nail on the head.

Any company that wanted to truly thrive needed its own core technology, or at least some irreplaceable capabilities.

Weichuang Group clearly lacked those.

Chen Le, displeased, retorted sarcastically, “Weichuang Group is a Fortune 500 company. Mr. Yang doesn’t think much of such a company. I wonder what kind of companies’ stocks you usually trade? Tell me so I can broaden my horizons.”

Chen Le spoke loudly enough that Jin Ming and Gao Yan, who were shopping nearby, overheard him.

The two quickly put down their bags and went over to see what was happening.

Gao Yan asked with a smile, “What are you guys talking about?”

Chen Le said unhappily, “I was bored waiting, so I was trying to make conversation with Boss Yang. I politely asked if he could help boost Weichuang Group’s stock, but he actually looks down on our company.”

Gao Yan quickly smoothed things over, “Weichuang Group is a Fortune 500 company with a market value of hundreds of billions of dollars. Aren’t you making things difficult for Boss Yang by saying that? Boss Yang, I’m sorry. My boyfriend is too straightforward and doesn’t know how to mince words. Please don’t take it to heart.”

Yang Chen replied, “I also don’t mince words. I speak very directly. That’s why I said Weichuang Group is just a slightly higher-end contract manufacturer with no room for speculation.”

Well, Gao Yan was also unhappy with what Yang Chen said.

Jin Ming intervened, “President Yang, President Chen, don’t get upset over such a small thing. If you don’t have anything to talk about, then don’t talk. It’s okay. Gao Yan and I are catching up after a long time, so let us chat. Is that okay?”

Yang Chen nodded. He was simply stating the truth and didn’t want to offend anyone, especially not ruin the friendship between Jin Ming and Gao Yan.

However, Chen Le turned his head away disdainfully, clearly not wanting to spend any more time with Yang Chen and Jin Ming.

Gao Yan, seemingly afraid of her boyfriend’s anger, quickly suggested, “Jin Ming, how about this? You and your boss go pick out a wallet, and Ah Le and I will go look at other bags.”

Jin Ming nodded helplessly and left with Yang Chen.

Chen Le grumbled, “What does he think he is? He actually dares to look down on our Weichuang Group.”

Gao Yan tiptoed and kissed Chen Le, saying, “Don’t pay attention to him. He’s just a country bumpkin who hasn’t seen the world. Let’s go, let’s go look at bags.”

Chen Le then said, “I don’t like them. Delete that girl’s number and don’t associate with her in the future.”

Gao Yan didn’t hesitate at all and immediately nodded, deleting Jin Ming’s phone number in front of Chen Le.

Only then did Chen Le smile and nod, taking Gao Yan to choose a bag.

Jin Ming said, “President Yang, don’t mind him. I didn’t expect to run into my old friend here, let alone that she’d found a sugar daddy as her boyfriend.”

Yang Chen replied, “I don’t mind at all. It’s just that he can’t accept the truth. A company like Weichuang Group can be replaced by competitors at any time, so it doesn’t have any speculative value.”

Jin Ming said, “They don’t understand these things. They just think Weichuang Group is a Fortune 500 company, so it must be very powerful. There’s no need to say professional things to laymen. They won’t understand.”

After a while, Jin Ming chose a wallet and said, “That’s it.”

Yang Chen asked, “Are you sure you want to choose it? Don’t you want a bigger one?”

Jin Ming replied, “No need. I just need a wallet. Thank you for President Yang’s reward.”

Yang Chen smiled and nodded, taking Jin Ming to the cashier to pay.

Coincidentally, Chen Le and Gao Yan also chose a limited edition LV [Louis Vuitton] bag and came over to pay.

When Chen Le saw the small wallet in Jin Ming’s hand, he smirked and said, “President Yang, you have to spend some money to pick up girls. You can’t be stingy just because you’re the boss and she’s the employee. Buying her such a small wallet isn’t sincere enough.”

Gao Yan scolded, “Ah Le, don’t talk nonsense.”

Chen Le retorted, “I’m not talking nonsense. If it’s just a normal boss-employee relationship, would they be here buying things at this time? To be honest, do you two have something going on? We’re such good friends, you don’t need to lie to me, right? Look, I found a boyfriend who is more than ten years older than me, and I’m telling you straight, without hiding anything.”

Jin Ming looked at Gao Yan in surprise for a few seconds, then gave a helpless and bitter smile.

Love can be fleeting, and so can friendship.

Some friendships are over when they’re over, and there’s no need to dwell on them.

Jin Ming said, “I told you just now that President Yang and I came here and the business deal was successful, so he rewarded me with something and let me choose it myself. You…”

Gao Yan interrupted, “Oh, we’re all adults, you know my ulterior motives for you, and you know my feigned modesty, right?”

Jin Ming shook her head speechlessly and turned to hand the wallet to the cashier.

“Hello, 6888 yuan [approximately $950 USD], would you like to pay by card or cash?” the cashier asked.

Yang Chen replied, “Card.”

Just as Yang Chen was entering the password, there was a commotion in the store.

“Wow, it’s Little Ma [nickname for Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba].”

“It’s really him! I’ve seen the real Little Ma.”

“Good evening, President Ma. You look much more handsome than you do online.”

…

It turned out that Penguin’s [Tencent’s] Little Ma had brought his daughter to shop.

Little Ma smiled shyly and waved to everyone, taking his daughter to choose something.

When Chen Le saw Little Ma coming, he quickly took the initiative to greet him.

“President Ma, good evening. I’m Chen Le, the president of Weichuang Group in China. I’m honored to meet you here,” Chen Le said with a smile.

Although Chen Le was the president of Weichuang Group in China, he was, after all, just an employee.

Little Ma was the person in charge of Penguin, and his wealth and status were on a completely different level.

Weichuang Group did processing and manufacturing, while Penguin was in Internet technology. The two had no overlap, and Little Ma didn’t know Chen Le.

However, one doesn’t ignore a smiling face. Chen Le had already taken the initiative to say hello and handed over his business card, so Little Ma could only smile and accept it.

“Hello, President Chen, it’s a pleasure to meet you,” Little Ma said with a smile, then continued, “I’m here to buy something with my daughter. Let’s talk when we have the chance. Please excuse me, President Chen.”

After speaking, Little Ma took his daughter to choose a bag.

Chen Le looked embarrassed, feeling like he had been brushed off.

Other customers and shop assistants whispered.

“What does Weichuang Group do? It doesn’t seem very impressive. President Ma doesn’t seem too willing to pay attention to him.”

“Weichuang Group seems to be a foreign company. I remember that some of Longwei’s [Huawei’s] phones are manufactured in Weichuang’s factory.”

“Oh, that’s no wonder. At least it has to be Longwei’s President Ren [Ren Zhengfei, founder of Huawei] to be on par with President Ma. The president of a contract manufacturing company in China isn’t qualified to be on par with President Ma. It’s normal for President Ma not to pay much attention to him.”

“This person just said that handsome guy looked down on their Weichuang Group. It seems that Weichuang Group isn’t very powerful. At least people at President Ma’s level don’t think much of it.”

“So, does that mean that the handsome guy who is paying the bill has the same status as President Ma, so he looks down on Weichuang Group?”

“How is that possible?”

, smiling and saying, “Hello, Miss Ma. When I was still a poor guy, I often saw some rumors about Little Ma’s daughter online. Now I finally see the real person. Little Ma is so lucky to have such a beautiful little padded jacket [term of endearment for a daughter].”

Little Ma replied, “Haha… Are you very envious of me? Then you should get married early and have a little padded jacket too. With your genes, the little padded jacket will definitely be very beautiful. After all, the little padded jacket takes after her father.”

Yang Chen said, “Haha… Then I will strive to fulfill my dream as soon as possible, and then retire, get married, and have children.”

Chen Le, who was not far away, opened his eyes wide.

Yang Chen told him that he mainly did stocks and futures, but he never thought that Yang Chen’s company was actually Xingchen Investment [Starry Sky Investment].

My God, Xingchen Investment, which harvested Middle Eastern oil and the US banking industry, is the number one investment company in the world today. No wonder Yang Chen looks down on Weichuang Group.

It must be big businesses like Middle Eastern oil and the US banking industry that can catch Yang Chen’s eye. What is a Weichuang Group whose main business is contract manufacturing for other brands?

Gao Yan whispered, “Is he the Xingchen Investment that harvested oil and the US banking industry a few months ago? Impossible.”

Chen Le retorted, “Do you think President Ma would talk nonsense?”

Gao Yan was speechless.

At this time, the onlookers whispered again.

“My God, he is the boss of Xingchen Investment. I have always wanted to know who the boss of such an awesome investment company is. I didn’t expect him to be so young and handsome.”

“Xingchen Investment is my god. First, it harvested the global oil industry, and then it harvested the US banking industry. Buffett was also harvested by him. The mastermind behind these two world-shocking operations is so young!”

“No wonder President Ma is so polite to him. It’s no wonder he looks down on Weichuang Group, a processing plant. In his eyes, it’s all about the oil industry and the banking industry. How can a mere company catch his eye?”

…

Chen Le’s heart felt like it was being stabbed by something, it hurt so much.

If he makes Yang Chen unhappy, he will let Xingchen Investment short Weichuang Group when he goes back, and the headquarters leaders and shareholders will definitely want to kill Chen Le.

“No! I have to apologize to him quickly,” Chen Le thought to himself.

At this time, Little Ma said again, “Is President Yang here to attend Longwei’s new product launch?”

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

“Longwei Group will hold a new product launch tomorrow, and it seems that it will release a new mobile phone “Xingchen No. 1″ equipped with the Xinchen No. 1 chip. I thought you were here to attend their new product launch,” Little Ma explained.

Yang Chen shook his head and said with a smile, “They did call my assistant before and asked if I could attend. I was busy in the laboratory at the time and refused their invitation. President Ma, please be low-key and don’t let them know I’m here, otherwise it would be quite embarrassing. I said I didn’t have time to come, but now I’m here again, so people will misunderstand that I’m not giving them face.”

Little Ma chuckled, “Haha… I understand, I understand.”

Ma Siqi asked, “Does Mr. Yang have shares in Longwei Group?”

Little Ma clarified, “No. But the quantum chip used by Longwei Group now was developed by Mr. Yang’s team. He also donated it to the country free of charge. The country handed it over to Longxin International Group for production, and then gave Longwei Group priority to use it. Now major companies around the world are seeking to purchase Xinchen No. 1 chips, and the country can finally hold its head high.”

The audience was shocked again.

In addition to being the boss of Xingchen Investment, such a young and handsome guy is also a scientist. The world-shocking quantum chip was developed by his team!

He knows how to make money, he knows how to do scientific research, he is handsome, and he has a first-class figure and temperament. How can there be such a perfect man in the world!