How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 470

The Thug: What’s Wrong With a Ride-Hailing Driver Having Some Money?

Lee Xiuyan was very curious about the unusual food Yang Chen was eating, constantly asking him to explain what they were, what effects they had, and why he was specifically consuming them.

Yang Chen put his arms around her and described each item in detail.

After listening, Lee Xiuyan’s face flushed.

“Oppa, you… you eat so much… are you trying to exhaust me?” Lee Xiuyan asked shyly.

Yang Chen: “How could I want to exhaust you? I just want to make you happy.”

Lee Xiuyan quickly lifted Yang Chen’s shirt and buried her face against his chest.

Yang Chen could clearly feel her burning face and rapid heartbeat.

After dinner, Yang Chen took Lee Xiuyan to the presidential suite of the Pangu Seven Star Hotel.

After all, this was a crucial situation, and both of them were going to give their all.

At eight o’clock in the evening, Buffett held a video conference with his executives and shareholders.

Buffett complained to everyone, recounting how he had humbly tried to purchase chips but was harshly rejected by Yang Chen. He even used the word “humiliation.”

This was because Yang Chen readily agreed to give chips to Two-Star Group but vehemently refused Fruit Company.

In Cook’s view, this was a disgrace, as if Fruit was inferior to Two-Star.

Fruit Company’s executives and shareholders immediately became agitated.

“F*ck! Yang Chen is too arrogant, an ungrateful bastard. We absolutely cannot let him get away with this. He must pay the price for his arrogance and prejudice!”

“Mr. Cook went to him twice, yet he treated us like this. When has Fruit Company ever suffered such humiliation? If we just let it go, how can we be worthy of the company’s $800 billion market value?”

“I’ll be the first to say, we must curb his arrogance, or he will continue to be so arrogant, not even putting our American companies in his eyes.”

“Mr. Buffett, don’t you want revenge? Last time was an accident. This time, let’s join forces to teach him a lesson. It’s a good opportunity to restore your reputation as a stock god, so you don’t ruin your legacy.”

“Yes! Mr. Buffett, let’s deal with him together this time. Let’s play it big. We’ll directly attack Chinese overseas listed companies, shorting all of China’s companies to force them to negotiate with us. When we demand quantum chips, they’ll have to agree!”

“Hmm? That’s a good idea, I agree! We can contact Muddy Waters [a short-selling firm] and other professional short-selling firms. They love to target Chinese companies. This time, we have a common goal, and we’ll definitely win if we work together!”

“Mr. Buffett, what are your thoughts? Everyone has expressed their true feelings, and we want to hear yours too.”

…

Everyone stared at Buffett’s image, waiting for him to speak.

To be honest, Buffett certainly wanted to avenge himself against Yang Chen, restore his reputation as a stock god, and secure a perfect historical evaluation for himself.

But!

He was afraid!

He knew that Yang Chen had too much capital. If it was just shorting Chinese company stocks, it wouldn’t be a big problem.

But once they used this to threaten Yang Chen into compromising, Yang Chen would definitely mobilize funds to counterattack.

Roughly estimated, Yang Chen had as much as $300 billion in readily available cash reserves, and he could be able to mobilize another $200 billion within a week. If these funds were leveraged several times, he would have at least a trillion dollars to use.

Which of these institutions dared to risk everything to go head-to-head with Yang Chen?

But if they didn’t risk everything, how could they short Chinese company stocks with Yang Chen’s trillion-dollar funds?

After careful consideration, Buffett decided to give up.

“You haven’t dealt with him, so you don’t know how powerful he is. Let me tell you this, once we explicitly propose using quantum chips to exchange for the safety of Chinese company stocks, he will definitely mobilize funds to counterattack us. According to my conservative estimate, he can mobilize $500 billion within a week, and if the time is extended, he can mobilize even more funds. If these funds are leveraged, he can have at least a trillion dollars to use. May I ask, who among you is willing to risk everything to short Chinese company stocks with his trillion-dollar funds? If you don’t risk everything, how can you short stocks with a trillion-dollar defense?”

Buffett’s words really startled everyone, but then some executives and shareholders expressed disbelief.

“Mr. Buffett, are you just afraid of him because you were defeated once? How could he possibly have so much money? If he had that much money, he would have been the richest man in the world long ago. Why isn’t his name on the list?”

“As far as I know, they leveraged about three times when they shorted oil and banks, so they don’t actually have as much as $500 billion in funds, at most $200 billion. As long as we contact Muddy Waters and those other professional short-selling firms to join forces and extend the battle line, so that his $200 billion is invested in hundreds of stocks, his funds won’t be able to make a splash.”

“Mr. Buffett, please be brave and show the courage and boldness you had when you shook the world. You need to know that because you lost to him, many Americans have had mental breakdowns. They have always regarded you as a god, but their god lost to a Chinese person. How can they not collapse? Now that the opportunity has come, you must not only restore your reputation but also help your followers regain their spiritual faith.”

…

Buffett still shook his head resolutely and said, “Thank you, but I still don’t want to participate. You guys join forces.”

As soon as he said this, the shareholders immediately mocked him.

“It seems Mr. Buffett is really old. He’s afraid to play after losing once.”

“Mr. Buffett, you might as well retire now, lest your loyal followers still have hope for you. The greater their hope, the greater their disappointment. You are indeed old. If you don’t dare to play, let us young people play.”

“Haha… be polite to Mr. Buffett. He only lost to a Chinese person, not to you. He certainly doesn’t respect you.”

“He doesn’t even dare to take revenge on a Chinese person. What else can he do? Retire early. Okay, let’s not talk about him. Shareholders who are willing to join forces to short Chinese company stocks and force Yang Chen to hand over quantum chips, please contact me privately later. I’ll organize a banquet tomorrow night and invite Muddy Waters and other professional short-selling firms to discuss how to proceed.”

…

Buffett sighed helplessly and said,

“You will pay a heavy price for your ignorance and impulsiveness, I’m telling you!”

After speaking, Buffett exited the video conference.

“Haha…” The shareholders in the meeting laughed in unison.

In their view, if a dozen or more Wall Street investment institutions could join forces, no one in the world could withstand their combined short-selling.

Back then, when Musk was the richest man in the world, Gates and others successfully shorted Tesla’s stock.

Now that they had a dozen or even more institutions joining forces, shorting a Yang Chen was easy, right?

…

China, Capital City [Beijing].

Yang Chen and Lee Xiuyan, who had been enjoying themselves in the hotel all afternoon, came out to find food.

Actually, Yang Chen didn’t want to go out to find something to eat. He could just order room service.

But he was worried that if they continued to stay in bed, Lee Xiuyan would want to continue their activities.

So, to “save his life,” he had to go out to eat quickly, take a stroll to relax his body and mind, and most importantly, delay the time.

Lee Xiuyan looked very petite, but who knew she had such a strong libido.

It was exhausting him!

The two found a barbecue restaurant and went in to order some oysters and other items.

Yang Chen: “Order whatever you want. Boss, give me 20 oysters, the big ones.”

The boss showed a knowing smile and said, “Okay, brother, I guarantee they’ll be big and juicy. What would the beautiful lady like to eat?”

Lee Xiuyan replied in broken Chinese, “Give me some oysters too, maybe five. And also a chicken wing skewer, a big squid, that’s enough.”

The boss: “Okay. You two find a seat and wait, it’ll be ready soon.”

Yang Chen put his arm around Lee Xiuyan and sat down near the entrance. Just a few seconds after sitting down, his cousin Li Xiaofei called.

Li Xiaofei: “Brother, what are you doing?”

Yang Chen: “Eating barbecue. Why aren’t you asleep yet at this hour?”

Li Xiaofei: “I can’t sleep. I had a fight with my mom. I’m going to your place tomorrow, so be prepared to welcome me. If I stay at home for a few more days, my mom and I will definitely sever our mother-daughter relationship.”

Yang Chen: “You two should go get your fortunes told. I think you two are definitely incompatible.”

Li Xiaofei: “I think we’re incompatible too. If I sleep in, she’s unhappy. If I lie in bed and play on my phone, she’s unhappy. Even if I spend too long in the bathroom, she finds fault with me. I really can’t stand it anymore. I can’t wait until school starts. I’m going to your place tomorrow. I’ve made plans with my classmates to go to the Great Wall, so I’ll just stay there until school starts and then come back.”

Yang Chen: “Okay! Come on over. Let me know when you’ve bought your ticket, and I’ll adjust my schedule to pick you up.”

Li Xiaofei: “OK! I’m hanging up, I’m going to pack my luggage.”

Yang Chen hung up the phone with a smile.

Lee Xiuyan heard a female voice on Yang Chen’s phone and quickly asked, “Who was that?”

Yang Chen: “My aunt’s cousin is coming over to play for a few days tomorrow.”

Lee Xiuyan: “Oh. My flight is tomorrow at noon. Can you still take me to the airport?”

Yang Chen: “Of course. I’ll take you to the airport and then pick her up.”

Lee Xiuyan: “Hehe… thank you, Brother Chen.”

At this moment, a tall and sturdy man walked in.

As soon as he entered, he was attracted by the youthful and beautiful Lee Xiuyan.

He stared at Lee Xiuyan and walked to his seat.

“Brothers, did you see that beauty at the door? She’s really pretty!” the man said.

His four companions looked over and then started joking.

“What’s the point of just looking? Go touch her.”

“Yeah! There are five of us, and the boss is my friend, so we don’t have to be afraid at all. Even if you touch her, her boyfriend won’t dare to say anything. If he dares to say anything, we’ll teach him a lesson.”

“Huang Xi, do you dare to do it? You always say this one is pretty and that one is pretty, but you don’t dare to touch any of them. You’re such a coward.”

The man was provoked by his friends and couldn’t back down, so he immediately said, “F*ck! Who are you looking down on? Watch, I’ll touch her for you to see today.”

With that, he got up and walked towards Yang Chen and Lee Xiuyan.

Yang Chen’s keen observation skills had already noticed Huang Xi walking over with malicious intentions, so he immediately looked up at him.

Huang Xi immediately stopped and subconsciously glanced back at his companions.

His companions were still encouraging him to go, and they were holding wine bottles to cheer him on.

Huang Xi mustered his courage and came to Yang Chen and Lee Xiuyan’s table.

“Brother, your girlfriend is really beautiful. Can I have a drink with her?” Huang Xi said with a lewd smile, reaching out to touch Lee Xiuyan’s face.

How fast was Yang Chen? He grabbed his hair and slammed his head on the table.

Huang Xi’s companions rushed over with wine bottles, and at the same time, the bodyguards responsible for protecting Yang Chen also rushed in and pinned Huang Xi’s companions to the ground and beat them up.

The customers in the store were so frightened that they quickly got up and ran away, without even paying.

The boss quickly ran in and said, “Everyone, please calm down, calm down. Please don’t fight here, my small shop can’t take it. Thank you everyone, thank you everyone.”

Yang Chen picked up a chopstick and said, “Which hand did you reach out with? Put it on the table.”

Huang Xi’s head was pressed firmly on the table, and no matter how hard he struggled, it was useless.

“Big brother, I was wrong, I was wrong, please give me a chance,” Huang Xi begged in fear.

Yang Chen: “I’ll say it again, which hand did you reach out with? Put it on the table.”

At this moment, a bodyguard came over and said, “Mr. Yang, let me do it, don’t dirty your hands.”

Yang Chen nodded, and the bodyguard held down Huang Xi’s head.

“Mr. Yang is asking you a question, didn’t you understand? Which hand did you reach out with? Put it on the table immediately. If you don’t put it on the table obediently, I’ll send all these chopsticks up your ass,” the bodyguard warned.

Hmm?

Huang Xi was terrified and quickly put his right hand on the table, saying, “My boss is Gao Hongle, please don’t be impulsive. Let’s stop here, and pretend nothing happened. If…”

Yang Chen blinked, and the bodyguard immediately broke the chopstick without hesitation and stabbed it hard into the back of Huang Xi’s hand. The broken end of the chopstick was jagged and pierced Huang Xi’s palm very sharply.

“Ah! Ah! Ah…” Huang Xi screamed in pain.

The onlookers outside were frightened by this bloody and cruel scene, and some girls quickly hid in their boyfriends’ arms.

The boss next door was also shocked by this scene and stood aside, afraid to speak.

Yang Chen: “Didn’t they come over with wine bottles? Use them on their heads.”

The other four bodyguards replied in unison, “Yes!”

Then they picked up the wine bottles and smashed them hard on the heads of Huang Xi’s four companions.

Instantly, blood gushed out of the heads of the four men who were pressed on the floor.

Yang Chen: “Now, reach out and touch her again and show me.”

Huang Xi endured the pain and replied, “I… I wouldn’t dare.”

Yang Chen: “Who gave you the guts to touch a strange girl in public? Boss, do you know them?”

How dare the boss admit it? He quickly shook his head and replied, “I don’t know them, I don’t know them.”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “You are not allowed to take this half of the chopstick out of your hand for three days, to give you a lesson and leave you with a deep impression for the rest of your life. If you dare to take it out, I’ll stick chopsticks in both your hands and feet. Did you hear me clearly?”

Huang Xi: “I heard you clearly, I heard you clearly!”

Yang Chen: “Get out of here!”

The bodyguards released Huang Xi and his gang.

Huang Xi: “Do you dare to give me your name?”

Yang Chen: “What, you’re not convinced and want revenge?”

Huang Xi: “Just tell me if you dare to give me your name.”

Yang Chen: “You’re not worthy to know my name. If you want revenge, go call someone now. I’ll wait for you here.”

Huang Xi: “Okay! You have guts! You wait, we’ll be back soon!”

With that, Huang Xi and his gang quickly fled as if they were flying.

Yang Chen pulled Lee Xiuyan to a clean table and said, “Boss, is our food ready?”

The boss woke up and quickly nodded, replying, “It’s ready, it’s ready. I’m sorry, big brother, it’s coming right away. Mom, come and clean up quickly.”

The boss didn’t dare to grill for anyone else and grilled all of Yang Chen and Lee Xiuyan’s food at once.

Before long, the boss’s wife came up with the oysters.

“Handsome guy, beautiful lady, here are your oysters, please enjoy,” the boss’s wife said with a trembling voice, probably frightened by Yang Chen.

Yang Chen and Lee Xiuyan were not affected and happily ate the oysters.

A man’s gas station, a woman’s beauty salon, eating more oysters is very beneficial [a euphemism for virility].

At this time, Huang Xi and his gang came to a nearby hospital to treat their wounds.

Huang Xi called his boss, Gao Hongle.

“Hello, Brother Le, we were beaten. My right hand was pierced with chopsticks, and Haozi and the others had their heads cracked open. It was a terrible sight. Brother Le, that kid even said we could call whoever we wanted, and he’d be waiting for us at the barbecue restaurant. Please, Brother Le, you must avenge us.”
Huang Xi sobbed.

Gao Hongle: “Who is it? Who’s so ruthless? Didn’t you mention my name?”

Huang Xi quickly lied, “I did! It would have been better if I hadn’t mentioned your name. The moment I mentioned your name, he beat us even harder, and said he was beating Brother Le’s people. Brother Le, it’s a small matter for the brothers to get beaten, but the key is that he’s not giving you face, which is too much.”

Gao Hongle: “F*ck, I want to see who the hell he is, daring not to give Gao Hongle face. Where are you now?”

Huang Xi: “We’re at the hospital treating our wounds. He’s waiting for you at Li Lei’s barbecue restaurant.”

Gao Hongle: “Okay! I’ll bring people over right away. I want to see if he has three heads and six arms, daring to be so arrogant!”

Huang Xi: “Brother Le, bring more people! That kid seems to have bodyguards, and they’re all tall and strong, looking like they can really fight. However, I can tell from his accent that he’s not local, he’s probably from the Hai City, Jiangzhe area.”

Gao Hongle: “Oh, so he’s a guy with bodyguards, no wonder he’s so arrogant. Okay, I got it, I know what to do. You guys take care of your wounds, I’ll bring people over right away. Don’t worry, I’ll definitely avenge you. This is Capital City, if he’s a dragon, he has to coil for me, if he’s a tiger, he has to lie down for me [idiom meaning he has to submit to my authority]!”

Huang Xi: “Okay, thank you, Brother Le.”

Hanging up the phone, Huang Xi’s mouth twitched as he smiled.

“Damn it, I’ll pay you back later, I’ll pierce your palm with chopsticks too! 草 [Cào – a vulgar expression of anger]!” Huang Xi muttered to himself.

Gao Hongle immediately called his most capable underling and told them to gather immediately and go to Li Lei’s barbecue restaurant.