How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 558

I Understand Your Crisis as a Man. What’s Wrong with a Ride-Hailing Driver Having Some Money?

Ye Zilong couldn’t believe his father’s words. Even if Yang Chen had the ability to remove his father from the chairman’s position at Porsche Tai, it shouldn’t be this fast, right?

The dance party wasn’t even over, and the order was already issued?

“Dad, I’m sorry, I didn’t expect him to be so powerful. With your connections and social status, don’t you have any ability to protect yourself?” Ye Zilong asked, puzzled.

Ye Qingyun couldn’t help but scold, “What does my status and connections mean in front of Boss Yang? He’s doing things that are overturning the industry. How can I compare to him? I’m just asking you why you couldn’t get his forgiveness? I don’t believe such a big figure would hold a grudge against a little kid like you.”

Ye Zilong: “He asked me to slap myself, and everything would be over. But with so many people present, if I slapped myself, how could I face anyone in the future? Don’t I have any dignity?”

Ye Qingyun: “Letting you slap yourself is already a great kindness to you! Isn’t it polite enough that he didn’t hit you? What dignity do you need? What dignity do you have? If you weren’t my son, Ye Qingyun, you wouldn’t have any dignity at all! If I’m brought down because of you, will you still have any dignity? Go out and see if anyone will pay attention to you.”

Ye Zilong: “…”

Ye Qingyun’s words were both realistic and hurtful.

Ye Zilong finally understood that his dignity was worthless without his father’s social status.

People call him Young Master Ye not because his name is Ye Zilong, but because his father, Ye Qingyun, is the chairman of Porsche Tai and the owner of Runhe Asset Management Company.

If Ye Qingyun is no longer the chairman of Porsche Tai, he won’t have any dignity.

At the dance party, he even said that Yang Chen couldn’t control everything.

Now he finally realized how foolish he was. Yang Chen can’t control everything, but he can change the weather at will, completely beyond his imagination.

“Then… what do we do now?” Ye Zilong asked.

Ye Qingyun: “Sigh… good for nothing, but capable of spoiling everything. I’ll contact Mayor Liu to see if we can arrange a meeting with Boss Yang through him. If we can see Boss Yang, you do whatever he tells you to do. If you dare to say ‘no’ again, I’ll really break your legs! Do you hear me?”

Ye Zilong: “I hear you.”

Hanging up the phone, Ye Zilong gave himself two slaps in frustration and cursed, “Isn’t it just slapping myself? What’s the big deal? If I had known this, not to mention one slap, ten slaps, a hundred slaps, I would have slapped without hesitation. What’s the big deal?”

People only realize how small they are when they truly recognize how powerful their opponent is, and their bottom line will be lowered to the minimum.

After the dance party, Lu Xiaoyi went straight home.

“Dad, guess who I saw at the dance party tonight?” Lu Xiaoyi asked excitedly.

Lu Ni said with a smile, “Who? Ye Zilong?”

Lu Xiaoyi rolled her eyes with annoyance and said, “Would I be so happy to see him?”

Lu Ni: “Haha… then who did you see?”

Lu Xiaoyi: “You’ll never guess. I saw Yang Chen, the boss of the Starlight Group, Yang Chen.”

Lu Ni immediately put down the pen in his hand, took off his glasses, and said, “Who? Starlight Group boss Yang Chen? He went to your dance party?”

Lu Xiaoyi: “Don’t you also find it surprising and delightful? I was very excited at the time. It’s just that he was too low-key and didn’t want to reveal his identity at first. Ye Zilong and that celebrity Lin Wanqiu offended him and were taught a lesson by him.”

Lu Ni: “Is that so? How did they offend him?”

Lu Xiaoyi told her father the whole story.

Lu Ni said with a shocked expression, “As expected of Boss Yang, his energy is indeed so powerful that it’s unimaginable. Even Boss Ma wouldn’t have the ability to get the Performing Arts Association and the State Administration of Radio and Television to issue a ban notice so quickly, right?”

Lu Xiaoyi: “That’s right, I was scared at the time. If I hadn’t seen him make it happen with just one phone call, I definitely wouldn’t have believed that anyone could be so powerful.”

At this moment, Lu Ni’s secretary called.

“Hello, Chairman, I just received news that the Zhejiang State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission [SASAC, the agency responsible for managing state-owned enterprises] has removed Ye Qingyun from the position of chairman of Porsche Tai. It is said that someone wants to acquire Porsche Tai, and the Zhejiang SASAC is fully cooperating. The secretary of the board of directors of Porsche Tai has received a notice that the stock will be suspended before the market opens tomorrow morning. It’s being done so urgently, I wonder which big figure has such powerful energy,” the secretary reported.

Lu Ni: “What? Are you sure the news is accurate?”

Secretary: “Confirmed!”

Lu Ni: “Boss Yang’s methods are amazing. Ye Zilong was unwilling to slap himself, and Boss Yang’s revenge is really simple, crude, and leaves no room for maneuver. Okay, I understand.”

Hearing her father say this, Lu Xiaoyi quickly shook her father’s arm and asked what happened.

Lu Ni chuckled and said, “The secretary just called to say that he received news that Ye Qingyun has been removed, and Porsche Tai will be suspended tomorrow morning to prepare for acquisition. Combining that with what you just said, I guess Boss Yang really wants to acquire Porsche Tai, and he’s not joking.”

Lu Xiaoyi: “Ah? So fast? He got it done in the middle of the night?”

Lu Ni: “Porsche Tai has already gone bankrupt once. Now the entire vehicle business has been completely suspended, and the remaining sheet metal parts processing business is not enough to support it as a listed company. Boss Yang has extensive connections and sufficient funds. Letting him take over Porsche Tai will definitely develop better than it is now.”

Lu Xiaoyi: “Boss Yang is really amazing, he has refreshed my understanding of rich people.”

Lu Ni: “Boss Yang taking down Porsche Tai may be an opportunity for us, or it may be a heavy blow. If he retains Porsche Tai’s parts processing, with his connections and resources, he will definitely steal a lot of customers. Then our Wanxiang Group will not be easy to do in the future. If he focuses on vehicle production and sales, it will be an opportunity for us. We can become their parts suppliers.”

Lu Xiaoyi: “That makes sense.”

Lu Ni: “Okay, Xiaoyi, tomorrow you contact Boss Yang, find a chance to meet him, and test what he plans to do after taking down Porsche Tai, so I can prepare for it as soon as possible.”

Lu Xiaoyi: “No problem. But, I don’t have his contact information. He left too quickly, and I forgot to ask him for his contact information.”

Lu Ni: “That’s not difficult. I’ll contact Mayor Liu tomorrow morning. Mayor Liu must have Boss Yang’s contact information. Okay, it’s getting late, you should go to rest.”

Lu Xiaoyi nodded and quickly went back to her room to sleep.

Lu Ni breathed a sigh of relief and muttered, “Boss Yang is too powerful, he can cause a stir wherever he goes. I hope he is interested in vehicle manufacturing, not parts processing.”

Lu Ni was wrong to think so. Yang Chen has opened hundreds of processing plants in Haicheng, and Porsche Tai has a basic sheet metal parts processing plant. According to Yang Chen’s consistent self-sufficiency style, he will definitely not hand over the orders to others, and the entire set of accessories will be supplied by the Starlight Group.

At dawn, Yang Chen got up early and had breakfast.

Not long after breakfast, Mayor Liu called Yang Chen and told him about the progress.

Yang Chen’s entry into Porsche Tai Group has been recognized by the Zhejiang SASAC.

Porsche Tai will issue an announcement to temporarily suspend trading, and the Zhejiang SASAC will lead Yang to invest in Porsche Tai Group.

Yang Chen will first acquire the equity of some shareholders, and then issue additional shares to him to ensure that he can get at least 51% of the equity.

This method can also kick out some low-quality shareholders and ensure that the control of Porsche Tai is concentrated in the hands of Yang Chen and the SASAC.

Yang Chen is going to use all his resources to develop Porsche Tai, including but not limited to joining hands with Porsche Tai and BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, BYD [a major Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer] and other cooperation, a mere 51% equity certainly can not meet his requirements.

Yang Chen doesn’t want to have to hold meetings and argue with a bunch of people in the future when he wants to implement a policy. He must say what he says.

Yang Chen: “No, I must have at least 67% of the equity in my hand, otherwise I will not do Porsche Tai. I want to integrate so many international brands to cooperate, and also provide Porsche Tai with a full-industry chain of suppliers, using the most advanced technology, plus my Yang Chen’s brand effect. Without 67% of the equity, I don’t need to pay so much. Of course, if you just want me to make a financial investment and don’t need me to try to bring Porsche Tai to a new height, then I don’t care how much equity I have. It depends on your choice, I can accept both options.”

Mayor Liu: “So, Yang’s meaning is that if you need to use all of Yang Chen’s resources, at least give you 67% of the equity. If it is less than this ratio, you will only make ordinary financial investments and will not pay special attention to the development of Porsche Tai. Is that what you mean?”

Yang Chen: “Yes! I don’t want to make wedding clothes for others, and I don’t want to make a decision and have to discuss it with shareholders and directors. In case I encounter some people who are not easy to talk to, or deliberately sabotage, where do I have so much time to fight with them? So, I must have a veto power and can enjoy most of the development results.”

Mayor Liu: “I understand what Yang means. Okay, I won’t sleep anymore, I’ll go to the provincial government again before Porsche Tai issues an announcement. We must determine things today.”

Yang Chen: “Haha… Mayor Liu, you have worked hard. When things are done, I will treat all the relevant leaders to a meal, whatever is delicious, we will eat.”

“Haha… I am instantly full of motivation. In order to eat this delicious meal, I have to hurry up. Yang is busy, I will call you again when I have determined it,” Mayor Liu said with a smile.

In fact, it is quite a waste of time to pass on messages like this.

It would be better to let the Zhejiang SASAC directly send a representative to chat with Yang Chen.

They can even have a conference call with Yang Chen while discussing and deciding, which would be more efficient.

Yang Chen suddenly remembered the elder sister who was defrauded yesterday. They also agreed to go to the police station at 9 o’clock today to determine the outcome.

Yang Chen changed his clothes and set off to the police station yesterday.

When Yang Chen arrived, it was already 9:20. As soon as he entered the yard, he heard cries.

“Oh, that’s the money my husband worked so hard to earn by working overtime. You must get it back for me. If you can’t get it back, I won’t be able to live.”

Yang Chen parked his car and walked through the crowd. He saw the confident elder sister from yesterday lying on the ground, acting shamelessly. Her husband was sitting next to her blankly, speechless, as if he had lost his soul.

The police officer recognized Yang Chen and said, “You really came.”

Yang Chen: “Then I must come to see the result. What’s the matter, was she cheated out of everything?”

The police officer nodded and said, “She was cheated out of 300,000.”

Yang Chen: “Really? Did she transfer money again later? Didn’t you ask them to go to the bank to freeze the account?”

The police officer: “She transferred the money while the boss was on the phone, and then pretended to freeze the card number. Her husband didn’t know that the money had been transferred. Today at 9 o’clock, she found that all the money in that platform was gone, and the background also sent a message mocking her. Take a look.”

Yang Chen took a look and couldn’t help but laugh.

“A woman with your IQ should not manage money. No matter how much you have, we will cheat you out of it. Thank you for your money. My task this month is completed, and I can enjoy it for a month.”

This scammer is also ruthless enough. It’s like killing someone and punishing their heart. If you cheat, you cheat, and you have to send a private message to mock them.

The elder sister’s tears fell down and said to Yang Chen, “You should have insisted yesterday. If you had insisted on persuading me, I might have listened to you.”

“…”

Not only Yang Chen was speechless, but the police and her husband were also speechless.

Can this also be blamed on others?

It’s really like the netizens joked, women will only admit that they married the wrong person in this life, right?

“I’ll beat you to death, I don’t want to live anymore. After I beat you to death, I’ll commit suicide!” The elder sister’s husband roared, and then he grabbed her neck tightly, wanting to strangle her to death.

The police officer quickly stepped forward to pull him away, scolding him not to be so impulsive.

The police have contacted the bank to try to intercept the transfer, but they were not successful.

After the elder sister transferred the money in, the other party transferred the money to more than a dozen bank cards, and took it out at ATMs in more than a dozen cities in Xinjiang, not giving them a chance to cut it off.

The elder sister’s husband cried and said, “I worked hard for more than ten years to save this money, and I’m back to square one overnight. I’m almost forty years old, and the children’s expenses are getting bigger and bigger. My parents are getting old and often go to the hospital. I will never be able to save more than 300,000 in my life. Without money, how will I get my children married in the future? I don’t want to live, I will only be ridiculed for being useless if I live. In the future, when the children bring their girlfriends back, I can’t even afford the bride price [dowry], and they have to break up. How can I face the children? I don’t want to live, I don’t want to live, I have no face to live.”

The elder sister cried even harder, constantly chanting “I was wrong”.

The onlookers also blamed the elder sister.

“Now the anti-fraud propaganda is so strong, how can you be deceived by such a simple routine? Don’t you watch videos online every day?”

“The police officer told you not to transfer, so don’t transfer. Can the police officer harm you?”

“Just spend money to buy a lesson. Don’t believe in good things that fall from the sky in the future. Brother, don’t cry. It’s a good thing that this incident can make this elder sister remember. If she doesn’t suffer this loss, she will definitely suffer other losses in the future, maybe even bigger than this one.”

…

The elder brother cried and said, “What you said is easy, I understand the truth. It’s just that when I think of being nearly forty years old and having no money at home, how will I live in the future? The children go to school, get married, I can’t get the money out, people will scold me for being useless. If my parents are sick and have no money to go to the hospital, people will also scold me for being useless. If I am a person who doesn’t want to make progress, is lazy, and doesn’t work, people will scold me, and I deserve to be scolded. But I am clearly a person who wants to make progress, but in the end I have to bear the infamy, I really can’t accept it.”

The elder brother’s words deeply touched the hearts of all the men present. He was right, if there is no money at home, everyone will only scold the man for being useless, and will not blame the woman and children.

As a worker in a factory, the elder brother’s future can be seen at a glance, no wonder he can’t accept the current situation.

Yang Chen: “Police officer, can you find out which scammers cheated the elder sister?”

The police officer: “Where else can it be, that area of Southern Myanmar. The cities where the money was withdrawn are all in the Yun Province area, it must be in Southern Myanmar.”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “Elder sister, what’s your name? Give me your ID number too.”

The elder sister: “Why?”

Yang Chen: “For the sake of your great contribution to human progress, I will help you get back the 300,000.”

Everyone looked at Yang Chen in shock.

The elder brother ran to Yang Chen in a panic and said, “Brother, can you really get this money back?”

But before Yang Chen could speak, the elder sister was angry.

“I’m already like this, and you’re still mocking me. Do you have any humanity? Are you going to force me to death before you’re willing to give up?” The elder sister asked.

Yang Chen: “Why would I mock you for no reason? You are too sensitive and have an inferiority complex. Just say whether you are willing or not.”

The elder sister: “You are just a ride-hailing driver, the police can’t get it back, how can you get it back? You are still saying that I have made a contribution to human progress, what is this if not mocking me? My family is already like this, and you are still mocking me, don’t you think it’s a bit too much?”

Yang Chen: “You talk too much nonsense, I’m helping you because I feel sorry for the elder brother. Do it or not, I don’t have any loss.”

The elder brother quickly knelt down and said, “Brother, if you can really get the money back, you are my reborn parents. I kowtow to you, I kowtow to you.”

Yang Chen quickly helped the elder brother up and said, “Okay, okay, there’s no need to do this. I’m a man, and I can especially understand your crisis as a man. Give me her name, ID number, and bank account, I’ll try it, but I don’t guarantee it will work.”

The elder brother nodded and turned to yell at his wife, “Write it down quickly!”

The elder sister: “He is really a ride-hailing driver, I came in his car yesterday. The police can’t do it, how can he do it? He is just mocking me, resenting me for saying him yesterday, can’t you see that?”

The elder brother was anxious, went up and slapped her, and said, “You really have a problem with your brain! Who can make this kind of joke in front of so many people, especially so many police officers? Do you think everyone is as brain-dead as you? I have tolerated you to the extreme, if you dare to say another word of nonsense, I will take you away, so as not to leave you to harm my son. Write it down quickly!”

The elder sister covered her face and cried, “Oh, I’ll write, can’t I write?”

The elder sister quickly ran into the police station, wrote down her name, ID card, bank card, etc., and immediately ran out and handed it to Yang Chen.

Yang Chen called Qiu Yuhong and said, “Chairman Qiu, I have something for you to do. Tell the brothers in the Southern Myanmar branch to help me find out which scam company cheated an elder sister named Zhang Lifen in Hangzhou these two days. Let them tell the scam company to return the money immediately, otherwise they will be responsible for the consequences. Zhang Lifen’s ID number is…”

Qiu Yuhong recorded Yang Chen’s words, and then sent an order to the Southern Myanmar branch.

Scam companies will set off fireworks to celebrate every time they make a single transaction of more than 200,000, and at the same time, they are showing off to other peers.

As long as you check which scam company set off fireworks last night, you can quickly determine who cheated this elder sister’s money.

“Can he really do it? The bank can’t get it back, can he get it back?”

“How can he get it back, he should be pretending to be cool.”

“If he can get it back, then he can rescue those who have been cheated.”

…

The elder brother asked cautiously, “Brother, is it really possible?”

Yang Chen: “It should be possible. Wait patiently for a while.”

The elder brother: “Okay, okay. Don’t worry, don’t worry. As long as I can get it back, I can wait as long as I want.”

The elder sister: “Alas… he is really just a ride-hailing driver, it is impossible to get it back.”

The elder brother was emotional, turned around and grabbed her arms and shook her hard, and shouted, “Shut up! Shut up! Do you understand? If you dare to say another word, I will really hit you! Don’t think that this is a police station and I dare not do it! My tolerance for you has reached the limit, you better not challenge my bottom line!”

The police officer: “Calm down, calm down. This little brother, do you have any connections over there?”

Yang Chen: “A little bit. Wait quietly for a while, no matter whether I can get it back or not, there will be news soon.”

Everyone waited patiently. After about fifteen minutes, Qiu Yuhong’s phone call came.

Qiu Yuhong: “President Yang, I have contacted them. The other party said that they will return the money to the platform and let Gao Lifen withdraw it from the platform.”

Yang Chen: “Okay! Be careful.”

Qiu Yuhong: “Understood.”

Hanging up the phone, Yang Chen said to Gao Lifen, “Log in to that platform again, refresh the page, they will return the money to your account soon, and you can withdraw it immediately.”

The elder sister: “Really?”

Yang Chen: “You talk too much nonsense.”

The elder brother slapped her and scolded, “Why do you talk so much nonsense! Do what you are told to do, don’t talk nonsense!”

The elder sister’s face was swollen on both sides, and she had been slapped several times at this moment.

The elder sister kept refreshing the platform. After refreshing about 20 times, 244,900 finally appeared in the account that was originally 0.

“It’s out, it’s out! But it’s only 244,900, not 300,000!” The elder sister said excitedly.

Yang Chen: “Didn’t you withdraw some cash before? They must deduct the money transferred to you and only return the principal to you. Withdraw it quickly, and don’t believe in good things that fall from the sky in the future.”

The elder brother: “Withdraw it quickly, withdraw it quickly.”

The police officers also excitedly stepped forward to watch. The elder sister really withdrew the 244,900 in front of them. A few seconds later, the bank sent a text message reminding her that 244,900 had been credited to her account.

“It’s here, it’s here! It’s really here! Husband, look, it’s really back!” The elder sister said excitedly while crying.

The elder brother also danced with excitement, and then quickly pulled his wife to kneel down and thank him, “Brother, thank you, thank you, you are our family’s benefactor. Thank you.”

The elder sister: “Big brother, I was wrong before, I have eyes but can’t see Mount Tai [a Chinese idiom for not recognizing someone important], it’s my fault, don’t blame me. I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”

Yang Chen: “Okay, get up. Just don’t be cheated again in the future.”

The onlookers discussed in shock.

“It’s really back! Really? How can a ride-hailing driver have such ability?”

“If this can be recovered, can the money I was cheated out of last year be recovered?”

“My high school classmate was cheated over there, and his whereabouts are unknown. I don’t know if he can find him back?”

…

The police officers immediately surrounded Yang Chen.

The police officer: “Young man, hello, hello. What’s your name? I’m the deputy director Zhao Wen.”

Yang Chen: “Hello, Director Zhao. My name is Yang Chen.”

Zhao Wen: “Yang Chen? Could it be? Starlight Group boss Yang Chen?”

Yang Chen: “Yes, it’s me.”

There was an uproar on the scene.

“Ah, Starlight Group boss Yang Chen? No wonder he is so powerful.”

“This makes sense. Starlight Defense has many branches abroad, and it is easy to find out the scam company.”

“Does Boss Yang really drive a ride-hailing car? I thought it was just an exaggeration.”

“Boss Yang, can you help me find my classmate? He was cheated over three months ago, and his whereabouts are unknown.”

“I was cheated out of 500,000 last year, can you help me get it back? Boss Yang, please.”

Good guy, those few people in need actually knelt down and kowtowed to Yang Chen for help.

Yang Chen quickly said, “Everyone, don’t do this, get up quickly. It’s okay for me to help one occasionally, but it’s impossible to help everyone. It’s not difficult for people to give me face once in a while, but it’s not something that I, a private company, can do to destroy their way of survival. I hope everyone can understand. And as far as I know, there are many people who know what they are going to do, but still want to go there. If they are cheated, they say they were cheated, which is not worthy of pity. As for being cheated of money, like this elder sister, the police officers can’t stop her, do you think it is worthy of sympathy to be cheated? If I didn’t feel sorry for this elder brother and was touched by his desperate words, I wouldn’t help them. I always believe that if I am safe and守己 [shǒu jǐ, meaning to be law-abiding and minding one’s own business], abide by the rules and laws, I will never be cheated. That elder brother, you said you were cheated out of 500,000 last year, how were you cheated?”

The elder brother who was cheated out of 500,000 last year replied awkwardly, “I was cheated on dating apps…”

Yang Chen: “Look, I said it.”

The elder brother lowered his head in embarrassment.

Yang Chen: “However, I will definitely protect my compatriots. In the future, if there are really compatriots who have been cheated and cannot be found back, you can contact Starlight Defense, we will help if we can. If you know what you are going to do and still want to go there, but regret it later and can’t come back, then don’t look for us, we won’t help. Because they went there to harm people, but they failed to harm people and became victims themselves, they should bear the corresponding consequences. Okay, that’s all, I’m leaving.”

Yang Chen drove away under everyone’s gaze.