How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 574

The Great Developer Insulting Incident – What’s Wrong with a Ride-Hailing Driver Having Some Money? (1)

“Oh, so your line of work must be quite profitable,” Yang Chen said with a smile.

The wealthy woman said, “It’s alright. My husband and I built our business from the ground up. We earned every penny through hard work.”

Clearly, the woman wanted to emphasize her and her husband’s personal achievements.

Yang Chen nodded with a smile and said, “Then you and your husband are quite impressive.”

The wealthy woman said, “It’s hard work. If I had a choice, I’d rather be like you, driving a ride-hailing car, just enough to make a living, no need to work so hard.”

Yang Chen said, “You can earn money through hard work, but driving a ride-hailing car won’t earn you much.”

The wealthy woman said, “Have you ever thought about changing jobs? How about being a driver for me and my husband? I’ll pay you 8,000 a month, with full benefits, holiday gifts, and year-end bonuses. I can’t guarantee it’ll be more than what you earn now, but it’ll definitely be stable. What do you think?”

Yang Chen said, “Thank you for your kind offer, but I don’t need it. I think I’m fine as I am, free and unrestrained.”

The wealthy woman said, “Young man, you’re not married yet, are you?”

Yang Chen shook his head.

The wealthy woman said, “No wonder. You’re single now, so you have enough to spend whether you earn a lot or a little. But once you get married and have children, it won’t be the same. Can you support a wife and children with what you earn now?”

Yang Chen said, “Definitely.”

The wealthy woman said, “Young man, you don’t seem to understand the current marriage market and family life at all. Let’s not talk about family life; let’s just talk about marriage. In the Jinling area [a major city in China], the bride price is no less than 100,000 [yuan, the Chinese currency]. Normal families will ask for 188,000 or 288,000. Let’s just say 188,000. A simple three-piece gold jewelry set and a diamond ring will cost about 20,000, right? So that’s 200,000 already? You have to have a wedding banquet, right? And wedding photos, wedding planners, and other miscellaneous things, which will add up to at least another 100,000, so that’s 300,000. Here comes the big one, you have to buy a wedding house. Not too big, about 89 square meters, which will cost nearly 2 million. If you put down a 30% down payment, that’s 600,000, right? Okay, now your marriage cost is out. According to the cheapest and lowest standard, you need 900,000 to get married. If the woman is easy to talk to, you can marry her home with 900,000. But now many girls are not easy to talk to, so you actually need to prepare at least 1 million to 1.2 million to safely marry a girl home. How many years do you think it will take you to save 1 million for marriage?”

“Hiss…” Yang Chen gasped.

No wonder so many people are unwilling to get married and have children. Just the first hurdle of marriage costs 1 million, and that doesn’t include the cost of dating. If you include the cost of dating, from meeting her to marrying her home, according to the lowest standard, it will cost at least 1.2 million.

For a young person, it is definitely impossible to earn so much money before the age of 30, so they can only rely on their parents’ support.

But their parents also had to buy a house and support their families, as well as support their parents and raise their children. They may not be able to save 1.2 million either.

“Tsk tsk tsk… the pressure on young people to get married is really great now. No wonder so many people are unwilling to get married, and the marriage rate and birth rate are falling again and again. Such great pressure, such low wages, and such high consumption levels are really not something ordinary people can handle. Young people whose families can’t help them can only remain single; there is no other way.” Yang Chen sighed helplessly, feeling anxious and helpless for the young men of today.

The wealthy woman smiled and said, “Now you know the pressure is great, right? If your family can’t help you, how many years will it take you to marry a wife?”

Yang Chen said, “If I follow your calculations, and it costs 1 million to marry a wife, then with the money I have available each year, I can marry 200,000 wives. If I save a little more on costs, I can marry another 50,000 to 100,000 wives without any major problems. It’s just that I’m not as ruthless as other capitalists and never deliberately save on costs.”

The wealthy woman laughed and said, “You’re exaggerating a bit too much! Marrying 200,000 wives a year, are you still dreaming? You drive a ride-hailing car and save on costs? Are you going to carry the car and run, without using gas? Haha…”

Yang Chen said, “Ride-hailing is just a hobby for me to pass the time. I’m actually an investor, investing in many industries and owning many companies. Money is just a number to me now. If it’s not used to do something big, I don’t even bother to look at how much money is in my account.”

The wealthy woman said, “Oh, you’re getting more and more outrageous.”

Yang Chen said, “Well, if you don’t believe me, there’s nothing I can do. By the way, ma’am, are the things in the furniture store you’re going to mass-produced or high-end?”

The wealthy woman said, “The place I’m going to definitely sells high-end goods. Would I buy mass-produced goods?”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “That’s good. I’ll go in and take a look later.”

The wealthy woman laughed. At this moment, her phone rang.

Her husband called to ask why she hadn’t arrived yet.

The wealthy woman said with a smile, “I didn’t want to drive that old car at home, so I called a ride-hailing car. Oh, let me tell you, this driver is quite the braggart, saying he earns enough money in a year to marry 200,000 wives. He also said that driving a ride-hailing car is just a hobby, and he’s actually an investor with many industries under his name, and money is just a string of numbers. It’s killing me; he’s provided me with enough laughs for the whole year.”

Husband: “Haha… there are people who can brag like that. Don’t be fooled by him; don’t believe anything he says.”

The wealthy woman said, “You’re underestimating me. What big storms haven’t I been through? Can I be fooled by a young ride-hailing driver? Okay, I won’t talk anymore; I’ll be there soon. Let’s talk when we meet.”

Hanging up the phone, the wealthy woman couldn’t help but chat with Yang Chen again.

The wealthy woman said, “Do you want to go in and broaden your horizons later?”

Yang Chen said, “Broaden my horizons? Ah, I guess so. I haven’t been here before, so I guess it’s broadening my horizons.”

The wealthy woman said, “Okay, I’ll take you in to broaden your horizons later.”

Yang Chen said, “Okay, thank you, ma’am.”

A moment later, the car arrived at Moon Star Plaza.

Yang Chen followed the wealthy woman inside and arrived at a high-end furniture store.

This store covered a large area, with both classical and Western-style furniture display areas.

Western-style is good to look at but not practical. Chinese-style classical style is better.

The wealthy woman took Yang Chen to find her husband.

The wealthy woman said, “Honey, this is the ride-hailing driver who brought me here. He wanted to come in and broaden his horizons.”

The man said, “Haha… what’s so interesting about broadening your horizons here?”

The wealthy woman said, “It’s nothing to broaden our horizons, but it’s different for him.”

The man said, “That’s true. Young man, feel free to look around; it’s okay, looking doesn’t cost money.”

Yang Chen nodded with a smile and wandered around.

The Chinese-style classical furniture is made of solid materials, such as rosewood, huanghuali [a type of fragrant rosewood], and zitan [red sandalwood]. It can be seen that it is indeed very high-end, and there are even a few pieces of old golden nanmu [a rare and valuable wood] furniture as the treasures of the store.

Yang Chen wanted to purchase furniture to equip the Xuanwu Lake View [likely a high-end property], the things do not need to be too high-end, but must meet the aesthetics of modern people, real materials and durable.

After wandering around, Yang Chen came to the wealthy woman and others.

Salesman: “Mr. Chen, Mrs. Chen, you are our old customers; I will definitely give you the cheapest price. This set of 300,000 [yuan] is really the cheapest, almost no profit. In professional terms, it is only a little gross profit, but the net profit is not profitable, and may even have to pay a little. And it’s almost the New Year, which is the peak sales season for all walks of life. The price of materials has risen sharply, but I still calculate it according to the price during the off-season; isn’t that enough?”

The wealthy woman said, “It’s still a bit expensive; lower the price a little more, and we’ll buy a set immediately.”

Salesman: “Oh, Mr. Chen, Mrs. Chen, you are really making it difficult for me. How about this, I’ll go talk to the manager and see if I can let it go a little more. Okay?”

The wealthy woman said, “Okay, go apply for a price.”

Salesman: “Okay, Mr. Chen, Mrs. Chen, please wait a moment; I’ll be right back.”

The salesman quickly ran to the manager to apply for a price.

Yang Chen stepped forward and looked at the furniture selected by the couple, all made of huanghuali wood. It can’t be said to be too high-end, but it’s not something ordinary people can afford.

Sofa chairs, coffee tables, beds, dining tables, chairs, dressing tables…

Basically, a whole set of furniture is complete, enough to equip a three-bedroom and two-living room house.

The wealthy woman said with a smile, “Young man, how does it look?”

Yang Chen said, “I think some of the zitan wood over there is good.”

The wealthy woman said, “That must be good, but the price is not cheap either.”

Yang Chen said, “Does the set you chose cost 300,000?”

The wealthy woman said, “Yes. Is it very cheap?”

Yang Chen said, “It’s very cheap. Then you’re still bargaining?”

The wealthy woman was stunned, thinking, “Is this guy a fool? I said it’s very cheap, and he actually agrees that it’s cheap. Is 300,000 very cheap for a ride-hailing driver?”

The wealthy woman’s husband said with disdain, “Young man, you’re really bold to say that. Is 300,000 very cheap for you?”

Yang Chen said, “I think it’s quite cheap. This furniture looks good, feels very solid, and is much better than those artificial materials.”

At this time, a voice came from behind.

“Oh, this gentleman is really knowledgeable. We use high-quality huanghuali materials, guaranteed to be genuine. 300,000 a set is really not expensive. Compared to those sofas made of artificial materials, this is like giving it away for free, really no profit.”

Yang Chen and others looked back; the salesman brought the manager, Huang Tao, who was speaking.

Huang Tao greeted the three of them, and then said, “Mr. Chen and Mrs. Chen are also our old customers; we will definitely let it go a little. Xiao Li has already come to me; it’s not appropriate for me to say that I won’t let it go at all. How about this, let’s just make it a lucky number, 288,000 a set; we all love to prosper. What do Mr. Chen and Mrs. Chen think?”

The wealthy woman said, “It still feels a bit expensive; my idea is to take it down within 250,000.”

The wealthy woman’s husband said, “I think 200,000 is enough, no need for 250,000. We are in the real estate business, and we know a little about your furniture industry. Manager Huang, give us a real price, and we’ll take it away.”

“Damn! Is the price so inflated?” Yang Chen thought these furniture were good, and they were made of huanghuali wood, so 300,000 was not too expensive. Unexpectedly, the psychological price of this couple was actually 200,000; it seems that this industry is very deep. If someone without experience comes over, they will be slaughtered by half,” Yang Chen thought to himself.

Huang Tao and the salesman began to complain, from raw materials to workers to the current New Year’s market, they said it all over; in short, prices are rising in all aspects now, and they are still selling to them at the price during the off-season, which is really very kind.

But one of the couple insisted on within 250,000, and the other insisted on around 200,000; anyway, they still meant to continue to lower the price.

Although the unit price of Xuanwu Lake View is about to drop to 50,000 per square meter, it is still a high-end community compared to the average price of more than 20,000 per square meter in Jinling City, and this community itself is positioned as a high-end community, so the furniture used must be slightly higher-grade; this huanghuali wood is good.

So Yang Chen said, “Manager Huang, why don’t you sell us a set for 200,000? I can buy 100 sets from you.”

The people next to him who were looking at furniture were shocked; 200,000 a set and want to buy 100 sets?

Is he doing wholesale?

But wholesalers should go directly to the factory to get the goods; the price will be cheaper; why come to the wholesale market to get the goods?

Isn’t there one or even more channels in the middle?

Isn’t the price more expensive?

No matter how much you bargain, this wholesaler is going to earn a layer of profit.

Huang Tao quickly stepped forward and shook hands with Yang Chen, saying, “This handsome guy is not with Mr. Chen and Mrs. Chen. I thought you were together. Excuse me, excuse me.”

The wealthy woman laughed and said, “Oh, he just came in with me. He is a ride-hailing driver; my car was sent for maintenance, and I took his car over. He heard me say that I was going to buy furniture; he had never seen high-end furniture, so he asked me to take him in to broaden his horizons. Young man, don’t bargain blindly. If Manager Huang really agrees to sell you a set for 200,000, where will you get the money to buy 100 sets from him? Although we have the money to buy 100 sets, we don’t need so many.”

Husband: “Young man, just watch from the side; don’t talk casually.”

Manager Huang withdrew his hand with disappointment + speechlessness, and said, “So that’s how it is. Handsome guy, don’t talk nonsense; you scared me. I thought you really wanted 100 sets; then I would really dare to sell you a set for 200,000.”

Yang Chen said, “Then give me a lucky number, 188,000 a set.”

“Haha…” Everyone laughed.

The wealthy woman said, “Manager Huang, I’m sorry; he hasn’t seen the world; don’t take it to heart.”

Huang Tao said, “Haha… it’s okay, it’s okay; it’s good to adjust the atmosphere. Handsome guy, if you really buy 100 sets, I can give you 188,000 a set. Haha…”

Yang Chen said, “Okay! I don’t care how much you can earn, 188,000 a set, just include these things, give me 100 sets. Swipe the card!”

Saying that, Yang Chen wanted to take out his wallet.

But his wallet was in the car, so he quickly said, “I forgot my wallet in the car; I’ll go get it now. You ask someone to prepare 100 sets and send them to Xuanwu Lake View immediately.”

After speaking, Yang Chen turned around and ran out to get his wallet.

He still had to have dinner with Ning Shaoqing later, so he had to hurry up.

However, the wealthy woman and the others laughed, laughing so hard that they bent over, even covering their stomachs.

Huang Tao said, “Mr. Chen, Mrs. Chen, does he know that Xuanwu Lake View is a project developed by your company?”

The wealthy woman said, “Haha… how could a ride-hailing driver know that? He’s just talking nonsense.”

The development of Xuanwu Lake View is Jinling Jinxuan Real Estate Company; the major shareholder is Chen Jinxuan, the second shareholder is Chen Jinming, and the third shareholder is Chen Jinliang. You can tell from the names that they are three brothers.

This Mr. Chen is the third shareholder Chen Jinliang, and his wife is called Chen Lingling.

At the beginning, the Xuanwu Lake View project was proposed by Chen Jinliang. The three brothers wanted to become the second Tomson [a famous luxury real estate brand in Shanghai], relying on Xuanwu Lake View to become famous in one fell swoop and become a high-end real estate developer in Jinling and even the whole country.

However, the three of them have no culture, and their knowledge, experience, cultural quality and other aspects limit their ability.

They only think that Xuanwu Lake View will help them become a high-end project developer after it is built, but they don’t want people in Jinling to not be able to afford such expensive houses at all.

People in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and other regions have money, but they will not come to Jinling to buy such a house.

After all, no matter how you compare it, Jinling City is still not comparable to Shanghai and other cities. No rich people are willing to come here to develop, so how can they come here to buy such a high-end residence?

The tragedy of small developers is that they do not have enough funds. It has been almost 8 years since Xuanwu Lake View was acquired. Jinxuan Real Estate can’t afford it anymore, so they can only find a way to sell the community at a discount to recover funds.

Chen Jinliang said with a smile, “He is obviously looking for an excuse to escape; you can tell from the way he can’t wait to escape. Okay, let’s not waste time discussing him. Manager Huang, just give us a real price; how much can this set be sold for?”

Huang Tao said, “Like this, 220,000 a set, take a set for Mr. Chen and Mrs. Chen. Who told us that we are all old acquaintances.”

Chen Lingling said, “Manager Huang, you are not being honest at all. You just said to give him 188,000; why is it 220,000 for us again?”

Huang Tao said, “Oh, I was just teasing him. How could he really buy 100 sets; does he have that strength? 220,000 a set is really the cheapest, Chen Mr. and Mrs. Chen can think about it carefully.”

Chen Jinliang and Chen Lingling were whispering; a handsome and stalwart figure ran over.

That awesome man is back again!

Salesman: “Manager Huang, that ride-hailing driver is back again.”

Huang Tao: “Damn! Is he coming for real? Does he really want to buy 100 sets?”

Chen Jinliang and Chen Lingling were also puzzled; is this ride-hailing driver coming for real?

Chen Lingling: “Young man, do you really want to buy 100 sets?”

Yang Chen: “Yes! I think 188,000 a set is quite cheap, so I’ll start with 100 sets and equip my newly bought community. It will be more convenient to rent and sell in the future. I will lower the price by more than half and give away high-end furniture; I don’t believe I can’t sell it. The previous developer didn’t know what they were thinking; the average price of a second-tier city like Jinling is only more than 20,000 per square meter, and they dared to sell 120,000 per square meter without thinking. If I didn’t have too much money to burn, I really wouldn’t want to take over this garbage project developed by idiots. Tell me, Xuanwu Lake View sells for 120,000 per square meter; isn’t the developer’s cerebellum underdeveloped, and they dared to set such a high price without thinking?”

The atmosphere instantly became awkward.

The faces of Chen Jinliang and Chen Lingling visibly changed from shock to embarrassment.

Manager Huang and others were trying hard not to laugh, looking like they were holding back very hard.

Chen Lingling quickly asked, “Young man, are you kidding me? You, a ride-hailing driver, bought the Xuanwu Lake View community?”

Yang Chen: “Yes!”

Chen Lingling: “But how can you, a ride-hailing driver, have so much money to buy Xuanwu Lake View?”

Yang Chen: “What’s wrong with a ride-hailing driver having some money?”

“…” Everyone was speechless for a while.

Chen Jinliang: “What are you bragging about? The one who bought our Xuanwu Lake View is Yang Chen, the boss of the Star Group; do you think I don’t know!”

Yang Chen: “You? Oh, Xuanwu Lake View was developed by your company?”

Chen Lingling nodded with a slightly embarrassed smile.

Yang Chen: “I said why Manager Huang was holding back his laughter. Sorry, I was a little too quick just now, and accidentally said what was in my heart.”

Chen Jinliang, Chen Lingling: “…”

Why be so cruel?

Why do you want to hurt me a second time?

Yang Chen: “Actually, Xuanwu Lake View is pretty good in other aspects except for the outrageous pricing. I bought it to make the best use of it. If the price is reduced to 50,000 per square meter and equipped with 188,000 high-end furniture, it should be easy to rent and sell, right? In the future, when you develop projects, do a good market research; don’t just start without thinking. The average price of a house in Jinling City is 20,000; why do you sell it for 120,000 per square meter? It’s okay if you have a well-located detached villa, but you are still a 33-story high-rise building; how dare you sell it for 120,000 per square meter.”

Chen Jinliang didn’t dare to speak and pretended to scratch his head because it was itchy.

Chen Lingling: “Are you bragging to me? Are you really Yang Chen, the boss of the Star Group?”

Yang Chen: “Didn’t I tell you that driving a ride-hailing car is just my hobby? I am actually an investor, investing in all walks of life, money is just a string of numbers to me, the money I earn in a year can marry 200,000 wives in Jinling City, if I learn from others to save some expenses, I can marry 50,000 to 100,000 more wives. For example, I give Star Technology nearly 200 billion in research and development funds every year, and the research and development results every year cannot realize these 200 billion. Is it reasonable for me to find an excuse to save 50 billion? Wouldn’t the money to marry 50,000 more wives come? I also bought five insurances and one fund for my employees, and six insurances and two funds for backbone and senior personnel. The wages are all the highest standards in the industry, and almost every company has employee welfare housing. If I slightly lower the wages to a medium level, and reduce the standards for food expenses, transportation subsidies, and travel subsidies, and don’t engage in welfare housing, and stuff employees into dormitories, the expenses saved each year can at least marry 50,000 more wives. I’m telling you the truth; do you think I’m idle and bragging to you?”

Chen Lingling: “…”