How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 594

Arrogant Korean Star – So What If a Ride-Hailing Driver Has Some Money?

“Hello, Mr. Yang, this is Ren Nana. My dad asked me to bring you a 60Pro [referring to a specific model of smartphone, likely Huawei Mate 60 Pro]. I was too busy with activities yesterday to deliver it to you. Now I have some time. Where are you? I’ll bring it over.”

Yang Chen: “Oh, thank you, Miss Ren. Where are you? I’ll come pick it up myself.”

Ren Nana: “I’m at Haicheng TV Station, just finished recording a show. Your time is precious, let me come to you.”

Yang Chen: “It’s okay, I’m free right now, driving around picking up passengers. Wait for me, I’m not far from the TV station, I’ll come find you now.”

Ren Nana: “Ah? Oh, okay. I’ll wait for you then.”

Hanging up the phone, Ren Nana looked puzzled.

Shouldn’t Boss Yang be in a fierce battle with the Wall Street short-selling alliance?

Why does he have the time to drive around picking up passengers at this moment?

Ren Nana said to her assistant, “Chen-jie [a term of endearment, ‘Sister Chen’], take a day off. Go out and have fun. Come back to the hotel early tonight, don’t stay out overnight, okay?”

Assistant: “What about you?”

Ren Nana: “I’ll see later. If President Yang has time, I’ll invite him to dinner. If he doesn’t have time, I’ll go back to the hotel and sleep. I’m really tired after recording all night.”

Assistant: “Okay! Then don’t wander around. I’m going out to play.”

Ren Nana nodded and said, “Okay! Go ahead.”

The assistant happily ran off, leaving Ren Nana alone waiting by the roadside.

Soon, a group of people hurried out.

Ren Nana was chatting with her father, President Ren, on the phone and didn’t notice the people coming from behind.

“Move! Move!”

The people behind her urged loudly in Korean, and someone even pushed Ren Nana.

Ren Nana’s phone almost fell to the ground, but luckily she caught it quickly.

As the youngest daughter of President Ren, she can’t exactly do whatever she wants in Dragon Country [a common nickname for China], but she certainly won’t let anyone push her around, considering her father’s national status.

Ren Nana immediately scolded in English, “Stop! Apologize to me!”

The group stopped, and Ren Nana finally saw that it was Korean star Lisa Rong from the girl group “Blackpink,” who was recording another show in the adjacent hall.

As a member of the famous girl group “Blackpink” in Korea and even Southeast Asia, Lisa Rong also has a large fan base in Dragon Country.

Haicheng TV specially invited her to participate in a show. She had also been recording all night and was now in a hurry to return to the hotel to rest.

Although Ren Nana has been in the entertainment industry for several years, her fame is limited to Dragon Country. Few people abroad know her, so these Koreans treated her like an ordinary person.

Lisa Rong glanced at Ren Nana dismissively and turned to leave.

Since she didn’t say anything, her assistant and bodyguards naturally assumed they should ignore Ren Nana.

How could Ren Nana tolerate this?

“I said stop and apologize! Are you deaf, or do you not understand English?” Ren Nana said loudly.

Lisa Rong looked at her assistant impatiently. The assistant immediately understood and turned back to say, “You were blocking our way. We told you to move, but you didn’t budge. Our bodyguard asked you to move a little to ensure Miss Lisa’s safety. Isn’t this your responsibility? Why should we apologize?”

Ren Nana: “Oh? Really? Move! Move!”

As she spoke, Ren Nana walked straight over and pushed Lisa Rong hard.

“Ouch! What are you doing?” Lisa Rong complained.

Her assistant and bodyguards panicked and quickly checked to see if she was okay.

Ren Nana: “According to your theory, I told you to move, but you didn’t. To ensure my safety, I asked her to move a little. Isn’t this your responsibility? Tsk…”

Ren Nana turned and walked aside with a look of disdain, continuing to chat with her father.

Lisa Rong angrily pointed at the bodyguards and scolded, “Are you all dead? Are you blind? You watched her walk over and push me, and you did nothing? Do you even want to keep your jobs?”

The bodyguards quickly surrounded Ren Nana, forcing her to apologize to Lisa Rong.

Ren Nana: “According to your theory, she was blocking my way, so she should take responsibility. Why should I apologize? If you want me to apologize, apologize to me first for pushing me earlier. Then I might consider apologizing to her. Also, get one thing straight, this is Dragon Country, Haicheng, not Seoul, Korea. You better understand the situation. I don’t want to argue with you, but don’t piss me off. Otherwise, you can’t afford the consequences.”

If President Ren’s youngest daughter got serious, not to mention Lisa Rong, even the entire Blackpink group wouldn’t be able to do anything. They would be detained and not allowed to leave until they apologized. Maybe even their agency, YG Entertainment’s CEO Yang Hyun-suk, would have to call President Ren to apologize in person.

Lisa Rong said angrily, “Are you done yet? Why are you wasting time with her? Either she apologizes to me, or you push her to the ground. I’m in a hurry to go back to the hotel and sleep, don’t let her waste my time.”

The bodyguards nodded and immediately warned Ren Nana to apologize to Lisa Rong.

Ren Nana looked disdainful and said, “Apologizing is impossible. Don’t even dream about it.”

The bodyguards got anxious. Since she was unwilling to apologize, they had no choice but to resort to the second solution: pushing her to the ground.

Just then, a car horn sounded nearby.

Everyone looked over and saw Yang Chen waving at Ren Nana from inside the car.

Ren Nana had seen Yang Chen’s photo on her father’s phone and recognized him at a glance.

“Mr. Yang, you’re here.” Ren Nana ran over with a smile to greet him.

But Lisa Rong’s bodyguard immediately rushed up and pushed her from behind, causing her to lose her balance and fall to the ground.

Yang Chen quickly got out of the car and ran over, helping the crying Ren Nana up.

“Miss Ren, are you okay? Are you hurt?” Yang Chen asked quickly.

Ren Nana: “Waaah… I’m not hurt, but it hurts a little.”

Lisa Rong sneered and turned to leave.

Yang Chen immediately waved his hand, signaling the bodyguards to stop them.

Seeing the situation was not good, Lisa Rong’s bodyguards quickly ran to block her.

Ren Nana: “I was chatting with my dad here, and they pushed me from behind. I asked them to apologize, but they said I was blocking their way and it was my fault for being pushed. There’s so much space next to me, they could have just moved a little to get past, but they had to take up the whole road and walk side by side. So I pushed her, and she had her bodyguards push me to the ground. It’s too much, I can’t let this go.”

Yang Chen: “I understand.”

Yang Chen walked up to Lisa Rong and her group and grabbed the bodyguard who had pushed Ren Nana by the neck.

The other bodyguards wanted to attack, but they were blocked one-on-one by Yang Chen’s bodyguards.

“Which hand pushed Miss Ren just now? Take care of it yourself. If I do it myself, your hand will be useless,” Yang Chen warned.

Bodyguard: “Axi [an exclamation of frustration or anger in Korean]! Let me go! I’m a bodyguard for YG Group, our boss is Yang Hyun-suk, don’t you want to die!”

Yang Chen: “What YG? I’ve only heard of LG [a well-known South Korean multinational conglomerate].”

With that, Yang Chen slammed the guy to the ground.

The fall was not light. Even though the guy was a strong bodyguard, he was now dizzy and his vision was blurry.

Lisa Rong’s assistant quickly said, “Don’t mess around, we’re calling the police!”

Yang Chen: “Call the police. Who allowed you to be so arrogant in Dragon Country? Just because you’re a celebrity? Do ordinary people have to give way to you, and be pushed around by you? Who made these rules?”

Lisa Rong’s assistant continued, “I warn you not to be ignorant. We are YG artists. Lisa is an important member of the world’s most famous girl group, Blackpink. She’s also dating the third son of LV [Louis Vuitton]. Whether you consider it from a fan perspective, or her personal connections, social status, and position, you can’t afford to offend her. We don’t want to make things difficult for you right now, but don’t push us too far.”

LV’s third son?

Arnault’s youngest son, Jean?

Last time at West Lake in Hangzhou, Jean expressed great admiration for Yang Chen and vowed to become the next Yang Chen.

This kid is actually dating this Korean star?

His taste isn’t very good.

Yang Chen: “Are you kidding me? Jean would fall for a Korean star? Does Arnault know about this? It’s impossible. How could such a wealthy family look up to a Korean star? Everyone knows Korean stars are playthings of the chaebols [large, family-controlled industrial conglomerates in South Korea]. Would Arnault want such a daughter-in-law?”

Ren Nana: “Chen-ge [Brother Chen, a term of endearment], she’s not Korean, she’s Thai. She just debuted as a trainee in Korea.”

Yang Chen: “Oh, I see. That explains the Southeast Asian look. But it’s still the same. Jean is probably just trying something new.”

Ren Nana: “But these female celebrities don’t think so. They always think they can marry into a wealthy family. Little do they know, wealthy families have high standards for their future mistresses. They haven’t even attended a regular university, yet they want to marry into a wealthy family. Aren’t they afraid of losing face?”

Yang Chen: “Let them dream on.”

Then, Yang Chen said to Lisa Rong, “Beauty, apologize now, and I’ll let you leave. Otherwise, you can just stay here. I’ll count to three. If you don’t apologize, we’re leaving. 1, 2, 3! Let’s go!”

Ren Nana was a little dumbfounded. He counted too fast. People might not be able to react in time.

Ren Nana quickly got into Yang Chen’s car.

Lisa Rong wanted to leave, but she was stopped by Yang Chen’s bodyguards.

The assistant was furious and shouted, “What do you want? We’ve already called the police!”

The bodyguards ignored her. They just needed to block their way.

Lisa Rong: “Are you all dead? Do something!”

The bodyguards didn’t dare to anger Lisa Rong, so they quickly launched an attack on Yang Chen’s bodyguards.

The bodyguards responsible for protecting Yang Chen were naturally experts among experts. Whether it was reconnaissance, reaction ability, or combat skills, they were absolutely top-notch.

So, after only a few moves, Lisa Rong’s bodyguards were all knocked down.

Lisa Rong was furious. While instructing her assistant to call the company, she also called LV’s third son, Jean.

Soon, Jean answered the phone.

Jean: “Lisa, I’m busy. What’s the matter?”

Lisa Rong: “Waaah… darling, I’m being bullied at the TV station. They’re blocking my way and even injured my bodyguards. They’re so rude, please come and save me.”

Jean: “Ah? Who are they?”

Lisa Rong: “I don’t know, I don’t recognize them.”

Jean: “Okay, let me finish my work first. Tell them that you’re my girlfriend. If they dare to bully you, I’ll never let them go. I’m friends with Yang Chen, the boss of the Star Group in Dragon Country.”

Lisa Rong: “Oh, okay. I’m so scared, please come quickly!”

Jean: “Okay, I got it.”

The assistant next to her also called Yang Hyun-suk, the CEO of YG Entertainment, and reported the situation to him.

Yang Hyun-suk immediately became anxious and said, “Where’s Lisa? How is she? Is she injured?”

Assistant: “Lisa is next to me calling LV’s third son. She’s fine, we’re protecting her. It’s just that they’re blocking us from leaving, and we don’t know what to do.”

Yang Hyun-suk: “Oh. Tell them, no matter who they are, if they dare to touch Lisa, I’ll kill their whole family! I’m calling the boss of Le Rong Entertainment to have her pick you up.”

Assistant: “Okay. President, please hurry, Lisa looks very scared. And she’s been recording all night, she’s very tired and needs to go back to the hotel to rest.”

Yang Hyun-suk: “Okay, I got it!”

Hanging up the phone, the assistant ran over to Lisa Rong excitedly and said, “Lisa, the boss said he’s calling the boss of Le Rong Entertainment to come and help us. We don’t have to do anything, just wait here.”

Lisa Rong: “But I’m so sleepy, I want to go to sleep now.”

Assistant: “Should I find someone from the TV station to come and resolve this?”

Lisa Rong: “Forget it, the TV station definitely won’t sincerely help us. At most, they’ll just negotiate. I want these people to have a bad ending, not just a simple negotiation.”

Assistant: “Okay. Then we’ll wait a while. The third son and the boss of Le Rong Entertainment should be here soon.”

At this time, Yang Chen had already taken Ren Nana to Tang Court for dinner.

Ren Nana took out the Mate60Pro that her father had asked her to bring to Yang Chen from her bag and said, “President Yang, this is the phone my dad asked me to bring you. Please try it out and see if there are any problems.”

Yang Chen: “Thank you.”

Yang Chen took the phone and couldn’t wait to try it out.

“Hmm? Why does it show 4G? Shouldn’t it be 5G? There should be 5G signal coverage here,” Yang Chen said.

Ren Nana: “I don’t know, I don’t understand these things very well. Why don’t I call my dad and you can talk to him?”

Yang Chen: “I’ll call him myself. You hurry up and eat. You’ve been busy all night, go rest after you eat.”

Ren Nana: “Okay. Then I won’t be polite, I’m really a little hungry.”

Yang Chen smiled and nodded, then called President Ren himself.

Yang Chen: “Hello, President Ren, thank you for the phone, I received it.”

President Ren: “Haha… I’m glad you received it. How do you like it?”

Yang Chen: “It feels good. But why doesn’t it show a 5G signal?”

President Ren: “We had a lot of Hynix storage chips that we hadn’t used up, and we certainly couldn’t waste them by leaving them in the warehouse. So this batch of phones uses Hynix storage. To avoid causing them unnecessary trouble, we’re not showing 5G for the time being. Although it doesn’t show 5G, the speed and everything else is 5G. In business, you can’t just think about yourself, you also have to consider your partners. If we directly label it as 5G, Hynix won’t be able to explain it to the US.”

Yang Chen: “Oh, that’s the reason. Didn’t you ask to remove these restrictions when Longxin International signed a quantum chip cooperation agreement with Apple and others?”

President Ren: “We did ask for it, but we have more other interests to exchange, so we didn’t bring up these unimportant things.”

Yang Chen: “Oh, I understand. Which company is Hynix from again? SK?”

President Ren: “Yes! It’s from SK Group.”

Yang Chen: “OK, I got it. Alright, you’re busy, I’m having dinner with your little daughter. I’ll send her back to the hotel to rest after she’s full.”

President Ren: “Haha… Okay, then I’ll have to trouble President Yang.”

Yang Chen: “I should be thanking you for sending me the best phone currently available. Bye.”

Yang Chen hung up the phone, put away his phone, and ate.

Ren Nana: “President Yang, are you free tonight? After I wake up, let’s go out and have fun together. I’ll introduce you to some beautiful women. How about it, am I being generous enough?”

Yang Chen shook his head and said, “Haha… thank you. But, I’m getting old, I can’t keep up anymore. You young people have fun, I won’t go.”

Ren Nana: “Aren’t you only thirty years old? The best age for a man, having shed his youth, with a bit more maturity, but not too old, and with some achievements in his career, the sisters like handsome guys your age the most.”

Yang Chen waved his hand and said, “I’d rather not, I can’t keep up with you young people’s pace.”

Ren Nana: “They’re all born after ’98, or even after 2000, are you sure you don’t want to meet them?”

Yang Chen smiled and shook his head, saying, “Thank you. I’m getting old, I can’t keep up anymore.”

Ren Nana: “Really? You’re already failing at thirty? Then you need to eat more supplements.”

Yang Chen had a black line on his face and was embarrassed to continue talking about this topic with her.

At this time, the bodyguard called and reported, “Mr. Yang, Du Shaolong, the boss of Le Rong Entertainment, is here, saying he wants to take that Korean woman away.”

Yang Chen: “Tell him, that woman won’t apologize, it’s no use no matter who comes. Du Shaolong? I’m Xiang Shaolong [a historical figure, implying he is much more important]. I don’t know him, I’m not paying attention to him, his face doesn’t work here. Even if the Korean embassy comes, that woman won’t leave until she apologizes! That’s what I said!”

Bodyguard: “Okay.”

At this time, outside the Haicheng TV station.

After hearing the bodyguard’s words, Du Shaolong was immediately furious.

“Who are you people? Is there any justice left? Detaining foreign friends in broad daylight? Which unit are you from? Report your names, let me see what powerful forces you have behind you! The national anti-crime campaign didn’t eliminate you, you’re simply fish that slipped through the net!” Du Shaolong shouted excitedly.

Bodyguard: “We are President Yang’s bodyguards. President Yang said that your face doesn’t work here. Either this woman apologizes, or we’ll just stay here. Don’t even mention you, even if the Korean embassy comes, she won’t leave until she apologizes!”

Du Shaolong immediately cowered and quickly asked, “President Yang, which President Yang?”

Bodyguard: “How many President Yangs are there in Haicheng? The President Yang who even the Korean embassy can’t do anything about, who do you think it is? Don’t you recognize the logo on our bodies?”

Du Shaolong was only focused on showing off in front of Lisa Rong and didn’t pay attention to the “XC” and star pattern on the bodyguards’ clothes.

Now that he looked closely, he realized that their clothes had the exclusive logo of the Star Group.

“Oh no, it’s the Star Group’s Boss Yang,” Du Shaolong thought to himself.

He was full of vigor just now, but now he immediately wilted.

The assistant quickly asked, “President Du, who are they?”

Du Shaolong: “How could you be so careless and offend the Star Group’s Boss Yang?”

Assistant: “Who is the Star Group’s Boss Yang?”

Du Shaolong: “Let me put it this way, Boss Yang’s position in our country is equivalent to Samsung Group’s Lee Jae-yong in your country. Do you understand? What would happen to you if you offended Lee Jae-yong?”

Assistant: “Ah? Someone as powerful as Chairman Lee? But… but I checked, the car that person was driving had “DiDi” painted on it, which means DiDi Taxi [a Chinese ride-hailing company]. How could someone as powerful as Chairman Lee drive a ride-hailing car?”

Du Shaolong: “Sigh… Boss Yang likes to drive a ride-hailing car around to pass the time when he has nothing to do. I can’t help you with this, I’m really sorry. Let me call your boss and tell him about it.”

After speaking, Du Shaolong walked aside and called Yang Hyun-suk, the CEO of YG Entertainment.

“President Yang, I’m sorry, I can’t do anything here,” Du Shaolong said bluntly.

Yang Hyun-suk: “Ah? Why? Mr. Du, we are partners. You can’t not help me at this time.”

Du Shaolong: “Sigh… President Yang misunderstood, it’s not that I’m unwilling to help Lisa, but I really can’t, I can’t help. She offended the Star Group’s Boss Yang. It’s Yang Chen, the boss of Star Investment who just successfully shorted Apple’s stock. He’s not even afraid of those Wall Street giants, he’ll do whatever he says. A small entertainment company boss like me is completely insignificant in front of him.”

Yang Hyun-suk: “Ah? Offended him? Axi, how could she offend him? What should we do now, did he say how we can resolve this?”

Du Shaolong: “His bodyguard said that Lisa must apologize to him, otherwise even if you ask the Korean embassy to come forward, Lisa won’t be able to leave here. He’s not just bluffing, he really has that ability. President Yang, I think you should advise Lisa to apologize to him. She’s just an artist, she has to obey unconditionally when you need her to eat, drink, and sleep with you, so what’s an apology? It’s not worth it to offend a big shot like Boss Yang because of her.”

Yang Hyun-suk: “Okay! I understand. Thank you, President Du, I’ll call Lisa and tell her about it.”

A few seconds later, Lisa Rong received a call from her boss, Yang Hyun-suk.

Yang Hyun-suk clearly asked Lisa Rong to apologize to Yang Chen and not let the situation become more serious.

Lisa Rong had actually been dissatisfied with her agency for a long time and had been looking for an opportunity to escape YG.

People who understand the Korean entertainment industry know that the stars there are playthings of the chaebols.

Many popular female stars have been exposed to being sexually harassed, even during their periods and when they go to the bathroom.

In Korea, chaebols are gods.

Without the intervention of a force more powerful than the chaebols, no star can escape.

Back then, when several Dragon Country stars terminated their contracts with Korean entertainment companies, it caused a huge uproar. In the end, it was the intervention of forces from Dragon Country that compensated them with huge amounts of liquidated damages.

Lisa Rong is Thai, and there are no powerful forces in her country willing to protect her.

Therefore, her only hope of escaping the control of the chaebols is to latch onto a powerful foreigner.

Recently, there have been rumors that she is dating Jean, the youngest son of LV’s boss Arnault, but everyone is not optimistic about their relationship.

In fact, Lisa Rong herself knows that she can’t marry Jean, but she still has to try everything possible to please Jean.

Why?

Because Jean is her only hope of escaping the Korean chaebols.

As their relationship becomes more stable, Lisa Rong’s confidence is also growing.

She refuses to listen to her boss’s order to apologize to Yang Chen.

“Impossible! I won’t apologize to him, I’m not wrong. Jean is coming to find me, he will protect me. Don’t worry about it!” Lisa Rong said angrily and immediately hung up the phone.

Yang Hyun-suk was furious and slammed the table angrily, saying, “Axi, ever since she started dating Jean, she’s been increasingly disrespectful to me. Does she think he’s really willing to protect her! So what if he’s LV’s son? This is Korea, his power doesn’t extend here! But, this is also good. If Jean clashes with Yang Chen and suffers a big loss, he will definitely blame you. Let’s see if he’s still willing to date you. Hehe…”

Du Shaolong was anxious to leave. Seeing that Lisa Rong had hung up the phone, he quickly stepped forward to ask her how she planned to handle it.

Lisa Rong dismissed him and didn’t even look at Du Shaolong, saying, “I’ll handle this myself, Mr. Du doesn’t need to worry about it.”

Du Shaolong: “Miss Lisa, I advise you to calm down and listen to your boss’s advice. There are few people here who dare to offend Boss Yang, why should you, an artist, overestimate yourself?”

Lisa Rong turned her head and glared at Du Shaolong coldly, saying, “I don’t need Mr. Du to worry about it. Please leave quickly, don’t waste your time.”

Du Shaolong chuckled and said, “Okay! Then I wish Miss Lisa good luck.”

Du Shaolong turned and left with a displeased expression, muttering in a low voice, “Damn it, a plaything is still so arrogant, does she really think she’s something special? Wait until Boss Yang teaches you a lesson, let’s see if you dare to be so arrogant!”

At this time, a Mercedes-Benz van drove over and stopped in front of Du Shaolong’s car.

Then, Arnault’s youngest son, Jean, got out of the car.

Lisa Rong immediately cried and wanted to run up to him, but Yang Chen’s bodyguard immediately stopped her.

Lisa Rong cried and waved her hand, shouting, “Jean, I’m here! Waaah… they’re bullying me, you have to stand up for me. Waaah…”