How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 651

Thinking My Social Connections Were Here? What’s Wrong With a Ride-Hailing Driver Having Some Money?

Yuan Xiaocao greeted Chen Shuang warmly and introduced Yang Chen.

Seeing Yang Chen’s handsome face, athletic build, and refined manner, Chen Shuang finally understood why he couldn’t win Yuan Xiaocao’s heart. The man she admired had to be of this caliber.

Chen Shuang was already hesitant to meet Yuan Xiaocao, and now he felt even more awkward.

The wealthy woman said with a smile, “Xiao Chen, aren’t you going to introduce me?”

Chen Shuang, though embarrassed, quickly introduced, “Wang Xia, this is my high school classmate Yuan Xiaocao. Yuan Xiaocao, this is my boss, Ms. Wang Xia.”

The wealthy woman said with dissatisfaction, “Just the boss?”

Chen Shuang glanced awkwardly at Yuan Xiaocao and immediately lowered his head, saying, “Also my girlfriend.”

Yuan Xiaocao suppressed a smile and said, “Oh, hello, Director Wang. Nice to meet you.”

Wang Xia smiled and nodded, saying, “Yuan Xiaocao, a lovely name and a cute appearance, quite endearing. What does Miss Yuan do for work?”

Yuan Xiaocao: “I’m a web novelist.”

Wang Xia: “Oh, a writer, how cultured. My respects.”

Yuan Xiaocao: “Director Wang, you flatter me. I’m just a web novelist, not mainstream, not really a writer.”

Wang Xia: “Then can I sponsor Miss Yuan’s writing? Can you write me into a novel as the female lead? Portray me as a successful businesswoman with strong moral values.”

Yuan Xiaocao: “I write romance novels featuring domineering CEOs, where the female leads are usually delicate and need the male lead to protect them. Director Wang, you are so strong, you don’t need anyone to protect you.”

Wang Xia: “That’s easy. Miss Yuan can describe me as a self-made female CEO who initially needs the male lead’s protection but later becomes strong enough to protect him in return. I can sponsor you 10 yuan [approximately $1.50 USD], how about that?”

Yuan Xiaocao smiled and shook her head.

Wang Xia: “You think it’s too little? Then 300,000 yuan [approximately $42,000 USD]?”

Yuan Xiaocao: “Director Wang, you misunderstand. It’s not about the amount of money, it’s that I really can’t create a novel that fans would love according to your requirements. Chen Shuang, I’m glad to have met you. I won’t disturb you any longer; you guys go have fun.”

After saying that, Yuan Xiaocao leaned into Yang Chen’s arms and continued learning to play golf.

Chen Shuang felt too awkward and quickly pulled Wang Xia away.

But Wang Xia didn’t want to leave and said loudly, “Miss Yuan, I’ll give you 500,000 yuan [approximately $70,000 USD] to write me as the main character. How about it? That’s a lot of money; you probably wouldn’t earn that much in many years.”

Yang Chen couldn’t help but say, “Director Wang, if you have too much money, you can donate it to help those in need. There’s no need to flaunt it here. If you want to play golf, go find a course; don’t disturb us, okay?”

Wang Xia chuckled and said, “Oh, you have quite the temper. I’m giving your girlfriend a chance to make money; shouldn’t you be happy? 500,000! How long would it take her to earn that much?”

Yang Chen: “If she earns less than 5 million a year [approximately $700,000 USD], it means she’s being lazy. Is your 500,000 a lot?”

Wang Xia looked shocked. Is writing novels that profitable?

5 million a year?

Wow, writing novels requires almost no investment other than time. The profit…

is too high.

Wang Xia: “Are you bragging? Is writing novels that profitable?”

Yang Chen: “My Xiaocao’s pen name is Zao Lianle. You can search for it on Qidian [a popular Chinese web novel platform]. ‘You and the Spring Breeze are Just Passersby,’ ‘A Billion Stars Are Not Worth You,’ ‘You and My Wonderful Time,’ all are her works. Writing novels may not always make money, but the top tier definitely earns money as easily as drinking water. You don’t need to look down on people. Take your little lover and go have fun; really don’t disturb us, okay?”

After saying that, Yang Chen held Yuan Xiaocao’s hand and swung the club, hitting the golf ball, which went straight into the hole.

“Wow! Does that mean I won?” Yuan Xiaocao asked excitedly.

Yang Chen: “Yes, you won. I’ve played many times and never got a hole-in-one. It seems your luck is really good.”

Chen Shuang, standing aside, felt extremely awkward and said, “Wang Xia, let’s go play too.”

Wang Xia’s mentality was a bit unbalanced, and she immediately

found Zao Lianle online.

Qidian Platinum God Writer, author of ‘You and the Spring Breeze are Just Passersby’…

Seeing such a long string of introductions, Wang Xia had to believe in Yuan Xiaocao’s success.

Yuan Xiaocao wasn’t short of money and was very cultured, much stronger than her, a roughneck. The only difference between them might be social status.

Wang Xia pushed Chen Shuang away and said with a smile, “I really couldn’t tell that Miss Yuan is short in stature but not in talent. She can actually write so many popular novels. Coincidentally, I know a boss of a film and television company. How about I introduce you? Maybe he can invite you to write a script. What’s the use of just writing novels? You need to break into the film and television industry to really make money and have social status.”

Yuan Xiaocao: “No need for introductions; my works have already been adapted into TV series. I know what Director Wang is thinking. I can responsibly tell you that there is no relationship between me and Chen Shuang. He did pursue me back then, but I explicitly rejected him from the beginning. So, you don’t need to flaunt anything in front of me. Am I clear enough?”

This time, not only Chen Shuang was embarrassed, but Wang Xia also felt awkward.

Wang Xia retorted, “Miss Yuan misunderstood; I really wanted to help you. I had no other intentions. Since you don’t need it, then forget it. I won’t disturb you; you continue playing.”

Wang Xia walked away angrily, and Chen Shuang smiled awkwardly at Yuan Xiaocao, quickly chasing after her.

“Sugar Mama” was angry, and Chen Shuang had to quickly coax her to be happy.

“Baby, I’m sorry; it’s my fault. If she wasn’t my high school classmate, it wouldn’t have ruined your mood. I’ll give you a massage tonight to relieve your anger,” Chen Shuang said humbly.

Wang Xia: “You think I won’t be angry just because you say so? I was looked down upon by someone who doesn’t even have a formal job. When have I, Wang Xia, ever suffered such humiliation?”

Chen Shuang: “She didn’t say anything; she didn’t look down on you, baby. She just said that her works have already been adapted into TV series, and she doesn’t need you to introduce her to scriptwriting jobs.”

Wang Xia: “Isn’t that enough to embarrass me? Screw playing; I’m not playing anymore!”

Wang Xia turned around and went back angrily, and Chen Shuang could only quickly chase after her again.

At this moment, facing them

came a group of people, looking very important. Wang Xia quickly spotted two acquaintances in the crowd: Mayor Chen of Haicheng, and Zhang Guangyuan, the president of Haicheng University.

Wang Xia’s foreign trade company had many years of cooperation with the trade department and other departments of Haicheng University. At the same time, her company was also a representative of Haicheng trading companies, and Mayor Chen had met with Wang Xia privately on several occasions.

Walking side by side with Mayor Chen and President Zhang in the first row was a middle-aged man, and the three of them were chatting and laughing as they walked towards them.

Wang Xia quickly went up to greet them, “Mayor Chen, President Zhang, what a coincidence.”

Mayor Chen: “Oh, Director Wang, you’re here too. What a coincidence.”

President Zhang: “Director Wang, long time no see. Why didn’t I see you at our school’s spring recruitment this year?”

Wang Xia stepped forward to shake hands and greet them, saying, “Hello, Mayor Chen, hello, President Zhang. Long time no see. I’ve been a bit busy lately; today is the only day off I’ve had in the past two or three months. And this is?”

President Zhang: “Oh, haha… Let me introduce you to Director Wang. This is Mr. Yu Liuqing, the vice president of Kanwen Group. Director Yu, this is Ms. Wang Xia, the director of Xiaguang Trading Company.”

Yu Liuqing smiled and shook hands with Wang Xia, saying, “Hello, Director Wang. Nice to meet you.”

Wang Xia: “Hello, Director Yu. You are the vice president of Kanwen Group. Qidian is your group’s website, right?”

Yu Liuqing: “Yes! Qidian is our group’s website.”

Wang Xia was up to no good again, smiling and saying, “That’s really a coincidence. I was playing golf over there just now and was roasted by a Qidian author. It ruined my mood, and I was just about to leave.”

The smile on Yu Liuqing’s face froze, and he said, “Really?”

Wang Xia: “Really! She said she’s a Platinum God, earning millions a year, and looks down on me.”

Yu Liuqing was a little embarrassed. He knew that Wang Xia was saying this to get him to stand up for her and regain face.

But if the other party was really a Qidian Platinum God, that would be a top author on the website, bringing considerable profits to the website every year. As the group’s vice president, there was no reason to make things difficult for such a Platinum God.

Mayor Chen said with a smile, “There might be some misunderstanding. Director Yu, act as an intermediary and mediate.”

Since Mayor Chen had spoken, Yu Liuqing couldn’t refuse and could only smile and nod, saying, “Then I’ll go ask. If there’s any misunderstanding, we’ll clear it up face to face.”

Wang Xia: “What misunderstanding is there? It’s purely her using her Platinum God status to bully me for being uncultured. I may not be cultured, but that doesn’t stop me from paying taxes to the Haicheng municipal government and contributing to Haicheng’s export trade. She earns millions a year, but she’s only enriching herself. I earn millions a year, but I provide dozens of jobs, and workers in the supply, transportation, and other links can also earn a little more wages from me. Why should she use the title of Platinum God to suppress me?”

Chen Shuang was dumbfounded. Can a person be so shameless?

Yu Liuqing: “Director Wang, I’m really sorry. How about this, I’ll go ask what’s going on. If she’s really using the name of Qidian Platinum God to bully people outside, I will definitely deal with it seriously.”

Wang Xia: “No need, right? I’m just

a little angry; I don’t want you to do anything to her. If others find out later, they’ll think that I, a dignified boss of a trading company, am using social connections to bully a web novelist.”

Yu Liuqing wanted to curse; this was a classic green tea [a derogatory term for a seemingly innocent but manipulative woman].

Yu Liuqing: “Director Wang, don’t overthink it; how I handle it has nothing to do with you. Let’s go, let’s go take a look.”

A group of people walked towards Yang Chen and Yuan Xiaocao, and Wang Xia had already begun to happily imagine the scene of Yuan Xiaocao apologizing and begging for peace.

Yang Chen held Yuan Xiaocao’s hand and swung another shot, and this ball went straight into the hole again.

Yuan Xiaocao jumped up and down excitedly, jumping into Yang Chen’s arms, and Yang Chen held her butt and hugged her, and the two of them kissed.

Yu Liuqing and others saw this scene and quickly stopped, smiling awkwardly and embarrassedly.

At this time, Mayor Chen said uncertainly, “Why do I feel a little familiar? Give me my glasses.”

The secretary quickly handed Mayor Chen his glasses and said, “I think it looks a bit like Director Yang.”

Mayor Chen put on his glasses and looked carefully. Although he could only see a few profiles of Yang Chen, he could still be sure that it was Yang Chen.

“Oh, that’s Director Yang. What day is it today, to be able to meet Director Yang in this kind of occasion,” Mayor Chen said happily.

Zhang Guangyuan quickly asked, “I also think he looks a bit familiar; which Director Yang is it?”

Mayor Chen: “Director Yang of Xingchen Technology.”

Zhang Guangyuan: “Oh, right, right, right, it’s him. Last time he went to our school to play and took one of our students away, and he’s still locked up [a joking way to say they are together].”

Yu Liuqing: “Ah? Is it Director Yang of the Xingchen Group? That’s our group’s second-largest shareholder.”

The smile on Wang Xia’s face suddenly froze, and she quickly asked, “Who are the three of you talking about? Director Yang of the Xingchen Group?”

Mayor Chen: “Yes! Director Yang of the Xingchen Group. Oh, is the Platinum God that Director Wang mentioned Director Yang’s girlfriend?”

Wang Xia: “…”

Isn’t this a disaster?

I thought a Platinum God was easy to deal with, but I didn’t expect the Platinum God’s boyfriend to be Director Yang of the Xingchen Group. I’ve caused a big trouble.

Yang Chen and Yuan Xiaocao were tired of playing, and the two of them walked over with their clubs.

Yang Chen’s vision was very good, and he recognized Mayor Chen and President Zhang at a glance.

Yang Chen waved the club in his hand at them and said loudly, “What a coincidence! Why are you two here together?”

Mayor Chen and Zhang Guangyuan quickly greeted him, and Yu Liuqing followed closely behind.

Chen Shuang said cautiously, “Baby, I think we’re in trouble.”

Wang Xia: “It’s not like we’re in trouble; we really are in trouble. You take all the responsibility on yourself later; don’t implicate me, understand?”

Chen Shuang: “Ah? I might not be able to do it!”

Wang Xia: “You have to do it even if you can’t! You’re just a small character; Director Yang, such a big figure, wouldn’t bother to do anything to you. As long as I’m okay, you can continue to live a luxurious life in the future. If something happens to me, do you still want to live the luxurious life you have now?”

Chen Shuang immediately compromised. For the sake of life, it’s not shameful.

Yang Chen shook hands and greeted Mayor Chen and President Zhang, and then Yu Liuqing quickly introduced himself, “Hello, Director Yang, I am Yu Liuqing, the vice president of Kanwen Group. I have long

admired your name; it’s like thunder in my ears. Meeting you today, Director Yang is indeed extraordinary. Nice to meet you, nice to meet you.”

Yang Chen smiled and shook hands with Yu Liuqing, saying, “So you are the vice president of Kanwen Group. Hello, Director Yu, nice to meet you. Why are the three of you playing together?”

Yu Liuqing: “It’s like this, led by the municipal government, our Kanwen Group and Haicheng University have launched a campus cooperation, committed to jointly promoting the construction of a digital library. We came here today to play and discuss the details of the cooperation.”

Zhang Guangyuan: “Not only that, Director Yu is a student of our Haicheng University. We have decided to hire Director Yu as our school’s career mentor. Director Yu can go back to give employment guidance classes to the younger students when he has time.”

Yang Chen smiled and nodded, saying, “That’s great. Director Yu, congratulations.”

Yu Liuqing: “Haha… Thank you, Director Yang. If I’m not mistaken, this is the hottest Platinum God of Qidian’s female channel, Zao Lianle, right?”

Yuan Xiaocao smiled and nodded.

Yu Liuqing: “Oh, I didn’t expect Zao Lianle to be Director Yang’s girlfriend; we’re all on the same side.”

Wang Xia, who was next to him, couldn’t help but tremble when she heard the words “we’re all on the same side.”

Yu Liuqing was also an old fox. He knew very well how to behave and do things at this time; otherwise, he would not have become the vice president of Kanwen Group.

“Director Wang, please repeat what you just said to us, and I’ll mediate any misunderstandings,” Yu Liuqing said with a smile.

Wang Xia said with an embarrassed smile, “No… no need, since it’s a misunderstanding, there’s no need to say it. Director Yang, Miss Yuan, I’m sorry just now; I disturbed you playing golf.”

Yang Chen: “Director Wang, you wouldn’t have complained to Mayor Chen and the others and asked them to come here to stand up for you, would you?”

Wang Xia shook her head in panic, saying, “No, no, how could I do such a thing, Director Yang, don’t misunderstand.”

Yuan Xiaocao: “Director Wang, let me say it again: I am very satisfied with my current state; my readers and fans support my works; my boyfriend’s film and television company can adapt my works into film and television dramas; and my income is very stable. So, I really don’t need your 500,000 to write a work with you as the main character, and I don’t need you to introduce me to a film and television company boss to be a screenwriter. Chen Shuang and I are just high school classmates; you two should just have a good relationship; don’t think about finding a sense of superiority from me.”

Yu Liuqing and others suddenly realized that this was the truth. Wang Xia was obviously lying just now.

Yu Liuqing: “Director Wang, look, you are also the boss of a trading company; your pattern is too small, right? How can you lie and fool us into coming here to collude with you?”

Wang Xia smiled awkwardly and said, “I’m sorry; I really have a problem with my mentality. I apologize to Director Yang and Miss Yuan, and also to Mayor Chen, President Zhang, and Vice President Yu. I won’t disturb you playing; goodbye.”

Wang Xia turned around and left immediately, and Chen Shuang quickly chased after her, just like a pug; wherever the owner goes, he immediately follows.

She thought her social connections were here, but she didn’t expect that these social connections all had to give Yang Chen face.

Alas…

She failed to show off and was slapped in the face again.

Yu Liuqing: “This is because they met Director Yang and Miss Yuan. If they were replaced by ordinary authors, they would definitely be bullied by Director Wang.”

Mayor Chen: “She just likes to be high-profile; in the words of netizens, she likes to show off. Forget it, let’s not talk about her. Director Yang, have you finished playing?”

Yang Chen: “Yes! We’ve finished playing. I have to go to the Xingchen Research Base in the afternoon to see the professors from Longke University and our researchers jointly verify the authenticity of room-temperature superconducting materials, so I have to go to dinner now. You guys go play; I’ll go first.”

Yu Liuqing asked excitedly, “What? Is Director Yang talking about room-temperature superconducting materials? The material that the Bangzi country [a derogatory term for Korea] faked some time ago?”

Yang Chen: “Yes! We have already researched it, and now we need to verify it. If it proves to be a room-temperature superconducting material, controllable nuclear fusion will soon become a reality.”

Yu Liuqing: “Great! Science fiction novels are about to become a reality. When I get back to the company, I will organize a science fiction essay contest and let Qidian’s authors use their imagination to imagine what interstellar travel is like.”