The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Chen Pingsheng did not offer many opinions, merely acting as a listener.

The further she goes, the more resources Xiao Le will need.

The next step is the real key.

Xiao Le is still young, not even forty at most.

At this age, one can only be considered a young adult within the system.

It's no exaggeration to say that most people would never reach the level she has achieved before they die.

While ability is important, connections are equally crucial.

The higher you go, the less you need to doubt.

Most of them have strong support from their families or business partners.

It all comes down to which company has the greater strength.

After the meeting ended and they were alone, Chen Pingsheng said to Xiao Le:

“You’ve done a good job here. I’ve already discussed the next step with your husband’s family and we will try our best to find the most suitable stepping stone for you.”

It gets harder and harder as you go on, and that's no joke.

Given Chen Pingsheng's current abilities, he needs to plan one or two years in advance to ensure that the most suitable position can be vacated during Xiao Le's best time.

"Uncle...can't we go to Shanghai?"

"You know you can't go."

What kind of place is Shanghai?
Chen Pingsheng and his family don't yet have the means to send her there directly.

Xiao Le really wanted to go back to Shanghai, after all, it was where she went to university and lived for many years.

Only in this way can the Chen family truly become a prominent and prestigious family.

Reality doesn't allow it, and he doesn't have that ability.

Besides telling Xiao Le about his next plans, Chen Pingsheng also asked her about some issues related to people's livelihoods.

When it comes to data on people's livelihoods, nothing is more specific than local data.

Xiao Le still pays close attention to these basic livelihood sectors, which is a good thing and deserves praise.

Chen Pingsheng arrived quickly and left even faster.

That very night, he took his private jet and landed in Shanghai. He still felt more comfortable living in his super villa in Jinshan, which was worth 4 billion yuan.

He hasn't been to Shanghai for several years, and every time he comes, he leaves in a hurry.

Shanghai remains a dazzling metropolis, still incredibly vibrant and bustling.

In stark contrast to the low-key atmosphere of Guangdong, anyone with money here is easily recognizable.

Even ordinary people in this area like to buy all sorts of entry-level luxury goods.

Like LV and Chanel bags.

These entry-level luxury goods are not intended for the wealthy; they are for ordinary people.

Jinshan is home to so many Tencent employees that he can run into people calling him "Chairman" even if he goes to the wrong place.

This is also the main reason why Chen Pingsheng rarely lives here.

Many people even refer to this place as the Tengying District.

This shows just how significant the impact was after he moved most of the group's headquarters to Kingsoft.

Chen Lu returned to this place; that was the real Crown Prince.

All of their nannies were there, many of whom had taken care of him since he was a child.

This is where he grew up.

He just stayed in Guangdong after that.

The father and son won't be staying in Shanghai for long this time. The National Day holiday is just around the corner, and they will definitely go back there for a family reunion.

Chen Pingsheng took him to the Jinshan Headquarters Forest Park.

It houses hundreds of thousands of employees, and the exterior is entirely comprised of high-end talent housing he built for them. This is truly changing a place and the lives of countless people.

The Jinshan Forest headquarters was proposed 15 years later, and it took four years to build the site.

It continued to expand afterward.

Even now, any building that is even slightly tall belongs to their family.

This is just the headquarters center; there are countless branches all over the country, including Guangdong.

To be honest, even Chen Pingsheng himself doesn't know exactly how many companies he owns.

Because large corporations often establish internal investment centers once they have sufficient funds.

Such as Teng Hui Capital and Yuanmeng Fund under Teng Ying.

Another example is Tengyou Capital, a subsidiary of Tengyou Media.

After reaching a certain stage of development, almost all major corporations will take the path of capital.

The advantage is, of course, rapid expansion, constantly raising one's own moat.

The downside is that if something goes wrong, the main group might suffer because the funds are too dispersed.

It's not that no companies under its umbrella have encountered this problem; it's just that either they were taken over by other groups or they quickly returned to their core businesses by divesting off non-core operations.

In short, as I said before, he has absolutely no idea how many projects have been invested in by so many group investment funds.

Only the Institute of Economic Research has specific data and risk assessments.

The group owns so many businesses that they are truly countless.

Whenever he came to this place, the older employees would stop and excitedly call out to him.
"The old chairman has arrived."

Then many new employees gathered around. He was like a flag, representing this land and the hundreds of thousands of people living here.

He dedicated his entire golden age to it.

Isn't the twenty years from a man's thirties to his fifties his golden age?

The enthusiasm of his employees made him feel that all his hard work over the years had not been in vain.

Ultimately, many people will still remember you.

Unable to resist the enthusiasm of his employees, Chen Pingsheng, like a veteran celebrity, took many photos with them.

These can all serve as mementos for newlyweds or for some older people.

An era lasts only a few decades, and the fact that he was able to leave his mark on that era is already a testament to his life's achievements.

And we will live up to what we have done.

Unlike him, Changfu and Gao Hu have completely disappeared from this era. The traces they left in the group when they were young have long been erased by their successors.

Chen Pingsheng has yet to hold a proper retirement ceremony.

This is what is known as a sense of ritual.

He felt he could work for another 20 years, only the battlefield would be different now, and he was now focusing more on the family business.

This is the real long-term plan for the future.

As for money, unless there is a major upheaval in the family, such as the confiscation of property in ancient times, it is no problem to spend it for ten or even a hundred generations.

Most of the former employees who followed him back then have now reached high positions in the group, and they are all financially independent.

The reason I can still focus all my energy on the group now is probably because of my dream and the gratitude I owed you from my youth.

After all, during his years as chairman, he did indeed help generations of newly recruited interns in the group.

Now, most of these people have reached key positions within the group.

The respect shown to him personally far surpasses that of those who came after him.

Many people invited him to give another group speech, but Chen Pingsheng declined.

He no longer expresses any comments or opinions in public or at large conferences. (End of Chapter)