The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Chapter 99 Unreliable

on the way back.

Chen Pingsheng was driving his newly bought black Mercedes Brabus, and the visibility there was excellent.

It feels like all the cars in front of him are miniature Karamis; he's sitting so high up, he can see so far!

Chen An'an had plenty of space in the back, but she didn't feel much of a difference. Having more cars at home was just another big toy to her.

The larger space just makes it easier for her to act up.

"Dad, did I do a good deed today?"

"You call that a good thing?"

Chen An'an tilted her head and thought for a moment, "Isn't that right?"

Chen Pingsheng looked at her very seriously, "Do you know the difference between kindness and foolishness?"

"I don't know duck."

Chen An'an thought about it for a while but still couldn't figure it out.

Chen Pingsheng simply explained, "Kindness is what I look like, and foolishness is what you look like."

This brat can finally do normal things.

She might not be very bright, and the way she does it is by squandering her parents' fortune.

He had the car dealership return his newly purchased Ferrari and Porsche to them. He was quite shrewd, having bought several parking spaces in the villa area near his home beforehand.

A row of cars is parked at the entrance; you can drive whichever one you want.

Even the lives of the wealthy are not so simple and unpretentious.

Chen An'an hummed twice in dissatisfaction.

She didn't acknowledge what her father said at all, since the teacher would be collecting statistics tomorrow anyway.

She would show off in class.

"Dad, the teacher said that children should do one good deed every day so that they can become good people when they grow up."

Do you know what the standards are for a good person?

Chen An'an: "Don't step on the ants on the roadside, and if you find two cents on the street, hand them over to the police."

Chen Pingsheng: "..."

Comprehension skills are perfect.

How can I teach you this?

Two sentences silenced him.

Song Yanxi wanted to laugh but was too embarrassed to, always thinking that her daughter was adorably silly.

When he got home, Chen Pingsheng made a point of parking his newly bought black car in the most conspicuous parking space in front of his house.

A Maybach S680 was parked next to it.

My wife's Bentley and Ferrari were parked on either side of me, and the Porsche was parked on the far side.

This looks so comforting when I wake up in the morning.

"Chen An'an, go wash the dishes after you finish eating."

"why?"

"Be a good person."

Chen An'an stuck out her chubby buttocks and said, "Dad, I want to be a good person, not a fool."

The little rascal even knows it's his turn to wash the dishes today, with the two of them taking turns.

My wife is pregnant and has to rest, but the little guy isn't falling for it at all.

The cooking was left to Chen Qi. By April, the temperature had risen significantly, and we were wearing only a single layer of clothing every day.

When Chen Pingsheng went upstairs to turn on his computer, intending to watch a movie with his wife, Chen An'an pulled him downstairs again, suggesting they build a home for the ants.

A big tug swept past, and the little guy went down crying.

That little brat deserves a beating. If we don't give her a good beating, she'll be turning the house into a rat's nest by tomorrow.

He finally gets a day off, can't he just stay home with his wife and watch a movie or TV show in peace?

Chen An'an went to her aunt to complain.

Chen Qi didn't know how to comfort her, so he turned on the TV, put on a Teletubbies show, and gave her a bag of potato chips.

Okay, the whole world is quiet now.

Everyone should go about their business.

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The second floor.

Chen Pingsheng specially set up a computer room at home and even bought two very comfortable chairs.

I just want to lie here whenever I feel like it, and maybe catch up on a show.

If we're talking about the most popular domestic drama this year, it has to be Yang Mi's "Swords of Legends".

Traffic surges.

He himself disliked the dramas starring young, pretty boys, saying they lacked any acting skills and were uncomfortable to watch.

In contrast, Korean dramas are much more interesting.

My Love from the Star is so good, he and his wife are both watching it.

"Honey, why can't we produce such a good romance drama in China?"

Korean dramas are incredibly popular, remaining so since the early 2000s. The only genre that can rival them is Jin Yong's martial arts novels.

Chen Pingsheng still remembers that back then, their favorite things to watch were Korean dramas and Jin Yong novels.

"You're asking me? I don't know either. Let's go for a prenatal checkup together this afternoon."

My wife's belly is quite big, and she's starting to gain weight, which is a normal phenomenon during pregnancy.

His wife is beautiful no matter how you look at her.

Song Yanxi touched her big belly, "I wonder if it's a boy or a girl!"

"Don't think about those things, you'll like them from the moment you're born."

Chen Pingsheng asked, "After you give birth, we'll find a postpartum care center for you to stay for a month. Have you picked out a place yet?"

"I looked at several companies, and none of them were cheap. The best one cost more than 500,000 yuan a month."

"Then let's go with the best. Our family earns money so that you and your daughter can live a peaceful and comfortable life."

Chen Pingsheng made the decision himself, because the postpartum period is very important for women.

A series of postpartum care procedures are necessary and will greatly benefit your health in the long run. The necessary expenses should not be skimped on.

Basically, once that 500,000 yuan is spent, there will be one-on-one professional caregivers to take care of his wife and children.

I'm due in June, I'm both excited and worried.

There are still certain risks associated with childbirth for women.

He had to make arrangements in advance, but fortunately, Song Yanxi had been in a good mood during this period.

Good things are happening one after another in her family, and she herself is in good health.

After lunch, Chen Pingsheng took Song Yanxi to the hospital for a check-up.

The results were all good; everything was normal.

His due date is at the end of May or the beginning of June, and he will become a father again at that time.

Chen Pingsheng accompanied his wife to a baby store again, although they still did not know the baby's gender.

But it's always good to have some toys on hand.

The couple's big black car always turns heads wherever they go.

It accelerates incredibly fast; one stomp and it surges forward at lightning speed.

It has excellent power and a great driving experience.

It truly lives up to its reputation as a large SUV that cost nearly eight million yuan to build.

It was already 5 p.m. when I got home.

Chen Qi's most important job now is taking care of her sister-in-law.

This is much more important than her working as a receptionist in the store.

Chen An'an is actually quite obedient, but he's always thinking about something.

After watching Teletubbies, I actually thought about putting an antenna on my head.

They even tied their hair so tightly that it couldn't be untied.

What else is there to say? Just let this go, and you'll be able to cry for a long time.

After you've cried, never be an antenna person again.

Gao Hu came over that evening.

In addition to the five stores that have already opened, Fei Yang Yang has also invested in five more stores in the Second Ring Road area.

Opening a store isn't the problem; the key is having the management skills. Otherwise, if he invested tens of millions more, he could open dozens of stores.

In the early stages, the most crucial thing is to streamline the store's operational standards and management.

Five stores are currently open, and five more are under renovation.

Gao Hu brought two pieces of news this time. One was about Chang Fu: Yang Qian went to Lijiang after her divorce.

She opened a small bar there, but business wasn't good. The main reason was that she liked Lijiang and wanted to relax there.

Chang Fu chased after her. Their current relationship is hard to describe. Yang Qian suffered a great loss in her marriage and couldn't accept Chang Fu all at once.

The two are currently just friends.

Another thing is also about Boiling Sheep. Feiying Entertainment has also opened a similar hot pot restaurant in Beijing, it seems they are going to follow the same path as them.

Chen Pingsheng already knew this, after all, Wang Yanfeng of Feiying was a genuine second-generation rich kid whose family was not short of money.

The main reason is the surge in housing prices, which has kept these major real estate developers doing quite well.

After discovering that there were more profitable ways to operate an entertainment company, Wang Yanfeng decisively invested in it.

This could also be the idea of ​​his strategist.

"It's normal for people to imitate this, what are you afraid of?"

"It's not that I'm scared, it's just that I feel a bit uncomfortable, after all, he also works for an entertainment company."

"Entertainment companies are just an auxiliary tool; they are not the key to victory."

Chen Pingsheng said, "The key to Boiling Sheep's success lies in only two points: customer reputation and employee satisfaction. If you don't have these two points, even if you bring in all the celebrities in the entertainment industry to endorse it, it still won't succeed."

"I understand that too."

Gao Hu then explained the situation at the store to him, mentioning that the menu prices for Boiling Sheep Sheep were set very low.

Based on the current situation, if a single store's daily sales are around 20,000 and monthly sales exceed 600,000, the store will have a net profit of around 5%.

In other words, if you reach 600,000 in a month, you can earn 30,000.

450,000 is the break-even point; if it falls below this number, you will lose money.

The biggest cost is the monthly rent of 100,000.

When running a traditional business, the key is to look at the finances. If the finances are clear, you can see where the problems are and where adjustments need to be made.

Gao Hu said, "Our five stores are doing very well, with daily sales reaching 20,000."

That means there's still money to be made, adding up to about 200,000 a month.

Chen Pingsheng didn't feel much about this number.

He thought for a moment and said, "It's good to have profits. I think you could try enrolling in a CEO management program, the kind that involves long-term learning. When Boiling Sheep grows up, it won't be able to survive without learning."

That's absolutely true; he himself has to learn it.

These bigwigs in China usually attend various advanced classes quite often.

One famous example is Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, founded by Li Ka-shing.

There is also a series of advanced executive training programs for business owners.

You don't need to go every day, just a few days a month is enough.

These classes are charged annually, with tuition fees starting at several hundred thousand yuan.

There's also a type of course in society that specializes in teaching success principles, and it's quite popular.

It's a group of people who only know how to talk but have never been bosses or succeeded, and they're here to teach others how to succeed.

This is pretty funny.

Gao Hu took his advice to heart and went to Beijing the next day to look for all sorts of advanced management courses.

Many top universities offer EMBA programs.

For example, the Tsinghua SEM EMBA program is a professional degree education program offered by the School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University for working senior managers.

Both Tsinghua and Peking Universities have such classes, and Chen Pingsheng himself is also planning to apply for one.

It hasn't been decided yet; it will have to wait until his wife gives birth.

(End of this chapter)