Who would still start a business seriously after being reborn?

Chapter 728 Garden Tour
Li Chengxuan looked at Xu Dongsheng and said very seriously, "Think about it, what is Zhang Bao's status now? His overseas network and the armed forces he controls are resources that I can hardly reach. If you can really climb up to his tree, even if it's just by using the title of his godson to get a little bit of his favor, how much help will that be to your future development?"

Li Chengxuan slowly stood up and said, "Our industry has begun to encounter bottlenecks. Now that the Olympics are about to be held, inspections are very strict everywhere. What you did before will probably have some negative impact on you."

"Negative consequences?" Xu Dongsheng asked in a trembling voice, "Will they arrest me?"

“It’s not that bad,” Li Chengxuan said. “In our industry, who hasn’t done what you did? It’s just that things are gradually becoming more regulated. After all, people can be very gossipy. Anyway, if you stay in the country, you’ll likely face a lot of old grievances. While I’m still in power, I can cover for you a couple of times, but I feel that in four or five years at most, I should be stepping down.”

"How could that be? Godfather, in four or five years, you'll be in your prime, only in your early fifties." Xu Dongsheng was shocked and said, "Besides, who in Handong Province doesn't know about your relationship with Cheng Yi? And who would dare to make you step down?"

"Hehe, a smart person knows when to retire gracefully." Li Chengxuan laughed. "This has nothing to do with Cheng Yi. Sometimes people shouldn't be too greedy. Cheng Yi helped me get this position, which is already my good fortune. My position is too enviable. I should take the initiative to step down after sitting for a while. It would be bad if others kicked me out."

Xu Dongsheng's face immediately turned ugly.

Over the years, relying on Li Chengxuan's protection, he has always acted arrogantly in the group. If Li Chengxuan retires, wouldn't those people he offended tear him apart?

Li Chengxuan laughed and said, "Now you understand, right? This time Zhang Bao made you kowtow and acknowledge him as your godfather in public. It's not necessarily a bad thing. The future belongs to you, and Southeast Asia is definitely the place. I have many friends in Thailand. You should lay the groundwork for the next two years. When you go to Thailand, I'll get you the title of president of the Thai Hantong Chamber of Commerce. Consider it a golden body for you."

"Me, I'm going to Thailand?" Xu Dongsheng smacked his lips. He naturally wanted to go to Southeast Asia, after all, lawlessness flowed in his veins. Now that the laws in Handong Province were becoming more and more comprehensive, the space left for them to live was getting smaller and smaller.

Just recently, the Yantai City Construction Company almost got itself arrested for forcibly demolishing a house.

That's called progress.

The more advanced the law becomes, the smaller their living space becomes.

"Think about it carefully," Li Chengxuan said, taking a sip of tea.

Xu Dongsheng's eyes began to flicker, as if he had been persuaded.

Yes, Zhang Bao is terrifying, but his future situation is even more terrifying.

Li Chengxuan pressed his advantage, saying, "Although today's incident was unsightly, it can also be considered an opportunity, an opportunity for you to access a higher level. As long as you can get in, it doesn't matter whether you get in standing or kneeling. You must understand that in the face of true strength, face is the least valuable thing. The face you lost today, you may be able to earn back many times over in the future through this connection."

"But... will he acknowledge me?" Xu Dongsheng asked somewhat nervously.

“Since he let you call him that in public, he has to accept it whether he wants to or not, at least outwardly.” Li Chengxuan smiled shrewdly and said, “As for what happens in the future, it depends on your performance. Flattery will always work. In the future, you should send greetings and gifts during holidays. If he needs any errands in Jingzhou, be eager to do them. Be humble and quick-witted. People are all made of flesh and blood. Even if Zhang Bao is heartless, in time, seeing how filial you are, even if he doesn’t consider you a confidant, he will at least stop making things difficult for you. Maybe he will even lend you a hand at some point.”

Li Chengxuan patted Xu Dongsheng on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Dongsheng, remember my words: fortune may be a harbinger of misfortune, and misfortune may be a harbinger of fortune. You must make good use of your strengths."

Xu Dongsheng sat there in silence for a long time, the struggle on his face slowly fading away.

He picked up the now-cold cup of tea in front of him, tilted his head back, and drank it all in one gulp, saying, "I understand, I know what to do."

At this point, the small meeting had ended. In addition to announcing the order for the general offensive, Cheng Yi also wanted to give the top management of Momo Group an opportunity to meet, especially Chen Zhilei, Jun Wujun, and Zhang Bao, who needed to be gradually integrated into the group.

Now, the top executives of these groups are all shining brightly in their respective fields. Because the groups are developing so rapidly, they don't have many opportunities to communicate with each other.

After the meeting, Cheng Yi and his team enjoyed drinks and conversation in a private room in the cafeteria. Once they were full, they left in haste, carrying Cheng Yi's orders, much like generals in ancient times who had received a tiger tally.

If it weren't for Cheng Yi's instructions, they wouldn't have even wanted to attend the banquet.

After all, attending banquets is too time-consuming. They just want to return to their companies as quickly as possible, then mobilize their forces to prepare for their upcoming voyage overseas, ideally seizing control of a few economically strong countries.

Now, Momo Group's subsidiaries have been dispersed to various provinces, not for any other reason than to boost its presence and popularity.

After the banquet, Cheng Yi looked at Zhang Bao and Chen Zhi and said with a smile, "Brother Bao, Chen Zhi, it's not easy for you to come back. I'll take you around and show you how our group has changed."

Chen Zhi readily agreed. Although he enjoyed great success in Southeast Asia, he always held a deep sense of awe for the headquarters of Momo Group, the place where the company originated. Zhang Bao, needless to say, had been away for too long, and his knowledge of the group mostly came from news and television. His impression of Momo Group was still that dilapidated apartment building, and even the company sign hanging there was a cheap copper-plated plaque worth a few hundred yuan.

Zhang Bao was indeed quite shocked when he returned this time.

As Cheng Yi said, it wasn't easy for Zhang Bao to come back. In order to get Zhang Bao back, Cheng Yi personally went to Yanjing, submitted a lot of materials to Lin Hua, and personally wrote a guarantee for Zhang Bao. Only then did Zhang Bao get the opportunity to come back and visit.

Chen Zhi's return was not that complicated, but it still required approval from the Foreign Affairs Office.

The three of them walked out of the decision-making center and along the wide, bright corridor toward the observation deck.

When the view outside the floor-to-ceiling window came into Zhang Bao's view, even though Zhang Bao's mindset and composure had improved, his pupils still subconsciously contracted.

Outside the window, it was no longer the desolate, dilapidated buildings that I remembered, which didn't even qualify as a suburb.

What comes into view is a vast, modern industrial park that stretches as far as the eye can see.

The glass curtain wall building gleams with technological brilliance under the sunlight, and between the buildings are meticulously planned green belts, artificial lakes, and connecting corridors.

On the road, commuter buses bearing the Momo Group logo shuttle back and forth, while employees wearing various name tags hurry along.

Further away, tower cranes still under construction can be seen, indicating that this empire is still expanding rapidly.

This doesn't look like a company's industrial park at all.
It is clearly a fully functional miniature city.

Cheng Yi took in his reaction, pointed to the tower crane in the distance, and said, "In the past, our industrial park was surrounded by more than a dozen universities, but in the future, our industrial park will surround more than a dozen universities, and each university will be part of the industrial park. In the future, this will be the Asian version of Silicon Valley."

Chen Zhi was also somewhat shocked. Although he had seen the headquarters of giants such as Samsung, the Momo Industrial Park's integrated planning of work, life, research and development, and ecosystem had a stronger visual impact and sense of the future.

Samsung is, after all, a South Korean company, and South Korea is such a small place that everything it does seems rather petty.

No matter how much money Samsung has, it can't create that kind of breathtaking, boundless feeling.
Cheng Yi walked casually with Zhang Bao and Chen Zhi, without any attendants or assistants. The three of them strolled around, looking at the sights, and occasionally buying something to eat when they came across a shop.

As they walked through the commercial street, the three of them each held a grilled sausage. Cheng Yi held out his sausage and pointed to a spot not far away like a city lord, saying, "Those tallest buildings over there are the group's technology and software departments, and also Mr. Yu Sen's headquarters. Most of our system's software and applications were born there."

"The stadium-like buildings on the left are the headquarters of the Global Esports Center. Next to it is the headquarters of Momo Entertainment. Sun Xianglan has combined games, esports and entertainment very well now, but they no longer work here. Sun Baxin's team moved to Zhonghai City, and Sun Xianglan's team moved to Southern Zhejiang Province."

“That’s the old site of the R&D centers for Honor Computer and Hasee Computer. However, their actual offices are located in computer industrial parks in Guangdong and Shandong provinces.” Cheng Yi pointed to a group of buildings connected by a corridor and said, “The round building next to it is the group’s creative workshop. Employees with good ideas can apply for resources to incubate them there. The group invests, and if it succeeds, the team will have a majority stake.”

Chen Zhi couldn't help but exclaim, "President Cheng, you've practically combined Silicon Valley and the University Town into one place!"

Zhang Bao remained silent, simply watching and listening.

He saw researchers in white coats hurrying by with equipment, saw foreign experts speaking various languages ​​having heated discussions by the lake, and saw young programmers sitting in the outdoor rest area, typing code on their laptops...

Every detail is out of place with the chaotic situation in Yemen.

so good.

If he weren't currently in a situation where he had no choice, he would really want to stay here forever.

However, he also understood his mission: to prevent anyone from trying to overturn everything before him.

He had long since disregarded life and death for this mission.

"How many people are there in the group now?" Zhang Bao asked curiously.

“This main campus usually houses nearly 50,000 people who work and conduct research and development simultaneously.” Cheng Yi paused and said, “If we include internet cafes, computer factories, and so on, the total number of employees working for us within the entire Momo Group system is approximately 470,000.”

Four hundred and seventy thousand?

This number made Zhang Bao stop abruptly and turn to look at Cheng Yi.

His eyes, which had never wavered despite countless trials and tribulations, were now filled with undisguised shock; he even wondered if he had misheard.

470,000 people!
What concept is this?
This is almost equivalent to the entire working-age population of some small countries.

This means that Momo Group directly or indirectly affects 470,000 families and the livelihoods of more than one million people.

This is a social force so powerful it's terrifying.

Zhang Bao's overseas armed forces numbered no more than 30,000, which was enough for him to rule over that chaotic region.

Without making a sound, Cheng Yi has already built a business empire with nearly 500,000 employees.

Zhang Bao's lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but he found that his throat felt like it was blocked by something.

He finally understood in a concrete way why Cheng Yi dared to declare war on Microsoft and the entire Wintel alliance, and why he devised such a crazy plan to conquer Asia.

This is not only because of his ruthless methods, but also because the Momo Group, this behemoth, has already reached such a tonnage.

Chen Zhi, standing to the side, also gasped. Although he knew that Momo Group was huge, hearing this exact number still made his scalp tingle.

He looked at Cheng Yi's back, his eyes filled with even deeper awe.

Cheng Yi smiled at Zhang Bao's shocked expression, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a nonchalant tone, "Actually, those who truly protect them are you people who work hard outside. Without you, none of this would exist."

Zhang Bao nodded heavily, feeling a surge of heat coursing through his chest.

When he saw the vibrant industrial park before him, the sense of rootlessness he felt vanished in that instant.

Thinking about the livelihoods of a million people behind him, Zhang Bao gained a deeper understanding of what he had done overseas.

Cheng Yi led the two around, and as soon as they arrived at a park, he saw Li Chengxuan and Xu Dongsheng already waiting at the park entrance.

Seeing Li Chengxuan smile at him, Cheng Yi knew that Li Chengxuan must have been waiting here on purpose.

Li Chengxuan is an extremely intelligent person. He has served as the office director for most of his life, and his vision and mindset are unmatched by ordinary people.

He must have calculated that their last stop would be the park, so he came early to create an opportunity for a chance encounter.

Cheng Yi understood Li Chengxuan's intentions; he wanted to resolve the feud between Xu Dongsheng and Zhang Bao.

At this moment, Xu Dongsheng appeared very reserved, completely lacking the imposing presence of the top dog in Jingzhou.

"What are you standing there for? Don't you know how to greet people?" Li Chengxuan's face darkened as he reprimanded Xu Dongsheng.

Xu Dongsheng then came to his senses and hurriedly called out to Cheng Yi, "Uncle."

"Hmm." Cheng Yi nodded and smiled, "Why is Dong Sheng getting more and more shy?"

Xu Dongsheng gave Cheng Yi an awkward smile, then quickly looked at Zhang Bao beside Cheng Yi and respectfully greeted him, "Godfather, hello."

(End of this chapter)