1994: From a young man from a small town to a second-generation resident of Shanghai

Ye Linghuan, along with Chen Yong's fellow villagers, made inquiries from various sources before finally locating Chen Yong.

When we contacted Chen Yong, he was out discussing business with someone, but luckily we could still reach him by phone.

Ye Linghuan called him from a public phone. There were no cheap PHS phones available yet, and mobile phones were very expensive. Unless you were from a wealthy family, you simply couldn't afford one.

In the finance class, only two people have cell phones: Chen Yong and another rich kid.

"Squad leader, where are you? Your fellow villager needs to see you."

"My fellow townsman? Which fellow townsman?"

"She also has the surname Ye, and her name is Ye Huiling. She was your high school classmate, right?"

"I understand. I'm out on business right now, is it convenient for her to talk on the phone?"

Ye Linghuan handed the microphone to Ye Huiling, "The class monitor said to talk to him on the phone if you have anything to say, he's outside right now."

Then he whispered to Ye Huiling, "Our class monitor is said to be starting a business outside, doing it in a very secretive way, and making a lot of money. He's just very low-key."

No wonder Chen Yong never contacted her once; he was really busy with his career.

With Chen Yong's current qualifications, it would be very easy for him to establish himself in a big city like Shanghai.

Many girls like her, who come from other places to study, dream of settling down in Shanghai, living a comfortable life with no worries about food or clothing, owning a car and a house, and having a well-paying job.

Chen Yong has perfectly achieved her goal.

When she received the call, Ye Huiling was still a little nervous. After all, it was the first time she had taken the initiative to find Chen Yong, and her mindset was no longer that of a little princess.

"Chen Yong, is it convenient for you to come back now? Your family asked me to send you some things."

"I'm out here negotiating business, and I'm about to leave the country. I need to finalize the deal before I go." Chen Yong didn't mind putting on a show in front of the high school beauty.

Back then, this girl thought of herself as the school's most adored princess, and she was aloof towards him, as if she could find someone better than him. Reality has proven her wrong.

Besides him, Ye Huiling really couldn't find anyone better.

Chen Yong had seen many girls like this. They thought they were pretty and that all the boys in high school had a crush on them, so they assumed they would receive the same treatment in college and that all the boys around them would be drawn to them. Gradually, they developed a "the grass is always greener on the other side" mentality and seriously overestimated their own attractiveness.

When I got to university, the treatment I received was completely different. It was then that I remembered someone I met in high school, who turned out to be so outstanding.

In general, people rarely turn back in this situation; everyone cares about saving face.

Unless someone like Chen Yong is excessively outstanding and dazzling.

Missing this person is like losing the world.

Ye Huiling asked in surprise, "Are you going abroad? How long are you planning to stay?"

"About three months, I'm going on exchange this semester. I'll be back in June. What did you bring?"

"So your parents asked me to bring you money for your trip abroad."

Chen Yong noticed that Ye Huiling seemed to be trying to talk to him. This girl had changed quite a bit. Was she still the somewhat arrogant school beauty he knew?

"Just give the money to the class monitor. Her family is wealthy, she won't embezzle it."

Chen Yong's trust in Ye Linghuan was so great that it made her a little jealous.

"You have a lot of money, is it okay?"

"It's no more than tens of thousands of yuan. I told them not to give me any money; I have plenty of that kind of money."

Chen Yong's tone is too arrogant. Tens of thousands of yuan is still a small amount of money for him. For her, she wouldn't even spend 10,000 yuan in four years of university, and her monthly allowance was only 200 yuan, which is considered a lot, because Ye Huiling is the youngest daughter in her family, and she has an older brother. But her brother is already married.

It's like the money my parents earn is now being used to support her.

In comparison, the economic conditions of the two are so vast that it's like a chasm.

"What did the class monitor say? Is he coming back or not?"

He told me to leave my things with you.

"Oh, okay, then give it to me. Don't worry, I have a good relationship with the class monitor. I'll definitely deliver the things sent from home to him intact."

So Ye Huiling handed the things over to Ye Linghuan and came to Fudan University, but she didn't even get to see Chen Yong.

However, Chen Yong said that before going abroad, he would definitely treat her to a meal and also invite her former high school classmates so that Ye Huiling could contact them.

With Chen Yong's promise, Ye Huiling felt that the trip was worthwhile, as she had the opportunity to meet Chen Yong.

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"Brother Chen, I've thought it over. Let's buy it for 50 million." Zheng Chenggong hadn't reached an agreement with Chen Yong last time, but now he agreed to take over for 50 million.

"Brother Zheng, 5000 million is a bit difficult now. Richard Li from the Li family in Hong Kong is willing to offer a higher price. Do you want to add some more? And time is limited. I need to complete the transaction within the next week."

When Zheng Chenggong heard the name Li Zekai, his heart sank. This eldest son of the Li family was richer than him and held a higher position in the family.

The way the head of the Li family treats his children is quite different from how his father treats them.

He's regretting it terribly now. How could he have sold it at the last minute?

It's like selling all your shares before the main upward trend in the stock market!

That damn Zhuang! Chen Yong is just like Zhuang; he took his chips at the crucial moment!

"Brother, given our relationship, I can add another 500 million! 5500 million, and I can even pay you half in US dollars. Plus, I'm currently working on an electronics manufacturing project, and I can invite you to invest! Does that sound sincere enough?"

I heard that Zheng Chenggong was doing electronic processing, so I asked him about it. He said he mainly makes control circuit boards for mobile phones, PCBs.

He also revealed to Chen Yong, "The big mobile phones of the future are destined to be phased out. Nokia has already developed even smaller mobile phones that can not only make calls but also send text messages, all thanks to a tiny integrated circuit board. With chips and various components mounted on it, amazing functions can be achieved. And our electronics factory is responsible for manufacturing them."

This message made Chen Yong realize that the era of PHS (Personal Handyphone System) was truly about to arrive.

Unlike mobile phones, PHS (Personal Handyphone System) uses PHS communication technology, which has a small signal range. It requires a base station within a few hundred meters, otherwise it is easy to lose signal. Mobile phones use GSM or CDMA, which have a wider signal range and require fewer base stations than PHS.

The advantage of PHS phones is their low price; you can own one for just over a thousand yuan.

The mobile phone, which costs only half the price of the old-fashioned brick phone, still costs five or six thousand yuan.

Very few families in China can afford a mobile phone, but if it only costs one or two thousand yuan, the user base will expand tenfold.

Although it was five million less than the sixty million offered by Li Ka-shing, Zheng Chenggong didn't know that!

"Brother Zheng, how about this: 6000 million, plus the 3000 million you mentioned about investing in your Zesheng Electronics Factory. You can open a US dollar account for me overseas with the remaining 3000 million."

Zheng Chenggong hesitated for a moment, but still decided to eat it!

Even so, he can still make a profit from it, and it will also give him some prestige at home.

"Then it's settled!"

After the conversation, Zheng Chenggong even wanted to invite Chen Yong to go to Shang K for some fun.

"Heaven on Earth has plenty of beautiful women, many of them college students, all with long legs, very pretty. Brother, I'll treat you to some fun."

"No need, Brother Zheng, let's play again next time. I have to go back; I have some things to take care of at home."

Chen Yong certainly knew about this shopping mall, which was decorated in an extremely luxurious style, and the girls inside were all very beautiful; in a university, they would at least be considered class beauties.

You can earn several thousand, or even tens of thousands, in one night.

At this rate of earning money, how many girls could resist the temptation?

Even after graduation, you'll only earn a meager living, less than a thousand yuan a month. But in a karaoke bar, you can drink with the boss, let him touch you, and perform a show, and a lot of money will come your way.

There are no chaste and virtuous women in there; if there were, they would only arouse men's desires.

If she's a chaste and virtuous woman, then shower her with money. Not just a hundred dollars at a time, because a hundred dollars is too little and won't work. Shower her with a thousand dollars, or even ten thousand dollars, until she's turned into a virtuous and virtuous woman.

The thrill of making money is incomparable.

One month working in a nightclub is equivalent to ten years of work for an ordinary worker.

Customers in Shanghai were certainly not short of money, even in 95.