Yang Chen wasn’t lying, it was indeed his first time at Joy City.
When he was a child, his family was wealthy, and he mostly played in areas around Xuhui and Lu Jiazui, rarely coming to Qingpu.
After the family went through changes, he couldn’t afford to visit such places, only occasionally taking Zhao Feifei to places like Yida Plaza for fun.
Yan Shuyi: "No worries, you can explore as much as you want today, I’ll accompany you all the way."
Yang Chen nodded with a smile, saying, "Haha... then I’ll thank Miss Yan in advance."
Half an hour later, Guo Liang arrived.
Yan Shuyi got straight to the point, introducing herself: "Hi, I’m Yan Shuyi. Sorry, my parents don’t know I have a boyfriend, so they’re trying to set me up. This is my boyfriend, Yang Chen."
Guo Liang was secretly displeased, but still wore a smile.
"Hello, my name is Guo Liang. I’m currently a financial analyst at Shengjin Investment on Wall Street. The headquarters has approved my review, and soon they’ll be sending me to be the Chief Financial Analyst at the Hai City Branch. And you’re... a food delivery guy?" Guo Liang said with a disdainful look.
Yang Chen smiled and replied, "Hello, I’m Yang Chen. To be precise, my main job is a rideshare driver, part-time food delivery, and occasionally dabbling in investments."
Guo Liang: "Haha... Earning money must be tough for you. You’re not saving well and still investing? What kind of investments do you do?"
Yang Chen: "My investment range is wide. As long as it’s a legal money-making project, I’ll consider it. For instance, I just bought Joy City, and I’m here today to inspect the work."
Guo Liang burst into laughter.
Yan Shuyi and Zhang Yingying also looked helpless, like really, can you tone down your bragging a bit?
Joy City is so expensive, it would take at least tens of billions to buy it, if you had that much money, why would you be delivering food?
Yan Shuyi smiled awkwardly and gently nudged Yang Chen’s arm, signaling him not to brag too much, as it would be hard to cover up.
Guo Liang observed that Yang Chen and Yan Shuyi didn’t seem like a couple. Zhang Yingying was also standing quite close to Yang Chen, which helped him understand the situation.
"Haha... You found a delivery guy to pretend to be your boyfriend to reject me, huh? Except for being pretty, you don’t match up to me in other aspects, yet you still reject me? The delusions of some women are truly disappointing! A silly delivery guy who doesn’t know his limits, watch how I deal with you!" Guo Liang thought to himself.
Yang Chen showed a confident smile and said, "I’m really telling the truth, I just bought Joy City."
Guo Liang: "Haha... Brother, since your main job is a rideshare driver, you should understand one thing, and that is, one must know their place. If you don’t know your position, the driver won’t be able to pick you up or take you to your destination. Don’t you think so?"
Yang Chen: "Oh, you seem to understand rideshares more than I do. I’ve been a rideshare driver for so long and never realized such life’s philosophies. You grasped it right away. Why are you in financial analysis? Being a rideshare driver suits you better."
Guo Liang: "Haha... such a high-end job as a rideshare driver, I can’t handle. It’s up to you. I’ll just stick to working as a financial analyst."
Yang Chen: "No worries, I can have Liang Xiuyun not take you. It’s just a phone call away, as long as you want, I’ll definitely help."
Guo Liang’s expression tightened, how could a delivery man know the president of Shengjin’s Hai City Branch?
Guo Liang: "You know President Liang?"
Yang Chen: "Yes, your company’s branch in Hai City rents an office at my Haisang Financial Mansion. If you don’t want to be a financial analyst anymore, I can call her, and she will inform the headquarters to refuse your assignment. I might even try to get the headquarters to fire you, so you can confidently join us in the rideshare driver squad and fully utilize your talents in this industry."
Yan Shuyi and Zhang Yingying exchanged glances, both remaining silent.
Guo Liang looked at Yang Chen’s delivery outfit and confidently said, "What are you bragging to me about? Come on, call President Liang now and have her report to the headquarters to fire me."
Yang Chen: "Alright! Since you came all the way, I can’t let you go back empty-handed, consider this a big gift from me."
With that, Yang Chen called Liang Xiuyun and put it on speaker.
Soon, the call connected.
Liang Xiuyun: "Mr. Yang, calling me suddenly, is there a good project you want to involve me in?"
Oh no, from Liang Xiuyun’s words, it seems she really knows Yang Chen!
Yang Chen: "Now that you mention it, I do have a project I want to discuss with you. I just acquired Joy City and had an idea, I want to make Joy City a national chain and then turn it into a publicly traded company. We’re targeting the average white-collar working class. Do you think my idea is feasible?"
Liang Xiuyun: "Did you buy Joy City?"
Yang Chen: "Yes. I recently had some spare money and wanted to do some investing, so I bought Joy City. If Yida Plaza can be made into a national chain, why can’t Joy City? Don’t you agree, President Liang?"
Liang Xiuyun: "What Mr. Yang said is absolutely right. I think this idea could be discussed in more detail; turning it into a listed company is not a difficult thing."
Yang Chen: "Haha... Alright then, I’ll arrange a meeting with Xue Yinong and others to have a good discussion about this project."
Liang Xiuyun: "Haha... Sure! Sure! Sure! Thank you, Mr. Yang, for taking care of us at Shengjin Investment."
Yang Chen: "We’ve been friends for a long time, there’s no need for thanks. Oh, by the way, isn’t your headquarters planning to send a financial analyst named Guo Liang? He told me he doesn’t want to be a financial analyst anymore; he’d like to become a rideshare driver with me. Can President Liang help him out?"