Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled

Chapter 771: Chapter 578: Cling Tightly to My Dear Brother’s Thigh

Days passed in leisure, while the online controversies grew increasingly intense.

Not only did they affect the entire Golden Mountain, but they also triggered a wave of retaliatory consumer frenzy across the internet.

Every single Tengying Group company experienced explosive growth during this period.

Even their share prices were hitting daily trading limits.

Among the masses of stockholders, whether individual investors or young people, everyone was using their money to impulsively cast their votes with little thought involved.

In just five days, Fei Yangyang’s stock price skyrocketed from Tengying Group’s floor price to 18 billion.

A 100% increase.

Other entities like Tengying Entertainment, Antler Coffee, and Bobo Milk Tea also saw explosive growth.

Among them, the previously stagnant Tenghui Department Store was the most dramatic; its food safety standards had always been the highest in the country over the years.

Claiming to have the nation’s highest standards essentially meant adopting international standards. It wasn’t until they implemented these standards that people realized many foods couldn’t even meet basic safety requirements.

All the vegetables, meats, and seafood sold there were exclusively sourced from their own Tengnong Breeding operation.

Chen Pingsheng had never thought much of his department store business, considering it simply a matter of strictly ensuring food safety.

Yet, this single factor made the store wildly popular.

After selling off the supermarkets in tier-two cities, he focused all his efforts on the ultra-tier cities like Beijing-Shanghai-Guangzhou-Shenzhen and Xiangjiang, and business boomed beyond imagination.

And to think the main reason behind all this success was simply their adherence to high food safety standards that met international criteria.

Just like that, it exploded!

This proved that operating a business doesn’t need too much fancy embellishment; simply ensuring customer interests at the most fundamental level was enough.

Tengying Group issued two consecutive announcements urging rational consumption, stating they neither lacked money nor customers.

The more they said this, the more young people flocked to their businesses, driving the stock prices ever higher again.

Unbelievable.

By November, Chen An’an had been studying in Golden Mountain for nearly two months.

Her parents were also scheduled to hold the Future City headquarters relocation ceremony on the 28th of this month, a day that would see all of Golden Mountain glittering with starlight.

Countless influential figures were expected to attend their headquarters relocation ceremony, with even ultra-tier celebrities relegated to the farthest tables.

They wouldn’t have a chance to sit in the formal hall where her dad presided, and many of the elderly figures she had visited in Capital City were expected to arrive as well.

This time, the massive online controversy had a wholly positive impact.

She even asked her father if he was behind it, but Chen Pingsheng denied it. He claimed not only had he not actively promoted it, but he had considered using his resources to suppress the abnormal online frenzy.

After asking around a bit, he discovered that it was being intentionally driven by higher-ups. In the past, domestic entities would create “gods,” mainly wealth-related figures.

The purpose of creating such icons was to foster positivity.

But things were different now; the higher-ups had shifted focus to promoting real entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneurs who uphold social responsibility and integrity.

Once upon a time, that philanthropist businessman had even promoted himself for a period, but after the advent of short videos, young people’s awareness level of external matters significantly improved.

Soon enough, that so-called philanthropist fell out of favor due to issues with employee salaries, and he quickly faded away.

This was perfectly normal.

Nowadays, young people are smart and not so easily deceived.

Chen Pingsheng wasn’t particularly fond of creating publicity for himself online. He felt it wasn’t necessarily harmful but didn’t bring much benefit either.

What he could do now was ensure that his own news wouldn’t spread excessively across the internet.

By November, the temperature dropped again in Magic City.

After visiting the Dream Fund in Guangzhou, he increased its annual support fund from 1 billion to 3 billion.

This solidified its position as the nation’s largest youth entrepreneurship fund.

The Dream Fund didn’t invest in major projects, focusing instead on funding smaller endeavors. Its core mission was to provide a sustainable entrepreneurial platform for young people with true ideals and practical action.

Given the current somewhat sluggish market environment, this held positive significance.

He also visited Golden Mountain to check on the billion-dollar Tengying Management College, which was still under construction.

Full completion was expected by June of 2020, roughly another year away.

Similarly, the Jinshan Super Villa he invested 4 billion in was still a year away from completion.

These things couldn’t be rushed. However, Golden Mountain’s community housing for employees was actively being allocated.

Those who received their homes were able to move in immediately.

The housing allocation was set to be completed by the end of this month, meaning he’d receive over 100 billion funds by then.

Over the next period, he expected to recover more than 200 billion, which was merely a portion of his investment in the Golden Mountain headquarters.

This wasn’t about making money. With this influx of funds, Tengfei New Energy would have all the capital it needed for development in 2020.

He wouldn’t have to sell shares anymore to fund Tengfei’s research, marking a significant relief.

In November, his younger sister Chen Qi quietly came to him with a request to transfer her husband to Golden Mountain as well.

Hu Lin was particularly stubborn, struggling to navigate workplace dynamics. He had reported quite a few of his teachers.

He had also reported many of the students who bullied others, and now he was an outcast at his school.

He urgently needed a change of scenery to improve relations with colleagues. Truth be told, Chen Pingsheng had personally arranged for his current school.

Now, he wanted to switch schools again. This guy seriously planned to be an ordinary teacher for life.

He didn’t even aspire for promotions or pay raises.

Fair enough. Given his position, even the highest promotion wouldn’t earn as much as his sister’s monthly pocket money.

It seemed more sensible to just be a good teacher for the general populace, ignoring promotions—he’d simply report whoever rubbed him the wrong way and be done with it.

This guy truly had no ambition for career advancement.

Chen Pingsheng couldn’t outright reject his sister but refused to promise her anything. “Solve Hu Lin’s issue on your own; don’t make it my problem.”

“Brother, he’s your only brother-in-law; you can’t just leave him hanging.”

Chen Qi began her usual coquettish whining. That was just like her—thinking of her brother when she needed something, otherwise completely absent.

“I can’t help him. With his qualifications, landing a teaching job anywhere isn’t difficult. Stop thinking about exploiting connections. Even if he applies fairly, some school will hire him.”

“With our family’s financial situation, job applications feel out of place, don’t they?”

“Not at all. It’s perfectly appropriate. Let him apply on his own.”

Chen Pingsheng decisively dismissed his sister. She was simply incorrigible, endlessly thinking of good fortune for herself and pestering him for more whenever there wasn’t any.

Couldn’t she see how busy he was?

Chen Qi left, but her life wasn’t exactly humble—she drove a Bentley herself.

She used to drive a Rolls-Royce, but since that car had now become a “viral influencer” vehicle, she felt it was too embarrassing to risk being mistaken for an online star.

So, the whole family switched to Bentleys.

Hu Lin hadn’t wanted to change jobs—it was her idea to cling tightly to her brother’s resources and follow him wherever he went.

Anything her brother casually discarded—even the tiniest scrap—was enough to keep her comfortable for years.

Just this year, he had given her a storefront on Nanjing Street. Though not particularly large, it was still worth over 100 million.

She could easily earn five or six million annually just from this little property.

Seeing her brother moving to Golden Mountain, she didn’t waste any time catching up.

Smart as always, she felt her portfolio needed to align with her brother’s moves.