Chapter 728: Chapter 536: The Incident Involving Gao Hu
Thought about it all night.
Chen Pingsheng couldn’t co up with a suitable temporary job, so he simply stopped bothering to think about it.
The next day, his wife took Little Third Chen Lu out for a stroll, as she did every day.
She claid it was to help him build courage, but every ti she’d return sobbing and teary-eyed.
Little Third couldn’t be more pitiful—what did he ever do to deserve being bullied?
Sure, he was timid, but did he bother anyone?
The little guy was actually quite well-behaved, whether it was being bullied by his sister or soone else. He’d cry briefly and then be fine again.
Today, Song Yanxi had nothing much to do, so she decided to take him to visit their grandmother.
anwhile, Chen Pingsheng drove off to visit Old Chen, who had taken fifty million from him to open the Red Star Restaurant.
The interior design was quite unique, styled entirely after the 1960s.
They had even added a nostalgia the with a supply and marketing cooperative and a photo studio inside the restaurant.
These retro-style restaurants were quite trendy nowadays—so did well, so didn’t, all depending on execution.
Chen Jianjun, despite being advanced in age, had been restless since moving to the Magic City, dragging Peng Ying along to start a business with him.
Their grandparents were deeply familiar with those bygone tis, so stepping into the restaurant truly felt like a journey back to the 60s and 70s.
Whether the business thrived or not wasn’t important; what mattered was that his parents were happy.
Chen Pingsheng lent a hand for a while before returning to his own company.
Just as he got back, his little cousin Jiang Peiyao ca looking for him, complaining that her parents were pressuring her hard to get married and hoping he could step in to diate.
“Brother-in-law, in the entertainnt industry, who gets pushed by their parents to find a partner before they even turn twenty-five?”
“You can’t judge by the entertainnt industry’s standards. Back ho, soone like you is already considered an old maid.”
Jiang Peiyao froze for a mont, realizing her brother-in-law clearly had no intention of helping.
“I’m still so young; there’s no way I want to find a partner yet.”
“When you first showed up, I said the sa thing to you. But now it’s been four or five years since you got here, and my second daughter is already five years old.”
As Chen Pingsheng sipped his tea with goji berries, he couldn’t help but think his little cousin was quite pretty. If she wanted a partner, there’d be no shortage of suitors lining up.
“Brother-in-law, can’t you just talk to them for ?”
“I can help with other things, but this one is really beyond .”
Chen Pingsheng gave her a suspicious look. “Don’t tell you like won, do you?”
Such things were hardly surprising in the entertainnt industry.
Jiang Peiyao’s face turned bright red. Like won? Not even remotely! Originally, she’d hoped Chen Pingsheng could lend her a hand, but seeing him like this, that was clearly off the table.
After she left, Chen Pingsheng still felt uneasy and specifically asked Lin Qiunan to check on her situation over in Hengdian.
This girl was really sothing else. While most parents feared their daughters would date recklessly, she hadn’t dated anyone at all—it was no wonder her parents were worried.
Tons of girls her age in the entertainnt industry, especially those with great resources, still publicly appeared single.
No need to speculate; they all had sugar daddies behind the scenes.
So were businessn, others wielded political power. If a female celebrity frequently acted in romantic scenes with male stars yet no negative news ever ca out—
Well, there was nothing more to say than “haha.”
The only reason his little cousin could keep her hands clean in the entertainnt industry was that Tengying Entertainnt had its umbrella over her.
If not, she would’ve already been roped in by soone.
Helping her find a match? That he could consider.
Helping her talk her parents down? Forget it!
Seriously, he wondered again if this little cousin of his actually liked won.
As Chen Pingsheng sat in the office for a while, Chang Fu ca looking for him.
“Old Chen, Gao Hu is about to land in big trouble!”
“What now?”
“He got involved with soone he shouldn’t have, and now her man is pulling every string to ruin him.”
“How did it get to this?”
Chen Pingsheng furrowed his brows. Gao Hu had always been into ssing around, but he usually avoided married won—had it really co to this?
“He called , saying he t the woman at so party. She claid she was single, but the reality? She had a man. And not just any man—her partner is insanely rich.”
Chang Fu added, “The restaurant chain Gao Hu’s been running is hemorrhaging money. His investors are all pretty disheartened.”
“So what are you suggesting?”
“You’re the only one who could still help him. If you step in, maybe he could weather this storm.”
“And why do you think I’d help him?” Chen Pingsheng replied neutrally.
Chang Fu sighed, “Co on, I know you well enough. Others might not, but I do.
Sure, Gao Hu ssed up. But let’s be real—if not for you keeping so level of order, I might’ve made the sa mistake. It’s just how n are wired. Gao Hu’s unforgivable move was bailing on Tengying Group and poaching half of Fei Yangyang’s staff, almost forcing it to shut down.”
If not for your strength, Fei Yangyang might’ve been ruined entirely.”
“You really don’t understand .”
Shaking his head, Chen Pingsheng said, “I’ve always emphasized that wealth requires discipline. You listened; Gao Hu didn’t. His betrayal of Fei Yangyang and Tengying Group doesn’t an much to anymore.
But if I step in to save him, how are the people he hurt supposed to feel? And don’t forget, Tengying Group now employs 700,000 staff worldwide. Gao Hu’s actions didn’t just affect —many top executives know what he did. If I bail him out, what impression does that leave on Tengying?”
A company’s values might seem intangible, but if a leader or CEO dares to undermine them,
The backlash can be unimaginable over ti.
Look at Big Ali’s slogan, “To make it easy to do business anywhere.” Now even they struggle.
That one feature, Taobao’s pay-for-traffic feature, left 80% of small rchants in agony—paving the way for Pinduoduo.
And then there’s Baidu, with its auction-based healthcare ads chasing profit.
Can you tell if its stock ever recovered post-Wei Zexi?
Chen Pingsheng found it hard to explain these concepts to Chang Fu. He had always warned Gao Hu, telling him to address his penchant for trouble before it cost him.
Let alone trying to sustain an independent restaurant empire.
Being the boss wasn’t easy.
Chang Fu understood Chen Pingsheng wouldn’t be stepping in this ti. Back when Gao Hu left, nearly eighty other executives had to be let go as collateral damage.
If Chen Pingsheng intervened now, how would those executives feel?
Besides, Gao Hu had crossed an incredibly powerful individual this ti.
Had he stayed in Tengying Group,
People might have spared him out of respect for Chen Pingsheng.
But now? No chance.
Gao Hu really had run out of luck.
Originally, his “Chef Gao” hotpot chain had been grood to compete directly with Fei Yangyang.
In the beginning, it seed unstoppable, led by the sa elite team of ex-Fei Yangyang executives.
They crushed the competition, seemingly invincible.
But while the war raged up front, the rear was catching fire.
The more they expanded, the greater the losses.
Finances were a ss; marketing was falling apart. Within six months, the team that had left with him was full of regret.
The promised equity never materialized, and now even payroll was overdue.
Gao Hu, in poor spirits, turned to booze and won as an escape.
In late February, he t an unbelievably attractive woman at a party.
She took his business card and slept with him that very night. Then again, and again, and again.
Until her man showed up, and he realized he was in massive trouble.
The woman wasn’t single at all—she was the kept mistress of an older Magic City tycoon.
The man, though not in the restaurant business, was a well-known stock manipulator in both Shanghai and Shenzhen.
Enraged, he sent the woman off to Myanmar.
Nobody knew what she was doing there, but odds were slim she’d be coming back.
As for Gao Hu? No way the old man was letting him off easy.
If Gao Hu were still one of Chen Pingsheng’s brothers, even after this, the most he’d face would be a scolding and the need to apologize over tea.
But now? The whole financial world knew he’d betrayed Tengying Group’s founder.
And having dared to touch his woman, this matter was now unresolvable.
This was why Chang Fu had urgently co looking for Chen Pingsheng—he didn’t have the ability to fix it.
The Magic City’s elite were plentiful. Even if they didn’t interact much, there was a basic level of mutual respect.
But only if you were in the sa circle as them.
Clearly, Chang Fu wasn’t quite there yet.
Were he to step in for Gao Hu, he wouldn’t even be allowed inside the door.
Playing with soone else’s woman—especially soone that rich?
This was a death sentence anywhere, a universally acknowledged line you just didn’t cross.
It was beyond Chang Fu. The only one who could help was Old Chen.
Letting out a sigh, all Chang Fu could do was lant Gao Hu’s terrible luck.
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