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A very realistic problem lay before them.

If that Carefree Restaurant was really owned by the Tengying boss, what should they do?

Although they all felt that this speculation was a bit far-fetched.

After all, the Tengying Big Boss was someone who could be called a business legend of the past five years without dispute.

Their senior said, "Qian, you're not thinking that we might really run into him, are you?"

Li Qian's mind was still muddled, as she was still shocked about just having drunk a bottle of wine worth millions, Romantic Conti.

That was utterly outrageous.

"It's unlikely, right? If that were such a coincidence, I'd think my ancestors' graves were smoking."

"Not just you, even I'd feel that way."

The young wine business owner was named Qin Lin, a bona fide Magic City local.

His family had accumulated some wealth from demolition projects and then rapidly expanded it by continuously flipping properties.

When it was his turn to take over, it logically followed that he began dealing in the luxury goods recycling business.

Specifically, this included top-tier luxury items like wine, handbags, and watches.

Don't underestimate this business; the profits are extremely high.

This wasn't something just anyone could handle, as making several million in a good year was no problem at ease.

"Do you know what the most admirable thing about the Tengying Big Boss is? It wasn't how much money he had, but that he truly did something different."

"Just take one thing I know of. Let's not talk about the publicly traded companies under Tengying, they are like stars in the sky. As soon as we step out of this urban village, there's no avoiding his industries—restaurants, bubble tea, supermarkets, coffee, snacks, even the movies we watch, and the short videos we browse are all part of his empire."

"According to estimates, employees under Tengying had already exceeded a million, and whether they were ex-employees or currently working, not a single person had a bad word to say about the Big Boss."

"Do you realize how terrifying it is for a boss to achieve that level?"

"I've heard too, that Tengying Group's employee happiness index is the highest in the industry, and their salaries are also among the best in their field."

The senior continued, "Just relying on the employee happiness index and income isn't enough to earn the Tengying Big Boss everyone's respect. What really counts is his unique way of conducting life and business."

"He has even chosen employee benefits over everything else during several public offerings, sacrificing stock price for this."

"A typical example is Fei Yangyang, a catering giant with thousands of direct-sale stores nationwide; wherever they open, they do well—an industry star with a market value of just over ten billion. Who would believe that?"

"I've heard about this from a couple of friends who invest. Initially, during its IPO, the capital market demanded that Fei Yangyang cut employee salaries to boost net profits. If the Tengying Big Boss had agreed to this suggestion, the valuation could have doubled instantly."

"If this were any other boss, they would've agreed long ago, considering employees merely tools for making money, preaching righteousness but not hesitating when it's time to abandon them.

"But the Tengying Big Boss is different; he delivered a statement that is still considered unconventional in the capital markets: that a company going public isn't just about one person's achievements, and he shouldn't trade employee salaries for market valuation."

"That kind of IPO would be utterly meaningless."

"Thus, Fei Yangyang's stock price remains severely undervalued to this day. Not just this one, almost all the real industries under Tengying are like this; most of the profit generated by the enterprise is used to ensure the income of the employees, with only a small part given to shareholders as dividends."

"You tell me, if we were to encounter such a Big Boss, how should we approach him covertly?""

The Tengying Big Boss was indeed a bit of an outlier among entrepreneurs whose ultimate goal is capital cashing.

His unconventionality wasn't just manifested in one aspect.

It pertained to the entire business operation.

Once, someone internally suggested that employee salaries shouldn't be too high, as it was not conducive for the employees' motivation.

This person was also a well-known expert and scholar.

He was directly criticized by the Tengying boss as holding a rice bowl and not doing people's work; he should go home and ask his wife if a low salary was enough to afford their children's education at good schools.

Many such people were fired by the Tengying Big Boss.

There were also suggestions that after going public, the capital market should be set as the primary service target,

meaning to create as much profit as possible and then boost the stock price.

Serving a minority in the capital market while choosing to abandon the employees was highly contemptible.

Such individuals were also fired.

Going public wasn't an individual act; it was the collective effort of tens of thousands of employees.

Any thought of abandoning the employees was extremely dangerous.

After all, the capital serves only a few people, while there are tens of thousands of employees.

What's important and what's not, depends on how you handle it.

"Speaking of which, despite Tengying Group's news being everywhere, the Tengying Big Boss is extremely low-key," Qin Lin said. Read new chapters at My Virtual Library Empire

"Whether it's Zhengfu or our local Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, they have invited the Big Boss several times to some public speaking engagements, even pairing his name directly with Mr. Ma, but he has refused."

"There are no public speeches by the Tengying Big Boss online, only some remarks he made at employee assemblies or shareholder meetings."

"Take the recent example where Tengying Group paid out of pocket to purchase over a thousand acres of residential land; the Tengying Big Boss personally said that any family spending over 30%, even 50%, of their total income on housing needs is unfortunate."

"Because that would greatly squeeze their other life operations. It takes three generations to afford a commercial property, and that's not a normal market economy, nor is it a reasonable family expense."

"High mortgages only squeeze most employees' living space and don't bring them better creativity. Just think, if the first thing you think about when you wake up every day is how to pay the mortgage, how could you possibly be creative at work?"

"Because of this, the Tengying Big Boss personally paid 130 billion to buy land to build high-end assured housing for employees, also providing them with interest-free loans."

"So far, no other bosses in the country have reached this level; even though Tengying Group's benefits are far superior to their peers, they have never bragged about it online, simply because the Tengying Big Boss feels this is what an entrepreneur should do.""

"Look at the great vision of this man. I say we should promote such bosses more online, but alas, the Tengying Big Boss is too low-key. He's so modest that he refuses to speak in any public setting and doesn't want even a hint of news about him online."

"Imagine, if that chef, Master Chen, really was him, I can't believe how I would even begin to admire him."

Managers like Qin Lin, who worked in the second-hand luxury goods industry, always had the quickest access to insider information.

Recently, there's been a lot of buzz about the "Shanghai Emperor" online.

It's nothing, just about introducing some rich second-generation kids to gamble in the city of dreams.

Compared to a real entrepreneur like the Tengying Big Boss, they aren't even worthy to carry his shoes.

Unfortunately, people of that status don't bother to show off online, nor do they constantly stir up media storms over trivial matters.

Li Qian grew more and more apprehensive as she listened, previously only aware of the immense wealth of Tengying Big Boss.

In all of Magic City, his status was top-tier.

He had shaken the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Markets with his business battles time and again, creating endless ripples across the capital market.

In a short time, he brought down the market value of Huayi by hundreds of billions, forced the business legend Jia PPT to flee abroad, and caused the fall of LeEco's skyscraper.

All of this made him infamous in the business world and among major corporations.

If the two Mas dominated the internet era, then Tengying Big Boss was master of the traditional sectors.

With forward-thinking and absolute business logic.

He quickly established a strong foothold in multiple traditional sectors using the new era strategy of Tengying Entertainment plus traditional business.

And swiftly became number one in those industries.

Just analyzing Tengying's entrepreneurial journey over the years, it has rightfully earned the top spot in the entertainment industry.

Movies, TV shows, short dramas, and even variety shows, all ranked first across the board.

All entertainers in the industry considered it an honor to sign with Tengying.

Because there, devoid of any hidden rules, if you had the talent, you could get the resources you desired.

Moreover, what was most remarkable was their dominant position in the entertainment industry, and the unimaginable contract model for artists within the industry.

The artists earned ninety percent of the money, while the company received ten percent.

With such conditions, who wouldn't want to join Tengying Entertainment?

It's precisely because of its attractive offerings that it continues to recruit talented artists non-stop.

Thereby further solidifying its dominant position in the industry.

For the next five or even ten years, it seems unlikely anyone in the entertainment circle could surpass Tengying Entertainment.

Its market value had already risen to 160 billion.

This was incredible in the entertainment industry, where the annual net profit from movies alone wouldn't exceed twenty billion.

And its market value had already exceeded 160 billion.

This showed that Tengying Entertainment had surpassed the entire industry.

And had fully developed its comprehensive suite of offerings within the industry.

Not to mention Tengying Entertainment, even its bubble tea, coffee, Snacks Dash, high-end beauty products, and others had quickly achieved the top position in the domestic market in a short period.

It is no exaggeration to say that being able to interact closely with such a boss would be a great fortune.

At least that's what Li Qian herself believed.

It's hard to imagine that someone could achieve such results in just over a decade.

And if that chef, Master Chen, really is the Tengying Big Boss,

then that's even more awe-inspiring.

He doesn't mind stepping down to work humbly as a chef in an urban village, all to nurture his daughter.

What kind of mindset is that, and what a great father.

In fact, another most praiseworthy aspect of the Tengying Big Boss is that over all these years, he has remained totally loyal to his wife.

Despite the entertainment industry being full of beauties, despite the countless beautiful women he could easily woo with a wave of his hand, he remains unmoved.

Loving only his wife.

Such a man, isn't he exactly what all women dream of?

According to the rumors, it was because when he had nothing, his wife chose definitively to marry him.

She supported him when they set up street stalls, braved storms with him, and later ruled the world together.

Perhaps only that way could she gain the envy and jealousy of women everywhere.

And only such a woman truly deserves this kind of happiness.

This is completely different from those Little Fairies today, who are unwilling to endure hardships with men.

They just hope that men have everything while being uniquely dedicated to them — it's simply asking too much.

Li Qian really wanted to ask, Master Chen, are you truly the Tengying Big Boss?

A boss who commands the admiration of a million employees.

A boss about whom no former employee can utter a bad word.

And more importantly, a father who exhausts every effort for his wife and daughter.

Could such a person really be that sweat-wiping, kitchen-commanding Master Chen?

The more she found out, the harder it was to believe such speculation.