[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group":3,"chapter-starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-chapter-449":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Starting as the President of a Billionaire Group",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},984233,1286,"Chapter 449 - 445: Determined to Win (Four Updates, Please Subscribe)","starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-chapter-449",449,"\u003Cp>Ye Chen left the hotel and received a call from Brother Teng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ye Chen, there’s a business conference at Mile Hotel tomorrow. Are you interested in checking it out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A business conference? And it’s at his own hotel. Naturally, Ye Chen wouldn’t miss such an opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure, I’ll take a look.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, Ye Chen arrived at Mile Hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hotel entrance was lined with luxury cars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The business conference is held annually, aimed at introducing investors to innovative projects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the conference venue, Ye Chen saw many familiar faces, like Brother Ma, Brother Teng, and Elder Ren.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, more than half of the big shots in Hua Country’s business world were present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen was usually very low-key, so not many people recognized him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, a middle-aged man glanced at Ye Chen: \"This gentleman looks unfamiliar. Where do you make your money?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen smiled: \"Oh, I drive for DiDi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Drive for DiDi?\" The middle-aged man was momentarily stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then seemed to understand: \"Are you here with a project, young man? This is where we investors sit; the entrepreneurs’ section is next door.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, another person approached: \"President Zhang, what’s up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man looked disdainful: \"This guy’s probably an entrepreneur, another DiDi Brother who wandered into our meeting room.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, what’s wrong with these organizers letting in just anyone, a DiDi driver, what kind of business innovation could he possibly have.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right, you’re just a DiDi driver, you’d better stick to driving, this place isn’t for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I’m definitely not investing in a DiDi project.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While everyone was mocking Ye Chen, suddenly a figure walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they saw who it was, their expressions changed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was President Teng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group immediately abandoned Ye Chen and rushed over to President Teng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, President Teng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"President Teng, I’m Zhang Xiaocheng, we dined together once.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"President Teng, this is my business card, our company has a collaboration with your subsidiary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previously arrogant group instantly transformed into bootlickers upon seeing Brother Teng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Brother Teng ignored them and instead, excitedly walked over to Ye Chen: \"Mr. Ye, you’re here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Brother Teng reached in front of Ye Chen, shaking his hands warmly: \"It’s been a while since we last met, I tried to meet up a few times, but you were unavailable. Finally, we meet again today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t that guy just a DiDi driver?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is President Teng so enthusiastic with a DiDi driver?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, another commotion arose as another big-shot walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Wang Daming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing Ye Chen, Wang Daming was also full of warmth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Younger Brother Ye, you came too. After your lesson last time, our Congcong has been much better behaved.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While everyone was stunned with their mouths agape, another big-shot arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Elder Ren.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the others, Elder Ren went straight to Ye Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last to come in was Brother Ma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Brother Ma saw Ye Chen, he also looked very close to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Ye Chen had become the focal point for several big-shots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing several prominent figures in Hua Country’s business world gathered around a young man left these people bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, President Zhang was also confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t this young man say he’s a DiDi driver? Why is he so familiar with these big-shots?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s known that those surrounding Ye Chen belong to the top tier in Hua Country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people were not at the same level at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, they weren’t even qualified to grovel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet all these big-shots were encircling Ye Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking back to when they mocked Ye Chen, their faces felt hot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was a real slap in the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turns out he was the real big-shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The business conference began, and what no one expected was that Ye Chen was placed in the front row, sitting in the central position alongside Brother Ma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was even more surprised by such an arrangement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just who is this young man to have such a position?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, seating at this conference is strictly based on rank and seniority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What does Ye Chen’s seat signify?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That he surpasses even the other big-shots, but how is that possible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many questioned it further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does this young man deserve that seat?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen didn’t pay any attention to the questions swirling around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The host finished the opening remarks, and the business entrepreneur conference officially started.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first entrepreneur introduced an online teaching app.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s called Xueyousi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The app’s function is online education.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teachers give lessons to students via video.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this idea, everyone shook their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Online teaching? It’s a good idea, but not very practical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nowadays, students have tutors; who would have an online teacher give lessons?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entrepreneur said, \"Our goal is to provide online education so more children can learn without leaving their homes, having access to renowned teachers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the entrepreneur’s presentation, there was only a smattering of applause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, not many were interested in this idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Investment began, starting at half a million, but it stalled at seven hundred thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the concept of online education was still too advanced for people’s understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I bid one million.\" Ye Chen stepped in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ye Chen invest in this less favored project left everyone stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this guy crazy to bid on this project?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, this project has no commercial value.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, must be some rich kid from a wealthy family wasting money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ye Chen take on this project, the other big-shots were also momentarily stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen didn’t care about others’ looks, because he knew he scored a win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the future, online education will become mainstream, and while he bought Xueyousi for a million, it would yield returns a thousand or ten thousand times over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entrepreneur conference continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from investing in Xueyousi, Ye Chen didn’t invest in any other project.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, it was time for the final investment project.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello everyone, I’m Wang Ziming, and my project is called DouVideo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"DouVideo?\" Ye Chen was momentarily taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After listening to Wang Ziming’s introduction, Ye Chen was dumbstruck; wasn’t this just like Douyin from his past life?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though there are video sites in this world, most just allow uploads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Ziming continued, \"Our DouVideo is now online, with registered users of fifty thousand, and around ten thousand frequent users, although it’s not widespread yet, I believe it has a great future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This project immediately piqued everyone’s interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll invest five million.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Six million!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seven million!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the project’s value soared to ten million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen narrowed his eyes slightly; he was determined to get this project.\u003C\u002Fp>",1126,"2026-06-03T08:12:36.329Z","2026-06-03T08:12:40.945Z",1,"novelbin.me","3fe22ce522a5b72ceb97dfa97716ed4854eab60bf99c51767f647c4cd5cfddf9","starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-chapter-450","starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-chapter-448",1261,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-cover.jpg"]