Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled

Chen Lu finally joined college as a freshman; although not in the same major as Su Xiaoxi, it's great that the two of them can be at the same university.

Su Xiaoxi's twenty billion; she didn't spend a penny herself, it was all Chen Lu squandering it.

The start of freshman year is lively; people are coming and going, full of vibrant young faces.

There are many small restaurants and shopping streets outside the university.

This place is always the liveliest when school starts.

Chen Pingsheng pulled Song Yanxi aside and said, "Honey, what do you think about us opening a large bookstore here in the future?"

"Not very promising. Opening a bookstore isn't profitable, what good is it?"

"Still thinking about making money. Don't you think we have enough money?"

"It's not that, it's just that I like doing profitable things."

"Alright then, you're just a money-minded person. Always thinking about making money."

Song Yanxi is not interested in opening a bookstore here, but Chen Pingsheng seems quite keen, especially since his son will be attending university here for four years.

He thinks of opening a super large bookstore, which can both kill some time and accompany Chen Lu for those four years. There's no better arrangement.

He quickly took action, called the group, and arranged for people to handle it. The storefronts outside the university are all extremely expensive.

But that's no big deal for him.

The bookstore must be large, able to satisfy students' reading needs, with a place to sip coffee and chat.

Balancing work and life.

To get a location like this, wanting a five or six hundred square meter two-story super bookstore, without a few tens of millions is unrealistic.

If buying the storefront, the initial investment needs to be around three to five billion.

It's just small change, nothing significant really; once the design is finished, An'an will probably be back from the sea.

He can comfortably prepare to be a leisurely bookstore owner for several years.

As for his wife, she's likely to be busy for several more years with matters in the big health industry.

Song Yanxi is now not only into big health direct stores but also developing high-end medical equipment in the big health sector.

Previously, such things were held by foreign hands—now it's different. Domestic technology has developed very rapidly over the years, in all aspects.

Formerly, slightly high-end medical equipment had to be imported from abroad.

Now, many have achieved all-encompassing domestic production.

In the eight years following real estate, the country has been transitioning to industrial upgrades, elevating into these high-end industries.

Not just like before, merely acting as the world's factory.

Once this sector rises, the profits are naturally extremely high and can even, to some extent, form monopoly effects.

Just like Apple in the old days, relying on selling Apple phones and Apple tax.

Among so many phone manufacturers worldwide, Apple alone takes over nine-tenths of the total profits in the global phone industry.

This is undeniably a miracle in any country or commercial history.

One company dominates over nine-tenths of the global industry chain profit; so far, few groups can achieve this.

As technology advances, the monopoly effect strengthens.

Because the core patents and technologies are held by one or two groups, they naturally have the highest industry voice.

In terms of medical devices, including big health instruments, it's the same.

Song Yanxi relies solely on her group's development of these high-end instruments, along with the tens of thousands of big health wellness centers under it.

Easily capturing nearly half of the domestic industry's total profits.

It's not an exaggeration; the numbers are literal—and the high-end instruments developed by her company are all dependent on Tengfei AI and Tengfei Mobile research institutes.

Later establishing six major research centers in the big health field independently.

Once advantages accumulate, they're tough to break.

After all, many said how Nokia was defeated by Apple back then.

But know this: Nokia is still a world-class tech giant.

And Samsung, which was comparable to it, still holds the top spot in global phone sales.

When advantages for tech giants form, unless a major mistake is made, they're hard to fall quickly.

Patent technology is its strongest moat and industry barrier.

It's the same for Samsung and Nokia, and now for Tengfei AI Group, including Tengfei New Energy.

When groups like them target smaller fields, it's a disaster for small industries.

Giants' presence in small industries often leads to the industry's demise.

Even the state has to intervene to control this area.

No more, the billions spent yearly on research—this is far beyond what small businesses can handle.

Giants have the brand, flow, and can even have individual policies.

These are incomparable to their small industry peers.

At his age now, if Chen Pingsheng doesn't find something to occupy himself, he might inflate his desires to dabble in politics.

Money no longer appeals to him, no matter how his three children spend, with so many groups running simultaneously.

Money only keeps accumulating while spent.

Since interest in money wanes, without playing with women, only power attracts the most.

Unfortunately, in this land, business remains business—no matter how wealthy, it is extremely dangerous to meddle too much in politics.

One mistake can lead to total loss.

He absolutely cannot touch dangerous things; the family aiming to gain this would take decades, gradually pushing Old Chen Family descendants forward.

Opening a large bookstore outside the university isn't bad—at least there are a few perks.

One, it kills time; two, it ensures Chen Lu and his peers' four-year college lives don't go astray.

With these two points, that's enough to keep him by the university for four years.

Chen Pingsheng, when determined, acts swiftly and soon goes to An'an Group to deal with business affairs.

To free his time as soon as possible.

If he wants meetings, there are endless meetings; since he doesn't want meetings now, he naturally has to delegate all his authority.

In fact, whether from the earlier 2000s, post-2005, or post-2010.

Their thinking differs vastly from those of the 1980s generation.

The new generation's youths mostly have quite diverse, whimsical ideas.

Using older methods to manage them only backfires.

For the 1980s generation, as long as they could make money, they would work hard without complaint.

The 1990s had some rebellion; 2000s were completely different.

They'd demand to fire the boss at times.

Being happy at work outweighs the thickness of their salary.

Those post-2005 no longer work overtime or listen to bosses talking about dreams.

The post-2010s want both work and life.

This is truly healthy social development—it's progress for the entire society.

Youths constantly changing, group management must equally advance with the times.