Chapter 41 - 40: Hey, Tell the Bullet Train Driver to Wait Ten Minutes for Me

Two days later, I got up in the morning.Yang Chen was brushing his teeth when Chen Zhichao, the manager of the Haisang Finance Mansion management office, called him.

As Yang Chen instructed, Chen Zhichao had already negotiated with Zhang Jingyan’s wife to buy all the office equipment of Jingyan Advertising Company for 200,000 yuan.

This way, Yang Chen’s new advertising company could start operating as soon as the business license and other permits were displayed.

This saved the hassle of purchasing office supplies, and employees could continue to work at their original desks, which was beneficial in every way.

Yang Chen called Xu Xiaoli.

"Hey, Xiaoli, the company is ready. Inform everyone to start work now. Remember to hold a meeting first to let them know our company’s name is now Chenguang Advertising Company, not Jingyan Advertising Company. Remove everything related to Jingyan in the office and replace it with Chenguang promotional slogans."

Previously, Yang Chen had mentioned making Xu Xiaoli the manager, so she had been reading some management books to prepare fully.

"Okay, okay. I’ll inform everyone now to return to the office." Xu Xiaoli replied quickly.

"Alright. Go ahead, call me if you need anything." Yang Chen said.

Xu Xiaoli responded promptly, "Okay, okay. I’ll handle it right away."

Around three in the afternoon, Zhao Yun sent a WeChat message to Yang Chen.

"Sister Yang, could you pick me up at six? I have something to discuss with you, would like your opinion, and need your help with a favor."

Yang Chen replied with an "Okay" and continued taking orders.

Then, the platform system pushed an order.

Yang Chen looked at it and saw it was an order to go to Hongqiao Railway Station.

It would take about 40 minutes from here to Hongqiao Railway Station, then it was closer to Shida University.

Yang Chen quickly accepted the order and followed the navigation to find it.

Soon, Yang Chen picked up the passenger.

"Driver, why did you take so long to arrive?" The female passenger complained as soon as she got in the car.

Yang Chen explained, "When I accepted the order, I was 1.5 kilometers away, and I had to detour around an elevated exit, so it took some time."

Female passenger: "Why did you accept the order if you were so far away?"

Yang Chen: "The system assigned it to me, and I happened to be heading to the train station, so I accepted it."

Female passenger: "Didn’t you know I’m in a hurry? My train leaves in half an hour, and you delayed five minutes coming to pick me up. If I miss the train, you’ll have to reimburse my ticket."

Yang Chen: "Half an hour? You definitely won’t make it. Even if I drive fast to the train station, you couldn’t possibly get on the train in time. Hongqiao Railway Station is huge; it takes a few minutes to get there after getting off. It’s impossible to make it; you should change your ticket."

Female passenger: "No! My neighbor told me my husband brought a woman home, and I need to rush back to see what’s going on. Stop rambling and drive faster!"

This was a case of catching a cheater at home.

Feeling a bit of sympathy, Yang Chen stopped arguing and tried to speed up to reach Hongqiao Railway Station.

minutes passed.

Female passenger: "The train leaves in ten minutes, how much longer will it take?"

Yang Chen: "Probably 10-15 minutes. The area around the train station is quite congested, so it’ll be slow."

Female passenger: "Oh no, my train leaves in 10 minutes. You’ve got to find a way for me."

Yang Chen: "Miss, how am I supposed to find a way?"

Female passenger: "You’re a ride-share driver. Aren’t you supposed to provide service and meet my needs?"

Yang Chen: "Miss, you’re not wrong, but the service has to be within our capabilities."

Female passenger: "I don’t care, find a way for me, or I’ll give you a bad rating and file a complaint."

Yang Chen sighed quietly; he had encountered a character again.

Yang Chen: "Miss, why didn’t you prepare earlier if you’re rushing for a train? You only had half an hour left when you called for the ride, and it takes 40 minutes from your pickup location to the station under normal conditions. How can I find a way? If there’s no other option, you should get off and flag down a police car to take you there."

Female passenger: "Ah? Is that possible? Do police cars not have to wait at red lights?"

Yang Chen: "..."

Yang Chen swallowed his saliva and said, "Theoretically, they have the authority to run red lights. Why don’t you give it a try?"

The female passenger nodded and took out her phone to call the police.

Yang Chen was stunned; could she be stupid?

Couldn’t she tell good advice from bad?

Soon, the call was connected.

Female passenger: "Hello, I need a police car to take me to Hongqiao Railway Station. My train leaves in ten minutes, and the driver said it’ll take 10-15 minutes to get there. I still need time from the parking lot to the ticket gate, so it’s definitely too late. Please send a car to pick me up and take me to the train station."

Yang Chen couldn’t help but look at her, she didn’t look stupid, but how could her brain be so abnormal?

Operator: "Sorry, we do not provide such services."

Female passenger: "Aren’t the police supposed to solve problems for the public? Why don’t you provide such service?"

Operator: "We help resolve issues for the public, but your situation is not within our service scope. Is there anything else you need? If not, please hang up and don’t delay others from calling for emergencies. Thank you for your cooperation."

Female passenger: "What’s with your attitude? I’m going to complain about you!"

"Beep beep beep..."

The female passenger was fuming and started ranting at Yang Chen.

Yang Chen’s head was almost about to explode from her yelling, so he quickly said, "Miss, miss, why don’t you call the train station and ask them to wait for you?"

Female passenger: "Hmm? That’s a good idea. I’ve bought the ticket, and if I’m not there yet, they can’t leave."

Saying that, she called the train station.

Yang Chen was completely impressed.

Well, it’s good this way, while she argues with the train station customer service for a bit longer, they’ll reach Hongqiao Railway Station.

Female passenger: "Hello, I have a train ticket and it’s departing in 5 minutes. Can you inform the driver to hold off on leaving for a bit? I’ll be there soon, in ten minutes tops."

Customer service: "I’m sorry, I can’t notify the driver to wait for you. If you miss this train, you can come over for a reschedule."

Female passenger: "I’ve bought the ticket and spent money! I’m not there yet, on what basis can you leave? I’m telling you, you must inform the driver to wait for me, or else I’ll file a complaint against you."

Customer service: "Sorry, I don’t have the authority to inform the driver to wait for you. If there’s nothing else you need, I’ll hang up, as there are many passengers I need to assist. Thanks for calling, and have a nice day."

The female passenger was furious, hitting Yang Chen’s seat hard, "What’s their attitude? I’ve spent money, and I haven’t gotten on the train yet. On what grounds don’t they wait for me?"

Yang Chen: "Miss, miss, calm down, getting worked up won’t solve the problem. I think you can complain about them, or you can post this online, and ask millions of netizens to support you. One person’s strength is limited, but a hundred million people’s strength is immense. By then, they’ll surely apologize and compensate for your loss. We shouldn’t take this lying down, don’t you agree?"

The female passenger nodded and said, "That makes sense. Once I get home, I’ll definitely post this online. Oh, are we there yet? How much longer?"

"We’re here, we’re here. We’ve already arrived at the station, and you can get off at the passenger drop-off point ahead," Yang Chen replied.

"But my train has already left. It’s maddening, it was just a matter of a few minutes, would it kill them to wait a few minutes?" the female passenger complained.

Yang Chen stopped the car and said, "Exactly, exactly! They’re too unreasonable; you must complain about them. Gather your belongings, and we hope to have you ride with Bibi again."

"It’s delayed my business, I’m never riding again," the female passenger grumbled and then got out and ran off.

Yang Chen sighed in relief and then couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

The world really is a big place, full of all kinds of people.

Even such rare varieties exist.

Yang Chen quickly drove out of the train station and followed the navigation to find Zhao Yun at Shida University.

After more than twenty minutes, Yang Chen arrived near Shida University.

Today was Friday, and there were many luxury cars parked at the gate of Shida.

Every now and then, a fashionably dressed girl would get into a luxury car and leave.

Yang Chen was no longer surprised by this phenomenon.

Back when he was in college, the gate of the Finance University also looked like this every Friday afternoon.

Nowadays, many girls love to "work while studying".

Because there were just too many cars, Yang Chen simply couldn’t drive through.

So, he had to park his car far away on the side of the road and walk to the entrance to find Zhao Yun.

Just as he was about to get out of the car, Bibi platform sent a message.

The female passenger earlier gave him a bad review.

"What a lousy driver, taking 5 minutes to cover 1.5 kilometers, how is it different from a turtle’s pace? If it weren’t for this 5-minute delay, I wouldn’t have missed the train. Clearly, he could drive faster, but insisted on leisurely going 60 km/h — why drive for a ride-hailing platform with such slowness?"

Although the bad review was a good thing for Yang Chen, he still felt quite aggrieved.

He had already treated the city road like a highway, and this fool still wasn’t satisfied.

She had left too late herself and shifted the blame onto the driver.

Darn!

At this moment, the system issued a prompt.

"Congratulations to the owner for receiving a bad review. The system rewards you with a Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport car. With this, no one will ever ridicule your speed again."

This car is the top targa version of the Veyron models.

It’s said to be one of the most powerful and fastest cars in the world.

0-100 km/h acceleration in 2.5 seconds, 0-200 km/h in 7.3 seconds, 0-300 km/h in 16.7 seconds, 0-400 km/h in 55.6 seconds, with a top speed of 430 km/h.

In short, the one word is "fast".

The system is really considerate. Just after Yang Chen was despised by a passenger for being too slow, it sent him a supercar.

Although Yang Chen didn’t know what this car looked like, just the words Bugatti Veyron are worth tens of millions.

With this, I will be one of the fastest men in the world!

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