Chapter 1460 The Most Mysterious Entrepreneur

It is often said that the older one gets, the more timid one becomes. Zhao Fusheng originally did not quite understand this saying, but now he somewhat does.

Many times, a mindset of seeking stability stems from a stable life.

Just like now, Zhao Fusheng's life is very stable, everything around him is fine, so naturally he is not eager to make risky investments.

No one wants to live their life like a firecracker. The traditional Chinese mindset is to get rich quietly. When Zhao Fusheng invested everywhere before, he harbored exactly that intention.

His thought was simple: as long as one or two of these investments succeeded, in the end, he would surely reap extraordinary returns.

This is no joke, because Zhao Fusheng truly thought so.

"You're the boss, you call the shots."

Dong Chenxi said helplessly to Zhao Fusheng. To be fair, she was really unwilling.

Zhao Fusheng smiled and waved his hand, not taking Dong Chenxi's somewhat petulant words to heart at all.

In Zhao Fusheng's view, there were some things he really didn't need to get too deeply involved in. Just like this subprime mortgage crisis, Zhao Fusheng had already made a profit. The rest, rather than investment, was more like witnessing history. In this glorious era, those who in his previous life he could only look up to, in this life, would stand shoulder to shoulder with him.

A person cannot live without feelings or goals. Only by focusing all one's attention on what needs to be done can one find peace of mind.

"Listen to me, we don't need to take risks."

Zhao Fusheng looked at Dong Chenxi sincerely and said seriously.

Dong Chenxi remained silent.

She actually knew that Zhao Fusheng did not mean to target her, but she still felt very uncomfortable inside.

After all, she felt that she was wholeheartedly trying to make money for the company, yet Zhao Fusheng kept opposing her. Anyone would feel very uncomfortable.

"You, think about it. Given our current situation, do we need to take risks?"

Zhao Fusheng looked at Dong Chenxi with a half-smile: "Don't forget, whether it's Ma Xiaoyun or Ma Huateng, or Liu Qiangdong, which one of them is an easy mark?"

Hearing this, Dong Chenxi was immediately speechless.

She had to admit that Zhao Fusheng was right.

Those people, or more precisely, the projects that Future Investment was now focusing on, none of the founders of those companies were simple characters.

In fact, Dong Chenxi felt that even Zhao Fusheng was very cautious when dealing with these people.

In truth, her feeling was correct.

Even with his foresight advantage, Zhao Fusheng was always very careful when facing these people. After all, his current success relied entirely on foresight, while the rise of these guys truly grasped the pulse of the times.

"Alright, I won't say more." Zhao Fusheng said to Dong Chenxi: "I think you might consider paying more attention to the express delivery industry. If there's a good opportunity, you could invest in some express companies."

Express delivery?

Dong Chenxi was instantly stunned. Recently, Zhao Fusheng had been emphasizing that the company should tighten resources and not waste too much.

Unexpectedly, he actually took the initiative to suggest that she invest in the express delivery industry.

"Express delivery doesn't seem to have much future, does it?"

Looking at Zhao Fusheng doubtfully, Dong Chenxi asked puzzledly.

She really thought so. In her view, the so-called express delivery industry was just like the postal service; how could it have investment value?

Zhao Fusheng smiled slightly: "It's just a suggestion. You can consider it, look into the express company Shunfeng. If there's an opportunity, we can invest a bit."

Dong Chenxi nodded skeptically and noted down Zhao Fusheng's words.

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Three days later, looking at the materials in her hands, Dong Chenxi was dumbfounded.

"Is this the information on Shunfeng Express?"

Looking at her secretary, Dong Chenxi asked with a slight frown.

"Yes, Miss Dong." The secretary replied respectfully.

"And the information on their boss?" Dong Chenxi continued.

The secretary smiled wryly: "Um, we couldn't find it..."

"Couldn't find it?" Hearing this answer, Dong Chenxi immediately became agitated, looking at the secretary in surprise: "What do you mean couldn't find it?"

"That is, President Wang doesn't accept any interviews, so we couldn't find his information." The secretary said helplessly. She hadn't expected that Wang Wei, the founder of Shunfeng Express, was such an odd person, refusing all media interviews.

Public records show that Wang Wei was born in Mingzhu, with parents who were only working-class. In his youth, Wang Wei moved with his family to live in Hong Kong. After graduating from high school, he did not continue his studies but chose to start working. In his teens, he worked as a laborer under his uncle in Hong Kong.

In the early 1990s, Wang Wei, who frequently traveled between Hong Kong and the mainland, sometimes carried goods across borders on behalf of others.

Later, this gave him the idea of starting a courier company.

After borrowing 100,000 yuan from his father, the 24-year-old Wang Wei partnered with several others to establish a company specializing in express delivery. In 1993, he registered Shunfeng Company in Shunde, with only six people at the start.

In 2002, Wang Wei successfully centralized power, and Shunfeng smoothly transitioned from a franchise model to a direct-operation model. Shunfeng established its corporate headquarters in Shenzhen, and then began to position itself in the domestic high-end express delivery industry.

In the spring of 2003, the SARS outbreak occurred. Shunfeng was located in the heavily affected areas of Guangzhou and Shenzhen. This public health crisis became the biggest business opportunity for China's express delivery industry, because people dared not go out, and the volume of express deliveries surged.

During the epidemic, the airline business was very sluggish.

In early 2003, taking advantage of the sharp drop in air freight rates, Shunfeng signed a contract with Yangtze River Express, becoming the first and at that time the only private express company in China to use all-cargo charter flights. According to Shunfeng senior management, all five full cargo planes of Yangtze River Express were leased by Shunfeng, three of which were used to carry its own parcels.

By leasing planes, Shunfeng achieved round-the-clock, year-round delivery without holidays. On trunk lines like Capital, Mingzhu, and Shenzhen, even if the parcel was picked up at 6 p.m. the previous day, it could be received early the next morning.

With revolutionary service, after that year, Shunfeng's shipment volume grew rapidly, with an annual growth rate of about 50%. The scale advantage from the rapidly growing volume offset the increased cost of chartering planes. This virtuous cycle further consolidated Shunfeng's advantage in speed.

After 2003, leveraging the convenience of charter flights and using low-priced Hong Kong parcels as a flagship product strategy, Shunfeng swept through East China and the entire country, quickly completing the layout of over 200 outlets nationwide, entering its fastest development period. By early this year, Shunfeng had established two distribution centers, 52 transfer stations, over 2,000 trunk transfer vehicles, and more than 1,100 business outlets, covering 20 provinces, over 100 large and medium-sized cities, and more than 300 county-level cities or towns.

"Miss Dong, the scale of this Shunfeng Express is really huge."

Dong Chenxi's secretary said to her seriously.

As the person responsible for the investigation, she understood this aspect better than anyone. To be honest, when she first saw this material, she was also taken aback.

So it turned out that express delivery could be done on such a large scale.

Living in the capital, she had used Shunfeng Express before, but she never imagined it was a company of such scale, and its founder was incredibly mysterious.

Dong Chenxi nodded, waved the secretary to leave, and directly dialed Zhao Fusheng's phone.

"Did you already know about Shunfeng Express's situation?"

Getting straight to the point, Dong Chenxi asked Zhao Fusheng.

Zhao Fusheng chuckled: "Well, now you understand?"

Dong Chenxi smiled bitterly and nodded: "To be honest, now I really want to invest in this company."

Then she asked curiously: "But that Wang Wei is so mysterious, how do we find him?"

"That's your problem." Zhao Fusheng laughed irresponsibly.

He meant it, because even in his original world, Wang Wei was extremely mysterious. The media even offered rewards in hopes of getting his photo.

And it wasn't just the media looking for Wang Wei; investment bankers were also looking for him. They weren't just driven by gossip or curiosity; they clearly smelled money. It was said that as early as 2004, when FedEx was planning to enter the Chinese market, they had contacted Wang Wei.

Rumor had it that FedEx wanted to acquire Shunfeng for 40 to 50 billion RMB, but Wang Wei refused.

That year, Shunfeng's sales were 1.3 billion RMB.

More and more investors were looking for Wang Wei. A consulting company chairman even revealed that many American investors, including Citibank, had approached him, hoping he could broker a deal to inject capital into Shunfeng. Once the deal was done, they would pay him a commission of 10 million US dollars.

But unfortunately, they still couldn't find Wang Wei.

And now, this problem was thrown to Dong Chenxi by Zhao Fusheng.

Although Zhao Fusheng didn't expect Dong Chenxi to find Wang Wei immediately, he still hoped she could bring him a surprise. Even ten years later, Shunfeng Express would be a giant in the domestic express delivery industry.

Zhao Fusheng felt he shouldn't miss such an investment opportunity.

Of course, the premise was that Dong Chenxi could complete the task he assigned her.

As for whether Dong Chenxi would be troubled by this, Zhao Fusheng didn't consider it at all.

Bosses, after all, are only responsible for digging holes, not for solving problems.