Tao Liangchen
Chapter 998 Van Gogh's Freedom
But for Su Yehao, he had long grown accustomed to them.
For example, the electric coupe from Infinite brand. He had taken it to a fully enclosed track as early as half a year ago, run dozens of laps, and it was the version with a range of nearly 650 kilometers, using extremely expensive lithium batteries, which were almost impossible to promote commercially.
Honestly, Su Yehao was also worried about the flaws in the thing.
After all, it was just the prototype of the initial test version, so he never dared to really drive it on the road. It needed to undergo a lot of testing to prove its safety.
Road tests officially started after his test drive. During the period, many small problems were found, such as the fact that once the positive and negative electrode separators of the lithium battery were damaged, it was easy to spontaneously combust, meaning that extra caution was needed while driving to avoid collisions.
Because it was too precious, the test car he collected was equivalent to an expensive ornament costing more than 60 million U.S. dollars. In the future, the three major components of battery, motor, and controller will need to be replaced.
Su Yehao clearly remembered that BYD, in which he held shares, successfully developed blade batteries in later generations that would not spontaneously combust even when punctured. This was exactly what he needed now, so he invested a lot of money in the research and development of new batteries, which would take a long time to achieve a breakthrough.
Not to mention the iPhone 1, he had personally used it for half a year.
During the period, he updated the iOS operating system of Apple Smart Company several times, and also replaced the new prototype twice. Even though there were constant minor problems, Su Yehao still loved it. The main reason was that there was no other choice on the market, so he had to make do with it.
So at today's press conference, others were obviously more excited than Su Yehao himself. He went through the motions, accepted the interview, met a few heavyweight guests, and then found an excuse to slip away...
Representatives from several mainland banks searched everywhere but couldn't find Su Yehao.
So they contacted Su Yehao's assistant office through the Bank of China, left a message saying they wanted to meet.
Su Yehao was still at Kai Tak Digital Port.
His modern villa in the shape of a spaceship, all made of bulletproof glass, had been completed for more than a year. He would occasionally come here to stay. The interior layout was quite simple, giving a feeling of being on an alien spaceship.
It was only right and proper to meet the bank representatives who came to visit.
From last year to the year before, that is, 2006 and 2005, the banking industry financing reforms that he had been concerned about for a long time were launched one after another, and the opportunities that could be seized were seized as much as possible.
Such as the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.
Last year, Su Yehao, together with Goldman Sachs, American Express, and Allianz Group of Germany, invested a total of about 3.9 billion U.S. dollars to acquire 10% of the shares of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. Afterwards, Su Yehao held 4% of the shares in the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China has been listed in January this year, and the purchase price of about 1.2 yuan per share has now increased more than sevenfold.
In addition, there is the Bank of China.
Last year, Su Yehao brought in 5S Capital, together with Singapore Temasek, UBS Group, Asian Development Bank, etc., invested a total of 6 billion U.S. dollars, and he personally held about 3% of the shares in the Bank of China.
Now the Bank of China is also listed.
The purchase price of 1.25 yuan has now risen to 6.5 yuan, more than five times in less than a year.
In addition, he also financed Industrial Bank, China Construction Bank, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Guangdong Development Bank, etc., all of which made a lot of money.
Su Yehao made a fortune because of this, but he was a little depressed afterwards, because his idea of sniping these multinational groups failed.
Judging from the situation in previous years and last year, the decision to speed up financing and reforms at that time may have been correct, but after only a short year, it can be seen how much those financing transactions lost.
He had previously suggested waiting a little longer, but in the end he couldn't stop the general trend, and only fought for a portion of the cake.
Of course.
Even if he only got a portion, it has already plunged the investors of 5S Capital into a carnival of soaring assets.
Excluding subsequent dividends, additional issuances, etc., Su Yehao personally has made nearly 200 billion RMB. In the most recent quarter, he has gradually invested this profit in various industries in the mainland in the form of mortgage loans, especially in the economic pillar industries such as automobiles, semiconductors, and finance.
Stocks are just stocks if you leave them there, but mortgage loans can not only pursue higher interests, but also help revitalize a large number of enterprises, which can be regarded as keeping the wealth within the family.
As things stand now.
Su Yehao increasingly felt that he was just a custodian of massive assets. He had long run out of places to spend them, and in the future, he would probably have to give back to society...
Several bank representatives were soon notified and arrived at the entrance of the spaceship villa next to the cruise terminal.
Entering the courtyard, the first thing they saw were many trees trimmed into spherical shapes. Judging from the shape alone, it was impossible to tell what kind of trees they were.
After they were led into the door by Linda Yun, their eyes were immediately attracted by Van Gogh's *Sunflowers* on the living room wall.
With this much money, no one would think that Su Yehao would hang a counterfeit work.
Su Yehao spent a total of 125 million U.S. dollars for this *Three Sunflowers in a Vase*, five times more expensive than this spaceship villa, purchased from an American collector.
In fact, he also secretly bought Van Gogh's *Portrait with Bandaged Ear*, for which he paid 90 million U.S. dollars. That painting is hanging at his home in Big Wave Bay.
Several top art investigators are specially helping him collect Van Gogh's oil paintings. This is one of Su Yehao's few small hobbies at the moment.
If the previous painting, *Under the Stormy Sky*, was him gritting his teeth and indulging in luxury.
Then in June of this year, 2007, Su Yehao has obviously achieved "Van Gogh freedom", buying whatever he wants, it's not a big deal.
In the study with a blue whale skeleton hanging from the ceiling, representatives from several banks finally met Su Yehao, who was pedaling an exercise bike.
Su Yehao showed a smile and said:
"There's no way around it, I've gained five pounds in the first half of the year. The clothes my wife custom-made for me last winter are all getting too tight. She's forcing me to exercise and work out."
An old man with gray hair, wearing a straight black suit, looked up at the huge blue whale skeleton and asked curiously, "Mr. Su, you have a good mood. Won't this thing fall down?"
"Won't...probably. The bracket is directly poured into the cement. Unless the floor collapses, but if the house collapses, I'd rather be hit by a bone than by cement."
After Su Yehao finished speaking, he gestured for them to sit down.
Without being told, the butler had already brought tea pots and cups. At the beginning of last year, Su's father contracted a tea field in Huangshan, which has monopolized the Su family's tea supply. The Mingqian Mao Feng has a fragrant aroma.
The old man who had just spoken introduced himself as the deputy governor of the Agricultural Bank of China, and asked after sitting down:
"We are here today to ask if there are any funding needs in the near future. I heard that the China Construction Bank just issued a loan quota, and it was directly taken over by the Baihetan Hydropower Station invested by Mr. Su. The loan task for the first quarter was overfulfilled. The competition in the banking industry is fierce, and life is not easy."
Su Yehao almost choked, took two deep breaths, and then said with a wry smile:
"I might believe it if other institutions say their life is not easy, but the banking industry is doing so well, how can I accept that? But well, if we're talking about big projects, I do have an idea now. In the next few years, I plan to invest 30 to 40 billion RMB every year to build wind power plants in the mainland. The entire project may last for ten years. The efficiency of photovoltaic power generation is slightly lower, so it is temporarily not suitable for large-scale layout. This plan is not for making money, we need to talk about subsidies and tax reductions first, and then I can give you an answer..."