After bringing the parrot egg Bumpy Jun gave him back to Hong Kong.

Two days later, a small parrot hatched from the egg, successfully breaking free.

Su Yehao personally took care of it for a while, and the little guy's size grew bigger every day, so ugly that Jiang Yu was in stitches, mocking it more than once as looking like a plucked chicken.

It has to be said that it really did look like one, bald all over and unable to stand steadily.

Forty days passed in the blink of an eye.

This hyacinth macaw finally looked a bit like a parrot, its feathers still not fully grown. It loved to follow behind Su Yehao, not only eating and pooping a lot, but also making a lot of noise.

There are now quite a few pets being raised at Big Wave Bay. In addition to the two carefree little pandas, the alpacas are still in the yard, but they have been changed from free-range to confined to prevent them from destroying the flowers and plants in the house.

Especially the potted plants that had been bought back one after another, seven of which were priced at more than two million Hong Kong dollars, with impeccable shapes and ages, and specially hired horticultural experts to take care of them regularly.

Among them, there was a three-hundred-year-old finch-tongue boxwood that was almost destroyed by an alpaca, and it was estimated that it would take several years to recover...

At the beginning of the year, there weren't many things to do, mainly just following the established routine and dealing with the projects left over from last year.

In the blink of an eye, it was early April.

Su Yehao went to Maotai Distillery and several other companies to inspect, and then went to Si Jiu City to attend the opening ceremony of SSSSS International Financial Company.

He held 51% of the shares in this investment bank, and the remaining 49% was divided among a total of sixteen financial investment companies according to their investment ratios, including Goldman Sachs, Citibank, Hang Seng Bank, the Japanese Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, and the French BNP Paribas. These five companies together only accounted for a little over seven percent of the shares, and they had no real say in the matter. This was a plan for the future, to win over some allies in advance.

Preparations were almost complete, and the first business was to assist Conch Cement in listing on the A-share market.

At the same time, China Merchants Bank and Jinling Bank, which were directly and indirectly financed and held by Su Yehao, also planned to list on the A-share market next year, and the business would be handed over to 5S International Financial Company.

Yinhai Network, which was still in a state of loss, and Sohu Network, which was financed by Nong Qingying, planned to go public on the Science and Technology Innovation Board that the Hong Kong Stock Exchange would launch at the end of April. The specific listing rules were similar to those of Nasdaq.

Out of consideration for strengthening economic exchanges between the two sides, 5S Asset Management and several other fund companies would be among the first pilot enterprises, and would then obtain a certain quota, specifically launching QDII-type funds for Hong Kong.

In other words, in the initial stage, a certain amount of funds could be raised from the mainland first, and then brought to Hong Kong for investment through legal channels.

Although the scope of investment was limited, it was basically enough.

After all, Su Yehao was too lazy to spend too much effort, and mainly just bought stocks, index funds and the like for long-term holding.

When the higher-ups summarized some management experience and figured out a stable and feasible plan, it was believed that the investment scope of QDII funds would also be expanded, giving the clients of 5S Asset Management Company more choices.

According to the consultant team's vision, QDII funds were only the first step. When the time was right, mainland capital would inevitably expand outward. At that time, in addition to the QDII (Qualified Domestic Institutional Investor), QDIE (Qualified Domestic Investment Enterprise) and QFLP (Qualified Domestic Limited Partner) systems would also be gradually introduced, and it would also be possible to carry out projects to assist mainland enterprises in overseas investment, earning some revenue from them.

With the completion of the company's opening ceremony, Su Yehao's layout in the financial field steadily took a big step forward.

His personal worth also took a big step forward.

Several of the leading mainland internet giants were almost all in Su Yehao's hands. Yinhai Network Group, which was planning to go public, was valued at as much as 20 billion Hong Kong dollars. What's more, he also controlled TaT, which dominated the instant messaging and social networking market, and ToT, which had captured the browser market.

Some institutions recalculated the valuations of these internet companies based on the estimated size of the mainland market, and the total valuation was estimated to be between 2.5 billion and 3.5 billion US dollars.

The Federal Reserve's interest rate hike cycle had come to an end, and the hot money flowing back to the United States was pouring out frantically, scattering to all parts of the world again, causing exchanges everywhere, including the Hang Seng Index, to finally be able to breathe a sigh of relief and rise sharply this year.

Nasdaq had just been ravaged by hot money, and many companies were still overvalued and falling steadily.

Some people looked around and took a fancy to the mainland, which had excellent economic development momentum, prompting many venture capital institutions to actively contact Su Yehao, hoping to get a share of the pie from him.

This was also a last resort. The market share was either more than 90% or more than 80%. Without exception, all five of the most popular online games were developed or distributed by companies under his name, leaving no chance for others.

This time, the decision to sell Yinhai Network was Su Yehao's way of expressing his attitude, which was equivalent to telling those jackals and tigers that he would arrange for these companies to go public, and everyone would be able to get a share of the pie at that time.

Going public would definitely happen, but in the short term it was just a delaying tactic.

As for the listing of Sohu Network, it was purely an extra. If it could have a market value of three or four hundred million Hong Kong dollars at that time, it would already be very good.

The decision made before the new year to let Yanwenzi Group and Google start a new round of expansion. Since the news was released, the stock price and valuation have also been rising well, adding another two or three billion US dollars to Su Yehao's net worth.

On the Walmart side, plans to enter Asia and Europe were not going smoothly.

As a result, news first came from the United States that Su Yehao's net worth would be re-evaluated at 18 billion US dollars, and he was expected to rank sixth in the world, successfully surpassing several heirs of the Walton family...

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April 16, 2001.

Su Yehao finished shopping in Silicon Valley and flew to Los Angeles, accompanied by Jiang Yu on this trip.

Nangong Tian was busy handling the preparations for her new drama. *The Myth* had a total box office of more than 350 million Hong Kong dollars in Asia, which completely made her taste the sweetness. She was ambitiously preparing to shoot a second film to continue this adventure and treasure hunting series. In addition, there were several TV series, and she was too busy to get away.

Everyone's constitution is different. Jiang Yu's biological clock is very stubborn. When she comes to the United States, she doesn't wake up during the day and doesn't sleep at night, making her look haggard.

At this time.

Having completed the check-in procedures listlessly, Jiang Yu asked helplessly: "Honestly, did you come all the way here to see beautiful women? Is there anything to see on the set of *Spider-Man*? You also said that you could encounter a great opportunity for Tianyu Entertainment. It's all a lie to me, right?"

"...I already said that the scandal with Jessica is really just hype, and you know it too, right? We don't share the same values as foreigners, and we can't pee in the same pot, so don't worry about it. There really are opportunities to make money here."

Su Yehao slept all the way on the plane and was drowsy at the moment. He added:

"I think I've figured it out. If you want to get rich by making movies now, you still have to invest in Hollywood. This time, I'll help you pick out a few good projects so that the cash flow doesn't run out before the theaters are built. Besides, the main reason I came here is to go to Universal Entertainment Group and acquire one of their subsidiaries..."