Tao Liangchen

Chapter 744 Coal Boss

In Jinling, it was the same as in Lin’an, two days each.

The rest of the time was spent in Pengcheng, exploring business opportunities and staying with Yin Liuli at the Shahe Golf Club.

Every day, people from all over the country came, following in Su Yehao's footsteps, trying to meet him and test their luck. The golf course's traffic increased several times as a result.

After inquiring, they discovered that they weren't there to play golf at all, including some senior executives from mainland listed companies and representatives from state-owned enterprises.

Unfortunately, very few projects caught Su Yehao's eye.

On the contrary, BYD Company, which produced batteries and hadn't approached him, was proactively visited by Su Yehao's people, asking if they had any recent financing needs...

Yin Liuli was still the same as always, even while pregnant.

Her personality was always quiet. After coming to Pengcheng, her life hadn't changed much. Recently, she had been studying business management, making her life much more fulfilling.

On the twenty-first of December.

Just after eight o'clock in the morning, Yin Liuli had just finished making breakfast when Linda Yun walked over.

She asked with a smile, "Good morning! I cooked pork and shredded noodles. Would you like a bowl? Ahao doesn't like sandwiches or bread, and he's not interested in congee. I taught myself how to make this green pepper, edamame, and shredded pork noodles. It should taste pretty good."

Linda Yun sniffed and replied:

"It smells delicious! Too bad I already ate. I wish I had come here first. Still cooking with a baby, you're so virtuous. Be careful not to bump into anything."

"It's okay, I'm not that delicate. Ahao is in the study looking at the computer. Go find him directly."

"Oh, let me help you put the noodles on the table first..."

Inside the study.

Su Yehao had just finished checking the recent returns on his investment accounts.

The Nasdaq had been declining steadily recently, with occasional sudden rebounds.

The triple short Nasdaq index fund he bought, as well as individual stock put options, had earned him more than $400 million in the past two months, which was quite good.

Each further decline in the Nasdaq index increased the risk of a market rebound. He no longer dared to invest in any short-term trades, nor did he dare to use leverage anymore. Therefore, although the market decline had been significant in the second half of the year, the profits were far less exaggerated than in March and April of this year, but it was more stable.

Linda Yun appeared at the door, knocking and reporting, "There's a very interesting person outside. Do you want to meet him?"

"What kind of interesting? Interesting looks, or interesting personality?"

Su Yehao didn't even look up, asking casually.

His hands were typing on the keyboard, emailing Chu Jun, the head of Huangzuan Computers, to assist the team he sent to reassess the expected output for next year, stating bluntly that an increase of only 20% based on this year's sales was too conservative.

The target production volume was closely related to the number of parts purchased. If the supplier's capacity wasn't sufficient, it would only lead to missed opportunities to expand market share.

Moreover, two days ago in Lin'an, Su Yehao had already discussed with Jack Ma and decided to officially start selling Huangzuan Computers on Taobao from the first day of next year. The issue of transportation channels had been delayed repeatedly, but recently an agreement was reached with the postal service to charge customers only forty yuan for the shipping of each computer.

Linda Yun came over to help clear the table and then said:

"Both looks and personality are interesting. He said he earned 600 million from coal mining, and feels that life has become boring. He wants to come to you for advice, to understand how you overcome difficulties. To meet you, he just bought 100 million in private equity funds from 5s Asset Management yesterday. I called to ask, and there really is such a person who spent 100 million, directly earning the salesman a commission of 300,000."

In order to encourage sales staff to promote products, sales commissions had to be established. The commission for private equity funds under 5s Asset Management was three per thousand, with a minimum investment of 200,000 yuan.

At the end of 2000, it wasn't easy to find customers who were both wealthy and willing to buy funds. Most of the commissions were earned by the banks and securities companies that acted as agents, which previously took about 1%.

Therefore, to date, the performance of 5s Asset Management itself is still very ordinary, far from the cash cow Su Yehao imagined.

Hearing this, Su Yehao was stunned for a moment, saying, "Coal boss? Then it's not surprising. What does he want to see me for?"

"I'm not sure, maybe he's looking for a new life goal. He said the answer can only be found in someone like you, a richer super-rich."

"Let's eat first, and chat with him later..."

After enjoying Yin Liuli's loving breakfast, Su Yehao certainly couldn't bring outsiders in front of her, to avoid exposure.

He asked Linda Yun to say hello and arrange the meeting place in the club's tea room.

Around nine o'clock in the morning.

A middle-aged man with a fat head and big ears was sitting face to face with Su Yehao. A young girl was making Kung Fu tea. The Pu'er tea was reddish-gold in color, with a rich aroma, said to be from an ancient tree that was a thousand years old.

After taking his seat, the middle-aged man who bought 100 million in private equity funds said with a smile:

"My name is Cha Wu. People call me Fifth Master Coal. When I bought the fund at 5s yesterday, the salesman couldn't guarantee that I could meet you, but I still met President Su in person. As expected, you're a talented and extraordinary person."

Su Yehao smiled and said to him:

"There are a lot of people who want to see me lately, usually because they need something from me. I heard that Mr. Cha wants to ask me some questions. I'm a little interested. Could it be that you feel you've made too much money and lost your life goals, so you're stuck in a dead end?"

"... You're right, that's pretty much the situation. I've only made a few hundred million, but I feel listless all day long. President Su, you have hundreds of billions of assets. How do you maintain your current energy?" Cha Wu asked.

"What's so difficult about that? Don't worry about how much money you have, just keep earning it."

Su Yehao took a sip of tea and continued:

"However, your money is neither too much nor too little. One project could easily wipe it out, so it's better to be a little more stable. In most people's lives, there are only one or two truly great opportunities. If you're lucky enough to seize one, you may not be successful next time. For example, in your situation, it's clear that you've caught the wave. I estimate the coal industry will be hot for a few more years."

"That's not good... I've already sold the coal mine. Just like you said, I'm really worried that if I start another business, I'll lose all my money, but it's not good to be idle all day long."

"Listening to you, it's obvious that you still want to do something else. You're far from being bored with life. Develop real estate, invest in movies, or buy more reliable wealth management products, travel around the world, there are many things you can do. Are you sure you've lost your pursuit of life?"

Because the other party had bought 100 million in private equity funds, Su Yehao was willing to say a few more words.

Otherwise, he would be too lazy to waste his breath on the other party's whining. He then added:

"If you really can't, you can do more charity work. I donated over 100 million this year, but didn't even make a splash."

Cha Wu then said, "I've also donated to charity, a total of more than 20 million. Compared to President Su, that's a drop in the bucket. I'm considering buying another four or five hundred million in private equity funds. That way, I won't have any money in hand, and I might be able to live a normal life."

Touching his chin, Su Yehao nodded readily:

"That's fine too. My products are very promising, and I only invest in sunrise industries."

Coal boss Cha Wu wasn't joking. After drinking the tea in his cup, he said:

"Okay, I'll go buy it later. Hearing you say that I don't have much money makes me feel much better. It's more effective than seeing a doctor."

Su Yehao was speechless, sighing:

"I see it now, you have rich people's disease. You've been poor for so long, and suddenly becoming rich makes you uncomfortable, right? However, my fund will definitely rise, and you will only get richer in the future."

"That's okay, as long as the money isn't on me, I'll pretend I never had it. I remember when I was a kid, my family was so poor that we borrowed money from everywhere. Eating a meal of white noodles and eggs felt like celebrating the New Year."

Cha Wu sighed as well:

"I know there's a problem with my mentality, but seeing someone even richer than me does make me feel a lot better."

After drinking the tea.

He saw the man off.

Linda Yun smacked her lips, sighing:

"The forest is so big, there are all kinds of birds."

Su Yehao said with certainty:

"There's something wrong with his psychology, but whatever, he's here to give me money anyway..."