Tao Liangchen
Chapter 863 Early Warning
When he noticed that Su Yehao looked a bit too serious after taking a call, he asked curiously:
"Su, what's wrong? With your status, looking like that is liable to make people nervous. Could it be that those bastards in the east are finally moving against Old Yin?"
It was a joke, as the topic had been especially popular lately.
When they made a move against Old A, people thought it would be over soon, but who knew how long it would drag on, wasting countless taxpayer dollars.
It would be one thing if there were a legitimate reason, but many people were gradually realizing that someone was using 11/10 as a gimmick to make money, which led to increasingly tense sentiments.
Su Yehao shrugged and said, "It's nothing... an employee screwed up an investment. I need to go back for a video conference. I'll contact you again in a few days, okay?"
Jeff, of course, had no objections and said to him, "Okay, come to my forest villa for a vacation when you have time. I know a great place to fish for bass."
Currently, besides him as the major shareholder of Amazon, Su Yehao is the second-largest shareholder.
In the name of KOKO Venture Capital, he holds about 20% of Amazon's shares. Unless something unexpected happens, there probably won't be much change in the shareholding structure in the future.
Because both Su Yehao and Jeff Bezos feel that they can raise money by issuing corporate bonds, avoiding further issuing new shares and harming the interests of other investors.
To put it bluntly.
It's just that they see the market starting to improve and their confidence in Amazon has returned. They are unwilling to sell stocks whose value is still low too early, and would rather pay more interest on bonds.
After Su Yehao left the logistics center, he didn't rush to contact Little Nizi and the others.
It was still the middle of the night in Hong Kong.
Waking them up now wouldn't help, and would only make them nervous for nothing. He hasn't figured out the situation yet, so the priority is to investigate.
On the way, he first contacted his assistant's office.
They had people on duty 24 hours a day and had many connections in the mainland. Su Yehao wanted to know what the situation was.
It was a little after four in the afternoon on the US West Coast.
Back at his Atherton mansion in Silicon Valley, Su Yehao immediately went online to search for keywords, and indeed found some reports.
For example, the discovery of an unexplained illness in Fochuan, where the first patient had just recovered and been discharged a few days ago. There was also a report from two days ago saying that the number of patients had increased to sixty, and experts in the north had formed a team to start identification.
Judging from the symptoms described in the news, it was very similar to what he remembered.
Su Yehao happened to be in Silicon Valley for the past half month and hadn't paid attention to these developments. It was normal to be careless, especially since the situation wasn't too serious for the time being.
From what he already knew, it didn't seem that serious yet, but if he didn't pay attention, there would probably be some unnecessary losses.
Out of consideration for controlling the situation, after careful consideration, he ultimately didn't use his own account. He only had people notify ATV and ToT portal website to do some early warning reports as soon as possible.
Yin Liuli brought him a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice. At the moment, she looked at the computer screen and asked:
"I just saw you enter Yinhai Weibo, did you prepare to write something? Is it about the illness you just mentioned?"
"Yeah, but I attract too much attention, which can easily cause unnecessary trouble. I feel that I still have to control the intensity and let the media worry about it."
Su Yehao motioned for her to help massage his shoulders, then told her:
"How about you take my daughter to the Bahamas for a vacation? Viruses don't easily survive in tropical areas. I can buy you a private island as soon as possible. You can just stay on the island and get the basic construction done, and we can go there for vacations when we have time."
Yin Liuli didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said while helping him massage his shoulders:
"Isn't this a bit of an overreaction? My English is terrible. How can I live here with my daughter? Being stuck on an island would be like being in prison. The child is learning to speak, which is not conducive to her growth."
"...Then you go to the villa in Casino, and try to reduce the number of times you go out. Stock up on some food, and I'll have someone send it to you later."
Thinking of his daughter babbling and learning to speak every day.
Su Yehao also realized that it was a bit inappropriate to send them to live on an island in the Bahamas. If they got sick, there might not even be a good hospital nearby.
Only then did Yin Liuli nod and say, "Anyway, I don't like going out. It's you who are in contact with many people all day long, so you should be more careful. So many have been found to have it now. Who knows how many haven't been found yet."
"Don't worry, I'll start staying indoors after I return to Big Wave Bay. There's a small vegetable garden in the yard, so eating and drinking will be convenient."
Patting her hand, Su Yehao sighed and said, "I don't know whether to say it's good or bad. This disease is a bit fierce, torturing the host to death, and it's easy to be discovered after the incubation period. As long as you wear a mask and have less contact with others, I believe the situation will improve after a while."
He only remembered that it caused a stir in his previous life, and then it seemed to disappear quickly. He didn't know enough about the specifics.
After Yin Liuli went to help his daughter take a bath, Su Yehao wrote an email to Zhuang Wei and Nangong Tian respectively.
The content was roughly about wearing masks at work, disinfecting the office every day, canceling all concerts and fan meetings of Sweet Fish Entertainment and other activities, asking employees to strengthen their own management, and trying to avoid going to crowded places.
Not only that.
He also had his assistant arrange for an emergency order to purchase a batch of masks, preferably with 24-hour production. When the time comes, a batch will be prioritized for his own company's employees, and the rest will be donated.
Although the risk seemed to be manageable overall in Su Yehao's opinion, such things should involve as few people as possible, and it was best to nip it in the bud.
————————————
A few hours later.
It was night in Silicon Valley, and a new day had just begun in Hong Kong.
Mother Tang contacted Su Yehao again, saying that the Hospital Authority had summoned the heads of various hospitals for a meeting, and it seemed that other patients with similar symptoms had been found. One case was in Kowloon Earl General Hospital, and had already been sent to a negative pressure ward, and all the doctors and nurses who had been in contact with the patient were undergoing testing.
Su Yehao only reminded his mother to have the pharmacy limit the supply of masks at normal prices to ensure that more people could buy them.
Earl Pharmacy had opened more than 500 stores in the mainland. It had slowed down previously due to intense competition. The inventory of masks was not much, but not a little either.
Previously, a large batch of masks had also been hoarded in the warehouse center of Red Panda Online Mall. After Su Yehao communicated with its person in charge, he decided to transfer a batch to Earl Pharmacy, and the rest were pre-packaged and the news was released through tAt and Yinhai Weibo to attract customers to buy them.
One dollar a bag, with ten masks inside, and Su Yehao was responsible for the postage. It was both a public service and marketing...