Chapter 145 Overwhelmed

Vera got up and left after speaking, not giving Su Yehao a chance to ask further.

She had barely left.

When Linda Yun came over with a stack of documents, she remarked with emotion:

"You always use your dad as a shield, every time. How can you do that to such a simple girl? But Vera is right about one thing, being with you will definitely come with its share of grievances. Are you sure you have enough time to go around?"

Su Yehao replied:

"...Influenced by my family atmosphere, my views on love are different from ordinary people. This reason never fails. My dad is already in the wrong, he'll forgive me. By the way, were you eavesdropping on us? Seems like I'm giving you too much in bonuses. Still want that year-end bonus?"

"Hey? You can't just say that, why deduct my bonus for no reason? You didn't close the door. I finally finished printing the documents and brought them over, and just happened to hear a few words."

Linda Yun placed the documents that needed to be processed today in front of Su Yehao. In the end, she couldn't help but add, "Don't be so forgetful, or you'll mess things up in the end. If there's one more, not only can you make a mahjong table, but you could even form a basketball team."

Su Yehao nodded and replied, "I understand, but I can't help but want to tease them a bit. I guess I really was ruined by my dad."

"I believe you about as far as I can throw you. You're a bad egg, clearly just acting on lust. But Miss Vera does have a special charm. She's so beautiful that even I think she's gorgeous. I still remember the first time I saw her, it felt like meeting a European princess."

After hearing Linda Yun's words, Su Yehao laughed, "Fairy tales are all lies. Princesses aren't necessarily good-looking, maybe they're not even as pretty as passerby A or passerby B."

"That's true... Hey, don't change the subject, you must remain calm and restrained."

…

First, he finished processing the documents at hand.

As soon as the news of Google's financing was released, a batch of institutions swarmed in, immediately expressing their interest.

There was also the big data company that Larry Page had recommended. With the help of Lin Youfeng from KOKO Ventures, they successfully negotiated a deal to acquire the team of Peter Brereton, one of the founders of PayPal, with an annual salary plus equity incentives. The plan was basically the same as when Google was acquired, giving the founding team a small amount of dry stock that would not be diluted by financing.

Although the concept of big data was novel, the market prospects were not yet clear. Su Yehao's proposal would guarantee a stable income for Peter Brereton and others, which, for the time being, was definitely easier and more stable than starting their own business.

In other news, several wealthy businessmen jointly acquired about 30% of Sixth Uncle's shares in TVB with nine billion Hong Kong dollars in cash, officially changing the ownership of TVB.

Accompanying the acquisition news was the new owner's plan to build a new television city, and the old filming area might be demolished to build apartment buildings.

As Su Yehao thought, TVB's value was mainly concentrated in its fixed assets. Not many people were genuinely interested in the television station itself, but real estate developers were more optimistic about it.

To Su Yehao's surprise, Sixth Uncle, who had just cashed out his shares in TVB Television, gave a public interview this morning, openly expressing his support for Bauhinia Institute of Technology. He planned to donate two billion Hong Kong dollars to establish a scholarship or to build teaching buildings.

This old man was indeed the leading philanthropist in Hong Kong. Unlike others who mainly donated to reduce taxes, Sixth Uncle was genuinely donating real money to build Shaw Buildings one after another, which was admirable.

Su Yehao was thinking of personally visiting him with gifts when he returned to Hong Kong.

Since Sixth Uncle had taken the initiative, it wouldn't be right for him, the founder of Bauhinia Institute of Technology, not to make a gesture.

If he managed these two billion Hong Kong dollars well, he might be able to spend the equivalent of twenty billion Hong Kong dollars through the university's name, while also helping countless smart but impoverished students obtain a first-class, high-end education.

Unlike the mainland, where university tuition fees were suppressed, studying in Hong Kong was not cheap. Su Yehao could provide a certain degree of support, but he wouldn't pay for all students' tuition fees. Only some qualified students would be able to receive scholarships and tax reductions.

The current plan was to carry out investments in the name of the university fund in the future, and strive to commercialize some research results, in addition to social donations and financial subsidies, to give students more assistance opportunities than other universities.

With Sixth Uncle's reputation and support, he believed that the university's preparations would be smoother. Su Yehao was considering whether he should hold a charity party to get more people involved.

…

He had lunch with Vera at noon.

After the meal.

The girl asked, "Do you want to take a nap? I'm ready to help you at any time."

Hearing these words, Su Yehao's heart beat faster, and the idea in his mind was a bit daring. He decisively replied, "No problem."

Vera got up and beckoned, "Then come with me. Originally, I was going to ask you to go to church with me, but you probably wouldn't like it. The God of Wealth and Guan Yu might be your true beliefs. You suggested teaching me Platonic love this morning, and I think it's a good idea. You should learn to discard the distracting thoughts in your heart and avoid being driven by instinct. This is exactly what I'm good at."

"Yes, yes, yes, I also think I have too many distracting thoughts in my mind. From what you're saying, you're planning to sacrifice yourself and personally purify my twisted views on love?"

"More or less. I plan to teach you what true love should be like…"

Hearing Miss Vera's words, Linda Yun, who had been paying close attention to their movements, was simply thunderstruck.

She couldn't figure out where Vera got the mysterious confidence to think that she could teach a level 100 big boss like Su Yehao how to love, as a newbie with almost no experience?

Having been by Su Yehao's side for so many years, Linda Yun knew, of course, that the so-called "being affected by the family atmosphere and becoming amorous" was just an excuse.

She sighed and thought that the little white rabbit was too foolish, actually taking the initiative to jump into the big bad wolf's mouth, guessing that Vera's Chinese was probably not good enough and that she didn't understand the principle of "one who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays near ink gets stained black"…

She accompanied Vera next door.

Beside her newly built Chinese-style villa, there was a separate glazed-tile bungalow, used as a studio.

Su Yehao saw that two easels had already been set up and asked curiously, "Is your so-called method referring to painting?"

"Yes, I'm always very calm when I'm creating. Occasionally, I also think that if I had a boyfriend, it would be nice to have him accompany me in painting, chatting, analyzing the shortcomings in the works, basking in the sun, and drinking afternoon tea… that's probably it."

After Vera finished speaking, she opened the window, which faced a delicate small garden.

The usually unyielding Su Yehao told her, "Sounds very leisurely. So your usual life is like this. I'm planning to design a school badge for Bauhinia Institute of Technology, can you help me think of something?"

"Bauhinia, like the one on the Hong Kong flag?"

"No, that's too ordinary. I want to take a different approach and design a cartoon mascot to represent the school."

Su Yehao had studied architecture and had drawn many drawings back then. Although he wasn't a professional painter, he knew a little bit. He had once drawn the Cologne Cathedral as homework, based on pictures from the internet.

Now, he picked up a pen to find his feeling and started drawing a little tiger, according to the impression in his memory.

Miss Vera came over with her hands behind her back to take a look, with a look of relief, and told him:

"Men who like cartoons can't be too bad, but the proportions of your tiger are a bit uncoordinated, right? Why is its head so big, it looks a bit fat."

"It's supposed to be a Fat Tiger. Make it cuter, maybe we can sell related cultural and creative products in the future…"