Tao Liangchen
Chapter 1001 At Our Age
Nong Qingying finished her seaweed knot, wiped her mouth, and said, "Actually, Xiao Tianrui... admires you? There was an interview video about you online a while ago, and even I found it boring, but he actually watched it seriously."
Su Yehao nodded and explained, "Perhaps it's because I don't care about him enough, and my younger siblings are also dividing my attention, so he feels a bit of a crisis. This is normal in families with many children. It's not necessarily a bad thing, at least it will restrain him, prevent him from becoming arrogant and despotic, or looking down on others. You need to guide him well at home."
Nong Qingying smiled and said, "I mean, let you care about him more, not to act as his psychologist. Take him on a trip somewhere during the summer vacation. I also want to go out for a walk. I heard the scenery of the Great Northwest is beautiful. Speaking of which, have you noticed that although we've become so rich now, we can't feel happy as easily as before?"
After pausing for a few seconds to ponder, Su Yehao calmly said, "It's probably because we're living too comfortably. An ordinary person might feel good for two or three days after eating a meal in this kind of restaurant, and they would be overjoyed if they got a bonus. For us, these are all commonplace, so it's only natural that we become numb."
"It seems that's the right explanation. Last week, someone from a securities company came to me and said that SK2's IPO could earn an extra thirty or forty billion Hong Kong dollars. My first thought was that it would be troublesome after the IPO, how should I put it..."
Nong Qingying was considering how to describe it, and Su Yehao interjected with a smile, "You can no longer feel worldly desires, and you have fewer expectations for the future?"
"Exactly!" she said.
Su Yehao then continued, "At our age, it's inevitable that we'll have such thoughts. Perhaps we can switch to a new career that we're interested in, and often go out to relax... Although it's not very useful, at least it can pass the time and avoid being idle. People always think I'm very busy and have a very exciting life every day. Who would have thought that I've watched all of *Friends* this year, a full ten seasons, by the way, I also finished *Seinfeld*, plus many movies."
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After dinner, they didn't go to the spaceship villa again.
Su Yehao took a car back to Big Wave Bay and found Jiang Yu and Nangong Tian taking their son and daughter swimming together. There were inflatable mattresses with backrests in the outdoor swimming pool, and it was quite enjoyable to lie on them eating and drinking.
The two little ones ran towards him together. As half-siblings, they grew up together since childhood, and their relationship was quite good.
Nangong Tian's son was named Su Letian, and Jiang Yu's daughter was named Su Lexin. They spent the most time with Su Yehao on weekdays and were still in a carefree age, born with everything that others dreamed of.
Nangong Tian splashed water with her hand, wearing a shirt over her swimsuit, and came to the shore to ask, "I was originally planning to make a big meal to celebrate, but you didn't come home until this late. Today, there were news related to you everywhere. Now that the phone has been released, we don't need to hide the test machines anymore, right?"
Jiang Yu also said excitedly, "Yeah, many people in the entertainment company are asking me when the car and smartphone will be launched. They will definitely sell well in the future."
Su Yehao burped and said to them, "I was busy with business all afternoon, and had dinner with Qingying and Xiao Tianrui in the evening. It will be released today and pre-sales will begin next week. I'm afraid it will have to wait until the end of the month to be launched. The initial production capacity can't keep up. There are only 3.7 million units in stock, so reservations can only be made by snatching, which is just right to let the media help me promote it for free."
Nangong Tian had already started using a smartphone and wasn't in a hurry at all. She smiled and said, "Today, the Science and Technology Innovation Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange went crazy, rising a total of 7.1% at the close, and the media said it broke a new record. The market value of Taobao.com increased by more than 60 billion Hong Kong dollars today, and the valuation of our Tianyu Video will definitely increase greatly. The Internet is saying that the 3G era is coming. My mother holds Taobao.com stock, and she called me after dinner and almost laughed like crazy..."
Making money is certainly a happy thing, and Su Yehao was in the limelight today.
Apple Intelligent Company was jointly established by him and Apple.
According to the original joint venture agreement, Su Yehao owns two-thirds of the shares. After the development of the operating system was initially completed, it was also transferred from the Apple parent company to Apple Intelligent Company, and a separate software R&D team was established.
Counting Su Yehao's shares in the Apple parent company, it roughly means that after the iPhone 1 is launched, more than 70% of the profits will flow into his pocket, completely controlling the voice of the mobile phone business.
Combined with the Pangu operating system platform that has been open-sourced and donated, but retains some patents, it will be difficult not to make huge profits in the future when they are successfully developed.
With another worry resolved, Su Yehao's situation became more and more delicate.
The new round of technological change is also accompanied by huge profits. In the past, huge profits flowed to North America, but now a large part of them have been intercepted by him.
Even if he distributes some of the cake, the share he occupies is still too envious.
The secret funds spent in Washington, D.C., this year have approached 200 million US dollars. After all, the White House will change masters next year, and it is always better to provide timely help than to add icing on the cake.
Just like the banking reform in the north, it is equivalent to spending money to buy stability and fulfilling the promise made when joining the WTO. Su Yehao also had to give up some benefits for the sake of stability.
Therefore, as soon as Apple Intelligent Company released a new product, he was already considering the issue of listing.
He is trying to continue the current balance and strive for a few more years of comfortable life to avoid falling into a predicament of being suppressed in all directions.
There is also a particular way to distribute the cake. While he takes the big head, he always gives a portion to American multinational giants and brings investors to share a portion through 5S Asset Management.
R&D centers are located separately, while most of the factories are located in the mainland.
As for physical investments in the United States, his focus is on Pennsylvania, Florida, and Ohio, all of which are swing states with large vote warehouses, directly related to who will be the boss.
This is also the advice of his think tanks, to try to ensure that Su Yehao's industry will not be wantonly suppressed by the United States. If it is just pure commercial competition, he does not have to worry too much. Maintaining a good relationship with the East Coast Washington, D.C., can greatly reduce his pressure.
The general environment is still okay for the time being.
Su Yehao, who was full, really didn't want to move tonight.
After rejecting Jiang Yu's suggestion to go swimming, he sat on the deck chair and blew the breeze, browsing the news on his phone through the 3.5-inch screen. He was surprised to find that someone had taken photos of two baiji (Yangtze River dolphins) in the Yangtze River again.
This made Su Yehao's spirits lift, and he immediately sent a message to his assistant Zhuang Wei, asking her to send someone to investigate the relevant clues.
There were five baiji dolphins before, and then two small ones were born. If other baiji dolphins can be found in the wild, it may be possible to help the species continue...