The Central Harbour Ferry Piers were rather busy, with quite a few large ships docked.

The night view on the shore was mesmerizing. In this era, similar scenes couldn't be seen in the mainland. Even the famous Lujiazui appeared pitch black at night, with only the Oriental Pearl Tower lit up.

The sea breeze was gentle, and the temperature was pleasant.

The French chef's foie gras had a hint of lemon, accompanied by a caviar salad, with ice cream for dessert.

Accustomed to rich, meaty meals, this French cuisine was relatively light for Su Yehao.

Zhao Yimeng's alcohol tolerance was mediocre.

At this moment, she was holding a wine glass, the rosé sparkling wine revealing a charming color under the dim yellow light.

Staring at the wine glass, Zhao Yimeng said with a smile, "Do you know how annoying you are?"

"Huh? Did I provoke you?"

"I mean back when we were in school. You clearly had terrible grades and loved to play around, so why did you become so capable after getting involved in business? And there are people who like you very much, sticking with you no matter what, even though you're clearly a playboy."

"..."

For a moment, Su Yehao thought she was confessing her feelings while drunk.

However, Zhao Yimeng quickly provided the answer, saying, "I'm talking about Nangong Tian. Jiang Yu has always liked you too. When we were studying at East Phoenix Rose, Jiang Yu always said she hated you, but she would always secretly look at you whenever you were around."

"..."

Su Yehao was probably aware of this, sighing and saying, "I can't help it, I'm just too outstanding. Good grades and being good at business aren't necessarily the same thing, right? Actually, there's a secret."

Zhao Yimeng asked with interest, "What secret?"

"Read more books, read more newspapers, eat less junk food, and sleep more."

"...Tsk, it's hard to believe that out of all the people around our age that I know, you're the one who's doing the best," Zhao Yimeng retorted.

Su Yehao smiled and shrugged, saying,

"Get used to it. If nothing unexpected happens, this is just the beginning. You'll all become increasingly desperate, unless you latch onto my coattails, it'll be difficult to keep up with me. A few days ago, I went to the Meidi Group, which my dad just invested in, and signed a bet-hedging agreement with the management. They entrusted me with the management of idle funds. As long as you're willing, I don't mind working a little harder to help East Phoenix recover some blood."

Zhao Yimeng looked at him, blinking and tentatively asking, "Are you being so nice to me again?"

"Don't get the wrong idea. Although I don't mind you throwing yourself into my arms, I'll still take what I'm due. Thirty to fifty million Hong Kong dollars will do. We'll play stock options, split the profits in half, and I'll cover the losses out of my own pocket."

Su Yehao's tone was calm.

He was also aware of East Phoenix Group's problems, which had nothing to do with him, but subconsciously, he had a special fondness for Zhao Yimeng.

Perhaps it was because of lust, or perhaps it was the influence of the lingering obsession of his former self. In any case, it was just a small favor, not even worth mentioning as a trouble.

He had seen all kinds of beauties lately, but he had rarely made a move.

Although he was a playboy, he wasn't the unrestrained kind. He had also chosen to lend a hand when he heard that Linda Yun was having troubles.

Speaking of Linda Yun, she had already decided to take on the job of personal secretary, with an annual salary of 360,000 Hong Kong dollars, and would officially start working on the first of next month.

Seeing Su Yehao mention "throwing herself into his arms," Zhao Yimeng felt somewhat relieved.

Based on her understanding of him, he certainly wasn't the kind of great philanthropist who enjoyed doing good deeds.

After learning that he wanted to cooperate, she considered for a moment and asked:

"Tell me more about the details of the cooperation. If it's just thirty to fifty million Hong Kong dollars, I can just ask my parents for the money."

"You'll use your own money? That works too. It's just that you'll transfer the money to me, and I'll manage it for you. After the agreed-upon time, if there's a loss, I'll make up for the principal, but if there's a profit, we'll split it in half. It's very simple..."

After listening to Su Yehao, Zhao Yimeng frowned and said, "Even if we only make five percent, we have to split it in half? I might as well buy a private placement."

"Of course not. We only split the money if the profit exceeds fifteen percent."

Su Yehao didn't mention that the agreement he had reached with Meidi Group stipulated that this figure was double, and he also promised to cover the losses according to the bank interest rate.

It was only a fifty-fifty split, while at Meidi Group, as long as the profit exceeded 30%, Su Yehao would take it all. In the end, it would be about the same.

If Zhao Yimeng agreed,

Because he planned to use the money to leverage and play stock options on the US stock market, both profits and losses would be magnified. Earning more than 15% within a year wasn't difficult. If he added a leverage of ten or twenty times, it might be quite profitable.

As he had said before, it was the East Phoenix Group that had problems, which had some impact on the Zhao family, but it wasn't yet crippling.

A few tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars was something Zhao Yimeng could decide on her own. She immediately went to the bow of the boat to call her mother, and a few minutes later gave Su Yehao the answer, willing to give it a try.

They raised their glasses to celebrate the smooth cooperation and continued to chat for a while.

They didn't have many things in common, and the topics mainly focused on business.

Before leaving, Su Yehao also asked Zhao Yimeng to help find a shop suitable for running a restaurant. He had sent someone to discuss cooperation with the Tao Tao Ju Restaurant, and there was already some progress. He planned to give the restaurant shares to Yin Liuli as a birthday gift after the joint venture...

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Fishing, riding speedboats, keeping an eye on the company, accompanying the girls.

The days passed easily. In the blink of an eye, a few more days passed. Zhao Yimeng transferred 50 million Hong Kong dollars to KOKO Ventures' account, which was then transferred to Dai-Ichi Kangyo Securities and entrusted to a specialist for management.

According to Su Yehao's instructions, the money was used to invest in Yahoo and Amazon, continuing to experiment with options trading.

So-called stock options refer to the buyer of an option paying a certain fee to the seller to obtain a right, that is, the right to buy or sell a specified quantity of specific stocks from or to the option seller at an agreed price at an agreed time.

It was equivalent to paying some deposit to lock in a batch of Yahoo and Amazon stocks in advance, using less principal.

The restructuring of Meidi Group had not been completed for the time being, and the funds were temporarily unavailable.

Nangong Tian, who held the position of producer, had established a film and television company with Su Yehao's assistance, named "Little Hippo Pictures."

The two mobile fertilizer-producing machines in the family had successively poisoned many precious koi carp, which were temporarily sent to undeveloped open spaces to be raised. In fact, Su Yehao wanted to donate them to the zoo, but the little girl liked them very much.

The formation of the film crew went exceptionally smoothly. Dou Jiafeng made a short film and successfully persuaded Nangong Tian to help him speak, allowing him to serve as the director.

As for the male and female leads, they were both unknown newcomers.

At Su Yehao's suggestion, Uncle Da played the homeroom teacher in the script, and he spent money to find more than a dozen celebrities to make cameo appearances.

Apart from that, Su Yehao rarely intervened.

It was rare for the little girl to find a career that she was truly interested in. Even if he spent ten or twenty million for her to play around with, it didn't matter, as long as she was happy...