Tao Liangchen
Chapter 228 Going for a Ride
He hasn't been to enough places, and there are too many places he wants to visit, so he can only queue them up and take his time. At the age of nineteen, he has plenty of time in the future, so there's no need to rush.
A few years ago, *The Legend of the White Snake* was a huge hit, and Jiang Yu and Nangong had certainly seen it.
They took a boat to enjoy the beautiful scenery of West Lake, and at Lou Wai Lou Restaurant, they ate beggar's chicken, vinegar fish, fish head soup, Dongpo pork... filling an entire table.
The city of Lin'an today is quaint and full of charm.
If you want to know how it felt, touring around in the middle of winter isn't nearly as enjoyable as during the warm spring season. Nangong Tian caught a bit of a cold and kept sniffling.
So, after checking in at Leifeng Pagoda for photos, the group quickly rushed back to Shanghai, checked out of the hotel, picked up their luggage, and went to the airport.
The main purpose of this trip to Shanghai was to inspect the land.
Now that the land had been viewed and the evaluation results were in, he had no business or friends in Shanghai. After touring around and experiencing it, he had gotten what he wanted, and there was serious business to attend to back in Hong Kong.
In his spare time.
Su Yehao wondered if he should try to contact Tomson Group and buy out the land on the Huangpu River from them.
After thinking it over repeatedly, he felt that buying land was a small matter, but building a building was very expensive and not very cost-effective. Moreover, similar plots of land could be found, such as near Pengcheng Bay, where prices were lower and the potential for appreciation was also great.
He could buy it, but there was no need to rush for the time being. It would be best to wait until he had withdrawn the money from the NASDAQ stock exchange before considering it. Now was not the best time to build buildings and collect rent.
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On the day he returned to Hong Kong, he directly signed a trust agreement with the Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank.
The main content of the agreement was that the bank was responsible for funding the acquisition of the land in Lujiazui, while Su Yehao was responsible for repaying the interest and principal in installments. The task of evaluating the value of the land and reviewing the legality of the documents was all handled by the bank.
Su Yehao arranged for his staff to take another trip to Shanghai with the bank's team to understand the details, especially to check whether there were any problems with the land approval procedures and planning.
Pei Xinyao and her husband had agreed to a price of more than 230 million. As long as there were no problems with this evaluation, they could sign the contract and release the funds at any time.
He put the matter aside for the time being...
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December 10th.
With only a few days left before the winter vacation, Su Yehao was free and easy after entering university, and whether or not there was a vacation made little difference to him.
He went to tAt Network Company in the morning. According to the news he received, the feedback on the new product was very good. The number of daily active users in Hong Kong had exceeded 5,000, and in Singapore and Taiwan, there were nearly 2,000 users combined.
At present, the users themselves are not the key; the key is that with the promotion and word-of-mouth among users, the number of users is increasing relatively quickly.
In half a year, a total of more than 8 million Hong Kong dollars has been invested, and finally a decent product has been made.
The tAt Pengcheng branch is being planned, and some technical personnel will be transferred to Pengcheng. The office building for the research and development center has been rented, and the server has been prepared in advance.
The simplified Chinese version of tAt will be officially launched within a few days.
For this reason, Su Yehao also greeted Chu Jun, the second shareholder of Yinhai, in advance, and asked him to help advertise through the WPS program.
He was busy for a whole morning.
After lunch with Nong Qingying, he rushed to the pier to board a boat and go out to sea.
When he saw Nong Qingying's parents again, they were not so restrained. Nong's father asked with a smile, "This trip out to sea will take at least three days. Have you contacted them in advance? There is a satellite phone on the boat, so don't worry your family."
"Yes, I've already told them. The weather is really good today, perfect for a sea breeze."
"Yes, the wind and waves are small in winter, and the typhoons in summer are scary. I finally found out where the large yellow croakers on other people's boats are caught. I hope we can find a large school of fish nearby. Wild large yellow croakers are very expensive."
Nong Qingying's father personally drove the boat and chatted with Su Yehao.
Presumably because they knew in advance that Su Yehao was coming to play, they had specially sent someone to clean it up. The deck of the fishing boat was washed clean, and the bed sheets and bedding in the room were also replaced with new ones.
Fishing boats inevitably have the smell of rotten fish and shrimp after being used for a long time. Su Yehao was not used to it when he first got on the boat, but now he doesn't feel it anymore.
Such an ocean-going fishing boat is certainly not as enjoyable as a yacht, but fortunately, Su Yehao is not too pampered. Moreover, he plans to shamelessly squeeze into a room with Nong Qingying at night, and is full of expectations for this fishing trip.
"Uncle Nong, where can I find tuna nearby? Can bluefin tuna be caught with trawls?"
"Generally, purse seines are used. Tuna is very troublesome. The main species in the nearby waters are skipjack tuna and bigeye tuna. I've rarely heard of bluefin tuna, but someone caught one in Zhongsha last month. It was more than a meter long and seemed to sell for 20,000 yuan."
Nong Qingying's father continued to tell Su Yehao, "There is a boom on the boat. If you want to fish for tuna, I will turn on the lights at night to lure the fish and prepare some bait."
Su Yehao was immediately tempted.
Speaking of fishing, Nong Qingying's father doesn't have much experience.
Others go sea fishing for excitement, but these fishermen are purely trying to make a living. In the past, they only cast nets and set up crab cages. Who would have nothing to do and specifically go fishing for tuna?
Nong Qingying was dozing off at the moment and walked into the driver's cab lazily.
She grew up by the sea and would feel tired of seeing fish. If Su Yehao hadn't wanted to go out to sea with the boat, Nong Qingying wouldn't have come at all.
Her parents also don't want their daughter to help.
They finally cultivated an excellent daughter who has gained a foothold in the prosperous and wealthy downtown area. There is no reason to go back.
Going out to sea to fish is dependent on the weather, and there is no hope of great wealth. You can only earn some hard-earned money.
Nong Qingying asked, "What are you talking about?"
"Fishing. I want to go fishing for tuna, and then cut it into pieces on the spot and make sashimi for you to eat."
Suddenly thinking of something, Su Yehao said with regret, "I forgot to bring wasabi."
Nong Qingying smiled and poured cold water on him: "Still thinking about tuna? Be careful of being pulled into the sea by the fish. They look like cannonballs and are very strong. Don't rush to consider the wasabi. Catch the fish first. I think squid fishing is the most interesting."
"Look at my biceps. As long as a tuna is hooked, it will definitely not be able to escape..."
Su Yehao chatted with them for a while and walked to the deck alone.
While the boat had just started and there was still a signal, he sent a text message to Yin Liuli and Nangong Tian respectively.
Sitting on the deck basking in the sun, when passing by Hong Kong Island, he could still see Repulse Bay in the distance, as well as the mansions on the hillside.
Su Yehao himself also has the mansion he once dreamed of.
Looking at the sea view, since he no longer has to worry about life, his whole mentality is completely different, and he has always been calm.
The phone vibrated, and he received a reply from the little girl. She only replied with a "Hmph!"
Obviously dissatisfied that Hao-ge didn't take her out.
Then he received another text message, "Have a safe trip and bring me fish to eat." It was still sent by her.
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That night.
They could no longer see land. The fishing boat stopped on the sea. After the lights were turned on, the sea surface was illuminated in a dark blue color.
As bucket after bucket of bait was scattered into the sea, a small group of skipjack tuna was attracted, and occasionally sharks could be seen.
The crew members watched Su Yehao fishing, playing cards, drinking, and chatting.
Invisible, it gave Su Yehao a lot of pressure. If he returned empty-handed, wouldn't it be very embarrassing?
Fortunately, the fishing rod quickly sank.
After fighting the hooked big fish for more than ten minutes, it was pulled out of the water only to find that it was a sea wolf fish, which was not worth much at all and tasted very average...