Tao Liangchen

Chapter 299 Threshold

Back home, he wasn't sleepy yet.

Jiang Yu suggested watching a TV series in the private cinema, and both Su Yehao and Nangong Tian agreed.

There was a Hollywood company that specialized in providing giant-screen viewing services for high-end users. They used digital multimedia projectors to allow people to watch movies at home. For a monthly fee of over two thousand U.S. dollars, they would mail a batch of professional high-definition videotapes that had been officially authorized.

Although Su Yehao thought the word "high-definition" was questionable, his private cinema was already top-notch with current technology. Whether it was picture quality or sound effects, it was much more comfortable than a movie theater.

They went to the private cinema in the basement and decided to watch the first season of *Friends*.

Su Yehao chose a beanbag chair and lay down comfortably. The butler helped turn on the projector, and the nanny was in charge of preparing ice cream, as well as fruit platters and snacks.

They started watching the series from the first season.

In fact, Su Yehao had already watched this series when he was in college. He still had some impression of the characters and stories, having watched two or three seasons.

So much time had passed that he basically couldn't remember it, so it wouldn't hurt to watch it again.

Jiang Yu drank freshly squeezed watermelon juice and, just to make conversation, asked curiously, "The couple who got married tonight had such a grand affair. Even top tycoons like the Li family and the Guo family gave them face and specially sent gifts. Do you know what the bride and groom's families do?"

Su Yehao lay lazily, admitting that tonight's dinner was the best he had ever had.

Hearing Jiang Yu's words, he explained:

"It's mainly for the sake of the bride's family. Her grandfather used to be in charge of managing the Hong Kong stock exchange. At that time, it was still the British who were in charge, so he probably did a lot of favors for people. Now that his granddaughter is getting married, of course, others are happy to support him. As for the groom's family, they are just a small trading company with assets of several hundred million, doing business with Taiwan and Japan. I heard it from my mom. I don't know the specifics."

Jiang Yu suddenly understood, nodding her head and saying, "Everyone says that when people leave, the tea turns cold. I thought no one would pay attention after leaving office."

"Cold? It's not cold yet. I heard that the bride's father took over and is now in charge of futures affairs supervision."

Su Yehao said casually, then added, "My business is aboveboard, and it's mainly developing in the United States and the mainland. I don't usually have much contact with them, otherwise, I would probably take the opportunity to send some small gifts."

Nangong Tian turned on the massage function of the beanbag chair, feeling so comfortable that she made a slight humming sound. She turned her head and interjected, "Before dinner, I heard people chatting, saying that Old Li is likely to be the wealthiest Chinese in the world. His family has a lot of overseas business. Other people's stocks have plummeted, but his company is doing great. He took over a lot of British-funded enterprises at low prices a few years ago and made another fortune. When Jiang Yu and I went to see wedding dresses, the second young master of the Li family even tried to strike up a conversation with Jiang Yu, saying she might have a chance to become a daughter-in-law worth billions."

Hearing this, Jiang Yu immediately shook her head:

"He's just another playboy. Whoever wants him can have him. I won't bother with him. Their threshold is so high. How can I cross it? Besides, he only said a few words to me. Don't talk nonsense."

Said without thinking, heard with intent.

Su Yehao chimed in, "My family's threshold isn't low either, but you still came in and are lying comfortably. Is it difficult to be the richest Chinese? It's just that I'm young and haven't had enough time to develop. Give me five or ten years, and I'll knock Bill Gates off his throne in minutes."

Having heard him boast so often, both Nangong Tian and Jiang Yu were used to it. They just listened and didn't take it to heart.

Although they were both very rich, there was a huge gap between rich people. With Su Yehao's strength, he was definitely not bad, but Bill Gates controlled wealth worth forty billion U.S. dollars. In this situation, it would be crazy to believe that Su Yehao could surpass him.

Even Nangong Tian, who had so much confidence in Hao-ge, thought he was blowing his own horn to the sky.

Jiang Yu only said, "I'm just staying here temporarily. I'm not marrying into your family. No matter how high your family's threshold is, it's Nangong who has a headache, not me."

Suddenly mentioning this topic, Nangong Tian instantly frowned, saying, "Just now, Auntie chatted with me for a few words. I can't tell what she thinks at all. Hao-ge, does your mom like me?"

"Of course she likes you. She even picked food for you, obviously treating you like family..."

With Su Yehao's desire to survive, how could he make a mistake on this kind of question? Without even thinking, he just blurted it out.

Watching dramas at home, they could chat however they wanted without other viewers disturbing them.

They chatted casually, and soon it was ten-thirty. Jiang Yu suddenly remembered that she still had homework to finish, so she hurriedly returned to her guest room.

As for Su Yehao, he wasn't very magnanimous and remembered the second young master Li striking up a conversation with Jiang Yu.

He was pondering the Cyberport project, thinking that it seemed necessary to talk to Deputy Dean Zheng Yongwen again.

Although he didn't have the strength to take down the entire Cyberport, if he wanted to interfere, Su Yehao was very confident in dismembering the plan.

Whether it was cooperating with mainland companies through his father's connections to overthrow the Li family's plan and rebuild an industrial park, or using the financial resources of various Japanese banks to hold some of the land in his own hands, there was a chance to make the second young master Li unable to swallow this fat piece of meat.

In fact, once he chose to cash out, Su Yehao could use his own funds, with the help of the bank, to monopolize the entire Cyberport. It was just that the return rate was not as good as investing in Internet companies, so he was too lazy to bother.

Today, he had rarely gone out to socialize, leaving his usual comfort zone.

First, the limelight was stolen by several major tycoons, and then he heard Jiang Yu say that the Li family's threshold was high. In addition, the second young master Li was already in his thirties, but he actually struck up a conversation with Jiang Yu. All of this was stimulating Su Yehao's fighting spirit, making him feel that he wasn't climbing high enough and needed to continue to improve.

His intermittent ambition had risen again.

He was doing some mental arithmetic, but that didn't stop Su Yehao from lying on the beanbag chair, drinking watermelon juice and eating bayberries.

By the time he finished watching the ninth episode, it was already past eleven o'clock. Then he put his arm around Nangong Tian and went upstairs to his room to rest…

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The first day of May.

After Su Yehao called his father, he learned that the restructuring of the Meidi Group's business unit had already begun. Half of the senior executives he had met at the last meeting were going to retire early or be laid off.

There was an undercurrent in the headquarters, and the personnel changes were too drastic, but there was no trouble below.

After the reorganization, the income of ordinary workers would increase, the middle and senior managers would break the rice bowl, and the income ceiling would also increase by a large margin. They would get paid according to how much they worked, and they wouldn't have to worry about being held back by other departments as long as their performance was outstanding.

The previous management was too rigid, and the employees below were also holding their breath.

This meant that the employees of McKinsey Consulting were able to carry out their work more smoothly. It was estimated that they would be on the right track in another two or three weeks.

Yahoo's stock price was rising again and again. The longer he delayed, the more likely he was to miss a good opportunity. Su Yehao asked his father to transfer the money quickly.

His appointment as Senior Vice President of Meidi Group had already been announced, but at the moment, he had no money and no one. He was a typical commander without an army, with no use at all...