Christmas Day.

While others rested, Su Yehao was busy.

He had been running around in circles for days, his back aching, his legs sore and cramped. He used to be able to jog a few kilometers in the morning, but now he was panting after a few hundred meters.

The energy he had regained in Silicon Valley had recently been depleted again.

In addition, year-end bonuses vanished in the blink of an eye, totaling nearly ten million U.S. dollars. Although he knew there was no reward without effort, he couldn't help but feel a little heartache.

Sure enough, there was a reason he hated holidays.

New Year's Eve.

He still spent it with Xiao Nizi and Jiang Yu, but unfortunately, the blessing of enjoying two beauties at once was still out of reach. Jiang Yu went home after watching the fireworks in Victoria Harbour.

He regretted creating that accident so much, he had really drunk too much that day.

Mrs. Nangong learned that he had given her daughter several islands. She happened to want to go out for a walk, so she took Nangong Tian with her to play for a few more days.

She wanted to add some entertainment facilities to the hotels on the islands, so she first booked the small island operated by the Hilton Hotel, wanting to see what the water houses Su Yehao had suggested building looked like, and learn from them. She was able to happily accept Su Yehao's gift, not because she was heartless and didn't care about these things.

It was purely because she felt that since she never planned to separate, it didn't matter who owned them. She never even thought about what would happen if they parted ways.

Nangong Tian intended to pay for the subsequent investments with her own money, after receiving the shares of the Global Resort Hotel Group.

Previously, Su Yehao had lent her and Nong Qingying 30 million Hong Kong dollars each, which they had used to heavily invest in Yahoo and Amazon. Now, those 30 million Hong Kong dollars had turned into more than 200 million Hong Kong dollars. That was definitely enough to cover the cost of investing in and renovating the hotels. She could also mortgage her assets and get a loan from the bank.

The Maldives Global Resort Hotel Group was Su Yehao's gift to Xiao Nizi's career, just like Japan's S-Water 2. He was equally too lazy to interfere too much.

In the few days before New Year's Day, the market continued to open, and Yahoo's stock price further rose to more than 270 U.S. dollars.

In December 1998 alone, Su Yehao earned a total of over 900 million U.S. dollars. This didn't even include the increased valuation of his unlisted assets.

He was already earning so much, what did it matter if Xiao Nizi and Nong Qingying lost money?

Moreover, with Hong Hao Tourism responsible for attracting customers, they had recently attracted a group of tourists from Hong Kong, Casino, 1997, and the mainland, preparing to join tour groups to the Maldives in the coming days. Unfortunately, mainland residents couldn't get visas on arrival for the time being, and the procedures were a bit troublesome.

So, the focus of attracting customers was currently on Hong Kong and Casino, 1997. A high-end island with beautiful scenery was not lacking in the market.

Although not much, they were already seeing some returns...

In the blink of an eye.

The year was 1999. Standing at the end of the twentieth century, rumors about the world ending in the millennium were quite popular on the Internet.

Su Yehao was also a little excited. It was as if after this year, he could cross over from "primitive" to "modern." The main thing was that his mindset was still stuck in the twenty-first century. He still habitually reached for his phone when he woke up in the morning, and he always felt like something was missing when he was on the toilet. Even when he encountered beautiful scenery, he couldn't just take out his smartphone and take a picture as a souvenir.

So, in mid-January.

Su Yehao suddenly decided to send someone to investigate Apple's recent situation. In August of last year, Steve Jobs released the first iMac.

Su Yehao, who had accidentally caught a cold last night while sleeping with Yin Liuli, accompanied his father on the Sihai International yacht, and once again came to the bay of Pengcheng.

His nose was running and he had a lot of phlegm.

Su Yehao, with a tissue in hand, blew his nose and asked his father, "Last time I came here, it was still a wasteland. The mall's framework has been built so quickly. When do you plan to open it?"

"Well... around National Day, I've contacted Donghuang Group. We'll attract some big brands from their malls to set up shop. The quality will definitely be high."

Su's father looked into the distance at the mall under construction, next to which was an office building that was also several tens of meters high.

The housing prices in Pengcheng had been slow to rise. In the end, he listened to Su Yehao's advice and first focused on commercial real estate projects. After developing the commerce and building international schools, he would then consider selling houses.

However, in this way, there would be some pressure on the funds, especially since the Guangzhou Cultural Tourism City had also started construction. But Su Yehao had already promised that he would support his father with at least 300 million U.S. dollars by the end of this year, and the problem of cash flow would be solved.