Chapter 1 Hanging Up

After hanging up the phone, Su Yehao lit a cigar and stood at the bow of the Sihai International yacht, enjoying the breeze.

There was no other way.

From morning till now, his every move had been watched.

He was dressed in a suit and tie, almost suffocating, and he couldn't really appear in slippers and Hawaiian shorts. If word got out, it would ruin his reputation.

Besides, the TV series was being made for others to watch. The image of a rich young master in the minds of ordinary people was inevitably a bit detached from reality.

He had to be gentle and refined, and polite, like the goddess people imagined, as if they never had to use the restroom.

In reality, including Su Yehao, were just ordinary people in special circumstances.

They enjoyed midnight snacks from roadside stalls, cursed with a high "mother" content, and couldn't help but size up pretty girls on the street. The only difference was that they had the strength to enjoy better resources. What was the difference in essence?

But idol dramas were not documentaries after all, and some artistic license was inevitable.

Today, in order not to disappoint the *Meteor Garden* crew, Su Yehao had been pretending to be the male lead of an idol drama for half a day, and regretted agreeing to let Jiang Yu bring the crew over.

Just as he was distracted, director Chai Daxun, holding a notebook, came over and said,

"I heard you talking on the phone just now. The way you frowned was so handsome! Were you talking about a big business deal? I remember the script is different from the manga. In the end, Daoming Si will take over the family business after an accident. Can you teach me some business experience?"

Director Chai Daxun was from the island and had previously filmed adapted shoujo manga. Nearly forty years old, he had studied in Japan for a long time and participated in the production of *Tokyo Love Story*.

Su Yehao offered him a cigar, but Director Chai Daxun politely waved his hand and smiled, saying he didn't smoke.

"Experience... I'm lacking in that too. But my dad once said that doing business is like navigating the Jianghu; it's never just about fighting and killing. The Jianghu is about interpersonal relationships, and the business world is the same."

Hearing this, Director Chai Daxun's eyes lit up. He recorded while asking,

"Then you must have learned a lot from your father since you were a child. As the saying goes, it takes three generations to cultivate a true nobleman. I find that your young master's temperament is really different from ours. You speak slowly, act calmly, and have a sense of beauty in every move."

"...Really?"

Su Yehao's lips curled up. He mainly found this statement funny.

Even if he had a thick skin, he couldn't force himself to pretend to be a nobleman. In the end, he was just a vulgar person, admitting that he lacked some inner qualities and didn't want to be pretentious.

He continued to say to Director Chai Daxun:

"The old saying goes that it takes three generations to produce a nobleman, but it also says that wealth doesn't last three generations. I feel that you don't need to overthink it. Just try to act it out well enough.

"More than these aspects, I'm more concerned about whether we can successfully sell this TV series to the mainland market. The screenwriter should have mentioned to you that some shots are helping me advertise. Whether we can win the huge market in the north directly determines whether the entire project makes a profit or a loss, and it will also affect the company's future. Therefore, if you encounter uncertain plot points, you should communicate more with the consultants and don't be afraid of trouble. As long as this *Meteor Garden* is successful, similar types will be given to you again."

Director Chai Daxun nodded repeatedly.

After listening, he smiled bitterly, thinking that he had just praised him as a nobleman and was immediately manipulated.

As a director, he often dealt with investors, but it was the first time Chai Daxun had encountered an investor of Su Yehao's level. Although they were nearly twenty years apart in age, he still felt a lot of pressure.

...

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

The *Meteor Garden* crew went to Casino, 1997 to officially start filming before the opening of Donghuang Rose Middle School.

Including the *Wind and Cloud* and *Myth* projects, were currently in full swing of preparation. Nangong Tian and Jiang Yu were staying in the entertainment company, monitoring the selection of male and female group members.

As for the four actors participating in the *Meteor Garden* crew, they came from Hong Kong City, Casino, 1997, Treasure Island, and the mainland. According to the current plan, after the filming is over, they will continue to be active in Asia under the idol group name "f4".

Su Yehao only knew about these things and provided financial and creative support, mainly leaving it to the two girls to take care of.

Under the pretext of helping the crew,

On August 20th, Su Yehao took a yacht back to Casino, 1997 to meet with Yin Liuli.

Just half a month ago,

Yin Liuli had just done a SPA hair removal project at the Sihai International Golf Club, resulting in a bit of embarrassment.

In short, it gave Su Yehao a deeper understanding of the phrase "time flies."

Multiple projects were proceeding in an orderly manner. The most difficult preparation stage had passed, and the remaining work was left to the various teams to take care of. Su Yehao was still relatively relaxed.

Learning that Vice President Lin Youfeng personally led a team to the Four-Nine City to investigate the Silver Sea Weibo project on the same day, Su Yehao named the international version of Weibo that was about to be established "newsmicroBlog," which translates to "news Weibo" in Chinese.

Coincidentally, the abbreviation was easy to understand, simple, and easy to remember.

During his time in Casino, 1997,

He also took the time to go to Zhucheng next door to accompany his father to participate in a land auction and acquire more than 300 acres of land.

Su Yehao also received a notice from the American art investigator he had worked with before, agreeing to buy the horse head, ox head, and tiger head for US$2.6 million.

Just in time for the upcoming grand event at the end of the year,

After discussing it with his father, he decided to build a small art museum in the Pengcheng Cultural Tourism City at that time, and donate them all together, including the dragon head.

At that time, not only could the operation of the art museum be maintained for a long time by collecting tickets, but also take the opportunity to promote the cultural tourism city project, both face and substance.

Having just lent Sihai International 3 billion, getting land was not a problem.

He returned on the same day.

On the way home in the car, Su's father remembered something and said:

"By the way, son, have you met with your mother recently? She contacted me a few days ago and said that she wanted to directly count the 3 billion you paid as financing, and give you more shares by calculating the company's assets cheaper, so as to avoid the restrictions on gift tax and inheritance tax, and avoid directly donating to the family charitable trust fund. What do you think?"

"Me? I don't care. With the current situation of Sihai International, it is still very promising."

"Nonsense, how could the business managed by your father be bad?"

After Su's father finished speaking, he suddenly sighed: "Alas, your mother still doesn't trust me. She told me on the phone that in case I have an illegitimate child, so as to avoid the fat water flowing into the fields of outsiders, she wants to settle accounts with me, either give you shares or give you interest, in short, I can't take your money for nothing."

"You are so old, do you still have the opportunity to have another child?" Su Yehao asked in surprise.

"?????"

When it comes to certain issues, no matter how old a man is, he is always unwilling to give in easily.

Su's father suddenly became angry and glared, "Why is there no chance? I'm in good health!"

Hearing this, Su Yehao thought thoughtfully, and immediately joked: "Oh, then my mother's worry is a bit reasonable. Sihai International has such a high debt. Without my investment, the capital chain may be broken. A fixed price of 3 billion for 51% of the shares, isn't it too much?"

Thinking of the company's financial situation, without Su Yehao's money, it would not be too optimistic.

His cheeks bulging, Su's father said:

"It's been a long time since I hit you, are you itchy? Didn't you persuade me to buy the land with a loan? You're even plotting against me. How can it only be worth 6 billion Hong Kong dollars? Anyway, your money is already in the company's account, I won't pay it back, what can you do to me."

"But my mother is the big shareholder, and the decision-making power is in her hands."

"..."