Chapter 393: Why don’t you invest in Marvel?
Facing Lu Yiming's teasing, Su Yunwei couldn't help but roll her eyes and said unhappily: "My parents want to see their future grandson-in-law. What are you thinking about?"
When Lu Yiming heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief: "I was so scared, it turned out that my grandparents wanted to see me, I thought it was something else."
Su Yun snorted slightly, with a slightly dissatisfied tone: "I don't know whether they are satisfied with you or not, so don't yell."
Lu Yiming chuckled: "It's only a matter of time. Let's just call them a few times in advance as adaptive training."
After hanging up the phone, Li Quanwang couldn't help but widen his eyes: "My goodness, going to pay New Year's greetings on the second day of the Chinese New Year, this is obviously the treatment of a son-in-law. Aren't you going too fast? We still have five months to graduate from high school!"
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Lu Yiming went to visit the Shi family as promised.
Although it was not the first time he came here, the significance of this meeting was different, so Lu Yiming couldn't help feeling a little nervous and uneasy.
After all, the two old people who were going to meet him would largely determine the future of him and Shi Qingxue.
Therefore, Lu Yiming wanted to show his best side as much as possible in order to gain the approval of Shi Qingxue's grandparents, or at least leave a good first impression on the two elderly people.
Standing outside the gate of the Shi family's mansion, Lu Yiming straightened his collar, turned around and asked Zhao Tiezhu, "Help me quickly, is this outfit of mine decent?"
Zhao Tiezhu only took a glance and gave a thumbs up: "Boss Lu, you look really handsome today."
Lu Yiming laughed and scolded, "I didn't expect that you, Zhao Tiezhu, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, might actually flatter me."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Tiezhu showed his two rows of white teeth, smiled innocently and said nothing.
Taking a deep breath, Lu Yiming rang the doorbell of Shi's house.
Shi Qingxue had already been waiting for Lu Yiming in the yard. When she heard the doorbell, she ran over impatiently. She looked out through the peephole and found that it was indeed Lu Yiming, so she quickly opened the door.
"Lu Yiming, Happy New Year."
Lu Yiming looked up and found that Shi Qingxue was wearing a pink short skirt today, looking very pure and cute.
Lu Yiming asked: "Aren't you cold wearing a skirt in this winter?"
Shi Qingxue stuck out her tongue, stretched out her hand and pulled the velvet stockings on her legs, and said, "I'm wearing warm stockings, of course I'm not cold, you big idiot. By the way, are you cold?"
Lu Yiming immediately pretended to be pitiful, hugged his arms and shivered: "Of course it's cold standing at the door and blowing the wind. Now I urgently need a warm hug to feel better."
Shi Qingxue slapped him angrily, but then looked around and saw that no one else was looking in this direction, so she stepped forward and gently hugged Lu Yiming: "Hey, I've already hugged you."
But when she wanted to let go, Lu Yiming hugged her in his arms, breathing hard through his nose, greedily sniffing the fragrance of her hair.
Shi Qingxue was embarrassed and annoyed: "Let go quickly, didn't you agree to only hug me for a while?"
Lu Yiming laughed cheekily and said, "Hold me for a while, but I didn't say how long."
After hugging for a long time, Lu Yiming reluctantly let go. Just then, Su Yunjin passed by the yard and saw the two of them. She immediately said, "Xiao Ming, you're here. Why don't you come inside? It's windy outside. Be careful not to catch a cold."
Shi Qingxue patted his chest and said, "It was a close call. I was almost discovered."
Although the identities of the two were semi-public, Shi Qingxue still felt a little embarrassed hugging each other in front of her parents.
Lu Yiming walked into the house, greeted everyone, accepted a few red envelopes, and then his eyes fell on Yang Xiuzhen and Su Bao.
Compared with the old men and women in China, the two of them are obviously much more fashionable.
Su Bao was born into a prominent family. He had a tall stature and a handsome face. When he was young, he must have been a handsome and elegant man and a killer of young girls.
Yang Xiuzhen was equally graceful, with a pair of straight eyebrows pointing diagonally toward the sky, making her look sharp and exuding an exceptionally strong aura.
In fact, the person who can make the decision in the Su family is not Su Bao, but Yang Xiuzhen.
Over the years, she has been in charge of all the family businesses, big and small.
While Lu Yiming was quietly observing the two elders, Su Bao and Yang Xiuzhen were also secretly observing him.
Their first impression of Lu Yiming was that he was young, but they also felt a calmness and confidence in Lu Yiming that was different from his peers, which made the two elders nod secretly.
Although the two did not speak, they already had ideas in their minds. They felt that the future son-in-law of their granddaughter was indeed a rare talent in the world as their youngest daughter said.
Yang Xiuzhen said, "You are Lu Yiming? I have heard your name a few times, but today is the first time I have met you. You are indeed a handsome man."
Lu Yiming said modestly: "Thank you for the compliment."
After a few polite words, Yang Xiuzhen then brought up something: "I originally wanted to arrange for Xiaoxue to study abroad, which would be very good for Xiaoxue's future, but I heard from Yunjin that you are against this?"
Lu Yiming said bluntly: "Yes. I don't think studying abroad is a good choice."
Lu Yiming had expected this and was prepared for it: "First of all, I doubt the public security in the United States. As the saying goes, there are gun battles every day in the United States. When the snow falls, you are in danger of life at any time. I cannot accept this anyway."
"It's not just a matter of poor security. There is also racial discrimination everywhere, especially for the Chinese community, who are naturally at the bottom of the contempt chain. Can a place where be a paradise?"
Su Bao frowned and retorted, "We have lived in the United States for most of our lives, and we have never encountered the situation you described. Have you read some domestic news and magazines and have a prejudice against the United States?"
Lu Yiming couldn't help but complain: "Grandpa Su, you should live in a high-end community in the United States, right? The people who live there are either rich or noble. It's normal for them to greet each other with smiles on their faces on weekdays. After all, everyone is a decent person. But Xiaoxue is going to college, and there are all kinds of people in the school. Haven't you heard about campus shootings?"
"Of course, I am more worried about the problem of drug abuse in the United States, especially in college campuses, which are the hardest hit areas. The domestic security is getting better and better, and the economic development is changing with each passing day. In summary, I don't think it is necessary to send Xiaoxue abroad. Isn't studying abroad just gilding? Getting the identity of an international student. But Xiaoxue is neither in politics nor doing scientific research, so what's the use of a student status?"
Lu Yiming's words surprised Su Bao and Yang Xiuzhen. Although they had been abroad for many years, because of their high starting point and the fact that they had come into contact with the local wealthy group, they did not know much about the lower-class people in the United States, especially the problem of drug abuse, which they knew nothing about .
After all, for the Xia people, due to the painful experience a hundred years ago, drug prohibition has become an instinct engraved deep in their genes and a well-known social common sense.
But the people of the United States don't see it that way. They think whether to take drugs or not is their own business, and they believe that everyone has the right to get happiness from chemical products.
This has led to the United States becoming the country with the most serious opioid abuse in the world, especially among young people.
Although Lu Yiming believed in Shi Qingxue's self-control, why should he take such a risk?
Lu Yiming's words really made Su Bao feel unbelievable.
The United States is a superpower, how could such a thing happen?
However, Su Yunwei, who had studied abroad in the United States, interrupted and said something fair: "The phenomenon mentioned by Lu Yiming does exist in the United States, and there are many such people around me."
Yang Xiuzhen was startled and immediately asked with concern: "Yunwei, you didn't take drugs with those people, did you?"
Su Yunwei rolled her eyes and said, "Mom, how could I possibly do something like that? But it was also because of this that I was often ostracized by other students when I was studying."
When Yang Xiuzhen heard this, her face suddenly fell and she said seriously, "Why didn't you tell your family about this?"
Su Yun sighed slightly, her expression bleak: "What can I do if I tell her? Even the school can't handle this kind of thing. It will only intensify the conflict. How can I still go to school properly then?"
With a living example like Su Yunwei in front of them, Yang Xiuzhen and Su Bao finally gave up the idea of letting Shi Qingxue go abroad.
If the United States is really like what Lu Yiming and Su Yunwei said, then it would be better to let Shi Qingxue stay in China. Anyway, given their family's current situation, as long as they don't encounter major changes, they will have no problem eating and drinking for the rest of their lives, so there is no need to go out and take risks.
This question came to an end, but then Yang Xiuzhen continued: "I heard from Yunwei that you have a good vision in business investment? Our Su family now has a sum of money and wants to find a long-term and stable project investment. Do you have any good suggestions?"
When Lu Yiming heard this, his expression suddenly froze.
This is to test his ability.
If he couldn't answer, or made obvious mistakes, his previous achievements would most likely be denied by them. Then they would say that he, Lu Yiming, was just seeking fame, which would be bad.
However, unlike Lu Yiming, Yang Xiuzhen actually just heard that he was very good at making money, so she really wanted to hear the advice of this business genius.
Although the Su family has made a lot of money through overseas expansion in recent years, with the changes of the times, the originally high-quality assets are now increasingly unable to keep up with the trend.
So in recent years, Yang Xiuzhen has also been seeking industrial transformation for the Su family.
After a moment's silence, Lu Yiming asked, "Do you plan to invest domestically or abroad?"
Su Bao asked, "Is there any difference?"
Lu Yiming said: "If you want to invest in China, the most stable way is to buy real estate, especially school district houses in Beijing, Zhonghai, Baiyun and Pengcheng. The appreciation potential is huge, and you will make money if you buy it."
Yang Xiuzhen was confused and asked with a puzzled expression: "What is a school district house?"
Although the United States also has school districts and a concept similar to school district housing, the situation is very different from that in China. After all, public schools in Europe and the United States are basically all bad, and wealthy people generally choose private schools with expensive tuition but better education quality.
Lu Yiming could only patiently explain the domestic school district housing system to the two elders.
Although the concept of "school district housing" only began to rise rapidly when the "Compulsory Education Law" revised in 2006 further emphasized the principle of "enrollment in the nearest school".
But in fact, as early as 1986, the country had already begun to implement the "Compulsory Education Law", in which Article 9 directly stipulates: "Localities should reasonably set up primary schools and junior secondary schools so that children and teenagers can go to school nearby."
This policy was originally intended to facilitate the residents, because at that time many large and medium-sized state-owned enterprises also had factory-run schools. Most people were also accustomed to the welfare housing allocated by the unit, and their children would go to the school nearby where the unit gave them the house.
But gradually, due to various objective factors, differentiation between "ordinary schools" and "key schools" was eventually led to, and educational resources gradually began to be divided artificially and unbalancedly.
In this way, "enrollment in the nearest school" makes the house a "stepping stone" to key schools, and its value naturally doubles.
Lu Yiming's judgment was based on this point. As a reborn person, he was most clear about the future situation, so he said with certainty: "Scarce resources like school district housing will only become more and more expensive in the future as Xia's economy develops. It is very suitable for investment and holding."
"After all, the hope that our sons will become successful is one of the traditional cultural customs of our nation, and the emphasis on children's education is a common social awareness."
After listening to this, the two elders felt that it made sense and they completely agreed with Lu Yiming's statement. They thought that school district housing was indeed worth buying. They should buy it now while it was cheap and store it in their hands, and then sell it when the price went up in the future to make a lot of money.
Just two words: safe!
Yang Xiuzhen then asked: "What if I want to invest abroad?"
Lu Yiming thought about it and realized that there are not many industries that Chinese can invest in in the United States, at least they can forget about investing in key areas.
It seems that the only sector that is worthy of long-term investment and has great benefits is entertainment.
After pondering for a while, Lu Yiming said, "For overseas, I think we can invest in Marvel."
"Marvel?"
Yang Xiuzhen was stunned. She had been doing business in the United States for decades, but she had never heard of Marvel.
"What is Marvel?"
Su Yunwei had no choice but to explain to her mother, "Marvel is nothing. Marvel is Marvel Comics. It was founded in 1939 and officially named Marvel in 1961. Marvel and DC Comics, also known as Detective Comics, are known as the two major comic giants in the United States."
Lu Yiming nodded and agreed with a smile: "Yes, it's the Marvel comics that specializes in drawing superheroes."
At this moment, even Su Yunwei was surprised: "Xiao Ming, when I was in the United States, I also went to a comic book store. In fact, the comic book store business is very bad now. Especially Marvel comics, there are fewer and fewer new readers, and comic book stores are becoming more and more niche. If you invest in Marvel now, wouldn't you be rushing to lose money? Even if you really want to invest in comics, DC is now developing much better than Marvel."
When working as an analyst on Wall Street, Su Yunwei had also been exposed to this industry. Although she did not have an in-depth understanding of the specific business processes, she at least knew some common sense.
She felt that Lu Yiming had chosen the wrong investment target by choosing Marvel.
