Chapter 454 3721
Putting the watch in his trouser pocket, Lu Yiming said to Shi Qingxue, "Let's go, let's go eat. What do you want to eat?"
Shi Qingxue hooked her fingers and said, "Wonton noodles, double-skin milk, chicken biscuits, salt-baked chicken, Cantonese roast meat, casserole porridge, clay pot rice, traditional soup, rice rolls..."
Hearing this, Lu Yiming couldn't help but tease, "Good fellow, when you go to the United States, don't they give you food?"
Shi Qingxue curled her lips and said, "In the morning, I have whole wheat bread with instant milk or oatmeal, at noon, I have butter bread toast, fried chicken and burgers, at night, I have fruit salad and steak... for lunch, I have General Tso's chicken and dumplings... I'm about to throw up. Life in the United States is too hard. They can't even eat well. It's really pitiful."
Lu Yiming laughed dumbly: "Good fellow, you can complain about this. But it is true, this is a food desert. Let's go to the food court and eat whatever we want!"
The two of them arrived at the food court opposite the Sports University. Shi Qingxue's long-suppressed passion for food was aroused. Everything she saw seemed delicious, but she only ate a little of each item she bought, and then gave it to Lu Yiming . Lu Yiming was also happy to help her finish it. Along the way, Shi Qingxue chattered with Lu Yiming about her trip to the beautiful country. Although she talked about trivial things, Lu Yiming listened with great interest.
"belch……"
Walking from the beginning of the food street to the end of the food street, the two of them were eating until their mouths were full of oil.
Shi Qingxue showed a satisfied expression on her face, but then she became angry: "Ah, I ate too much tonight, I need to lose weight tomorrow!"
Lu Yiming said, "Why are you losing weight when you are so thin? Let's go back and go to sleep."
The next morning, Lu Yiming was about to go look for Shi Qingxue, but he ran into Li Quanwang as soon as he went out.
Li Quanwang called Lu Yiming and asked, "Hey, where are you going?"
Seeing Li Quanwang carrying a backpack, Lu Yiming asked, "Where are you going?"
Li Quanwang said: "My parents said they would go back to their hometown to play for a few days."
Lu Yiming joked, "Given the way your family treats you, are you going to go back? If it were me, I would never have anything to do with them again."
Li Quanwang stretched out his right index finger and waved it, saying, "NO, NO, NO! Ever since my uncle's Internet cafe was shut down and his people were arrested, they have become much more obedient and treat me like a big shot."
Lu Yiming laughed: "Is this the legendary saying that money makes the world go round?"
Li Quanwang said: "Don't you have any activities during the summer vacation?"
Lu Yiming said: "Yes, I am going to look for Shi Qingxue. I plan to go on a road trip with her."
"Didn't you say she went to the United States? And she came back?"
Li Quanwang was surprised: "We just had a farewell dinner the day before yesterday, when did she come back?"
"Yesterday afternoon."
Li Quanwang complained: "Isn't she deliberately not going to the farewell dinner?"
Lu Yiming said: "Who knows?"
Li Quanwang curled his lips and said, "You're not going to take me with you on your self-driving tour?"
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Take you to be a light bulb? Let's wait until National Day. When can't we two brothers play?"
Li Quanwang made an OK gesture and said with a wicked smile: "I understand, everyone forgets their friends when they see a beautiful woman. But remember to take protective measures. If two people go out and three people come back, that will be bad."
"Fuck you. Let's go have some morning tea first?"
Lu Yiming was too lazy to argue with him. It was rare that Qingxue graduated and the ban on premature love was lifted. Wouldn't it be a pity if he didn't go on a sweet trip and experience a world of two for a while?
"OK."
The two had morning tea, and Lu Yiming went to the Shi family mansion to find Shi Qingxue.
Shi Qingxue was wearing a cool and spacious silk nightgown and cute rabbit slippers. After opening the door, she found that Lu Yiming was staring at her. She felt shy but also a little proud.
"My woman is really naturally beautiful. She looks good no matter what."
Lu Yiming walked over and took Shi Qingxue into his arms.
Shi Qingxue whispered, "Aunt Liang is here, don't let her see it."
Lu Yiming asked: "Have you had breakfast?"
"I've eaten. Aunt Liang cooked noodles."
Lu Yiming was also excited when he thought about the upcoming self-driving tour. This was the scene he had always dreamed of.
"Where do you want to go on our road trip?"
Shi Qingxue tilted her head and thought for a while, then said distressedly, "I don't know. It seems like I want to go to many places."
Then she laughed again: "But it doesn't matter, as long as you accompany me, we can go anywhere."
"good."
There were world maps and Xia Country maps hanging on the wall. Lu Yiming had no interest in traveling abroad, so he focused his attention directly on the Xia Country map.
However, just as Lu Yiming and Shi Qingxue were discussing heatedly, a sound of "da-ling-da-ling" was heard. Lu Yiming took out his pager and said to Shi Qingxue, "I'll take a call."
"Um."
The call was connected, and to Lu Yiming's surprise, the call was from the Red-robed Leader.
"Mr. Lu, good morning."
"Good morning. Mr. Zhou, why did you suddenly think of calling me?"
"I would like to invite you to Beijing to attend the company's celebration banquet."
"oh?"
Lu Yiming thought about it and it seemed that Zhou Hongyi was currently fiddling with something.
Recently, 3721 Technology has been developing rapidly and achieving gratifying results, so Zhou Hongyi naturally wants to show off and commend his financial sponsor.
"The celebration banquet will be held in the capital in three days. I'll make an appointment with you in advance. Do you think you are free to come?"
Although Zhou Hongyi was somewhat reluctant to sell the company's shares at first, Lu Yiming also provided him with a lot of advice and financial assistance for the company's rapid development.
So the two of them are no longer at loggerheads, and because Lu Yiming's fame is growing, Zhou Hongyi even starts thinking about how to get along well with Lu Yiming.
It's not easy to find such a wealthy sponsor who particularly likes to invest in the Internet.
Lu Yiming couldn't help but look at Shi Qingxue.
He had already promised to go on a self-driving tour with Shi Qingxue and didn't want to go back on his word.
Lu Yiming thought for a moment and said to Zhou Hongyi, "Let me take a look at the arrangements."
For Lu Yiming, the celebration banquet was far less important than the self-driving tour with Shi Qingxue.
After hanging up the phone, Shi Qingxue frowned slightly without leaving any trace, and then asked gently: "What? Is there something wrong?"
Lu Yiming said: "Zhou Hongyi called me and asked me to go to Beijing to attend the company's celebration banquet. After all, I am now a major shareholder of 3721 Company."
Shi Qingxue said, "Then go ahead. Business is more important. You can go traveling anytime."
Just as Lu Yiming was about to speak, Shi Qingxue continued, "Why don't we choose Beijing as our travel destination? It just so happens that I haven't been to Beijing yet. Doesn't the textbook say that one is not a true man until he climbs the Great Wall? Let's go climb the Great Wall."
Lu Yiming knew that Shi Qingxue was trying to appease him, and he was touched and agreed, "Okay, then we'll go to the capital first!"
On the day of the trip, Li Quanwang escorted Lu Yiming and Shi Qingxue to the airport. Looking at the Gulfstream GIV parked on the runway, he pointed at the big guy in front of him and said with resentment: "My goodness, this is your self-driving tour? When did you learn to fly a plane?"
"Okay, stop complaining. I will definitely be back before school starts. I'll take you flying with me then, right?"
"That's what you said!"
Li Quanwang rubbed his hands excitedly. Although he had been on a plane before, he had never been on a private jet!
When boarding the plane, Shi Qingxue opened her big watery eyes and looked around the cabin, appearing extremely curious.
"Is this the private jet you bought?"
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "How is it? Not bad, right?"
Shi Qingxue leaned hard on the leather seat. The spacious interior space gave her a brand new experience.
"Ah, this seat feels more comfortable than first class."
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Private jets don't need to be used for commercial purposes, so you can be as comfortable as you want. If you spend so much money and it's not as good as first class, who would be willing to be the sucker?"
Not long after, the plane took off. Shi Qingxue was so excited that she looked around and sat there, like a child who had just got a new toy.
At the same time, in Beijing, at the headquarters of 3721 Network Company, Zhou Hongyi had just replied to an email on her computer when she called her confidant Qiu Guoqiang: "Old Qiu, put down your work and come with me to the airport to pick someone up."
Qiu Guoqiang asked curiously, "Really? And you, Mr. Zhou, will be going to the airport to meet us in person."
Zhou Hongyi was not willing to talk too much about the grudge between him and Lu Yiming, and just said vaguely: "You will know when you go there."
At the airport, a 35-ton giant aircraft descended from the sky.
Although it weighs thirty-five tons, the takeoff weight of the lightest Boeing 737 is fifty-six tons.
This Gulfstream aircraft is smaller than the 737.
Moreover, the paint on the plane makes it easy to recognize at a glance that it is a private plane.
In the waiting hall, passengers watched the plane land through the floor-to-ceiling windows, their eyes filled with amazement and curiosity.
This is a private jet!
The number of people in China who own private jets can be counted on one hand; they are rarer than giant pandas.
"Mom, the pattern on the outside of this plane is so cute."
"It's actually a private plane! Is some big shot coming to Beijing?"
“Who owns private jets in the country?”
People who saw the plane talked about it and were amazed.
"Rich and powerful people are so comfortable. They travel in private jets. I've been sitting in the terminal for two or three hours."
"I can't even afford a private car, but others have already bought private jets. What a difference."
At the private jet pick-up area, Qiu Guoqiang became more and more envious as he watched the private jet slowly land.
This is a private jet, one of the most expensive private "toys" on the planet.
There are things that are more expensive than this, but most of them are "state-owned", so the meaning is completely different.
Just as Qiu Guoqiang was sighing with emotion, Zhou Hongyi said to him, "Let's go, the person we are waiting for is here."
"Huh? Where?"
Zhou Hongyi pointed at the private plane and said, "Isn't that right? Otherwise, why do you think I brought you to this airport pick-up area?"
“Ah, this…”
Qiu Guoqiang was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped.
"The person we are picking up is coming by private jet? Who is this important person?"
Qiu Guoqiang was a little nervous for no reason.
The plane stopped and Lu Yiming and Shi Qingxue got off the plane.
It must be said that the facilities at Beijing's airport are more complete. Currently, most of the domestic airports do not have areas for private aircraft to land.
From this perspective, Lu Yiming felt that there was still at least fifty years of gap between Xia Country and the United States.
Of course, these were not things he could change, so he didn't care.
After getting off the gangway, Shi Qingxue looked around and said with a smile, "The capital city is indeed magnificent, but not as new as Baiyun Airport."
Lu Yiming said: "Baiyun Airport has only been in use for a few years, so of course it is new."
When we walked out of the airport and arrived at the pick-up area, Zhou Hongyi and Qiu Guoqiang came to greet us.
Zhou Hongyi nodded and bowed, "Boss Lu, long time no see. You are becoming more and more handsome."
Lu Yiming responded: "It seems that Mr. Zhou has been doing well recently. I see that you are becoming more and more prosperous."
Zhou Hongyi has really gained a lot of weight now. His black suit is stretched tight by him and his face has become rounder.
Facing Lu Yiming's teasing, Zhou Hongyi didn't care and complimented him, "This is all thanks to President Lu."
Then, he introduced, "Mr. Lu, this is Qiu Guoqiang, the vice president of 3721. Old Qiu, this is Mr. Lu whom I often talk to you about. He is now the major shareholder of 3721. He is the youngest billionaire on the Hurun Rich List and owns several companies, all of which are doing very well."
Lu Yiming nodded slightly and said, "Hello, Mr. Qiu."
Qiu Guoqiang was flattered and said quickly, "I don't deserve it. I have heard of Mr. Lu for a long time. When we met today, Mr. Lu is indeed a handsome man."
In recent months , Lu Yiming has been in the limelight. First, he wrote a song for Lin Yuzhen, and then he shot commercials and promoted products, which made his name famous.
Afterwards, the launch of the ringback tone service made the business community's scalp numb, especially the record companies, who are now regretting and beating their chests.
Lu Yiming also introduced: "This is my girlfriend Shi Qingxue. Shi Jin Ji is her family's company. The instant noodles launched by Shi Jin Ji are now popular all over the country."
"Yes, yes, my kids really like that! It's really... ah, well done! It's delicious and fun!"
Qiu Guoqiang almost couldn't help but complain that this thing cost him a lot of money, but fortunately he held back in the end.
Zhou Hongyi said, "Mr. Lu, Ms. Shi, would you like to go eat something and take a rest first, or come to visit my company?"
Lu Yiming said: "Let's go to the company first."
Shi Qingxue smiled slightly and said, "What a strange thing. The name of this company is really special."
Zhou Hongyi couldn't help scratching the back of his head, which already had little hair, and said, "When I registered the company, I thought of a name, but it was already taken. I thought of another name, but it was also used. I got angry and said I should just write a random name. Then I wrote it and it was approved."
“Puff…”
Shi Qingxue couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"It's really... unique."
When he arrived at the 3721 Company, Zhou Hongyi began to show off his achievements.
As the founder of rogue software in Xia country, Zhou Hongyi was a man of integrity, but lacked nothing else, so he quickly developed his company into a prosperous one.
Today, the website real-name service brought by 3721 Technology's " Chinese keyword search" technology directly covers more than 90% of Internet users in Xia Country, with more than 90 million users using it every day. It has more than 800,000 corporate customers and occupies 50% of Xia Country's paid search market. It not only occupies an absolute leading position, but its development is even better than in the previous life.
Under Lu Yiming's "advice" and "support", Zhou Hongyi is rapidly evolving towards his Cardinal form. It must be said that in terms of talent and ability alone, Zhou Hongyi is definitely one of the most outstanding people in Xia's business community.
Zhou Hongyi took Lu Yiming and Shi Qingxue around the company and boasted about various achievements. The core idea was actually just one: Look how well I’ve developed. Mr. Lu, you should give me money.
The investment that Lu Yiming had given before, plus the money he had scraped together from various sources, had almost been used up. If the business wanted to continue to grow rapidly, there was no other way but to continue burning money, and burn more money.
In fact, Lu Yiming's mind was as clear as a mirror. After all, if someone is too nice to you for no reason, he is either a traitor or a thief. Zhou Hongyi is not a good person. He probably still remembers how Lu Yiming forced him to buy something from him before. Now he is called to the celebration banquet and bragging about his achievements. Lu Yiming doesn't believe that Zhou Hongyi has no ulterior motives.
As a "very sensible" investor, Lu Yiming would naturally not remain indifferent. After listening to Zhou Hongyi's introduction, he took the initiative to say, "Boss Zhou is really amazing. In just one year, he has made the company prosperous. It seems that I have to make additional investments, otherwise my position will be in jeopardy, haha."
Seeing Lu Yiming being so understanding, Zhou Hongyi was also very happy. She rubbed her hands and said expectantly, "Boss Lu, that's not the way it should be. Without your help and advice, we wouldn't be in this situation now. Since Boss Lu still wants to invest, let's discuss an investment plan tomorrow morning. What do you think?"
If it were someone else, Zhou Hongyi would still worry about being the host, but as for Lu Yiming, after getting to know him, he discovered that Lu Yiming was really lazy.
The main reason is that Lu Yiming has invested in too many companies and he can’t manage them all.
So Zhou Hongyi was very relieved. He was a very thoughtful person and naturally liked Lu Yiming, a financial sponsor who gave money readily and did not ask any questions.
Seeing that it was getting late, Zhou Hongyi said enthusiastically: "You two, it's almost time for dinner. I'll treat you two to a meal, which can be regarded as a welcome for you."
Lu Yiming refused outright: "No need to have dinner, you should build up the company well and that's the important thing. Besides, I came here mainly for tourism."
Zhou Hongyi was also a smart person. She took a look at the young and beautiful Shi Qingxue beside Lu Yiming and immediately understood: "Then I won't bother you two."
