Chapter 765
After talking to Zhou Hongyi, Lu Yiming called Wei Liqun directly.
In Hong Kong, Wei Liqun received a call from Lu Yiming and did not dare to neglect it. He quickly asked, "Boss Lu, what do you want me to do?"
Wei Liqun is now basically in charge of the affairs of the Future Fund and cooperates with Li Yiwen.
Lu Yiming is responsible for determining the project, Li Yiwen is responsible for implementation and follow-up, and Wei Liqun is responsible for fund management.
If Li Yiwen is the butler, Wei Liqun is the warehouse manager.
Generally speaking, it was Li Yiwen who contacted Wei Liqun, so Wei Liqun was still very surprised when he suddenly received a call from Lu Yiming.
Lu Yiming said to Wei Liqun, "I'm in the United States now. I just finalized a deal. When the market opens tomorrow, take out some money to increase your holdings of Yahoo shares. I think there will be some good results in the near future. I think you can see good results in half a year."
"Is there any good news for Yahoo recently? I don't think I've heard any news about this recently. But Google is gaining momentum."
Lu Yiming laughed and said, "Nonsense, I just signed a letter of intent with Yang Zhiyuan. If you want to formally sign the contract, you have to wait until I return to China. How can you get good news?"
When Wei Liqun heard this, he suddenly realized what was going on and said with a smile, "It turns out that this is not good news, but inside information. OK, how much should I take?"
Since it was Lu Yiming who personally created the inside information, Wei Liqun naturally dispelled his doubts and admired Lu Yiming in his heart: Mr. Lu is really awesome. Others wait for good news before entering the market, but Mr. Lu creates good news himself. Players make their own rules, no wonder they are always invincible.
It’s really awesome beer!
Lu Yiming said, "It's up to you. Of course, the more the better, but don't go too far. If you buy me out and make me the largest shareholder, that would be no fun."
Wei Liqun smiled even more happily: "Okay, Mr. Lu, I feel relieved after hearing what you said. Don't worry, I will definitely know how to handle this properly."
In Lu Yiming's impression, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel would soon embark on his "Godfather Plan", spending $1.9 billion in 2004 to acquire two search technology companies and start using his own search technology.
Over the next eight months, Yahoo's search market share grew faster than Google's, and its stock price soared.
However, this is a forced extension of life through financial means. After the "effect of the drug" wears off, Yahoo's last gasp will immediately return to its original state.
But as a short-term stock, it's nice to make some quick money.
2003 is about to end, and the U.S. stock market, many Internet and related technology companies will usher in a full recovery. Basically, as long as you buy them, you will make money.
A few days later, on a sunny afternoon, Lu Yiming's plane landed at the China Overseas Hongqiao International Airport. Wearing sunglasses and a casual suit, Lu Yiming walked down the gangway.
They took the shuttle bus to the exit. Shi Qingxue, who had been waiting there for a long time, immediately went up to Lu Yiming when she saw him. She threw herself into Lu Yiming's arms without caring about the surging crowd around them.
Because Lu Yiming was wearing sunglasses, no one recognized him. Seeing this scene, everyone thought it was a young couple reuniting after a long separation. They couldn't help but exude pure hormones, and many people smiled knowingly.
This is the beautiful love of youth.
No matter how bad the world is, such a scene is always worth a look.
Lu Yiming touched Shi Qingxue's head, kissed her on the forehead, and asked with a smile: "How are you? Have you missed me during this period?"
Shi Qingxue hugged Lu Yiming's waist and answered without hesitation: "I thought about it!"
Lu Yiming's hand slid down from Shi Qingxue's back, hugged her waist, and asked, "How much do you miss me?"
Shi Qingxue said: "I miss you very much, I think about you every moment."
Seeing that Shi Qingxue's eyes were a little bloodshot, Lu Yiming couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and asked, "Why do you look so haggard? Are you missing me so much that you can't sleep?"
Shi Qingxue pursed her lips and smiled slightly, saying, "You are really narcissistic. Well, although this is indeed the reason, it is still difficult for me to learn the graduate courses, and I still have to learn how to manage Yuedu.com."
After all, she was a recommended graduate student, and Shi Qingxue's foundation was still somewhat different from that of the graduate students who were admitted. In addition, she had to manage a company, so Shi Qingxue was actually very busy during this period.
Lu Yiming said with some distress: "If you are too busy, then don't be busy. It doesn't matter whether you take the postgraduate exam or not. You don't rely on this degree to make a living anyway. Didn't the company arrange a vice president? You don't need to do everything yourself."
Shi Qingxue said firmly: "How can that be? You are the richest man in Asia. As your girlfriend, I can't be too bad, right?"
Lu Yiming then realized that Shi Qingxue was working so hard to improve herself, and there was also pressure from him, the richest man in Asia. He immediately said, "Look at what you said. If this is what makes you so hard, then I will donate all my property and we can find a beautiful place to farm."
Shi Qingxue stuck out her tongue and said, "Well, actually I stayed up late to read novels at night."
"real?"
"real."
Although Lu Yi knew that these were Shi Qingxue's words to comfort him, he did not expose her.
The two walked out of the airport and got into the Rolls-Royce that came to pick them up.
Afterwards, Shi Qingxue told Lu Yiming about Shi Jin Ji again: "My aunt has brought Shi Jin Ji to Hong Kong to open up the market."
Lu Yiming said approvingly: "Aunt is quite amazing."
"By the way, are you free tomorrow? Let's go to the capital and have some fun."
Shi Qingxue said dissatisfiedly: "You just came back from the United States, don't you want to take a good rest? You run around all day, be careful not to be exhausted. Why don't you take a few days off."
Lu Yiming said: "I wasn't too tired actually. I took a nap on the plane. I also had a good meal and drink in the United States."
Shi Qingxue hadn't been with Lu Yiming for such a long time, and she wanted to go with him, but her study tasks were really heavy, which made her feel very troubled. She frowned slightly and said coquettishly, "If there is nothing important, take a few days off before going."
Lu Yiming said, " I went to the United States this time to persuade Yahoo to acquire 3721. Now that this matter has been finalized, the signing ceremony will be held in Beijing in a few days. After all, I am a major shareholder of 3721. If I don't go, it will seem a bit disrespectful. But I can rest in Zhonghai for two days first. I can go there the day before the signing ceremony. I will be back in two or three days at most."
When Shi Qingxue heard that Lu Yiming could stay in Zhonghai for two more days, she was very happy and said, "Well, you stay at home with me for the next two days and don't go anywhere. I won't go to Beijing to cause you trouble. I haven't finished the work of Yuedu.com yet. I'm afraid that if I leave, Mengmeng won't be able to handle it alone."
"Okay, whatever you say."
Lu Yiming touched Shi Qingxue's smooth hair and said with a smile: "You are now a career-oriented woman."
Shi Qingxue complained, "You talk as if you're not the big boss of Yuedu.com. You obviously have the largest share, but Mengmeng and I are the ones doing all the work. You're such a black-hearted capitalist."
After returning home, as soon as Lu Yiming entered the room, he picked up Shi Qingxue by the waist and walked towards the bathroom.
Shi Qingxue knew what Lu Yiming wanted to do, and she blushed a little, and said coquettishly: "What are you thinking about when you just came back?"
Lu Yiming said with a smile: "Of course I miss you, after all, I am young and full of vigor..."
“You …”
In the next two days, Lu Yiming and Shi Qingxue did not leave the Lu Family Garden. When Zhou Hongyi called Lu Yiming and told him that he could go to Beijing, Lu Yiming felt that he was walking a little unsteadily.
Lu Yiming called Li Yiwen and said, "Cousin, can I borrow your plane? Damn, the Airbus is too slow. I haven't even got my plane yet."
Although this plane was also bought by Lu Yiming, it has been given to Li Yiwen after all, so if he wants to use it now, he can only borrow it from Li Yiwen.
As a result, Li Yiwen said, "The plane is being inspected now. What's the matter? Are you in a hurry to use the plane?"
Lu Yiming said, "Isn't this the signing of a contract between 3721 and Yahoo? It's in Beijing. Yang Zhiyuan insisted on holding a signing ceremony and called me to attend. What can I do? Hey, he's already in his forties, why is he so obsessed with fame? Isn't it better to be as low-key as me?"
Li Yiwen teased, "Aren't you embarrassed to say that? In my opinion, Yahoo has a good plan. They want you to be their advertising spokesperson? You really can't afford to lose anything."
Lu Yiming complained, "I feel like I've been cheated. I just asked him for an extra 110 million US dollars. But I, the richest man in Asia, was asked to endorse him for such a small advertising fee. I'm basically doing charity."
Li Yiwen said disdainfully, "Come on, over 100 million in US dollars. Do you think there is any star in the world whose appearance fee is higher than yours? I think you are just showing off. Okay, I'm busy here, you can buy your own plane ticket this time."
Lu Yiming had no choice but to ask Yu Jiayi to book the plane ticket as soon as possible.
After a while, Yu Jiayi called back and said that the first-class tickets to Beijing tomorrow were sold out.
This made Lu Yiming very depressed, and he complained: "Why are there so many rich people nowadays?"
Yu Jiayi suggested, "How about booking for the morning of the day after tomorrow?"
Lu Yiming said helplessly, "That would be too time-consuming. I still have to meet with Zhou Hongyi first and do some ideological work on him. If there is no first-class cabin, then there is no first-class cabin. This time, I'll just have to make do with business class."
Yu Jiayi said: "I just asked, and the business class seats are no longer available."
Lu Yiming couldn't help but take a breath and muttered, "Is someone trying to snipe me? Then I'll take economy class."
"OK."
The next morning, Lu Yiming, Yu Jiayi and Zhao Tiezhu boarded a plane to Beijing.
For Lu Yiming, who was used to private jets and first-class cabins, the economy class was so cramped. Not only were there three rows of seats, but the legroom was also extremely narrow, making him feel cramped even when sitting there.
Lu Yiming had just sat down when a father and daughter came over. The old father had gray hair and was at least in his sixties or seventies. The girl was about 1.6 meters tall and couldn't reach the luggage rack above her head even on tiptoe. Lu Yiming happened to be sitting opposite, at the outermost seat, so he stood up and said, "Let me help you."
As he spoke, Lu Yiming helped the two people put their backpacks on the luggage rack.
The old father said gratefully: "Thank you, young man. I didn't expect you to be so handsome and kind-hearted."
Then, he pulled his daughter over and introduced her enthusiastically, "My name is Zhao Changfu, and this is my daughter Zhao Huanbing. What's your last name, handsome boy?"
Lu Yiming smiled slightly and said, "My last name is Lu, you can just call me Xiao Lu."
Zhao Changfu said approvingly: "Xiao Lu, how old are you this year? Do you have a girlfriend? What do your parents do for a living?"
Lu Yiming was immediately ashamed.
Is this guy checking the household registration?
Zhao Huanbing frowned. Her parents had been worrying about her marriage for the past few years. Now that Zhao Changfu asked these questions, wasn't he still trying to find a boyfriend for her?
"Dad, what are you doing? Why are you asking so many questions? Do you have any manners?"
She said to Lu Yiming with an apologetic look on her face: "Mr. Lu, my father is just like that. I didn't mean to offend you. I apologize to you on his behalf."
Lu Yiming said generously: "It's nothing."
He changed the subject and asked, "Are you going to Beijing for a trip?"
Zhao Yuanbing said: "I work in Beijing, and I took my dad there to see the world. He has never been to Beijing, and he has never been on a plane. I didn't have the ability to take him out to play before, but now that I have a job, I want to take him out to see the world while he can still walk."
Lu Yiming said approvingly: "Then you are quite filial."
There was nothing else to do on the plane, so they just chatted about random things. Perhaps it was because it was his first time on a plane, Zhao Changfu fell asleep after a while.
Zhao Yuanbing apologized to Lu Yiming again, "My dad is impatient. Because I failed in blind dates several times in my hometown, he wants to treat a young man like his son-in-law when he sees him now. Don't take it to heart."
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "You are so beautiful and you work in Beijing, so you shouldn't have trouble finding a husband. Why is the old man so anxious?"
Zhao Yuanbing sighed and said, "Most girls don't have trouble finding a husband, but for someone like me, it's hard to say. When people heard that I studied abroad and was a senior executive at a large company in Beijing, those blind dates backed off once they understood my situation."
It has to be said that it is indeed a problem if a girl is too outstanding. Nowadays, the quality of an undergraduate is still very good. Female college students are very popular in the marriage market. If they have studied abroad and are now senior executives in Beijing, most men will feel ashamed and withdraw from the relationship. After all, young people these days are still strong-willed and do not like to live off their wives. They are a little chauvinistic and always think that they should be more awesome than their wives.
Lu Yiming said, "Then look for one in Beijing. There are many outstanding boys in Beijing. I see you are not that old, so don't be too anxious. After all, marriage is a lifelong event and you can't rush it."
Zhao Yuanbing said helplessly: "I'm not anxious, but my parents are. They said that when they were my age, their children were already old enough to help with cooking."
Randomly, she couldn't help but complain: "From elementary school to high school, I was forbidden to fall in love early every day. As soon as I graduated from college, I was eager to get married right there. Don't you think this is contradictory?"
Lu Yiming laughed: "The older generation is like this, their ideas haven't changed yet."
At this moment, Zhao Huanbing suddenly turned his head and saw Zhao Changfu's eyes half-closed. He was immediately displeased and frowned and said, "Dad, you are pretending to sleep!"
Zhao Changfu was a little embarrassed when he was caught eavesdropping, so he said, "Ah, well, you guys continue chatting, don't bother me. Young man, my daughter..."
Seeing that Zhao Changfu seemed to be about to give another long speech, Lu Yiming quickly said, "Uncle, I already have a girlfriend."
Zhao Changfu was shocked when he heard this. He hung his head and said, "Oh, that's a pity, it's such a pity."
It's rare to meet a nice guy that you like, so how come he already has a girlfriend?
Zhao Huanbing said angrily, "Dad, please stop making me look like I can't get married. Your daughter is not that bad!"
Seeing that Zhao Huanbing was angry, Zhao Changfu didn't dare to say anything more and quickly changed the subject, saying, "Alas, this is my first time to go to Beijing in my life. After all, it is the capital, and you have to go there once in your life. Young man, what are you going to do in Beijing this time? If you are looking for a job, you can let our Bingbing help you . I heard that Beijing is very big, and you young people will easily lose your way if you go there rashly."
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "It's impossible to work for others. You have to endure hardships. Your boss drives a Land Rover. If you really want to get rich, you still have to start your own business."
Zhao Changfu was immediately displeased when he heard what Lu Yiming said. He said with a tone of an experienced person, "Don't be too ambitious when you are young. Business is not that easy to do. There are several millionaires in our village. They started businesses in the 1990s and made a lot of money. But what happened? In the past few years, not only did they return to their original state, but they also owed a lot of debts and had to hide from their creditors during the New Year. So it's better to work. At least the income is stable."
Lu Yiming was too lazy to refute and said directly: "Well, you are right."
Seeing Lu Yiming's "humility in learning", Zhao Changfu beat his chest and stamped his feet again, saying bluntly: "Such a good guy, how come he has a girlfriend?"
He made the next best move and said, "Hey, young man, do you have any single classmates or something? Can you introduce them to me?"
Zhao Yuanbing was both angry and amused when he heard this, and he said softly, "Dad, what are you talking about?"
Zhao Changfu said confidently: "It is said that those who are close to vermilion will be red, and those who are close to ink will be black. Look at how outstanding Xiao Lu is. Those who are close to him must be outstanding too."
Lu Yiming was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and said, "If there is a chance, I will definitely introduce you."
