As the yellowfin tuna was hauled onto the boat, it attracted a crowd.

No wonder it was so hard to reel in, this yellowfin tuna weighed over a hundred *jin* (approximately 110 pounds). Catching such a large fish is rare and would easily make up for ten boat tickets.

It was truly no easy feat to pull it aboard.

An矮胖 (ai pan) stocky middle-aged man, stroking the stubble on his face, said enviously,

"It must weigh at least one hundred and thirty *jin* (approximately 143 pounds), easily selling for twenty or thirty thousand yuan. Taizi Hao’s luck is indeed extraordinary. It's not enough that he's good at making money; he even outperforms us at fishing."

Someone else chimed in,

"Yes, indeed! I've been fishing for four or five years, going out to sea at least forty or fifty times, and I've never caught such a large yellowfin tuna. Look at its shape, how beautifully it's grown."

Su Yehao's body was already sore, but he couldn't hide his excitement as he held the big fish for photos.

He said happily, "If a little over a hundred *jin* is this hard to catch, wouldn't my arms break if it were a big bluefin tuna or a marlin? I'm happy today, so I'll give everyone a boat ticket. Boss, put it on my tab, and I'll give you the money later."

"Haha, thank you! Fish like marlin weighing several hundred *jin* are impossible for ordinary people to catch. I once saw someone catch a three-hundred *jin* giant grouper, and two or three people took turns reeling it in. Marlin and bluefin tuna are probably even stronger..."

He was already tired.

Satisfied with this trip, Su Yehao left early, took a speedboat back to the yacht, and returned to Hong Kong.

After arriving home, while the fish was still fresh, he had someone cut up the tuna after bleeding it. He only kept a small piece of the fish for himself, sending the rest to the assistant's office for them to try, without wasting any.

...

That evening.

Su Yehao took a car to Pengcheng.

Yesterday, Mr. Ma from Lin'an contacted him, saying he was busy with business in Pengcheng these days and planned to organize a gathering today, inviting executives from tAt, tot, and other companies to dinner.

Su Yehao originally planned to go fishing and didn't intend to attend, but now that he was back, he decided to go and visit Yin Liuli and her daughter.

The car passed through the customs and arrived at Luohu.

First, he circled around the construction site and could see the Luohu Sihai International Shopping Center being built, with office buildings next to it, along with several apartments that would be rented out in the future.

There were more than a dozen such integrated projects under construction across the country.

Previously, Su Yehao helped Sihai International Group raise one hundred billion, and then used this one hundred billion RMB as capital to continue developing and financing, the expansion speed of the chain shopping centers was rapid.

Seeing his own buildings always made Su Yehao feel happy.

Doing business in this industry had no flaws except for being too expensive.

Land prices were not too expensive now, especially commercial land, which was often half-given away.

Sometimes, land could be obtained at cost based on demolition expenses, mainly because there were still too few real estate developers with the strength to invest in building shopping malls, and there was a lack of market competition.

Old Wang of Wanda Real Estate was currently exploring the construction of the first Wanda Plaza. The payback speed of commercial real estate cycles was much slower than residential buildings, and the capital requirements were higher. Mainland domestic real estate companies did not yet have that strength.

Before dark, he took a car to his own golf club.

After calling Yin Liuli and asking, he learned that she had taken her daughter to Shanghai and had just checked into the Peace Hotel, so he just missed them.

After arranging to meet again in a few days, Su Yehao called Mr. Ma, who said that the cold dishes had just been served, so he went to dinner.

When he arrived in the private room, it was full of people at two tables, and they all stood up and called him President Su.

Su Yehao smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Don't be so polite with me, eat and drink as you please. Have you ordered all the dishes?"

Mr. Ma's social skills were still amazing, and he replied, "We've ordered everything. I thought that we shouldn't let the benefits go to outsiders, so I paid for the location here today. President Su, would you like some white wine? With so many of us, you've walked right into our trap, I'm afraid you'll have to be carried back."

The others laughed when they heard this.

The reason why they dared to joke like this was based on the fact that the performance of each company was very good. Otherwise, when they saw Su Yehao, they would mostly be worried and would want to stay as far away as possible.

With the rapid increase in the number of mainland netizens, Taobao's data this year was quite impressive. Due to the SARS epidemic in the first half of the year, the reduction in personnel mobility led to a large number of new active users for Taobao and Red Panda Electronics Mall.

It was only August of 2003, and the scale of Taobao users had already doubled compared to the end of last year. Whether it was the number of daily active users, transaction volume, or gross profit margin, all set new records.

Honestly.

Su Yehao used to worry a little that Mr. Ma would be too clever and would choose to leave and work alone after accumulating enough experience.

But now that Taobao has initially developed, and he also has the Red Panda Shopping Mall in hand, even if he starts his own business now, it probably won't have too much impact on Taobao. The market share exceeds 70%, and the foundation is already relatively stable.

Su Yehao didn't refuse.

He sat down in the main seat and said,

"It's not easy to get a free meal from you, so I won't help you pay the bill. Based on Taobao's data in the first half of the year, Mr. Ma, your bonus will probably be very high. Also, the performance of other companies this year is not bad. Let's have a drink to celebrate, and hope we can continue to work hard and get rich together!"

He drank with a small wine cup.

If the cup was slightly larger, he wouldn't dare say he'd drink a cup.

Mr. Ma smiled so wide that he couldn't close his mouth, and the other executives present were also very happy.

It must be said that it may be because Su Yehao likes to delegate power to the executives and doesn't put too much pressure on them, the atmosphere of these mainland internet companies has always been very good, and they have long developed the habit of joining hands, jointly advertising, and promoting each other.

Under this kind of alliance, it is as difficult as climbing to the sky for other new companies to emerge. This is also the fundamental reason why Su Yehao believes it is necessary to share the cake and avoid being hated.

It's not scary to seize the vast majority of the market share through legitimate means, but if it causes public anger because of eating alone, it will be dangerous, and it may even cause the authorities to step in and coordinate.

"Come on, cheers! President Su has too much business and it's not easy for him to come here. We won't go home until we're drunk tonight!"

Mr. Ma is a character who likes to be in the limelight.

Having him take the initiative to stand up and be responsible for contacting the executives of various companies seems to be a good thing in Su Yehao's opinion.

If these people usually gather together to do more research, they can learn from each other's strengths and make up for their weaknesses, while maintaining a subtle competitive relationship, which is conducive to the development of each company.

Su Yehao saw Little Ma, who was in charge of the game business. He was currently burying his head in his food. Don't think he doesn't seem popular, but in reality, since the game department was integrated and handed over to him, the revenue he has generated is more than the sum of tAt, tot, and Taobao.

Currently, of the ten most popular games on the market, Little Ma is in charge of seven of them. Su Yehao gave him an annual bonus of three million RMB last year.

If he fattens up this batch of veteran executives, it will reduce other unnecessary thoughts. The equity hasn't been allocated yet, but Su Yehao is very generous with bonuses...