Chapter 1 A Good Year

The New Year's Day of 2002 had just passed.

Under the cloud of the old Americans' actions, the A-share market opened sharply lower, with the opening drop exceeding 2%.

The various companies continued to operate as usual, and Su Yehao successively received the financial reports of these companies.

For example, tAt Network Company, with its game business, virtual goods, membership business, advertising business, etc., the total annual revenue exceeded 300 million RMB for the first time, with losses reaching 170 million RMB.

In addition, the tot portal website had a revenue of more than 130 million RMB, with losses exceeding 90 million RMB.

As for Taobao, the performance was unexpectedly good, with annual revenue exceeding 200 million RMB in one fell swoop, and the loss amount was only 60 million RMB.

And Taobao's logistics business, which had been spun off separately in October last year, had to be calculated separately, and the loss amount was estimated to be more than 100 million RMB.

These mainland Internet companies helped each other with promotion. Through the initial construction of the ecosystem, the advertising promotion fee was relatively low, and the customer acquisition cost was much lower than in 2000.

In addition, with many game companies and the like, the total loss amount was only about 800 million RMB, but the value increase harvested exceeded 5 billion RMB. Overall, it was still a big profit.

With the rapid increase in the number of netizens, I believe 2002 should be a good year. After a year or two, it can blossom and bear fruit, and reap the rewards...

In this situation.

Su Yehao... lazed around. Taking advantage of Grandpa Tang's trip to Baodao for retirement and vacation, he also went to join in the fun.

The two grandsons booked a villa in Caesar Park Hotel Kenting. Standing on the second-floor balcony, they could see the beach and sea view. The hotel facilities were complete, and it was very close to the bustling downtown area.

Speaking of sea view vacations, none of the places in Hong Kong can compare. The vacation atmosphere in Kenting is relatively strong. Whether it is the local weather or the natural environment, it is indeed very suitable for vacation.

"Renting a villa for a month costs 100,000 Hong Kong dollars. As expected, you, Grandpa, know how to enjoy it. I was worried that I would be staying in a godforsaken place. I would want to run away in less than a week."

Su Yehao was wearing a Hawaiian shirt and big shorts, lying on the sofa in the living room.

The window was open, and the sea breeze was blowing.

In January, the temperature in Kenting was relatively low, about 20 degrees Celsius during the day, which was more comfortable than living in Hong Kong.

Grandpa Tang was a little tired, and said, "Isn't a week enough? How long do you plan to stay here with me? Don't you want your wife and children? There are so many businesses, someone always has to keep an eye on them. You are so famous now, I definitely won't be able to live in peace with you here. People are shaking around at the door, observing you like they are looking at a treasure."

"Money can never be earned enough. My business layout is basically complete, and it's the same whether I'm here or not. Besides, the Internet is so developed now, with internet access and mobile phones, it won't delay my work. I told Nangong, Jiang Yu, and the others before I came out, and they all support me taking a period of peace. They are especially relieved when I go out with you."

Remembering something, Su Yehao reminded:

"Oh right, Liuli's hometown is on this island. She may bring my daughter to visit you. If I had known that the island was so comfortable in winter, I would have come here for vacation last year. I'll see if there are any suitable villas. If not, I'll buy land and build one myself, so you don't always have to live in a hotel."

Grandpa Tang sat in a wheelchair, holding a teacup and said:

"What's wrong with living in a hotel? You can come and go whenever you want, as long as you have enough money, you don't have to worry about anything. Didn't you and Jiang Yu's father open a travel agency together? Instead of buying villas with money, it's better to acquire a few hotels. There are tour groups from the mainland everywhere."

"...That makes sense. I may not live in a villa for a while a year, but hotels are different."

Su Yehao looked at the villa of Caesar Park Hotel. The daily rental price for foreigners is as high as about 5,000 Hong Kong dollars, and the monthly rent of 100,000 Hong Kong dollars is already a discounted price.

He continued: "I think this hotel is very good. I'll ask their boss if they want to sell it later, and by the way, pick a piece of land by the sea to build a mid-to-high-end tourist resort. After all, there are only a few tourists who can accept the price of a five-star hotel."

"..."

Even if it was his own grandson, Grandpa Tang sometimes felt that he deserved a beating. Such a large five-star hotel, the tone sounded almost like buying Chinese cabbage.

But a mere five-star hotel with more than 200 rooms is indeed not too expensive. The house prices on the island are much cheaper than in Hong Kong, and Kenting is just a small city.

Grandpa Tang laughed and said with emotion:

"It's really rich and powerful, I have to admire it. Generations of hard work in the family have produced a freak like you who makes money as easily as drinking water and eating. You must be careful when speaking and doing things outside. There are many people who are jealous when they see our family's success."

"I know, so I'm gradually too lazy to contact them."

Su Yehao looked through the tourist brochures in the resort villa and asked after knowing the location of the hotel through the map, changing the subject: "Rent a business car in a few days and take you on a round-the-island tour? The place is not big, but there are quite a lot of attractions. It is surrounded by coastline, and the scenery in the mountains in the middle should be good. Sun Moon Lake and Alishan are all in the mountains."

The terrain on the island is high in the middle and low on both sides. After so many years of development, the infrastructure is already very complete, but the per capita income is less than half of that of Hong Kong.

I used to come here mainly to inspect business, and only visited the city.

Thinking that the mainland tourists will flock here like Hong Kong in the future, Su Yehao felt that it would not be bad to pick some attractions and acquire resort hotels, and the business in the next ten years will probably not be bad.

His grandfather was not in the mood for long-distance travel, shaking his head and said:

"I've been here many times. I was only in my thirties when I came here for the first time. I've seen everything I should have seen. When Miss Yin comes over, you can leave your daughter with me and take Miss Yin on a round-the-island tour. I might as well look at the beauties on the beach with that time."

"...You should watch more, a good mood can prolong your life."

Su Yehao doesn't know enough about what happened to the old man when he was young.

However, there used to be two concubines in the old house. They had been separated for a long time when they were old, and they still walked around occasionally.

It is said that the old man had also fought with several old Hong Kong tycoons who were well-known because of actresses when he was young, so it can be seen that he was also a playboy.

After chatting with his grandfather for a while, Su Yehao went to the beach in slippers.

Locals like to eat betel nuts, and some young people have black teeth because of this, which reminds him of the so-called "Betel Nut Beauties."

After walking not far, he was a little hungry. Remembering the snack street he passed on the way to the hotel, he simply took a taxi to taste the local specialties.

Soon.

In a crispy fried chicken shop, he bought a small portion of crispy fried chicken, plus tempura and capelin, and bought a portion of braised pork rice in the next shop, with a large glass of lemon black tea.

Su Yehao finally understood why Yin Liuli missed the snacks in her hometown so much, and once took him to find a shop selling crispy fried chicken, but there was none in Casino, 1997.

These fried foods are indeed eye-catching, adding fragrant leaves called jiucengta, the taste is unique...