Chapter 116 Island Building and Ecosystems

Su’s father made himself perfectly clear.

A satellite casino definitely had to be built on Emperor Crab Island, or else it would lack a certain appeal.

A satellite casino refers to a casino that is opened in addition to a licensed casino.

Although satellite casinos don’t have licenses, they can partner with licensed casinos, kind of like a franchisee, or they can be directly operated.

The representatives of Sands, Wynn, Genting, and Nebula had no choice. Aside from trying to trip up the Su family, they didn't really have the ability to get a handle on Su’s father, let alone the fact that Hong Kong also had Asia's richest man, the richest Chinese man in the world, and the world's third-richest man, Su Yehao.

Looking at the whole world.

In terms of publicly known asset scale, the only people confirmed to be ahead of Su Yehao were Bill Gates and the stock god Warren Buffett.

Due to a batch of unlisted companies with excessively fluctuating valuations, Su Yehao was slightly behind in terms of foundation. But no matter how much behind, he was still the world's third-richest man. Even the casinos in Las Vegas wouldn't dare offend him easily.

After these people left.

Su’s father contacted his son as soon as possible. After briefly explaining the situation on the phone, he boasted:

"So what if four of them come together? They're no match for me combined. I said I was coughing, short of breath, and my lungs were uncomfortable, and I almost scared them to death. With that kind of guts, they still want to give me attitude? I'll let them know in a minute who is the real local overlord… no, a strong dragon on their turf!"

"…Dad, you're so fierce, who wouldn't be afraid? You even brought up SARS, that stuff is really deadly."

Su Yehao was hiking on the MacLehose Trail when he received the call, panting for breath.

This hiking route has beautiful scenery. It starts from Pak Tam Chung, goes around the Sai Kung Peninsula to the west, reaches the Kowloon Mountains, then starts from Shing Mun and goes north to Tai Mo Shan, and then west to Tuen Mun as the end point, with a total length of about one hundred kilometers.

He brought Nangong Tian and Jiang Yu with him, planning to finish it in three days, breathe in the fresh air of nature, and have a picnic.

Sleeping in a tent would definitely be uncomfortable, so Su Yehao also specifically bought a RV, parked in an open space every night to wait for them. In the future, if he traveled to the mainland, this RV could also come in handy.

On the other end of the phone.

Su’s father was shrewd, and continued:

"If the old gambling king gave me trouble, I might have to consider it, but the foundations of Sands and Wynn are in Las Vegas, USA, beyond my reach. Genting isn't strong enough, they only got one of the six gambling licenses because of luck, and they're also outsiders. As for the Nebula Casino, there's no need to mention it. It's a collaboration between a bunch of second- and third-rate Hong Kong businessmen, and there's not a single one who can really fight."

With so many old foxes at home, Su Yehao was really relieved. He could already see Tai Mo Shan in front of him, and replied:

"These casinos aren't of one mind either, they're just worried about our family stealing their thunder. A daily exchange limit of 100,000 Hong Kong dollars is pretty good, definitely enough for ordinary tourists. Compared with the real estate value of Emperor Crab Island, casino revenue is dispensable. The key now is to pass the island construction plan at the hearing, the fewer troubles the better."

Su’s father's voice then came over:

"That's what I think too, otherwise I wouldn't bother with them. There are more voices in the newspapers making a fuss about environmental protection, what are you going to do?"

"What else can I do? Throw money at it. When the time comes, announce a donation of two billion Hong Kong dollars to improve the surrounding water quality, and create some concepts such as offshore wind power generation, tidal energy, and solar energy generation, wastewater purification and recycling, etc. I decided on the concept of a green ecological island from the design stage."

Whether the marine environment around Casino, 1997 is good or not isn't up to the locals, it mainly depends on how well the Pearl River Basin environmental protection is done.

So most of this money is estimated to be invested in the mainland's ecological protection, trying to avoid the undesirable consequences of barbaric expansion in the next few years.

Overall.

These recent busy projects are all relatively long-term, pouring money into them gradually every year, there is almost no pressure.

Su Yehao was just reluctant to sell off high-quality assets in advance, it was completely different from being truly short of money. If anyone could force him into a corner, raising 100 billion Hong Kong dollars in cash in the short term wouldn't be a big problem.

For example, Cisco, which has been making a lot of money recently, released news last month that it was considering making an $8 billion offer to acquire Google as a whole because it had too much cash on hand.

However, Su Yehao didn't respond at all, and asked Operations Officer Danielle Kenning to help send them away. They wanted to buy away the golden goose for a pittance, he wasn't a fool.

Changing the topic.

Su’s father told him as an amusing story:

"Qiu Yaohuo, the son of your Uncle Qiu, made a fortune after your acquisition of his dating software. I heard that he has also made a lot of money in the stock market recently, and bought a private jet and parked it there. But because he's afraid of heights, he doesn't dare to fly it. He told his father that it doesn't matter if he uses it or not, but he has to have one. Your Uncle Qiu was almost driven to death."

"He's afraid of heights but he bought a private jet? How extravagant."

"Yeah, it's a waste for his father, who has to use it with tears in his eyes, lest it rusts. Speaking of planes, I remembered, where's your new plane? I'm running all over the country now, it's too troublesome to use your current plane."

"…I understand what you mean, it hasn't been delivered yet. When I receive the plane, I'll arrange one for you, the latest model, how filial is that."

"Hey! Good son, you're really a filial son, I'll hang up first, I'm busy."

"…"

Last year, taking advantage of the still depressed Internet market.

Su Yehao, in the name of Yanwenzi Group, acquired the Loveline dating software co-founded by Qiu Yaohuo and He Shaofan's cousin, for a total of 165 million US dollars.

The current Yanwenzi Group, in addition to the earliest tvt and iCQ, also has two instant messaging software products specializing in dating functions and enterprise office, plus PayPal, Netflix, and a game company, its business is relatively diversified.

The reason why that guy invested in Loveline, this dating social product, Su Yehao felt was mainly inspired by himself, or rather, inspired by the "People Nearby" function.

Qiu Yaohuo's achievements, in the eyes of others, are considered relatively successful, but compared with Su Yehao's Yanwenzi Group, it is obviously far behind.

Don't look at it being half-dead now, with a limited number of active users, Su Yehao believes that as long as he helps Loveline survive until the era of smartphones arrives, it should have a large market.

The problem is that the girls who solicit clients or moonlight have also started to follow the trend and move to it, leading to a bad reputation for the product.

Of course.

It's just the reputation that's damaged, but there are more users, and the proportion of paid members is much higher than tvt, indicating that it meets user needs very well.

Yanwenzi Group only needs to show a zero-tolerance attitude to avoid being sued or fined. As for how users find ways to circumvent the not-too-strict restrictions, it's none of Su Yehao's business.

After all, there is no American law that stipulates that you can't post swimsuit photos, or restricts people from dating. On the contrary, it restricts companies from analyzing and monitoring users' chat content, so there is basically no risk.

Even if some occasional scandals break out, they become a catalyst for promoting the development of Loveline, thereby attracting more users.