Negotiating the acquisition of a travel agency.

Su Yehao originally intended to participate and find a sense of presence.

However, Master Jiang politely rejected his proposal without a word, the reason being—"Such a handsome young master is easily recognized and will be treated like a fat pig to be slaughtered."

Su Yehao thought about it seriously and felt it made a lot of sense.

Fame has its advantages and disadvantages, just like well-known antique appraisers can't go to small stalls, because others will raise prices on the spot.

Therefore, the task of market research was entrusted to the volunteer Master Jiang to be fully responsible.

On Su's father's side.

Negotiations came to an end, and there were no more complications.

The project has been confirmed to land next week and will be signed together with several other large orders.

At that time, a red banner will be hung at the signing ceremony, with words like "Pengcheng's Investment Attraction in the Fourth Quarter of 1997: XX Billion!" Both face and substance will be achieved.

As one of the national benchmarks for reform and opening up, Pengcheng's success can indeed play an inspiring and positive role. It is reasonable for the project signing to be a little grander.

The cultural tourism city project was officially finalized.

With a total planned area of 4,500 mu (approximately 741 acres) and a construction area of approximately 2.6 million square meters, the land acquisition price was 1.72 billion RMB, which is the highest single land transfer price in Pengcheng to date, breaking the previous record.

The cultural tourism city plan will include private schools, shopping malls, pedestrian streets, villas, office buildings, apartments, commercial housing, and so on, as well as a library and a hospital, making it equivalent to a small town.

The initial payment for land acquisition amounted to a staggering 720 million RMB.

Su's father was worried that there would be another twist at the last minute, so he had already transferred the money through the Bank of China in Hong Kong and signed a memorandum of understanding in advance.

The planning department of Sihai International Group began to move, publicly announcing a tender and preparing to officially start the design work.

According to Master Jiang.

Due to the impact of the financial crisis, most of the previously negotiated partners chose to withdraw their investment.

In the end, only Uncle Qiu, who had a wart on his face and was Su Yehao's father's close friend, firmly took out 200 million RMB, which will account for 5% of the entire project.

In addition, the Zhao family, to which Zhao Yimeng belongs, also decided to take out 200 million RMB, accounting for 5%, and is responsible for replicating the educational experience of Donghuang Rose.

As for the construction of the campus, it will be handled by a new company jointly established by them.

After hearing about this from Master Jiang.

Su Yehao wondered, Uncle Qiu's son is unreliable, but this father has a pretty good vision and luck.

I wonder how that Young Master Qiu, who went to the north to sell pagers, is doing lately.

At present, the number one task of Sihai International is the super town complex project located in Pengcheng. There is no need for Master Jiang to offer advice. He has a limited understanding of the situation in the north and can't help much.

Therefore, Master Jiang has been very idle during this period, and can't wait to personally participate in the soon-to-be-established tourism company, flex his muscles, and work for himself to taste the feeling of being a boss.

Someone is eager to work, Su Yehao is just happy to relax, so he let Master Jiang go...

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A few days ago.

Jiang Yu used Su Yehao as a shield, saying that she was his fiancée.

However, Su Yehao always walked very close to Nangong Tian on weekdays. The three of them often rode in the same Rolls-Royce to the apartment next to Victoria Harbour.

There are nearly 20,000 teachers and students at Hong Kong University, and some of them inevitably know reporters in the media industry.

Over time.

The news spread somehow and unexpectedly made the cover of a gossip magazine.

When this magazine appeared in front of Jiang Yu.

She was struck by lightning and completely dumbfounded.

It doesn't matter if it's spread privately, but being on the cover of a magazine, being known by so many people, and having paparazzi capture photos of the three of them walking on campus is another matter.

On October 15th.

In the living room of the apartment, Su Yehao and the little girl were sitting side by side.

Jiang Yu was sitting on a single sofa, and a magazine was placed on the square coffee table. The cover was their group photo.

Once again experiencing the shadow of being socially dead.

Jiang Yu's lips trembled slightly, her mood was quite uneasy, and she said with a sad face:

"What should I do! What if my parents and relatives see it? Wouldn't I be completely finished? I'm still a virgin, how will I marry in the future!"

Nangong Tian's identity was not revealed by the paparazzi, and there was only a side profile photo of her on the cover.

After carefully examining the photo, she had to admit... she was photographed quite beautifully, and her new clothes were not worn in vain.

The gloating little girl couldn't help but laugh: "Who told you not to pull anyone else, but to find Su Yehao as a shield? A person like him is like a celebrity, and every move is easily noticed. Aren't you just asking for trouble?"

Jiang Yu continued to sigh.

After living here for a few days, she was not so restrained anymore.

She told Nangong Tian, "I was annoyed by people pestering me at the time, and I didn't think so much at all. If I had known, I might as well have told them directly that I'm not interested in men."

"That's a good idea. You can clarify to the public that you and Nangong are lovers, and I'm just your friend and tenant. Wouldn't that be fine?"

Su Yehao, as the protagonist on the cover of the magazine, his name was specially enlarged and highlighted in red, and he was still in the mood to joke at this moment.

In fact, he also has a headache now.

He is mainly worried that other newspapers will follow suit and that Nong Qingying or Yin Liuli will see it in the end, which will be difficult to explain.

Jiang Yu, knowing that she was in the wrong, curled her lips and said weakly:

"It would be strange if anyone believed it. Do you think they are all fools? Now I'm finished, and my dad is in Hong Kong these few days. If he sees this magazine, I won't be able to clear my name even if I jump into the Yellow River..."

There is no good solution to this situation at all.

If you choose to clarify publicly, it may attract the attention of other mainstream media and further escalate the matter.

It's better to have a normal heart.

Let nature take its course, and be as low-key as possible.

Su Yehao pinned his hopes on the fact that the influence of unscrupulous magazines is weak and will not attract too much attention.

In Hong Kong.

There are endless gossip news every day, so that local residents have long been immune.

Su Yehao thinks his reputation is ordinary.

The progress of the matter was indeed as he expected.

The next day, no other media reported the matter, and people's attention was drawn to a Heavenly King's concert.

This made Su Yehao think he had escaped a disaster and was fine...

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At dusk on the seventeenth.

The sky was dyed a beautiful orange by the sunset, and seabirds circled in the air.

On the road, a white van with advertisements for real estate promotions pasted on both sides was using loudspeakers to shout that a certain real estate was offering a 25% discount, only a ten-minute drive from Tsim Sha Tsui, the down payment was only 10%, and buying a house also came with a decoration gift package.

The Hong Kong property market has cooled sharply, and many developers who entered too late are in a panic, offering discounts and promotions.

Those who have multiple properties in their hands are also lowering prices to sell them off.

Compared with the transaction price at the peak of the housing price, Hong Kong housing prices have fallen by an average of about 20%.

Nong Qingying was driving her Mercedes-Benz G-Class SUV, and was telling Su Yehao in the passenger seat in a lazy tone: "The bank called me today and may ask me to prepare other collateral, or I can repay part of the loan first. Did you receive a call?"

"No, it's fine to pledge Yahoo stocks to the bank. Anyway, I don't plan to cash out for the time being."

Su Yehao saw that Nong Qingying was in a bad mood today, and deliberately avoided topics that would make her unhappy, and added:

"Yahoo's stock price has rebounded in the short term. Don't pay too much attention to the ups and downs. After a short adjustment, the room for continued surge is very clear. Looking at the world, it has no competitors, and its upward potential is huge."

While waiting for the red light.

Nong Qingying hugged the steering wheel and said worriedly:

"Even if my house is sold for 40 million now, it will be difficult to sell it, right? The newspapers say it will continue to fall."

Su Yehao had discussed this issue with her before and given her a heads-up.

Now that he heard Nong Qingying mention this again, Su Yehao was speechless.

After all, he sold her that house for more than 50 million Hong Kong dollars, which was equivalent to cheating his own people. Now the depreciation is a foregone conclusion and cannot be changed. He can't buy it back at the original price.

Counting the profits earned from Yahoo, it barely keeps pace with the decline in housing prices since she bought the house until now.

The main reason is that Nong Qingying didn't dare to let go of her hands and feet. She only bought 20 million Yahoo stocks at the beginning, otherwise she could have made a lot more money.

"Don't worry, I will definitely not let you suffer."

Trying to change the subject, Su Yehao turned to ask: "Why did your parents ask me to your house for dinner today?"

"They went to sea during the day and caught a yellow-lipped fish, and stewed it with the very expensive fish maw, especially to entertain you. In the past, when they caught such fish, they would sell the fish maw to dried goods stores."

Nong Qingying turned her head to look at Su Yehao.

She added:

"Isn't it all your fault? A few days ago, there was news about a fiancée. My parents were worried about conflicts between us, so they wanted to meet you in person. I don't care, you have to figure it out yourself. I feel like my dad is going to beat you up. It's best not to drink today."

"..."

Su Yehao remembered that Nong Qingying had mentioned that once he got married, she would leave immediately.

After a moment of silence, he decisively explained: "My family's master is named Jiang, and his daughter's name is Jiang Yu. She is now my classmate. She is beautiful and many people like her... She is my first love."

"???"

Nong Qingying's eyes were a little puzzled.

Su Yehao continued: "Someone in the school was chasing her, which made her feel impatient, so she made an excuse to say that I was her fiancé. In fact, she was just using me as a shield."

Su Yehao himself felt that this statement was untenable.

Because even if this misunderstanding is clarified, there are a series of questions that cannot be explained clearly.

Even if he is good at sweet talk, it is still difficult to make it up.

Knowing that he would have to face this situation sooner or later, Su Yehao was caught off guard when Nong Qingying lifted the lid, and he felt a burst of nervousness.

After passing an intersection and walking down a street.

Nong Qingying, who was obviously absent-minded, broke the silence and asked, "What about the other one, the one in the skirt, who is she?"

"Her mother and my father are doing business together, running a club in Casino, 1997. I've known her since I can remember."

Su Yehao avoided the important and focused on the unimportant, and after organizing his words, he added: "Her name is Nangong Tian, a very good girl. Since this time, I have been thinking about telling you about this, but I was afraid that you would be angry. I also know that it's all my fault. I was amazed when I met you and couldn't control myself."

Nong Qingying bit her lip and frowned, "Doesn't that mean that I came later?"

"..."