Chapter 1 The Return

After more than ten hours of flying, Su Yehao walked out of the arrival exit of the terminal.

Every bone in his body felt weak.

It was the peak tourist season. There were many tourists at Hong Kong City International Airport on Lantau Island, and there were also promotional posters of Hong Kong Hao International Tourism Group, which he and Master Jiang and others had jointly established.

The early stage of entrepreneurship.

With the idea of saving money wherever possible, the tourism group had not yet found an endorsement spokesperson to advertise.

Last time, Master Jiang mentioned in passing that he would give Jiang Yu 50,000 to ask her to help with the photo shoot.

Jiang Yu, who looked innocent, was indeed suitable as a print model. It was a rare opportunity for her to earn some pocket money, so how could Su Yehao refuse?

Thinking of sending Nong Qingying home first, and then returning to his mansion in Big Wave Bay to rest for a while, Su Yehao glanced around and surprisingly spotted a familiar face.

He saw several men and women carrying briefcases and wearing suits suddenly walking towards him.

Just as the bodyguards were about to take action, they saw the leader suddenly bend over and bow, almost ninety degrees, and loudly say:

"Mr. Su! I'm very sorry to disappoint you! The president of the head office suddenly intervened, believing that this business deal was too risky. I didn't expect this, but within our authority, we have provided you with another plan!"

Judging from the uniform bowing action, they were all Japanese.

The person standing at the front was Kaneshiro Kento, the president of the Hong Kong City branch of the Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, who had returned to Tokyo a few days ago to fight for it, but was ultimately rejected by his superior. He had dealt with Su Yehao a few times before.

The surrounding passersby all looked over.

Among the tour groups from the mainland, several middle-aged women were whispering, saying that it was just like in the Hong Kong movies, they had encountered a triad boss or something.

Being blocked at the airport by people from the Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Su Yehao was wondering how they knew his itinerary. Thinking about it again, he realized that the private jet was rented through their bank, so it wouldn't be difficult to investigate.

It seemed that owning a private jet was very necessary.

This time it was just the bank, but it was hard to guarantee that other people with ulterior motives wouldn't follow suit and find out his schedule.

More than being concerned about people knowing his itinerary, Su Yehao was more concerned about the phrase "another plan" at the moment. Still unhappy that the bank didn't approve of his acquisition plan, he put on airs and asked, "Oh? Since your president thinks it's not feasible, with your authority, you dare to go against him?"

The branch president named Kaneshiro Kento continued to stand up straight and said seriously:

"His thoughts do not represent my thoughts. You are a motivated dreamer, making decisive and precise moves every time. I don't think you are the type to breach a contract. All businesses have risks, but I am willing to gamble with you. ICQ is a good company, and I am very clear about the achievements of the tAt chat software. The combination of the two may create dazzling sparks. Therefore, our bank has specially prepared an unsecured credit loan of 500 million Hong Kong dollars for you, hoping that the previous cooperation can be maintained."

Japanese employees are obedient, capable, serious, and not fickle, always thinking about changing jobs.

From the boss's point of view, they are much more worry-free than those in other places.

The employees in the United States are different, clocking out on time every day, unable to be held back, and constantly talking about unions, benefits, and security.

As for the employees in Hong Kong City, most of them are relatively lax in nature, chattering in the office all day long, as lively as a tea party.

This middle-aged man, Kaneshiro Kento, had a typical Japanese office worker temperament, being too serious, which made many passersby think they were arguing.

Su Yehao thought to himself that the other party had probably heard the news that he was seeking loans from other banks.

Facing a businessman of his level, the bank was indeed at a disadvantage. If Kaneshiro Kento hadn't come to him to show his sincerity, Su Yehao wouldn't have planned to continue cooperating with the Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank.

He just happened to be short of money, and he also had an excuse to accept.

Therefore.

Su Yehao smiled and said, "I also think the two companies are very compatible, Mr. Kaneshiro. You have made a smart choice. Help me well now, and one day I will get you promoted to be the president of your head office. This 500 million Hong Kong dollars is useful to me. After I go home and rest, prepare the documents first. The acquisition may not necessarily be successful, and I will give you news then."

President Kaneshiro Kento replied with a smile, "To become the president, you need a lot of resources, and luck is also very important."

"Resources are something you can get with money. When my net worth exceeds 50 billion US dollars one day, it will be almost enough."

Casual and indifferent, Su Yehao spoke as if he was joking, and even he himself thought it sounded like an empty promise.

However, after this round of finding money, Su Yehao had realized the importance of having a good relationship with the bank. It was always better to have more friends to help, such as this HKD 500 million credit line, which reduced the financial pressure a little.

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He didn't go to his father for the time being.

Su Yehao returned home and was hugged around the neck by Nangong Tian, acting spoiled for a while.

When he sat in front of the computer to check his email, he found that Adrian from McKinsey had told him that he had arranged to formally meet and negotiate with the directors of ICQ next Tuesday.

Adrian also helped ask his superiors and was approved for a USD 200 million quota for a leveraged buyout.

With a monthly interest rate of 1.5%, the funds would come from a third-party financial institution. McKinsey was only acting as an intermediary and would also charge some handling fees.

It had to be said that it was quite a rip-off, with an annual interest rate of 18%. Borrowing USD 200 million for a year would result in an interest of USD 36 million.

For Su Yehao at the moment, it didn't matter whether the interest rate was high or not. The most important thing was to be able to borrow money. If he ensured that the stocks he held remained untouched, he could always earn the money back in the current hot market for internet companies.

So without saying anything, he directly agreed to the leveraged buyout plan and told Adrian that the remaining funds were not a problem and that he would return to Silicon Valley in time to participate in the negotiations with ICQ.

Sitting and thinking for a moment, Su Yehao contacted President Peng of the Bank of China again...

Carrying a fruit platter upstairs, the little girl was happily humming a song.

Although Su Yehao had only been in the United States for a few days, she felt like it had been a long time since she had seen him. She had a clingy personality to begin with, and that was why she was like this because she liked him.

Seeing Su Yehao change into his golf outfit, the little girl asked in surprise, "Brother Hao, you just got home, and you're going out again?"

"Yeah, I've arranged to meet with people from the bank to talk about loans. Oh, right, there's been progress on the ICQ acquisition. I haven't told you yet, have I? I was originally thinking of borrowing money from my old man, but now I'll see. It seems I can do it myself. When it comes to borrowing money, your Brother Hao is a professional."

Nangong Tian pouted and said, "It's a pity I only have a few million US dollars, and my mom is also poor and can't help you. If my family was like Zhao Yimeng's, then I could support you."

Su Yehao looked at her and smiled:

"Her family is also having a hard time recently. It's hard to say who's helping whom. Hong Kong City's property prices have fallen again. I saw the news about the plummeting real estate stocks even in the United States..."