Chapter 176 New York

　　The acquisition came to an end.

　　During this transaction, an executive who once held 4% of the shares received more than ten million U.S. dollars, and still didn't plan to retire.

　　Su Yehao spoke with this Russian named Victor Belan and learned that he was thirty-two years old this year. He had worked in the marketing department of PepsiCo and joined iCQ with two million U.S. dollars in February last year. Therefore, he held a small number of shares and currently serves as the director of operations.

　　It just so happened that he hadn't found suitable CEO or COO candidates, and the previous two founders had both resigned.

　　Choosing the tallest among the dwarves, Su Yehao asked him to try serving as the chief operating officer for a probationary period of three months to help coordinate the company's restructuring.

　　He had been busy for more than a week, and was annoyed by the matter of finding money.

　　As the acquisition work came to an end, Su Yehao relaxed again and offered to take Nangong Tian to New York for two or three days.

　　No sooner said than done.

　　He arranged his work before leaving and chartered a business jet at his own expense that day, setting off for New York on a temporary basis.

　　After landing at LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York, he got into a rented stretch Lincoln sedan and headed straight for the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Manhattan.

　　Everyone says New York is good, but after really arriving, Su Yehao realized that it was a bit like being gilded on the outside but rotten on the inside.

　　The roads were patched up, the traffic was terrible, and the high-rise buildings were planned unreasonably. Not only were the buildings squeezed together, but it was also difficult to ensure lighting.

　　There was a lot of garbage on the streets, and the alleys were not cleaned at all, which made them look messy, and many homeless people could be seen on the streets.

　　The only thing that satisfied Su Yehao was probably the unfamiliar exotic atmosphere, which looked a bit novel.

　　After retracting his gaze.

　　Su Yehao sat in the car, drinking Coke, crossed his legs, and said with a smile, "I feel that London is more beautiful. New York is messy, and I heard that the crime rate is particularly high. Those bodyguards knew I was coming to New York and specially prepared several sets of bulletproof briefcases for me. Obviously, they are much more nervous than when going to San Francisco.”

　　“Briefcases?” the little girl asked curiously.

　　Su Yehao explained, "It's a bulletproof shield made into the shape of a briefcase. It can be opened in a second and held in your hand to defend against bullets. I don't know what it's specifically called, but it's heavy and quite interesting."

　　"I've never been to New York before, so I'm just looking around. It's a bit messy, but it seems quite lively. If I were to choose a place to settle down, I would choose Paris. New York is like a nouveau riche, and Paris is more comfortable."

　　After the little girl finished speaking, Su Yehao shook his head and smiled: "Our house in Deep Water Bay in Hong Kong is so comfortable. I'd be crazy to run outside. I can't understand what other people are saying. As long as you have enough money, the quality of life is high anywhere. It's mainly the novelty that's at play. So, it's good to travel when you're bored, but settling down is out of the question. If I didn't think the hotel was inconvenient, I wouldn't have bought a house in Silicon Valley.”

　　"That's really extravagant. You bought such a big house just to be more comfortable when you're on a business trip. I really grabbed onto a golden thigh."

　　"Did you only realize that now?"

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　　Arriving at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, they quickly completed the check-in procedures.

　　The hotel staff's attitude was very good. Su Yehao looked around inside and out and even asked how much money the hotel could make in a year.

　　The waiter smiled and only said that he didn't know.

　　He had mentioned to Nangong Tian that the Donghuang Group was transferring hotels. At this time, the little girl asked him:

　　"Your old flame asked you for help. Are you going to help her? The Donghuang Garden Hotel is so luxurious and beautiful. I went there once with my mom. If the price is cheap, we should be able to buy it, right?"

　　"What old flame? I was young and didn't know any better. She's not as good as you."

　　Casually avoiding the hidden minefield, Su Yehao nodded and replied, "It's indeed very good. I'm also considering whether to buy it or not. If I buy that hotel, how about you help me manage it? It's actually similar to your mom's club. You've been watching your mom do business since you were a child, so you have some experience, right?”

　　“Huh… let me manage it?”

　　The little girl was instantly tempted. After filming her last movie, she had already enjoyed being a producer enough and didn't have the idea of engaging in the film and television production industry for a long time.

　　Managing such a large hotel sounded very impressive.

　　After Su Yehao hesitated briefly, he shook his head and added:

　　"Let's wait and see. If I make money, I can buy it at any time. The most important thing is to pay off the two hundred million U.S. dollars I owe McKinsey. The monthly interest is 1.5%. What hotel can earn so much money every month? Even the casino hotels in Las Vegas can't do it. Maybe other buyers will be tempted first, and it won't be my turn to take action at all. It's better to do less tossing around recently."

　　"That's right, the interest is almost as high as usury. May the God of Wealth bless Brother Hao to make a lot of money. I'll burn more incense when I get home..."

　　Nangong Tian was in a particularly good mood when traveling.

　　After entering the room, she lay on the bed and looked at the menu, and called to order two Italian pasta sets.

　　After eating and drinking enough, they went to see the Statue of Liberty first.

　　It was good to just look at it from the shore. In addition, they also asked the hotel to help book tickets to visit the Museum of Modern Art in New York tomorrow.

　　That night, they went to Broadway to see the musical "Cats."

　　They basically couldn't understand it, but the stage effects were quite good.

　　He didn't seem to have any business in New York, but the NASDAQ Stock Exchange was here, which meant that most of Su Yehao's wealth was inextricably linked to this place.

　　After trying to manage it for most of a century, New York's position as the world's financial center was almost unbreakable.

　　On the afternoon of the second day in New York, Su Yehao also went to Wall Street for a stroll. The streets were just streets, but the invisible atmosphere of money always made him feel that he was still very small.

　　On the third day in New York, he spent tens of thousands of U.S. dollars in the shops on Fifth Avenue.

　　Su Yehao bought a bag for his mother, and the little girl also picked out a belt for Jiang Yu. New clothes, shoes, and jewelry almost filled the trunk of the rented Rolls-Royce.

　　Before they felt bored, they set off again to return to Silicon Valley.

　　John Zhou helped arrange a meeting with Yahoo founder Jerry Yang. Su Yehao specially bought a bottle of aged whiskey as a gift, as a way of doing as the Romans do, just to show his intentions.

　　During the meeting, they didn't talk much about the content. The key was to advertise iCQ and tvt through the Yahoo search engine. The price was slightly discounted, which was a shareholder benefit.

　　The positive impact of acquiring iCQ had gradually emerged.

　　As soon as it advertised tvt, the daily downloads of tvt exceeded 60,000, which was more than the users accumulated by tAt marketing in half a year...

　　Time flew by.

　　In the blink of an eye, more than half a month had passed.

　　Mid-June.

　　After preliminarily sorting out the subsequent development plan, Su Yehao finally took the little girl home.

　　As soon as he got home, he saw Jiang Yu wearing a pink bikini, lying on an air mattress in the outdoor swimming pool, comfortably sunbathing.

　　When Jiang Yu saw Su Yehao, she was almost frightened into falling into the pool. She quickly went ashore and wrapped herself in a blanket, and complained, "You didn't tell me you were coming back!"

　　While enjoying the view, Su Yehao mocked her, "Please, this seems to be my home, right? You've been happy living alone recently. Have you forgotten whose name is on the property certificate?"

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