Chapter 144 No Room for Complaint

Gray hooded sweatshirt, jeans, paired with a white trench coat.

With her short hair and a small handbag, Zhao Yimeng stood outside Chen Sheng Kee Restaurant, bored as she waited for Su Yehao.

It was lunchtime, and the restaurant was crowded.

Some Portuguese white diners came specifically to taste the delicious food. As one of the oldest restaurants in Casino, it was quite famous.

Su Yehao walked over lazily, his hands in his pockets.

He had gone to bed late last night and woken up early this morning, so he was already a little sleepy, thinking about finding a place to take a nap after lunch.

Anyway, he would be waiting until dinner with Second Auntie before returning to Hong Kong City, so he had nothing to do in the afternoon.

Seeing Zhao Yimeng, he faced her, sized her up, and sighed.

This made Zhao Yimeng a little puzzled, and she curiously asked, "What's wrong? Have I become ugly, making you feel like your youth is wasted?"

"No, seeing that you're not wearing makeup, not even lipstick, it's clear you have no interest in me. They say a woman dresses for the one she loves. If you were meeting someone you liked, you should dress up carefully."

Su Yehao habitually teased her.

Although he was already stretched thin and couldn't spare more time and energy, he would still hope that beautiful girls would be fascinated by him.

Zhao Yimeng's dressing was indeed quite casual. She laughed and said, "Don't rush to talk about me, aren't you the same? You started picking on me as soon as we met, that's not very gentlemanly. If you really liked someone, you should like them no matter what, and not care whether they're wearing makeup or dressing up."

"Don't change the subject. I'm saying your attitude is wrong. I thought you had some ulterior motive for asking me out to dinner. As for gentlemen, leave that to the British. Anyway, you already live there, I guess you don't lack elegant men, I'm fine living comfortably."

Su Yehao said with a smile, and walked into the restaurant with Zhao Yimeng.

The two of them were eating, so they didn't reserve a private room. They only ordered four dishes and a soup, including the signature tangerine peel duck, of course.

The surroundings were noisy, and not many people were drinking at noon, so it wasn't as lively as the restaurants at night.

Not long after they sat down, they saw raindrops falling outside the window. The drizzle in winter had a special flavor, gradually washing away the dust on the glass.

Sitting opposite Su Yehao, Zhao Yimeng went straight to the point and started talking about business.

She told him, "The reason I contacted you is actually because of your tAt Network Technology Company. Last night... I registered a new account, found the school's chat room, and added a few classmates. After testing it, I found the function quite good, not worse than iCQ, which I use in England."

"Do you want to partner with me?" Su Yehao keenly grasped the key point.

Zhao Yimeng nodded and continued, "Yes, I was optimistic about this project before, and I still am now. Besides, the winter in London is too cold, the differences in life are huge, and I have almost no friends. It's not as interesting as I imagined. If I can find a suitable excuse, I want to transfer to the Hong Kong City Asian Academy of Music to study. I still can't let go of the piano, and I always feel that the school can't teach me too much about business management. It's better to go to the company as an assistant for half a year."

Su Yehao also felt more than once that he couldn't learn suitable content from the classroom.

He originally thought it might be that he had become inflated and started to underestimate the knowledge in books. When he found that Zhao Yimeng, who was studying business management in London, also felt this way, he realized that it was indeed the wrong major for their needs.

Zhao Yimeng was sent to an unpopular department by her family without her consent, Su Yehao had heard about it a long time ago.

He probably understood the feeling of drifting alone in a foreign land. He also felt uncomfortable every time he was transferred to different construction sites.

Not that they sympathized with each other, Su Yehao said with a smile, "The wealthy don't deserve to complain about how hard life is. As long as you're assertive with your parents, you can go wherever you want, right? Since you feel that your current life is not suitable, just make up your mind to change it. Just don't set your sights on my tAt, it's the apple of my eye. Unless I really go bankrupt and can't get more money, I won't easily sell it cheaply. In my eyes, it's currently worth a billion."

Zhao Yimeng was instantly choked.

She thought she might be rejected, but she didn't expect Su Yehao to be so straightforward.

Before the food was even served, he had blocked the matter of financing and partnership with one sentence, without even leaving room for discussion.

However, Zhao Yimeng was more concerned about the sentence "the wealthy don't deserve to complain" at this moment. She subconsciously wanted to refute it and complain a few words, but she swallowed the words back.

She had to admit that although it sounded uncomfortable, it made a little sense. Compared to the vast majority of people, her life was already exceptionally superior.

Some classmates lived in dormitories, worked part-time, and took out loans to study, while Zhao Yimeng lived in a mansion in a wealthy area of London, with butlers and nannies taking care of her. The only thing that felt uncomfortable was her state of mind.

She rolled her eyes at Su Yehao and said, "Okay, I'll come clean with my parents when I get home. At worst, I'll act first and report later. A company that's only been established for a few months, with only a few thousand users, dares to ask for a billion? Who gave you the confidence?"

"You did. It only takes a few thousand users to attract you. When we have tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of users, won't we be able to attract financial giants like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley? I've already found the gold mine, and I've almost prepared the shovels and hammers. It's a crucial moment to make a big splash, of course I don't want to sell it cheaply."

Su Yehao picked up his cup and took a sip of tea, and asked, "Tell me first, how much money can you prepare? It's difficult to cooperate in this area, but there are other projects."

"If I encounter a suitable project, 50 million Hong Kong dollars is not a big problem, and I should be able to get a little more. Tell me specifically, what other projects are there?" Zhao Yimeng asked.

Su Yehao told her, "I and Jiang Yu's father have jointly opened a travel company, mainly receiving mainland tourists. There is also a venture capital company that can look for new projects. Alternatively, you can give me the money to manage, and I'll invest it for you. I'll only take a share of the profits as a reward, and I can promise to protect your capital. If I lose money, I'll make it up to you."

"The tourism business is highly competitive. It's better for me to manage the money myself than to give it to you. What are the plans for that KOKO venture capital company next?"

"Commercial secret, I can only tell you that it mainly invests in Internet projects in Silicon Valley and the mainland. I invested in a company before that is competing with Microsoft for the market. With my help, the performance has turned from loss to profit, and the development prospects are very good."

Su Yehao wiped his chopsticks and began to eat the spicy chicken.

The two had similar family environments, and they were both at the age of independence.

Zhao Yimeng had been influenced by what she had seen and heard since she was a child, and it was normal for her to try to get involved in business. She was originally cultivated by her family as a successor.

Zhao Yimeng, who was still optimistic about the instant messaging industry, said half-jokingly and half-seriously, "Forget it, since you're not willing to transfer shares, then I'll invest in a new project myself. I'll compete with you when the time comes, don't blame me."

"You're bound to be unlucky if you compete with me. You've learned to threaten people at such a young age, you have to change this bad habit."

Su Yehao seemed careless, but he was actually wary.

He thought about it and asked, "Have you used the Yahoo search engine? I'm building a team to try to develop a similar product, striving to be more advanced and efficient than it. There's no way you're going to steal the fruits of my labor, but we can talk about starting a business together and sharing the risks. The market prospects have already been proven, and it's very promising..."