Thinking about it, he unknowingly fell asleep.

When he woke up the next day, he ate a buffet breakfast in the hotel restaurant. Linda Yun told him that the new house had been cleaned up overnight, and the appliances would be delivered today. In addition, several professional servants would be hired temporarily.

So.

Su Yehao decided to take another look at the new house. It cost more than four million U.S. dollars in total, and continued investment was still required, making it feel entirely new.

He returned to Atherton town.

On the narrow road, supercars and luxury cars passed by from time to time, some equipped with accompanying bodyguards.

The house was hidden behind lush trees, in a spacious and quiet environment.

A hundred years ago, this was just a quiet little village, but now it has become a popular gathering place for billionaires. Anyone you meet on the roadside may have assets of over 100 million. The median local house price exceeds two million U.S. dollars, and you should know that the purchasing power of U.S. dollars is still very strong in this era.

Even Manhattan, New York, pales in comparison to this town packed with super-rich people.

Su Yehao’s newly purchased house was very good, but it was not the best property in the area. After he had finished visiting inside and out, he stood on the terrace and looked into the distance, pointing to a house with a red roof and asking, "Whose house is that? It looks very big?"

The real estate agent, who had arrived after receiving the news, stood next to him, smiled after seeing it, and said:

"It is indeed very big. The yard is about 50% larger than yours, with a total of eleven rooms and almost perfect English-style decoration. I just sold it to an anonymous buyer last October. I estimate it will be sold again soon. If you're interested, I'll let you know when the time comes."

After hearing this, Su Yehao asked curiously, "Anonymous buyer? How do you know it will be sold again?"

"... This is an almost open secret. I can only tell you that it is registered under the name of a young girl. There are rumors that Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen often visits."

Although it was said to be a secret, in order to get closer to Su Yehao, the real estate agent still put on a "trust me" posture, with a smile on his lips, nodding slightly, and continued:

"But Paul Allen hasn't been here for two or three months, and the female owner of the house currently lives with a male model. They definitely can't afford the high property taxes, unlike you, a real rich person."

Paul Allen.

This playboy, who has never been married and also has a net worth of over 10 billion U.S. dollars, bought a house worth more than six million U.S. dollars for a young girl. The story inside can be guessed without saying much.

Just listening to gossip.

Su Yehao shrugged and said, "It's nice to have a beautiful neighbor, but I won't buy any more houses. I have a house in Hong Kong worth 60 million U.S. dollars, and I also own a lot of land. I just want to live comfortably when I come here to do business."

"... Sixty million U.S. dollars? Wow, that's more expensive than the most expensive property in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. Asians are indeed crazy and very rich."

The real estate agent saw a car coming and went downstairs to help receive them.

Since the house wasn't cleaned up yesterday, their company gave a complimentary garden maintenance and swimming pool cleaning service, and also helped prepare a set of exquisite porcelain, produced in Jingdezhen (jdz).

People in their line of work all know that rich people like to gather together, and the friends of rich people are often also very rich.

So they try to provide the best quality service in order to help introduce more clients. Judging from the strength Su Yehao showed, it was worth their serious attention.

The house was clean.

There were still very few things, making it seem exceptionally tidy. The bookshelves in the private library were still empty, and at night people disassembled the crystal chandeliers, wiped them one by one, and then reassembled them.

Realizing that the workers still had to continue working, Su Yehao went out first and went to Sand Hill Road, where venture capital companies gather, to find the office of McKinsey Consulting, which had cooperated with his old man.

A middle-aged Jewish man named Adrian was responsible for receiving Su Yehao, with Linda Yun acting as his assistant and translator.

She had taught Su Yehao English before, so of course she knew his level. It was okay to chat casually, but he often had to guess, and the meanings of English words are different. If you don't know, you don't know, so translation assistance was inevitable.

Sitting in the VIP room.

Su Yehao held a coffee cup in his hand, crossed his legs, and said, "My father is a client of your company, handling a $500 million project in China, but that is the responsibility of McKinsey Hong Kong, but it can be considered that we have had some intersection with you."

It wasn't that he liked to talk about how rich he was or show off his strength wantonly.

The main reason was that he was unfamiliar with the place in Silicon Valley. If he didn't show off a little, it would be difficult for others to value him.

As expected.

When Adrian heard this, he immediately perked up, became a little more serious, and said with a smile, "No matter which country it is, as long as they are clients of our McKinsey, we will definitely provide the best service. I worked in Singapore for half a year a few years ago. May I ask who your father is... Maybe I've even dealt with him before?"

No matter how you listen to this sentence, it sounds like checking household registration.

For companies like enterprise services, it is common to be snobbish. High-quality major clients are snatched up by everyone, and service fees are reduced again and again. If they are replaced by ordinary small retail clients, it is normal for them to be too lazy to receive them.

Su Yehao glanced at Linda Yun.

Linda Yun helped introduce him, saying, "Mr. Su Si Hai, the chairman of Casino, 1997 Si Hai International Group, is my boss's father. That is his family business."

Hearing this, Adrian was full of surprise, because he had really been in contact with him, at a yacht party in Singapore.

After finding a connection in a roundabout way and chatting enthusiastically for a while, they then started talking about the main topic.

Adrian asked Su Yehao, "I want to know, what can our company do for you?"

"iCQ. I am a businessman and have become the seventh largest shareholder of Yahoo. I will soon become the sixth. In addition to investing, I am also engaged in entrepreneurship in the Internet field. Recently, the iCQ chat software company wants to acquire my project, but I would rather acquire them. Therefore, I hope that McKinsey will collect all the information about iCQ for me."

Su Yehao struggled for a while before going to bed last night, and thought about it again after getting up this morning.

When he realized that spending more than 300 million would give him the opportunity to become the world's largest instant messaging software service provider, there was nothing left to hesitate about.

If iCQ is annexed at a price of 350 million U.S. dollars, calculated according to 7 million active users, it is equivalent to spending 50 U.S. dollars per user.

The cost of customer acquisition is too high, and it has been unable to make a profit. This is one of the main reasons why iCQ's valuation is too low.

It looks expensive, but it is cheaper than the cost of tAt currently accumulating users. The cost of customer acquisition can be diluted as the number of users increases. It doesn't matter if the initial cost is a little higher.

Moreover, it can sweep away the roadblocks on the road to expansion in one fell swoop, and acquire the patents owned by iCQ, together with the patents of tAt and tvt, to create a barrier and create some difficulties for peers to imitate.

To take a step back, it's just over 300 million U.S. dollars. As long as Yahoo continues to develop according to the current momentum, it will have the opportunity to earn back this investment before the end of this year.

Adrian's heart was pounding. In order to avoid getting excited for nothing, he immediately asked, "I didn't understand. Are you planning to just let us collect information, or are you entrusting our company to help with all the work of mergers and acquisitions?"

"... Either way, if the price is right, it's no problem to hand it over to you. But I heard that Goldman Sachs is the best in this regard. I hope to buy it at a reasonable price."

Su Yehao felt a little uneasy when he said this.

A business of two or three billion Hong Kong dollars, exchanged for cash, can fill a small warehouse or two trucks with a load of ten tons.

The thought of so much money made him feel pressured.

Knowing that the chances of success are relatively high, subconsciously he can't help but worry, for fear of messing it up if he is not careful, and losing the profits he has earned, including the capital.

He signed a service agreement with McKinsey first to avoid leaking the news.

Su Yehao continued to seek help, trying to complete his ambition of a small fish swallowing a big one, and contacted the director of the Hong Kong branch of Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank.

The other party was a Japanese. After understanding the situation, he didn't dare to give a reply. He only said that he would take a plane back to Tokyo today to discuss it with the senior management of the head office.