After finishing the daily social engagements.

Larry Page returned to the United States the next morning.

The sole purpose of his trip was to visit Su Yehao. His business on this side was so small that it could be ignored.

Google had launched search, email, browser and other services in Hong Kong, but deliberately avoided the mainland market, leaving this market with more than one billion people to Su Yehao's tot portal website.

Since the mainland's Internet market was small, coupled with Google's limited strength, other shareholders had no objection to this.

Duplication of investment was akin to the left hand fighting the right.

The invested funds could not bring enough returns, so it was better to focus on seizing the mainstream markets in Europe and the United States.

This approach was in line with the interests of both Su Yehao and Larry Page and other shareholders, and was not considered taboo.

What gave Su Yehao a headache.

After meeting with Larry Page, Nong Qingying seemed to really intend to buy the ranch in the Bay Area of ​​America. She even found relevant news reports and sent them to his mailbox, suggesting that he take time to go there for on-site inspections.

The thought of ​​having children in the future and having to travel halfway around the world to see them made Su Yehao's head buzz. He was worried about being chased and beaten by his own father.

Pregnant women.

Affected by hormones, they not only acted on a whim, but also liked to throw little tantrums from time to time.

So Su Yehao didn't stop her. He only suggested that Nong Qingying not be impulsive and continue to look around, such as buying property in the mainland or even in Baodao, which would be more convenient than going to the United States.

Nong Qingying felt it made sense after listening.

She immediately began to investigate the largest farms and ranches in Baodao, and after reading the information, she called them one by one to ask if they intended to sell.

She skipped the mainland because the land ownership was different. Even if she had money, she could only lease it for a long time. The difference was probably like renting a house versus buying a house. Although both were for living, the feelings were quite different.

This time, Su Yehao helped her find them together.

In his opinion, the land on that island was worth holding. Anyway, he would return in the future, and maybe he could build it into a cultural tourism city in the future, attracting customers from Hong Kong and the mainland to travel, settle down, or retire.

There were small farms for sale all over the island, but large farms and ranches were harder to find.

The three largest farms and ranches were all publicly owned. In addition, there were several with an area of ​​hundreds of hectares, but they either did not plan to sell them, or the price was too high.

For example, a Chulu Ranch covering 60 hectares, or about 900 mu, directly quoted 700 million Hong Kong dollars and asked the buyer to bear all taxes and fees.

Su Yehao was shocked by this price and thought he had misheard.

After understanding the situation, he realized that the transfer price of one mu of land on the island averaged 400,000 to 500,000 Hong Kong dollars, making it the most expensive agricultural land in the world. Many people could not even afford to rent land, let alone buy property in the countryside.

The good thing was that the high-priced land was privately owned.

Since land could be bought to build farmhouses, the price of agricultural land had been speculated higher and higher over time.

He had never really understood these things before. After hearing the quotation from the Chulu Ranch, Su Yehao only replied that he would look at it again.

He could afford the money, but he just felt it wasn't worth it.

Chulu Ranch had 900 mu of land, roughly 1,000 meters long and 600 meters wide. If he really spent more than 700 million Hong Kong dollars to buy it, he would have to earn more than 70 million Hong Kong dollars a year just to break even.

There was a shortage of money everywhere in the market, and he could easily earn 10% interest a year.

From the perspective of the rate of return brought by the land alone, it was undoubtedly far lower than investing the money in other industries...

May 13th.

Su Yehao found an opportunity to come to the mansion on Barker Road on the top of the mountain and met Nong Qingying again.

At this moment, he rested his head on the girl's lap, reached out and touched her still flat belly, and sighed:

"Originally, I planned to buy a farm or ranch on the island as a surprise for you, but after asking the price, I found that it was so expensive. Even I think it's expensive, so you can imagine how expensive it is. That price can be used to acquire land and build a house in a first-tier city in the north... By the way, your waist is so thin, it must be very hard to be pregnant, right?"

"It's indeed not as smooth as I imagined. No wonder the ranch in the Bay Area of ​​California is cheap. The lease only has more than 30 years left, and a large amount of taxes have to be paid every year. The agent told me that it actually belongs to the California official."

After Nong Qingying finished speaking, she also touched her belly and said melancholy: "I hope I don't have any scars after giving birth. I start to have a headache when I think about how my belly will slowly get bigger and eventually become a ball."

"Your frame is small, so pay attention to your diet next, and then exercise, and it should be fine."

Su Yehao got up and continued: "It's not cost-effective to buy land on the island now. I'll help you find it again, and I should be able to buy a suitable one. The Kualoa Ranch was very good when I went to Hawaii."

Nong Qingying said with a smile:

"Of course, otherwise why would tourists from all over the world travel to Kualoa Ranch? It's a pity that they probably won't sell it. Actually, you don't have to care too much. I may not really buy it. It's like seeing other people's kittens and puppies and feeling that they are particularly cute, but when you raise them yourself, they are noisy and shed hair, and you have to spend your time taking care of them all day long. Let me struggle for a few days, and I may just forget about it in the end."

After listening.

Su Yehao said:

"It's rare to encounter something you like, so let's just treat it as a gift from me to you and the child. If you promise me not to move to California to settle down, it's okay to buy the ranch in the Bay Area. Let's just leave it at more than 30 years of property rights. You'll be sixty years old by then, and I guess you won't be able to ride a horse anymore."

"How could that be? The average life expectancy is now eighty years old, and sixty years old is still young. The life of the elderly can also be very colorful. Forget it, with money now, I should use it to expand SK-II first. Anyway, the land won't run away, so it's not too late to take action in the future."

With vigorous hormone secretion in her body, her thinking was indeed more jumpy. Nong Qingying turned to ask him:

"When my belly gets bigger, will you help me manage the SK-II company first? Those Japanese employees are good at doing business in Japan, but they are not adapted to the international market. The flagship store on the Champs-Élysées in France has been losing money for three consecutive quarters, which is really infuriating."

"First build the brand's reputation, and leave the rest to the Internet company for promotion. Is there still money on the books?"

"Yes, there is almost 270 to 80 million Hong Kong dollars left. Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea have been profitable, but too much money has been spent on expansion in the mainland."

"That's enough. You are responsible for taking good care of the baby happily, and I will be responsible for everything else..."

Su Yehao tried his best to appease her and spent more time with her.

They chatted, then went to the study to play on the computer, stayed for lunch, and then set off to ATV.

ATV's *Super Challenge* variety show has been filmed for a total of 23 episodes from the beginning of the year to the present. The ratings in Hong Kong have exceeded those of TVB's long-established talk show in the same time slot.

Today, people from Guangzhou came to investigate in order to move the dubbed variety show to the mainland for screening. Yue TV was prepared to take out the prime time on Friday night and give a sincere profit-sharing agreement.

What was interesting was that Yue TV itself could not decide on the Friday prime time of Yue TV this time. Su Yehao directly bypassed the TV station and negotiated the matter of putting on the show with the higher-ups.

There was no way, Su Yehao gave too much.

He asked his father to talk about a new project to acquire land in the Tianhe Central Business District and build a 500-meter-high building.

Putting on the show was just an insignificant little thing, purely an extra, and it was settled with a greeting...