Early in the morning, Lil Wei and the rest came over to help Li He pack his things and send them to the airport.
"Here, I didn't make it in time for your wedding." Li He threw a red packet to Lil Wei. "It's a token of my appreciation."
"Hehe, I'm sorry." Although Lil Wei said that, he still put the red packet into his pocket. He did not lack money, and neither did Li He. The money represented recognition and friendship.
"Help me look after my family. Don't let people have high hopes for He Long and the rest." Li He would not miss out on any of the reminders. "You should visit Sister Fu often too."
"Don't worry. Things are different now. We're on the same side in Xuanwumen," Lil Wei said confidently. However, he then said awkwardly, "I can't manage Sister Fu. You don't know, but her mother came yesterday. That old lady is very fierce. Do you think I can't beat her up?"
"Someone came to her house?" Li He did not know. He had just sneaked over to see her yesterday morning. "How come I didn't know?"
Lil Wei said, "They came yesterday afternoon. Sister Xia's father, mother, and that little bastard Fu Bing came too."
"Wait a minute …" Li He wanted to tell Lil Wei, but he felt that it was inappropriate. He turned around and said to Da Kui, "Da Kui, you go."
"No problem. If Fu Bing dares to disobey me, I'll beat him up." Da Kui did not hesitate.
Li He said seriously, "Anyway, if your Sister Xia can't rest in peace, I'll find trouble with you."
Da Kui nodded. "I'm Lai Zi's ancestor. I'm not afraid that I can't deal with him."
Li He was slightly relieved when he heard that.
Lil Wei handed a magazine to Li He. "Brother, take a look."
"Fortune Magazine?" Li He looked at the magazine and smiled. "You're quite ambitious, kid. You even learned to compare."
Lil Wei waved his hand and said awkwardly, "Brother, don't laugh at me. I'm not that ambitious. Huang Guoyu showed this to me. The people on it look quite familiar."
"If you have something to say, just say it." Li He despised him for wasting time.
"Look at this, and this, and this, isn't it …" Little Wei flipped the page of the World's Billionaire List to Li He.
"Oh, they're all up?" When Li He flipped to the list of the top 500 companies, Yuan Da Group, Yuan Da Investment Group, Golden Deer Group, Tsinghua Financial Group, Hong Kong Treasure Island Trading, and even Chen Lihua's Fu Hua Group were all on the list.
These were all the businesses under Li He's name that Xiaowei knew. There were also businesses that Xiaowei didn't know, such as Italy's Onitel Telecom and SoftBank Group.
"And this. Take a look." Wei helped Li He flip to another page.
"Business Man of the Year? The 25 most influential business leaders in Asia? 40 business elites under the age of 40? " Li He saw the faces and names of Huang Bingxin, Guo Dongyun, Shen Daoru, Yu Dehua, and others on the list.
As for the 100 fastest-growing companies, from Ivanov's Sanofi Real Estate to Martich's Baltic Shipping, to ARM Chips, Nokia, Telisen Mining, Onitel Telecom, Softbank, Delta Air Lines, Delta Bank, and so on, he counted about ten companies. There were also five or six companies that he guessed were third-tier subsidiaries under his name, but he wasn't sure.
Even so, the companies under his name accounted for at least one-tenth of the list.
"Look, they're all tycoons." Little Wei took out another one eagerly. "This is the Forbes list. It's different from the Fortune list."
"You're so hardworking, kid." Li He flipped through the Forbes magazine. In the Fortune list, the richest man in the world was Wal-Mart's founder, Sam Walton. The richest Chinese man in Indonesia was Lin Shaoliang and Cai Wanlin. In the Forbes list, the richest man in the world was Bill Gates, and the richest Chinese man was Li Chaoren and Guo Bingxiang.
But in the two magazines, the difference between Yu Dehua and Shen Daoru wasn't big. They were both in the super-rich club with more than two billion USD.
Two billion USD was the threshold for the super-rich club. In real history, in 1993, there were about 101 people who reached this threshold. The Chinese accounted for 49 of them, but with the addition of Yu Dehua and Shen Daoru, there were still 49.
However, as far as Li He knew, such a list wasn't accurate. First of all, the invisible tycoon like him wasn't included. That was too illogical!
For example, the royal families of Saudi Arabia and Qatar only revealed the tip of the iceberg. For example, the Saudi tycoon Hashoggi and the Sultan of Brunei Bolkiah were definitely richer than Gates.
"Bro, you should be on the list too." Xiaowei complained. Yu Dehua and Shen Daoru were already on the list, but why wasn't Li He on it?
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Li He glared at him. "If you spout nonsense again, I'll tear your mouth off."
"No, no," Xiaowei explained. "Our compatriots from Hong Kong and Taiwan are on the list. Why can't our compatriots from the mainland be on it?"
"Huh?" Li He, on the other hand, seemed to have forgotten about this. It seemed that he was currently focusing on developing Hong Kong and overseas industries. However, he immediately said, "Our economic situation hasn't reached that stage yet. We have to go there naturally."
However, he had never had a good impression of the Pig Killing List.
"I will work hard!" Xiaowei vowed to himself!
"Then work hard. I have high hopes for you." Li He thought about it and felt that it was possible. After all, in the newly reorganized Jingmei Group, although he owned 51% of the shares, Xiaowei owned 25%, and the Huang brothers owned 10%. The rest was used as an option pool, a portion of the shares reserved for attracting high-level talents in the future.
Although the shares were not a lot, the scale of Jingmei Group was getting bigger and bigger. It had already surpassed its historical size by several magnitudes.
The Li family's mansion on Shenshui Bay Road was once again surrounded by reporters. After all, Li Chaoren's entry into the Forbes list of the richest Chinese and Hong Kong people was news.
Although it was not new news, the general public was most concerned about the movement of wealth. Naturally, the reporters had to chase after it.
Li Chaoren, who had always been kind to reporters, did not have much to say to them this time.
He really could not handle it. Faced with the reporters' repeated questions, he said helplessly, "I can be a tycoon in Hong Kong, but I can't be the richest man in China. There's always someone better than you, and there's always someone better."
"Mr. Li, are you talking about Mr. Lin Shaoliang?" The reporter immediately made his own interpretation.
"I can't say much about that." Li Chaoren rolled up the window. The bodyguards outside politely separated the reporters who were blocking the front of the car, and the driver took the opportunity to drive away.
Lying on the back of the chair, he could not help but rub his eyebrows. He thought of that harmless-looking young man again. He felt that he should keep a low profile in the future!
At that moment, that young man was chasing after his little daughter at the airport. After he finally caught up with her, he hugged her and said, "Don't run around. If you fall, I'll make you cry."
Li Yi was too active. She did not want to stay in the arms of an adult. Li Chaoren had no choice. He remembered that Li Lan was not like this when he was young.
When the family arrived at the provincial airport, it was already one o 'clock in the afternoon.
As soon as they left the airport, Liu Four, Li Long, Da Zhuang, and the others came to welcome them. Other than Liu Four, who was dressed more plainly, Li Long and Da Zhuang were dressed more flamboyantly. They wore black jackets and black sunglasses. They were all following the trend.
"Come, let me hug you. Did you miss me?" Li Long held Li Lan in his arms.
"Yes." Although Li Lan was not familiar with Li Long, he was not afraid.
"Hurry up and buy the tickets. It would be best if you can get a ticket for today. If not, find a hotel nearby and leave when you have time. You don't have to follow me." Li He pushed Dong Hao and Zhang Bing away. Then he asked Li Long, "Old Ding and the others have left, right?"
Li Long said, "They wanted to celebrate the New Year here. I told them that there was not enough alcohol at home, so I pushed them away."
Then he looked at Dong Hao and Zhang Bing and said, "It's going to be difficult to get a ticket. New Year's Day and Spring Festival are so close this year. There will be a lot of people."
Zhang Bing smiled and said, "Let's try to buy a ticket first. If we can't get a plane ticket, we can look for a train ticket. If we can't get a train ticket, we will have to take a bus. If that doesn't work, we can charter a car back."
As long as they paid the right price, even if they had to go to different places, the driver would be willing to take them. Moreover, they did not need to stick to the same car. They could change to a different car when they arrived at a different place. It was just like taking a long-distance taxi.
Both of them were not short of money.
"Happy New Year in advance." He Fang gave each of them a red packet. "We have troubled you this year. Please send our regards to our families."
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