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Xu Liang nodded. He had forgotten the specific sales data of "Warcraft 3", but it was indeed a very good game.

"What's the selling price?"

"The global retail price is US$80."

Xu Liang thought about it briefly and said nothing more.

All American game discs are sold at this price.

But with such a price, there is definitely not much market in China, but pirated CDs are definitely selling out.

The general environment is like this, and Xu Liang cannot change it.

"It's better to concentrate on harvesting the old Americans." Xu Liang said.

"How is the construction going at the Yuquan Road headquarters?"

"The overall frame has been completed, and the next step is to cap the building and decorate the facade."

"So fast?"

Xu Liang said in surprise.

From the start of the project to the present, it has only taken a little more than a year to fully calculate, but the Hongmeng headquarters is a behemoth covering an area of ​​450 acres and a total construction area of ​​nearly 300,000 square meters.

"Our headquarters is only a multi-story building, and the pile foundation construction is much easier than high-rise and super high-rise buildings. As long as the funds are in place, the construction speed is very fast."

"When will it be completed?" Xu Liang asked after nodding.

"After the roof is capped, the interior decoration will begin. After the exterior facade is installed, the greening of the park will begin. If it is quick, it will be completed around July next year."

"That means it's almost a year faster than expected?"

"Yes. ... Under your wise guidance, we did not spend much money on the merger and acquisition of Vivendi Games. Part of the money saved supported the company's expansion, and the rest was spent on the construction of the headquarters."

"Old Zhang, you have learned how to flatter us. Don't forget that the US$1.5 billion in ABS bonds that Bill Gates guaranteed for us will need to be returned when they mature."

"I know this. This bond will not mature for at least four years, and the interest rate is only 5.9%. I believe that after four years, Hongmeng's revenue can easily repay this debt."

Xu Liang smiled and said: "Lao Xie, why do I feel that you have more confidence in Hongmeng than me now?"

"Because we control the best Internet company in the world." Xie Wen said with pride and excitement in his tone.

Over the past three and a half years, Hongmeng's leap-forward development has gradually shattered all his doubts and uncertainties. No matter which angle you look at it, Hongmeng is now thriving.

It is the leader in domestic portals, B2C, games and pan-entertainment fields.

The Internet search field almost dominates the world, suppressing Yisou, Baidu and others.

Internationally, Bing dominates all of Asia except for a few countries such as India, and accounts for 60% of search shares in Europe, putting Google under pressure.

It also competes with Google in South America.

The online pan-entertainment business also occupies markets in East Asia, Southeast Asia and Central Asia, with the European market accounting for more than 30%.

Hongmeng is now the most valued Internet company in the global Internet field, besides Yahoo.

Whether it is Google, Amazon, or eBay, they are all inferior.

This is also the reason why so many capital institutions are vying to participate in Hongmeng’s Series B financing.

"Haha, yes, we control the best Internet company in the world."

Xu Liang laughed.

After calming down.

"I won't ask about other aspects of the company. We will talk about everything after I return to China. In the past few days, you have been focusing on the sales of "Warcraft 3". If it is sold, our Series B valuation will definitely be higher."

"I know, don't worry. I will keep an eye on this matter myself."

Xu Liang nodded and gave some instructions to Xie Wen before hanging up the phone.

"Jingle Bell……."

The phone soon rang again.

When he picked it up, he saw that it was Xia Changsheng.

"Mr. Xu, it's me."

"Has the contract for 3D Mining been signed?"

"Signed, all 600 million Chinese coins have been transferred to Delong's account."

Xu Liang also breathed a sigh of relief.

"During this period, you will organize an inspection team to go to Xinjiang Province to inspect 3D Mining from the inside out, especially the personnel and production progress."

"yes."

"Also. Invest 3 billion US dollars to go long soybean futures with triple leverage."

Originally, Xu Liang had not planned to invest so much, but Kunpeng No. 1 Fund was making too fast progress in physical soybeans and had no money to do futures.

Of course, Hongyan Fund must make up for it.

9 billion US dollars, at the current international market price, can probably hold more than 30 million tons of soybeans.

Compared with the world’s annual soybean production of nearly 400 million tons, it is less than one-tenth.

It would not be enough for the four major grain dealers to change their strategies to deal with this meaty guy.

"OK."

"When you meet Tang Wanxin this time, how is he doing?"

"It's not very good. But it's much better than the last time we went to Xiangjiang." Xia Changsheng said.

Xu Liang nodded. The land transaction and the three-dimensional mining business brought 1.3 billion Chinese dollars in liquidity to the Delong Group.

Although there is still no way to change Deron's dilemma.

But it also allows them to breathe a sigh of relief and take a breather for a while.

"By the way, Mr. Xu. Tang Wanxin has prepared a gift for me to deliver to you."

"what gift?"

"An oil painting by Mr. Li Tiefu."

Xu Liang understood.

"Tang Wanxin is a thoughtful person."

In the history of modern Chinese art, Li Tiefu was the first person to study in the West and had the deepest attainments in Chinese oil painting. He was the father of Chinese oil painting, a leading master of oil painting, and a landmark figure. He was hailed by Mr. Sun Yat-sen as the "first person in the East Asian painting circle". The first giant."

Xu Liang prefers his paintings.

"You can have someone send him to the capital."

Xia Changsheng agreed.

After chatting for a few more words, I hung up the phone.

Xu Liang spent his time doing work and making phone calls.

When Lu Hui came over to remind him, it was already 10:30 in the morning.

I simply changed my clothes, exchanged a few words with Fukuda Xinmei, and then drove out.

Walking through the winding streets of Tokyo, we gradually approached the famous Yoyogi Park, and then stopped in front of an old-looking izakaya.

"Mr. Xu, this is it." Lu Hui said.

Xu Liang looked at it briefly, then opened the door and walked out.

Son's secretary, who had been waiting outside the door for a long time, saw him and rushed over to greet him.

"Mr. Xu, it's a great honor to see you again."

Xu Liang nodded, "Where is your President Sun?"

"The president is waiting for you inside, please come with me."

Follow him and push the door open.

Facing the front were some common decorations of Japanese izakayas. He took two steps forward and lifted the curtain. A restaurant of about 100 square feet with only three tables appeared in front of him.

Masayoshi Son is sitting at the middle table.

Seeing him come in, he quickly stood up and walked over, and extended his right hand early.

"Xu Jun, we meet again."

"We haven't seen him for a year, and Mr. Sun's demeanor is getting better and better."

Son Zhengyi smiled and said: "Although SoftBank is developing well, it cannot compete with Hanhua in the international financial market."

Having said this, looking at the childish face in front of me, I couldn't help but sigh.

too young.

Only 22 years old.

He was still in college when he was twenty-two years old.

But the young man in front of him has already controlled tens of billions of dollars in funds, making great changes in the international financial market.

"Mr. Sun, thank you. Although Hanhua has made some money, it is not comparable to the rapid growth of Yahoo Japan. In less than four years, the market value has grown from a few hundred million US dollars to the current level of 41.2 billion US dollars. A hundredfold increase in value is much better than several funds under Hanhua." Xu Liang said with a smile.

Listening to this, Son Zhengyi could not help but show a hint of joy on his face.

In recent years, Yahoo! Japan has indeed been in the limelight.

The growth rate exceeds 20 times every year, surpassing almost all Internet companies in the world.

Even Hongmeng is inferior to Yahoo!

But he is proud of himself, but he also knows that Yahoo Japan is almost at its peak.

The Japanese market is so big, and Yahoo! Japan has no imagination.

In contrast, Hongmeng, which is facing the global market, has a future that far exceeds theirs.

"Yahoo! Japan is developing so well, but Xu Jun is selling its shares."

Xu Liang's eyes moved, and he knew that Hongyan Fund's sale of shares could not be hidden from Sun Zhengyi.

But he didn't want to hide it.

"I don't want to sell it, but I am investing heavily in the real estate industry in China. It is when I need funds. Currently, Yahoo Japan's shares are the only asset that can provide me with large amounts of liquidity."

"What Xu Sang said is dishonest. You just made tens of billions of dollars in the international oil market, how can you still have no money to invest?" Son Zhengyi laughed.

Xu Liang smiled lightly. Others didn't know how much money he made through Red Rock Fund, but Son Zhengyi, an old hunter of financial investment, although he didn't know as much detail as Goldman Sachs, Elliott, and the two funds, he definitely knew something. .

"Ten billions of dollars?" Xu Liang shook his head simply. "Although I have made some money from the international oil market, it is not as much as tens of billions of dollars. Mr. Sun really thinks highly of me."

Seeing that he didn't admit it, Son didn't delve into this matter, which was unlikely to have any consequences.

"Really? It seems I heard wrongly."

"Mr. Sun must have heard wrong. If I really have that much money, the first thing I will do is to acquire Yahoo Japan to make up for the shortcomings in Hongmeng's business."

Sun Zhengyi's face trembled and he cursed in his heart.

"You know this guy is thinking about Yahoo."

"Haha, Xu Jun was joking. ... Let's sit down and talk."

"please."

"please."

The two came to the middle table.

Son Zhengyi knelt down very skillfully.

Xu Liang was not used to this method, so he sat cross-legged on the mat.

Soon, a beautiful woman wearing a Japanese kimono came over carrying a plate of sashimi.

"You two, please use it slowly."

"Xu Jun, this Marunouchi Izakaya has a history of 83 years. It is one of the best Izakayas in Tokyo. You usually need to book half a month in advance to get a seat."

"Then I would like to thank Mr. Sun for your hospitality." Xu Liang said with a smile.

Son Zhengyi waved his hand, "It's an honor for me to invite Xu Jun. Now in Japan, I don't know how many people want to invite Xu Jun to dinner, but they don't have the chance."

Xu Liang smiled. Since coming to Japan, he has received more than thirty invitations.