Rebirth of the Age of Wealth

Chapter 484 Feeling guilty

"Change, why change?" Li Weidong asked calmly while drinking millet health porridge.

Not sure whether it was because he hadn't drank it for several days or because the five-star hotel made it well, Li Weidong felt that this bowl of millet porridge was particularly delicious.

Of course, if Li Weidong didn't ask, he wouldn't have known that the millet porridge he drank today was spiked, and the hotel chef cooked it himself under Qiao Wenna's instructions.

Zhang Dongshuo was a bit speechless when asked by Li Weidong. The question he asked was indeed unreasonable and illogical. How in the world could a boss wait for his employees to report on their work?

But Li Weidong is different. This is not the first time he has done this kind of thing. Zhang Dongshuo is already used to it, so he dares to suggest this.

However, Zhang Dongshuo forgot one thing. The boss is eager to return home now, instead of just sitting at home doing nothing, so the results are naturally different.

But, think about it on the other hand, just because you are accustomed to it, you have forgotten the dignity of leadership?

Zhang Dongshuo wanted to slap himself in the mouth at this moment. He was so unqualified as a secretary. Is it because he was about to be promoted? He got carried away and didn't pay attention to thinking?

"Okay, then I'll call Mr. Zheng and ask him to wait for you in Qizhou?" Zhang Dongshuo quickly corrected his thoughts and made another suggestion.

"No need, just let him do whatever he wants. He will go to New York to ring his bell, and I will go back to my home in Qizhou. There is no need to meet me!" Li Weidong still drank his porridge slowly and said calmly.

It's not that Li Weidong wants to show off as a leader, but there is really no need to meet. If he is still in New York and has not come back, "we are both strangers in a foreign land", it is a bit like "we are destined to meet each other thousands of miles away", and to meet each other "

Tears welling up in my eyes" as it should be.

Even if they meet now, Li Weidong has no special explanation. He is not the one doing the road show, nor is he the one ringing the bell. Moreover, there are dedicated people to do all these things, and they have already been booked. It is nothing more than narrating it to him.

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Besides, things like going public are not a big deal to him, and he won't be able to ask about them anymore, otherwise he will have too many things to do and sooner or later he will be exhausted at work.

"Okay, I'll call Mr. Zheng back right now!" Zhang Dongshuo knew that he was wrong again, and he couldn't be entirely blamed for this.

Three high-tech companies were listed in the United States at the same time. Even the most senior official media in the country devoted half a minute to reporting on it. It is not a small matter to anyone.

But Li Weidong is an exception, and Zhang Dongshuo failed to think about the problem from the boss's "high position", so the answer he got was definitely not the answer he wanted.

"Wait a minute, tell Mr. Zheng that after arriving in the United States, it will be good for their road show to meet Jiang Zhili!" Although Li Weidong had no idea of ​​meeting, he still gave some suggestions.

"Yes, Chairman, if Mr. Jiang appears on the platform, it will definitely attract a considerable number of investors to join. It will definitely be of great help to set their issue prices separately!" Zhang Dongshuo said with a smile after agreeing.

A roadshow is a stock promotion meeting. Although the Nasdaq exchange approves your listing, they are not responsible for the pricing of the IPO. It is determined by the market. This market naturally consists of investors with pricing power.

Invite a bunch of investors over, and the company executives will draw a big pie and tell a good story to gain their approval.

If you agree, you will naturally be willing to pay a high price to subscribe for the stocks they issue.

If it is not approved, the issuance price may have to be lowered, and the amount of funds raised will be relatively small. What's worse, the issuance may fail.

Jiang Zhili has a position in the venture capital industry in the United States, and he also knows the heads of some equity investment companies and asset management companies.

If he comes forward to invite these people to participate in the road show, it will definitely be of great benefit to the pricing of the IPOs of several companies.

Zheng Sijing could also make his own decision and go to Jiang Zhili. He probably thought the same way. With only Boston Bank as the lead underwriter and Wanguo Securities as the joint underwriter, the price would be quite satisfactory at best.

Although Zheng Sijing and Jiang Zhili have a superior-subordinate relationship in name, Jiang Zhili is very strong now. It is not so sure whether he can be so willing to help others and whether he will do his best.

If Li Weidong makes this request, Jiang Zhili must do his best, even if there is no benefit.

As for Xu Yandeng, Li Weidong didn't mention it at all. Xu Yandeng and Zheng Sijing had a very good personal relationship. They were brothers in the same school and worked in the same company. Later, they were recommended by Zheng Sijing to enter Li Weidong's discernment.

Zheng Sijing is considered Xu Yandeng's second best. With these fates, Xu Yandeng will definitely help Zheng Sijing with all his strength.

Although the effect is not as obvious as Jiang Zhili's, the effect of coaxing investors and raising prices is definitely very effective.

With the addition of these factors, even if Li Weidong doesn't pay attention, the IPO financing scale of these three companies will definitely be better than in the previous life.

Of course, with their current size, a single company can be worth several hundred million to one billion U.S. dollars at most, which will not contribute much to Li Weidong's wealth.

So it's natural that Li Weidong doesn't pay much attention to it. If it weren't for a Chinese company, he probably wouldn't have heard of it at all.

In the final analysis, the word "feelings" is still at play. There are many companies listed in China every year, but no company has been reported by the highest-level domestic media for half a minute.

After Zhang Dongshuo finished speaking, he saw that Li Weidong didn't respond and went outside to make a call, leaving Li Weidong to continue sucking the millet porridge.

It wasn't until the departure time was almost here that Zhang Dongshuo came over to urge, "Chairman, it's almost time. Let's go. Mr. Liu and Mr. Zhu have already gone downstairs. They didn't come up because they were afraid of disturbing your meal!"

When Zhang Dongshuo first worked as a secretary with Li Weidong, he also called bean cake bean cake and never called him by his real name Zhu Youliang. At that time, everyone called him that and it didn't matter!

Later, when Doubiang became the boss, fewer people called him by his nickname. Later, when he became a big boss with assets of over 100 million, even fewer people called him. Except for Li Weidong, it was only Chen Gu who called him.

And in formal occasions, only Li Weidong calls him, even Chen Gu would call him "Mr. Zhu" with a smile.

Of course, there is a reason why Li Weidong is called this. I always feel that Youliang sounds like "you have food". Combined with the nickname of bean cake, it is easy for people to think of how hungry this family is to have this name.

So every time he called his name, Li Weidong couldn't suppress the smile on his face. Later, he stopped calling him by his name completely and just called him Bean Biscuits.

A few people went downstairs, and there were already many people in the lobby. Some had checked out, some might have come to pick someone up, and there were also a few big-nosed foreigners. I don’t know who paid for these foreigners to stay in the hotel. of.

Based on Li Weidong's appraisal of the clothing of several foreigners, he probably didn't spend his own money to stay in such a five-star hotel, but maybe some rip off paid the bill. "Foreign monks" and the like are always welcome.

Liu Dachun and Doubian were smoking cigarettes as if no one else was around. When they saw Li Weidong appear, they took a few steps to greet them and wanted to say hello.

"Arrange a few cars to take us to the airport. You all go back to work!" Li Weidong said before they could say anything.

"How can this be done? We will take you to the airport and then come back to work. There is nothing urgent in the company!" Liu Dachun said with a smile.

"Okay, I already felt your feelings yesterday. Let's all go back. Your wages will be deducted for being late!" Li Weidong waved his hand and refused.

"That can be regarded as saving costs for the company!" Doubiang also smiled and agreed. He would not feel at ease if he did not send the boss to the plane.

Of course, with Doubiang's experience as Li Weidong's little follower for so many years, he heard that Li Weidong's words were true and he was not being polite. Besides, he couldn't be polite to them, so it was useful!

"Okay, let's all go back. We'll hit the peak period in a while, and even your hundreds of thousands of cars can't run as fast as bicycles!"

"We listen to you, you go first, we will go back soon!" Liu Dachun also knew that Li Weidong was not being polite, so he did not come here in vain.

Several people surrounded Li Weidong and walked out of the hotel. Qiao Wenna stood at the door of the hotel with a smile, helping to open the automatic door in the middle of the revolving door.

When Li Weidong passed by, he glanced at the nervous waiter, feeling as if he had seen her yesterday, and his eyes naturally glanced at her nameplate.

The badge is marked in both Chinese and English. "Lobby Manager, Qiao Wanna" is embossed with a few lines of characters, which is very conspicuous.

"Thank you, sorry for bothering you, the lobby manager!" Li Weidong said with a smile, just to express his simple courtesy for the service.

"Hello, Director Li, this is what we should do!" Qiao Wenna was a little nervous and blurted out the words.

After saying that, I realized that something was wrong with what I said, and it seemed that I was flattering. It would be better if "Director Li" was replaced by "Mr."

"She will no longer be the lobby manager, she should be the store manager!" Tong Jiajia added at this time.

Seeing that Li Weidong's expression seemed a little confused, Tong Jiajia simply explained in a few sentences the reasons and consequences of Qiao Wenna's decision to become the manager of a branch of the Four Seasons Hotel in Beijing.

"Welcome, welcome, talents have to work hard to dig with a hoe. You all need to learn this hard!" Li Weidong shook hands with Qiao Wenna and said with a smile.

Qiao Wenna held Li Weidong's hand and was a little excited. Of course, there was no love between men and women at all, it was just a simple admiration for successful people and the excitement of being called a talent.

Li Weidong got into the car, and Liu Dachun helped close the door. Several people waved to Li Weidong's car and watched it leave the hotel until it disappeared into the traffic on the road, then put down their hands.

After Li Weidong left, they exchanged greetings with each other, then got in their cars and left. Qiao Wenna, who was left behind, calmed down and walked into the hotel. Her resignation procedures had not been completed yet and she still had to fulfill her duties.

At 9:10, Li Weidong's flight landed at Qizhou Airport, and he was already very close to home.

Zhang Dongshuo and Zhou Ping were waiting for the consignment to salute, so Ding Yuan accompanied Li Weidong out first. As soon as they arrived at the arrival gate of the airport, Li Weidong saw Liu Jinhui standing outside, standing out from the crowd.

"Why are you here? Didn't you say you couldn't come?" Li Weidong walked out first, walked up to his wife, and said in surprise.

"I want to give you a surprise, how about a surprise?" Liu Jinhui took off her big sunglasses, showed her gentle eyes, and asked with a smile.

"Of course there are surprises and joys. Let's go home with the uncle. I will give you a surprise too!" Li Weidong took Liu Jinhui's hand and walked out, saying domineeringly.

"There are so many people here, what does it look like? Let go!" Liu Jinhui was pulled out by Li Weidong. She immediately received many looks, which made her a little embarrassed.

"I'm holding my wife's hand and it's none of their business. We've registered. It's legal and no one can do anything about it!" Li Weidong still didn't let go, but he stopped when he saw someone around him looking over.

"Where is your luggage? You came back empty-handed. Are the two children still waiting for your gift?" Liu Jinhui asked when she saw Ding Yuan carrying a small suitcase in his hand. Of course, the chance of changing the subject was higher.

"The suitcase is too big and can only be checked in. They are waiting inside. It's so slow to check in the luggage. The service is so bad!" Li Weidong complained. It was nothing, but his wife came to pick him up.

Same.

"Why are you in a hurry? There's nothing to do. Just wait for a while!" Liu Jinhui said nonchalantly. Anyway, she doesn't fly often and rarely carries large luggage.

"Go out and wait, have a cigarette!" Li Weidong knew that if he didn't wait for his luggage and went back first, he might not be able to interact with the two children.

I was looking forward to the stars and the moon, and I was looking forward to the return of my biological father who was away from home. But in the end, I was left empty-handed with no gifts. The feeling of loss is probably quite sad.

In his previous life, when his daughter was still young, Li Weidong came back from a business trip and didn't bring her any gifts.

When I got home, I saw my daughter taking the suitcase diligently and rummaging through everything inside. She didn't find any gifts. The disappointed little face at that time made Li Weidong extremely distressed.

Even if I bring a candy, I guess the child will not be so disappointed.

Although bringing gifts does not rise to the level of whether you love your children or not, bringing some gifts can indeed make the relationship between parents and children more harmonious and warm.

So from then on, whenever he traveled far away, Li Weidong would always bring something to his children, even if it was a beautiful hairpin, it would be enough to make the children happy for a long time.

After leaving the airport and finding a place with leeward wind, Li Weidong took out a cigarette from the cigarette case and put it in his mouth. Liu Jinhui had already taken the lighter from Li Weidong's hand and wanted to help Li Weidong light the cigarette.

This action made Li Weidong a little stunned, thinking about how long it had been since Liu Jinhui lit a cigarette for Li Weidong.

Probably when they first met and established their relationship, Li Weidong smoked and Liu Jinhui would occasionally light it for him.

Later, they got married, Liu Jinhui became pregnant, gave birth to children, and took care of them. Li Weidong smoked less often in front of his children.

Moreover, after getting married, Liu Jinhui not only refused to light cigarettes for him, she even kept nagging him when he was smoking, saying things like "smoke less" and "you can't bite the bullet and quit".

Now that Liu Jinhui was doing this, Li Weidong was still a little uncomfortable. He hesitantly reached over and blocked the wind with his hand to light the cigarette, for fear that Liu Jinhui would reach out and burn off his eyebrows.

"If you have anything to tell me when you go out this time, tell me quickly!" Liu Jinhui lit the cigarette and looked at Li Weidong and asked with a smile.

Liu Jinhui closed the lighter in her hand and then threw it away. This action was a common action that Li Weidong used when thinking about problems, and now Liu Jinhui has learned the essence.

But now this familiar action, combined with Liu Jinhui's eyes, made Li Weidong feel guilty.

(End of chapter)