Throughout December, the stock prices of Coca-Cola Bread Factory and Xinke Seaweed increased gratifyingly, with both prices more than doubling. By the end of the month, Xu Dong was crowned the richest man in Great Xia in one fell swoop.
The change of the richest man made Xu Dong famous for a while.
But then it was overshadowed by an international news story.
After more than a year of tug-of-war, the Europa coalition finally achieved a staged victory, and Usrael was forced to completely withdraw from the capital and retreat to Baghdad.
In order to contain the offensive of the Europa coalition.
Juzreel did not hesitate to issue a nuclear threat.
For a moment, the situation suddenly became tense.
Fortunately, it was the middle of winter, and presumably due to insufficient logistical support, the Europa coalition did not take advantage of the victory to pursue the victory. The two sides once again sat at the negotiating table, and finally reached a three-month armistice agreement.
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In the blink of an eye, the new year has arrived.
On January 4, 2004 in the Daxia Calendar, after a whole year of "retreat and practice", the "Yuan World" will finally come back to the world.
As a major shareholder, Xu Dong naturally received the invitation letter for the press conference.
The children were very excited.
After playing "Yuan World", playing other games is almost the same.
"Dad, do you want to go to Qiongzhou?"
Xiaobao asked.
The venue of this press conference is the location of the new company’s headquarters: Yecheng, the capital of Qiongzhou.
"Of course I want to go. Dad has invested a lot of money in this. How can we rest assured if we don't take a look at it."
Xu Dong nodded.
"Can you take me with you?"
Xiaobao's face was full of pleading.
Yang Lina immediately objected: "Why are you joining in the fun? Don't forget, you still have to go to school?"
"Mom, I can take half a month off. Anyway, I have already studied the high school courses on my own, and I am guaranteed to get first place in the final exam."
Yang Lina didn't know whether she should agree or not.
After all, Xiaobao is different from ordinary children, and the traditional education methods are somewhat outdated. She can only leave the decision-making power to her husband, who is more knowledgeable than herself.
"Ahem!" Xu Dong coughed: "It's okay to take him to see the world. I'll go to school to ask for leave for him tomorrow."
Xiaobao has a strong learning ability. It would be beneficial to introduce him to advanced technology. Maybe the old Xu family can also produce a "Ma Si Ke".
"Thank you dad, thank you mom!"
Erbao was so happy that he almost jumped up.
Dabao and Erbao on the side can only envy them. They are quite self-aware. Even if the brothers open their mouths, their parents will not agree.
As for the Coco sisters, university teaching is strict, so it is even more impossible for them to ask for leave casually.
In this way, the matter was settled.
Eight days later, the "Lina" successfully arrived in Coconut City.
It was the first time for the father and son to set foot on this land. Unlike what they imagined, Qiongzhou not only did not have a run-down atmosphere, but instead seemed a bit too prosperous.
Especially the capital, Coconut City, the whole city is lined with high-rise buildings and brightly lit. It is not inferior to Sydney at all in terms of population or city size.
It seems that the previous flood did not leave any trace here.
After checking into the hotel, Xu Dong planned to take his young son out for a walk. The super yacht is good for this, and he can get enough rest during the trip.
"Director Xu, do you need to drive?"
Zhou Yinsheng asked.
Xu Dong waved his hand: "No need, just walk around casually."
"There is a pedestrian street two hundred meters ahead of us, why don't we go there?"
Zhou Yinsheng suggested.
Before landing, he had a clear understanding of the environment near the hotel where he was staying.
"Okay, let's go there!"
In less than ten minutes, the group of people walked to the entrance of the pedestrian street.
There was a barbecue restaurant at the entrance. It was not big, but the door was crowded with customers queuing up. Xu Dong smelled the aroma of meat coming from inside and stopped immediately.
It's not that he's too greedy for meat.
But this store brought back his memories. Speaking of which, he hadn't eaten roasted rat meat in more than ten years, but he didn't expect to be lucky enough to encounter it today.
"Lao Zhou, Xiao Chen, I'm treating you today, you two are in for a treat."
Xiaobao looked at the sign on the shop and said in surprise:
"Dad, you don't want to eat mice, do you?"
Although he had never seen rats a few times since he was a child, humans have a natural aversion to rats and would avoid rats when they saw them.
Xu Dong laughed loudly and said: "Son, what's so scary about mice? Dad guarantees that if you eat them the first time, you'll want to do it a second time."
Xiaobao showed a curious expression.
Where there is a queue, there must be scalpers. After spending 100 yuan, a group of four people quickly found their seats. Since the store is very small, all the customers sat at the same table.
Xu Dong ordered twenty roasted mice in one go.
An uncle on the opposite side quickly reminded: "I tell you, brother, you must read the menu clearly. A roasted mouse costs one thousand yuan. Don't miss a zero."
"Twenty thousand yuan, just twenty thousand yuan. It's rare to come to Coconut City and I want to eat as much as I can."
Xu Dong explained with a smile.
"My surname is Jin, what's your surname? Where are you from?"
"My surname is Xu. We came from Sydney and just got off the ship today."
Lao Jin immediately praised: "It turns out it's Sydney. You have endless coal there. It's really a treasure land. It's much better than our Coconut City."
"You guys are not bad here either!"
Xu Dong echoed.
"It can't be compared to ours. There are only such a big place here. We need resources but don't have them. It's completely taking advantage of the policy."
Lao Jin said modestly.
"Oh? What policy?" Xu Dong asked curiously,
"Brother Xu, haven't you heard?"
Xu Dong shook his head: "No, to tell you the truth, this is our first time in Qiongzhou."
"It's no wonder. In fact, this rumor only spreads within us in Qiongzhou, and not many people outside know about it."
"Brother Jin, can you tell me quickly?"
Xu Dong urged.
"The thing is, in recent years, the higher authorities have been trying to build Qiongzhou into a space center, a science and technology center and a cultural center.
I’m not just talking about it, you can check the relevant documents on the official website, and new policies are released every month, as if it’s free of charge.”
Lao Jin took a bite of rat meat and said mysteriously:
"Now everyone is speculating that the higher-ups may intend to move the capital to our side. Otherwise, they would not have given so many policies and moved hundreds of research institutes and several famous universities here."
"Move the capital?"
Xu Dong expressed serious doubts.
The capital has a population of hundreds of millions, so moving the capital is not an easy task.
Xiaobao took the opportunity to interject: "Uncle Jin, Qiongzhou is too far south, how can it be the capital of a country?"
"Brother, is this your son?"
"Our youngest son, nicknamed Xiaobao, has just entered the second year of high school this year."
Xu Dong introduced.
Lao Jin said with great interest: "Xiaobao, uncle is going to test you. What do you think is the relationship between Daxia and Yahu?"
ps: Please recommend tickets and monthly tickets! (To be continued)