Chapter 504: Return to Hong Kong
Although Hong Kong Island was still the territory of the Great Ying Empire at this time, every time Lin Hao set foot on this land, he still felt like home.

However, when he returned home, Lin Hao discovered that Wei Shuying and the children had some estrangement when facing him.

Of course Lin Hao knew the reason. Since he went to the island country, although he often returned to Hong Kong Island to reunite with them, the reunion time was too little after all, and naturally their relationship became distant.

In fact, this was also what Lin Hao intended. After all, he became a father as soon as he arrived, and the father of five children, which was a little hard for him to accept.

It’s not that he hates Yicheng and these children. Lin Hao also has children in other worlds, and not just one or two, but dozens of children.

But for complete strangers, it is difficult to treat them as your own children in a short period of time, and Lin Hao always finds it difficult to put himself in the role of their father.

Hmm~! Between husband and wife, the husband’s role is an exception!
More importantly, the previous Qiao Zuwang was such a bastard, and Lin Hao's arrival changed things drastically. He was suddenly too nice to them mother and son, which made them feel uneasy and even suspicious.

It was definitely not because Lin Hao had too much fun in the island country.

Now a year has passed, and after this year's buffer, Lin Hao believes that even if he has undergone tremendous changes, it is understandable.

While the family was having dinner together, Lin Hao discovered that the other children in the Qiao family behaved normally, except Qiao Yicheng, who seemed a little abnormal.

So Lin Hao asked in a roundabout way:

"Issei, can you keep up with your studies in school?"

Qiao Yicheng's eyes were a little evasive, but he still said:

"The courses here are a little different from those in Jinling, but I can still keep up with the progress!"

"How is your relationship with your classmates?" Lin Hao asked casually.

At this time, Wei Shuying seemed to want to say something but did not open her mouth in the end. However, Lin Hao could see the problem at a glance, but he waited for Qiao Yicheng's answer calmly.

"Alright, okay!"

When Lin Hao was watching the drama, he discovered that it was because Qiao Zuwang neglected to discipline his child that Qiao Yicheng had been somewhat inferior and withdrawn since childhood.

In addition, Wei Shuying later died of a massive hemorrhage, leaving him completely without anyone to protect him from the wind and rain. Instead, he had to protect his younger siblings from the wind and rain, which led to him becoming somewhat cold and narrow-minded as an adult.

Now Wei Shuying did not die from heavy bleeding during childbirth, but Qiao Yicheng still has some inferiority complex and tends to be withdrawn.

As the saying goes, a tree cannot be straight without pruning, and a person cannot be talented without teaching. Lin Hao decided to help him correct his bad habits.

Looking at the silent Qiao Yicheng, Wei Shuying was about to say something, but Lin Hao reached out to stop her and said to Qiao Yicheng:
"As a man, if you don't even have the courage to face your own difficulties, what kind of man are you? You'd better squat to pee in the future!"

Qiao Yicheng was provoked by Lin Hao's words, his eyes immediately turned red, and he said with a heavy breath:

"They said I was a big circle boy, a bumpkin, a country bumpkin, and they even cursed my mother~!"

Lin Hao's emotions did not fluctuate much after hearing this. He did not ask what he was scolding, but said:

"So how did you handle it?"

Seeing Lin Hao looking at him expressionlessly, Qiao Yicheng thought that Lin Hao was going to punish him, so he was silent for a moment, then said:

"I was so angry that I had a few fights with them!"

"Well, did you win or lose?" Lin Hao continued to ask.

Qiao Yicheng lowered his head and said, "We won!"

"Well done!" Lin Hao smiled and encouraged:

"We actually won, this is a good thing, then why are you still keeping your head down?"

Qiao Yicheng looked at Lin Hao in surprise. He thought that Lin Hao would beat him up after finding him in a fight, but unexpectedly, he praised him for winning.

At this time, Lin Hao patted Qiao Yicheng on the shoulder and said:

"A real man should take responsibility when facing this kind of thing..."

"Of course, beating someone up is a simple, direct, and effective method. However, in the future, when we encounter someone we cannot deal with, or when the enemy is strong and we are weak, we need to consider other methods..."

After Lin Hao's words and deeds, Qiao Yicheng came out of confusion and rebuilt his self-confidence. Especially when he received Lin Hao's affirmation, Qiao Yicheng was very happy in his heart, because this was the affirmation from his father.

However, Lin Hao also made some inquiries. Of course, Lin Hao would not personally go to the door to fight the student who dared to insult Qiao Yicheng and Wei Shuying.

Instead, he gave Qiao Yicheng advice, taught him how to effectively attack the enemy, and let Qiao Yicheng practice it himself, slowly developing his ability to manage things independently.

After sending Qiao Yicheng away, Lin Hao hugged Wei Shuying and said:
"Wife, have you missed me during this period?"

As he spoke, Lin Hao's hands were still wandering around dishonestly, and Wei Shuying was panting due to Lin Hao's teasing:

"Damn it! Hurry up!"

"No, no, you're pregnant, be careful of our baby!"

Wei Shuying gave Lin Hao a coquettish look, and then...!

next day
Lin Hao said goodbye to the limp Wei Shuying, came to the company refreshed and held a general meeting.

In the conference room, after everyone arrived, Yu Guangxu sat up straight and then reported with great energy:
"In this year, we have sold a total of 90,000 television sets."

"The market price of black-and-white TVs was $110, and we distributed them at $90. The purchase cost was $50 per unit. A total of 6 units were sold, and the profit reached $240 million."

"The color TV set was sold for $480, the distribution price was $400, and the purchase price was $160. A total of 3 sets were sold, with sales of $720 million."

Everyone was excited when they heard Yu Guangxu from the marketing department report such amazing results. Although they had made an estimate before, they did not expect to make so much money.

If converted into Hong Kong dollars, it would be 7488 million Hong Kong dollars, which made everyone excited.

Looking at the excited crowd, Lin Hao did not interrupt them, but let them have fun. After they calmed down, Lin Hao said:
"Everyone has done a great job. Thank you for your hard work this year!"

"It is because of everyone's hard work that we have such a brilliant record, so I have decided that this year we will pay an extra three months' salary as a year-end bonus."

"Wow~!" Upon hearing this, everyone stood up and applauded excitedly. At this time, Lin Hao's reputation rose to the highest level.

After all, who doesn’t want to have a generous boss!
After the meeting room quieted down, Lin Hao said again:
"Well, everyone's hard work has paid off, so I'll check on your progress as well."

So Lin Hao asked Zhang Tiexiong, "How are you guys doing with the TV factory registration, factory building leasing, and worker recruitment?"

Zhang Tiexiong immediately reported:

"The factory has been registered. The factory is rented in a factory building with three floors in total. The workers have been recruited and are currently receiving vocational skills training."

Lin Hao nodded, and then said:
"Very good. There are two TV production lines shipped back to Hong Kong Island this time. One is for black and white TVs, and the other is for color TVs."

"At present, our TV production plant can only produce using the CDK assembly model, because we cannot produce most of the parts ourselves, and the island country has the final say.

"Especially the supply of those important parts, most of which are imported from island countries, so I hope you will be prepared for localization to avoid being strangled in the future."

At this time, Zhang Tiexiong said:

"Boss Lin, regarding the production of televisions, everything else is easy to deal with, but there are some parts that we really don't know how to make, such as cathode ray tube technology, the glass of CRT screens..."

Lin Hao stretched out his hand to interrupt:
"Don't worry, these technologies have already been discussed and will be introduced at the appropriate time!"

"Then there is no problem!" Zhang Tiexiong said happily.

Unfortunately, the Ponzi scheme in the island country had not exploded at this time, otherwise Lin Hao would have directly acquired those technologies and factories.

After arranging his work matters, Lin Hao went to find Di Bola. This woman was not easy to deal with. She came to film a movie even though she was pregnant.

At that time, she was busy filming a movie, which seemed to be called The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng: The Embroidered Thief.

It’s just that Lin Hao doesn’t seem to have watched this drama, but since it’s about Lu Xiaofeng, it should be good.

When Dibola saw Lin Hao coming, he was extremely happy and immediately asked for leave from the director.

Originally the director was not going to agree, but after meeting Lin Hao, he immediately thought of Di Bora's background.

Dibola has a financial backer behind her. Dibola brought money into the crew of their drama. Looking at Dibola's intimate attitude towards Lin Hao, you can tell that Lin Hao is the financial backer and the man behind her.

The director certainly wouldn't make things difficult for a sponsor like this. Not only that, he even took the initiative to step forward and say hello.

Although Lin Hao was not very familiar with the director named Chu, he still chatted with him politely and even gave him his business card at the end.

Then Dibola got into Lin Hao's car, while the heroine Jing Li and the third female character Si Shi watched Dibola and Lin Hao leave at the same time.

The two looked at each other and fell into deep thought. No one spoke, and no one knew what they were thinking.

In the car, Lin Hao touched Dibola's belly and said:

"Why don't you take care of yourself? You're already pregnant, why are you still filming? What if you and the baby get hurt?"

However, Dibola pouted and turned his head to the outside and said:

"You don't even have time to accompany me. What else can I do if I'm not filming?"

As he spoke, he whispered, "You don't even plan to marry me!"

Lin Hao's ears were very sharp, so he naturally heard Dibola's whisper. Originally, Lin Hao didn't want to respond. He didn't care about food, clothing, housing and entertainment, but marriage was out of the question.

Because Lin Hao will definitely not have only one woman in the future, how could he give up the entire forest for a tree?

Seeing Dibola looking at him expectantly, Lin Hao could only hug her waist and say:
"Don't worry, I will definitely not treat you and the child badly. I heard that jade can nourish people, how about I go with you to buy a set of jade!"

As he said that, Lin Hao helped Di Bola get out of the car. As soon as they got out of the car, they heard a crackling sound.

"Bang~bang~bang~bang~bang~bang!" Just when Lin Hao was trying to comfort Dibola, a fierce gun battle broke out not far away.

Lin Hao quickly protected Dibola under himself to prevent her from getting hurt, then Lin Hao raised his head slightly and looked not far away.

"Bad luck!" It turned out that three robbers who robbed the gold shop were exchanging fire with the police who arrived. One of the robbers had been knocked to the ground and was motionless, and it was unknown whether he was alive or dead.

However, Lin Hao discovered that the man was not dead. But if he delayed for a few more minutes, he would probably be too late to be saved.

At this time, Lin Hao had no intention of stepping forward to help. Whether it was the police or the robbers, Lin Hao was too lazy to pay attention.

As the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Lin Hao was about to take Di Bola into the car to leave, so as to avoid accidental injury, so he said to the driver and bodyguard Liang Fuzheng:

"Lao Liang, take us to a safe place!"

"Okay!" Liang Fuzheng rushed into the driver's seat without saying a word, ready to leave immediately after Lin Hao got in the car.

The more you don't want to get into trouble, the more trouble you get into. Just as Lao Liang was about to put the car in reverse gear and back up, a robber rushed over with a gun and shot at him.

Fortunately, Lao Liang dodged in time and took advantage of the time when they were changing magazines to roll behind a stone pillar.

“Damn it, I just wanted to watch the show, but you guys are planning to drag me into it!” Seeing this situation, Lin Hao used his imagination to modify the memories of the three robbers.

However, at this time, after looking through the memories of the three people, Lin Hao realized that they were not robbers, but the owners of a private jade mine in Shendian.

On the contrary, the jewelry company that was robbed took the goods but didn't want to pay, so the owner of the goods came with armed men to collect the debt.

At this time, Lin Hao pulled Di Bo to a nearby room to hide, squinting his eyes and thinking about something.

Shendian is a small country in the south, bordering our country. In fact, everyone is familiar with it. It is the place where jade is produced in abundance!
"Emerald!" Lin Hao touched his chin and muttered to himself:

"Based on the situation in Shendian, it seems that I can also take over the private mine myself! At least I can find a puppet to control it for me!"

There are virgin forests over there in Shendian, and it is not easy to mine minerals, but the profits are very high. You should know that gambling on stones is legal in China, but Lin Hao does not need to participate in the work of cutting stones, he can be invincible just by selling the rough materials.

But Lin Hao didn’t think it was that simple!
Lin Hao could easily transfer the proceeds from the jade mine to Hong Kong Island, or if he came across good material, he could keep it for himself and have a jade craftsman carve it and then open a jade jewelry store or something.

Lin Hao knew very well that the premium of jadeite in later generations was to such an awful degree that an imperial green pendant could cost up to half a hundred million!

A bracelet would cost hundreds of millions, and even the face of a ring would cost tens of millions!

It is conceivable how much money this can make. Thinking of this, Lin Hao used the illusion skill again to control the two robbers to support the injured mine owner and come towards him.

(End of this chapter)