Beijing Airport.

“Brother Chen Fang, we’ve arrived in New York. Shall I take you to see my old school? I also want to go to Fifth Avenue, Times Square, Central Park, and Broadway.”

Shen Fang pinched Liu Qianqian's little face.

“You insist on coming along. This isn’t a trip for fun. School starts soon, and you shouldn’t stay home.”

Liu Qianqian is holding Dongdong.

"I want to go! I want to travel with you. Besides, I'm a hero too!"

Shen Fang laughed and pinched Liu Qianqian's little nose.

"A minor character who appeared for less than a minute and had only two lines, all he knew was how to play around."

Liu Qianqian giggled and ran to Maggie Cheung's side.

"Why aren't Huilin and Xiaopang going?" Man Shen asked Shen Fang with a puzzled look.

Shen Fang smiled and said, "This trip was originally to promote the movie. I'm just taking care of some things. It's not like we're going out to have fun. Why bring them along?"

They originally wanted to go too, but since Shen's mother hadn't left yet, they felt that spending time with her was more important than traveling, so they would only go for a few days and then come back. They wouldn't be able to do much anyway. Liu Qianqian wanted to go mainly because she wanted to be alone with Shen Fang.

After everyone boarded the plane, in the first-class cabin, a blonde, blue-eyed American flight attendant, wearing black stockings, smiled at Chen Fang with her pert buttocks raised.

"Sir, would you like some champagne?"

Shen Fang nodded and smiled: "One drink, please."

The flight attendant poured Shen Fang a glass of champagne.

"Sister Xin, the first thing to do when you get there is to boost NetEase's stock price. NetEase's annual report has been approved and the stock market has resumed trading. You may need to stay in the United States for a while longer to help NetEase stabilize its stock price."

Xu Xin smiled: "No problem, but Mr. Shen, I've always had a question for you: why did you help Fatty Ding?"

"Make money, of course. Ding is a capable man. Under his leadership, NetEase can move towards a bright future. It's better to help someone in need than to add flowers to brocade. I've helped him so much, and he'll remember my kindness later. Tencent needs a little brother to lead the charge. Right now, Tencent is a bit too big and attracts a lot of attention."

Xu Xin nodded upon hearing this.

"I'm not an IT professional myself, I only know how to invest, so I don't want to take over the controlling stake. I just want to invest and make a little money."

"Small sum? Mr. Shen, you own more shares than Ding Sanshi, don't you?"

Shen Fang flashed his bright white teeth: "It's less than 3 percent more, but I'll make my move this year. I plan to do it once Fantasy Westward Journey goes public. Fatty Ding is a petty person; he won't be able to sleep if I take so many shares."

Xu Xin chuckled. That was indeed true. When she invested in Ding Sanshi's NetEase, she originally wanted to acquire a controlling stake. However, after several discussions, Ding Sanshi consistently refused to sell more than 45% of the shares, insisting on keeping all the shares in his own hands and maintaining absolute control.

Don't be fooled by Shen Fang saving Fatty Ding this time. If Shen Fang continues to hold onto these shares, Fatty Ding will definitely force him to sell. He's not Little Ma, nor is he Lu Yun; what he wants is absolute control.

Although it seems that Pony Ma doesn't own many shares, the remaining shares are all in the hands of the four major shareholders. Even in the later years of Tencent, the absolute controlling stake is still in Pony Ma's hands, only it has been distributed.

"Sister Xin, besides helping Ding Sanshi stabilize NetEase's stock price, I have another big task for you: help me find online business companies in the US to invest in, whether it's film and television, books, travel, food and entertainment, or any other good online service company. Don't worry about funding; you can access Longteng's funds at any time."

"Online service?"

Shen Fang took a sip of champagne.

"That's right. Online services and the internet are the major trend. In the future, people's entertainment and consumption will all be conducted online. After the cold wave comes the hot wave."

Xu Xin's eyes lit up slightly; great minds think alike. She had always valued the internet, especially e-commerce: "You're very interested in e-commerce, aren't you?"

Shen Fang nodded: "Of course, e-commerce is the future trend, but we don't just invest in e-commerce. I'm more inclined towards the entertainment sector, such as chat tools, movie and TV viewing, and video websites."

Xu Xin nodded: "No problem, but there are already some in China, aren't there? The internet winter has just ended, and Mobile Dream Network is being promoted. The market is booming. Aren't Alibaba Mama in Hangzhou and Jingdong.com in Beijing examples?"

Shen Fang was quite surprised: "You follow Alibaba and Jingdong? Sister Xin is awesome."

Xu Xin rolled her eyes at Chen Fang.

"Mr. Shen, please don't use foul language."

Shen Fang smiled and said, "Last year, Alibaba's Alimama only made a profit of 1 yuan. When the annual report was released, the industry laughed so hard that people peed their pants. I even asked Pony Ma to find out that Lu Yun and his team received a total of 20 million US dollars in investment from Goldman Sachs, which was spent in less than two years. Sister Xin, you want me to invest now? Aren't you asking me to throw money into the water?"

Xu Xin glanced at Shen Fang: "President Shen, are you still pretending with me? Just now you were saying you wanted me to help you find investment opportunities in e-commerce platforms, and now you're bringing this up. You don't have a positive outlook on e-commerce?"

Shen Fang smiled and said, "Of course I'm watching closely. I'm just testing you."

"Since you want to hear, I'll share my thoughts. Actually, LuYun's online wholesale market for small commodities has a promising future. Nowadays, physical businesses rely on the price difference between their own stores and those of others. They can sell items that cost a few dollars for tens or hundreds of dollars because people don't want to waste time and can only buy many things locally. But e-commerce is different. As long as LuYun can build a mature logistics network and promote its reputation, it can attract users with low prices. Currently, it has already attracted more than 50,000 users to its platform, so it has a bright future."

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