Regarding whether a lack of social interaction with peers of the same age would affect a person's healthy development, Nie Zhao believes it will not.
Because he had no peers when he was a child, and he never made any friends.
He is like an observer, observing the whole world and everyone he comes into contact with.
That's actually a good thing. He always stays hidden in the shadows, observing everyone and figuring out their little thoughts. When he grows up, he can always see through the psychology of his opponents, colleagues, or subordinates in the business world at a glance.
People always say one thing to your face and another behind your back, and they also have something else in their hearts.
But Nie Zhao could see through their minds and knew what they were thinking.
Today, the shipping magnate, Sir Lee, and several other gentlemen privately visited Nie Rong, who was seriously ill, at the hospital.
By the time Nie Zhao found out, the group was already at the hospital, waiting for him to give the order to go upstairs.
Nie Zhao knew their intentions, of course. Originally, they were an independent group that wanted to take over ocean shipping, but now they couldn't. However, they suspected that the Nie family couldn't possibly take over such a large business, so they wanted to switch sides and cooperate with him.
It's a big business with stable income that's only going to get better and better, so every little bit counts.
Nie Zhao was engrossed in the finance office, overseeing the accounts, but when he heard that someone was visiting his father, he naturally had to go and see.
He's been running around non-stop lately, exhausted, and his image isn't good, so he avoids public appearances and goes straight to the underground parking garage and takes the elevator.
Nie Rong is definitely not going to recover, but the Nie family will not budge and let him go. The doctor has been giving him medication, waiting for a change in circumstances, to see if he suddenly fails and his life will come to an end.
He's in the ICU now, so even if these guests come, they won't be able to see him; it's hard to get into the ICU.
Surprisingly, they ran into Nie Yao, whom they hadn't seen for many years.
He was in the hospital, in Liang Lisheng's ward, and seemed to be having a pleasant conversation with Old Liang.
At this time, Nie Zhao had not yet arrived. The shipping magnate was in a bad mood. He used to have a good relationship with Nie Yao, so he sighed and said, "If the Nie family were the second master in charge, the business in Hong Kong would definitely be discussed and decided by everyone."
If it were the original Nie Yao, he would have thought the same way: business should be run by uncles and elders together.
But after witnessing the carnage that night, he realized that with his naivety, he had been sold out by these old guys. They smiled to his face but worked hard behind his back. If one stab wasn't enough, they would stab him again.
So he simply said, "I have no interest in doing business."
Just then, footsteps echoed down the corridor, and the shipping magnate immediately said, "In terms of business acumen and strategy, in all of Hong Kong, if Third Master claims to be second, no one dares to claim to be first."
Taken individually, both sentences are quite eloquent, but they are enough to sow discord between the brothers. Of course, if Nie Yao still has ambitions, he should stand up now and fight Nie Zhao for the inheritance, which would be a significant constraint on Nie Zhao.
But Nie Yao disappeared for eight years, and when he came back, he was as weak as a worm.
It is said that he was a reporter in mainland China, and for a time Nie Rong praised him everywhere, saying how successful Nie Yao was.
But in the subconscious of Hong Kong tycoons, a person is a failure if he doesn't make money.
Nie Yao doesn't earn money; the clothes he wears are the most ordinary, the kind worn by migrant workers.
He's the second master of the Nie family, Nie Zhao's older brother, doesn't he have any ambition at all?
He's really disappointing, leaving everyone with nothing but futile sighs.
Now that Nie Zhao has arrived, everyone naturally gets down to business and wants to talk about the acquisition funding.
The financial reports of listed companies are transparent. Judging from the financial reports of the Nie family in Hong Kong, the money is not enough to swallow up ocean shipping. So, although Sir Li and then the shipping magnate were both asking about Nie Rong's condition, they were also thinking about how to talk about money.
Nie Zhao was too lazy to deal with these people, so he gave Liang Lisheng a look and let him speak.
He exchanged a few brief pleasantries with the man, then left without even taking a word.
Of course, Nie's money was not enough to cover ocean shipping without taking out loans.
However, he could not only afford to take it all on his own, but he would have more than enough money.
That huge sum of money was the reward Nie Zhao had earned over the years for funding ICPOs, but it wasn't reflected in Nie's financial statements; instead, it was held in a separate limited company that Nie Zhao had established in mainland China.
All he needs to do is get the other company to inject capital, and he can take over the entire acquisition.
He'd already left, and since he didn't want to go back to the company, he was going home.
However, before leaving, he suddenly remembered something: Nie Han had been in a bad mood these past few days, supposedly because of Bao Yuyan.
Nie Zhao casually asked Bao Chuanwang, "How is your wife Yuyan doing?"
Originally, it was the eldest grandson, and the people in Macau were happy. However, Bao Yuyan was a victim of domestic violence when she gave birth to the child. She herself was alright and had finally escaped danger, but the baby was still in an incubator. There was no intention of releasing the news, so Bao, the shipping magnate, couldn't say much to the public and only said, "It's alright."
It would be a lie to say he didn't regret it. His beloved daughter had married into the family, only to be beaten by her son-in-law. He was furious.
However, he didn't dare to cause trouble, because he almost went bankrupt a few years ago, and it was his son-in-law's family that helped him.
He escorted Nie Zhao to the elevator and waited for it to come downstairs, still hoping to make a final effort to see if he could join the Nie family's camp.
But Nie Zhao seemed to have guessed his thoughts and said with a smile, "Uncle Bao, your financial crisis has been resolved. All the ships under your name are still there, and the shipping business will only get better and better. If you continue to operate like this, you won't suffer any losses."
The words sounded nice, but what they really meant was to advise him to give up and stop fantasizing about what he couldn't have.
What else could the shipping magnate say? He could only reply, "Of course."
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