It's a bit painful for the employees because they have three days off, but in fact two of them are already holidays.

Han Chudong was very happy because all companies could resume normal operations.

Han Chudong also longed for holidays in the past, but recently he began to forget their importance. After all, he was the kind of boss who could take a holiday anytime and anywhere whenever he was tired and did not need to punch in or out. He had no one to pressure him and did not need to please anyone to make a living.

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Nothing major happened throughout September.

Baofeng Electric opened one store after another, trying to develop in the direction of self-production and self-sales. Four-wheel drive racing cars are still the most popular toys on the market, and are popular in Europe and Asia.

The development momentum of Rainbow Beauty has been suppressed, but the sales of luxury goods have increased. Spending money on advertising has had a certain effect. Recently, it is desperately contacting movie producers for advertising placement, so that the "upper class" in the movies will use products from companies such as Gucci, Hermes, and YSL, and the cosmetics will be Rainbow Beauty.

I went to Silicon Valley again at the end of September. The development of the home game console project is still in progress. After more than half a year, it is finally nearing the end. During this period, Aurora Games has applied for a bunch of patents. If we are lucky enough, we may be able to catch up with this year's Christmas, but it is almost impossible.

The disadvantages of cooperating with others and losing control are obvious. If the company was in his own hands, Han Chudong felt that the development progress could be shortened by at least one quarter.

He also visited Intel again and presided over a board meeting as a major shareholder. He currently holds two seats among Intel's six directors. Even though CEO Moore regarded him as a typical speculator, he still chose to greet him with a smile. He pinched his nose and cut the investment in the personal computer development project. He decided to use the funds for EDA, that is, electronic design automation project. This was Han Chudong's idea.

The shares have already crushed those of other shareholders, so there is no question of conflict or dispute. What's more, Han Chudong is quite good at pleasing others.

The announcement said that it is expected to provide Intel with a financing in the name of Mason Private Equity Foundation at the beginning of next year, and to slightly increase salary levels and increase bonuses at the end of this year.

After giving a one-time bonus equivalent to about eight weeks' salary and more comprehensive family medical insurance, everyone from top to bottom began to like the new boss.

Even other shareholders were happy because once Intel obtained a total of US$25 million in financing, its financial pressure would be solved.

The number of funds, securities firms and investment banks paying attention to this company has gradually increased with the joining of Han Chudong. The market value has returned to the 100 million US dollar mark, fluctuating slightly up and down.

With the arrival of 200 million US dollars from Citibank, Han Chudong has recently become eager to try again. When applying for a loan, he only wrote that the purpose of the loan was investment, and it passed the review smoothly. The annual interest rate is as high as 11.8%. It can only be said that one party really dared to give, and the other party really dared to borrow.

The three-year loan has an annual interest of more than 23.6 million US dollars in the first two years, and the principal and interest will be repaid in full in the third year.

There are more than 200 million US dollars in the account of Mason United Group, but Han Chudong has not yet decided where to invest. Four days after the receipt of the money, it has not moved a penny. Instead, it has increased slightly due to the settlement of interest.

It's not that he really has no place to invest. Even if he has 2 billion US dollars, he can find areas to invest in. He is just looking for the projects that will benefit him the most. He is considering continuing to acquire luxury companies or trying to further develop the IC industry in the Silicon Valley area.

The former is too capital-intensive and has a long investment cycle, while the latter involves many uncertainties. It is not easy to accurately select potential stocks from a large number of companies. He has not even heard of many of the company names listed in the information.

However, Intel has very few shares in circulation, and with the entry of other players, it becomes increasingly difficult to increase holdings. Han Chudong feels that it is enough, and he should leave some cake for others to use. It is not a good habit to eat alone.

Number Four spent the first three days of October in a bar on New York's Upper East Side. He thought he should cheer up, so he went there that night and the next day.

It was not until he was exhausted from diarrhea and had a slight headache that he decisively withdrew from the charming nightlife and refused any invitation.

The morning of the 7th.

Han Chudong set out from the high-end hotel next to the Twin Towers and headed to Wall Street, which is also in downtown New York.

No longer thinking about how to enrich your life or other nonsense, anyone who spends a few days in a bar, being treated like a star and surrounded by beautiful women will have some new insights into life.

He was not the type to indulge in decadence easily, and after relaxing and enjoying himself in the first few days of October, he extricated himself from the situation without any hesitation.

He also hopes that life will always go smoothly, but troubles always come to him quietly.

At this moment, Han Chudong was sitting in the car holding a newspaper in his hand, staring at a report on the economic page, his brows furrowed more and more.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

He casually handed the newspaper to Arthur's assistant who came to New York with him, and asked, "I thought we were old customers of the Wall Street Journal. The whole article is nonsense. Is this human language?"

Arthur knew something was wrong, so he quickly took the newspaper and read it. The headline alone was enough to make him feel overwhelmed: "Ex-boyfriend's face was disfigured again by facial mask, Standard & Poor's lowers its valuation."

It is true that the valuation was lowered, but that was at the end of September.

When it was discovered that L'Oreal, Procter & Gamble, and Japan's Shiseido had considerable sales of facial mask products, rating agency Standard & Poor's first raised the market value of Rainbow Beauty to US$2.2 billion, and then revised it to US$2.1 billion.

Compared with the profits from selling facial mask paper, the lost market is even larger. After all, the patent for facial mask paper is time-limited, while a company may exist for decades or even hundreds of years.

Han Chudong continued, holding back a breath of anger in his chest: "Some customers don't wash their faces after using facial masks. Some customers use two or three masks a day, treating facial masks as a panacea. Some customers' skin types are not suitable for facial masks and they choose the wrong products, which only lead to acne and allergies. They often recover after stopping use for a few days. This title is too targeted. What does it mean to disfigure your face again? As far as I know, facial masks and other skin care products from other companies will also lead to the same results. There is no way to develop a skin care product that is suitable for everyone."

"I know."

Arthur's assistant quickly finished reading it, raised his head and looked serious: "As long as they want to make trouble, they can find fault even if it's just applying purified water on the face. This report is not objective, and it deliberately published such offensive pictures. I think it is very likely that someone is deliberately targeting Rainbow Beauty Company..."