In 2000, the housing prices in Yanjing had not taken off yet. A 69-square-meter two-bedroom apartment in Chaoyang District cost only 290,000 yuan, and the total unit price was just over 4,000 yuan. The prices of newly launched properties such as Oriental Home, China Resources Vanguard, and Vanke Golden Land were not expensive. At that time, there was no purchase restriction in Yanjing, and Song Yi wanted to pay a down payment and buy a few more commercial houses.

Domestic Internet giants all like to buy buildings, such as Sohu.com. Among the three major portal websites in the mainland, Sohu.com's market value is less than US$1 billion, which is not as valuable as the three buildings under its company. Compared with other Internet giants in the mainland, Zhang Chaoyang got up early but arrived late.

However, unlike other Internet giants, Zhang Chaoyang lives a free and easy life. Later, when he gave an open physics class on Sohu Video, Song Yi went to listen. As a Ph.D. in physics from MIT, his physics class is easy to understand. If you answer his physics class correctly, you may get an iPhone 14. Baidu was just established this year, and the three major portals Sina, NetEase and Sohu have successively landed on the US stock market this year. Song Yi's newly established advertising company in Yanjing still has many cooperation opportunities with these future Internet giants.

Song Yi knows that with the rise of the Internet era, print media has gradually died out. Internet advertising is the mainstream, and the advertising revenues of these Internet giants, such as Ali, Penguin, ByteDance, and Baidu, are all in the tens of billions of dollars, which can crush any advertising giant.

In addition to looking at office space, Song Yi also took time to visit Yanjing Xiaoma Pentium Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd. This company made its fortune in the advertising industry. Its predecessor was Remington Advertising, and later expanded into the film and television industry.

The company's founder, Li Ming, commonly known as Big Dog, was a very righteous man who was close to many directors, screenwriters, and actors. He was a leading figure in the mainland entertainment industry. Big Dog was also the soul of Xiaoma Pentium. When he passed away unexpectedly, the famous Xiaoma Pentium became a thing of the past.

When Song Yi went to Xiaoma Pentium, Li Ming was not in the company. Song Yi left a business card at the front desk and only said that he would visit again in a few days.

After Li Ming returned to the company, he took a look at Song Yi's business card. The business card was very exquisite, with three languages ​​​​— Chinese, English and Korean—written on it in gold-stamped letters.

The business card clearly stated the name of Song Yi's company: Shinhan Media Co., Ltd., as well as the company address and office phone number. It also listed Song Yi's position and mobile phone number.

Li Ming played with the business card and asked the company employees: "Is there anyone who knows more about Korean companies? What position does this executive director correspond to in our company?"

Someone who knows the business among the employees replied: "The executive director is equivalent to the deputy general manager of our Xiaoma Pentium, second only to the general manager."

The receptionist described Song Yi's appearance as a handsome young man in his twenties. He wore a Rolex on his wrist and carried a briefcase when he entered the company.

Li Ming laughed dumbly, "A deputy general manager in his twenties, this guy either has a mine at home and gave him money to start a company, or he is a liar. Didn't he say he would come over in a few days to discuss cooperation? We will deal with him when the time comes. Anyway, we are in the imperial city, and we are not afraid of others cheating us."

The girl at the front desk felt it was a pity. Song Yi was good-looking, young and promising. He was exactly the blind date candidate she liked. How could he be a liar?

Song Yi didn't know that Li Ming had already regarded him as a liar. He was on his way home. Song Yi was from Bianzhou, Liaobei Province. Bianzhou was located at the junction of China, Russia and North Korea. It was a frontier city with many Korean compatriots living there. Its food culture was similar to that of South Korea.

Song Yi's father, Song Mingzhe, is a professor of history at Bianzhou University, and his mother, Zhou Shulan, is a retired employee of Postal Bank. Because both of his parents worked in public institutions and the family was well-off, they were able to support Song Yi's study in South Korea in the 1990s.

Song Yi first flew from Yanjing Airport to Yeji Airport, and then called a taxi from the airport and drove directly to Bianzhou University. Song Yi's family currently lives in the teachers' dormitory building of the Yeji campus of Bianzhou University.

At this time, Song Yi's family was also waiting for him to come back for dinner. Zhou Shulan had already prepared a table of steaming hot meals for him. She looked at him through the window from time to time, "Didn't Xiaoyi say he would be home today? How come he hasn't shown up yet? By then, the food will be cold."

In the bedroom, a little girl of about six or seven was watching cartoons intently. When she heard Zhou Shulan's words, she quickly got off the kang. She raised her head and asked Zhou Shulan, "Grandma, is my uncle coming back soon?"

Zhou Shulan touched the little girl's head and said kindly, "That's right, Miaomiao, your uncle is back. Do you still remember what your uncle looks like? He held you in his arms when you were a child."

Song Miao shook her head. She was too young at that time, so it was normal that she had no memory of Song Yi. Song Mingzhe, who was reading a newspaper in the living room at this time, was very dissatisfied. "After graduation, he was asked to return to China to develop, but he insisted on staying in Seoul to work. Now even Miao Miao doesn't remember her uncle!"

Zhou Shulan actually felt a little regretful, but she refused to give in. "I transferred money to Song Yi and asked him to buy a house in Seoul with your consent. Don't push the responsibility to me now. Is it my fault that Xiaoyi doesn't want to go home? Isn't it because the eldest brother left that he feels sad?"

Song Mingzhe got a little angry when he heard this. "Miaomiao is still at home, why are you bringing this up? If you make Miaomiao cry, I wonder how you're going to explain it to her mother."

Zhou Shulan regretted her words immediately after she finished speaking, and hurried to see Song Miao, who had already climbed onto the sofa and sat next to Song Mingzhe, looking at the headline of the newspaper and reading it word by word: "Ye Ji Daily."

Song Mingzhe was very surprised and rubbed Song Miao's little head. "Miao Miao is great! Who taught you this?"

Song Miao pouted, stood on the sofa, and said angrily: "Grandpa, please don't touch my head. If my braids fall apart, grandma will have to tie them up for me again!"

At this time, Song Yi's sister-in-law Liao Yu also came back from get off work. She was fully dressed in a down jacket, high-waist cotton shoes, scarf, gloves, and was fully armed. She took off her down jacket, revealing a red sweater. Although she had given birth to a five-year-old daughter, her figure was still quite well-proportioned.

Song Miao was very excited and was ready to jump off the sofa, "Mom is back from get off work!"

Liao Yu's face turned serious, "Miao Miao, who told you to step on the sofa? Have you finished your homework today?" The old couple Song Mingzhe love their only granddaughter more, so Liao Yu can only be strict with their daughter Song Miao.

Song Miao's voice dropped several decibels in an instant, and he answered aggrievedly, "I wrote it a long time ago. I watched cartoons after finishing my homework. Grandpa even praised me just now!"

Liao Yu's expression softened and he sat down next to Song Miao, "Really? What did grandpa praise you for?"

Song Miao pointed at the newspaper in Song Mingzhe's hand and said, "Grandpa praised me for knowing a lot of words. It's Yeji Daily, right? Grandpa?" Song Miao tilted his cute little head, as if to say, "Praise me, praise me!"

Liao Yu hugged Song Miao, "Miao Miao is awesome! Next time, let's try to learn a few more words so that grandpa can continue to praise you, okay?"

After Liao Yu praised her daughter, she found that Song Miao's braids were a little loose, so she helped her braid them again. While braiding her daughter's hair, Liao Yu asked Zhou Shulan, "Mom, isn't Xiaoyi home yet?"

Zhou Shulan sighed, "No, he called home before boarding the plane and said he would definitely make it to dinner. I don't know if today's flight will be delayed."

Just as the family was chatting, there was a knock on the door. Zhou Shulan asked out of habit, "Who is it?" If it was a neighbor coming to visit, she would definitely greet him first.

Song Yi, who was standing at the door, adjusted his mood and said, "Mom, it's me, Song Yi!"

When Song Miao heard the noise, she saw that her mother had already tied her hair, and hurried to open the door for Song Yi, "Oh, oh, it's my uncle who's back! We can have dinner now!"

Xiao Miaomiao is still very cute. There will be another chapter in the evening.

(End of this chapter)