King of Capital

"Do you know the Mayflower? It was the first ship in the civilized world to visit the New World of North America. Southampton was its departure point."

“It’s also where the Titanic set sail.”

“Yes, countless large ships set sail from here every year, heading to Europe and all over the world. You young people like the Titanic, but the Mayflower is the history, or the soul, of Southampton.”

The car stereo was playing John Lennon's album, the driver was holding the steering wheel with his fingertips, waiting for the groups of pedestrians who ran the red light to pass, and chatting about the cultural past.

In fact, the Mayflower attempted to sail from Southampton three times, but failed each time due to various weather problems, and eventually had to divert to Plymouth.

The place of departure the driver mentioned refers to the spiritual pilgrimage site where the Puritans left their old homes and explored the New World.

Zhou Fenglan listened with great interest, occasionally saying something and poking the man next to him with her finger: "Do you like Titanic or Mayflower?"

"I like them all." Xie Jingxing said perfunctorily.

"I feel like I brought a dumb bodyguard."

Zhou Fenglan turned his head away in disdain and continued to complain: "Whether it is the Titanic or the Mayflower, it proves that Southampton is a rare good port, suitable for people to relax on vacation."

"So you are going to travel on a cruise? I remember that the Titanic set sail at this time, so romantic." The driver could respond to any question and was a very qualified conversation partner.

"No, we have a boat of our own, and are going for a short trip to the Isle of Wight."

"Wow, your boyfriend doesn't seem to have had enough rest. No matter what troubles he has, such a great date cannot be wasted. Young man, you need to be committed."

"Maybe he was too absorbed in it and ignored us."

Zhou Fenglan pointedly complained, but Xie Jingxing took her hand with a smile and silently intertwined their fingers.

The content of the conversation at the dinner table last night ruined the atmosphere. It was rare that we didn't have a lot of fun. We chatted about this and that until we were too sleepy to open our eyes and fell asleep in each other's arms.

The man finally came and patted his butt and left. This life was really bitter. Fortunately, Yuan Jin was her own dear person who she had trained herself. This morning, she took the initiative to go into the bedroom to coax him.

Zhou Fenglan took advantage of the situation and decided to change the environment and try out the newly delivered yacht.

Yuan Jin went to the dock alone to prepare for going out to sea. The two of them, the black-hearted in-laws, followed behind and took the train to Southampton at a leisurely pace.

John Lennon's singing was interspersed with rambling conversations. Xie Jingxing leaned his head against the car window, feeling the moist breeze on his cheek and the warm sunshine. He squinted his eyes and dozed off comfortably.

The Englishman didn't know the young financial commander from China. He could just date his mistress and look forward to pleasant surprises. There was no greater enjoyment than this. He felt so lazy that he didn't even want to say a word.

"Southampton is very small, and time seems to have stopped in the 1980s and 1990s. People and things are retro and old. The only difference is the port, where you can see the latest yachts from all over the world. England has limited geographical conditions, and there are only a few good ports. It was subjected to crazy bombing by the German army during World War II."

Xie Jingxing and Zhou Fenglan arrived at the dock. The captain had been waiting for them for a long time and introduced the small city from a perspective different from that of the driver.

The rich history, stagnant economy and unique geographical advantages have led to the development of tourism and cultural industries.

Private yachts were moored one after another, from small speedboats to large custom-made yachts. Xie Jingxing took a quick look at the back gardens of the rich and pieced together the overall picture of Southampton.

【Lan】

——The sports yacht with three decks and smooth white lines has its name printed on its hull. The hull is more than 30 meters long and quite spectacular. It is the flagship product of an Italian private yacht mass-production brand.

Zhou Fenglan spent more than 20 million pounds on this big toy. The one-time investment cost of purchasing and modifying the ship was gradually diluted and negligible with use, while the daily operation and maintenance cost money anytime and anywhere.

Smoothly boarding the ship Seeing the first mate leading a total of eight employees lining up to welcome him, Xie Jingxing couldn't help but re-examine the giant exploration ship that Yu Tong ordered and was under construction. This thing seemed to be more complicated than he thought.

But it’s really fun to play.

After the captain gave a detailed introduction to today's sailing plan, he led the staff to set sail. The service manager led the way up and down to introduce the cabin layout. The master bedroom occupies the best position with an area of ​​30 square meters. The customized oversized mattress is as soft as a hovercraft.

"Try lying down." Zhou Fenglan pushed Xie Jingxing onto the bed.

The upper part of the mattress was raised and tilted to wrap the whole person in it, and a warm intelligent massage was applied to the lower back with just the right strength. He blinked in silence for a long time before uttering, "Are you enjoying yourself a little too much now?"

"You don't enjoy enough." Zhou Fenglan disagreed.

Xie Jingxing was speechless for a moment and could not refute. Thinking carefully, apart from playing with women, his personal expenses were very frugal, and he had unknowingly given up his hobby of collecting supercars. The last car he bought was the American Porsche 918, which was parked in the garage of his villa in Long Island, New York, gathering dust.

Zhou Fenglan's asset allocation seems diverse, but in fact, WhatsApp's 7% stake and a leveraged investment portfolio of US stocks account for the vast majority.

With these two fortunes, she can easily enjoy the Michelin restaurant chefs cooking at home, a custom mattress worth 500,000 pounds, and a yacht over 30 meters long in Southampton this month and in the Mediterranean next month...

"I am really simple and frugal." Xie Jingxing slapped the mattress and sighed.

Zhou Fenglan squatted beside the bed, holding his face with his hands and tilting his head: "But you are the owner of this ship today."

"It seems that I must criticize the evil hedonism, and I will start with you, the capitalist's mistress!"

Xie Jingxing jumped up from the bed with a somersault, showing his tiger body shaking wildly. Zhou Fenglan quickly dodged and raised his hand to point at the porthole, throwing him a seductive look that was reluctant but welcoming, and then retreated from the master bedroom with his slender hands behind his back.

Xie Jingxing looked at the landscape reference outside the window and realized that they had already left the dock, so what was this new trick? The perfectly textured big bed was right under him, and the person had run away...

"Ok, now everyone please rest here and do not leave without my notice. Even if your service is needed, you must go through the exclusive passage and do not let the boss see you."

The nanny brought from home drove the service staff back to the living area in the bottom warehouse like ducks, and another nanny went to the bridge to execute the same instructions, limiting the sailors' activity area to the rear deck.

The entire yacht was emptied in an instant, leaving only two hunters who were well prepared and confused about the situation.

"hide and seek?"

Xie Jingxing walked out of the master bedroom and wandered around aimlessly. He passed by the water bar and picked up the wine glass with lipstick marks on it to identify it, and chuckled slyly.

The little lover was well-behaved and was afraid that he wouldn't be able to find it, so she let him go to reduce the difficulty.

I picked up the wine glass and continued forward. Sure enough, I found the second glass at the corner of the corridor. I followed the instructions and walked to the second-floor cabin deck.

Yuan Jin was leaning on the railing and looking at the sea. She was still wearing the carefully designed makeup from last night. She was wearing a moon-white sleeveless V-neck dress with ankle-length skirt fluttering in the wind. The hollow back allowed a large area of ​​white skin to be exposed to the air.

She turned around when she heard the voice and saw the black leather and metal necklace around her neck with a strange beauty.

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"come over."

Xie Jingxing drank the wine in the glass. Yuan Jin moved slowly and came closer. She raised her head slightly to reveal her straight jawline. She took the initiative to hand the ownership of the necklace to the man, and pulled her delicate body hard and threw herself into his arms without any resistance.

He sniffed the orange blossom perfume leisurely: "What's this scent?"

"Anytime, anywhere." Yuan Jin whispered in her ear.

Xie Jingxing's breathing became rapid: "Where did she hide?"

"She's watching us." Yuan Jin's fair and tender face was flushed, and she tried her best to maintain her cold and aloof temperament that could be easily broken.

This deck is split level, with poor visibility; you can only see outside but not inside. The only difference is that there are two pieces of emerald-colored glass on the floor of the split-level deck. Normally, the coating can be turned on to let in light, but now the coating is turned off and it looks hazy and blurry.

Xie Jingxing's Adam's apple moved as he pushed the delicate body in his arms back to the railing: "Do you think I treat you badly?"

"..."

Yuan Jin bit her lip and remained silent. At this moment, she could not go against her brain's thoughts, nor could she control her body's instincts.

"Zhou Fenglan has earned her current wealth based on her 7% stake in WhatsApp, and it won't be long before she sells her WhatsApp shares."

Xie Jingxing stroked the fair and beautiful back in front of him: "By then, the cash flow converted by Forsan must have a place to go."

"Isn't this your chance?" he asked in a muffled voice.

For Tencent, the domestic mobile payment war is over, Mobike has lost its strategic value, and the foreign mobile payment war continues but it is unable to control it.

The general public takes it for granted that purchasing membership of a film and television platform is convenient and efficient in just two seconds by clicking on the phone screen. However, Google is currently conducting difficult negotiations with communication operators on behalf of the entire Android camp.

Set the top-level rules of the game for issues such as mobile payment deduction methods, fees, and security.

Tencent, which controls WhatsApp, is having a hard time controlling it. The product itself charges $1 per month in an effort to cultivate users' mobile payment habits. This alone requires approval from the Android camp led by Google and communication operators.

To this day, mobile payment in Southeast Asia has achieved little success due to the limited penetration of bank cards and credit cards. Europe and the United States are unable to promote the development of mobile payment business and are embroiled in legal lawsuits from various governments.

Internally, Apple is promoting Apple Pay, Microsoft is sitting on the fence with its database, and Amazon is gradually losing patience to develop its own Amazon Pay.

So, facing the covetous Zuckerberg and the extreme stress patient who is about to take office, how much energy and determination do Pony Ma and Tencent have to invest in losses?

Facebook’s attempt to develop an instant messaging product based on WhatsApp has not yielded good results, and the more this happens, the more it sees WhatsApp as its dream goddess.

Zuckerberg is like an angry bootlicker, who wants to destroy it if he can't get it, but also wants to be ready to stick out his tongue to bite it at any time if he persists and gets it.

In short, there is no success or failure in the mobile payment strategy level, as it has not even started.

The instant social networking aspect should be considered half successful, but the future is bleak as to how to monetize the rapidly growing number of nearly one billion users due to internal and external troubles.

Xie Jingxing talked a lot with Zhou Fenglan last night. She had no intention of getting involved in this mess, but she still needed to think carefully about the transaction object of the share sale.

"Huh, you know very well that you have missed an opportunity. While I am still willing to tell you this, don't miss the second time." Xie Jingxing finally exhaled deeply.

Yuan Jin was as limp as a fish dying of thirst. After a while she recovered her breath and smoothed down the messy hair that was stuck to her cheeks. She simply put on a moon-white long skirt to cover up the moon-white traces on her body.

Before coming to England last year, she didn't want to have children for him, but now she has changed her mind and he doesn't want to anymore. (End of this chapter)