Urban God-level Youth

Qin Hao asked with a chuckle, "Mr. Lv, what do you mean by suggesting Star Domain Network should cooperate with Amao Net Shopping?"

Lv Tian: "Mr. Qin, I now own only 8% of Amao Net Shopping, you're aware of this, right? How about we join forces to take over all the other shares? What do you think? You'll have 51%, and I'll take 49%."

The corners of Qin Hao's eyes crinkled slightly. Lv Tian really knew how to crunch the numbers. If Amao Net Shopping truly had a secret partnership with Qin Hao, then aside from Qin Hao himself, he would be the biggest winner.

From owning 8% to suddenly controlling 49%, his net worth would have increased by who knows how many times. He was indeed crafty and cunning.

Qin Hao: "Mr. Lv, I'm very interested in what you're proposing. However, I don't think it's time to negotiate just yet."

He would wait until Star Domain Network's e-commerce platform had launched and started to impact Amao Net Shopping. By then, Lv Tian's terms might change even further.

Lv Tian understood what Qin Hao meant; he found the proposed 51% stake too little: "Mr. Qin, I'll wait for your news."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Hao pondered for a while. Right now, Star Domain Network needed to expand its influence and increase both the quantity and the diversity of its free products.

Chang Jing was also acting according to his wishes. Generally, Qin Hao could count on her to consider every possibility, her handling of matters was incredibly thorough. To date, Star Domain Network had several hundred free APPs available for use.

It had touched nearly every industry on the internet except for the micro-research area and e-commerce platforms.

However, some APPs were not as good as those under the Tenglong Group.

For instance, in the gaming industry, nearly every game that Tenglong Group released was a blockbuster hit, and Tenglong still dominated over eighty percent of Xuan Country's gaming market.

Defeating Tenglong Group wouldn't be easy—it would require a step-by-step dismantling. It was impossible to topple Tenglong all at once.

Whether the three internet giants would collapse or be acquired, they would be considered beaten. For Qin Hao's system mall to be upgraded, he must break these three internet behemoths.

"Daddy, dinner's ready." Qiao'er ran in from outside to tell him.

Qin Hao rose and went out with Qiao'er. Han Meng and Mrs. Qin were setting the table for dinner, and the entire Qin Youmin family was there as well.

"Man, when did you guys get here?" Qin Hao asked with a smile upon seeing Qin Man.

Qin Man: "We got here early. Uncle said you were busy in the study, so we didn't call you."

"Uncle, Auntie, please sit. I'll go get the wine." Qin Hao went to get a few bottles of high-end Xinghui wine. This type of superior Xinghui wine was seldom sold to the public, each bottle costing upwards of 5,000 yuan, and usually, it was hard to come by.

Mrs. Qin sighed as she sat down, "Tomorrow's New Year's Eve already. This year has gone by so fast."

Qin Youmin sighed as well, "Indeed, we're a year older. Xiao Hao and Xiao Man are all grown up and successful now."

...

After dinner, Qin Hao and others sat on the sofa chatting, while Qin Youguo and Qin Youmin continued drinking.

"Man, how are things going with you and Chen Ping?" Qin Hao asked.

Qin Man: "It's going well. He will talk to his parents this year; his family is in Nanyan Province."

Qin Hao nodded, "That's good to hear. Let me know if there's anything you need."

Qin Man: "What could I possibly need? His parents agree, and so do mine."

From the side, Han Meng said softly, "Xiao Hao, how's Xiao Zhuang's situation?"

Qin Hao paused, "What about it, Meng?"

Han Meng spoke up, "About you hiring Xiao Zhuang. My parents have agreed, and he also wants to make money with you."

Qin Hao replied with a smile, "Really? That's great. Let him come to Jianghai after the New Year."

Originally, Qin Hao had secretly used the system to check Han Zhuang's four major attribute values, and his strength attribute was terrifyingly high, reaching an astonishing eighty, while the other three attributes were quite ordinary.

Now, Qin Hao's strength value was only 40, which was half as much as Han Zhuang's. This must be what the legends referred to as Innate Divine Strength.

Qin Hao felt that Han Zhuang's genes had undergone some kind of mutation, otherwise his strength wouldn't be so frightening. Not only was his power outstanding, but Han Zhuang's skin and bones were also very hard. With a little training, he would definitely be an extremely fearsome bodyguard.

The reason Han Meng's parents had agreed was also for Han Zhuang's sake; he was already twenty-three years old, and the young girls in the village, having seen the dazzling world outside, simply didn't fancy him or the other local youths.

They had no other aspirations; as long as their son could earn money like the village chief's son, Liu Kai, they would be content. Then, there would certainly be many people proposing marriage at their home, and perhaps their son could even find a better girlfriend outside.

New Year's Eve

Early in the morning, Qin Hao was woken up by his parents. Today, the living room was already set up with offerings of a pig's head, chicken, fish, and other items, hoping for good omens in the new year.

Having nothing else to do, Qin Hao stepped out of the villa and said to Leng Xuan beside him, "Let's go, I'll take you home to have a look. How can you not go home on New Year's Eve?"

Leng Xuan was taken aback for a moment, then got in the car, and the convoy headed towards Leng Xuan's home.

On the way, Qin Hao said to Leng Xuan, "Later, the two of us will make a trip to Dongan Mountain and lure out the assassins behind us."

Leng Xuan was startled and said, "Mr. Qin, that's too risky. If something unexpected happens, Mr. Li will kill me."

Qin Hao replied with a smile, "I wouldn't do it if I wasn't sure. Follow my command. In a while, let the others return, and the two of us will make a trip to Dongan Mountain."

Dongan Mountain was located to the east of Jiangshan, a barren and uninhabited wasteland. There used to be a temple, but then the government funded its relocation below, which helped increase the city's GDP.

...

About half an hour later, the convoy stopped in the parking lot of Leng Xuan's residential complex, where Qin Hao had purchased many things on the way.

After getting out of the car, Qin Hao looked around the complex, noticing the landscaping and other aspects were very well done.

Leng Xuan led Qin Hao up in the elevator to the twelfth floor, to apartment 1201, where Leng Xuan pressed the doorbell.

Soon Leng Yue opened the door and exclaimed in surprise, "Brother, Brother Hao!"

They entered, and Leng Zhengchu and Liu Qin were in the kitchen preparing foods for the New Year festivities.

Leng Yue hurriedly called out, "Mom, Dad, Brother's back, and Brother Hao is here too."

Leng Zhengchu and Liu Qin came out of the kitchen with smiles on their faces at the sight of their son.

Qin Hao apologized, "Uncle, Auntie, I'm sorry for making Leng Xuan work during such an important holiday."

Leng Zhengchu replied with a smile, "This is his job; he's supposed to work. It's his good fortune from a previous life to be able to work with you, Mr. Qin."

Qin Hao said, "Mr. Leng, just call me Xiao Hao, please don't call me Mr. Qin."

Leng Yue said, "Have a seat, Brother Hao, I'll pour some tea for you."

Qin Hao spoke awkwardly, "Mr. Leng, actually, Leng Xuan and I will have to leave after a short while. Sorry about that."

Leng Zhengchu reassured him, "It's fine, Xiao Hao. This is all part of his job."

Leng Yue brought over a teapot and poured everyone a cup of water. Qin Hao looked at Leng Yue and asked with a smile, "Xiao Yue, what are you working on now?"

"I'm training at the Feibao Security Company," Leng Yue replied with a smile.

Qin Hao was taken aback and asked, "Ah? What do you mean?"

[Second Chapter]