Chapter 53: Epic Lineup
Editor: Atlas Studios
Some time after the lovemaking ended, Gao Yue languidly laid her delicate and graceful body in Ren Hong's embrace. At that moment, her clothing was disheveled, presenting a scene with a different kind of extraordinary appeal. She slightly lifted her head, gazing at him with misted eyes.
He was like a strong, energetic tiger. His not-so-muscular body seemed to be injected with eternal energy, surprising and delighting her at the same time. The experiences always felt so wonderful. The kind of painstaking pleasure made her feel doubly satisfied, especially with the mixture of tension and surprise that stimulated her mind and body. It was an inexplicable sense of contentment.
Knock knock knock…
Suddenly, someone knocked on the door and Gao Yue, who lay on Ren Hong, let out a stifled shriek and immediately got up. She stared at him in shock and annoyance, before quickly tidying up her slightly disheveled clothes. The blush that appeared on her face seemed so unusually attractive.
"Why does such a cliche plot always happen…" Ren Hong looked helplessly in the direction of the door.
"What are you still lying there for? Hurry up and help me." Gao Yue quickly turned her back to him.
Ren Hong chuckled and stood up from the chair. "I'm so looking forward to the next time!"
"Dream on!"
"The world will not end even if you consider it!"
The two of them quickly cleaned up the battlefield. Gao Yue was especially quick in making sure that the surroundings were back to normal. She let out a sigh of relief and shot a blank look at the smiling Ren Hong, before heading toward the door.
"Miss Gao!" The person who knocked on the door was Ren Hong's assistant, Mu.
Ren Hong, who stood at the back, witnessed Gao Yue presenting a professional smile and nodding as if nothing strange had happened. Her acting skills made him admire her even more.
After Gao Yue left, the assistant entered the room and didn't realize that anything was wrong. One had to admit that the 'perpetrators' were too good in recreating the scene, where even the smell was non-existent.
"By the way, Mu. Arrange a trip in three days; I have to go to Beijing." Ren Hong said. His acting skills also weren't bad at all.
"Got it. Chairman, here are the documents you asked for." Mu, instantly took down the itinerary, oblivious to the fact that a fiery office lovemaking had just taken place here.
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Everything at XlouS was running normally. But with the huge sales of the S-1, the production department had been busy 24/7. After all, there were tens of millions of orders on the table waiting to be fulfilled. This was the busiest period of the year for the entire company.
But none of this needed Ren Hong to worry about. Gao Yue's ability was unquestionable, and he believed that she could manage the day-to-day operations of the company. As for himself, he had already taken a plane to Beijing at the moment.
The previous China-US Entrepreneur Summit was held in Seattle. This time, it was going to be held in Beijing, China, and without any surprises, this event would soon become one of the biggest events in domestic and international news in the near future.
The summit would bring together business leaders from both China and the U.S. for in-depth dialogue and exchange. During this time, the global spotlight would undoubtedly be deeply focused on Beijing.
Ren Hong looked at the name list on the plane. There were 15 companies from both China and the U.S. respectively, making it a total of 30 businesses and companies leaders.
After scanning through the domestic companies, he looked at the American ones: General Motors, Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, Cisco Systems, Apple, Honeywell, The Walt Disney Company, DuPont, The Dow Chemical Company, Microsoft, Pepsi, The Boeing Company, IBM Corporation, Starbucks, and Facebook.
This summit featured 15 companies from China with a combined market capitalization of 1,344.2 billion USD, equivalent to 11.28% of China's previous year's GDP, which was higher than the combined GDP of Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. The 15 companies from the U.S. had a combined market capitalization of 2,935.7 billion USD, equivalent to 14.6% of the U.S.'s GDP last year, and was higher than Italy's GDP in one year.
And what was the concept of 30 companies with a total value of 427.99 billion USD? Last year's GDP for the whole of Japan was 426.85 billion USD, and the total value of these 30 companies would have surpassed the GDP of Japan last year to become the third largest economy in the world after China if the country's economy had been calculated. This was an appalling statistic!
The 15 Chinese and U.S. companies participating in the summit, be it the market value or the owner's worth, boasted an epic level in lineup.
None of these companies surpassed XlouS in terms of being newly established, as Ren Hong had created it less than three years ago. Despite that, it was the most dazzling out of China's 15 enterprises. The current valuation of 375.8 billion USD alone made it a worthy number one corporate company in China. It was also the only Chinese private company valued at more than 350 billion USD so far.
Ren Hong looked at the list. Deep inside, he felt a trace of unspeakable emotion. Among the 30 companies, all the leaders were powerful and world-famous business magnates.
And now, he had become a member of this luxury club. At this thought, he had mixed feelings of excitement, trepidation, and uncertainty, with anticipation and ease making up most of it. He and XlouS rose like a rocket and shone as brightly as a comet. Although XlouS had been established for less than three years and he was only 21 years old, these achievements were enough for him to become a member of this club. This proved that competence had nothing to do with age.
Ren Hong put down the list in his hands and looked out of the window at the sky that was a thousand miles high. He gradually calmed his emotions down, before shifting his gaze to Mu who sat beside him and was deeply engrossed in a newspaper.
"What are you reading, Mu? Why are you so engrossed?" Ren Hong asked with a curious look.
"C-Chairman, I'm looking at the latest Forbes World's Richest Edition press release. But it's not the official version; the official version won't come out until March next year." Mu replied, and after a moment she whispered: "Chairman, your name is also in it, and it's very, very near the top of the rankings!" Mu looked at Ren Hong with an adoring expression.
Upon hearing her words, Ren Hong curiously asked, "Read it to me!"
"Okay!" After building up her emotions, Mu said in a low voice, "Forbes World Richest Edition has made a special unofficial announcement in this newly released list of the world's richest people. Bill Gates remains the world's richest man with 86.7 billion USD in net earning assets; Amancio Ortega is in second place with 78.3 billion USD in net earned assets; Warren Buffett ranked third with 62.9 billion USD in net earned assets; Mark Zuckerberg ranked fourth with 58.8 billion USD in net earned assets."
At that point, Mu gave Ren a subconscious glance, before looking at the newspaper and reading, "Cyrus Ren ranked fifth with over 55 billion USD in net earned assets!" Mu said in surprise. "Chairman, you are the first super-rich person in China to make it into the top 10 of Forbes World Richest List and even reach the fifth place! You're already the richest man in Asia! That's still not including…"
Without waiting for Ren Hong's reply, Mu looked at the newspaper again and skipped the introduction of the sixth to 10th richest people, "The two people who rose the fastest in wealth on the unofficial list are Mark Zuckerberg from the United States and Cyrus Ren from China. Zuckerberg's assets jumped by 14 billion USD, moving him from sixth place to fourth, skipping over the fifth. The wealth of China's super-rich man, Cyrus Ren, soared as fast as lightning. According to the data revealed by XlouS on May 24th, the young Chinese super-rich man's wealth has soared from 11.5 billion USD to at least 55 billion USD and is still accumulating. He jumped 60 spots from the 65th position to become the fastest growing among the 10 richest people in the world. It's also worth noting that Cyrus Ren holds at least 80% of the shares of the famous technology company, XlouS, and this company is currently valued at 378.5 billion USD by Wall Street. Once the company goes public, Cyrus Ren will definitely top the list. The owner of Forbes World Richest Man's seat has been determined in advance and will be difficult to surpass…"
At that moment, Mu wanted to continue reading, but the airliner's safety announcement rang out.
"Ladies and Gentlemen! This flight is scheduled to arrive at Beijing International Airport in 10 minutes. The ground temperature is 26.8 degrees Celsius. The plane is descending. Please return to your seat, fasten your seat belt, put away the tray table, and adjust your seat back to the normal position. All personal computers and electronic devices must be switched off and silent. Please make sure that your personal belongings are securely stored. We will be dimming the cabin lights. Thank you!
"Alright, put the newspaper away and fasten your seat belt," Ren Hong said.
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