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Chapter 798 A lone boat, straw hat and raincoat adorned with ice flowers, fishing for leisurely pleasures filling a chest.
After the meeting, everyone left the conference room with mixed feelings.

At this meeting, Fang Qingye released a clear signal: Ele.me will launch its Hong Kong IPO, which has become the company's core task for the next year or two. Otherwise, he wouldn't have personally traveled to Hong Kong in the first half of this year to advocate for amendments to the provisions of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that would hinder Ele.me's listing.

However, at the same time, it is equally urgent to continue to promote and expand the social security pilot program for food delivery riders, and it is even important enough to postpone the IPO process for this purpose.

After the meeting, Fang Qingye called Wang Chenyang to her office for a private talk. Based on the decisions made at the company's senior management meeting a few days prior, Ele.me would establish a listing task force to approve the overall plan, develop a timetable, study key policies, and remove major obstacles.

Fang Qingye personally served as the team leader, with CEO Zhang Xuhao as the deputy team leader. Team members included Wang Chenyang, Kang Jia, Deng Ye, and others. An office was established under the leading group to serve as the core execution layer for the listing preparation work, responsible for coordinating intermediaries, preparing materials, promoting rectification, and implementing the decisions of the leading group.

Wang Chenyang also serves as the office director.

"Chairman Fang, as per your instructions, the sponsoring institutions have been confirmed as CICC Hong Kong and Morgan Stanley, with Mayer Brown LLP handling the legal matters in Hong Kong. Currently, we still need to confirm the law firms and accounting firms in mainland China," Wang Chenyang reported.
“Law firms such as Jingtian & Gongcheng, Tongshang, and Zhonglun, as well as international accounting firms such as KPMG and PwC, have shown strong interest and have made initial contact with us.”

“Okay, you should communicate with them first and listen to the opinions of CICC and Morgan Stanley. Their opinions as sponsors are also crucial. After comprehensive evaluation, recommend two companies from each side, and the final decision will be made by the board of directors,” Fang Qingye instructed.

"clear."

Wang Chenyang then reported on Ele.me's financial situation, emphasizing the profit growth of emerging businesses such as in-store services, hotels and travel, finance (emergency loans, Xiaobao installment payments), and Baopay payment. Currently, these three businesses have become Ele.me's main revenue growth drivers, contributing a total of 31% of total revenue.

Fang Qingye nodded in agreement: "These contents need to be explained in detail in the listing financial plan. Ele.me's real profit growth depends on them."

Wang Chenyang knew that, according to Fang Qingye's plan, Ele.me's massive food delivery business only needed to maintain a slight profit or even break even to achieve its goal.

After explaining everything, Fang Qingye was about to leave when Wang Chenyang suddenly asked, "Chairman Fang, you mentioned at the meeting that if the IPO affects the progress of the pilot program, will you really postpone the listing?"

Fang Qingye didn't answer directly, but instead asked, "Do you think it will come to that?"

"Hard to say."

Fang Qingye laughed: "It seems you lack confidence. Don't worry, we won't take that step unless absolutely necessary. Just proceed with the work according to plan."

"Ok."

After leaving Ele.me's headquarters, Fang Qingye did not rush back to Nanxin, but instead returned to his home in Shanghai. He still needed to meet with several major shareholders who had invested in Ele.me.

Back at the villa, he played with his son Yangyang for a while, then checked the weather forecast for Shanghai for the next few days.

In mid-December, the weather has been quite bad lately, with continuous rain and overcast skies, making it unsuitable for outdoor activities.

He then checked the weather in Hangzhou—

Not bad, the sun is shining brightly and the temperature has risen a bit.

Let's set the venue in Hangzhou then.

He pulled out his contacts and dialed Ma Yun's number.

"Teacher Ma, how's your movie coming along? When will it be released?" Fang Qingye asked with a smile.

"It's still in the planning stages. I was thinking of asking you to play a role, but you're not coming." Ma Yun's voice was cheerful on the other end of the phone.

"I know neither martial arts nor acting. Going up there would just make me a laughing stock," Fang Qingye politely declined.

It turns out that Ma Yun, in order to realize his martial arts dream, specially invited a group of martial arts masters and stars, including Yuen Woo-ping, Sammo Hung, Ching Siu-tung, Jet Li, Donnie Yen, Wu Jing, and Zou Shiming, to jointly film the martial arts movie "Gong Shou Dao". He himself played the lead role, and popular young actors such as Tong Dawei, Li Chen, and Huang Xiaoming also participated in the film. He had previously invited Fang Qingye to play a policeman in a cameo role, but Fang Qingye declined. "Teacher Ma, are you free these days? How about we play golf together? It's been a long time since we've had any activities," Fang Qingye extended an invitation.

“Sure, this is a good opportunity to stretch my muscles,” Ma Yun readily agreed.

"I've noticed it's been raining a lot in Shanghai these past few days, the weather's been bad. How about going to Hangzhou? The sunshine there is nice."

“Okay, then let’s meet at the Fuchun Mountain Residence Golf Course the day after tomorrow at noon, and enjoy some Longjing tea while playing golf.”

“OK, how about we invite Mr. Shen, my boyfriend? He loves playing golf.” Fang Qingye suggested.

"Hehe, to be honest, he's been itching to ask you out for a while now."

"Then it's settled!"

After hanging up the phone, Fang Qingye continued to play with her son. Yangyang was already over a year old and was just learning to walk.

Since he was going to Hangzhou to play golf the day after tomorrow, he had no plans for tomorrow. Fang Qingye naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity to steal a moment of leisure and planned to go fishing at Dianshan Lake, and invite Shi Guangrong along.

Despite the gloomy weather, drizzling rain, and chilly air, it was no problem for true fishing enthusiasts.

On a winter's day, a gentle drizzle falls on Dianshan Lake. Raindrops create fine ripples on the water's surface, distant mountains are shrouded in a hazy mist, and occasionally a waterbird flies by, creating a serene atmosphere.

"Sigh... It's so cold, why do you have to come out fishing? Wouldn't it be better to find a teahouse and have some tea?" Shi Guangrong complained.

Although he also enjoys fishing, he is not as obsessed as Fang Qingye.

“You don’t understand. There’s a poem that goes: ‘I don’t covet the warm tea from the red stove, but prefer to straighten my long silk by the cold water. A lone boat, straw hat and raincoat adorned with ice flowers, I fish for a life of leisure, filling my chest with joy.’” Fang Qingye recited leisurely.

"Huh? Who wrote this poem? I've never heard of it before," Shi Guangrong said curiously.

"I wrote it," Fang Qingye said seriously.

"Pfft..." Shi Guangrong couldn't help but laugh out loud, "So it was your doggerel... But upon closer inspection, it does have a certain charm."

As they were talking, Shi Guangrong flicked his fishing rod and gently lifted it, catching a lively three-inch-long crucian carp.

"Not bad... Even though it's cold, my luck is pretty good." Shi Guangrong chuckled as he put the fish into the plastic bucket.

Fang Qingye's lips twitched slightly—he was still an "air force" member.

"Hey, Aoba, how's the preparation for Ele.me's IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange going?" Shi Guangrong asked.

"It's progressing, but it depends on when the Hong Kong Stock Exchange officially releases the revised regulations," Fang Qingye replied truthfully. "Don't worry, Glory, a copy of the IPO-related documents will also be sent to you as a shareholder."

Shi Guangrong invested 100 million yuan in Ele.me's second round of financing and is one of the company's major shareholders.

"That's not my concern. My main concern is the pilot program for social security for food delivery riders that you're promoting. I've heard it's facing considerable resistance. Will that affect the IPO?"

(End of this chapter)