The Peninsula chaebol started by rescuing Samsung's little princess.

Li Haorong never expected that this newbie village for foreigners in Shanghai would one day refresh his appearance.

"Amazing! This is incredible!"

Looking out the car window at the towering buildings of Shanghai, a city that blends Chinese and Western styles, Li Yinxin couldn't help but sigh.

"Haha, of course! Shanghai has developed very rapidly in recent years!"

Seeing Li Yinxin like this, Zhu Jun, sitting in the passenger seat, couldn't help but feel a sense of pride. He happily said in English.

Zhu Jun, a true Shanghai native, was naturally honored to receive such praise from the daughter of a top tycoon in the peninsula.

Li Haorong couldn't help but smile as he looked at Li Yinxin's curious expression.

To be honest, Li Haorong was really surprised that Li Yinxin was able to go abroad this time.

Ever since Lee Yoon-hyung attempted suicide, she has been secretly restricted, making it difficult for her to even leave Seoul, let alone go abroad.

But this time, when Li Haorong was coming to Shanghai on a business trip, Li Yinxin surprisingly suggested that she come along.

More importantly, Lee Kun-hee actually agreed!

According to Lee Yoon-hyung, Lee Kun-hee explicitly opposed her dating him, and although their relationship is not officially confirmed, rumors have already spread.

Lee Kun-hee must be able to hear it if he's not deaf.

But so far, there has been no response.

However, no reaction is also a reaction; at least this tacit approval is not a bad thing for Li Haorong!

However, Lee Ho-young still felt uneasy about what that old fox Lee Kun-hee was plotting.

Actually, Li Yinxin wouldn't have come if Li Haorong hadn't been coming to Shanghai!

These days, in the minds of foreigners, China is a poor, backward, and unsafe place, not much different from Southeast Asia.

Li Yinxin was the same; it could be said that she mustered up a lot of courage to come along.

However, when she arrived in Shanghai, she found that it was very different from what she had imagined.

"Brother Zhu, isn't this the way to your company?"

Nine City Company is located on Wusong Road in the Hong Kong area, but the car is clearly heading to the Bund. Li Haorong couldn't help but ask:

"Brother Li, have you been to Shanghai before?"

Zhu Jun asked in surprise.

"I came here in my past life!"

Of course, Li Haorong only thought these words to himself; what he said aloud was:

"That's what the road sign said!"

"Haha, Brother Li's Chinese is really good!"

You've just arrived today, you can't just go straight to work, I have to give you a welcome dinner!

Zhu Jun realized this belatedly, and at the same time, he was filled with emotion.

Every time I talk to Li Haorong, I can't help but forget that he's a foreigner!

"Brother Zhu, you don't need to go to such trouble!"

"When in Rome, do as the Romans do. You have to listen to me on this!"

Seeing Zhu Jun's insistence, Li Haorong said no more, but he had a vague feeling that Zhu Jun was being a little too attentive this time.

Logically speaking, since he has already acquired the distribution rights for "KartRider", he shouldn't have made any demands of himself!

The place where Zhu Jun hosted Li Haorong and Li Yinxin was the famous Peace Hotel.

What Li Haorong found somewhat regrettable was that the Peace Hotel in 06 was still a bit dilapidated.

Come to think of it, this is, after all, a restaurant with a history of over 100 years, and every brick and tile bears the marks of history.

In the original timeline, starting in 2007, this place underwent three years of meticulous restoration, resulting in its exquisite appearance in later generations.

Unfortunately, Li Haorong can't see this now!

The Peace Hotel has many restaurants, the most famous of which is the Hua Mao Hotel, but that's a place for Western food.

Zhu Jun invited foreign friends to China for Western food? Isn't that a slap in the face to our Shanghai masters?

Therefore, the group ate at the Dragon and Phoenix Hall of the Peace Hotel, a restaurant specializing in local Shanghai cuisine.

Hey, that's authentic!

However, to Zhu Jun's disappointment, Li Haorong remained completely unmoved throughout, as if he had experienced all of this before and had no sense of the experience whatsoever.

Wow, amazing!

On the contrary, Li Yinxin ate with great relish, and the emotional value was fully provided!

Watching Li Haorong skillfully roll a duck skin pancake, dip it in sauce, and hand one to Li Yinxin, he couldn't help but say, "Brother Li, you seem to know a lot about Chinese cuisine!"

"I love Chinese food, and I even cook it myself sometimes!"

"Brother Li, you have this skill? I wonder how it turns out?"

"You'll have to ask her; she's eaten plenty of my cooking!"

Li Haorong pointed to Li Yinxin, who was eating duck skin pancakes one after another, standing to the side.

"He's...great!"

Li Yinxin gave a thumbs-up as she ate.

Seeing the two being so intimate, Zhu Jun was secretly surprised.

It turns out I was wrong all along. This Lee Ho-yong is not Lee Kun-hee's illegitimate son at all, but his son-in-law!

However, Zhu Jun remained calm. If he had valued Li Haorong's Samsung background in the past, he now valued Li Haorong's abilities even more!

Seeing that both sides had almost finished eating, Zhu Jun finally got back to the main topic:

"Brother Li is indeed a capable man. In just a few months, he has already made Mars.net the number one website on the peninsula!"

"It's just good luck!"

Li Haorong said modestly, while thinking to himself: Is this the start of the main course?

Since the group sat down at the table, they had been chatting about all sorts of things, from Chinese history to Zhu Jun's newly purchased football team, and even the gameplay of World of Warcraft, but they hadn't talked about anything serious!

"It's not luck. I specifically asked our employees at the Seoul branch to pay attention. You guys have a lot of ways of playing, from on-the-ground promotions to grabbing game coins. It's all been an eye-opener for me!"

But what interests me most are those few games. They don't have much technical content, but they're really good at attracting traffic!

These games completely stunned Naver; they couldn't even copy them properly!

Although Zhu Jun smoothly changed the subject, Li Haorong knew exactly what the other party's purpose was once the conversation had reached this point.

It turns out that the other party had their eyes on my games, "Friend Trading" and "Mars Farm"!

So he continued to feign ignorance, saying, "This is mainly because we had the first-mover advantage; it's much harder for them to catch up now!"

"That's right, first-mover advantage, Brother Li, you used that term well! We in the internet industry are all about seizing that first-mover advantage!"

"Brother Zhu, wouldn't you say that Nine City has a first-mover advantage in China?"

If Shanda's "Legend of Mir" was the first game company in China to succeed in this field, then The9's "Miracle" was the second.

What's more, Zhu Jun's luck is amazing. After finishing the crab, he even got to eat a lobster called "World of Warcraft"!

"We're still far from it. There are just too many internet companies in China, and the competition is fierce. I have to think about bringing in good games every day to seize market share!"

"Brother Zhu, which good game did you find this time?"

"Hehe, of course it's these few from Brother Li!"

He really came for this!

Li Haorong thought to himself: What invitation to visit the company and witness the open beta of "KartRider"? It's all just an excuse!