Hearing that Li Ka-shing had a favor to ask of Wang Ye, Zhang Xiaoxi was immediately intrigued and pressed him for details.
Wang Ye briefly explained Li Ka-shing's true purpose in inviting him over that day. Finally, he pointed at the small wooden box he had brought back and said with a smile, "See that? That's the gift Lao Li gave me. It should be worth quite a bit. He was pretty generous, unlike what the media makes him out to be."
Zhang Xiaoxi curiously opened the wooden box and found a beautiful, exquisite watch inside. She knew her watches and recognized it at once as a Patek Philippe. It was not one of the common models on the market either, but likely something rather rare.
The watch on her wrist was still the ordinary Patek Philippe Wang Ye had given her. Although her current income was more than enough for a pricier model, for some reason, she had never replaced it.
After admiring the watch for a moment, Zhang Xiaoxi turned her attention back to Li Ka-shing's investment plan in Crimea. She asked curiously, "Does Crimea really have that much investment value? That's twenty billion Hong Kong dollars. I could understand it if that money were poured into the mainland, but Crimea is such a small place. If you throw that much money into it, how long would it take to earn it back?"
Zhang Xiaoxi had also been to the Crimean Peninsula. She could not say she knew the place particularly well, but she had at least seen it firsthand.
Compared with that place, she clearly had more faith in the mainland's development. The mainland had a huge population and vast territory. No matter how she looked at it, its development potential should be far greater than Crimea's.