Top of the Great Era

Chapter 1865 The general trend of the combination of technology and finance

Zhou Buqi now has two luxury yachts.

The old model was looted from Sun Zhengyi in 09, worth 1.2 million US dollars;
The new model was only launched in November last year. Zhou Buqi specially hired designers and shipyards to produce it. Originally, the budget was 11 million US dollars. In fact, from the start of the project to the launching of the yacht, a total of 1.5 million was spent. Dollar.

Two yachts don't feel like enough.

Because Zhou Buqi has a lot of family members, some are in the United States, some are in Europe, and some even went to Australia for vacation... They all want to take a yacht trip after work.

Especially Dad, it was embarrassing.

Mom is okay, she doesn't care.

Dad can't do it anymore.

Life on a yacht is relatively relaxed. He usually wears a swimsuit or bikini and sunbathes. As an old man, it is really inconvenient for him to share a yacht with his daughters-in-law.

Maybe he will be beaten up by his own son!
So many times, when Dad wants to go out and play, he rents a yacht alone... Zhou Buqi thinks it is necessary to buy another yacht for Dad.

Dad has a lot of friends.

In the UK, relying on the relationship of Manchester United, I have met many dignitaries and football babies. Sometimes Manchester United players even lend their yachts to go on their honeymoon to attract people's hearts when they get married.

In China, there are more friends, some are old friends from Northeast China, and Zhou Buqi always calls them uncle, aunt, uncle, and aunt.There are also some new friends, which will be great. They are all the second generation who like football very much.

As long as he doesn't engage in some illegal activities, Zhou Buqi thinks that the more friends his father has, the better, and the more he knows the second generation of the rich and powerful, it will be more convenient for him to get green light all the way.

After Manchester United's final, it entered March, and the weekly trip to the UK ended, and they were going to the United States.

Before leaving, I talked to my dad about it.

Zhou Buqi was very generous, and let his father choose whatever he wanted. We can buy any private yacht on the market as long as the other party sells it.If you don't like one, build another one.

money is not a problem!
Dad was very happy, thinking that his son was not born in vain.

At the same time, Zhou Buqi also asked his father to help him, saying that he would rent a luxury yacht for Jiang Bingjie and Li Xinwan's family, and let them go all the way south to the tropical regions of Spain and Morocco for vacation and play.

One of the obvious advantages of traveling to Europe is that you can get a visa for everything in the European Union. It is very convenient to travel all over Europe, and you can go wherever you want.

Before Zhou Buqi left London, Jiang Bingjie and Li Xinwan's family treated him to a meal, and their gratitude was beyond words. During this trip to Europe, Mr. Zhou's care was really meticulous.

Although the relationship between Mr. Zhou and his daughter is a little unclear and difficult to explain, but a big man is a big man, and the demeanor and personality charm shown by him make getting along like a spring breeze, which is really impressive.

Even the two biological fathers are very supportive of the close relationship between the godfather and the daughter.

In the eyes of others, it is a great event, but it is not worth mentioning to Zhou Buqi, so he didn't take it to heart at all.He had to hurry to New York and get some things done.

In addition to Changyou's listing, there is also a headquarters park plan in New York.

Originally full of confidence, but now Zhou Buqi is a little worried. The words of Spotify CEO Daniel Eck made him cautious.

It is actually very simple to abide by laws and regulations when doing business overseas.

The difficulty is the social environment in different places.

In recent years, the trend of thought in New York has become more and more left, and more and more advocating political correctness.

When I arrived in New York, I mainly held talks with the executives of Ziwei Star International and Ziwei Star Global, and clarified the plan to focus on New York.

In terms of connections and social resources, the executives of Ziwei Star Global are more powerful.

The big boss takes the lead, and the efficiency is very high.

I met New York Governor Andrew Cuomo the next day.

It was a pleasure chatting!
Governor Cuomo is very supportive of such an investment plan, without any hesitation, and without even discussing with his staff, he immediately expressed his full support.

The reason is simple, this buddy has just been in office for more than a month, and he took up the post temporarily due to an emergency.So after he came to power, he took office three times as a new official, and he was eager to restore the public's lost support and reputation for the government, so that he could become a real elected governor in the next election.

The so-called temporary incident is due to the corruption of the predecessor.

The previous governor, Patterson, was a very inspirational guy, a black man, and a blind man... In the atmosphere of political correctness, he became the governor of New York with a high number of votes.

However, he was arrested by the New York ICAC in December last year, because it was found that he accepted 12 tickets from the Yankees, with a total value of 5 US dollars, which was a very serious corruption case.

This incident immediately became a huge scandal in the American political arena. Even a black president could not keep him, so he could only be sentenced to death.Immediately, he was dismissed from the position of governor, and was prosecuted by the procuratorate, and his entire career was completely ruined.

Then, in January of this year, Lieutenant Governor Andrew Cuomo took office and became the new governor.

Good luck can't be stopped when it comes, Zhou Buqi has never paid attention to these things at all, he never thought that he would encounter such a great thing when he just came up with the "New York Project"!

One wants to invest in expanding the market, and the other wants to attract investment and expand political achievements. It's a perfect match!
However, there is still a hurdle to pass.

The governor got it done, and the mayor too.

The governor of New York is a Democrat, and the mayor of New York is a Republican.Different tendencies will make the two parties keep arguing, and many times they quarrel not for the sake of opinions, but for the sake of quarreling.

No matter what you say is right or not, anyway, you are from different parties, so I will oppose it.

Zhou Buqi has managed the governor, and if he fails to do so, he will be made things difficult by the mayor.Unexpectedly, good luck came again.This matter may be difficult for others, but for Zhou Buqi, it is not challenging at all.

The mayor of New York is Michael Bloomberg, the big boss of the famous Bloomberg.

He is not only a media person, but also a Wall Street financier and a former partner of Salomon.He is even a leader in the technology industry, and he also created the Bloomberg terminal, which is now commonly used in global financial product transactions.

This is a super rich, Forbes top 20, with a net worth of nearly $200 billion.

He is not those muddle-headed politicians. He is a real big entrepreneur with a keen judgment on the market and a very unique vision.

More importantly, he is also one of the investors of Pluto Capital.

The relationship is even closer.

Sitting in the mayor's office, Zhou Buqi crossed his legs, looked relaxed, and said with a smile: "When I was in the state government, I really didn't have much to say. I'm afraid they won't understand when I say it. Tell me It doesn't matter."

Michael Bloomberg laughed: "What?"

Zhou Buqi said: "The combination of technology and finance."

"Hmm." Michael Bloomberg immediately understood and nodded, "This will be a very important direction for the industry."

Zhou Buqi said: "New York's core industry is finance, but the future trend must be the combination of finance and technology. From cloud computing, artificial intelligence, to big data analysis, blockchain technology, and the future is destined to be more and more The increasingly popular online financial transaction system, and even mobile payment.”

Michael Bloomberg recognized this point of view, "In the past few years, many major investment banks on Wall Street have also been recruiting technology talents and doing some analysis in the field of financial big data."

Zhou Buqi shook his head and said calmly: "Big data is not a simple technology, and professional things must be done by a professional team. A slight difference in financial data may have a great impact on the market. "

Michael Bloomberg was slightly silent.

Zhou Buqi went on to say: "The current Silicon Valley giants don't pay enough attention to the New York market. They just send some sales personnel to New York. They lack attention to the East Coast. In my opinion, the technology potential of the East Coast is not at all. It’s no worse than the West Coast. Ziweixing International established its second headquarters in New York to cooperate with more big Wall Street companies.”

Michael Bloomberg agrees with this, "Technology and finance will become closer and closer. This is an unstoppable trend. Technology companies and financial companies will cooperate more and more closely in the future."

"Yes, especially the concept of decentralization driven by the technology industry is likely to change the transaction mode of the financial market, and virtual currency that relies on technology trends will become the trend of the future."

"Virtual currency?"

"It's cryptocurrency, it's... Bitcoin, you know?"

"Oh, I've heard of it." Michael Bloomberg was a little surprised, "Do you think Bitcoin, an encrypted digital currency that lacks official recognition, will become the mainstream in the future?"

"Official recognition?" Zhou Buqi smiled, "In a decentralized world, everyone is an official."

Michael Bloomberg doesn't quite agree with this. He is a conservative, but he is very interested in the relocation of the technology industry.

Silicon Valley giants have little interest in New York right now.

If New York wants to promote the technology industry, it needs to set up a few golden signs, so as to drive the trend of the entire technology industry.

The strength of Ziweixing International is a bit weaker than giants such as Google and Microsoft, but it is also considered the most popular technology company at the moment, especially in the field of mobile Internet, it is simply unrivaled.

There is also Changyou, which is about to go public, and Ziweixing Digital Media, which is going to go public in London...

In any case, this is a good development opportunity for New York, promoting a more diversified development of the industry and a more complete industrial structure.

Next, the two sides act together.

It is necessary to come up with a specific investment plan and the government's subsidy plan.

Lobby more, investigate more.

Pass the parliament, you can move forward!

In Zhou Buqi's opinion, the best solution is to allocate a large piece of land, and then he will build a landmark and beautiful headquarters park in the past.

(End of this chapter)