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arrive home.

Suri opened another bottle of red wine and took a bath with Daddario and the others to relax.

period.

He asked Hoshino Yuko:

"After watching "Arctic Love", how do you feel about the filming? We can play a little game to see who guesses the final box office number that is closer to the real number. If who wins, you can make a request that is not excessive and get This is a bet."

In front of Daddario, Yuko Hoshino would only make random criticisms if she was crazy. In fact, she did feel that the rhythm of the whole movie was very good, and it was endlessly memorable after watching it.

She replied:

"It's just hard for me to imagine that you can actually point out a script with such delicate emotions. Leaving aside other places, it should be able to get a high box office in Japan. I guess its global box office should reach 4 million Around US$.”

Daddario spoke first:
"Then I would guess around US$3 million. It is not a big-budget commercial movie. As a love-adventure-themed work, I would be very satisfied if it could reach this figure."

Suri's expected result was roughly between US$3 million and US$4 million. He then said:

Apart from watching a movie tonight, there is nothing to gain.

Suri looked at Hoshino Yuko, and it was hard to imagine what weird things were going on in this girl's head.

Hoshino Yuko said with a smile:
"I can also reveal my request in advance. I want Suri to dress up as Santa Claus or wear priest clothes."

Su Rui has long lost interest in many small businesses.

Daddario said: "Then I have to work harder recently. Even if I let Youyou win, I can't let you win this bet."

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I learned that since the Four Seasons Hotel Group was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1997, Waterfall Investment began to buy from the secondary market and soon became one of the important shareholders.

after that.

In addition, he had been planning to develop high-end hotel industry and make plans for the long-term future. Large-scale acquisitions such as buying Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts just happened to meet his needs.

While attending the party, a shareholder of the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills told him that Bill Gates' family office, Waterfall Investments, seemed to be communicating with a number of companies recently to try to sell its shares in the Four Seasons Hotel Group.

In the end, the Kingdom Holding Company and Bill Gates each held 47.5% of the shares, and Isadore Sharp, the founder of Four Seasons Hotels, only held about 5% of the shares, which has been maintained to this day.

"???"

While Hoshino Yuko and Daddario were gossiping, Suri looked up relevant information on her mobile phone.

In 2007, the Saudi Kingdom Holding Company and Bill Gates' family fund Waterfall Investments joined forces and spent a total of approximately US$38 billion to jointly acquire the Four Seasons Hotel Group and privatize the company from the New York Stock Exchange.

Almost choked.

Although this timing is a bit awkward, the plan to cash out the persistence has not been officially launched, and many projects are still in the incubation stage of rapid growth, but the book assets in his hands are also valuable, enough to attract banks to help pay, and the price is nothing more than paying more. Just some interest money.

Once you miss such an excellent opportunity, I don’t know when I want to acquire a top high-end hotel brand next time.

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"Then I'll make a compromise and set it at $3 million. Let me tell you in advance, if I win, one of you will dress up as a fox girl, and the other will dress up as a cat girl, and both will have tails."

First send a message and ask Secretary Amanda to help check the relevant information.

After putting down the phone, Suri chatted with them about the matter, and Daddario suddenly said:

"Maybe I know the reason why Bill Gates sold off his shares in the Four Seasons Hotel. I heard my mother mention that their law firm was busy handling a project recently, and they often traveled to the Netherlands for meetings and contacted representatives of Heineken. If not If other richest men in the world ask their law firms for help, then it should be Bill Gates who is trying to acquire Heineken. "Dutch Heineken is not small. It is the second largest beer manufacturer in the world, second only to Budweiser. .

If Bill Gates is interested in the more profitable beverage business and tries to cash out his shares in the Four Seasons Hotel, everything makes sense.

Suri is also very optimistic about the prospects of the beverage industry, but he is mainly busy investing in liquor in the mainland. The total value of the liquor stocks he holds has exceeded 26 billion US dollars, and he is still adding to his holdings.

After listening.

He said to Daddario:

"Don't tell others this kind of thing, lest your mother lose her job. Bill Gates should have made a lot of profits after investing in the Four Seasons Hotel. From the perspective of return rate, he probably can't open a hotel. Seller of beer.”

“Since you know the profit margin is relatively low, why do you still want to invest?”

The person asking the question was Hoshino Yuko.

Suri explained:
"I have my own considerations, mainly to share risks. Hotels are spread all over the world, so it is not easy to be monopolized, and the rate of return is relatively stable."

Let’s talk about Bill Gates’ family office, Waterfall Investments.

The headquarters of this family office is located in an unknown building in the suburbs of Seattle. The outside world has rarely reported about it. It has more than 100 employees. In terms of asset size and number of employees, it is comparable to Suri's family office.

Su Rui subconsciously compared the two family offices and easily concluded that the assets in his own hands had greater potential for appreciation.

but.

Returns are often directly proportional to risks.

He is now being watched by many people, and Bill Gates is already in semi-retirement. Judging from his actions in recent years, he has nothing more than hoarding a large amount of manor land, acquiring some old traditional enterprises, and doing charity.

It’s hard to imagine that the powerful giants in the technology field who were wrestling with Steve Jobs and others back then would retreat so completely.

think carefully.

Back then, Bill Gates chose to quit at about the same time that Microsoft was sued for antitrust and almost split up.

The original intention of establishing the Waterfall Investment and Charitable Foundation may also be to reduce society's hostility towards him and avoid being targeted by jackals, tigers and leopards.

Bill Gates' various arrangements are obviously very similar to Suri's long-term plan.

After taking a bath.

Both Hoshino Yuko and Daddario are no longer as young and immature as they were two or three years ago. Their combined fighting power is so strong that Suri can only end up pretending to be sleepy.

The next morning, Suri was not allowed to have a peaceful sleep, so when she went downstairs she was listless and just wanted to find a place to lie down.

Secretary Amanda quickly sent the information he wanted.

Through some gossip, Su Rui determined that Waterfall Investment was indeed selling shares of the Four Seasons Hotel Group.

In just a few years after the privatization of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, this investment has brought Bill Gates a return of about 50%, including dividends over the years, and the global high-end hotel industry has encountered a development bottleneck. During this period, there is limited space for subsequent value-added.

Suri doesn't mind its low yield.

It only takes about US$25 billion to acquire 47.5% of the Four Seasons Hotel, which is not too expensive in his eyes.

What's more critical is that we can continue to inject capital with the help of this company and transfer large amounts of assets to various parts of the world.

At the same time, the Dubai World Island project, Jebel Ali Palm Island and other projects can be printed with the Four Seasons Hotel trademark, thereby enhancing the overall brand image (end of this chapter)