We are all reborn, who wants to be the richest man?

Chapter 276 Stunned Wall Street
"It's really nice. The scenery here is really nice."

In the early morning, a man in shorts stood on the balcony and stretched, looking at the dense jungle around him and letting out a heartfelt sigh.

While the man was admiring the scenery, his wife's voice came from inside the house.

"Honey, wash up quickly and then we'll go eat."

"Okay, here we come."

The man responded, took another look at the natural beauty outside the window, then turned and walked back into the house.

When he came to the living room and looked at his son and daughter who had already gotten up, the man smiled happily.

"Pumei, Kangnan, why didn't you sleep in today? You actually got up so early."

"Because today we are going to see Mickey Mouse." My daughter, Pumei, was jumping up and down happily. She didn't have the usual morning energy on her face. What was left was only excitement.

Konnan, who was getting dressed next to him, also added, "There are also Transformers, Optimus Prime is my favorite."

After hearing his son's words, the man came over and touched his son's head, and said lovingly, "I like Optimus Prime the most. How about asking mom to buy you a super-large one today?"

"really?"

Kangnan stopped what he was doing in excitement, put on only one arm's worth of clothes and stretched them on the ground.

"Is it the Optimus Prime who is taller than me in the brochure yesterday?".

"No, it's too big and expensive, and it's not convenient for us to take it back." Before the man could speak, his wife, who had finished tidying up and walked out of the bedroom, refused.

The man smiled, waved his hand and said, "Buy it for him. Anyway, you can swipe the company's card, and then you can just check it in."

I heard that you can use that purple card for all purchases on this island, which is really advanced."

The Purple Card the man mentioned is the highest-level membership card in Lantau Island. It can be said to be an all-in-one card in Lantau Island.

Whether it is accommodation, shopping, entertainment, transportation, or life, as long as it is within the scope of Lantau Island, it is basically an all-in-one card.

This system was specially developed by Far East Software for Far East Cultural Tourism. Even IC cards are not yet completely popular. This one-card method really shows the advancedness and high-end of Lantau Island.

What is advanced or not? This is just a bank card that can only be swiped on Lantau Island. The difference is just a different name and different card swiping equipment.

"Really? Can that card really be used here? In that case, I will have to do some shopping."

After hearing what her husband said, the wife didn't care whether she bought Optimus Prime or not. She felt that the bag she had been reluctant to buy was waving to her.

"Oh, I want to have Super Optimus Prime, I want to have Super Optimus Prime."

Kangnan on the side had no idea what was going on, but from the conversation between his parents, he knew that his dream of Super Optimus Prime was possible.

Seeing that her brother had a gift that she liked, Pumei also came over and hugged her father's arm and said coquettishly, "Dad, I want a doll too. I want the entire Mickey Mouse series."

"Okay, buy it, how could you forget my little angel?".

The man's answer made his children jump up beside him happily, and Kangnan even jumped and hung on his father's body.

"Okay, you guys go and wash up quickly. We'll go to Disneyland after dinner."

It was the mother's voice that made the two little guys stop and run to the bathroom.

When the mother saw her children disappearing from her sight, she smiled and shook her head, and continued to organize things for today's trip in a good mood.

"Honey, what kind of tea are you drinking today? I'll make it for you in a thermos cup first."

"No, you can just go today, I won't go over to play with you."

"Huh?" The wife did not expect that her husband would not act with them today.

"Then what are you going to do today?"

“I’m going to play golf with Murakami, and I heard that he organized a round with senior leaders of big companies.

It’s a rare opportunity to expand your network while playing, so I won’t go there today.”

The wife tilted her head and thought for a moment, "Murakami? Is he the one we met when we checked in yesterday?"

"Yes, our two companies have business contacts. I didn't expect to meet here."

Seeing that her husband had something to do, or something related to his career, his wife gave him a hug and said, "Thank you for your hard work, husband, you still have to socialize while on vacation."

"It doesn't matter, just have fun. And it's true that I haven't played golf for a long time. To be honest, I'm looking forward to it."

"Ding Dong".

The doorbell rang, and the couple who were talking looked at each other in confusion. Who would ring the doorbell at this time? Thinking about it, the two of them walked to the door and opened it.

"Murakami". The door opened and the man was shocked when he saw the man standing outside.

"What's the matter with you coming here so early? There are still two hours before the time we agreed on."

"Haha, Ikeda, luckily I didn't disturb your rest.

Well, aren't we going to play golf today, but I don't have any clubs with me, so I want to buy a set.

I came here specifically to ask you, do you want to come too? "

Ikeda was stunned for a moment, then looked at his watch and said, "Is there anything for sale at this point? Are all the shops closed?"

It's past seven in the morning, and it's hard to find any shopping malls or shops open at this time.

"You didn't know this, right? Many shopping malls here are open 24 hours a day, so you can buy anything you want at any time.

How about it, do you want to buy a set too? If you don’t need it, I’ll go ahead and see you at the stadium then.”

Ikeda was filled with curiosity when he heard that the shopping mall here was actually open 24 hours a day.

"How can you play golf without a good club? Wait for me, I'll be here soon."

In fact, golf clubs have free clubs to use, and they are all high-end goods.

But of course it is most comfortable to use your own for this thing, and this is not my wife.

After ten minutes, Ikeda simply cleaned up, said goodbye to his family and left with Murakami.

Walking on the outdoor path, I saw Murakami casually stopping a sightseeing car and telling Ikeda the destination, then called Ikeda up. Only then did Ikeda realize that what Murakami had just said was Japanese instead of English.

"Do all the staff speak Japanese?"

"Not entirely." After Murakami finished speaking, he pointed at the two people in front of him and said.

“They generally speak two or more languages, so basically one of them can speak Japanese.

And if you encounter language problems when doing something, you can also use them as translators and they will help.

Finally, just look at the clothes. You can tell the language they know by looking at the color of the stripes on the sleeves.

The red bar represents Chinese, the yellow represents English, and the green represents Japanese. As for the purple one, it is the receptionist at the service station.

If you don't speak three languages, you can ask the purple staff, and they will take you to the service station, where there will be staff who can communicate with you in other languages."

"Oh, this service is really thoughtful and considerate. I have always been very proud of the service of our island country, but when it comes to details, we have lost."

"Isn't this great? You can relax while traveling and learn something at the same time."

"Yes, it can be said that this trip is worthwhile. This makes me feel more at ease with Mai and others."

After learning about Lantau's considerate services, Ikeda's only worry about his family was relieved.

His wife is only half-fluent in English and doesn't speak Chinese at all. His biggest worry is not to get into any trouble because of language issues.

"Hahaha, Ikeda, we are super VIPs. This is the top resort in the world. They have already thought of all the problems."

The world's top resort, this is the concept of Lantau Island in the minds of islanders now.

Originally, the northern paradise area and southern private resorts on Lantau Island were already open to the public in July.

However, Luo Niangzhong was very dissatisfied with the investment problem of the only commercial building currently open for business in the south, so he has been resolving this matter and delayed the opening until now.

It’s not that no merchants are willing to enter, but that there are too many merchants that make the whole mall look too conventional. How can this place show its high-end style?
Therefore, Luo Nianzhong would rather pay the liquidated damages of some merchants than invite some brands out. The entire shopping mall should have first-tier international brands, including top luxury brands. The same is true for catering. I can allow some affordable old restaurants to enter, but the price, service, and decoration must be in accordance with my requirements.

Therefore, the opening originally scheduled for July was postponed to December.

One month before the opening, as the main battlefield designated by Luo Nianzhong, the island country has entered an overwhelming publicity stage. In this moonlight promotion, Luo Nianzhong spent 100 million Hong Kong dollars.

This was 82, and Newbickian was speechless when he saw this kind of free-of-charge propaganda.

Moreover, Luo Nianzhong took a clever trick when promoting it, specifically giving the impression that both Disneyland and the water park are part of a private resort.

Coupled with the resort's own hardware and services, high-end shopping malls and high-end cuisine.

This wave of indiscriminate bombing made all the islanders think in their hearts that this was the best and most exclusive resort in the world.

Lantau Island here has successfully opened, but the beautiful country in the other hemisphere is a different story.

"What? How much did you say? Did I have auditory hallucinations in my ears or did you not make it clear? Say it again."

Wall Street, Office of the President of Goldman Sachs.

Federliman couldn't believe his ears now, and quickly asked the instigator in front of him, who was his assistant David.

"Mr. Fredericman, the private resort of Far East Land's Lantau Island project has attracted more than 55 billion U.S. dollars so far."

Even after hearing David say it again, Fredericman still couldn't believe it.

"If I remember correctly, the current total investment in Lantau tourism projects is HK$500 billion. All the funds have been recovered in less than a month? Is today April Fool's Day?"

Federico had reason not to believe it. Not only him, but also his assistant David, when he learned the news, his first reaction was that the person below had written the number wrong.

He immediately returned the document and warned and cursed the person responsible for statistics below.

They are playing with numbers and cannot be careless at all, otherwise something big may happen.

55 billion US dollars, which is 429 billion Hong Kong dollars according to the new exchange rate that will be implemented soon.

It has not even been a month, and such a large project has recovered its initial investment cost. How can this not be considered nonsense?

"Mr. Federliman, this is only the card application funds for private resorts, not counting individual tourists and rent collection from shopping malls.

If all were counted, the other party may have recovered all the investment amount."

Even now, David doesn't believe this result, but what can he do if he doesn't believe it? The facts are right in front of him.

Fedriman was the same, knowing that David could not make mistakes, his mind went blank and he calmed down instantly.

“Have you found out how they operate?”.

David nodded and said, "Lantau Private Resort adopts a membership system, and the minimum recharge amount for each membership card is US$100 million.

It is worth noting that they are targeting the market in island countries. According to the information we have received, 85% of the people who apply for cards are large companies in island countries.

Moreover, these companies can issue dozens of membership cards, which makes it feel like they are not short of money."
"Damn island people, they are so damn rich. No wonder the people in the country now say that they have robbed their jobs."

After the abuse, Fedeli kept his mind on business, "I remember they planned the Lantau Island project in three phases, right?"

“Yes, Lantau Island’s tourism development is divided into three phases, and the current eastern coastal part is only the first phase.

The next second phase is to develop various scenic spots and historical sites and ethnic cultural village industries in central China.

Finally, we will rely on these two points to create an island-wide tourism project."

Since the listing of Honor Game, which shocked the world, Wall Street capital has begun to pay attention to the Far Eastern industry.

Now that many Far Eastern companies are about to go public, the market is paying more attention to the Far Eastern companies.

"With US$55 billion in revenue in less than a month, it seems that Far East Real Estate's demand for funds will not be too urgent, and our richest man is even less likely to be satisfied with the previous offer."

Most of Far East Land's current capital development relies on borrowings and headquarters investment. Among them, loans exceed 100 billion Hong Kong dollars, making it the company with the most debt among companies on Hong Kong Island.

Although Luo Nianzhong knew that the projects he planned were all profitable, and the benefits were not even slight.

However, it is a taboo to use one's own money to develop a company, especially a company without much technical content and intellectual property rights. Therefore, Luo Nianzhong has expressed the idea that Far East Real Estate needs financing more than once.

As soon as the news came out, there were countless interested parties, and several Wall Street giants even lined up to visit Luo Nianzhong on Hong Kong Island.

However, due to the huge differences between the two parties on the valuation of Far East Real Estate, this matter has been shelved.

The high valuation is acceptable to Wall Street, but the valuation given by Luo Nianzhong is really unacceptable to Wall Street.

Lantau Island tourism development project, large tracts of land in the New Territories, the Hollywood Plaza and Times Square that have been built on Hong Kong Island, and the Times Square of Temasek and Pengcheng that are about to open, plus the piece of land in Central that was just acquired this year Land.

These are the assets of Far East Properties that were spun off to be financed. There is no Far East headquarters, and the area in the new urban area of ​​Tuen Mun, New Territories is not included.

How much is the valuation given by Luo Nianzhong? $150 billion.

How outrageous is this valuation? It is basically equivalent to the total investment of these places combined, and even the total investment of these places is not more than 150 billion US dollars.

But the crux of the problem is that Far East Properties currently has US$98 billion in debt.

If you have the Far East Headquarters, a gold-absorbing beast, and Tuen Mun New Town, Wall Street will still consider it. But if you divest these two profitable and promising projects, and transfer all the debt to the newly split industries, Wall Street will I can't bear it anymore.

But now the situation is different. The Lantau project has earned US$55 billion in less than a month. Now even if you want to agree to a valuation of US$150 billion, it is impossible for the other party to agree.

As for the issue that the $55 billion in revenue is just for card processing, not profit, Wall Street doesn't see it that way.

In the eyes of Wall Street, they know how easy it is for the rich to make money, and no one knows better than them how much profit there is.

After all, what they have always done is harvest the leeks of the middle class and the rich.

Harvest the poor? That's just what you think.

With this US$55 billion in income, we can do other things, make other investments, and make more money.

As for the cost, the funds for subsequent member card applications can fully sustain operations.

“I will conduct a detailed investigation of Lantau Island’s revenue model and various details, even what kind of clothes the sweeping lady wears.

There is also the detailed situation of all Far East Land’s properties, and within a month I hope I can see a report on my desk that satisfies me.”

Well, it looks like this year’s Christmas vacation is in ruins. David should have wanted to complain in his heart, "If I had known today, why would I have done it in the first place?"

It's a pity that he doesn't understand this sentence. At this moment, he really wants to tell his boss.

"The ones they use are not sweeping ladies at all, they use middle-aged women who are younger than your second wife."

As for how David knew, who cares, does it matter? He just wanted to use these words to vent his dissatisfaction with the boss.

David left without saying what was in his heart. Only Federliman was left in the room, who still felt incredible and couldn't figure it out.

Is it only Federico who can't figure it out?

No, all Wall Street giants are confused today.

They all had the same expression as Federliman. After calming down, they all regretted it the same way. In the end, they all gave the same instructions as Federliman.

Then a very interesting thing happened.

That night, and the earliest flight to Hong Kong Island today, the entire plane was basically filled with investigators from Wall Street giants.

Many of them knew each other, and they all guessed the purpose of each other's trip. They all looked at each other and smiled, as if they had reached some kind of consensus on the plane.

Since they all have the same purpose and there is nothing to hide in this matter, then everyone can work together.

Wouldn't it be nice to finish things quickly and take a good vacation in the remaining time?
Their atmosphere of consensus made the few Chinese who wanted to return to Hong Kong Island tremble in their hearts, wondering what the situation was.

You obviously didn't board the plane together, so why did everyone give a weird smile to the person who got on before?

The key is that the person involved actually responded and responded with the same smile.

If they smile like this at me, should I do the same? What if this is someone else’s culture? Just like hugging, will they see me as disrespecting their culture if I don't do it?
But if you do it, you really won’t have such a weird smile. Will the other party be angry if you do something wrong?
Time passed with several Hong Kong people feeling uneasy. Until the plane took off, no one smiled at them. This made them who had been struggling with what to do finally let out a long sigh of relief.

Just cover yourself with a blanket and sleep, and you'll be fine as soon as you get to Hong Kong Island.

(End of this chapter)