Chapter 335 City Hall (Thanks to the Silver Alliance for the Christmas start!)
The layout has been almost completed, and it took almost two years in total.
To be honest, even Ye Dongqing himself did not expect that he could achieve his current achievements. Looking back, I have to say that he chose to start with Tamsui Fund and solved the problem of the capital chain. It was a good move. It saved the initial capital accumulation process and borrowed other people's money to invest and make profits.
Next, we have to pay back all the principal and interest, but there is no need to worry about this money for the time being. The interest rate is almost 1.8 billion US dollars a year. Not to mention Facebook, Amazon, and even Ye Dongqing speculates on his own, he can earn back the interest, and there is no risk for the time being.
The following is probably a long waiting period. The seeds have been sown. It is still hard to say how they can get the final harvest. He has formed a huge assistant team to supervise and review the business conditions and strategic plans of each company. Finally, it was summarized to Ye Dongqing. The workload is not small, but considering the possible returns, it is worth spending more thoughts.
In addition, some companies he has invested in can carry out deeper cooperation, which also requires Ye Dongqing to promote himself.
For example, last month's Apple press conference was broadcast live through Facebook in the form of text and pictures, and it gained extraordinary influence.
Although the mobile smart products that he was obsessed with have not completed all the research and development work, they are stuck in some technical points and are still in preparation, many of his suggestions have been used, such as the appearance of a brand new laptop and all-in-one machine, using a complex aluminum alloy material, and the screen has been replaced with the latest high-definition screen. These are hardware improvements and many optimization measures have been added in the software, such as app-store, and up to thousands of new programs are added, most of which are free, and some can be purchased online.
The iPod Walkman has also changed a lot. It has new functions to play MPEG-4 and H.264 videos and read e-books, and the screen has become larger. Some lab technologies have been used first on this small product. Unfortunately, the battery capacity is almost enough to watch a movie for two and a half hours, and the picture quality is relatively poor. It has to be admitted that it is indeed very trendy.
The three main products were launched, which immediately caused heated discussions. The sales after the sale were very hot, which made Ye Dongqing prove his strength in front of other Apple shareholders and management. As Apple's stock price approached 10 billion US dollars, his investment finally stopped losing money because it took a lot of money to buy at a premium. Now it is not only not losing money, but also making a lot of money.
If the iPod's best-selling at the beginning of the year allowed other shareholders to see hope of making money, this press conference was a full surprise. If subsequent sales rose, by the next time the financial report was released, it would definitely further stimulate the stock price to rise, and the revival had begun.
Let’s talk about these things later. Even if it’s amazing now, Ye Dongqing feels that it’s still not perfect if he lacks mobile smart products. You should know that he has invested in many Internet companies. When mobile smart products appear, the market value of the companies he has will probably surge by then. That is what he most hopes to see...
When he came back to the city hall, almost no one cared about him. At this moment, when entering through the gate, even the security guard greeted him with a kind look on his face.
What a wonderful fate, people only know that he, a poor boy born in Chinatown, has now transformed into the richest man in New York. None of them, even the Koch brothers and Mayor Bloomberg were suppressed by him. When they walked forward, many people looked at Ye Dongqing, which felt very pleasant, as if they had a halo.
I still remember Lu, shook hands with the second-in-commander of the city hall and greeted him, and made an appointment to play golf together when he was free. After Ye Dongqing handed over the business card, he talked with the New York State attorney general and exchanged the business card again, jokingly asked the other party to come to his Tamsui Investment Group as an advisor, which would start at least two million US dollars. However, this prosecutor was not serious. This is not the first time that someone had proposed a similar idea. If he wanted to work for a large company, he would have left long ago.
I have been traveling everywhere recently and rarely attend social gatherings at the upper class. When I came to the city hall, I delayed more than half an hour just by talking to others. I am one of the top politicians in New York.
As for Mayor Bloomberg, he moved his office into an open place full of desks. When he saw Ye Dongqing coming over, he asked, "Come here so quickly, have any ideas?"
"Of course, you know that I have been choosing the right plot. Thank you for your news. Now I want to ask about the planning and location of the surrounding area carefully. I have taken a helicopter to see it, and the location is pretty good."
Ye Dongqing was not reserved and sat opposite the founder of the Bloomberg News Agency, crossed her legs and found a comfortable position to sit.
He remembers what the future is like, but since his influence has increased, many things have changed quietly, such as the Mecca tragedy in February and the explosion in Madrid, Spain in March. Ye Dongqing remembers these, but they did not happen. He is worried that the land use planning is different from his imagination. However, as Mayor Bloomberg took out a planning map, he felt that his worries became redundant, because it clearly showed the phantoms of several buildings.
"It's almost that. I'm going to use that land to build a few new landmarks to make the Upper West Side prosperous again, just like the Upper East Side, surrounded by universities, parks, docks, theaters, shopping malls, etc. You don't have to worry about the construction that will affect your interests. I will definitely review all the projects involved in it myself. It must be cool enough, just like the Freedom Tower being built, it is a symbol of New York's prosperity."
Mayor Bloomberg was tired of sitting, and stood up and twisted his waist, continuing, "Is your building designed? I wonder if it's cool enough. London is renovating the banks of the Thames, and we're already behind. Someone told me that the rich people now like to invest in real estate in London, not New York."
"...You are not sensationalizing something. I also bought a house in London, but I didn't plan to build high-rise buildings there. New York security is really not very good. My car logo has been stolen twice. Of course, the order is much better now than it was in the 1990s. Mr. Bloomberg, your achievements are absolutely higher!"
Living in New York for so long, this old man certainly knew what the security situation was. There were too many low-rise residents, and there were several slums on Manhattan Island alone. It was not something that could be changed by saying that it could be changed. The efforts to combat crime were already very strong, but it was still repeatedly banned and there was no way to deal with it.
After hearing Ye Dongqing say it, he replied angrily: "Don't flatter me. I know that some places are not enough, so you young people should play a demonstration role. I will give you a prize at the end of this year. Don't come and get it if you don't have time to make me laugh.
Let me tell you, which piece of land I like, these lines are just temporarily drawn and can be changed. There is no need to discuss the price. I know how much you have secretly donated to your charity foundation. I will use this money to improve the surrounding living environment. Don’t think about discounts…”
Chapter completed!