Happy Tycoon

When Larry Ellison and Paul Allen competed for the size of a yacht, Yang Jing was still in junior high school. He only heard of the competition that made the whole world amused only after he got older. , But it’s not clear what is going on inside.

"Linzi, how can Larry Ellison's Oracle company be considered a city in the Bay Area? Don't you know that?" Yang Jing asked curiously when he saw that Lin Dan had not spoken.

"Brother, how could I not know that? When I was young, I lived with my grandmother in Redwood City, and Oracle's resident is in Redwood City." Lin Dan was obviously dissatisfied with Yang Jing's doubts.

"There is a famous yacht construction company in Germany called Lulsen Shipyard, which is famous for producing ultra-luxury yachts. Brother Yang, do you know this famous shipyard?"

Yang Jing smiled bitterly and shook his head and said, “I’ve never played luxury things like yachts before, so I don’t know much about the place where these luxury toys are made. Sorry, I didn’t know this shipyard before. ."

"It doesn’t matter if you don’t know, you just need to know that at the time, there were hundreds of billionaires in the world who were customers of this shipyard. Among them, Paul Allen and Larry Ellison were both of this shipyard. Customers. Mike Brightman, the then sales director of this shipyard, was very interesting. He printed the phrase "size is everything" on his T-shirt, even when he was doing sales, he also wore this one. T-shirt. Mike Brightman’s move has won the favor of many billionaires and has attracted many billionaires to the shipyard."

"In 2004, Ellison customized the Sunburst at the Lulsen Shipyard, but the planned length of the yacht at the time was 393 feet, which was the largest yacht in the world at the time. As a result, Paul Allen was also there. The shipyard placed an order, and the length of the Octopus customized by Paul Allen reached 413 feet. Larry Ellison got the news, so it's not bad? You Microsoft usually dominate Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu is already I feel dissatisfied with all kinds of things. Now you, a guy who quit from Microsoft, dare to push the side of Lao Tzu's yacht on the length of the yacht. Auntie can bear it, but Uncle can't bear it!"

"Ellison knows very well that if he really completes his own yacht according to the original plan, the Octopus will become the number one in the world, and the Sunburst will become the second child at birth. Ellison absolutely cannot do this. Forbearance, so he immediately notified Lulsen Shipyard and asked them to change their Sunburst into a yacht with a length of 452 feet. Lulsen Shipyard also accepted Ellison’s request, and finally, in front of two yachts After its launch, Ellison’s Rising Sun surpassed the Octopus as he wished and became the world's number one at the time."

"At that time, Larry Ellison was very proud to say to the world-men, you still have to speak in size! Microsoft, although I am not as rich as you, I am older than you!"

"Hahahaha..." Yang Jing laughed uncontrollably, "Damn, Ellison is such a man? Dare to say this to the world?"

Lin Dan also laughed, "Yes, this is what Ellison said. Although Ellison is very arrogant, this sentence has also attracted a lot of fans for him. Yang, yours This adjective describes it well, man. Ellison did a good job in this matter, and even many people in the Bay Area started to like this guy."

Yang Jing nodded, seeming to agree with Lin Dan's statement, "Yes, I was not very interested in Larry Ellison before. It was mainly because the guy from the outside world said something badly. He always said something. , So it seems that his character is extremely arrogant. But after listening to this short story today, I think that even if the guy Ellison is really arrogant, he also has arrogant capital. If we remember correctly, the Forbes rich man last year On the list, Ellison seems to be ranked seventh, right?"

Lin Dan nodded, "Yes, in fact, since entering 2010, Ellison has been in the top ten of the Forbes rich list for many years."

Yang Jing said with emotion: "Yeah, how can it be impossible for a rich man who has been on the Forbes rich list for many years to not have his own temper? Arrogant? Haha, if those who laugh at Ellison can also enter the Forbes rich list. The top ten, let alone arrogance, even if it’s arrogant, what happens to the air? This is the privilege of the rich, or that the reason why these rich can become the top rich is directly related to their own personalities Relationship. If Ellison were not so arrogant, I am afraid he would not be able to do this step now."

It seems to be responding to Yang Jing’s remarks, or protesting against Yang Jing’s remarks. The Rising Sun, which had just drilled under the Golden Gate Bridge, suddenly sounded its whistle...

"Brother, after you dispose of all the gold and diamonds, do you build such a yacht?" Lin Dan is obviously interested in this luxury yacht, even if the luxury yacht has been built for 14 years. Even if this yacht has fallen from the world’s number one at that time to the world’s fourteenth now, it is undeniable that this ultra-luxury yacht built 14 years ago is still a super-luxury yacht with a return rate of more than 100%. The luxurious big toy is a big guy who can make anyone's heart beat.

Yang Jing said that it was nonsense. As long as he was a normal man, he would have a strong possessiveness after seeing such a big guy with a length of nearly 140 meters.

"How much is a yacht like this big?" Watching the faint black smoke coming out of the chimney of the Rising Sun, and starting to accelerate toward the open sea, Yang Jing turned to ask Lin Dan.

"Uh..." Lin Dan scratched his scalp, "I don't know this, but I do know the price of the Rising Sun. Ellison spent a full 250 million U.S. dollars when building this superyacht. The annual maintenance cost of this yacht is as high as 13 million U.S. dollars."

At this price, Yang Jing couldn't help but shook his head secretly.

For those top wealthy people with a net worth of tens of billions of dollars, it is not a problem to raise such a super yacht, but he definitely cannot afford to raise such a yacht now. Of course, if you take over the Dragon Fund in the future, then a yacht like the Rising Sun will not qualify.

Well, it seems that the US$1.5 billion Eclipse of the Russian rich man Abramovich is about the same...

He shook his head, shook away those unreliable thoughts for the time being, waved at Lin Dan, and the two of them continued to walk along the trail on the east side of the bridge.

At this time, there are more people on the bridge, some are tourists watching the sunrise, and some are locals who exercise.

The Golden Gate Bridge is toll, but there is a toll station on the north side of the bridge. Vehicles entering the city from the north of the strait to the south will charge a toll of six dollars per car.

If the price is not low in the country, and the bridge has been charged for 81 years, the construction cost has long been recovered.

From this point of view, the bridge toll in the United States is much higher than that in China...

After walking for some distance, the sun gradually rose, the temperature began to rise, and some mist on the sea in the distance gradually dispersed, and the two large and one small three islands on the sea surface of the Bay Area gradually showed their bodies.

Yang Jing pointed to the smallest island and asked, "That's Alcatraz Island? Isn't the "Breaking Dead Island" starring Nicholas Cage more than 20 years ago based on this island. ?"

Lin Dan nodded and said: "Yes, that island is Alcatraz Island. But before this island was not called Alcatraz Island, Pelican Island was its original name. But later Philip Grosser refused to perform military service in World War I. He was found guilty. He sorted out his experience behind bars and named it "Uncle Sam's Alcatraz Island", exposing to the public the horror and darkness of the prison at that time, and this pelican island was awarded the "Alcatraz Island". Resounding name."

After a pause, Lin Dan pointed to the other two larger islands and said: "The island to the north is Angel Island. Now that island has become a state park. The island to the south is Treasure Island, but this is an artificial island. The island, next to it is the real island of Yerba Buena, which is a natural island. But compared to the name of Treasure Island, Yerba Buena’s reputation is much smaller."

Seeing that Yang Jing seemed to be interested in these islands, Lin Dan continued: "Speaking of islands, the Ellison we talked about just now also has one of the most expensive islands in the world."

"You mean the Lanai Island in Hawaii? I've heard about it. It seems that Ellison spent a full 600 million U.S. dollars to buy the island, right?"

"It is not 600 million ~www.readwn.com~ but 600 million, and he did not buy all the ownership of Lanai, he only bought 98% of the ownership. And Ellison is buying Lanai After the island, more than 500 million U.S. dollars have been invested in the construction of the island."

Yang Jing shook his head again and said: "Compared with yachts, this kind of private island is a big toy that is more expensive."

Lin Dan obviously does not agree with Yang Jing's statement, "Brother Yang, if you think so, you are wrong. Although it is expensive to buy a private island, once you really buy an island, then you are the king of the island. And At present, there are not many private islands in the world that can exceed US$300 million. There are only two. Most of the private islands cost about US$100 million. Brother, I suggest you buy an island with a super yacht. Tsk tsk, that kind of small day is absolutely very comfortable..."

Yang Jing happily said, "Lin Zi, why don't you borrow some money first? Don't borrow too much, first borrow one 800 million yuan, and I promise to buy a super yacht after buying a private island."

Lin Dan's originally sunny face suddenly became dark...

It is estimated that he is complaining in his heart at this time-do you want a Bilian? Is it still one eight billion dollars, Zimbabwean dollars?