"Boss King, you took away my design drawings of the Burj Khalifa, causing the city of Dubai to lose one of the world's tallest buildings. Don't you think something should be done about this?"
"Well, my friend, you don't have to worry about the fact that the world's tallest building is the medal of the world's richest man! From the perspective of wealth, Dubai is not enough to bear this lofty honor. Hong Kong is almost as a world financial center."
"Why do I feel so badly hurt?"
"Look, Al Maktoum, let's be realistic." Wang Yaocheng stared at the other party with a smile and said; "I am very rich, richer than the entire United Arab Emirates bundled together, not even inferior to the Saudi royal family, don't deny this
A little fact.
But I have never used this to show my superiority. Everyone has their own place in this world, and overstepping will only make things worse.
Dubai has built the world's tallest building. What do the richer Kuwaiti royal family think? What do the Qatari royal family think? What do the Saudi royal family think?
Oh! Even if they don't say it, they won't feel comfortable. There are a lot of problems here.
Don’t be at odds with your Arab brothers. There is no contradiction if the world’s tallest building is placed in Hong Kong. It is also in line with my identity and status as the world’s richest man.
To be honest, it’s a pity, at least in my lifetime, I don’t see anyone who can challenge this position.”
These words made Chief Al Maktoum, who always boasted of his wealth, feel seriously hurt physically and mentally, but he could not deny that what the other party said was reasonable.
It's like building a house in the countryside. You have to build it higher than others. It's strange that the rich neighbors don't have any objections.
As the head of a country, he must be clear-headed at all times. The oil-rich countries in the Middle East can only compare with their poor brothers in Southeast Asia, and they are far from enough to compare with the Wang Family Group, the richest man in the world.
HSBC, the core company of the consortium, alone manages wealth of US$2.8 trillion, ranking first in the world.
From the perspective of personal wealth, the difference is even greater. According to statistics from the 2005 World Wealth Ranking, Wang Yaocheng's personal wealth has exceeded 1.1 trillion US dollars, while the second-ranked Microsoft company's Bill Gates only has 64.5 billion US dollars. There is a difference of two
level.
The scale of funds managed by the companies under Wang's consortium exceeds 5 trillion U.S. dollars, ranking among the top consortiums in the world. It is far from being comparable to that of a small country in West Asia.
This is a truly incredibly wealthy country. The wealth that the West Asian royal family has always been proud of was reduced to rubbish every minute in front of Wang Yaocheng.
Taking Chief Al Maktoum as an example, his personal wealth has just exceeded 10 billion US dollars, and the gap is far behind.
"Okay, my brother, this question really hurts me. Let's talk about other business cooperation. The team under the Royal Family Fund has reached 21 cooperation projects with us, regarding commercial real estate, department store retail, terminals and airports.
The stock purchase, industrial park and other matters involve an investment of 5.75 billion U.S. dollars. I don’t have any problems here, what about you?”
"Of course I have no problem with it, it's mutual benefit and win-win! This is the consistent purpose of the Royal Family Fund!"
"That's good, let's settle it like this. My government will ensure the smooth progress of cooperation."
"I believe you, brother."
The two big guys casually finalized their intention to cooperate, which indicates that Royal Fund will be fully integrated into commercial development in Dubai, an important commercial city in West Asia, without any hindrance.
Chief Al Maktoum is the dictator of this land. His words have the highest legal authority and he can mobilize the army and police from all government forces.
Speaking of which, the reason why the desert city of Dubai is so prosperous is due to Sheikh Al Maktoum's outstanding business talents.
For this reason, he is more interested in the global influence and close cooperation with Royal Fund.
You must know that Wang Yaocheng is not an ordinary person. He is able to thrive in the two world powers of China and the United States. He is a close friend of the American commander-in-chief and a guest of the Chinese leadership.
And he established his base in Hong Kong, the world's financial center, and his influence has spread far and wide to Southeast Asia and the global business community. Such a big shot is worthy of respect.
What's more, the two sides have a lot in common and have similar interests and hobbies. Chief Al Maktoum intends to further develop relations with the other party and even provide mutual assistance in business.
West Asia's oil tycoons show off their wealth first-rate, but are not good at economic construction.
Sheikh Al Maktoum was the first to see that the resource-based economy would not last long, and urged Dubai to transform into an international commercial entrepot trade city and transportation hub city to get rid of its dependence on oil resources.
"My brother, do you want to be religious?"
Faced with this sudden question, Wang Yaocheng was stunned for a moment and said, "I really haven't thought about this issue. Even if I make a choice, I'm afraid I'm a hypocrite, and I don't think it's necessary."
"Haha, you know that the United Arab Emirates is composed of seven emirates. There are rich and poor of course." Chief Al Maktoum looked at the exquisite bone cup in his hand and said calmly; "Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
It is also a powerful emirate with 13
It has a population of 60,000. The same is true for Dubai, which has a population of 2 million. It is the most populous of all emirates. However, we also have some poor relatives with sparse population and backward development. For example, the emirate of Umm Al Quwain, with a population of less than 10,000, has a population of 8
The emirate of Fujairah…”
Having said this, Chief Al Maktoum turned his eyes, stared at Wang Yaocheng with a restrained light and said, "As long as you are willing to believe in the doctrine and marry a princess as your official wife, I can convince the chief of Abu Dhabi to agree.
As the chief, you become one of our partners. Although you cannot serve as the president of the UAE government, you can enter the Supreme Council of the UAE. I am also a member of it. This is the highest authority of the United Emirates. The position of a deputy prime minister is still
OK."
It sounded good. Wang Yaocheng touched his chin and pretended to think carefully before saying;
"This is really a very tempting suggestion. To manage a population of 10,000 people is almost like a village chief in China, and with a population of more than 80,000 people is at most a mayor of a town. It's just that the title of chief is a bit bluffing.
In essence, it's almost the same. It requires me to spend money and manpower to build a barren land in the desert. It's hard work but not necessarily flattering.
Oh... By the way, marrying an Arab princess will also give you half of my property. This is more cost-effective than owning the largest oil field in Saudi Arabia. It can be regarded as the smartest business deal.
The price for me to be the mayor or village chief is too high, I will suffer too much, so I won’t do it.”
Al Maktoum smiled widely after hearing this and said, "This is actually not my idea, it is Khalifa bin Sharq's idea. He is the chief of Abu Dhabi. I don't think you will."
Agree, it seems I won the bet."
"Am I stupid to agree?" Wang Yaocheng snorted arrogantly and said; "The British have repeatedly advised me to become a British citizen, and the French have also extended an olive branch. These Security Councils have important influence in the world.
I'm not tempted by any big country, let alone you.
The land area is pitifully small. I own 150,000 square kilometers of private land in Australia, which is twice the size of your entire country. If I wanted to, I could buy one million square kilometers and become the largest landowner in the world.
It’s not much better than being the head of a small village.”
"As a tribal chief, he can own the army and police." Al Maktoum tried to correct the other party's misunderstanding.
"I also have an army. The Owl Mercenary Company in South Africa and the Red River Valley Mercenary Company in the United States are all branches of the consortium. They have thousands of military personnel, tanks, armored vehicles and even aircraft. Their military strength can destroy the regime of an African country."
"Then there's nothing to talk about..."
"That's not necessarily true."
"Oh, what do you mean?"
"I definitely don't want to, but it's okay in the name of my son. Unfortunately, they are still young and haven't reached the age to talk about marriage yet."
"Haha, this is not a problem."
Al Maktoum touched his beard with interest, obviously thinking about this issue seriously, and said after a while; "I haven't talked with Khalifa bin Shark about this issue yet, but based on my opinion,
Knowing him, I believe he will be interested.
The land in the emirates of Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah is barren, and the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah is not much better. These places have few tourism resources and oil resources. They are an outright hindrance within the emirates and require large amounts of our funds every year.
relief.
As long as Dubai and Abu Dhabi have a unified understanding, it will not be difficult to achieve this.
You can get engaged first if your children are young, but in addition to the hard-core requirement of being religious, we also need your son to be a direct heir, that is, from the direct line. The wives and concubines of the side wives are not counted, and the inheritance of property is not less...
For the hard-core requirement of hundreds of billions of dollars.”
After hearing what the other party said, Wang Yaocheng couldn't help but sneered, waved his hand and said without interest;
"Forget it, tomorrow I will buy a piece of land in South America, let my son be the king, and then provide him with an army and police. Wouldn't it be cool and comfortable? There is no need to believe in the church of Laoshizi and marry a princess.
As a wife, my son is really wronged!"
Al Maktoum heard all the bad news, and his heart was full of troubles;
I'm sorry, our chief doesn't have any weight in your heart. You look down on us so much.
Arab countries have always had a tradition of marriage, and princesses are also different from each other. A direct princess from the royal family of Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Dubai has a very noble status, but she will never wrong your son.
After holding the words in his mouth twice, Al Maktoum still did not say it out loud, but he remembered it in his heart.
Don't worry now, we'll talk about it later when we have the opportunity.
Thinking of this, Al Maktoum changed his tone and said: "My brother, I heard that you are going to Africa this time for iron ore resources. If necessary, the UAE fund can participate in co-investment. I heard that the Shah is also very interested.
.”
"They are indeed interested, and they are all interested in my industries. They are almost drooling. I also have standards for choosing allies. I may not necessarily take them with me to play. It depends on my mood."
Wang Yaocheng pretended to be cool and blocked all the rest of Al Maktoum's words. It was really depressing to meet this boss who was not short of money!
What Wang Yaocheng said is absolutely correct. If the investment is purely financial, why should we find the Shah who has a strong aura of nouveau riche?
This Middle Eastern tycoon has nothing but to show off his wealth. He has the world's most advanced aircraft, missiles and tanks in his arsenal, but he was beaten to a pulp by the guerrillas and turned into the biggest joke in the world.
He is also useless in business operations. Whether it is his vision or business skills, he is far inferior to Al Maktoum. What is the use of such an ally?