Boss Shen and traitor Yang were having an affair at the headquarters of their company in Hujiang.
Seven thousand kilometers away in the Middle East, at the Montgomery Hotel in the city-state of Dibba, the life of Chief Ibrahim is also very difficult and he is facing high pressure from investors.
"Iprasin, you disappoint me so much. I gave you the opportunity to make a bet and let you observe for three more months, but look what you did?
You said that in September and October last year, Lanfang's high-end tourism and subsequent related industries were not affected at all by the black swan incident in Oceania in September. That was because Gu Kun was lucky and got ahead of the black swan.
We just happened to rent out a large number of high-end and expensive orders represented by the Burj Al Arab Hotel.
But what about the performance during the Christmas season in December? Then what about January when European and American guests are completely off-season and there is no travel holiday? What is the growth curve of your high-end tourism business? What is Gu Kun's? Your Diba's report card is still not as good as Gu Kun's
Kun!
Let me tell you, according to the final settlement of 1.5 billion US dollars, Diba Tower can officially start construction in the next few days. Anyway, the New Year is over, and construction is in full swing. As for the 'Palm Jumeirah', I will officially announce to you now.
That project has been put on hold indefinitely. Don’t imagine that Palm Island and Diba Towers will be constructed in parallel.
I have to see the actual boosting effect of the Diba Towers project on Diba's tourism industry in the future, before I can unfreeze the money-stealing Palm Jumeirah! Also, I know you are making small moves to try to attract Beckham and the like.
Invite this guy to pre-sell the first batch of Palm Island properties. Stop this idea as soon as possible! We don’t know whether there will be this island in the future. We can’t afford to lose this person!"
Mahathir, the big financier of the Abu Dhabi conglomerate, sprayed Ibrahim so much that he didn't give face.
Who made Iprasin keep saying in the fourth quarter of last year that Gu Kun can't be arrogant for a few more days, and by then he will face the potential of a black swan like the Diba people.
But what’s the result? It’s a slap in the face.
Gu Kun has actually stabilized the growth momentum of the Lanzhou tourism market by relaxing visas to China and developing strategic cooperation with Japanese and Korean tourists that are relatively shallow but cannot be underestimated.
As for the last thing mentioned by Mahathir, "Iprasin tricked Beckham into buying a house in Palm Jumeirah", in fact, Gu Kun was doing the same thing in Lanfang.
Gu Kun is also planning a real estate project similar to Palm Island in Lanfang's Benma Atoll, and is about to start pre-sales. It can only be said that the two business plans are similar. However, the top players in the entertainment industry
Gu Kun obviously attracted more celebrities than Ibrahim, not to mention the top superstars in the sports world.
The reason why Iprasin seems to have a good chance of attracting Beckham is just because Beckham is also a cloth dog, so he can't even get a visa to Lanfang - Gu Kun
People with Breton nationality are not allowed to buy houses on Palm Island at all. So he can secretly negotiate to sell to Jordan or Ronaldo, but not to Beckham.
In other words, Iprasin has a higher probability of attracting Beckham because Beckham was locked out by Gu Kun - Iprasin is only qualified to pick up the trash that Gu Kun dislikes.
After all, Dibba and Abu Dhabi were once colonies of cloth dogs. After driving away the colonists, their lifestyles are still so kneeling and licking the colonial legacy. It can only be said that even if these people are rich and have a high quality of material life, they are nothing more than
A species that enjoys kneeling down.
At this moment, Iprasin is being criticized by investors, and he can only bite the bullet and slander "other people's children": "Mr. Mahathir! You can't blame me! This guy Gu Kun doesn't play by the rules. In December, he and
The continued growth in the performance of tourism-related industries in January was achieved by easing the difficulty of visas for Lanzhou! This kind of money is worthless! In essence, drinking poison to quench thirst hurts a country's strong positioning.
The reason why I don't do this is for our long-term interests! You can't pursue short-term interests like those short-sighted investors outside who want to cash out after investing for six or seven years! What we are doing is a century-old plan! It is the oil of the motherland.
The retreat after the excavation is completed depends on the long term!"
If Iprasin's rhetoric is used to deceive laymen, it does make some sense.
Because those countries and cities that are positioned as the world's most high-end and luxurious tourism industry really need "visa thresholds" to improve their own standards. To put it bluntly, "many people from lower classes are excluded, making them ineligible."
"Come to this country" can sometimes become a selling point in itself to attract the upper class.
Just like houses in Oceania or Canada, "This community cannot be reached directly by subway and there are no bus lines", but it can become a selling point for rising housing prices. Because the lack of public transportation means that the poorest people at the bottom who do not have their own cars cannot have convenience.
Come to this place.
It may be cruel to say this, but this is the way the world is.
It wasn't that Gu Kun wanted to be like this, nor was he hoping for it.
But if you enter this industry and this circle, if you want to make this money, you have to follow the laws of nature. No one in the Chinese follows it, but there will be foreigners who will follow it, and then make money from the Chinese who have this part of the need.
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The natural law of the luxury industry is poverty.
It is a pity that if Iprasin usually said that Gu Kun's move to relax visas was "drinking poison to quench thirst that is detrimental to his character", Mahathir might still believe him, but this time it is obviously too far-fetched.
Mahathir directly retorted: "You're just talking nonsense! Gu Kun relaxed the conditions for financial visas. What's the point of drinking poison to quench his thirst? He doesn't call it relaxation, it calls it 'flexible adjustment of visa methods'."
The extra group of tourists he attracts are not nouveau riche or humble people. They are active responders to the new Internet economy and experimenters in the integration of the Internet and financial attributes. What do you have to look down on these people?
If you have the ability, you can also relax the conditions for such potential customers to come to Diba in a targeted and precise manner! Of course, you don’t need to relax the conditions for Chinese people. You can attract these flexible and avant-garde people from other developed countries. The key is whether you can do it.
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Iprasin was speechless when asked.
It is true that allowing upstarts such as Internet cafe owners to travel to Dibba while allowing wealthy but unqualified self-employed people to also qualify would be a devaluation.
However, if you are a supporter of the emerging Internet avant-garde gameplay, the effect will be different. For example, although the people who speculate in Bitcoin in later generations are also some nouveau riche and speculators, the coin speculators are still more capable of bluffing than the oil bosses and coal bosses.
Stay in a layman's house.
Moreover, Gu Kun was very good at showing off his appearance. He not only gave preferential treatment and relaxation to users of Alipay, he also simultaneously relaxed restrictions on users of similar products in other countries, allowing all early users of quasi-financial products of Internet technology companies.
, you can be exempted from financial review when you go to Lanzhou.
This does not show Gu Kun's tendency, nor does it lower the level of Lanfang. After all, Peter Thiel's Paypal users in Silicon Valley can come to Lanfang without a visa just like American Express credit card users.
However, people from Oceania rarely travel abroad this year, and PayPal users are too lazy to go to other countries, let alone Lanfang. Lanfang is just putting on a show of generosity out of thin air.
All in all, Mahathir and Iprasim had a bloody argument, and in the end Iprasin had to admit his defeat, and was completely put in a bridle. The budget should be cut, and the projects should be cut.
Because the growth of tourism industry was not as good as that of "other people's children", Diabata was finally forced to officially start construction according to a plan with a budget of only 1.5 billion US dollars.
On the day the construction started, Iprasin closed the door and smoked several bags of hookah. He felt confused and depressed.
Of course, he has not yet reached the point of desperation. After all, how tall Gu Kun's Lanfang Tower will be is still kept secret. Even if the budget is stuck, it is not that Diba Tower will not be able to win the first place in the world. It's just that
If something unexpected happens in the future, because the foundation is not laid properly, there is no potential for heightening.
Therefore, even from God's perspective, it will take two or three years for Iprasin to be so desperate that he has no hope of life. He still has at least two or three years to live.
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After a frustrating struggle, Iprasin closed the door for at least several days and was not in the mood to see anyone.
Even if you meet someone, you can only watch Diabata lay the foundation according to a plan with no upgrade potential. What else is there to see? You will still be angry after seeing too much.
More than a week passed, around mid-February, and finally one day, his secretary came to tell him that a foreign guest wanted to make an appointment to see him.
"Who? Which industry?" When Iprasin asked, he was still in a bad mood.
"He is a Chinese, engaged in the tourism industry, and works for an Internet company." The female secretary did her homework well.
"Chinese? Let him go! The Chinese are still engaged in the Internet tourism industry, so aren't they Gu Kun's lackeys! Why did you put that kind of garbage in? There is no need to report it in the future!" Ipraxin was instantly fired like a firecracker.
It exploded, and all the depression was vented into this gap.
"No... they are not here yet, they just want to make an appointment. I know, I will refuse immediately." The female secretary was also frightened, fearing to offend the boss, so she immediately backed out.
I don’t know how much torture and teasing this female secretary and the people she negotiated with him endured. Who would have thought that that night, the female secretary actually had the courage to come and report again - of course, not specifically.
To report this matter, if it was a special report, I understand that the female secretary would not have the guts.
She took the opportunity to talk about other things, and after finishing talking about the main thing, she added: "Boss, the Chinese guy I told you this morning said that he is Gu Kun's enemy, and he can help you find a way to deal with Gu Kun.
Disgusting Gu Kun."
The female secretary spoke the last half of her sentence very fast, fearing that she would be killed by her boss before she could finish her sentence.
As expected, Iprasin's expression changed very quickly. Just when he was about to burst into anger, he suddenly stopped when he heard the ending.
"Haha?! That's interesting. I thought Gu Kun was already well-known in the travel and Internet circles in the Chinese-speaking world. Okay, let's give him a chance - tell me, what does that person do specifically?