Not long after Tang Jia reported to Gu Kun, the news of Iprasin's death spread to most of the distinguished guests on the viewing platform.
"Iprasin is dead! I heard that Diba Tower will still be completed, but I plan to finish it hastily."
"Anyway, it has been hastily completed, and it will surely rank second in the world. Gu Kun's ruthless attack will probably interrupt the progress of human construction technology for fifty years.
With such ruthlessness, who will spend money to rob the world's tallest building in the future? It's really a huge amount of money, and doesn't give latecomers any hope of gaining traffic. It is estimated that even Diba Tower, the world's second tallest building, no one will rob it anymore.
This track is terminated."
Everyone's reaction was to be slightly shocked, especially those from the Middle East and Monaco. Some even had a chill in their necks, trembling with grief, and whispered sighs.
The towering Lanfang Tower seemed to be covered with a layer of blood in an instant.
The number one in the world is all achieved through killing.
Gu Kun is very satisfied with this effect. He believes that if the companies in the tourism and luxury shopping industries under his control are all listed companies, then based on the news of Iprasin's death alone, the stock prices of his companies will rise tomorrow.
There was a sharp rise to digest this good news.
This industry is so cruel, because the competition is about status. If you succeed in retaining the position, the pursuers will be killed. Even if you do nothing yourself, as long as the international ranking becomes clearer, you will increase your value.
There is no absolute use value in the luxury industry. What they compare is a comprehensive ranking of international popularity. The hypocrisy and despicability of this industry can be seen. Fortunately, Gu Kun also made up his mind to retire in his 40s and had no plans to
I will stick to this industry for the rest of my life——
He runs the luxury industry just to fill the 20-year window period when Chinese people lack national self-confidence and self-esteem and still worship foreigners. When Chinese cultural pride becomes overwhelming in the future, women will no longer buy French luxury goods, and Gu Kun’s historical mission will also be
At once
It’s done, and the following era does not belong to him. His historical mission is to prevent the Chinese from having too much foreign exchange to be cheated by the French, Italians, and Oceanians during this transitional period when the Chinese are not confident enough, or if they have to be cheated.
Please let him, Gu Kun, come to the trap.
Unfortunately, most of Gu Kun's tourism and luxury companies have not been listed on the market, so this assumption can only be realized to a very limited extent.
For example, the luxury brand Gucci owned by Gu Kun is a listed company, and the market value of Gucci suddenly jumped by 25% on the day after Iprasin's death, which directly brought Gu Kun more than
A market capitalization increase of US$2 billion.
When laymen looked at this logic, they almost didn't react. It took a long time for analysts to understand: because of Yi Prasin's death, the world believed that Gu Kun could do it "I said which luxury goods for men are the most high-end?
Whichever one is the most high-end, if you want to snatch the right to set standards from me, I will kill him at full price if I say."
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The ceremony for the inauguration of the Lanfang Tower ended amidst the melodious sounds of people drinking and drinking.
Because his wife Zhu Youran also went through tedious ceremonial work that day and was very tired after ascending the throne, Gu Kun did not arrange any more itinerary in the afternoon and the family just took a good rest.
The next day, Gu Kun was not surprised to see a visitor. It was Mr. Mahathir from the Abu Dhabi Consortium who Tang Jia had vaccinated with him before and said he might come.
"Nice to meet you. Nice to see you again. I haven't seen you for several years, Mr. Mahathir."
As soon as the two parties met, Gu Kun acted as if nothing was wrong, and pretended that he had no idea that Mahathir had been a big investor behind Iprasim a few years ago. It seemed that once Iprasin died, the grudges were over, and both parties laughed.
Nothing happened.
This gesture actually made Mahathir a little embarrassed. He secretly thought that Gu Kun was really thick-skinned, and his ability to talk nonsense to others was extraordinary.
"Mr. Gu is so refreshing. No wonder he can achieve great things. I have to say that in terms of business talent, we are not as good as you Chinese. I came here this time in the hope that Ibrahim's matter will be over completely. By the way, Ibrahim
Investment Biancheng Travel Network also has other projects,
It is true that he acted on his own initiative and misappropriated the funds I invested. It is also possible that he used his own funds. Anyway, it is not much money. Our Abu Dhabi consortium has no need to go against you Lanfang people in the tourism industry."
Mahathir also readily admitted it.
He didn't give in, he just didn't want to be used as a weapon by the dead again, and this was a private chat behind closed doors, so there was no shame in admitting it.
If you ask him to give in in the public media, then Mahathir will definitely refuse, and he is not afraid of Gu Kun. The oil assets of the Abu Dhabi consortium are still worth more than 300 billion U.S. dollars at the moment. They are all real.
Net worth, who is afraid of whom?
Therefore, what these top conglomerates say behind closed doors and what they say publicly are completely two sets of ethics and logic. Behind closed doors, you can be shameless in order to ease the diplomatic situation, but not publicly.
Gu Kun waved his hand cheerfully: "There is no need to explain these. I have known for a long time that with the power of your Abu Dhabi consortium, you simply do not care about the petty profits of those tourism Internet companies. Moreover, developing high-end tourism is not expensive.
The national policy of the country is, at best, the city policy of Diba, a city-state that has almost no oil resources.
You just acted on the spirit of fraternity and didn't look down on Diba's poor neighbor who was almost exhausted, so you were very righteous by giving them a hand. Now, while Iprasin is dead, I think
You have shown your utmost kindness to Chief Diba, and you can borrow the donkey from Poxia. Their chief's bastard has lost at least a billion dollars of your investment in total. Does their chief still have the nerve to continue asking you for investment?
Do you have an excuse and credibility to invest?
So, I still say the same thing, I have always been very friendly to my colleagues in the oil industry who are focused on digging for oil. After Diba, the nail that affects our friendship factors, is over, we can definitely cooperate in more business aspects, and you
There is no need to hire operational talents or audit accounts. I guarantee that you will have a certain net rate of return every year, and you can withdraw your investment at any time if you want.
How about it? Are you excited? I have never spoken to or contacted any of the big Saudi investors about this opportunity. I am not short of money. I can play in the current global luxury industry with my own capital. You should
I have no doubt that my current subsidiaries will work together to
Up, it will soon become the third largest luxury goods group in the world, surpassing François Pinault's Kering Group, second only to Bernard's LVMH and John Rupert's Richemont Group. You just need to follow me
Cooperation, even a small share, is a net profit."
Seeing that Gu Kun was so easy to talk to, Mahathir was also a little surprised.
Does this mean to take out high-quality assets and let you buy shares and receive dividends? How could such a good thing come about?
Going public and selling stocks, aren't they all about taking out non-performing assets and unprofitable businesses before financing is needed?
If the normal business model is very profitable, why go public? Does Laoganma Hot Sauce need to go public? Does Huawei need to go public?
What's more, Gu Kun is not the kind of guy who "does not have enough funds when expanding operations".
He can't even spend all his own funds.
Since we were chatting behind closed doors, everyone could be more direct. Since Mahathir felt uneasy, he said it bluntly: "I don't know why you came to me? Is it because I once funded Ibrahim? If you compare money,
The Saudis have more money than I do, but they are more indifferent and don't care about any other industry at all, as long as they have oil, that's enough."
What Mahathir said is correct. The Saudis are truly Buddhists, or they really have no ambitions because of the curse of resources.
Otherwise, if that money also flows into the luxury shopping industry and high-end tourism industry, then the difficulty of this business that pretends to be the best in the world will really increase many times.
"You didn't understand? Then let me remind you." Gu Kun did not play charades with the other party, "I think that since Iprasin is dead, you can still secretly pour dirty water on the Diba people, for example, let your subordinates
People should write more revealing stories and reveal more gossips. I think the melon-eaters in this world would really like to see the hypocrisy and weakness exposed after the glamorous appearance of the rich is peeled off.
And Saudi Aramco cannot do this, so I will not give them the opportunity to ride on my coattails. They have no use value. And even if you disclose it, there is no need to disclose it in your own name. In this way,
It will not damage the prestige and reputation of your consortium."
"It turns out that this is the plot..." Mahathir thought about it and felt that there was nothing wrong with it. The idea was very reasonable. "So, if we do this, what are the specific benefits? In other words, what businesses are you willing to take out for us to invest in?
?You know, if the Diba people's concept of a wealthy city is finished, we will have at least tens of billions of dollars in excess funds in the future and we don't know what to buy.
Maybe we can only be like Saudi Aramco, stupidly buying Oceanic treasury bonds as protection money. I hope that the drought and flood guaranteed income investment project you come up with will be large enough to absorb enough of our funds - it is best to bring what we originally expected.
, after the Diba people succeed, all the follow-up investment required will be invested in you, or at least absorb a large part."
Gu Kun smiled coldly: "It's impossible to do it on such a large scale, because we can't repeat investment like rebuilding a wealthy tourist city. However, I can still absorb tens of billions of dollars of investment.
I can come up with a list of French and Italian luxury brands that I will soon expand my holdings, as well as independent designer brands that I will soon self-operate and become popular, as well as several oriental-style luxury brands. Your Abu Dhabi consortium’s
With money, you can invest in these brands. I make sure that our Lanfang Culture Group treats everyone equally when promoting these luxury goods.
Of course, I currently cannot allow you to invest in my existing luxury brands. Moreover, the so-called equal treatment is conditional, that is, you must always stand on my side in the war of public opinion. Moreover, I hope that you Middle Eastern countries
The royal family can come closer to me when pursuing top luxury brands in the future. I believe that you will still be able to fight against the French and Italians' right to speak."
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ps: The above is already 3,000 words, so let me just say a few words. There should be a new book this month, but it is still being prepared, and the clue is not yet clear. I cannot guarantee that this book will be updated every day, because I may not be able to write that much.
Things, the plot has sped up, and it would not be good if it suddenly slowed down and became normal. I hope everyone understands that the main story of my book is always complete anyway.