It was the most "quiet" Spring Festival for Lin Zuhui. The Seven Immortals were all overseas accompanying their children. There were only Lin Zuhui, Wang Lingyin and two children in the Deep Water Bay Villa: Lin Wenjie and Lin Wenyi.
But on New Year's Eve, Wang Lingyin came to Lin Zuhui like a little girl.
"Brother Hui, I have good news for you!"
Lin Zuhui was writing a couplet, and the two sons beside him were instantly attracted. They were curious about why the usually serious mother was like this!
Fortunately, Lin Zuhui understood instantly, then put his hand on Wang Lingyin's stomach and said, "Here?"
"Yeah," Wang Lingyin said happily, just like when she fell in love.
Lin Zuhui said happily: "Well, take good care of yourself, even though this is your third time."
Eight-year-old Lin Wenjie was also very smart and understood instantly, but did not say it out loud; but Lin Wenyi, who was only four years old, kept asking her mother what was wrong with her belly!
Lin Zuhui pinched Lin Wenyi's cheek and said with a smile: "Your mother has a sister in her belly!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Lingyin said: "Why do I feel like I am their younger brother!"
Lin Zuhui said nonchalantly: "Whatever, I like them all!"
"Um"
Next, Lin Zuhui and his two sons were very busy writing couplets and pasting the words "Fu" on them. Although he did all these things himself, even during the Spring Festival, Lin Zuhui's bodyguards were always on duty.
In recent years, his security team has begun a large-scale change of positions, with "Gorkha mercenaries" as the main force, overseas retired special forces, and retired members of the Xiangjiang Flying Tigers as supplements, and the original mainland veterans have been arranged for other jobs.
In fact, he has already laid it out like this for the following reasons:
First, the ‘Gorkha mercenaries’ understand English, are loyal and have good reputation;
Secondly, Lin Zuhui wants to reduce the number of bodyguards who can speak Cantonese as much as possible, and the reputation of the Big Circle Gang is not very good.
Of course, Lin Zuhui did not treat his former security guards badly, and his job was arranged, at least to a job with an annual salary of more than 20,000 yuan. For them, having a stable working environment is also conducive to getting married and having children. The group of people who were disbanded are still
I set up a private detective company, and sometimes I can do other jobs.
On New Year's Eve, a family of five enjoyed delicious food, and Lin Zuhui felt very good.
Of course, it's not that he doesn't want other women and children. In fact, everyone went back to Hong Kong to celebrate New Year's Day; because the winter vacation in Europe and the United States starts from that time period.
When the family gathers together to eat, the servants have already gone to their own place to eat. As long as the food is placed on the table, there is no need for servants to wait on them.
"Brother Hui, let me pour you some wine!" Wang Lingyin saw that Lin Zuhui was in a very happy mood, and saw that Lin Zuhui's glass was empty of red wine, so he hurriedly "showed his courtesy".
Lin Zuhui said thank you. The family members treated each other with respect and did not make any noise. It was great!
Sure enough, it is "poor and lowly couples will suffer from everything". Although the original intention is not this, Lin Zuhui has experienced those things and feels that it is the meaning.
A man must have money!
Having money means you are capable, and being capable means you have many choices. If you have no money, it means women have more choices.
For example, the British Crown Prince was flirting with women, but Diana didn't tolerate it at first. Assuming that the Crown Prince had Lin Zuhui's ability and was so handsome, others might have tolerated it all the time.
After pouring the wine, Wang Lingyin said in a gentle tone: "Brother Hui, let Wenjie go to the company to listen to the board of directors meeting. This will also make him understand that money is not that easy to make."
Lin Zuhui smiled and looked at his eldest son Lin Wenjie, and saw that he was eager to try.
However, Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "That would be useful, I don't think so. Wenjie just study hard and be a good person. After graduating from college, I will not recall you immediately, and I will also cut off all your money. You
Whether you work for me for two years in Europe or the United States, or study for a master's degree for two years, it's all up to you."
Lin Wenjie is worthy of being Lin Zuhui's son, with a very high IQ. He immediately said: "I will listen to my father's arrangements! My mother is also good for me. Thank you, mother!"
Lin Zuhui suddenly felt as if he had made 5 billion. Although he had many children, he would not strictly control the children in other houses, as long as no criminals appeared.
But for his two direct sons, he hopes that one will go to New Era Group and the other to Octopus Financial Group.
Leit Group will be merged into New Era Group at the right opportunity, and New Era Group also holds shares in Xiaomi Technology; as for Wanhui Media Group and ATV Group, he hopes to provide a martial arts stage for his concubines and children, and those who can take it.
Of course, if you are very outstanding, you can also join New Era Group or Octopus Financial Group.
Wang Lingyin smiled and said: "It's good to know. In the next two years of independence, don't ask me for money. I won't be soft-hearted, but you can call us."
If things go by normal circumstances, Lin Wenjie will graduate from college at the age of 20. It's not that Lin Zuhui intends to encourage others, but his IQ. If Lin Zuhui really wants to encourage others, Lin Wenjie will graduate from college at the age of 18.
The other Lin Wenyi is a little more naughty, but after all, he is only over four years old, so he can't tell much about it.
"I won't! I'm 20 years old after I finished college. I believe I can be self-reliant." Lin Wenjie said like a young adult.
Lin Zuhui touched the back of his head and said: "While studying, you should pay attention to the interpersonal relationships with classmates and teachers. This is also very important. If a classmate needs help, you can consider it within your ability, but you cannot help others to do evil."
"Well, I have many good friends..."
Lin Wenjie's story about the campus made Lin Zuhui listen with great concentration.
He was very satisfied with his arrangement, which allowed Lin Wenjie to work in the United States for two years after graduating from college. He could not only experience the difficulty of making money, but also develop his grassroots abilities.
After two years, you can become a middle-level person such as a project leader, and then learn to manage the group from the Taifu.
Speaking of which, the Taifu has not yet appeared, and Lin Zuhui is the youngest senior executive in the group.
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At the end of February, Lin Zuhui came to Silicon Valley and inspected icq (USA).
In less than two months, icq has reached 300,000 users, which undoubtedly makes Lin Zuhui excited. Since the United States currently does not discriminate against foreign-funded Internet companies, why not increase the value of icq even higher!
Of course, it is still better to sell at a higher price. For a businessman, making money is the last word. He will not foolishly think that he can build a "Penguin Group" in the United States.
The first is that American capital will invest madly in the same products to defeat him. The second is that the U.S. government may be dissatisfied with Lin Zuhui's control of American social circles and introduce various targeted policies.
In short, the risk factor is too high. Unless he immigrates, the US government will be very happy.
At this time, ICQ in the United States had more than 50 programmers, and they were all software elites. Obviously, Lin Zuhui would have tasks to assign.
After visiting the company, Lin Zuhui, Netflix President Liu Songcheng, and icq (USA) President Brown came to the office.
Lin Zuhui gave Liu Songcheng a look. After all, he cannot be the omnipotent boss.
Liu Songcheng said: "President Brown, icq is developing much faster than Xiangjiang. It seems that the American Internet is changing with each passing day and developing too fast."
Brown nodded and said: "Now the entire United States is discussing the Internet. In this aspect, it is indeed leading the world."
Liu Songcheng nodded and said: "Well, in that case, icq should upgrade as soon as possible so that imitators can never catch up."
Brown said: "Yes, the company has invested a lot of money and recruited so many software talents. We will definitely be able to put icq ahead of the plagiarists."
Confidence is a good thing, but it is not enough. The world is not short of skilled people, but it is short of people with brains.
Liu Songcheng said: "That's right, we hope that American icq will add some new features, and we hope you will lead the team to complete it as soon as possible."
When Brown heard this, he did not dare to take a peek at the strength of Xiangjiang Company. After all, icq originated from Xiangjiang.
"OK!"
Liu Songcheng took out a piece of information and began to communicate with Brown.
In fact, these are some functions developed by Lin Zuhui based on QQ. Of course, the layout of icq must be kept simple. This is the reason why chat software such as msn defeated icq in the previous life.
"Look here, we plan to add a free email function, the icq digital account suffix is added with 'i'..."
Brown asked: "Free email?"
No wonder he was surprised, icq has neither advertising revenue nor paid software, and now even email is free.
Lin Zuhui said from the side: "Having occupied the market, are you still worried that there is no way to make a profit?"
When Brown heard this, he nodded in understanding, mainly out of admiration for Lin Zuhui, an Internet investment boss with a very vicious vision.
And Lin Zuhui knew that a free hotmail mailbox was acquired by Microsoft for US$400 million.
If icq has a built-in free email, it will simply be the best software for people who work on computers.
There is icq developed by Netflix Software Company. The initial version has functions such as expressions and avatars, which is quite interesting. Although Lin Zuhui knows many functions of qq, he has not used them all at once.
The reason is very simple. The initial icq layout must be concise, and any new functions must be added step by step, so that users can have a process.
For example, functions such as chat rooms and icq groups are not available yet, but Lin Zuhui has privately told Liu Songcheng that these functions will be added while inspecting the market.
There is only one premise, that is, it is completely free, and with his funds, he can definitely stick to it.
By then, once the number of users reaches tens of millions, the value of icq will increase significantly.
Thinking of this, after Liu Songcheng finished speaking, Lin Zuhui added: "icq America continues to recruit people, this software has endless prospects!"
Brown was shocked and said quickly: "No problem, boss!"
The more you invest, the greater the return will be in the future. Besides, you can’t spend a lot of money. The key is to grab users.
In fact, Lin Zuhui’s investments in Internet and technology companies in the United States were all done without considering short-term returns. For example, Blizzard Entertainment has made a lot of money, but Lin Zuhui did not take any money and directly asked Mike Mowaimi and Ai
Len Adham and others decided. Therefore, Blizzard Entertainment’s benefits are very good, and management such as Mike Mowaimi and Alan Adham have also reserved a lot of research and development funds.
Of course, Lin Zuhui doesn't look down on tens of millions of dollars. Even if Blizzard Entertainment has hundreds of millions of dollars in funds, Lin Zuhui won't take too much away. What he values is 10 billion U.S. dollars.
And he also occasionally cares about whether Blizzard Entertainment is heading in the same direction as in his previous life. The results are very satisfactory. "Diablo" will be released this year, and "StarCraft" and Battle.net are also in their infancy.
The company culture of Blizzard Entertainment also makes Lin Zuhui very happy. People like Mike Mowaimi and Alan Adham really love the game industry.
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Accompanied by executives from Matrix Partners, Lin Zuhui came to Apple's headquarters in California and was received by Apple President Michael Spindler.
In January this year, the American company Sun planned to acquire Apple for US$3.8 billion. At that time, Lin Zuhui read the news and became very excited.
If you want to make money in the United States, connections are essential. People like Buffett and Bezos are good friends of Lin Zuhui; Bill Gates, Trump and others also have good contacts. Of course,
We may have to exclude Telangpu, because he may be a bit "repaying kindness with hatred" and is said to be the most litigious person.
Therefore, for the last real estate project, New Era Group was only a shareholder, and the specific person in charge was Luo Jiarui. Getting involved in a lawsuit in the United States is not a good thing. It mainly wastes time, but there is no need to consider being framed.
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Apple executives such as Michael Spindler led Lin Zuhui and his party to visit Apple's internal working environment. In the view of an Apple executive, it is a very good omen if Lin Zuhui can be favored.
The reason is simple. Lin Zuhui's investments in the United States in recent years have been talked about a lot, and he has been nicknamed the "God of Investment". Netscape and Yahoo have been listed one after another, and their market values have soared; Kingston's performance has more than doubled, and its annual business
The sales exceeded one billion US dollars... With so many impressive achievements, Wall Street naturally took them seriously.
Since the 1990s, Apple has been in a state of decline. Last year, it began to seek "selling itself" everywhere. IBM and Sun came to contact it, but the negotiations did not go smoothly.
Therefore, when Matrix Partners proposed investing in Apple, Michael Spindler and others thought it was a good idea.
After visiting the working environment, everyone came to the conference room.
Lin Zuhui said straight to the point: "Apple's current market value is 3 billion U.S. dollars. I am willing to invest 500 million U.S. dollars to obtain new shares. I have no other conditions, only two, and I hope to be considered by the company!"
In fact, if he buys Apple stock through the secondary market, he can still hold about 3% and still make money quietly. Of course, he hopes to establish a close relationship with Jobs and Apple, which will become his
A 'power' in the United States in the future.
By investing US$500 million, you can probably get 14% of the equity and become Apple's major shareholder in one fell swoop. Even if it is diluted later, you will still be the largest shareholder.
President Michael Spindler immediately asked: "What terms?"
All Apple executives also focused their attention, fearing that Lin Zuhui would make excessive demands, even though there were only two.
Of course, everyone is still very eager to get this funding and the advertising of Lin Zuhui, the world's richest man.
"I hope Apple will spend money to acquire Steve Jobs' company and then invite him back to Apple."
"Secondly, I hope to get on the board of directors and get a seat!"
Unlike other companies, Lin Zuhui hopes to join the board of directors of Apple so that he can increase his worth. Like Amazon, which houses Bezos, he will also become a member of the board of directors in the future.
As for Netscape, Yahoo, etc., companies that would sell their stocks before the bubble crisis, he is not interested at all.
For a time, Apple's top executives did not expect that Lin Zuhui would make this request.
Michael Spindler thought about it and said: "The two conditions proposed by Mr. Lin need to be discussed and decided by Apple's board of directors. We will definitely convey your request."
"no problem!"
Even without Lin's lobbying, Jobs would have returned to Apple. But if Lin became a shareholder of Apple and advocated for Jobs' return, then the relationship would continue.
Since he can't compete with American technology companies, it is also a good idea to become a major shareholder of American technology companies. In the future, when Apple will make a lot of money in mainland China, Lin Zuhui will still hold more than 5% of Apple's shares.