When Li Yang met Alwaleed, as he learned in some materials, if he didn't know his identity, judging from his appearance and clothing alone, it was difficult for people to think that this middle-aged man with a mustache and thick gray hair, who seemed to be no different from ordinary Arabs, turned out to be the second largest investor in the world after Warren Buffett.

One of the top richest people on Forbes' latest list of the world's richest people.

Of course, judging from his spirit, it is difficult to tell that he is now about to be sixty-seven years old, which is already the age of the elderly, but Alwaleed is still in good spirits, and the whole person is at least ten years younger than his actual age.

Alwalid received Li Yang in the living room of his manor, and the decoration in the manor was not as luxurious as Li Yang imagined, and it didn't look much different from the ordinary manor.

Alwalid was also dressed casually, the traditional Arabic white robe, but the quality of the fabric was extraordinary.

"Enjoy, please!" said Alwalid, who entertained Li Yang and Mihir, who had come from afar, with local Arabic refreshments.

"Thank you!" Li Yang and Mihir were not polite.

Arabia is famous for its spices and has an equally long history and culture, so there's no shortage of culinary delights here, and this conversation started with them.

Li Yang learned from some sources that Alwalid was not a difficult person to deal with, and he did not have the feeling of being a nobleman or a rich man, just like the way he dressed.

But he's a man who values efficiency and time very much, which means he hates going around the bush.

So Li Yang quickly cut to the chase and chatted with him about his desire to acquire the Four Seasons Hotel George V.

"In the past, many entrepreneurs who came to visit me came to me to buy their companies or ask me to invest, and you were the first to talk to me about buying my hotel!" Alwaleed said with a smile.

Li Yang smiled, he knew that Alwaleed was right, when companies such as Citibank and Disneyland faced difficulties, they relied on the prince's investment to turn the situation around.

In the years that followed, many well-known companies approached Alwaleed and asked for his investment when they were in trouble.

So far, at least, no one has approached him about buying his hotel.

"Actually, this little thing shouldn't bother you, but considering how much this hotel means to you, I think I should at least ask for your consent first!" Li Yang said.

"It's really a hotel that I really like, it's the hotel that my family and I go to Paris every year, and a big part of the reason I bought Four Seasons in the first place was because of it. Alwaleed said with a smile.

"I'm honored to be like you at this point! Of course, the acquisition there is also of extremely important strategic significance for my company!" Li Yang said truthfully, he knew that Alwaleed was a smart person, he knew Li Yang's purpose very well, and there was no need to hide it in front of him.

Alwaleed smiled and said, "But I don't have to, and I don't intend to sell, this hotel is far more emotional to me than an investment." ”

"I can understand that, you don't care how much I can afford to buy this hotel, and that's not what I want to talk to you about.

You should know that the George V Hotel is a historic hotel, but the hotel is not wine after all, and the older it is, the better it tastes.

As far as I know, when Four Seasons took over, it was rejuvenated, it became more attractive, and it was also the Four Seasons Hotel that took over and made you love the revitalized George V Hotel.

After you took a stake in the acquisition of Four Seasons, it was once again injected with new inspiration and new blood, so that this quaint hotel has re-integrated new style and new charm.

So I think you know better than I know how to make a historic hotel better, to give it a new lease of life, to make it stand on the Champs-Élysées in Paris for a longer time, and to bloom with a more unique charm.

The George V Hotel is great now, but I feel like it could get better, and my company and I are confident that it can do just that.

I know that the prince has a special affection for this hotel, which is far greater than the return on investment.

But that's why you want it to get better, don't you look forward to what this hotel will become when it combines the blood of the Four Seasons Group, the inspiration of you, the prince, and another kind of blood from China?"

Li Yang's words made a smile appear on the corner of Alwalid's mouth, I have to say that he was indeed moved by Li Yang in his heart, and he really had some expectations for what kind of different charm this hotel would exude under the operation of Li Yang's Dream Catching Group.

In fact, he had paid attention to Li Yang's company after learning that Li Yang had acquired the Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora Hotel, but it was not until Li Yang took a stake in Four Seasons Shanyan, AYANA and Sky Garden, and acquired the Essel Hotel.

Alwalid took a closer look at the new company called Dream Catcher Group, and Eisenel did make a profit after the acquisition of Dream Catcher Group, and the Four Seasons Resort in Bora Bora has also recently seen a surge in revenue, and the momentum is very strong.

Therefore, for the young Chinese company of Dream Catcher Group, for Li Yang, Alwaleed is personally very optimistic, so he does not doubt that George V Hotel will become better under the operation of Dream Catcher Group.

And as Li Yang said, if you want to revitalize a historic hotel like George V and regain a different charm, you really need more fresh blood to integrate.

Seeing the smile on Alwaleed's face, Li Yang secretly said in his heart that there was a joke, it seemed that he had moved the Saudi prince.

"Your words really make me very excited, but I don't plan to sell the George V Hotel to you!" Alwalid said with a serious face, but seeing Li Yang's face sank, the Saudi prince's serious expression suddenly smiled, "I plan to exchange this hotel for the equity of your company!"

Hearing this, Li Yang's face was suddenly full of surprise: "You want to invest in our company?"

"Yes, I think what I just said should be clear!" Alwaleed said with a smile.

"Of course, of course, I just never expected it!" Li Yang certainly didn't expect that he would not only persuade Alwaleed to sell the George V Hotel to him, but also directly choose to take a stake in his company.

In fact, at the current valuation of the George V Hotel, if it is used as the capital to invest in the shares, it can be exchanged for less than 8% of the equity at most.

Although Li Yang didn't plan to absorb other capital's shares before, and he was not short of money at all, but after thinking about it, he felt that this was indeed a very good note.

First of all, Alwaleed's stake will not affect the company's future operations, but is simply an investment.

His investment will instantly increase his company's global reach, even better than the brand gain from his acquisition of George V Hotel.

After all, Alwalid's popularity and the name itself have a strong brand effect, just like Warren Buffett, most of the brands he has invested in in the past are very famous companies, or very developed companies.

It's rare to see a new company like Li Yang.

Li Yang could even imagine how much of a sensation it would cause in the hotel industry and even the world after this news was announced.

Not only that, but the next hotel of his group is likely to target those top wealthy people, and if he establishes cooperation with this Saudi prince, with his network and resources, his next hotel will definitely not lack customers.

Although he already has a systematic thigh, it is also necessary to hold the thighs strategically, and the system gave this task this time, nine times out of ten, in order to contribute to today's results.

Li Yang thought so in his heart, with a decent smile on his face: "This really surprises me, thank you for the prince's recognition of our group, although our group is not short of investment at present, but I am happy for you to join!"

"Haha, in fact, this is also one of the most ungoverned investment decisions I have ever made, this idea was born in that moment, although I don't know if I made the right decision this time, but at least for now, I am willing to grow with a young person like you who has courage, courage and ideas, and your young business. Alwaleed said with a smile.

He has also read countless people, and the young man from China in front of him has made him see many successful entrepreneurs when they are young, and even he used to be like this.

Full of self-confidence, full of fighting spirit, full of imagination, full of vitality and courage.

Now he is no longer young, just like the George V Hotel, although it has an unparalleled influence, as well as the heritage and charm that has been precipitated by time.

But after all, it is old, after all, it needs young successors, and it needs those who are in their prime to run it, but make it better.

"Thank you, thank you prince for recognizing me, it's an honor, it's an honor!" Li Yang was very happy, he didn't expect this trip to be so smooth, and he had such an unexpected gain.

Alwaleed invited Li Yang and Mihir to stay and have dinner together, and Li Yang was not polite, after all, Prince Alwaleed did not need to invite others to a meal in a false way.

And it costs a huge amount of money to have lunch with Buffett, and now this Middle Eastern Buffett has taken the initiative to invite him to dinner, where is there any reason to refuse.

Li Yang and Mihir stayed, and Alwaleed took Li Yang around his manor, and also talked to Li Yang about the economic development of China and the hotel industry.

"I have always been very fond of Chinese food and culture, and I am more optimistic about the economic development of China, more than ten years ago, I was very optimistic about the development of China's hotel industry, and I directly invested in the construction of Swissotel Kunshan.

It was a new attempt for me, but unfortunately, I didn't do it well, after all, we really don't know as much about the Chinese market and consumers as your local companies!" Alwaleed said of his failed attempt in China.

"As far as I know, you made money on that investment, why do you say it was a failed investment!" Li Yang said.

"Although judging from the results of that investment, there is indeed no loss, and even money.

But judging by the original purpose and concept, or for me personally, it was a failed investment, because I didn't run the hotel very well, didn't develop it into what I originally wanted, and eventually had to sell it. Alwaleed said he was not afraid to admit mistakes, and that he was different from many capitalists who were eager to make quick gains and measured only by money, and that he was different from those who were quick to make a profit.

That's why he often invests in companies for the long term.

Even many Western entrepreneurs see him as a "savior".

As The Economist put it: "If a company is in a crisis of undercapital, Alwaleed is one of the few private investors in the world who can easily write a check for hundreds of millions of dollars and is willing to ride out the company with which he invests." ”

A long time ago, he was approached by the financial director of Disney's corporate headquarters.

Because the French Disneyland, which was located in the suburbs of Paris, opened in 1992, it has been operating poorly, and the shadow of closure has shrouded it.

In 2001, Alwaleed acquired a 24% stake in Disneyland for $300 million, becoming the second largest shareholder, after the latter's parent company, Disneyland.

However, due to the impact of the French economic recession, business at Disneyland in France has not improved, and Alwaleed's original investment has evaporated by 1/3.

At a time when everyone thought Alwaleed's investment in Disneyland was a mistake, he unexpectedly increased his stake in shares worth $33 million after meeting with the president of Disneyland France in January 2005.

In this regard, he said: "Of course I am not very happy about the loss of Disneyland in France, but I will get through it with it because I am confident in its future." ”

Therefore, the Saudi prince, known as Warren Buffett in the Middle East, is one of the few investors in the world who is not only driven by interests to choose investment objects.

"At that time, the market environment in China was not very good, I think if it was placed in the current market environment, it should be a different result!" Li Yang said with a smile.

Although Swissotel Kunshan did not develop well, it was because the decision-makers did not have enough understanding of Chinese consumption and were not adapted to the water and soil, in fact, it was also because the market environment in China was not particularly good at that time.

"Yes, the market environment in Huaxia is much better now than it was more than ten years ago!" Alwalid said with a smile.

"By the way, Prince, you just said that you like Chinese food very much, I don't know which Chinese food you like?" Li Yang asked.

"Kung Pao Chicken, Spicy Chicken, and Boiled Fish!" Alwalid said with a smile.

Li Yang looked at Alwaleed in surprise, he didn't expect that all he liked was Sichuan cuisine, but it was no wonder that the taste of Sichuan cuisine was indeed easy to impress.

"I'll also cook a few good dishes, and if the prince is interested, I can cook two dishes for you myself tomorrow!" Li Yang said with a smile.

"Yes!" Alwalid's eyes lit up.

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