Chapter 168: Little Trouble

Real estate prices in the U.S. are high, but reasonable.

Referring to the price level since the twentieth century, house prices fluctuate almost as fast as inflation.

In the seventies, Prudential Insurance Company bought the Empire State Building for $29 million, and now it is mostly more than $35 million, and it is possible to exceed $40 million, depending on how Mr. Senna talks to them.

Wealthy people from all over the world like to go to developed countries such as France, the United Kingdom, and the United States to invest and buy houses, mainly because the official reputation is good, the investment is guaranteed, and they have not experienced major turmoil for hundreds of years.

For example, it was almost destroyed by two atomic bombs during World War II and rebuilt on the ruins, even though the total economic volume has ranked second in the world, investors still do not like to buy real estate in the capital, until the recent sharp rise in housing prices has attracted some international investors to speculate in real estate.

After the signing of the "Plaza Accord," the yen appreciated sharply against the dollar, and he said that he suddenly became rich, and his wealth continued to swell.

Su Mu tried to buy the Empire State Building, mainly because he was young and vigorous, in fact, with the current scale of his company, where can he use more than a hundred floors, one floor is more than enough as a headquarters, and a lot of space can be vacated.

The three companies are now quite valuable, but he has no money in his own hands, and the dividends from the Qugou supermarket in previous years are mainly used for reinvestment.

Penguin Computer helped Su Mu make some money, most of them were invested in the bottomless pit of Spider mailbox, staff salaries, procurement of equipment, advertising and marketing, etc., everything costs money, this is just the beginning, and there is no possibility of profit in the next five years, unless you sell your shares, or you have to continue to invest.

But Su Mu felt that whether it was a penguin or a spider mailbox, it was very likely to be more valuable in the future, so he was reluctant to sell his shares early, and he didn't learn from other companies in Silicon Valley, and dared to go public with a concept, resulting in no money to spend in his pocket at present.

He said he was a billionaire, but he didn't look like a billionaire at all.

After I was a child, my family was not wealthy, and the habit of careful budgeting was deeply rooted in the bone marrow, and I couldn't change it for a few years......

Mr. Senna is different, his family made some money because of oil in the last century, and since he was a child, he did not worry about running out of money, and bought a big house on 57th Street in Midtown Manhattan, where every inch of land is expensive, and he bought what he liked.

Su Mu took his car to the underground garage of the apartment, and after getting out of the car, Senna waved his hand and said, "It's all mine, you can pick which one you like, it's a gift from me." ”

"These two dozen or so...... All of them?"

"Why all the fuss, it's not that you can't afford it, there used to be more cars here, and half of them were taken away by my ex-wife after the divorce, to be precise, they should have been smashed with a bat in front of me.

I just felt sorry for the 1957 Ferrari 625-TRC, she was definitely taking revenge on me, knowing that I liked it so much, that she had to let the lawyer fight me for that car......"

Closed doors to do business on weekdays, Su Mu has social capital, but he has not been able to contact the upper social circles of society.

At this moment, when he learned that Senna lived alone in the four-story small building upstairs, and this two-story underground parking lot was specially used for him to park, he realized that he was not living a life that a rich man should enjoy, obviously richer than Mr. Senna, but far less than he would enjoy.

It is not only Su Mu's family who needs to change his lifestyle, but he himself also needs to change, Mr. Senna bought so many cars, just to fill the garage, and appreciate it when he has nothing to do, there is an essential difference in consumption concepts.

Raising his hand to look at his watch, Mr. Senna told Su Mu: "Just drive that F40, it's very suitable for you young people, it's very easy to drive it to a girl, even if you hook your fingers, someone will sit on it, there is still time today, I'll help you ask about the Empire State Building." ”

Su Mu didn't refuse, a Ferrari is nothing to each other, and an overly humble personality will not make friends in the United States, Mr. Senna showed favor to himself, just take it, and after being reminded by Lily, he has made up his mind to expand his social circle.

Laughed happily: "That's it, your recommendation is absolutely right, I'm going to drive it later, and I'll pick up a girl at Brown University in Rhode Island for dinner, thank you for the car." ”

"That's right! When you are young, you should be more energetic, and take advantage of your physical strength to enjoy life. ”

With an ambiguous smile on his face, everyone understands this expression, and continued to tell Su Mu: "But you'd better fill up your tank, otherwise you will definitely not be able to stick to Providence, the most critical point of driving a Ferrari out of the house is that you must fill up when you see a gas station, the key is in the car, remember to call me if you have something." ”

"Okay Mr. Senna, I wish you all the best in the negotiations, and I'll reserve an apartment for you in the Empire State Building when the time comes. ”

"Haha! High-level, better higher!"

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With Su Mu's current capital, it is not difficult to enter the top social circle in the United States.

When he drove a Ferrari F40 on the road, he made a special phone call to Mr. Bush's secretary, and after identifying himself, the other party transferred the call to the office of the prospective president of the United States.

After congratulating Vice President Bush, Su Mu briefly briefed him on the news of the establishment of the World Communications Network Alliance, which promised to create 3 million more jobs.

He also told Su Mu that he would leave a place in the White House think tank, and invite Su Mu to Washington, D.C., after the president's inauguration, to talk in detail about how to cut taxes for IT companies and promote the development of new industries.

Kind of figured it out.

I am not afraid to ask for others, and the relationship between them is deeper, but I am afraid that no one will be in touch, so I will always be alone.

Just a few days after the establishment of CNC, someone has already jumped out and said that hypertext links infringe on his patent, about the patent of hypertext.

The wealth is moving, and I know how big this cake will be, and there will definitely be a lot of trouble in the future.

Some experts told the media that Su Mu plagiarized their theory, and if it is not handled properly, it is not certain whether the patent can be kept in its entirety at that time.

Fortunately, most people are still unsure whether CNC can succeed or not, and they have not yet encountered a difficult opponent, and before Su Mu can make a statement, there are already experts involved in the hypertext transfer protocol to help speak out and mock these guys who are trying to seize the results.

Asking them why they hadn't implemented their theories before that, he ridiculed that it would be a shame to try to take advantage of just a few paragraphs in the book.

Su Mu did run into some trouble, mainly from the old professor who had the hypertext patent, although it did not completely infringe on the other party's patent, but touched on it slightly.

Yesterday, I called the Registrar of Oxford University, but I couldn't contact the retired old Oxford professor, who was waiting for the other party to come to the door and offer conditions, in case he couldn't reconcile, it would be a big trouble.

Su Mu regretted that he had not carefully investigated in advance, and that he was too frivolous, if he had found the other party before the alliance was established, he might have been able to win the patent authorization at a low price.

Before, the hypertext theory was still being studied, and no one linked it to the Internet, which belonged to the chicken rib patent, but now it is different, after a lot of hype, everyone knows that the hypertext link technology is very good, and the value of the hypertext patent has also risen.

Su Mu pushed himself into the pit, and he felt aggrieved when he thought about it, so he came to New York today to relieve his boredom......