How capricious can you be with money?

Many things that ordinary people can't do in their lifetimes may be just a difference between wanting to and not realizing for the super-rich, and only exist in one thought.

Han Chudong cheated until now, and there is still a gap between him and Paul Getty in terms of total value, especially in the accumulation of heritage.

Of course, if you take into account the long-term development potential, Han Chudong can throw off the other party ten streets, not to mention that Paul Getty, who has occupied the position of the richest man for a long time, is eighty-two years old, and his life is coming to an end, like the alternation of the old and the new in the two eras.

There wasn't much intersection before, but tonight there was.

When Han Chudong first came to Paul Getty's private home, the Getty Villa Museum, he was only amazed by the building itself and the surrounding garden design at first.

Illuminated at night, the villa itself is modeled after a building in Pompeii, and the villa itself is a work of art, and the reason why it is called the "Getty Villa Museum" is because Paul Getty is dedicated to the study of ancient Greek, Roman and Etruscan art and culture, with a collection of more than 30,000 pieces.

Compared with him, Han Chudong's collection of a warehouse of cars and those small collections at home is simply not on the table.

It is not actually necessary to get out of the car, follow the formally dressed gentlemen and ladies, walk inside together, and show the invitation to the security guards.

Although many white and black people have difficulty distinguishing the facial features of yellow people, Han Chudong appeared in the newspapers from time to time, especially in Los Angeles, where most people already knew him.

In the atrium of the villa there is a long pool with a fountain in the center and statues of various shapes on both sides.

When he asked the designer to help design the manor called the Garden of the Gods, he also included the pool at the Getty Villa Museum.

Seeing it with my own eyes at this moment, I can't help but admire my good vision, and I think that it is worth investing so much money in a house, and I really need to have such a beautiful top villa, and occasionally hold some private parties and the like, even if I count the price of selling the land, the investment may be as high as four or five Boeing 747s.

There was an extra passerby around him, and the other party's name was Clark, the chief operating officer of Mobil Oil.

I haven't seen it before, after introducing each other, exchanging business cards, the status is enough, there is naturally no obstacle to socializing, the topic has nothing to do with business, Clark just followed Han Chudong's words, and compared and analyzed the difference between this house and Rockefeller Manor.

Mobil Oil Company was originally called Standard Oil, the founder was named John Rockefeller, as a veteran employee of Mobil Oil, Clark naturally often had the opportunity to go to the Rockefeller family, he and the current head of the Rockefeller family David Rockefeller is a good friend, often can play cards and smoke cigars together.

After Han Chudong expressed his amazement from time to time, the atmosphere of conversation between the two sides became more harmonious, and they were involved in different industries, so there were no contradictions and conflicts of interests.

When Han Chudong learned that the CEO of JPMorgan Bank and a senior vice president of Citibank had also come, and met some reporters and tycoons, he vaguely guessed that it was not just a charity auction......

Beautifully placed artifacts are everywhere.

After entering, I will attend a cocktail party, and as Paul Getty, although the popularity is not too good, you can still invite heavyweight guests to come in person, and the occasion is perfect for socializing tonight.

Last year, because of the kidnapping of his grandson, Paul Getty lost his reputation in his later years, and it is difficult to say whether he did it right or wrong, right or wrong, wrong and right, and it is in line with interests, but from a reasonable point of view, it is a little inappropriate, and he is too careless.

To evaluate a person in this way, it is something that ordinary people will do, and the upper class pays more attention to practical interests, regardless of how Paul Getty behaves, but he is still the richest man in the world, and this alone is enough to make people go to appointments.

Some senior executives and shareholders of oil companies, as well as people from banks, brokerages, and wealth management companies, are constantly stammering and trying to get benefits from each other.

Given the skyrocketing price of crude oil in recent years, the oil traders have had a good time, and the Getty Oil's share price has soared, and as one of the largest oil companies today, one would certainly want to get a piece of the pie from the aging Paul Getty.

This kind of power is not available to Han Chudong, the shareholding structure of Mason United Group is quite simple, and most of the benefits are enjoyed by him, and there is not much intersection with other companies and wealthy people.

A reporter suddenly asked Paul Getty if it was because of his personality that caused the frequent tragedies in the Getty family.

Last year's kidnapping case was just one of them, as well as the suicide of his son and the death of his daughter-in-law due to an overdose.

Withdrawing from the small conversation circle that included law firm partners and directors of consulting firms, Han Chudong took the initiative to greet the host.

He approached Paul Getty, stretched out his hand and smiled, "Thank you for the invitation, it's so beautiful, in fact, I was going to visit here a few years ago, I didn't expect to have the opportunity so soon, Mason Han, it's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Getty." ”

Paul Getty Sr. is no longer physically tough, but his head is not yet confused.

With a bit of majesty in his eyes, after carefully looking at Han Chudong, he said with a smile on his face:

"I thought there might be someone who would make more money than I did when I was alive, but I never thought it would be a little guy like you, I know you, and I'm very curious about your experience.

If I belong to the kind of businessman who accumulates little by little for decades and finally gets rich, you should be the lucky one who is favored by God. How old are you, twenty years old, and it's enviable to you to achieve such great success at such a young age. ”

"I'm just lucky, a legendary businessman like you, Mr. Getty, is what I've always wanted to do, and I'm not as rich as you. ”

"Sooner or later, you'll almost overtake me, most likely to overtake me. Luck is also very important, just like when I followed the advice of experts to look for oil in places that no one was optimistic about, and it was a kind of luck to find it in the end, and it was also a kind of luck to work with oil merchants in the Middle East. ”

When people get older, many important things become unimportant, and many small things that were not important back then become precious.

Mr. Getty's tone was a little embarrassed, he didn't envy Han Chudong's speed of making a fortune, but he envied Han Chudong's young body, even if he was the richest man in the world, there were things that he couldn't buy, such as time and years.

Accepting death calmly is easier said than done.

Especially for the elderly who are over 80 years old, no one knows whether they can wake up after falling asleep, and whether they can have the next tomorrow.

Han Chudong nodded, and continued the topic: "I know this, I read your autobiography in the first half of the year. ”

"Oh, which one? Many of the contents in the book are not true, and there are some things that you can ask me face to face, maybe when the party is over, you can find time to talk to my old man......"