Richard Branson, an absolute madman, the most legendary billionaire in the Eagle Nation, is not one of them.

When Xiao Peng was in Australia, he and Jimma Ward worked out in the gym of the Virgin Group, and in other countries, the influence of the Virgin Group may not be seen, and in China, I am afraid that people will also know a Virgin Guozhen.

But in the Eagle Country, the Virgin Group is definitely the largest privately owned enterprise, covering more than 300 large and small companies, involving all walks of life, from aerospace, networking, railways to beverage sets, and nothing they do not do! Half of the national production sector of the Eagle Country is controlled by this group. A simple statistic, the national recognition of the Virgin brand in the Eagle Country has reached a staggering 96%! No brand can reach such a high level of recognition in a country, only Virgin has done it, and there is no one.

If that's all there is, it's not legendary at all, it's legendary that all this capital started from four pounds, which is quite amazing!

When Richard Branson was in school, he was just an athletic boy who loved to play football----- he was still the kind of jerk who messed around all day long. As a result, when he was recuperating from a knee injury, he was bored and started a magazine called "The Student" with a few friends with his four pounds. I didn't expect this magazine to become so popular.

The principal of their school at that time commented on Richard Branson, which seems to be really pertinent today: "I predict that you kid will make a fortune if you don't work as a prison cell in the future." ”

The reason why Branson's magazine was so successful was because Branson had a good friend, well, whose name is still known to everyone today, called John Lennon. The heart of the Beatles.

And through John Lennon's connections, all kinds of popular bands, such as The Beatles and the Rolling Stones, were interviewed by Branson's magazine. So the magazine became so popular that he dug up his first pot of gold, and he used the money to set up a small mail-order company in London with his first few entrepreneurial partners, which was Virgin. (The meaning of the English chu woman, it can be seen that the old thing is really not a good person.) ）

In the second year of the establishment of his company, a general strike of postal workers broke out in the Eagle Country, and his company was naturally affected, but who was the old man? Serious progressive psychedelic rock bands such as Orange Dream and Yes were so popular with customers that his discount retail stores have since been in stock that Branson got his second pot of gold.

Branson, who has money, finds a problem------ rock 'n' roll is a good thing!

So he started his career as a singer and released a record again, not to mention that his music appreciation level is indeed first-class, otherwise it would not be possible to become good friends with John Lennon, right?

The first artist he signed was not a singer, but a musician, the now famous musician Mike Oldfield, but at that time Oldfield was just a guitarist, and his first chapter of the pure music album "Pipe Clock" sold more than 10 million copies worldwide! That was the early 70s! This number is amazing!

With the success of McOldfield, a large number of big-name stars and bands have joined Virgin Records, what Rolling Stones, George Boys, Phil Collins, etc. were all artists under Virgin Music at that time, and he even registered the world-famous (notorious?) punk band 'Sex-Pistol' as Virgin's trademark, becoming the most successful music company in the Eagle Nation.

And just when Virgin Music was at its most successful, he sold Virgin Music to EMI for a billion dollars in '92. Just when people thought he was going to launch the business circle, he did well, and began to spread the Virgin Group like a virus with the sufficient funds in his hands, in a simple sentence: as long as it makes money, the Virgin Group will get involved!

And it's getting bigger and bigger, Virgin Fruit and Virgin Cola are already competing with Coca-Cola and Pepsi for the market, and the world's largest MVNO mobile network operator is also owned by them, as well as the world's third largest airline, Virgin Atlantic, and so on, and all of this started at just four pounds.

And all this, not to mention the most legendary, the most legendary is Branson the person, who is nicknamed 'the most striking hippie capitalist in the world', and that is the real player!

As we all know, the Western countries in the sixties and seventies of the last century were an era of great influence in terms of zhengzhi, culture, social consciousness, etc., and there are still echoes of that era today, just like the Nobel Prize was awarded to Bob Dylan last year, that is, a figure who has become a cultural icon in the sixties and seventies, and it has been proved that we are still enjoying the spiritual legacy of the sixties today.

And Branson is the representative of the characters of that era. Rarely dressed in suits and leather shoes, he travels around adventurously, and his behavior makes people feel more like a rock star than a business tycoon.

Despite all his accomplishments, Branson hasn't worked a day in an office. Even knighted by the Queen of the Eagle Country, he didn't go to work。。。。。。

I had nothing to do to play kitesurfing, I wanted to promote the company's products, I was recognized as the 'smartest man in the Eagle Country', I crossed the Atlantic Ocean on a motorboat, I flew over the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in a hot air balloon and later even around the world, I drove a tank into New York's 'Times Square', I mediated between the Eagle Country and Iqra during the Persian Gulf War, and I drove a plane to Baghdad to pick up the hostages taken by my company, and I successfully broke the world record for crossing the English Channel in one hour 400 and 6 seconds in an amphibious sports car。。。。。。 It was said that the only next step was to satisfy his adventurous spirit in space. And that's what he did, and Virgin Group is now getting involved in the space industry.

Of course, Xiao Peng still thinks the most powerful thing about him is the big gamble with AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandez in 2013: the two each have a team to compete in the International Grand Prix, and the two bet on who will win, but Branson, who was full of confidence at the time, unexpectedly lost the bet.

As agreed, Branson shaved off his legs, put on high heels, long false eyelashes, heavy makeup and an AirAsia red dress, and served coffee, tea and other beverages to passengers throughout the six-hour flight from Perth to Kuala Lumpur.

They were having fun, and the psychological pressure of the passengers on that flight can be imagined. Think about it, if you were on a plane and you looked up and saw an old man with a red skirt, black stockings, and a beard asking you, "Excuse me, what service do you need?" would you beat him?

If Xiao Peng is there, let's have a right hook first, where is the demon?

Business people across Europe frowned at the mention of him. Because they could never guess what the hippie capitalist would do next.

The best thing is that his adventurous spirit is genetic.

His parents both fought in World War II, and the most exciting thing about their family's life was definitely not Branson, who jumped up and down, but his grandmother: at the age of 89, he became the oldest person in the Eagle Country to pass the advanced Latin dance exam, and at the age of 99, she went to a golf tournament, and in that year, she took a boat to travel to Jamaica.

Unfortunately, when the old lady was still basking on the beach in her swimsuit, the boat actually left her and drove away, and the old lady was not in a hurry, and went home by herself through other means. (By the way, the old lady's favorite book is Hawking's A Brief History of Time, and of course, Branson didn't read that book, and in his own words, he had no idea what Hawking was talking about.) ）

The way he manages the company is also interesting, in his company, everyone calls him by his first name, and after winning a lawsuit related to Garuda and receiving £610,000 in damages, he divided the money among every Virgin employee, and each of them received a £166 'Garuda bonus', which is tantamount to sending a message that all employees have won the battle together!

The most admirable thing is that although this is a cynical guy, he is a good man who loves his family to the letter. He is single-minded about his family. Since being dumped by his ex-wife after being greened, the old guy was once disappointed in his marriage.

Until an occasional encounter, after meeting his wife Joan in an antique store, Branson fell in love with her at first sight, and in order to get close to his sweetheart, Branson frequented the antique store during that time, bought countless antique sketches from her, and finally took down the woman who was six years older than him. Then after living together for more than ten years, the two finally stepped into the palace of marriage. He and his wife Joan have been in love for nearly 30 years. In his words, home is the cornerstone of life.

Almost all of the best resorts in the world are owned by Virgin, and he has his own resort wherever he takes his family.

For example, he personally designed the Necke Island Hotel, which is the top vacation place for the wealthy in the West! There are gyms, landscapes, beaches and lakes, and there are sound electronic equipment inside, including office space and network, even if you go here, you can take care of distant business at the same time, and it is called "the most relaxed office in the world". The way to get there is to charter an island and go on vacation, and you can play as much as you want, and don't worry about paparazzi or something。。。。。。

There is also 'The Lodge', located in Verbier, in southwestern Switzerland, close to the Gallic and Alps of the Great Pear. It is the best choice for his private ski holiday in winter, not only can you ski, but also the view is excellent, and it is the best place to see the highest peak in Europe, Mont Blanc!

South Africa's famous Kruger National Park, next to the famous Krueger National Park, is also home to Urusaba's top private estate. Covering an area of 10,000 hectares, you can watch giraffes, elephants and lions, and be in the company of wild animals.

It is also impossible not to mention the Tamado Castle in Morocco, which Branson stumbled upon when he went to play hot air ballooning and bought it directly.

Located in Morocco's majestic Atlas Mountains, the castle is surrounded by timeless cactus gardens, rose-filled flower beds and fragrant apple and cherry orchards. To the north of the castle are steep canyons covered with limestone and forested peaks. To the south, the snow-capped Atlas Mountains echo the scenery to the north.

These resorts are all owned by Branson, but the main attraction is that you don't have to be anywhere to see Branson and his family on vacation.

Xiao Peng was also curious to see this magical character, but there was one thing he didn't understand very much: "Branson, as far as I know, you seem to only have two children, right?"

Branson is very protective of his children, but he knows that he has a son and a daughter, of which the son is not very eye-catching, and the daughter is relatively more well-known, the first lady in the Eagle Country. I just gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix twins with my husband last year. What's going on with this Rebecca?

Branson shrugged: "I never told the media that I had a few kids, and Holly and Tony were both dug up by the news media. I'm still very family-oriented. ”

Xiao Peng was speechless: "The most showy man in the world said that he pays attention to his family**, no matter how I think about it, I can't understand the true meaning of this sentence." ”

Branson laughed out loud when he heard this: "I don't think you will tell the public about today's incident, will you?"

As he said this, his eyes were only looking at Professor Clapton on the side. The professor shrugged: "Look what I'm doing, please, I haven't offended the big money owner yet." ”

He said the truth, and the crowd laughed again.

Rebecca then said: "During the Triple Crown of the Stars and Stripes, we really wanted to go to the Stars and Stripes, but it was my birthday at that time, and our family went to Morocco for a holiday, and our family's principle is that there is nothing more important than family, so it's a pity that we didn't see you." ”

After hearing this, Xiao Peng muttered in his heart, what is so great about Morocco? The two girls of Princess Caroline of Morocco have slept with me, and I have shown off with you?

But although he thought so, he couldn't say that, and looked at Rebecca on the side: "I know now why Rebecca is here." It turns out that his adventurous spirit is genetic. ”

Richard Branson was very satisfied with Xiao Peng's statement: "Well, I think so too, but this time it's too dangerous, Xiao, if it weren't for you, I really don't dare to imagine what the result of this matter would be." ”

Xiao Peng waved his hand: "It's a gesture, by the way, Richard, what are you all over the world looking for me?"

Hearing this, Richard Branson suddenly clenched Xiao Peng's hand: "I'm betting with someone again!"

Xiao Peng was stunned: "What does the bet have to do with me?"

"This time it's a horse bet. ”