Chapter 666: The Ozette Consortium

For wealth, Link no longer has much to pursue, or he can't force too much in terms of wealth.

His assets on the surface far exceed the assets of others on the surface. This has already put him in the spotlight. He is already in the limelight enough, and if he deliberately steals the limelight again, it will not be a good thing for him.

Of course, most of his assets are stocks, and he doesn't actually have that much money. But he now has many titles, such as agricultural tycoon, super-large landowner, bank tycoon, wine magnate, media tycoon, and so on.

He now owns a number of enterprises, including real estate, retail, transportation and logistics, electronics, food processing, pharmaceuticals and health products, especially in agriculture, and is now the largest seed king in the United States, and basically monopolizes agricultural disease control. It also opened up an alpaca industry, which led to the resurgence of the textile industry in the United States.

With the financial system at the heart of the Ozette Banking Group, the development of his industries is guaranteed without dependence. This is already a de facto consortium.

In fact, Americans are beginning to acknowledge the emergence of an eleventh consortium in the United States. But Link is well aware that his industry, although known as the Ozette Consortium, is not in a precarious position compared to other conglomerates. Because the industries he controls are not unreproducible.

For example, the most important industry he controls is the agricultural industry controlled by the Benehans group. However, other companies have also begun to follow the example of the Benihans Group and increase their research in agricultural seed and disease control technologies.

The Benihans Group will have a number of competitors in the future.

As for Strus, the product is still selling well, but it is not impossible to copy. As long as someone studied Carrick's algorithm, the Strus system was no longer unique. Citrus mobile phones are not irreplaceable, either.

This is not the case with other consortia. Those conglomerates basically control industries such as ore and metal smelting. Those seem to be sunset industries, but they are irreplaceable things in a short period of time. Those industries can ensure that those consortia are invincible. And Link doesn't have those things yet.

Link was indeed rich, but he did not dare to easily invade the mining sector in the United States.

The minerals in the United States have been carved up by those consortia, and if Link wants to get the mines in the United States, he will inevitably infringe on the interests of the rest of the consortia. He now owns only a few mines, one is the Alaskan gold mine, the oil wells, and then the artesian wells.

No one underestimated those artesian wells. That's also a very valuable resource.

At least, without those artesian wells, the desert city of Las Vegas would have withered due to lack of water.

Link knew that his most urgent task at the moment was not to continue to accumulate his wealth, but to strengthen his position in the United States.

That would require him to do more.

He makes a lot of money every year, and even if the companies don't pay dividends at all, he just earns about $20 billion a year in cash from wine and oil. So he now invests most of the dividends earned by those companies outside the United States. The same is to invest in agriculture, but also to invest in industry and mining.

In addition, he spends at least $2.5 billion a year on charity. The main philanthropic direction is Asia, Africa and Latin America. Now, of course, he has also begun to follow the path of other tycoons: funding some prestigious universities in the United States.

That's a great thing for fame and fortune.

He does things that will not only benefit him, but also his family. Cox and Alice are also often covered by the media now.

But fortunately, the two siblings will not mess around, and there is no negative news.

And the media coverage is a good thing for Cox. That would give the American public an early knowledge of him. That will help him in the future.

Link's support and help to Cox was indeed to run his own political power. Before Cox graduated, Link was primarily funding those people through Charlie. And those people also knew that they were funded by Link. But Link didn't dare to be too arrogant. These resources are rarely used.

And Link personally financed those Chinese politicians.

Link is now showing strong political leanings. He only supports the Democratic Party, even if it is Chinese. That makes the Democrats quite kind to him on certain things.

To a large extent, those relied on Charlie.

Charlie and Link have a very close relationship, but no amount of intimacy can compare to Cox.

So Link hopes that Cox will also gather a group of people and become a political group. If Cox can do that, Link will be able to fill in the political gaps.

Link looked at Alan, who was playing with Hannah and Caitlin not far away, and said to Cox for a long time, "Politically, I'm not very helpful. You know, I can't overdo it, so I can't help you much with that. However, since you are going into politics, a good reputation and a good resume are very important to you. If you have any good ideas, you can let me know. If you need financial support, that's even better. ”

Cox nodded and said, "Link, thank you!" he said with a smile. "But I'm still Charlie's assistant now, and the main thing is to learn from him. I hope to be part of his next campaign. That will allow me to gain experience. When that's over, I'll be ready to quit. Then I work and participate in social work at the same time. ”

Link was very supportive of Cox's plan. He thought for a moment and said, "Since you have that plan, I will fund you to set up your own law firm, so that you can have more time for social work." ”

Nor does it mean that social work is unpaid. For example, lawyers can provide legal aid to financial hardship at a low cost or free of charge, and provide legal services to some communities. There is also the provision of services to social groups.

These jobs will pay little or no income.

But that's an attitude of American social responsibility.

In the past, many politicians in the United States who have reached high positions have served in the military. Have military experience, no matter how high the rank, and no matter how long you have served. As long as you have it, it is a resume that can add points when you are campaigning. Because that proves that the candidate has a sense of responsibility to the American society as a whole.

However, more and more politicians now have no experience of serving in the military. But they all have a track record of working in the community. That's similar to military service, both of which show that the person has a sense of responsibility to American society.

Cox had such a plan, and Link certainly supported it. But doing that kind of work means that the income is very low. Sometimes even spending. Without funding, Cox might not have been able to do it.

Cox, of course, would not refuse, saying, "If you're willing to fund, of course it's even better." If I set up my own law firm, maybe I could devote most of my time to social work. ”

Link smiled and said, "You know, I have a lot of low-rent apartments now, so why don't you cooperate with the Hans Foundation." Then I hired you as one of the legal advisors for The Venetian Hotel and Hanse Farm. "If you want to fund, of course, you can't give money directly, that's not good for Cox.

"And the Hans Fishery. Jeff listened to them and interjected with a smile when he heard Link say that. "I think I can still pay the legal fees of $100,000 a year. ”

Link and Cox both laughed.

The size of the Hanse fishery has more than tripled. Not only does Jeff raise his own fish, but he also supplies salmon fry to Hans Farm and Link's Sea Ranch. Today, Jeff makes at least a million dollars a year. A hundred thousand dollars is certainly not a problem.

Link laughed and then said, "Since you have the heart to return to Nevada, when you are free, I will introduce you to some people." ”

"Good!"

Cox followed Link's gaze, and Link was looking at Alan.

Cox knew that Allen's nephew was special.

Although Allen, like Hannah, were both children born to Link before they got married, those two children were actually accidents. But Link clearly loves these two children. Hannah was okay to say. Except for the first year, he grew up with Link. But Alan is different, he didn't come to Link until he was nine years old. And he has congenital heart disease.

Everyone knows that Link is most concerned about the eldest son, who is more than twelve years old. Link created the National Young Adult Art Competition for Hannah, spending up to $300 million a year. And for Allen, Link spends at least $1.5 billion a year on heart disease treatment and research projects. This year alone, Link has invested more than $1.8 billion in this area.

Allen, a child who is sensible and smart, is also distressing. Cox looked at Allen, who was obviously thinner than his peers, and couldn't help lowering his voice and asking, "Allen's condition is still not helped?"

Link shook his head and whispered, "I hope he never gets sick." "Congenital diseases are basically untreatable according to current medical methods. Some people have proposed the concept of genetic improvement, but I don't know when it will be confirmed whether it will be feasible.

"The doctor said his condition was not serious, but he should not exercise excessively. Usually pay attention to the heart exercise, but there is not too much pressure on the heart. If he is lucky, he has been living a normal life. ”

If it's not good, the only way to do it is to have heart exchange surgery. But once the heart exchange surgery was performed, it also meant that Allen's life entered the countdown. Whether it's twenty or thirty years, Link is unacceptable.

Although he knew that the current medical system could not cure Allen's illness. But a lot of money is still invested in charity in this area. He established a hospital system that provides free or low-cost medical services to tens of thousands of heart patients around the world every year. The purpose is to allow doctors to accumulate more clinical case data.

It was just a glimmer of hope that a better cure could be found before Allen became ill.

Cox knew what Link was thinking. Although that's only for Allen. But the special fund for medical research in heart disease has also made Link enjoy a very good reputation all over the world.