After a cursory calculation, Link found that his assets seemed to be approaching $130 billion. And more than half of his assets are cash or fixed assets. The remaining half is the company's asset valuation.

He thought about it for a while, and found that he was really sad. Two years ago, he was worried that he didn't have enough money, but now he doesn't know what to do with it!

His two main sources of funding are wine and crude oil, which still seem to provide him with a lot of cash flow each year.

Now he has so much money, and it is very unsafe to keep it in the bank. It's not that people are afraid of stealing, but that they are worried about the depreciation of the dollar.

He thought about it for a while and thought of some investment directions. But this matter, he plans to go back and talk to Jessica, and then talk to the others about making decisions.

He picked up Hannah from kindergarten and left the job.

He sent Hannah straight to learn to draw. When I returned home, I saw Jessica playing with her two children.

He sat down next to her, kissed her on the mouth, and said, "How are you feeling today?"

"Good. It's well-behaved. Caitlin and Evan knew I was pregnant with their brother or sister, and they didn't make a fuss. They are all sensible. ”

Link looked at the two children, who weren't even clinging to him, for a while, and said with a smile, "They were really good today." ”

He put his arm around her waist, put his backhand on her stomach, and said, "I have something I want to discuss with you." ”

"What is it?"

"I have too much cash in the bank and I want to use it, at least some of it. ”

The money was Link's, and Jessica didn't raise any objections, just asked, "So what are your plans?"

"I'm going to spend $30 billion to open a bank outside the United States. For example, in Asia, Europe and Africa, a subsidiary bank or branch under the name of Ozette Bank is opened. What do you think of this idea?"

"Just to open a new bank, you don't have the idea of financing the Ozette Bank? Or to make the Ozette financial investment company bigger?"

"I thought about it, but I still have enough money to open a branch, and the funds will not be affected. And I need to talk to Claire and Neil. Claire should have no problem, his assets are already enough for him to raise enough money to finance. The proportion of shares is guaranteed to remain unchanged. However, Neil's side is a little unable to control too much money due to manpower problems. I'd like to talk to him first and see what he thinks. ”

Neil is still in the same position as the operators he brought out of Gaddish. The newly hired staff has not been able to gain his trust for the time being, and can only do some auxiliary work. Neil also made it clear that the maximum amount of money he can control is only $20 billion, and beyond that, the operation may fail.

Now Neil is operating gold futures, and if everything goes according to plan, the capital of Ozette Financial Investment Company will definitely exceed 20 billion. If Neil didn't have the idea of expanding the operations team, it would be a waste of money to give Ozette Financial Investment.

Jessica thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we set up a fund? and use the money from the fund to invest in research projects, and they can also recoup their investment, and they can apply for tax exemption." You have Springs Pharmaceuticals, and we invest in some medical research projects like vaccine research, and if there are results, we can apply the results to Springs Pharmaceuticals. ”

Link thought for a moment, shook his head, and said, "I'm not old enough to prepare for inheritance tax. And now the inheritance tax has dropped a lot. The establishment of a fund is too restrictive on the use of funds. But we can invest a little bit of money specifically for that kind of investment. ”

"That's right, charitable funds can only be used for projects that can cover the name of charity, not purely commercial projects. ”

Jessica is also well-informed now, and certainly knows what the nominal philanthropic funds are all about.

Investing in research projects in the name of philanthropy, such as the more than $700 million that Link invested in the Hans Foundation, said to be used to sponsor agricultural research in Africa, but not for the research projects of the Beni Hans Group?

Another example is a fund made up of most of the assets of several super-rich, and the main investment is not drug research.

On the face of it, there is no return, but every investment is entitled to the results of those research. That is, patent rights. It is precisely because of these patents that the price of those drugs remains high. So those charities are actually just businesses.

Of course, there are also some who are genuinely charitable. For example, some super-rich people take money out to train teachers. Or sponsor a university.

The head of the house, who had to die, donated hundreds of millions of dollars to a certain school, and is now the director of that university.

She thought Link could do the same: "I have an idea. Maybe it's time for you to start thinking about the kids. ”

Link wondered, isn't he thinking enough about the kid right now? He asked, "What are you talking about?"

"The education of the child. ”

"Education?" Link knew she couldn't be talking about education now, only the future. "You mean high school or college? Do you mean, I'm going to give my kids an education fund?"

Jessica nudged him and said, "I mean serious." You may be able to become a manager of a school. It will be easy for children to go to that school if they want to go to that school in the future. Of course, even if the child doesn't like that school, as a director of a certain university, you can make other colleges and universities give face. ”

Link thought for a moment and thought it was really like that, but he still said stiffly, "I don't think our kids need that kind of relationship to get into the school they want to go to." They're sure they'll be able to get in on their own. ”

"It doesn't hurt to have that kind of identity anyway. And the reputation is good. ”

Link thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll go to Stanford, and you're going to go to Harvard, or Massachusetts?"

"We can talk about the schools later, but we may have to prepare for this and spend two or three billion dollars to get a few school directors. Jessica thought for a moment and said. "Of course, we can do this in 10 years. ”

…………

The next day, Link went to Fox to discuss with Claire and Neil about plans to inject capital into Ozette Bank and the financial investment company.

Claire was exactly what Link thought. His current assets are enough to borrow from other banks. Moreover, he is full of confidence in Neil: "Maybe the profit on gold futures in January next year will give me enough money." ”

Neil did hesitate: "Link, Ozette is essentially a family company, and it's not necessarily a good thing for such a company to hold too many assets? Whether it is a new bank or a capital injection into Ozette Bank, it is better than putting the funds in a financial investment company. ”

Link wants to inject capital into the investment company, and he does not have enough funds to invest in it. It's just that he doesn't feel so necessary for the time being.

Link asked, "What if the financial investment company opens a new institution, such as an institution that accepts other funds?" ”

"If that's the case, you can consider it. Neil thought for a moment and said. "Then I need to think about manpower. I need to focus on gold futures now, maybe I can give you the answer next year. ”

"Good. This matter is not in a hurry anyway. ”

There is no definite conclusion on how to spend the money. Link was interviewed by Time.

Time is one of the world's most famous weekly magazines, but it's just a print medium. So its reporters are more about professionalism than looks. This time, the person who came to interview Link was a middle-aged male reporter.

This interview does not need to be videotaped, and it does not need to be filmed at the same time during the interview. It was also very easy in the interview.

"Time" wanted to interview him this time, and sure enough, it asked about the Strus system. The reporter asked: "Mr. Hans, our colleagues in China have received information that the Strus system has been licensed to Chinese mobile phone manufacturers, such as Huawei, Xiaomi and other brands. Is this true?"

"Yes, although only initialed the agreement. But I think Strus will soon complete the legal process and formally sign the licensing contract with those companies. ”

"But as far as I know, Strus is not licensed to any American mobile phone manufacturer. Some people say that you are China first in this regard. What are your thoughts on this?"

Link smiled and said, "If you think like that, I'm helpless." The United States claims to be a melting pot of ideas. But there are still many people who are skeptical of non-Europeans. I can only answer to this attitude, and my malicious speculation, in one sentence: I just prioritize business. Chinese producers were able to get Strus licenses earlier than U.S. counterparts because their U.S. counterparts had not yet made an intention to purchase the licenses. That's the root cause. ”

"We've all taken note of your remarks at this year's Summer Davos Forum about unmanned logistics systems, so what changes do you think the Strus system will bring to the world?"

“……”

If Link can answer a reporter's question, he will answer it, and if it can't, he can refuse to answer it in a joking way. There's no footage anyway.

The male journalist discussed with him about agriculture and artificial intelligence, including the impact on society and the outlook for the future.

Finally, the reporter suddenly threw out a question: "Mr. Hans, we have more definite news that you will be at the top of the Forbes rich list this year." This is the first time that a Chinese person has appeared in this position, how do you feel about it?"

Link was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile: "Isn't the Forbes Rich List only announced in mid-October? Could it be that Time is ready to merge with Forbes?"

He was refusing to answer the question.