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Sheldon Adelson, who made a lot of money on the exhibition economy, was too creative in business, but after a honeymoon in Venice, Italy's "City of Water", he had the crazy idea of building a luxury hotel in the style of "City of Water". Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Las Vegas is well known for its geography – it is located in a valley region of Nevada surrounded by inhospitable desert and semi-desert terrain, with very little rainfall.

It is clear how difficult it is for Sheldon Adelson to realize his business ideas. In terms of funding, for example, at least $1.5 billion will need to be used.

It was in this context that when SoftBank made a request to acquire DEX at the right time, Sheldon Adelson did not hesitate to take advantage of the good market to agree.

Sheldon Adelson's share of the $800 million deal is more than $500 million, which is of great significance to him in launching the "Venetian Hotel" construction plan.

The media's reaction to this was first of all an accident - seeing that this year's DEX Las Vegas Fall Show was about to open, and the commercial achievements on the development of the Internet that would be displayed in front of the public were very eye-catching, but I did not expect the owner to change people all of a sudden.

Then the question arises - can the little-known SoftBank do a good job in the first event of the IT industry?

In order to dispel this doubt from the public, the thin Son Masayoshi made his debut, and naturally he was successfully "made a star" and became a commercial star whose reputation rose rapidly.

Tang Huan was happy to see this, and even took a hand on the side to help him grow his momentum.

On the other hand, Sheldon Adelson, who sold out of dex, in turn, took the richest man who continues to hold the first place in this year's "Forbes America 400 Rich List" as the target of lobbying, trying to pull him into his grand business plan.

Speaking of which, Tang Huan and Sheldon Adelson have known each other for more than ten years, although their respective careers are developing by leaps and bounds, but the height of development is obviously not the same - Tang Huangui is the richest man in the world, and Sheldon Adelson is still a long way from the title of the Golden Sands gambling king.

Sheldon Adelson lobbied the richest man from the perspective of hotel management. In 1988, he bought the Las Vegas Sands Hotel & Casino, and his business perspective was very different.

At this stage, Las Vegas hotels tend to have small rooms, and the Guy operators want customers to spend more time in the casino.

In contrast, Sheldon Adelson, who has summed up a unique set of experience from the exhibition economic model, has taken the opposite approach, that is, to create luxurious rooms equipped with minibars and large-screen TVs to create more comfortable spaces for work and vacation.

Tang Huan listened carefully to Sheldon Adelson's gushing about the feasibility of this "unorthodox" business strategy, but he was not very interested.

It is true that in the original time and space, at least before the global economic crisis in 2008, Sheldon Adelson's career was booming, and he became the king of the Sands gambling king.

It's just that Sheldon Adelson, a person with a long history, should still be able to use it in the future, especially the casino economy for the development of some special areas, which is of extraordinary significance, and even in the original time and space, RB is actively promoting the legalization of casinos, so it is not good to sweep the other party's face.

Finally, the richest man replied: "I'm really unfamiliar with this field, and I'm about to start a residential project for myself, and I have limited cash flow margin, so I can only contribute $50 million." ”

In fact, $50 million is not a small amount for the $1.5 billion budget for the construction of the "Venetian Hotel", but because it is from the hands of the richest man, it seems to be a little childish.

Sheldon Adelson, who was slightly disappointed, asked with some curiosity: "Is Don going to build a new mansion?" Not sure what it looks like. ”

"It's mainly to reflect some of my technology and environmental protection concepts, so the cost is a little higher, and the initial budget should be about 200 million US dollars." Tang Huan replied frankly.

Hearing this answer, Sheldon Adelson was speechless. This is really more popular than people, spending $1.5 billion to build a hotel to do business; People are going to throw $200 million into just a comfortable nest.

The matter was quickly discovered by the pervasive media and made public, hyping it as the world's number one high-tech mansion.

There has always been no shortage of luxury houses in the United States, and ordinary people are no longer surprised by the rich's money-burning tricks, but luxury houses that cost at least $200 million are really not easy to form a cognitive impression for a while.

For this reason, the media gave a vivid description through everyone's most experienced tax payment - after the completion of the world's first high-tech mansion, Tang Huan will pay more than 1 million US dollars in taxes for it every year.

The media took such pains to answer questions and solve doubts, and people finally suddenly realized, and then gasped - such a mansion, such a mansion, a tarmac, a stadium, a collection hall and other configurations, must be indispensable, right?

The paparazzi, who further probed the news, broke the news in a tone of looking down on the soil buns - these are not the point, this mansion pursues the perfect integration of art, environmental protection, and technology.

First of all, in terms of the design plan, it has taken nearly six years until the official start of construction, and the budget has also climbed all the way, from tens of millions of dollars to 200 million US dollars.

It can be seen that the taste of the owners of luxury houses is very picky, and in order to achieve the ideal combination of East and West, the designers can be said to have worked hard.

Of course, the concept of environmental protection that Mr. the richest man has been striving for for a long time must also be reflected. Solar energy, drainage, garbage disposal, greening, and other aspects are said to have received satisfactory evaluations of "harmony between nature and man".

Since it has been hyped by the media as the world's number one high-tech luxury house, high-tech is undoubtedly the biggest feature. Many of the R&D achievements of Silicon Valley leaders will be applied and equipped into a future home that can only be found in science fiction movies.

Judging from the fragmentary revelations, the entire mansion will be filled with all kinds of sensors, bringing all environmental changes through the network, especially the wireless network, to the control center - the owner only needs a remote control in his hand, and everything can be controlled.

In addition, it would not be surprising if there were robots serving tea and water, cleaning and security, and so on.

Although the media reports on this mansion, except for the confirmation of the cost of 200 million US dollars, are somewhat unreliable in other aspects, the gossip is still happy to discuss, and even create rumors that there are more than 100 bedrooms alone, the purpose is naturally to settle those women who have a rich relationship with Tang Shou.

Seeing that the hype of the world's first high-tech mansion is about to be taken crookedly, it will go straight to the direction of the world's first absurd and unjustified luxury palace.

Fortunately, at this time, a person jumped out to steal the limelight, so that everyone's attention was unconsciously diverted.

With its near-exclusive coverage of the Gulf War, CNN skyrocketed to become an internationally renowned media outlet with global reach.

As the boss, Ted Turner's scenery goes without saying. But he didn't seem to be satisfied with this, and then made a big move, that is, to get married, and the object was naturally the two-time Oscar-winning actress - Jane Fonda.

Speaking of which, these two are not married for the first time, they are both entering the marriage hall for the third time, but celebrities, every move attracts attention.

For the weddings of people such as Tom Cruise, the richest man can be "courteous", but Ted Turner's connections at this level must not be so "slack".

Shortly after the two met, Tang Huan frowned slightly and asked, "Did CNN make a mistake when it broadcast the news about Rodney King, a black man, being beaten by a white police officer?" ”

Ted Turner replied annoyedly: "The bastards of KTLA, a local TV station in Los Angeles, cut the 80-second tape into less than 70 seconds for the sake of ratings, omitting the key footage of Rodney King pounced on the police, and then gave it to CNN, and then broadcast it to news programs on various TV stations across the United States." ”

They are talking about Rodney King, a black man born in Sacramento, California, in 1965, who was sentenced to probation in 1987 for domestic violence. The year before last, he was sentenced to 2 years in prison for robbery for robbing a convenience store of $200 with a tire removal tool and injuring the clerk; However, due to his good behaviour in prison, he was released on bail on December 27 last year, and one of the conditions for serving his sentence outside of prison was that he could not drink alcohol.

Sadly, Rodney King broke his ring - on the night of March 3 this year, while on parole, he watched a baseball game at a friend's house in Los Angeles and drank three large bottles of strong gin; After the race, he and two other black friends, a total of three, drove west on Highway 210 in the same car.

The next scene, as you can imagine, is a realistic version of the popular video game Need for Speed.

Rodney King's car exceeded the speed limit on the highway, exceeded 177 kilometers per hour, ran several red lights, and nearly caused a traffic accident; It wasn't until 0:45 p.m. that they were chased and intercepted by three Los Angeles Police Department police cars and one police helicopter and parked in front of an entertainment venue.

At the police's request to "get out of the vehicle and lie face down on the ground as a felon," Rodney King's two friends did so and were unharmed, but Rodney King himself slowly exited the vehicle, wiggling his ass and making insulting gestures to Melanie, the female police officer present.

Then the all-out parade to subdue the super-strong man was staged - four Los Angeles police officers began to approach Rodney King, and one of them tried to press his knee against his back, only to be thrown away; The police then used stun guns and metal batons.

It has to be said that Rodney King, who is 1.9 meters tall, is really good at fighting, and the police swung a total of 56 batons, 33 of which were hit, before he begged for mercy and was handcuffed, handed over to an ambulance, and sent to the hospital for first aid.

In this scene, from the time Rodney King gets up and pounces on the police officer after being knocked down by electric shock for the second time, to the end of the attack, George Hallerdy, a nearby resident, is filmed on camera from his apartment for about 81 seconds and then handed over to the television station.

The problem ensued, and in order to attract attention, KTLA, the first television station to get the tape, made a sensational editing and spread it through CNN.

The issue of racial discrimination in the United States is world-renowned, and CNN's current political influence is not trivial, causing an uproar as soon as the news was broadcast.

The current outcome is that at the trial, Rodney King himself did not testify under oath on issues such as drunk driving and speeding, refusing to stop, etc.; Charges against him for speeding arrest and other charges were dropped; And on March 15 of this year, four police officers were indicted for excessive violence against Rodney King; Rodney King and his lawyer are seeking $56 million in damages, or $1 million for one baton.

According to the process, the case will not be tried until next year.

The reason why Tang Huan paid special attention to this matter is because in his memory, this was the trigger for the 1992 Los Angeles riots.

The richest man is a businessman with many investments in California, and when there is a mess of smashing and looting, the most unlucky ones are often minorities like him.

Ted Turner continued: "It wasn't until three weeks later that CNN headquarters didn't know that the video was a cut and I had them add the cuts. ”

Clearly, Ted Turner was only annoyed that he had been fooled, and that he had paid very little attention to the pernicious impact of the news event on fanning the flames.

Tang Huan emphasized gloomily: "But influential media outlets such as ABC, NBC, and CBS are still quoting the abridged version of the video. ”

"For the sake of ratings, the media industry is now this unspoken rule. Moreover, everyone is also happy to watch such exciting news. Ted Turner shrugged, "There's nothing I can do, CNN has done its best to make amends in time." ”

Tang Huan nodded helplessly - it seems that in the final analysis, he has to rely on his own strength to do prevention. Fortunately, the United States can carry guns. (To be continued.) )