Forbes magazine is the world's most well-known business magazine, published every two weeks, and is known for its original articles on topics such as finance, industry, investment and marketing, but it is truly known around the world for the series of lists and rankings it provides, most notably on the Forbes Billionaires list.

Since Forbes magazine first launched the Forbes Billionaires List in 1982, it immediately had an unprecedented impact on the world, and today, the annual Forbes Global Billionaires List is chased by countless media and the public around the world, and has almost become an "annual drama" to entertain people around the world.

Unlike other rich lists, the Forbes Global Billionaires List has a threshold of $1 billion, and only counts the world's richest people with a net worth of more than $1 billion, while according to convention, Forbes magazine generally publishes the global billionaire list in the first or second week of March every year.

Therefore, after the time entered March, Forbes magazine immediately fell into a state of non-stop, and finally checked the wealth figures of the richest people on the list, and the media's attention naturally fell on it.

On March 4, local time in the United States, the headquarters of Forbes magazine in New York was located.

"Hehe, it seems that our Forbes Global Billionaires list this year will cause a big stir around the world." In a spacious, bright office, Forbes Inc. President, Chief Executive Officer, and Forbes Magazine's Editor-in-Chief, Steve Brown. Forbes looked at the stack of information lists in his hand, and his face was full of smiles.

"That's for sure, this year's Forbes rich list has changed so much that it's hard not to make a splash." The president and publisher of Forbes magazine Group, James ? S. Brian smiled and nodded.

"yes. Too much has changed. Bill. Gates unexpectedly fell from the throne of the richest man. It's big news, and we have the youngest person on the list, tsk, 23-year-olds, self-made lists, which is amazing. "Steve. Forbes exclaimed.

"It's amazing, but I think the other one is even more remarkable if we hadn't tracked the Yahoo deal with Youtobe in time. He should have been on the list last year, and speaking of which, he should be the youngest person ever on the Forbes list of the world's richest people, and probably the youngest self-made billionaire in history. "James? S. Brian said unhurriedly.

"Ha, that's right, I'm sure he's going to make people crazy again this time, we almost missed out on such a huge fortune of his." Steve. Forbes laughed.

When the time came to March 5, local time in the United States, Forbes magazine announced the latest "2008 Forbes Global Billionaires List". Forbes and James? As expected by S. Barryne, the release of the "2008 Forbes Global Billionaires List" immediately caused a huge sensation around the world.

The Forbes list of the world's billionaires requires an asset of $1 billion. Last year's '07 Forbes Global Billionaires list peaked at 946 after soaring 153. And this year, the number reached a staggering 1,126, reaching four figures for the first time.

The most eye-catching focus is, of course, Bill, who has been the richest man in the world for thirteen consecutive years. Gates, replaced by his friend, Warren Buffett, known as the god of stocks, was affected by the rise of U.S. stocks in 2007. Hathaway's share price rose 25% from mid-July last year to February 11 this year, which caused Buffett's total personal assets to soar by $10 billion to $62 billion, surpassing Bill's share price in one fell swoop. Gates became the richest man in the world.

Compared to last year, due to the increase in Microsoft's stock price, Bill. Gates' wealth increased by $2 billion to $58 billion, but such a huge net worth not only did not keep the richest man, but even sat in second place, followed by the Mexican telecommunications tycoon Carlos. Slim. Elu.

This telecom magnate can be said to be the person whose net worth has increased the most in recent years, in 2004, not to mention Bill. Gates, the gap between him and Warren Buffett is as high as about $30 billion, but in recent years, the other party's wealth has soared, since 2006, the stock price of the main industry he controls, "Mexico Americas Communications Company", has risen by 120%, and finally increased to $60 billion this year, thus surpassing Bill Gates, winning the runner-up.

The second most notable are the five richest people who ranked in the bottom 5 of the top 10 last year, all of which disappeared from the top 10 this year. They were replaced by a Russian aluminium tycoon and four Indian upstarts as the near-brightest rising stars of the year in Forbes.

This phenomenon is a microcosm of the rise of the Russian and Indian tycoons, who are the second richest people in the world with 87 richest people, and not only that, but 74 of them live in Moscow, and the wealth of these Russian billionaires is not inherited, and the average age is only 46 years old.

India is in the case of a sharp increase of 17 people compared with the previous year, with 53 people occupy the third place in the world's countries, and 4 of them are among the top 10, for the first time in history, in the top 10 positions, surpassing the United States, respectively, in the fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, fifth and sixth place are India's Abani brothers, if they are regarded as a person, their wealth of more than 85 billion US dollars, will undoubtedly become the world's richest man.

In addition, the highlight is naturally this year's new richest list, this year's 227 new entrants, of which 77% are from the United States, this year's Forbes global billionaires list has a significant feature, young billionaires show a significant increase, a total of 51 people are under the age of 40, and 25 of them are new entrants.

Looking at all the new entrants, 24-year-old Lin Yuquan and 23-year-old Mark . Zuckerberg has naturally become the most dazzling new star, especially Lin Yuquan, who makes him a big director who has attracted global attention, so why is his young net worth so amazing?

"Boss, the latest Forbes Global Billionaires list is out, and you're on the list."

Lin Yuquan was picked up by Chris in the early morning of March 6, Kyoto time. Anderson called, although he knew that Lin Yuquan should be resting at this point in time, he still called the phone as soon as possible. Because he is well aware of the possible impact of the "2008 Forbes Global Billionaires List" released this time on Lin Yuquan. lest Lin Yuquan be caught off guard by the frenzy of media reporters afterwards.

"Oh. How many places do I rank and what does Forbes magazine say about my wealth? Hearing the news, Lin Yuquan immediately lost his sleepiness and immediately asked.

Afterwards in Chris. Under Anderson's narration, Lin Yuquan quickly gained an understanding of himself and the situation of this year's Forbes Global Billionaires list.

This year's Forbes Global Billionaires list has a total of 83 billionaires with a fortune of more than $10 billion, while Lin Yuquan is tied for 113th place with four other people with a fortune of $8 billion, and was named a 2008 Asian Wealth Rising Star by Forbes magazine for his outstanding wealth chart.

"From now on. His net worth and wealth are basically exposed to everyone's sight. "Hang up Chris. After Anderson's call, Lin Yuquan shook his head, after Microsoft invested $240 million in Facebook last year, he knew that his holding of a large stake in Facebook would soon be exposed, and now it has been exposed.

Of the $8 billion on the list, $5.5 billion comes from the market value of Alibaba's shares as of February, $1 billion is a rough valuation of several companies he controls and real estate and other assets, and the other $1.5 billion comes from the valuation of his Facebook shares.

"It's a good thing Forbes magazine doesn't know the specific stake I hold in Facebook, otherwise my net worth would be hundreds of millions." Lin Yuquan smiled again afterwards.

The valuation of Facebook is largely based on Microsoft's $240 million funding last year, which holds a 1.6% stake in Facebook. Facebook is valued at $15 billion because Facebook is privately held. So Forbes can't know about Lin Yuquan and Mark Zucker. The specific number of shares in Berg is estimated by only 10% of each of them.

And in fact, as the majority shareholder of Facebook, Mark Zucker. Berg holds a 23.3% stake, while Lin Yuquan raised two rounds totaling $31 million in the first half of '05 and early '06 to hold a 16.2 percent stake in Facebook today.

If calculated according to the actual shares, Lin Yuquan's net worth will increase by more than 900 million US dollars, and if his giant jade worth nearly 700 million US dollars is counted, his net worth can be ranked in the top 100.

Of course, Lin Yuquan likes to hear about such a situation, and he will not express his dissatisfaction with Forbes magazine in a comical manner, just because the other party underestimated his wealth.

For being on the Forbes list of the world's billionaires, and ranking so high, Lin Yuquan has an indifferent attitude, and he doesn't have much affection, just ranking more than 100, what is there to be excited about, after putting down the phone, he immediately continued to rest

The influence of the "2008 Forbes Global Billionaires List" has spread to the world at an astonishing speed, and China is no exception, even because of the outstanding performance of the domestic wealth army on the list, especially Lin Yuquan's deposit, which can be called the country with the most enthusiastic response in the world.

Newspapers and magazines certainly couldn't publish the first relevant reports, but when the time came to the morning of March 6, the Internet suddenly became lively, and the reports on the "2008 Forbes Global Billionaires List" on major websites attracted countless Internet users to read. Gates fell off the richest man's throne, and there are feelings about the top ten in the rankings for the four Indians, but more of it is for Lin Yuquan.

There is no doubt that following the wealth storm set off by Alibaba's B2B listing last year, this time, the release of the "2008 Forbes Global Billionaires List" has made Lin Yuquan once again a hotly discussed wealth hero among the Chinese people, and Facebook, in which he holds shares, has also entered the attention of countless people because of his relationship.

The CPPCC meeting was held continuously, and there was no rest time in between, just like the previous three days, Lin Yuquan attended the meeting on time, and today is a group meeting, mainly discussing the government work report, plan and budget report, after the morning meeting, he just walked out of the Great Hall of the People's Republic of China and was immediately surrounded by countless Chinese and foreign reporters. As a big director who has attracted global attention, although the reporters who interviewed him a few days ago far exceeded other CPPCC members. But there has never been a higher number than it is today.

"Hello. Lin Dao. I'm Zhao Nansheng of the Kyoto Evening News, and congratulations on being on the 2008 list of the world's billionaires, according to which you have surpassed Yang Huiyan to become the new richest man in the mainland with a fortune of $8 billion, which is ranked 125th on the rich list with $7.4 billion in assets. What's your mood? A middle-aged man with eyes handed the microphone to Lin Yuquan and said excitedly.

With his questioning, the CPPCC members who came out with Lin Yuquan just now all showed a stunned look on their faces, and then looked at Lin Yuquan with indescribable shock, although in last year's "2007 Forbes China Rich List 400 Full List", Lin Yuquan has become the second richest person in the mainland after Yang Huiyan with a huge net worth, but the richest man and the second richest man are naturally not the same.

"How should I be in a mood?" Lin Yuquan asked rhetorically.

"This." The middle-aged reporter who claimed to be Zhao Nansheng showed a hesitant look on his face: "Don't you feel excited, Director Lin?" You have become the new richest man in the mainland! ”

"Excited? I don't think it's just going to be a problem for me, and I don't want to be surrounded by people all the time like I am now. Lin Yuquan shook his head.

"That Lin Dao. What do you think of the outstanding performance of the mainland rich army on the Forbes list? ”

"Honestly. I haven't seen the specific list yet, so it's inconvenient to comment on this, and I'm a member of the CPPCC now, so I hope everyone's questions can focus on the topic of the two sessions. Lin Yuquan said unhurriedly.

"Director Lin, I'm Zhou Tao, a reporter from Nanfang Daily, judging from the list of China's rich people this year, the gap between the rich and the poor in China is intensifying, what do you think of this?"

"Isn't this a matter of course in a country where the economic order is developing normally? In fact, we should be more concerned about whether there is a situation in which the poor are getting poorer. Lin Yuquan said calmly: "Let me reiterate that this is the time of the two sessions, and I hope that everyone's questions will focus on the topics related to the two sessions." ”

The fact that Lin Yuquan was surrounded by many reporters was naturally noticed by the CPPCC members who walked out of the Great Hall of the People's Republic of China one after another, and soon everyone knew that Lin Yuquan had become the richest man in the mainland.

"What an amazing young man, and if there are more outstanding young people like this in our country, our country will definitely become more prosperous and stronger." An old man in a crisp black suit, with black hair and a faint majesty on his body, looked at Lin Yuquan, who was surrounded by reporters and calmly, and said with a smile to the people around him, without hiding his appreciation in his words.

"I agree with Chairman Xiang's statement, it is rare for a young man to achieve such outstanding results as he is, and what is even more rare is that he has achieved today's results completely by his own efforts, without any opportunism." An old man who was also wearing a suit and concealed majesty said.

"Not only is there no opportunism, he is now the idol and role model of countless young people in our country, oh, my pair of grandchildren like him very much, and he is now a representative of our people in other countries around the world, which has effectively enhanced the image of the Chinese people and made a great contribution!" Another old man, also wearing a black suit, but with slightly gray hair, said.

"What Kangnan said is that his contribution should not be overlooked, and for such young people, we should support more of them, and the greater his achievements, the more he can promote the image of our country on a global scale." The old man with infinite majesty on his body smiled

"Oh, the richest man in the country cooks by himself, which is really rare, and I feel that I will eat very well tonight." In Lin Yuquan's villa, Wang Luodan said with a smile, after staring at Lin Yuquan like a monster for a while at first, this girl who was very familiar with Lin Yuquan quickly resumed her usual giggle.

"Come less, say it's to celebrate me becoming the new richest man, and don't look at my current situation, whether it's suitable to go out to celebrate, and in the end I can only cook, is it easy for me?" Lin Yuquan exaggerated while chopping vegetables.

Liu Yifei, Liu Shishi, Jiang Yan, Xu Jinglei, Xiao Yang, Zhu Yawen, Ning Hao and his wife next to him all laughed, among Lin Yuquan's close friends, only Luo Jin is not here today, and Luo Jin left Kyoto with the crew to film after the year.

"Can we be blamed for this? We let you rest and let us do it, do you think our cooking is unpalatable, so you have to do it yourself? Jiang Yan teased.

"It's not that I dislike it, it's that except for Sister Na, none of you can cook at all, do you want me to watch Sister Na and her busy alone." Lin Yuquan said speechlessly.

"Hehe, to be honest, I'm afraid no one would have thought that Lin Yuquan, who is the richest man in the hall, would cook for us to eat." Zhu Yawen said.

"When did this guy look like a billionaire, there may not be a rich man who looks less like him." Wang Luodan pouted.

"Dandan, what you said is wrong, I just cook by myself, it's normal or not, you must know that Wang Yongqing, the god of other people's treasure islands, has a small piece of soap left, and it has to stick to the whole piece to continue to use, do fitness towel exercises every day, a towel has been used for 27 years, five pairs of Li Ka-shing's leather shoes are old, it is common to wear a suit for ten years or eight years, Niu Gensheng lives in Mengniu's office in Kyoto every time he goes on a business trip to Kyoto - a hotel that will never exceed three stars.

Speaking of not being like the rich, they really don't look like the rich, of course, the concept of the older generation is very different from that of us young people, and many of them live very frugally. But I know a guy younger than me, and he's also on the Forbes rich list this year, but you know what? The house he lives in with his girlfriend is a rented one-bedroom apartment, and he drives a Volkswagen that sells for more than $10,000 in the United States. Lin Yuquan said with emotion.

"Brother Yuquan, the person you said is younger than you is Mark. Zuckerberg?" Liu Yifei, who carefully watched the online media reports, immediately said.

"That's right, it's that guy, I'm sure, that guy will live like this even if he gets richer in the future, so, I'm normal, they're monsters." Lin Yuquan had a smile in his eyes.

"In my opinion, you are all monsters, you should be kind to yourself, if it were me, I would buy three BMW as soon as I bought it, one for me to sit on, one for the road, and one for pulling in front." Xiao Yang sighed.

"It's all about your nonsense, okay, you all go out to watch TV, don't delay me cooking." Lin Yuquan impatiently issued an expulsion order.

After everyone went to the living room to watch TV, Lin Yuquan did his best, and it didn't take too long for a table full of meals to be ready.

After dinner, Lin Yuquan asked Xu Jinglei to send the second daughter home, and then considered the topic of the two sessions tomorrow, and then continued to work on the creation of "Wild Story: Hundred Clans Fighting for Hegemony".

For Lin Yuquan, it really doesn't mean anything special to become the richest man in the mainland, and his first day as the richest man in the mainland has passed. (To be continued......)