Chapter XXXIV
In October 1950, the Nobel Prize Committee announced that the Medicine Prize would be awarded to John for the fourth time. On the same day as Mr. Huntelaar, Anna? Brister died at home. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
John's last loved one, eventually also gone.
The grief-stricken John had no intention of making a noise, and was ready to silently send his wife away, but only published an obituary in his newspaper. But in any case, the news of the death of the mistress of the Huntelaar family spread as quickly as possible, and for a time countless telegrams flew to New York from all over the world!
More than 20 countries, including the US Government and the Chinese Government, sent telegrams one after another.
After nearly half a month of busyness, the Huntelaar family quieted down. After another half a month of silence, John? Mr. Huntelaar suddenly appeared at the headquarters of the Huntelaar Bank and made a shocking announcement that in the next five years, he would sell all of his profitable assets in the United States, except for the Huntelaar Bank, and most of the land in his name, at a suitable price!
One stone stirs up a thousand waves, and the whole world goes crazy!
All the profitable assets and most of the Huntelaar consortium, what does this mean exactly?
An expert specializing in the Huntelaar consortium immediately published a full-page article in the newspaper, detailing the extent of these assets. In fact, since the end of World War II, John? Mr. Huntelaar had already begun to sell off his assets, and by 1950, the Huntelaar consortium had only retained the core of five laboratories and sixteen companies. But it is these sixteen companies that are almost all the top in the industry in the United States and even the world! For example, Huntelaar Motors, which ranks second and third in annual production and sales, Huntelaar Aircraft Manufacturing, which produces one-third of the United States Air Force's World War II aircraft and ranks first in exports, Huntelaar Media Group, which accounts for one-third of the box office and one-fifth of advertising revenue, and Huntelaar Oil, which owns large oil fields in Texas, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq......
In addition to these properties, the Huntelaar family also has a large area of land under their name!
These lands include Napa Valley, which has become the world's wine mecca, including Texas, a major oil city, and Manhattan, where every inch of land is at a premium. The value of the land that Mr. Huntelaar has accumulated over the decades has skyrocketed by at least dozens of times, with a total value of more than $7 billion!
At the end of the writing, the expert gave an extremely crazy figure!
Six billion dollars!
In the expert's calculations, as long as Mr. Huntelaar had not thrown away all the properties in one fell swoop in the same year, then he would have received such a large sum of money!
And don't forget, this is just Mr. Huntelaar's profitable asset in the United States!
In addition to these six billion dollars, John? Mr. Huntelaar also owns a Huntelaar University in the United States, which has been ranked No. 1 in the world for eight consecutive years, a Huntelaar School of Medicine, which has been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Medicine for five consecutive years, and 16 of the nation's top hospitals, including the world's No. 1 Huntelaar General Hospital. These so-called "non-profit" assets are not for sale!
And......
It's not over yet!
Everyone knows that, except for the United States, John? Mr. Huntelaar also has huge assets in Europe and in the Far East. Especially in the Far East, where almost all the companies owned by the Huntelaar consortium have branches, and their products dominate the Chinese market, with all assets estimated to exceed $30 billion!
And in Europe, the assets of the Huntelaar consortium will definitely not be less than five billion dollars!
These assets include several pharmaceutical companies, telecommunications companies and automotive companies, as well as four football clubs in London, Berlin and Munich. After the war, in addition to the scalpel that belonged to him, Mr. Huntelaar generously bought three other clubs associated with the doctors, and took advantage of the post-war depression to purchase large tracts of land in the local city center and began to build new stadiums, training grounds, and commercial centers belonging to the clubs. It is foreseeable that with these huge fixed assets, the four clubs will not have to worry about survival for decades to come......
All added up, John? Huntelaar's personal assets will exceed 100 billion dollars!
And let's not forget, this figure is minus Huntelaar Bank, which is considered to be the most valuable company. No one has been able to confirm the authenticity of this figure, but there is no doubt that it immediately shocked the whole world, because an unprecedented rich man was thus displayed in front of them!
100 billion dollars, what does this figure mean?
In 1950, the GDP of the United States was only $300 billion, while the United Kingdom, France, and Germany combined were just $100 billion! That is, John? Together, Mr. Huntelaar's total assets are equivalent to one-third of the annual output of the United States, or the three major industrial nations of England and France combined!
So when John? After Mr. Huntelaar announced the news at the headquarters of the Bank of Huntelaar, U.S. President Elliott? Carter immediately got on the plane and rushed to New York......
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"To put it simply, I'm tired."
After taking a sip of hot tea, John said to the President of the United States with a calm face: "My wife just died, and I have never had children...... Of course, more importantly, I am 70 years old this year! According to Mr. Osler's theory, the age of sixty should actually be retired! ”
"But...... You can continue to own these companies! ”
The American president, who had a tangled face, frowned, and said helplessly: "As far as I know, these companies have been running very well, and they can bring you more than a billion dollars in dividends every year, why don't you keep holding them?" ”
"Hahaha......"
After hearing the president's words, John burst out laughing.
In President Carter's speechless face, John laughed and said, "What are you doing with them?" Will I hand it over to the U.S. government when I die? Haha, I'm not interested in that! ”
"Uh......"
In the embarrassing silence, the president's face darkened.
"That's it!"
John didn't care about the other party's expression, and quickly waved his hand and said indifferently: "I have already decided on this matter!" At least until the United States has amended its constitution, I have absolute power to dispose of these assets! I know what you are worried about, if the US government is uneasy about this, it is better to consider the candidate to take over as soon as possible, and the Huntelaar consortium will try to cooperate with you and sell weapons manufacturing, military aircraft, communications and other companies to the person or company you designate! But ......"
At this point, John's eyes narrowed slightly: "I am doing this to ensure the interests of the United States, and it does not mean that these assets will be disposed of at a low price, so if anyone thinks that this will be a trick...... I'll make him understand that no one has ever been able to take advantage of me...... Never! Mr. President, do you understand when I say that? ”
"Understood!"
Nodding vigorously, President Carter hurriedly said, "Sir, I understand, I will arrange it well." ”
I don't know when it started, but Mr. President's back was already soaked in cold sweat. From the day he accepted Mr. Huntelaar's arrangement and ran for president of the United States, Carter understood one thing: even if he sat on the throne of president, it did not mean that he became the most powerful man in the United States, at least not in front of this old man!
Even if all the companies are actually sold in the future, this will not change.
No one knows the energy of this old man better than President Carter, and even if he loses all his companies, his enormous influence will continue. From politics to business, from science to education, John? The influence of the name Huntelaar is arguably unprecedented!
The so-called three giants at the beginning of the century are not worth mentioning in front of this old man at all!
So after confirming that Mr. Huntelaar's decision was irrevocable, President Carter had no choice but to reluctantly resign. He must rush back to Washington as soon as possible, gather all his staff and high-ranking officials, and carefully study everything about the Huntelaar consortium. They have to decide as soon as possible which companies are free to sell and which must be sold under government supervision. It is conceivable that there will be fierce competition around these world's best quality assets......