All the capitalists and the capital in their hands are like sharks swimming under the sea, and the opportunity to make a fortune again and again is those minced meat mixed with blood, even if it is 10,000 meters apart, as long as they smell the slightest smell of blood, these sharks will quickly rush over and compete for every trace of flesh and blood, even the bloody water, they will not let go!

Luke got off to a good start, and when Durin and Juan said they wanted to work with the George family, the rich people of Illian were smiling and were already going crazy with jealousy. The greatest desire of any capital trapped in one region is to go out and not continue to grow locally. The George family is a great opportunity, not only because of the very prominent position in the empire, but more importantly, because of their wide reach.

It is very likely that he will spread his own industry to all corners of the empire with this cooperation. As long as it can sink and calm down, ten or twenty years later, it may not be the birth of another trust.

Before that, they had no excuse to intervene in this opportunity, and although the capitalists "did all kinds of evil", they would abide by the conventional rules, such as not touching other people's cakes as much as possible. People hate spoilers, and if you don't want someone else to interfere in your own business, then the best way to do that is not to meddle in someone else's business.

Now, they have a chance, and they can ask openly.

So when Alexander asked this question, Durin was not surprised at all, he was silent for a moment, shook his head, "Let's put it this way, Mr. Alexander......", under Alexander's strong request, Durin removed the word "gentleman" who was a little unfamiliar, "Alexander, my friend, have you considered it, instead of rashly stepping into a field that you don't know at all, why not continue to develop in a field that you are already familiar with?"

Alexander was stunned for a moment, he spread his hands as if he was taking the hotel into his arms, "Do you mean the hotel industry?", Durin nodded, Alexander frowned and shook his head, "It's not that I want to refute your opinion, you may not know much about the hotel industry." Across the empire, the hotel industry is still in a 'winter break', and with the exception of a few cities on the East Coast, the pace of development in the mainland is extremely slow, and I have looked at it, but there is nothing to be interested in. ”

During disagrees with Alexander's view, "I came from a small place, and some people even ridiculed me for being a hillbilly, but because I came from a small place, I know more about the changes in this empire." Do you know why the George family is suddenly in the entertainment industry?"

Durin asked a very pertinent question that made Alexander shake his head, who knows how that behemoth of the George family would want to do this.

"Because they have also seen the revival of the Empire!", Dühring's voice was firm and unquestionable, "there is no cinema in the small place where I used to stay, but there is a theatre where people like to consume. Initially, the theatre was only open on Saturday evenings, with about five stage plays, and if you wanted to continue watching, you had to wait until the following week. But when I was away, the theater was going on three times a week, basically every other day, you know what that means?"

Without waiting for Alexander to reply, Durin affirmed in a very powerful voice: "This means that the economy is recovering, and people have more money in their hands, so after the necessary conditions for their material needs have been met, they begin to think about how to use the remaining money to make themselves happy." Consumption, travel, and entertainment are the best means. ”

"I've only been here for half a year, and I don't know much about this place, Alexander, think about it carefully, ten years ago, five years ago, and now, how much has the flow of customers and your income changed?", Alexander fell into deep thought, he never thought about this problem carefully, only felt that the business of the hotel in the past two years was not bad, and did not think about the changes behind it at a deeper level.

Durin waited for him for a while, and when he drank to moisten his throat, he found that there were already some people standing beside him, and they smiled sincerely and listened silently to Durin's "high opinion" in the back. Doolin didn't say anything about this, but raised a glass to them.

It took a while for Alexander to recover from his thoughts, and he nodded with a wry smile, "If it weren't for what you said so bluntly, I probably wouldn't have noticed this for a long time in the future." Yes, from barely being able to make a profit at the beginning to making a profit every day, there is indeed a huge change!", he laughed himself first, patting his stomach, "Ten years ago it wasn't that big!"

The people around him let out a good-natured laugh, and self-deprecation and humor are the most powerful weapons to draw in a social situation like this, and During continued: "The economy is recovering, and people are beginning to spend the extra money in their pockets on their spiritual needs, entertainment, religion, education, travel, ...... , are one of their choices. Based on this, the George family, who are in the imperial capital and have the mouthpiece of the empire, have a huge information channel, and they are the first to know what is happening in the empire every day and what is about to happen. So they realized that the industry, which was considered frozen in the past, was quietly recovering, and they had such a plan. ”

"If it weren't for the fact that I don't have any specific industry to do now, maybe I wouldn't have put my hand into this industry. You may think this is a very good opportunity to work together, but in my opinion, it is actually a difficult game. Because no matter how good I do, I can't do it better than the George family, I can't have more money and connections than them. So no matter what I do, I'll always be the passive one. ”

"I never saw it as a business that I put all my money into and did my best to run, I just used it as a springboard. After the cooperation is completed, I have a higher level, after all, when I go out to talk about business, I tell those out-of-town guys that John is my friend is more useful than waving money!"

Once again, there was a good-natured laugh, and Durin described himself as a very philistine, like the treacherous little businessmen on the streets, which made them amused and attracted by the charm of Doolin's personality.

Young, talkative, humorous, cultured, personable...... , he is like a guy who came out of a book, he is the darling of God, he still has a very keen eye, and more importantly, he does not have the invincible attitude of those "genius prodigies". This is a person who wants to communicate with him when you hear him say a few words.

By the time the laughter was over, Alexander's state of mind had changed, and he asked in an inquiring tone, "So what do you think I should do?"

There are already more than a dozen people around, all of whom are local tycoons, and they are also very concerned about this matter. In these changing times, it's hard to figure out what the world will look like next. They have money in their hands, but they don't know how to spend it, which makes it difficult for the rich people of Illion to get out of the area.

"Continue to strengthen your own industry and consider other locations!", Durin took a sip from his glass, "I've been building movie theaters elsewhere lately, so I know a little bit about these things. There are many places that have a lot of potential for development, but people can't see it. The land is cheap there, the price is cheap there, and the labor is cheap there. Here even beggars don't bend down to pick up a penny, but there beggars will break their heads for a penny. ”

"Before the economy recovers completely, before people realize that the great changes of the times have come, it is the most reliable way to actively go out and lay out their own business!"

Someone standing behind him couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Dulin, what do you think of speculation? As we all know, old Flears and Mr. Luke over there both started out of speculation and quickly became rich, so can we also try to speculate?"

This is a consultation, a real consultation, not a difficulty.

This meant that Doolin's words had made them realize Dürin's gaze, affirm his thoughts, and hope to get something precious out of them.

Durin shook his head with a smile and said, "I don't approve of any speculation, it's like gambling, pressing it up and betting on the final result." That's how the name of the farm tycoon in our next state came from!", and the people chuckled again, and everyone knew that the couple was in fact the same as old Forleus, who had put all their wealth on the development of the city. It's just that Folles bet right, and they bet wrong. They went from being rich to farmers, and perhaps that's the biggest joke.

Du Lin raised his hand, and the laughter stopped, "I think that gambling investment behavior is speculation, but investment that does not have a gambling nature and does not take too much risk is a normal business behavior." The empire's economy is beginning to recover, which means that in the next two decades, the real economy will have a stage of rapid development, and I personally prefer to make an industrial layout in the real side rather than to gamble. ”

The man who asked the question looked thoughtful, and he raised his glass to Durin, whether or not Durin's guess could be realized, at least he was right.

Businessmen can invest, only madmen go to speculate!

Durin jokingly said, "Alexander, if you don't worry, why don't we invest in the hotel industry together, I'm also interested in this aspect!"

Faced with Dorin's invitation, Alexander suddenly did not know how to answer.