Chapter 099: Aaron Martin
Wen Ming's willful revenge made Sith and Peter very speechless, but Wen Ming was their boss, and they could only give their opinions on Wen Ming's decision, but they could not influence it.
After arranging the ordering and sales of the iPhone, Wen Ming left Apple and left for New York.
Unlike the previous almost solitary trip, this time Wen Ming had already been in place from the time he decided to leave.
The airport assistant naturally needs to accompany Wen Ming, and many company affairs are involved, as well as Wen Ming's itinerary, this assistant is needed to solve it, or act as a microphone.
In addition to the airport assistant, Wen Ming also has a security guard by his side, which is commonly known as a 'personal' bodyguard.
"Martin, we may need to stay for about two months when we go to New York this time, is there no problem at home?"
As soon as he boarded the first class cabin of the plane, Wen Ming, who was a little bored, chatted with his first bodyguard.
Aaron Martin, a former UFC mixed martial artist who was once a member of the Delta Force in the United States, has a 9-1 record in the UFC after retiring for some reason. And the only time he failed, the reason was that he was short of money, so he played a match-fixing match with some people.
Wen Ming was able to know him and choose him because of his fake boxing. At that time, Aaron Martin, although he gained a lot of money, also suffered lawsuits and offended many gamblers.
And Sith at that time, who was Aaron Martin's lawyer, helped Aaron Martin solve those problems, and also knew that Aaron Martin's character was not bad. The real reason for fake boxing is to help the widows of his comrades-in-arms.
After learning that Wen Ming needed bodyguards, Sith was the first to recommend Aaron Martin.
"No problem, boss, don't say it's two months, even if it's two years."
Aaron Martin replied with a serious face, and after becoming Wen Ming's bodyguard, the $1 million settling-in fee was directly in place, so that Aaron Martin didn't have much to worry about. Moreover, in addition to the settling-in allowance, there is also a relatively high salary every month.
It seems like a lot of money, but the personal bodyguards of the real bigwigs in the United States are not the kind of black suits that prop up the faΓ§ade, they not only carry guns with them, but also block bullets for their employers at critical moments.
Just blocking bullets is already worth so much money, because Wen Ming's life is really worth it now.
Wen Ming smiled and asked, "I'm really curious about your life in the Delta, if you don't mind, can you tell me about it?" β
The American Delta Special Forces are really legendary, Wen Ming heard of this name when he was in another world, and it has always been associated with tallness. Now that he can have a bodyguard from the Delta Special Forces, he naturally wants to take advantage of the opportunity to get to know him.
Aaron Martin's expression was very serious all the year round, and he immediately replied after hearing the question: "Boss, it may be different from what you think, our life in the barracks is actually very boring. β
As Aaron Martin began to tell about his military career, planes also arrived in New York from Boston.
This time, it was still the team sent by Teresa Roy to greet him, and in terms of specifications, there was no difference from the last time he greeted Wen Ming. But in terms of attitude, there has been a very noticeable change.
Because this time, Teresa Roy personally arrived at the tarmac of the airport.
Wen Ming was not surprised by this, because his current value was completely different from before.
Although the amount of funds on Apple's books is not large, and the profits from revenue must be invested in the production of the next batch of iPhones, if Apple chooses to go public, then Wen Ming's worth will be able to surpass Teresa Roy in an instant, and even become the richest man in the world.
"The richest man in the world in the future, do you need me to roll out the red carpet?"
Although Teresa Roy is very old, she can still joke with Wen Ming, and what he said is true, because after Apple is successfully listed, Wen Ming will inevitably become the richest man in the world.
Unlike Microsoft and Facebook, these world-renowned companies do not know how many rounds of financing they have gone through before going public, and how much money they have absorbed from the market in order to develop products after listing.
Wenming's Apple company, so far, all the shares belong to him alone. And the most important thing is that Apple has a foothold in this world, and the sales of the iPhone and its net profit to revenue ratio that is close to grabbing money have long become the darling of the capital market after being actively 'exposed' by the New York Times.
It is no exaggeration to say that the current Apple company may not be able to compare with Nokia in terms of total revenue, after all, Nokia has too many models. But in terms of net profit that can be earned every year, it has surpassed Nokia.
Nokia's market capitalization can exceed $100 billion, and Wenming's Apple is at least about $80 billion?
Of course, all this must be premised on the continued sales of the iPhone and the successful listing of Apple.
"The red carpet won't be needed, but if you lend me your island, I think it's definitely the greatest welcome for me."
The island that Wen Ming mentioned is the island that Cui Chuanming told Wen Ming about before that belongs to Teresa Roy, that is, the experimental site that Teresa Roy is going to take out in the later stage of the 'resurrection' dinosaur project.
Teresa Roy and Wen Ming hugged for a while, and while motioning for Wen Ming to get into the car, he said, "Of course there is no problem, if you need it, I can give you that island." β
Whether it is for Teresa Roy or for Wen Ming now, an ordinary island is naturally nothing, there are many islands in the United States, and even many Hollywood stars have private islands, not to mention them who are super-rich?
After Wen Ming got into the car, he naturally diverted the topic, it was just an island, he could buy it himself if he wanted it, but if he got it from Teresa Roy's hands, he would inevitably have to pay a greater price.
In the face of capitalists, Wen Ming has never been willing to take advantage.
After the lengthened Lincoln started, a text message came from Teresa Roy's iPhone, and after a glance, he asked Wen Ming, "That bodyguard of yours is Aaron Martin?" β
Wen Ming asked with some surprise, "Is he so famous?" β
Aaron Martin and the airport assistant were all in the accompanying car, and now on this extended Lincoln, there were only Wen Ming and Teresa Roy, and the driver who was driving.
Teresa Roy laughed and said, "I used to like him so much that I even thought about signing him to me, and by the way, I forgot to tell you, I also have investments in the UFC." β
Wen Ming shrugged his shoulders, although his future development far surpassed Teresa Roy, in terms of the breadth of investment, it was much worse.
"Why before?"
Wen Ming asked knowingly, but Teresa Roy replied without debunking: "Because he played fake boxing, and it was exposed, that is, this person can never play in the professional league again." Of course, his fame has also plummeted, and it is difficult to get business. β
Hearing Teresa Roy's answer, Wen Ming understood what the other party meant, which was to remind him from the side that Aaron Martin had a problem with his character. For the rich, the skill of the bodyguard is not the most important, but the character is.
Because 90% of people in the United States are able to legally own a gun, the United States has the highest number of shootings in the world. Of course, we need to exclude those countries that are at war.
Living in such an environment, how can a rich man not be strict with his bodyguards?
"I don't know his character, but Sith has helped him with some cases before, so I recognize him."
Teresa Roy saw that Wen Ming understood what he meant, smiled, and did not express her opinion on this directly, but said: "I will introduce you to a professional these days, and he can help you find a few more people." β
After this topic was revealed, Wen Ming asked about the island again.
"Trust me, as soon as I come, the progress of 'resurrecting' the dinosaurs will increase, and we will need your island soon."