12 February 2002.

Yi Feiyang quietly left Los Angeles, and no one knew when he left, except for a few high-level executives of Dream Entertainment, and even Anne Hathaway didn't know where he went.

By plane, Yi Feiyang flew directly to Chicago.

As one of the four major cities in the United States, New York is gorgeous and fashionable, and it is also the political and economic center of the United States. Philadelphia is an ancient and romantic place, similar to Paris in France, where romance is most likely to occur. Chicago carries a hundred years of American culture, from tap dance, to big theater companies, to symphony, Chicago is the proud cultural mecca of the United States.

After Yi Feiyang arrived in Chicago, as soon as he got off the plane, he rushed directly to the auction site he was preparing for non-stop.

Yi Feiyang was greeted by an investment agent named Thomas, who was introduced by Alex, who has become a well-deserved investment manager of Dream Entertainment, and has been hailed as the most promising manager in the industry.

As an old friend of Alex, Thomas has been looking for opportunities, hoping that Alex can introduce Yi Feiyang, the big boss, to himself. Now, the wish has finally come true.

The reason why Yi Feiyang has high hopes for Thomas this time is because this time he is trying to acquire a piece of land that is expected to double in five years. It was a piece of land in Chicago's North Side, the area was not particularly large, and the estimated value was only 300 million, but it was the largest real estate investment in Fantasy this year.

According to the calculation of the investment department, it is agreed that the price of this land can be won as long as it is not more than 300 million, because this land is really not popular. However, for Yi Feiyang, whether he can win this land is secondary, and the most important thing is the real purpose of his visit to Chicago......

In fact, Yi Feiyang is really not short of money or land at present. Especially in his name, there are not a few real estates, there are two villas worth more than 20 million, and the investment in Trump real estate is 100 million, which has been added to 800 million, Google's shares have begun to skyrocket after the bubble crisis, and at present, Yi Feiyang holds at least one billion shares, as well as the investment in Hilton Hotel, other shares held by it, and other industries. Roughly calculated, Yi Feiyang's current net worth has actually exceeded 6 billion US dollars!

To be precise, Yi Feiyang has a huge cash flow of 3 billion, which is unique among companies in the entire United States.

Recently, a new list appeared on the Forbes rich list in the United States, and Yi Feiyang ranked 78th with 6 billion US dollars.

However, some people who are interested immediately pointed it out. Yi Feiyang's cash flow is definitely in the top 10 of the entire list, even Bill Gates, who is at the top of the list. and Warren Buffett in second place. It is estimated that it will not be easy for them to come up with three billion dollars in one go.

Some even pointed out that Yi Feiyang's most accomplished fantasy entertainment company has been unwilling to go public, and if it goes public, it is estimated that it will be able to raise tens of billions of funds immediately, so Yi Feiyang will not be 78th on the list. Instead, it should be 7th or 8th!

In any case, many people are envious and jealous of this guy who abides by Chinese traditions and likes to carry cash in his pocket. Women are super interested in him, and on the list of female admiration, Yi Feiyang directly beat Tom Cruise, Leonardo and others, ranking first.

Without further ado, when Yi Feiyang arrived at the auction site, the auction had already begun.

After the auctioneer shouted out the land price of 75 million, others shouted a few bites, and when it reached 90 million, Yi Feiyang added 5 million, which was obviously not enough to scare off others. Finally, a very proud voice shouted: "100 million ......"

The corners of Yi Feiyang's mouth curled up with a smile, and he glanced at the arrogant white man.

"Hi, boss, this person's name is John Smith, the owner of the Chicago Imperial Corporation, which is mainly engaged in real estate, and the investment projects are diversified, in addition to the magazine, there is also ......"

Without waiting for Thomas to finish his introduction, Yi Feiyang suddenly added, "There is still investment in New Line Pictures, right?" ”

Thomas was stunned, "Yes." Shut his mouth, he didn't quite understand, how could Yi Feiyang know this, could it be that he had studied this smith before? If that's the case, I'll be talkative.

The auction master of ceremonies shouted the price again, and while others hesitated, Yi Feiyang smiled at Smith: "120 million!" ”

Smith was stunned for a moment and held up the sign: "130 million!" ”

Yi Feiyang was unceremoniously, "Two hundred million!" ”

Wow! The people present were shocked by the more arrogant Yi Feiyang, although they had seen many tycoons, but there were very few bidders like Yi Feiyang who did not play their cards according to reason.

That Smith also seemed to be stunned, and at this time, someone whispered a few words in his ear, and Smith gritted his teeth, "Two hundred and ten million!" ”

Yi Feiyang raised his hand: "Two hundred and fifty million!" ”

The crowd was in an uproar again.

Yi Feiyang smiled and raised three fingers at Smith, the meaning is obvious, if you follow again, this time you will shout 300 million.

Smith shook his head, couldn't help but walk over to Yi Feiyang, and whispered hatefully: "Is China easy?" I don't know why you're coming to Chicago, but please leave some leeway, who can afford to shout like this! ”

It's no wonder that Smith can recognize Yi Feiyang, now Yi Feiyang's reputation is outside, various newspapers and magazines, and TV media have interviewed him, even if you don't know him.

Regarding Smith's "complaint", Yi Feiyang smiled mysteriously, he didn't mean to play Smith, but had another purpose, so he said: "OK, Mr. Smith of the Imperial Corporation, if you can guess my reserve price, then I'll let it go." Otherwise, we both want it, and I'm afraid we'll lose both......"

"Really? Is there no way to give up? Smith looked at Yi Feiyang and asked. For this land, Smith is imperative, because this land is related to the future real estate development plan of the imperial company.

"Well...... Yi Feiyang rubbed his nose, "Maybe there is...... If you're willing to treat me to a drink after the auction is over, I'll give up! ”

Smith was stunned again, looked at Yi Feiyang blankly, and made sure that Yi Feiyang was not joking. Only then did he smile, and slapped Yi Feiyang on the shoulder fiercely and said with a smile: "A word is a deal, man, I will invite you to drink the best wine...... A treasure from my wine cellar! ”

Yi Feiyang smiled, as far as he knew, this Smith was well-known in the circle for being true to his words and heroic, and he liked such characters.

Next, Yi Feiyang withdrew from the auction as promised, without Smith, a strong competitor. In the end, he won the land worth 300 million for 251 million.

Although Yi Feiyang did not bid for this land this time, he felt the thrill of hundreds of millions of bids for the first time, especially this feeling that a mouth is tens of millions or even hundreds of millions, it is really good, it is easy for people to revel in the pleasure of squandering wealth. He couldn't complain that he was so excited to see Smith's expression. You must know that when you have hundreds of millions of money in your hands, this is really no different from the feeling of manipulating people's life and death.

As the principal of Yi Feiyang. Thomas was disappointed. For this land, he did his homework, and when Yi Feiyang opened his mouth to ask for 200 million, Thomas's heart almost jumped out of his throat. He was so excited, he felt that he had followed Yi Feiyang this time, and he had a chance to show his strength. But then things took a turn for the worse. Yi Feiyang took the initiative to give up the bidding, and watched the land worth 300 million yuan that he had done his homework on fell into the hands of Smith, the imperial company.

At that moment, Thomas felt extremely depressed, in his opinion. I'm going to be discarded again, and I can't get into the mysterious circle.

Just when Thomas was discouraged, Yi Feiyang asked him to go to Smith's private villa with him to "taste the private collection". In this regard, Thomas still couldn't arouse the slightest interest, and he couldn't drink gold ingots. Seeing him like this, Yi Feiyang had to reveal his little secret, "Hey, we're not going to really drink, we're going to talk about investment projects......"

Hearing this, Thomas's eyes suddenly lit up, "Investment projects? ”

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Smith's mansion is really extravagant, and the oil painting of Napoleon on horseback hanging in the lobby of the villa is almost the size of a wall, which is jaw-dropping.

Yi Feiyang once went to Clinton's private wine cellar, which can only be called a wine cellar, but Smith's private wine cellar in front of him can only be described as a winery, big, really big!

Louis XIV, worth more than $300,000, was opened by Smith like a soda, and directly poured a glass for Yi Feiyang.

"Thank you, Yi, for saving me $50 million for your voluntary abandonment!" Smith is very happy, after all, being able to exchange 300,000 yuan of fine wine for 300 million worth of land is a "leak" for anyone.

"Hehe, you're welcome, I actually have a deal I want to negotiate with you......"

"Buying and selling? yes, then why don't you speak up and hear it! "To be honest, Smith certainly wouldn't be so stupid as to think that Yi Feiyang would want to drink.

"I heard that you invested more than 500 million yuan in New Line Pictures before, right?"

"Oh yes, this company is pretty good now, and I've heard that it's also tough in the box office battle with you, isn't it?" Smith looked at Yi Feiyang with a smile and waited for the following.

Yi Feiyang smiled, "That's right, so I'm very optimistic about this company, can you transfer the 500 million shares you hold to me?" ”

"Hah!" Smith laughed, "It turns out that you are interested in this company, why didn't you say it earlier?" I'm a businessman, yes, a businessman, as long as the price is reasonable, anything can be bought and sold! ”

Yi Feiyang smiled, "I'm sorry, for the shares in your hands, I will pay up to 500 million!" ”

"Hehe, you're kidding, right? 500 million, which means that I didn't earn a penny, and I lost interest! Smith spread his hands exaggeratedly, looking like this was not possible.

Yi Feiyang still smiled indifferently, but his tone became a little sharp, "Nothing is impossible, if you don't agree, then, you will probably not get a penny!" ”

Smith smiled, "What do you mean by that?" ”

Yi Feiyang hooked his hand to the back, and Thomas, who had been following him, hurriedly handed the prepared information to Yi Feiyang, and Yi Feiyang threw it to Thomas, "Look at it, man, see if what I said is true!" ”

Thomas picked up the information suspiciously, flipped through it, and his face changed dramatically.

The information is almost all about the recent capital flow of New Line Pictures, as well as the funds of up to 1 billion yuan in New Line Lending Banks, etc.

"That's right, the box office of "The Lord of the Rings" of the new line this time is as high as 800 million, but if you throw away hundreds of millions of shooting costs, as well as actors' salaries, theater sharing, and taxes, etc., you can make a profit of up to 450 million, you say, if I pass on these information, should they use the money to repay the bank loan, or pay back your investment?!" Yi Feiyang's words seemed to have infinite magic power, and directly froze Smith.

Smith remained motionless, his mind was at war with heaven and man, and after thinking about it, he devised all kinds of possibilities, and finally he made a decision, "Okay, man, but can you give me some more, even if it's a poor drinking money?!" ”

Yi Feiyang shook his head coldly, "I'm sorry, no!" ”

Smith was speechless. (To be continued......)