Chapter 146: I Want to Be the Island Master

"Yao, and then there's Lanai, I contacted Mr. David Murdoch, the president of Dole, who lives in Los Angeles and sometimes goes to Lanai. I quoted him a price, and he was actually interested in the price of $200 million, but he still didn't want to sell it, Lanai is his largest pineapple production base, and Dole Gold pineapples are famous. And he wants to continue living on the island, which has a great view. ”

Cang Yaozu waved his hand and said: "I buy Lanai, he can also grow pineapples there, but he has to pay me some rent or something, of course, he can also live on the island, I am very happy to be a neighbor with him, of course, in the future, the owner of Lanai Island will not be him, but me."

In the future, Lanai's living conditions will only get better and better, and I will continue to invest hundreds of millions of dollars to build Lanai into a high-end tourism brand, making it the first choice for wedding vacations and honeymoon travel. Lanai is the place where Bill Gates, the richest man in the world, got married, how does this gimmick sound?"

"Well, it's pretty bluffing. The old man has a lot of concerns, but I feel that he does have a lot of financial needs, and he urgently needs some funds to invest in his real estate development. ”

"If you can't do it, you can buy Dole as well, and you can give Mr. Murdoch $500 million, plus 1% of ICQ's shares, and a three-year guaranteed buyback clause of $1 billion. It just so happens that Dole can be paired with the Pure Fruit Juice Company of Seagram Wine Company, and it can also produce some fruit and vegetable juices.

I heard that Mr. Murdoch is very afraid of death, and has invested a lot of money in disease prevention and how to live a long and healthy life, his goal is to live to 125 years old, and we can also fund and cooperate with him in this regard, and it is also good to study some healthy fruit and vegetable drinks, carbonated drinks or something is too unhealthy.

The cost of fruits in Dole is a bit high, and it is a bit unreliable to engage in planting and agriculture in Hawaii, in fact, you can go to Southeast Asia to grow fruits and harvest fruits, and the cost there is much lower. ”

Melissa knew Cang Yaozu's thoughts, and she also had a general plan in her heart to persuade David Murdoch, and was ready to continue grinding with the old guy, and she must buy Lanai.

Melissa is actually very aware of Cang Yaozu's debt situation, after all, a lot of money is handled by her, she is naturally worried, worried that Cang Yaozu's capital chain will break, that is not a trivial matter, bankruptcy is inevitable, and all that she has now will be lost.

Fortunately, with the operation of Cang Yaozu, the funds she borrowed through her family relationship at the beginning were invested, whether it was for acquisitions or into the operation of ICQ Company, these were normal operations and had good results. A large part of Melissa's job is to monitor the use of these funds.

She naturally knew that the private jet that Cang Yaozu had booked early would be in her name when the plane was delivered, and the Lanai Island to be purchased this time would also be in her name, in order to avoid some unnecessary risks.

After all, the Hawaiian Islands are a state in the United States, and Lanai, as the sixth largest island in the Hawaiian Islands, is not very convenient to sell to a foreigner.

Melissa did not object to Cang Yaozu buying Lanai, after all, it is not expensive, and the price of that Boeing 777 is about the same, Lanai is also real estate, it is much better than that private jet, it is real land, although it is in the sea. When I think about it, I am relieved.

Melissa knew that Cang Yaozu was right, there were really not many private islands as large as Lanai, and those that could be bought were even more scarce, and this deal would definitely not be a loss. Of course, it is not realistic to expect this investment to make a lot of money, these private islands are scarce, but if the value is to be increased three or five times in ten years, it will be skyrocketing.

Cang Yaozu actually wants to be an island owner, not to make any money, even if 10 or 20 years later, Lanai Island will be worth 500 million US dollars or 600 million US dollars, but at that time, even if there is money, it will not be able to buy it. If Lanai is bought by that old playboy from Larry Ellison, no one will be able to buy it from him, and Larry Ellison is both rich and fun-loving.

Although Cang Yaozu's debt is high, the risk is not large. Whether it is a company, a share, or a real estate, they are all very valuable and can be expected to increase in value. Buying Lanai does take up some of the precious money, and some are not worth it. Cang Yaozu also has a way, he can buy Lanai first, and then mortgage it, this routine Cang Yaozu is very familiar with.

Melissa and Robert Iger raised more than $20 billion in Southeast Asia this time with the help of the Universal Studios project, which is a lot of wealth, and they couldn't have raised so much, but because everyone is optimistic about the Universal Studios project, the 20% to 25% rate of return given here is also satisfactory, and they really let them raise it.

Some time ago, such a large amount of money was raised, and Melissa first felt not the abundance of funds, but the huge pressure, and she couldn't sleep well for several days, after all, the annual rate of return of 25% is not low. For this reason, she and Cang Yaozu discussed for a long time about the use of this money.

Cang Yaozu's answer to her was very simple, the Southeast Asian financial crisis was about to break out, and Soros's big knife was already hungry and thirsty. Therefore, even if the money is put in the account and eats interest, it will not be lost, on the contrary, it will make a lot of money.

According to Cang Yaozu's calculations, the money was borrowed from the national currencies of Southeast Asian countries at that time, and these currencies will depreciate by at least half this time, and these funds may be paid off after only half of the $20 billion in a year, which means that the profit alone will be 10 billion US dollars.

Even if you have to pay $5 billion in investment returns, the net profit will still be $5 billion, so there is no need to panic at all, on the contrary, you have to borrow again, raise again, and borrow is earned. Cang's plan is to raise another $10 billion, not only in Southeast Asia, but also in South Korea.

With Cang Yaozu's words, Melissa has a bottom in her heart, she has worked on Wall Street, so she naturally knows that Soros's gang eats people and does not spit out bones.

Cang Yaozu also told her about some subsequent financial operations in the foreign exchange market, and these funds came to Cang Yaozu's hands, so he naturally would not let go of this opportunity to make a lot of money. Shorting the currencies of these countries is already an inevitable choice.

After knowing these plans, Melissa's mood completely relaxed, and there was a hint of a smile on her face that had been cold for a long time.

"Melissa, you should smile more, you smile charmingly. ”

"Hmph, someone is too distracted, I feel uncomfortable and can't laugh. ”

"Haha, you must adjust your mentality, the sky can't fall, Melissa, relax, we should go on vacation more, and when Lanai is bought, let's go over and watch dolphins, watch whales, ride horses, and play ball. ”

"The wishes are good, but there are so many things. It seems that you are right, I need a more competent team of assistants. Okay, I'm going to get busy, and finally, Yao, let me emphasize to you, if you must have a relationship with Emily, then you must remember not to hurt her. Melissa stared at Cang Yaozu's eyes and said.

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