Chapter 2628 A Generous Sports Acquisition (Part 1)
USA, New York.
The super-rich area located in the Long Island area is home to wealthy people from various industries.
The most famous among them are naturally Larry Ellison, the president of Oracle, and Tang Mingxiang of China.
Tang Mingxiang is now known to everyone in the United States.
With his ho-girl, zappos, tagged, and fae book status as the largest shareholder, Tang Mingxiang has become the third richest man in the United States, second only to Bill and Buffett.
By the way, Tang Mingxiang only holds a green card from the United States, but has not been naturalized in the United States, but Americans regard her as an American.
Because all of Tang Mingxiang's businesses were founded in the United States and then succeeded in the United States, this is the most typical person who realizes the American dream, which is exactly what the American spirit advocates, and is an excellent example.
So now many people are lobbying Tang Mingxiang to naturalize in the United States, including Xiao Qi's friend New York City Mayor Bloomberg. They feel that if Tang Mingxiang can become an American, she will not only be the glory of the United States, but also New York City.
One of the most dazzling business stars!
It's just that Tang Mingxiang has no intention of naturalizing in the United States. She is a Chinese herself, so why should she become an American?
If you naturalize in the United States, not to mention your husband, but your mother will also teach your daughter a lesson with a stick.
Ellison's assets are not as rich as Tang Mingxiang's, but his Oracle company has great development potential, so he is considered a strong contender for the top three richest people in the United States in the future.
In addition to them, there are also many billionaires in this area. Although many rich people in the United States do not often appear in the rich list, there are many rich people with 1 billion to 3 billion US dollars, and many of them are very low-key. Forbes simply
There is no way to find out their true wealth.
Of course, Hank Steinbrenner, who also lives in the same area, is definitely not a low-key rich man, because his father is too high-profile. And the property owned by his family is also too high-profile, so this current New York Yankee
The group's eo family's net worth is approximately US$3 billion, except for the 56% stake in the New York Yankees Group worth US$3.4 billion. Their investments in other areas also amount to more than a billion US dollars.
As soon as you hear the name Hank, you will know that the Steinbrenner family is of German descent, just like Thomson's status in Denmark and John's status in the UK. People from each country have their own
Naming habits.
As a rich man in a traditional industry, the Steinbrenner family is considered very good. They are also a member of the elite class in the United States and are the backbone of the United States.
Compared to his entrepreneurial father, Hank doesn't like the New York Yankees much in his heart.
Of course, this dislike does not mean that he hates the Yankees or baseball. In fact, Hank has been watching Yankees games with his father since he was a child. He is an out-and-out Yankees fan.
But the problem is that George Steinbrenner is the overlord of the New York Yankees. He has developed the New York Yankees from a small team into the number one team in the world today. His aura of merit and glory is destined to make him write history.
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As George's successor, Hank will definitely have to live in his father's shadow for the rest of his life.
After the team is well run, everyone will say that Hank finally has not lost his father's reputation.
If the team is not running well, people will say, look, he is just not as good as his father.
Therefore, Hank felt like he had been handed a hot potato when he took over the New York Yankees. Although he had been working cautiously for more than a year after taking a back seat due to his father's health, he always felt that he was not the material.
Compared with the New York Yankees, whose operations can no longer improve, Hank has a strong interest in emerging technologies, such as network technology, smart electronics, etc. He has invested in many Internet companies in the past few years, but due to his vision,
Due to reasons of personal and ability, the gains are not very big.
Under such circumstances, he was very surprised that Tang Mingxiang came to visit him in person, and he inevitably had more expectations in his heart.
The rich and common people in the United States all know who the man behind Tang Mingxiang is. Several companies she owns have now become popular without exception, and everyone wants to get in and get a piece of the pie.
Even if it is not these companies now, if Xiao Qi wants to buy something for his wife in the future, then if Tang Mingxiang is willing to take anyone with him to make a fortune, then he will definitely make a fortune!
However, neither the fund company nor the angel investment company could get anything good from Tang Mingxiang.
Because this beautiful oriental woman is so rich, her husband is the richest man in the world, what kind of investment and support does she need?
In the United States, having money basically means everything!
Not to mention anything else, once Tang Mingxiang encounters difficulties, he can basically solve the problem as long as he keeps throwing money into it.
If anyone wants to compete with her for more money...
Haha, can a sensible rich man be such an idiot?
Hank knew that his little net worth was not enough in front of Tang Mingxiang, so he kept a very low profile and personally greeted Tang Mingxiang at the gate of the manor.
"Ms. Tang, you are much more beautiful than in the photo!" Hank said politely while sitting in the living room.
In the United States, it is very polite to compliment a woman so directly.
Tang Mingxiang pursed her lips and smiled, "Thank you, Mr. Steinbrenner, you are much funnier than the Germans I imagined."
"Our family has been in the United States for hundreds of years, so we naturally follow the local customs." Hank said, "Speaking of which, those of us who have been coming to this land for a hundred years are not as good as you, who have only been here three years. It's really shameful.
Ah! Look at Mr. Xiao Qi again, it is obvious that the world is dominated by young people now!"
"Mr. Steinbrenner, you are not old either." Tang Mingxiang said with a smile, "Men in their fifties are when they really mature in their careers. From now on, you can have more achievements in more fields.
Many achievements. For example, what do you think of Uber?”
"Uber!?" Hank was stunned.
"Yes, my husband is looking for some partners recently, hoping to better develop Uber. Didn't he just sell 15% of his shares to Itochu Corporation some time ago?" Tang Mingxiang said seemingly calmly.
Although Hank is not as cunning as his father George Sr., he is definitely a veteran in the mall.
After hearing this, if he still didn't understand what Tang Mingxiang meant, his father would have to beat him to death.
After swallowing his saliva, Hank said slightly excitedly: "Ms. Tang, do you mean that it's possible for me to join Uber?"
As a New Yorker, Hank certainly knows that so far, the city where Uber's operating business has developed best is New York. It can even be said that Uber is a booming emerging industry in the entire greater New York State.
Among New Yorkers who like to use taxis, at least 50% of them have now changed their habits and use their smartphones to use Uber.
People who had not used taxis before saw how convenient, fast and cheap Uber was and joined in one after another, causing the capacity of the entire taxi industry to increase by almost 38%.
It is a pity that the traditional taxi and car-booking industries have not been able to enjoy the benefits of such customer expansion. In addition, they have expensive fees, so the conflicts between the two parties have always been sharp and have triggered many conflicts.
disputes.
But these troubles, large and small, have not affected Uber's continuous expansion. Now they have spread to almost all large and medium-sized cities in the United States.
A group of investment experts from Silicon Valley and Wall Street have raised Uber's valuation six times in just three months. It has now reached a staggering valuation of US$28 billion.
It is hard for ordinary people to imagine that Uber is just a taxi-hailing software, how could it be so valuable?
In fact, Uber is more popular with investors than ordinary people imagine. Last month, after everyone saw that Xiao Qi sold 15% of his shares to Itochu Corporation, no less than thirty top investors and fund managers,
They all went to find people around Xiao Qi, hoping to get some Uber shares.
Mr. Buffett is one of them. According to what he once said during a dinner conversation with a friend, he is optimistic about Uber's performance in big cities around the world, so it is not surprising that Uber's valuation is twice as high as it is now.
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Compared with ordinary people, Hank is very rich and super rich, but he knows that his weight is not among the top 100 in the United States, so although he is very envious of Uber, he has no delusion that one day he can buy one.
to its shares.
Now suddenly Tang Mingxiang came over and talked about this matter, and Hank couldn't help but cheer up.
Looking into his expectant eyes, Tang Mingxiang smiled and said, "If Mr. Hank can agree to my request, then we can give you 5% of Uber shares, and the price will be based on Itochu Corporation's previous valuation of US$25 billion.
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After hearing Tang Mingxiang explain that he could buy it, Hank suddenly calmed down.
Of course he would not think that Tang Mingxiang was lying to him, there was no need at all.
But he would not arrogantly think that he was so proud that Tang Mingxiang could personally ask him to buy shares in a hot company like Uber.
But why would Tang Mingxiang give herself such a big piece of pie?
"Tell me, what are the conditions?" Hank, who had been thinking for a long time and wondered what Tang Mingxiang liked in him, could only raise his head and ask.
"I want the shares of the Steinbrenner family's New York Yankees. Please set a price!" Tang Mingxiang said straightforwardly.
"Um!?"
Hank took a breath of air, "You want to buy Yankee Group!?" (~^~)