Inside the family's conference room.
Haber sat in the corner and didn't say a word.
At this time, it was usually the younger generation of the family reporting their achievements and income.
Of course, there were also those who were criticized. For example, the family members who failed in their investments would be stripped of their investment funds and temporarily put into the cold palace.
After looking at the account book, the family head looked around at everyone and said, "Harriman manages Dubai City and focuses on the tourism industry. This quarter's revenue brought in 5 billion USD for the family. Out of this 5 billion, he will take 1 billion. You guys must follow his example and not idle around all day."
Speaking up to this point, the old family head glanced at Haber, somewhat blaming his third son for being so incompetent.
"Haber, I heard you like to collect all kinds of weird antiques and spend a lot of money. Are those investments of yours profitable?"
Haber immediately replied, "Father, not yet. It needs some time to grow."
"The younger generation is starting to bring in more or less income for the family. What have you been doing all this time? Instead of spending your savings, why don't you give it to your big brother to invest in the construction of Dubai City or do some trade? I heard you even spent 1 billion USD on an underground base project? Is that true? "
Haber reported, "Father, it's true. It's a good friend of mine. I can't take money from him."
"Humph!" Haber's big brother, Harriman, snorted. "You sure are generous, spending 1 billion USD just like that. A few years ago, you also spent more than a billion on antiques and calligraphy. You must have spent a lot of money on them, right? What kind of friend does he have that you don't even care about 1 billion? "
"Speaking of which, I'm quite lucky. I helped him out, and this friend of mine was very kind. He also gave me a gift, and I wanted to give it to you, Father." As Haber spoke, he stood up from his seat and walked up to his father. Then, he took out an exquisite box made of pure gold from his sleeve.
"Father, do you think it's worth it for me to spend 1 billion on this?"
The old family head opened the box and saw the potion Xu Cheng gave Haber back then. His face immediately changed, and his face immediately flushed with excitement.
He was already old, and after the Datura potion fermented, he regretted missing out on it. However, it had been two years since a new potion was auctioned off.
"Is this true?"
"There's a date and code at the bottom of each bottle. You won't get any more if you miss one." Haber smiled.
"You want to give it to me?" The old chief asked him in surprise.
"Of course I'm giving it to Father. If I wanted to use it, I would've used it a long time ago." Haber didn't take the box. He turned around and returned to his seat.
The old chief was very satisfied. He carefully put the box into his bag, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Uncle Haber, there are a lot of vacancies in the family that need help. Since you have nothing to do, help your brother out."
Haber said, "Father, I want to start a project and need funds. I plan to convert all my assets and invest them all."
"Are you going to waste your money?" Harriman sneered. He couldn't stand the sight of the members of his family, including the idle Harper.
"Your assets are worth nearly ten billion USD. Isn't that enough?" the old patriarch asked.
"Not enough." Harper said directly, "It's far from enough. I need my family to support me with 50 billion dollars for this project."
"You're crazy!" Harriman slammed the table and said, "Our total assets are less than 200 billion, and that's the wealth we've accumulated over a decade. You want to take 30% of it? Do you think that's possible? We're still in debt, and Abu Dhabi is our god of wealth. If you ruin it now, how are we going to get the money if there's another debt crisis in the future? "
More than 50 children of important managers in the family looked at Haber curiously. They felt that he must be crazy to dare to make such a request.
Even Harriman, who was the next chief, couldn't use more than 10 billion dollars, but Haber was asking for 50 billion. Only a madman would dare to ask for such a price.
The old chief waved his hand, not in a hurry. He looked at Haber and asked, "What project are you so determined to do?"
Harriman said, "No matter what project it is, even if it's opening a casino or smuggling, we can't take so much money. It's too risky. It's already hard enough for us to chase after our neighbor, the Abu Dhabi Consortium. If our assets shrink again, we'll go from second to third in the emirate!"
Haber didn't say anything. His face was calm, and he let his elder brother complain.
"Grandfather, I don't agree with Uncle Haber's risky investment either." Suddenly, a younger generation came out to support Harriman and oppose Haber.
"That's right, Grandfather. In the future, Father will need more funds to build the facilities around Dubai. If he uses such a large amount of funds now, I'm afraid he'll be short of funds. You said it yourself, Dubai's appearance is our top priority. We should focus on the tourism industry."
"The tourism industry is indeed the foundation of the family, but give me two months. I'll only borrow it for two months." Haber looked at everyone, and then at the chief. "In two months, I'll return 60 billion to the family!"
"Bullsh * t!" Harriman snorted. "What project can you do to get 10 billion in two months? Dubai's annual tourism income is around 20 billion, and you can get 10 billion in two months? "
"If I can't do it, I'll leave the family. Also, I don't want the lifetime dividends that belong to me!" Haber said loudly.
The chief waved his hand. "Son, you're too impulsive. You can't make this decision. You have to ask your wife and children."
"They have no objections," Haber said. "They're willing to go through thick and thin with me. Since I've spoken up today, I don't plan on giving up on this project. Dad, you've always raised Big Brother as the best successor in the family, and I have no objections. But any hundred-year-old family can't just revolve around one person. That's the biggest risk. I want to share the burden with the family. "
The old chief looked at him and asked after a long time, "What are you going to do?"
"Buy crude oil," Haber said simply.
After saying that, everyone in the audience burst into laughter.
Harriman laughed so hard that he lay on the table. "We have crude oil at home too. Should I sell it to you at a low price? Hm? How about we sell you all the crude oil we produce in a month? "
"Okay, I'll buy it at a 5% discount from the market price."
"Sure," Harriman said. "Those who have crude oil at home can sell it to you. Let's see what you're going to do!"
The other children all laughed.
"I'll sell them all to you, Uncle Haber. How much do you want? Just take it. You can put the money on credit for now, and you can calculate it later."
Although their crude oil reserves only accounted for 10% of the entire UAE, it was still a lot. Haber thought it would be a waste not to take it.
Haliman: "But if you lose money on this oil and buy a way to pay everyone in two months, you can use your family's dividends to make up for it."
"Alright." Haber said and looked at the family leader. "Father, I'll borrow another 30 billion USD. If I can't hand over the money in two months, I'll give up my life here!"
Everyone was in an uproar.
Since when did Haber become so ruthless?
The bold would be stuffed to death, while the timid would starve to death. Haber felt that he was already in his fifties. If he didn't go crazy now, he wouldn't have another chance.
So, let's go crazy with this madman for once.
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