William is seriously considering this issue. He will not enter the stock market to buy short shares now. The market is too volatile, and Feng Yu does not dare to enter the futures market. He might as well wait for a year before entering the market to buy those shares that will rise in the future.
Apple, Nairobi, Emperor Penguin, Amazon, and Google's share prices will increase by a few hundred times in the future. Even if Feng Yu does not invest in these shares, the share prices will increase by more than ten to twenty times. If you buy these shares, you will be getting paid! Feng Yu is afraid that he cannot buy so many shares in the market.
Never mind. Feng Yu will wait for a few more months. Now is not the time to sell. At the end of 2000, Amazon will be ruined by a 29-year-old stock analyst, and its market value will drop below 2 billion USD. Feng Yu does not need a lot. If he can buy 5% of Amazon's shares, he will be worth more than 50 billion USD.
Also, these listed companies will not be like those companies before they are listed. The board of directors or founders will not kick you out easily.
Apple's market value in 2001 is only 6 billion USD, and it is worth more than 113.7 billion USD in 2007. It had increased 19 times in 6 years.
With Nairobi and Google, Feng Yu will become the World's Richest Man. Sigh … this is the advantage of being reborn.
Since Feng Yu cannot enter the futures market, he must not let the Americans think he is a troublemaker. This is also the reason why Feng Yu did not bet against the American companies during the stock market crash.
Feng Yu had made most of his money in Japan, and he had only made 400 million USD in the US. After paying taxes, he will only get 320 million USD. If he can buy all the shares with this amount of money, he will do it now.
Anyway, Feng Yu cannot wait until the market value of these companies is at its lowest. People will only sell their shares when the market value falls.
Now that he thought about it, he had to make some preparations. William called Phillips and asked him what parties were going on in the United States. He hoped to get in touch with some American business people, get to know some people, get to know some people, get to know some people, make some connections.
After checking for a few minutes, Phillips said, "Sir, Donald is holding a fundraising cocktail party in his hotel in New York recently. As far as we know, Donald is about to go bankrupt. He has to work hard to raise money to relieve the financial pressure on his company. I heard that he has a lot of good New York real estate for sale. If you are interested, you can go and have a look."
Who didn't know about Donald's big mouth? Forget it, it was better not to look for him. It would save him some trouble. William rejected, "No, I'm not interested in him. Is there anything else?"
"The others are all charity parties. Are you interested?" Phillips asked uncertainly.
"Damn interest. I have no interest in donating to the Americans. With that money, I might as well donate to the University of London or Oxford University. At least I can get a good reputation. What good can I get by donating to the Americans?" William complained. "Forget it, help me book a ticket for the New York Knicks. I haven't watched the NBA yet."
"Okay, sir, I will book it for you. I just checked, there is a third game of the semifinals between the Knicks and the Atlanta Hawks tonight. Sir, it is a little difficult to get a ticket. Don't worry, we will get it for you. Wait for me for half an hour. I will hang up first and call you back in half an hour."
His luck was good. If he wanted to watch a game, he would be able to watch a semifinal game. He was not worried at all that Phillips would not be able to get a ticket. The Swiss National Bank was the top bank in the world. Although its market value was only fourth, the influence of the Swiss National Bank in the hearts of the rich was the world's first. It was easy to buy a ticket.
Sure enough, in less than half an hour, Phillips called. "Sir, we just contacted the Knicks' boss, Dolan. He will arrange a ticket for you in the first row of the Knicks' seats. We will have a staff member to deliver the ticket to you. Do you need us to arrange a car to pick you up?"
William thought about it and said, "Well, send someone to pick me up. Also, help me keep an eye out for a house in New York. I want to buy a house here, preferably near Central Park. The price is not a problem, as long as the house is good."
"Understood, sir. I will keep an eye out for you. I will send a staff member to you tomorrow with the information. Then I will not disturb you. Bye."
"Well, bye." After William hung up the phone, the hotel also sent lunch. After lunch, William took a nap. He slept until three in the afternoon.
After leaving the hotel, he walked around Fifth Avenue and bought some clothes to change into. After dinner, William received a call from the Swiss National Bank. He returned to the hotel and changed into a T-shirt, jeans, and a ball cap. He took the Swiss National Bank's car to Madison Square Garden. When he entered the stadium, he saw the Knicks' boss, Dolan, chatting with some people in the lobby.
When Dolan saw William coming in, he quickly apologized to the people around him. He walked toward William with a smile and reached out to shake hands with William from afar. "It's nice to meet you, Mr. Devonshire. It's great that you can come to cheer for the Knicks. You are the first heir of an earl to come to the Knicks to watch a game live. It's my honor to receive you."
William laughed as he looked at Doran. He knew that Doran was so friendly towards him because he had seen the news today. William was the heir of the Earl and had started from scratch. He was a billionaire and all of his wealth was in cash.
William was much richer than him now. Dolan's money belonged to his family, and he was only the manager of the Knicks. This fat man wanted to sell some of the Knicks' shares to William. The stock market had fallen, and the capitalists had no money.
After shaking Dolan's hand, William saw that this guy did not want to let go. He was a little annoyed. "Thank you. It's nice to meet you too, Mr. Dolan. I hope the Knicks can win today and make it to the finals. If you don't have anything else to say, I won't disturb you."
Even after William said that, the fat man still did not want to let go of his hand. Could he be gay? William felt cold sweat in his heart. Although he did not discriminate against gay people, he did not like having his hand held all the time.
Dolan saw that William was frowning and knew that his enthusiasm had caused a misunderstanding. He quickly let go of his hand and apologized. "I'm sorry, William. This is the first time I've met you. I was a little surprised and happy. When I was your age, I didn't know anything. I only knew how to pick up girls and play. I apologize again. Then I'll get straight to the point. Are you interested in becoming a shareholder of the Knicks?"
William looked at Dolan in surprise. In his previous life, this fat man had always wanted to hold on to the Knicks. Now, he was selling his shares.
"As far as I know, your family has always refused to sell any of the Knicks' shares, right? Also, I'm not interested in being a small shareholder. If you want to buy, we'll buy together. Both the Knicks and the Garden, all in cash. "
At this time, the Knicks were not as bad as they would be a decade later. They were still worth a few hundred million dollars. William was not interested in being a small shareholder. If he wanted to buy, he would buy Madison Square Garden as well.
After hearing William's words, Dolan thought for a moment and shook his head. "William, this is a transaction worth more than ten dollars. Even if you have so much cash, no one will sell it all. No one is a fool. Everyone is optimistic about the market and the Garden. Now, they just want to cash out to get through the stock market crisis."
It would be best if he could buy it. If he could not, then forget it. Although New York was the best market for basketball, it was not necessarily the case for the players. There were too many off-field factors in big cities. The players' minds were not on the court.
I'm offering 1.5 billion dollars in cash, including the Garden and the Knicks. Dolan, you can discuss with all the companies in the Garden and think about it. The game is about to start, so I won't bother you. I'll wait for your news, Mr. Dolan.
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