Chapter 603 Those who do not consider the overall situation
Coming from the DuPont family, it is enough to introduce it here.
After hearing this, Fan Wumian suddenly understood.
In Western society, rich people are also divided into different levels, and the distinctions are clear.
Although wealthy immigrants and nouveau riche are the new elites in the capital market, they have almost no influence on some traditional industries and Washington.
Young wealthy people like to compete for the top spot on the rich list, but some truly wealthy Americans never make it onto the list.
Even the media rarely report on them, as if mentioning their name would be taboo or bring bad luck. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are modern aristocrats similar to the "Celestial Dragons" in "One Piece".
The wealth of these people has often been passed down for several generations. The terrifying scale of their property has been passed down efficiently and stably for one or two hundred years. They are called "Old Money" in the United States, which literally means "the old money clan." Basically no one can shake their position in the United States.
Fan Wumian can only be barely considered "new money", mainly because he lacks in foundation.
For a moment, he sincerely hoped that in the future when people mentioned the surname "Fan", they would naturally feel like they were looking up to a mountain.
I then realized that if the assets could not be passed on intact, then making so much money would be meaningless.
After seeing the glory of the descendants of the DuPont family, Fan Wumian suddenly felt that there seemed to be no need to wait until the age of 30 to have children.
If one has a huge fortune but no heirs, it would obviously be a very dangerous thing, as it would easily attract others to attack him directly and try to divide up his wealth.
Business competition is complicated, but when it comes to eliminating opponents on a physical level, these Americans are very experienced. Their large number of children is almost like a "talisman".
Only by making others feel that it is useless to strangle him can you avoid becoming a thorn in the eyes or a thorn in the flesh of others.
Thinking of this, Fan Wumian felt a strong sense of crisis, and then new problems followed.
He began to think about all the girls around him. Who would be willing to give up their bright future and comfortable life to have a baby with him in the next three to five years?
On second thought, I felt that this was not appropriate.
It's a bit like using children as a shield, and it might put them in some danger, which is obviously not what Fan Wumian wants to see.
Let’s not talk about the baby for now, I feel it’s more appropriate to let things unfold naturally.
Continuing to focus on the members of the DuPont family, all kinds of stories about this large consortium flooded into Fan Wumian's mind.
For example, the founder of this family was a French refugee, and it took him two centuries to become one of the oldest and most powerful families in the United States.
For example, in 1982, 28 members of the DuPont family were on the Forbes Rich List, accounting for 7% of the total number of people on the list.
The ten major American financial groups that are talked about by people have not completely disappeared. It’s just that after entering the modern society, the representatives of these “old money” families have successfully hidden themselves underwater in recent years, and their style of doing things has become increasingly low-key.
As his personal wealth grew to a certain size, Fan Wumian had to take a longer-term view and start considering the future direction.
Thinking of those heart-stirring legendary stories, he suddenly found a new goal to strive for. He also wanted to create a brand new world-class wealthy family by his own efforts.
Compared to giving yourself an insurance policy by having more children to prevent unexpected events, another way is to learn from Arnold Schwarzenegger and directly find a powerful wife.
The reason why Schwarzenegger was able to become the governor of California was mainly because his wife's resources were so powerful. She was born in the Kennedy family, one of the "old money families", and was the niece of the American butler who was biubiubiu.
I remember that Paris Hilton's sister Nicky Hilton also married the eighth-generation heir of the "real old money" Rothschild family. This ancient family with a history of 400 years still controls a lot of wealth and has connections all over the world. It can be regarded as the old money among the old money. However, compared with its peak period, its strength has long been declining and it has missed many big opportunities. The idea of marriage in exchange for stability only stayed in his mind for less than a second and was thrown into the trash can in an instant. After all, if you live such a carefree life, you will be crazy to lock yourself in a cage.
Moreover, once they get married, his wife and children will naturally inherit his assets, which may very likely lead to a wolf entering the house, causing him to get out of trouble even faster.
Faced with a huge fortune of at least 100 billion US dollars, Fan Wumian did not dare to test any human nature. His ancestors would not leave behind the idiom "the cuckoo occupying the magpie's nest" for no reason.
Those who do not plan for the overall situation cannot plan for one area.
Personal wealth is expanding rapidly. It can only be said that some issues that could be ignored in the past now have to be considered.
On the day of Apple's press conference, executives from BlackRock Group specifically asked Fan Wumian whether he was willing to sell his Penguin shares, and also asked about Quzhou Heavy Industry and Sanyao Heavy Industry. They wanted to find out why the acquisition of Quzhou Heavy Industry initiated by the US Carlyle Group was put on hold by the authorities.
This is enough to show that with the rapid development of the mainland economy, a number of high-quality assets in the mainland have become the focus of Wall Street, especially the "squids", which are best at finding large economies to try to parasitize. From Egypt thousands of years ago, Europe and the United States have become their "nutrients" for hundreds of years.
The vast majority of Alibaba Group's shares are controlled by American capital, and as the largest shareholder of Penguin Group, Fan Wumian is clearly likely to be seen as a "roadblock". The risk is so high that it deserves vigilance.
The three major civilization forms of the future world are "plunder" of Ansa, "parasitism" of squid and "symbiosis" of the mainland. They will compete for "power" and protect their own interests, and conflicts are bound to arise between them.
Fan Wumian had already prepared to put his chips on the Asian region, so after worrying for a while, he felt that as long as he maintained light asset operations in Europe and the United States, even if he was really squeezed out and suppressed more than ten years later and became a big fat piece of meat that people were eyeing, it would not be a big deal.
At most, you can shrink your overseas layout, hold on to your money and wait and see, and reduce the number of times you go abroad, and you can still enjoy your life.
In the eyes of tourists, New York is just a bustling metropolis suitable for tourism and shopping.
Because of the existence of Wall Street, in Fan Wumian's eyes, it is undercurrent and full of dangers.
Just like the Nile River in Africa, prey must be vigilant while drinking water, as crocodiles may rush out at any time and drag their prey into the river.
After arriving in Manhattan Island, Fan Wumian checked into the Waldorf Astoria Hotel and visited the Valentino North American flagship store on Fifth Avenue.
In the store, he also met the store manager who sent the "Xi Jia Plate" to Yanjing.
After the conversation, I learned that the sales performance in the past one or two months has been quite good, especially the leather bags and horse-faced skirts, which have become popular fashion items. Customers have to wait an average of three weeks to pick up the goods.
Different from those "luxury goods" that are just branded products, Valentino's new clothing with Chinese fashion style appears to be very conscientious.
Some limited edition styles use Shu brocade and Yun brocade, and both weaving and embroidery require a lot of man-hours.
Fortunately, labor costs in the mainland are still very cheap, otherwise Fan Wumian would find it difficult to make much profit unless he sold at a higher price.
The current situation is that the mainland supplies raw materials, supporting a number of factories and workers. Fan Wumian also makes money, and consumers are also happy to own gorgeous and unique clothes. Everyone feels happy.
By analogy, Fan Wumian began to pay attention to other domestic luxury goods, wondering whether he should further build the brand characteristics and enhance the international reputation of Valentino through the Valentino brand, lacquer sofas and chests, as well as high-end porcelain tableware and vases.
While waiting for Zuo Ziyan in New York, in addition to dealing with the matters of the WM Rogers hedge fund, he also took time to visit the Museum of Modern Art in New York to view Van Gogh's "Starry Night" and Monet's "Water Lilies".
Maybe it's because I don't have enough artistic knowledge, so after watching it, I just thought it was pretty good, but not amazing.
As for the Jeff Koons sculptures in the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Fan Wumian felt that "someone might be using them to launder money."
On the contrary, the oil paintings created by another pop artist, Roy Lichtenstein, made him experience a strong visual impact. He indeed took a different new path, like a perfect combination of oil painting, advertising and comics. Unfortunately, the value has been fully explored, the works are too expensive, and lack the potential for further appreciation. (End of this chapter)