Feng Yu's eyes showed a thoughtful look: "You mean Fengyu Consulting? I haven't paid attention to that company for a long time, maybe."
Steve was stunned. He never thought that Feng Yu would give him such an ambiguous answer.
What is maybe? If there is, there is, and if there is not, there is no.
However, judging from Feng Yu’s tone, even if there is not 50 billion US dollars, the gap will not be huge. A conservative estimate is more than 45 billion US dollars.
With such a large investment, Feng Yu actually said that he hadn’t paid attention to it for a long time
How is this possible? With such a large asset, everyone will pay attention to it all the time. Even if you hire a professional manager, you still need to receive reports at least once a week, right
But looking at Feng Yu's expression, he didn't seem to be lying. Besides, with Feng Yu's wealth and his understanding of Feng Yu, Feng Yu wouldn't even bother to lie about this kind of thing.
Steve thought for a while and changed his explanation: "Feng, some people say that the assets of Taihua Holdings Group exceed 20 billion U.S. dollars. I think the other party's estimate is less. I think it is 30 billion U.S. dollars. At least, I said Right?"
Feng Yu looked at Steve with a smile. If you ask me directly how many assets I have, I won't tell you anyway.
How much money do I have, why should I tell you
If Steve hadn't promised to help Feng Yu promote some companies and brands this time, Feng Yu wouldn't have given him an interview opportunity.
"Roughly the same."
Steve was a little crazy, this ambiguous answer again.
What do you mean by almost? Is it about the same as 20 billion, or about 30 billion? This is a difference of 10 billion US dollars, a huge difference!
Ten billion US dollars, that would be enough to rank among the top 20, or even the top 15, on the Forbes rich list this year!
"Can I estimate US$30 billion?" Steve continued to ask unwillingly.
"Whatever you want." Feng Yu pretended to be indifferent.
Steve was about to lose his temper. Others regard being at the top of the Forbes rich list as an honor, and they can't wait to tell Forbes all their net worth.
If Forbes's assessment is low, it will publicly announce that Forbes' data is wrong and his ranking should not be so low.
However, Feng Yu and many Chinese people don't seem to like showing off their wealth. They try their best to hide their wealth.
Is it really like outside rumors that China does not allow the emergence of rich people? But that's not right. Feng Yu has been the richest man in Asia for a long time. I only see Feng Yu's assets growing, not decreasing.
It would be wrong to say that Feng Yu is that kind of miser. Although Feng Yu did not donate much in the United States, when the incident happened last year, the companies he controlled also donated a lot of money. And it is said that Feng Yu donated more money in China.
He received news a few days ago that many of Feng Yu's companies had sponsored a large amount of money for China's 2008 Olympic Games, totaling more than 2.5 billion US dollars!
Who can believe that a person who can donate such a large sum of money at once is said to be a miser
This question is too difficult. Steve can't figure it out anyway. He can only guess that it may be an ancient custom here.
"Feng, can I assume that your actual assets in the two holding companies have exceeded US$60 billion?"
This is a conservative estimate given by Steve. If he were bolder, he even felt that Feng Yu's assets had exceeded US$70 billion.
However, Microsoft's stock price has plummeted in the past two years, and Bill Gates' net worth has been assessed at US$59.2 billion this time. Therefore, as long as Feng Yu admits that he has US$60 billion, he will already be the richest man in the world.
Another advantage for Forbes is that when Microsoft's stock price rebounds, Bill Gates' net worth will easily exceed 60 billion U.S. dollars. By then, people will think that Bill Gates has returned to the rich list. When it topped the list, it was once again revealed that Feng Yu's net worth exceeded 65 billion US dollars, or even 70 billion US dollars. This would be of great benefit to the sales of "Forbes".
Anyway, Feng Yu's net worth has always been a mystery, and no one else knows whether what he reported is true or false. But according to his estimate, it would only be considered low, not high.
At that time, this data only needs to be recognized by Feng Yu, and he believes there should be no problem.
Feng Yu thought for a while: "How much is Bill Gates' current net worth?"
"It's US$59.2 billion, and Microsoft's stock price is still fluctuating and is even at risk of falling again, so his assets are likely to continue to shrink." Steve didn't hide anything.
"Did you include his foundation?" Feng Yu asked curiously.
"Forget it." Steve was a little confused. Why did Feng Yu pay attention to that foundation? The assets of that foundation were not very many.
Feng Yu nodded. At this time, Bill Gates has not invested most of his net worth in the foundation, so his foundation assets should not be too high.
In his previous life, in 2008, Bill Gates actually made this decision to donate all his Microsoft stocks to the couple's foundation. At that time, the market value of these stocks was nearly 60 billion US dollars.
But now, although his foundation has a small amount of assets, they are still not large.
"So if I admit that the assets I hold in those two companies reach 60 billion US dollars, I will become the richest man in the world?"
Hu Run, who was listening next to him, had a fanatical look in his eyes. Zong Qing poked him first, and then he quickly translated in a low voice.
Zong Qingxian was also stunned. He managed Taihua Holding Group. Of course he knew how many assets Taihua Holding Group had, but he did not expect that Fengyu Holdings had so many assets.
Didn't Feng Yu just transfer some funds from there and donate some time ago? Why is there still so much
So, Feng Yu is already the richest man in the world? The richest man in the world is from China? !
Steve, Zong Qingxian and Hu Run all stared at Feng Yu, waiting for Feng Yu to give a positive answer.
Feng Yu suddenly laughed: "Since you think there is, then it's good. I think even if I don't admit it, you are still going to write it, right? Do you even want me to completely disclose my assets to refute you?"
Steve and the three of them all looked shocked, but at the same time they felt a little relieved. It seems that the guess was correct, Feng Yu is indeed the richest man in the world.
A person who hides his assets and is unwilling to expose them will not falsely report his assets too high.
"Feng, would you be okay with me publishing your assets as US$60 billion in the next issue of Forbes?" Steve confirmed again.
"No objection, let's leave it at that. There's nothing to argue about being the world's number one in terms of assets and being number two in the world, they can't be spent anyway." Feng Yu said nonchalantly.
Steve was a little speechless. In Feng Yu's eyes, maybe he just thought it was enough. But for others, they care too much about this ranking.
But Feng Yu, a freak, has become the richest man in the world!
… (To be continued.)