Steve is a common name in the United States, similar to Xiaoqiang in Xiangjiang, Xiaoming in Mainland China, and Tom in English textbooks. The ordinary name cannot be ordinary... But if this Steve's last name is Forbes, then... Not ordinary anymore.
Steve Forbes is the president and CEO of Forbes Group. The chairman of Forbes Group is an old man who acts as a mascot. The real decision-maker of Forbes Group is Steve.
Today, Steve wanted to visit a Chinese, a mainlander, a person he had always wanted to interview but could not.
Feng Yu didn't expect that he would meet the second outstanding person named Steve so soon. Although this man is well-known in business circles around the world, Feng Yu doesn't really want to meet him.
Because in addition to being a businessman, Steve is also a journalist, and such a person is the most astute. Many of Feng Yu's resumes are difficult to explain, and this must be a question Steve wants to ask.
But this time Steve asked Bill Gates to visit Feng Yu, and Feng Yu was not too good at refusing directly. He is actually a little curious about this "financial news practitioner with the most accurate financial forecasts", and Feng Yu also wants to know why Forbes magazine has such charm, with more than five million loyal readers around the world, and why it can be so popular. Considered one of the most authoritative business magazines.
In Feng Yu's office, Bill Gates personally led Steve Forbes in.
"You don't need me to introduce you, right?"
Feng Yu turned to look at Bill Gates: "Have you made my request clear to Steve?"
Steve nodded: "Of course, this is not an interview, and I don't have any audio or video equipment. In fact, without Bill's permission, these equipment were blocked from entering Microsoft's territory. If you want to take it, I can’t bring it in either.”
Feng Yu is very satisfied. Now is not the time for him to be too high-profile. In a few years, he will not mind appearing in front of the camera, but now, it is not a good opportunity, especially in a country like the United States that does not ban guns.
The President of the United States claims to have the best security in the world, and someone was assassinated. Feng Yu didn't want him to suddenly die unjustly before he had time to fully enjoy life!
Especially, he is not American!
"Feng, can we talk?" Steve habitually took out a notebook and pen from his bag, ready to start recording.
Feng Yu frowned: "Steve, I think what I meant is very clear. I don't want my affairs to be exposed, so please don't take notes."
Feng Yu was a little speechless. I said this was not an interview. What the hell are you doing taking notes
Steve took the pen back in embarrassment: "I'm used to it, sorry. I have some questions I want to ask here. Is it okay to take a look at it?"
Nima, why do you feel this is still an interview? Didn’t Bill Gates say it was just a chat between friends? And Bill Gates also sat down. Don’t you still have a lot of things to be busy with
Bill Gates saw Feng Yu looking at him, shrugged and said, "I have nothing to do, let's chat together."
In fact, Bill Gates is also very curious about Feng Yu, but Feng Yu is not from the United States, and he doesn't understand Feng Yu's past at all. He asked people in China to inquire and came to a shocking conclusion. If there is anyone named Feng Yu in China who can have the kind of net worth Bill Gates said, then there is only one person who happens to be the same age. That's right.
This man is a machinery manufacturing tycoon, a retail tycoon, an electronics, and electrical appliance tycoon in China. There are even rumors that he is a communications tycoon, a food tycoon, etc. It is rumored that he is someone who can sit down and chat with that scary little man in China.
Of course, all this is just hearsay, and there is no information from the news media to support it. But there are so many rumors, which means it is very likely to be true. Even if there are only a few of these identities, or even only one of them is true, this Feng Yu's strength is absolutely terrifying.
Take a look at the big conglomerates in the world. All of them control product empires in industry, retail, electronics, communications, etc. No matter which item of China Feng Yu controls, it is enough to prove his potential.
Judging from China's overall economic potential, Feng Yu's future net worth will inevitably reach tens of billions of dollars, or even higher. So he wanted to hear, from Feng Yu himself, what aspects of China he controlled.
Bill Gates will continue to sell his Microsoft shares in the future, and then invest them in the foundation to invest in other industries. It is enough to prove that Bill Gates is not only willing to do one line of work in his life.
Ralph brought the coffee and went out consciously, closing the door behind him. Feng Yu was quite satisfied with Ralph. Ralph knew what to do without Feng Yu having to say anything.
Steve looked at Feng Yu: "Feng, I want to know if you actually hold 15% of Microsoft's shares?"
"Actually, it's not that much. It's a little bit closer, about 14.9 percent."
Steve scratched his fingernail under the first question, which was answered in the affirmative.
"Then I'm very curious. All of your stocks are tradable shares. In other words, you bought them from other investors in the market. Is it because you are optimistic about Microsoft's earnings, so you made the investment?"
"Of course. To be precise, I am optimistic about the entire industry. And Microsoft is the leader in the industry. In China, it is called the leader, which means the leader of the flock. Investment is all about making money. Obviously, Microsoft It makes me a lot of money.”
There is nothing to hide about this. Could it be that Feng Yu wanted to tell them that it was not just for money, but also to get into Microsoft's board of directors, and then think about stepping on Microsoft's feet in the future
"I understand that Microsoft's current market value is still growing. You have purchased these stocks in the past few years. So can you tell me where you got so much money to buy Microsoft stocks? Even if it is based on two years Calculated based on the current stock price, you are definitely investing a lot of money.”
"I earned it. Every money I have is earned legally. At my level, do I need to be involved in any illegal industries?" Feng Yu did not answer directly. How did I make money? Why should I do it? Tell you? Do you want me to tell you all my business secrets
Steve was very dissatisfied with Feng Yu's answer. The other wealthy people he interviewed at least knew what the other person's main source of income was, if developed, but he knew nothing about this Feng Yu. In other words, Forbes has no influence in China.
If it is in the United States, what Forbes wants to investigate is actually very simple. At least it can quickly find out the information on the surface, which is enough. Forbes will not dig into other people’s dark history, that is other media’s business.
"Feng, you know that's not the question I want to ask. Let me put it another way. In addition to investing in Microsoft stocks, what other industries have you invested in? Well, relatively profitable industries." (To be continued.)