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Zhou Buqi now owns two luxury yachts.

The old model was obtained from Masayoshi Son in 2009 and is worth US$120 million;

The new model was only launched in November last year. Zhoubuqi specially hired a designer and a shipyard to produce it. The original budget was US$150 million. In fact, from the start of the project to the launch of the yacht, a total of US$225 million was spent. Dollar.

Two yachts also don’t feel like enough.

Because Zhou Buqi has a lot of family members, some are in the United States, some are in Europe, and some have gone to Australia for vacation... They all want to go on a yacht trip after work.

Especially my father, it was very embarrassing.

Mom is okay, she doesn't care.

Dad can't.

Life on the yacht is relatively relaxed, and he usually wears a swimsuit or bikini to sunbathe. As an old man, it is not convenient for him to share a yacht with his daughters-in-law.

He might get beaten up by his own son!

So many times, when dad wants to go out for fun, he rents a yacht alone... Zhou Buqi thinks it is necessary to buy another yacht for dad.

Dad has a lot of bad friends.

In the UK, through my connections with Manchester United, I got to know many dignitaries and football darlings. Sometimes when a Manchester United player got married, he would lend him a yacht to go out on his honeymoon to win over people.

In China, I have more friends, some of whom are old friends from the Northeast. Zhou Buqi is called uncle, aunt, uncle, or aunt. There are also some new friends, which is great. They are all second-generation people who like football very much.

As long as he doesn't engage in any illegal activities, Zhou Buqi thinks that the more friends his father has, the better. The more second-generation rich people he knows, it will be more convenient for him to have a green light all the way.

After Manchester United's final was played, March entered. Zhou Buqi's trip to the UK ended and he was leaving for the United States.

Before leaving, I discussed this matter with my father.

Zhou Buqi is very generous and lets dad pick whatever he wants. As long as the other party sells private yachts on the market, we can buy them. If you don’t like one, build another one.

money is not a problem!

The father was very happy and felt that his son was not born in vain.

At the same time, Zhou Buqi also asked his father to do a favor, saying that he would rent a luxury yacht for Jiang Bingjie and Li Xinwan's family, so that they could go all the way south to the tropical areas of Spain and Morocco to continue their vacation and play.

One obvious advantage of traveling to Europe is that EU visas are universally accepted. It is very convenient to travel around Europe and you can go wherever you want.

Before Zhou Buqi left London, Jiang Bingjie and Li Xinwan's family treated him to a meal. Their gratitude was beyond words. During this trip to Europe, Mr. Zhou's care was so meticulous.

Although the relationship between Mr. Zhou and his daughter is somewhat unclear and difficult to talk about, a big shot is a big shot. The style and charisma displayed by her make it a breeze to get along with her, which is really impressive.

Even the two biological fathers are very supportive of the intimate relationship between the godfather and his daughter.

In the eyes of others, it was a very important matter, but to Zhou Buqi it was not worth mentioning. He didn't take it to heart at all. He had to hurry up and go to New York to deal with some things.

In addition to the listing of Changyou, there is also a plan for a headquarters campus in New York.

He was originally full of confidence, but now Zhou Buqi is a little worried. The words of Spotify CEO Daniel Ek made him cautious.

When doing business overseas, it is actually very simple to abide by the laws and regulations.

What is difficult is the social environment in different places.

In recent years, the ideological trend here in New York has become more and more left-wing, and more and more people advocate political correctness.

When I arrived in New York, I mainly held talks with the executives of Ziweixing International and Ziweixing Global, and explained clearly the plan to focus on New York.

In terms of connections and social resources, the executives of Ziweixing Global are more powerful.

If the big boss takes the lead, the efficiency is very high.

The next day I met New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Great chat!

Governor Cuomo was very supportive of such an investment plan, without any hesitation or even discussing it with his staff, and immediately expressed his full support.

The reason is very simple. This guy has just been in office for more than a month, and he took up the post temporarily due to an emergency. Therefore, after taking office, he was eager to regain the public support and prestige lost by the government so that he could become a truly democratically elected governor in the next election.

The so-called temporary incident was due to the corruption of his predecessor.

The previous Governor Patterson was a very inspirational guy, a black man, and a blind person... In the atmosphere of political correctness, he became the governor of New York with a high vote.

However, he was arrested by the Independent Commission Against Corruption in New York in December last year because it was found that he had accepted 5 tickets from the Yankees, with a total value of up to 2,000 US dollars. This was a very serious corruption case.

This incident immediately became a huge scandal in American politics. Even the black president could not save him and could only impose the death penalty. He was immediately dismissed from his position as governor, and was prosecuted by the prosecutor's office. His entire career was completely ruined.

Then, in January this year, Lieutenant Governor Andrew Cuomo took office and became the new governor.

There was no way to stop good luck. Zhou Buqi never paid attention to these things. He didn't expect that he would encounter such a great thing just after he came up with the "New York Plan"!

One wants to invest to expand the market, and the other wants to attract investment to expand political achievements. They just hit it off!

However, there is still one hurdle to pass.

The governor's got it, and the mayor's got it.

The governor of New York is a Democrat, but the mayor of New York is a Republican. Different tendencies will cause the two parties to keep arguing. In many cases, the quarrel is not about opinions, but quarrels for the sake of quarrels.

No matter what you say is right or not, since you are from a different political party, I will oppose it.

Zhou Buqi has taken care of the governor, but maybe he will be made things difficult by the mayor next. Unexpectedly, good luck came again. This matter may be difficult for others, but for Zhou Buqi, it is not challenging at all.

The mayor of New York is Michael Bloomberg, the famous boss of Bloomberg.

He is not only a media person, but also a Wall Street financier and was once a partner of Salomon. He is even a leader in the technology industry. He also invented the Bloomberg terminal that is now commonly used in global financial product transactions.

This is a super rich man, ranked in the top 20 by Forbes, with a net worth of nearly US$20 billion.

He is not one of those fuzzy-minded politicians. He is a real big entrepreneur with a keen sense of the market and a very unique vision.

More importantly, he is also one of the investors of Pluto Capital.

This relationship has become even closer.

Sitting in the mayor's office, Zhou Buqi crossed his legs with a relaxed look on his face and said with a smile: "When I was in the state government, I really couldn't say much because I was afraid that they wouldn't understand me if I said it. It doesn’t matter.”

Michael Bloomberg smiled and said: "What words?"

Zhou Buqi said: "The combination of technology and finance."

"Yeah." Michael Bloomberg immediately understood and nodded, "This will be a very important industry direction."

Zhou Buqi said: "The core industry in New York is finance, but the big trend in the future must be the combination of finance and technology. From cloud computing and artificial intelligence to big data analysis and blockchain technology, the future is destined to become more and more prosperous." Online financial transaction systems and even mobile payments are becoming more and more popular."

Michael Bloomberg recognized this view, "In the past few years, many major investment banks on Wall Street have also been recruiting technology talents and doing some analysis in the field of financial big data."

Zhou Buqi shook his head and said calmly: "Big data is not a simple technology. Professional work must be done by a professional team. The slightest difference in financial data may have a huge impact on the market." "

Michael Bloomberg was slightly silent.

Zhou Buqi continued: "The current Silicon Valley giants don't pay enough attention to the New York market. They just send some sales staff to New York. They lack attention to the East Coast. In my opinion, the technological potential of the East Coast is not at all No worse than the West Coast. Purple Star International established its second headquarters in New York just to cooperate with more major Wall Street companies."

Michael Bloomberg agrees with this, "Technology and finance will become closer and closer. This is an unstoppable trend. Technology companies and financial companies will cooperate more and more closely in the future."

"Yes, especially the concept of decentralization driven by the technology industry is likely to change the transaction model of the financial market. Virtual currencies that rely on technological trends will become the trend of the future."

"Virtual currency?"

"It's crypto, it's...Bitcoin, you know?"

"Oh, I've heard of it." Michael Bloomberg was a little surprised. "Do you think Bitcoin, an encrypted digital currency that lacks official recognition, will become mainstream in the future?"

"Official approval?" Zhou Buqi smiled half-heartedly, "In a decentralized world, everyone is official."

Michael Bloomberg disagrees. He is a conservative, but he is very interested in the transformation of the technology industry.

Silicon Valley giants are now showing little interest in New York.

If New York wants to promote the technology industry, it needs to set up a few golden signs to drive the trends of the entire technology industry.

The strength of Ziweixing International is a bit lower than that of giants such as Google and Microsoft, but it is still considered the most popular technology company at the moment, especially in the field of mobile Internet, it is simply unparalleled.

There are also Changyou, which is about to be listed, and Ziweixing Digital Media, which is preparing to be listed in London...

In any case, this is a good development opportunity for New York, promoting more diversified industrial development and a more complete industrial structure.

Next, both parties act together.

It is necessary to come up with a specific investment plan and a subsidy plan from the authorities.

More lobbying, more investigation.

Once it passes the parliament, it can be moved forward!

In Zhou Buqi's view, the best solution was to carve out a large piece of land and then build a landmark and beautiful headquarters campus.