Chapter 573 Lanai Island
It was always like this at the beginning. Jenny Butt was like an octopus, or perhaps some kind of seductive siren. She kept urging in Barron's ears...
It's like I'm not satisfied...
It could also be said that when Barron came to New York this time, he not only brought Bonnie with him, but also Jenny's brother and sister-in-law, so there were not many opportunities for her to be alone with Barron.
In any case, after an hour of...knowledge study, her longing for knowledge, which she may have accumulated for a long time, was finally channeled.
"Are you going to Hawaii tomorrow?"
Beside Barron, Jenny asked feebly.
"Yes, the climate over there is more comfortable. At this time..."
Barron stood up and was about to wash his body. He said casually:
"And I just bought an island there. You may have heard of Lanai, which is the island where Bill Gates once held his wedding..."
Yes, not long ago, Grace Tourism Group purchased Lanai, one of the six largest islands in Hawaii, for about US$400 million.
In 1994, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda held their wedding here. This island with an area of 365 square kilometers is also famous for this.
Prior to this, Naira Island belonged to billionaire David Murdoch - not Murdoch, the boss of News Corporation, but the founder of Dole Food Company of America, who bought Naira Island 22 years ago. Koh Ngai.
After this, Grace Tourism Group will develop this scenic island, and Cavendish Hotel Group will also open a Cavendish Resort Hotel here.
Of course, some of the most scenic areas will be reserved for Barron’s private enjoyment, including a magnificent holiday villa and related facilities previously built here by David Murdoch. After their trip, the place will undergo certain transformation and repairs according to his own requirements.
It's winter in New York. Relatively speaking, the climate in Hawaii is very pleasant. The main purpose of coming here is to take a vacation, so they are all looking forward to this trip to Hawaii, especially with them. The kids that came over.
The only drawback is that Lanai does not have an airport. To get here, you need to take a helicopter from Maui, which is relatively close to Lanai.
Therefore, after this, Barron also plans to build a simple airport on Lanai Island, which can at least allow medium-sized business jets to land, such as the Gulfstream G450 he purchased before.
It is also worth mentioning that when Barron first bought a private jet, the Gulfstream G450 was still the latest model of Gulfstream, but now they have launched the Gulfstream G550 with better performance, and he also intends to buy a new big toy for himself. , but the current reservation for this aircraft requires queuing.
But the good news is that with the further outbreak of the subprime mortgage crisis, many rich people are destined to go bankrupt. Therefore, it won't be long before he can directly take over those higher-order orders, and in order to sell these orders, Gulfstream A lower price will also be given - after all, the original orderer has already paid a considerable deposit. After bankruptcy, they will not be able to recover the deposit, so it becomes part of the receiver's discount.
It is expected that the group will spend more than a month on Lanai Island before heading to Australia. They will not return to London again until spring comes.
It was true that the vacation at the beach was very leisurely, but after only a week, Jenny complained a little, saying that she was already obviously tanned...
When I heard that Barron was going to Los Angeles, I asked to go with him.
"Just in time, I will meet John this time, and you can just go back home."
Hearing Barron's words, Jenny smiled and agreed, but when others weren't paying attention, she still glared at Barron.
"Are you really ready to let me go home?"
When the helicopter left Lanai and sent them directly to the Honunu International Airport in Oahu, Hawaii, Jenny asked as soon as they got on the plane.
"Of course, dear, I'm not going on vacation this time. I have important things to do."
"That……"
Jenny rolled her eyes and said:
"Stay with me for two days and then go back."
Barron naturally understood what she meant. It seemed that in the past two days, he was about to be exposed to a battlefield filled with artillery fire...
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As Barron said, he did have some things to deal with when he came to California this time.
The first thing he met was Schwarzink, the action star and the current governor of California.
Speaking of which, Schwarzenegger was able to successfully run for office as the governor of California. In addition to more than 40% of women voting for him, and thus relying on his personal charm to gain a large number of votes, it was his original campaign slogan - after taking office , there will be significant tax cuts.
In the United States, there are concepts similar to China's national tax and local tax. In addition to the taxes that need to be paid to the federal government, the tax rates of each state are different, and the state governments have a high degree of autonomy.
"California people wake up every morning and start paying taxes from the moment they go to the toilet. It's not that they pay too little tax, but that politicians are spending taxpayers' money."
This was Schwarzenegger's speech that was applauded by the people.
And he did this after he took office. Since he took office, California's tax rate has dropped by more than 25%. However, this also means that the state government's revenue has decreased and the deficit has begun to increase.
In normal times, such a tax cut policy would not be so fatal, but unfortunately, the subprime mortgage crisis that began this year first broke out in California.
But so far, the most destructive moment of the subprime mortgage crisis has not yet arrived. Therefore, although Barron can feel Schwarzenegger's worries, I am afraid that at this time, he has not realized the potential for the final outbreak. How serious - at least, he was still in the mood to chat with Barron.
“Increase investment in California?”
After hearing what Schwarzenegger meant, Barron smiled and said:
"That's no problem, Mr. Governor, but the premise is that there need to be good projects. Yes, there are some good companies in California and I am very interested in them, but I need to invest according to the plan."
As we all know, many banks in the United States went bankrupt during the subprime mortgage crisis. Barron's also plans to seize the opportunity to take over suitable bank assets to expand the business of Standard Chartered Bank in the United States. Although they acquired American Express Bank before, that was not The core assets of American Express are also limited in scale. For Standard Chartered Bank, the greatest significance of acquiring American Express is to help them in foreign exchange settlement.
In 8 months, California's IndyMac Bank will be taken over by the federal government due to bankruptcy. It is also the third largest bank in the history of the United States. At that time, you can consider helping the governor.
Of course, that is also under the premise that it is beneficial to Barron. He will not simply provide friendly support for the Terminator's career.
