Chapter 362
The current head of the family is so old that his teeth are almost falling out.
He is two generations older than Ahben.
But now he has to persuade Ahben to take over part of his work.
If it were any other family member, he would have rushed to take over in the morning, but Ahben was not interested at all.
"Ahben, as long as you train under me for a few years, I will definitely recommend you to take over my position."
She said it with a solemn promise, but Ahben laughed secretly.
However, she had already obtained the authority she wanted, so she would naturally not be polite to the other party.
"Okay, I will agree to take over the work of the two of you for your sake."
Hearing this, the old head of the family couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Although he was greedy for power, he didn't want to die early.
When Ahben left, the elders began to discuss again.
"Do you really want a woman to be the future head of the family?"
"Yes, if she is the head of the family, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public."
The old head of the family showed a foxy smile:
"For this, I have another plan. I asked someone to contact Kembauer. Although this guy is a little stupid, he is one of the few young people in the family who can suppress Ahebben.
If Ahebben doesn't listen, we will support Kembauer to take the position and compete with her. Whoever listens to us elders more will be the head of the family!"
The elders of the family thought this idea was great. What they wanted was not the one who could make the most money, but the one who listened to them the most.
On the way back, Ahebben immediately showed her true colors.
She finally took a big step towards the position of head of the family. The power she got from the elders was exactly what she had never dared to imagine before.
She chose to share such a happy thing with Wang Lei as soon as possible.
She knew very well that the victory today was not her own achievement, but Wang Lei's contribution behind the scenes.
"Congratulations, Ahben, but I hope you can focus on Austin."
Ahben felt sorry for Austin, and said:
"I have persuaded the old man to send him to the private school you invested in. Will he meet his other brothers in school?"
"I don't want them to meet so early. Maybe if they don't meet, there won't be so many conflicts. Don't worry, this private school will give Austin the best education."
Ahben wanted to ask a few more questions, but was interrupted by Wang Lei:
"Since you have already got the power you want, can you fulfill your promise?"
Hearing this, Ahben couldn't help but complain:
"You are such a boring guy. Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
"Sell the Ross family's project on Lantau Island to me."
The other end of the phone immediately fell into a long silence, and Ahben fell into a brief struggle.
She knew very well the importance of the Lantau Island project to the Ross family. The Ross family had held it for so long just to wait for the day when the Hong Kong real estate would pick up.
"Lee, your idea is not very realistic. The Lantau Island Half City project is not for sale to the Ross family. This is not something I can decide."
Wang Lei said disdainfully:
"Whether to sell or not is not something the Ross family can decide. I can let all the small rooms in Hong Kong City be sold at a 30% discount starting tomorrow..."
Hearing this, Ahben couldn't help but show a cautious expression.
She never doubted whether Wang Lei had the ability to control the housing prices in Hong Kong City. Wang Lei has been very close to the people of the four major families recently.
Wang Zhengyi is the chairman of the Hong Kong Real Estate Association. He has to give the Wang family some face to make a living in Hong Kong.
If the housing prices in Hong Kong City are really discounted by 30%, the first to fall will definitely be their Lantau Island Half City project, simply because the price of the land is the highest.
Ahben was not a woman who was indecisive. She responded:
"Okay, even if I advocate selling the Lantau Island project, there must be a reason."
"That's easy..."
September 11, 2001.
Today is destined to be a good day that will go down in history.
Because the Rockefeller Center run by Li Qilin has broken through the historical mark in revenue.
Li Qilin did not disappoint Wang Lei's expectations. After the Rockefeller Building was transformed into a tourist destination, the commercial center that was depressed by the Sakura people finally prospered again.
Seeing that Wang Lei rarely came to inspect, Li Qilin proudly introduced his achievements to Wang Lei:
"When we took over the nine buildings from Mitsubishi Estate, the rent was only $40 per foot, and the vacancy rate was as high as 50%."
"But after our management reform, the rent has risen to $100 per foot, and the vacancy rate is less than 10%. It took us only five years to recover the cost of $700 million and reverse the center's losses.'s situation. "
In response, Wang Lei also nodded. Rockefeller Center is indeed a good deal.
The Internet bubble has caused investors to turn their attention to real estate in the United States. Real estate prices have continued to rise in recent years.
The excellent management of Rockefeller Center has made it a hot commodity in the eyes of many people.
The latest offer was around 1.5 billion US dollars, but Wang Lei rejected the deal.
He has held it in his hands for so long, not just to make a few hundred million in profits.
Only he knows how crazy the Fed's interest rate cuts will be after today. In order to prevent an economic recession, the United States will enter an era of negative real interest rates!
The era of negative interest rates will further stimulate people to transfer funds to real estate Migration will give rise to countless real estate speculators, who will use mortgages to borrow as much money as possible from banks and then invest the money in the housing market.
Crazy real estate speculators, the connivance of banking institutions, and the inaction of the Federal Reserve will make housing prices incredibly high.
And Wang's Real Estate is also a participant in this feast. After years of planning, they will become one of the largest real estate developers in the United States.
If their plan succeeds, the funds cashed out by Wang's Real Estate will not be less than what the White Dragon Consortium earned when it shorted Sakura Country.
This is Wang Zhengyi's century gamble.
Just as Wang Lei was thinking, Li Qilin interrupted his thoughts:
"Boss, a real estate developer wants to see you."
"Who?"
Li Qilin looked strange, and he stammered:
"It's Donald, he is quite famous in the real estate industry in the United States."
Famous here is not a compliment.
Wang Lei suddenly realized and smiled:
"It's him, where is he?"
