Super Resort Tycoon

When Li Yang saw Alwaleed, as he learned from some materials, if he didn't know his identity, it would be hard to think of him as a moustache from his appearance and clothes. A middle-aged man with thick gray hair and looks no different from ordinary Arabs turned out to be the second largest investor in the world after Buffett.

"Forbes" recently announced one of the top richest people in the world's richest list.

Of course, judging from his spirit, it is difficult to tell that he is now sixty-seven years old soon, which is already in the age group of the elderly, but Alwaleed is still full of energy, The state looks at least ten years younger than his actual age.

Alvarid received Li Yang in the living room of his manor. The decoration in the manor was not as luxurious as Li Yang had imagined, and it looked like an ordinary manor.

Alwaleed also wore a casual, traditional Arabic white robe, but the quality of the fabric was extraordinary.

"Please enjoy as you please!" Alwaleed said, and he used local Arabic refreshments to entertain Li Yang and Mihir who came from afar.

"Thank you!" Li Yang and Michelle were not polite.

Arabian spices are very famous, and their history and culture are also long, so there is no shortage of special food here, and this conversation started with these foods.

Li Yang learned from some information that Alwaleed is not a difficult person to get along with, and he does not have the sense of being a noble or rich, just like his clothes.

But he is a person who attaches great importance to efficiency and time, that is to say, he hates detours.

So Li Yang quickly got into the subject and chatted with him about his desire to acquire the Four Seasons Hotel George V.

"A lot of entrepreneurs who came to visit me before were looking for me to buy their company, or looking for me to invest. You were the first to talk to me about buying my hotel!" Alwaleed said with a smile.

Li Yang smiled. He knew that Alwaleed was right. When companies such as Citibank and French Disney faced difficulties, they all relied on the prince's investment to reverse the situation.

In the following years, when faced with difficulties, many well-known companies took the initiative to approach Alwaleed and asked for his investment.

At least so far, no one has actively approached him to discuss the acquisition of his hotel.

"In fact, this trivial matter shouldn't bother you, but considering that this hotel is of great significance to you, I want to at least ask for your consent first!" Li Yang said.

"That is indeed my favorite hotel. It is the hotel where my family and I go to Paris every year. A large part of the reason I bought Four Seasons Group was because of this hotel." Alwaleed said with a smile.

"I am honored to be the same as you at this point! Of course, the acquisition there is also of extremely important strategic significance for my company!" Li Yang said truthfully. He knew that Alwaleed was a smart man and knew that Li Yang There is no need to hide his purpose in front of him.

Alwaleed smiled and said, "But I don't have to, nor plan to sell this hotel. The emotional significance of this hotel to me is far greater than the investment significance."

"I can understand this. You don't care how much money I can pay to buy this hotel, and this is not what I want to talk to you.

You should know that George V Hotel is a hotel with a long history, but the hotel is not a wine after all.

As far as I know, after Four Seasons took over, it has been given a new look, rejuvenated, and more attractive. It is also the takeover of Four Seasons Hotel, which makes you love the rejuvenated George V Hotel.

After you acquired the shares of Four Seasons, there was once again infused with new inspiration and new blood, so that this quaint hotel reintegrated new style and new charm.

So I think you know better than me how to make a historic hotel better, give it a new lease of life, let it stand on the Champs Elysées in Paris longer and bloom more unique charm.

Although the George V Hotel is very good now, I think it can be better, and my company and I are confident to do this.

I know that the prince has a special feeling for this hotel, which is far greater than the return on investment.

But because of this, you should hope that it will become better. Don’t you expect that this hotel will change after combining the blood of the Four Seasons Group, your inspiration from the prince, and another blood from China What does it look like?"

Li Yang’s remarks made Alwaleed’s mouth a smile. I have to say that he was really moved by Li Yang. He was really looking forward to it. This hotel is in Li Yang’s Dreamcatcher Group. Under operation, what different charms will it exude.

In fact, after he learned that Li Yang had acquired the Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora, he had noticed Li Yang’s company, but it was not until Li Yang took a stake in Four Seasons Shanyan, AYANA, and Hanging Garden and acquired Ai After the Sun Hotel.

Alwaleed took a closer look at this new company called Dreamcatcher Group. After the acquisition of Dreamcatcher Group, Eisenl did achieve profitability, and the Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora was also recently Revenue has risen sharply, and the momentum is strong.

So for the young Chinese company Dreamcatcher, Alwaleed is very optimistic about Li Yang, so he does not doubt that the George V Hotel will become better under the operation of Dreamcatcher.

And just as Li Yang said, it is indeed necessary for a fresher blood to be incorporated in order to rejuvenate the historic hotel like George V and regain a different charm.

Seeing the smile on Alwaleed's face, Li Yang had a secret in his heart. It seemed that he had moved the Saudi prince.

"Your words really touched my heart! But I am not going to sell the George V Hotel to you!" Alwaleed said with a serious face, but seeing Li Yang's face sinking, the Saudi prince's serious expression suddenly He smiled, "I plan to use this hotel in exchange for your company's equity!"

Hearing this, Li Yang was immediately surprised: "You want to invest in our company?"

"Yes! I think what I just said should be very clear!" Alwaleed said with a smile.

"Of course, of course, I just never expected it!" Li Yang certainly did not expect that he not only persuaded Alwaleed to sell the George V Hotel to himself, but also directly chose to invest in his company.

In fact, based on the current valuation of the George V Hotel, as equity capital, at most less than 8% of the equity can be exchanged.

Although Li Yang hadn't planned to absorb other capitals in the past, and it was not bad at all, but after thinking about it, he felt that this was indeed a very good note.

First of all, Alwaleed's shareholding will not affect the company's future operations, it is just a pure investment.

And his investment will instantly increase his company's global influence, even better than the brand gain brought by his acquisition of George V Hotel.

After all, Alwaleed's popularity and the name itself have a strong brand effect. Just like Buffett, most of the brands he invested in in the past were very famous companies or very developed companies.

New companies like Li Yang are rare.

Li Yang can even think of how big a sensation this news will cause in the hotel industry and even the world after the announcement.

Not only that, the next hotel of my group is likely to target the top wealthy. If I establish a cooperation with the Saudi prince, with his network and resources, my next hotel will definitely not lack customers.

Although he already has systematic thighs, it is also necessary to hold the thighs strategically, and the system is given this task this time, almost in all likelihood, to promote today's results.

Li Yang thought this way, with a decent smile on his face: "This really surprises me. Thank you Prince for his recognition of our group. Although our group currently does not lack investment, I am happy to join you! "

"Haha, in fact, this is also one of the least governance investment decisions I have ever made. This idea came into being at just that moment. Although I don’t know if my decision is correct this time, at least for now, I am willing Grow up with you, courageous, courageous, and thoughtful young people, and your young enterprise." Alwaleed said with a smile.

He also counted countless people. The young man from China in front of him showed him what many successful entrepreneurs looked like when they were young, and even he used to do so.

Full of confidence, full of fighting spirit, full of imagination, full of vitality and courage.

Now I am no longer young, just like the George V Hotel, although it has unparalleled influence, as well as the heritage and charm of time.

But after all, it is old. After all, it needs young successors. It needs those who are prosperous to operate it, but make it better.

"Thank you, thank the prince for his recognition of me, it is a great honor and a great honor!" Li Yang was very happy. He didn't expect this trip to go so smoothly, and it was even more unexpected.

Alwaleed invited Li Yang and Michelle to stay for dinner together, and Li Yang was not polite. After all, Prince Alwaleed didn't need to pretend to invite others to have a meal.

And eating a lunch with Buffett will cost a huge amount of money. Now this Middle Eastern Buffett takes the initiative to invite himself to dinner. There is no reason to refuse.

Li Yang and Mihir stayed, Alwaleed took Li Yang around his manor, and also talked a lot about China's economic development and the hotel industry with Li Yang.

"I have always liked China's food and culture, and I am more optimistic about China's economic development. More than ten years ago, I was very optimistic about China's hotel industry development. I directly invested in the construction of Swissotel Kunshan.

That was a new attempt by me, but unfortunately, I didn't do it well. After all, our understanding of the China market and consumers is really not as good as your local companies!"Alwaleed said of his failed attempt in China.

"As far as I know, you made a profit on that investment, why did you call it a failed investment!" Li Yang said.

"Although from the results of that investment, there was indeed no debt, and even money was made.

But judging from the original purpose and concept, or for me personally, it was a failed investment, because I did not operate the hotel well, nor did it develop the way I originally wanted, so I finally had to Sell ​​it."Alwaleed said that he is not afraid to admit mistakes, and for the success and failure of investment, he is different from many capitalists who are eager for quick success and quick gain and only use money to measure.

This is why he often makes long-term investments in some companies.

Even many Western entrepreneurs regard him as a "savior".

As the "Economist" said: "If a company is in a crisis of insufficient funds, Alwaleed is one of the only few in the world who can easily write a check for hundreds of millions of dollars and is willing to spend with his investment company. One of the troubled private investors."

A long time ago, the financial director of the Disney company headquarters also approached him.

Because the French Disneyland, located in the suburbs of Paris, opened in 1992, it has been poorly managed, and the shadow of bankruptcy has shrouded.

In 2001, Alwaleed bought a 24% stake in Disneyland in France for US$300 million, becoming the second largest shareholder, second only to the latter’s parent company, Disney in the United States.

However, due to the French economic recession, the business of Disneyland in France has not improved, and Alwaleed’s original investment has also evaporated13.

When everyone believed that investing in Disneyland in France was an investment error by Alwaleed, he unexpectedly increased his holdings of shares worth 33 million US dollars after meeting with the president of Disney in January 2005.

In this regard, he once said: "Of course I am not very happy about the loss of Disneyland France, but I will ride through the difficult times with it because I am full of confidence in its future."

Therefore, this Saudi prince, known as Buffett in the Middle East, is one of the few investors in the world who is not only driven by interests to choose investment objects.

"The Huaxia market environment at the time was not very good. I think if it is placed in the current market environment, it should be another result!" Li Yang said with a smile.

Although Swissotel Kunshan did not develop well, it was because the decision-makers did not know enough about Huaxia's consumption, and because the environment was unacceptable, it was also because the market environment of Huaxia was not particularly good at that time.

"Yes, China's market environment is much better than it was more than ten years ago!" Alwaleed said with a smile.

"By the way, Prince, you just said that you like Huaxia's delicacies. I don't know which of China's delicacies do you like?" Li Yang asked.

"Kung Pao chicken, spicy chicken, and boiled fish!" Alwaleed said with a smile.

Li Yang looked at Alwaleed in surprise. He didn't expect that all he liked were Sichuan food, but it is no wonder that the taste of Sichuan food is indeed very impressive.

"I will also cook some good dishes. If the prince is interested, I can cook two dishes for you by myself tomorrow!" Li Yang said with a smile.

"Okay!" Alwaleed's eyes widened.

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