Chapter 1236 – Rejection
After Bill Gates heard Zhuang Rui’s words, he said with an aggrieved face, “Zhuang, you’re not treating me as a friend! Didn’t we say well, I’m going to visit your museum in Beijing.”
“Did I …… I say that to you?”
Zhuang Rui sniffed and froze, as if Bill Gates was saying that he would have the opportunity to visit his museum in Beijing in the future, but he didn’t say that he would go with him this time?
“Oh, Zhuang, are you not welcome?” Bill put on a pitiful face, not caring at all about his richest man status.
This people and people get along, also talk about fate, Bill Gates just feel and Zhuang Rui get along very pleasant, this young man completely did not take him as the world’s richest man, but with a friend’s attitude and their own conversation, this makes the long time in the top Bill Gates feel very novel.
As for Zhuang Rui’s chasing the wind, now on the contrary, it is not very much on Bill Gates’ mind, for people like him, material pursuits are far less important than spiritual needs.
“Welcome, of course welcome, Mr. Bill, I believe you will experience a very interesting trip to Beijing.”
Zhuang Rui’s reaction was very fast, Bill Gates was willing to visit his museum in Beijing, that was a thing that could make a big splash for the Definitive Light Museum, and …… it seemed like the Heirloom Jade Seal was on display in these days.
If Bill Gates could be allowed to show up at the first exhibition of the Heirloom Jade Seal, then the advertising effect was estimated to be more than just stirring up the whole country, and I’m afraid that all the major newspapers in the world would give pages to report on it.
“I am very much looking forward to this trip to Beijing.”
Bill Gates smiled at his words, since the 1990s, he has been to China a total of ten times, and is no stranger to this country at all.
“Prince William, Honorable Bolkiah Bhutan and His Highness Alwaleed, I know the intention of your several people, but …… I really won’t sell Chasing Wind.”
After chatting with Bill, Zhuang Rui looked at the other few people and once again expressed his intentions in a very firm tone.
William didn’t seem to have any reaction to Zhuang Rui’s words, while that Brunei Bhutan exchanged a glance with the Arabian Crown Prince, who took a step forward and said, “Mr. Zhuang, I’m offering three hundred million pounds to formally acquire this Sweatblood Horse like you, so please give it some serious consideration.”
“Three hundred million pounds?”
This offer made even Bill Gates, who had already stayed out of it, freeze for a moment, knowing that although he was rich in the world, but letting him shell out three hundred million pounds, Bill would have to sell some of his shares in his hands to do so.
Just a while ago, Bill Gates in order to some public welfare, had four separate times to bid Microsoft shares, cash out more than seven hundred million U.S. dollars, but also just and Alwaleed’s bid about the same.
“Damn, take money to hit buddy ah?” Zhuang Rui this is the first time to really feel what is called rich and powerful, smashed him a little temper.
I have heard that the Arab oil barons are stupid and have a lot of money, but Zhuang Rui did not expect that this bearded middle-aged man will be so large strokes?
Three hundred million pounds? Enough for the Crown Prince to buy a Premier League club to play, “I have not heard that these oil barons like to play soccer? Why are they staring at their own chasing the wind?”
Seeing Zhuang Rui’s silence, Alwaleed tightened some urgency and opened his mouth to urge: “Mr. Zhuang, how is it? I am very sincere.”
Before this Macau International Horse Race was held, the world’s highest prize money horse racing sport, is the Arabian Dubai Horse Race, with a total prize money of 15 million dollars.
However, unlike Macau, gambling was strictly prohibited in the Dubai Horse Race, and all the prizes were paid out by the Arabian royal family, to be precise, it was the Crown Prince in front of him who paid out most of the money.
Now by the Macau horse racing stole the limelight, let the Crown Prince His Highness is very upset, so he wanted to use the purchase of the wind chasing way, the world horse racing community’s attention, and then attracted to the Dubai horse racing.
As for money, Crown Prince Alwaleed simply do not care, the Arab world’s continuous flow of oil underground, every day for him to create a huge amount of wealth, money comes easily, spend the natural luxury.
In the world’s major casinos, those casino bosses are most welcome at the same time is also the most honored guests, is that these Arab oil tycoons, they even overnight output to hundreds of millions of dollars do not change their faces, the Crown Prince His Royal Highness, at least for the people of Macao to make more than 500 million U.S. dollars of contribution.
Compared with Alwaleed, that Brunei Bhutan, although also worth a lot of money, once sat on the throne of the world’s richest man, but after Alwaleed opened the price, Bolkiah Bhutan silent.
“Your Highness Alwaleed, I am very grateful for your love for Chasing Wind, but as I said before, I will not sell Chasing Wind no matter how much it costs.”
Although Zhuang Rui was also taken aback by the price, but three hundred million pounds was just an extra string of zeros behind a Swiss bank deposit slip for him, and it was not fatally tempting to Zhuang Rui.
“Five hundred million pounds.”
Alwaleed didn’t wait for Zhuang Rui to speak, and immediately opened another price, he never believed that there would be a non-sale item in this world?
In Alwaleed’s opinion, the reason why Zhuang Rui was unwilling to sell Chasing Wind was nothing more than that the price he offered made Zhuang Rui unsatisfied. This is good to do, and then raise the purchase price is not finished, anyway, now the price of oil soaring, he bought a horse money will eventually be made back by those who drive a car in the hands of the people, said the Arab oil tycoons are stupid money, in fact, may not be, anyway, the people of the world are their ATMs.
Although the Arab Crown Prince may not be the richest person in the world, but is definitely the most outstanding loser on the planet, Zhuang Rui only shook his head, he directly added 200 million pounds.
This time Bill Gates is really moved, through the thick glass lens, he looked at Zhuang Rui, Bill Gates wants to know, this Chinese young man can resist this naked temptation.
“It’s not a matter of money, Your Highness Alwaleed, I can’t go against my conscience.”
Zhuang Rui swallowed hard, was this bearded man crazy? To know, five hundred million pounds would be enough to make a small country in Africa have a coup d’état, and still have a good chance of winning.
“Eight hundred million pounds, Mr. Zhuang, it’s pounds, not devalued dollars, this is my final bid, I hope you’ll seriously consider it.”
Alwaleed interrupted Zhuang Rui’s words almost somewhat rudely, he had endless wealth in his family since he was born, having lived for more than forty years, there was nothing on this planet that he wanted but could not get.
Zhuang Rui’s continuous refusal made Alvarid lose his mind as well, and opened a price that only a madman would give. However, the astronomical price that Alvarid had offered was what made Zhuang Rui completely calm down, and the hint of impatience in his heart when he had just heard about three hundred million pounds had also disappeared.
Eight hundred million pounds of this astronomical figure to say, just a sentence thing, and can not bring people intuitive feeling, if Alvaried will be on board these money, perhaps Zhuang Rui will really be some heart.
“Eight hundred million pounds, Mr. Alwaleed, for you, chasing the wind is nothing more than a commodity, but in my heart, it’s my partner, a brother, a friend, it can’t be bought and sold with money.”
Zhuang Rui once again reiterated the deep friendship between him and Chasing Wind, but Zhuang Rui asked himself, if it was when he was poor, would he be able to resist this temptation?
In this world, one’s bottom line comes from economic strength, if Zhuang Rui is still running around for three meals a day now, can he still make choices so calmly?
“No …… not for sale?”
Alwaleed suspected that his ears were out of order, eight hundred million pounds, enough to put the world’s best top ten horses in the bag, and the young man in front of him even said “not for sale” these two words?
“Okay! Zhuang, I hope you won’t regret your decision today.”
After being rejected by Zhuang Rui many times, Alvarid also lost his patience, perhaps the rejections he had suffered in his life were not as many as today.
Say goodbye to leave xuanrui number, Alwaleed crown prince has decided in his mind, this year’s Dubai horse racing, to increase the prize money to thirty million dollars, the world’s first horse racing sports name, how to belong to the rich Arab people.
And Alwaleed left at the same time there is that Brunei Bhutan, Zhuang Rui’s attitude let him understand, with the money is not able to get this horse in the horse racing world set off a shock wave of sweat blood horse.
“Prince William, you ……”
Seeing that William was still old-fashioned and refused to leave, Zhuang Rui smiled and joked with him, “If you, Your Highness William, can offer one billion pounds, I will definitely sell Chasing Wind to you.”
Prince William shrugged his shoulders and said, “Mr. Zhuang, I don’t have that much money, and I didn’t come here this time with the intention of purchasing Chasing Wind, I just want to take a look at this horse again and take a picture with it, and of course, it would be even better if I could ride it for a lap.”
From the moment Chasing Wind won the last race, William knew that the horse was out of his reach.
Although the British royal family was one of the richest families in the world, though William was likewise only one of the heirs to the throne, the funds he could use were very limited, and the previous 100 million pounds could have put him in debt.
Just out of the nature of love of horses, William still wants to get in touch with Zhuang Rui more, chasing the wind he can’t afford to buy, but through Zhuang Rui can learn more about the origins of some sweat-blooded horses, not to say that all sweat-blooded horses, can have the value of chasing the wind.
“On a boat?”
Zhuang Rui froze for a moment at his words, “That’s not quite right, is it? It’s estimated that Chasing Wind doesn’t like the difficult sport of high diving.”