Supreme Sacred Ring, Carefree Tycoon!
In the 80s, a good-quality old Hainan Huanghuali round-backed armchair from the Qing Dynasty could be yours for just twenty yuan. Now, two million yuan o...
But this villa in front of us actually occupies such a large piece of land, which is really shocking. The area occupied by this villa alone is enough to build five or six holiday villas.
Lin Dan took out a stack of information from his bag, checked it and said, "Brother Yang, sister-in-law, you two can forget about this villa. If the information is correct, this villa is a holiday villa of John Frederickson, the richest man in Cyprus. The value of this villa is about 30 million euros..."
When Gege heard the price, she couldn't help but stick out her tongue. This price is almost catching up with some villas in the high-end villa area of Yanjing. But where is this place? This is just a small town, and it can't be compared with the big Yanjing anyway. But this villa is so valuable.
Yang Jing asked in surprise: "John Fredrickson? The world's shipping tycoon who immigrated from Norway to Cyprus?"
Lin Dan nodded and said, "Yes, that guy. He is currently the world's largest shipping tycoon."
Yang Jing shook his head speechlessly and said, "Even this guy has immigrated to Cyprus?"
Lin Dan said, "We have to immigrate. Norway's tax rate is terrible, ranking fourth in the world. John Frederiksen used to be a Norwegian. His wealth of $12 billion makes it impossible for him to stay in Norway. Don't forget that he is engaged in the old shipping industry, which has few ways to avoid taxes. With his wealth, if he stays in Norway, nearly half of his property will have to be handed over to the Norwegian government."
Yang Jing knew that Lin Dan was not exaggerating. Norway's tax rate is very high. The United States, known as the "country of ten thousand taxes", is nothing compared to Norway. 45% of Norway's fiscal revenue comes from taxes, and its domestic tax rate is frighteningly high.
Gege obviously knew this person, and asked Yang Jing in a low voice: "Is this John Frederick the Norwegian shipping magnate who made a fortune and rose to prominence during the Iran-Iraq War? I didn't expect that he has now immigrated to Cyprus."
Yang Jing didn't say anything, and Lin Dan explained, "Sister-in-law, it's the shipping tycoon. This guy's rise is similar to that of the American legend Mark Rich, but John Frederick is not as greedy as Mark Rich, so he can eventually become the world's shipping tycoon, while Mark Rich has become a criminal wanted by the United States on 51 charges including treason. Although Mark Rich was pardoned on the last day of President Clinton's presidency in 2001, Mark Rich has never returned to the United States since he was wanted, and eventually died of illness in Lucerne, Switzerland. Oh, by the way, Glencore's predecessor was the Rich Fund created by Mark Rich."
Yang Jing added: "John Frederick's father was a welder at the Oslo shipyard. He dropped out of high school at the age of 16 and worked as a broker in a Norwegian shipping company. This guy was very courageous. When he was 27 years old, the Iran-Iraq War broke out. No one dared to transport oil to the Persian Gulf at that time, but he did. In the end, he made his first fortune by transporting oil from the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq War, and he has been unstoppable ever since."
"To this day, the world's shipping magnate controls a $12 billion shipping empire with nearly 150 tankers, liquefied natural gas carriers, deep-sea drilling platforms, dry bulk carriers and other ever-changing collections of ocean-related assets. Frederickson was once called the 'modern version of Onassis', but now his net worth is 8 times that of his Greek predecessor. In the industry, the Norwegian tycoon has the nicknames 'Sea Wolf' and 'Pirate King'!"
Yang Jing shook his head and said, "I never thought that this Norwegian shipping magnate would become the Cypriot shipping magnate now."
Gege laughed and said, "If we buy a villa here, wouldn't we become neighbors with the richest man and shipping magnate in Cyprus?"
Yang Jing smiled and nodded and said, "If you are willing to be neighbors with the richest man, we can do this!"
PS: I would like to thank "A Bookworm for Decades" for the reward of 1,000, and "A Little Monkey" and "Daodoufu" for the reward of 100.