When Larry Ellison and Paul Allen were competing for the size of yachts, Yang Jing was still in junior high school. It was only after he grew up that he heard a little about the competition that made the whole world laugh, but he didn't know the specific details.
"Linzi, Larry Ellison's Oracle company can be considered a Bay Area city, right? Don't you know about that?" Seeing that Lin Dan had been silent, Yang Jing asked curiously.
"Brother, how could you not know about that? When I was a child, I lived with my grandmother in Redwood City, and Oracle's headquarters is in Redwood City." Lin Dan was obviously dissatisfied with Yang Jing's questioning.
"There is a famous yacht construction company in Germany called Luersen Shipyard, which is famous for producing ultra-luxury yachts. Brother Yang, do you know this famous shipyard?"
Yang Jing smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "I have never played with luxury toys like yachts before, so I don't know much about the places that make such luxury toys. Sorry, I really didn't know this shipyard before."
"It doesn't matter if you don't know. You just need to know that at that time, there were hundreds of billionaires in the world who were customers of this shipyard, including Paul Allen and Larry Ellison. The sales director of this shipyard at that time, Mike Brightman, was very interesting. He printed the words 'Size is Everything' on his T-shirt, and he wore this T-shirt even when he was selling. Mike Brightman's move won the favor of many billionaires, and thus attracted many billionaires to the shipyard."
"In 2004, Ellison customized the Rising Sun at the Lurssen Shipyard, but the planned length of the yacht was 393 feet, which was the largest yacht in the world at the time. As a result, Paul Allen also placed an order at the shipyard, and the length of the Octopus customized by Paul Allen reached 413 feet. Larry Ellison got the news, what could he do? You Microsoft usually suppress me, and I already feel dissatisfied in all kinds of ways. Now you, a guy who retired from Microsoft, dare to suppress my yacht in length again. I can tolerate it, but I can't!"
"Ellison knew very well that if his yacht was completed according to the original plan, the Octopus would become the world's number one, and the Rising Sun would be the second from the moment it was born. Ellison absolutely could not tolerate this, so he immediately notified the Luerson Shipyard and asked them to change his Rising Sun into a 452-foot yacht. The Luerson Shipyard also accepted Ellison's request. In the end, when the two yachts were launched, Ellison's Rising Sun surpassed the Octopus as he wished and became the world's number one at the time."
"At that time, Larry Ellison proudly said to the world - Men should still speak with size! Microsoft, although I am not as rich as you, I am bigger than you!"
“Hahahaha…” Yang Jing couldn’t help but burst into laughter. “Damn, Ellison is so manly? How dare he say such things to the whole world?”
Lin Dan also laughed, "Yes, that's what Ellison said. Although Ellison is very arrogant, this sentence has also attracted a lot of fans for him. Brother Yang, your adjective is very good, manly. Ellison really acted very manly in this matter, and many people in our Bay Area have begun to like this guy."
Yang Jing nodded, seeming to agree with Lin Dan's statement, "Yes, I was not very interested in Larry Ellison before, mainly because the outside world said that this guy was not restrained in speaking vulgar things, and he always said whatever he wanted, so he seemed to be extremely arrogant. But after hearing this little story today, I think that even if Ellison is really arrogant, he has the capital to be arrogant. If we remember correctly, Ellison seemed to be ranked seventh on the Forbes Rich List last year?"
Lin Dan nodded, "Yes, in fact, since 2010, Ellison has been in the top ten of the Forbes Rich List for many consecutive years."
Yang Jing said with emotion, "Yes, a rich man who has been on the Forbes Rich List for many consecutive years, how could he not have his own temper? Arrogance? Haha, if those who laughed at Ellison could also enter the top ten of the Forbes Rich List, let alone arrogance, even if they wanted to fight against the sky, the earth, and the air, what would be wrong? This is the privilege of the rich, or in other words, the reason why these rich people can become top rich people is directly related to their own personalities. If Ellison was not so arrogant, I am afraid he would not be able to achieve what he has today."
As if in response to Yang Jing's words, or perhaps in protest of Yang Jing's words, the Rising Sun, which had just passed under the Golden Gate Bridge, suddenly blew its whistle...
“Brother, after you get rid of all the gold and diamonds, why don’t you build a yacht like this?” Lin Dan was obviously very interested in this kind of luxury yacht. Even though the luxury yacht in front of him had been built for fourteen years, and even though this yacht had slipped from the world’s number one to the world’s fourteenth now, it was undeniable that this ultra-luxury yacht built fourteen years ago was still a super-luxury toy with a turning-head rate of over 100%, and it was a big thing that could make anyone’s heart beat.
It would be a lie for Yang Jing to say that he was not tempted. Any normal man would probably develop a strong desire to possess such a huge ship that is nearly 140 meters long.
"How much does a yacht this big cost?" Seeing the faint black smoke coming out of the chimney of the Rising Sun and starting to accelerate towards the open sea, Yang Jing turned his head and asked Lin Dan.
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