In October, people are restless.
For those with "old money", the Forbes Rich List is unlikely to stir up any waves in their hearts.
But for some "new rich", it's another matter. After all, Forbes is a well-known company.
If you talk about showing off in public, then this is at least a big show of pretense in front of the people of the whole country!
There is still some time before Forbes announces the results.
Some young "upstarts" began to feel uneasy.
[A National Free Travel·Shen Minglang], who just returned from a business trip, is among them.
Even when he was still actively starting his own business, he had actually considered acquiring Forbes and Hurun.
Many ordinary people think that Forbes and Hurun are very impressive and that those who make the lists are the best of the best.
But people in the second-generation circle like them know very well that Forbes and Hurun have many water lists.
Something like the [China Rich List] is definitely of high value.
Even if he was at the bottom of the list, he was definitely a top boss! He was a well-known business tycoon!
However, both Forbes and Hurun have some small lists, which are what everyone calls "water lists".
Among them, the most typical one is the "U30" list. That is, the list for the elites who are 30 or under. This kind of water list can be bought with money. This is no secret in the circle, and many rich kids know about it.
Strictly speaking, these people are the largest customer group. Usually, the price of Forbes is slightly higher than that of Hurun.
Our Young Master Shen had had such evil thoughts before.
"I'm not picky, it doesn't matter if I'm on Forbes or Hurun!" Shen Minglang thought.
Although he is an entrepreneurial genius who loses money on everything he starts, this does not affect our status as a figure on the elite list!
Why am I, Shen Minglang, not considered an elite?
Our money-losing products also create a lot of social value, okay?
It’s true that my store lost money, but the design company, decoration company, suppliers... they all made money!
Moreover, there were many pretentious people among his former drinking and eating friends. However, these people were not as powerful as the Shen family, so sometimes they would make trouble.
"Brother Lang, are you sure you don't want to get one?"
"Look at this list, that XX is on it! Why does he deserve it?"
"That's so funny, XX definitely can't do that! Brother Lang, you'll inherit the family business sooner or later anyway, so what's wrong with being the last one on this U30 list?"
"Yes! We can still go outside and show off that our brothers are on the U30!" Shen Minglang was flattered by them!
Anyway, although he was not favored at home, he was not short of money.
Old Shen had always used repressive education on him, but he had never treated his son badly in terms of material things, especially after his original wife passed away.
Since you have money, just spend it to buy one! Just think of it as buying a level-free equipment in the game.
At that time, you can also go to the scene to receive the certificate and trophy, and take a photo! If you post this on WeChat Moments, you will be so pretentious. However, the funny thing is that Mr. Shen later found out that to apply for this elite list, you need a recommender.
It’s best to find it yourself, and the more awesome the recommender, the better.
For a group of people who are willing to spend so much money to get on such a small list, wouldn’t it be easy to find a recommender?
But for Mr. Shen...it's so damn difficult!
Because he wanted to make sure that Old Shen wouldn't know about this before he was on the list.
The final result was that he went to ask an uncle for help, but the matter was still known to Old Shen.
That night, bursts of pig-killing screams were heard in the Shen family villa.
This year, Shen Minglang once again had the idea of getting involved in the elite list! He also had a ridiculous idea in his mind.
"It's easy to find a recommender. I can just ask my cousin!" Cheng Zhu is now a prominent figure in the domestic business community.
Although he himself is under the age of 30, he is definitely qualified to be a recommender!
After learning about this, Cheng Zhu was a little bit amused and helpless.
Shen Qingning, who was sitting next to him in the office, also looked helpless. "No, cousin, is this all you can do?" Cheng Zhu was convinced. "What do you mean?" Shen Minglang was puzzled.
"Our pomelo tea has grown to such a scale, and you're on the water list and still want to spend money to buy it?" Cheng Zhu didn't know what was going on in his mind.
"Cousin, you've already said it's a water list. You have to spend money to get on the water list." Shen Minglang said as a matter of course.
Cheng Zhu glanced at him and understood his thinking.
How should I put it? Because he was young and promising, he would interact with some second-generation people in both his past and present lives. The more he interacted with them, the more he understood this group, even though he was from an ordinary family.
There are indeed many extremely outstanding people in the second generation, with outstanding personal abilities, but there are also some who live a life of debauchery.
The group of people Shen Minglang had played with before were almost like this. And these people are often very arrogant in their bones.
If they really see someone on the list, they won’t accept it. Seeing that this fake list can be added by paying money, they will say, “Oh, they bought it!”
If these people don't see eye to eye with the other party, it will be difficult to get their approval.
Cheng Zhu sat on the sofa, waved his hands, and said, "Although the U30 list is a bit exaggerated, it's not completely inflated. Do you understand?"
"We still need some serious industry elites aged 30 or below to ensure the quality of the list."
As Cheng Zhu spoke, he raised a finger and pointed at everyone, specifically pointing out that everyone present was the industry elite I was talking about.
"Otherwise, it would be hilarious!" He concluded. Shen Minglang's eyes lit up when he heard this, and his expression became visibly excited. "Cousin, is this true?!"
"Of course." Cheng Zhu replied.
Like Shen Qingning and Shen Minglang at this stage, there is definitely still a gap between them and business tycoons.
However, among people aged 30 and below, they are truly at the top level.
"Let alone you two, Lulu and Jiang Wanzhou can probably make it too." Cheng Zhu spread his hands.
[Botte] We are doing better and better now, and have completed the second round of financing. The trendy toy market will explode in the next few years.
If nothing unexpected happens, [Bote] will sell like crazy during Taobao's Double Eleven this year alone, creating a business miracle like [Pop Mart] in its previous life.
Under Cheng Zhu's suggestion, Jiang Wanzhou and Lin Lu were standing at the forefront.
In addition, he is now very familiar with people in the capital circle, so it would be easy for him to help them with financing!
This is just like what Reibs said: "I don't worry about no one investing in me, because I have made money with them so many times!"
Shen Minglang and Shen Qingning looked at each other at this moment.
The five of them have had a WeChat group since they got together that summer.
Who would have thought that Cheng Zhu, the most ordinary kid in the family, could lead the whole group!
Shen Minglang has thought it through. In a few days, if there is a chance to be on the list, he will definitely receive a notification from Forbes.
At that time, he changed the name of the group directly to: Forbes List Group for All Members!
"Damn! Damn, dick!" He had already started having a brain orgasm.
As time went by and things developed, Shen Minglang finally got what he wanted. He was so excited that he couldn't help himself.
Once upon a time, he was someone who wanted to pay to be on the list.
Now, it’s the list that needs me to be on it, to improve its value! “Awesome!” He started punching the air at home.
What cousin? Call him benefactor!
When Shen Minglang recalls it now, he feels that his life seemed to have started to change after he met Cheng Zhu.
Who would have thought that the boy Jiang Wanzhou brought to his bar would be so awesome now! "When I saw him chatting and laughing with Ye Zi, I just thought this guy was good at chatting." He thought so.
From that day on, Shen Minglang began to eagerly wait for the announcement of various Forbes lists.
Before this, he had hardly ever spoken about this to anyone.
He has been following the past for so long and has experienced so much second-hand pretense that he has already understood that he should be low-key when pretending to be pretentious, as if this is something not worth mentioning!
"If you make a big fuss with drums and gongs, it will seem uncool." The Second-Hand King thought so.
As Shen Minglang was looking forward to it, the time came to October 27. Forbes magazine began to announce the list!
All kinds of media reported on it at once.
The top trending searches on platforms such as Weibo, Kuaishou, and Youqu are all dominated by news related to Forbes.
After all, today we will know who is this year's richest man! As soon as the Forbes China Rich List was released, it immediately sparked heated discussions. "Ah, the richest man is still Wang Jianlin!"
"33 billion dollars, tut tut tut."
"The two Mas are following closely behind. I feel that there is really no suspense about the top three this year." Those who rank at the top of the list are all well-known figures in the domestic business community, and each of them is very well-known.
And this year, Lao Wang is still the richest man.
Therefore, it can be said that it is at the peak of its popularity and unrivaled at the moment!
Under normal circumstances, all media and major platforms mainly report and market the top few wealthy people.
The person that everyone pays the most attention to must be the richest man!
For example, the tycoons ranked after the 20th place, even though each of them has incredible wealth, their names are hardly ever seen in many media reports and they are rarely mentioned.
As for the ones at the bottom of the list, let’s not even talk about them.
It is worth mentioning that the 2016 China Rich List actually listed a total of 400 names.
This year, the number of billionaires on the Forbes China Rich List reached 400 for the first time.
Every person on the list has a net worth of over 1 billion US dollars.
When the first Forbes China Rich List was released, there was only one Chinese billionaire with a net worth of US$1 billion.
Even the 100th person on the list has a net worth of $2.28 billion! In other words, these are all billionaires!
Lei Jun, who provided a lot of help to Cheng Zhu this year, dropped several places in the ranking in 2016 compared with 2015.
There is no way. 2016 is called the darkest moment for Xiaomi mobile phones. It can be said that the whole year was very bumpy.
However, the way things unfolded seemed a bit "weird"!
Among the people on the list, there is a person whose ranking is not high, but his popularity and hot discussion index on the entire network are catching up with the richest man!
The reason is simple.
In 2016, Forbes China Rich List had a post-95s person for the first time. A college student!
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