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Chapter 466 Lanai Island

As the crossroads of the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii is thousands of kilometers away from the mainland of the United States. It is the only area in the United States that is in the tropics, and it is also a tourist attraction.

Its capital, Honolulu, is also called Honolulu in China because it is rich in sandalwood, and the legendary headquarters of Hong and Men is here.

At the same time, Hawaii is also the aviation and shipping hub of Asia, America, and Oceania. The famous Pearl Harbor is also here.

When the private plane landed at the airport, special personnel came to pick it up.

After getting off the plane, under the escort of the security personnel, the group stayed in the presidential suite of Aman Hotel in a low-key manner.

……

After resting in Honolulu for a day and adjusting the time difference, the group went out to sea on a luxury yacht the next day.

The blue sky, the blue sea, the sea and the sky are of the same color; plus several big beauties, all of them are in bikinis, either plump or enchanting, it is too beautiful to behold.

After being bored with Yang Xiaomi for a while, the yacht passed by an island, and Yang Xiaomi's eyes were instantly glued.

Golden sandy beaches, beautiful buildings, and extremely beautiful scenery.

Immediately bluffing and calling a few little sisters to come and watch, such a beautiful scenery caused another burst of shouting.

Lin Rui, who was surrounded by women, also admired the beautiful scenery of the island.

Seeing Yang Xiaomi's bright eyes, Lin Rui put his hand around her waist and gently stroked her snow-white skin twice.

"Like it?"

Yang Xiaomi nodded, no one likes such a beautiful scenery.

Lin Rui smiled.

"Since you like it, there are many private islands nearby, so choose one and buy it!"

As soon as the words fell, Yang Xiaomi's mouth opened wide, and the girls looked over in surprise.

Lin Rui's straightforward appearance of buying islands as if buying vegetables shocked them all of a sudden.

Considering his wealth, buying an island is really nothing.This is an exclusive private island with permanent property rights, and the girls get excited when they think of it.

Afterwards, Lin Rui gave instructions, and the huge team of assistants began to operate and execute them quickly.In less than half an hour, all the information on all the private islands available for sale in the Hawaiian Islands were sent.

Among them, there happened to be information about the island in front of me.

The island was bought by the boss of Oracle for [-] million US dollars in [-], and another [-] million US dollars was invested in the renovation, which has not yet been completed.

Known as one of the most expensive private islands in the world.

Moreover, looking at the Lanai Island, which is not so exaggerated, it is unexpectedly large.

According to data, the area is as high as 360 square kilometers, which is ten times the area of ​​Macau and one third of the area of ​​Hong Kong.

In terms of area, it ranks among the top three private islands in the world.

Such a large island, with such a large area, is actually private, and it is impossible to put it in the country.

It made Lin Rui realize again that this is a foreign country, an evil capitalist society, and money is the only pass.

With enough money, there are very few things that cannot be bought.

Especially the land, many of which are privately owned, and many wealthy foreign countries are also big landlords.

For example, Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, has 24 acres of land under his name, which is nearly 200 million acres when converted into domestic units.

As far as this is concerned, the land area he owns ranks outside the top [-] in the United States.

Thinking of this, Lin Rui became more and more eager to move, even if he couldn't buy Lanai Island, other suitable islands would do.

This matter is handed over to the assistant team.

……

Half a day later, there was good news that Lanai Island was willing to sell.

The island intermediary originally just asked for procedures, without much hope.

After all, he is a world-renowned rich man. He just spent a huge sum of money to buy it for more than two years, and the renovation has not even been completed.

How can an island that has not yet been settled be sold.

However, they did say that as long as the price is right, they are very interested in making a sale...

This is naturally a good thing.

Lin Rui was curious, looked at some materials compiled by the assistant team, and gradually understood the reason for selling the island.

In recent years, with the rise of cloud computing, Oracle's business has become increasingly difficult. It has faced the impact of Microsoft, Google, and Amazon's cloud computing business abroad; it has faced the impact of Weiyang Technology and Alibaba Cloud Computing business in China.

Even the core database business has suffered repeated setbacks.

In the past year, the stock price has fallen again and again. A few years ago, the market value was at the same level as Amazon and Google, but now it has completely fallen behind.

The boss of Oracle is different from some technology companies in the United States. He has a high shareholding in the company and has maintained a high shareholding ratio for so many years.

Such a high shareholding means that there is not much cash out, and there is not much cash in hand.

However, as we all know, this person lives a very luxurious life and spends a lot on weekdays.

Then, spending [-] million to buy Lanai Island and spending [-] million to renovate it. It is hard to say how many loans he will have for this billion dollars. The cash flow in his hand must be very tight.

As for the follow-up renovation fee of Lanai Island, how much will it cost?
Faced with the decline of Oracle and the dwindling cash flow in his hands, Lanai Island has become a burden for him.

Sell ​​it directly for cash, repay the loan, and the remaining cash flow can boost Oracle's stock price and maintain your extravagant life.

This is a wise choice.

After all, if you want to buy a private island, there are many in the world, and the company is his foundation.

……

Since they were willing to sell, there was no reason for Lin Rui to disagree. Soon a professional negotiation team was formed and the acquisition of Lanai Island began.

The matter progressed quickly, and the boss of Oracle, who was in financial trouble, took a private jet directly and planned to negotiate with Lin Rui in person.

Lin Rui met with him, one wanted to sell, the other wanted to buy, and the deal was reached without fussing too much.

Lin Rui fully acquired Lanai Island at a price of US$12 billion.

Compared with the price of [-] million US dollars more than two years ago, it is directly doubled, which seems to be expensive.

However, this is the price of more than two years ago, and the family is still spending nearly [-] million US dollars on renovation and construction on Lanai Island.

The total cost is in the billions of dollars.

Lin Rui bought it at a premium of [-] million U.S. dollars, which is a very generous price, and no one will suffer.

……

A few days later, the contract was signed, and Lanai Island was officially assigned to Lin Rui's overseas registered "Star Property" and became his private island. Yang Xiaomi and Qin Xiaolan were stunned.

It's so simple, a private island with a radius of several hundred square kilometers and a value of more than one billion US dollars was bought.

It is easier than buying a car or a house for others.

……

Although the island of Lanai has not yet been completed, a small area has been built and is ready for occupancy.

Therefore, the day after the contract was signed, Lin Rui and Yang Xiaomi officially settled in the holiday villa on Lanai Island.

Sunshine, sand, sea waves... the group had a great time.

In a closed space like a private island, there are no reporters or paparazzi; now that they have had a relationship, the women have completely let go of the constraints of their identities and are no longer reserved.

For a while, let Lin Rui enjoy the blessings of Qiren.

(End of this chapter)