Chapter 807: Itâll be too late if you donât go crazy
In the familyâs conference room. Haber sat in the corner, not saying a word. At this time, it was usually the younger members of the family who reported their great achievements and income. Of course, there were also those who were criticized. For example, family members who failed in their investments would be stripped of their investment funds and temporarily thrown into the cold Palace. After the clan leader looked at the account book, he looked around at everyone and said,ââHarriman manages the city of Dubai, focusing on tourism. This quarterâs revenue has brought in five billion US dollars for the family. Of this five billion, he will take one billion. You have to follow his example and not idle around all day.â Speaking of this, the old patriarch glanced at haber, a little blaming this third son for being so angry. Haber, I heard that you like to collect all kinds of strange antiques all day long, and you spend a lot of money. Have your investments made any profits?â âFather,â haber quickly replied,âwe havenât made a profit yet. It needs some time to ferment.â âThe younger generation has more or less started to bring in income for the family. What have you been doing all this time? Instead of spending the savings that I gave you, why donât you give it to your big brother to invest in the construction of Dubai, or do some trading? I heard that you even spent 1 billion USD to give him a project (Xu Chengâs underground base) for free before the new year? Is there such a thing?â Haber reported,âfather, there is. Heâs a good friend of mine. I canât take money from him.â âHmph!â Haberâs big brother, haliman, heard this and scoffed,ââYouâre quite generous, spending 1 billion just like that. A few years ago, you also spent more than 1 billion to collect antiques like calligraphy and paintings. Iâm sure youâve spent a lot of money these years, right? What kind of friend do you have that you donât even care about 1 billion?â âI was quite lucky. I helped him, and this friend of mine is very kind. He gave me a gift, which I wanted to give to my father.â As haber spoke, he stood up from his seat and walked to his fatherâs side. From his sleeve, he took out an exquisite box made of pure gold. âFather, do you think itâs worth it for me to spend 1 billion to get this thing?â After the old chief opened the box and saw the medicine Xu Cheng gave haber back then, his face instantly changed, and then his face flushed red with excitement. He was old, and after the jimsonweed had been fermented, he regretted missing it. However, it had been two years since jimsonweed had been auctioned. âIs this true?â âThereâs a date and code at the bottom of every potion bottle. One less bottle and thereâll be none left.â Haber smiled. âYouâre giving it to me?â The old chief asked him in surprise. âOf course Iâm going to give it to father. If I wanted to use it, I wouldâve used it long ago.â Haber didnât take the box back. He just turned around and sat back in his seat. The old chief was very satisfied and carefully put the box into his bag. Then, after a moment of silence, he said,âHaber, there are a lot of vacancies at home that need your help. Since youâre so free, why donât you help your brother?â Haber said,âfather, I want to start a project myself. I need funds. I plan to convert all my assets and invest them all.â âAre you throwing it in for nothing?â Harriman sneered. He didnât like the members of his family who were cooking and waiting for death, including haber, who was idle. âYour assets can be converted to nearly 10 billion US dollars. Isnât that enough?â The old chief asked. âItâs not enough,â âFar from enough,â haber said directly.âI need my family to support me with 50 billion USD for this project.â âYouâre crazy!â Harriman slammed the table.âThe entire familyâs assets are less than 200 billion, and this is the wealth weâve accumulated over more than ten years. You want 30% of it with just one sentence! Do you think thatâs possible? We still owe foreign debts, and Abu Dhabi is also our God of Wealth. If you collapse now, where will we find this money to make up for the debt crisis in the future?â More than 50 children of the familyâs important bosses all looked at haber curiously. They felt that he must be crazy to actually dare to make such a request. Even the misappropriating funds for the next patriarch, Harriman, could not exceed 10 billion, and he actually called for 50 billion. Only a madman would dare to ask for such a price. The old patriarch waved his hand and didnât seem to be in a hurry. He looked at haber and asked,ââWhat project is it that youâre so ruthless to do?â Harriman: âno matter what project weâre doing, even if itâs a casino or smuggling, we canât take so much money. Itâs too risky. Itâs already hard enough for us to chase after our neighbor, the Abu Dhabi consortium. If our assets shrink again, weâll be the third in the entire chieftain!â Haber didnât say anything, and his face was calm and collected, letting his big brother complain. Grandfather, I also donât agree with uncle haberâs risky investment.â Suddenly, some of the younger generationâs children came out to support Harriman against haber. âThatâs right, grandfather. In the future, father will need more funds to build the surrounding facilities in Dubai. If we use such a large amount of funds now, Iâm afraid he will be short of funds. You also said that Dubaiâs appearance is our top priority at the moment. Everything should be centered around tourism.â âTourism is indeed the foundation of our family, but give me two months. Iâll only borrow it for two months.â Haber looked at everyone, and then at the patriarch.ââTwo months later, Iâll return 60 billion to my family!â âYouâre talking nonsense!â Harriman snorted and said,âwhat project can you do in two months to find 10 billion?â The entire Dubai Tourism industryâs annual income is around 20 billion, and you can recover 10 billion in two months?â âIf I canât do it, Iâll leave the family. In addition, I donât want my share of the familyâs dividends for life!â Haber said loudly. The elder waved his hand.âChild, youâre too impulsive. You canât make the decision. You have to ask your wife and child.â âThey have no objections,â Haber said,âthey are willing to advance and retreat with me, and since Iâve spoken today, I donât intend to give up on this project. Dad, youâve always treated big brother as the best successor in the family, and I have no opinion about that, but no family with a hundred years of history can only revolve around one person. Thatâs the biggest risk. I also want to share the burden with the family. â The old chief looked at him and asked after a long time,ââWhat do you want to do?â âBuying crude oil.â Haber said simply. After he finished speaking, everyone in the audience laughed. Harriman laughed so hard that he was lying on the table.âWe have crude oil at home, do you want to sell it to you at a low price? Hmm? Why donât we sell all our crude oil production to you?â âSure, Iâll buy it at a 5% fluctuation price above the market price.â âSure.â âAnyone who has crude oil shares in their family can sell their crude oil to you,â Harriman said.âLetâs see what youâre going to do!â The other children all laughed. âIâll sell them all to you, uncle haber. How much do you want? take it. You can keep the money for now, and you can just give it to us later.â Although their crude oil reserves only accounted for 10% of the entire United Arab Emirates, it was still a lot, so haber thought it would be a waste not to take it. âBut,â Harriman said,âif you lose out on this oil and find a way to pay everyone within two months, then you can use your familyâs shares to exchange for it.â âAlright,â he said. Haber then looked at the patriarch and said,ââFather, Iâll borrow another 30 billion US dollars. If I canât hand over the money within two months, Iâll pay with my life!â Everyone was in an uproar. Since when did haber play so ruthlessly? The bold died from overeating, and the timid died from starvation. Haber felt like he was already in his fifties, and if he didnât go crazy now, he would never have the chance to do so again. So, Letâs Go Crazy with the madman for once.
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