Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 2039 The Rich Club

"Um." Upon hearing Forstmann's explanation, Duan Yun suddenly understood, and then glanced at the gold card again.

Apparently, what Forstmann calls the gathering of Gulfstream members is actually a "rich man's club" model.

The rich man's club first appeared in the United States, and its establishment can be traced back at least a century.

The largest rich man's club in the United States is an institution acquired by the U.S. government from two Jewish college students to transform a relatively special economic model more than 150 years ago in order to build the western economy. Value multiplication to achieve a win-win situation, its operating principle is called Lafael’s law in economics, and the industry positioning in today’s society, this model belongs to finance.

But at that time, many farmers in the southeast of the United States did not cooperate (because the United States is an immigrant country whose land is privately owned, and to develop the west, it must first intensively land), so the US government bought this model and put it in the western cities, allowing those farmers to act as The first batch of investors came to make money, because the profits were very large, so people would let go of sesame seeds for watermelons, so the development of the western region continued in this way. Of course, there were many problems in the middle, but the power of the state machine was unimaginable. , there are many complex factors.

19 years later, this model was formally surfaced for legislation, and transformed into a formal organization --- the rich club, which has been in operation for more than 100 years, and is still there. At the beginning, everyone could participate, but now only Eligible people above the middle class in the United States are eligible to participate. In fact, most of them are descendants of American families who made their fortunes through this model.

Requirements for joining the American Rich Club

The membership fee is 60 US dollars, and a top sports car in the country can be afforded, and a club member serves as a recommender.

As for why there are clubs for the rich, some writers in the United States once pointed out the root cause.

Paul Fussell, the author of the book "Style", divided the social group into nine layers. The rich at the top belong to the "invisible top layer", followed by the upper class.Of course, the top class mentioned in the book mainly shows that their wealth comes from the inheritance of famous and flashy families, rather than relying on their own accumulation.

However, there is a very concrete characteristic in this group that is "invisible". They like to walk alone and regard their family as a wealthy dynasty. In order to avoid sight, they often choose to stay away from the crowd and rarely set foot in the family. In the outside circle, there are only a few friends, and everyone secretly spends luxury together, so there is a rich man's club.

The current Gulfstream member club is actually a very high-end club for the rich in the United States, and its members are not limited to the United States, but also in developed countries such as Europe, and even some members of the royal family in the Middle East. Customers who buy Gulfstream aircraft for tens of millions of dollars are definitely far richer than ordinary rich people. You must know that in the current United States, a net worth of 100 million is already considered a rich man. Millionaires are the dream of many Americans and the premise of the American dream. A symbol, but the money is not even enough to buy a landing gear for a Gulfstream aircraft.

So when Duan Yun bought a Gulfstream business jet, it was actually equivalent to buying an entry ticket to a top rich club, where you can meet rich people of the same level as you, or even higher levels, and they have found some ordinary people Wealth and resources that cannot be reached, and then through the exchange of interests within one's own circle, greater interests and wealth harvesting can be achieved.

Whether in the United States or China, network resources are very important. If there is no strong network, some business fields cannot be entered at all. This is the same at home and abroad, but if you do not have enough wealth and resources to exchange with others, then It is very difficult for you to integrate into this circle, and there is not much practical significance.

Just like several top rich clubs that have appeared in China in later generations, such as "Taishan Club", "Jiangnan Club", "Huaxia Alumni Club" and the very mysterious "Big D Club" in Hong Kong, the membership standards of these clubs are very high. It needs more than [-] million yuan, and it must have a strong reputation and influence in the society.

Usually, these top wealthy clubs are active in raising charitable donations externally, but whenever natural disasters and man-made disasters occur, members will actively contribute money and efforts to maintain a positive social image of the chamber of commerce and individuals. In the exchange of interests, some industries jointly form a monopoly, forcefully suppress competitors, support friends in the association as much as possible, and form an offensive and defensive alliance to ensure the stability and continuity of interests.

In fact, Duan Yun also has his own "rich club". He already has his own strong "circle of friends" in Shenzhen, and he is the most core figure in the circle. He is even called the "Godfather" of Shenzhen's business community.

Relying on the chamber of commerce of the group company and the semi-official organization Shenzhen Chamber of Commerce for Small and Medium Enterprises established in Shenzhen, Duan Yun's circle of friends in China is constantly expanding. And finally pushed Duan Yun to the position of the richest man in the country.

But being able to join the Gulfstream Member Club this time is also an opportunity for Duan Yun, because his Tianyin Group strategy is currently undergoing changes. Duan Yun needs to vigorously expand overseas markets and quickly integrate into the process of globalization, so he can join This overseas top rich club is of great significance.

In the eyes of outsiders, this so-called rich man's club must be a party of extravagance and extravagance, but in fact this is just an appearance, because for rich men like them, there is never a lack of material enjoyment. The willingness to participate in this kind of gathering is actually to a large extent for business, otherwise, it is meaningless to forcefully squeeze into this circle.

That night, Duan Yun and Forstmann chatted for a long time, and most of the topics revolved around doing business in the United States.

Knowing that Duan Yun wanted to aggressively expand the American market, and had already established a branch in the United States, after investing tens of millions of dollars in the early stage, Forstmann immediately gave Duan Yun a lot of advice.

After all, Forstmann is a successful American businessman, and he is also very familiar with all the rules of doing business in this country. The conversation between the two has indeed benefited Duan Yun a lot, and it has also changed some of his inherent perceptions of the United States. This will help Duan Yun to make better decisions in the US market in the future.

(End of this chapter)