Chapter 1618: Argument over the Richest Man in the World

The release time of "Forbes Annual Series List" is basically different every year, sometimes in February and March of the second year, and sometimes at the end of the year.

This year's Forbes lists were released on January 6, 2014.

Undoubtedly, what everyone is most concerned about this time is whether Xiao Qi will become the world's richest man in the "Forbes World Rich List", and how much assets can be evaluated for him.

"Fu Run Rich List" has been captured by public relations, and everyone hopes that "Forbes World Rich List" will be fairer.

When the results came out, everyone still felt a little disappointed.

The world's richest man is Xiao Qi, that's right, there is basically no suspense about this.

However, Forbes rated Xiao Qi’s assets at only 96.3 billion US dollars, more than 30 billion US dollars higher than the second-ranked Bill Gates, and more than 40 billion US dollars higher than the third-ranked Mr. Buffett.

This is completely a black box operation!

For a time, public opinion was in an uproar.

Forbes, which received a huge public relations fee of 100 million U.S. dollars, had already made preparations. It was released along with a clarification and comments on Xiao Qi.

"First of all, this list is based on data collected and confirmed before December.

We know that everyone has estimated Mr. Xiao Qi’s wealth at about 300 billion US dollars, but we must explain that the valuations of the two sources of wealth owned by Mr. Xiao Qi: the dream pad and the app store are actually A very high premium valuation, it and the value generated by these two brands. Not proportional.

For example, the dream pad has been released 13 times until the end of November, with a total sales volume of 10,000 units. Including other optional accessories and limited edition costs, the total sales volume is about 70 billion US dollars. But you don’t know that the patent fee, hardware production fee, and operating cost that dream pad needs to pay are very high, basically accounting for about 80% of the selling price. Then judge according to the common sense of economics, and its life cycle judgment. Our correct valuation for it is around $40 billion.

same. Although the app store is becoming more and more popular, don't forget that the app store can only get 30% of the sales volume, of which 30%. There are also huge costs for website maintenance, program store processing, and more. The profit is only 10% at best. Even because of the massive investment in cloud computing and cloud storage, it has been losing money in recent months. Therefore, the purchase of Apple and Samsung at a valuation of 200 billion US dollars was not out of economic interests. Rather, it lies in the consideration of industry competition. Therefore, our correct valuation for it is around US$60 billion.

Of course, if Mr. Xiao Qi listed these two companies, then Mr. Xiao Qi's net worth could reach at least 230 billion. But it is a pity that, according to our understanding, Mr. Xiao Qi has no plans for an IPO listing of these two core assets. Private holding is still his first choice.

In addition, the assets owned by Mr. Xiao Qi, such as dream stars, which is going to be released in December, are just about to be released, so we have not been able to obtain detailed data for the time being, and there is no way to make a good valuation.

The other shares of WeChat, the world's number one instant voice communication tool, shares of Xiaoniao.com, shares of Mingxiang Holdings North American Laboratory, and shares of Xiaoyao Logistics, are all private companies, so we also cannot know the details. I can only make a rough estimate of the number of shares. When the table is hastily compiled, it is also limited by talent and information. I am very sorry.

The editorial department of Forbes knows that after this valuation comes out, we will definitely suffer a lot of criticism. Just as there are 100 Hamlets in the eyes of 100 people, everyone's valuation of Xiao Qi's family property must be different from what we tracked, calculated and visited. But we think that everyone's mind should not be on arguing about these things, we should focus on more meaningful places.

We admire Mr. Xiao Qi, a super genius who just turned 20 this year. Compared with his predecessors Bill Gates, Zuckerberg, etc., he is more dazzling. What he brought us was not a dazzling rich man, but the positive meaning he gave to the world's technology. When smart electronics is opened a window, our life will usher in more incredible beauty.

According to Mr. Xiao Qi's disclosure to reporters, within the next five years, Xiannv Company will bring many smart electronic devices, not just smartphones and tablet computers. We are looking forward to the performance of this talented boy, and we are also looking forward to our future life, enjoying the fun brought by technology even more. "

it is good.

Although this article is written with an inspiring and humanistic taste, it is nothing more than deceiving ordinary people who do not know the details.

At least Gang Leader Qiao held it for a while and threw it aside, sneered and said to his wife: "Do you think Xiao Qi has money and nowhere to spend it? This time the public relations fee is too much!"

Li Jianxi also smiled. Xiao Qi's method is different from his. His wealth is scattered among hundreds of companies directly and indirectly controlled by Samsung, making it impossible for people to find out how much he actually has. If you use the simplest method, you are simply deceiving others, and you will be criticized by others.

Professionals on Wall Street also have great doubts about this.

More professional people still continue to criticize Forbes, thinking that they have become more and more unfair over the years.

"I don't want to say how much Xiao Qi's dream pad and app store are worth, and I don't want to say that you find it difficult to calculate wealth in China. But you Forbes should at least include the real valuation of Mingxiang Holdings' North American laboratory? You said it’s not good at valuation? So with the patents they have in hand and the price Xiao Qi bought those companies, there should be a valuation of 5 billion US dollars? Has this money been eaten by you?” ——” Than Shwe Lopez, editor-in-chief of the Wall Street Financial Times.

"Tsk tsk, is Forbes a blind company? Have you forgotten that on December 31, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Lehman Brothers, and Bear Stearns had already delivered a $5 billion bet to Xiao Qi? The world's largest bet by private individuals and investment banks is not counted by you? Oh, I understand, you can say that the list was completed before December, so you didn't see it?"—— Zell Kabb, deputy editor of the New Jersey Business Times.

Of course, Xiao Qi is not a shooter without a PR company.

"I think these people are very funny. Xiao Qi's money is not yours. Why are you so outraged? Xiao Qi's company is a private company. As long as he does not disclose the composition of shares, then there is no way to know. Whether he has Occupy most of the shares of the dream pad and the app store, do you know? Forbes did 8 months of follow-up visits and came to the conclusion, which should be much more fair than you talking with only one mouth?" - "Celtic "Weekly" columnist Ruo? His real name is Te.

"Listening to some people's valuation of the dream pad and the application store, I laughed! Do you still remember the time when Yahoo's market value was 205.5 billion, Cisco's 555.4 billion, and Microsoft's 624 billion? At that time, it was really their real value. Does it reflect? Why is a company that has only been established for two years, but has two good ideas, and is valued so high by you? Who is willing to spend so much money to buy it? Do you? I think, Forbes estimates The value is already high enough! Xiao Qi’s real wealth should be about 40 billion US dollars, ranking third in the world!” ——Andy Cole, editor-in-chief of the Financial Times of London.

"Americans like to brag about bubbles so much. What is the market value of Nokia? How many mobile phones has it produced and how much market share has it occupied? The tablet market occupied by dream pad is itself a niche thing. Why can it be valued? So high? I can understand that they want to design another bubble, so that we can buy it stupidly? It is said that Xiao Qi only earned more than 20 billion U.S. dollars in the past year, but in several banks in China The arrears are more than 150 billion U.S. dollars, so how much does the world’s richest man have left after taking out the loan?” ——Jean Dicini, a well-known economist at France 2.

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No matter how fierce the debate is, as Forbes said, all of Xiao Qi’s companies are not listed. You think the valuation is high, but I think the valuation is low. So what’s the problem?

Because there is no real reference at all!

This is also the biggest reason why Forbes dared to accept Xiao Qi's 100 million US dollars, otherwise they would not be able to justify themselves no matter how much they wanted money.

Even so, they quietly gave Xiao Qi a lot of advice.

For example, you can set up a private management fund and separate out many shares like Qiao Gangzhu.

Or by setting up many offshore companies to separately hold the company's shares in their hands.

In this way, the tax risk can be reduced, and a kind of mystery can be maintained.

Not only European and American countries are constantly arguing, domestic newspapers, magazines, online reviews, etc. have also launched sufficient comments. Some think it is fair, some feel that it is less, and even drag Fu Run's rankings out to slap his face. of.

However, everyone fought back and forth because of the long-term authority of Forbes and Fu Run, and in the end there was still no result in the debate.

As everyone knows, the young man is the most depressed right now. Grandma, I have never heard of myself spending money to belittle myself. This young master, I have created a precedent for a generation! (to be continued..)

ps:   This morning, when I opened the list of monthly tickets, wow, at least 25 of the top 30 had leaflets asking for monthly tickets. What a spectacular scene! Compared with everyone, I am really too shy. I struggled for a long time yesterday, and I am still embarrassed to ask for a monthly ticket. But, brothers, you can't bully honest people. On the 1st, only two brothers gave monthly tickets. How can you bear it?