27

"Kude, don't tell me you're just interested in the cattle and sheep on the Montana ranch."

Jack curled his lips.

Located in the northwest of the United States, Montana's economy is mainly based on agriculture and animal husbandry, and it also has important mining and logging industries.

Looking at Kude's show, it's impossible that he's interested in those not-so-valuable cattle, sheep or wood. Could it be that he discovered gold or oil near Yellowstone Park?

But thinking about it carefully doesn't make sense. If there were those things, those partners would not reject Kude's proposal.

Kude looked at the file that he had just handed to Jack, meaning that he should read it himself.

The Riddler deserves to die.

Jack had no choice but to open the file, and what caught his eye were three bold words - New Las Vegas.

"You're crazy!"

Seeing these three words, Jack instantly understood what Kude wanted to do.

He had seen Yellowstone in his previous life and knew there was an Indian reservation there. Combined with the name of this proposal, a crazy idea came to his mind.

It is legal to open casinos in Indian reservations. They are not small gambling houses or small workshops, but commercial casinos like the real Las Vegas.

It was spread that Kud said he wanted to build a new Las Vegas.

Jack knew why this proposal was rejected before he turned down the page.

Simple question, can't the Indians build it themselves? Why let others make this money?

Even if the Indian problem is solved, Las Vegas is centered on the gambling industry and has been operating for decades, with a complicated chain of interests in the middle.

Whether it is popularity, hardware and software, or scale.

Kud's 'New Las Vegas' can never catch up.

"Keep reading."

Kud said in a deep voice.

Resisting the shock in his heart, Jack continued to flip through the documents, and the more he looked, the more wrong he felt.

Tourism, hotel industry, residential development....

Isn't this what Lao Wang did?

Open a casino on the Indian reservation, develop a tourist destination through the combination of casino, Yellowstone Park, and ranch, and then build a high-end residential complex, develop commercial streets and office buildings, and at the same time, the residential buildings also provide consumer groups for the later business.

What they have to do is to integrate resources for the "New Las Vegas", first negotiate investment, and then start building commercial properties to ensure that they can be put into use quickly after later development.

This is Las Vegas, and it can also be said to be the ancestor of Lao Wang's set.

"So that's it..."

After reading the document, Jack breathed a sigh of relief. He thought Kud really wanted to build a new Las Vegas.

Jack also understood why the partners refused.

First of all, the process is cumbersome. There are too many industries that need to be integrated to create the brand of "New Las Vegas".

Second, the payback period is too long, and it must wait to be used as a landmarkOnly after the construction of the 'New Las Vegas' can the land and housing prices be driven up.

Finally and most importantly, the input-output ratio is too low.

If it is just a project, several partners are willing to invest, but Kud wants to make this business the main project in the future, which is undoubtedly not in line with the business philosophy of Morgan Stanley, an international financial services company.

They are sitting in the office to discuss the international situation, not carrying cement to build houses under the sun.

Seeing Jack staring at the last page of the document in deep thought, Kud knew that he had made a judgment, took a sip of coffee and said: "What do you think?"

Jack nodded.

Lao Wang's success proves that this model is definitely worth doing.

'New Las Vegas' can also become 'New New York' and 'New Hollywood' in the future. Jack believes Kud has also seen this.

"Since those partners don't want to do it, you can run it yourself." Jack suggested.

Americans also like to buy houses, but in metropolitan areas like San Francisco and New York, high housing prices make renting a choice for more people.

But in some Midwestern and Southern regions, due to lower housing prices and housing maintenance costs, buying a house is more cost-effective than renting.

So there is no need to worry about houses in good locations not being able to sell.

"I think so too, so I need you..."

Cood rarely smiled.

"No! Don't even think about it, Cooder!!"

At this time, Cooder, who was smiling, looked like a devil in Jack's eyes. No one would think too much money.

But the balance in his bank account and the Microsoft stock he held were enough for him to squander for ten lifetimes.

Jack didn't want to spend the rest of his life busy with those numbers.

"I don't want you to take over..."

Kude was prepared for this, knowing that his genius nephew would never focus on business: "I just want you to go to Montana for me."

Jack smiled and nodded when he heard this: "Okay, dear Uncle Kude, when do you plan to arrange for me to leave?"

Just like what Dumb and Jimmy said in "Underworld", you should do something when the society needs you after enjoying the resources of the society.

So Jack agreed very straightforwardly, just to go to Montana for fun, not to let him be the boss.

Kude was amused by Jack's cynical look, and arranged a private plane for him to fly directly to Montana at 2 pm.

"I heard that the owner of that ranch has a bad temper, so you should be careful..."

Kude specifically reminded him before leaving.

Of course Jack knew that there was only one ranch adjacent to Yellowstone Park.

Anyway, he had made up his mind to go and have fun. Someone else would do the preliminary investigation. He would not mess with that lunatic.

Looking at Kud with resentment, Jack doubted whether he was Kud's nephew.

Not only did he suddenly assign him work, but he didn't even prepare lunch for him. Who does he look like?

After kicking Jack out of the office, Cod stood in front of the French window with a cup of coffee.

Having solved a big problem, he was relieved.

Of course, he had no shortage of money. He did all this for his family and his two children.

Geralt was very smart, but his temperament was more like his wife, and his mind was not on business. He would definitely not be able to inherit his position at Morgan Stanley in the future.

Mel's personality was completely boyish, like him, but sometimes too extreme, so his biggest hope for Mel was that she could find a boy who loved her.

As for Jack....

He felt that he didn't really understand his nephew until now.

...

Jack returned to the apartment.

Seeing that no one was in the apartment, Jack had no choice but to call Monica and inform her parents that he was going to Montana to do something and would be away for a few days, so that everyone didn't have to worry about him.

Monica was a little surprised to hear that Jack actually had something serious to do, but she still reminded him to remember to bring them gifts.