We are all reborn, who wants to be the richest man?

Compaq Center, Houston, Texas.

The 1987-1988 NBA regular season was already halfway through, and as one of the strongest contenders for the championship, every home game of the Houston Rockets was packed with fans.

In 1984, Luo Nianzhong took over the Houston Rockets and brought the Houston duo, who are now popular throughout the league, to the team that year.

The Dream Team that year was taught a lesson by a group of rookies and is still often mentioned by fans. It was also at that time that Jordan and the Houston Rockets came into the sight of all fans.

This team did not disappoint. In the 84-85 season, the Houston Rockets reached the Western Conference Finals and finally lost to the champion Lakers 2-4.

In the 85-86 season, the Houston Rockets improved again and finally stood on the stage of the finals.

Unfortunately, in the final moments of Game 7, Larry Bird made the buzzer beater and the team lost the championship again.

After losing to the championship team twice, the Houston Rockets realized the shortcomings of the team's front line.

So they traded for Charles Oakley, the rookie of 85, and Paul Pressey, the defensive stalwart of Milwaukee forwards, and also used the second-round pick to select Rodman as a substitute that year.

Just like that, the Houston Rockets were officially launched.

In the 86-87 season, in the Western Conference semifinals, the Rockets relied on the Houston duo's heroic performance in Game 4 to beat the peak Lakers 3- and advance to the finals.

In the finals, they defeated the Celtics 4-2 to get their revenge and win the championship for the first time in history.

This makes the Houston Rockets the pride of the entire Texas people. Our football dominates the league, and now our basketball team is going to become a dynasty team.

The Rockets have played 52 games this season and are ranked first in the league with a record of 43 wins and 9 losses.

Every home game at the Compaq Center is packed, and ticket prices are almost catching up with those of the Los Angeles Lakers.

At 6 pm, the Houston Rockets will host the Western Conference powerhouse Trail Blazers at home.

After the players were introduced, a special moment suddenly occurred on the scene.

All the lights in the venue were turned off, and a spotlight was shining on the VIP seat on the sidelines.

"Now, let us welcome the greatest owner in the history of the Houston Rockets, MR. Rowe."

"Oh~" The fans at the scene did not hesitate to applaud and cheer.

The Houston Rockets players who had already returned to the sidelines came over one after another to high-five Luo Nianzhong, expressing their love and respect for the boss.

"Boss, I think we should take a photo together. You didn't make it when we won the championship, so I think we should take a photo in advance to commemorate this season's championship."

"Not bad, quite confident."

Jordan grinned, revealing his big white teeth. "Now we are strong and powerful, while the Lakers and Celtics have begun to decline due to age. The dynasty is just around the corner."

"Then I will wait for you to win three consecutive championships. If you can complete it, I will give each of you a Lamborghini."

"Thanks, boss."

Then there was a group photo, not only Luo Nianzhong, but also Luo Anran in his arms.

This time, Luo Nianzhong came to the United States to discuss the much-talked-about IPO of Texas Instruments, which had been going on for some time.

As for Luo Anran, she was brought here when Chris took Luo Ziyan to see Copeland.

The two generals Heng and Ha went back to Hong Kong Island to celebrate the New Year. The poor man Luo Nianzhong had no way to go back, so he could only call his own daughter to accompany him.

The old lady complained a lot about this to Luo Nianzhong, saying that he had nothing to do and it wasn't like he was going to travel, so why did he bring his daughter with him?

What for? Besides needing companionship, it was also to let her get in touch with the adult world as early as possible.

For the next generation of the Luo family, you don’t need to engage in business, but you must understand what’s involved.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand now, just feel the atmosphere.

Is Texas Instruments going public? What's the big deal? Why bother making a trip in person every year?

There is nothing big about Texas Instruments' listing, but the operation behind it is what Luo Nianzhong cares about, kidnapping the U.S. government.

It's a rare opportunity for the boss to watch the battle in person, so the soldiers of the three armies will definitely fight to the death.

It only took three quarters for the Rockets players to clock out.

Seeing that the score had widened to 20 points, the Trail Blazers gave face and started rotating players as soon as the fourth quarter began.

This was a one-sided match. It was won easily but the scene was not pretty as one side was pressing the other.

Seeing that some of the fans at the scene had already started to leave, Luo Nianzhong called the staff on the scene over and whispered a few words to them.

A minute later, the live commentator suddenly raised his voice.

"Now, to all the Houston fans out there, I have some great news for you all.

Our most beloved and greatest boss decided to hold a big lucky draw on site to thank the fans who have always supported the Rockets.

In the coming period, we will give away twenty latest models of Honor laptops and a new top-of-the-line Audi sedan.

It doesn't matter if the fans didn't come to the venue, there will be even bigger surprises waiting for everyone after the new Audi Center opens."

Audi Center is an arena that started construction two years ago. Next season, the Houston Rockets will be able to play in the new arena.

As the basketball market in Houston becomes increasingly popular, the current Compaq Center can no longer meet the needs of the public.

The new stadium, Audi Center, has 23000 seats and more advanced facilities.

As for the name of the stadium, the Audi Group spent 5800 million US dollars to obtain the 20-year naming rights of the stadium. It can be said that half of the construction costs were recovered in one go.

The ownership of the Audi Center does not belong entirely to the Rockets. Anschutz's AEG also invested half of the funds, and AEG holds 40% of Luo Nianzhong's shares. He will definitely support Anschutz's sports real estate project.

"It's great that you have plenty of money. No wonder people say you are the best sports owner in the world."

"You can too."

"Me? Forget it, it's just an investment."

The Cowboys are still trying to buy the Rangers, but as he said, this time it's just a strategic investment.

The old cowboy will run for election this year, and the young cowboy is ready to resign as general manager of the Cowboys to help his father with all his strength.

Once the election is over, he will prepare for his political career and begin running for governor of Texas.

Knowing that Luo Nianzhong was coming, the little cowboy hurried all the way from Washington because of this matter.

His father has a considerable advantage now, and Luo Nianzhong's financial support is very strong, but two years later he will be the one who needs Luo Nianzhong's help the most.

There is also the matter of the selection of the general manager of the Cowboys. Through his own verification, he has proved the importance of a team to gain local reputation, so the Texas consortium attaches great importance to the selection of the new manager of the Cowboys.

It is also for this reason that the basketball market in the United States has soared, with the overall market value soaring by more than 50% in two years.

The Cowboys are expected to surpass $500 million in valuation thanks to the development of their new stadium, making them the first club in the world to have valuations of $400 million and $500 million.

"As a brother, your affairs belong to me, and it is my duty to help you.

But others are different from you. The Texas Consortium has gained a lot from me, and I need to give back."

"Can we change the conditions? This is very dangerous. If any problems arise, it will be a fatal blow to the entire Elephant Party."

The little cowboy had a troubled expression and wanted the other party to change the conditions.

Luo Nianzhong shook his head to refuse, saying, "High risks bring high returns. Compared with the risks they took, the returns are definitely beyond expectations."

What did Luo Nianzhong ask the elephant to do? It was simple: he needed the Ministry of Agriculture to approve the listing of Pioneer Seed's genetically modified soybeans.

As early as 1981, the United States approved genetically modified crops, but they were tobacco, not agricultural crops.

If something really goes wrong, it's easy to find an excuse because tobacco is harmful to health, after all.

But it’s different with crops. If there is a problem with them, it will definitely become a fatal point for opponents to attack elephants.

However, the probability of this happening is very small. Not only has history proven it, but it has also been verified by countless experiments.

In addition, as Luo Nianzhong said, the profits after success will be unimaginable. This will increase the income of farmers, and these people will become Elephant's voting base in the future.

Are they unwilling to do so because of difficulties? The real reason is not fear, but that DuPont and the Texas Consortium feel that their shares in Pioneer Seed are too low.

Especially the Texas consortium, they only have 15% of the shares in this company, which is the smallest, less than DuPont's 25%.

They don’t even think about the fact that they got all this for free in the first place. Human greed is truly insatiable.

"Daddy, shall we go back?"

The game was over, and the ultimate grand prize, a top-of-the-line Audi sponsored by Luo Nianzhong with his own money, was won by a family of three.

"Oh, is our little baby sleepy? Then let's leave."

The little cowboy knew that Luo Nianzhong's attitude could not change, so when he heard Luo Anran speak, he quickly stopped the previous topic.

Luo Nianzhong stood up, picked up Luo Anran, and said to the little cowboy, "Sorry, George, I may not be able to attend your party today."

"It doesn't matter, our little princess is the most important."

There was no need for such false courtesy in their current relationship. After a few simple words, Luo Nianzhong left.

Just after Luo Nianzhong left, a man who had never come to say hello tonight walked up to the little cowboy.

The little cowboy didn't say anything, but shook his head at the man and turned away.

The game was at six o'clock, and when Luo Nianzhong brought Luo Anran back to the mansion in Houston, it was almost ten o'clock, and the little guy went from being excited to a little listless.

"Do you want to ask Auntie to come over and help? Can you do it yourself?"

"No, I'm an adult already and can take a bath by myself."

"Okay," Luo Nianzhong spread his hands and said jokingly, "If I were an adult, I wouldn't let my dad hold me."

"Hmph." The little guy was obviously shy. He punched Luo Nianzhong and ran into the bathroom.

At night, after Luo Anran fell asleep, Luo Nianzhong, the good storyteller, tidied her bedding and left the room.

Once outside, Robert was waiting for him in the corridor.

"Something big happened."

This time, Robert came to discuss matters on behalf of the Chris Foundation and the Family Office, the two largest shareholders of Texas Instruments. The fact that he was still waiting at the door so late at night meant that something urgent had happened.

"Shui Taiyu changed his mind."

"What do you mean?"

“The Cheongdam Bridge, Gayang Bridge and the third phase of the Seoul Metro, which he had promised to hand over to Seoul Infrastructure, have all changed.

The Cheongdam Bridge and Gayang Bridge were jointly contracted by Seoul Infrastructure and SK Infrastructure, with Seoul Infrastructure taking the lead.

As for the largest project, the third phase of the Seoul Metro, it is planned to be open to bidding in sections."

Before, Shui Taiyu had indeed pledged his allegiance and did not retain any ties to Chun Doo-hwan.

The two sides reached an agreement that the Luo family would fully support his candidacy, and after the election, Luo Nianzhong would return the total US$11.7 billion that his family had deposited in the Far East System to the South Korean government.

The South Korean government will use this money as start-up capital to vigorously develop infrastructure, and the total investment is expected to exceed 10 billion US dollars.

Seoul Infrastructure will definitely benefit greatly from this plan. The two bridges in Seoul and the third phase of the subway will be taken over by Seoul Infrastructure. Basically, one third of the money will go into the hands of Seoul Infrastructure.

Three days ago, Shui Taiyu officially took office, but unexpectedly he changed his mind just after taking office.

"What is the Cui family's attitude?"

The Cui family is undoubtedly the biggest beneficiary now. In addition, the boy from the Cui family is going to get engaged to Shui Taiyu's daughter. Luo Nianzhong wants to see if there will be any changes in the Cui family.

"The Choi family is fine. According to the news, Choi Jong-hyun clearly rejected Shui Tae-woo and said that he would not participate in the two bridges and the Seoul Metro Phase III project."

"It seems that he, the father-in-law, is being overly sentimental. Does he want his daughter to have more say in the Cui family? Does he not consider himself and think that he can do whatever he wants after taking that position?"

Luo Nianzhong sneered. In his opinion, Shui Taiyu didn't know himself at all.

"Don't worry about South Korea. I will find someone to handle it. Your current task is the United States. Whether you can completely kidnap the United States depends on this time."

"Don't worry, I have a plan."

Texas Instruments going public? The listing of a multi-billion dollar enterprise may be a lifetime highlight that cannot be missed for others.

But for Luo Nianzhong, this is nothing. It is not as important as being at home with his family.

The reason why Luo Nianzhong came to the United States in person this time was to kidnap the U.S. government, and his target was the 401 pension fund.

In the 70s, the U.S. government did the math and found that the pension reserve fund was not enough. A normal person could only get 20% of what he would get when he retired.

If this happens, it goes without saying that retirement life will be terrible.

So in 1978, the U.S. government launched the 401K plan, which was legally recognized in 79 and implementation rules were added in 81.

The 401K plan states that in addition to normal social security benefits, employees will set aside an additional 5% of their salary each month into a retirement account opened by the company, and the boss will set aside 15% as a subsidy.

Of course, this number is just an approximation, and the proportion varies up and down for each company.

The most attractive thing about this money is that it is not taxable, and the interests generated are also not taxable. You only have to pay taxes when you take this money out when you retire.

This way, you can defer tax payments, allowing more money to create more benefits, and use taxes to control how much money those who take the money take out.

Why do U.S. stocks always rise? There is only one reason why the stock market rises, and that is when incremental funds enter the market.

To maintain a long-term continuous rise in prices, there must be a steady flow of funds into the market, because as long as someone buys stocks at a better price, the stock price will rise.

What is the long-term incremental capital of US stocks? It can be divided into three parts.

You can think of social security as a retirement fund. Taking the past 20 years as an example, this amount of money is approximately 5.5 trillion US dollars.

The second type is IRA, also known as personal savings account, which started in 1974.

Individuals can save up to $5000 per year, and you will not be charged tax. This is equivalent to putting the money into a pension fund in advance and taking it out when you retire. The tax is very cost-effective. This part is probably around $5 trillion.

The last one is 401K, which is also the account with the most money, probably the sum of the other two, but not now.

It was this money that continued to flow into the stock market, so the U.S. stock market began to rise continuously after 1981.

Social security funds are managed by the government and handed over to major financial institutions for financial management. Luo Nianzhong has never thought about this money.

Personal savings belong to those big banks, so when JPMorgan Chase accounted for 10% of the savings in the United States, it kidnapped the U.S. government. The government dared not and could not let it go bankrupt.

Now, Luo Nianzhong has set his sights on the 401K funds.

Because they are all fund institutions within enterprises or groups, they will hand over the money to asset management companies.

How did BlackRock and other asset management companies rise? It was because they won the trust of these funds during the 08 subprime mortgage crisis, and a large number of funds entrusted their money to them for management.

You should know that at its peak, the three major funds accounted for nearly half of the capital of US stocks, and 401K accounted for about 20%.

These people don't care what kind of company you are. They will give money to whoever can bring them more benefits.

You should know that this 401K fund can lose money, and there are many examples of this.

Don't forget who is behind these funds? The beneficiaries are employees of companies across the United States.

If the people who manage the money cannot make the right choices, strikes and unrest are normal.

The current 401K market size is not that big, at around 4800 billion, so now is the best time to start.

Luo Nianzhong does not require that all funds be managed by the Far East Group. This is simply impossible. He would be satisfied with a 30% to 40% share.

Combined with some other capital, Far East Finance can control 10% of the funds in US stocks. Who dares to let it go bankrupt?

By then the United States will not dare to move a finger. As long as the market crashes, an unprecedented avalanche will come in an instant.

This would be impossible unless the Far East financial industry and the Luo family were controlled in an instant.