This will give these people a sense of seeing everything at a glance.

It seems to have elevated their class.

Not long after I sat down in the office.

Jed, CEO of Smith Capital (UK), knocked on the door and walked in with a smile.

"Hi, Jed, good morning." Abel greeted him with a smile.

Jed is a Wall Street elite recruited by Smith Capital this year during its large-scale recruitment expansion.

It turned out that he was the director of the futures department of Bellstone, one of the six major investment banks on Wall Street (with an additional Smith).

After he came to Smith Capital, because of his ability and qualifications, he immediately became the second deputy manager.

Now he has been promoted even more and has become the CEO of Smith Capital's London subsidiary.

"BOSS, good morning." Jade said with a respectful smile, holding a thick thing in his hand that looked like a book, "How about you take a look at this?"

"What is it?" Abel was curious and motioned for Edward to take it.

"It's Forbes magazine. The latest issue of "Forbes Rankings" has just been launched globally this morning."

"Oh?" Abel also became somewhat curious and took the magazine handed over by Edward.

The "Forbes Rankings" released by "Forbes" magazine are not just a long list of names, plus the wealth figures of these people.

It may be to show their rigor and professionalism, or it may be to earn more sales.

The annual "Forbes Rankings" is an additional special issue published in addition to "Forbes" magazine.

It is a new magazine that mainly talks about the world's richest people. There is only one issue every year.

In this magazine, it will list in detail the data of each wealthy person searched by the magazine company.

It is so detailed that almost every rich man has it. Rather than saying it is a magazine, it is actually a book.

So it looks relatively thick, with more than 400 pages and more than 200 sheets.

"Have you already read it?" Abel asked Jed while holding the latest issue of "Forbes Rankings" without opening it immediately.

"Yes." Jade kept smiling, smiling very happily.

"Who is the richest man this year?" Abel said with a smile.

"Please allow me to explain." Jade smiled and said to the boss respectfully, "You will know after you open it. The richest man is on the fourth page."

The first page is the cover, the second page is the table of contents, the third page is the preface, and the fourth page is the official content.

Having said that, Abel also wanted to know how much money Forbes said he had.

He turned directly to the table of contents on the second page, which had detailed guidance.

Abel looked at it.

1. Financial Moses - Abel Smith

2. Overlord of the era——William Henry Gates III

3. The King of Investment and Value - Warren Buffett

4. Playboy - Paul Allen

5. The egomaniac who surpassed Gates - Larry Ellison

6. The kings of German retail industry—the Albrecht brothers

7. Desert Buffett-Waleed

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387, Red Capitalist——Yi Ren Rong

452, Asia’s gambling king——Hong Shen He

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Browsed through the table of contents.

Even if Abel knew his name, he would definitely be at the top.

But he didn't expect that this year, Forbes would list him as the richest man in the world.

Seeing his name on the first place, Abel felt a little dazed.

Even if he actually knows that the world's richest man listed by "Forbes" is often not the real world's richest man.

Those who really control the world secretly will never be on the list.

The world's richest people listed in this magazine are only superficial at best.

He is just the so-called richest man in the world used by Forbes to increase the sales of the magazine and attract public attention.

In front of the title of the world's richest man, Abel felt that the prefix "Forbes" should be added, which means Forbes' richest man in the world.

This is the truth about the so-called richest man in the world.

Although Abel knew this, at this moment, he saw that he was first.

He couldn't help but feel a little happy and excited.

No matter how stupid he is, the world's richest man is also the world's richest man in name only.

Even if the actual financial resources and influence are not as high as the number one on the planet.

But at least more than 99% of human beings in the world recognize this title and deeply yearn for it!

In the past, even though I said I didn't care.

But Abel knew that when he got this title.

My own influence and my own "power" are really achieved!

Abel took a deep breath to suppress his slightly excited mood.

He opened the third page of this thick magazine, the preface.

The preface of "Forbes Rankings" did not invite any well-known editors, writers or the like to be verbose.

It's obvious, in front of these people in this magazine.

No matter how famous the great literary giants or writers in the world are, they will appear to lack confidence in front of these people.

In the preface of this magazine, "Forbes" only lists the wealth data of many of the world's richest people they surveyed.

For example, in 2001, Forbes expanded the scope of selecting the world's richest people.

The number of members in the Billion Dollar Club this year increased from 482 in 2000 to 539.

The average age of the 539 billionaires on the list is 62, and 32 of them are under 40 years old.

The youngest is 21-year-old Abel Smith, and the second youngest is Daniel Ziff.

The average net worth of these 539 individuals is $3.2 billion.

If all their assets were added up, the total would be US$1.73 trillion.

It exceeds the UK's annual GDP of 1.66 trillion US dollars last year, making it a truly "incredibly rich country".

In 2001, the United States had the largest number of billionaires, with 272, accounting for over 51%.

23% in Europe and 14% in Asia.

8% in the Americas outside the United States; 4% in the Middle East and Africa.

Neon lost 14 billionaires, but still ranked second with 29 people on the list.

Germany ranks third with 28 people on the list; Italy ranks fourth with 17 people on the list; Switzerland ranks fifth with 16 people on the list.

Hong Kong Island has the most billionaires in China, with a total of 14, one more than in 2000.

This kind of preface is concise and clear, and Abel read it a few more times, and then turned to the fourth page.

On the fourth page, what comes into view is a photo of himself.

This photo impressed Abel.

He remembered that this was his first interview with a magazine, and it was taken by the best photographer of the New York Observer at the time.

In this photo, he is sitting on the 33rd floor of what was then the Woolworth Building.

It was on the throne of the former Smith Capital headquarters and the chairman's office.

In front of him is a thick dark wood desk, and outside the floor-to-ceiling windows behind him is the bustling skyscrapers of Manhattan and the blue sky and white clouds.

Wearing a black suit, he sat upright with his tall and straight upper body, his hands crossed on the desk, and his eyes looking forward.

In the photo, his perfectly handsome face is expressionless, but he is full of elitism and looks like a synonym for the so-called Wall Street elite.

This photo doesn't capture his imposing manner.

Of course, Abel didn't have much momentum at that time.

At that time, he even felt a little careless. Senior photographers at that time could only choose to highlight his handsomeness and elite style.
To be continued...