Wonderful life is wonderful

There is an American old man named Sheldon Adelson who grew up in a slum since he was a child. Because he dared to dream, he started his business at the age of 12 with a newsboy and became the third richest man in the United States for more than 40 years. At the age of 74, wealth will evaporate by 90% and continue to work hard to get on the rich list. The old man's ups and downs is as thrilling as a roller coaster, and he is the richest man in the world with the fastest growth of wealth. He cannot help but say that he is a miracle that cannot be copied, and it is a myth that is amazing.

0 years old: Born in 1933, the family has only one bed and one room for 6 people, crowded in a slum in Boston, USA. The father is a taxi driver, and the mother makes some sewing and chores at home to make up for the home.

12 years old: He grew up in a slum, borrowed $200 from his uncle, rented two stalls on the street, and started selling newspapers. This is eight years.

20 years old: Ending the life on the streets, dare to dream, constantly discover and seize business opportunities, sell shampoo, shaving cream, etc. to the motel. Later, as a soldier and a university to study corporate finance, he went out of school and worked as a loan broker, investment consultant and financial consultant.

30 years old: Going to New York to seek dreams and development, and engaged in media advertising business. Try countless industries, become a venture capitalist who manages $5 million in funds, and go to Atomic Energy to invest in 75 companies in pet stores. When the stock market crashed in 1969, he suffered heavy losses, but he quickly moved into the investment circle and entered the real estate industry. Not long after, his only business was hit hard and the real estate business closed. In a housing exhibition hosted by a magazine in California, he saw the opportunity again. In March of the following year, the first exhibition was held, and all American technology product distributors heard the news, and the scale of the exhibition became bigger and bigger.

40 years old: In 1979, he founded a computer supplier exhibition Comdex in Las Vegas through a computer magazine he invested in. He rented the exhibition venue to the host government at a price of $100 a booth, and then rented it at a price of 50 times. To exhibitors, accumulate huge wealth. In the 1980s, the computer industry flourished and the Comdex exhibition quickly became the world's largest computer show.

50 years old: We are welcoming the golden age of IT industry. People don't want to see the latest technology products at Comdex exhibition. The speeches of IT and wealth heroes such as Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are the highlights of the exhibition. . Eight years later, the number of exhibitors has reached 2,480, with more than 210,000 visitors. In 1989, he bought the old Sands Casino Hotel for $128 million and built the first privately-owned Sands Exhibition Center in the United States to fight the unfamiliar gaming industry.

60 years old: In 1995, he was called "the father of the exhibition", and he sold Comdex to Japan Softbank for a price of 860 million US dollars. This transaction made him a real rich man. Investing $1.5 billion to blow up the Sands Casino Hotel. Reconstructed for three years, it covers 63 acres and connects it to the largest convention and exhibition center in the United States. It is the world's largest investment in accommodation, entertainment and gaming. It is a Venetian resort that establishes his richness in Las Vegas. Position and extend the gaming empire to Asia, invest in the Sands Casino in Macau, China, and build the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore.

70 years old: In 2003, he was worth more than $3 billion. In less than three years, at a rate of nearly $1 million per hour, it quickly acquired $20.5 billion and purchased 14 private jets, making it the world's largest private jet group. In 2007, wealth rose to 26.5 billion US dollars, ranked 6th in Forbes' global rich list, third in the United States, second only to Bill Gates and Buffett. At the age of 74, he reached the highest point in his life.

74 years old: From 2007 to 2008, the financial crisis broke out, and its share price fell. It lost $25 billion in a year and its wealth shrank by more than 90%. It took more than 40 years from the bottom to the top, but it only took a year to fall from the top. But he fell to the top of the valley from the apex and climbed to the top again, which had to be said to be a miracle. In just two years, he has regained nearly $15 billion in wealth. Since becoming the rich list of Forbes magazine in 2019, wealth has grown fastest and become the richest person in the world.

This year, Sheldon Adelson celebrated his 78th birthday. His left leg suffered from neuropathy. He could only rely on a cane to walk, but this old man still dared to dream: "There will be one day." My wealth is going to surpass Bill Gates and become the richest man in the world." However, when asked if his wealth is still worse than Bill Gates, he is interested in returning to his former position, his eyes suddenly Bright, and finally answered like this: "Why not? I just dare to dream and have today's wealth."