If there is one event that remains fresh in the minds of Xiangjiang citizens in 1988, it is Lei Weidong's wedding.
Due to its high cost and large number of participants, this wedding was known as the most luxurious wedding in Hong Kong. Not to mention the wedding when Huo Daheng married his daughter-in-law, no one could surpass it in the following decades.
The first is the bride price!
The amount of the bride price represents the man's strength.
The previous highest level was Huo Daheng's 10 million, which represented one in ten million.
When I arrived at Lei Weidong's place, it was directly raised to 18.88 million. Not to mention, all nineteen brides were at this level.
It can be said that Lei Weidong gave away hundreds of millions in cash alone.
This is real cash, not a joke between men and women.
And there’s the pomp!
Although there were many brides present, every one of them was dressed up to look rich and impressive.
Among them, the eldest lady Salena is the most dazzling.
The crown on his head is inlaid with diamonds weighing 30 carats, and the diamond necklace around his neck contains more than 5 carats of pendants worth millions.
If you include the necklace, the entire necklace is worth more than five million.
There is also the diamond ring on his hand, which was specially customized by Lei Weidong a few years ago, and its price is immeasurable.
And a wedding dress!
It is said that Salena's wedding dress was designed by a famous Italian designer and cost more than 200,000 US dollars. Just the trimmed headdress cost several thousand US dollars.
Salena was grand.
Other brides also dazzled.
The diamond on her head, the wedding dress on her body, and the ring on her hand, although not as good as Salena, are still not comparable to those of ordinary people or even wealthy families.
It is estimated!
Every bride spends millions or even tens of millions.
Except for what’s on the bride!
The wedding venue was also beautifully decorated. Not to mention the overwhelming roses, let’s talk about the food!
The entire wedding was attended by 1,500 guests. With so many people, they ate 60 kilograms of caviar worth $150,000.
The delicious food white truffle, a delicacy worth thousands of dollars per kilogram, was directly transported by cargo plane from the place of origin to the wedding venue in Xiangjiang.
As for the wine!
Not to mention Maotai and Wuliangye, they are the least famous wines on the scene.
Like France's most famous champagne, Veuve Clicquot, 5,000 bottles were used in the entire wedding.
In short, this wedding caused a sensation in Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, and even the mainland.
It can be said that in the next few days, news about the wedding continued to flow in, and all kinds of news were dug out, becoming the best talking points for Xiangjiang citizens after dinner.
Why Lei Weidong married so many wives has become the most interesting topic for everyone.
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"There are 550 million arms in the world, which means there is one gun for every 10 to 12 people. The only question is, how do we let other people have a gun."
The big arms dealer Yuriolov looked at the ruins behind him and the bullet casings at his feet, and smiled at the camera.
This is his memoir, filmed in 2005, recording the legendary life of this arms dealer.
Yuriolov's hometown is in the Soviet Union, and he came to the beautiful country with his parents when he was young.
Because he was born in Ukraine, Yuriolov, his parents and family were not able to fully integrate into the beautiful country. Their family gathered in Brighton Beach together with other immigrants from Ukraine.
It is close to the seaside, which reminds Yuriolov of his hometown, the Black Sea.
However, the lack of integration in life made Yurilov feel as if he and his family were moving from one hell to another. Of course, even in hell, there will be the light of angels.
Yuriolov has idolized Eva since he was ten years old.
This is a famous beauty from Brighton Beach. She has been participating in beauty pageants since she was seven or eight years old. She is the champion of various local beauty pageants. Her beautiful figure attracted Yuriolov's attention.
It's a pity that Yuriolov was a poor boy at that time.
Like many people, he knew Eva but Eva didn't know him. There was no intersection between them at all until one day.
Because it is a gathering place for immigrants.
There are all kinds of gangs, and murders happen everywhere.
It's just that Yuriolov was lucky and never encountered it.
But luck sometimes runs out.
That day, his father asked Yuriolov to go to the hotel opposite to see if there was any special offer, and he was in the hotel.
Yuriolov watched a gunfight.
A Russian tycoon who looked to be in his fifties was not at all panicked when a killer suddenly came to his door while he was having dinner.
Overturn the table and block the bullets fired by the killer.
While the opponent was changing the magazine, he took out his pistol and shot the two killers to death.
All this happened before Yuriolov's eyes.
The bullet seemed to hit him, waking Yuriolov up.
From that day on, he understood one thing.
You open a restaurant because people always need to eat.
But it seems that guns are also a necessity in life for many people.
So he joined in, and the first weapon he sold was an Israeli-made Uzi submachine gun.
Perhaps he was born to be in the arms business. During his first transaction, Yuriolov was not only not nervous, but also very excited. He talked about the features of submachine guns to the buyers who came to his door.
"Gentlemen, this is the latest Uzi submachine gun. It is small in size but powerful in firepower. This baby uses 9mm bullets. The magazine is loaded with twenty or no rounds.
The size of the gun handle can be adjusted, the silencer is standard, the recoil is extremely low, the muzzle lift is reduced by 40%, and the noise is reduced by 60%. Even if you point the gun at me and shoot a bunch of bullets, it will not wake up the people next door. .
Of course, this way you won't have the chance to do bigger business with me. "
Yuriolov's reaction can be said to be very fast. When he saw the buyer pointing a gun at him, he immediately changed his tone and talked about the disadvantages of killing himself.
Watch the buyer pay and leave. Yuriolov, who completed his first business in his life, lay on the bed and calmed down his excitement.
It was from this time on that Yuriolov fell in love with the arms business.
In order to make money, he also called his brother on as his partner.
The two began to travel around the world, buying and selling various firearms, and even participated in arms exhibitions.
certainly!
Compared with the big arms dealers at the exhibition, the two people's business was very small. The small and big arms dealers turned a blind eye to them, thinking that they were retailing.
But Yuriolov was not discouraged. He and his brother continued to travel around, selling guns to people in need.
In Lebanon!
They picked up a big leak.
As the most powerful country in the world.
When the beautiful country's army evacuates from a certain place.
Aircraft and tanks will be shipped back by ship, but the cost of shipping back guns is more expensive than buying new ones.
So in Lebanon, Yuriolov purchased a large number of weapons and ammunition left behind by the evacuation of the American army at a low price.
How low the price is!
Brand new guns are not sold by the unit, but by the kilogram.
Of course, Yuriolov also sells food by the kilogram.
Just put the gun on the scale and weigh it, and sell thousands of kilograms at a time.
Since then, Yuriolov's business has grown from strength to strength.
What I do every day is make phone calls, negotiate prices, and process orders.
Yuriolov became a businessman who brought death to people. No matter what the customer was, he would sell it as long as he paid money.
He sold Uzi submachine guns produced in Israel to his archrivals, the Arabs.
Weapons produced in the Soviet Union were transported to Afghanistan and sold to the guerrillas, even though these guerrillas were fighting against the Soviet army.
Even when he was pulled down, he almost sold him weapons.
The reason why I didn't sell it was not because of moral issues, but because the check drawn by the other party bounced and I couldn't get the money.
In order to make his business bigger and stronger, Yuriolov even has passports from several countries such as Gallic Chicken, Israel, and Eagle Country, and can change his identity at any time.
Of course, it’s not like I haven’t encountered any mistakes!
For example, Yuriolov encountered an accident off the coast of Colombia.
Because the information leaked, he was targeted by the law enforcement team.
But this does not trouble Yuriolov.
After being notified, Yuriolov immediately ordered the crew to change the freighter's markings.
When the law enforcement team boarded the ship, the freighter transformed into a Chilean ship and became a ship registered in the Netherlands. Then Yuriolov stood on the bow, waiting for the law enforcement team to board the ship.
"We are Interpol and suspect that there is contraband on your ship." Many people will be bribed, but there are also many people who insist on their beliefs, and Jack, the international police officer, is one of them.
He is Yuriolov's old rival, and he has long wanted to bring Yuriolov to justice, but unfortunately he has never been able to catch him.
This time, the two met off the coast of Colombia.
"Is this the boat we are looking for? The name of the boat is different." The team members took a rubber speedboat and circled around Yuriolov's boat and found that the name of the boat was different.
Jack knew that he was one step too late and had allowed his old rival to escape.
However, he was unwilling to lead a team to board the ship to search for evidence of contraband.
It's a pity that Yuriolov was already prepared.
In order to avoid detection, Yuriolov police marked the box containing the arms as agricultural equipment, and also mixed a lot of potatoes, that is, potatoes inside.
Looking at the potatoes in the container, Jack felt helpless.
He knew that the army was on the ship, but it was impossible for just a few of them to find more than a dozen boxes of arms among hundreds or even thousands of containers.
When the freighter cannot be impounded, Jack can only lead the team away.
As the business grows bigger and bigger.
Yuriolov also encountered various troubles.
The most troublesome one is money.
Many buyers don't have the money, so they use other things instead.
Sometimes it’s diamonds and sometimes it’s laundry detergent.
Because he used too much washing powder, Yuriolov's brother became addicted to drugs, which made him very sad.
However, although Yuriolov was not addicted to drugs, he was infected with another thing. He saw Eva again. Eva becomes a beauty queen.
Unlike the poor boy before, Yuriolov is now a multi-millionaire and has money to pursue Eva.
To pursue Eva!
Yuriolov used money to create opportunities.
He spent $20,000 on a fake photo opportunity to lure Eva to St. Barts Island, and spent another $12,000 on buying Eva's hotel and arranging for the two to have dinner together.
Then on the beach of the hotel, the two met.
"What are you doing here?" Yuriolov asked knowingly.
"Come here to take pictures, at least that's the original arrangement." Yuriolov dressed like a rich man, which made Eva a little excited and took the initiative to talk about his work.
"Only now the photographer is stuck in Miami, saying there's a hurricane."
"Maybe it was an accident. This kind of thing happens all the time." Yuriolov smiled.
"The photo shoot is canceled now, but the trouble is, there will be no flight back to New York until next Tuesday. Like the photographer, I am also trapped." Eva, wearing a bikini, said helplessly.
"If you are willing, you can take my plane and I will return to New York tomorrow." Yuriolov said enthusiastically.
"Thank you." Eva was completely moved when she heard that Yuriolov had a private jet.
This was the 1980s, and 100% of the people with private jets were top-tier rich.
As a beauty queen, Eva wants to join the upper class, and Yuriolov is her best chance.
"Let me take a picture for you."
Seeing that Eva Yuriolov was a little moved, he struck while the iron was hot and took out a camera.
Eva cooperated very well and showed off her charming figure in front of Yuriolov.
In order to convince Eva of his wealth, Yuriolov almost went bankrupt and bought a private jet.
Because he knows.
A woman like Ava couldn't be seduced by a single private jet ride, unless the jet was his.
"Is this your plane?"
Just as Yuriolov thought.
Looking at the private jet parked at the airport, Eva's eyes lit up and she asked.
"Yes, it has my name on it." Yuriolov smiled.
Of course he was lying.
Although he is already a multi-millionaire, Yuriolov still cannot afford a private jet.
The plane and car were all rented, just to make the beauty smile.
With airplanes, luxury cars and sweet words, Yuriolov successfully won Eva's heart on the plane, and the two fell in love.
Shortly after getting off the plane, the two held a wedding in Yuriolov's New York City.
After marriage, the two lived a very happy life.
the only thing that is missing.
In order to support Eva, give his wife the best treatment, and maintain his rich life, Yuriolov can say that he cannot make ends meet, even to the point of using credit cards to support credit cards.
But Yuriolov liked Eva too much. In order to maintain a wealthy life, Yuriolov tried every means, until one day, a guest from the East found him.
That was 1990.
"Hello, is this Mr. Yuriolov?"
"Yes, I am, who are you?" Looking at the middle-aged man in front of him, Yuriolov felt that he had a lot of background.
"My name is Jiang Lang. I'm here in Xiangjiang. I have a business deal to discuss with you. I wonder if you are interested." With a charming smile, Jiang Lang walked into Yuriolov's office.
"What business?" Yuriolov asked
"A profitable business is a business that can make you a billionaire." The expression on Jiang Lang's face was exactly the same as Lei Weidong's.
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