This gathering was held at Wang Ye's super estate, where representatives of all the shareholders had assembled.
The shareholder structure of Big Shark Hedge Fund was quite simple as well. They were basically all Wang Ye's friends or "relatives."
When the fund was established, its total share capital had been 100 billion US dollars. The shareholders' specific contributions were as follows:
The Industrial Fund Office controlled by Elena had contributed 30 billion US dollars, Wang Ye personally had contributed 20 billion, Khovchenko 10 billion, Abramovich 10 billion, the Romanov family 10 billion, the ten major European royal families jointly 10 billion, and Gebliev, representing the Kremlin, 10 billion!
Thus, the people attending today's "loot-sharing meeting" were precisely these people. The representative of the ten European royal families was Prince Charles of the British royal family, which showed just how seriously the British royal family took this matter.
How could they not take it seriously? From this investment alone, they could make tens of billions of US dollars in profit. Honestly, that might exceed the wealth their families had accumulated over several generations!
Inside the grand reception room of the estate's main building, everyone sat in a circle, smoking cigars, drinking coffee, and enjoying fruit and pastries. The atmosphere was warm and cheerful, with bursts of hearty laughter from time to time.
Over the past two years, the global economic situation had been poor. Making a fortune in such a difficult environment had not been easy.
Thus, all the shareholders sincerely admired and appreciated Wang Ye.
The total amount to be distributed today was 800 billion US dollars. After deducting the original 100 billion in capital, that meant a profit of 700 billion US dollars—an utterly staggering figure!
According to the rules set when the fund was established, Wang Ye would