Rich people?, inheritances, prodigal sons? These always attract a lot of people's attention, but as the saying goes, wealth cannot last more than three generations. If future generations only know how to show off their wealth but don't know how to keep the property, then the family will not be rich for more than three generations.
Become dilapidated, Jorge Guino is the best example.
Jorge Guino is a Brazilian. The American media calls Jorge Guino, the Greek shipping magnate and American Howard Hughes "the three most prodigal sons in the world". Jorge Guino's father is Eduardo Guino.
, he was born into poverty and immigrated to Brazil from France at the end of the 19th century.
In 1890, Eduardo came to Brazil by boat. He looked at the merchant ships coming and going and spotted the huge commercial potential of Santos Port. In order to obtain the operating rights, he sold all his family property and competed everywhere. With continuous efforts,
, he got a 90-year lease.
By operating the dock, his business developed and he became one of the richest families in Brazil. Jorge Guino was born in 1916, when the family business was at its peak. As a man born with a golden key,
Jorge Guino has enjoyed a life of fine clothing and food since he was a child.
Eduardo has been busy working hard and has not educated him, causing him to spend money lavishly. Moreover, Jorge Guino likes beautiful women, and his money is basically spent on beautiful women. If there is no money, Jorge Guino may be in the world.
They will be ignored on the street.
Because his appearance was not outstanding, he started to suffer from baldness in his 20s. Considering that he was only about 1.6 meters tall, his biggest advantage was money. This advantage became his "secret weapon" in 1938.
Because Eduardo died this year.
As Eduardo's only son, he inherited all the inheritance. According to the lawyer's calculations, the real estate and funds totaled 2 billion U.S. dollars. However, this did not include the operating income of the terminal. The terminal was leased for 90 years.
, it will not really expire until 1980.
Jorge Guinot began to spend money unscrupulously, and he dated beauties all day long. During the outbreak of World War II, Jorge Guinot, who had a fortune of 2 billion, was invited by Roosevelt and became a guest of the White House.
His status has also improved.
He kept going in and out of Hollywood, and popular actresses gained his favor one after another. One of the popular actresses, Larma, said that she liked Picasso's paintings. In order to please the beauty, he spent hundreds of thousands of dollars without asking.
Even Marilyn Monroe was sought after by him.
In 1962, he bought jewelry worth millions of dollars from Paris and wanted to give it to Monroe. However, he heard that Monroe had committed suicide just after getting off the plane. He gave the jewelry to many actresses in batches. However, when
In 1980, the dock lease expired and his last company declared bankruptcy.
He lost all his financial resources. He could only live with his daughter and son in a small house in a remote neighborhood, relying on the government's unemployment benefit of US$500 per month. His three wives left him and passed on
Others, as for Jorge Guino, spent 15 years in poverty.
In the past 15 years, he has witnessed the ups and downs of the world. Before his death, he had some regrets and said: The secret to a happy life is to spend every last penny in your wallet before you die.
But I miscalculated and spent all the money in advance.