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Gambling Man: The Wild Ride of Japan's Masayoshi Son

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內容簡介 「非凡之作……猶如親臨科技烏托邦黃金年代的董事會現場。」 ——《星期日泰晤士報》這是關於孫正義——全球最具影響力的投資人之一——背後真實而瘋狂的故事。他曾三度賠上與重建數百億美元的財富。過去二十年，日本的孫正義透過其媒體科技巨頭軟銀，投資並操控價值逾一兆美元的資產。他在阿里巴巴尚未成名前就重金下注；與賈伯斯密謀，將 iPhone 打造成世代奇蹟；更資助數百家科技新創，引爆矽谷有史以來最大的一波熱潮。這本書帶你搭乘孫正義的瘋狂旅程，從他在日本戰後時期的韓裔貧民區出生，到今日權力殿堂的穿梭——川普在曼哈頓的金色摩天大樓、沙烏地皇宮、中國的紅色權力核心——皆是他財技與冒險精神施展之地。孫的故事貫穿了過去25年超全球化的浪潮，金流、科技與理念無遠弗屆。他駕馭從微晶片問世到人工智慧崛起的科技巨浪，也在其間創造驚人的財富與經濟變革。他顛簸起伏的商業歷程，證明了樂觀與夢想的力量，以及對下一個重大創新的執著追尋。 身為日本的韓裔少數族群，孫正義克服重重歧視與阻礙，成為日本最知名的企業家與商業帝國建構者，卻仍保持神秘與低調。本書由前《金融時報》總編輯撰寫，擁有豐富第一手資料，並獲得多位關鍵人士（包括孫正義本人）的合作。以極富節奏感的筆觸，《賭徒》（Gambling Man）揭開這位資本奇才的真面目——他的動機、重要性，以及未來新局。'Extraordinary ... a privileged boardroom-table view of the gilded age of tech-utopianism' Sunday TimesThe real story behind the mercurial Masayoshi Son, one of the world's most consequential investors, who has three times lost and made tens of billions of dollarsJapan’s Masayoshi Son has made and lost several fortunes, investing or controlling assets worth $1 trillion in the past two decades through his media-tech giant, SoftBank. He bankrolled Alibaba, China’s internet colossus, before the world had heard about it; plotted with Steve Jobs to turn the iPhone into a wonder product; and financed hundreds of tech start-ups, fuelling the biggest boom Silicon Valley has ever seen.This book takes you on Son’s wild ride, from his birthplace in a Korean slum in post-war Japan to the modern-day temples of power. It speeds through Donald Trump’s golden skyscraper in Manhattan, the royal palaces of Riyadh and the throne rooms of China’s Marxist rulers; all places where Son has deployed his unique blend of financial engineering and crazy risk-taking.Son’s story captures a 25 year-span of hyper-globalisation in which money, technologies and ideas flowed freely. From the launch of the microchip to the advent of artificial intelligence, he has ridden the technological wave which has created extraordinary wealth and economic change. His topsy-turvy business career is testimony to the power of optimism, daring to dream, ever in search of the Next Big Thing.As an ethnic Korean in Japan, Son has overcome adversity and discrimination to become Japan’s best-known businessman and empire-builder but he remains an elusive, intensely private figure. This book, by a former editor of the Financial Times, contains a wealth of new information and has had the co-operation of many of the key participants, including Son himself. Written with a verve appropriate to its subject, Gambling Man reveals the man behind the money, what drives him, why he matters, and what he plans for his next act.

各界推薦

各界推薦 「一本難得深入揭露孫正義生活與思想的作品——這位神秘的韓裔日本科技投資人，是本世紀來輸贏金額最大的人物……Barber 細緻鋪陳孫正義非凡的身世背景，詳盡記錄其所有大小交易，帶領讀者進入那個科技烏托邦與無國界資本交織的黃金年代董事會現場。他對色彩與細節的敏銳觀察，足以吸引任何一般讀者。」——約翰．阿里奇（John Arlidge），《星期日泰晤士報》「《賭徒》以流暢又專業的筆法，講述孫正義非凡的一生，巧妙帶出背後的歷史意義與時代張力。」——費利克斯．馬丁（Felix Martin），《金融時報》「一部步伐穩健的記述……Barber 具備記者獨有的銳眼，善於捕捉主角那些最能揭示個性的細節。他這本詳實的傳記，忠實紀錄了一段以驚人成功與突如其來的逆轉所構成的職涯。」——亨利．希欽斯（Henry Hitchings），《旁觀者雜誌》「孫正義理應獲得比現今更廣泛的關注，而《賭徒》正是一部寓意深遠的現代寓言，每一位懷抱企業帝國夢想的人都該讀它一遍。」——馬丁．范德．魏耶（Martin Vander Weyer），《泰晤士文學副刊》ReviewA rare insight into the life of Masayoshi Son, the mysterious Korean-Japanese tech investor who has made ― and lost ― more money than anyone else this century... Barber sets out Son’s extraordinary backstory, details all the deals, big and small, that Son did to enrich himself and [gives] a privileged boardroom-table view of the gilded age of tech-utopianism and borderless finance [with an] eye for colour [that] is more than enough to keep the everyday reader engaged -- John Arlidge ― Sunday TimesGambling Man is a pacy and highly professional telling of Son’s remarkable story, which skilfully draws out its broader historical themes -- Felix Martin ― Financial TimesA sure-footed account ... Barber has a journalist's eye for his subject's telling idiosyncracies ... [his] detailed biography documents a career punctuaed with attention-grabbing successes and abrupt reversals -- Henry Hitchings ― SpectatorSon deserves far wider recognition than has come his way, and Gambling Man is a parable that should be read by every would-be business empire builder -- Martin Vander Weyer ― Times Literary Supplement

作者介紹

作者介紹 Lionel Barber 曾於 2005 至 2020 年擔任《金融時報》（Financial Times）總編輯，是作家、節目主持人與講師。作為一位獲獎無數的資深記者，他橫跨四十年的新聞生涯中，訪問過眾多世界領袖與頂尖企業執行長，具有豐富的全球觀察經驗。他也是經常造訪日本的記者，對亞洲局勢與日本政商文化有深入理解。Lionel Barber, editor of the Financial Times from 2005 to 2020, is an author, broadcaster and lecturer. During four decades as an award-winning journalist, he has interviewed many world leaders and leading CEOs. He is a regular visitor to Japan.

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最佳賣點 : 這是關於孫正義——全球最具影響力的投資人之一——背後真實而瘋狂的故事。他曾三度賠上與重建數百億美元的財富。