Failing Richly

The press treats him as a useless second-generation heir, the investors look down on him, and the whole world has decided he is a rich boy who does nothing but destroy things. That is the reputation attached to the heir of the Millélys Group, who breaks antique porcelain and rents out entire islands for parties. Each piece of waste is an operation worth billions. Smashing the vase triggers the insurance leverage on the antiquities. Booking off a stretch of island for a birthday puts him in position to build the world's first data centre out at sea, away from regulators. The louder the mockery gets, the better the cover works, and public opinion and capital both end up as pieces on his board.