Wealth Display as Business Credential

“• “What’s it like to be a billionaire?” we asked. • “They serve better wine with lunch and dinner,” jokes Kulczyk. “All my things—my plane, yacht, homes—are work tools. I need a residence like that. Not only because I like it, but so that my business partners appreciate it. I treat it like a game. It prevents people from looking down on me. Everything I have indicates whether we are roughly in the same league. It’s convenient. You don’t have to check business plans or who has how much in their account. And it works.””

“Two bottles of red wine, which he sometimes drank with his guests or friends in London clubs, cost as much as an average small car in Poland. But recently, that was his only weakness. He took good care of himself. He regularly had blood tests done. He paid much attention to what he ate. He had a personal chef who prepared small but satisfying and healthy meals for dinner. For example: the first appetizer was lobster meat with three sauces, then a slice of stewed turkey, and the main course—a serving of baked sole. Alongside, boiled vegetables, wild rice, grated black radish. Finally, black coffee, delicate sweets, and Belgian chocolate. He clearly had a weakness for sweet snacks.”