Shimon was possibly the richest man in Israel and was seen on TV with his
trophy second wife, his Lamborghini sports car and the fabulous jewelry he
wore. People sued Shimon every day and lost, because, although Shimon was
slippery and devious, he always stayed just inside of the law. He was
disappointed in his son, though, who wasn't as tough or aggressive as his
father and never missed an opportunity to remind Ron what a schlemiel he
was.

One day, when Ron was visiting friends on the Spanish Costa del Sol, he met
the owner of a large tract of beach front in Marbella. And when he told the
Spaniard who he was, the man told him he would like to sell his property. In
fact, almost every owner of beach front from Marbella to Puerto Banus would
like to sell. Ron had the opportunity to negotiate with the owners of the
most popular and beautiful Spanish coastal resorts and made a spectacular
deal.

He called his father and told him. Shimon said he would fly to Marbella and
look the deal over. "Don't sign anything until I get there," he told Ron.

When he arrived, Shimon saw that Ron had locked up the most desirable real
estate in Spain for the ridiculously low price of two billion dollars. He
saw the terms of the mortgages the owners would take back and his face got
red. He scowled and grabbed Ron's arm and pulled him out of the conference
room. "What's wrong?" Ron asked. "They will take back mortgages with 3%
interest for 30 years. We will control the land immediately and can do
whatever we want with it."

"I'll tell you what's wrong," Shimon snarled. "Those crooks want $25,000
cash up front."

Leon

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