Chapter 298 Because I like it, I want to possess it
Chapter 298 Because I like it, I want to possess it
Author: Lin Zhonggu
Chapter 298 Because I like it, I want to possess it
Entering the living room, Zheng Yaoyang found that there were three less of the seven giants than the last time he took a night tour of Tokyo Bay.
They are David from Tiger Management, Jones from Melvin Capital, and Peterlin from Barak Research.
This is good news for him, indicating that they have internal differences and that the seven giants are not united.
Balk clapped his palms to attract everyone's attention: "New and old friends, come here. This is Mr. Zheng Yaoyang from the Huanyu Group. We can also call him Zuo An."
He put his arm around Zheng Yaoyang's shoulders and introduced Zheng Yaoyang as if he were one of his own family members. He also introduced the identities of several important people to Zheng Yaoyang.
They are Logan Chernos of Morgan Stanley, Akko Bent of the investment department of Citibank, and Bart Dunn of the investment department of Goldman Sachs.
These three banks are all banks established in North America for hundreds of years. After years of development, they have already become huge financial empires, with group business covering the world.
It is rumored that these three banks are also major members of the shadow government in North America.
The remaining few were all Balke's descendants. He mentioned them lightly and did not introduce them in detail.
Balke warmly invited Zheng Yaoyang to take a seat, and placed him in the row in front of his relatives.
Zheng Yaoyang glanced at Balke calmly, becoming more and more curious about what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.
But he didn't say anything. Balk would have his own plans sooner or later, so he couldn't just invite him to dinner.
Balk clapped his hands gently, the butler opened the side door, and a dozen African-American servants filed in, pushing the dining table.
A typical British aristocratic meal, the appetizer is halibut with lobster mousse and vegetable salad.
The main course is charcoal grilled venison with golden soft cake, black truffle, etc. The final dessert is mango, lemon dark chocolate, etc., and a bottle of 61-year-old Conti.
The meal lasted for more than an hour, during which everyone chatted happily, not talking about official matters, but only about romance.
It looked like an ordinary dinner party, just inviting everyone over for a meal.
At the end of the meal, the servants respectfully poured everyone a cup of fragrant English tea.
Balk took a sip of tea and wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin: "Zoan, are you satisfied with tonight's dishes?"
"It's delicious. Thank you for the hospitality, Mr. Balke." Zheng Yaoyang smiled faintly, not in a hurry, and waited patiently for Balke to show his weakness.
However, the result was completely beyond his expectation. The dinner was just like treating guests to a meal.
Everyone smiled politely and left one after another, leaving Zheng Yaoyang a little confused.
After everyone left, Zheng Yaoyang asked to leave even though he didn't understand.
The smile on Balk's face remained unchanged, and he personally walked Zheng Yaoyang to the door and said softly: "Tonight is Saturday, and the Nikkei short-selling index will be online on Monday."
"The holder change procedures for the Barron Fund Company you asked Wade to acquire will be completed tomorrow. I am looking forward to your performance. Don't let me down."
The confusion on Zheng Yaoyang's face deepened, but the smile on Balke's face became even bigger: "Zouan, do you know? I like you more and more now."
Even though things are important, he can neither be humble nor arrogant nor anxious. This is the best ideal type in his mind.
If he had been young, he would not have been able to be as calm and calm as Zheng Yaoyang.
He liked Zheng Yaoyang's character and ability too much.
Because I like him, I want to possess him, and I must take him under my command and serve him for myself.
Tonight was simply a treat for dinner, and it was also his first big gift to Zheng Yaoyang.
With tonight's meal, Zheng Yaoyang can basically go short on the Nikkei Index on Wall Street without any hindrance.
Because Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs have already acquiesced that Zheng Yaoyang is his person and will not deliberately make things difficult for Zheng Yaoyang.
Balk investigated the information of Woodpecker Fund very early and found out that with an asset size of US$1.8 billion, they were still making money in their territory and could not make too big a splash.
I very much hope that Zheng Yaoyang can know their strength through this incident and join them.
Zheng Yaoyang was silent for a long time after hearing this. He understood Balk's intention and responded: "Thank you, Mr. Balk. I accept your offer, but I will not accept this favor."
Balk smiled lightly: "You will, Wall Street is the stage for you to display your ambitions."
A qualified and successful businessman must go through three stages of career. The desire for wealth, the desire for fame, and the desire for power.
He could see that Zheng Yaoyang was now in the second stage and would soon move on to the third stage.
One day in the future, Zheng Yaoyang will find that neither Xiangjiang nor the mainland can satisfy his desire for power, and he will naturally fall into his arms.
After all, dominating a country's economy and controlling the markets of countless countries, the sense of accomplishment gained from power is far from being comparable to wealth and fame.
Hearing this, Zheng Yaoyang was silent for a longer time. He waved his hand noncommittally and said, "Let's go. I hope you won't regret it because of raising tigers tonight."
"If you can really threaten me one day, Zoan, I will be proud of you."
Balk laughed heartily and watched Zheng Yaoyang drive away with a smile on his face until he disappeared under the streetlight.
Everyone's ambitions will continue to expand as their status increases.
This is an eternal truth.
Maybe Zheng Yaoyang doesn't think so now, but it doesn't mean he won't in the future. He has the patience to wait.
As the car drove in the bustling New York City, Zheng Yaoyang looked out the car window and remembered Balk's words.
He did not object because he could not find a reason to refute it. The North American market was indeed relatively free.
For him now, it is still too early to start thinking about this issue now.
After thinking about it, Zheng Yaoyang was no longer confused. After all, no one could say for sure what would happen in the future. The olive branch handed over by Balk also gave him one more path to choose.
Early the next morning, good news came from Wade. The Barron's Fund they acquired had successfully passed the review of the New York Stock Exchange and completed the change of holder procedures.
The US$1.8 billion of the Xiangjiang Woodpecker Fund also entered the account of Barron Fund Company in batches of small amounts and multiple transactions through the special channels of Bank of China.
Monday, January 13th,
Zheng Yaoyang came to Wall Street with Wade and had already visited the dock, so there was no point in hiding his identity.
Wall Street is indeed a street that stretches from Broadway Road in southern Manhattan to the East River in New York City.
The total length is 500 meters and the width is only 11 meters. It is almost the size of two university playground tracks. It is the size of a world-famous financial center connected end to end.
There are many high-rise buildings on both sides of the street. Even an inconspicuous office or a cubicle may be a fund company with assets of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars.
If a brick fell from a high altitude in Beijing, it would kill several cadres above the division level.
So on Wall Street, if a brick falls, it can definitely kill several millionaires.
From the south side of the corner of Wall Street, Zheng Yaoyang and his team entered the New York Stock Exchange, came to a conference room, and met the Seven Giants of Tokyo Bay.
Several of them had not gone to Balke's for dinner the night before, and they were very surprised to see Zheng Yaoyang.
One person couldn't help but ask: "Zheng Yaoyang, what are you doing here? Is this where you came from?"
Zheng Yaoyang casually found an empty seat and sat down, and said with a smile: "Isn't the short-selling Nikkei Index launched today a public offering fund?"
David from Tiger Fund was speechless for a moment and looked at host Balk and asked for his opinion.
If short-selling Nikkei bonds are not public funds, then there is no need for them to be negotiating.
It was because of the public fund license and because they didn't want too many people to participate that they didn't publicize it.
Balke smiled lightly: "In public funds, as long as you have money, anyone can participate in investment."
Balk's reaction made David frown, and he couldn't help but look at the other people.
The three giants of Citibank, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs all looked indifferent. On the other hand, he, Melvin, and Crocodile Fund all looked confused.
No matter how slow David reacted, he knew that Zheng Yaoyang's entry into the venue to share the cake was tacitly approved, and they could only accept it without even having an opinion.
He was unwilling to give in. He had participated in the layout for so many years and contributed money and efforts during this period. When the cake was divided, how could Zheng Yaoyang sit back and enjoy the gains?
David suppressed the anger in his heart: "Balk, what plan is used for this public bidding?"
Balke still had a smile on his face, beckoning his assistant to distribute the documents, and said at the same time: "The initial asset size is set at US$100 billion. Successful purchasers will be locked in for three months, and they can trade freely after three months."
"We use the method of secretly marking and selecting through machine deletion..."