A day at Hogwarts

Unbeknownst to Charles, the people behind Eleanor had studied him and could easily find out where his money came from.

Charles started betting on whoever wins the World Cup in 1986. In the 1987/88 season, when AC Milan had 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in the first 10 rounds, he kept raising bets on AC Milan to win the Serie A championship. The final result was as he expected.

Especially in 1990, Charles not only bet on AC Milan to successfully defend the Champions League, but also made a killing in the World Cup. It was nothing to guess that the championship team and Cameroon would enter the quarterfinals for the first time. What was terrible was that he actually bet on Milouin. The Costa Rica team led by Tinovic entered the finals for the first time and entered the top 24, winning by a huge margin.

Since 1991, Charles has not played much football. He has only played AC Milan to win the Serie A championship, and won them all.

But what interested those capitalists most was Charles's performance in the stock market.

Dell went public on June 22, 1988. The closing price of the stock on the 23rd was US$0.0993. From then on, he started to focus on this stock. By September 1, 1993, the closing price of the stock was US$0.2805, and it rose in five years. It has increased by about 2.8 times. There was a 3:2 split in 1992, which was very eye-catching for retail investors.

Eleanor knew of Charles' gift for prophecy and thought he was making money from sports lotteries and stocks.

She took the opportunity to say to Charles today: "How about you tell me which stocks will rise recently."

"We analyzed your investments, or gambles, and you won every time."

Charles sighed and said nothing.

The stock market is a mirror of politics. After Christmas in 1991, he no longer understood world politics, so it was better to shut up.

And do the bookmakers who manipulate stocks really need his predictions?

For example, in his "memory" of the financial crisis that began in 1997, people in the industry already knew the economic conditions of the countries affected by the storm, but they just didn't know when the reapers would take action.

Seeing that he was silent, Eleanor said bluntly: "They want to know when a black swan event will happen."

The "black swan event" she refers to refers to a small-probability event that is difficult to predict, but when it suddenly occurs, it will cause a chain reaction and have a huge negative impact.

The swans here in Europe are all white. The term "black swan" was first used in the 2nd century AD when Juvenalis, a Roman poet, described "a bird as rare as a black swan on the earth." It has been used to describe different species. Something that might exist, and then the Dutch saw black swans in Australia in 1697, and the meaning of "black swan" has changed since then.

For example, large-scale natural disasters caused large fluctuations in crop prices, and events such as the Twin Towers being hit by planes led to changes in the political and military landscape. This was unpredictable for the capitalists who controlled everything behind the scenes.

Peter's betrayal and Snape's failure to eavesdrop on the prophecy were considered black swan events for Dumbledore and Voldemort.

Charles shrugged and said: "It doesn't matter if the King of England will not be replaced for 29 years."

Eleanor asked "Any more?"

Charles shook his head.

Eleanor hesitated for a moment and said: "They found that you took advantage of the large changes in the exchange rate between the pound and the US dollar to operate in the foreign exchange market three years ago to earn income from the betting market during the 1990 World Cup. In 1991, there was a The whereabouts of £3 million of funds are unknown.”

Charles was silent, not bothering to say that in the summer of 1991, he and the old man said they were traveling. In fact, he used the money to set up a venture capital company in Switzerland, using the legal status that the old man used when traveling in Africa. At that time, he had just The acceptance letter to Hogwarts arrived after I returned from Switzerland.

This venture capital company has dedicated funds and has only invested in two newly established companies, 1 and Yingda, which was established in April this year. It plans to invest in Yaya next year.

The economic situation of these companies was not good when they started. Charles mainly rushed to gather good karma early and became familiar with them in the circle to accumulate contacts.

Because of this, Charles was particularly agitated recently.

From small game websites to instant messaging software to intelligent pinyin input methods, there are so many groundbreaking ideas in my mind.

Now is the pastoral era of the Internet. Starting a business is very simple. A group of like-minded and technical partners come together and a dazzling product appears.

Moreover, these teams are short of money in the early stage. If they enter the market at this time, it is easy to get a share of the next wave.

Charles glanced at Hogwarts Castle outside the window and sighed deeply.

The separation between ancient life and modern concepts, and the conflict between the conservative tradition of wizards and the thinking of the Internet era, made him feel that he had signs of schizophrenia.

He does not reject magic, but what he dislikes is that wizards actively separate themselves from non-wizards. This has become the most important political correctness among wizards. It has been subtly embedded in the bone marrow, and even Hermione takes it for granted.

He has always believed that magic can become part of advanced productivity and even the beginning of a new industrial revolution.

Perhaps the people behind Eleanor had similar views, so they began to reach out to the wizarding society.

Charles suddenly felt a little pain in his head and rubbed it.

Eleanor saw this and asked him: "Are you sick?"

"No." Charles shook his head.

The idea of ​​establishing a community with a shared future for mankind between wizards and non-wizards suddenly popped into his mind. This topic was too big. It was something for people of Grindelwald's level to think about. Voldemort was not qualified, and he was even less qualified to participate. .

"Let's not talk about this anymore." Charles waved his hand, "Can you help me see if the information on that oil field can be sold for how much? It can solve 10% of the UK's oil demand."

"It's hard to say." Eleanor shook her head. "It's possible that the oil companies already knew that there was oil in this place, but they didn't disclose it for cost and political reasons."

"I can help you check the ownership of the exploration rights and mining rights of this place, and I can determine it."

Charles sighed and said, "If they already know, forget it."

Eleanor asked him: "What about the business you mentioned?"

Charles shook his head, no money, just some cold drinks.

Eleanor thought for a while and said, "If you need it, I can help you get an investment."

“No collateral is required, as long as you agree to be the investor’s loved one in their time of need.”

Charles's sphincter suddenly tightened. Do you want to sell the hook yourself?

Eleanor continued to explain: "There are other wizards who are pushing for a change in the law to allow wizards' Muggle relatives to use potions when they are sick."

Charles suddenly had a black line on his face.

I was picked up from the trash can, and suddenly there were wild parents and siblings who were seriously ill. It made sense. After the disease was cured, I found out that it was a misunderstanding. But one day of parenthood and one hundred days of kindness, I gave you a red envelope of one hundred and eighty thousand pounds on Christmas. It makes sense.

There have been many cases of adult wizards using magic in front of their Muggle relatives. Seamus' mother often used magic in front of her Muggle husband, and Eleanor also gave potions to her grandfather. These are all things that people do not hold accountable. , now it’s just legalized.

With the administrative level of the Ministry of Magic, the chance of success is very high, because many employees also have Muggle relatives, and it is difficult to keep them completely confidential.

Charles said: "Let me think about who the other party is."

Eleanor replied: "Martin Edwards."

The first thing Charles thought of was the British crime novelist Martin Edwards, but when he thought that Eleanor was from Manchester, he twitched the corner of his mouth and asked tentatively: "Is it Martin Edwards, the owner of Manchester United?"

Eleanor nodded and said: "The medicine you secretly gave to David was known to him and Ferguson. They don't care where the medicine comes from, as long as it can cure the players."

Charles gasped, the interests behind this were enough to drive the team owner crazy.

Apart from anything else, if Alan Shearer is seriously injured and can jump back to the field alive after taking a sip of potion, for 10,000 pounds at a time, Blackburn Rovers will definitely pay for it immediately. They spent 3.6 million pounds to buy him this year.

"Okay." Charles agreed, and he was about to randomly draw a double-digit eldest brother.

As for the Ministry of Magic, they are so scared that they can send themselves to Azkaban if they can.