Wall Street Legend

  Chapter 216 Lower price

   There was light rain falling outside the window, and dark clouds hung over New York.

  The snow accumulated some time ago was drenched by rain, and it is becoming less and less. It turns into water and flows into the sewer, washing the road clean, and the temperature is getting colder.

There is heating in Ye Dongqing's office, so when his head was sweating, the old Bernard unbuttoned his suit to reveal the little vest inside, and his words and deeds were like a very traditional old British gentleman, but here In front of a young Chinese, he had to bow his head. After all, the biggest secret had already been known, which could easily destroy his entire status and reputation. Once the secret was revealed, he would definitely go to prison.

A royal million-dollar cigar worth tens of thousands of dollars, the white smoke filled with the smell of money, the old Bernard was once a billionaire with a net worth of 300 million dollars, but now he owes a lot of debts, The reason why it was not discovered was mainly because there were no major clients who ran and cashed out at the same time, so the capital chain was not broken. In addition, there was a team of accountants who could get high salaries to help. The salaries were so high that they would rather give up their professional certificates. .

Just having this team is not enough, you must have the help of people from the Securities and Exchange Commission, otherwise you will be found out, Ye Dongqing still doesn't know the inside story, and he doesn't think the old man will tell it easily and leave it to himself a handle.

"The reason why I came today is because I have to be responsible to the investors. If you use this money to invest in anything, you should notify me in advance, otherwise I will not be able to explain to the investors." Old Bernard blinked, He himself didn't believe such high-sounding nonsense.

A few years ago, Old Bernard used the reasonable rate of return to deceive everyone. He submitted investment reports to clients every month, and clients could redeem their investments within a few days at any time. Compared with the unreasonably high returns of general fraud cases, Madoff It guarantees to customers that the return is only about 10% every year, which is within a relatively normal profit range, and even declares that it can make money regardless of whether it rises or falls.

  This old man is well versed in investor psychology. The reason why he said this to Ye Dongqing at this moment is mainly because he hopes that he can help him out by revealing some information so that he can find a way to get the investment report up, so as not to make clients suspicious.

Ye Dongqing nodded, not stupid enough to tell the whole story, and told: "I will go to hedge crude oil futures, I can only tell you this, as for what to do with your customers, it is your own business, and I don't want to share with you. Nothing to do with your business, you know what I mean, right?"

   I don't want to be dragged into the water by this old man and pay for his mistakes. Except for the time when I accumulated the original capital, all of Ye Dongqing's businesses are legal now, and the future is bright, so there is no need to make some stains on my career.

Old Bernard didn't say a word. He had been making fake accounts before, and continued to fool investors so that they could get reasonable returns. The U.S. dollars will be in the account soon. In addition to this money, I still have a large amount of money in my hand, about five billion U.S. dollars. I have no way to deal with them. Are you sure you can continue to follow the originally agreed rate of return? , and help me manage the rest of the money?"

  In the hands of the old man, such a large amount of money may cause as much power as a time bomb. Considering dividends and profits, the gap will only become wider and wider, and it will never turn over if it continues like this.

Recently, Bernard Madoff has carefully investigated Freshwater Investment Group and other assets belonging to Ye Dongqing. The inside is very clean, and all the information disclosed to the outside world can correspond to the industries he invests in, such as the list of major shareholders of Apple and Amazon. , Freshwater Investment Group is in the forefront, and it has been confirmed that this is not a scam.

So after more than ten days of anxiety, the old man began to think about other things, mainly to withdraw other funds to invest in him in exchange for an annualized dividend of up to 11%. The funds should be paid to the investors. In this way, it is possible to pay off all the debts through the interest rate difference within five years. He has already calculated that as long as this business continues, he may return to the peak of his life before he dies.

  Like a desperately struggling drowning man, Ye Dongqing is the only life-saving straw in front of him now.

For Ye Dongqing, this is a wishful thing. Because of funding problems, he has given up some investment opportunities that can bring long-term benefits. If he can get a large sum of money, it will be great, which means that he can get more Shares in good companies can also invest in some new companies. Compared with the possible benefits, the interest of about 10% a year is nothing.

  Heartbeat is heartbeat. As a businessman, it is instinct to strive for the maximum benefit. You must know that a single point of fluctuation can involve tens of millions of dollars of wealth behind it. If the timeline is lengthened, it will be hundreds of millions of dollars.

He deliberately put on a embarrassed expression, and told the old Bernard: "But my company has enough money, and I am laying off staff recently, and the Golden Island Financial Management Company that raised funds for me has been laid off as a whole. If there is no investment target , which means that I will pay you a large amount of interest in vain, which is not in my interest."

Just when the old man's heart sank, Ye Dongqing changed the subject and added: "However, if the annual interest rate is 9%, I can consider accepting the money. In terms of our relationship, the maximum increase is Ninety-five percent, this is already the limit I can bear. You also manage such a large sum of money yourself. You should know how difficult it is to obtain a stable return. My company and those hedges and funds that are responsible for their own profits and losses The company is different."

Cutting off 1.5 points at once, if calculated on the basis of 5 billion U.S. dollars, means that the first year's expenditure will be reduced by 75 million U.S. dollars. Since the old Bernard took the initiative to come to talk about this matter, the initiative It's on Ye Dongqing's side.

Don't feel sorry for the old man, just like he didn't feel sorry for the investors who were cheated by him. Ye Dongqing has no relationship with him, so why should he help him for nothing? The relationship between the two is limited to interests, that's all However, if old Bernard did not agree to this plan, he would be overwhelmed by heavier and heavier burdens, which was why Ye Dongqing was determined to accept him.

Old Bernard naturally knows how difficult it is to invest, otherwise he would not have embarked on this crooked path. The expected profit has dropped a lot, which means that while dealing with investors, his own profit will be reduced a lot. It is more troublesome to weigh the pros and cons, because if the performance is poor, investors will be unhappy. If the performance is good, he does not make money himself, and it is difficult to make up for the shortfall.

  The good news is that Danshui Investment Group is still willing to eat such a large sum of money, and earning a little less is much better than continuing to play the Ponzi scheme...

  (end of this chapter)