Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

Chapter 289 Recruiting Vivien Kelly

After lunch, Lin Baicheng and Vivien Kelly went to the garden of the villa.

At this time, the two got down to business and stopped being polite.

"Miss Vivien, Bella just said that you were unhappy at Merrill Lynch. Can you tell me the specific reasons?"

Lin Baicheng still wanted to hear the reason why Vivien Kelly wanted to leave Merrill Lynch.

"Of course, Mr. Allen."

Vivien Kelly was not prepared to hide this. She nodded and said: "Mr. Allen, you are from Xiangjiang and may not know much about the United States. This country is composed of many people of color. There are many discrimination.”

"Racial discrimination, sex discrimination, academic discrimination, class discrimination between rich and poor, occupational discrimination, etc. There are quite a lot of similar discriminations."

"I am white and graduated from a prestigious school. My income and family background are not bad, so a lot of discrimination does not fall on me."

"However, as I work hard in the workplace, I cannot avoid being discriminated against and treated differently based on gender."

"In the workplace, for the same job, if a man scores six points, he is considered a passing grade, while we women often need to score eight points to be considered a passing grade."

"I think I'm not bad at it. Not long after I joined Merrill Lynch, I managed US$100 million in funds. I earned this through my own ability. Even so, I am still criticized by my colleagues at the same level and those at higher levels. Management treats them differently.”

“The funds I managed invested in gold futures around March, and I made a lot of money at that time. Later, I thought that the price of gold rose from around US$120 in early 1977 to nearly US$200, an increase of more than 50%. It would no longer be possible. There is too much room for growth, and there is a high possibility that it will be adjusted. Because the relationship is not very certain, I did not go short on gold prices, but went on crude oil futures.”

"My judgment was not wrong at the beginning. The international gold price adjusted soon after, and fell below the $160 level around the end of April and the beginning of May, which was an adjustment of about 20%."

"It's just that the price of gold began to fluctuate upward in May, and accelerated its upward trend in August, and now it has risen to nearly US$230."

“Because I settled the gold futures that I was long in at the beginning and did not participate in the long trade later, I did not make any money from this big increase. People took advantage of this and attacked me. They thought that there was something wrong with my judgment and I should be held accountable. It is my responsibility to impose corresponding punishments.”

After listening to Vivien Kelly say so much, Lin Baicheng asked: "So, what is the situation of your crude oil futures?"

"Because of the oil crisis, oil prices have risen sharply, and due to the Cold War, I think the situation in the Middle East will not be stable, and there is room for oil prices to continue to rise. If another country goes to war, oil prices will inevitably rise again. So I choose to go long crude oil futures.”

"It's just that although oil prices have also risen during this period, the overall trend is up and down. The increase is not much, so my profits are naturally not much."

Vivien Kelly was dissatisfied that although she did not make a profit from the rise in gold prices, she did not lose money from crude oil futures. Instead, she made a small profit. Including the initial profit, her return on investment was actually not low. .

But even so, she was still accused of harming the company's interests, and her supervisor also thought she was at fault. She knew that she was treated in this way because she was a woman, and this would not happen if she were a man, so she was quite dissatisfied. .

"It seems that Vivien Kelly's level is indeed quite high."

Lin Baicheng couldn't help but feel moved after hearing this. He knew very well that the oil crisis would break out again next year, and oil prices would indeed rise sharply. The reason why the price of gold has risen sharply is also because there is a war in a country in the Middle East, which has led to rising risk aversion. The two are actually linked.

"Miss Vivien, I think Bella should have told you my intentions. Now I will tell you something more specific."

Lin Baicheng spoke up, and Vivien Kelly listened carefully.

"I personally made a lot of money by being long in gold futures. I will settle the long gold futures in a while, and there will be at least hundreds of millions of dollars in profits."

“Up to now, I have invested in gold futures in my own name, but if I make too much money, it will be too conspicuous, and I don’t want that, so I am going to find someone to register an offshore company and put the funds in a more hidden offshore place. offshore companies, and then invest in the United States, the United Kingdom and other places through offshore companies.”

"If nothing else happens, my funds will be no less than 500 million US dollars at the beginning, and may increase in the future. Therefore, as the main manager of these funds, I need to find someone with high ability to manage them, and I am very responsible for the fees. Miss Wen, your ability is still very important."

"So, Miss Vivien, what do you think?"

"Mr. Allen, I would like to ask, how much of your funds can I decide to invest in? Or, do you have to decide what to invest all the funds in?"

Vivien Kelly asked solemnly, if she was just asked to be a tool, she would never agree.

"Usually, I give an investment direction. For example, I think the price of gold will rise. Then what you have to do is to judge whether the price of gold will really rise. If you think it will not rise, then you have to convince me. If you can't be convinced, Me, then follow my orders and go long gold futures. It’s up to you how to operate.”

"However, if you find a good investment target after investigation, for example, you think the price of oil will rise, then as long as you can convince me, I will give you a certain amount of funds to operate."

"If the investment in which I gave the investment direction results in investment losses, that is my problem, and I will not blame you. However, if the investment direction you are optimistic about leads to investment failure and huge losses, then the responsibility I will certainly hold you accountable, and I think you should understand this."

"this is necessary."

Vivien Kelly didn't think there was anything wrong with Lin Baicheng's words. No matter which company she was in, if the investment she decided caused the company to suffer huge losses, she would be kicked out of the company without exception.

"Mr. Allen, I want to go back and think about it carefully."

Vivien Kelly said out loud that as long as she persuaded Lin Baicheng, she could obtain a certain amount of investment funds. Vivien Kelly thought this was normal, but whether she wanted to work for Lin Baicheng was related to her career, so she would not immediately Make a decision.

"This is what it should be. Miss Vivien, please take your time and think about it. You are welcome here at any time."

Lin Baicheng said with a smile, but he would not wait for Vivien Kelly forever, he would let the headhunting company help him find other candidates. Even if we find other people with good abilities, Vivien Kelly is not bad. If she is willing to join, there will still be a place for her in the offshore company.