Society owes me a brother

"I heard that you want to sign a betting agreement with the major investment banks in country M, betting that the real estate market in country M will fall?"

Before Lu Chi recovered from Old Locke's calm and generous writing, Old Locke, who was sitting behind the desk, suddenly stood up, walked to the wine cabinet, and poured two glasses of gin.He handed a glass of red wine to Lu Chi, and said with a smile: "Many people in the industry are watching your jokes. They think you are showing anger. However, there is no way to gain a foothold in the capital market in the battle of emotions."

The rumors from the outside world have long been expected.Hearing this, Lu Chi curled the corners of his mouth indifferently: "Whether it's a dispute of emotions or foresight. They will know when the time comes."

"Very good." Old Locke raised his glass to Lu Chi, drank the red wine in the glass, and said with a kind smile, "You know. I have always admired your talent and courage. I also believe that you will succeed."

After a brief compliment, Old Locke pondered for a moment, and asked, "Can you tell me, when are you going to make a move?"

Lu Chi said without hesitation: "According to my calculations, the upward momentum of country M's housing market will last for at least another year. So I plan to make a move in the second half of next year."

He has limited funds in his hands, and he doesn't want to waste a few months in vain.You must know that in order to short the housing market in country M, Lu Chi is going to increase his financial leverage several times.In order to maintain the normal operation of the capital chain, Lu Chi must count every penny and every second.

Trusting Lu Chi's big data analysis and Lu Chi's ability to judge timing, Old Locke was not surprised that Lu Chi would make such a decision.After all, the think tanks of the Locke Group spent a lot of time and data researching the current economic situation in country M, and they came to similar conclusions as Lu Chi.Not to mention that since Lu Chi was born on Wall Street, he has conquered the world with his amazing trading of short-selling maniacs and bargain-hunting maniacs every time.

Many colleagues in the industry believe that the reason why this young trading genius does this is nothing more than to show off his skills, to show off his talent and talent, vision and means to the world.Only big bosses like Old Locke who stand at the top of the pyramid can understand that the reason why Lu Chi chooses to dance on the wire rope every time is a habit of manipulating and showing off his skills, but the most important reason is that his funds are not strong enough. ——He has no way to bear, nor does he want to bear the early losses of capital when operating large projects, so he requires himself to be steady and ruthless, and must sell at the most extreme price and the most suitable time.

This kind of trading method is certainly amazing and unmatched.But sometimes, in order to hunt large prey, hunters must build traps in the early stage of hunting so that the prey cannot escape.The process of building a trap may be long, and the manpower, material and financial resources consumed may be jaw-droppingly large, but once the hunt is successful, the harvest will be unimaginably rich.

So sometimes, in order to successfully accomplish something, some seemingly unnecessary losses are also very necessary.

"You have an old saying in China, and I appreciate it very much. The general idea is that a wise person will predict danger before it occurs, and a wise person will detect disaster before it occurs. Wall Street, is a genius A gathering place. Geniuses have always been good at discovering dangers and opportunities that ordinary people have not noticed."

Old Mr. Locke poured himself another glass of wine. He shook the glass, watching the viscous liquid coat the transparent crystal cup with a layer of dark red wine.The mellow aroma of the wine diffuses with the swaying of the liquor, just like the dangers and opportunities pervading all over Wall Street.

Lu Chi blinked thoughtfully.It is undeniable that his manipulative talent is indeed rare in the world, and it can even be called unparalleled.However, in many cases, the success or failure of the game in the financial field does not necessarily depend on the means of trading.

The pattern, the pattern of the trader is the most important.

"Those who travel thousands of miles will stop if they are not in the middle way; those who map the world will not be careful to harm the great." Lu Chi suddenly said to himself if he had realized something.

"Not bad." Old Mr. Locke raised his glass to Lu Chi approvingly: "So, I hope you can think about it. Advance your plan."

Lu Chi calculated quickly in his heart, frowned and said: "If I really want to do this, I will increase the loss of at least 20 billion M gold out of thin air."

"I can guarantee that your final profit will far exceed the figure you predicted before." Old Locke patted Lu Chi on the shoulder, turned back to the desk, pulled out a thick document from a drawer and handed it over : "Look at this first."

*****

After leaving Locke Group, Lu Chi returned to Leap Deer Fund.The first thing is to check the accounts comprehensively. He wants to know that if he signs a betting agreement with major investment banks to bet on the decline of the housing market in M ​​country at the end of 05, with the current operation of the Leap Deer Fund, the maximum amount he can get every month How much money to pay for premiums.

At the same time, Lu Chi also called Yue Bin, who was far away in China, to discuss with him about slowing down the investment of Yuelu Fund in China—in other words, except for the upcoming auction of Yuelu Fund, Huaxia Except for a certain piece of land auctioned by a certain bank, the domestic investment projects originally planned by Leap Deer Fund stopped all those that had not started, and slowed down those that had already started investing.

"Why?" Yue Bin's first reaction was disbelief.Because based on his understanding of Lu Chi, Fang Xiang is a person who rarely changes his mind after making a decision: "What happened?"

"It's hard to say." Many things can't be explained clearly on the phone. Besides, Lu Chi doesn't quite believe in the security and concealment of M country's communications: "After the auction is over, you fly over directly. If you have anything to say, we will talk face to face."

"Okay." Yue Bin replied without hesitation from the other end of the phone: "But after the auction is over, I can't go there for the time being—the investment plan of Leap Deer Fund in China will change, and I must personally control the direction. I still have to meet with Xiaobao and the others, as well as a few other partners, to discuss the issue of capital operation. After these matters are resolved and the accounts are collected, I will fly to country M to find you immediately."

Faced with Yue Bin's unreserved and unquestionable support, Lu Chi felt warm: "Don't you want to know why I suddenly changed my decision?"

Yue Bin smiled when he heard the words: "Didn't you agree to wait for me to fly over and have an interview? No matter what reason you change your decision, I will support you."

"Then you are not worried that my decision-making mistakes will bring heavy losses to the Leap Deer Fund?"

"You won't." Yue Bin, who is full of confidence in his own Lu Chi, responded casually, and suddenly smiled: "Besides, it's okay even if your wrong decision-making caused heavy losses to the company. Maybe you don't know , I have been waiting to say this for a long time.”

When Yue Bin said this, he suddenly lowered his volume.The deliberately deep voice was like an elegant cello, vibrating and lingering in the ears, faintly resonating with the heartbeat: "Don't be afraid even if the company goes bankrupt, I will support you!"

My ears suddenly felt hot and itchy.Lu Chi, who never knew what romance was, suddenly wanted to travel through time and space at this moment, teleport directly in front of Yue Bin, and then hugged their family's Mr. Husky - hugging him in his arms and kneading desperately.

Taking a deep breath, Lu Chi coughed lightly, trying to calm down the inexplicably surging emotions in his chest.He smiled warmly: "Don't worry, the company will never go bankrupt. I still have this confidence."

"But in the future, the Leap Deer Fund may face a lot of pressure." Lu Chi said, the volume also lowered, and he called: "Binbin, come here quickly."

"I need you." Stay by my side and fight the stress with me.

On the other end of the phone, Yue Bin lowered his head and chuckled, holding the phone slightly harder: "Give me another month, and I'll fly there right away."

"Ok!"

After putting down the phone, Lu Chi stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows for a while in a silent daze.Leap Deer Fund's office in New York is located on the ninth floor of a Wall Street skyscraper.This is different from those who always want to climb to the top of the skyscraper.And this decision stems from Lu Chi's distrust of the world's fire protection systems-although he has never personally experienced the terrorist incident of an airplane building, Lu Chi still has lingering fears about the accidents that happened in various skyscrapers.Because of this, except for staying in hotels or attending meetings, Lu Chi never puts himself on the top floor of a skyscraper where the fire ladder cannot reach.And this habit is almost a well-known quirk on Wall Street.

Many people think that Lu Chi's overly calm and boring living habits do not match his thrilling and fascinating work philosophy.Everyone agrees that Lu Chi lacks the spirit of taking risks and trying new things in life.

However, in Lu Chi's view, the so-called idea of ​​standing high and looking far is just a fallacy.What really determines human vision and thinking ability is not how high you can stand, but the pattern in your heart.

Just as he also wanted to short the housing market in country M, Lu Chi only wanted to make a fuss in black and white.However, Old Locke was able to deploy silently outside the financial battlefield, and then quietly waited for the prey to fall into the net.

The two different approaches stem from the different backgrounds of Lu Chi and the Locke family.In addition, the operation mode of personal power and family capital is also a crucial reason.The former relies on one's own talent and ability, while the latter relies on the power that family background and terrifying connections can exert.

Perhaps the true power of capital lies not only in making money, but also in its destruction.

In the autumn of 2005, the financial genius who returned to Wall Street once again realized the power of capital at a deeper level under the guidance of an old and cunning leader.

On the other hand, Lu Chi's practice of continuously integrating the resources of Yuelu Fund and meeting with major investment banks to sign a gambling agreement also immediately attracted the attention of internal employees and some large customers.

Prior to this, although he also published opinions and papers that were not optimistic about the real estate market and subprime securities of country M, and even repeatedly proposed that he wanted to short the real estate market of country M, Lu Chi never put it into action.Therefore, in the eyes of the outside world, Lu Chi's behavior is not so much a prediction of the real estate market in country M as it is a kind of grandstanding and sentimental talk of young people.No one cares.

Until Lu Chi really started to integrate resources and sign a gambling agreement with the investment bank, this kind of behavior of shaking the tree immediately caused panic among many big clients who opened accounts at Leap Deer Fund.

They were worried that Lu Chi's actions would affect their earnings in the Leap Deer Fund, so they frequently protested through various means - wanting Lu Chi to give up shorting the real estate in country M and invest the funds of the Leap Deer Fund into other stable projects to go.In order to achieve this goal, there are even big customers threatening to withdraw their investment.

If it were in the past, according to Lu Chi's behavior style, he might agree to the divestment of those customers.Even if you disagree, you will patiently persuade.

But at this juncture - Lu Chi completely lost the patience to convince everyone.

In other words, in Lu Chi's view, he has spent more than half a year expounding his views to the outside world, but he has not seen much effect.So he didn't think that his hard-working persuasion would have any effect at all.So he changed his approach very much to apply what he had learned.

"Talk to those big clients who are clamoring to withdraw their capital..." In the office of Leap Deer Fund, Lu Chi was processing documents with his head down, without even looking at the troubled CFO and investment manager standing across the desk. He said indifferently: "There is no investment in this world that only wants to make money but does not take risks. There is no problem in wanting to withdraw their investment, but they must understand that if they really choose to withdraw their investment at this time, they will never think about investing in Leap Deer again in the future." Fund account opening."

"Also, according to the investment agreement they signed with Leap Deer Fund, the client side has no right to interfere with the investment method of Leap Deer Fund. If they really use this excuse to withdraw their capital, find a lawyer to clarify the key points of the contract with them, and Breach clause. After that, see if they have any money they can get back."

Dare to mess with him at such a juncture, do you really think that Lu Chi is a clay sculpture and has no temper?

That is to say, if those clients really want to threaten Leap Deer Fund to withdraw their capital with this reason... will everyone just tear their faces apart?

It is rare to hear such a domineering declaration from Lu Chi. The chief financial officer and the manager of the investment department looked at each other in blank dismay.Silent for a long time, the two executives hesitated

Said: "But according to the contract, if Leap Deer Fund ignores the protests of customers in the investment fund and insists on going its own way, if there is a loss, we will also need to pay the customer at least 50.00% of the investment principal."

"That will have to wait until the investment is over." Lu Chi said without hesitation.

The two executives looked at each other.After being silent for a long time, he said, "I understand, boss."

Lu Chi thought about it, and he didn't want to make things too extreme.After all, he also understands everyone's psychology of not wanting to lose money.

So Lu Chi pondered for a moment, and added: "Tell them, if you are really worried about losing money on this investment, I can personally sign a private supplementary agreement with you. If you really lose money by shorting the housing market this time, In the coming year, I will help everyone manage their money for free until they get their principal back.”

The two executives were relieved, and immediately thought of their boss's trick-or-treating tactics, and said confidently: "Okay, I understand, boss. We will communicate with everyone."

【Capital is king】