how i bought the whole world

But I will soon have no time to think about Gu Anning.

This Monday, several college students ran to William Field Securities Company to recommend themselves. They claimed that they had invented a new technology that could allow computers to place orders, quotes and trades on various trading platforms faster.

These college students said that they need money to support them to continue researching this project, and they also need a laboratory to do the simulation of the project.These investments are too huge for students to afford.However, they also made a promise that if William Field Securities was willing to pay all the money they spent on research, they could set up a studio and then attribute all the research and development results of the studio to William Field Securities.

This is not the first time for these college students to do self-promotion. They have also gone to some capable and rich companies hoping to get sponsors, but they all hit a wall in the end, because the results they have produced so far can only improve the computer by a few degrees. Connecting to the server of the trading platform at the speed of milliseconds is far from enough time for a trader to operate. Many large investment bank connections are unwilling to receive them, let alone the role of specific consulting projects.For this reason, these few people are disheartened, and they can only try their luck in various small companies to see if they can find a kinder sponsor.

I am very interested in their theories. In fact, long before they put forward the theory, I keenly discovered that the current market is all about speed. After all, in so many stock transactions, hundreds of thousands of orders are placed in New York every day. Therefore, it is impossible for exchanges such as BATS or Nasdaq to obtain non-overlapping applications.Maybe at the same moment you quote, another person quotes the same price as you at the same time, but because their system is faster than yours, your order is taken away.This is why it is becoming more and more difficult for various securities companies to do business, because you are facing competitors across the country, not just competitors on Wall Street, so speed is very critical.But Christian felt that it was not worthwhile for me to spend hundreds of thousands to realize a plan that might fail.

"Be optimistic Chris, if they can give us a system that is three seconds faster. Even if they want me to rent them a satellite for the communicator, I will. Come to think of it, the latency of the system has always been our The enemy of China, we lost countless dollars because we were not fast enough? Now that we have a chance to defeat it, how can we ignore it so easily.”

"William, you know my job is to tell you the greatest possible risk. What if those guys can only give you a system that is a few milliseconds better? Isn't your money completely wasted? "

"Yeah, I've been thinking about the risk of this investment. It's true that they're more likely to come up with a system that's only a few milliseconds faster than others, but that doesn't mean we don't have the opportunity to make a profit. A trader might not be able to Respond to the market in milliseconds, but a computer has enough time to give orders. If their results are not satisfactory, I will continue to invest in additional funds so that they can design A trading system that can make orders."

Chris thought for a long time and had to admit that I was right, "My God, William, I am amazed at your idea. Maybe this is really an opportunity for William Field Securities."

I patted him on the shoulder, "I will give you more surprises, Chris. Now you just need to transfer the documents and sign a reasonable contract for these little guys, let's keep this patent firmly." It is firmly in the hands of the William Field Securities Company."

In fact, the outlook is far more optimistic than Chris thought.Improving the communication speed is not only something that can be done with a few software and a few lines of code, it also needs to improve the server, optical cable, and equipment box, which is why those college students asked me to build a laboratory, and I think , if they can increase the system speed by a few milliseconds with old-fashioned equipment, then give them the most comprehensive equipment and the most sufficient funds, and they will transform a faster communication channel... Maybe in the end I can really Rent a dedicated Satcom for these few people.

Christian finished the work very quickly. In less than two days, all the contracts were ready. The leader of this group of college students was Yitzhak.Hardy took his team and signed me.I have given them very good treatment, except for the high bonus after the project is successful, and the dividends for the sale of the product. Yes, I have made a decision to sell the speed-up trading technology as a product to other companies on Wall Street, not just Use it yourself, if people know they can compete with others faster, they will pay $1000 million to buy this achievement.At that time, I will get hundreds of times more than what I pay now.

Of course, I didn't just want to cooperate with Yitzhak and the others here. If there is no accident, this group of people will continue to work for me as the technical backbone after the project ends.There are still many ideas in my heart that I want to make them come true for me.At this time, I have already experienced the power brought by the technological network, and I feel that my steps should not stop here, but should continue to move forward.

"Thank you for your trust, Mr. Field." Yitzhak said to me after signing the contract, "I believe that your efforts will not be fruitless."

"I hope so too, Yitzhak." I held out my hand to him, "Let's have a good time working together."

"Pleasant cooperation, sir."

The William Field Communications Studio was announced a week later, and I attended the ribbon cutting of the studio, although it was only me, Chris, the William Field Consulting staff, and others from the studio.But everyone is happy and we believe this is a new beginning.

After that, I was busy hiring a new secretary for myself. My former secretary, Miss Natalie, resigned and went home to have a baby. Worry about leaving at any time.But in the past few days of recruiting, I had to answer the company's various calls by myself. Fortunately, Chris found an intern to help me share part of the work, so that I would not be so busy that I couldn't even go home. .

Today, most of my assets are invested in low-income industries, mostly natural gas, oil and minerals.These investments allow me to get a very high return every month.It can be said that I have completely got rid of the shadow of being poor when I came here, and I decided to move again, to live in the wealthy area of ​​Manhattan. This is Christian’s advice to me. Within 10 minutes drive to Wall Street.But this time, Alfonso decided not to move with me.

"I'm sorry William, the rent in Manhattan is too high, and I don't plan to leave Brooklyn. I want to save money to find a job in Hollywood when I graduate. You know I want to be a director."

"So you don't plan to live with me?" I was a little unhappy, "But what would I do without you! No one will cook for me, and no one will clean up the room. I will die of starvation and mess."

Alfonso laughed, "William, you won't, you can hire a Filipino maid to cook for you, my mother said that the food I cook is actually better than cooking with water, and only you can't I hate the food I make. Also, you are cleaning up the room with cleanliness, didn't you notice?"

"I think the food you cook is delicious. You know, my mother is British. Who else cooks worse than her cooking?" I insisted. "As for hygiene, it's not a problem... Although I didn't find that I cleaned up the rooms, I don't mind continuing to clean up. Alfonso, please come and live with me, I can pay the rent for you, you No need to pay, you know the rent is no problem for me."

Alfonso sighed. "No, William, it's your money. I can't take advantage of you."

"I don't think it's an advantage."

"But I think so," Alfonso said seriously. "William, I'm very glad that you still regard me as your friend after making money. You haven't changed at all. I don't feel rich or not rich. The gap between us has become very big. But I have to face myself, for My own future efforts, not relying solely on you, understand? Now you are already a successful person, and I also want to be like you, to achieve my own success. These are things that you can't help me with, you must rely on me Do it yourself. So I can't move out and have you pay my rent, man."

Alfonso's words silenced me, but the seriousness in his eyes also made me understand his determination. I couldn't help blurting out, "Alfonso, will we meet again?"

Alfonso widened his eyes, and after a long time, he patted me on the shoulder, "You are such an idiot, wouldn't I not contact you if you moved away? I'm still waiting for you to tell me You pursue that Chinese story, maybe you can help you make a movie or something in the future. Moreover, although we don’t live together, we can still come out to meet and talk, or do whatever you want. Anyway, we We're best friends, and that won't change."

I know that I will be separated from this friend temporarily. From the United States to now, I have spent every day with Alfonso. It is hard for me to imagine the days of being separated from my good friend, but this day will come after all. up.Maybe Alfonso didn't know how much support he gave me, but it was his encouragement that made me who I am today. He was not only my good friend, but also the first person who reached out to me when I was at my worst. I will never forget this friendship.

"Of course we are best friends." I raised my head and said affirmatively.