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Chapter 116 Little George pulls investment
After sending Peggy home, Locke, Ashley, and Tang Wei rested in the hotel for a night, and then Locke sent Ashley back to Prosperity Town alone.

Because of the plague of spiders, Prosperity Town suffered a major blow, and its population dropped by nearly half. If it wasn't for the re-mining of the gold mine, this town would have been completely abandoned.

But compared to the beginning, Prosperity Town is still a bit bleak.

Both Samantha and Chris are discussing buying a house in Dallas. After more than ten years, when the new mines are mined, they will settle in Dallas.

When Locke returned to the hotel, he met an unexpected guest.

"I heard you went back to Texas, why didn't you tell your old friends." Deborah, who came uninvited, chose a good bottle of red wine from the wine cabinet in the room, and poured herself a glass.

Locke was no stranger to Romanée-Conti more than ten years ago, but apart from the high price, he really couldn't drink any special taste.

Recently, the investment performance of Sky Fund has been very impressive. She can't find out the funds that Locke has invested in the fund, but the income of capital-guaranteed projects and the like must be announced to clients on a regular basis.

With Deborah's energy, although the announced income has been shrunk as much as possible, combined with the flow of some funds, it is still known that Sky Fund has made a lot of money.

Although Locke chose to avoid the Youying family's property, some information will still be revealed to some extent.

Bank leaks are not uncommon in the United States.

Locke, who had expected this for a long time, would set aside part of the money after earning money to increase the acquisition of shares in major banks. In addition to steadily collecting loose stocks in the stock market, he also actively contacted the shareholders of those banks.

Wanting to buy shares is not just about taking money. There are only a limited number of shares in the stock market. If you want to buy more shares, you need those shareholders who are willing to sell.

A premium is inevitable in this process, and even because most bank shares have stable returns, many people regard them as family heirlooms, and they are unwilling to sell them even at a premium.

Locke could only order the people in the asset management office to collect more information and wait for the opportunity.

There will always be times when money is needed, investment, personal enjoyment, debts, or even bankruptcy, etc., will give Locke the opportunity to acquire these shares.

Deborah came to visit specially, mainly to invite Locke to play at the Youying family's manor.

She is a very determined person.

Seeing that Locke was unwilling to take him to play, and only willing to sell the financial product project with guaranteed capital and fixed income, he changed his strategy, no longer insisted, and instead devoted himself to establishing friendship with Locke.

There was no conflict between the two of them at all. The situation in the business world was changing, and there was always a time when the other party could be used. Naturally, it was impossible for Locke to show embarrassment to the other party.

The Youying family has been passed down for five generations, which has also made the family huge. In Deborah's generation alone, there are hundreds of members.

Most of them cannot inherit and manage the core part of the family business, and can only get a sum of money every month through the trust fund set up by their ancestors.

But the money is enough for them to live better than ordinary people without doing anything.

The Youying family's estate covers an area of ​​[-] acres, which seems to be about the same size as the farm acquired by Locke.

But unlike the farm, which is only used for farming and raising cattle, this manor is a complex of many buildings, comparable to a town.

After so many generations, there are many rice bugs and exotic flowers in the Youying family, but there are also elites, and Deborah is one of them, and she is also a strong contender for the inheritance of the family business.

His great-grandfather is over 80 years old, and he claims to have more than one billion US dollars in private wealth, but in fact there are still a lot of fixed assets, artworks, etc. that have not been counted.

Not to mention the value of the various assets it controls.

Some time ago, Deborah turned 20, and her great-grandfather gave her 1000 million US dollars as her start-up capital. She focused on Locke by collecting information.

She invited Locke to be a guest at the manor, and Locke agreed, but he had to wait a few days.

Tang Wei could also feel that Deborah was different from ordinary rich girls.

Ordinary rich girls, such as Jian Ni whom Tang Wei knew, think about handsome men every day, or new bags, clothes, cosmetics and so on launched by luxury stores.

After what happened with the businessman that day, it was even more convincing that there must be a strong, handsome and dedicated man silently guarding her.

When she was in danger, saving her from the tiger's mouth without leaving her name was a thousand times better than Locke, a playboy.

Tang Wei laughed secretly every time he heard this, and joked with Locke about it in private.

And Deborah brought her a completely different feeling.

Not only can she speak eloquently about culture, language, art, and food, but she also has deep insights into international situations, industry changes, and economic changes. She feels that she has learned a lot.

On the second day after Deborah left, Locke and Tang Wei went to visit Sheldon's house together, but they met George Jr. who wanted to ask him for investment.

Locke was somewhat surprised by this.

When he crossed over in his previous life, the plot of little Sheldon was not over yet, and he only saw that little George had a child with the former weather forecaster lady, but he was entangled in not being married yet.

The other party's house runs a tire shop.

Combined with the fact that George Jr. will become the tire king of Texas in the future, Locke speculates that Jr. George will start his career in the future, and he is likely to rely on the help of the former weather forecaster's natal family.

But he didn't expect that little George had such thoughts at this time.

But obviously, as a novice, George Jr. just expressed his ideas without even having a complete business plan.

Looking at Little George on the opposite side, Locke couldn't help sighing:

"So you don't even have a complete plan, and you want me to invest in your idea?"

"My idea is very promising. You invest your money in me, and then I will open a shop, and we will share the money." Little George said, "Does such an easy-to-understand matter need the plan you mentioned? "

"Then if you have money and someone comes to you and says such a thing, will you invest the money in him?" Locke said with a sigh.

"If I have money, I will open my own shop." Little George said.

Obviously, George Jr. is quick-witted and very financially intelligent, but he is still too immature now, without personally participating in the management, it is difficult to understand a lot of knowledge inside.

Locke could only say: "If you want me to take out the money, you must always let me know where you plan to spend it, such as the cost of the venue, how many employees are hired, the wages of the employees, and the channels for purchasing.

There are also how to meet the needs of customers, whether there are competitors nearby, what advantages you have compared with the other party, etc., all of which need to be investigated in advance.

Then you need to let me know that you are capable enough to run the store, manage the employees well, defeat possible competitors, and earn profits.

If you don't think about this in advance, what if you lose money, you pat your ass and leave, and I will lose real money! "

Successfully stunned by Locke's words, George Jr. had never considered these issues before.

Mixi, who came to join in the fun with Little George, couldn't help being dazed.

"That's why many people need to go to school, because only in universities can they learn these professional knowledge." Locke thought for a while and said:

"However, depending on your situation, it may be difficult to get into a suitable university.

So my advice to you is, if you want to start a tire business, first find a tire shop to work for.

Usually read more and learn more, see how people operate the store, where to buy goods, how to promote and market, and what customers' needs are, how to better satisfy them, so that they are willing to come to your store for consumption, etc.

Wait until you have learned enough, and then consider starting your own business and opening a store. "

"Then are you willing to invest in Little George then?" Mihi said at this time.

"If the plan is highly feasible." Locke said, "After all, we are friends. Of course, you can also try to find other investors."

"Then it's settled." Mihi said with extremely high EQ: "You must invest in us when the time comes."

"Okay." Locke smiled, and didn't care about the small thoughts in Mishi's words.

He doesn't lack these hundreds of thousands of dollars, and he doesn't have any preference for businesses such as tires. It's great if he really succeeds, and it doesn't matter if he fails.

Maybe little George will change his mind and let Connie invest in his grandma Connie when she gets rich from the underground casino business in the future.

(End of this chapter)