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Chapter 118
After thinking for a moment, Deborah picked up the teapot and added a cup of tea to herself. The moment she leaned over, Locke saw a touch of snow.

"Let's talk about the little trouble first." Deborah said after taking a sip of the black tea.

"I have a batch of antiques in my hand, which should be inherited together with the inheritance, and I want to use them as collateral to obtain a loan, but the value of antiques fluctuates greatly, and the valuation given by the bank does not meet my expectations."

Now, in addition to the investment income from Sky Fund, Locke's private office owns the equity of many companies, which can bring a large amount of dividends every year.

If these dividends are not spent, the tax bureau will definitely take away a large sum, so he has been cooperating with those big brokerages and investment banks to acquire the shares of Zhongyi Company.

Among them, Microsoft, Intel and other high-tech companies accounted for nearly 50.00%, because these companies have relatively high return rates.

In addition, Locke focuses on investing in various bank stocks, and because of some information he knew in his previous life, he is very partial to Wells Fargo.

This bank was originally a small local bank in California, but through continuous mergers and acquisitions, it has initially developed into a national bank with California as its core.

At this time, Wells Fargo has already shown its preliminaries. Locke knows that this bank will develop rapidly in the next ten years. There are many people who are optimistic about this bank, and Warren Buffett is one of them.

Buffett invested heavily in Wells Fargo several years ago and has become Wells Fargo's largest private shareholder.

Locke has had contact with the other party and wants to acquire the shares in the other party's hands.

Buffett is in the investment business. He invests in Wells Fargo to obtain income. He does not intend to control the operation by himself like Locke. If the price is right, he can naturally sell it.

After some negotiations, Locke gradually increased his own conditions from a premium of 5.00% to 12.00%. The other party still did not let go and insisted on a premium of [-]%.

But the dividends in Locke's hands are not enough. Most of the other cash is in the Sky Fund and overseas accounts, and it will be invested in the pound crisis next year, or the crisis in Europe.

This requires another large sum of money, and a bank loan is the most suitable choice.

The antiques he was speaking of were part of the treasures beneath Trinity Church, which had been carefully selected by Locke so as not to cause trouble.

As for why he chose mortgage loans instead of direct sales, it was because the quantity was too large, the period of cashing out was too long, and Locke wanted to seize too many opportunities.

In addition to Wells Fargo, there are many companies that he wants to invest in and need funds.

The Youying family owns their own bank and also owns shares in many top banks. Locke wants to use Deborah in front of him to obtain better loan terms.

"You wouldn't fool people with a batch of fake antiques, would you?" Deborah looked at Locke with a half-smile.

"Of course not." Locke emphasized: "What I want to mortgage is a large number of antiques."

"In this case, I can help you with this favor, but the income you promised will be doubled." Deborah put forward her own conditions.

"1000 million US dollars, one year into 3000 million US dollars, your request is not easy to achieve." Locke said.

"This is my condition." Deborah's tone was firm. She needed a very successful investment to have enough funds.

Because of her status as a woman, Deborah was not listed as the heir of the family to be cultivated at the beginning. She only got a chance through years of hard work and calculations.

But at the beginning, she was not like her peers. She received $1000 million in initial funding, but the other six candidates, all men, received twice as much funding as her.

In addition, the support that can be obtained from the family is even more incomparable.

Although the feminist movement began to rise a few years ago, until now, the old patriarchal system and patriarchal system are still difficult to break.

This is especially true in a big family like the Youying family, just like what she heard the most from her elders and even her mother.

"No matter how much is lost, the family must remain intact."

"If your marriage breaks down, you're either trying to accept other men, or you're cynical!"

"If you lose a child, then you can't be happy."

If she wants to control her own destiny, she must take the first step well, and even be amazing enough, so she chooses to take some risks with Locke.

At the same time, she will try her best to get enough returns.

"Then it's settled." After thinking for a while, Locke raised the teacup in his hand.

"It's a deal." The two had a drink in the air, and they had initially reached a cooperation.

It is said to be a party, but it is more similar to a dinner party. At seven o'clock in the evening, more than 30 people sit at the same long table. The steaks, fruits and vegetables are all produced in the estate and cooked by a dedicated chef.

Most of these people knew each other, both children of upper-class celebrities and relatives of Deborah.

Locke's fame has gradually spread to the upper echelons of the United States, and is no longer limited to New York circles. His past achievements are good enough, and the Sky Fund Company seems to be very successful so far.

Even Tang Wei and Peggy got benefits, and got a string of ruby ​​necklaces and bracelets from Deborah's mother. It is said that they once belonged to a certain French princess.

Before he knew it, Locke became the focus of the dinner scene, chatting with these people about financial investment, maybe he could get a few big clients.

In fact, many people have shown their willingness to invest, but they still need to do more work if they really want to spend their money.

After eating, I played a game of poker with a few people who had investment ideas, and each of them contributed [-] US dollars. It was considered a small pastime, and everyone present didn't care much.

In addition, there are several games, such as the most popular blackjack and Texas hold'em, with bigger stakes than their side.

In the end, two investors were successfully finalized, with a total of 700 million US dollars in orders, which can be regarded as a tentative investment.

Tang Wei and Peggy followed one of Deborah's cousins ​​to visit the sculpture garden. There are many family members, and there are various parties in the entire manor every day. Those who are familiar with each other have long been used to helping each other receive guests.

Seeing the Youying family's manor, Tang Wei, who thought he had seen a lot with Locke, opened his eyes again, but Peggy behaved calmly, not like a little girl.

After staying until ten o'clock in the evening, Locke finally failed to resist Deborah's enthusiasm, and stayed overnight in the manor with Tang Wei and Peggy.

When Locke finished tormenting Tang Wei and was still full of energy, when he was about to go to the big bathroom to run and relax, he did not expect to meet Deborah.

Needless to say what happened, Tang was the only one who couldn't fully satisfy Locke, and Deborah didn't have any intention of refusing, so the two went to Deborah's bedroom to watch the stars together.

The next day, Locke asked Deborah to help, and successfully purchased 1.6% of Microsoft's shares from one person.

Although some things happened, the two are more like business partners, because they both know that the other party is the kind of extremely selfish person, and what happened at night is more like a little embellishment of the partnership.

Such a relationship is not bad, and strange to say, an important way to maintain a relationship is to trouble others.

You help me, I help you, and the relationship will be closer once you come and go.

(End of this chapter)