American Peanuts

Chapter 83 The boss’s strategy (4K)

"Well, maybe something I said touched your pride." Charlie said cautiously.

He suddenly felt like he was coaxing his girlfriend in his previous life.

"Stop talking." Ivanie's answer was exactly the same as before.

"Excuse me." Charlie stood up, not wanting to say these boring words anymore, and chose to continue looking for potential investors.

After two hours, Charlie could confirm that this was a failed dinner for him. In fact, there were many people interested in him and willing to talk to him. Some people asked about Gisele Bundchen, and others asked about When Faith Hill released an album, she even accidentally helped Taylor get an endorsement contract.

That woman was the head of the marketing department of GAP Retail Group, one of the four major fashion retail groups in the world. It focuses on the North American market. Its Gap brand of the same name accounts for almost half of the affordable clothing market in the United States.But there are only affordable clothes, and profits are made through volume.

The ready-made clothes launched are all relatively basic styles for the mass market, without much design concept. In short, they are relatively consistent with the traditional mainstream aesthetic represented by country singers like Taylor Swift.

But even so, Charlie was still particularly surprised.

Is Taylor Swift already that famous?You must know that this is GAP.

"Since you are so interested in Taylor Swift, I have a more mature plan. You can also place advertisements in magazines." Charlie said during the conversation.

The other party immediately shook his head and said in an unquestionable tone: "I'm sorry, your magazine is not in line with our company's positioning."

If you think about it, women and children don't buy their own magazines.

But this also gave Charlie a new idea. If the main audience of the brand is men, then they may be willing to advertise on PB. This is not just an advertisement, but an entire marketing plan. It is best to use their own brands. celebrities as spokespersons.We can discuss this with Ossenzweig later.

As for the matter of soliciting investment, as soon as Charlie opened his mouth, these people showed a lack of interest.

At the end of the dinner, Charlie saw Ivanie walking out alone, still looking a little depressed.

Charlie proposed to let her go back with him, and the two lived in the same hotel and next door.Ivanie nodded.

On the way back, Charlie took the initiative to chat with Ivanni several times, but Ivanni did not respond.

It’s difficult. As a boss, you have to be responsible for the psychological counseling of your employees.

When entering the room, Charlie suggested: "Would you like to go for a walk?"

"No, I'm so tired. I need to rest. These socks are making my legs hurt."

"Then take off your clothes, change your clothes, and go out to enjoy the air. It's better than staying in the hotel. Philadelphia retains your memories, why not try to get them back?" Charlie then said.

Perhaps it was these words that made Ivanie feel a little touched. After thinking about it, Ivanie still chose to agree.

"How about going to Six Flags?"

"This proposal... okay." Charlie nodded awkwardly.

Six Flags is actually a chain of amusement park brands, and there are amusement parks opened by it in major cities in the United States.

Why should she go there?
But as the two arrived, they had to face another problem.

The place was completely closed at nine o'clock in the evening, and the door is now locked.

"Forget it, let's do it next time." Ivanie didn't say anything.

"No need for next time." Charlie said suddenly, he saw the emergency contact number on the sign.

"Hello, I'm at Six Flags in Philadelphia."

"Hmm, it's closed now, what do you want?"

"That's it..." Charlie's voice suddenly became choked.

"My daughter is sick, a combination of type [-] leukemia and heart disease. She will go to Switzerland for treatment tomorrow morning. I don't know if she can come back this time... She likes this place the most, so I want her to go in and play. Yes, just for a little while."

"That can't be done. These are all regulations. In addition, restarting the equipment and restarting the power system will cause a lot of losses."

"Oh, I'm willing to pay you a reward, including your share."

"We cannot accept private deals."

"This is not a transaction, this is compensation for your kindness. God will treat you favorably."

"Well...are you sure you won't tell anyone?" The other party hesitated.

Ivani and Charlie were able to enter the park in the end. Although the man expressed dissatisfaction with being cheated by Charlie, he still opened the park for the sake of money. After all, he came by himself.

"Haha, you are really good at pleasing girls." Ivanni said with a smile.

There were only two people in the huge park, and the staff member stayed with them the whole time. They could turn on the power of any facility they wanted to play.

The two rode the Ferris wheel and roller coaster together, and Charlie also experienced a carousel.

At the same time, he could also see that Ivanie was actually very scared. When the Ferris wheel reached the highest point, she seemed a little nervous and held on to the handrail tightly.

"You don't have a fear of heights, do you?" Charlie asked.

"Actually, there are."

"Then you still come to the amusement park?" Charlie was a little confused.

"Because... I want to overcome myself."

On the way back, Ivanie thanked Charlie.

"Next time you encounter difficulties, don't force yourself. You can also call me. I'm willing to help you." Charlie said looking out the car window.

"I will." Ivanie responded.

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In the next two days, Charlie was troubled by the investment matter. By the third day, he had chosen to give up.

He had to admit that he was not omnipotent.

"How much have you raised? Several of my classmates have decided to invest, and a few others are still considering it. It may be tens of millions of dollars." John Paulson said grandly when we had lunch together. .

Seeing Charlie's expression, he also knew that he had a chance to win.

"We should go back, Charlie. I booked a flight back to Chicago tonight. What's wrong with you?" Ivanie took the initiative to come to the two of them at this time, but saw Charlie's gloomy expression. Thought something was wrong with him.

"Your boss, you lost a bet to me..." John Paulson said with a smile the origin of the matter.

"No, actually we haven't lost yet." Ivanie said suddenly.

She made a phone call in front of the two of them.

"Investment...you mean to set up your own hedge fund?" Mep looked at Charlie and frowned slightly.

Now he finally understood what the two people wanted to do with Buffett.

"Yes, we are in the stage of raising funds."

"So, did Buffett lead the investment?" Old Maple asked again.

"I can't tell you the answer to this question." Charlie shook his head.

He must keep his word.

"Oh, if you give a positive answer, then I will definitely kick your PI stock, because he can't publicly invest in a hedge fund, not only because he doesn't want to get into unnecessary trouble, but also because it will expose him investment path. And if you say that, I would like to believe it is true."

"Now, tell me how to do it."

After listening to Charlie's explanation, Maple squinted his eyes and thought for a while.

"You know, I'm actually not good at this. It sounds quite risky. I hope you can be smarter. I don't want to go bankrupt again." He pointed at Charlie.

Finally he had something he wasn't good at.

"In addition, I still advise you...forget it, you can leave." Maple crossed his arms and shook his head.

Walking out of the room, Charlie was relieved that at least he didn't have to kiss John Paulson's toes.

"Hey, Charlie." Ivannie's voice came from beside her.

"Is everything going well?" She had been waiting outside the house.

"Your father is willing to invest, thank you." Charlie said sincerely.

"Next time you encounter difficulties, don't force yourself. You can also call me. I'm willing to help you." Ivanie said suddenly, saying the same lines as Charlie last night.

Well, this time she won.

"I will." Charlie smiled and said the same response.

·
"Stop joking." When John Paulson saw Charlie walking over with a smile, he knew something was wrong.

"Come on." Charlie began to take off his shoes.

"Listen, if you lose, the most I'll do is let you kiss the top of your shoe," John Paulson explained.

"Sorry, I took it seriously." Charlie waved to him.

"Oh, f**k." John Paulson had no choice but to lie on the ground, and slowly brought his head closer...

After returning from the school anniversary, it was already April 4nd, the new magazine was already on the market, and there was only less than a month left before the final action. Charlie's calls had increased significantly in the past two days, and most of them were from him. Take the initiative to fight out.

"Capital guarantee agreement, have you forgotten your previous promise?" Claire reminded Charlie.

"Of course, your funds are very safe, but I do not accept anonymous investments, and I need to contact the colleagues behind you individually."

"OK. I'll give you a form."

After dealing with Gabriella's matter and talking to Charlie last time, Claire has been busy with this matter. She feels like an investment manager. The most ridiculous thing is that her boss asked her to do these things.

As for the reason, it was because her boss's boss and her boss's boss's colleagues wanted to determine the safety of the funds and the potential returns, so she could only explain over and over again that she felt Charlie should send herself a copy salary.

However, she was ready to put a large part of her savings with Charlie. She didn't have to worry about Charlie not being able to repay. He still had a company, and his bosses and she had priority in compensation.

After Charlie received the list, he called it personally. There is no doubt that this list is quite valuable. Several of them are celebrities who can be seen on TV news. The rest are spread across several departments of FBL, and the total is less than one hundred. On average, each person is actually only [-] U.S. dollars, but Charlie got to know many people, and the subsequent hidden benefits are immeasurable.

Charlie also took the time to call Burley Cox.

Of course, he didn't tell the whole story, he just said there was a good investment opportunity.

Naturally, Polly would not believe his lies and reminded Charlie to work hard in his film career and not be distracted.

Then Charlie also called a few people who were closer.

"You don't mean to think... I don't have much money." Gisele Bundchen was extremely surprised by the reason why Charlie called.

"My dear, we are in the same boat. I won't let you suffer losses. To be precise, this is an opportunity to make money."

In the end, Gisele Bundchen reluctantly agreed to invest $20, which was not much compared to the money she earned in the modeling industry.

Charlie didn't say much, except to say that she didn't fully believe in herself yet.

Say the same words to Faith.

She first persuaded Charlie for a while, saying bluntly that he shouldn't make such a big bet.

"You should understand that the larger the amount of funds, the more choices there are, so I need more money." Charlie had no choice but to explain to her in this way.

"Okay, that's all I have in total. In addition, I also have some financial products, which can give you nearly 80 US dollars."

In addition, Charlie also called Taylor Swift, who is now a little rich woman.

Taylor Swift only asked one question: "Are you really not going to lose money?"

"will not."

Then he gave Charlie all the savings he had just earned, nearly $400 million.

As for Gwyneth...she didn't invest a dime, saying she had no money.

The same is true for Spielberg. He said that funds have been tight recently and he has difficulty with turnover, but because Charlie is a partner, he is willing to invest US$[-].

Charlie smiled and refused.

Charlie later raised another $200 million from Danielle.

Then he called the financial director and said that he would temporarily misappropriate the money in the account, which was the bulk.

The other party was obviously unwilling, but he couldn't say anything. Charlie had absolute control over the company.

As for Saul and the others, they actually didn’t have much savings, so they were skipped by Charlie.

Finally, Charlie made a call to Utah.

"I'm the nephew of the pastor and I want to speak to him...Okay, I'll wait for his call back."

At the same time, in New York, a high-end private restaurant.

"Sir, Charlie Rossi took the bait." Peter Lynch told Buffett the news.

He is also an investment tycoon who graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. When Charlie and Buffett were chatting in detail, he was next to him, standing with the founder of Cisco.

"This word should not be used. I think his actions should be used more. Don't make it look like we are lying to him. In fact, all this is market behavior." Buffett chewed his food.

"Yes, anyway, he is already stocking up on ammunition." Peter Lynch corrected cautiously.

"Very good. From now on, you have to keep an eye on the secondary market. As long as there is a large-scale transaction order, we will follow up. We are on the side of the majority of people this time. The market anxiety is still building up. At the end of this month It's too early, this young man needs to be taught a lesson."

He has no grudges or grudges with Charlie Rossi, and has no issues with him.But "investment logic" drives him to do this because he can make money.

"But in this case... your previous money will also be lost." Peter Lynch reminded.

"Yes, this is called risk hedging. We have a 90.00% chance of success and a 5.00% chance of failure. If a small probability event occurs, we will still make some money."

"Of course, it is not ruled out that I suddenly suffer from Alzheimer's disease and start to increase leverage. This probability should be less than 77%." The [-]-year-old Buffett stuck out his tongue like a child.

(End of this chapter)