Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

If you want to achieve the effect of menu rotation, training work cannot stop.

To cook some new dishes, you not only need an expert to guide you, but you also need to practice a lot on your own.

As a master of Sichuan fusion cuisine, the results are very different when Du Shaojie participates in the training and when he does not.

"Mr. Du, Mr. Wu from Dingxin International called and said he has arrived in Yangcheng and wants to meet with you."

Du Shaojie had just finished giving the training instructor a lecture and walked out of the classroom when Li Yimei ran over and said.

Wu Jianfei is the vice president of [Dongding International], but his presence in the company is not strong. He is specifically responsible for overseas trading, foreign exchange trading, money market funds and other businesses.

This person was one of the earliest old men to follow Du Shaojie. He has always been very low-key. I wonder what he wants from suddenly coming to see Du Shaojie today.

"Call Mr. Wu back and ask him to come to the training center."

Du Shaojie gave some instructions and went upstairs.

He has a dedicated office in the training center. The 300-square-meter office is divided into an office area, a lounge, a gym, etc. He sometimes handles official business here.

"Mr. Du, I feel the situation in North America is not good. I feel like there will be economic problems."

Later, Wu Jianfei came to the office and got straight to the point as soon as he sat down.

He has helped Du Shaojie deal with many things over the years, the highlight of which is the US stock market.

Du Shaojie bought three US stocks, AAPL, GE, and WMT (Apple, General Electric, and Walmart) at the beginning of the establishment of [Dingxin International], and later handed them over to Wu Jianfei for management.

After Fan Shilun arrived at the company, he worked under Wu Jianfei for a period of time. Later, the division of labor was adjusted, and Fan Shilun was mainly responsible for capital operations, corporate mergers and acquisitions, and played a supervisory role in stock transactions.

Wu Jianfei has not only operated these three US stocks over the years, but has also always adopted the strategy of selling high and buying low, and overall he still focuses on long-term holding.

Later, he added network technology stocks such as AMZN, and gradually increased his investment from the initial $100 million to $1 million. Of course, this $ million investment was not only divided into positions but also into accounts, breaking it down into smaller pieces using different identities.

As of now, the overall return of US stocks has reached an astonishing 100 times!
Wu Jianfei does not think this is his own credit, because the investment pool of U.S. stocks was established by Du Shaojie himself, and the investment types cannot exceed the stocks in the pool.

These stocks are all in Du Shaojie's memory, and many Chinese people in later generations know their names.

For example, AMZN (Amazon) can be understood as the North American version of Alibaba, and its size is even larger than Alibaba. At this point in time, the other party is far from exploding.

"Are you saying there's a possibility of a subprime mortgage crisis?"

Du Shaojie understood what Wu Jianfei wanted to say, and he immediately thought of the subprime mortgage crisis in America that year.

In fact, the "subprime mortgage crisis" lasted for several years from its inception to its outbreak, and a large number of North American scholars and economists had issued warnings early on.

Many people did not take the warnings seriously, but Wu Jianfei was obviously not one of them. He believed that the crisis was about to come.

"Yes, maybe next year, maybe the year after, but no more than five years, the subprime mortgage crisis will definitely break out. So, Mr. Du, we need to think of countermeasures in advance, and it's best to sell all the stocks."

Wu Jianfei came to see Du Shaojie today, actually wanting him to choose an opportunity to sell his U.S. stocks.

As the saying goes, "A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall." The best choice at this time is to find an opportunity to clear your inventory.

"We can sell some of the U.S. stocks we have, and buy low and sell high on the rest. In addition, we can sell all the stocks of the three major portals."

Du Shaojie shook his head and disagreed with Wu Jianfei's suggestion.

It doesn’t matter if you sell other stocks, but it would be stupid to sell stocks like AAPL and AMZN now.

AAPL (Apple) will be the leader in smartphones in the future, and its stock price will have another wave of explosive growth. Wouldn’t it be like picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons if you sell it now?
The same goes for AMZN (Amazon). E-commerce is still in the conceptual stage, but it will enter the lives of ordinary people in a few years. Only then will its stock price take off.

The subprime mortgage crisis will eventually be resolved, and the rise and fall of stock prices are temporary. You can take out a small portion of chips to sell high and buy low, but the long-term holding strategy will not change.

"Boss Du, this is fine, but the size of our stock holdings will definitely drop significantly. Do you want to build a new stock pool?"

The U.S. stocks Wu Jianfei currently holds are worth 100 billion U.S. dollars. When spread across so many stocks, the amount held in each stock is not large and will not attract other people's attention.

But now if we want to sell out some stocks including the three major portals, the holdings will drop significantly.

Then Wu Jianfei's own role would also be reduced, which is something he does not want to see.

"Old Wu, you have been with me for so many years, but there are some things you still don't understand. We made tens of billions of dollars by chance, and this is the result of splitting positions and accounts.

But have you ever thought about whether it would cause dissatisfaction if we earn $1000 billion? America is really good at eating people. "

Du Shaojie was clear about one thing: if he was too greedy, he would be eaten up by others without leaving anything.

Therefore, you must control your positions on each stock and learn to lock in profits.

Of course, he also noticed Wu Jianfei's uneasiness, so he still had to comfort him.

So he went on to say: "As for the business that you can return to the company, we have a large amount of funds in our hands, and we can hand over the cash business to you in the future, such as the cash lending business with the bank."

In the end, Du Shaojie and Wu Jianfei reached an agreement.

Sell ​​$50 billion worth of stocks, and mainly hold the remaining $50 billion worth of stocks for the long term, but you can take out a portion of them for high-selling and low-buying operations.

Wu Jianfei left quickly, and after returning, he began to gradually reduce his holdings according to Du Shaojie's orders.

However, the US stock market has been performing well during this period. When the estimated $50 billion worth of stocks were finally sold, a total of $53 billion was recovered. This part of the funds can be temporarily invested in money funds or lent to large banks, which has a much higher rate of return than lying in the account.

In Du Shaojie's view, the subprime mortgage crisis is not a bad thing. When the time comes, with money in hand, he can buy a lot of high-quality and cheap assets.

Of course, if he encounters a suitable investment opportunity now, he will use the money without hesitation.

Thanks to Du Shaojie's efforts, the training work has once again reached a new level. Now everything is running well, and he rarely goes to the training center.

During this period, [Kawakami Renjia Co., Ltd.] once again acquired 150 stores of its parent company, and the parent company was almost "hollowed out" by its parent company.

Du Shaojie took a look at the stock price trend and found that it had doubled from the price they originally sold it at.

He had nothing to regret, as the subsequent rise was a stage of unlimited rise. It was obvious that a strong market maker had intervened in this stock and the concentration of chips was already quite high.

This is an uncontrollable risk. The stock price goes up and down, and he won't take risks. "It seems that the agreement between [Kawakami Family] and [Hongsheng Investment] is not simple at all. Maybe this banker is a cover for [Hongsheng Investment]."

Du Shaojie carefully analyzed several related transactions. [Chuankami Renjia] sold its stores to listed companies at a high premium and had already recovered the original investment, and even made a profit.

Although the profitability of these stores is still acceptable now, they still cannot support such a high stock price.

It is obvious that the big funds operating this stock will choose to flee at the appropriate time, and by then all that will be left behind is a mess. It depends on how many people can be trapped.

There was nothing he could do about this kind of thing. It was a two-way fight. Trying to get rich in the stock market was actually no different from taking a gamble.

"Yongli, when the time comes, you will keep an eye on Hongsheng Investment's capital withdrawal channel."

There is no doubt that most of the hot money that entered the mainland through underground channels of [Hongsheng Investment] entered the stock market.

When the other party makes a profit and exits, the funds will have to go out through underground channels. If they are left behind, they may be investigated at any time.

Du Shaojie first called Wang Yongli, and then used special information channels to get Peng Yongjun and Chen Ji to come to Guangzhou. These two people were outside the entire corporate empire, but in fact they had a close relationship with him.

"Boss, we have learned something new. Hongsheng Investment has recently carried out a purge of its top management. Although our insiders have not been affected, they cannot access the company's core secrets.

My personal guess is that the boss of Hongsheng Investment may not trust his subordinates, and at the same time, he is also paving the way for the safe return of hot money, so the next work will be difficult. "

Chen Ji and Peng Yongjun came to Yangcheng together, and the three met in a teahouse.

This time they also brought an important piece of news, that is, [Hongsheng Investment] has strengthened security precautions and eliminated internal unstable factors in one fell swoop.

It is difficult to obtain valuable intelligence now.

"This is force majeure, just do your best."

Du Shaojie also felt speechless, but this kind of thing was inevitable. Once the other party suffered a loss, they would definitely change.

He called the two over, on the one hand, as a matter of routine. If he didn't contact them for a long time, it would be bad if they had other ideas. On the other hand, he also wanted them to find out the underground channel for the return of hot money from Hongsheng Investment.

But plans are not as fast as changes. Now that [Hongsheng Investment] has taken the lead in plugging the loophole, there is basically no hope of obtaining information.

He was not discouraged. As the saying goes, man proposes, God disposes, so he just took it one step at a time.

"Okay, boss, we will do our best."

Chen Ji and Peng Yongjun had a good attitude, so Du Shaojie didn't want to put more pressure on them.

Afterwards, everyone talked about some other things and then went to have dinner together.

After that, Du Shaojie stayed at home and studied cooking, and basically ignored the various small actions of "Kawakami Family".

The performance of [Xichuan Restaurant] has been recovering month by month, and it is now only one step away from its peak period. However, the performance announced by [Kawakami Family Co., Ltd.] is far behind, and the strength comparison between the two is changing.

[Nishikawa Restaurant] is getting stronger and stronger. Although [Kawakami Family] has made some progress, the extent of the progress is small and it has gradually failed to keep up with the pace of development of its rivals.

At this moment, the relevant personnel of the company suddenly realized.

At the beginning, Du Shaojie asked [Xichuan Restaurant] to work hard on internal strength and adopt a low-key defensive strategy in the face of the opponent's fierce attack. Looking back now, this strategy is very effective. Although it takes a while to take effect, it has a solid foundation.

After such a long period of confrontation, with one side gaining ground while the other side declining, [Xichuan Restaurant] is increasingly showing stronger vitality.

Of course, the overall performance of [Kawakami Renjia Co., Ltd.] is not bad, but the catering business is not satisfactory. However, combined with other businesses, it is still a star in the securities market.

"Boss, there have been rumors in the market recently. I heard that a domestic catering giant is planning to acquire [Kawakami Family], but the authenticity of this news cannot be confirmed."

This morning.

Du Shaojie was writing the production specifications for several Sichuan fusion dishes when Wu Chenggang walked in.

He said an unconfirmed piece of news, and Du Shaojie immediately realized that this was a trick of Hongsheng Investment.

[Hongsheng Investment] has controlled the majority of chips through vests, and now it is necessary to start releasing true and false news to activate this stock. Otherwise, the market will be dead, and how will the other party retreat in the future?

Sure enough, within a few days, the stock price of [Kawakami Renjia] first hit the limit down, and then hit the limit up twice, revealing its true nature as a monster stock.

However, in the securities market, such monster stocks are often sought after by investors.

Du Shaojie couldn't understand some people's thinking. Is this what people often say, "Fortune and honor are sought in danger"?
"Please ask Assistant Luo to come over."

Du Shaojie shook his head, and then asked Wu Chenggang to call Luo Qin in.

"Assistant Luo, please inform CEO Yu and others to come to the training center for a meeting tomorrow. No leave is allowed."

After Du Shaojie gave some instructions, Luo Qin turned around to arrange the matter.

The next day.

All the executives of [Bailian Catering] were present and holding a meeting in the conference room of the training center.

"Everyone, I have an idea recently, let's discuss it. In the past two years, we have been competing with [Kawakami Renjia], and many small and medium-sized Sichuan restaurants have closed down.

So I wonder if we can support a group of small Sichuan restaurants through chain franchising? The positioning of this area is low-end, and the price-performance ratio must exceed that of [Kawakami Renjia]."

Du Shaojie looked around and then spoke slowly.

This idea has been around for some time, and Wu Chenggang even went out to conduct research, believing that this idea is highly feasible.

The new project plans to adopt a franchise chain model, and its positioning is to serve unique Sichuan stir-fried dishes with affordable prices. However, the quality of the dishes is no less than that of [Kawakami Renjia].

Originally, he planned to take advantage of Hongsheng Investment when it withdrew, so that their hot money could not be taken out.

But the other party had obviously learned from experience and taken precautions in advance, so this plan might fail. So Du Shaojie had to settle for the next best thing and planned to completely destroy [Kawakami Family] and cause its stock price to fall in advance.

If it succeeds, Hongsheng Investment will suffer heavy losses from its investment in Chuan Shang Ren Jia. (End of this chapter)