Gold Investor

Chapter 139 Capital Feast (1)
Wang Cheng has always prided himself on being shrewd, and he is proud of playing with others in the palm of his hand.The sad thing is, this time, Fang Yubin, a junior, was allowed to play.The anger in Wang Cheng's heart even surpassed that of Qiancheng's shareholding war in the past.My opponents back then were first-class masters like Fei Yunpeng and Zhao Xiaoqing after all, and even that mud-legged Cao Bohua was a veteran of the world.But this time, it was Fang Yubin who was just a fledgling.Is it because he is old and dim-sighted, or is Fang Yubin's skill improving too fast, and he is no longer on par with Fei Yunpeng and others?

1 Don't blame the master for being unfeeling, but blame the slave for getting too involved

With azure blue water, continuous drizzle, and fragrant coffee, the "romantic city" Seattle is filled with a strong literary and artistic atmosphere. The "Best Place to Live in America" ​​is indeed not for nothing. Unlike most large American cities surrounded by concrete buildings, Seattle, located between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, at the foot of the Olympic Mountains, is more like a city of mountains and rivers. Inlaid between oceans, lakes and forests.

Early in the morning, Yuan Ruilang left his apartment in West Seattle and started a day of idle life.Compared with Vancouver in the north and California in the south, housing prices in Seattle were originally not high.However, as a center of science and technology in the United States, there are many top universities gathered here.The Chinese who have always attached importance to education have gradually made this the first choice for settlement.There is a saying in American Chinese circles: "Come to settle in Seattle, mostly for children's education." Because of this, the housing prices of "school district housing" in Seattle's East District have been hyped up by Chinese in recent years.Walking on the street, you can see oriental faces from time to time.

Yuan Ruilang deliberately avoided the East District, where the Chinese live in large numbers, and made his home in the West District.The West District is an old city, where most of the residents are white, and housing prices are cheaper.He chose this place not because he couldn't afford the high house price, but for another reason.Firstly, Yuan Ruilang didn't want to meet his old acquaintances in another country, and secondly, he had stayed in the United States for many years, and the language was not a problem. Living in the old city, he could better appreciate the charm of this city of mountains and rivers.

After wandering along the way, Yuan Ruilang came to Pike Street in the city center.The Pike Place Market here is known as the "Heart of Seattle".When he was studying in the United States, Yuan Ruilang lived on the east coast. For the famous city of Seattle on the west coast, he has been famous for a long time, but he has never met him.Yuan Ruilang knows that Seattle is a well-known capital of technology and fashion, and the headquarters of Microsoft, Boeing, and Starbucks are all here.As you can imagine, this must be a very trendy city.

More than half a year ago, Yuan Ruilang, who wandered all over the world, came to Seattle. In just a few days, his previous impression was overturned, and he decided to stop wandering.What moved Yuan Ruilang's heart was Pike Place Market, the "heart of Seattle".Who would have thought that the heart of such a modern city would be a farmer's market?
Pike Place Market was built in 1907.Because the price of onions in the Seattle area suddenly increased by 10 times at that time, angry citizens demanded that the city government open a farmers’ market, allowing people to buy agricultural products directly from farmers and avoid exploitation by middlemen.The Pike Market came into being, and eight farmers brought their crops in a caravan, which was immediately snapped up by more than 8 citizens.Since then, Pike Place Market has established its irreplaceable position as the most prestigious farmers market in the United States.

To feel the breath of life in a city, you must go to the farmer's market.A city with a farmer's market as its heart will undoubtedly be full of life.Moreover, this is a city that can produce the world's most advanced computer software and jet aircraft.

Now, going to Pike Place Market for a stroll has become Yuan Ruilang's daily habit.When I was tired from shopping, I sat in the cafe and had a rest.There are many cafes in Pike Place Market, one of which is quite famous - the birthplace of Starbucks coffee, which is popular all over the world.I don’t know if those domestic men and women who are full of petty bourgeoisie know that the first store of Starbucks coffee is in the farmer’s market.

This small first Starbucks store is no longer able to drink coffee.Every day, tourists from all over the world line up at the door of the store to visit.Yuan Ruilang didn't go to join in the fun, why not just have a cup of coffee, it's the same everywhere.He walked into a cafe at random, ordered a cup of coffee, and looked at the bustling crowd not far away, the blooming flowers, fresh pastries, fruits and vegetables...

Yuan Ruilang was about to fall asleep, but the ringtone of his cell phone dragged him back.After talking on the phone for only a few minutes, the private lawyer in Los Angeles told him that a statement about the change in the equity structure of Yijia Financial Services Company came from China, and that the shares held by Xinglan Capital in Yijia would be transferred to another company.

"The old way, I can't read it back. I don't say I agree or I don't agree." Yuan Ruilang said.He took a sip of his coffee and said, "Remind you, don't mention Yijia Financial Services next time. I chose the name of the company, and it is called Yijia Financial Holdings. I never approved of their name change."

"Understood." The lawyer smiled and was about to hang up the phone.

"By the way," Yuan Ruilang said again, "send a copy of the manual to my mailbox."

The lawyer paused for a moment before replying, "Okay." In the past, Yuan Ruilang only needed to be notified of the documents sent from China. This time, he seemed to be particularly concerned.Since the client makes a request, the lawyer will naturally comply.

Soon, the lawyer passed the documents over.The coffee on the table became dull, and the bustling farmer's market suddenly became quiet in Yuan Ruilang's ears. He was concentrating on the documents, like a gunman looking for prey.

Yuan Ruilang didn't know what was going on in the country, but from this manual, he already had a premonition that Yijia would encounter changes, and it was good if there were changes. The more chaos the world had, the better the situation would be.However, does such a change mean an opportunity for oneself?Yuan Ruilang couldn't help shaking his head again.The previous lesson was too painful, because of negligence, he went abroad in a hurry and lost the Yijia that he founded.Time has passed and the opponent has become stronger, how can I attack rashly?
The person who kicked him out of Yijia was a guy with deep scheming and vicious means.At the beginning they were able to tie you to Yandang Mountain and suffer so much, but now if you are not fully prepared and take action, you may be bitten by a snake instead.Besides, Yuan Ruilang was not sure who this person was, whether it was Jiang Ruobing, Fang Yubin or someone else.All he knew was that all these people were no longer his friends.

Make a decision before moving, and wait and see for a while before finding strong support.The excitement gradually cooled down, Yuan Ruilang picked up his coffee again, and turned his eyes to the scenery outside the window again.What a beautiful Seattle, but unfortunately not my home.As soon as the wind changes, the snow changes, and the dreams of the hometown are broken, and there is no such sound in the hometown.

Yuan Ruilang's cell phone rang again, it was a call from an old classmate.An old classmate knew that he was looking for money and introduced him to a New York investment company boss.The boss is of Indian descent and has been in the United States for more than 40 years. He is a veteran in the investment circle.It just so happens that someone is coming to Seattle for a concert these days, so the two sides can meet each other.

Investors have seen many, but none of them have been negotiated.But Yuan Ruilang was not discouraged, even if there was only a glimmer of hope, he would do his best.He promised to leave his old classmate and made an appointment.

After wandering around until the afternoon, Yuan Ruilang returned to the apartment to sort out the documents, put on a suit, and went to the appointment.The Indian boss is called Galawa, who lives in a high-end hotel on the shore of Lake Washington.On the phone, Galawa told Yuan Ruilang that his senior assistant was already waiting in the hotel lobby.

Yuan Ruilang walked into the lobby and was looking around when a strange but familiar Chinese voice suddenly sounded in his ears: "Mr. Yuan, is it really you?"

Yuan Ruilang looked back and couldn't help being surprised.Isn't this Yan Fei?The deputy when he was in Rongding, and later stabbed himself in the Yijia project.Seeing Yan Fei stretching out his hand, Yuan Ruilang didn't want to answer, and just said coldly: "You are also in Seattle, what a coincidence."

Yan Fei was a little embarrassed, retracted his half-stretched hand, and said, "Yes, there is no coincidence without a book."

"I'm here to meet someone. Do your work first." Yuan Ruilang didn't want to talk to Yan Fei more, and planned to leave.

Yan Fei laughed: "You don't need to look for it, I am Mr. Galawa's assistant, and I have been waiting here for a long time."

Yuan Ruilang was so startled that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear. This is no coincidence, it's clearly because the enemy's road is narrow!Yan Fei smiled and said: "When Mr. Galawa told me about this in the morning, I was still not sure, wondering if it was the same name and surname. It wasn't until I met you that I realized that the world is really so small."

Yuan Ruilang was stunned for a while, and then said: "Aren't you the president of the Asia-Pacific region in that investment fund? How did you become Galawa's senior assistant?"

Yan Fei shook his head: "It's hard to say." After a pause, he said: "Mr. Galawa is waiting for you, let's go upstairs quickly. By the way, you'd better not say that we know each other."

"Of course, one thing more is worse than one thing less." Yuan Ruilang came to meet investors, and he didn't want to bring up the right and wrong of the past.

Because of encountering Yan Fei by chance, Yuan Ruilang felt a little uneasy.Still, he managed to calm himself down and told Galava about his plan.Yuan Ruilang said that he had an Internet company in China with a high valuation and great potential, but due to various reasons, he was kicked out.He needs a sum of money to regain control of the company.

After listening to it, Galava only said to go back and study it, and shrugged: "This story sounds like "The Count of Monte Cristo."

After finishing the business, Yuan Ruilang stood up and said goodbye.Yan Fei sent him downstairs, and on the elevator, Yan Fei said: "President Yuan, you have suffered a lot these days."

Yuan Ruilang only thought that Yan Fei was making fun of himself, and said, "Fortunately, it can be regarded as joy in suffering! But all of this is thanks to you."

"How did you say that! I don't dare to take it." Yan Fei smiled wryly.

Yuan Ruilang held back his anger for a long time, and finally poured out: "If you hadn't cut off Yijia's funds, nothing would happen."

Yan Fei sighed: "Everyone is the master, I can't do anything about many things."

The elevator door opened, and the two walked out one after the other.Yan Fei took the initiative to say: "It's fate to meet here. Galava is going to the concert tonight. I have nothing to do. How about we have a cup of coffee and catch up?"

Yuan Ruilang sneered and said, "No need. There seems to be nothing old between us."

Yan Fei said: "Don't you think there should be a lot of common language between the two of us? We are the same people who have fallen in the end of the world. Why should we know each other when we meet. Besides, we not only know each other, but we have also worked together."

Yuan Ruilang was still full of anger: "You are proud of yourself, but you are not a degraded person, so I dare not compare with you."

"Chunfeng is proud of you!" Yan Fei also looked aggrieved, "I really want to be happy, so I can let the president of the Asia-Pacific region quit and come to work as an assistant for this Indian guy?"

Yuan Ruilang rejected Yan Fei at first because he didn't want others to see him as a joke.Seeing that Yan Fei also looked sympathetic to each other, he reluctantly agreed: "Alright then, let's find a place to sit."

The two left the hotel and found an open-air cafe nearby to sit down.Yuan Ruilang handed over a cigarette and asked, "You overheard my business just now in Galava's room. What's the matter with you, the president of the Asia-Pacific region quit and came to be the senior assistant?"

Yan Fei took the cigarette, took a deep breath after lighting it, and then smoothly exhaled the smoke ring: "What else can happen! I have a hot face, but I put someone's cold ass on it. Really, it has something to do with your Yijia relation."

Yuan Ruilang lit the cigarette in his hand and said, "How do you say it?"

Yan Fei shook the soot and said: "After leaving the sad place of Rongding and coming to the United States, I really want to start over from the beginning. Joining that investment fund, I even forgot to sleep and eat, and devoted myself to work. I just said that I would stop working with you." Let's cooperate with Yijia, knowing that you will blame me, you still did it. What I thought at the time was that Yuan Ruilang hated me, it was just a personal grievance, but if he made a mistake in investment and caused losses, he would be sorry for the company."

Yuan Ruilang said disdainfully: "This is not like the Yan Fei I know."

"Don't believe me." Yan Fei said, "That's what I thought at the time. The subsequent developments have also proved my judgment. China's Internet finance industry has undergone adjustments, and the previous investment companies have all experienced problems. If it wasn't for If I hit the brakes just in time, the investment funds in the United States will definitely lose a lot."

Yuan Ruilang sneered: "You're a good fake foreign devil. You're really doing your best for the benefit of the American boss, so they didn't reward you?"

"Their reward is to drive me away." Yan Fei sighed.

"These bastards!" Yan Fei couldn't help but swear, "After China's Internet financial companies ran away, the fund's investment in China also stagnated. Not long after, the boss told me to pack up and leave."

Yuan Ruilang was a little surprised: "Didn't you help the company reduce the loss?"

"That's right, I have credit for it, and I've accepted it." Recalling the past, Yan Fei sighed, "But they said that when they recruited me, they hoped to use my experience to develop the Chinese market. They even sent me to other branches at the beginning. Working in the company is also a kind of experience, which makes me familiar with their corporate culture, and I will eventually be sent back to China. However, the investment projects in China have suffered setbacks, and the company has adjusted its strategy, and will not invest resources in the Chinese market in the near future. Therefore, staying I'm useless."

Yuan Ruilang finally understood, shook his head and said, "These Yankees are really ungrateful."

"I just suffered to be honest." Yan Feiyue said more and more angry, "Thinking about it afterwards, the investment in Yijia was made by the predecessor. If something happened, I am not responsible. But if you want to find someone who wipes your ass, the company will No one is more suitable except me. If I had turned a blind eye and closed my eyes at the beginning, and even played with the idea of ​​supporting the bandits, I might still be sitting as the president of the Asia-Pacific region."

"You say that you have been playing tricks and tricks all your life, and once in a while being selfless, you have cheated yourself. Even though you have come to the United States, you can't lose all the oriental wisdom that has been hidden by rabbits and dogs." Yuan Ruilang thought in his heart. Annoyed, Yan Fei cut off his own funds, and finally reaped the consequences. This is called retribution!

"Yeah!" Yan Fei said slowly, "I figured it out, no matter whether it is China or the United States, there is one thing that will never change - people do not do it for themselves, and heaven and earth will destroy it."

Yuan Ruilang asked again: "After you left that investment fund, did you join Galawa's staff?"

Yan Fei nodded: "Jarawa is an old fox who made a fortune in the economic crisis and has been in the limelight on Wall Street recently. To put it bluntly, I am one of his followers. It's just that he knows my previous experience and comforts me Add the word senior before the title of assistant to become a senior assistant."

"That's not bad." Yuan Ruilang actually comforted Yan Fei, "Given time, Galava may become a real Wall Street boss, and you, a senior assistant, will rise as well."

"What's good!" Yan Fei shook his head and said, "It's just a stopgap measure to rely on others. Besides, after staying in the United States for a while, I still feel that China is more suitable for me."

Yuan Ruilang said: "Why, can't you forget the country?"

"Aren't you the same!" Yan Fei took a sip of his coffee, "Even though you live in such a beautiful place as Seattle, your heart is still in your homeland."

"You are right, I will definitely go back." Yuan Ruilang strangled out the cigarette butt vigorously.

Just now in Jialawa's room, Yan Fei heard Yuan Ruilang's experience clearly. He said: "I hope you succeed, but to be honest, it's not easy. Your opponent is a powerful character. It may be very difficult for you alone. It is difficult to reverse the situation. In addition, I have been with Galava for some time, and judging from his expression, he should not be very interested in your plan."

Yuan Ruilang said: "I can see it too, but I never pin my hopes on any one person. There is no Galava, there are other people. I remember the old Chinese saying: Where there is a will, there is a way; , God pays off."

Yuan Ruilang didn't want to talk too much about himself, so he brought the topic back to Yan Fei: "You are not happy in the United States, you can go back anytime. You are different from me. I have enemies in China, but you have benefactors in China."

Yan Fei shook his head: "Mr. Yuan, I am open and honest with you today, so you don't have to squeeze me."

Yuan Ruilang said: "I'm telling the truth. Rongding's top leader Fei Yunpeng is your benefactor. Who doesn't know Rongding's ups and downs?"

(End of this chapter)