The Son of Finance of the Great Age

  Chapter 554 Black Hand

(I want to hear more of your voices and receive more of your suggestions. Now search for the WeChat public account "qdread" and pay attention to it, so as to give more support to "The Son of Finance of the Great Era"!) On the evening of the 28th, The Paulson Fund held its annual investor strategy meeting. The eighth floor of the Hilton Hotel was taken over by the Paulson Fund. Investors from all over the world will spend three days with the managers of the Paulson Fund. , the three-day content will include a summary of the past, a strategic outlook for the future, social networking and other activities.

   "Mr. Zhong, I finally see you!"

  At the dinner party the next day, John Paulson held a glass of cocktail and was casually chatting with other investors, but kept his eyes on the entrance. At yesterday's annual summary meeting and this year's strategic outlook meeting, his biggest gold master, Zhongshi, did not appear, which made him mutter incessantly. But when Zhong Shi's figure appeared at the entrance, his fears disappeared immediately. After confessing his guilt to the people around him, he went straight to Zhong Shi and greeted him warmly.

  But he soon discovered something was wrong. Although Zhong Shi was wearing a slim evening gown with a striking bow tied around his neck, his overall attire fit the atmosphere here. But the sharp-eyed Paulson only took a short look, and found that the label on the cuffs of Zhong Shi's clothes hadn't been cut off, the buttons on the top of his shirt hadn't been fastened, and the hair on his sideburns was a little messy. Paulson could already imagine that the other party came here after dressing up in a hurry.

When Paulson carefully observed Zhong Shi's complexion, he found that although the other party was looking forward to it, there was a faint look of worry in his brows, and he couldn't lift his spirits at all in the face of such a lively scene. This made Paulson shudder. After winking at the waiter, he said to Zhong Shi calmly, "Mr. Zhong, follow me inside."

  Zhong Shi had just finished his meeting with the legal team. When Jiang Shan reminded him that he still had an appointment, he realized that these days were the annual meeting of the Paulson Institute. During this period of time, he was very busy. In addition to summarizing the year-end of Tianyu Fund, he also had to attend shareholder meetings of some companies in which he was a shareholder, and now he was involved in lawsuits, so even the most prosperous Paulson Fund this year He was so negligent that he almost forgot about the invitation.

   After the two entered a single room in the banquet hall, the noisy sound stopped abruptly as the door was closed heavily. Only then did Zhong Shi let out a heavy breath, threw his whole body onto the sofa, and panting, he said, "Sorry, John, I've been really busy during this time. If it wasn't for the reminder from my subordinates, I wouldn't remember today at all." It's your annual meeting."

After finishing speaking, he ignored Paulson's astonished eyes, picked up the brandy on the coffee table, poured himself a full glass, drank more than half of it in one go, and then loosened the bow on his neck , and continued cursing: "Damn it, this thing is too tight, and I can hardly breathe. How about it, John, what is your main operation idea for next year's strategy meeting?"

Paulson was not in a hurry to answer, and after making a phone call, he picked up the wine glass in his hand and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhong, I will still be bearish on the CDO market and bullish on the CDS market for next year's operation strategy. According to our According to our judgment, this financial crisis caused by real estate defaults is far from over, and some large financial institutions may even be involved. With our current financial resources and conditions, as long as we keep a close eye on the CDS market It is enough to make a lot of money. Regarding the specific strategy analysis report, I will send a complete version to your mailbox."

   Speaking of this, Paulson glanced at Zhongshi proudly. Naturally, he has enough capital to be proud of. This year, his performance increased by 700%, and his income reached tens of billions of dollars. This achievement is almost unprecedented. Even Soros congratulated him and invited him to have lunch. Although Paulson has not yet agreed to come down. It's just that when he glanced over like this, he found that Zhong Shi was still frowning, without the slightest expression of joy, which made him feel a little frustrated, so he quickly asked, "Mr. Zhong, is everything okay?"

   "What did you say?" Zhong Shi came back from his contemplation, and was slightly taken aback. Then he suddenly realized, and said lightly, "Oh, it's nothing. It's just a little trouble because I was sued by the SEC recently!"

   "Little trouble?" Paulson was shocked, and the muscles on his face twitched violently twice. If we rank various events in the capital market according to their level of impact, being investigated by the SEC will definitely rank in the top three. There is no other reason. The SEC is too powerful, and few people who are targeted by them can succeed. Most people or institutions have to pay a high price for those who escape.

   Seeing his biggest benefactor getting into such trouble, Paulson remained silent. He was indeed helpless at such a time. Soon he thought of a recent rumor circulating on Wall Street that a certain super giant was investigated by the SEC. When he heard the news, he felt palpitations and at the same time secretly thanked himself, wondering which unlucky guy was being targeted by the SEC again. Now that the mystery was revealed, he realized that this person had something to do with him.

Silence is silence, but Paulson did not stop thinking deep in his heart. Judging logically, his return on investment this year is extremely high, and he is definitely the first choice for capital to enter the market. In fact, Zhongshi invested a huge amount of money in himself as early as last year. . But Paulson will not simply think that Zhongshi is simply conducting FOF (fund of funds). Tianyu Fund itself is also a player in the market, so they will definitely make a move.

   But in what area will the return exceed the return of the Paulson Fund? And which market can be compared with the current CDO and CDS market? Once these thoughts arise in his mind, they grow wildly like weeds, making Paulson's heart tickle like thousands of cat's claws.

"That, that..." Paulson weighed in for a while, but finally couldn't resist the curiosity in his heart, and asked, "Mr. Zhong, may I ask you why you were investigated by the SEC? Is it because the CDO market is in trouble again?" Or the CDS market?"

   After saying this, Paulson's old face became hot. He knew that although he spoke tactfully, the other party would definitely be able to hear what he meant. If you can't hear the subtext of even this, Zhongshi will not be Zhongshi.

Sure enough, after Zhong Shi gave Paulson a deep look, he said calmly: "Do you want to ask me where I invested? It stands to reason that these are confidential, but now the SEC has frozen my funds, so I I can tell you. But are you sure you want to know this? If I am convicted and sent to prison in the future, and you happen to hold or short these stocks, are you afraid that the SEC will come to you?"

As if a pot of cold water had been poured onto his forehead, Paulson's fiery heart immediately cooled down. At this moment, he realized that the other party was in trouble, and it was best to keep a certain distance. He coughed awkwardly and changed the topic. Kai, "Well, since that's the case, it's better that I don't know about it. By the way, George Soros sent me an invitation some time ago, hoping to have lunch with me at a suitable time. What do you think? "

It is undoubtedly an extremely honorable thing for the current Paulson to have lunch with a famous senior figure like Soros, although he has not yet realized that his future achievements are likely to exceed this. Senior. But as soon as the words came out of his mouth, Paulson realized something was wrong, because he remembered that the person he was talking to now had a grudge with Soros, and no matter from which point of view, Zhong Shi, regardless of wealth or status in the world, On the same level as that one, even better.

  So when he finished speaking, he immediately stared at Zhong Shi nervously, trying to infer his true inner thoughts from the other party's expression. He has secretly thought of a way out, even if the other party shows even the slightest dissatisfaction, he will refuse Soros' invitation without hesitation. After all, although Soros has a famous name, Zhong Shi is his parents. .

Fortunately, Zhong Shi didn't show the slightest dissatisfaction, he just smiled slightly with his lips curled up, and replied nonchalantly: "Wow, now you have been recognized by top hedge funds, even people like Soros want It's been a great achievement to share your views on the markets. I'm so happy for you, John, from the bottom of my heart."

But the next moment, Zhong Shi frowned, and asked a question that made Paulson puzzled, "John, do you know Soros's connections on Wall Street? I mean, between the various investment banks. Are there any close or distant ones?"

Although the question was a bit nonsensical, Paulson obviously didn't think that Zhong Shi was aimless. After careful consideration for a while, he said slowly: "The specific estrangement is not clear. But he and Goodman's former CEO Paulson Sen, and the current CEO of Stanley, John Mark, have a good personal relationship. Especially John Mark of Stanley, you also know that their research capabilities are second to none, so Quantum Fund often uses their brokerage channels. After that, they naturally became very good personal friends."

   "So that's the case!" Zhong Shi nodded thoughtfully, without saying anything. But like a bright mirror in my heart, I finally have a general context for all that I have encountered. Although he is not sure so far, there is no doubt that both Soros and Stanley are the prime suspects.

Stanley, who was originally an investment bank, shouldn't be involved, but maybe because Zhongshi's Tianyu Fund has repeatedly sabotaged their plan to monopolize the industrial chain in mainland China, so the other party's retaliation now counts as Normal, after all, this is their home field. And the relationship with Soros is a past feud, and he has a million reasons to take action against himself.

  Although Paulson didn't know why Zhong Shi asked such a question, seeing that the other party didn't intend to explain, he didn't continue to ask. At this moment, the door of the room was opened from the outside, and a waiter walked in with a pruning tool. He first bowed slightly to the two of them, and then looked at Zhong Shi calmly under Zhong Shi's surprised eyes. The clothes on his body began to move.

   "This is the waiter I called!" Paulson hurriedly explained, "He is here to help you with your clothes. The clothes on your body are a little...a little..."

Only then did Zhong Shi suddenly realize that he looked down at his clothes and stood still for the waiter to trim and trim them for a while. After everything was done, he walked to the mirror behind the door, looked at it for a long time, and muttered One sentence, "Nothing has changed!"

  The waiter and Paulson couldn't laugh or cry. After Paulson took out a $100 cash tip to the waiter, only Zhongshi and Paulson were left in the room soon.

"By the way, didn't you say you wanted to have dinner with Soros?" Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit dull, Zhong Shi took the initiative to say, "After meeting him, say hello to him for me. Just say that I will remember all his favors in my heart." , sooner or later, he will give everything back to him.”

"..." Paulson could hear the smell of gunpowder in it, and after a long silence, he asked in a low voice, "Mr. Zhong, these things have been going on for many years, do you still worry about them now? Or In this way, let me take the lead, let you meet and resolve the original grievances. What do you think?"

"No! No! No!" Zhong Shi shook his head repeatedly, resolutely rejecting Paulson's good intentions, "John, you didn't understand the situation at all, and besides, this matter has nothing to do with you, so you'd better remain neutral Stand. Besides, the grievances between me and him often involve billions or even tens of billions of dollars. How can such grievances be settled with a few words? You just need to give me a sentence. John, I am actually very optimistic about you. Although you have achieved a little bit now, the capital market is changing. If you are a little careless, you may lose all your previous earnings, so you must not be fooled. The victory in front of you is dizzying, and you must keep a clear head at all times."

   Paulson is in his fifties and Zhongshi is 31 years old. It stands to reason that these earnest teachings should be for Paulson to Zhongshi. But the fact is just the opposite, because in the capital market, seniority is not a matter of seniority, but who has the most ability and who earns more money has the right to speak.

  So although Paulson already has the reputation of Wall Street God, he is still a junior in front of Zhongshi.

Seeing Paulson nodded solemnly, Zhong Shi knew that the other party had taken his words to heart, so he didn't say any more at the moment, pushed open the door and said, "Let's go, let's go out. There should be many people waiting outside Communicating with you!" (My novel "The Son of Finance of the Great Era" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lucky draw gift for everyone! Open WeChat now, click on the top right " +" to add friends, search the public account "qdread" and pay attention, hurry up!)

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