Chapter 61: No Way to Live

Sometimes when I think about it, Antonio feels like he's been given a day by a dog.

It was not easy to survive the Cold War and the end of the Gulf War, but it encountered the economic crisis brought about by the turmoil in Europe's financial distance, and the market value of the company has fallen below the issue price, and the financial situation has become worse and worse.

He kind of got it.

Allowed by the Republican oil barons and arms dealers, Qualcomm will not be able to develop normally, and must support the Democratic Party to govern in order to bring development opportunities to technology companies.

In order to attend the banquet, Antonio personally paid a full $200,000 for the porcelain from a French antique dealer.

Don't think $200,000 is a small amount of money.

You know, Antonio's annual salary is only $100,000.

"The reserve price for this lot is $10,000, and the increase in each bid must not be less than $1,000. Now, the auction begins. ”

"Ten thousand and five thousand!"

"Twenty thousand and six thousand!"

“......”

"50,000 ......"

“......”

"Eighty thousand and five thousand, and there is no high. ”

“......”

"One hundred thousand dollars. ”

Under the auspices of Diane Lynn, the surrounding guests held up the signs they had received in advance, and increased the price of the auction items contributed by Antonio.

It's just clear that when the price soars to $100,000, the bidding atmosphere suddenly stops.

"Is there anything higher than 100,000 dollars? ”

"$100,000 at a time. ”

Shen Jiannan followed in Soros's footsteps, took the number sent by the waiter, and watched this hypocritical auction with great interest.

Soon, the two came to a crowd that looked like it should be a small circle, and an old man with gold-rimmed glasses turned around and glanced at Shen Jiannan with a hearty smile, and greeted Soros.

"Hi. George. Is this your friend?"

"Oh. Warren. Let me introduce you, this is Shen, I think you should have heard his name. ”

"Shen. This is my friend Warren Buffett. ”

Warren Buffett's appearance here, for Shen Jiannan, is both unexpected and not unexpected.

As the fifth-generation stock god of the United States, this investment master who has begun to enter the annals of history, is of course understandable to support Clinton in terms of interests and needs.

Of course, with Shen Jiannan's temperament, he lacks awe for this world, let alone just a god wrapped in a coat.

He has witnessed countless magnificent waves that Buffett has never seen.

That's what that joke says.

Warren Buffett: I lived to be 89 years old, and I only saw four U.S. stock circuit breakers, I'm too young...

And Shen Jiannan, who has seen four U.S. stock market circuit breakers in ten days, has even seen crude oil incredibly fall to negative numbers.

Wheel age...... Warren Buffett is just too young.

With these insights that break history and logic, Shen Jiannan feels that he has more background than the people of this era.

"Hello, I'm Shen Jiannan. Nice to meet you. ”

Under Soros's introduction, Shen Jiannan politely and politely stretched out his hand to Buffett, no matter what, Buffett is an iconic figure in the American financial market, and has almost become the embodiment of the word investment.

In the face of the capital giant who collapsed the European financial system, Buffett did not dare to be careless, and stretched out his hand to shake Shen Jiannan's hand without humility or arrogance.

"Hello, Mr. Shen. I've admired the name for a long time, and it's really an honor to know you. ”

"Mr. Buffett is so polite. Your name has long been like thunder, and it is my honor to know you. ”

On the stage, Lian smiled and shouted to the guests around her.

"$100,000 twice!

Soros did not introduce some of the people around him who were full of flattery and eagerness to look at this side to Shen Jiannan, but shifted his attention to the auction on the stage. Lynn's cry landed, and he gently raised the sign in his hand.

"Two hundred thousand dollars. ”

A price increase of 100,000 US dollars, all the eyes in the venue suddenly focused on Soros, and Antonio, whose face was very ugly, also looked at Soros with gratitude, grateful to Soros for allowing him to avoid the embarrassing situation of raising the price and auctioning the lot back.

"The gentleman offered $200,000. There is no higher. ”

"Two hundred thousand dollars at a time. ”

Whoever has a good head will buy a porcelain from France at a higher price, although it is said that this is a political election fundraising, but no one has enough money to burn in the wind.

"This lot is now owned by Buyer No. 3. Let us join in congratulating and commending him for his generosity and generosity. ”

Bang Bang Bang –

In the applause, Soros just nodded and smiled slightly, and then took care of Buffett and Shen Jiannan to communicate. In his eyes, the only people present who can enter his eyes and are qualified to talk are the two people in front of him.

"The lot below is a beautiful and colorful sapphire from the United Kingdom, which has a history of more than 300 years and was once very popular with Queen Victoria's audience. It is provided by Mr. Ray Dalio of the Bridgewater Foundation. ”

"Bang Bang Bang-"

"The starting price for this lot is $20,000. Each increase must not be less than $1,000. ”

“......”

"This is a piece of armor from the Warring States period, and it is provided by Warren Buffett, the manager of Berkshire Hathaway......"

"Bang Bang Bang-"

"The starting price for this lot is $20,000. Each increase must not be less than $1,000. ”

One, two, three......

The variety of bizarre lots is dizzying, ranging from items that are worth a lot of money to fetch a high price, while others that look worthless but fetch prices that may not be incomprehensible to outsiders.

Shen Jiannan felt very interesting.

Compared with the direct sponsorship of the later presidential campaign, this kind of auction seems to be more subtle and beautiful.

At the very least, there's less of a rough outburst and more of a fig leaf.

"Below. It is a finely crafted and well-preserved pocket watch, courtesy of Warren Buffett. ”

"The starting price is a thousand dollars. Each increase must not be less than $1,000. ”

Fame and fortune have been inseparable since ancient times.

This is especially true in the investment industry.

Since Warren Buffett's acquisition of Berkshire Hathaway to cut the textile industry and take the financial route, the company, which has lost its value to seven dollars, has miraculously rejuvenated, and its stock price has risen at a geometric rate year after year.

Later, the company invested in a wide range of industries, and its stock price soared to $347,000.

Although the company's stock price is still hovering at $8,000, the profit of more than 1,000 times is already an unimaginable miracle for people of this era.

It can be said that Warren Buffett has created a miracle in the history of investment, and the name of the fifth-generation stock god is well deserved.

And it all started with Warren Buffett's acquisition of GEICO with a unique vision.

GEICO is the full name of the government employee insurance company, founded in the 40s, mainly to do the auto insurance business of government employees, after Graham's clever management, the government employee insurance company has developed rapidly, and it has become the fifth largest auto insurance company in the United States in more than ten years, with a market value of more than one billion dollars at its peak!

However, in the 1976 oil crisis, Graham had already left GEICO as chairman and died in the same year, GEICO's management made a series of mistakes in the assessment of insurance claim costs, resulting in a significant increase in the company's claims costs, GEICO fell into a loss, and was almost on the verge of bankruptcy.

It was at this time that Warren Buffett made a move, using Berkshire Hathaway to intervene to buy GEICO shares from the market.

It took four years for Buffett to swallow an elephant, swallowing 27.3 percent of GEICO with a market value of less than 80 million in Berkshire Hathaway.

It is precisely because of this that Berkshire Hathaway has achieved a metamorphosis of inflationary growth, and its market value has swelled several times.

Aside from Buffett's borrowing of his father's identity, this is undoubtedly a superhuman investment vision.

Therefore, when the host shouted out the pocket watch donated by Buffett, the guests around glanced at Buffett himself, and some couldn't wait to raise the auction card in their hands.

"Ten thousand. I'll pay $10,000. ”

A fat man with a big belly raised a sign and shouted with a red neck, looking very excited.

But unfortunately, no one bought his account, and immediately after, a middle-aged man also raised the sign in his hand.

"Twenty thousand. I'll pay $20,000. ”

"Thirty thousand. I'll pay $30,000. ”

“......”

"Fifty thousand. Fifty thousand dollars. ”

Maybe you want to get a taste of the god of stocks, or you want to lick the taste of the god of stocks through auction, or you may want to take the opportunity to curry favor with the god of stocks and get some investment favor.

In just a few minutes, the reserve price of an ordinary pocket watch of $1,000 has risen to $50,000, and one cannot help but wonder if the pocket watch being auctioned is made of gold.

Listening to the tens of thousands of dollars in price increases every time, the fierce and tense competitive atmosphere made Roe Wayne's fists clench, enduring the anxiety and irritability of his heart beating wildly, he came to this auction in addition to feeling that it was more in Apple's interests to support Clinton's election as president, there was a bigger reason.

That is, to get Warren Buffett's attention and find a glimmer of life for Apple's finances on the verge of bankruptcy.

Warren Buffett will come to this banquet, because Wayne took a lot of effort to get the news from a friend, for which Wayne made a lot of preparations, hoping to win the lot donated by Buffett in one fell swoop.

In this way, Buffett will be able to follow him, and he can also use this as a reason to try to visit Buffett.

But now, every time the price is raised, it is tens of thousands of dollars, and it seems that there are a lot of people who have their own goals, and under this situation, I am afraid that the money I prepared will not be able to win the lot at all.

"100,000, 100,000 dollars! Line 18 offers $100,000. ”

"One hundred and twenty thousand. ”

From $1,000 to $120,000, as the host, Lynn was also very excited, and she shouted excitedly to the venue:

"Mr. Twenty-Two has bid $120,000, and there is more. ”

It may be that the price has soared to this extent, exceeding many people's expectations, after all, the premium of more than 100 times has a strong psychological level gap.

Bidders dwindled, and for a few seconds, there were no new bidders.

This is undoubtedly a great opportunity.

Roe Wayne held back his excitement, quickly raised the sign in his hand, and shouted, "Two hundred thousand dollars." ”

"Oh. Oh, my God. Mr. Thirty-Five made a bid of $200,000. He was so generous. ”

"There are no other bids. ”

200,000 dollars to buy an ordinary pocket watch, no matter how you look at it, it's idiotic behavior.

Many people looked at Wayne and had to press the idea of wanting to continue bidding, so much money is not a joke, enough to buy a mansion and a few Mercedes cars.

Just to rub luck, or to be looked at by Buffett, some are too worthless.

"Two hundred thousand dollars at a time. ”

On stage, Lian smiled beautifully and picked up the hammer to count down.

Even if she is a star, she is shocked that this kind of 200,000 yuan to buy an ordinary pocket watch is a loser, and a fool will pay a higher price.

"Warren. What do you think of this banquet tonight?"

In a not very conspicuous position, Soros smiled at Buffett and said, but a seemingly unconscious question contained too many meanings.

Buffett smiled and shook his head slightly, as if he was a little blamed for Soros's aggressiveness.

He knew very well that Soros's words were actually said to Shen Jiannan.

Of course, Shen Jiannan can hear it, but the tone of Soros's joke is not so infuriating, in this big dye vat full of intertwined interests, it will be really weird if you don't do something.

"Two hundred thousand dollars twice. ”

With Lian's shouting, Shen Jiannan raised the sign in his hand and shouted easily: "One million dollars." ”

Like a bad little brat, Soros showed a triumphant smile on his face, and Buffett gently stroked his head, as if he was a little ashamed that he was so lively at a great age.

But for the guests around, they were shocked.

Million dollars.

This number made the noisy hall quiet, and everyone's eyes were focused on Shen Jiannan, even Lian En, who acted as the host, was frightened by this number, and forgot to shout for a while.

A million dollars to buy an ordinary pocket watch, is this guy a watt in his head?

Finally, someone came back to their senses.

"Who's that? It seems to be me. ”

"I seem to have seen him somewhere, but I can't remember it for a moment. ”

"He stands with Warren Buffett and Soros, I think, I'm afraid it's not an ordinary person. ”

"Oh. God, isn't that the devil from the East? How could he be here. ”

“......”

"A million dollars at a time, if I can get his favor, I won't come in vain tonight. ”

“.......”

After all, the United States is not Europe, and this era is not the era of Internet information explosion.

Many people looked at Shen Jiannan's young face, speculating about his identity.

The gentlemen were amazed at his magnanimity, the ladies were amazed at his youth and handsomeness, and the ladies were struck by the million-dollar figure, wondering how they could get close to such a young and rich man.

And some of those who have seen him in the newspapers are not sure if they are seeing the bastard who has made Europe a chicken.

Of course, there are also some people who recognize Shen Jiannan's identity, but because of the bodyguards standing faintly around that circle, no one is stupid enough to hype up anything.

But for Lo Wayne, it was terrible.

This bastard who jumped out of nowhere, kicked him into the ditch again when he thought everything was going well.

Damn bastards!

"A million dollars at a time!"

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