Chapter 19: The Power of Wealth
What is Happiness?
For a foodie, being able to eat all kinds of food is happiness, for car enthusiasts, having their own luxury car is happiness, for a woman who likes brand bags, having a well-known leather bag is happiness, and for a man who likes beautiful women, having a beautiful woman to accompany him day and night is happiness......
If you have money, all of the above happiness can be packaged.
Sixty percent of U.S. Treasury bonds are bought by neon, and major neon consortia or companies often buy Treasury bonds for millions of dollars.
Johnny Pitt exerted his maximum guessing limit to dare to guess 10 million US dollars, this figure was calculated according to the image of Shen Jiannan and his party, and according to the top algorithm that he has always spent money on.
And with 10 million US dollars in total sales, he can get a one-thousandth performance commission.
That's $10,000.
Seldom?
No, a lot, a lot.
Affected by the 87 financial crisis, the economic environment in the United States has been very bad in recent years.
In 1990, the total GDP was $5.8 trillion, the per capita GDP was $23,000, and the per capita annual income was $14,000, but in the first half of 1991, the US economic growth turned negative in history, with an increase of 0.23, the gross national product stood still, and the per capita income was slightly reduced.
Real estate companies are desperate to survive, financial institutions are also worried, and the unemployment rate has remained high. Whenever an increase in the number of people receiving unemployment benefits is announced, it triggers a wave of market downturn.
A bear market is always the worst-case scenario.
Although Merrill Lynch is relatively much more stable, $10,000 is still a lot of money.
It is equal to the amount of money that an average American would not have saved in a year or even two or three years under normal circumstances.
A hundred million dollars, Johnny Pitt can't even think of it.
One thousandth of a commission, up to $100,000.
You can buy a Ferrari sports car, you can buy two family Mercedes-Benz BMWs, you can buy a luxurious villa and you can buy a Ford car.
Oh buy karma!
Happiness came too suddenly, so suddenly that it was very unreal.
Johnny Pitt lost his mind for a moment, squirming his throat and looking at Shen Jiannan.
One hundred million... Dollar!
He had some doubts that he had misheard.
"Honorable sir, you mean to buy $100 million in Treasury bonds?"
In order to confirm whether he was having auditory hallucinations, Johnny Pitt had to confirm again.
Even if he knew it was rude.
But with a figure of $100 million, he can't care about so much.
You know, even on Wall Street, there aren't many institutions that can come up with so much money to buy Treasury bonds.
With the exception of large hedge funds and banks, few people can come up with that much money.
Even in the world, $100 million is not a small amount.
At least, as Johnny Pitt's lobby manager, he has never received a client of this caliber in Boston.
Under the wealth, Johnny Pitt forgot the pride of being a white man, and there was humility and surrender in his tone that he did not realize himself, which was the root rule and the awe and yearning for capital in his bones.
Shen Jiannan raised his eyebrows helplessly.
If it were in the United States twenty years later, Johnny Pitt would not have had this reaction.
It's also Merrill Lynch, and the lobby manager was scared by a mere $100 million, uh...... At that time, Merrill Lynch seemed to be bankrupt.
This...... What's the matter?
In desperation.
Shen Jiannan had to repeat it.
"Yes, Mr. Pitt, a hundred million dollars. ”
"Grunt".
Johnny Pitt swallowed.
Even if he was already prepared, after confirming the amount, he still felt his heart pounding.
100 million dollars!
Selling this treasury bond is equivalent to getting a private villa and two brand-name cars. This is still just a visible income, and being able to receive customers of this level, as long as he can leave a little impression, will benefit the bank and his own career a lot.
Johnny Pitt was able to be the lobby manager of Merrill Lynch, and his specially trained mental quality is still good. After elevating Shen Jiannan's customer level to the most divine in his heart, he immediately adjusted his mood and worked hard to show the service attitude that a lobby manager should have.
Johnny Pitt bent down and did a 90-degree butler greeting.
"Honorable sir, please wait a moment, and I will take care of all the procedures for you at once. ”
"No problem. ”
“......”
The banker's dislike of the rich and the poor is best reflected in Johnny Pitt, who is like a hotel waiter, trotting upstairs and downstairs with a program for the subscription of Treasury bonds.
As for the fart people who lined up in the bank lobby, he didn't pay attention to it like weeds.
As a super VIP, Shen Jiannan only needs to sit and taste coffee, wait for the bank manager to send the materials and sign by the way, if it weren't for his female companion, the beautiful staff of the bank, and even provide escort services.
Ga~!
Gratuitous.
Capital One's purchase of Treasury bonds is a 10-year Treasury bond, mainly because medium-term Treasury bonds are the most liquid and the market demand is the strongest. The secondary market of the U.S. bond market is the most liquid market in the global financial market, and its trading is 24 hours a day, and the main counterparties are between primary dealers, non-primary dealers and customers.
Many traders make markets in the Treasury market, with primary dealers predominantly providing market liquidity to clients and earning bid-ask spreads by holding positions temporarily.
In addition to direct transactions with customers, primary dealers also conduct frequent transactions with each other, so this kind of bonds, in addition to the function of pledge, can also be liquidated in the secondary market at any time.
Undoubtedly, this is the most suitable collateral to take to pit the big brother of the USSR.
Belch...... This is the most suitable collateral for going to the big brother of the USSR to make an investment.
There is no need to wait in line, and there are multiple full-time personnel to deal with the whole process, so it will naturally not delay too much time.
It didn't take long for the bank manager to get everything done.
One-stop butler service, which is why Merrill Lynch can become the largest investment bank and securities company in the United States.
Although, it later went bankrupt.
After completing the transfer of capital bonds, Pete Johnny respectfully handed Shen Jiannan all the documents provided by Shen Jiannan to Shen Jiannan.
With a humble smile on his face, he took out the Merrill Lynch Global Bank Card that he had prepared earlier.
"Mr. Akiyama, this is Merrill Lynch's highest-level Global Diamond VIP Card, with which you can use 10 million US dollars in overdrafts at any bank in the world, please be able to accept it. ”
A silver-white card.
Not on paper, not gold-plated, but real white gold cards surrounded by stars set with a few sparkling diamonds.
This kind of diamond card is specially and carefully made by Merrill Lynch, so that it can be given away when needed. Unfortunately, Merrill Lynch can't send more than 50 cards worldwide each year.
Of course, it's not that you can't send it out.
The card alone is worth a lot of money, not to mention the $10 million credit overdraft, and in addition to that, it's a status symbol.
There are countless people who dream of having one of these platinum cards.
Therefore, to be precise, there are too few people who can meet the qualifications of Merrill Lynch Bank to send bank cards. Every customer who accepts such a card has at least $100 million in assets.
Pete Johnny holds the card in both hands, and his face is full of flattery and flattery.
If he can give away a card fraud of this kind of diamond level, he has a lot of commissions, and he will also have a certain performance commission for any consumption.
The bankers' capital squeezing is best executed by Pete Johnny, who will not miss any opportunity to make money.
But the bank's service attitude is always reflected in the value.
All banking in the world is a virtue.
Shen Jiannan knows why Pete Johnny's attitude is so humble.
It's just that since you have enjoyed the high-quality services provided by others, it is unreasonable not to give them some benefits.
Taking the card casually, Shen Jiannan put the card in Song Xiaodan's hand.
"Thank you!"
"It's my pleasure to serve you!"
“......”
USSR, Leningrad.
A bank with Nanbo hanging on it opened at 22 East Main Street.
The opening ceremony was a grand ceremony, where many high-ranking personalities from Leningrad gathered, and even the deputy governor of the State Bank, the mayor of Leningrad, generals and colonels in military uniforms.
Among the celebrities, a blonde girl is particularly eye-catching.
Niwa Kanovski.
Represented Geman Investment, the third largest company in Nanbo, at the grand opening ceremony, and her identity is the daughter of Sergei Kamansky of the Political Department.
It's better to be alone than to be happy?
Of course not.