On the evening of March 21, 99, the Dorothy tent theater in Los Angeles was brightly lit and celebrity-gathered, because the famous Academy Awards ceremony will be held here, such an annual entertainment feast naturally attracted countless media flocks to chase, and the most interesting thing that night was a documentary film called "The Devil's Agent".

This documentary film is a documentary film based on a real case, and in the end, at this Oscar ceremony, he also beat "Saving Private Ryan" to win 11 awards including Best Picture and Best Screenplay, chasing the record of last year's "Titanic".

After the awards ceremony, James, the film's director and producer, was surrounded by a large number of reporters almost as soon as he walked out of the theater door.

"Mr. James, I heard that you are not a professional film director and producer, you were in the financial industry a few years ago, right? Is it your experience in the financial industry and the terrible stock market volatility last year that gave you the idea of making a movie about finance?"

"The Devil's Agent film grossed $500 million worldwide last year, which is already a very rare figure among documentary films, how did you give the documentary such a market appeal?"

"Mr. James, once your movie was released, it caused a very huge repercussion in the society, and some of the financial operations in it were shocking, especially many investment banks on Wall Street urgently revised the company's regulations, which directly led to a sharp decline in the stock market and futures trading.

"And Mr. James, what year is this documentary film related to the events......

In the face of the inquiries of these reporters around him, James smiled and said: "First of all, I can tell you very responsibly that my documentary film is indeed based on facts, but please remember that the adaptation I said is not that I made up anything, but in order to take care of the intelligence of film critics, I also deliberately deleted a lot of real plots." ”

With James's words, the surrounding reporters exclaimed, this deleted movie has caused such a big response, what is the real thing?

James didn't whet everyone's appetite, he continued: "There was such a person back then, he was just an ordinary investment broker in an investment company, but according to a series of magical operations that you can't understand, he has completed the feat of destroying billions worth of investment companies. ”

"After all these years, I can tell you. "When the investment firm was selling its non-performing assets because it was losing money, the broker seized the opportunity and called all the clients assigned by the firm and sold the assets at a very low price in exchange for their investments." ”

Since he was just an ordinary investment broker, he didn't trust each client to invest a small amount of money, only tens of thousands of dollars, but he raised a million dollars with 20 clients. ”

James continued: "With this million-dollar deal, this broker disposed of the first batch of distressed assets, sold the distressed assets to the client at a very low price, and handed over a million dollars to the company. Of course, the broker didn't let the clients who didn't get the assets they wanted, and he paid them a return on investment ranging from one to five percent, so that everyone was making money and happy. ”

"It is by selling assets and investment returns that the broker has won the trust of both the company and the client, and then the broker can get more investment from the client through the establishment of trust, and can also continue to get more assets from the company. ”

James spread his hands when he said this: "Then the follow-up treatment is very simple, it is nothing more than that the broker continues to sell the company's non-performing assets, gives other customers a return on investment, attracts more customers to invest, gets the disposal assets from the company, and then sells them at a very low price, and then takes out part of the customer's investment and returns it to the customer, creating the illusion that the company's customers are happy, and the cycle continues." ”

"I'm afraid you may not believe it, relying on this method, this agent sold more than 3,000 properties worth $500 million in less than a month, and he only sold these properties for how much money?"

James looked around, and finally held out three fingers and said, "Only three million dollars." ”

All the reporters were shocked, and although they could have guessed that the final price would not be very high by tearing down the east wall and making up the west wall, this figure was still unbelievable, and it was less than one percent of the total assets! Even if it was dealing with assets, the gap was unbelievable.

"Isn't it immediately exposed as soon as someone checks the accounts?" James added, "I know you all want to ask this question, but this agent has long thought of this, so he opened another secret account very early, and all his transactions are completed through this secret account, which itself is very hidden." ”

"Of course, this kind of concealment is questionable, and any professional accountant can find out the problem, but there was a special background at that time, that is, the company was in a very difficult period at that time, and he needed to deal with his assets as quickly as possible, so even if the company knew that the broker was trading through a secret account, as long as the company could finally receive the money and the customers were satisfied, no one would ask. James said.

"Oh my God! This broker is such an epoch-making genius, how could he come up with such a way of trading, calculating almost everyone's reactions, it is remarkable, if he had not committed a crime with his own mind. So is this agent, Mr. James, you? Did you come up with such a great way to do this?"

In the face of all the reporters' questions, James replied with a smile: "That agent is a very important friend of mine, and such a great way to operate...... Have any of you ever heard of the Demon Graveyard? It's a special cocktail with a very strong flavor, and all of these great ways of doing it are because of that glass of the Demon Graveyard. ”

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Back on November 11 of the 90s, some entrepreneurs in this era were still working in translation agencies, so it was naturally impossible to create a global sensation shopping carnival. But even so, there is still a festive atmosphere at Brighton's Brooke Investment Company, just because today is a personal recognition meeting for agent James.

Everyone at Brooke Investments was gathered in the company's small conference room, and due to the limited number of seats, many people had to stand, but two seats were empty.

When everyone was ready, the general manager of the company led James into the conference room, and they bypassed the crowd and sat directly on the two empty seats.

"I believe that everyone already knows the content of today's meeting, which is to praise James, and also to tell everyone that as long as you work in the company and make money for the company, then the company will definitely make you more money!"

The general manager paused and said: "As you all know, there was malicious intent behind the scenes, many of our borrowers chose personal bankruptcy caused by the subprime mortgage crisis, so that the company experienced a very difficult turmoil, due to the shortage of funds, the company had to arrange tasks, and even forced everyone to deal with the company's non-performing assets, which is a last resort, but it is also effective." ”

"It's been a month since the assignment was arranged, and the subprime mortgage crisis may not have passed, but the company's situation is improving. ”

The general manager patted James on the shoulder who was sitting next to him and continued: "I still remember that when I assigned you a task a month ago, you all complained to me that it was a devil's figure, but this Mr. James next to me, who is also your brother and colleague, he used the facts to educate you fiercely, because he handled 3,000 mortgaged properties in this month and earned 600 million dollars for the company." ”

"James is undoubtedly the biggest contributor to the company's ability to survive this difficulty, and today, the company has officially made a decision to commend him!"

The general manager deliberately stopped everyone's appetite when he said this, and finally said: "The company has decided to give him a bonus of 200,000 US dollars, plus his commission for handling real estate, and 800,000 US dollars in bills will fall into his pocket today, and whether you want to exchange it for 800,000 dollars in coins or use these 800,000 dollars to build a bed, you can do whatever you like!"

Because of the general manager's ridicule, all the staff members laughed except for gasping at the $800,000 in income.

"Then Mr. James, rich man, please share with us the secret of your work. The general manager said to James, and then the audience erupted in warm applause.

James stood up in the midst of applause, and when the applause subsided, he asked a question that no one had thought of: "Have you ever heard of the Demon Graveyard?"

This question blinded everyone, including the general manager, who knew how he could ask such a question.

It was a cocktail like no other, and he took 15 milliliters of tequila, 15 milliliters of dark rum, 15 milliliters of Scotch whiskey, 15 milliliters of American whiskey, and 15 milliliters of almond brandy, poured them into a glass, and then poured beer over all the liquor, and it was a perfect graveyard for the devil. ”

As soon as James finished speaking, the general manager said to him: "It is indeed a very special cocktail, so Mr. James, you mean to say that it is the characteristics of this wine that inspire your fighting spirit, right?"

James glanced at the general manager and shook his head and said, "That's not the case, I only discovered the true face of the so-called work and capital after drinking this cup of demon graveyard." ”

Everyone was confused about James's words, and James continued: "It's very simple, whether it's you and me, the general manager, or everyone here, we are all scum bastards, the devil of the devil, and this company is a fucked devil's concentration camp." I don't think you know that the first property I received was in the Ansenberg community, and the manager actually asked me to dispose of it for $200,000!"

James's words caused everyone to be in an uproar, and the manager immediately stood up and said, "James, please pay attention to your words! If I really set such a high price for you, you can't handle it, right?"

"Isn't it my job to dispose of it?" asked James rhetorically, meaningfully.

The manager of this rhetorical question was speechless, and the general manager of the company wanted to come forward to reconcile, but James continued: "But it doesn't matter, you are a foolless guy anyway!"

"James, are you crazy? Don't think you can do that with a little achievement. The general manager said solemnly.

"Am I crazy? Possibly!" James laughed, "but I'm sure you're wondering why I'm telling the story of the Devil's Graveyard, because this company is a Devil's Concentration Camp, and I've got his graveyard ready for him!"