Chapter 204: Goldman Sachs' Temptation

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"Okay, it seems that we can only wait for the next opportunity!" Cheng Tinghua said disappointedly.

"Don't worry, we will spend a lot of time together in the future!"

"That's right. But you rich man, don't dislike us 'poor' friends!"

"You know I'm not a person who hates the poor and loves the rich!" Guo Shouyun said with a smile.

"Just kidding, of course. By the way, if Lao Chen and Qin Xiao also plan to make additional investments, do they want to call you?"

"No, I don't. Just ask them to sign up for an account on PayPal and then transfer money to Thunder Fund's PayPal account through that account. ”

In order to promote the development of PayPal as much as possible, all of Guo Shouyun's enterprises, including shareholding companies and affiliated enterprises, have transferred their business including payroll and transfer to PayPal.

After explaining the process to Cheng Tinghua, and after the two chatted briefly, Guo Shouyun hung up the phone. Soon, though, his phone rang again. After glancing at the caller ID, he squinted his eyes slightly and thought for a while, and then pressed the answer button.

"John, it's rare that you have time to call me!"

"Bruce, you're light. Your speech to the state government in California the other day made my phone blow up. Everybody's asking me how much money I made from your Thunder Fund!" John Jamison laughed.

"And you told them?"

"Of course, isn't that exactly what you want?"

Guo Shouyun smiled, and an extremely smart person like John Jamison would naturally guess his purpose.

"Bruce, how much money does the Thunder Fund really make?"

"Don't you already know?"

"A billion dollars, but my gut tells me you're making more than that!"

"John, I can't do this thing with intuition!" Guo Shouyun said indifferently.

"Maybe. But my instincts never went wrong. After a pause, John Jamison said slowly: "Bruce, how about an exchange? I'll tell you the essence of the 'Hound Project', and you can tell me the exact number of money earned from this gold speculation?"

A gleam flashed in Guo Shouyun's eyes.

"Project Hounds? I don't know what the Hounds are. As for the investment income of the Thunder Fund, I also made it clear before. Oh yes. … John, I've heard you're not doing very well at Goldman Sachs. It just so happens that our Phoenix Fund, a subsidiary of Phoenix Company, does not have a suitable manager yet. I hope you can come over as CEO, if you will. When the time comes, I would love to discuss with you the issue of gold investment. Guo Shouyun said loudly.

Although he didn't know the details of the so-called 'Hound Project', he could guess a rough idea. And even Guo Shouyun doesn't know anything. With $10.7 billion in hand, he has long been invincible. In contrast, the specific amount of money in his hands is indeed an extremely important information for the Enron Alliance. If you don't understand this, the Hound Project is a 'thankless' castle in the sky. Therefore, even if he has a good relationship with John Jamison, he will not reveal such important information.

However, Guo Shouyun's last solicitation words, or 'discord plan', surprised John Jamison. There was silence on the other side of the phone for a while, and only then did the voice come.

"Okay, I see. If you change your mind, feel free to call me!"

"Okay!"

Hanging up the phone, John Jamison's eyes revealed a touch of complexity. After quickly sorting out his thoughts, he looked around at the Goldman Sachs executives, including Blank Fein, chairman and CEO, Stephen Bryan, chief operating officer, Mike Kraut, chief financial officer, Robert Yeetik, chief analyst, and other thirteen top decision-makers at Goldman Sachs.

Facing their deep and complicated eyes, John Jamison said calmly: "You all heard what you said just now. Bruce Kwok is more cautious than we think. ”

"Although we are not sure how much money the other party has made through this gold speculation, we have at least confirmed one thing: Bruce Guo has indeed been aware of the 'Hound Project' and has made targeted arrangements. And, judging by the current indications, he is doing well. Stephen Bryan muttered.

"In that case, is there a need for us to continue to participate in the Hound Project?" said Mike Crout.

"I think we should give up. After all, unlike Morgan, Citigroup and Bank of America, which have a large stake in Enron, we have to pass on the losses by raising Enron's stake. We have made enough profit from the previous short action. Jordan Gray Dao. He is the Chief Risk Officer at Goldman Sachs.

"I'm against it. I think we should be more involved. We have nothing to lose from the failure of the Hound program, and we were able to act as a financial advisor and investment advisor in earning significant brokerage fees in Bruce Kwok's acquisitions of Apple, Pacific and Southern California. If the Hound Project succeeds, we have a chance to participate in the spoils of war, even if this possibility is getting smaller and smaller. Robert Yeetik said.

His words made half of the participants in the meeting nod in agreement.

"John, as you who are most familiar with Bruce Guo, do you have anything to say at this moment?" Sitting in the middle, Blank Finn, who holds the highest power at Goldman Sachs, glanced at the silent John Jamison and said.

Raising his head and meeting the concerned eyes around him, John Jamison said calmly: "Continuing to participate in the 'Hound Project' is really no loss for Goldman Sachs. If you succeed, there is a lot to gain. However, Bruce Guo is not a fool, he can tell the difference between friend and foe. If we continue to participate, it will be extremely difficult to benefit from him in the future. ”

"John, Goldman Sachs is not something that one person can influence!" Robert Yeetik retorted with a frown.

"Goldman Sachs' interests certainly don't have one person to influence. But if this person's power is growing exponentially every year, or even every month, then the potential benefits around him will be unimaginable. You are sure... Is Goldman Sachs going to give up this kind of triple-A client with unlimited potential?"

Triple A is the level set by Goldman Sachs for the top clients, in addition to 12 different levels including 2A, A, 3B, 2B, B, 3C, 2C, and D. Generally, those who can get a triple-A rating are companies with S&P 500 constituent stocks in the United States, or super-rich people with a net worth of more than $3 billion.

"Bruce Kwok is truly a genius. But if he wants to develop, he can't do without Goldman Sachs. Because we are the strongest force in Wall Street capital!"

Looking at Mike Crout's confident expression, John Jamison frowned slightly and didn't say anything more. These people have been at the helm of the powerful Goldman Sachs for too long, and they have forgotten what 'humility' is when they hold the power of life and death in the capital market!

At the end of the meeting, nothing changed. The Hound program remains one of Goldman's priorities for the next phase.

"John, wait a minute!"

Stopped to look at Stephen Bryan who was catching up behind him, "Stephen, is there something wrong?"

"It's almost noon, let's have lunch together? ”

Balex is a three-Michelin-starred restaurant located not far from Goldman Sachs' headquarters.

Looking at the enthusiastic Stephen Bryan, after thinking for a moment, John Jamison smiled and nodded, "It seems that I can save a lot of money on a meal." ”

"Hehe, let's go, take my car. ”

On the drive to your destination, "John, do you have any good plans to mend the rift between Goldman Sachs and Bruce Kwok?"

"Make amends?" said John Jamison, surprised.

"Not bad. We always have to plan ahead for all possible situations so that we can solve them when they happen. ”

He took a deep look at Stephen Bryan, "Stephen, you're really a top professional manager!"

"John, you're also the top financial partner!"

After the two looked at each other and smiled, John Jamison thought for a moment, organized the language and said, "Although I have met Guo Shouyun a few times, we can barely be regarded as friends. But there is still some vagueness about him. But I feel that he should be a man who can stick to his principles, and at the same time have an extreme demand for profit, and he is also very clever and extremely cunning!"

"Adhere to principles, demand for interests, and be cunning?...... John, it seems that you have a mixed opinion of Bruce Kwok!"

"Because we're dealing with a guy who can't be seen through all the time. He sighed softly and paused for a moment, "For such a person, you can't set an effective plan in advance, because his tastes change at any time!"

"You mean to do nothing?"

"Of course not!" John Jamison shook his head decisively, "Actually, there is no need to prepare anything, just to reveal a good intention." When Bruce Kwok needs us, he'll find us himself. Provided, of course, that the kindness is enough to impress him. ”

Nodding his head clearly, after thinking for a while, Stephen Bryan smiled, "Thank you, John." I think I already have the answer!"

"That's good, then I'll pay for lunch!"

Stephen Bryan smiled, and after a moment, his expression was a little strange: "Bruce Guo invited you to be the CEO of Phoenix Fund on the phone, are you interested?"

"Maybe!" John Jamison's pupils narrowed.

"Maybe?"

"Hmm. When I leave Goldman Sachs, and Bruce Guo is really sincere, I will consider it!"

Looking at his companion with a calm expression, Stephen Bryan frowned slightly and didn't ask anything more. Holding on to other people's private affairs is an offense.

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