Chapter 250: When Peace Is Not Enough

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“…… Judging from the data alone, the economic downturn caused by the NASDAQ crisis has reached a low point, and it will continue for a period of time in the second half of this year, and it will really usher in improvement, most likely in the second half of next year! Of course, the impact of unexpected factors cannot be ruled out, delaying the time for economic recovery, so in the second half of this year and the first half of next year, the activity of the capital market will drop to a new low in ten years. In this case, the wisest thing to do is to go long on the hedging product. Whether it's gold, or bonds. Of course, shares in companies with good fundamentals are also a good option. Guo Shouyun said.

"President Bush is already considering lowering the corporate income tax rate, encouraging business owners to reinvest, and lowering the federal funds exchange rate, all of which will release liquidity, stimulate non-resident investment, and improve the current situation of the economic downturn, so now many Wall Street analysts believe that the U.S. economy will bottom out in the middle of this year, and after a period of shock at the bottom, it will begin to gradually recover early next year. After a pause, Stephen Bryan continued, "Looking at it now, Mr. Guo's conclusion seems to be more pessimistic!"

"If you follow normal economic logic, recovery next year is indeed very likely. But also consider the variables in between!"

"Variables?"

Guo Shouyun nodded, "Unexpected factors like the Argentine financial crisis will slow down the recovery of the world economy." Taking this contingency into account, the conclusion is not as rosy as it used to be. ”

"Does Mr. Guo think the Argentine financial crisis will last for a long time?" said Bob Cunningham.

"I think this year and next, Argentina and the whole of South America will be in a downturn. ”

Listening to his affirmative tone, Bob Cunningham and Stephen Bryan glanced at each other, each with different plans.

"Mr. Guo, how do you think the gold futures market will perform next?" Bob Cunningham continued.

Glancing at him, Guo Shouyun had long expected that one of the two of them would definitely ask this question first. Because Wall Street's pursuit of profit is engraved in the bones and flowing in the blood.

"I remember I mentioned just now that I am bullish on precious metals investment!"

Bob Cunningham nodded, "If you can, Merrill Lynch hopes to cooperate with Mr. Guo!"

"Cooperation? What kind of cooperation method?"

Guo Shouyun was surprised.

"Together, we have invested in a hedge fund that invests in capital markets. This hedge fund can raise funds through Merrill Lynch's platform, and Mr. Guo acts as the manager of this fund, and the profits are divided according to the shares of both parties!"

"Mr. Cunningham, Merrill Lynch is a good idea. A platform is going to exchange the best minds in the world and then get super-profits?"

"Mr. Brian, Merrill Lynch has the best financing platform in the world, connecting nearly 2.5 million social elites in 47 major countries with assets of more than $500,000. Any fund that connects to this platform will achieve excellent results!"

After Stephen Bryan smiled undeniably, his gaze shifted to Guo Shouyun, "I think Goldman Sachs' platform is no worse than Merrill Lynch, if Bruce is willing to cooperate, under the same conditions, we are willing to hand over sixty percent of the profits to Phoenix Company!"

"Mr. Brian, are you doing this without gentlemanliness or business reputation?" said Bob Cunningham unpleasantly.

"I just think Bruce deserves a fairer choice!" Stephen Bryan snapped.

When it comes to conflicting interests, Stephen Bryan never flinchs. Of course, Bob Cunningham is no different.

"Mr. Guo, if you think the share ratio is too high, we can talk...!"

"The same goes for Goldman Sachs"

"Alright, two!"

Guo Shouyun hurriedly waved his hand to stop their growing hostility towards each other.

"First of all, thank you very much for the importance you place on my personal investment skills. Unfortunately, I don't have the resources to do so. Aside from the Thunder Fund, I will not manage any hedge funds, especially high-risk ones. Of course, if Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch are willing to cooperate with the Thunder Fund, they can hand over the funds to the Thunder Management. ”

After listening, different changes appeared on the faces of Stephen Bryan and Bob Cunningham.

"Mr. Guo, we Merrill Lynch don't mind handing over the funds to Thunder to take care of. However, Merrill Lynch is different from Thunder Fund in that every decision of Merrill Lynch needs to be approved by management and the board of directors. So, can Mr. Guo give us a thunderous profit and loss statement? so that we can convince the board and management as much as possible!"

This time Stephen Bryan didn't bother. In fact, Goldman Sachs would prefer a Thunder profit and loss statement to Merrill Lynch. Otherwise, they will be blinded when making any decision against Guo Shouyun because they don't have accurate data. And blind results are often accompanied by high failure rates.

However, Guo Shouyun is not stupid, and of course he will not reveal his core data. Moreover, although he was eager to operate more money to make a profit for himself, it was when the wind came. For example: the Argentine financial crisis, 911, the war in Afghanistan, etc.

Only in this case can the highest dividend ratio be obtained through windfall profits. Otherwise, relying on ordinary operations, you can only make general profits, and there will even be a risk of loss. Instead of this, it is better to focus on the management of the company, so as to achieve higher returns.

"I'm very sorry, but the profit and loss statement of the Thunder Fund is the core information of the company. We do not disclose it to the outside world except for our customers. Moreover, even corporate customers will only receive the financial profit and loss documents sent by us at the end of the year!

"Bruce, I think you should think again. You know, Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch are enough to give you more than $5 billion in fund shares!" Stephen Bryan began.

When interests coincided, he quickly shifted his position.

"I'm sorry, Stephen. The company's rules cannot be changed. Shaking his head, before the two continued to speak, Guo Shouyun stood up, "I'll go get some more food, and I'll talk to the two of you when I come back!"

"Boss, I'll go with you"

Wendy quickly stood up and said.

Knowing that she didn't want to be embarrassed, Guo Shouyun, who was sandwiched between Stephen Bryan and Bob Cunningham, nodded.

Five or six meters away from her seat, Wendy sighed, "The two of them are all capitalists, and there is greed in every word. ”

"The intrinsic motive force of economic life is self-interest... Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations is quite incisive, so if we really want to talk about greed, we are no different from them!" As he spoke, Guo Shouyun took a few shrimps and put them on his plate, "These Spanish red shrimps taste good, do you want them?"

"No! Now I want to eat caviar and foie gras more than seafood. … Be careful!"

Wendy's exclamation made Guo Shouyun stunned, but his body, which was turning to the right, did not stop. As a result, a plate filled with various foods suddenly appeared on the right side of his body and collided with him. Moreover, the person who took the plate apparently did so on purpose, and when he turned it, the plate was obviously tilted a lot towards him. So much so that the soup and water inside, mixed with various foods, instantly stained Guo Shouyun's suit and white shirt with a large piece. The most important thing is that it is close to the chest and abdomen, so it is particularly conspicuous.

"I'm sorry, but why don't you look a little bit as you walk!?"

The frivolous and unapologetic voice sounded in Guo Shouyun's ears.

"What do you mean. You deliberately put the plate there first!" Wendy said angrily.

"I understand your anger, but please don't frame a good person, or I have the right to make you apologize even if you are a beautiful lady"

"You...!"

After reaching out to stop Wendy, Guo Shouyun looked at the arrogant guy in front of him, and said indifferently: "I didn't expect to meet Mr. Balin here!"

"I'm also an invited guest at this banquet, but I'm not as high-profile as Mr. Guo," Oliver Balin said with a smile on his face.

The small action that deliberately made Guo Shouyun ugly and successful just now can be regarded as a bad breath that caused him losses caused by the decline in Enron's stock price during this time.

He would not have done such a low-level thing because he had a good family. But just now I saw Guo Shouyun, a rival in love, plus the enemy, enjoying praise like the moon by the stars, he was obviously very good but no one sought after, driven by jealousy, anger, unwillingness and many other emotions, reason was finally overwhelmed.

"Attention-grabbing?hehe, that's why you're playing such vulgar tricks?" Guo Shouyun sneered.

"Vulgar tricks? I don't blame you for knocking over my plate?" said Oliver Barin, proudly.

"So you're not going to apologize?"

"I don't think I was wrong in what I just did!" Oliver Barin shrugged. At this time, the people who were attending the banquet noticed the abnormality and gathered around.

No matter where you are, there are people who don't think it's a big deal to see the excitement

Guo Shouyun nodded, and said with a smile on his face: "Although I have always tended to use peaceful means to resolve disputes, if I am really bullied, then I will not refuse violence." ”

Oliver Barin frowned, "What do you want to do...?"

Before he finished his words, he saw the man opposite flick his left hand, and the plate that was originally held in his hand flew over like lightning in an instant, slamming on Oliver Balin's chest, and the dishes inside made Oliver Balin's high-end handmade private suit become a soy sauce shop.

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