Chapter Seventy-Six: The Future and Connections

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After hanging up the phone, looking at the inquiry and curious eyes of the Bei Wen sisters and brothers, Guo Shouyun smiled and said: "The company's affairs have been dealt with, let's continue to eat!"

"I've almost eaten, and if you're in a hurry, let's go now!" said Molly Bevan.

"It's fine!"

Guo Shouyun shook his head. But even so, the three of them didn't stay in the restaurant for too long, and the Bevin sisters and brothers came by plane, and they must have had to rest early on the first night.

So, after having dinner and returning to the hotel to settle them, Guo Shouyun returned to his room. He didn't stay in the room for long, though. After about ten minutes, he changed into a formal suit, put on a tie, looked in the mirror, and felt that there was nothing wrong with the appearance, and walked out of the room.

After leaving the Plaza Hotel, Guo Shouyun drove to the Hudson Central Park Hotel in New York a few kilometers away. After parking the car and walking into the hotel lobby, William Zhang, who had been waiting here, hurriedly greeted him.

"Boss!"

"I'm not late, am I?"

"You are fifteen minutes ahead of the agreed time. After shaking his head, William Chang said.

"That's good. … Let's go sit over there for a while!"

Guo Shouyun pointed to the rest area in the hotel lobby. After nodding, William Chang followed.

The two sat down, Guo Shouyun looked at the time, and then looked up and said, "You have already been in contact with people?"

"Hmm!"

"How's the attitude?"

"Very polite. However, I don't feel like she's having much interest in the position offered by her boss!"

"Why?"

"The contact hasn't been for a long time, and it's not clear why!" William Chang shook his head.

Guo Shouyun frowned and did not continue the question.

"How's going on with Phoenix?"

"It's going well, the company is already up and running. Not counting the front desk, cleaning and other service personnel, there are currently 23 people in Phoenix Company. ”

"What about the Thunder Asset Management Plan?"

"The funds have been fully invested, and the current shorting of Enron has reached $1.54 billion. ”

"It's going fast!"

Guo Shouyun nodded with satisfaction.

"Of course. Enron is now full of glory, especially in the "Fortune" magazine under the publicity of the stock price once exceeded $90, including Standard & Poor's, Moody's and most of the rating agencies have given it an A buy rating, and the securities institutions that hold Enron shares are of course willing to lend their shares to us who are 'short selling'. But even though the short sale of Enron went well, Wall Street doesn't know how many financial institutions are waiting to see us laugh at right now!"

"Isn't that just right? No one competes with us, which makes it easier for us to enter the market when Enron stock is at a high price. When everything comes to light, we'll only make more money. ”

William Chang nodded, and soon his gaze froze.

"Boss, someone is coming!"

Guo Shouyun stood up as he stood up and turned to look behind him. Soon, a middle-aged black couple dressed in casual clothes and with a calm and shrewd temperament appeared in his eyes.

As the intermediary of the contact, William Chang took the lead in the past.

"Sir, ma'am, this is Mr. Bruce Guo, the owner of our Phoenix Company. … Boss, these two are Mr. O'Guanhai and his wife, Ms. Michelle!"

Taking a deep look at the extremely familiar dark face in front of him, Guo Shouyun stretched out his right hand to the other party first, "Mr. Ao Guanhai, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

Feeling the sincerity and respect in his tone, O'Guanhai, who had just lost to Ian Rush in the election for the U.S. House of Representatives, was in a much better mood.

"Thank you. Mr. Guo is younger than I thought. Moreover, the New York Times describes you more on your talent in writing. But in my opinion, your talent in business, especially on the Internet, is truly amazing!" Ao Guanhai's words revealed that he also knew a little about Guo Shouyun.

"You're welcome... Lady O'Guanhai, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

"It's also my honor to meet Mr. Guo!"

After a brief greeting, the three of them sat down in the hotel lobby.

"Thank you very much for agreeing to meet this time! After a pause, after the two nodded, Guo Shouyun continued, "Mrs. Ao Guanhai, I am personally very keen on charity, so I plan to use the income from writing books to set up a 'charity fund' dedicated to providing grants for poor students, but I am not familiar with the management and operation of charitable funds, and I usually don't have much time for writing and starting a business. So I hope you will be the head of this 'charity fund'!"

"Mr. Guo, your kind deeds are admirable. Personally, I'm more than willing to help. But I'm sorry, I can't agree to your request!" Michelle O'Guanhai quickly shook his head.

"Why? If it's salary, you can rest assured. We are willing to give you a monthly salary of $35,000. ”

"It's not about the salary!"

"That's...?"

"We have a second child, so Michelle needs an easy job!" O'Guanhai explained with a smile next to him.

After quickly sweeping Michelle ***'s abdomen, which was not obvious, Guo Shouyun said with a smile: "Congratulations to the two of you! This is really a happy thing!"

"Thank you!"

"Ms. Ao Guanhai, I can have the headquarters of this charitable foundation in Chicago, and I don't need to do too much fundraising before you give birth, do you think it's okay?" Although he knew the reason, Guo Shouyun did not intend to give up easily.

"Mr. Guo, there are many people in the United States who have experience in the operation of charitable foundations, why do you have to invite me?"

"First, you have a bachelor's degree in sociology from Princeton University and a Ph.D. from Harvard Law School. Second, we also learned that in your three years as executive director of the Illinois Women's Relief Fund, you raised more than $10 million for it, which is more than the fund's total over the past 12 years. Third, when it comes to charity, women are inherently more relatable than men. Taken together, we believe that you are the most suitable candidate to serve as the Executive Director of the Bruce Scholarship Foundation. Guo Shouyun said seriously.

"Thank you very much for your attention. But I need time to think about it!"

Although he said it with sincerity and praise in his words, Michelle O'Guanhai didn't have much emotion on his face.

"Of course! I'd love to hear from you!"

Michelle O'Guanhai nodded.

"Mr. Guo, it's not too early. My kids are still in the hotel room, if you don't have anything else to do, then we'll say goodbye!"

The smile on Guo Shouyun's face lagged and quickly returned to normal. After a few years of rapid spinning in his mind, he smiled and nodded, and did not continue to stalk.

"Okay, nice to meet you two!"

The two nodded, stood up and shook hands with Guo Shouyun respectively, then turned around and left.

Looking at their backs, William Zhang frowned slightly, "Boss, I feel that what she said about consideration is more of a shirk. In fact, I have already rejected your invitation in my heart!"

"I know, but it's okay, there's still a chance in the future!"

Guo Shouyun never thought that he could succeed at one time.

"Maybe we can find other suitable candidates through headhunting?" suggested William Chang after one look at him.

"No, I'm still more optimistic about her!" Guo Shouyun shook his head. He didn't explain much about William Chang's puzzlement. After all, no one could have imagined that a black man would become the 44th president of the United States eight years later, and he would serve two more terms.

Therefore, from China, he has a deep understanding of the highly interdependent relationship between politics and economics, and when he first developed his business plan, he also made a plan to expand his network. However, he didn't set the goal of the plan on Ao Guanhai, because now he can't give the other party too much help and can't arouse Ao Guanhai's interest, but his wife is different. The power of 'pillow wind' has been proven to be the best way to 'save the country' in both history and modern times.

"Let's go too!"

After the backs of the Ao Guanhai couple disappeared into the elevator, Guo Shouyun greeted William Zhang and left the hotel.