Chapter 171: Thunder Fund

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Seeing that people were almost here, and the time was not early, Guo Shouyun ended his chat with Qin Xiao, walked to the center of the living room, looked around at everyone and said loudly: "Everyone, please be quiet!"

As the protagonist of today's banquet, Guo Shouyun's every move has attracted attention. So after he spoke, the 17 people present today tacitly stopped talking.

"First of all, I am glad that you are all here for today's New Year's banquet. It is also a great honor to be able to meet more new friends! In addition, I believe that everyone must have known the purpose of this banquet more or less before coming: to invest and realize the growth of their own wealth. ”

After a pause, looking at the interested or inquiring looks on everyone's faces, Guo Shouyun smiled and continued: "I myself am very willing to help you in this regard. Therefore, everyone here today can bring out any investment questions and communicate with each other!"

Everyone's eyes flickered, obviously they all had their own plans in their hearts.

"Mr. Guo, can I ask about your asset allocation plan?"

A young black man in a suit was the first to speak.

Guo Shouyun glanced at him, he was not familiar with this man named George Steele. Today is also the first time to see you. However, since the other party is a member of the 'Kratos Brotherhood', it is obviously not an ordinary person.

"My asset allocation plan is not suitable for everyone present!" Guo Shouyun shook his head slightly.

"Why?"

"Because 70% of my funds are invested in entrepreneurship, the remaining 25% is in a private equity fund that I founded, 4% is in my own company's money market fund, and only 1% of the cash is kept in my own hands. Clearly, this is not a robust asset allocation plan. He's suitable for 'madmen' and 'gamblers' like me, not for everyone who wants to maintain and increase their value!"

George Steele glanced at Guo Shouyun with some astonishment, "Mr. Guo, no one has ever used 'madman' and 'gambler' when evaluating himself!"

"I prefer Andy Grove's quote that only paranoia survives. So, crazy and gambler is not a derogatory term for me. On the contrary, they make me more vigilant. ”

"Mr. Guo's words are really unexpected. But most of the people in my room right now are interested in starting a business. Mr. Guo founded LinkedIn and Matrix, both of which are sought-after emerging companies in their respective fields. So, can you share your experience in entrepreneurship with all of you?" said Paris Queani suddenly.

After glancing at this young woman with a capable temperament, Guo Shouyun nodded, "I am very happy to share some of my experience with you. Starting a business isn't easy, though. So, if you want to get returns in the short term, it's best to invest in some solid index funds, money market funds, and pure bond funds. If you're willing to put in three to five years, then I recommend investing in real estate and related areas. If you're willing to put in a decade of your life, give the Internet a try. However, I don't recommend the Internet very much, because the vast majority of people are likely to burn millions or tens of millions of dollars and find that they get nothing. In contrast, industrial investment can at least get some real assets. ”

"In that case, why doesn't Mr. Guo invest in real estate, but in the Internet?"

He glanced at her lightly, "Because I am optimistic about the long-term development of the Internet, and I am willing to take greater risks." If all of you here have the same mindset as me, you can also give it a try. ”

After all the people looked at each other, they did not speak. The lessons of the Nasdaq crisis, which has just passed for nearly a year, are too tragic. With a lot of money and a backing family, they are not willing to take such a big risk. This also corresponds to the saying 'those who are barefoot are not afraid to wear shoes'.

Looking at the Internet giants all over the world, they are basically from ordinary families with no background. Such people have a stronger desire to change their own conditions, so they are more able to endure suffering and pain.

"Mr. Guo, can you talk about the two stocks of Apple and Microsoft?"

"Apple and Microsoft!"

Guo Shouyun's heart moved, looking at Paul Denilson, who had a curious expression, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, and after thinking silently for a moment, he said: "I am optimistic about the long-term of the two, and I do not recommend the short-term!"

"Why?"

"Intuition!"

After glancing at him, Guo Shouyun said calmly.

"Bruce, you know it's unconvincing!" Paul Denilson, with a stunned expression, spread his hands helplessly.

"Paul, today is a discussion with everyone, and I am not alone in investment analysis. And you're not my customers either. So, I don't need to convince you. And, I do have a gut feeling. Guo Shouyun smiled.

"Bruce, we don't have as amazing talent as you do in business and investment. But if we leave the funds that are usually idle to you to take care of, can you guarantee their continuous and stable growth?" Cheng Tinghua said suddenly.

"No one can guarantee that their investments will be 100 percent safe and growing, and neither can Warren Buffett and Don Valentine. However, I can assure you that if the compound annual growth rate of the funds you hand over to me is less than 15%, then I will not charge any fees including subscription fees, custody fees!" Guo Shouyun smiled.

After listening to this, everyone quickly began to talk about the compound growth rate of 15%, although it is not the top, but it is already very high. What's more, below this value, no charge is also a big temptation.

"Bruce, what do you mean by handing over the funds to you to manage...?" Qin Xiao asked.

"I have a Thunder private equity fund under my umbrella, which focuses on hedging trading. I believe that many of you should know its name!" Guo Shouyun said flatly.

He has been shorting Enron's stock for almost half a year, with the development of modern information, how can it not be reported?

"Bruce, is there any chance of a correction in Enron's stock price?" asked Keith Braischroeder.

"Yes!"

Guo Shouyun nodded.

"Then why don't you reduce your position?" said Keith Braischroeder, who was slightly stunned.

"Because I think there's still room for its share price to go down. After a pause, Guo Shouyun looked at the other party with deep eyes, "Keith, are you also interested in Enron?"

"Yes, I am interested. But I'm not as bold as you!" Keith Braischroeder shook his head.

"Bruce, what is the fee standard of your Thunder Private Equity Fund?" asked Chen Huidi.

"Like other hedge funds, they charge based on performance. However, when the profit from a year's trading exceeds 1 times the principal, the Thunder Fund will receive 40% of the profit as a share. ”

According to the standard of up to 20% of ordinary private placements, Guo Shouyun's conditions are indeed a bit high. However, compared with the profit growth that doubled in one year, it is worth the 40% share. Moreover, world-renowned hedge funds such as Bridgewater United Fund, AQR, Deshao, and Renaissance Technology have no lower fees than Guo Shouyun's Thunder Fund.

"Do you want to cast some?" Guo Shouyun said with a smile.

"I don't have much talent for investing, but I believe in you. Chen Hui nodded and said.

"It's great to have your trust. However, the minimum fee for our Thunder Fund is $500,000. We don't accept anything below that!"

"It's okay, I can still get half a million dollars!"

Guo Shouyun nodded and looked around at everyone, "Everyone, after chatting for so long, I believe everyone is also a little hungry." I've prepared dinner for you in the restaurant on the second floor, so please come with me!"

He didn't go out of his way to promote his Thunder Fund, even though that was the purpose of tonight's banquet. Because Guo Shouyun knows very well that according to the explanation of psychology, the more you sell something, the more suspicion can be aroused, and instinctively resist and defensive. But if you don't care very much, and at the same time introduce the advantages of the product more clearly, it can attract more customers by virtue of attraction.

Sure enough, everything was as Guo Shouyun expected, and when he was eating on the second floor, there were gradually more people looking for him to understand the Thunder Fund. By the time the dinner was over, he had raised $16.5 million. It's not too much, but it's a good start.

Because he knows very well that these people have their own families behind them. When his Thunder Private Equity Fund made more and more money, and often doubled, those wealthy aristocrats would naturally invest huge sums of money in him.

After the dinner was over, after sending everyone out of the house one by one, Guo Shouyun took out his mobile phone from his pocket, found Chen Huidi's number and dialed it.

"Bruce!"

"Thank you just now!"

"But $500,000 is my wife, so don't lose it. Otherwise, Hongying will have to kill me!"

"Don't worry, by the end of the year, I'll promise to triple the money!"

"Really?"

"Let's wait and see!" Guo Shouyun said confidently.

"Hehe, then I'll put all my hope on you!"

After a few brief exchanges, Guo Shouyun hung up the phone. Then he called Qin Xiao and Cheng Tinghua again. The three of them were the 'to' he had prepared in advance. So far, they've done a good job.

"Bell bell...!"

The phone that had just hung up soon rang again.

picked it up and glanced at the caller ID, Guo Shouyun quickly pressed the answer button.

"Buddy, is there something wrong?"

"Boss, the negotiations with Colombia have come to fruition!"

Guo Shouyun's spirit was shocked, "Oh?

"Nope. However, they are willing to exchange half of the copyright of "Spider-Man" for half of the copyright of "The Da Vinci Code" in the hands of the boss. Cooperative development between the two parties!"

Guo Shouyun frowned slightly, this result was what he expected. However, it is always a pity not to get the full copyright of "Spider-Man".

"You talk to the people in Colombia again, and if you can buy it with money, I'll give you a $10 million license. If they still don't sell, then according to the previous agreement, the two sides will jointly develop it!"

"Yes!"

After hanging up the phone, Guo Shouyun sighed. looked at the dark night outside, and did not return to Guo's Manor. A few days later, he was here waiting for Jeff Bezos to arrive.