Chapter 472: The Drinking Party at the Top of the Pyramid
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Cameras that emit a continuous shutter sound like a machine gun illuminate the red carpet like daylight with a glare of flashing lights.
"Ivana, here, look here... ”
"Ivana... ”
Ivana, who had just stepped out of the car, had the corners of her mouth upturned, showing a happy smile, white teeth with red lips, and blonde hair coiled behind her head, slightly mature, biased towards the makeup of a noblewoman.
As for Andy, ahem, he was bending down intimately to help Ivana tidy up the hem of her dark blue floor-length dress.
Today's Ivana dress skirt is a dark blue sleeveless V-neck tight tunic and hip fishtail skirt, with a proud white and tender upper circumference and ravines that make people unable to take their eyes off. The slender pink neck is sparkling with a ribbon white gold diamond necklace.
This dress skirt almost embellishes Ivana's plump and graceful delicate body amazingly, it is completely gourd shaped, concave and convex, and the sense of xing is sultry.
Most of the guests who came to this reception were shareholders and executives of major banks, insurance companies, and investment banks from all over the United States and Wall Street, and it was a gathering of the financial community, and most of the reporters who came were reporters from economic newspapers, but Ivana and Andy were completely the darlings of the media, and cross-border reports were also a frequent thing.
Andy hugged Ivana's slender waist tightly, and helped his girlfriend up the steps of the red carpet with an indifferent expression, very considerate and careful, after all, Ivana was limited by the dress, and the action could not be too big, it was easy to step on the skirt, and the love between the two was enviable.
Well, women can pay any price for beauty!
When the two of them walked into the bright and luxurious reception hall, they attracted the attention of many eyes, surprised, amazed, sudden, and envious.
Ivana's beauty and sense of xing made the women at the reception even more discolored, and almost every man couldn't help but take a few more looks.
"Hehe, you're late. Ivana, you are really amazing tonight, and you have taken away the style of the whole cocktail party!"
Warren Buffett walked out of the passage where the crowd automatically parted with a happy smile, and the laughter and admiration surprised many people present.
Especially Buffett's unabashed praise.
"Thank you for the compliments and invitations. Ivana smiled very subtly and elegantly, and hugged Buffett with veneers.
"Andy, I still want to say, you are really an enviable and jealous boy!" Warren Buffett smiled at Andy with a mocking smile.
Andy had a warm smile on his face, and after shaking hands with Warren Buffett, he chuckled and said, "You say that, I'm speechless, should I take it as a compliment? Okay, you're still complimenting Ivana, thank you." ”
Ivana smiled charmingly, her eyes were like crescents, she held Andy's arm tightly, and looked up at her little boyfriend with a sweet and happy expression.
"Hehe, come on, I'll introduce you to some new friends, many people want to get to know you too, I think, you'll have a great night. Warren Buffett picked up the champagne on the tray in the hands of the waiter waiting next to him, and said to Andy Ivana, who was also holding champagne.
"It's an honor!" Andy's smile was very sunny, his expression was soft, and he looked elegant and harmless.
Greenlight Capital, David Einhorn, a $60 billion hedge fund manager in New York... ”
"Merrill Lynch CEO Stanley O'Neal... ”
O'Neill is one of the few black men who have risen to the top of a major financial company in the United States.
"Goldman Sachs, Laird Blanc... ”
"Lehman CEO Gregory Joe Gregory, CFO Erin Cullen... ”
Andy smiled and exchanged a few polite words with Lehman, the unlucky CEO and CFO.
Under the introduction of Warren Buffett, Andy and Ivana met many big names and heroes who affect Wall Street and even the entire American economy.
Of course, no one would take Andy Smith lightly as a young man, whether it is the magical speed at which he amassed wealth from scratch or his family background, no one is an idiot to ignore the disgusting and offending a 22-year-old billionaire from an established political family.
What's more, many people present were interested in the many chips in Andy's hands, whether it was the CDO of Deutsche Bank or the CDO of Goldman Sachs, which were the favorite delicacy of some financial monsters waiting for the opportunistic.
Not to mention the most valuable VAM agreement with Da Mo, when the executives of UBS, Merrill Lynch, and Citi greeted Andy, they all revealed their interest and left their business cards, hoping that Andy would consider cooperating with them.
Even Andy's excellent partner, although it was the first time they met, quickly became enthusiastic, and Ken Lewis, the CEO of Bank of America, who was full of laughter, opened his mouth to ask.
"Andy, I heard that your negotiations with Da Mo are at an impasse?"
Andy shook his head and smiled, this kind of news really can't be a secret on Wall Street, it seems that everyone is paying attention to this deal.
"Yes, the price they gave me was unacceptable, instead of wasting time with them, it is better to wait patiently for a while, I think my benefit can be maximized. ”
"You don't have to worry about the market picking up... Okay, I'm just making an analogy, I also know that there is little hope, so in other words, aren't you afraid that Da Mo will not be able to deliver on it?" Ken teased maliciously.
"Hehe, tens of billions of companies, I want to make it up casually, but my agreement with them has been paying premiums, and they have the right of first refusal, unless they are really bankrupt... ”
Ken Lewis looked at the young and excessively Andy Smith in front of him and his beautiful girlfriend beside him, his eyes were envious, and he couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that I want to congratulate you in advance, the youngest billionaire who is about to be selected on the Forbes list." ”
Andy smiled and shook his head, he didn't care about this, but smiled and said to Ken Lewis: "Actually, I want to congratulate you, after all, I need to pay you a lot of interest... ”
"Hehe, win-win, win-win. However, Andy, since the negotiations with Da Mo have been suspended, are you interested in finding a new buyer?"
"Why, you Bank of America are also interested? Andy narrowed his eyes with a smile and looked at Ken Lewis, who was also smiling happily.
"NO, NO, although this VAM agreement can be bought from you at a high price, you can get a high profit, but after all, there is a risk, we are not interested in Da Mo, what is really interested is the Mitsubishi consortium of the foot basin country, they hope to get this opportunity. ”
Andy's smile froze slightly, and he looked at Ken Lewis with a nonchalant smile on the corner of his mouth, and finally said lightly, "Why didn't they contact me directly?"
"Hehe, who knows, maybe it's the critical attitude that your newspaper has always held towards the footbasin, so that they mistakenly think that you are biased against them... ”
Andy couldn't help but chuckle lightly, and said lightly: "They think too much, I have no prejudice against them, it's just that in some things, they are really a bit dirty and obscene, forget it, don't talk about them, to be honest, my first choice is to let Da Mo redeem it, if Da Mo can't satisfy me, I will let the interested forces bid, and the one with the highest price will win." ”
Ken Lewis couldn't help but smile wryly and shook his head, "Everyone is surprised that you chose to sell the CDS VAM agreement at this time, some people say that you are timid, and some people think that you have a calm and mature age that is completely inappropriate for your age, and you are well versed in the essence of sound investment."
Hehe, it's ridiculous, those who say that you are cowardly, don't want to think about it, will a cowardly person put his entire net worth on a big gamble?
Instead, I feel that the problem lies with Da Mo... ”
Andy's pupils shrank slightly, and he smiled and waved his hand to interrupt Ken Lewis's words, and said: "It doesn't matter what the reason is, I said before that our cooperation is just the beginning, and then I have a plan, I wonder if your Bank of America will support me as always?"
"Of course, you are our good customer and would love to serve you... Ken Lewis stopped the topic with interest, but he also verified the guess, and it seems that going back can be verified by the people in the investment department, and maybe it can be operated.
Since Andy and Ivana walked into the hall, the eyes of a small circle of several people have never left Andy and the two, watching Andy get acquainted with people from various forces under the recommendation of Warren Buffett, which makes the faces of several people more and more ugly.
"John, do you still insist that Andy Smith will not be sold to other forces?" Parker Gilbert's voice was low, and a non-angry and arrogant aura made John Mark's face a little pale.
"Forget it, let's go over and meet this young man, after a few negotiations, I haven't even seen him in person, you are really... Parker was a little disappointed with John, his favorite CEO candidate.
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"Alright, let's get back to it, Parker seems to be getting a little impatient, Andy, good luck. Ken Lewis saw Parker coming towards their location with a man.
"Hehe, the bait should be to the appetite of the fish, not the angler, this is a well-known truth. Andy looked sideways and smiled at Ivana, who had always had an elegant smile on her face, and said lightly.
Ivana's eyes lit up, and Ken Lewis nodded in agreement, holding the glass to make room for Andy and Damo's people.
Parker and Andy's gathering and exchange made many people at the cocktail party look sideways, even including Warren Buffett, who was chatting and laughing with friends.
"This kid from the Smith family is really powerful, there are almost no people in the younger generation who can compare with him!"
Jeffer, the younger brother of President Lehman's private equity advisor, lamented to Buffett and his cousin George Volcker, who serves as a member of Lehman's executive committee.
"It's a pity that he's not interested in politics. George said with a smile and a sip of champagne.
"He doesn't need it, after all, his father is only in his forties, the family, the connections, plus his money... Jaber looked at Andy Smith, who was smiling kindly and calmly shaking hands with Parker, the soul leader of Da Mo, and said lightly with a slight squint.
After all, he also has an ambition to be president, and the biggest obstacle is that their family has already had two presidents, the people will be tired of the Bush family, and more importantly, the emergence of Uston Smith, the political star of the Elephant Party.