1 Garden Road, Admiralty, Bank of China Tower.

At 6 o'clock, Chen Qiaoshan arrived on time, and tonight's cocktail party was held at the China Club on the 14th floor.

This is a retro Chinese members-only restaurant located in the old Bank of China building next to the HSBC Tower, in a great location in the very heart of Central.

In the afternoon, Chen Qiaoshan received a formal invitation to a dinner party, which was a thank-you reception.

Of course, the protagonist is definitely not him, this is a financing appreciation dinner, Chen Qiaoshan finally knew Yu Xiaowan's family background, her father is the owner of a furniture company mainly engaged in export business, the market is mainly concentrated in Europe and North America, and it is no wonder that his reputation in China is not obvious.

"Chen, I found another advantage of yours, you are very punctual!"

As soon as Chen Qiaoshan walked into the lobby of the Bank of China Building, he was blocked by James, and this guy greeted him very warmly.

Chen Qiaoshan glanced at it, and didn't see anyone else around, this guy was obviously coming for him, he couldn't help but smile and asked, "Are you waiting for me?"

"Sort of. James smiled, "You haven't left yet, you're still a regular employee of PM, and we should be together." ”

Chen Qiaoshan couldn't help laughing, he knew James's true intentions, Yu Xiaowan's matter was not big or small, but fortunately, there was no danger, "Don't worry, Misses, as long as you don't leave for a day, you will be my boss." ”

The two looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

After a pause, James said, "Chen, Elliot asked me privately about your situation, although I don't know what you talked about, but I want to say that he is a trustworthy personal financial advisor. ”

Chen Qiaoshan nodded, at this stage, Elliot is just a financial broker, doing the work of an economic man.

Even if the other party has doubts, when the market becomes clear, everything will fall into place, and there is really no need to spend more words and tongues to do useless work.

The crude oil futures market is either up or down, and no one dares to pack a ticket for what will happen in the next second, after all, black swans and gray rhinoceros can never be avoided.

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China Club is a distinctly Westernized Chinese restaurant with an independent direct elevator on three floors of the Bank of China Tower in the absolute financial heart of Hong Kong Island.

Chen Qiaoshan is still in contact with high-end clubs for the first time, he has been in private clubs in his previous life, but they are all very vulgar buildings, like this kind of retro Chinese restaurant, he still feels very fresh.

The reception was held on the 14th floor, and when you enter the restaurant, you will be greeted by an atmosphere of old Shanghai, with ceiling fans, mahogany round tables, and all kinds of oil paintings and Chinese paintings on the wall.

James explained with a smile: "Chen, this is Sir Tang Yongqiang's property, everything in the China Club, except for the service staff, the rest is antiques. ”

Chen Qiaoshan knew this person, because this Dr. Tang had an extraordinary background, his ancestors were bankers, and his grandfather founded the Kowloon Bus Company, and once controlled the rights of public transportation on the Kowloon Peninsula.

As a fourth-generation standard wealthy, Dr. Tang's life is also a legend.

He was the first Hong Kong native to teach at Peking University, and was also a successful businessman, a doctor of philosophy, and a famous collector.

Married to Sister Hong Kong, he was awarded the title of Lord, director and advisor of famous financial structures such as Blackstone, and the director of the Prince Charles Foundation in China...... As the most well-connected Chinese in the UK, Dr. Tang's influence is understandable.

Chen Qiaoshan had heard of the name of the China Association a long time ago, the China Association in Yanjing, known as one of the four major venues in Beijing, was a giant and wealthy family, and the common people could not wait to enter the door, and it turned out to be a chain restaurant for a long time, of course, he could only secretly ridicule a few words.

"James, are you a member here?" Chen Qiaoshan was also a little curious in his heart, what kind of qualifications do you need to become a member.

James shook his head, "If I can become an MD at Goldman Sachs, maybe I have a chance to get a membership." ”

Chen Qiaoshan shook his head, no matter where the class will always exist, the more developed the financial industry, the more serious the class solidification, how difficult it is to squeeze into this circle.

"Chen, with your background, maybe you can get a membership. ”

This is the first time James has been tempted, Chen Qiaoshan is also a little helpless, anyway, he is about to leave, the truth will be revealed sooner or later, it is better to explain clearly, "James, I think you have misunderstood, I am not from a wealthy family, and I have no prominent background at all." ”

James was obviously very unimpressed, he glanced at Chen Qiaoshan, although he was dressed very formally, after all, he was just a young man who had just turned twenty-one years old, standing in a group of middle-aged people in suits and leather shoes, it was still quite conspicuous.

James motioned to a group of people who were gathering near the main house not far away, "Chen, those are Goldman Sachs IBD people, a few of them I know, there are two MDs, three EDs, I bet that when they are the same age as you, they will definitely not be able to come up with two million dollars." ”

After a pause, he made up again: "Even Bill Gates didn't have your net worth when he was twenty-one years old." ”

Chen Qiaoshan lost his temper, and when it came to this, he was in no mood to explain.

Before the reception officially began, and it was inconvenient for the two to move around, Chen Qiaoshan suddenly remembered something, looked around, and saw that no one was paying attention here, he asked in a low voice: "James, in 01, the currency swap agreement in Greece was made by Goldman Sachs, right?"

"Of course, you may not know that Goldman Sachs earned $300 million in this single advisory fee, and it was with our help that Greece became a member of the European Union. When it came to this topic, James seemed very excited.

"It's just a small thing to make money, you know, Chen, and this deal also set a record, a Greek employee in the European division was promoted to a partner at Goldman Sachs in just four years......"

James did not hesitate to praise the future public enemy of Europe.

Chen Qiaoshan has a very ridiculous feeling in his heart, who would have thought that today's heroes would become sinners in the future, but this is the reality, and it is also the norm in the financial world.

Goldman Sachs is known as the bubble maker, since 1929, behind every financial crisis, Goldman Sachs has played a pivotal role, from several oil crises, as well as the Internet bubble, Goldman Sachs has dominated almost every market operation behind the Great Depression.

The CEO of Goldman Sachs uploaded a photo with the CEO of a listed company, which made the stock price skyrocket and became global news.

Chen Qiaoshan knows that Goldman Sachs' tailor-made financial innovation for Greece has not only earned 300 million US dollars, but the twists and turns in the middle are not so simple.

Goldman Sachs helped Greece raise $11 billion in guarantees, of which $1 billion was hidden, and perfectly leveled the accounts, so that Greece could successfully enter the European Union, and made a fortune from it.

Goldman Sachs is well aware of the reality of Greece's financial woes, and they know the risks even better than the Greek government.

The crisis is just being swept under the rug, and sooner or later it will erupt.

In order to pass on the risk, Goldman Sachs purchased a 20-year 1 billion euro credit default swap insurance from German banks.

It is equivalent to saying that if the Greek government is unable to repay this arrears, Germany, the big brother of the European Union, will have to come forward to compensate Goldman Sachs for its losses.

And that's not all, it's just a transfer of risk.

Goldman Sachs knew that Greece was doomed, and Goldman Sachs' funds were actively shorting Greek mortgage bonds, while also buying cheap credit swap bonds, which also paved the way for huge profits in the future.

There is a very vivid analogy in the financial world, if Greece is a house, then Goldman Sachs is providing loans for building houses, and buying insurance from the EU for the landlord, of course, the beneficiary must be Goldman Sachs itself, and finally set a fire.

The Greek house is gone, and there is still a lot of debt, so it can only go bankrupt, and all European countries have to settle claims, and Goldman Sachs is very happy to make money inside and out.

In the European debt crisis, Goldman Sachs made a lot of money, but it was not only Germany that lost.

Before the crisis, the European Central Bank (ECB) had repeatedly guaranteed Greece, Portugal, Spain, and France were all holders of Greek government bonds, and Italy was not spared......

Dog-eat-dog matter, Chen Qiaoshan is naturally not interested in getting involved, and he doesn't have the ability to mix it up, but it's still okay to rub some oil.

Just like the financial report loophole of Southern Securities, Greece's entry into the EU is also problematic, and the problem will soon be exposed, and there is no need to wait for five years later, at the latest, Eurostat will announce the relevant situation.

Chen Qiaoshan stared at James and asked, "Do you know where you can find the information about that transaction?"

"Why are you asking about this?" James was a little surprised, he glanced around, and reminded in a low voice: "Chen, this is not our department's business, and it is a violation of the employee code of conduct to inquire about this privately." ”

Chen Qiaoshan said: "I was just interested in the currency swap agreement, just to learn about it. ”

James spread his hands, "The specific agreement must be secret and impossible to make public." ”

Chen Qiaoshan was quite helpless, although he had already prepared in his heart, but he was still a little disappointed, so he could only find a way through other ways.

The two were chatting, and Chen Qiaoshan suddenly saw that Chen Guo also appeared at the drinking party, and obviously found himself, and he was walking over at this time.

As soon as he arrived, Chen Guo complained: "You are hiding here, I have been waiting for a long time, and I thought you were not coming!"

James glanced at the two of them and said with a smile: "Chen, you talk, I'll go over and say hello to a few friends." With that, he walked away.

Chen Qiaoshan was very speechless, full of calculations, he and Chen Guo had only been together for less than a day, "Miss Chen, are you waiting for me to have something?"

Chen Guo was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily: "This title feels weird, you still call me by my name, call me Guoguo, my friends call me that." ”

Chen Qiaoshan was a little surprised, the two didn't seem to know each other that well, but he didn't have the heart to tell her this, "Why are you here?"

"Why can't I come?" Chen Guo choked, and then smiled again: "The doctor doesn't let Xiaowan eat, not to mention how pitiful it is, and I'm embarrassed to eat alone, so I have to beg Uncle Yu to bring me over." ”

Chen Qiaoshan smiled, "If you still have the heart to shout hunger, Miss Yu should be fine, right?"

Chen Guo nodded happily, "It's okay." ”

"Thanks to you, the doctor said that Xiao Wan's appendix may be broken, but fortunately it was sent to the hospital in time, otherwise his life would be in danger. ”

Chen Qiaoshan couldn't help laughing, this girl's explanation of intestinal perforation was really simple and rude.

"By the way, Uncle Yu wants to see you, and he was still talking about you just now. ”

"yes, let's wait a minute. Chen Qiaoshan had already seen Yu Jingyuan.

Through James, he already knew that not so long ago, this boss raised 350 million through Goldman Sachs, which is definitely a big deal.

You must know that in the past few years, many corporate IPOs may not be able to get so much money, and it is no wonder that Goldman Sachs and a group of stars have won the moon, even if they owe a lot of debt, people also have capital, such a large amount of money, the annual interest is an astronomical amount, and no one dares to borrow.

Chen Qiaoshan sighed very much, he still engages in finance to make money quickly, but he knows in his heart that this bowl of rice is not something that anyone can eat.