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Chapter 578: Looking for Brod

Li Zhiyang doesn't know much about Russia, and James doesn't know much better about Russia than Li Zhiyang, even after the complete collapse of the former Soviet Union.

The Rockefeller family's business has also expanded a lot in Russia, but James has not personally participated in many of the Rockefeller family's business in Russia, so his understanding of Russia is also limited.

Their impression of Russia is unanimously that the mafia is rampant, the oligarchy, the pseudo-democracy, and although the country is weak, it cannot be denied that it is still the second most powerful country in the world

This time, they want to intervene in Russia to do an iron ore business, and the investment in this business needs at least tens of billions of dollars, although they do not plan to come out of this money themselves.

But they have to make sure that they play the role of a good middleman, and at least they will not be kicked out of the way after the fact, and they must ensure their interests in this speculation

It will not be directly ignored by the relevant people involved, but in this investment game, the characters they plan to invite to participate in are not easy to deal with.

Coupled with the polar bear's consistent unreasonableness, and the moody character of Pu Ting, they have to make sure that they don't end up playing a trick on the polar bear.

So now, the more they know about the general listening, the better, which can add a safe insurance to their investment

So even though they have gotten evidence from Morgan that Gazprom is using Gazprom's funds to snipe at the Amarans Fund, it is still not enough insurance for them

You must know that when Pu hears it, he can just throw out a scapegoat and set things aside.

Now this Tony, mentioned a guy named Broad, so whether this person is useful or not, they all decided to find this guy first.

After Tony revealed the last hole card, Li Zhiyang and James didn't talk nonsense with him anymore, and Tony is also a smart person and knows that it's time for him to leave.

The next day, they will arrange for relevant lawyers to discuss the corresponding issues, and Li Zhiyang plans to stay in the United States for one more day to see if James can find out something

After Tony and the others took their leave, James sent someone to investigate the news of Broad

As soon as Li Zhiyang got up early the next morning, he went directly to James's room to meet his father-in-law, and he knew that if someone like James wanted to investigate a person's background, he should soon have some eyebrows.

Sure enough, James was already waiting for Li Zhiyang in the restaurant of his private room very presciently, and by the way, there was also a breakfast prepared by the hotel.

The two of them were eating breakfast leisurely and began to discuss this Brod.

"James, the person you sent out, there is news from Weifu? About that Broad's"

After Li Zhiyang took a bite of breakfast, he asked.

"Well, there's some basic news coming back, and it's really the same as that Tony said, this guy named Broad is very interesting"

James replied as he slowly sipped his breakfast.

"Oh? Is it a microservice? Then hurry up and hear about it."

Li Zhiyang was also interested, he wanted to see how an American could be hooked up with Puting

"Hehe, actually, that Tony was a little bit wrong."

James wasn't in a hurry, he began to say with a smile.

"What is it?"

Li Zhiyang asked very cooperatively.

"Actually, that Broad is not an American, he has a passport from the British Empire"

James explained to Li Zhiyang with a smile.

"What? Broad is not an American? ”

Li Zhiyang felt a little weird.

"Hehe, this guy's background is complicated, I just have a passport from the British Empire, in fact, he can also be said to be an American, because he was born in the United States"

James explained to Li Zhiyang with a smile, so as not to make Li Zhiyang dizzy.

If James hadn't explained like this, Li Zhiyang would have been really confused by him, this time he didn't make a sound, but listened quietly to see how James explained next.

"But this Broad family has a deep connection with Russia, I should have realized it a long time ago, he is the Broad"

James took a sip of coffee, and then continued to explain slowly to Li Zhiyang.

"His grandfather, called Earl. Broad came to Kansas, which is an agricultural state in the middle of the United States, and belongs to a group of conservative white spheres of influence, but this Earl was very interested in ** in the early days, and he moved to the Soviet Union in 1927, where he lived for several years, and married a Russian woman. Later he left the USSR with his Russian wife and returned to the United States. In the thirties, he also served as a leader in the United States, and even participated in the election of the president of the United States."

James's words really thundered Li Zhiyang, he thought that the United States had never **, but he didn't expect that now, the ancestor of the Broad they were looking for still had such a history.

No wonder this guy was able to hook up with Pu Ting later, it turns out that their family has an indissoluble relationship with the country of Russia

Li Zhiyang was digesting this information alone, while James on the other side continued to explain the information collected by his men and horses to Li Zhiyang.

"The Broad we're looking for now is Earl. Broad's grandson, named Bill. Broad is a political and economic speculator of this Bill. Broad was also a brilliant man, having earned degrees from the University of Chicago and Stanford Graduate School of Business, before leaving the United States for England to work for a British investment bank, and when he got a British passport, he resigned from that investment bank and went to Russia. ”

James continued to explain to Li Zhiyang, and Li Zhiyang felt that what he was about to hear was the story of a rather great adventurer.

"This Bill at the time. After Broad inspected Russia, he felt that Russia at that time was quite worth investing in, many assets were undervalued and the Russian political scene at that time was more mixed, several oligarchs were arbitrarily manipulating politics behind their backs, the Duma did not know how many times it was dissolved, and the prime minister did not know how many times it was replaced, at this time, the Russian people were also very dissatisfied with the domestic situation, it was an era of heroes in troubled times, so at that time, it was also an extremely favorable time to invest in politics"

James's narration made Li Zhiyang feel this Bill. Broad is really not an ordinary fighter, it seems that he is quite a good guy

"This Bill. Broad brought his experience in Russia, as well as his own analysis, back to the United States, looking for investors. Finally he impressed the billionaire at the Bank of the Republic of New York, and Safra Safra gave him two thousand dollars as an initial fund, and this Bill. Broad used this money to create the Hidden Temple Fund."

It seems that a legend is about to begin, Li Zhiyang pondered in his heart

"And this Bill. Broad was also quite keen on political speculation, and he bet his treasure on Pu Ting, a political star who was slowly rising at the time. Of course, his speculation paid off accordingly, and in the year and a half after that, his return on investment reached an astonishing figure of 850 percent, that is, at the beginning you invested him a million, and after a year and a half, you got a return of 10 million, this Bill. Broad became Russia's brightest financial star at the time"

James went on to explain when it came to that Bill. When Broad achieved an 850 percent return on his fund in a year and a half, his eyes lit up

This guy is really a business wizard, and he is simply a fight with Lu Buwei, it seems that betting on the right treasure in politics is definitely a great benefit, no wonder these big families in the United States like to manipulate the presidential election in the United States Li Zhiyang secretly pondered at this time.

Later, this general hearing caused the depreciation of the ruble, but Russia's foreign capital fled one after another, Russia's financial system almost collapsed, and the hidden temple fund also lost a lot. But this Bill. Broad is a long-sleeved guy who is good at dancing, and he relied on his relationship with Pu Ting, coupled with his grandfather's special identity as the leader of the ** party in the United States, and soon returned to his soul in the Russian financial market, and soon made a lot of money. ”

When James said this, he couldn't help but praise this Bill, this guy is a rare talent in that regard.

When Li Zhiyang heard this, he also felt the same way, but at this time he already had a little bad premonition, that is, this Bill. Broad's good days may be coming to an end, which is also in line with the law of historical development, just like that Lü Buwei, once the merchant gains power, he will inevitably become more greedy

"But in 2006, this Bill. Somehow, Broad suddenly angered Pu Ting, and he was blacklisted by the Russian government and no longer allowed to enter the country. And his fund in Russia was also suspended, and he was also expelled from a large fine of more than 300 million, and then this Broad disappeared. ”

James's later words confirmed Li Zhiyang's guess, it seems that this Broad has proudly forgotten who is the real master of Russia.

"The last time this guy was seen was in Davos, Switzerland, at the beginning of '07, when he was seen pleading with Russia's big butler, Dmitry Medvedev, asking him to convey his apologies. But after that, no one has seen any trace of this guy, although the scale of the Hidden Temple Fund is 30 billion, but this guy has not appeared in public much since then, and few people know where he went."

James stopped at this point.

Looks like that's the Bill. Broad, Li Zhiyang and James all want to find the person with all the information so far.

To be honest, James's men, who were very efficient, dug up so much useful information in one night.

This Bill. Broad's whereabouts, as well as his own, are as low-key and secretive as the name of his fund

And because his main investment has always been in Russia, his reputation in the United States is not too loud to compete with those Wall Street financial stars.

But in terms of his performance, many of the so-called investment stars on Wall Street are not as good as him

If it weren't for James's wide reach, it would have taken a lot of effort to find such a person.

"It seems that this guy must have a lot of stories to tell between him and Pu Ting."

Li Zhiyang listened to James's response to this Bill. After Broad's introduction, he frowned and analyzed.

"Well, it seems so. Maybe that Tony didn't lie to us, and finding this Brod may indeed be of considerable benefit to our game with the tsar in Russia. ”

James also followed Li Zhiyang's words and said that after receiving so much useful information, both of them believed that now this Broad must be a key part of their Russian investment execution.

If they want to balance the general public, they must have chips in their hands

"So now it seems, look for this Bill. Broad is going to be our priority."

Li Zhiyang said to James.

"Well, it seems so. In the morning, I had called my friend in London and asked him about the Hidden Temple Fund, but it was very low-key and he didn't know much about it. And in that Bill. After a complete falling out with the Kremlin, Broad no longer seems to be able to win the trust of the Hidden Temple Fund's investors, and the board of directors has removed him from the Hidden Temple Fund. Now there are not many people who know his whereabouts."

James frowned and said, it seems that his call to London in the morning really didn't make him happy.

"Well, it looks like we're going to take a little time to find this guy, but the sooner the better, because Kozlov doesn't know how to handle it. I don't know if Pu Ting's intervention in us is happy or not, if he is not happy, even if we find a huge iron mine, we will not go in and mine it. ”

Li Zhiyang said a little worriedly, the Russians have always been known for not being trustworthy in doing business, even for the current so-called natural allies, the people of the Celestial Empire.

Thinking about the oil pipeline to Daqing back then, at the beginning, these Russians agreed very firmly, but later, after the Koreans and Japanese intervened, their attitude suddenly became ambiguous.

Later, because of this incident, it was very unpleasant with the Celestial Empire

Although the Celestial Empire defeated the Japanese in the end and succeeded on this oil pipeline, the cost of the entire project also increased from $2.5 billion to $9 billion.

From this point, it is enough to arouse Li Zhiyang's attention, he doesn't want to open his money pocket to invest, and finally under the influence of various different reasons, he will continue to make additional investments.

It's obviously a big cake of gold, but it will eventually become a bottomless pit that swallows gold

Although he has not personally contacted these polar bears, Li Zhiyang has set a principle for himself to do business with polar bears in his heart, that is, he must have absolute bargaining chips before he can participate.

He didn't want his money to be fooled into it by the corrupt officials in Russia, plus those brutal politicians.

So now find this Bill. Broad, for Li Zhiyang, is definitely the key to their future investment plan.

"Well, don't worry, I'll follow up, my manpower is now on the route to London, I also know the importance of this Bill, I think it's the best choice for us to make the next decision after we find him."

Of course, James also knows what kind of virtue the Russians are, although he has not traded with these Russians much in Russia.

But internationally, he has dealt with Russians or former Soviet people, and these guys are really not good birds, so doing business with them, being careful, and being careful, is the key.

The matter was handed over to James, and Li Zhiyang was relieved. By the afternoon, their delegation of lawyers had reached an agreement with the representatives of the Kercorion family.

The nature of this MGM Grand Hotel is not the same as the Bear Stearns part of the commercial house that Li Zhiyang had acquired before.

The relationship between this hotel is not as complicated as that of Bear Stearns, plus the two groups have basically negotiated the price a long time ago, and the lawyers are just sitting on some doubtful places to discuss.

For example, the previous debt problem of the hotel, etc., in fact, the two parties had reached an agreement before, so it was basically discussed soon.

In the afternoon of the same day, after the lawyers negotiated the details, Li Zhiyang signed the contract with the people of Kercorion's family at the hill.

Li Zhiyang directly sent a promissory note of a billion Swiss banks, and since then this MGM Hotel belongs to him Li Zhiyang, and his Li Zhiyang's business dynasty has taken a very key step forward

With this big hotel, at the very least, it will be less troublesome to deal with some dirty money in the future, and of course this hotel is also the main customer of his newly formed Pan American Bank

Robbie received a call from Li Zhiyang at the first time, and he no longer had to feel a headache for the billion dollars he carried, and now he finally has a place to accept it

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