Chapter 117: Good Intentions
As a speculative businessman who specializes in taking the high-level route, Stephen Norris has always been known for his sharp vision, decisiveness and risk-taking, as early as the beginning of the establishment of Carlisle Investment Group, in order to establish a good political network, he invited David Rubinstein, an economic adviser and assistant to former US President Carter, as his business partner and co-founder at the cost of stock options and the position of CEO of the company, and later in order to win a huge contract from the United States, he spared no expense to hire the former secretary of defense, the former secretary of state and the former White House budget director joined to stand out from many investment firms, so while the other participants were worried about the toxic position on hand, he quietly pondered the organizers of today's banquet, and saw in Xiao Yang the investment potential that was different from those politicians and senior officials, but with the same or even more considerable returns. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
In order to befriend or win over this high-quality potential stock, Norris's sincerity is not insufficient, and the return of up to millions in just a few months is enough to make the vast majority of people tempted, but for Xiao Yang, a god stick who has known for 20 years, 60% of the investment income is still a bit insufficient, and the funds in his hand have already been planned in advance.
Therefore, in the face of the olive branch thrown by Norris, Xiao Yang could only shake his head regretfully, "Good intentions, Mr. Norris, but I'm afraid I can't accept your proposal, especially to state that I don't think I have a lot of money, it's just that as a prophet, some things are far more important to me than making money." ”
Norris's main purpose in doing this is actually just to show due kindness, but there is no intention of rushing to stuff money into his hand, seeing Xiao Yang's resolute attitude, he will not persuade more, and after exchanging personal contact information with him, he will leave and leave, looking at the table full of all kinds of delicacies but empty, Brian asked him with emotion: "3 months, more than 5 million, just rejected by you with one bite...... Don't you tell me you haven't found a more profitable way to invest? ”
Xiao Yang smiled and shook his head, "I'm not perfunctory to him, this money does have other arrangements." ”
Seeing that he didn't mean to say it thoroughly on the spot, Brian didn't ask much, just shook his head in the direction next door, "What about the dozens of beauties?" ”
Xiao Yang shrugged his shoulders indifferently, "Give them money to send them away, if they're lucky, maybe they can catch the next party." ”
Brian grinned a little painfully, "You can earn 2,000 yuan without taking off your clothes, I should have let my wife come too!" ”
Xiao Yang smiled knowingly, "If you think it's too wasteful, you can pick a few of them and bring them back - it's up to you to take them all back, but you must pay attention to your body, and I still count on you to help me earn money." ”
Brian thought about it without emotion, and finally shook his head, "Forget it, I don't want to take half of my family property to risk this." ”
Xiao Yang laughed, no longer paid attention to the colorless and fearless economist, picked up the knife and fork, and began to deal with the dinner in front of him that had barely moved.
When driving back to the Santa Monica beach house, Anna Meyer, who had been invited by Julia to interview her by the way, had not yet left, which made Xiao Yang have higher expectations for the night - he even had reason to suspect that Anna was deliberately delaying his return so that it could be a deliberate arrangement by Julia.
Seeing the stack of checks he took out, Anna's eyes straightened, "Those guys really paid you 500,000 just to have dinner with you?" ”
Xiao Yang smiled and nodded, then shook it again, "A meal is only worth 500 yuan at best, and the remaining 99% comes from my prophecy." ”
"In other words, it took you less than 2 hours to earn 6 million?" Julia also found it a little incredible, "That's almost as much as what I actually earn from making a movie, and I need to put in at least three months of time and effort for it...... My God, this is simply unfair! ”
Xiao Yang shrugged his shoulders indifferently, "In fact, I just pushed off another 6 million." ”
Anna looked at him a little unkindly, "Ahem, when it comes to fairness...... Can you two take care of my feelings as a rookie reporter with a weekly salary of less than 600 yuan? ”
"Trust me, you'll soon be out of your current rookie status." Julia glanced at Xiao Yang with a smile, "With this newsmaker who dominates the headlines of major media for three days, it will be difficult for you to become famous in the future." ”
"I hope so." Anna nodded sympathetically, "Of course, I can't do without your help, which makes me feel both honored and lucky, knowing that not every journalist can make friends with Julia Roberts." ”
Seeing that the relationship between the two ladies was so harmonious, Xiao Yang felt very relieved, "So, shouldn't we find a way to celebrate, for each other's bright and beautiful future?" ”
"I'm sorry, but the timing is a bit unfortunate today, so I'm afraid I can't celebrate with you." Julia sensitively sensed his thoughts, but didn't intend to let him get his wish, "I'm signing with the studio tomorrow morning, so I have to rush back to Beverly tonight." ”
Anna followed and stood up, "I'm going back to catch the news too, just in time to catch your ride." ”
"Isn't it, are you playing really?" Watching them walk out of the room with a smile, Xiao Yang, who was left on the spot, was stunned for a while before waving his hand towards the air, "Okay, let's go, it's okay, we still have options...... I just hope Brian doesn't send those girls away so quickly......"
While praying to himself, he took out his mobile phone, turned over the number of the economic man and dialed it, and it turned directly to voicemail, "I'm Newman, I'm sorry I can't answer the phone for the time being, please leave a message if you have something......"
"Hell!" Xiao Yang rolled his eyes in frustration.
Early the next morning, Brian called back, "Sorry, my phone ran out of battery last night, is there anything urgent to find me?" ”
Looking at the relief on the ceiling in a daze, Xiao Yang hummed lazily, "No, it's gone now......"
"It's okay." Brian, who was excited, obviously didn't notice his tone, "You know, yesterday's incident is in the news." ”
According to Julia, Xiao Yang, who "dominated the headlines of major media for three days", was basically immune to this, "Yes, I thought those entertainment reporters wouldn't be interested in this kind of news?" ”
"But they're interested in things related to money and celebrities." Brian laughed, "Just look at today's Chicago Tribune and you'll know. ”