The name of a foreigner is similar to that of a Chinese person, the combination of first name + surname, and the surname of the other party is called in a formal setting, because the probability of repetition of the name is too large. But in private, it is obviously more intimate to call each other by name, just like an old friend, which also shows a kind of acceptance of the other party. This is also why Chen Bo would call the other party Mr. Jobs at first when he met Qiao's gang leader, and he would call the other party Steve after getting acquainted.

Chris shook hands with the new boss very happily, looking forward to the young man who could "scam" from Apple to $40 million to give him more opportunities to show himself.

Since the closure of the Tiger Fund, he, the loser, has almost become a street rat on Wall Street, and no company dares to hire him anymore, coupled with the current crisis in Silicon Valley, trillions of dollars have been wiped out of the Nasdaq market, and the financial market is obviously in a bit of a rumor.

Just when he was facing an embarrassing predicament, Depp found him and told him the story of this young man from the far East. And it was the country that had defeated him, and he suddenly became interested, and he hadn't been convinced of anyone about operating the fund.

No one in the capital market has ever cared about nationality, let alone legal issues, and if you have loopholes, I blame me for staring at the fly.

"This is Jason. Byrne, a graduate of Princeton University, worked for Morgan Stanley. Depp introduced the skinny one to Chen Bodao.

"Jason. Bourne? CIA agents? Chen Bo was surprised.

"I didn't expect you, boss, to have read the novel "Ultimatum of Ghosts". Depp interjected with interest at this time.

What the hell is an ultimatum? Isn't it full of spies? Chen Bo searched the memory in his brain vigorously, this movie should have been made in early 2000, and he forgot the specific year. However, looking at Depp's expression, this movie should not have come out yet, and if you have the opportunity, you might as well take down the copyright.

"Spy Shadow" is different from the extravagant scenes and beautiful women of "007", and there is no cool special effects of "Mission Impossible", creating an alternative to spy movies, focusing more on the story behind the agent, the plot is compact and thought-provoking, and the character of Jason Byrne is also one of the classic agent roles. But look at the weak and black-framed glasses in front of him, how can he look like a dick, how can he have the demeanor of an agent.

Chen Bo knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he said embarrassedly, "Hello Jason, I'm very sorry, I lost my temper just now." ”

It's a strange mix of three people, a former drunken lawyer, a failed fund manager, and the other who is willing to come to his small company in an investment bank like Morgan Stanley. I wonder what kind of sparks can burst out of this small team of three? Chen Bo had some faint expectations in his heart.

Chen Bo sent them to the hotel to rest first, after all, flying from the other side of the ocean, they had to fall into the jet lag.

"Boss, is this Pengcheng? Oh my God, I thought I hadn't left Hong Kong Island, and this road, this street, was much wider than Hong Kong Island. It's just that there are a little less people," Depp sighed as he looked around in the car.

"You can call me Chen, you don't need to call the boss. The relationship between us is not an employment, but a partnership. Chen Bo continued, "Pengcheng was a small fishing village 23 years ago, and now it is a big city with a permanent population of 7 million. This is the speed of Huaxia, and I believe that our business will be like the development speed of this city. ”

Three old men who have gone through vicissitudes and have stories after listening to them, not to mention how excited they are, at least they are also shocked by this city. In their eyes, China is simply a backwood, and the poorest rural areas in the United States are richer than here.

But when they came here, they found that it was not the same thing at all, with high-rise buildings and wide and clean roads. I didn't see any pedestrians in ragged clothes and vegetables, and it seems that rumors are always rumors, and if you don't go to one place in person, you will live in lies forever.

After sending the three of them to the hotel to settle down, Chen Bo invited them to eat a serious Chinese meal, but they were not very spicy, so they ordered some light dishes and a few plates of dumplings. I have to eat turkey when I go to the United States for Christmas, and you have to let you taste the dumplings when you come during the New Year.

Watching them fight to the death with bamboo chopsticks on the plate, Chen Bofeng lightly sandwiched a dumpling with thin skin and many fillings. The juice is thick again, and the mouth is full of fragrance when you take a bite. Seeing that the three of them swallowed their saliva, they threw the chopsticks aside in annoyance and grabbed them directly.

After all, some words are not suitable for public speaking, including the actual situation of these two white people, just looking at the companies they have worked for are industry giants, but he doesn't know anything about his work ability and personal personality characteristics.

Chen Bo will not blindly pursue a famous university or a large company, although these represent his qualifications, they do not represent his future achievements.

Depp is indeed conscientious, and these are all sourced from the talent pool, one is a hedge fund manager, and the other is an investment bank's M&A expert. The two have different personalities, one is cheerful and the other is introverted. They all have almost the same energy for failure, and the impact of the Southeast Asian financial crisis can be said to have caused a lose-lose scene, and they have not reaped any benefits.

Now that various international funds are also slowly recovering, the Balkans are not playing well, and then they have encountered the Nasdaq Internet bubble, and Wall Street can be said to be eventful but not yet broken. The yen, the ruble are also bearish, and only the dollar is relatively strong now.

According to Depp's investigation, the background, qualifications, and business level of these two people are beyond doubt, and now it is a good opportunity to come together. The old financial company is a generation of new people for the old, every year there are new people pouring out, who cares about you a frustrated fund manager, unless you do the chief bull is likely to rise, the capital market has always been ruthless.

After understanding the situation, Chen Bo put his mind at ease, the financial industry is his weakness, and he can only say that he knows a little bit about it, where does he know so much. I just think I should be able to do it, and try to make up for the shortcomings of this fund for his network company's plan. It's better than letting other capital step in and grab a controlling stake.

The next day, after the two of them adjusted to the time difference, this time it was time to get down to business, about the future development and planning of the BP Fund. Needless to say, a branch will be set up in China for venture capital. However, at present, the restrictions on foreign funds in China are relatively strict, and funds that raise RMB cannot be sold for the time being, and can only obtain funds from abroad and then invest in China.

This is also the reason why IDG, SoftBank and other companies invest in every company in US dollars. It was not until later after China's accession to the WTO that the financial market gradually opened up a small corner, and foreign funds were able to raise RMB, and that was only a few companies such as Sequoia Capital had funds in two currencies, RMB and US dollars.

Chris and Jason work together, one is responsible for raising funds, and the other is mainly responsible for investment, mergers and acquisitions, and cashing out profits. Originally, Chen Bo planned to start a private equity fund for entrepreneurship, which was unregulated and relatively free, mainly investing in emerging technology companies.

"Chen, why don't we do hedge funds?" Chris spread his hands in confusion.

"Hedging? Isn't that a game that only capital predators can afford? Chen Bo wondered, when it comes to hedge funds, he will think of Soros and Robertson, no way, these two people are too famous, probably due to the flood of domestic media reports.

"No, no, no, there is a saying in the industry that hedge funds do not hedge, and investment banks do not invest." Chris laughed, it seems that this boss is not very familiar with hedge funds, so he began to popularize science, "Hedge funds have been demonized by the media outside, which is just an old name." It refers to the use of hedging strategies to reduce the risk of investment, in fact, many hedge funds no longer use this strategy, and can invest in stocks, futures, gold, oil, and bonds and currencies and other financial instruments. I will also invest in some companies, but the profit cycle is relatively long, so I am less involved. ”

Damn, then this hedge fund is too powerful, it is completely an invincible little expert, since you can invest in so many fields, why would you lose in the Southeast Asian financial market?

Chris seemed to see through Chen Bo's question: "In 98, the Tiger Fund and the Quantum Fund would definitely be able to make very rich profits if they withdrew in time, but the financial intervention of the Chinese government, coupled with the bear market of the yen and ruble, suddenly made the whole market confused." In particular, Robertson kept increasing his position in the American Airlines stock index under a wrong order. Eventually, the fund reached the redemption date and had to be liquidated in order to pay the high returns for investors. Moreover, some of the funds were borrowed from banks with high leverage, and in the end they failed. ”

Chen Bo suddenly said, it seems that hedge funds are obviously not demons and monsters, nor are they so evil, in the final analysis, they are just a tool for financial profits, using capital in the financial market to obtain interest rate differentials.

"Chris, you are an expert in finance, and it will be up to you to operate the specific operation in the future." Chen Bo said bluntly, it is not his specialty, if he doesn't trust the other party again, then this fund will die sooner or later.

Private equity funds also have other characteristics, such as the lock-in period of funds, which cannot be redeemed in the first year, and the fund company must also lead the investment with its own funds, and cannot use all the funds raised, and can only raise from people with an income of more than one million US dollars. The most advantageous benefit is that it is not regulated and there is no need to inform the public about the project invested. There is a fixed redemption period each year, which is similar to the cemetery fund. But as long as your investment return is high, the fool will take the initiative to redeem it, and the fund also earns a fund management fee.

Jason Bourne is responsible for investing in high-growth companies, such as technology, Internet, film and television, media consumption and other industries, and Chen Bo is in charge of the company.