Chapter 139: Ponzi Scheme
"You know me well?"
The middle-aged man was obviously stunned when he heard Link say this, and said in a slightly hostile tone.
He was wary of Link, a stranger he had never met, but who knew what was going on with him.
"I can't say I know a lot, but I know you're short of money right now."
Link said slowly, of course he was guessing right now.
On the one hand, he is blindly guessing the man's willingness to talk to him, and on the other hand, he is also checking whether the man meets his requirements.
"Who are you and why are you approaching me? What exactly is the purpose? ”
The middle-aged man finally got impatient with Link's chattering appearance and asked loudly.
As soon as Link saw this posture, he knew that this time it was eight or nine and ten, and he really got him right!
Then, it's time to set up a set and let the middle-aged man become his first informant!
"Let me introduce, my name is Link, an ordinary person who has just graduated and is ready to start a business."
Link has made up an identity for himself.
"Then you don't have to talk in vain, I don't have enough money here to invest in your business."
The middle-aged man relaxed his vigilance slightly when he heard this.
He looked at Link's dress, which was indeed very much in line with Link's identity, young, like he had just graduated, and there was nothing wrong with him.
"No, no, no, you're mistaken."
Link waved his hand again and again, "I'm not here to pull investment, but to help you get out of trouble." ”
"Come on, what can you do as a recent graduate to help me."
The middle-aged man poured another sip of wine and smiled bitterly.
After these few words, the two sides are a little familiar with each other, but they can continue to chat.
The middle-aged man felt that he was annoyed by himself anyway, so it was better to talk to Link to see what kind of moth Link wanted to fix, and it would be regarded as a relief from stress.
Anyway, he didn't think that Link, a recent graduate, would have the ability to trap him.
"Why do you think I'm incompetent?"
Link smiled slightly and approached the middle-aged man, "To tell you the truth, I went to a tribe called Sislan some time ago, and found that there is a magic scroll there that is of very good quality, and the price is very cheap, as long as you buy the scroll there, and then sell it to the Western Fantasy Plane or some other magic plane, you can get several times the profit from changing hands." ”
"Oh, and then?"
The middle-aged man raised his eyebrows, but he laughed inwardly.
It's coming, it's coming, and as soon as I hear this beginning, I know that I'm going to be ready to defraud, do I really think that this little bit of caution can hide from him?
He had now mentally identified Link as a liar, but instead of showing it, he was ready to continue listening to Link.
Sometimes teasing a little liar can really help him relieve a lot of stress.
"Don't you understand this, this is a huge business opportunity, as long as you buy a large number of magic scrolls in Xislan, and then sell them to other magic planes, you can double the principal at one time."
Link said in a seductive tone.
"Okay, okay, little brother, you're just deceiving those countrymen, really I don't know anything about plane runners?"
The middle-aged man finally laughed, "It's not uncommon for the same commodity to differ many times in different places, but you don't want to think about it, how can that little profit be enough for the transportation cost of the empty train?" Even if the difference in interest is twice as much, it is impossible to return to the cost if you really want to do it. ”
For example, a pen worth one dollar on the A plane can be sold for three dollars on the B plane, so if you buy it on the A plane and sell it on the B plane, you can make a net profit of two dollars!
But.
One of the things about the pit is that the cost of transporting a pen from the A plane to the B plane is already more than two yuan, so a conversion, the proper steady loss does not make money, and the more you resell, the more you lose.
Unless.
The difference in benefits is very large, at least more than five times, it is possible to make a profit.
But.
That kind of good thing has already been undertaken by the people of the Void Alliance for the first time, and if it is closely watched by the Void Alliance, ordinary people have no chance to get a piece of the pie at all.
"It seems that you are quite knowledgeable, but you still don't have enough knowledge, who says that you will definitely not be able to return to your roots?"
Link smiled unabated, "Here, I'll show you something." ”
As he spoke, he snapped his fingers, and two miniature spatial cracks immediately appeared on the bar in front of the middle-aged man and Link.
Syllable!
Link threw his drink into the spatial crack in front of him, and the next moment the drink popped out of the spatial crack in front of the middle-aged man.
"It's magic??"
The middle-aged man's eyes widened in shock at this miraculous scene.
Of course, ordinary magic wouldn't surprise him so much, although their Serbian plane is not a magical plane, but haven't you ever eaten pork and never seen a pig run?
Thanks to the development of the Void Station, the middle-aged man had seen all kinds of capable people with magic, so he was really used to magic.
And the reason why he was so surprised was that Link was using spatial magic!
As long as anyone who has a certain understanding of magic knows that since the civil war in the Western Fantasy Plane was over, there has been no space magic, and space magic has long been a legend.
And now, Link actually has this legendary ability!
"With this ability, I can travel between the two planes at will, and I don't need to transport goods through a vehicle such as a Void Station."
Link put away the spatial rift, "Now I know, why did I say that method can be profitable, right?" ”
"Understood, understood."
The middle-aged man's eyes lit up.
As soon as Link showed this, he understood the business opportunity.
The biggest problem that plagues plane runners is that transportation fees are very high, and as long as the transportation problem is solved, plane runners are definitely one of the top money-making businesses, and the return on the benefits of this thing is far beyond imagination!
"It's good to understand, I'm sure you guessed it, my purpose is to let you invest some money, so that I can have the principal to buy goods, and when I sell it, won't this money be earned?"
Link finally stated his purpose after confirming that the middle-aged man was completely attracted to his proposal.
And this time, his image as a liar has long been washed away, and the middle-aged man has been impressed by his spatial ability and has established initial trust in him.
"So how much can I share?"
The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment and asked.
"The interest rate is twenty, which means that for every hundred dollars you invest in me, I will be able to give you one hundred and two in a week." every day
Link said casually.
This is something he has long worked out.
But.
He doesn't really go to the business, because the business has all kinds of restrictions, and one of the most troublesome is the price instability.
The reason why an item is expensive is because it is scarce, which is also destined to the price of this kind of item will not be stable, as long as there are more such items on the market, he is destined to fall rapidly.
If Link really goes to the business, he may be very profitable at first, but after making a profit, when the market is saturated, the business will be yellow, and then he will have to look for other items with a relatively large price difference.
And how can items with a large price difference be so easy to find?
In short, the running merchant thing is not reliable, at least Link doesn't think about doing it, he has a far more profitable way to make money than the running business!
"Such high interest rates?"
The middle-aged man admitted that he was moved.
With such a high interest rate and a very short return period, only seven days, and you can get one-fifth more money in seven days, who can not be tempted?
Now if he invests a hundred dollars, it will become one hundred and two in a week, and in another week it will become one hundred and two hundred and twenty percent more, which means that in two weeks, one hundred dollars will become one hundred and forty-eight!
It's only been two weeks, but what if it's two months?
That would be a terrifying speed to make money!
But.
Heartbeat to heartbeat, the middle-aged man still maintains some rationality, because reality can no longer make him too blind.
He is actually the owner of a factory, and his annual income is about 100,000 yuan.
Don't underestimate the hundreds of thousands, this income is placed in the entire Seville City, it is a top-notch existence, after all, the money here is more valuable than the Void Coin, and a dollar is worth more than a dozen yuan in other places, or even dozens of dollars.
In terms of income alone, he is a proper rich man.
Unfortunately, two years ago, with such a high income, he suffered from an extremely rare disease, which could not be cured at the current level of medical care in Serbia, and could only be delayed by special means.
The cost of treatment to delay the disease every month is sky-high!
Even if it is more than 100,000 a year, it is far from enough, and there is still a big gap to be filled, and most of the family's savings have been spent in the past two years because of this disease.
He had even considered that he would die just like that, and he could leave more money for his family, but unfortunately he never mustered up the courage to really stop the treatment.
By now, the factory is in debt and on the verge of bankruptcy.
The project Link is now offering seems to be able to help him solve his current financial dilemma, but only if what Link says is true and trustworthy!
He is not a fool to be able to start a factory from scratch, and he clearly knows that there is no free lunch in the world.
Like Link said, this project has no technical content at all, basically as long as you have money, even if it is not a lot, you are eligible to participate.
In this case, you have to think about why Link didn't go to someone else, but came to him.
"What, why are you looking for you?"
Link was stunned when he heard this question, "What other special reason is this, that is, seeing that you are relatively rich, and you seem to be short of money recently, you are more likely to invest in my project than others." ”
"Just because of this? And not because I have something more special? ”
"yes, that's because of that."
Link shrugged, "If you think about it, who would easily believe a business that can lie down and charge twenty percent interest after just investing some money for a week?" Even if I do have some special abilities, I guess most people may not dare to take this risk, but you are different, you should have money now, but for some reason the existing money is simply not enough, so you have to find a way to make your money appreciate quickly, and when I propose this project, you are very likely to take this risk. ”
“……”
After listening, the middle-aged man was silent.
Link's analysis makes perfect sense, and this is indeed the case with him at the moment!
If he doesn't raise money as soon as possible, the funds in his hand will allow him to live for another month or two at most, and even if it is not because of his own illness, he will be chased and intercepted by various creditors or even secretly killed because he can't pay back the money!
There was no way out for him, and he would have to at least triple his existing funds before he could solve this problem.
And how can it be easy to triple your money in two months?
At least.
It is certainly impossible to do it with conventional methods, and only a solution like the one proposed by Link can give him some opportunities.
"How about it, do you want to invest?"
Link looked at his bare wrist, "It's not too early, I'm too lazy to waste our time, if you're really not interested, then I'll change to someone else, anyway, for me, as long as it's a person with two spare money in hand, it meets my requirements." ”
He could see that the middle-aged man was obviously moved, and at this time, he took retreat as advance, but he could better force the middle-aged man to make a choice.
Really.
After hearing Link's words, the middle-aged man gritted his teeth, "I voted." ”
"Choose wisely, trust me, you'll soon be the richest man in the city."
Link smiled, it was finally done, and it was not in vain that he had to spend so much time.
To be honest, if he didn't want to speed up some money-making, he could have lowered the threshold and narrowed the investment amount to a hundred.
This amount of money can be taken out by people from slightly wealthy families, and they don't have much to worry about being cheated, which allows Link to implement his plan faster.
But.
It's too slow to make money like that, and what Link wants is to start with 10,000 yuan!
Only in this way can he gather a billion to build the foundation of the Void Station in the shortest possible time.
"My name is Foster, and I'm the owner of a factory."
After Foster made his attitude clear, he immediately began to discuss the specific details of the investment with Link, "How much investment are you going to make, and how can you guarantee that I will not be cheated?" ”
"I want 100,000 investments, as for how I can guarantee that you won't be scammed......"
Link smiled, "I'm sorry I can't guarantee it, but I can tell you clearly, if I don't really want to cooperate with you, but just want to cheat money, I can use a simpler method, such as ......"
As he spoke, he used Professor X's ability to manipulate Foster directly to make him pick up the wine glass in front of him and drink it down.
After drinking, Foster felt his uncontrolled body, and a look of horror appeared on his face, he didn't expect Link to have the ability of the spirit department!
But.
This made him completely relieved.
After all.
With a great power like Link, who has all kinds of abilities, there is really no need to go to great lengths to deceive him as an ordinary person.