During the time he returned home, in addition to practicing boxing and contacting disguise techniques, he was also juggling the affairs of the investment company.

He had already made contact with the Waltons, and it was Rob who answered the phone, who thought Alex was joking. It soon dawned on Rob that this was not a joke, but true. The homeless man they met on the way was really Alex, who had escaped after being kidnapped.

In the past few days, newspapers, television stations, radio and other media have been reporting on this matter.

Alex was kidnapped and disappeared, and after being held by the kidnappers for a month and a half, he escaped from the trunk of the car while the kidnappers were moving to another location. Fearing that the kidnappers would follow him and track him down, Alex walked home alone.

In response to questions from the police and the FBI, Alex did not hide his encounter with Walton's family.

When the Waltons saw the news in the newspaper, they didn't think that the homeless man was Alex, and they didn't believe it until they received the call.

"What a coincidence!" Sam sighed.

He always thought that Alex was not simple, but when he didn't expect it to be that simple, it was a little unbelievable.

The happiest of all belonged to their daughter, Alice, who, when she heard the news, jumped with joy and shouted, "I said it a long time ago, he is Alex." He's Alex anyway! Gee, why didn't I get his autograph! ”

"There will be, you will have a signature! Next time you ask him if he's okay! Helen comforted her daughter.

Alice glared at her brother Jim and said ostentatiously, "Oh ha! Who is the fool now? Who is a fool! Didn't you say he couldn't be Alex? And laughed at me for being a fool. Now you should be dumbfounded. I told him not to sign for you, huh! ”

After Jim heard this, he was silent for a while, and suddenly Taotao cried: "Mom, my sister bullied me!" She bullied me! ”

Rob and John laughed when they heard this, and their parents didn't want to get involved in the children's quarrels. After John finished laughing, he hurried to find the collection of Harry Potter comic books, and he said that he wanted Alex to sign them.

Alex's purpose in calling was to come to New York to meet the Walton family, and as for what to meet, he also revealed a little bit on the phone. He said to Sam, "I want to join your business. I wonder how much investment you can accept? Is it a million or ten million? ”

Sam was frightened by Alex's extravagant extravagance. He was stunned for a moment before he said, "Do you want to buy all of our stores?" ”

After hearing this, Alex smiled: "No, no, no, no, it's not to buy it." It's about investing. I want to be your partner. I'm optimistic about your business. Aren't you borrowing money to open a store now? Now here's your chance. I can provide you with funds here, as long as you give me the appropriate shares. ”

Sam thought and thought, hesitated for a long time and didn't speak. Later, Alex said on the phone: "Investment needs to be carefully considered. I can't say it clearly on the phone. Well, I'll invite your family to New York, and I'll cover the cost. ”

When the children standing next to the phone heard this, they all jumped up excitedly and shouted, "Yay! We're going to New York! ”

"Wow! Alex invites us to New York! Well, it's not a dream! ”

"Oh my God, my God, my God! Alex wants to see us! ”

"No, I have to tell my friends the good news, and make them jealous and jealous! Hahaha! ”

"Signature, I've got to get his signature!"

Sam and Helen glanced at each other, knowing that it was too late to say no, and that they wanted to meet Alex too. At the beginning, he made a deep impression on the Waltons, and it was a topic of conversation at their dinner table for a long time.

"What a shame! We'll meet you in New York. Sam finally replied.

The Waltons were already familiar with family trips, so they didn't have a lot of things to prepare this time, and soon drove their RV to New York.

When they arrived in New York, they called Alex, and soon a black man came to pick him up. This man was arranged by Alex and Chuck, and under the guidance of this black man, they came to the Empire State Building hotel to stay. Alex was waiting there.

"Welcome to New York, welcome!"

When Alex saw Walton's family, he hurriedly walked up, and behind him were several bodyguards. For the sake of safety, he always brings enough bodyguards when he goes out, and in addition to these few, there are more than a dozen people hiding in the crowd in civilian clothes.

After settling into the house, Alex took the Waltons to visit famous locations in New York, such as the Empire State Building, New York Times Square, Central Park, and so on.

Sam was very touched by Alex's risky hospitality, knowing that the kidnapping case had not yet passed. Alex actually took them around like this, which was even more dangerous than walking a tightrope.

As for Alex, he wished that a mysterious person would send another kidnapper, and he had now trained his dark energy to perfection, even if the crazy old man himself could not take him down. Not to mention that with so many bodyguards to protect him, if he was still afraid of them, it would be like an eggless eunuch.

"Alex, why don't we go back early!"

Sam still feels uneasy about going on like this, so he proposes to return to the Empire State Building early. He also wanted to talk to Alex about the investment sooner, and as for the children not wanting to end the game so soon, it was not in his consideration.

"As you wish!" Alex didn't insist on continuing the game, and he gestured back to the bodyguards.

Originally, he wanted people from investment companies to contact Sam and talk about investment. However, through the information gathered, it is understood that Sam is a very conservative person, and he would rather borrow money to open a store than accept investment from others.

For Sam, opening a store is definitely able to make money, as for earning more and earning less. It depends on how much money he can borrow to open the store. As for letting other people invest, he would not even be killed. In fact, it wasn't until the mid-sixties that he slowly changed.

Sam is frugal and invests almost all of his money in his business. Not only does he get his children to put their pocket money into the store, but he also has his relatives join in, but he is extremely wary of strangers.

In order to dispel Sam's concerns, Alex decided to go out in person and use his enthusiasm to convince the other party. He didn't just want to invest hundreds of thousands. He wants to invest millions of dollars. You know, the Walton family only relied on opening a supermarket. is able to create billionaires, which is not a small amount of money, but a big gold mine.

By the 70s and 80s, Sam's own fortune had been the richest man in the world. At that time, his stake was only about 10%. Most of the other shares are in the hands of wives, children and relatives. Until the personal computer flourished. Then Gates made his fortune by selling software. to pull Sam down from the throne.

This meeting was attended only by Helen, Sam and Alex, and the rest of the people were only in charge of taking minutes on the side. The Waltons' children were also not qualified to attend the meeting, and Sam was afraid that he would be influenced by the children to make a wrong judgment.

Sam as an experienced businessman. Instead of taking a defensive stance, he was aggressive in attack. He spoke first, "Alex, thank you for inviting our family to New York. As for what you mentioned on the phone, you said that you want to invest in our family's store...... I would like to understand this question first, how much stake do you want to have? ”

After he finished speaking, his eyes were fixed on Alex, as if he wanted to see through the other man's brain. His wife, Helen, sat silently next to her, staring at Alex.

After hearing this, Alex took a sip of coffee without hurrying, and he said slowly: "I know that the Walton Store is your family's business, and it is also your life's work. The last time we met, we also talked about how to do a good store business. In fact, both of us have similar views, and the main place of consumption for people in the future must be super-large stores. Only cheap and good, small profits and quick sales are the way to survive in department stores. ”

Sam nodded his head in agreement.

Alex looked up and continued, "At the same time, I also understand that you are in a hurry to expand the size and number of stores, but you are short of money. Now it's not just you who see this trend, but others who see it as well. In the town of St. Robert, Missouri, for example, there are already large stores that people call home centers. Also in Berryville and Bentonville, Arkansas, there are similar stores. You must know all about these stores. ”

Sam nodded yes, and he said in disbelief: "The turnover of these stores has reached unheard-of levels, and each store has an annual sales of more than $2 million. It's simply incredible, unimaginable. ”

"Then your big store is still in the pipeline, and at your current pace of development, without the support of external funds, you think it will take too many teenagers to realize your plans. You must know that the shopping mall is like a battlefield, once the opportunity is missed, then your opportunity will also be lost in the blink of an eye. ”

Sam was silent, and he said after a while, "I've thought about this question too, I just want to know how many shares you want?" ”

Alex knew that the time was ripe for Sam's psychological defense, and he hurriedly said: "40% of the shares, of course, if I can, I hope to be able to account for 49%. I know that you are worried that I will interfere in your business after I become a major shareholder, and I can promise that I will never interfere with the affairs of the store by passing you off, and even if I want to change something, I will discuss with you first and obtain your consent before doing it. After all, I'm just investing, and it's up to you to decide and execute. ”

After hearing this, Sam's mind began to move, and he considered the pros and cons of accepting the investment. Alex didn't rush either, and kept waiting.

It took about ten minutes or so for Sam to ask, "How much would you be willing to spend if you were given a 49% stake?" ”

Alex didn't answer the question, asking rhetorically, "How much do you think 49% of the shares are worth?" ”

Sam did some mental calculations, added some benefits and the like, and slowly said a number: "$15 million!" ”

Helen, who was on the side, didn't expect Sam to offer such a high amount, $15 million! That's not a small amount. Such a high price is enough to open many large stores, and if someone comes up with that much money to open a store to compete with them, it will definitely crush the Walton family's store.

This figure was an astronomical amount for the Walton family at this time, and the combined number of stores owned by the family was only just two million dollars. Sam estimates that they will have to wait eight years to make $15 million if they want to make that much money.

With his original idea, no matter how much money others invested, he would not accept the investment. 49% of the shares are already considered the largest shareholder, in other words, their Walton family is equivalent to working for Alex to make money.

But if there is so much money now. His plan could have been implemented many years earlier. The advantage is also greater. Making money is like a snowball, when someone else rolls over, you roll another snowball, and the effect will be much worse.

Only to get ahead of the curve. Roll your own snowball one step ahead of others. Let other people eat dust behind their butts. Then this snowball of your own will roll bigger and bigger.

Sam also knew that the price he offered was too outrageous and too high, and he was worried that Alex would not accept it. But let him lower the price. Then he himself will be uncomfortable, and it will be his turn to be unwilling to accept it.

Under Sam's nervous gaze, Alex spoke: "Okay, $15 million for 49% of the shares." My only requirement is that I must be consulted in advance for any financing. If I can afford the financing, then I have to be the first to receive my financing. ”

Sam knew that Alex was worried that when he launched financing in the future, Alex's shares would be diluted, so the $15 million would be equivalent to making a wedding dress. Sam felt that this condition was reasonable, and he agreed.

"Thank God!" At this time, Helen covered her chest with her hands and spoke.

That night, when they told the children the news, the room burst into deafening exclamations.

"What? Are you telling the truth? $15 million? ”

"Oh my God, $15 million! I've never seen that much money! ”

"So we're multi-millionaires now?"

"Wow, Alex is so big, he invested tens of millions of dollars at once. Is he really only 16 years old? ”

"Haluha, sister, why don't you marry Alex. He is young and golden, and he is handsome, if you marry him, you don't have to worry about it in your life. ”

"Fuck off! Alex is also what you can call? You're going to shout Brother Alex! ”

Walton's store is worth a total of two million, but for them, it is something that can be seen or used, and Sam advocates frugality at home, and the pocket money that can reach the children is pitiful. Even that little money was scraped by Sam to invest in the store, and the Walton children were used to being poor, and they were suddenly excited by Alex's $15 million.

In their opinion, Alex is a peer, even if he is a singer, writer, movie star, etc., there should be no way to come up with so much money to invest at once. But the truth shattered this idea, and they never dreamed that anyone in their age group could have so much money.

Listening to his parents, Alex made a decision to invest tens of millions of dollars, as simple as deciding what to eat for breakfast.

This is something they never dreamed of! Alex suddenly became the target of envy and hatred of the Walton children, and also became the direction of their struggle.

For Alex, his investment is worth it, knowing that the Walton family started from scratch in the sixties and seventies, and climbed to the top of society step by step. The top floor here may not have really reached the top of the pyramid, but in the eyes of ordinary people, Walton is the richest family!

Now Alex invests in them, which is equivalent to investing in the richest man, tying the Walton family to his chariot and increasing his own strength. (To be continued......)

PS: At the end of the month, the tickets are doubled, don't waste it, support the house cat!