Chapter 36: Are You an Adult?
"Margaret Howell, Isabella, these two are together......"
Hall looked at the two ladies in front of him, his thoughts flashed quickly, and he responded: "It's been a long time since I've seen Ms. Margaret, and you left a very deep impression on me at the last Fashion Week reception.
I didn't expect you to be friends with Isabella, and I just played her dance partner a few days ago. ”
Saying that, he pretended to be close, and smiled at the latter and raised his eyebrows.
Without waiting for Isabella to speak, Margaret lifted her glasses in surprise: "Oh, I really didn't expect you to be good friends with Miss Isabella, in fact, the customer I mentioned to you before is Miss Isabella, and the costume she is wearing today ......"
Hall said "sure enough", the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, and his smile was unusually cheerful.
"Alright, Margaret, we have to go in, the opera has begun." Isabella interrupted.
Margaery deliberately stopped talking and politely said goodbye to Hall, and the two of them walked to their respective boxes, and couldn't help but glance back before entering the door.
"Sure enough, I guessed right. Margaret learned from Isabella that I was making a lot of money from financial ventures.
So, Isabella knew me before the school fraternity event, and I didn't show anything about it that day.
Why did she pretend she didn't know me? Was it a chance that I met her at a networking event, and was it a chance encounter to meet again today?
…… Forget it, just let Caroline check her out. Hall had a series of questions in his head, and finally made a decision.
£89 million, close to two-thirds of the wealth accumulated by the Hall family over seven generations, and that's a cash sum.
To put it mildly, the money would allow Hall to buy a football club and form two top-tier squads, one for cup games and one for league games.
The head coach let Tyson sit, Brooke Smalls, Madonna, and Adjani formed a cheerleading team, and Hepburn was the captain.
If you're in a good mood, you can ask MJ to take a space walk at halftime.
Yes, that's the purchasing power of £89 million in this day and age!
Therefore, in the face of a person with "unclear intentions", Hall has to be suspicious of everything, even if it turns out to be just self-inflicted.
"Maybe it's time to get a bodyguard."
Hall suppressed his complicated thoughts for the time being, stretched his brows and walked into the box, giving priority to dealing with today's main master.
Theo Dempsey, who looks unremarkable and has a bald head and a well-proportioned figure, looks like an ordinary middle-aged man in England in the workplace like Monte.
But as soon as he spoke, he became a typical Irish brute.
"Even though Bard told me beforehand, I was still surprised, Hall...... Sir, are you an adult? Demsi asked, frowning.
Hall smiled awkwardly and said vaguely, "There's really no way to prove it, my driver's license is in the car." ”
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to target you, it's just about my future career. I'm having a great time working at Rothschild at the moment, and if Bard wasn't my buddy, I wouldn't be here today. Demsi said, his expression unabashedly full of hesitation.
Hall glanced around, a two-seater sofa, two wooden chairs: "Understandable, so can we talk now?" ”
"Please be seated, I like to enjoy opera very much after work, so I have booked this box for a long time. The box area here is too small compared to the box at the Broadway theater in the United States, and the chairs have just been moved in. Demsi grumbled against the couch.
Bard answered, "You guy, if it weren't for your professional ability, I would never recommend you to Mr. Hall." ”
Demsi proudly hooked the corners of his mouth and took out three delicate telescopes: "If my professional ability is not outstanding enough, I would have starved to death, come on, let's talk while we watch."
Before I begin, I want to make sure again, Mr. Hall, you are the manager of AEC Capital, right?
I want to talk to real managers, because it's about investment philosophy. ”
Hall lost hope in this interview and calmly replied: "That's right, I am the sole funder of AEC, and I am also the real manager. ”
The box is on the second floor of the theater, a little away from the stage, and the aristocratic lords of the Middle Ages will prepare a pair of binoculars to watch the opera.
With the improvement of the level of architectural technology, the theater has been renovated repeatedly, and the distance between the box and the stage can be seen with the naked eye.
Hall played with the telescope and constantly responded to the question: ...... Yes, in the short term, external investment is not considered...... No, whether AEC does equity investment or not that's something I need to consider......"
The two sides exchanged ideas for a long time until the intermission of the performance on stage.
Dempsey put down the telescope that he had been holding up in front of him, and commented in disappointment: "Mr. Hall, with all due respect, after listening to your description, I think that AEC is not a company, but a toy of an aristocratic child.
It does not have a clear development plan, and it does not accept outside investment...... Oh, a fund company that does not raise funds externally...... I don't think you have a deep enough understanding of the venture capital industry, first of all, you need to know that fund companies need to invest money continuously if they want to play well. ”
Hall breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and after a few seconds of silence, he spoke, "I'm sorry, I want to say something in French." ”
"Please figure out who you are, I didn't listen to you. First of all, as you said, I'm a noble kid, and I don't have to know everything. Secondly, I am rich, very rich. ”
“…… Uh, Mr. Hall, I think ...... "Bard wants to play the round.
Hall got up: "Actually, there's a box bigger than a Broadway theater, and I can lend it to you if you need it." ”
"Mr. Hall, Mr. Hall." Bard chased after him.
Hall stopped and buttoned up his suit: "Listen, I don't know what the recruitment needs that Caroline provided you with before, now my first request is to be able to communicate like a normal human."
Do you also think of me as a little brat, thinking that you can make my money by finding any kind of product? ”
Bard couldn't argue with that, and he swore he wasn't fooling his client.
But the little boss in front of him, who looks too young, is really hard not to be despised and neglected......
Hall also knew that this matter was an objective factor, so he vented his anger a little and sent Bud away.
"What's going on? You've just lost your temper. ”
At the sink outside the bathroom, Isabella asked as she straightened her hair.
Hall wiped his hands clean and chuckled, "Pay so much attention to me? ”
"Ms. Margaret's business is in trouble and she has been looking for investment everywhere lately. She heard that you made a lot of money, and that you had just shown that we were very close, and she asked me for help. Isabella explained.
Hall looked at the figure in the mirror, "So you created this chance encounter?" Why does she think I'm going to invest in her? ”
"Hah, what kind of encounter? I just happened to see you reprimanding your subordinates and following you to the bathroom. She probably thinks that you are young, better than those professional investment institutions...... Be impressed. Isabella said euphemistically.
"Impressed?" Hall scoffed and pulled out a business card: "If she needs to invest, make this call." ”