Chapter 80: The Bustling City of New York
The ship drifted at sea for more than half a month and arrived in San Francisco on August 15.
San Francisco has quite a few Chinese populations, and there is a large Chinatown.
However, the Chinese were not wealthy in those years, and the Chinatown also looked a little dilapidated, so Qin Di had no interest in shopping.
They rested in San Francisco for two days, then boarded a train and traveled for three days to see the vast wilderness and endless forests before arriving in New York City.
New York is the most prosperous capital city in the United States, both the financial center of the entire country and the city of sin.
When Zhang Naijing was studying in the United States, he studied at Harvard University, which was located in Boston, not too far from New York.
This time, he felt that he was the landlord, so he took the initiative to lead the way for everyone.
Yan Xue was here for the first time, and she felt very curious when she looked at the high-rise buildings, gorgeous churches, busy streets, and pedestrians in suits and leather shoes.
When Qin Di was the first, he lived in the United States for more than 20 years and came to New York many times, but it was New York many years later, which was very different from this time.
They found a luxury hotel on Broadway, ate and drank, wandered around, and relaxed for a few days.
Then, Zhang Naijing accompanied Qin Di to Wall Street and took out a large stack of sealed stocks from the safe at Citibank's headquarters.
In addition to these stocks, Qin Di is also in the Citibank Modu branch, with a deposit of three million US dollars, so he is a VIP of Citibank.
Citibank is a comprehensive investment bank with its own broker that can manage money on behalf of its clients, buying and selling stocks, funds, and bonds.
Qin Di then walked into the Citibank VIP room alone and asked to meet with the investment broker.
After waiting for the tea, a middle-aged white man in a gray suit came out and said with a smile: "Good morning, sir! My name is James, what can I do for you?"
Qin Di said: "I want to carry out securities trading, what is the convenient way?"
"Citibank has an independent seat on the New York Stock Exchange, thirty stockbrokers, ready to serve you," James said. You can place an order by phone or telegram and the funds will be deducted directly from your bank account. ”
Qin Di took out half of the shares and said, "I want to sell these stocks in batches before September 3." ”
James couldn't help but be very surprised when he saw the thick stack of stocks, took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I'll check it first, and then I'll help you contact the stockbroker." ”
He looked at the stocks one by one, and the more he looked at them, the more surprised he became: "Sir, the stocks you own, after preliminary estimates, are worth about $26 million, do you really want to sell them in the short term?"
Qin Di said in a deep voice: "From today onwards, sell 10% every day! Before September 3rd, all of them will be sold out, and there will be no one left!"
"Yes! ”
Subsequently, James wrote down the number of each stock, opened a bill, signed the bill, made a steel seal with a "click", and then handed it to Qin Di.
Qin Di came out of Citibank, went to Logone Bank, handed over the other half of the stock to the account manager, and asked the other party to sell it before September 3. He also has a large deposit at the Mogun Bank and can enjoy VIP services.
In this way, he quickly managed to sell the stock, and he didn't have to go to the crowded stock exchange and shout hoarsely.
At 3:30 p.m. on September 3, Qin Di received a call from Citibank.
"Mr. Qin, congratulations! Your shares have all been sold, and your cash account balance is $28.7 million. In addition to this, if you want to trade more securities, we have an experienced broker with the name 'Brian' and the phone number is ......"
After another half an hour, he received a call from Megan Chase: "Congratulations Mr. Qin, we have completed your entrustment, and your deposit balance is $31 million...... David White, our broker, is always at your service......"
Qin Di put down the phone and wrote a check for Zhang Naijing for three million US dollars.
If you calculate carefully, five percent of this asset should be $2.985 million.
Zhang Naijing was so happy that he simply took Qin Ling and his daughter, under the protection of the three bodyguards, parted ways with Qin Di and Yan Xue, and traveled all over the world.
There are also some interesting places in the United States, such as Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon of Colorado, the islands of Florida, the Lost Sea of Tennessee, the Fisherman's Tower in Southern Utah, Rock City in Idaho, the Great Salt Lake, Yellowstone, Sequoia Park, ......
Somehow, some people in the scientific community learned that the Nobel laureate Qin Ling appeared in the United States, so when she traveled to Columbia University, she stayed there for three days and gave two lectures on medical research, which caused quite a stir.
Later, she gave a lecture at Johns Hopkins University and was hired as a visiting professor.
Qin Di and Yan Xue stayed in New York, contacted a lawyer, and applied for a patent for streptomycin.
Then they went to Broadway to the opera, to Central Park and Times Square to hang out, steaks, lobster, burgers, sandwiches, Italian, French, Mexican, and more, everything was tasted.
After a few days, Yan Xue asked, "Sir, why don't we go with the eldest sister?"
Qin Di said: "The stock trading is not over yet, there is a big crash in front of me, I have to finish reading it before leaving." ”
On September 15, after some inquiry, he found the king of speculation on Wall Street and the legendary stock market trader, "Jesse Livermore".
Livermore is 52 years old, of medium build, with thinning hair that is meticulously combed back, with a high nose, deep eyes, and gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, which makes it impossible to associate him with the speculative predators of Wall Street.
Qin Di walked straight into his office and said, "Jesse, how about we make a deal together?"
Livermore was very cold to people, and said, "I like to be alone and never join forces with others. ”
Qin Di said: "I heard that you have mortgaged your mansion and yacht, borrowed 30 million from the bank, and are preparing to do a big job." I can invest 10 million and give it to you to operate, and give you 20% of the profit, how about it?"
Livermore is a little tempted, and for stock market speculators, he never dislikes having a lot of money.
His complexion softened, and he said, "What if you lose money?"
Qin Di smiled: "I believe in your judgment of the stock market. But I can only stay locally for a month and a half, and then I'm going to withdraw my funds. ”
"It's only a month and a half, it's too short!"
"Enough. ”
After some discussion, the two finally signed the agreement.
Qin Di transferred 10 million from Chase Bank to Livermore.
Twenty days passed in the blink of an eye, and Qin Di called Brian, the securities manager of Citibank, to make an appointment to meet.