Chapter 616 The guest is coming
Read the text message the other party replied to.
Fan Wumian was basically certain that this was probably because he had been jumping around too happily in recent times and had been warned by other wealthy businessmen or institutions that had the ability to become bankers.
The opportunity to short the U.S. housing market, subprime mortgages and related markets has not yet fully emerged. Many people may be patiently waiting for the right time to pick the peaches, and do not want to attract public attention in advance.
Fan Wumian's actions obviously disrupted some people's plans, so it was normal for them to come to him to remind him and align the granularity with each other.
Ordinary small retail investors with little financial strength basically cannot reach this level.
This time, Fan Wumian seized the opportunity to make some big moves. The scale of funds he had was not too large, but when the Paulson Hedge Fund and the WM-Rogers Hedge Fund were included, his strength was already considerable and should not be underestimated.
These two hedge fund companies, headquartered in Wall Street, mainly target the U.S. subprime mortgage market. As early as last year, when he was in contact with John Paulson, the future "short god" of Wall Street, Fan Wumian knew that he was not the only one making plans in the market, but there were many more big sharks hiding underwater who were also bearish on the U.S. housing market and many related financial derivatives.
On the other hand, Fan Wumian himself has recently focused on banks, investment banks and brokerage stocks that are too deeply tied to subprime mortgages. He is preparing to directly short many high-risk stocks, snipe them through short selling and short options, and then try to profit from them.
As for directly shorting the stock index, before the financial tsunami actually arrives, the US stock index is likely to fluctuate violently up and down. The risk is too high, and it is not his primary goal for the time being.
He originally thought that he could just make some noise in Asia, raise more funds, and then earn commissions from the performance, and his goal would not be too big.
Facts have proved that Fan Wumian seemed to have underestimated his influence. Just a few days after he started his activities, he was targeted by certain people. It is no wonder that although he was a little worried, he was also complacent about it.
The difference is probably that before it could only stay on the menu, but now it is barely qualified to sit down and eat at the table.
After calming down and reviewing the whole process, Fan Wumian said to Zuo Ziyan:
"It's a little risky, but not to the point where I need to be on tenterhooks. I'm very curious about who's on the other end of the line. I guess I have to wait until the other party finds Rogers and finishes the conversation before I can really figure out the situation."
Zuo Ziyan reminded again:
"Don't be too careless. Try to be careful next time."
"If their appetite is too big and affects the interests of others, they can really do anything. For example, every time the North American economy has problems, other countries in the world will suffer, and countless people will die, let alone just you."
"Just make a little money, don't make the same mistake again. When doing business in Hong Kong and the mainland, people are still abiding by the rules. Once too much profit is involved, people won't tolerate you."
Extending his hand and making an OK gesture, Fan Wumian replied with a smile:
"I understand. I never overestimate their bottom line. In fact, seeing that he wrote that he was going to find Zowon Rogers and warned me that I'd better agree to his request, I seem to have guessed what he wants."
Zuo Ziyan was slightly stunned, and suddenly she sorted out her thoughts and asked, "Are you referring to the shares of WM-Rogers Hedge Fund?"
"Yes."
Fan Wumian took a deep breath and added:
"Now I own 90% of the company's shares. My actions a few days ago may have upset some people, but they have really put me on the stage and made me famous. I'm afraid hundreds of international media have reported on me, and I've also attracted the attention of some investors."
"If it were me, I would definitely want to buy shares in advance and get a share of the pie if I agree with my investment views. Apart from this, it seems unnecessary for the other party to go to Zowon Rogers specifically."
"It's like this when doing business in the United States. Good businesses are hard to monopolize. Usually, a few strong businessmen come together to control the market share. As soon as the international version of Penguin Weibo achieved some success, venture capital companies couldn't wait to come to us. In one month, we received more than a dozen groups of research institutions, including Bill Gates' family office 'Cascade Investment'."
She was learning how to do business and how to manage a company, but when asked how to solve the problem facing Fan Wumian, Zuo Ziyan couldn't help much. She just asked:
"If someone really forces you to sell your shares to him, what are you going to do?"
Fan Wumian smiled happily and said calmly:
"If you want to force a cow to drink water, you need to have enough strength. Let's take it one step at a time." "If the other party is very powerful, then I can find a big brother for myself. I can continue to make money by relying on the power of my allies. It's nothing more than giving up part of the pie to the outside world."
"But if it's just a small company trying to scare me, don't expect to steal from me so easily. I might as well take the initiative to find some friends and try to get some other benefits in return. For example, I can find some old money in the United States and ask them to help protect the international version of Penguin Weibo. I'm afraid that I can save tens of millions of dollars every year in public relations and litigation costs alone."
"In the United States, having connections and not having connections are two completely different things. That's why those big companies dare to resort to lawsuit blackmail without restraint, and they can easily sink some weak guys into the swamp, such as me and Xiao Ma Ge."
It's just a little money for now.
The influence accumulated in the entertainment industry can be very useful or useless. Sometimes it can even come back to drag down Fan Wumian.
He is in the light while others are in the dark. As a star, just throwing some dirty water on Fan Wumian could ruin his reputation.
If you want to do business well in the United States, finding allies is particularly important.
Even before the international version of Penguin Weibo was founded, he had already prepared himself mentally, thinking that it would be quite good if he could eventually retain more than 30% of the shares.
Now it seems that WM-Rogers Hedge Fund has been targeted first. Although Fan Wumian is reluctant to do so, he also understands the importance of bearing the pain and leading others to share the cake. Otherwise, in the end, the table may be completely overturned. It is always better to earn less than to earn no money at all.
It's not that I'm cowardly, it's just that the business order in the United States is like this, and it's rare to hear of anyone being able to have the most for themselves.
For example, Koch Industries, which is in the oil business, is controlled by the Koch brothers, who control the largest non-listed company in the United States and hold a particularly high share of shares. On the surface, it looks prosperous, but behind the scenes it is built on the basis of pouring money into Washington. They are undisputed representatives of "American old money."
As a yellow man born in Hong Kong, Fan Wumian was not born with the foundation to thrive in Washington. Since he couldn't play together, it would be better for him not to get close to them from the beginning, so as not to be targeted by others because of his jumping around.
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Wait patiently for more than a day.
Fan Wumian had informed Jowon Rogers, John Paulson and the family office in advance and made some contingency plans. He was also busy looking for reliable people who could be called upon to resolve any troubles at any time.
BlackRock executives like the one he met at Apple's press conference last time are considered one of the top "resources" in Fan Wumian's eyes.
Once you are able to cooperate with this world's largest asset management company that controls trillions of dollars, you can basically say it's a sure thing.
Unfortunately, it is equally unreliable to try to get the skin of a tiger. Fan Wumian hopes to maintain the independence of WM-Rogers Hedge Fund instead of working for others and taking away a large amount of profits like the cooperation with Paramount.
So he just made some plans in advance and was not in a hurry to put them into practice.
At around 9 o'clock in the evening of Hong Kong time, Fan Wumian received a message from Zowon Rogers that his guest was about to come for an appointment. The meeting place was arranged in a cafe near Central Park.
It was not until just after 11pm that he received a new message, which read:
——“COO of Quantum Fund!!!”
When he saw the text message, Fan Wumian took a breath of cold air.
Quantum Fund is one of the several fund companies managed by financial tycoon Soros.
With the Quantum Fund, Soros launched several large-scale currency sniping wars in the 20s, most of which were successful, which directly made him a god on Wall Street, but also infamous.
"COO" stands for "Chief Operating Officer", whose position in the company is second only to the CEO. It is no exaggeration to say that he is Soros' right-hand man.
The other party personally went to contact Zowon Rogers, which was enough to prove that the person who targeted Fan Wumian this time was most likely Soros himself. (End of this chapter)