Chapter 185： quid pro quo

Chapter 185 Exchange Conditions

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Rebecca Mark may not know much about the deal inside Jeffrey Jilin's inner circle, but Guo Shouyun can't think of other more suitable candidates for the time being. Of course, for Guo Shouyun, who just wanted to make a breakthrough in Enron, Rebecca Mark was enough.

After explaining to Wendy, Guo Shouyun returned to the study. After a phone call to Molly Bevan in London, I started writing as usual. Although the things at hand have become more and more with the development of the company, most of the creations based on the excellent movies and TV series in mind are also handed over to the people of the 'Kingfisher Group' to ghostwrite, but similar to "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" , "Pirates of the Caribbean" these have been published, and put his writing stamp on the subsequent editions, but must be written by himself.

Of course, compared to the previous speed, it is not bad to be able to write 2000 words a day now. Despite this, Guo Shouyun still does not intend to give up this business that can generate more than 45 million pre-tax profits for himself every month.

Busy until ten thirty in the evening, Guo Shouyun went to bed regularly. Get up on time at six in the morning. He is close to fifty years old in his heart. In addition to his physiology, his psychology and living habits are all uncompromising uncle-levels.

After exercising for half an hour, having eaten Wendy's well-prepared breakfast, and putting on a custom-made high-end suit, Guo Shouyun arrived at Amazon's office on time before nine o'clock in the morning.

Because of an appointment in advance, in Amazon's reception room, he met Jeff Bezos in the same suit.

"Jeff, after seeing you, I suddenly remembered someone!"

After holding Jeff Bezos' hand, Guo Shouyun suddenly laughed.

"Who?"

"Professor Snape in "Harry Potter"! Oh, I almost forgot, it's his actor Alan Rickman!" After looking at Jeff Bezos again, Guo Shouyun smiled Even bigger, "The only difference between the two of you is here!"

Guo Shouyun pointed to his head.

Jeff Bezos touched his bald head with his left hand, and there was a hint of helplessness in his tone, but he was more interested: "When the "Harry Potter" movie you made is released, I must See for yourself."

"Haha, okay. I promise you won't be disappointed!"

"Sit down and talk."

Guo Shouyun nodded, and the two sat down on the sofa next to them.

Jeff Bezos beckoned, and the secretary next to him hurriedly brought over the brewed teapot.

"I know you like to drink tea, this is the Huaxia Dahongpao that I specially prepared, first-class!"

"Really? Then I'll have a good taste!"

With more and more exchanges, the relationship between the two has become more and more warm now. After a brief chat, we got to the point.

"Jeff, what do you think about the differences between the Amazons and the thornbirds compared to you?"

"Bruce, that's exactly what I wanted to ask."

Guo Shouyun nodded, "I believe you have also seen the sales results of Thorn Bird Publishing Company in January this year. The pre-tax profit was 72 million US dollars. Just over half of February, it has already made 43.78 million pre-tax profits. From the current development trend Looking at it, the revenue of Thornbird will definitely exceed 600 million US dollars this year. Therefore, I think the double premium is not high for us. In addition, the continuity of the publishing industry is high, and the long-tail income of a book can be For decades. So $1 billion is a reasonable request no matter how you look at it. As for Amazon…!”

After a pause, Guo Shouyun looked directly at the man opposite, "In 2000, you lost 1.412 billion, and in less than two months this year, you have lost 67 million. Jeff, I am optimistic about Amazon's future, but the future cannot be used as an estimate. The standard of value. Otherwise, the value of Thorn Bird Publishing Company will not be only 1 billion!"

"Bruce, you should be clear. Amazon is losing money because we put all of our revenue into expanding our business. Otherwise, Amazon's positive earnings would never be lower than Thornbird. And we have more cash flow. And, most notably, when we slowed down the expansion this year, the amount of loss decreased by 54.7%! This is the best example of evaluating the value of Amazon.” Jeff Bezos said sternly.

At this time, no matter how good the relationship is, it is impossible for the two to make concessions in their respective interests that are not in line with their own values.

Staring at each other's eyes, the two also understood their own persistence.

"So Amazon is sticking with $3 billion?"

"good!"

Guo Shouyun nodded slightly, and after thinking for a moment, "Jeff, I can agree to your request, but there is one condition?"

"What conditions?"

"Phoenix will serve as Amazon's financial partner! In the future, your asset management business will be handled by Phoenix! Of course, it is up to you to decide what projects to invest in. We are only responsible for providing you with investment directions and risk assessments, and Risk warning at critical moments.”

In the United States, a highly developed financial market, any company will conduct capital operations other than revenue, and Amazon is no exception.

However, compared to those large companies that have been in business for decades and have stable earnings. Due to the huge demand for funds, Amazon, which is growing, is engaged in more short-term bonds and currency funds that are more secure and easy to withdraw.

"Can!"

After thinking about it, Jeff Bezos nodded. Anyway, the autonomy of investment is still in Amazon's financial department, and they will not invest in financial products that are too risky at present. The returns of short-term bonds and money funds are not much different, so it is the same where the money is placed.

At the same time, a smile appeared on Guo Shouyun's face.

Taking down Amazon means getting at least 2 billion more funds under management every year. Even if the subscription and redemption costs are not high, it is also an income of over 10 million yuan. Most importantly, a branding effect that Amazon brings to Phoenix. Taking this as a breakthrough, many of Amazon's affiliated traders have become objects that can be fought for one by one.

In addition, after the successful cooperation with Amazon, PayPal will be successfully embedded in Amazon's financial system. PayPal, which is constantly drawing nourishment from this increasingly large group, will experience explosive growth in the accumulation of funds and income.

These invisible profits far outweigh the precarious harvest at this time.

"Looks like we have reached an agreement!" Guo Shouyun said with a smile.

Jeff Bezos nodded.

"By the way, Jeff, are you interested in investing some money in my Thunder Private Equity Fund?"

"Thunder Fund? Is that your fund that is shorting Enron?"

"Good! But we're not just shorting Enron. We've invested $500 million in gold futures now!"

"$500 million?" Jeff Bezos was also surprised by Guo Shouyun's generosity.

"How many times the leverage?"

"10 times!"

Gold futures in New York are now trading 100 ounces a lot, and the current price of gold is $264 an ounce. Guo Shouyun's 500 million principal and 10 times leverage means holding 189,400 gold futures contracts.

"Where's the security deposit?"

"65 million! Can afford to lose 130 basis points! In fact, my margin has not lost at all so far. And gold futures are up $2.17."

"130 basis points is not an insurance number. Also, aren't you afraid of Enron and Goldman Sachs shorting gold futures?" Jeff Bezos said with a deep gaze.

Guo Shouyun grinned, "When my royalties are paid in February, my security deposit will increase to $96 million, and my risk tolerance will increase by one-third. As for Enron and its allies. Hehe, they are trying to increase their risk tolerance. Enron's stock price, and then play the 'Bo stupid theory' with small and medium investment institutions and investors who don't know the truth, and ignore me for the time being."

Guo Shouyun's investment in gold futures is the proceeds of his second manuscript fee ABS securitization. Even if all is lost, it will not shake his foundation. This obviously does not satisfy the appetites of Enron, Goldman Sachs and Morgan. Therefore, Guo Shouyun boldly guessed that he would be safe for the time being until his financial risk expanded to what Enron thought they thought.

"Bruce, although the U.S. economy is in a downturn, safe-haven assets are sought after. But compared to last year's Nasdaq crisis, the price of gold has stabilized now. You are investing so much in gold futures now, the risk is too high!"

"Jeff, the financial markets of the whole world are now connected. According to chaos theory, a butterfly in the Amazon rainforest **** its wings, and it may cause a storm in Texas. UU Reading "

Looking at Guo Shouyun's inscrutable expression, Jeff Bezos frowned slightly, "You mean South America?"

"In the 1980s, the Latin American economies fell into the predicament of the debt crisis. The economic growth rate in Latin America was only 1.8% in the past two years, which was not only much lower than the world average, but also lower than the African region. The new economy implemented in the 1990s The policy did not improve the financial situation of Latin American countries, but instead caused inflation, imbalances in revenue and expenditure, unemployment and tax decline. The financial crisis in Brazil in 1998 and 1999 is the best example! As the largest economy in South America, Brazil, the strongest country, has fallen, and other countries will not be much better. As long as there is economic turmoil in one of these countries, under the current economic downturn in the United States, it can cause the price of gold to rise. I can also take the opportunity to make money. one."

Although Guo Shouyun revealed his investment logic because of their friendship with each other, he did not disclose the name of Argentina. After all, no matter how good a friend is, you have to keep three points when speaking.

After nodding clearly, "South America's economy is indeed heading for a downturn. But what if your judgment is out of balance...?"

"Jeff, if you want to get high returns, you have to take high risks. I believe you are equally clear about the measure between effort and gain!" Guo Shouyun interrupted.