My Age of Investment

"Guys, work harder and work harder in the last month. The yacht party is waving to you, and the beauties in swimsuits are blowing kisses to you..."

In the open office area of ​​45 Wall Street Building, hundreds of employees all stood up and stared intently at the ED boss, William Liu, who was standing on a chair with a big loudspeaker and spitting about pre-war mobilization. .

Looking at the longing eyes in the audience, Liu Hai was also filled with excitement and pride.

He said loudly: “One million, ten million, one hundred million US dollars or more bonuses are right in front of us, and whoever has the ability can take it.

The company is now among the top ten hedge funds in the world, but this is just the beginning. Our ultimate goal is to pull Bridgewater off its throne and replace it, becoming a new legend on Wall Street.

And you will, as a part of the company, witness the arrival of this glorious moment with the company! "

Analyst Hou Xiaoqiang listened with excitement in the audience. He joined Vision Capital relatively late, and the bonuses from Lixia No. 1 Fund were not caught up, and the bonuses for shorting subprime debt were not caught up.

This third opportunity should be seized by all means.

Seeing the colleagues around me with huge pockets, buying luxury cars and mansions as easily as buying cabbage, I would be lying if I said I wasn’t envious.

Isn’t it just intense overtime work? Just do it! There are people on Wall Street who have not yet realized that they need to work more than 100 hours a week.

The response from older employees who joined the company earlier was not as enthusiastic as Hou Xiaoqiang's. Many of them are close to, or have reached, the standard of financial freedom.

When I heard about working overtime, I couldn't help but feel tired.

"After this wave of actions is over, the two short-selling foundations will be liquidated in advance, and all bonuses will be distributed in full!"

After hearing this, the employees who were tired just now suddenly felt that they were not tired anymore!

Financial companies rarely pay bonuses all at once. They usually pay them out over several years based on the performance of the fund during its duration.

If the fund's performance changes in the later period, the bonus will be withheld and will not be paid until the performance improves;

If things don't get better, they will lose all the money they made from the previous fund, and they may even ask employees to return part of their bonuses.

First, use performance to bundle bonuses to motivate employees and ensure that employees are fully motivated at every stage of fund operation;

Secondly, keep employees hungry until the fund is liquidated, because employees who are too rich are prone to burnout.

Liu Hai glanced a few times and took in the reactions of all the employees.

The new employees performed well, but the lack of interest of the old employees who participated in the operation of Lixia No. 1 Fund made Liu Hai very dissatisfied.

The two short-selling funds are not over yet, and they still need to continue hunting. They are so bloated that they can no longer walk, and they are still hunting with hammers.

He originally suggested to Xia Jingxing: Even if the two short-selling funds were liquidated, not all bonuses should be paid out.

But Xia Jingxing did not adopt his suggestion.

In Xia Jingxing’s words: A large number of unemployed financial migrant workers are already on their way. Envision Capital’s kindness in taking in a group of them will definitely bring a new atmosphere to the company.

Those who feel they have earned enough money can leave as they please, leaving no one behind.

Liu Hai originally thought it was a pity, but looking at it today, it turns out that after achieving more brilliant success, he really needs to make a big change.

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In the evening, in a manor villa on Long Island, New York, the lights were brightly lit. Guests gathered around in twos and threes holding wine glasses and chatting. Everyone had a smile on their face.

Just a few minutes ago, Darren Xia, a young tycoon on Wall Street, announced two pieces of good news to them.

The first good news is that the money they invested has a return rate of nearly 5 times after deducting excess profit sharing and management fees.

The second good news is that returns are far from stopping growing, and there is still a chance for them to rise again this year.

However, Darren Xia said that he has encountered a little trouble recently, his investment activities have slowed down a bit, and he needs a little help from his major families.

For the sake of US dollars, they are still willing to help with this small favor.

As for whether Darren Xia is American? Empty America? No one cares about these problems.

In their eyes, Darren Xia is undoubtedly a good friend of the American people.

Gates and Xia Jingxing stood side by side, looking at the smiling guests around them, and said: "Darren, thank you very much. The US$500 million that Waterfall Investment invested in you has almost turned into US$2.5 billion.

The charm of finance is so powerful that I don’t even want to sell software. "

Xia Jingxing glanced at Gates and smiled secretly in his heart.

Last time, he and Gates had some unpleasantness because of Android.

As a result, after receiving a fund performance disclosure document and a party invitation, Gates rushed to New York from Seattle and gave him a warm hug as soon as they met, as if the unpleasantness in the past did not exist at all. Same.

"Mr. Gates, you are too polite. Without the $500 million you injected, Vision Capital would not be as brilliant as it is right now."

Gates smiled and then asked: "Is there any need to raise funds recently? I just cashed out another stock from Microsoft and am looking for good investment channels.

After thinking about it, I found that there is no better place in the world than you. "

Xia Jingxing smiled. He did not mean to look down on Gates. It is human nature to chase the rise and kill the fall.

"How about investing in oil pipelines? This company is short of money recently. You know, the dark fiber plan requires a lot of investment."

The smile on Gates' face suddenly stopped. He only now knew how deep the pit in the oil pipeline was.

Balanced revenue in one year, profit in two years, and listing in three years are all just to fool investors.

His financial manager, Larson, told him that in order for the oil pipeline business model to work, at least several billions of dollars, or even tens of billions of dollars, would need to be invested.

Even so, the pipeline may not be profitable.

Waterfall investment has been repeatedly evaluated and verified, and it is confirmed that this investment is a bit bad and not very capital efficient.

Gates looked into Xia Jingxing's eyes and said, "Darren, tell me the truth. Do you think YouTube has a chance of going public independently?"

Xia Jingxing nodded solemnly: "Yes!"

"How much investment will it take?" Gates continued to ask.

Xia Jingxing thought for a while and felt that Gates could not be fooled into thinking he was a fool. He said half-truthfully, "It may require an investment of several billion dollars."

Gates pondered for a moment and then said: "I have always felt that the oil pipeline cannot survive alone."

Xia Jingxing frowned slightly, Microsoft hasn't given up on YouTube yet?

Gates smiled and waved his hand, "You misunderstood, it's not Microsoft acquiring YouTube."

Looking straight at Xia Jingxing, Gates continued: "It's Facebook!"

Xia Jingxing shook his head, "It has already been separated. This is unrealistic, and Facebook's financial situation has only improved now. If it acquires YouTube, it will be a big burden."

"First take Facebook public, then issue additional shares to acquire YouTube."

Gates smiled lightly and said: "During this period, we can jointly inject capital to maintain the oil pipeline, and then exit through mergers and acquisitions."