My Age of Investment

The reason why Xia Jingxing left Abel alone was not to beat him, but to inquire about the progress of the tasks assigned to him.

Upon hearing that the boss was not looking for trouble, Abel instantly felt relieved, and then he answered the boss's questions meticulously.

"Most of the Brahmin families in Boston are happy to see Facebook go public. Of course, a small number of people have expressed dissatisfaction."

"dissatisfied?"

Xia Jingxing was stunned for a moment, then said angrily: "It's not good to go public, what are they dissatisfied about?"

"They feel the return on investment is too low and not as high as it was advertised a few years ago."

Abel carefully looked at the boss's face, and then said angrily: "I also think they are too greedy! In less than four years, the US$3 billion investment they collectively subscribed has grown to US$9.1 billion, more than three billion US dollars before deductions. times the rate of return.

This investment performance can be regarded as excellent no matter which country or company it is placed in.

And as time goes by, the companies in the investment portfolio go public one after another, and the net value of the fund will further increase. "

Xia Jingxing sneered in his heart. This group of hereditary and irreplaceable American powerful families really couldn't satisfy their desires. After he took out the equity of two top Internet companies in China and the United States as a bargaining chip for cooperation, he was still not satisfied, thinking that the return rate was low.

But then again, this is in line with the white people's predatory nature and cultural customs.

"What else did they say?"

Abel hesitated for a moment, then bravely said: "They also want to acquire some equity interests in Vision Capital."

Xia Jingxing's sharp eyes swept across Abel, and he suddenly smiled: "Okay! Very good, then I will make friends with these old friends!"

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A few days later, with the help of Abel, a small-scale private reception was held at a manor villa in Long Island, New York.

Dozens of Boston's prestigious blue-blood families sent one or two family members to attend the reception as representatives.

As a landlord, Xia Jingxing spoke briefly.

“Four years ago, in this same manor, I promised all the friends present that Vision Capital would definitely create generous returns for LP.

At that time, Vision Capital had just entered Wall Street and was not well-known. Many friends participated in subscribing to funds issued by Vision Capital out of their trust in me.

I have called everyone to this party today to announce good news to you.

Investment banks, law firms, and accounting firms have officially entered Facebook in batches a few months ago, and are currently working intensively on Facebook's IPO prospectus.

At the earliest, everyone can see Facebook’s prospectus next month.

As one of Facebook's largest institutional investment shareholders, Vision Capital will receive an epic IPO.

This is not only a victory for Envision Capital, but also a victory for all of us. "

Watching Xia Jingxing raise the champagne, the guests present also raised their glasses to pay tribute to him, and now the atmosphere was full of joy.

In this happy atmosphere, several old men and women stood in the corner and talked in low voices.

"Mrs. Cree, do you think Darren will agree to our request?"

The old lady surrounded by a group of old men had fluffy curly hair and an elegant temperament. She was holding a glass of red wine and glanced sideways at Xia Jingxing, who was surrounded by a large group of people and was busy socializing, and said, "Darren is a great person who is willing to share. Young man, you shouldn’t refuse our kindness.”

"and……"

The old lady raised her head and took a sip of red wine before saying calmly: "There is an old saying in China that peace is the most precious thing."

Several old men chewed over the old lady's words, and then nodded, feeling that they made sense.

The old lady's husband, John Forbes Cree, is a well-known China-knowledge sect and is well versed in the ways of dealing with the Chinese.

The old lady’s family also has a lot of business in China and is more familiar with China and Chinese people than they are.

After Xia Jingxing finished dealing with the guests in front of him, he noticed from the corner of his eye a few old men and women chatting not far away. He walked over with a smile on his face. After greeting a few people, his eyes fell on Old Mrs. Kerry. On the body.

"Mrs. Kerry, long time no see, you are still so young and elegant."

"Thank you! Darren, you are as handsome as ever! I remember the last time I saw you, you had just entered Wall Street, and Vision Capital was just a small and medium-sized hedge fund. Now you have become famous on Wall Street, and Vision Capital has developed into the world's largest There are several hedge funds, and in two years, Bridgewater Associates may be outclassed by you."

Xia Jingxing flattered the old lady with a smile, but he was extremely wary in his heart.

According to Abel's feedback, the person who took the lead in wanting to invest in Vision Capital was the elegantly dressed old lady in front of him.

The old lady’s full name is Theresa Heinz Kerry, and she is the widow of former Elephant Party Senator John Heinz III of Pennsylvania.

John Heinz III is also the fourth generation heir to Heinz Foods, a century-old American company.

After her ex-husband died, the old lady took the rich inheritance left by her ex-husband to marry John Forbes Kerry, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, who is now the dominant American political arena. At the same time, she changed her surname to Kerry, from Mrs. Heinz to Mrs. Kerry. However, The name still retains the prominent and wealthy surname Heinz.

Because this surname means a lot of wealth.

Kerry is not an authentic blue-blood aristocrat. His father's lineage is German-Jewish, and his mother comes from the prominent Forbes family.

The Forbes family sold opium in the Shanghai Concession in the early years. Kerry's maternal grandfather was born in Shanghai. After Kerry succeeded Xiba as the Minister of State, some domestic media shamelessly referred to him as the "grandson of Magic City."

Kerry does have two tricks up his sleeve, and he can be called a tumbler in American politics. Several successive leaders have placed their trust in him.

In addition to being successful in politics, Kerry and his second wife are also very successful in the business world. They are known as the richest senators and do a lot of business.

His well-known deeds, in addition to coming to China to invest in hydropower stations in Snowy Province, arousing public opinion in the United States, are that just after he became Secretary of State, Buffett and consumer PE giant 3G Capital immediately spent 28 billion US dollars to acquire part of the shares held by the Kerrys. The Heinz food has caught people's imagination.

The family is very powerful and very courageous.

Thinking of this series of things, it is not difficult to understand the appetite of his family.

After Mrs. Kerry and Xia Jingxing exchanged compliments, she suddenly said, "Darren, we hope to establish closer cooperation with Yuanjing."

Xia Jingxing looked at the old lady, smiled and said, "I don't understand what you mean."

"Then let me put it bluntly, our family foundation hopes to invest in Vision Capital."

Old Mrs. Kerry looked straight at Xia Jingxing, carefully observing the expression on his face, not missing every detail.

Although Envision Capital's hedge funds are good, they are far less attractive than Envision Capital's equity.

Mrs. Kerry has already inquired about it. The annual profitability of Vision Capital is astonishing. It is definitely the highest quality asset and is worth investing and holding for the long term.

"Mrs. Kerry, are you sure you want to invest in Vision Capital?"

The old lady nodded silently, and everyone around her also remained silent, wanting to see how Xia Jingxing would answer.

"First of all, let me state that Envision Capital will not seek to go public like Blackstone and KKR."

Mrs. Kerry frowned and asked in confusion: "Why not go public? As far as I know, Vision Capital has very good profitability. If the assets are securitized, it may be possible to create an IPO worth hundreds of billions of dollars. "

Xia Jingxing spread his hands and said, "As you said, Vision Capital has excellent profitability, why should it be listed?"

“You can earn more by going public!”

Xia Jingxing smiled, "Other companies go public to raise funds for development. If Vision Capital does the same, I believe that friends present will definitely have objections.

The development of Envision Capital has reached a bottleneck. Since last year, we have been actively reducing the scale of asset management.

Sometimes it is not a good thing to have too large an asset management scale. Not only does it lose flexibility, it can also easily reduce the rate of return and dilute the rights and interests of existing LPs. "

Old Mrs. Kerry hit a snag with Xia Jingxing and said angrily: "Darren, given your ability, are you still worried that managing too much money will lead to a mediocre fund return rate?"

"Mrs. Kerry, I am not a real investment god. I am just an ordinary investor who advocates value investing. I have been lucky and made a little money in recent years. If you think that I can surpass Buffett and Soros now, then That could not be more wrong.”

"But……"

Seeing that Old Mrs. Kerry seemed to be messing around, Xia Jingxing's face instantly turned cold and he said, "Mrs. Kerry, I declare once again that Vision Capital now serves the entire upper class of Boston, as well as well-known entrepreneurs such as Gates. No, Serve one family at a time.

I respect Mr. Kerry very much. He is an excellent politician and very good at uniting friends.

And Mrs. Kerry, as his good wife, you should help him go further.

Don’t mention things like going public and expanding the scale of asset management. It can easily arouse resistance from existing LPs. "

Xia Jingxing looked around and then said, "I just talked with several guests. They are no richer than the Kerry family, and they do not support Envision Capital's expansion of asset management scale in the short term."

Following Xia Jingxing's line of sight, Old Mrs. Kerry looked around and found that many people were focusing on her.

Seeing this, she knew that the stock investment plan was probably shady. Most other families were indeed not as rich as hers, so they would never agree with her decision.

It would be good if Envision Capital maintained the status quo, and everyone would make money.

Anyone who undermines the group interests of vested interests will cause public outrage.

The Kerry family is just a fake blue-blood aristocracy. Because her husband Kerry ran for the general position and made good progress in the political arena, he was reluctantly accepted by the blue-blood aristocratic family.

If she arouses hostility from other families, it will definitely affect her husband's political future.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Kerry fell silent and smiled reluctantly at Xia Jingxing, "Darren, maybe you are right, you really can't be too anxious."

Xia Jingxing smiled slightly. After dealing with this group of people for so long, he had already figured out the nature of this group of people. He must be tough when it is time to be tough, otherwise he will only be regarded as weak and can be bullied.

However, he did not break up with the Kerry family. After all, their mainstay was in the spotlight, so there was no harm in giving in.

The country's move to let him take a stake in the Xueyu Hydropower Station made the few monks who went to the United States jump to their feet.

The old men around were all dumbfounded. Mrs. Kerry, who had just vowed to persuade Xia Jingxing, was killed in one round.

Bullshit, peace is the most important thing!

They had just seen Xia Jingxing and almost fell out.

At this time, they finally remembered that this person seemed to be a famous thorn in the world, especially aggressive!

They weighed it in their minds and decided to give up the unrealistic idea for the time being.

To be honest, Vision Capital is working for them now. If they still care about their salary... what reason does Vision Capital have to work for them again?

Of course, the so-called salary is still very greedy, and the 40% excess income share is almost reaching the ceiling of Wall Street.

After easily neutralizing the offensive attack by Mrs. Cree and several of her allies, Xia Jingxing apologized and walked away towards the others.

After watching Xia Jingxing leave, Old Mrs. Kerry finally came to her senses. Did she act too weak?

She glanced at her companions unwillingly and found that several of them were happily talking about a certain senator's sniffing. They didn't seem to take Xia Jingxing's rejection to heart at all. She couldn't help but frown. She vaguely felt that she It seemed like he was being taken advantage of by a few old guys who were pretending to be crazy and acting stupid.

These old guys pushed her out to test Xia Jingxing's attitude, but they sat back and watched quietly.

She made Xia Jingxing unhappy, but others didn't.

If Vision Capital launches any new funds in the future, the Kerry family may fall behind others in subscribing, or even reduce their subscription share.

Even if she is dissatisfied with this, it is not easy to lift the table because she cannot affect other people's money.

Xia Jingxing is now everyone's God of Wealth. The attitude of one or two families cannot affect his development in the United States unless all families work together to force him to marry.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Kerry, who was still a little unwilling, completely understood the situation, and her idea of ​​investing in Vision Capital instantly faded away.

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After the friendship with the blue-blood family ended, Xia Jingxing stayed in New York for a few more days, holding several video conferences with senior executives from all over the world, including Liu Hai, Jiang Ping, Zhao Peng, Yabo, Li Yaozu, Ye Shuhui, etc., and formulated a plan. A series of development plans for 2010.

It is worth mentioning that Li Yaozu, who has stayed in London for a long time, smelled the smell of blood again.

“In November last year, the Greek Finance Minister announced that the country’s fiscal deficit in 2009 would be 13.7% of GDP, instead of the 6% originally predicted. Then there was panic in the market, and the price of Greek government debt CDS rose sharply..."

On the huge screen hanging on the wall, Li Yaozu introduced Xia Jingxing to the tragic economic situation in Greece with excitement.

After hearing this, Liu Hai's eyes lit up, "You said that Greece's public debt accounts for 113% of its GDP? In other words, all Greeks would have to go without food and water for more than a year to pay off all the debt?"

"Yes, I heard that the Greek Finance Minister, who only came to power last year, is now crying with snot and tears to the finance ministers of EU countries, hoping that the rich brothers like France and Germany will help their poor brother Greece."

Li Yaozu gloated: "Affected by this, the price of CDS has skyrocketed recently regarding the Greek sovereign debt default. I heard that Goldman Sachs has signed CDS contracts with many banks in Europe. With this, Goldman Sachs is going to make a lot of money again!

Does it feel familiar? Greece is now an enlarged version of Lehman Brothers. "

Xia Jingxing remained silent as he carefully thought about and recalled the Greek debt crisis.

If nothing else goes wrong, the euro and the European Union will be in big trouble this time, and they will be caught in the "European swine fever" that will cause endless troubles.

The four countries most severely affected by the plague were nicknamed the "Four European Pig Countries".

Thinking of this, Xia Jingxing felt a little hot in his heart. Do you want to follow him and kill the pig?

Just when Xia Jingxing had the idea of ​​killing the pig, he heard Li Yaozu say: "I think we can't miss this opportunity. Greece's debt crisis is very serious. Borrowing new money to repay old money does not rule out the possibility of debt fraud.

I have checked the information and found that Goldman Sachs was responsible for Greece's entry into the Eurozone. It is difficult to say that this was not a Trojan horse deliberately inserted into the Euro.

The United States and the United States have been tossing the euro and the European Union not once or twice. Goldman Sachs may have received some secret mission.

Thinking again of the large CDS contract purchased by Goldman Sachs, it’s terrifying to think about it! "

Abel clapped his hands and applauded: "The analysis is good. The bosses in the government must have ordered Goldman Sachs to do this in order to dismantle the EU in bulk.

Even if the EU cannot be broken up, it is still good to weaken their strength so that they will be honest and obedient. "

A group of conspiracy theorists have already guessed the truth almost by talking to each other.

Xia Jingxing didn't interrupt and quietly became a listener.

The few people had a heated discussion for a few minutes before finally noticing that the boss had not spoken yet, and a group of people quickly turned their attention to Xia Jingxing.

"You have to understand that shorting Europe this time may offend people even more than the last time!"

Everyone thought carefully and nodded one after another.

Xia Jingxing continued: “The last time we shorted Europe, all banks suffered serious losses, and shorting is market behavior.

If we attack the euro this time, we will become an accomplice. "

After hearing this, everyone suddenly became more awake and not as fanatical as before.

Xia Jingxing smiled slightly, "Of course, what I mean is that we don't want to be the vanguard for others and become thugs, but we still need to help.

Put America first, this is the greatest political correctness! "