"You mean those foreigners?" Ivan stood up in surprise. His face suddenly stiffened, and he swung his arms hard until the lobster's pincers caught his fingers when he accidentally let go. Albert couldn't help but laugh, went around the oven and helped him free his fingers from the tongs, and nodded with a smile. Ivan took a breath. In his estimation, this wealthy man from a foreign country was worth at least two million. Unexpectedly, he was actually approached by Albert.
He couldn't help but look Albert up and down, and patted him on the shoulder, "Good job. I knew you could do it. Tell me, how did you get in touch with him?"
Albert briefly talked about his perseverance in the past six months, and Ivan looked at Albert again. In the past, he might have said that he couldn't be Albert's teacher, but in his heart he felt that Albert could still be his teacher. There are many things to learn from yourself. But today he discovered that in just a few years, Albert had grown to a level that even surprised him.
With a cup of coffee costing three yuan, a burrito costing one yuan, and a stable work and rest schedule, he spent half a year catching this customer. Not only did he have enough eyesight, but he also had enough patience and thick skin. In Ivan's vision, Albert already has all the elements for success. What he lacks is just one. Now this opportunity has been seized by him, and it is also his own opportunity.
He agreed to Albert's request without any hesitation, "I'm very grateful that you can think of me at this time. You know this is also very important to me. Now tell me what you need to do and what I need to do." What."
The two of them were sitting next to the oven, playing with the seafood that was sizzling on the oven. As Ilian natives, eating seafood did not require a complicated process. They often only needed a fire and a grill. , no condiments or sauces are needed, the seafood just picked up from the sea has a light salty taste, and it is the most perfect cooking method when paired with a strong umami flavor. A senior top chef once said that the more perfect the ingredients, the simpler the cooking method.
"Do you know East Coast Entertainment?" Albert poked the abalone that had begun to shrink with an iron fiber. The abalone twisted violently but was unable to escape from the burning hell. "The boss plans to invest in that company, but he feels that this There is a problem inside, and then assign this task to me. I need to find out whether there are any traps or traps in this company’s financing. Do you have any good ideas, Ivan?”
Ivan pressed the lobster that hurt him hard on the baking sheet with a clamp. Watching the shrimp shell gradually turn red, he raised his head and said slowly: "Albert, if you want to know if there is any problem with these people?" , it’s actually very simple, we just need to invest in it!” With a strong movement of his hand, the clamp cut in between the lobster’s head and body, and the plump meat juice immediately splashed out and poured on the charcoal, creating a trace of green smoke. , "We directly invest in the shares, and then we will know if there are any traps."
Albert suddenly realized that this was a good idea, but he quickly hesitated, "But the question is where will the money come from? I have seen the prospectus, and it will cost at least five thousand yuan. The question is It’s just that I don’t have that much.”
"There is always a way for houses, cars, jewelry, and valuables. I will take out three thousand yuan, and you can figure out a way for the rest."
The two no longer thought about money, and separated immediately after discussing the details.
Early the next morning, Albert and Ivan met at the appointed place. He handed the briefcase in his hand to Ivan and patted his hand vigorously. "I thought that five thousand yuan might not be able to find out." No problem, here is twenty-five thousand yuan, which should be enough. "
Ivan was stunned, then asked, "Where did you get so much money? I tell you, opportunities come every day, but if you do something you shouldn't do, no matter how many opportunities you have, you won't be able to achieve it. !”
Albert smiled, patted his butt, and said somewhat casually: "I mortgaged my house to the bank. You know, I know people in this field, so I got the money in only ten minutes. , although a little less.”
Ivan didn't speak. He patted Albert on the shoulder, turned around and got into a car on the side of the road. When the car started, he said to Albert through the window: "Don't worry, I won't let him." You are disappointed!”
Soon Ivan and one of his friends came to the lobby of East Coast Entertainment Company. For today's scene, he specially rented a high-end suit and a luxury car. The day's rent cost sixty yuan. , if it were not for Albert and his own future, he would not have the courage to do such a luxurious thing. Miss Lilith, who was in charge of the reception on the first floor, ushered them into the second floor. Soon Ivan met the bearded Eric whom Albert called. The same words and tone did not change at all, but this time there was something different. It was Ivan who made the decision to invest on the spot.
Eric's smiling features became vivid. He stood up, held Ivan's hand and shook it vigorously, "Thank you for your recognition of East Coast Entertainment Company. You will find that this is the most correct thing you have done in your life." One thing." He crossed his fingers, and Lilith, who had already prepared it, brought out another agreement and attached two pens, "If there are no problems, let's sign it!" Rick signed his name on both agreements and then pushed the agreements in front of Ivan.
To be honest, Ivan was very nervous at this time, because as long as he signed this name, it meant that the more than 20,000 yuan in the briefcase would become Eric's property. If the plan failed, or 350,000 yuan. If the husband is unwilling to pay for this, Albert will lose his most important thing, the house! The pen was very light and heavy. It seemed that he felt Ivan's hesitation. Instead of urging him, Eric said that he could think about it again.
Ivan turned his head and looked at Eric with a stiff smile, "I hope it will be as you said, this is my most correct decision!" He picked up the pen and quickly signed his signature on the agreement. name. Eric nodded with satisfaction. He carefully read through the two agreements and handed one to Lilith, telling her to keep it safe, and then gave the other to Ivan.
"Congratulations, you are a partner of the company from now on. You don't need to do anything. Every time a movie is released, you can get a lot of dividends. Of course, I have one thing to ask you...", in Yiwen After making his statement, Eric continued: "This company is the brainchild of me and my two friends. Maybe you have read the newspaper. Our friend broke up with us because of a female cousin. He broke up with us two days ago. He came over and told me that he did not want to see the crystallization of our friendship become a company full of copper odor, and hoped that we could cancel this plan. I agreed." Eric carefully observed the change in the expression on Ivan's face. When he frowned, he immediately added: "I admit that I deceived him. You know, if the company does not catch up with the trend at this stage, it will be abandoned by the trend. I hope you can keep the matter of taking shares a secret in a short time. We can reveal it to the public after we update the playback equipment in the theaters.”
"At that time, it will be useless even if he comes to trouble me, so... can you agree to my small request? Just don't take the initiative to disclose it to the outside world!"
Maybe this was the problem. There was a smile on Ivan's face that made Eric a little confused, but he felt that it should be a smile that represented a good thing. Ivan nodded and stretched out his hand, "The friendship between you and your friend is touching. It's not a big deal like you said. I promise you!"
"Thank you very much for your generosity and understanding. It's a pleasure to work with you, Mr. Ivan. We will hold a thank you party after our theater has updated equipment. Please be there!" Eric breathed a sigh of relief and said kind words to accompany him. He sent Yi Wen off respectfully with a smile. After watching Ivan's luxury car disappear, the expression on his face changed a little. When he returned to the office, he glanced at a dozen agreements in the document basket and kicked the document basket under the table.
This is the seventeenth investor. These people have created an income of nearly 700,000 for his East Coast entertainment company. If there were not two other big customers who expressed their willingness to invest in full but needed time to consider, he would be almost there now. It's time to stop.
This is a financial method he learned from Sherry Street. Yes, in Eric's opinion, this is not a scam. When he takes the money from these people, he will fulfill the promise in the agreement and give them enough shares, but the agreement also states that he will conduct a second round of expansion. No matter how much money each of them took to recruit so many shareholders, only 200,000 was counted, and the other funds exceeding 200,000 belonged to Eric and the other founder. They will invest this money into the company as additional investment, which will immediately dilute the equity of these people. If they are willing to make additional investment, that is definitely a good thing. If they are unwilling, their equity will naturally be reduced.
To put it simply, they played a little trick, using other people's money to compress the equity of these shareholders in order to expand the company's market value, just like these shareholders slapped themselves in the face. Eric and his accomplices succeeded in doubling the market value of the company without spending a penny of their own money, and the equity they took out was still the promised amount or even less. This was their little trick. Once they get to that point and then mortgage the company to the bank, they can leave the city with one or two million in cash and start over somewhere else.
Better days are not far away!
(End of chapter)