Chapter 1314 The timing is just right
Fu Song shook his head and said, "Catherine, I bought it for investment, not for speculation. I can't bear to leave my children and can't get involved in the wolf. If I want to make money in the future, the necessary investment in the early stage is essential."
Catherine and Xiao Zhumei looked at each other and said helplessly: "Are you serious?"
Fu Song nodded and said, "Of course! If I can get the long-term lease of this building, I plan to move the headquarters of Metasequoia Investment Company here. In addition, KV and OT companies can also work here."
Metasequoia Investment is Fu Song's holding company in the United States. The reason why he gave this name is because of his bad taste. There is a Sequoia in the United States, so I created a Metasequoia. On the other hand, Metasequoia is a unique species in China.
Metasequoia also has a very domineering English name: metasequoia.
sequoia is sequoia, and meta means "transcendence" in English, metasequoia means surpassing sequoia.
"The ground floor of No. 48 Wall Street was originally the headquarters of Manhattan Bank. I think it can be used as the office location of our bank headquarters in the future."
Xiao Zhumei looked at Catherine in surprise, "Catherine, you..."
Catherine spread her hands and said, "Victoria, Glenn is your man. You should know him better than me. Can't you still see that he has made up his mind?"
I don’t know what happened, but Xiao Zhumei suddenly felt that Catherine was a little weird today. She spoke with a gun and a stick, which was aggressive. Although it was not very obvious, Xiao Zhumei could still hear it.
She couldn't help but frowned, and a trace of suspicion arose from the bottom of her heart, and she lost the intention of persuading Fu Song again, and planned to talk about it after she went home in the evening.
Seeing that Xiao Zhumei had no objection, Fu Song rang the railway while it was hot: "Catherine, what I care most about now is whether I can clear up the remaining leases of this building."
A piece of white paper is easier to paint, otherwise even if you take down the long-term lease right of the Building at 40 Wall Street, its value will be greatly reduced after renovation.
Catherine pondered for a moment, raised her head and said, "It would be easier if you can endure a year or two of your rent losses and be mentally prepared to sue."
Fu Song asked curiously: "What method is used? Don't tell me how to use power, water, and elevator shutdown."
Katherine smiled and said, "Although these methods are not very good, they are very effective, aren't they?"
Fu Song said in surprise: "Aren't you kidding?"
In his inherent impression, it is well known that American tenants are difficult to handle and difficult to deal with, so he can't figure out how Catherine would come up with such a... Well, a bad idea!
Katherine said seriously: "Glenn, this is the only way I can think of. There may be legal risks, but as long as it is done properly, you can get rid of the tenants at most. And I am not talking nonsense, so there is a successful precedent for doing so."
Fu Song suddenly felt energetic and asked quickly: "What precedent?"
Catherine said: "I wonder if you have heard of Donald Trump? He is quite famous in the New York business world, but in my opinion, he can only be regarded as a third-rate businessman. However, his methods of dealing with tenants are worth learning from."
When Fu Song heard the name trump, his expression was quite wonderful. When he heard Catherine say that this guy was a third-rate businessman, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
If I told Catherine that it was this third-rate businessman who had experienced six bankruptcies and would become her president in more than 20 years, I am afraid she would not believe that she would be beaten to death.
Catherine also found Fu Song's expression subtle and asked in confusion: "What's wrong? You may know this guy. If you have heard of his deeds, you will definitely agree with my evaluation of him."
Xiao Zhumei interrupted: "On Wall Street, many people keep their distance from him because he is too self-centered and is especially good at using other people's money to market himself."
Fu Song said in surprise: "Even you know this guy?"
Xiao Zhumei rolled her eyes and said, "This guy has been on TV shows and talked loudly on TV. If such a person is in China, he will definitely be thrown into rotten eggs."
Fu Song felt that Xiao Zhumei's evaluation of trump was quite pertinent, and smiled and said, "This should be a particularly narcissistic guy."
Katherine and Xiao Zhumei nodded with consent, and Xiao Zhumei said: "It's like this, but too much is not enough. If you are too narcissistic, you will become a monkey and be sensational."
Fu Song waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's continue talking about how to drive away the tenant."
Katherine said: "In 1981, Trump bought the old building at 100 Central Park South, Manhattan, and planned to build a luxury apartment. Some of the tenants in the old building "rental control and stability" category refused to move out.
So trump tried his best to fight these tenants, including but not limited to cutting off heating, storing garbage in the elevator, refusing to repair, provoking tenants to expose each other, even advertising to invite homeless people to move in, etc.
Fu Song was dumbfounded. I thought it was ruthless enough to cut off water and electricity. Unexpectedly, this guy trump was even more ruthless than me. Although it was disgusting to take out the garbage, it was only a small witch compared to advertising and inviting homeless people to move in.
"From 1982 to 1986, Trump spent $1 million to sue the tenant, and finally settled out of court. Trump finally compensated $500,000 and drove away the tenant."
Fu Song said in amazement: "Since 1982, 1986, it spans five years, it's too long."
Katherine smiled and said, "Glenn, you don't have to worry. The building in Trump is an apartment, and the building at 40 Wall Street is an office building. Tenants can not care about water, electricity, heating or garbage removal, but the tenants written in the building must not care. Victoria, how much damage will it cause if KV company is cut off from water, electricity?"
Xiao Zhumei smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, if the KV company has no power for one day, it will be impossible to work at all. Of course, we can claim compensation from the rental house, but property losses are secondary. The key is to have a negative impact on the company's image, so we dare not waste it at all."
Fu Song thought it was true. If he was a corporate tenant in an office building, unless he did not plan to do business, the only thing he could do was to change the place as soon as possible.
So he made up his mind: "Okay, that's it!"
Xiao Zhumei said worriedly: "I think it's better not to use these damage tricks. Taking lawsuits costs money and energy, and their reputation is not good."
Catherine disagreed and said, "Victoria, you are too cautious! On Wall Street, the winner is king. As long as you succeed, people will not care about what methods you use. The winner is unreproached.
Of course, your suggestion is also correct. We must be polite first and then soldiers. If we can convince the remaining tenants to move out automatically, why not do it?"
Xiao Zhumei snorted and said, "Since this is your bad idea, I'll leave it to you."
Fu Song praised Xiao Zhumei in his heart, but he didn't expect that this girl would cooperate with him so much. "Catherine, I think you are the most suitable candidate."
Catherine looked at Fu Song, then Xiao Zhumei, and smiled and said, "Of course I have no objection, but I have a condition."
Fu Song smiled and asked, "What conditions? Catherine, we are all old friends, so if you have anything to say, it's okay."
Catherine was just saying this casually, but Fu Song promised so happily that she didn't know what to say for a while. Finally, she said, "I haven't thought about it yet, but I will help you keep an eye on this."
After dinner, the three of them broke up at the restaurant door. Xiao Zhumei and Katherine returned to work in the company, while Fu Song went to talk to Peter Fei.
Peter Fei's company is next to the New York Stock Exchange, only two streets away from No. 40 Wall Street. Fu Song was too lazy to take a car. Surrounded by Chrys and two bodyguards, he walked as a car and walked to his destination.
When he arrived at the door of Peter Fei's company, Peter Fei received a call from Fu Song in advance and was already waiting there.
"Haha, Glenn, long time no see, you are getting more and more energetic!" Peter Fei opened his arms and gave Fu Song a big hug.
Fu Song did not refuse this time. No matter what, Peter was also the godfather of his two children, so he always had to give him some face.
"You are getting younger and younger, not like an old guy in his fifty years old at all!"
Peter Fei seemed to be stepped on his tail and corrected excitedly: "I was born in 1944 and I am only 49 years old this year!"
Fu Song smiled and said, "So you are afraid of getting old too."
Peterfield muttered, "Who isn't afraid? I feel very anxious when I think about me being about to reach the age of 50. Oh my God, I'm actually 50 years old, but I still have a lot of money to make!"
Fu Song laughed: "The money in this world can never be made, we should enjoy the process of making money."
Peter Fei agreed: "For your words, we really should have a drink, but now I only have coffee, how about the evening?"
Fu Song said: "Okay."
While talking, the two entered Peterfi's office, and Fu Song didn't have to say hello and found a place to sit down by himself.
Soon the beautiful female assistant brought the coffee, and then turned around and left consciously.
Peterfi sat down on the sofa beside him and asked, "Have you seen Victoria and the children?"
Fu Song nodded and said, "I came to New York three days ago. Yesterday, my two children said they miss you, which made me crazy jealous!"
Peter laughed proudly: "I am happy to see this happen! This is the best punishment for not fulfilling your father's responsibilities!"
Fu Song smiled bitterly and said, "Peterfei, although I am reluctant, I still have to say thank you sincerely!"
Peter Fei shook his head and said earnestly: "Glenn, this is what I should do. Who made me the godfather of two children? Of course, the godfather can never replace his biological father. I hope you can stay in New York for a while this time and spend your time with your children."
Fu Song nodded and said, "I will. I will stay in the United States for a few months this time, maybe half a year."
"Oh?" Peter Fei said in surprise, "Is there another big move?"
Fu Song smiled and shook his head and said, "I haven't come to the United States for a long time, come here to relax."
Peter Fei didn't believe his lies at all, but he didn't ask, and smiled and said, "The Soviet Union has collapsed and the world is peaceful. I also think there will be no good opportunities in the short term."
In the past few years, there have been many major events and opportunities are indeed rare.
From the end of 1989 to the second half of 1992, Eastern Europe had drastic changes, the collapse of the Japanese and Taiwanese stock markets, the Gulf War, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the British pound crisis, which was really one after another, and it was dazzling.
Every time Peter Fei and Fu Song were involved, they got a share of the pie.
Among them, the biggest profit was Japanese benzene. In two and a half years, they cut tens of billions of dollars in the Japanese benzene stock market, and the income from shorting the property market was nearly 20 billion dollars.
So much so that Peter Fei felt it was incredible. How could so many big things and opportunities to make money come together?
Fu Song touched his chin and said, "Maybe this is just the tranquility before the storm comes."
Peter Fei suddenly became interested and asked, "Why do you say that?"
Fu Song carefully said: "After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Western countries led by the United States need time to digest the corpses and flesh of the Soviet Union, but wolves cannot ignore meat. Once they have finished eating the Soviet Union's meat, then the wolf should look for the next target.
No, maybe while eating the big fat piece of Soviet Union, the wolf pack has begun to turn its attention to the next target."
Peter Fei laughed silently: "Glenn, although your words sound uncomfortable, I have to admit that you are right. For example, I feel unbearable now. But why do I feel that you are not in a hurry at all?"
Fu Song smiled and said, "You are a full-time financial practitioner, and finance is just a side job to me."
Peter Fei nodded and said, "Maybe. By the way, how is your business in mainland China? I heard that the economy in mainland China has been not very prosperous in the past two years. Has your industry been affected?"
"It's okay. Mainland China is undergoing economic system changes. The chaos is only temporary. I am still quite confident in the mainland's economy, so I have been increasing investment in the past two years and I am bullish in the long run."
Peter thoughtfully said: "The last time I went to mainland China was three years ago. Maybe I should find some time to go there again, and this time I should have a closer look."
Three years ago, he was invited by Fu Song to visit Pudong. He stayed in Shanghai for less than half a month and had no time to visit other places.
Fu Song immediately said, "I will definitely go to Mucheng when the time comes, and I will entertain you at home!"
"A word is determined!" Peter agreed happily and immediately said: "Although China is an export-oriented economy, it is difficult for Wall Street to attack it because of the strict financial controls.
If mainland China can grow steadily in the long term as you said, then it is indeed a good place for investment. This is a process of growing together with a big country with a population of one billion, and the opportunity is rare."
Fu Song corrected: "The current population of mainland China is not one billion, but one.2 billion, and in ten years, it may exceed one.3 billion, and in twenty years, it will exceed one.4 billion."
"Okay, okay, in short, a big country with a population of more than one billion, even if only one-tenth of the middle class will have more people than the middle class in the entire Commonwealth. This is the advantage of mainland China."
Peter Fei became more and more excited as he spoke, and he was ready to say: "A such a huge emerging market is indeed worth paying attention to.f*ck, no wonder Rogers's bitch has a special liking for the Chinese market."
Fu Song smiled and said, "Peterfei, it's not too late at all, and the time is just right. You can go to mainland China to inspect first. If you are interested, we can continue to cooperate in mainland China."
Peterfi sucked a cigar hard and asked, "When will you return?"
Fu Song thought for a while and said, "It will be July and August at the earliest. Why? Do you want to go with me?"
Chapter completed!