Chapter 301: 302. Chapter 298: Investment and Investment Naming Bonus: Galatia 1

302. Chapter 298: Investment and Investment Naming Bonus: Galatia 1

In the office, the President was sitting behind his desk, busy at work.

His expression was at times relaxed, at others solemn, and his breathing grew heavier and more labored, as if he were facing a massive problem.

He was currently confronting this problem!

After being busy for a while, he gripped the edge of the desk tightly, his face flushed slightly.

Accompanied by a sudden, long sigh, his whole body relaxed.

The secretary crawled out from under the desk and left, swaying her hips.

Everything seemed to become dull and flavorless in that moment!

He walked over to the window and looked at the street below, where ordinary sentient beings crawled forward like ants.

They would never be able to stand at a higher vantage point to observe the entire world; they did not understand their own smallness, nor did they understand the vastness of the world!

He was pondering questions of the universe and philosophy when the telephone rang, disturbing him. It was the internal line.

"Next month is the final month. If we delay any further, our losses will be too great."

"You need to get prepared as soon as possible."

Mr. President gave a grunt of acknowledgment. He sat back down in his chair and pressed a button; soon, the secretary walked back in, swaying her hips.

"Send out a notice: a meeting tonight. The Business Department must all stay behind. Others who are willing to stay may do so, but it is not mandatory."

As he spoke, he signaled for the secretary to leave. She bowed slightly and then turned to go.

This job was a bit torturous, but also very comfortable.

The torturous part was that she had to help Mr. President resolve his physiological needs from time to time, but the comfortable part was that she had a very high salary!

A monthly salary of five hundred dollars put her ahead of many people, and no matter how much money she invested, the President promised her a twenty percent return.

Although she had to endure some hardship now, she believed that once this terrifying compound interest began to roll crazily, she would soon be able to leave all of this behind.

That night, all business departments were kept behind for a meeting. The huge conference room on the third floor was packed with people.

The President and the company's senior management were all there, and many people from non-business departments had also stayed, including Barbara.

Although Barbara was in an administrative role, she could also do business-related work, and she would be given the standard commission as well.

She had already earned a sum; from her parents, the first rebate plus commission allowed them to successfully recoup one-third of their investment, which made them incredibly convinced that this was not a scam.

Because with just four more months, they would break even.

After breaking even, they would effectively have earned their principal back, plus a fifteen percent monthly rebate—very cost-effective!

Seeing that most people had arrived, the President tapped the microphone. "Our performance recently has been excellent. Count Balz was very pleased to hear this. He highly recognizes the efforts of every one of you, but at the same time, a new problem has arisen."

"The investment quota given to us by the investment bank is no longer sufficient."

The conference room immediately erupted in discussion and noise. They didn't quite understand what it meant for the investment quota to be insufficient, but they could hear from these words that it seemed this feast of wealth was about to end!

For many business managers who hadn't yet closed many deals, this was simply the most terrifying news!

Watching others earn thousands or tens of thousands on a single order, they were almost frantic, each of them wishing they could snatch money from their clients' hands to help them purchase various products, rather than having to persuade them.

It was said that some female managers had already completed their work better through other means!

In this regard, they indeed had an innate advantage, and these workplace outfits certainly gave them a different kind of flair.

After watching the noise below for a while, the President tapped the microphone again. The thumping sound made the conference room quiet down once more.

"The twenty-fifth of next month is the final day. After the twenty-fifth, all investment products will be taken off the shelves and will no longer be sold externally."

"So you must make it clear to your clients: if they still want to invest, the funds must arrive before the twenty-fifth of next month."

"Additionally, I have noticed that some business managers have not closed many deals to this day. I don't quite understand your thinking. The company has given you the best platform and the most sincere products."

"Even a pig, if it were in your position and grunted a few times, could do better than you."

"Do not let cowardice and shame block your possibility of charging toward the heights. Once this opportunity is lost, who knows how long you will have to wait for the next one."

"Do you remember what I said to you when you joined the company?"

"I hope that we will always be a team, climbing the world's highest peak together. When we reach the summit, I hope you will all be by my side."

"Instead of some being left halfway, or even falling off!"

"Think about it carefully yourselves!"

"Additionally, I want to commend several particularly outstanding business managers who have created this month's performance myth..."

The atmosphere at the scene was fiery. Under the President's description of the future, everyone was longing for a beautiful future, longing for a wonderful life where everyone lived in big villas and drove yachts while sunbathing on the sea!

Barbara's emotions were also high and fiery. After driving home, she immediately called her parents over.

"The company said it will terminate on the twenty-fifth of next month. My meaning is... we can buy some more."

"The President mentioned during the meeting just now that similar products might not be available in the future, and even if they are, it won't be in the Federation."

Her parents fell into deep thought after hearing this. They had already recouped a portion of their costs, and the tangible benefits made them believe firmly that this was not a scam.

After all, the purpose of a scam is to cheat people out of their money, not to give it away!

With such a large enterprise, as long as they could hold on for another three or four months, they would be able to break even completely and still have their principal in the company.

The three of them sat at home pondering. Barbara's father asked her, "Do you have any thoughts?"

Barbara nodded. "I think we can invest all the money we have on hand, and even... borrow some money."

"The interest on that money is nothing compared to such high rebates!"

Her mother was a bit worried. Last time, Lanse said they might be scammers, and so far, they hadn't been able to find evidence to prove they weren't.

Barbara immediately retorted, "But we also haven't been able to find evidence to prove they are scammers, have we?"

"And do you know who I saw today?"

"I saw Lanse. He was there too, seemingly preparing to make a big purchase. He even told me not to tell anyone else!"

Her parents looked at each other, falling into an internal struggle.

After a long while, greed gradually gained the upper hand. With a fifteen percent monthly rebate, even if God came down, He would shave all the wool off His lambs and invest it all!

Not to mention a human being who is more easily influenced by society, a greedy human being!

"I have about thirty thousand dollars here," Barbara's father swallowed, then looked at his wife.

The woman thought seriously for a moment. "I have forty thousand here."

Barbara reminded them, "Our house is still worth twenty or thirty thousand. Let's scrape together one hundred thousand. I'll talk to them and have them give us a twenty percent rebate. We'll break even in a few months with no risk at all!"

Her mother also said, "If you count your commission, we can get forty percent back in the first month. I don't think there's any problem!"

The head of the household was also persuaded. "Alright, I'll go arrange a loan right now..."

Lanse did not know that his gesture of silence had made Barbara mistakenly believe he was telling her not to tell anyone that he was also investing in this project.

In fact, Lanse was just telling her not to repeat what he had said at the gathering—about his belief that the Balz Investment Bank was a scam.

It was just that she had completely misunderstood.

Actually, even without the misunderstanding, she would very likely have done so anyway; after all, greed is one of the hardest desires for humans to overcome.

Unlike Barbara and her family who were considering how to scrape together money, Lanse and the others were discussing how to get this money out.

Lanse had just hung up the phone. Wali had called him to tell him that all investment projects would stop on the twenty-fifth of next month.

The twenty-fifth was the final opportunity, and he suggested that if Lanse had more money, he could consider investing it all.

He had simply processed the President's words and repeated them, giving people the impression that everyone was scrambling for the final share of the opportunity.

If you didn't speed up, you might not even have the chance left.

Lanse naturally said yes, promising he would definitely invest more.

After he hung up the phone, he returned to the sofa in the living room and sat down. The room was much emptier now, with only about twenty people left.

Each of them was much more mature than they had been over half a year ago, whether in temperament or other aspects.

Lanse continued the previous topic.

"... They have exploited people's greed and ignorance. I believe that many people didn't fully trust them before they invested their money."

"But when they received their first rebate, they began to believe."

"When they received their second rebate, they became deeply convinced."

"This actually isn't a very clever scam, but it has a very deep analysis of human greed."

"Just like just now, he told me that even if I wanted to invest, I had to do it before the twenty-fifth of next month."

"After the twenty-fifth, they will no longer accept investments."

"This leads people to the conclusion that they don't fit the profile of scammers; after all, scammers want as much money as possible, so why would they limit investments?"

"This is precisely exploiting a blind spot in thinking, combined with greed, to make those who were still a bit uncertain ignore some problems and invest their money."

"I told Wali I would invest five hundred thousand, but with one condition: I must meet their President."

"I don't know if this person is the mastermind, but I believe he definitely knows a lot."

"They won't give up on this five hundred thousand; they will definitely agree to see me, and that way I can get the time and address."

"When that time comes, we will all act together. Before then, we need to decide on a kidnapping plan!"

Hiram raised his hand. "We'll kill everyone except the target, and then grab that President..."

Lanse threw the cigarette pack at him. "I've never heard a stupider plan than that!"

Everyone burst into laughter. Hiram picked his nose. "Then you suggest one?" ===== CHAPTER 302 =====