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Chapter 870: You don't know anything... What kind of investment manager are you?!

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New York, Naoki Nagayama had been there several times.

This time when he came, he specifically called the apartment management company in advance, asking someone to tidy up the house he bought in New York so that he could settle down.

"...... Sure enough, a house cannot be left empty for a long time!"

Naoki Nagayama inspected this apartment he bought a few years ago. Even though he had sent someone to clean it, there was a special feeling, that is, it lacked popularity~

It is said that if a house is left empty for a long time, it will breed some strange things...

With such thoughts, Naoki Nagayama sat on the sofa after checking it. The retro furniture was still very beautiful, and there was Central Park outside the window...

At least in terms of location, it was very superior~

"Ding-a-ling~"

Just when Naoki Nagayama was resting, the apartment phone rang...

Someone calling in New York?! Naoki Nagayama picked up the receiver with some surprise:

"Hello?"

"Naoki-san?" Genta Nakai's voice came from the receiver, "You've arrived in New York! Was the journey smooth?"

"Ah, Genta-san... I was wondering who it was~" Naoki Nagayama breathed a sigh of relief, "Yeah, I haven't arrived long ago... I came directly after getting off the plane~"

"That's good, how is the apartment?"

This apartment was bought with the help of Genta Nakai, but he hadn't been here for several years either.

"It's well preserved... but I think I should find someone to clean it every week from now on... otherwise it lacks popularity..." Naoki Nagayama said.

"Haha, whatever you want~"

Genta Nakai continued to ask about the situation in Feicheng earlier, and then talked about today's main topic.

"Naoki-san, it's 9:00 AM in New York, and it's almost 10:00 PM in Tokyo..." Genta Nakai said, "Do you need to start seeing investment managers today? I can let them go over now..."

"Alright, let them come to the office in the afternoon~"

"Okay..." Genta Nakai said, "I will send the schedule to the fax machine in the office."

"Yeah~"

After hanging up the phone, Naoki Nagayama sighed. It was hard to prepare to go to work as soon as he got off the plane... However, he came to New York mainly for this matter, so it's better to finish it early.

"At this time... Akina should still be on the plane?"

After separating from Feicheng, Akina Nakamori boarded the plane back to Tokyo. She had to go back to prepare for the national tour, while Naoki Nagayama came directly to New York.

After simply tidying himself up, Naoki Nagayama came to a business building that revealed the word "rich" with full spirit.

As an investment institution with global intentions, Shuyou Investment naturally rented an office in New York, and also hired a local employee as a liaison.

After walking to the sixth floor, Naoki Nagayama saw a very obvious indicator — Shuyou Investment New York Office.

The so-called office also had a front desk, a conference room, and an office dedicated to the boss... It was comparable to a small company. After all, when making some investments, Genta Nakai or others from Tokyo would come to New York once.

Meeting clients, signing agreements, etc....

Naoki Nagayama's arrival made the middle-aged white aunt at the front desk look up. Yes, the liaison was a chubby white aunt... Young girls and men certainly wouldn't want this kind of cold job, nor did they have the patience to sit in the office.

"Hello, what can I do for..." After seeing Naoki Nagayama's appearance, she stood up immediately, "Mr. Naoki Nagayama, welcome to the New York office."

"Ha, how did you recognize me?" Naoki Nagayama looked at her curiously, "May I ask your name?"

"I am Susan," Susan opened the office belonging to the boss with a key and led Naoki Nagayama inside.

A simple office, a large solid wood desk and boss chair, two guest chairs, a bookshelf for storing data behind, and green plants in the corner. The only thing worth praising is the window next to it, which can directly see the street view.

"Very nice view~" Naoki Nagayama sighed while standing in front of the window.

"This office is not often used, but it was cleaned yesterday..."

"Mr. Nagayama, what would you like to drink? Coffee? Tea? Water?"

"Yeah, coffee, thank you~"

Naoki Nagayama said casually, then sat in the boss chair. Next to the desk was a stack of materials prepared in advance, all of which were specific information about investors, including their reputation in the industry, etc.

Although he had read it once in Tokyo before, he still needed to use it to deepen his impression at this time.

"Mr. Nagayama, this is your coffee." Susan brought a cup of coffee and handed over a schedule, "This is the list that was just faxed, as well as the meeting time."

"I see..." Naoki Nagayama nodded to Susan, "When they come, let them wait in the conference room first..."

"Okay~"

The office door closed, and Naoki Nagayama started reading the materials.

Aunt Susan returned to her front desk desk. It was the first time she saw her own boss, and she didn't expect him to be so young.

As a liaison, Aunt Susan was not as individualistic as the employees in American dramas, directly ignoring the boss or making noise, etc. She was just an ordinary employee, and a mother of two children.

She still valued this leisurely but high-paying job very much. After all, when there was nothing to do, her time was actually very flexible, and she could take care of her family.

"Seems to be very rich too... This Naoki Nagayama, is he an heir to some financial group?"

Such thoughts flashed through her head, but Susan still started working seriously, determining the time according to the list, and maintaining order when people came, etc.

By the afternoon, "financial elites" in suits and leather shoes arrived at the New York liaison office of Shuyou Capital; a massive injection of 100 million US dollars was enough to excite every investment manager below the level of top-tier investment banks.

The investment circle was just this big, and the investment managers gathered in the conference room almost all knew each other, but everyone was a wolf, and they were not polite when competing for this fund.

"I heard that this rich man from Nihon today is very young!"

"Didn't you do your homework? Naoki Nagayama... a famous director in Nihon, won the Palme d'Or, and is also a writer~"

"Of course I know, but... Asians all look the same to me and I can't tell them apart..."

The relatively young investment manager chatted frivolously. They had been hanging out on Huaerjie for a long time and were all wealthy. Money was too easy for them, and they had a natural arrogant attitude towards others.

In their eyes, the person sitting in the office didn't seem to be a person, but a lamb to be slaughtered.

As for the relatively steady investment managers, they were silently thinking about how to persuade the financier in the office to entrust the 100 million US dollars to them for management.

"Susan~" The phone at the front desk rang, "Let the first one in~"

"Okay~" After Susan heard it, she got up and went to the conference room, "Alan, you are the first!"

Saying that, a very young investment manager stood up, straightened his suit, and then revealed a perfect smile with eight teeth:

"Everyone, this fund is mine! Please wait a moment!"

Such a confident guy knocked on the office door, and only pushed open the office door after the "please come in" came.

Seeing a young man sitting inside, Alan suddenly felt that this big order was already in the bag. A mere young man's psychology, under his well-trained rhetoric, wasn't it easy to handle?!

"Hello, I am Alan from Ross Capital!"

"Hello, I am Naoki Nagayama..." Naoki Nagayama made a gesture of a capitalist, didn't stand up, just pointed to the seat in front of the desk, "Please sit~"

"Thank you!" After Alan sat down, he directly exerted the kind of confidence of American investment managers, "Mr. Nagayama, our Ross Capital has a history of more than ten years, managing funds of over one billion US dollars, and all clients are full of recognition for us..."

"I never let clients judge me by how successful I am, I let them judge me by my mistakes! Because that doesn't exist!"

"If you entrust the funds to me for management, it will definitely be a correct decision!"

"......."

Alan's words were full of confidence, as if not giving him this fund was a very wrong decision, as if he had already eaten Naoki Nagayama.

Looking at the investment manager chattering in front of him, Naoki Nagayama's mind at this time flashed the picture of a very famous movie "The Wolf of Huaerjie"...

The stock managers inside were actually no different from these investment managers of investment banks...

They also used various rhetoric with good prospects to make clients full of expectations and put money into the capital market... while they themselves earned real commissions~

Alan sitting opposite said a lot, and felt his mouth was a bit dry, but looking at the young handsome guy opposite, at this time, he seemed to be... distracted?!

"Ahem, Mr. Nagayama?"

"Yeah? Ah!"

Naoki Nagayama finally came back to his senses. He didn't expect his brain to suddenly recall a certain movie... Fortunately, after the upgrade, the meeting didn't affect the current things.

Alan's face was a bit dark. Someone was distracted while he was talking?

So he asked directly:

"Mr. Nagayama, are you willing to let me manage the funds?!"

"Oh oh, funds..."

Naoki Nagayama steadied his mind: "Alan... what is your judgment on the international currency market in the near future?"

"International currency market? Foreign exchange?"

Alan was stunned. Although his main field was light industry, he also understood international currency.

"Currently, the US dollar is in an upward trend...

Because the basic interest rate has been raised, a large amount of funds have poured into the United States. In the past five years, the US dollar exchange rate has risen by more than 60%...

In the short term, the US dollar will maintain such a strong position..."

"Hmm..."

Although the guy opposite analyzed it very reasonably, these were all judgments based on the trend of the international financial market. As for things that might happen...

"Do you know that the US Secretary of the Treasury is visiting other countries?"

"Of course I know!"

Alan was about to continue to show his erudition when he was interrupted by Naoki Nagayama.

"Do you know what kind of agreement they are going to reach?"

"This..."

"Heard any wind? Gossip?"

"I heard it's a package of plans to stimulate economic development..."

"......"

It seems that this guy in front doesn't know... Naoki Nagayama sighed and had no interest in continuing the conversation.

"Alan, thank you for your visit... Let's stop here today!"

"???!!!"

"Mr. Nagayama!!! Our Ross Capital can definitely make your funds increase by 10% every year!"

Naoki Nagayama shook his head:

"That's not enough..."

"But..." Alan was unwilling to be rejected like this, and asked with suppressed anger, "Mr. Nagayama, can I ask the reason?"

"Because... you know nothing!"

You don't know anything, what kind of investment manager are you!! Might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes!

"......."

"Susan, call the next one in!" Naoki Nagayama pressed the phone and ordered the front desk, then looked at the investment manager in front of him, "Good day, Mr. Alan~"

"You..."

Alan felt that he had encountered the greatest humiliation in his career. He was directly rejected by a Nihon person!!! And no reason was given at all!!!

"You will regret it!"

Feeling humiliated, he stood up angrily, then quickly opened the office door and rushed out without looking back~

"How come he's like a child..."

Naoki Nagayama looked at this scene with surprise. Did he break down with just this little pressure?!

Shouldn't the investment managers in American dramas roll their eyes, then think of some brilliant idea, and then persistently persuade the client?!

Just at this moment, the next investment manager in a suit and leather shoes walked in, revealing a perfect smile with eight teeth:

"Hello, I am Alex from Mason Capital..."

Susan watched one Huaerjie elite after another walk into the office, and then some walked out with full anger, while others walked out with confusion...

But there was one common point — none of them exceeded three minutes.

"Simply faster than going to the bathroom..."

This white aunt complained in her heart. She had never seen the Huaerjie elites so aggrieved.

"Susan, next one!"

The voice of her boss rang on the phone on the table again. Susan stood up for the Nth time and walked towards the conference room.

"Aldrich, it's your turn!"

Hearing this voice, a middle-aged man with graying temples and meticulous appearance walked out, and then like his predecessors, walked into the office...

"Please sit, I am Naoki Nagayama!"

"Hello, I am Aldrich..." Aldrich said very simply.

"......" Naoki Nagayama didn't wait for the following words and was a little surprised, "Nothing else?"

"Yes..." Aldrich looked at the young man in front of him with sharp eyes, "The rest should wait until Mr. Nagayama's test is over..."

"Oh?"

Naoki Nagayama became curious,

"Interesting... then please listen to the question: What is your view on the trend of the international currency market in the near future?"

"......"

Aldrich paused and subconsciously looked at the young man opposite. He didn't seem to expect him to ask this question. He knew some uncertain news because he had a relative who was a think tank for the US government...

"The US dollar will depreciate... depreciate rapidly..."

"Why?" Triggering the keyword, Naoki Nagayama sat up straight.

"Because it's too high now... The US's external industrial competitiveness has declined..." Aldrich glanced at Naoki Nagayama, "Even Nihon can't compete, the trade surplus is too large..."

Naoki Nagayama smiled:

"This is a long-term trend, I am asking, why will it 'depreciate rapidly'?"

Rapid is the keyword!

Aldrich hesitated. He was thinking about whether to tell the young man in front of him the secret news he got from his relative, but... looking at Naoki Nagayama's appearance, it seemed he already knew?!

Take a gamble!

"Because... governments of various countries are negotiating an agreement... it is expected to be introduced soon!"

"Haha, you really know it too!"

Naoki Nagayama's eyes lit up. Sure enough, someone knew this kind of news!!!

People with internal news, these guys, are the ones who can eat the biggest cake in the capital market!

"Then do you know when it will be introduced?" Naoki Nagayama asked.

"This... this is top-secret news, only the finance ministers of each country know!" Aldrich said subconsciously.

"End of September!"

Naoki Nagayama said a time.

"!!!"

Aldrich was frightened! This was not news that ordinary people could know, and it was so certain!

He looked at Naoki Nagayama's young face at this time, and seemed to see the shadows hidden behind... those nobles and families in Nihon that had lasted for hundreds of years...

Naoki Nagayama continued:

"Then Mr. Aldrich, I will entrust my funds to you..."

Naoki Nagayama decided on his investment manager just like that, without any worry about losing money. After all, knowing this news was equivalent to holding the golden key.

Aldrich needed to gather more funds to create a large capital pool in order to bite off a piece of meat from the mouths of many international top investment banks, sovereign funds, and financial crocodiles.

As for the subsequent matters, naturally Genta Nakai would be there to connect, legal affairs, supervision, and the final cashing out... ===== CHAPTER 871 =====

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