The questioning continues.
There are all kinds of questions - some ask about the debt itself, some ask about "ship leasing", some ask about future whaling plans, and of course, most of them ask about gossip.
However, to Xia Ye, no matter what the question was, it didn't matter. She could always easily find the angle that was most beneficial to her to answer it - she had done similar things too many times in the past and was so proficient that it was almost instinctive.
good results.
Xia Ye can feel that most institutional investors no longer have doubts about the solvency of "Beluga Bonds". Coupled with its annualized rate of return of up to 40%, this is enough to make it an attractive investment target. .
Large-denomination bonds with a face value of 100 moles were mainly targeted at institutional clients, and Xia Ye basically no longer worried about the issuance of 30,000 moles.
But there are still 30,000 that are all composed of small bonds with a face value of only 10 moles. Although institutional investors can also buy them, if possible, Xia Ye still hopes to issue these bonds to individuals first.
In her view, a market with only institutions and no retail investors is like a bowl of tofu without sugar. It is not inedible, but it is bland and tasteless.
But at present, the vast majority of ordinary people are still watching the excitement, and there are still very few people who are willing to buy.
After all, they are not those companies that are rational and well-calculated. Their solvency and annualized rate of return... are meaningless to them. The vast majority of these people have never even been exposed to investment...
Now, Xia Ye needs to sell 3,000 bonds to these people.
At this time, conventional methods are definitely useless, and external moves are generally needed.
For example...
"If you buy a 10 mole bond, you can take a photo with Sir Xia Ye, and you can also specify the expression and posture!"
--so.
The effect should be good, but... let's use it as an alternative. Xia Ye was afraid that her small body would not be able to handle this kind of thing with 3,000 people.
She was thinking wildly while answering questions casually. This is already the 29th questioner. According to the plan, the question session will end with the last person left.
"Excuse me, do you still have any questions? No more? Okay, there is one last question slot, let's see who will be drawn."
As soon as Xia Ye finished speaking, the red light beam emitted from the dome lit up and enveloped an audience in the back row.
Probably because she didn't expect to be so lucky, the witch was stunned on the spot. She didn't hurriedly fly out of the crowd until the people next to her reminded her.
Because the distance was too far, Xia Ye couldn't see the other party's appearance directly, but soon, the close-up picture of the other party was projected on the big screen above his head.
She glanced up and found—
She had seen the other person...although she didn't know the name.
She has short red hair, looks pretty good, and looks like a energetic girl.
It was the girl I met by chance on the road before. Not only did the other person not recognize her, but she also talked a lot about her gossip... In the end, Xia Ye ran away before the other person recognized her.
Almost out of intuition, Xia Ye found that the opportunity she wanted had come.
"Please ask your question," she said quietly.
…
Lord Xia Ye didn't recognize himself...
Nana thought. While he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he felt a little disappointed for some reason.
But also, how could a big shot like Mr. Xia Ye remember a person he met by chance on the road and only spoke a few words to?
So, my question is... No, I should say, my wish is...
She didn't understand anything about bonds or investment returns, so she had no questions to ask. As for gossip, she had been asked over and over again by previous questioners, and there were no questions worth asking.
However, she does have a question that she wants to ask Sir Xia Ye. Although it is not appropriate to ask it here, it is probably her only chance...
Nana decided to seize this opportunity.
"Xia, Sir Xia Ye, my question is - please, can you let me join your fleet?!"
The girl almost yelled the question out loud.
Finally said it...
Nana felt relieved, and even if she was rejected later, she would not have any regrets. At worst, I can continue with the hard and boring work now, go out to sea to hunt whales with Master Xia Ye, just treat it as a distant dream.
However, what Xia Ye said next was completely beyond her expectations.
"I've seen you before. You are the person I met on the road last time, right? We chatted for a while."
"Eh?"
"Why, don't you remember?" Xia Ye said with a smile.
"Of course I remember, I just thought that Sir Xia Ye must not remember seeing me..."
"I remember, after all, you told a lot of gossip about me in front of me..."
The scene suddenly burst into laughter. After the laughter gradually subsided, Xia Ye continued:
"It's just that I don't know your name yet."
"My name is Nana!"
"Well, Miss Nana, what is your current occupation?"
"Delivering express delivery, takeout, and working as a cashier in a convenience store."
"What do you think your strengths are?"
"Huh? Uh... I, I have very good physical strength... I can work 18 hours a day..."
There was laughter again.
Xia Ye did not smile, but nodded seriously: "This is a good advantage for being a crew member."
An expression of surprise suddenly appeared on Nana's face.
"However, Captain Yaha still needs to decide whether to recruit you as a crew member. I can recommend you to her, as long as you agree to one condition."
"I can do anything!"
Seeing the other party's impatient look, Xia Ye couldn't help but laugh. She got on the broom and flew away from the podium. In the eyes of everyone, she flew all the way to Nana.
Nana was so nervous that she didn't dare to move a finger.
Xia Ye raised her hand and handed a thin piece of crystal in front of her: "Buy a bond. It only costs 10 moles. Look, the number on it is 0001. This is the first small bond."
Nana took the crystal in a daze and looked at it curiously. The crystal is very thin, but extremely delicate. The front is engraved with the pattern of a beluga whale, and the upper right corner reads "12 Beluga 01"; the back has Xia Ye's head and "10 Moir" representing the denomination, and the number in the lower right corner is 0001 .
The moment she saw Xia Ye's portrait, Nana decided to buy it as a souvenir.
"Okay, what should I do?"
"Open it with your mind. Do you see the 'Subscriber' column? Just sign your name in the blank space."
Nana nodded, and the moment she signed her name, 10 moles disappeared from her cup.
Xia Ye raised her wrist and found that the number had changed to 0, 93220, 10.
"This bond is yours." She smiled and said, "After 3 months, if you don't sell it, you will receive 11 moles, which means I paid back your bond. But even then , the crystal in your hand will not disappear. You can keep it as a souvenir. Of course, there may also be collectors asking you to buy it at a high price. After all, it is the first bond. You can also sell it when the time comes. Drop it and make a small profit.”
"I-I won't sell it!!"
The girl held the crystal in her hand tightly, as if its denomination was not 10 moles, but 1,000 moles.
Looking at her, Xia Ye couldn't help but smile again. She did not rush back to the podium, but stayed beside Nana. She turned the broom at an angle, facing the crowd, and said:
"I think most of you have heard the speech I gave a while ago..."
Her voice was amplified and spread to every corner of the scene.
"Today, I want to reveal some more information - we will sail to farther seas on our next voyage, to places that no one has ever been to except the Travel Witch, to see if there are others there that we have never seen before. and try to hunt the creatures that have passed by; if we return successfully this time, we will sail further the next time we go to sea, maybe we can sail all the way to another city, and establish communication and trade with them...
"We are doing this not just for Moir, but also for a more ambitious ideal - to explore this world - I want to say that most of us have never left this city since we were born, We have to do this, because the etheric sea is so dangerous and life is so difficult. Just to live well, we must do our best and cannot look further afield.
"But now there is such an opportunity - I issue a 'Beluga Bond' to you with the most sincere attitude. For only 10 moles, you can become a member of this great cause. We will take your support and Hopefully, going deep into the etheric sea, maybe we can bring back the fruits of victory, maybe we will be buried under the sea, but if we succeed, one day in the future, you can take out this crystal on your body and say to others: Look, I am also a part of their success!”
Xia Ye looked around, letting her gaze fall on everyone.
She condensed a 10-mor bond numbered 0002 between her fingers and lifted it up.
"The rewards it brings to you are not just Mol, but also the glory of success. Which of you is willing to stand with me? Who of you is willing to share this glory? Who of you is willing to buy this bond?"
There was silence, but it only lasted a few seconds.
"I'm willing to buy it!" Someone raised his hand and said loudly.
"I do too!"
"Me too!"
Once someone starts, someone will follow. As more and more people follow, people, like sheep, put aside their doubts and rush to subscribe for a bond.
Looking at the boiling scene, Xia Ye silently took out the crystal ball and said a few words to Lin. Soon, more than a dozen staff members flew to Xia Ye's side.
Xia Ye condensed stacks of crystals from her hands, handed them to them, and then said to everyone:
"Those who are willing can come forward to subscribe for bonds now. There are 2,999 bonds in total, while supplies last... Ah, everyone is voluntarily queuing up~"
…
On the afternoon of that day, all 3,000 small-denomination bonds were sold out. The numbers on Xia Ye's wrist changed to:
0,63230,30000
(End of chapter)
