There are two cities in Germany called "Frankfurt", one is a financial center in Central Germany, and the other is in East Germany. In order to distinguish the two cities, the full German name of Financial Frankfurt is Frankfurt am Main, while the full name of the East German city is Frankfurt am Main. Dong Qiangqiang almost bought the wrong ticket at the self-service ticket vending machine for the first time. He gradually gained experience after placing more orders.
The direct express train from Hannover to Frankfurt takes just over two hours to arrive, but in order to save one night's accommodation fee, Duanmu and Dong Qiangqiang chose a detour sleeper car that departed at midnight, similar to the one to Paris, and arrived after six in the morning.
The office building of Blacksburg Capital is located in the banking district of Frankfurt, just over ten minutes' walk from the train station. The road show project meeting started early. Dong Qiangqiang and Duanmu each ordered a special breakfast of mashed potatoes and Frankfurter sausages at the train station, and then strolled along the Main River towards Frankfurt's scenic spots. There are many well-known attractions in Frankfurt, such as Goethe's former residence, Roman Forum, and St. Paul's Church. You can visit it on Sundays, but Goethe Street, where luxury goods like the Champs Elysees are gathered, is closed on Sundays.
Dong Qiangqiang has traveled here by plane and train many times before, but this is the first time he has seriously measured this city with his feet.
In the morning, the Main River is filled with a milky white gauze-like mist, and the Main River Bridge, known as Europe's first iron suspension bridge, is looming in the mist. Several barges filled with cargo looked like a herd of huge water beasts, sailing across the water in a mighty manner, making gentle roars from time to time.
People running in the morning, walking dogs, roller skating, and riding bicycles flashed past the two of them from time to time, and then walked away laughing. The white-haired old man sat alone on a bench by the river, leisurely drinking coffee and feeding the pigeons. Enjoy the beautiful natural scenery on both sides of the river bank. Between the silence and the movement, Dong Qiangqiang felt a long-lost breath of life.
When the sun in the east gradually climbs up the skyline, the moon in the west is still looking at the world reluctantly.
The two of them walked down the river, and Dong Qiangqiang took photos from time to time to accumulate material for Le Bai.
As the most important international financial center in Germany, Frankfurt is known as the "Wall Street of Europe". The most famous landmark building is the European Central Bank Building in Frankfurt's banking district.
Dong Qiangqiang could not see a single skyscraper in Hannover, but there were row upon row of skyscrapers here.
The contrast is very strong.
The two of them stood by the river and built a pergola with their hands. From a distance, they saw a dense row of buildings reflecting golden light, which was really dazzling. Among them, the most dazzling light was emitted by a disk-like object. When the light was no longer so dazzling, they both discovered a huge euro sign bathing in golden sunlight, which seemed to declare the strong vitality of the new euro.
"That should be the European Central Bank building." Duanmu pointed in the direction of the building and sighed, "I almost went there last year."
"Then why didn't you go?" Dong Qiangqiang teased, "Is it because your graduation grades were too poor and people didn't want you?"
Duanmu laughed at Dong Qiangqiang's verbal provocation: "Although fresh graduates with a master's degree in mathematics can get higher basic salary at the European Central Bank than investment companies, they do not have the latter's year-end bonus, so no one who has the ability to invest in the company will choose The European Central Bank is just a company with a fancy name.”
Compared with the traditional European-style buildings dotted on both sides of the river and full of historical vicissitudes, the skyscrapers seem out of place. It seems that cities with a strong sense of history will always give people a sense of dissonance when introducing new buildings, like sharp knives. Cut a new opening in an old painting.
Next to the ECB building is Europe's first all-glass high-rise building, the Main Tower, which overlooks the city, but it is not open to the public on Sundays.
The two of them walked and walked, and the sky soon became bright.
When the morning fog clears, the air is clear and the sun is shining brightly.
The building where the headquarters of Black Castle Capital is located seems to have been poured out of the same mold as the European Central Bank building. The two of them followed the picture and quickly arrived in front of the building. Looking up, they saw the glass curtain wall towering into the clouds, which was extraordinary.
According to the information Duanmu found from the official website of Black Fort, Black Fort’s project roadshow today will be divided into a public road show in the first half and a closed road show in the second half. The public road show is open to all participating investment institutions, while the closed road show is only open to specific institutions.
With ten minutes left until the opening, the two of them sneaked into the venue smoothly and easily "caught" Anderson at a buffet table.
This time, Anderson did not wear the sports and leisure clothes he wore when they met last time. Instead, he wore a dark gray suit and polished pointed-toe shoes. He looked very businesslike and was holding a wine glass and chatting with a blonde girl.
Finally, they waited until the conversation between the two was over. Seeing that he was about to leave, Dong Qiangqiang and Duanmu hurriedly surrounded him from left to right.
"Good morning, Mr. Anderson, long time no see." The two greeted each other in unison, "Can I take a moment to talk?"
"Oh, good morning, gentlemen." Anderson, who was led to the dining table, seemed not surprised by the appearance of the two men, but more curious, "The U.S. stock market has plummeted recently. Did you two gain a lot? I'm looking forward to it. Don't let me down with your results at the end of the year." He gently knocked the cups in Duanmu and Dong Qiangqiang's hands with the side of the cup, and then drank it all.
"We have a question we want to confirm with you." Dong Qiangqiang said with courage.
Anderson lowered his head to pick up a croissant and put it into his mouth, ignoring Dong Qiangqiang.
"After signing the investment agreement with you, we received a sum of 500,000 yuan." Duanmu added.
"Oh, good." Anderson sipped the liquid in the cup, smoothed the bread down, and muttered, "What's the problem?"
"We found that the person who transferred 500,000 to us was not Black Castle, and we didn't find out the relationship between that company and Black Castle. Is this Black Castle's money?" Duanmu finished speaking in one breath, looking at Anderson seriously. , feeling uneasy, both afraid of his denial and afraid of his admission.
"Is there something wrong with Blackburg's money?" Anderson smiled faintly, "You need the money and you got it. Just put the company in the agreement in the shareholder column. You don't need to worry about other things. I understand. ?"
"So the money didn't come from Black Castle?" Duanmu's worry finally turned into reality, "Black Castle didn't invest in us, right? Mr. Anderson."
"Young man, you have been struggling with this issue for too long." Anderson casually put the cup on the table next to him and stared down at Duanmu's eyes condescendingly.
Duanmu met his gaze without fear and continued to ask: "Mr. Anderson, what is going on? Why is it different from what we said before?"
Anderson stared at him with a sinister expression for a few seconds, then suddenly raised his hand to straighten Duanmu's tie, then patted his shoulders: "Do what you have to do, and don't waste your time."
After finishing speaking, without waiting for Duanmu to ask any more questions, he turned around and walked straight towards the VIP channel.
"Mr. Anderson, please wait..." Duanmu was about to chase after him, but the security guard at the VIP channel quickly grabbed him and said, "Sir, you can't come in."
"I want to talk to the gentleman in front of me." Duanmu argued.
Anderson entered the room without saying a word or looking back.
The security guard smiled but forcefully blocked Duanmu and Dong Qiangqiang from the passage.
On the river bank outside the Blacksburg headquarters building.
The more he was afraid of something, the more it would come. Duanmu was very depressed. Looking at the slowly flowing dark green river water, he loosened the knot of his tie and sighed: "This money was probably invested by Anderson himself."
"I don't understand. I haven't given you enough money. Is there any problem?" Dong Qiangqiang slowly walked up from behind him.
"The amount of money is not a problem, but who invests is. Blacksburg is a well-known institution. If we raise another round of financing, other institutions will definitely look down on us when they hear that it is an angel round invested by Blacksburg. Although Anderson works at Blacksburg, he is not well-known. Big, his personal investment behavior will be of limited help to our next round of financing." Duanmu frowned and explained, "I have always wanted to introduce institutional investors, not individual investors, but I was careless."
"Don't be pessimistic yet. Have you completed the contractor changes? If not, it's still too late." Dong Qiangqiang persuaded him kindly.
Duanmu sighed: "The changes have been completed and cannot be changed. Besides, all the money has been spent."
"So what if he invested personally this time? As long as he can make money this time, he might be able to get Black Castle to invest for us next time." Dong Qiangqiang didn't quite understand what Duanmu was struggling with.
"No." Duanmu shook his head and denied, "Black Fort is famous for being a solitary eater, and it never acts as a successor to other institutions. What I'm worried about is actually not what happens this time, but the future financing of Chanchan. You don’t understand that angel investors have a great influence on start-ups. It is difficult to judge whether they are a blessing or a curse. I am worried that they will become our thunder.”
"Isn't there an old saying in China? Misfortune lies where blessings depend, and misfortune lies behind. That's the end of the matter. At least he is not our trouble now, and no matter how depressed, irritable, self-blaming, or scolding you are, you can't change any status quo. , why not calm down and think about how to deal with this time. Don't forget that we still have a gambling clause." Dong Qiang changed the subject, "Vivendi has almost completed two drafts according to the template you gave me. Please give me your opinion as soon as possible. , I can produce three drafts."
"Fortunately, I have you this time," Duanmu praised happily, and immediately changed the subject, "I am considering a few companies that I want to short this time. What do you think..."
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