The cruise ship that St. Hesse took arrived at the Manhattan pier at noon. After getting off the cruise ship, Professor Pukins went to Harvard University in Boston, which is more than 200 kilometers away from New York. He also needed to take a train.
Professor Pukins plans to meet some old classmates here in New York. Since this study visit is semi-official, the reception is relatively formal.
San Jose found an excuse to do something and go to invest in Sequoia. The two separated temporarily and agreed to meet at Harvard University in five days. Brian also had a place to go. San Jose did not inform San in advance, mainly about the shipping date. Unstable, and also thinking about launching a surprise attack.
After completing all the formalities, Saint Jose checked into a hotel in Manhattan, New York. The purpose of coming to the United States this time was simple, which was to make some money, and then use investment funds to invest in some big companies in the future and buy some machines. That's almost it. Thain is doing quite well in Sequoia. For now, the amount of funds is still not enough. In addition, look at the basic situation of American society and know yourself and the enemy.
It's summer in New York now, and the weather is a bit hot. St. Jose put on a refreshing summer dress and sunglasses. More than 20 people spread out. The Falcon Bureau acted alone, bringing several Delta security guards with him. .
"Is this the legendary Manhattan in New York? It's not that great, it's just a little more prosperous than Putrajaya."
Sanjesé murmured and couldn't help but compare New York and Manhattan. Of course, Putrajaya is only an inner city. He is the last stubbornness of an Argentinian. The economy of Manhattan alone is ten times that of Putrajaya. .
Suddenly I thought of those idiots in my previous life who said the American air was sweet and free, and I couldn't help but laugh. There was also smog in Manhattan. The thermal power station in the distance was billowing black smoke, and the air quality was not that good either.
The Yankees themselves all follow the path of pollution first and then treatment. When others are about to develop, they will wave the big stick of environmental protection. It is really awesome. There are even some party universities that lead the way.
It is said that New Chinese people's drinking of milk affects the world's carbon emissions. Posting a poster about cows is also a fucking rip-off. If you believe it, you are just a fool. Americans are the world's largest consumer. What a waste of the country. Okay. This is also the reason why Saint Jose hated traitors and traitors most in his life.
Today's Putrajaya can be said to be a mess. It no longer has the generosity of the Argentinians. It only has a certain status in South America. It is not even ranked in the top ten in the United States. Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Boston, San Francisco, and Detroit are all They are very prosperous, and they are all industrial cities. An automobile industry city like Detroit is much more powerful than the entire Argentina.
"There is a long way to go to develop industry. If you have the opportunity, go to Detroit and see. New York is slowly turning into a financial city. Industries such as steel and automobiles are more able to show off their muscles and are more important for emerging countries."
It can be said that New York has always been the "economic capital" of the United States and the largest city in the United States. After World War II, New York's economy prospered again. The city was unscathed during the war and became the world's leading city. Wall Street also became The leader of American economic hegemony, the construction of the United Nations Headquarters established New York's political influence.
Because there is a stock exchange in New York, major consortiums across the country can be said to make money on their own, and every inch of land in Manhattan is precious. In the future, there will be fewer and fewer industries, and they will turn to high value-added industries.
Today, New York's manufacturing industry is still very strong. New York ranks first in the United States in industries such as clothing and printing. Machine manufacturing, arms production, petroleum processing, and food processing also play an important role. However, since 1950, New York's manufacturing industry has been declining. In response to the recession, the industrial system focusing on finance, business services and culture and entertainment has also been developing and expanding, that is, the secondary industry has regressed and the tertiary industry has advanced.
The current security situation in Manhattan is pretty good. We haven't seen any gang wars or shooting incidents. We probably have to go to Brooklyn, where there are more black people, to see this kind of thing.
Most of the members of the Falcon Bureau brought to the United States this time understand English, and they arrange and handle things in an orderly manner. They are a new group of talents trained and absorbed in the past six months, headed by Edward Luther.
Several of them have graduated from college, which is considered to be quite highly educated. Most of them are new members who have been developed through Cohen Consulting. They mainly want to see the world. The security is still handled by Delta.
St. Jose asked people from the Falcon Bureau to contact Thain. Sequoia's U.S. headquarters is in a high-rise building outside Wall Street. It is an investment company that has been in the limelight in New York recently. It is famous for long-term value investment, but it is not open to the public. Or a rather mysterious investment background.
San Jose is leisurely looking at the United States in the hotel. The current Manhattan area is already very expensive. The Empire State Building can be seen in the distance. I am a little regretful that I did not see any gang wars. Maybe it is because it is not dark yet, New York. It is really prosperous now, with various high-rise buildings, and this small hotel is more than 10 stories high, but it is older and more expensive.
This time, San Jose brought several people from the United States with other identities. He was relieved by the security in Manhattan, but he still had to quickly ask Thain and the others to arrange protection personnel.
San Jose also established a small security team in the United States, and the Falcon Bureau also sent people to join Sequoia Investment to keep an eye on Thain and protect his safety. Safety can be guaranteed in the wealthy areas of New York, but it also requires Prevent accidents.
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Under the arrangement of the Falcon Bureau, Thain and his people drove over quickly, and St. Jose also received him. He was wearing a suit and ties that looked a bit formal.
"Boss, welcome to America."
The two had an American hug.
"I'm coming here with the teacher this time, planning to go to Boston and see some of the conditions of the redwood trees."
"Boss, let's go to Sequoia first and have a meal, but we need you to treat us."
Thain's salary has now increased by a lot of US dollars every month. He originally made a lot of money by following the Sequoia stock market, but ended up secretly buying some stocks on his own, and lost everything last year. Now he is slowly recovering.
"Let's go have a meal first. We'll talk about going to Sequoia tomorrow."
Saint Jose looked at the time. It was already six o'clock in the evening. He wanted to find a place to eat first. He was tired of the food on the boat.
San Jose brought several security guards from Delta, and the security guards from Thain were from Thunder Cross. Most of the old and new generations didn't know each other, but they were equally powerful.
I didn't go to any high-end restaurant, I found a good restaurant and a private room.
"Boss, our Sequoia team is still facing a lot of difficulties this time, and we still need your support."
After sitting down, Thain said with some complaint that despite the expansion of Sequoia, he was still struggling, and many Americans were not so easy to get along with, especially the tax bureau.
Thain is actually relatively honest now, but his ability is not very good, but the United States is a real jungle system. If he didn't have no one available, he would probably need to replace him.
"Tell me what the specific situation is."
"We at Sequoia are being targeted by some people, and there are also some traitors inside who are betrayed. Of course they are not core members. The problem is not too serious and we can withstand it, but I don't have the energy to deal with it."
"Because Sequoia has risen so fast, some Wall Street tycoons are trying to buy our stocks, and even plan to buy our entire company. There are also some mafia and the like who are looking for us to launder money. Although I have also hooked up with some New York politicians, But for now, it’s still close to the standard.”
Thain is not an American, he is his puppet on the stage. It is a bit difficult for him. Is it necessary to transfer the Little Knicks from Prairie International? The ability that Knicks is showing now is indeed very good.
Sequoia Investment will never give up. Of course, it can diversify its investments, but how to ensure its interests is indeed a big problem.
"Which company, which consortium?"
"It can't be said that they are targeting us. People from Rockefeller's First Bank are trying to acquire us. They are breaking away from the control of the Rockefeller consortium and plan to merge with Citigroup and attack us everywhere."
"We'll study it then. I'll understand the situation first. At worst, I'll transfer the assets out."
Although he is somewhat unwilling to do so, he is an Argentinian and cannot turn himself into an American. The bigger the scale, the worse the outcome. The United States will not tolerate foreigners controlling so many American companies.
"Let's split the newly remitted funds this time, and set up a few small investment companies to spread it out."
San Jose can set up a consortium in Argentina, but not in the United States, because Americans can do things that Argentines can't do. It's as simple as that.
"Good boss, the problem is actually not that serious. There are hundreds of companies of our size at Sequoia in the United States, and there are at least fifty or sixty on Wall Street."
"Well, take precautions in advance. We have indeed made too much. This time we can only spend some of our investment and transfer it back to Argentina."
"Understood, boss."
The two briefly chatted again, found someone to change hotels, and put on weapons and equipment, so they felt safe.
"Sean, take a look at whether there is a suitable manor in New York in the next few days, and then spend the money to buy one."
San Jose doesn't intend to sit still and wait for death. It would be good to set up an American mercenary security company, which can at least protect one or two people. This is his strength.
"I plan to set up a security company to protect the safety of Sequoia Company. Find someone to register it and call it Blackwater Security Company."
Saint Hesse said in a wicked way that the name of Blackwater Security is well-known, and Saint Hesse has enough money to build an ace security team and be able to better protect his wealth.
"Yes, boss!"
Thain said with some excitement that it would not be a big problem if the boss took action himself. He was making a legal investment, so it was normal to have a security company to protect him.
"Well, I will leave some people behind and let them form a security company to be responsible for your safety. As for the mafia, I will leave it to the security company to deal with. The security companies in the United States are more powerful than Argentina."
"Understood, I'm going to find someone to try it out now."
It's not that Thain has never thought about the security company. Firstly, he is not the material, and secondly, he is afraid that the boss will be suspicious. If he does security by himself, without the boss's consent, he is rebelling. Then he probably won't be able to see the New York sun the next day. .
Thain now not only admires but also fears Sanjesé. In just over two years, he has built such a big business in a small place in Argentina without being targeted. If the boss is in the United States, he will probably be able to perform better.
"Well, you go and handle it as soon as possible. I will ask someone to help you. The person in charge of Blackwater Security is Edward. Just find an American veteran to represent you."
Among the Delta people brought by Saint Hesse, there was also Thunder Cross. None of the new or old Falcons seemed to have outstanding leadership skills, but Edward was considered quite outstanding. Blackwater had him in charge, and he felt relieved. .
Seeing Thain leave in a hurry, Saint Hesse breathed a sigh of relief. The establishment of Blackwater Security Company was just a random thing.
Nowadays, there are a lot of veterans in the United States, and they have chosen some security companies, which are probably much better than Delta and Thunder Cross.
The total assets of Sequoia Investments, which Thain is now responsible for, have reached an astonishing US$27 million. This is real money. Even if it is sold without affecting the stock price, it can be sold for at least US$25 million, but It is estimated that it will be investigated by the US Taxation Bureau. It is said that it is easy to get in but difficult to get out. This money can be transferred to Argentina through foreign investment.
The larger the asset size, the greater the influence. Saint Jose did not want to be stared at too much and easily manipulated by others. He took out a lot of insurance for Sequoia Investment.
I also hope that Thain will not disappoint him. In fact, it is difficult for San Jose to trust anyone. He is very suspicious, and the United States is far away from the Emperor of Argentina. It is difficult to guarantee that the group of people he sends will not be corrupted and infiltrated. Although the salary he paid was high enough.
In the past two years, I made 9 million U.S. dollars just by investing in General Motors stocks and funds, which has almost doubled. I also invested in the stocks of Bell Systems, Texaco, and DuPont, and made a lot of money.
Of course, 27 million U.S. dollars cannot even invest in a 5 million-ton steel plant. Saint-Jesse likes to spend other people's money when investing, selling various bonds and loans. The money here in the United States is of great use.
The 27 million US dollars invested by Sequoia here does not include the 4 million US dollars remitted from Argentina to the cigarette factory. In the past two years, in addition to investing in several Japanese companies, it has also purchased various equipment from Germany. It has been increasing its scale, and San Jose It can be regarded as frugal and frugal. Unless you have no money at home, you will basically invest in the stock market.
At present, the scale of Sequoia Investment barely reaches the top 30 in the United States, and it can be regarded as a company that has become famous in the past two years.
It can be said that Saint Jose's largest asset abroad is the initial investment of about 11 million U.S. dollars, including the money from selling food-grade plastic bottles, the initial mortgage loan for the factory, and the profits from selling canned sodas. ,
Almost half of the profits generated by St. Jose's factories are remitted to New York Sequoia Investment, and the rest is used to develop factories and repay loans. In addition to the fact that St. Jose cannot accommodate so many industries domestically,
There is also the reason why the peso has depreciated too fast and people are pursuing asset preservation and promotion. Buying gold now is not as good as investing in the U.S. stock market. Moreover, the profits generated by companies such as Rennes Military Industry are enough to support the current development of other factories, so the products sold by Prali International Foreign exchange is constantly flowing into the United States.
Basically everything has been invested in it. The scale of this asset is actually nothing in the United States, but it is not too small. It is quite remarkable that Thain can manage such a large-scale asset. The Kennedy family is basically a wealthy family. With assets of 100 million U.S. dollars, let alone the consortiums behind large companies. In addition to large consortiums, the United States also has a large number of small and medium-sized consortiums that emerged due to World War II.
For example, General Electric's sales are an astonishing 2 billion U.S. dollars. Last year, General Motors' sales were close to 10 billion U.S. dollars, and its profits reached more than 1 billion U.S. dollars. It is truly rich as a country.
It can be said that in addition to the scale of investment in steel plants, this is where the most money is spent. Many foreign assets are also partially held with money from Sequoia Investment. Brazil, Australia, and Japan are the key investment targets of Saint-Jesse. Australia and Brazil are direct investments, and Japan is indirect investments.
