The stock price stabilized at 2 gold pounds and 14 shillings. This was the result of Mawei's repurchase of stocks. The price picked up and investors began to buy the bottom one after another. Until the closing of the securities exchange that day, the final decision of the Manstein Potion Company was made. The stock price barely exceeded 3 gold pounds and remained fluctuating around 3 gold pounds and 1 shilling.
Ma Wei is already very satisfied with this price. The share price exceeded 3 pounds on the first day of listing, which is enough to prove the strong funds behind Manstein Potions Company, while Bracken Potions Company and Yindi Potions Company company, their share prices are not far apart, remaining around 2 gold pounds 18 shillings.
The second prince and others were not satisfied with the stock price of 3 gold pounds. They had experienced the peak of 5 gold pounds, so how could they be excited about the trough of 3 gold pounds?
More importantly...
They were harvested.
The eldest prince, the third prince and others who bought a large amount of stocks sold the stocks at a high of 5 gold pounds. While withdrawing the funds, they also made a small profit. Ma Wei saw through the eldest prince's trick and did not rush to buy the stocks. Take action at the freezing point of the stock to prevent further losses.
After the market closed, the second prince got into the carriage with a dark face and quickly left Jinsi Street. Ma Wei took Yunia to the back door of the stock exchange, where he met Lai Wen.
"Brother..."
Compared with the high-spiritedness at noon, the letter at this moment was obviously much sluggish, as if he had done something wrong.
"How many shares did you buy?"
"About... about 10%." The message whispered: "It cost 4.5 million gold pounds..."
10%...
Ma Wei calculated in his mind, plus the 5% of the stock he bought back before the market closed, they already owned 46% of the equity of Manstein Potion Company, which was only 5% short of 51%, and the rest was Don't worry, there will always be stockholders who can't sit still and sell their stocks, and they can just buy them back when the time comes.
"Brother, how much cash do we have left?"
"Including the funds from the sale of stocks, there is almost 12 million gold pounds left."
"11 million?!"
On the carriage, Laiwen was stunned for a moment: "I spent 4.5 million gold pounds, and brother, you spent another 3 million gold pounds before closing. How could the cash not decrease but increase?"
"Because the 4.5 million gold pounds you spent, after deducting the exchange's service fees, all flowed into the account of Manstein Potion Company."
Ma Wei looked at the sunset gradually setting on the horizon, smiled and said: "You don't think the company is really losing money, do you? Even if the stock price is only 2 gold pounds, we sold 6 million shares today, and the raised funds will not be less than 12 million. Gold pounds, if it were not for the purchase of equity, the cash in our hands should be able to exceed the 20 million gold pound mark.”
The letter said with some confusion: "We have made money, and the eldest prince and others have also made money. Who loses?"
"Retail investors lost some money, the second prince who bought stocks at high prices lost some money, and the eldest prince and third prince also most likely held a certain share of stocks. It was from these people that money flowed into our pockets. Ma Wei said: "The stock market is like this. It seems like you are losing money, but in fact you are just making less money."
"After we go back and return the 3 million that Arthur raised for us, Manstein Potion Company will still have 9 million gold pounds left, plus the repurchased 15% of the equity. According to the stock price of 3 gold pounds, this 15% equity, worth 9 million pounds."
Ma Wei said quietly: "It's enough for the time being."
"Dad, the bidding will start in one month, and funds will need to be proven by then. We only have 9 million pounds in cash. I'm afraid we are no match for the eldest prince and the third prince!" Yunia asked.
"Yes." Ma Wei nodded: "Only 9 million gold pounds is definitely not enough, so we must set up a complete potion production line before the bidding starts, produce high-grade potions like mercury blood, and sell them to the Destiny Three. Goddess Church, earn funds.”
Mercury's blood has a strong restraining effect on extraordinary creatures. For demon hunters who want to capture living extraordinary creatures to make extra money, mercury's blood is definitely the most sought-after potion. They spend a lot of money to buy mercury's blood and turn around. You can catch live extraordinary creatures and sell them to rich nobles at a high price, and everyone is happy.
Ma Wei, who saw this clearly, knew how much the Church of the Three Destinies needed the blood of mercury, so he wanted to build a factory as soon as possible and import raw materials from the Romanov Kingdom...
In the evening, Ma Wei and others returned home. As soon as they entered the door, they saw a strange woman standing in the store. She had blond hair and blue eyes and looked like a pure German.
"Tiffany! You're back!"
When he saw the woman, Lai Wen's eyes lit up and he hurriedly stepped forward: "You didn't encounter any danger on the road, did you?"
"No." Tiffany shook her head. After the disguise, her appearance had become that of a standard Germanic nation. Even her voice had undergone subtle changes. The letter activated the Siren's Tears and could only maintain her disguise for three times. Days of time, but if Yunia uses Siren's Tears...
It can extend the disguise time to half a month or even longer.
Tiffany came back at the right time. The Manstein Potion Company had just been established and needed people to take care of it, especially the head office. Mavie couldn't go to Golden Silk Street every day. He had other trivial matters. Now that Tiffany is back Now, the affairs of the head office can be left to her, and Ma Wei can take care of the factory affairs with peace of mind.
"Captain, before coming back, I went to Circus Sunshine. I heard..."
Tiffany looked at the letter with calm eyes, without any ripples: "You asked Gina to join the potion company?"
"Ah..." Lai Wen said bravely: "Yes, Gina said she wanted to help, so I told the eldest brother her request. The eldest brother felt that now is the time when there is a shortage of people, and one more person is more important. The Church of Truth has always advocated unity, right? So...right, brother?"
"...."
Yes, Ma Wei knew that Lai Wen was trying to pull him out as a shield. Although Lai Wen's words sounded awkward, if he only wanted the process, he was right and agreed to Gina joining the Manstein Potion Company. It is indeed myself.
"I was the one who asked Gina to join the Manstein Potions Company, Tiffany."
"Okay, I get it now."
Tiffany stopped asking further and raised the issue of residence: "Manstein Potion Company is divided into two areas: the head office and the factory. The dormitories provided for employees are in the Havering area. What about the employees of the head office? Woolen cloth?"
"Just take charge of this matter. You are the financial director."
Ma Wei really doesn't want to worry about this anymore. These insignificant little things don't require him to do it himself. It is precisely these little things that are the most troublesome. He can just leave them to Tiffany and avoid them if he can.
Tiffany heard about Mavey's character from Lai Wen and took over the responsibility. She, the financial director, was anything but ordinary. With Mavey as her boss, she was destined to exercise power comparable to that of the chairman.
There is no way, Ma Wei authorized it.
That night, Tiffany stayed at the grocery store, sorted out the existing financial statements, and officially took over Mawei's previous job. She also packed up the grocery store's account books.
While Tiffany was sorting out the accounts, Daniel was worrying in his room. Tomorrow is the first day of school at Yinton College. The school had already sent uniforms. Not only that, but he was also required to stay in the school overnight and could go home every weekend... ..
Daniel didn't know what it was like to go to school. The education he received in Frederick's Kingdom was all one-on-one elite tutoring. His teachers were all well-known nobles. His only 'classmates' were his two sisters. .
On the other hand, at Yinton College, I heard that many people attended classes in the same classroom and received instruction from the same teacher. Daniel did not like and had never experienced such a restriction on personal freedom.
"Remember to bring a few extra changes of clothes. I have never been to Yinton College. I don't know if there is any place to spend money there. Just in case, you can bring 500 gold pounds and buy whatever you need... "
In the room, Mawei looked at Daniel in school uniform, comforted him, and even helped him pack his suitcase.
Yinton College is an aristocratic school, the leader in elite education in the Kingdom of Windsor. The annual tuition is expensive, and the treatment of students is natural. There are single dormitories. Each dormitory is also equipped with a servant room, and students are allowed to bring a housekeeper and Two maids take care of daily life....
From Ma Wei's point of view, this is simply a terrifying luxury!
"Do you need a housekeeper?" Ma Wei asked: "If you need a housekeeper, I will hire one for you to help you handle some chores. Forget about the maid. Why do you need a maid in school..."
"I don't want a housekeeper."
Daniel, who has long since gotten rid of his aristocratic habits, no longer needs others to help him take care of his life. During the year he lived with Mawei, he basically solved all the problems in life by himself, including laundry and cleaning. Daniel also started from the very beginning. The first crown prince has become much more down-to-earth, his thinking mode has also undergone subtle changes, and he understands the thoughts of ordinary people better.
"But brother, Jonas is a member of the Manstein family after all. We have made so much money, shouldn't we be more luxurious?" the message said: "I mean, in the eyes of other nobles, we should live a luxurious life." You should live a luxurious life!"
"Those who are rich are called nobles. Those who know how to be frugal and hardworking are the down-and-out nobles who have worked hard from the bottom." Ma Wei said: "The Manstein family used to be poor, but it was only in our generation that they rose again and worked hard from the bottom. How could we who came up here be as extravagant and licentious as those nobles?"
"But many people become luxurious after they get rich!"
“It was a get-rich-quick situation.”
Ma Wei folded a white shirt, put it in the suitcase, and said slowly: "The three Manstein brothers have experienced a hard life, and their ability to live independently is far beyond that of the aristocratic children... But according to Jonas His personality should be more arrogant, so I proposed to hire a butler for him."
"I don't want any butler."
In front of the full-length mirror, Daniel looked at himself in the mirror and said, "But if you think hiring a butler is more in line with my personality, brother, then hire one."
“You don’t have to go outside to ask for it, it’s already available at home.”
"Ready-made?" The messager thought for a moment and said, "Yannick?"
"It's not it, it's..."
Ma Wei walked out of the room, and after a while, he came back with a living statue. He twisted the clockwork, and the statue quickly turned into a vampire who looked exactly like Edward.
"it."
"A living statue can be a housekeeper?" The source asked in surprise: "Is it possible?"
"It can speak the language of the Kingdom of Windsor, and its strength is no problem. As for its identity..." Ma Wei said expressionlessly: "I don't think anyone will investigate the origin of a housekeeper. Even if there is, let's give it to William V. Wouldn’t it be solved by just writing a letter?”
William V, who helped Ma Wei forge the identity of the Manstein family, found a butler who was not suspected. It was too easy to take a step back. Even if he didn't use a living statue, he could go to a specialized butler agency to hire one. A housekeeper can do that too!
It’s nothing more than spending more money.
In the Kingdom of Windsor, where butlers are popular, aren’t there as many butlers as there are people?
The key is whether Daniel wants a butler or not.
"Brother, you can just arrange it." Daniel said, "I can do it."
"In this case..."
Ma Wei thought about it carefully and felt that there was no need to save money on this kind of thing. Money should be spent wisely. It was better to go to the Butler Association and hire a serious butler for Daniel. In this way, they would not have to worry about anything. I worry about the identity of the housekeeper.
Early the next morning, Ma Wei personally took Daniel to the Butler Association and hired a middle-aged butler named Melvin. The probation period was one month. After the expiration of the period, there were no problems and he would be made a full-time employee with a weekly salary of 10 gold pounds.
Melvin is a formally trained butler who has served many aristocratic and gentry families. Usually, when aristocrats hold a large banquet, they will encounter a shortage of manpower and have to hire additional servants and butlers from outside. , this is when Melvin and others come in handy.
This kind of classical butler service has been going on for a long time, and Melvin, who was randomly selected, cannot be the informant of the eldest prince and the second prince.
After finding a good housekeeper, Ma Wei and others took a carriage and arrived at the small town of Windsor, 20 kilometers away from London. There is not only Yinton College, but also the famous Windsor Castle. Every weekend, Rhodes IV will bring Four princes came here to hold a family gathering.
The carriage slowly drove into the campus. Daniel had already put on a dark blue tuxedo uniform with a double-headed eagle emblem engraved on the chest and a blue scarf. He was a fourth-year student. The colors of the ties and bow ties were different for each grade, but the school uniform The format is exactly the same.
On the first day of school, expensive carriages can be seen everywhere on campus. Parents come to send their children to school. Being able to attend Yinton College is an honor. For these parents, the threshold of Yinton College determines that other students have the same distinguished status. By sending your children to school in person, you might be able to get to know other nobles and expand your network of contacts, which would be beneficial without any harm.
When the carriage came to a stop, Melvin, the butler who had just been hired, jumped out of the carriage, opened the door for Ma Wei and others, took off the large suitcase on the roof of the car, followed respectfully, and walked towards the auditorium.
On the first day of school, an opening ceremony will be held. The resident bishop and principal will also wait to give speeches, symbolizing the beginning of the new school year. On the way to the auditorium, the sharp-eyed Li Wen suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure in the crowd. He stopped, grabbed Ma Wei and said, "Brother, isn't that the student you taught before?"
"student?"
Following the direction pointed by the message, Ma Wei turned around and saw a brown-haired girl wearing a dark blue school uniform walking through the crowd. Behind her, followed a middle-aged man who was not angry or boastful... ..
Turay Crowley!
His eyes stayed on Toure's face for a moment, and Ma Wei looked at the little girl in school uniform again. When he saw her face clearly, he breathed a sigh of relief, and a slight smile appeared on his face:
"Sarah...it seems like she is doing well at Crowley's house. Let's go and say hello."
