New York 2006

Chapter 184: Fighting to curry favor with Logic
On April 2008, 4, Luo Ji sat in front of the computer in his office at Logic Investment Company in New York, looking impatiently at the lawyer Jamie in front of him.

"Jamie, I told you last year to just buy Apple stocks. Why are you still pestering me?"

Lawyer Jamie smiled sarcastically: "Hasn't Apple's stock not risen for a long time? There has been a slight decline recently. I heard that many people have approached you recently and want to invest in the private equity fund you just established. Can you count me in? "

Luo Ji discovered in the past few days that the [-] private equity funds had now become a scarce resource.Using revelation and intuition to lead them to wealth is not something just anyone can do.Now to attract investors, Luo Ji would have to wait for them for several days.

Things that are easily obtained are not cherished.

Luo Ji pretended to be surprised and said, "Aren't you satisfied with 100% income in a year?"

Jamie said seriously: "This time it's not because of me, it's because my family wants to invest 1000 million dollars in your private equity fund. Think about it, how much does a 2% management fee cost?"

Luo Ji was unhappy: "Am I short of that little money?"

Jamie begged: "Feili, help me. This is the first time my family has asked me for help."

Luo Ji wondered: "Don't you, an old money family, have stable investment channels? Why did you come to me?"

“Where can I find stable investment channels?”

Jamie said: "In the past two years, all the family's investments have been losses, and the stock market has not performed well except for the Internet sector you recommended. But after I recommended it to them, they did not buy it, and only I did. And in the past two years, The U.S. economy is not doing well either, and my family’s farm is also losing money.”

Jamie then complimented: "You are outstanding in the investment world, please help me!"

Luo Ji pretended to hesitate and said, "This..."

Jamie said: "Because we have known each other since we were young! Help me, you can have my help in the early stages of your music career! Logic."

Luo Ji relented and decided not to embarrass Jamie anymore. He had no intention of rejecting him in the first place.

He might as well be a good person and do it to the end. Luo Ji said, "Okay, but I only recognize you! Investors must also be in your name!"

"This..." Jamie was a little worried at first, then became happy, and then looked at Luo Ji seriously: "Thank you, Logic."

Luo Ji said: "It's a small matter. But I want to explain in advance that I am not a god of investment. I have to be mentally prepared to lose money."

"I'll tell the family."

Luo Ji then warned: "Do your part first! Don't delay the lawsuit against Deutsche Bank. They still want to deny it, saying that it was not leaked from them. We must show an attitude and cannot let it happen. They treated me like a soft persimmon.”

"Leave it to me." Attorney Jamie said confidently.

Bang bang bang, there was a knock on the door. Luo Ji saw that it was the receptionist at the front desk of the company. There was also a white woman standing outside the door. Luo Ji didn't realize who she was for a moment.

"She said she was Clinton's daughter, Chelsea Clinton," the company receptionist said.

Luo Ji responded: "Oh, just let her in. Ms. Clinton called me this morning."

"Hello, Logic," Chelsea Clinton said with a smile.

28-year-old Chelsea Clinton looks nothing like her parents. Her father and mother were handsome men and women when they were young, but this daughter is a bit disabled.

During this period, some media also claimed that Chelsea Clinton was not their biological child, creating scandals everywhere.

Chelsea actually looks a lot like her uncle.When Luo Ji went to the foundation yesterday, Ms. Clinton showed him photos of the office, including a photo of her and her uncle and mother.

Luo Ji hugged her first, and then acted like an elder.The old man said: "Sit down, Chelsea, your mother often talks about you in front of me."

The 28-year-old Chelsea was stunned for a moment, then laughed awkwardly: "Really?"

Luo Ji was not embarrassed at all: "Well, you're here today to learn about investment, right?"

"Ah."

Luo Ji took out the investment agreement and handed it to Chelsea, and she read it from the side.The previous contract is basically the same as that of a private equity fund.

每年收取2%的管理费以及基金收益利润的20%作为提成收入，基金募集时长一个月，募集结束日期2008年5月15日。

Loss warning line, quarterly investment report, fund risk disclosure, qualified investor confirmation, risk disclosure statement, etc.

Chelsea briefly browsed and looked at the investment direction: "Mainly invest in companies that may change in the future, mainly in the Internet, medicine and new energy fields, possible short-selling opportunities, and safe-haven assets such as U.S. Treasury bonds, gold, etc. "

After reading it, Chelsea said: "Are you still shorting the banking industry related to subprime mortgages? Have you not cleared your position?"

Luo Ji said seriously, "It's not convenient for me to express my position on this right now."

Chelsea said apologetically: "Okay, I said too much. I know this kind of thing is more sensitive now."

When Luo Ji appeared on "The Daily Show," he didn't even mention whether shorting the banking industry was still going on.Even if reporters asked questions, they would always blame Xu Youyu, who had no comment.

Luo Ji didn't want to be hostile to Wall Street. With their silence, news about Luo Ji in the financial market during this period has been dropped by these Wall Street companies, and the discussion in the mainstream media has been very low.

Chelsea looked at it and continued: "The reason why you write down your investment direction in such a general way is to keep it confidential."

Luo Ji smiled and praised, "Well, you are very smart."

Chelsea smiled: "Actually, you don't have to worry. The focus of public opinion during this period is Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United States. Plus you kept a low profile, a lot of news about you has been missing from the news."

"Yes." Luo Ji said casually.

After all, the United States is a Christian country. Although the largest number of believers are Protestants, who deny the Catholic papacy, the pope still has a high status in their minds. Not to mention that the United States has the second largest number of Catholics.

However, during this period, not only the Pope's news became a hot topic, but also the scandal about clergy's sexual abuse of children.

This is already a traditional performance of Omi clergy. It was exposed in 1980 and has been banned repeatedly. A similar thing is reported every once in a while.

Clergy are naturally authoritative. In addition, many parents send their children to churches to work, just like sending their children to politicians. Many children become victims inexplicably. In addition, they may not understand it when they are young, and may not understand it when they grow up. Only then did I realize what I had gone through.

Luo Ji immediately said, "Do you have any more questions?"

"Gone."

Luo Ji then said, "Then you go find Dr. Xu. He is mainly responsible for the company's affairs."

"Ok."

After Chelsea finished speaking, she saw Luo Ji busy on the computer, so she stood up and left.Luo Ji had just finished handling various company matters when his personal phone rang.

Luo Ji took a look and saw that it was Carrie Underwood whom he had not contacted since the Grammys. "Hi Kelly, no contact for a while, how are you doing?"

Carrie Underwood said: "Everything is fine. Last year you told me that there would be a New York music festival held by you in July this year and you wanted to invite me to participate. How is the situation now?"

Luo Ji was a little confused: "Everything went smoothly. Didn't SB Live Performance Company notify you?"

"I haven't heard from you yet."

Luo Ji thought for a moment: "I'll let you know in a few days. Remember to set aside time. The date will be around July 7th, which will be two weeks behind this year's Lollapalooza Music Festival in Chicago."

"Okay." Kelly continued: "I heard from friends in the industry that your private equity fund has started to raise funds. How about counting me in?"

Luo Ji thought for a moment: "I want to consult Dr. Xu, the CEO of my company. He is now in charge of this area. There are too many people investing. I will give you news later."

Carrie Underwood smiled and said: "OK, I'm waiting for your good news."

After Luo Ji hung up the phone, he had a smile on his face, but he complained: "This fund has only been established for three days, why has it already spread all over the place? Annoying, too annoying."

When this private equity fund was not established, people who received the news include Avril Lavigne, Constance Wu, Francis, Zhu Haowei, Max, Tracy, Bruno Mars, Braun, Jeff Basker and other relatively close people, as well as The senior executives of several companies wanted to find Luo Ji to take them to invest together.

The one-year return rate is 1400%, which makes many people excited.

After the fund was established, some people with distant connections also responded and began to contact him.For example, Quincy Jones, whom I met once, the people I met at the premiere of [-], those who shot the MV, and some staff from "The Twilight Saga", as well as many people who have heard the name but stranger.

Jingle bell, jingle bell.Luo Ji glanced at his phone, then let it ring for ten seconds before picking up the phone.

"Hi, Mr. William, why did you call me when you had time today?" Luo Ji said.

William Daly said: "We had a good time cooperating at first, but I just received the news recently that you made so much money. I always thought you lost money."

"What a loss!"

Luo Ji spoke immediately, and then said something that only two people could understand: "I might have made more profits, don't you remember? After that time in New York, I believed that the US government could solve the crisis, and then I went long. , what did they do! I ended up losing more than [-] million meters."

Luo Ji didn't care if he lied, even if he had a profit, he could tell him a loss.Luo Jicai didn't want William Daley to think that he owed him a huge favor.

William Daly was choked, and his tone was no longer strong at the beginning.

He smiled and said: "I heard that your private equity fund is raising funds, can you count me in?"

"I'm really sorry."

Luo Ji apologized and said, "The company is now managed by CEO Dr. Xu. He is responsible for this aspect. I basically don't interfere. But if you really want to invest, can I ask for you?"

William Daly on the other end of the phone curled his lips, with an indignant expression on his face.

But he still said in a gentle tone: "Sorry to trouble you, Logic."

After hanging up the phone, William Daly was still a little aggrieved, and complained: "Imagine how low-key I was when I met him in Chicago. What's wrong with him now? He pushed and shoved me when I gave him money."

"What kind of low posture?" asked the secretary.

"It's nothing, I'll just say it casually."

After William Daly finished speaking, he regained his composure, and then thought about how much money to invest and test the waters first.

Three days later, early in the morning, Luo Ji hummed a little tune and went to work at the company. For the past two days, people were everywhere who were fawning over him. Luo Ji enjoyed this feeling very much.

Luo Ji was sitting in his office, handling various company documents, when lawyer Jamie walked in with an old white woman in her 20s with a sullen face.

Attorney Jamie introduced: "This is my sister, Beth Dutton."

Beth Dutton is obviously Anglo-Saxon, with blond hair and blue eyes, while Luo Ji's lawyer Jamie Dutton has black hair.Beth Dutton is quite beautiful, and her temperament is different from people living in big cities. She has the temperament of a western cowgirl.

Luo Ji was still very respectful to Jamie. He smiled and stepped forward to shake hands with her: "Hello, Beth. I often hear Jamie mention you."

Beth shook hands with Luo Ji, then she turned to glare at Jamie.

Jamie immediately left dejectedly: "You two talk, I'll go out first."

Beth Dutton got right to the point: "I heard from Jamie that your private equity fund only accepts investments in his name."

"Yes."

"Our family wanted to invest in the name of my father, John Dutton."

Luo Ji said lightly, "I don't know him."

"We invest 1000 million dollars!"

Luo Ji continued: "I'll say it again, I don't know your father."

Beth Dutton said: "Don't you open a private equity fund to make money? How much is the management fee for 1000 million."

Luo Ji looked at her with questioning eyes: "Am I short of that little money?"

"No one will be dissatisfied with having more money."

Luo Ji said seriously: "I'll just say it for the last time. My foundation has no shortage of investors. I always take care of my own people first. Let Jamie invest on your behalf. This kind of contract will be easy for you, right?"

Beth Dutton said angrily: "Are you colluding with him and planning to fight for his inheritance? He is just trash. I don't know what you see in him?"

Luo Ji pointed at the door with a calm expression: "If you think so, the door is over there."

Beth Dutton looked directly at Luo Ji for a long time, but in the end she didn't move.

Then Beth's expression changed quickly, and she smiled and said, "I heard from Jamie that the Apple stock you recommended for him has made 100% profit so far."

Luo Ji did not respond to her smile, but asked, "Didn't he recommend it to you last year?"

Beth Dutton didn't feel any embarrassment, as if the unpleasant conversation just now didn't exist at all. She walked forward and chatted enthusiastically with Luo Ji.

　The previous error was corrected.U.S. private equity funds. Before September 1996, 9, private equity funds established by no more than 1 investors did not need to be approved by the U.S. Securities Commission (SEC). After September 100, 1996, this number limit increased to 9. .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)