New York 2006

Chapter 224 Followers

October 2008, 10, Luo Ji, Fiona, Blake and bodyguards.Accompanied by the head of Australia's Boeing Company, he took a U.S. Air Force transport plane and returned to Stratton Air Force Base in Scotia, New York.

This is obviously for public and private use.

But until Luo Ji and his party left this heavily guarded military base, no one came out to protest. It was incredibly smooth.

This old white man from Boeing Company was obviously showing off his strength to Luo Ji in order to strengthen Luo Ji's regard for him.

The group of people got into the commercial vehicle sent by Boeing and drove slowly towards New York.

Luo Ji said with emotion to the white old Boeing man sitting next to him: "This experience has completely refreshed my impression of you old companies. The resources you can use are incomparable to me."

The old white man from Boeing smiled: "Do you know what is said among Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, General Dynamics and Northrop Grumman, our five major defense contractors? "

"What are you talking about?" Luo Ji complimented him at the right time.

"We are the US military, and the US military is us!"

Luo Ji gave a thumbs up: "So, you are what the media calls the military-industrial complex?"

Boeing's old white man smiled and winked: "You can think so."

In addition to political factors, the United States' foreign wars obviously have the role of these military-industrial complexes and the promotion of constituency politicians behind these military-industrial complexes.

Only when there is a war in the United States can the economy where these companies are located can improve, and only congressmen who support the war can satisfy local voters.

Capital has kidnapped the United States. This is the most real case.

The old white man from Boeing continued: "Logic, I see you have never said in the media that you oppose the Iraq war or other wars, which is good. You must not imitate Michael Jackson or the like, in the media What anti-war slogans are you shouting? Because this will not only attract our hostility, it will also bring you other enemies."

"I only support trivial issues like environmental protection and women's rights in the media." Luo Ji smiled and continued, "I know the stakes of the war, Dixie Chicks, right?"

"You do not know."

"How do you say that?" Luo Ji asked confused.

"It's nothing for those little stars, or those who have passed away, to call for anti-war. Their influence is there. But superstars like you can influence a large number of young people. If you make anti-war remarks , will it offend the Jews who control the media?”

"How do you say that?" Luo Ji asked curiously.

The old white man from Boeing started to talk in a long way: "The current war in the United States mainly takes place in the Middle East, and the one who benefits the most is Israel in the Middle East. You should have heard that the relationship between the Jews in the United States and Israel is very close. So their group Supporting the war is not surprising.”

Luo Ji suddenly realized that although the Democratic Party was now opposing the Iraq war in the media in order to oppose the Republican Party.But he rarely saw in the media Jewish Democratic lawmakers speaking out against it.

He then thought of Michael Jackson's two child molestation cases. Jackson had an "enemy list."

Rabbi Shmuli Botech, magician Yuri Geller, music executive Tommy Mottola, human rights lawyer Gloria Allred and the mother of Jackson accuser Janet Avi Zuo.

No one would mess with a superstar for no reason, unless there is irreconcilable conflict between the two.

The Gulf War in 1990, the Bosnian War in 1993, and the Iraq War in 2005.Jackson seems to have stood up and called for anti-war, standing on the opposite side of Israel.

What greeted him were two high-profile child molestation cases. This suddenly made Jackson, who had a perfect media image, a target for attack.

Rap superstar Eminem, singer Jason Derulo, and Sia have publicly dissed him in the media. Of course, many famous hosts and actors have also scolded him.

In addition to people with conflicting interests, there are indeed a lot of Jews in Michael Jackson's "enemy list."

With such obvious signs, a smart man like Jackson must know the reason for being attacked, so why does he still insist on opposing the war?
Luo Ji thought for a moment and asked, "So, Jackson is on the side of the Middle Eastern Muslims?"

"There are indeed rumors that Jackson has converted to Christianity privately. You should know that due to historical reasons, many black people in the United States believe in this religion. He has many relatives who believe in this religion. But if he doesn't take the initiative to say it, who can know? What’s the specific situation?”

Boeing's old white man suddenly changed the subject: "By the way, Logic. I saw a photo of you and your grandmother going to church together. Which Protestant denomination do you believe in?"

"Lutheran."

"This sect is not pious enough. Do you want to join our Baptist church? You have just become an adult, so you can join just in time to be baptized."

Luo Ji said, "I don't think rituals are important. God doesn't care about these details at all. As long as your faith is firm, that's all."

"Okay, freedom of belief."

Boeing's old white man suddenly said: "By the way, what do you think about us loving us because God first loved us?"

Luo Ji's body suddenly stiffened: "Uh... can you tell me your opinion first?"

"Well, I think so..."

Before Luo Ji became famous, his father was a polytheist, his grandmother was a hippie, and his mother was a housewife and homeless person. No one in the family sincerely believed in religion.

But after Luo Ji became famous, the media often asked him questions about his faith.

Luo Ji was really annoyed by refusing to answer for a long time or giving sideways answers.

So he randomly found a Lutheran church near New York to join, and by the way, he took a photo with his grandmother in front of the church.

He is just a bastard, he doesn't know anything about religion, and he has been dealing with this old white guy every step of the way.

"I'm here. Thank you for sending me back. I'll see you on the private jet in a few days." Luo Ji said quickly.

"Ok."

The old white man from Boeing smiled and continued: "You are very nice. I had a great time discussing it with you along the way. There are few young people nowadays who know so much religious knowledge."

"Bye-Bye."

Luo Ji walked toward the company and scratched his head. Do I really know the Bible that well?

…………

Luo Ji first came to Future Records. When he walked into the company, he saw that many employees had their heads drooped and looked listless.They chatted in twos and threes, their minds not on work at all.

"Cough cough cough."

Luo Ji pushed open the glass door and walked in. Several employees immediately pretended to be working seriously, but more people still returned to their seats with sad faces.

The reaction is wrong!
Luo Ji was full of doubts. He came to the front desk and asked, "Where's Max or Jeff Basker?"

The female employee at the front desk stood up quickly and spoke in a hoarse voice: "Mr. Basque just went out, and Max is in her office."

"Tell Max to meet me in the office."

Luo Ji took a closer look at the Chinese female employee at the front desk. She seemed to have cried just now, and her eyes were slightly red.

But Luo Ji ignored it and went straight to his office. Three minutes later, Max knocked on the door and walked in.

Luo Ji said directly: "What's going on? Aren't Lady Gaga's albums selling well these days? Why is the atmosphere in the office wrong? Eh..."

Luo Ji looked at Max. He hadn't seen her for more than a month. She had lost a lot of weight, and her face looked very sad, as if she had been hit hard.

"Why are you like this? You have a sad face."

Max walked to the chair in front of Luo Ji and sat down. He said with a slumped face, "Due to the financial crisis during this period, the company's employees have suffered heavy losses."

Luo Ji only belatedly realized that the day after the successful launch of Falcon 1, the "Wall Street bailout bill" came to a vote in Congress.

Protests by people at the bottom of the United States in more than 100 places across the country have had an effect. The House of Representatives voted 207 to 226 to reject the $7000 billion "Wall Street Rescue Act".

But the market's reaction was the most real. The bill failed to pass, which led to a panic drop in global markets. The Dow Jones index fell by nearly 778 points, the largest single-day drop in history.

The world's major financial market indexes generally fell by more than 8%.

Such a big stock market crash.Naturally, the technology stocks and Internet stocks that Luo Ji bought were not spared, and suffered heavy losses during this period.

But the reason why he didn't feel too much about the losses was because at the beginning of the year, he invested $[-] million and shorted banks involved in the subprime mortgage crisis with twice the leverage.This is a hedge to some extent. He can say that he did not lose much during the financial crisis.

I just didn’t expect that the company’s employees would suffer miserably.

Luo Ji looked at the pitiful Max: "Tell me the specific situation?"

Max said: "Didn't a lot of banks go bankrupt during this period? Some employees cannot withdraw their deposits directly."

This is so miserable!

Luo Ji thought for a moment and said, "There shouldn't be many such cases. The bankruptcies now are all small banks. Except for Lehman, the big banks have all been taken over by the government or other banks."

"Not really much."

Max continued: "But there are many people in the company who follow you and buy stocks such as Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Booking Holdings..."

Luo Ji asked in surprise, "Including you?"

Max nodded.

Luo Ji tapped the table with his fingers: "Approximately how many people are there?"

"I know of more than 20 people, and there are about 200 employees from your other companies."

"What? Are my other companies involved?"

"Yes, we have communicated privately."

Max said with a sad face: "Holi Game Company, Electronic Music Records, Multicultural New Media, SB Management Company, SB Live Performance Company, Logic Personal Artist Management Company, Logic Pictures, and even some people from Xiyin Company. They all follow you. Bought stocks.”

Luo Ji fell into thinking. He could still deal with one or two people, but with so many people, it was impossible for him to use his own money to pay for the investment decisions of these employees.

Max waited for a while and asked: "Logic, do you have any suggestions?"

"No." Luo Ji refused to answer.

Max paused for a moment and asked worriedly: "Will this cause any trouble to your media image?"

"It's nothing, don't worry. Just go out, I have to go to work."

If you lose money following Buffett's investment in the market, can you still blame Buffett?

Financial markets don’t make this sense.

What's more, the sharp decline in stocks was caused by the financial crisis. The blame should be on the U.S. Congress for not passing the "Wall Street Rescue Act."

The stock market crash in the past few days has been terrible. The decline in these days has exceeded the decline in the market in the past year.

Now people who have lost money in the financial market are venting their anger on Congress.

Media opinion reversed quickly.The media that previously opposed the "Wall Street bailout bill" have all changed their tune in the past two days and began to support this bill.

Public protests against this bill suddenly decreased a lot.

The US government has also taken action. Some media reported that the bill has been urgently revised and a second vote will be held tomorrow.

It should be stable tomorrow, and public opinion is now on the side of passing the bill.

After thinking about all this carefully, Luo Ji looked at the computer screen and prepared to work.Only then did he realize that Max hadn't left yet.

"Hey, are you okay?"

Max, who had always been strong in the past, now walked up to Luo Ji pitifully: "Can you lend me some money?"

Luo Ji asked warily: "What do you want money for? Are you going to help your friend Caroline again? Her father has offended many people, don't do anything to her..."

Max interrupted directly: "I'm going bankrupt."

Luo Ji reacted: "Did you use leverage?"

Max broke the pot and said: "Not only did I use leverage, I also borrowed a lot from the bank."

Luo Ji looked at Max in surprise, not expecting her to be such a gambler.

"When did you enter?"

"Earlier this year."

"Hahahahaha."

Luo Ji laughed, as if he was seeing another Francis.

Talents, why do they enter the market at a high point?

"You're still laughing." Max stepped forward and said angrily: "Can you help me or not?"

"Give me your investment account and I'll help you solve it."

Luo Ji stood up and patted Max's head gently, and said in a gentle tone: "But remember to be good in the future, bet the gender is so big."

Max's face instantly turned red and he whispered, "Yeah."

Luo Ji sat on the chair and stepped back a little to make way for him: "Come here and log in your investment account to it."

Max walked over to Luo Ji and leaned down to operate the computer.

Luo Ji's eyes couldn't help but look at Max's body. She was wearing a black silk lady's business attire today with flaming red lips.

She has lost a lot of weight, and the curves of her waist and hips seem to be better.The two breasts, wrapped in the lady's suit, are still so majestic.

"Okay." Max turned his head to look at Luo Ji and found that he was looking down at his body.

Luo Ji became serious. He pulled the table and slid the office chair forward to the computer. He analyzed the account for a while and then spoke seriously.

"This is a small problem for you, but it would be too much of a loss if you sell now. I am very confident in these stocks, and I recommend you to hold them for the long term."

"it is good."

Luo Ji continued: "I will help you transfer a deposit of 100 million US dollars into your account. Even if the position drops by 100%, your position will not be liquidated. When the stock rises back up one day, you can just return the money to me. Look. is this okay?"

"It's all up to you." Max said absently.

After more than ten minutes, Luo Ji looked at the numbers in his account that kept jumping as the market changed. He smiled and said, "Okay."

Max didn't look at the computer screen. She looked into Luo Ji's eyes: "I heard from Jamie that you are single now?"

"He told you this?"

"I've known him longer than you."

"Ok."

Max suddenly changed his pitiful attitude and returned to the boldness he had when Luo Ji and she first met. Together with her flaming red lips, he was extremely aggressive.

"How do you think I should repay you?"

Luo Ji smiled and said, "No, we are friends."

Max spread his legs and sat on Luo Ji: "Are we still just friends now? Stop pretending, I saw the look in your eyes just now."

The two looked directly at each other, and both saw the burning flames in each other's eyes. In an instant, they were entangled with each other.

(End of this chapter)