Wall Street Legend

I told Assistant William and the company's financial officer to contact the city hall to handle the remaining procedures.

Asking them to keep him informed of the latest developments. After hanging up the phone, Ye Dongqing called the bank again to confirm if there were any problems with the funds. The answer he received was that it could be done at any time.

Although borrowing three to five billion US dollars is not a big problem now, if one day Ye Dongqing's business really encounters a major life-or-death problem, it is estimated that these "good friends" in the bank will run faster than the other, just because It was just profitable, so when he heard the polite words on the phone, he didn't take it to heart at all.

Tamsui Investment Group's capital chain can be rounded up, and there is little pressure to mobilize one billion or eighty billion US dollars. However, he decided to borrow money from the bank to build the building this time. It is estimated that it will take four to five years to complete. By then Ye Dongqing felt that he must be quite rich already, so he didn't care about the interest.

The person who was talking to Ye Dongqing was a deputy manager of the credit financing department of Citibank named Wu Di, a serious Chinese with ancestors from Hong Kong.

I graduated from Harvard Business School in 1983 and worked hard on Wall Street for more than twenty years. Now I am stuck in the so-called "ceiling" stage. I am about fifty years old and can still move up a step, but because this is the United States, There's a certain negative sentiment toward Chinese Americans in general, so it's almost impossible to move up the ladder.

Recently, he seemed to have the idea of ​​building a good relationship with Ye Dongqing. Last month, Wu Di even asked him to play golf and visit his small wine brewing factory.

I quite appreciate the other person's ability, but unfortunately Wu Di used too much force, which made Ye Dongqing feel a bit deliberate. Moreover, the age gap between the two parties was relatively large. There was always a vague generation gap when talking. I can only say that the impression was not bad, but it was not talkable. I like her so much, but if she were replaced by a young beauty, the impression would probably be completely different.

The vast majority of Chinese Americans in the United States will never reach the so-called "ceiling." This term roughly means that in many companies in the United States, although Asian employees have always had an advantage in numbers, few have been able to enter senior management. layer.

Asians, especially Chinese, who account for the vast majority of Asians, face this promotion bottleneck.

At executive meetings of major American companies, Chinese rarely show up, and even when they do show up, they are often alone and seem a little lonely.

Mr. Wu Di already belongs to the lucky group, with ability and brains. Now he has entered the ranks of senior executives of Citibank, but it is still not the most core position. The bosses above are all white.

The reason why I say this is because Mr. Wu Di suddenly said to Ye Dongqing at this moment: "Boss Ye, I heard that you are starting a hedge fund company recently? Some time ago, a hedge fund company wanted to poach me to work in this industry. It has become very popular in recent years, so I almost agreed to go."

Ye Dongqing didn't think this was a casual comment, but he thought of many things from this. For example, did Mr. Wu Di want to change jobs to work under him, or did he want to cooperate with him?

If we have nothing to talk about, we have nothing to talk about. To be a senior executive at Citibank, you must have the ability. Moreover, Mr. Wu Di has been working at Citibank for almost ten years. He has a large network of contacts. He may be able to help attract many big names. client.

The question is, when working in the credit department of Citigroup, some people sell their face for profit. However, after leaving Citibank, can they continue to attract others? Even if the other party is given a high salary to change jobs, position arrangement is still a big problem. The position of executive officer Ye Dongqing has been temporarily reserved, and the position of vice president is given to him. It may be awkward to get along with him every day, and maybe he will be asked to become a partner.

These issues need to be considered carefully first. You cannot trick the other party into leaving Citigroup and then kick them away. Wouldn't that be playing tricks on others, harming others and not benefiting yourself?

There are both disadvantages and advantages. The former is not obvious, but the latter is obvious. For example, if you are willing to change jobs, you can see that Mr. Wu Di is more motivated and ambitious than Ye Dongqing imagined. This is what is needed to create a hedge fund company. As for the large customers with capital, the more the better.

It was a little impulsive, but Ye Dongqing still pretended to be confused, laughed, and said: "My company has just been registered, and now you guys know about it? It's just my own little trouble. Don't worry, I will never forget you Citigroup when I have business!" "

As he guessed, Mr. Wu Di was indeed depressed while working at Citigroup, and he even consulted the company's psychologist.

His wife's idea was to find a new job if she didn't like it. Anyway, her daughter was about to graduate from college and had almost enough pension money. There was no need to suffer from occupational diseases and often work overtime for those people who didn't respect him.

These suggestions made Mr. Wu Di think carefully, and he took advantage of his position to hook up with Ye Dongqing. He originally wanted to find a job at Tamsui Investment Group, but yesterday he unexpectedly heard that Ye Dongqing had the idea of ​​getting involved in the field of hedge funds. , this is ready for activity.

Thinking that Ye Dongqing didn't hear what he meant, Mr. Wu Di was a little depressed, coughed and asked: "Excuse me, are you free tonight? I want to talk to you in person about the loan approval and the hedge fund. Company matters..."

Ye Dongqing did not refuse.

It is a kind of recognition that the other party values ​​your company, and there is no need to directly turn away talents.

Tamsui Investment Group has a large number of people, but there are not many senior managers with management experience and personal connections. At other times, no matter how good a headhunting company is, it would be difficult to recruit someone like Mr. Wu Di without paying a huge price. He poached senior executives from major multinational banks.

You don't have to worry too much about the loan. The land is mortgaged, and there is a supervision mechanism for the money to build the building. In addition, there are other supplementary collaterals. It is impossible for the bank to refuse the request of a high-quality customer like Ye Dongqing, unless it is insolvent. , Moreover, the real estate market in Manhattan has been very stable in recent decades. If something unexpected happens, Citigroup does not mind changing to a new headquarters, or directly selling it to make up for the losses.

The documentary is off to a great start.

Ye Dongqing felt that it was necessary to go to Puchuan Building to talk to Mr. McCord in person and asked if the film crew would go. The director immediately agreed and sent a few people to follow him, including a sound engineer and two camera operators. many.

We boarded a helicopter to shoot, and we also shot in mid-air. There was almost no privacy at all. Until now, the director has not mentioned the focus of the shooting. It seemed to be really casual. This gave Ye Dongqing a bad idea and worried that he would be raped by Gates. Sir, let’s compare.

But think about it again, that guy is already richer, and there is nothing to be ashamed of even if he loses a little. In July, Gates donated three billion U.S. dollars in one go. He had already donated a lot of money before, and his reputation Shockingly good.

The charitable foundation also promised that the annual donation amount should not be less than 5% of the total assets. Considering that the charitable assets themselves are also making money, the sustainability is quite strong. In some years, a lot of donations are made, and there is still a balance at the end of the year. A lot of money, turned into more money.

This is the meaning of Ye Dongqing’s establishment of a charity foundation, but no matter what, at least he can do something good every year and help other people...