Chapter 61 A Bit of Privilege
Mike has obviously not been in Korea for a long time. He has not yet learned the implicitness and humility unique to East Asians. He was really happy when An Rusong invited him to lunch. Let An Rusong please. An Rusong asked him to order whatever he wanted to eat, and he had to order the entire table.
However, An Rusong is not a stingy person, not to mention that his current personal financial situation is very good, and he is not short of the money for this lunch.
The most important thing is that Mike did not let his invitation be in vain. They also brought him a new big order, a total of 100,000 pieces of Screaming Chicken toys, still shipped to the United States.
While eating lunch, Mike told An Rusong that the first batch of Screaming Chicken toys were sold very well at Costco in the United States, and they were highly praised by buyers.
Moreover, because the order price signed at the beginning was not high, compared with online merchant platforms such as Amazon, Costco’s prices on the US are also lower. Under the premise of the same quality, buyers give more favorable reviews. High. ,
Mike is the financial officer. Things like website procurement are not his responsibility, but a product he recommended is selling well on the platform, which will always have a positive impact on him personally. , therefore, he would be so happy personally.
While the two were chatting, An Rusong deliberately brought the topic to Apple's stock price. Unexpectedly, Michael was very familiar with this situation - after all, this guy is the financial officer of Costco. Even if he is only the financial officer of the Korean headquarters, he must be relatively sensitive to financial news.
Mike told him that the current overall situation of the U.S. economy is very bad. Although several stock indexes, including the Dow Jones, are generally rising, this should be all an illusion. This false prosperity will not last long. .
Mike said that he has received relatively accurate information. After September, the Federal Reserve will significantly reduce the funds interest rate, and this reduction may be as high as 50 points.
He believes that in the middle of this month, the European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan, the Reserve Bank of Australia, the Central Bank of Canada, etc., the central banks of seven or eight countries have successively injected capital into the subprime housing credit in the United States, and one by one they have Either hundreds of billions of euros, or tens of billions of dollars.
These measures seem to prove to the world how determined central banks are to resist this risk, but in fact, they also expose the fact that the cancer of the subprime housing credit crisis is It has expanded to an extent that is difficult to contain, and its rupture is only a matter of time.
If the Federal Reserve really cuts interest rates in September, what Mike means is that this move by the Federal Reserve can only boost market confidence in the short term, and will reduce some of the subprime housing credit that have not yet been recognized. No matter how big and far-reaching the impact of the crisis is, people will end up cheating.
Most people who expect to gain benefits from the stock market can only see immediate profits but do not adequately assess long-term risks. Therefore, Mike's suggestion is that if An Rusong plans to buy some Apple stocks, he can do so as soon as possible.
After September, if the Fed does not lower interest rates, he can wait and see for a while. Once the Fed lowers interest rates, he must clear out all the stocks in his hands before entering October. Avoid unnecessary losses.
While they were chatting about this topic, Mike also looked at the current trend of Apple's stock price for him. According to the data, Apple's stock price that day was US$15.79 per share.
To be honest, An Rusong is really thinking about buying some Apple stocks, because he knows very well that if he holds this thing for a long time, he will definitely make money, and he can make a lot of money.
But the problem is that he has no intention of holding this thing for a long time. If he has sufficient funds, he would rather invest in his own career rather than contribute to other people's careers.
If you are doing short-term, well, he did it in his previous life. Well, think about it, what is the possibility of making money?
However, the advice Mike gave him was very detailed and accurate. He felt that he could take out a sum of money and give it a try. What if Mike is right?
They both had a very happy lunch. An Rusong also felt that Mike, a Yankee, did not treat him in a condescending and bossy manner.
On the contrary, this guy is like a sojourner in a foreign land with few friends around him. After finally finding someone to talk to, he immediately turned into a chatterbox, as if he wanted to spit out all the words he had been holding in his stomach for months.
After lunch, An Rusong paid the bill, walked out of the restaurant side by side with Mike, and went directly to the parking lot.
Just as the two approached the parking lot, An Rusong's phone rang.
Looking at the caller ID, it was marked "Rubin". This was the number on the mobile phone he had just bought for his sister after she came to Seoul.
Mike was very considerate. He made a gesture of invitation towards An Rusong, indicating that he could just answer the call.
An Rusong bowed apologetically to the other party. In order to show that he was not shy about the other party, he pressed the answer button while Mike walked aside.
As a result, just as he connected the phone, he heard Rubin's scream coming from the phone. The voice was high-pitched and thin, and even though he wasn't on speakerphone, it still startled him.
Almost subconsciously, he shouted into the phone: "What's wrong with you, Rubin?!"
"Give me your phone back!" The voice on the phone was still like this Bin's shouting was interspersed with a woman's voice, but it was unclear what was said.
"What's the matter, Ann?" Mike seemed to sense something was wrong. He stopped and turned around to ask.
Just as An Rusong was about to answer, he heard Rubin's voice shouting on the phone: "Brother, they. I'm in the training class. I."
She hadn't finished speaking yet. , the phone was hung up. An Rusong immediately tried to call back, but was hung up on by the other party. After three times in a row, the other party actually hung up the phone.
"Ann, what's wrong?" Mike asked again.
"It's my sister, she, she seems to have been kidnapped." An Rusong was a little confused. To be honest, he had limited feelings for this sister, but no matter what, the other party was still his sister. When something like this happened, he Not being in a hurry would be a lie.
“OH, MYGOD!” Mike had a shocked expression on his face, and he said in an unbelievable tone, “Kidnapping?! In Seoul?!”
“It’s not clear yet, she just It seems to be in a training class." An Rusong put his phone in his pocket and said, "I'm very sorry, Mike, I have to take a step first."
As he said that, he bowed to Mike. bow.
“No, no need,” Mike waved his hand quickly and said, “Do you need my help? I also know some people in the local police department.”
"Thank you, but I won't use it just yet," An Rusong declined the other party's kindness, and turned around to walk towards the parking place. But after taking two steps, he stopped again and said, "Ah, I almost forgot, Mike. I also prepared a gift for Erin, which is just in the car."
"Huh?" Mike He was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting that the other party had prepared a gift for his daughter.
"Wait a moment, I'll be right back." An Rusong said, turned around and ran away.
There is indeed a gift in his car, but it is not specially prepared for his daughter.
That was a stuffed bear. Yes, it was the stuffed bear that he walked downstairs from KSE Entertainment before. He took it out temporarily today as a gift for Mike's daughter.
After a while, An Rusong ran back with the huge stuffed bear in his arms. He handed the stuffed bear to Mike and said with a forced smile: "It's just a stuffed bear. I hope Ellie likes it. In addition, do it for me Bring it to Jaslin.”
After saying that, he stuffed the stuffed bear into the arms of Mike who looked hesitant, turned around and left.
"Wait, Ann," Mike watched him take two steps out, then called out to him and said, "You'd better take my car, maybe we can go faster."
An Rusong stopped and looked back at him doubtfully.
"Hurry up, we have to hurry up!" Mike said as he handed the stuffed bear to his left hand and took out a bunch of keys from his pocket with his right hand.
After saying that, he pressed the remote control on the car key. In an instant, a gray Bentley not far away beeped.
An Rusong looked in the direction of the sound, and soon saw the Bentley, and then he saw the license plate on the back of the car.
Unlike ordinary license plates with black characters on a white background, this Bentley's license plate is black with white characters. Its style has two lines of information: the upper line has English, from the position of An Rusong, Only the letters "USFX" can be seen, but the line below only has four numbers "0379".
Okay, An Rusong understands why Mike said that he can go faster in his car. This license plate is exclusive to the US military stationed in South Korea.
"Come on, Ann," Mike was already walking towards the parking place, he greeted as he walked.
An Rusong didn't hesitate anymore. He originally wanted to get closer to Mike, but now, seeing the Bentley with the US military license plate in South Korea, his idea became stronger.
He quickly caught up with Mike and got into the passenger seat of the car. While An Rusong fastened his seat belt, he heard Mike start the car and said: "I don't like privileges, but sometimes privileges are still very important." It’s useful.”
Okay, Brother Mike, I admit that your words are enough.
An Rusong buckled his seat belt and cursed secretly in his heart.
Mike's driving skills are very good. He backed the car out of the parking space in one go, then quickly drove out of the parking lot and drove onto the highway with the crowded people. After asking An Rusong about his destination, , then rushed all the way to the direction of Anyan Cave.
The traffic policemen wearing white hats and "green fluorescent leather" along the way only thought that the car was invisible and did not see it.
(End of this chapter)