My absurd experiences in North America over the years

In mid-June, after her routine report, Lina didn't hang up the video call. She paused for a moment, then suddenly said, "Mr. Li, there's something I'm not sure if I should mention."

"What is it?" Li Fu trusted Lina a lot; strictly speaking, she was the vice president of Forrest Capital.

"Yesterday I had dinner with a local asset manager in Nashville, and he asked me a question: 'How exactly does your boss judge the market?'" Lina recalled yesterday's events.

"How did you answer?" Li Fu knew he would face this situation sooner or later. Many times, he had Lina and other subordinates submit various reports, but in reality, it was just for show.

He had already decided on the investment direction from the beginning; he just needed them to work together to complete the details.

If this continues, this question will eventually arise.

"I said I didn't know, that's the truth. I've been following you for so long, and I really don't know how you make your judgments. You rarely look at technical indicators, and you don't pay much attention to short-term news, it's like..." Lina paused for a moment, carefully choosing her words, "...like you can predict market trends."

Li Fu remained silent for two seconds after hearing this, because he didn't know how to respond.

Lina's observations and thoughts were correct, but he could not offer any explanation. The certainty she felt came from a time dimension that she could never reach.

This is not technical analysis, nor is it because his economics is particularly outstanding.

It was simply because of his special status.

"You can understand it as intuition, or a flash of inspiration," Li Fu gave a very vague response.

The more others describe him in a mysterious way, the more advantageous it is for him in some ways. If all else fails, he will elevate this behavior to the level of God's arrangement.

In religious countries, this statement has no answer.

In the last week of June, the fund's unrealized gains reached $18.8 billion, and the news quickly spread throughout Wall Street's inner circle.

Ivanka arrived at Li Fu's office on Friday evening, without knocking, and simply pushed the door open and entered.

She came in a bit of a hurry, and didn't say anything after entering. She just walked to the other side of the desk and placed her phone screen in front of him.

The screen displays a newly published blog post by a well-known Wall Street analyst on his personal blog, titled "A Super New Player Beyond Our Understanding."

The article did not mention specific names, but it did mention "a macro fund established in April", "with a floating profit of nearly 20 billion since its inception", and "its main investment focus is foreign exchange and gold".

Anyone in the industry can immediately tell who he's talking about.

The article concludes that "regardless of whether you like his strategy or not, you have to admit that he is making a fortune in the current financial market in ways we wouldn't even dare to imagine, almost like prophecy."

Li Fu didn't react much after reading it.

As mentioned earlier, he knew this day would come sooner or later, when he came to New York from Nashville, when he joined forces with CP Group to establish a joint fund, when he decided to raise funds from the public... such comments were bound to emerge sooner or later.

"This analyst used to work at Goldman Sachs," Ivanka said with some concern. "What will the people at Goldman Sachs think after seeing his articles? Will they take any action?"

Li Fu leaned back in his chair, his gaze fixed on the darkening horizon outside the window. "Even if I saw it, so what?"

He didn't think Goldman Sachs could do anything.

Two days ago, through Jackson's introduction, he met with Rubin, the former Treasury Secretary, who revealed that the bill on 400x leverage would not be easy to pass.

The foreign exchange market is very different from other financial markets. Even if the principal is magnified 400 times, it cannot shake this extremely large market. 400 times is originally a means for retail investors to achieve considerable profits with a small amount of capital.

Large companies such as Goldman Sachs, FXCM, and Gain Capital all have foreign exchange margin trading businesses, and there is a lot of internal opposition to Goldman Sachs doing this.

Other companies will certainly not sit idly by and wait for their demise.

Cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents; the likelihood of it being banned is very small, and even if there are restrictions, they will be relatively minor.

High leverage restrictions are mainly applied to stocks, futures, and various financial derivatives, where trading volume is not very large. With increased leverage, it is easy to exploit retail investors.

After listening carefully to his explanation, Ivanka relaxed. The fund was thriving, but she was actually a little worried, since the current returns were too high, equivalent to several years' worth of real estate investment in just a few months.

"Relax, everything is under control right now," Li Fu stood up and gently pinched her slightly chubby cheeks.

"Tomorrow's the weekend, any plans?" Ivanka put her hand on his shoulder, almost kissing him.

"I just want to sleep," Li Fu said, putting his arm around her slender waist.

"That sounds great," Ivanka said, snuggling into his arms. "That's what I was thinking too. How about I join?"

This behavior borders on temptation.

"Of course, I couldn't be happier," Li Fu said, lifting her up and placing her on the desk. "How about we warm up a bit first?"

"It's... working hours now," Ivanka blushed instantly.

She's been incredibly busy lately. She has to keep track of the fund's progress, and she's overseeing real estate projects and some municipal engineering works. You could say she's stretched thin.

The two had indeed not been intimate for some time.

She recalled those incredibly blissful moments, and her body began to feel hot, but since this was an office, she felt a little uneasy.

"It's no longer working hours, they've probably all gone home," Li Fu said, gently stroking Ivanka's cheek.

Her capable demeanor and the business suit were quite novel to him; he hadn't tried it since being interrupted by a phone call last time.

I have to try this no matter what.

Ivanka glanced out the window; the sun was setting and dusk was deepening. It was indeed past her workday, and she felt a little relieved.

Without the psychological burden, a certain desire instantly arises.

She wrapped her arms around Li Fu's neck and offered him her full, red lips.

It was a breathtakingly passionate kiss, both of them displaying intense desire, while simultaneously groping each other.

As dusk fell, the atmosphere quickly became so intense that it seemed like they wouldn't be able to stop until they were locked in a fierce battle.

Soon, only their shirts remained relatively intact.

Li Fu stood behind Ivanka, who then turned around and gave him a passionate kiss.

It was a fresh and unique experience, and both of them were very engaged.

As darkness fell, the only way to vaguely see them moving was by the neon lights outside the window.

Li Fu sat at his desk, with Ivanka's arms around his neck, occasionally cupping his face and kissing him, their breaths hot and intense.

However, as he said, this was just a warm-up, so about ten minutes later, the office lights were turned on.

The two straightened their clothes and went downstairs hand in hand.