Reborn Xiangjiang as a Tycoon

Chapter 289 Recruiting Vivien Kelly

After lunch, Lin Baicheng and Vivien Kelly went to the garden of the villa.

At this time, the two got down to business and stopped being polite.

"Miss Vivien, Bella just said that you were unhappy at Merrill Lynch. Can you tell me the specific reasons?"

Lin Baicheng still wants to hear the reason why Vivien Kelly wants to leave Merrill Lynch.

"Of course, Mr. Allen."

Vivien Kelly was not prepared to hide this. She nodded and said: "Mr. Allen, you are from Xiangjiang, and you may not know much about the United States. This country is composed of many people of color, and there are many

discrimination.”

"There are quite a lot of similar discriminations, such as racial discrimination, sex discrimination, academic discrimination, class discrimination between rich and poor, occupational discrimination and so on."

"I am white, and I graduated from a prestigious school. My income and family background are not bad, so a lot of discrimination does not fall on me."

"However, as I work hard in the workplace, I cannot avoid being discriminated against and treated differently based on gender."

"In the workplace, for the same job, if a man scores six points, he is considered a passing grade, while we women often need to score eight points to be considered a passing grade."

"I think I'm not bad at it. Not long after I joined Merrill Lynch, I managed US$100 million in funds. I earned this through my own ability. Even so, I am still criticized by my colleagues at the same level and those at higher levels.

Management treats them differently.”

“The funds I managed invested in gold futures around March, and I made a lot of money at that time. Later, I thought that the price of gold rose from around US$120 in early 1977 to nearly US$200, an increase of more than 50%. It would no longer be possible.

There is too much room for growth, and there is a high possibility that adjustments will be made. Because the relationship is not very certain, I did not go short on gold prices, but went on crude oil futures.”

"My judgment was not wrong at the beginning. The international gold price adjusted soon after, and fell below the price of US$160 around the end of April and the beginning of May, which was an adjustment of about 20%."

"It's just that the price of gold began to fluctuate upward in May, and accelerated its upward trend in August, and now it has risen to nearly US$230."

"Because I settled the gold futures I was long in at the beginning and did not participate in the long trade later, I did not make any money from this huge increase. People took advantage of it and attacked me, thinking that there was a problem with my judgment and I should be held accountable.

It is my responsibility to impose corresponding punishments."

After listening to Vivien Kelly say so much, Lin Baicheng asked: "So, what is the situation of your crude oil futures?"

"Because of the oil crisis, oil prices have risen sharply, and due to the Cold War, I think the situation in the Middle East will not be stable, and there is room for oil prices to continue to rise. If another country goes to war, oil prices will inevitably rise again.

So I choose to go long crude oil futures."

"It's just that although oil prices have also risen during this period, the overall trend is up and down. The increase is not much, so my profits are naturally not much."

Vivien Kelly was dissatisfied that although she did not make a profit from the rise in gold prices, she did not lose money in crude oil futures. Instead, she made a small profit. Including the initial profit, her return on investment was actually not low.

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But even so, she was still accused of harming the company's interests, and her supervisor also thought she was at fault. She knew that she was treated in this way because she was a woman. If she were a man, this would not happen, so she was quite dissatisfied.

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"It seems that Vivien Kelly's level is indeed quite high."

Lin Baicheng couldn't help but feel moved after hearing this. He knew very well that the oil crisis would break out again next year, and oil prices would indeed rise sharply. The reason why the price of gold rose sharply was also because there was a war in a country in the Middle East, which led to a rise in risk aversion.

In fact, they are linked.

"Miss Vivien, I think Bella should have told you my intentions. Now I will tell you something more specific."

Lin Baicheng spoke up, and Vivien Kelly listened carefully.

"I myself have made a lot of money by being long gold futures. I will settle the long gold futures in a while, and I will make at least hundreds of millions of dollars in profits."

“Up to now, I have invested in gold futures in my own name, but if I make too much money, it will be too conspicuous, and I don’t want to do that, so I plan to find someone to register an offshore company and put the funds in a more hidden offshore place.

offshore companies, and then invest in the United States, the United Kingdom and other places through offshore companies.”

"If nothing else goes wrong, my funds will be no less than 500 million US dollars at the beginning, and may increase in the future. Therefore, as the main manager of these funds, I need to find someone with high ability to manage them, and I am very familiar with the fees.

Miss Wen, you still value your ability very much."

"So, Miss Vivien, what do you think?"

"Mr. Allen, I would like to ask, how much of your funds can I decide to invest in? Or should you decide what to invest all the funds in?"

Vivien Kelly asked solemnly, if she was just asked to be a tool, she would never agree.

"Usually, I give an investment direction. For example, I think the price of gold will rise. Then what you have to do is to judge whether the price of gold will really rise. If you think it will not rise, then you have to convince me. If you can't be convinced,

I, then follow my orders and go long gold futures. The specific operation is up to you."

"However, if you find a good investment target after investigation, for example, you think the price of oil will rise, then as long as you can convince me, I will give you a certain amount of funds to operate."

"If the investment in which I gave the investment direction results in investment losses, that is my problem, and I will not blame you. However, if the investment direction you are optimistic about leads to investment failure and huge losses, then the responsibility

I will definitely hold you accountable, and I think you should understand this."

"This is as it should be."

Vivien Kelly didn't think there was anything wrong with Lin Baicheng's words. No matter which company she was in, if the investment she decided caused the company to suffer huge losses, she would be kicked out of the company without exception.

"Mr. Allen, I want to go back and think about it carefully."

Vivien Kelly said out loud that as long as she persuaded Lin Baicheng, she could obtain a certain amount of investment funds. Vivien Kelly thought this was normal, but whether she wanted to work for Lin Baicheng was related to her career, so she would not immediately

make a decision.

"This is what it should be. Miss Vivian, please take your time and think about it. Don't be hasty. I welcome you here at any time."

Lin Baicheng said with a smile, but he will not wait for Vivien Kelly forever. He will let the headhunting company help him find other candidates. Even if he finds other people with good abilities, Vivien Kelly is not bad. If he is willing to join,

There will still be a place for her in the offshore company.

(End of chapter)