Chapter 623 That guy was born to be a gambler (ask for a monthly ticket)

   "Come on, cheers, congratulations to our little Trey for becoming a billionaire!"

  Old Gates held a wine glass, touched his wife lightly, and then raised a glass to his son together, which was the most satisfying masterpiece in their lives.

  As for the nickname Trey, it was the nickname given to the grandson by the old Gates' mother.

   "Little Bill, congratulations, you are about to become a national idol!" The elder sister also raised her glass excitedly, and she was also happy for this younger brother.

  Billionaire, this is a term that can make people crazy, and now it has also fallen on his younger brother.

   Although Gates is 31 years old this year, he is still unmarried, so he often returns home, especially at such happy moments, which he hopes to share with his family.

  His calm cheeks were also a little flushed, and the hand holding the wine glass was trembling slightly: "Thank you, thank you, but success is important, but learning from failure is even more valuable."

   "Oh, Little Tray, now you should enjoy success like any other young man."

   "Son, this is my mother's advice to you. You don't have to keep calm all the time. You have to learn to enjoy life. You are already over 30 years old, so you should also consider your partner..."

  Mother began to talk clichés again, and things like urging marriages are also worldwide.

  Just when the phone rang, Bill hurried to answer the phone, and a very soothing female voice came out: "Mr. Gates, this is Margarita, congratulations on becoming a billionaire!"

  Margarita, in Latin, contains the meaning of pearl.

  The figure of an elegant oriental woman immediately appeared in Gates' mind, and his face immediately became tangled.

  The other party bought Microsoft's stock aggressively last year, and Microsoft's stock is very healthy. Except for the R&D team, there are not many tradable shares on the market.

   However, the other party bought more than 5% of the stock from the company's top management at a relatively high price, and became Microsoft's third largest shareholder. He is the kind who can participate in the board of directors.

  This also makes Bill feel particularly conflicted: the other party is optimistic about the company's development, which is a good thing.

  But Microsoft is Bill's entire effort, and he still has a feeling that his cake is being snatched away by others.

  So his mood at the moment is very complicated.

  And his mother winked at the old Gates: "It seems to be a lady's phone, our little Bill, can't he be in love?"

  Old Gates could only shrug his shoulders helplessly. It seems that mothers all over the world are the same.

  Beside the phone, Bill also quickly calmed down: "Ms. Margarita, we are all happy."

   Qian Yuzhen at the other end started to talk about the topic after a few words of politeness: "Mr. Gates, I want to transfer those restricted shares in my hand. Do you have any intention to buy them back?"

Bill's heart trembled when he heard it. He now holds 45% of Microsoft's shares. If he buys out more than 5% of the other party's shares, his shareholding will exceed 100%. Fifty.

   Absolute holding, this is quite a temptation for him.

   But unfortunately, he can't do that. Although he is a new billionaire, he doesn't have that much cash in his hand.

   After struggling for a while, Bill had no choice but to decline. He was a bit puzzled: Stimulated by his own becoming a billionaire, Microsoft's stock was bound to rise. Why did the other party make a move at this time?

  After putting down the phone, Qian Yuzhen spread her hands to Liu Qingshan. In fact, calling Gates was just going through the motions politely, knowing that he would definitely not be able to afford it.

  The next thing is the key point. Qian Yuzhen made a few more calls, including executives from Goldman Sachs and several well-known Wall Street investors.

   Soon the news came to Liu Qingshan: Goldman Sachs has the intention to acquire, but the price is only willing to give 50 US dollars per share.

   This is clearly taking advantage of the fire. When Microsoft closed last week, the price had exceeded 60 US dollars, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that there would be a wave of gains.

  In fact, the forecast given by Wall Street analysts is: Microsoft's stock, a more reasonable valuation is about one hundred dollars.

   "It really is a group of vampires."

  Liu Qingshan also laughed after hearing this. These speculators on Wall Street are indeed more ruthless than wolves.

  The prices of several other companies are similar, and the most conscientious one paid 60 US dollars per share.

   You know, Liu Qingshan and the others currently hold nearly 400,000 Microsoft shares.

  After the phone call, Qian Yuzhen couldn't help feeling a little annoyed, and muttered: "A group of greedy guys, let's see how I kill them in the future!"

   "Sister Yuzhen, don't be so murderous, murder is against the law."

   Liu Qingshan couldn't help joking when he saw Qian Yuzhen's appearance. He is more open-minded, the nature of capital is to pursue profit.

  Hearing Liu Qingshan's joke, Qian Yuzhen quickly calmed down. As an investment banker, she must keep her head calm at all times.

   And at this moment, she put it in the bag on the table, and suddenly a bell rang.

  I saw Qian Yuzhen took out a heavy mobile phone from it, which is also commonly known as a big mobile phone, and began to answer it.

  Liu Qingshan looked at the beautiful Qian Yuzhen holding a large mobile phone. The scene looked awkward at first glance, and there was a sense of sight of a beautiful woman holding a brick and trying to shoot someone.

  After Qian Yuzhen answered the phone, the expression on her face was slightly excited:

   "Qingshan, Jim Rogers called. He is an independent investor who is very interested in Microsoft's stock. He is also in Los Angeles. If we are interested, we can meet and talk."

   "Rodgers, okay, let's ask him out." Liu Qingshan also blinked, and he didn't expect that he would be sitting with a well-known Wall Street investor so soon.

  Qian Yuzhen thought that Liu Qingshan didn’t know Rogers, so he introduced:

   "Mr. Rogers has a very good investment vision and has several classic investment cases. It is often not a good thing to be targeted by him."

  Liu Qingshan nodded: "I will be careful."

  Of course he knows that Mr. Rogers is as famous as Mr. Soros, the creator of the Asian economic crisis and a great philanthropist.

   It was they who initially founded the famous Quantum Fund together, but later Rogers chose to fly solo and became an independent investor with more than 10 million US dollars.

  After more than ten years, his net worth has already exceeded one billion.

  With his unique investment vision, he not only foresaw the bursting of the island country's bubble economy, but also went short.

  Even this year's big stock market crash in the United States, he also had insight in advance, and he also shorted and obtained huge returns.

   This is also a cheating man, of course Liu Qingshan will not despise him.

  Qian Yuzhen called back again, and the two parties agreed on a coffee shop. After Liu Qingshan had lunch, he and Qian Yuzhen went to the appointment.

  Grace still needs to be a driver, but Liu Qingshan asked, the cafe is not far away, and the afternoon sun outside is just right, so he chose to walk.

  In the secluded cafe, Liu Qingshan met the long-famous Mr. Rogers.

  The other party looked in his forties, with a slightly bald forehead, and his forehead looked extraordinarily large, as if it was full of wisdom.

   With a faint smile on his face, Rogers shook hands with the two people very affectionately. At least from the outside, he was a trustworthy person.

  “It is a pleasure to shake hands with Ms. Margarita, who is known as the Eastern Hand.”

   Rogers greeted Qian Yuzhen first, and then a pair of deep eyes fell on Liu Qingshan, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes:

   "Oh, Mr. Mountain, is that you?"

  He also didn't expect that the real person behind Longteng Investment's backstage turned out to be a musician who has recently become famous. It seems that the span of these two industries is a bit big.

  Although Rogers also likes to listen to music to soothe his mood and keep calm, but listening to music and creating music are two different things.

   "Mr. Rogers, nice to meet you."

  Liu Qingshan also nodded with a smile.

  Rodgers gave him a warm hug: "Mr. Mountain, the piece you played was very touching, so after listening to it, I immediately donated one million dollars to improve the lives of the aborigines."

   "Oh, you cost me a million dollars, so today's coffee is up to you, Mr. Mountain."

   I have to say that Rogers is a very charismatic person, and it is easy to make people feel good.

   After taking their seats, they each ordered a cup of coffee, and Rogers then cut to the chase:

   "Mr. Mountain, Ms. Margarita, it doesn't seem like a good choice to sell Microsoft's stock at this time?"

  He was not in a hurry to discuss business, but instead stood on the other side's side to help him think.

  Compared to those blush-eyed wolves of Wall Street, his bearing is not known to be much higher. No wonder he can stand out from the crowd of investors, and he is indeed unique.

   "We need a sum of cash." Qian Yuzhen didn't go around in circles, she didn't think she could hide anything from this kind of old fox.

   Rogers nodded: "Oh, that must be a lot of money."

   After finishing speaking, he crossed his hands and put them on his chest, with his two thumbs circling back and forth.

  Anyone who is familiar with him knows that this action of Rogers shows that he is thinking.

   After about a minute or so, Rogers put down his hands and looked at Liu Qingshan calmly: "Mr. Mountain, aren't you optimistic about the current stock market?"

  The U.S. stock market has been in a big bull market for the past few years, just like a raging fire cooking oil, but Rogers was able to understand the imminent stock market crash from the madness. This calmness and wisdom are really rare.

   Liu Qingshan also looked at Rogers quietly, and he was also thinking about the meaning of Rogers' words in his heart: Is it the literal meaning, or does it have a deeper meaning.

   I am not optimistic about the stock market, so I am preparing to sell stocks.

   But Mr. Rogers in front of him, could it be that he guessed that Longteng Investment is going to free up funds and also short US stocks?

  Liu Qingshan felt that the latter was more likely, after all, the other party also foresaw the imminent stock market crash.

  So he said with a smile: "I just think that Microsoft's stock will skyrocket in the near future, so I want to eat some meat along with it."

  He has already made up his mind: no matter what, his intentions must never be revealed.

   Rogers blinked his eyes: "Oh, then Mr. Mountain, I am going to buy your Microsoft shares, including those restricted shares, at a price of eighty dollars per share."

   This price is already 20 dollars higher than the closing price on the weekend, and the bid is also the highest among the buyers Qian Yuzhen contacted.

  Even Qian Yuzhen was a little moved, and glanced at Liu Qingshan.

  Liu Qingshan was unmoved at all: "My expected price is 200 US dollars per share."

   Rogers shook the hand holding the coffee involuntarily.

  He re-examined the young man in front of him, and the table fell into a new round of silence.

  Qian Yuzhen was also extremely shocked: Is this a sky-high asking price?

   After a long time, Rogers gave a new price: "One hundred dollars."

  Qian Yuzhen couldn't help but be overjoyed. This price is already comparable to the stock price given by those appraisers on Wall Street.

  Liu Qingshan shook his head: "One hundred and eighty dollars, and only those restricted shares are included."

   "No, it's impossible." Rogers stopped bargaining again, "No matter how high the stock price rises, he can only watch but not eat with those restricted shares."

   After the stock price soars, it will definitely fall back, and Rogers does not want to be a receiver.

  Liu Qingshan's expression remained unchanged, and he stopped haggling: "Mr. Rogers, maybe we can change the way, which may be more interesting."

interesting? Rogers had a playful look on his face, and he had already raised the young man in front of him to an equal level with him.

  Although he has not talked about it with outsiders, Rogers regards all investments as games in his investment philosophy.

  What is the game for? Of course, it is for fun.

   And the young man in front of him has the same mentality as him, which is interesting in itself, isn't it?

   Liu Qingshan saw the other party's face full of interest, so he smiled and said:

   "Mr. Rogers, let's make a bet. I think that when the market opens tomorrow, Microsoft's stock price can break through 300 dollars at most. What do you think?"

   "No, I think it can reach two hundred dollars at most."

   Rogers also expressed his judgment.

  The smile on Liu Qingshan's face grew stronger: "In this way, our bet can be established."

   "If you can reach 300 yuan, then you have to buy those restricted shares in my hand at a price of 180 dollars per share."

   "If you guessed right, then I will transfer these shares for a price of one hundred dollars. How about it, Mr. Rogers, are you interested?"

   After Liu Qingshan finished speaking, Rogers also smiled in his eyes: "It's an interesting bet, but unfortunately, I never bet with others."

   These words made Qian Yuzhen, who was sitting opposite him, feel the urge to hit Rogers in the face.

  Liu Qingshan didn't rush: "If you guess correctly, the price will be the eighty dollars you originally proposed."

   Rogers still smiled and shook his head, although he didn't think that Microsoft's stock could break from $60 to $300 in one fell swoop.

   "Okay, then I'll make another concession, sixty dollars." Liu Qingshan still can't believe that the fish will not take the bait with such a delicious bait.

   The smile on Rogers' face gradually faded, and he didn't know where the young man opposite had such confidence.

  The difference between sixty dollars and one hundred and eighty dollars really moved him.

  However, he still shook his head firmly: "Sorry, I really never gamble."

   Facing this kind of reckless person, Liu Qingshan had no choice but to shrug his shoulders regretfully.

  It seems that I can only use the stocks in hand to make a pledge loan, but the amount of funds obtained in that way cannot meet Liu Qingshan's expectations, which is the last resort.

   Rogers took a sip of coffee: "However, I think my old friend Mr. Soros will definitely be interested in this. That guy is a gambler by nature."

  (end of this chapter)