Manhattan Reborn 1978

afternoon.

The sun is shining with the heat of autumn.

Inside the Stanley Building.

David was sitting in the fourth-floor conference room where the last meeting was held.

In front of him were piles of various information and historical documents, research reports, and investigation reports.

He wants to make a simple plan today for the projects that angel investment funds and venture capital funds will need to invest in the future.

For angel investment projects, David has already come up with two small projects: car anti-theft alarms and disposable lighters. They are a little difficult for the industrial manufacturing technology level of this era.

What David is reading now is the first R&D work report of the project R&D center written by Alicia Nash to the angel investment company.

In the report, Alicia’s research and development of car anti-theft alarms, Mr. Gong, only briefly touched on it, saying that the design and industrial production of this thing have already achieved preliminary research results, and promised that samples and follow-up work would be available before the end of the year. Plans for large-scale assembly line production.

In the second part of this report, Alicia's project on disposable lighters gave detailed examples of the difficulty of industrial production, as well as some issues that need to be paid attention to in terms of raw materials, detailed components, and production costs.

To sum up, Alicia raised two difficult issues faced by two disposable lighters when they are now put into industrial production: to produce plastic lighter shells, the cost of injection molding models will be very high; the gas consumption to control flame combustion will be very high. The flow valve needs to be redesigned and experimented.

Um. .

David could understand Alicia's highly professional report, but he could not think of any practical way to help her solve these technical problems.

He took out two angel investment projects, car alarms and disposable lighters, because these two projects were daily necessities that he could see and use every day in his previous life. Their market popularity and sales volume and public recognition, making them a part of people’s lives.

Car anti-theft alarms are bound to appear as long as there is a car.

As for disposable lighters, David believes that people, regardless of whether they smoke or not, will use them in their lives, and every family will have one or two lighters in reserve for emergencies.

After thinking for a while, David wrote down some suggestions on the subsequent development of disposable lighters on a piece of white paper.

First of all, more people need to join this lighter project and strive to bring it out as soon as possible suitable for the industrial production planning process and solve the current problems.

Then, Alicia needs to find more design professionals to disassemble, design, and optimize the structural components of disposable lighters to minimize their production costs and ensure their practicality and safety.

Finally, David made Alicia a request.

She was required to put the car alarm project into actual production before the end of the year.

Completing this project means that the R&D center’s R&D strength and efficiency mean that investors in angel investment projects can see a return on their investment in a product within a short period of time.

David emphatically mentioned this to Alicia in his suggestion.

Without investment, there would be no project research and development, and there would be no need for the R&D center to continue to exist.

For the project R&D center, this is a battle to prove itself and a battle for survival to build confidence in its future.

After a few minutes.

David looked at the suggestion he had written carefully, tilted his head and thought about it, then put it on the first page of Alicia's report, preparing to give it to Ben Likert later so that he could communicate with Alicia. one time.

After getting this done.

David leaned back in his chair, picked up the coffee at hand, and while drinking, he looked at the list of new angel investment projects that he had just written and prepared to give to Ben Likert.

Plush toy products.

Household cushions and pillow series products.

Men's and women's cosmetics, skin care, hydrating masks, seaweed mud!

water gun!

A full range of small household appliances.

as well as. .Sports functional drink!

Of all the items on this list, David loved the water gun idea. .Is the most satisfactory!

If we conduct a worldwide survey, Americans are definitely the most fond of playing with water guns and having water fights. .

Of course, this boring investigation cannot be completed before the water gun project is launched. .

David believed in his memory, and he also believed in the American people’s attitude towards having fun, which is essential in life!

Um. .

In David's mind, he could now imagine a group of people driving parries, happily wearing cool clothes, holding water guns in their hands, and firing them at everyone within sight. .That scene in strafing mode. .

hehe~

If he stuffed that powerful water gun into Giles' nostrils. .Will water flow from Giles's ears?

amount. .

Hahahaha~~

Just when David's eyes were blank and he kept thinking about the water fight scene in his mind, someone knocked in the conference room.

"Clang~clang~"

"Please come in~!"

Giles opened the door first and walked in. Behind him was a middle-aged man who seemed familiar to David. He was smiling and gesturing to David.

David folded the list in his hand and put it into his pants pocket.

For this little thing, David hasn't really thought about which one to give to Ben Likert.

You know, these things may not be amazingly big projects.

But these little things that are indispensable in people's daily lives have huge commercial value that makes everyone's jaw drop!

"Um...Giles, who is this?"

Giles smiled and made room for the middle-aged man behind him: "This is Mr. Madoff. The last time we met at the Plaza Hotel, he told me that he wanted to meet you."

"He came to Stanley today for something, and you happened to be there too, so I brought him here so you can get to know him."

After Giles' introduction, the middle-aged man stepped forward, stretched out his hand and shook David's hand: "Hello Mr. Coleman, it's an honor to meet you!"

"Forehead.."

"Hello Mr. Madoff!"

"Please don't be so polite and call me David!"

"Please sit down!"

"Giles, can you get someone to help get Mr. Madoff a cup of coffee and call Ben Likert here?"

Giles, who had just sat down with a smile, blinked and scratched his head inexplicably when he saw David's wink.

"Ah~that..."

"Okay, I'll go now. It should be done in 10 minutes!"

Giles raised his eyebrows at David, smiled and signaled to Madoff, turned around and walked out of the conference room.

After David saw Giles walking out, his mind began to spin rapidly.

He had already thought of the Bernard Madoff in front of him. .What a character! ~

The year 2008 in the previous life!

The mainstream media on Wall Street reported the most news related to the subprime mortgage crisis that swept the world.

During this period, one person exposed the largest Ponzi scheme scandal in the history of the world!

This man, his name is Bernard Madoff!

Former Chairman of Nasdaq!

A former senior boss in the Wall Street financial industry!

A former famous philanthropist and financier!

He was once a legendary figure in the investment community who was sought after by countless people and fought to make friends with him!

once. .The boss of a securities trading and market making company!

David recalled it in his mind, with a smile on his face, speaking polite words that were both salty and mild, and his eyes kept looking at Madoff. I really don't know what method this guy used to get rid of Madoff in 2008. 650 billion meters.

Correct.

You read that right.

When the Ponzi scheme carefully run by this guy exploded, $650 billion of investment funds evaporated in an instant!

amount. .

It seems that the world's richest man on the Forbes list at that time, Mr. Gates, who wore small glasses, was not worth $650 billion, right?

David didn't know how much water was mixed into the news reports in various media.

However, David believes that Madoff's final fate as reported in the report and the final fate of his sons are definitely not what he wants to see.

Mr. Bernard Madoff, who was sitting opposite David, was also constantly looking at the young David in front of him. .Boy?

he. .

seemingly. .

Younger than Giles, right?

After Madoff met Giles at the cocktail party, he went back to carefully check the company he heard about and its boss, David Coleman.

When he learned of the findings, Madoff felt as if he had been tricked.

He thought it was a deliberate joke that Giles and Leslie told after noticing his approach. .

However, judging from the speech attitudes of David and Giles just now, they may not want the relationship described in the result he got to be very simple, that of ordinary friends. .

After David adjusted himself, he smiled and changed the topic first: "Mr. Madoff, I heard... you have been in the investment fund business in recent years?"

"Um...that's right!"

When Madoff saw David suddenly mentioning this matter, he couldn't help but feel a little wary.

The investment deals he did in which he demolished the east wall to repair the west wall have always been very low-key, and it is impossible to spread it so widely!

In this regard, Madoff considered himself to be very cautious!

"Haha~ Then can we talk about what investments you make to maintain sustained and stable profits for the fund?"

"Haha~ Of course it's no problem."

"I just took advantage of it..."

David kept smiling while listening to Madoff's explanation with various professional terms, but he had a new understanding of this big scam!

It is undeniable!

If Madoff was a fool, he would not have become a financial and investment tycoon who has dominated Wall Street for decades.

His profession, his conduct, his ambition, and his methods, in David's opinion, should be at the forefront among the top people on Wall Street and in the United States.

With all his scheming and tricks, David believed that he would never be able to defeat this Wall Street veteran.

Then David can only consider Mr. Madoff from his own perspective.

"Haha~ After listening to your explanation, I am very interested in your fund."

"However...Mr. Madoff, I learned through some channels that some people have raised some doubts about your investment fund."

"I don't know, can you tell me whether this investment fund of yours is... a Ponzi scheme?"

"what?"

When Bernard Madoff heard the word "Ponzi scheme," he couldn't help but stand up.

At this time, his heartbeat definitely exceeded 120 beats per minute!

"Mr. Coleman!"

"I don't know where you heard these slanders and rumors!"

"I can tell you clearly here!"

"Those are all bad comments and rumors created by people who are jealous of my success!"

"I..."

David looked at Madoff in front of him, jumped up as if his tail had been stepped on, and spat wildly at him. He couldn't help but lean back, waved to him, and said with a smile.

"Madoff, these rumors and slander are not important."

"In my opinion, you are still able to maintain an annualized rate of return of more than 10% for this investment fund all year round when the financial market is so bad now. This has to raise some doubts, doesn't it?"

Madoff's face began to turn red, his eyes were slightly squinted, and there was some sweat on his forehead. "Mr. Coleman, is this the first time we have met? What do you mean by this?"

"Haha~ It's nothing! Don't be nervous!"

"Mr. Madoff, I believe that those who are clean will be cleansed themselves!"

"If your investment fund is not involved in a Ponzi scheme, I think you must be a top investment tycoon and financier on Wall Street!"

"So, I want to invest 3000 million yuan in your investment fund next year. I wonder if you are willing to accept it?"

"3000 dollars?"

Madoff frowned even more. He pressed his hands on the table, stared at David's relaxed face, and slowly controlled his breathing to calm it down.

This boy David, for what he said, he can't leave now, either. .You can’t say no right away!

Your family knows your own business!

Perhaps the investors he deceived did not understand the professional investment operations that Madoff carefully designed and fabricated.

But don't forget, he is standing in the Stanley Building now!

This is one of the largest giant investment companies on Wall Street!

His deceptive investment theory, if people really analyze it in detail, will never be hidden from the eyes of professionals who are interested in looking for it!

Madoff did not answer David's question.

He stared at David for nearly a minute, countless thoughts and coping methods flashing through his mind.

Seeing that he had become silent, David reached out to pick up the coffee cup, took a sip, thought about it, and decided to continue to try more money to try the big Wall Street swindler in front of him, who was already very panicked by him.

"Mr. Madoff, you know that $3000 million is not a small amount of money. I still can't afford this investment now."

"But if your fund can really pass our business investigation, I think your investment profitability will definitely bring me and us a generous return."

"I don't think you will refuse my offer, right?"

Madoff narrowed his eyes and looked at David, exhaled a long breath, sat down again, thought for a while and said: "Mr. Coleman..."

"Please call me David!"

"Uh...Okay, David!"

"I'm here today to talk to you about the electronic quotation system for Nasdaq securities trading."

"You know I invested a lot of money to research a new, more advanced computer system that is more suitable for the current Nasdaq electronic securities trading."

"So I thought... you and Giles would do you and Giles a favor and put this new system that I'm investing in..."

"Let it enter Nasdaq for a trial run??" David said.

"Uh...yeah, that's right!"

David pretended to think seriously for a moment and glanced at Madoff with amusement.

"it is good!"

"I will help!"

"I believe your new system will definitely bring surprises to Nasdaq!"

"Um... do you know this new system of mine?"

"Hahaha~ Don't you know now?"

"Well...well, thank you David!"

"I think it won't disappoint you! Then... you go about your business first, and I'll take my leave first!"

After Madoff finished speaking, he stood up neatly and shook hands with David, preparing to leave here first and leave this somewhat evil boy David.

David, still smiling, walked Madoff to the door and said: "Mr. Madoff, if you have made up your mind, you can come to me at any time, and my investment will definitely be invested in your fund next year! "

"Uh... OK~ Goodbye!"

"goodbye!"

Madoff seemed to walk away with a steady gait.

David knew that his heart might be in chaos now!

Um. .

Were David's actions and words just now intended to save him?

David himself couldn't help but laugh.

Save the shit!

Madoff is definitely an old gangster on Wall Street, a world-class liar!

David said those words to him that wanted to expose him, because he really wanted him to give up his behavior and thoughts of continuing to cheat, and to join David's future plans.

Maybe. .

Madoff, who will no longer engage in Ponzi schemes, will be able to truly retire from Wall Street in the future and become a legendary figure in the financial and investment circles in American history.

Madoff is such an excellent tool that has been tested by time. If David let him miss it, it really is. .My brain got kicked by a donkey!

As for those people who were deceived into investing by Madoff. .

Did David know them?

They were deceived, and would David do any good by saving them?

Um. .

Absolutely not!

If he had really done that, David might have ended up being the enemy of Madoff, and even the investors would have pointed their fingers at him and scolded him for meddling in his own business!

It's a thankless job and you'll get scolded, so only a fool would do it!

After thinking about this, David couldn't help but feel better.

He shook his head and returned to the conference room, sitting on a chair, drinking coffee and imagining some future scenarios.

hehe~

Nasdaq? !

Maybe he can also be involved in being the chairman there. .Find some. .Fun?