1855 United States Tycoon

Chapter 42 Playboy?

Two days later, Scrooge and Rockefeller met the new investor in the company. This Mr. Gardner is a handsome and handsome man, with a height of 1.8 to 1.9 meters, and a well-proportioned figure, which is simply a standard clothes rack. Coupled with a tall nose, and a pair of deep eyes like blue lake water, Scrooge felt that if there was Hollywood at this time, then he would probably be seen by those scouts and dug into acting. Idol film.

“This is our new investor-Mr. Gardner.” Clark introduced him to Scrooge and Rockefeller.

“Hello, I am John Rockefeller.” Rockefeller extended his own hand to the new partner. “This is our other partner, Scrooge McDonald.”

Gardner shook hands with Rockefeller first. “I heard Mr. Clark mention you. He said you are an amazing businessman full of pioneering spirit. I hope I can learn more from you in the days to come. ”

“Mr. Clark passed the award. Actually, I don’t have much experience and I often make mistakes.” Rockefeller said in a sincere manner. However, learning in his heart, he thought: “Clark would say I am full of pioneering spirit? Mostly, I like to take risks and fool around?”

Then Gardner turned to Scrooge. “I know Mr. Scrooge, because I am a customer of Mr. Scrooge. Well, I bought a McDonald 1857 from Mr. Scrooge’s company. This is really a good gun! Well, recently Your special version with a scope is better, but it’s too expensive. I bit my teeth many times and turned my wallet for a long time. Even the plan to buy a small sailboat was postponed. I bought it. One. But, I have to say, your gun is worth the price!”

This guy actually bought a precision shooting version of MacDonald 1857? Ordinary people, what do you buy this for? Scrooge became interested, and asked: “For general purposes, the regular version of MacDonald 1857 is enough. I can take the liberty to ask, if you buy this precision shooting version, you are ready to send it. What’s the use?”

“Ah, it’s mainly hunting. You think it’s interesting to be able to knock down a deer or even a brown bear in one shot from 600 meters away. When you are free, you can go to my collection. There are two. The brown bears were hunted by a precision shooting version of McDonald’s 1857 not long ago. I gave them a number. The biggest one, I call it the big bear, the smaller one, I call it Xiong Er, I I believe that soon there will be three bears and four bears.”

“Just for hunting and playing, would he be willing to spend a big price like $1,500 for a rifle? According to Clark’s introduction to him yesterday, he didn’t have any big capital in the North King. He used to be in the ore business and earn After some money, the ore is not making money recently, so he plans to switch to the food business. This guy probably doesn’t have a lot of money, but he spends it so generously. Don’t you be a playboy?” Scrooge couldn’t help but think so in his heart.

Thinking of this, Scrooge raised his head and looked at Rockefeller.

“Mr. Gardner, what industry did you work in before?” Rockefeller asked Gardner as he sat down.

“Ah, I used to be in the ore business. Two or three years ago, the iron ore business was good. I made some money from this, but recently, there were some problems in the economy and the price of ore plummeted. Fortunately, I’m still running fast, but I haven’t lost much. But even though the economic situation is not good, I can’t stay at home and do nothing, just sit back and relax. I just thought, what kind of business can there be more or less now? How about making a little money? Later I thought, there is one thing, even if the economic situation is not good, people’s demand for it will not be significantly reduced. This thing is food. It’s just that in any business, when you first enter, there will always be Some trouble. Clark and I are also old friends. I know he is in the food business now and his business is not bad, so I asked him to join your company,” Gardner replied.

This explanation has changed Scrooge’s view of him. When the economic situation is unfavorable, he can get rid of his illusions, immediately recognize the situation, and quickly withdraw, thus avoiding greater losses. This kind of determination is also a kind of decisiveness. Good quality. Scrooge remembered his last life. In 2008, under the background of the United States subprime mortgage crisis, China’s stocks also began to dive. However, there are still some people who are reluctant to hurry up to cut the meat, blindly fantasizing that the Olympics will bring about a turnaround. As a result, the stock market has fallen from more than 6,000 points to less than 2,000 points, leaving a lot of people who can’t recognize the situation. Knowing when to retreat and being willing to retreat are very important qualities in the business field.

What’s more, after he temporarily withdrew, he was not deterred by the harsh economic situation. He was still calmly analyzing the situation and looking for new investment directions. Unlike some people, once they lose money in trading, they can no longer muster the courage to start again. So, in general, although this Mr. Gardner looks a bit playboy, as a businessman, his basic qualities are pretty good. As for whether it is a playboy, well, as long as it doesn’t affect making money, Scrooge doesn’t care. Morgan is a famous playboy, he still started a dynasty.

“So how much do you plan to invest?” Rockefeller continued to ask.

“Ten thousand dollars,” Gardner replied.

Since making a fortune from short-selling, apart from Scrooge, who went to do other things, two of the company’s original three investors have made additional investments in the company. Now, in the company, Clark holds the largest share, Rockefeller has become the second largest shareholder, and Scrooge, who has no additional investment, has become the third shareholder, but his and Rockefeller’s combined shares remain the same. To surpass Clark. Now, if Gardner really wants to invest $10,000, he will replace Scrooge, and his and Clarke shares together will surpass Rockefeller and Scrooge.

“So do you have any thoughts on the future development of the company?” Rockefeller asked again.

Faced with this critical question, Gardner answered very wisely. On the one hand, he emphasized that in the current economic situation, it is a good choice to be conservative, but the economic situation will not continue to be bad, so the company must Be prepared for the situation after the economic situation improves. Therefore, it is feasible and necessary to enter some relatively safe markets where the company may gain an advantage.

This answer made Rockefeller generally satisfied, so after this meeting, the company added another investor.

In the United States back then, companies often used the investor’s last name directly, which also brought up a problem: when the company had only one investor, everything was easy to say; when the company had two investors , The length of the company name is also acceptable; when the company has three main investors, the company’s name is a bit too long; and if there are four main investors, it is simply intolerable. So with the addition of Gardner, the company’s name must be changed.

“If the company’s name is too long, it will be difficult for others to remember.” Scrooge said. “It would be a fool to get the last names of all investors. To be honest, our company’s original name is a bit too It’s long. Now I just changed it. Well, my investment share is the smallest, so let’s get rid of my surname first.” Then he raised his eyes to look at Gardner.

“I don’t think the own surname must be included in the company’s name. After all, I am not the promoter of the company. Just remember me when paying dividends.” Gardner doesn’t seem to be particularly concerned about the company’s name. .

“Clark, have you seen Mr. Gardner?” Rockefeller asked.

“Ah, I saw him this morning. But now…well, Bill, have you seen Mr. Gardner?” Clark asked a clerk.

“Mr. Gardner just went out. He said that the content that he needs to deal with today has been processed, and he has other important things to deal with. So, he has to go out for a while, if there is something he needs to deal with, you can Put it on his desk first. He will take care of it when he comes back tomorrow. If it is really urgent, it will be given to Mr. Clark…” The clerk named Bill replied.

“What? It’s only two o’clock in the afternoon. Even if the business in the morning is finished, there will be new business in the afternoon. How could he…” Rockefeller was obviously dissatisfied.

“Oh, John, don’t worry. Look, isn’t Scrooge more powerful than him? He often doesn’t see anyone for a few days.” Clark shook his head disapprovingly. In his opinion, this is indeed not a big deal. In fact, it is nothing to help him with these transactional matters. As long as he can support himself when holding a shareholder meeting, it is enough.

“That’s different. Scrooge only gets dividends, not salary from the company. In addition to dividends, he also has a salary. In this week, this is the first time this has happened!” Rockefeller, who has always been diligent, is not a man. Talkative person.

“Well, I will talk to him. However, everyone’s life habits are different, and they should not be too demanding. In addition, um, Mr. Gardner’s work efficiency is still very good. He handles affairs. The speed is very fast, so he works for a long time, but he is actually no less than a day.” Clark continued to defend the new shareholder.

This is true, so Rockefeller didn’t say much. In addition, because Rockefeller often runs outside, he did not have time to hear another comment about the new shareholder, that is, the new boss is a joke. Every time I finish my work quickly, I start talking about whoever I catch. Everyone’s efficiency is not better than him. Often she is fine and everyone is still busy with a lot of things, but he is the boss, and everyone can’t help but listen to him. As a result, many people have to wait until they are off work before working overtime. Therefore, for this new boss who likes to leave early, most office employees think this is actually a good thing.

“You mean the Republican Party that was integrated after the split of the Whig Party?” Gardner was sitting in the rickety boat, holding a fishing rod in one hand, and talking with another person.

“Yes, so it is really wise for you not to be the candidate for the city council of the Whig Party. The Whig Party is chaotic. Most of it can’t be elected by the Democratic Party.” The man put the bait on the own fishing rod, and then gently Throw it away, while talking.

“The Democrats are even worse. If the Whigs don’t make a fool of themselves, they will have almost no chance. Even if they save money this time, their unpopular basic situation in the north cannot be changed. And now, the economy is so sluggish, and they have no chance at all. It’s the ruling party, this is simply… Oh, because I got the bait!” Gardner suddenly raised the fishing rod, and the fishing rod immediately bent into a bow shape. It seems that a big fish has really taken the bait.