My Age of Investment

the next day.

Peter Thiel rushed from Silicon Valley to New York, and walked into Building 40 on Wall Street.

Xia Jingxing went to the front desk to personally welcome the person into his office.

As soon as the two sat down, Peter Thiel went straight to the point.

"Daren, I have discussed with the board of directors and decided to follow you!"

Peter Thiel's tone was firm, as if he had made some major decision.

In fact, the hedge fund of Cleary Capital is completely decided by him alone, and it is not up to anyone else to comment.

The so-called board of directors is an excuse to shirk.

Xia Jingxing was very aware of the inside information, so he didn't point it out, and deliberately acted very happy.

"Peter, you have made a wise decision. Don't worry, I will never treat you badly after it is done."

Peter Thiel smiled, "The remuneration is actually secondary, the main thing is to provide you with some help within our ability.

We are the closest partners, and we should help each other. "

These words are beautiful.

Xia Jingxing nodded, "Yes, if it's useful to come to my place in the future, just ask."

Peter Thiel said yes quickly.

After the two chatted for a while, Peter Thiel began to turn the topic to this financial operation.

"Daren, what are you planning to invest in with such a heavy bet this time?"

Peter Thiel observed Xia Jingxing's expression and saw that he was silent, so he quickly added: "If it's not ready to tell you yet, I won't ask."

"The deployment is almost done, you will know when you come to my private party tomorrow."

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Standing on the spacious balcony of the large flat-floor apartment on the top floor of the New York Plaza Hotel in midtown Manhattan, you can overlook the world's largest man-made natural landscape-Central Park, which is about 4 kilometers long, 0.8 kilometers wide, and covers an area of ​​843 acres.

Lush trees, light green grass, gardens, ice rink, carousel, amphitheater, zoo,

Lakes where you can go boating on the water, tennis courts, sports fields, art galleries...

Holding the red wine glass, Xia Jingxing looked down for a long time before looking away.

"Daren, can you see such an oasis in the steel jungle in the most prosperous city in China?"

The CEO of Morgan Stanley Mack came from another corner of the balcony holding a glass of red wine.

Xia Jingxing raised his eyebrows first, then shook his head.

This kind of behavior fell into Mack's eyes, and he thought the other party was angry.

So he added: "I have been to China several times, it is a land full of economic vitality, and we also jointly established the Morgan Stanley Huaxin Fund with Huaxin Securities.

My opinion is that in the process of emphasizing economic development, too much construction of human settlements should not be discarded. What do you think? "

Xia Jingxing and Mack clinked glasses, "You are right, but now China is doing its best to develop its economy, and there is not much money left to plan urban construction. In the future, everything will be fine."

Mack smiled politely. He didn't think any big city in China would be willing to devote such a large piece of land to build a park.

Xia Jingxing saw some of Mack's true thoughts, but he didn't bother to argue.

Central Park was built in 1857 when it was a small village of poor African-American, German or Irish immigrants, and demolition was easily accomplished.

Really wait until the demolition in the 21st century, not to mention the difficulty of the demolition, various councils and small groups may be involved for decades.

Even if the demolition is really completed, the capitalists will build a park for you?

The Old Summer Palace was built in 1707 and destroyed in 1860. Its area is 10 hectares larger than that of Central Park, and the buildings inside are even more comprehensive than Central Park.

It can only be said that today's Chinese are still paying for the backwardness of two hundred years ago and bearing the burden of humiliation for revival.

The so-called pride of Americans is not worth mentioning in the face of China's past glory.

Chinese people don't have to envy what is good in foreign countries, and what is not good enough for us. This is because we have a more important mission, and we can only temporarily sacrifice the happiness of several generations.

After repaying the debts of two hundred years ago, it will be the beginning of the Chinese people to create new glory.

Mack, the son of Lebanese immigrants, has a sense of American citizenship.

On the contrary, Goldman Sachs CEO Blankfein, a native white man, is much more tactful, keeping his mouth shut about everything about China.

"Daren, you really have a good eye. The apartment with the best view in New York is where we are stepping on."

Blankfein pointed into the house, "I just took a look at it. Your apartment should have an area of ​​six to seven thousand square feet, and the price may not be less than $50 million."

The selling price is close to 100,000 US dollars per square meter, referring to the location and currency, which is actually not too much of an exaggeration.

"You misunderstood, I didn't buy it, I just leased it."

Xia Jingxing actually wanted to buy this apartment, because he could enjoy the four seasons scenery of Central Park by opening the window, and it was also close to the company.

However, the pockets are shy, and there is no extra funds to improve their lives for the time being.

In fact, there is not much difference between renting and buying.

Blankfein smiled, "With your financial resources, buying such an apartment is a piece of cake. On the contrary, professional managers like us need to struggle for many years."

These words are purely modest. As far as Xia Jingxing knows, as the CEO of Goldman Sachs, Blankfein's floating bonus is linked to the company's performance. tens of millions of dollars.

This is a man who has become a billionaire with a net worth of one billion dollars simply by working part-time.

Goldman Sachs is a company with a history of more than 100 years. It is impossible to give Liu Zhiping a big equity reward like Penguin, and the stock price has risen very slowly. Today, the market value is 60 billion US dollars, and the market value has only doubled after more than ten years. Therefore, Blankfein It is not easy to save this family business.

And Liu Zhiping joined the company after Penguin went public in 2005. Although he joined the company relatively late, he has become a rich man worth billions of dollars. In fact, his shareholding ratio is not high, mainly because Penguin's stock price has risen too many times.

Inside the room, Jiang Ping and Liu Hai were sitting on the sofa chatting with several vice presidents from Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, while Peter Thiel sat aside, interjecting a few words from time to time.

But Peter Thiel's mind wasn't here at all at the moment, and he cast his attention on the three figures on the balcony from time to time.

Seeing Xia Jingxing waving to him suddenly, Peter Thiel quickly picked up the red wine, greeted the people around him, and ran to the balcony.

"This is Mr. Peter Thiel, CEO of Cleary Capital."

Following Xia Jingxing's introduction, Blankfein and Mack shook hands with Peter Thiel respectively.

"I know you, founder of PayPal, very good young man!"

Mack picked up his glass and clinked it with Peter Thiel.

Peter Thiel was very happy. Although the wealth of the Big Mo boss was about the same as him, his status was much higher, and the resources at his disposal were not at the same level.

So Peter Thiel was very happy to receive a compliment from Mack.

Just now he thought he was a little short, so he didn't come over to say hello rashly.

"Clary Capital, it seems to be a hedge fund, right?"

Peter Thiel nodded towards Blankfein, "Yes, our assets under management are now $3 billion."

"Nice size, great potential."

Blankfein's tone was neither salty nor weak, which made Peter Thiel slightly shocked.

Their size can only be considered as a medium-sized hedge fund, and it is not enough for the CEO of Goldman Sachs to take it seriously.

Even if you become a large hedge fund, you still need to rely on these large investment banks in terms of capital allocation and transactions.

Xia Jingxing remained silent, watching all this quietly from the side.

He just wants to kill Peter Thiel's prestige, so that the follow-up cooperation will be happy.

"Both of you, Cleary Capital is a strategic partner of Vision Capital. Next, Vision Capital Fund of Funds will make a small investment in Cleary Capital.

In the follow-up cooperation, please take care of Peter and Clary Capital. "