The days of being a spiritual mentor in Meiman

As autumn gradually entered, the temperature in Gotham began to drop, and it was extremely cold in the morning, but the conference room on the top floor of the Wayne Building was full of gangsters in suits and leather shoes.

Bruce stood at the front and said, I'm sorry, but Wayne Group only accepts cash investment...

As soon as this remark came out, the audience was in an uproar, and Lawrence immediately stood up and said, Wayne! Are you kidding us? How can city and transportation construction only accept cash investment? Don't you need raw materials and transportation costs?

Bruce cleared his throat, and looked down at the document in his hand. In fact, nothing was written on the document, and the technical information was all in his mind, but he still pretended to be a speech written to the staff team Read the same way:

Don't be impatient, everyone. I only accept cash investment for a good reason. The reason is that the construction level of the Wayne Group has reached a technical fault. The raw materials and transportation costs you can provide are in our opinion. Come on, it's not worth mentioning.

Everyone can take a look at the TV screen. It shows the raw materials used by our company in the first and second phases of the project. All the parts with vague marks involve technical secrets...

A lot of professional and technical terms appeared on the screen that the leaders of the Twelve Families could not understand at all. Unfamiliar English words can only be guessed by root affixes, and the words, roots and affixes of most professional terms are also relatively unfamiliar. If you don't know them at all, you can't even guess.

Bruce raised his voice and said: As you can see, the materials I used to build the house are not ordinary concrete and steel bars. The structure of the whole house is integrated, which is earthquake-resistant, fire-resistant, and even tsunamis.

The raw materials you can buy in the market, the workers you can hire, and the engineers you can recruit cannot participate in this kind of construction, because their technical level is not enough, and it is much worse.

Now. Only the production line of the Wayne Group can produce similar buildings, and those defense systems can only be used on such buildings, otherwise. A laser cannon hit the past, and a big hole was punched in the floor, and the whole building was destroyed. If it collapses, why should I build it?

What Bruce said was very straightforward, and he pointed directly to the core. He didn't worry about the amount of investment, but directly said that you don't understand my technology, so you don't even have to think about investing in technology or production line materials. The only one who wants to participate The best way is to invest money.

Originally, the leaders of the twelve families were not short of money, especially the sum of the twelve families, the funds injected could give the whole project a shot in the arm, but unfortunately, they just spent a lot.

Although the price of those rare collections sold by Savage is very low, it is also based on its market price. There is no need to talk about how much the original works of the Renaissance, Van Gogh, and Monet in their heyday are worth. On the basis of this price, even a discount of 10% is still very expensive.

And Savage doesn't just sell one or two pieces. From oil paintings to sculptures, from antiques to rare and precious gems, his collections are all in scale.

He was in a hurry to cash in, and the discounts were very heavy, and the amount was very large, so the Twelve Families collected them violently. As a result, after this wave, the liquidity in their hands bottomed out.

Everyone is hoarding collections, intending to buy at low prices and sell at high prices. Some people still want to collect for themselves, and the liquidity in their hands can only be maintained at the safety line.

Just at this time, they realized that the construction plan that Bruce made threatened their fundamentals, and at the same time realized that as long as they could participate, the future rewards must be amazing.

But Bruce only wants cash, and now the leaders of the twelve families are a little uncomfortable, should they protect their heads or their buttocks? This is an eternal question.

After the meeting was over, the heads of the various families squeezed each other and filed out of the conference room, all talking in low voices.

I just got an authentic painting of Van Gogh two days ago. The appraiser of the auction house I know told me that as long as the auction process is completed, the minimum amount will be at least this amount. But if you sell it privately, it will be difficult to keep your capital...

Who isn't? Didn't I also buy two sculptures? The appraiser also said it was real after the appraisal, but if you don't go through the auction process, you won't be able to sell at all...

Even for an expedited sale, the price has to be lowered. They lowered the price by 10%, but it's worth several million dollars. Who would be willing?

But this damned Bruce just wants cash. You said, his project shouldn't cover the whole city so quickly, right?

Lawrence coughed and said, If I want to see it, we'll delay it and make trouble for him from time to time. We'll talk to him when we have money in hand.

I think so. The art market is pretty good recently. As long as I can go to the auction house, it will only take a year at most, and I will have money again.

Yes, everyone is the same. Since everyone has no money, there is no need to worry about them taking the first step and leaving others behind. We will unite and drag him until we have money?

The leaders of the twelve families exchanged opinions, and they all felt that there was nothing wrong with this method.

This is also very common in the business field. If there is not enough liquidity in hand, but you want to win this project, it is nothing more than a word of delay, if there is a competitor. Just make a little trouble, wait until you have enough money, and then make a capital investment.

But Bruce, who walked out of the conference room, knew that he had won this battle.

In fact, the biggest difficulty of the Gotham renovation plan is that once the core interests of the gang are touched, they will be united. Violent resistance, and once the gangs start fighting, it will endanger a lot of people.

Bruce's biggest goal is to eliminate violent conflicts as much as possible, so as not to turn into a city-wide war.

Before, the anesthetics given to the gangsters were relatively easy to use, but in the end, the Twelve Families would definitely react, and at this time, they needed to use the knowledge of psychology and behavior.

When people invest, they all hope to maximize their income, and the lower the buying price, the better. Therefore, when Savage began to sell his collection at a low price, Bruce handed the olive branch to the head of the twelve families, and they naturally Just took it.

At present, there is no sign of a collapse in the art market. The experts they invited came to the same conclusion after analysis. As long as they can get those precious collections from Savage at a low price, it is equivalent to helping their family. asset appreciation.

but. Assets and working capital are different. What they pay now is working capital, and what they add is estimated assets in the future.

At that time, they made the right decision, because at that time, they did not need so much liquidity.

But Bruce happened to ask them to pay more liquidity at this point, and downplayed the matter as an investment.

If you don't have money, you can't invest. This is a fact that everyone recognizes. If you don't have money, you can't blame me for not taking you. Bruce stands firm from the perspective of axiom.

The members of the Twelve Family will adopt the procrastination tactic, which is also based on the fact that Bruce is a businessman who wants to recover costs and earn profits. In their view, Bruce cannot invest unrestrainedly. Since he wants to Their investment will naturally be held back.

But this is in Bruce's arms. What he wants is this one-year buffer period. The Twelve Family can rely on this year to make money, and so can he.

The reason why he was anxious to use the money before was that he planned to build everything in one go before the gangsters reacted, so as to prevent them from reacting halfway and violently counterattacking.

But since they plan to procrastinate, then Bruce will procrastinate with them. It will also take a year. Batman's money-making speed is not at the same level as other people's. Bruce is sure that he can earn enough money to transform most of Gotham in one go. funds.

After a year, the Twelve Families, who have regained their working capital, will find that what they are facing may be a half-terminator, a Batman with full firepower, and it is only a matter of time before he buys the Earth.

It can be said that this injection of anesthetic was not given to them by Bruce, but by them themselves.

The leaders of the Twelve Families want both. They want to increase the value of their collections and make money lying down, and they also want to participate in Bruce's investment and completely control everyone in Gotham.

Therefore, they failed to be that decisive, the gecko cut off its tail, broke the boat, sold the collection urgently, took out funds to enter the market, and played a game with Bruce.

In the final analysis, interests are still touching.

That's what I said, we can take advantage of their lack of long-term vision... In the office, Schiller smiled and said: The prices they got for those collections are too low, so the profit margin is too big. It's money that's pretty sure to get their hands on, and they're not going to be willing to give it up.

But at the same time, they were reluctant to bear the future you mentioned, and failed to see your fundamental purpose, so they made the choice you wanted most, that is, not to raise their guns to resist, not to violent conflict, but to be peaceful. If you drag it out for a year, you can take both.

Bruce rubbed his fingers lightly and said, One year...

He shook his head and sighed softly. Alberto turned his head and looked at him. He knew that it took Bruce only 20 years to learn almost all the knowledge in this world. One year is already an unbelievably long time. It's time for confidence.

Don't forget our agreement. Alberto said: The Twelve Family is just a dog raised by my father. Maybe he will have a few words of emotion, but I am different. I just want to move forward in the new era.

Aren't you afraid that he will average you? Schiller asked.

I don't intend to just stay in Gotham, that's not the end of the Falcone family. Alberto looked down at the watch on his hand and said, My father wants to return to Italy to retire.

Maybe one day, Wayne really rules the world... Alberto glanced at Bruce and said, Then maybe we can go further afield, you don't mind, right?

Bruce turned to look at him and said, Your father spent forty years establishing the order of Gotham. If you want to surpass him, Gotham is indeed not your end...

Alberto stood up, looked at Bruce and said, Actually, I don't care at all whether the people here are doing well, I don't care what the end of the Twelve Families is, and I don't care when the gangsters will perish. The same is true for the godfather. ...

In that era, he tried his best, and it didn't matter whether he succeeded in the end, because he knew earlier than you that this road is not won by those who reach the end.

Before Alberto left, he turned his back to Bruce and said, He also asked me to tell you that he didn't like this sentence, because it sounds like an excuse that cowards came up with to give up running to the finish line.

Bruce Wayne, the godfather says you're not a coward... you better not be.

Bruce sat there in silence for a long time, and then he asked Schiller, Do you think I will change?

People change. Schiller replied after a pause.

Then he said: You might as well ask your steward about that.

Bruce leaves in silence while Schiller looks out the window.

The rich greenery is fading, and the most luxuriant vitality in summer is gradually fading along with the autumn wind. The red color of maple leaves is like the blood of the earth, telling everyone in the midst of great changes that autumn in Gotham is coming.