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Chapter 25 The Next Step (1)

On the second trading day, Contini and Antonio no longer went to the exchange. The No. 3 box where they were located has now become the focus of attention of the entire exchange - that day, all traders and brokers saw it. As long as the IQ is not less than 80, they can know that the customer was fully confident that day.

So the news came out. Some people speculated that this was a member of the Belgian royal family, some people speculated that this was an American banker, and even conspiracy theorists said that this was a descendant of the French Bourbon dynasty. William became the focus of everyone's attention. Wherever he went, someone asked for the news and got close. Finally, he had a numb scalp and vaguely revealed the news: This is a member of the Jewish speculative finance family. I can only say this, no matter how many I will die...

I heard that it was a Jew and was also a Jewish person responsible for financial speculation. Everyone immediately realized that they patted William on the shoulder and smiled knowingly. At this time, it was always a good opportunity for Jews to make trouble. Although everyone was very disgusted, they had to beat him on the surface: "It turns out to be a Jew, so amazing..."

Of course, William was not talking nonsense out of thin air. Antonio is indeed one in sixteenth of Jewish blood. Although he did not think he was a Jew, the young master asked him to pretend to be Jewish and contact William and he did as he did - pretending to be Jewish and not losing a piece of meat. Besides, many Jews in Italy, he just checked it!

However, Antonio soon understood the benefits of pretending to be Jews. The next day, the market volume of Mark's trading volume increased significantly. Many of the speculators jumped up and down inside were Jews. The legend of Box 3 was calm all of a sudden. He thought Contini asked him to pretend to be Jews to be low-key and to be obscene to everyone. In fact, Contini was full of bad water and was trying to hold it up! - Only time travelers understand what the result is to connect Jews, especially Jews who are speculating with Germany!

"Young Master, the first money has arrived... The master called the telegram and said that he was deeply shocked and asked what you want to spend it?"

How could old Ziano not be shocked: When Contini took it away, it was only more than 700,000 US dollars. In just one week, it turned out to be more than 6 million US dollars when he came back. It is said that there is still 12 million US dollars in the account and more than 2 million US dollars in the floating profit. If Mark really falls below the 10,000 mark, this surplus of more than 10 million US dollars is not a dream.

"How did you get this more than 6 million? You won't be targeted, right?"

"Won't……"

"I'm curious."

"It's very simple to put it bluntly. The first step is to split up; the second step is to use the flow of funds under the trade item instead of the flow of flow under the capital item; the third step is to separate and unleash domestic and foreign exchange exchanges..."

In order to make the more than 6 million US dollars safe and return to Italy quickly, Antonio thought of many ways, especially the operation of separating and distributing was even more confusing Contini's eyes: the Italian Ministry of Transport originally wanted to pay 10% of the vehicle payments in Germany, and Antonio directly paid for this amount with speculative surplus. In Italy, it only takes the lira to Contini's account, which saves foreign exchange. Italy lacks various resources, and most coal is asked to buy nearby Germany, and the Ministry of Railways uses coal to pay for it. It was better to pay with Mark foreign exchange. Now, I just need to use this speculative surplus to pay. Old Ziano just needs to ask the Ministry of Transport to transfer the lira to the designated account...

Through this increase and decrease, many funds have not actually flowed across countries and achieved foreign exchange. The Ministry of Transport also saved fees and exchange losses. Of course, some of the surplus was directly split and remitted. The single transaction would not exceed 300,000 US dollars, which seemed much safer. This was the era of manual and telegraphy. In the era of electronics when Contini traveled through time, everything was processed by ultra-high speed computers. It would not take a week to get it done in just a few dozen minutes!

"Can I make the decision on this money?"

"Of course, the master is still very open-minded. He emphasized the need to respect your opinions. After all, you have made so much money. If the future vision meets expectations, he can invest both his principal and profits!"

"I still want to speculate..."

"Young Master..." Antonio was a little unhappy, but he advised calmly, "Although speculation makes money quickly, it is also lost quickly. You can't always count on luck. You have to do some business down-to-earth, run factories, open banks, invest in mines, even buy real estate."

"This, then I'll change the term and invest."

“What to invest in?”

"I have ideas about banks, factories, mines, railways, and aviation, but my principal is still too small... Look at the Mercedes-Benz company we visited in the past two days. It costs hundreds of thousands of dollars to build a complete automobile manufacturing company without a tens of millions of dollars. Moreover, Italy lacks other supporting manufacturers. If I build them all from existence to none, not to mention that more than 10 million is impossible, even if it is more than 10 times more, it will not be possible." Contini smiled, "I still hope to invest in the capital market first and buy stocks."

The $15 million can be built in this era of about 25,000-ton rear-dreadnought, which seems to be an astronomical figure for individuals, but for companies like Mercedes-Benz, Krupp, and Fiat, it is still not enough to see.

When Antonio heard the word "buy stocks", he looked much better. Although buying stocks is still speculative, there are entities behind the stocks, and they are barely next to the "investment".

"How much do you plan to speculate?"

"I really invest and plan to hold it for a long time... I have held it for at least 5-6 years."

"What stocks do you think of in China? If you are interested in cars, how about Fiat?"

"I have a crush on General Motors."

"American General?" Antonio frowned, "Why buy American stocks? As far as I know, the US stock market is currently falling, and has fallen by at least 20% from the beginning of the year to now, which is basically entering a bear market..."

But Contini knew that this was the last year when the US stock market soared. Starting from 1924, US stocks would embark on a path of continuous rise without looking back until they finally exploded. However, he did not talk about this trend - this speculative routine was too easy to scare the old man. He patiently analyzed it from the perspective of "long-term investment": "I am very optimistic about the future development of the automobile industry. Although automobiles were the first invented in Europe, only in the United States have achieved rapid development. I have investigated the data. This year, the total production of automobiles in other countries in the world is less than one-fifth of that in the United States, which fully demonstrates the potential of the United States..."

There is no need to continue the following words. Antonio is not a pedantic person. He quickly understood the logic: there is a lot to buy car stocks. Unfortunately, Fiat is in Italy and has little space. Not to mention Fiat, even Mercedes-Benz will not develop very quickly in Germany, and the market capacity is here.

"However, why not buy Ford if you buy car stocks?" Antonio said in surprise. "Ford is the leader in American cars now, and their Model T-car sales are very good."

"Just because of the good sales, I can't buy Ford's stocks - it's not that Ford will not rise, but that it won't rise as well as GM." Contini smiled, "First, Ford's current price-to-earnings ratio and price-to-book ratio are higher than GM. In other words, its operating advantages have been reflected in the stock price, so I don't need to chase highs; Second, the sales of Model T is good, but Ford will be subject to this product in the future... Don't you think Model T is becoming less and less in line with the aesthetics of the middle class? Uncle Antonio, would you choose a Model T as a transportation tool?"

Antonio closed his eyes and thought for a while, slowly shook his head: Model T is too cheap. In order to control costs, the materials and appearance of the used are very simple. Not to mention that they have nothing to do with luxury, even simplicity is a compliment. At least Italians seem to be not simple but shabby. Why do the middle class and rich buy Fiat's 501 rarely buy? It's not luxurious enough. Everyone would rather take a slow carriage than a cheap car.

"I have read the general advertising album. The newly launched Buick sedan has a much more beautiful and generous shape and a much higher technological content. Although the price is higher than that of the T-shaped car, I think the middle class in various countries with bulging waists will find ways to pursue better products. If sales volumes increase, the cost of Buick will be reduced quickly - this will cause positive feedback!"

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Antonio was convinced that this analysis was valid in business logic. He also saw Buick's brochures, which were indeed much better than Model T. It was attractive to Americans. It was the first priority for Italians. Model T was really ugly. If it was himself, it would definitely not be used for Model T, but Buick can be considered. Of course, if it was the old Ziano, it would not be possible to ride a Buick. You must have the Mercedes-Benz or Rolls-Royce level.
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