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After thinking for a moment, Deborah picked up the teapot and added a cup of tea to herself. The moment she leaned over, Locke saw a touch of snow-white.

"Let's talk about the little trouble first." Deborah said after taking a sip of black tea.

"I have a collection of antiques that I inherited with my inheritance, and I want to use them as collateral to obtain a loan. However, the value of antiques fluctuates greatly, and the valuation given by the bank does not meet my expectations."

Nowadays, in addition to the investment income from Sky Fund, the equity interests in many companies owned by Locke Private Office can bring considerable dividends every year.

If these dividends are not spent, a large amount will definitely be taken away by the tax bureau, so he has been cooperating with the big brokers and investment banks to acquire shares in Zhongyi companies.

Among them, high-tech companies such as Microsoft and Intel account for nearly 50%, because these companies have relatively high returns.

In addition, Locke focuses on investing in various bank stocks, and he is very partial to Wells Fargo Bank because of some information he knew in his previous life.

This bank was originally a small local bank in California, but through continuous mergers and acquisitions, it has now initially developed into a national bank with California as its core.

At this time, Wells Fargo had already begun to show its prowess. Locke knew that this bank would develop rapidly in the next decade or so. There were many people who were optimistic about this bank, including the stock god Buffett.

Buffett invested heavily in Wells Fargo a few years ago and has become Wells Fargo's largest private shareholder.

Locke has had contact with the other party and wants to acquire the other party's shares.

Buffett is in the investment business, and he invests in Wells Fargo to obtain profits, rather than intending to control the operation himself like Locke. If the price is right, he can naturally sell it.

After some negotiations, Locke slowly raised his conditions from a premium of 5% to 8%. The other party still did not relent and insisted on a premium of 12%.

But the dividends in Locke's hands are not enough, and most of the other cash is in Sky Fund and overseas accounts, invested in next year's pound crisis, or the European crisis.

This requires another large amount of funds, and borrowing from a bank is the most suitable option.

The antiques he spoke of were part of the treasure trove under Trinity Church, and these had been carefully selected by Locke so as not to cause trouble.

As for why we chose mortgage loans instead of direct sales, it was because there were too many, the realization cycle was too long, and Locke wanted to seize too many opportunities.

In addition to Wells Fargo, there were many companies he wanted to invest in, all of which needed capital.

The Youying family owns its own bank and also owns shares in many top banks. Locke wants to use Deborah in front of him to obtain better loan conditions.

"You wouldn't fool people with a batch of fake antiques, would you?" Deborah looked at Locke with a half-smile.

"Of course not." Locke emphasized: "What I want to mortgage is a large number of antiques."

"In this case, I can help you, but the income you promised must be doubled." Deborah put forward her own conditions.

"Ten million US dollars turns into 30 million US dollars in one year. This requirement is not easy to meet." Locke said.

"This is my condition." Deborah's tone was firm. She needed a very successful investment to have enough funds.

Because of her status as a woman, Deborah was not initially listed as the family's heir for training. She only got a chance through years of hard work and calculations.

But at the starting point, she was different from her relatives. She received $10 million in start-up capital, but the other six candidates, all men, received twice as much.

In addition, the support that can be obtained from the family is even more different.

Even though the feminist movement began to gain momentum a few years ago, it is still difficult to break the patriarchal and patriarchal system to this day.

This is especially true in a big family like the Youying family, just like the words she hears most from her elders and even her mother.

"No matter how much is lost, the family must remain intact."

"If your marriage breaks down, you either try to accept other men or you become cynical!"

"You can't be happy if you lose your child."

She wanted to control her own destiny, and the first step had to be good, even stunning enough, so she chose to take some risks with Locke.

At the same time, she will try her best to get enough rewards.

"Then it's settled." After thinking about it for a while, Locke raised the tea cup in his hand.

"It's a deal." The two of them had a drink in the air and finally reached a preliminary cooperation.

It was said to be a party, but it was more like a dinner party. At seven o'clock in the evening, more than thirty people were sitting at the same long table. The steaks, fruits and vegetables were all produced in the manor and cooked by specialized chefs.

Most of these people knew each other, including children of upper-class celebrities and relatives of Deborah.

Locke's fame has gradually spread to the upper class of the United States and is no longer limited to the New York circle. His past results have been outstanding enough, and Sky Fund seems to be very successful so far.

Tang Wei and Peggy also benefited from it, and obtained a ruby ​​necklace and bracelet from Deborah's mother, which was said to have once belonged to a certain French princess.

Unconsciously, Locke became the focus of the dinner scene. If he chatted with these people about financial investment, he might be able to attract a few big clients.

In fact, many people have already expressed their willingness to invest, but in order for them to actually take out their money, more work needs to be done.

After eating, we played a game of poker with a few people who had investment ideas. Each person took out $50,000. It was considered a small pastime, but no one here paid much attention to it.

In addition, there are several games, such as the most popular blackjack and Texas Hold'em, where the stakes are larger than theirs.

In the end, two investors were successfully finalized, with a total order of US$17 million, which was considered a tentative investment.

Tang Wei and Peggy followed one of Deborah's cousins ​​to visit the Sculpture Garden. There were many family members, and there were basically various parties in the entire manor every day. They were familiar with each other and were used to helping each other receive guests.

After seeing the You Ying family's manor, Tang Wei, who originally thought he had seen a lot with Locke, had his eyes opened again, but Peggy behaved calmly, not like a little girl.

After staying until about ten o'clock in the evening, Locke finally could not resist Deborah's enthusiasm and stayed one night in the manor with Tang Wei Peggy.

After Locke finished tormenting Tang Wei, he was still full of energy and ready to go to the big bathroom to do exercise and relax, but he didn't expect to meet Deborah.

Needless to say what happened, Don was not able to fully let Locke enjoy himself, and Deborah had no intention of refusing, so the two of them went to Deborah's bedroom to watch the stars together.

The next day, Locke asked Deborah to help and successfully purchased 1.6% of Microsoft's shares from a person.

Although something happened, the two of them were more like business partners, because they both knew that the other person was an extremely selfish person, and what happened at night was more like a small embellishment of the cooperative relationship.

This kind of relationship is not bad. Strangely enough, an important way to maintain a relationship is to trouble others.

You help me, I help you, and the relationship will become closer over time.