Simon Lavrov's job title is financial planner.

Mainly responsible for promoting various financial products to the bank's high-quality customers.

When Han Chudong heard about the Jew's job, he guessed that the other party's purpose in approaching him was not pure. It was similar to the insurance salesman who liked to chat about family matters and participate in various dinner and drinking parties.

Today's occasion is very suitable for meeting potential investors.

Depositing money in a bank is one thing, and buying it into funds, bonds, etc. is another.

Without the customer's permission, they cannot touch the money in the account, so how much commission bonus they can get depends entirely on their sales performance. As long as they persuade certain customers to purchase large financial products, they can get an income.

Simon Lavrov doesn't care whether they are Japanese or Chinese. Since they are on the invitation list, they must be rich.

He continued to say to Han Chudong, "I like Chinese people. During World War II, a relative of mine sought refuge in a city over there. He told me that if your group had not been willing to take him in, he would have died in the gas chamber."

Salesmen are all good at speaking. They can speak differently to different people and get along with anyone.

Han Chudong didn't know the other guests present. It was rare for him to meet a stranger who came up to him on his own initiative, so he was happy to chat for a while and replied with a smile:

"I also admire the Jews. You are good at doing business, which is recognized by the world. Is it easy to work in a bank now? Last time I borrowed money from Bank of America to buy a house, the interest rate was so high that it should be pretty good."

"The economy is starting to go bad, and many businessmen who invested in the stock market have put their money into money funds and government bonds, so my work has been going smoothly recently. The rate of return on a large deposit can reach 10%. If you buy from me, I can also give you a higher return privately within my ability. Are you interested?"

High interest rates are accompanied by high inflation, and stagflation has emerged, which refers to the economic phenomenon in which unemployment and inflation continue to rise at the same time.

In simple terms, it means that prices are rising but the economy is stagnant. It is the result of long-term development of inflation.

From this point of view.

Although the interest on depositing money in the bank is incredibly high, and the interest on borrowing from the bank is also incredibly high, the purchasing power of the US dollar is shrinking rapidly, so we cannot look at the problem solely from the perspective of interest rates.

Han Chudong has only a vague understanding of economics and can only figure out the general idea.

Precisely because he didn't understand, he never thought of taking money to the stock market for fear of being treated as a fool.

Hearing Simon ask me so directly, I decisively refused and said, "Maybe I will buy from you in the future, but definitely not in the near future. Besides, I have started several entrepreneurial projects, which will take up a lot of my money at the beginning of next year. The profit will be much higher than putting it in the bank."

"Okay, then you must remember me. If you don't mind, can you tell me what kind of project it is?"

Asking private questions is a big taboo in American social activities. Simon took the initiative to explain: "I see that you are relatively young, and I often deal with all kinds of businessmen. I can give you some advice."

Han Chudong hated people pestering him, so the other party's attitude made him feel comfortable. He told him, "It's just a small business. I invented a battery with a larger capacity. I'm customizing the production line and preparing for production. It's expected to cost me millions of dollars. There's also a shopping mall specializing in selling home appliances. I've opened ten stores, eight of which are in operation and two are under renovation. I plan to expand to about thirty stores next year."

"...This business is not small at all. I know a shareholder of a Duracell battery manufacturer who just bought a yacht worth more than six million US dollars. This business has very high profits. People will continue to buy after they have used up all the electricity, and they can make profits continuously."

"Is that a listed company? My battery company is not as big as it is, but because we have developed new technology, the battery capacity is larger. If we are lucky, we may be able to compete with it."

When socializing with strangers, it is necessary to show off a little bit of your strength.

Han Chudong has personally tested the Duracell dry batteries currently on the market, and was crushed in all aspects by the products he developed, especially in the intermittent discharge test, where the performance was very mediocre.

So when he said this, his tone was quite confident.

Perhaps because he thought Han Chudong had a good temper, Simon Lavrov then introduced him to several other private banking clients.

These people are all older.

Especially those who have started from scratch, they are generally over 40 years old before they reach the level of private banking VIPs.

Han Chudong didn't have much in common with them.

I received some business cards and gave out a few, so we can be considered to have known each other.

As a Chinese who is not even 20 years old, he has made some money but has almost no fame. All these restrictions make it difficult for him to integrate into the circle of middle-aged white people.

not to mention.

Han Chudong himself lacked interest. They were just a bunch of small businessmen doing the same business. What was the point of making friends with them?

…

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

At 7 o'clock in the evening, we entered the venue under the guidance of the staff.

After sitting down, Mochizuki Kiko whispered to Han Chudong, "Do you mind if I wear my glasses? I think I saw my favorite star, but I can't see it clearly."

"Hmm? Of course you can. It's vacation time now, so just relax. If other people hear this question, they will definitely think I'm a paranoid sadist who doesn't even let you wear glasses." Han Chudong replied helplessly. It's really rare to see a girl as soft-hearted as her.

"My mother said that my new glasses make me look silly. Are you sure you can wear them? You won't think I'm embarrassing you?"

“…Let me see it first.”

When Han Chudong saw her take out a pair of black-framed glasses from her small bag, he finally understood why Mochizuki Kyoko asked that question.

Round glasses with thin rims are fine to wear with casual clothes on weekdays, but they don’t match this evening dress and hairstyle. As long as you are good-looking, other external things become unimportant.

After Mochizuki Kiko put it on and stared at her face, Han Chudong nodded and said, "Not bad. Which star did you see? It seems that there are many of them tonight."

"The protagonist in Detective Columbo... I was mistaken just now, it wasn't him."

Having never seen the drama, Han Chudong has no interest in the male lead. However, if he met Audrey Hepburn, Marlon Brando and others, Han Chudong wouldn't mind taking a photo with them as a souvenir.

Sitting in the first two rows were crew members and other stars who came to show their support. Some of the stars seemed very famous, but he didn't know them.

Kiko Mochizuki was much more excited than she was at the party just now. Names kept coming out of her mouth one after another. She must have read a lot of gossip magazines about the entertainment industry at home.

As for Han Chudong, on this Christmas Eve, he just wanted to attend a free social party and watch a free movie.

My parents went to Palm Springs for vacation, so they didn’t spend Christmas together. They couldn’t just stare at their sled dog puppies at home…