Below the building.

Nao Nagano, wrapped in a windbreaker, admired the unique scenery of Wall Street with great interest.

Many guys in suits were walking hurriedly on both sides of the street, entering and exiting various buildings.

The fine quality of their suits and their arrogant and defiant looks all indicate that they represent successful people and financial elites.

These guys drive luxury cars from famous brands all over the world, Infitini, Ferrari, Rolls-Royce, Bentley, etc. The luxury cars here are as spectacular as a car show.

But what attracts the most attention are the beautiful women in fashionable clothes on the street.

Most of them are blonde beauties, each with a hot and sexy figure, long and strong legs, and fashionable clothes. Just a back view can make people have countless thoughts.

Wall Street.

It is the economic and financial center of the United States and also a gathering place for beautiful women.

In this place where every inch of land is worth a lot of money, besides the countless dollars, the most attractive thing is the various top girls.

After all, everyone knows that this is the richest place in the United States, and many beautiful women hang out here. If you happen to meet an elite person, you may be able to change your destiny.

But compared to the successful people dressed in branded clothes and the beauties wearing fashionable outfits, the most interesting thing is the homeless people squatting, sitting, or standing on the roadside begging for money.

Men, women, old, young.

People of all shapes and sizes, holding bowls or enamel teacups, kept chasing after passers-by.

If you hadn't come here in person, it would be hard to imagine that there are so many homeless people in Wall Street, the world's financial center.

Japanese-made products from Asia have made life difficult for many American companies due to their advantages such as high quality and low price, durability, exquisite design, advanced technology and low energy consumption.

Panasonic has impacted the electrical appliance manufacturing industry, Toshiba, Sony, Fuji, Canon, Nintendo and others have impacted the electronics manufacturing industry, and the game monopoly has made large-scale American companies suffer.

Apple was on the verge of bankruptcy and had to cut off its operations time and time again to survive. Intel and other companies closed their factories and laid off and cut salaries by thousands.

Komatsu Manufacturing, Mitsubishi, Toyota, Honda, Isuzu, Mazda and others have impacted machinery manufacturing and automobile manufacturing, causing Ford, General Motors and other automobile and mining machinery companies to stop production and lay off employees.

In addition to the shadow of the Cold War, the real estate market was sluggish, the stock market continued to be sluggish, and even the chairman of New York's largest real estate developer was restricted in his consumption due to bankruptcy, and the living expenses were not allowed to exceed twenty dollars a day.

The fiscal deficit remained high, the big shots were living in poverty, ordinary people were unemployed or bankrupt, and countless people were evicted from their rental houses at gunpoint by the PL because they could not pay the rent and became homeless.

You can say that.

This is the most difficult time in modern American history.

This was also the only time in modern times that the U.S. economy was on the verge of collapse.

Looking at everything around him, Nagano Nao felt secretly regretful.

The large number of homeless people meant that the U.S. economy was on the brink of collapse at that time. If Mao had persisted a little longer, it might have been the United States that would have fallen apart!

But for things like this, we can only blame the United States for having a very good geographical location and not having any abnormal neighbors.

There is nothing more unfortunate than having only smart people in your neighborhood! On one side is China, and on the other side is Japan.

The Russian bear is caught between thousands of years of culture and is fighting against the United States, which represents Western civilization. It is a glorious defeat against two completely different civilization systems! "Hey, hey, this place is not a place for low-class people like you. Don't stay here. Get out of here!"

suddenly.

Someone was shouting something in a very bad tone.

Nagano Nao looked up.

A security guard at the entrance of the building was looking in his direction, pointing a finger with a hateful look on his face.

I looked around subconsciously.

There's no one around.

Look at the security guard's eyes again.

Nagano Nao was obviously stunned.

Inferior? Me? "Are you talking to me?" Nagano pointed at himself in disbelief. He couldn't believe that a black man would dare to discriminate against him. In Japan, this was absolutely impossible.

Rwanda didn't care about his surprise. He came over with a rude look on his face and pushed Nagano Nao to make him stagger. He raised the baton in his hand and said, "I'm talking to you! You lowly Chinese, please look carefully at where this is. Is Wall Street a place for people like you? Get away from me, or I'll poke my baton through your ass."

Am I being discriminated against?

Nagano Nao finally reacted.

In the United States at this time, due to the exploding unemployment rate, smashing and destroying Japanese cars is a common occurrence.

Even members of Congress took the lead in smashing Panasonic appliances, Sony tape recorders, Canon cameras and various video recorders to show their determination to boycott Japanese goods.

In addition, the Japanese were too arrogant. They bought whatever they saw in the United States, including beauties, houses, and clothes. They still weren't satisfied, so they even bought the Rockefeller Center and Columbia Pictures.

Naturally, it is very hateful.

What about Americans?

Even Wall Street elites don't dare to take a taxi or find a girl in Japan at night. Except for Kabuki Ichibancho in Shinjuku, all major clubs do not accept Americans.

If you go to Europe with US dollars, the prostitutes will look down on you and urge you to hurry up like a dead fish. But when they see you with Japanese yen, they will try their best to get close to you, with a big smile on their face and attentive service.

Seriously speaking, the US dollar has depreciated by 50% in a few years, and the Japanese yen has appreciated three times. There is nothing wrong with the market treating profit as God.

But as Americans, we naturally hate the Japanese.

Therefore, for the sake of safety, Nagano straight men dare not dress too well. They dress very simply and wear cheap Uniqlo windbreakers to avoid being robbed or beaten up for showing off their wealth.

But I never expected that just because I was low-key, I would be discriminated against as a Chinese!

I was caught off guard and was pushed two steps before I could stand firm.

I started to get angry.

Just at this moment.

Okamoto Kozhi and his group, who were parking in the underground parking lot, rushed over and found Nagano Nao being bullied, so they ran over aggressively.

Okamoto Kozhi cursed and kicked Rwanda from behind. The others were not afraid of trouble either and beat Rwanda hard.

A group of Indian security guards started fighting as soon as they saw this.

Blow the whistle immediately.

Then, the security guards inside the building rushed out with their weapons.

Seeing that the other party has weapons.

Okamoto Kozhi had no choice but to stop with his men.

The leading security captain also strode over after receiving the information: "Khan, what happened?!"

"Rwanda was just working and these guys came up and beat him up!"

"Asshole! Don't you have eyes? It was obviously this black guy who started it first."

Okamoto Kozhi was very courageous and was not afraid at all even when weapons were pointed at him. He had a bad attitude and glared at Rwanda, spitting and cursing.

This is too much.

The term "nigger" carries a strong racial discrimination connotation in the United States.

"Damn it, who are you calling a nigger? You are being racist!" Rwanda felt insulted and recognized that they were the Japanese who had bullied him in the parking lot. Relying on their numbers, he pointed at Nagano Nao and angrily cursed, "Besides, I was just teaching this inferior Chinese a lesson. What does this have to do with you Japanese!"

Nagano Nao was almost pissed off by these words.

I've seen double-standard people, but I've never seen such a double-standard bastard.

Pah! A slap came straight over.

The security guards around immediately pointed their guns at Nagano Nao and said, "Hey, man, stay calm! Otherwise I will open fire."

"Is this how Goldman Sachs treats its big clients? Go and call Buffett down for me. I want to ask him if this is the gift he arranged for you to meet me!" Nao Nagano said to the security captain without any fear.

Okamoto Kozhi and Seto's gang were also very principled. Several of them surrounded Nagano Nao and immediately announced his identity.

The security captain immediately realized that something was wrong.

Buffett is one of the senior partners of Goldman Sachs.

Contacted the office.

Soon, Buffett's secretary Felina walked down quickly.

"Mr. Nagano, I'm really sorry! I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation for this matter. Please don't be angry about it!" Felina said very respectfully.

As Buffett's secretary, she knew clearly who the real target customers of the Nikkei put options were.

They are not individual investors in the United States, nor are they the big bosses in the United States, but rather Japan's major conglomerates, life insurance companies, and city banks.

Nagano Nao adjusted his windbreaker and, at Felina's invitation, not bothering to look at the security guard who had just pushed him, he strode up the stairs.

Felina gave the security captain a look and immediately followed him quickly.

Rwanda was dumbfounded.

Noticing that the captain's eyes were not right, he fell to his knees with a plop.

"I'm sorry! I really didn't know he was Japanese! Khan, please testify for me, it was you who said he was Chinese!"

"Asshole! I told you not to discriminate against other races. You will have to bear the consequences yourself!"

"Take him to the basement!"

“.”

The other side.

Led by Felina.

Nao Nagano and his group arrived at the top floor of the Goldman Sachs Building.

Warren Buffett put down the work at hand and walked out quickly.

Seeing Nagano's appearance, he was slightly stunned, but then he smiled warmly and stretched out his hands to shake hands with him: "Hello, Mr. Nagano, I didn't expect you to be so young and handsome, so please forgive me for being rude just now."

"You're welcome, Mr. Buffett. It's an honor to meet you."

"Haha! Mr. Nagano is so polite, please take a seat!"

Buffett took Nagano Nao to the reception room.

Felina quickly made some coffee and placed it in front of Nagano Nao personally.

Drinking coffee calmly.

Nao Nagano secretly looked at Buffett. It was an interesting feeling to meet the legendary stock god in person.

Buffett made some polite remarks casually while secretly sizing up Nagano Nao. To be able to become the president of a powerful asset management company in Japan Life Insurance at such a young age, his background must be extraordinary.

Took a few sips of coffee.

The strange atmosphere faded a little, and Buffett took the opportunity to say tentatively: "Mr. Nagano, you said on the phone that you are very interested in Nikkei put options. You came here in person this time, so you must have made the decision to invest!"

"That's right! For a long time, the Japanese stock market has lacked a short-selling mechanism, so stock positions have high risks. As a public fund asset management company, we cannot afford the one-way investment risk. The Nikkei put option gave me a new investment portfolio inspiration, so I would like to cooperate with your company to make an arbitrage portfolio to hedge the risk."

"Mr. Nagano is really insightful. He can think of using put options to hedge stock investment positions. Such a hedging combination is very rare even on Wall Street. But I wonder how many put options your company plans to buy?"

Nagano Nao gestured with his index finger.

"One hundred million dollars?!!!" Felina exclaimed, and quickly shut up in fear. Her pretty face showed obvious disbelief, and her heart was pounding.

Even though Goldman Sachs is one of the largest investment groups on Wall Street, clients with $100 million are not often encountered.

The people who could control so much wealth were all old men. She had never met a client in his early twenties who could easily mobilize so much money.

Even Buffett was visibly surprised.

You know, he is already sixty years old this year and has a good background, but even so, his net worth is only ten billion US dollars.

But this hairless guy in front of me can actually use $100 million of wealth at one time. Compared with myself when I only had to invest $100,000, I was terrified. It's really frustrating to compare myself with him.

Nagano Nao was somewhat confused by the expressions of the two men.

One hundred million dollars, is that a lot? You look down on us little Japan!

Shaked his head.

Nagano Nao said: "It's one billion dollars!"

“.”

The scene was as quiet as death.

One billion?

Dollar?

Felina's blue eyes had turned dull, and her heart paused.

One billion dollars!

What does it mean in the United States? Buffett's status explains it all.

God! The stock god!

Wherever he goes, it is like God on earth.

And this guy actually said a billion dollars? I must have heard it wrong!

Warren Buffett couldn't even catch his breath.

Having lived for most of his life, he has witnessed World War II, the Cold War, and has handled countless wealth.

But suddenly, when I heard someone invest wealth equal to his own worth just by looking at his mouth, and he was a guy with no beard, it always felt particularly absurd.

"A billion dollars? Are you serious, Mr. Nagano?"

"Does Mr. Buffett think I'm kidding?"

"No, no! I'm just surprised at your courage, Mr. Nagano. I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but when I was your age, the biggest investment I made was only $100,000."

"Mr. Buffett, you must be joking. The $100,000 in your time may not be much different from the $1 billion today."

“Even though I said that, this number still shocked me!”

“.”

Goldman Sachs is the largest underwriter of Nikkei put options.

If a business like this comes right to your door, it would be a shame not to take it.

Moreover, in addition to earning a large amount of commission, Goldman Sachs's purpose is to attract Japanese capital to buy put options.

Use his spear to attack his shield.

Without large-scale Japanese capital buying put options, it would be even more likely to undermine the unity within the Japanese financial groups.

Under the supervision of Seto Shinnosuke and various specialists, Osaka Asset Management held one billion US dollars in put options in its account.

The two sides shook hands and said hello.

After Naoto Nao and his group said goodbye, Felina said in a daze, "Is this guy a traitor to Japan? Buying so many put options at once, doesn't he understand what the consequences will be?"

"This is a very scary young man. Didn't you notice that with a billion-dollar investment, his eyes didn't show any fluctuations at all!"

“It seems to be true!”

"This is a young man with great potential, Felina, you can seize the opportunity. If I am not wrong, Japan will be his world in the future!"

"Ah! Sir, how can you have such a high opinion of a Japanese?"

"Never underestimate the Japanese!" "The drunkard's interest is not in wine, but in the mountains and rivers. The joy of mountains and rivers is obtained from the heart and expressed in wine. This young man's goal is obviously not in the financial market, just like us."

“.”

(End of this chapter)