Chapter 23
Chapter 23
Awakened Black-Haired Investor 023
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I had been steadily researching how to utilize my awakened brain.
Super memory, capable of recalling information hidden in the subconscious.
The ability to retrieve anything once seen or heard was too inefficient to use solely for remembering past information, considering its potential.
That's why I had learned foreign languages by memorizing sentence patterns.
Then, I realized that memorizing entire pages like photographs was more effective.
I also naturally learned that this method was particularly efficient for legal codes.
I inputted the legal codes essential for establishing and managing hedge funds and asset management companies, and then I filled my head with practical books.
After that, I got hooked and expanded the fields.
Including the tax and accounting information I injected this time.
『 • Legal Codes
Securities Act of 1933, Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Commodity Exchange Act of 1936, UCC Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Investment Company Act of 1940, Dodd-Frank Act of 2010
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Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Federal Tax Law, SOX Act, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, Anti-Money Laundering Act, New York State's Sky Law, GAAP & IFRS 』
45 legal codes alone, totaling 20,000 pages.
Essential and practical books amounted to 80 volumes, 32,000 pages.
In total, 125 volumes, 52,000 pages of information are stored like images in my brain's database.
* * *
After moving, I headed straight to Wall Street.
A five-minute walk from the terminal station will lead you to a towering skyscraper in a classic Art Deco style.
20 Exchange Place.
One of Wall Street's landmarks, where I secured an office.
I agreed to pay $4,000 a month for a small office space.
An expensive price for a small space, but this is Wall Street.
The elevator doors opened to reveal the 7th-floor hallway. I walked down the hallway, looking at the sophisticated offices around me.
The luxurious metal nameplates on the doors and the quiet conversations flowing from within hinted at the atmosphere of each company.
Quicktek Solutions, SecureInvest.
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Strategic Asset Consultants, QuantEdge Capital, Prime Legal Consulting.
From law firms to accounting and consulting firms, a wide variety.
However, it felt a little bitter that I could remember a small dessert shop in Brownsville, Brooklyn, but none of these places particularly stood out.
This was because so many companies on Wall Street appeared like fireworks and disappeared in an instant.
This happened even more frequently in these small offices.
As I turned the corner.
A familiar figure standing in front of the office door caught my eye.
Even though there was still about an hour left until the appointment time, he was already there.
He noticed me too and smiled faintly.
Approaching him, I said.
"Mr. Anthony Noto. I didn't expect you to be here so early."
"If I have time, moving faster is my style."
He replied casually, taking a step back. I took out the electronic key and stood in front of the door.
The metal letters sparkled in the light.
「 AlphaMind 」
Independence, which had seemed like a distant future.
The official first step was right here. A strange emotion washed over me.
But there was no time to be sentimental.
Someone was waiting behind me. I entered the office first, and he slowly followed me in.
"As you can see, we just opened. It's not fully prepared yet, so I have nothing to offer."
The office was small, and the interior was not yet properly organized.
A sofa, a bookshelf, and a single desk.
Anthony Noto, looking around the space, smiled and said.
"But there's no interior at all?"
There was a subtle doubt in his voice.
Judging by the way he asked.
He didn't seem to have considered that I had no plans to hire employees.
"And the size... it's not a very good environment for investors to see."
He gave honest and realistic advice. Then, he lightened the atmosphere, which could have become heavy, with a light joke.
"If you join Sofaie, you can use an entire floor as your private office."
At first, I really took that as a joke.
But as soon as I sat on the sofa, he began to present specific proposals to recruit me.
An upgrade from the last offer, increasing the stock options to a whopping 1%.
Above all, the title was Chief Operating Officer (COO).
This was the role of practically executing the strategic goals of Anthony Noto, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
It was a career proposal that could leap over 20 years in one go.
"Hyunwoo, don't you want to directly implement the growth strategies in your head?"
"But dual employment is still prohibited, I presume."
As soon as I finished speaking, Anthony Noto's face darkened.
He must have sensed that no matter how attractive the offer, I would not accept it if I could not move freely.
Nevertheless, with eyes still full of expectation, he opened his mouth.
"Hyunwoo, launching a hedge fund is certainly a great plan."
His words were calm but earnest.
"But think about it. If you launch a hedge fund like this, it will take you several years just to raise initial capital and build a network. Hyunwoo will have to bear all those risks entirely."
His gaze, which had been on me for a moment, became even more earnest.
"On the other hand, Sofaie already has all of that. Global assets, an established network, and a solid system.
If Hyunwoo comes into this position and utilizes our resources, Hyunwoo can grow faster and more stably."
His voice lowered and became more sincere.
"That position is not just a title. It provides a stage for Hyunwoo to lead.
In the process, Hyunwoo will grow further, and your name will have an even greater impact."
There was no wavering in Anthony Noto's eyes.
Every word was sincerity itself towards me.
He was now sparing nothing to persuade me.
His earnest heart was conveyed as it was.
That expression, that expectation in his eyes as he looked at me.
This man really wants to work with me.
"You can start a hedge fund after that. Then I will fully help Hyunwoo. I promise."
However, even if he offered more equity and the CEO position, any offer was meaningless if I could not be free.
I had no choice but to politely decline.
Then, to lighten the mood, I asked.
"What you said earlier about the office environment. Does my office environment affect Mr. Anthony Noto's decision?"
Finally, his face regained its vitality.
"If it's Hyunwoo, it doesn't matter to me even if you set up a street stall. But other morons don't know Hyunwoo's true value. The Corona Report is just the tip of the iceberg."
I brought up the main purpose of today's meeting.
"Mr. Anthony Noto. Do you have the capacity to invest $100 million in me?"
At that moment, his eyes sparkled too.
* * *
'You're in a hurry.'
If Tesla had Cathie Wood as its propagandist, AlphaMind now had Anthony Noto.
[ Anthony Noto (@Anthonynoto):
I'm excited to start my investment at @AlphaMind_1999.
Welcome The opportunity to start my investment at @AlphaMind_1999 ]
A short sentence tweet.
But it was enough to cause a stir on Wall Street.
The fact that Anthony Noto had sided with a rookie would be enough to make Wall Street buzz.
It was as if a challenger who was already preparing for the main stage had been called to the ring even faster.
Liz Ann Sonders, the chief strategist at Charles Schwab Corporation, retweeted, riding on the attention focused on me.
Billionaire Mark Cuban, now better known as the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, even sent me a direct message.
[ @mcuban : I am very interested in your fund. ]
At that time, my follower count was approaching 150,000.
[ AlphaMind(@AlphaMind_1999)
114 Following 147,688 Followers ]
I replied to Mark Cuban and followed him back. As a result, the number of following increased to 115.
Those 115 people were the carefully selected individuals to be invited to this investment presentation.
How many of these people will recognize a performance bonus of over 50%?
The important thing is that the demand is certain.
There is an abundance of money in this world.
Even the largest amount we can imagine is just a number to some.
It's just invisible.
There is an endless amount of capital ready to move in the world.
That capital is waiting for only one thing.
Opportunity!
Just in time, a rookie appeared who not only accurately predicted the Corona pandemic but also turned the crisis into an extremely aggressive investment, achieving historical returns.
The returns this rookie achieved when the market was trembling with fear were more than 300 times.
The true value of this rookie, who has steadily followed the elite course from Princeton to Wharton School, lies not so much in the returns as in the fundamental ability to generate those returns.
This is because the rookie's report, which accurately predicted the Corona pandemic, came true like a prophecy, and its analysis and insight were so perfect that even experts were amazed.
Perfect insight, sharp analytical skills, and the experience to turn them into actual profits.
In addition, boldness that no one else can imitate.
Therefore, this rookie may be an opportunity.
It might be worth throwing in $100 million or so as a test, and if that ability is proven again, they could become a long-term partner.
Those who would think that way.
Those are the people who belong to my customer base.
But I won't accept them all.
It's not always better to receive a lot.
So for now, exactly ten spots of $100 million each.
By providing the opportunity to invest only to a select few, I can become even more special in the industry.
Securing powerful allies.
This is the first step towards power on Wall Street.
[Deposit Notification] $100,000,000 has been deposited into your account.
Anthony Noto's investment has just been deposited.
Now there are nine spots left.