Chapter 24
Chapter 24
Awakened as a Superhuman Black-Haired Investor Chapter 024
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" AlphaMind Launch – Investment Briefing Day
• Date: March 23, 2020, 5 PM
• Location: [The Plaza Hotel – Grand Ballroom]
This investment briefing commemorates the launch of AlphaMind and presents a new paradigm to the market.
We look forward to discussing future opportunities with influential leaders like yourself.
We ask for your understanding regarding the swift adjustment of the schedule due to rapidly changing market conditions, and we hope you will attend this special event.
AlphaMind CEO
Hyun-woo Na 」
In the past, important event invitations were usually sent directly on luxurious paper.
It was also a matter of etiquette.
However, the times have changed in just a few years.
Now, sending invitations through digital platforms like Twitter has become a way to convey a young and innovative image.
Figures like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have greatly contributed to this.
After sending out invitations to potential clients and responding to the messages that immediately came in, it was time to get off the subway.
Suddenly, it occurred to Hyun-woo that he had skipped both lunch and dinner.
Moving, meetings, and event preparations.
The day had passed without a moment to rest. At that moment, the phone clock showed 7:31 PM.
“Hmm……”
Hyun-woo considered hiring a secretary but immediately dismissed the idea.
Only the first week would be busy.
After that, he judged that a secretary would be more of a burden.
Information leaks from insiders are frequent on the Street, and if that's the case, it's better to do it alone if possible.
And Hyun-woo is someone who can do that.
Even with paperwork, Hyun-woo can finish in minutes what others would take days to complete, so doing it alone is optimal at this one-step stage!
Bringing in someone would only increase the possibility of his strategy being exposed to the outside.
That can never happen.
'Especially considering whose brain the strategy came from.'
When Hyun-woo returned to his new home with a simple dinner.
Mom, who was wiping the window frames, greeted him.
"Just doing it. Don't mind me. The house is really nice."
It still doesn't quite satisfy Hyun-woo's eyes, but it's best to leave Mom as she is.
Just because he suddenly has a lot of money, he can't suddenly stop her from doing the work, community activities, and housework she's been doing all her life.
If he speaks seriously, Mom will respect him and follow his wishes.
But he keeps shaking his head at the constant question of whether that would be good for Mom.
He was planning to tell her when the opportunity arose.
To quit her job and rest now.
Setting the sushi set he had packed on the marble kitchen table, Hyun-woo said.
"I bought one for Mom too. Let's eat together."
Tomorrow, an even busier schedule awaits.
Let's eat quickly and go to sleep.
* * *
The next morning.
March 20, 9:10 AM.
Hyun-woo stood in front of the full-length mirror, checking his appearance.
The Brioni suit fit perfectly as always.
The shoulder line was smooth and sharp, and the waistline was sleek.
He slightly raised his left sleeve to check his Rolex watch.
After slightly adjusting his shirt collar with his fingertips, he pulled the black silk tie once more to readjust his attire.
He used to blame himself for not having blonde hair, but not anymore.
It was a combat uniform tailored to black hair and black eyes, and such was his armament.
Hyun-woo in the mirror was perfect.
Battle preparation complete.
Wall Street, which he arrived at, had a gloomier atmosphere than yesterday.
Despite the government's steady and desperate appeals, the Nasdaq plummeted by more than 3% again as soon as the market opened today.
The fear of the COVID pandemic, which had lasted for nearly a month, still lingered on this street.
Standing in front of Goldman Sachs headquarters, Hyun-woo briefly looked up at the building before opening the door and entering.
The all-too-familiar lobby came into view.
The fear of COVID that had crept in here was making the wide space even quieter.
He moved his steps towards the desk.
The female employee sitting at the reception looked up at Hyun-woo walking towards her and momentarily paused.
She waited for him and asked.
"Are you Mr. Hyunwoo?"
The current time is 9:43 AM.
Hyun-woo replied.
"I have a meeting with Takeshi Fujimoto, the Prime Brokerage Director, at 10 o'clock."
"Yes. Your meeting is scheduled for 10 o'clock. Please use the elevator in the left hallway to go up to the 31st floor."
The receptionist did not show the usual procedures, such as checking the reservation book.
It wasn't just her.
Hyun-woo could feel the gazes of those around him looking at him.
Ma Wei from the Global Market Research Department, whom he knew quite well, happened to be there.
When he made eye contact with Hyun-woo, he gave a small smile and raised his thumb towards his chest.
Soon, he gestured to contact him later and walked away.
Hyun-woo also went upstairs.
31st floor, Prime Brokerage Department, inside the meeting room.
Takeshi Fujimoto, who had been waiting for him by the window, could be seen standing up from his seat.
The number of people working in this headquarters building alone is close to ten thousand.
But they knew each other's faces well.
They just hadn't greeted each other until now.
He roughly knew which department had Korean, Japanese, and Hong Kong people, and the number of pure Easterners was small.
"Congratulations, Mr. Hyunwoo. I am Takeshi Fujimoto."
Eye contact showing his favor towards Hyun-woo.
The start isn't bad.
Hyun-woo came to this place to borrow money from Goldman Sachs.
From the beginning, it was a leveraged product.
Unlike TVIX.
This time, he plans to create leverage himself.
The leverage limit allowed to general investors is up to 4 times.
If he was going to be satisfied with such general leverage.
There was no need to come to this place to negotiate.
Isn't that something that can be done with a click of a mouse at home?
Fujimoto also already knew that the key to this meeting was to draw out the maximum leverage.
What he was curious about was only how much Hyun-woo's basic capital was.
"I have $100 million in personal funds, and I plan to add $1 billion in fund funds soon."
"Im... impressive."
He couldn't hide his surprise.
The reason why he, who had done hundreds and thousands of negotiations of much larger scale, was doing that was obvious.
Because it's the moment when rumors turn into reality.
"Congratulations again, Mr. Hyunwoo. In fact, the leverage conditions for up to $100 million were already concluded at the internal meeting yesterday. We can provide leverage up to 5 times."
Fujimoto continued.
"Of course, since it exceeds the usual range, additional risk management and review are required. However, we highly value the performance that Mr. Hyunwoo has shown this time."
Fujimoto was maintaining a calm expression and professional tone on the outside, but there was a subtle tremor in his eyes.
It wasn't difficult to read that emotion.
Envy. And perhaps awe.
"So there are no additional requirements or conditions, and we at Goldman Sachs are happy to provide Mr. Hyunwoo with 5x leverage."
Fujimoto finished speaking.
It's not that they increased the leverage without any other conditions just because he used to belong to the same company.
Even if it wasn't here, he was in a situation where he could increase it to 5 times without any conditions at another company.
Hyun-woo is the hottest person on this street right now.
He had planned for this moment since he resigned. So he wasn't burdened to say this.
He'll throw it out there first.
"Thank you for the offer, but I would like to increase it to 10 times. Is it possible without conditions?"
Of course, this is no different from asking to borrow $900 million for free.
Because originally, there should be a profit sharing agreement.
It is the industry standard to offer to share profits in exchange for lending a lot of money.
He was preparing for that, but Fujimoto showed a difficult expression.
* * *
To put it simply, the negotiations broke down.
Hyun-woo offered to share the profits, but Fujimoto was firm.
Judging from the fact that he only adhered to the initial policy of providing unconditional leverage up to 5 times, it was clear that the matter had already been decided at a higher level.
Hyun-woo, who knew the system here, thought of one person.
The former Team Leader of the Prop Trading Department, who was promoted to the management department yesterday.
Victor was also promoted together, but he is only a junior and not at a level to influence this negotiation.
So the former Team Leader didn't leave any room for negotiation at all.
Because the more successful Hyun-woo is, the more blemishes there will be on his career, who kicked him out.
'It doesn't matter.'
They were the ones who missed the opportunity, not him.
The next appointment is JP Morgan Chase.
As soon as he left the main gate, a message from Victor came flying in.
[ I heard you stopped by the company? ]
Seeing that he can send messages leisurely at this time, it was definitely true that he was promoted to the management department yesterday.
Now, he has stepped out of the trading floor and started walking the path of a manager.
He still has a long way to go and is inexperienced, but.
If he builds a career in that position for about 20 years, the day may come when he receives an offer similar to what Anthony Noto offered Hyun-woo.
[ Those Prop Trading morons just ignore you and talk about something else whenever your name comes up. Why didn't you go and mess with them? ]
Just as Hyun-woo was about to reply to that message, a phone call came.
It was from JP Morgan Chase, the next meeting.
The meeting time is 11 AM, and the current time is 9:40 AM.
< Mr. Hyunwoo? >
< Yes. >
< Ms. Mary Callahan Erdoes will be directly in charge of today's meeting. I'm calling to let you know in advance. >
Mary Callahan Erdoes, CEO of Asset Management at JP Morgan Chase.
What does it mean that high-ranking executives who move more than $2 trillion in assets are waiting for him, for AlphaMind?
But not long after hanging up the phone, another similar call came.
This time, it was from Morgan Stanley, scheduled for 2 PM.
< I am calling to inform you in advance that Vice President Andy Saperstein will be attending this meeting. >
From then on, calls kept coming in.
< Chief Financial Officer Mark Mason… >
…
< Chief Investment Officer Arun Hessel… >
…
< Vice President Mark Anthony… >
It seemed that the executives who came to work at each company were starting to take a great interest in today's meeting.
It is said that you should row when the water comes in.
That's exactly why.