By mid-August, Mike, who had stayed in Devil's Kettle for over half a month, bid farewell to Uncle Kenya and the Dennis couple, and together with Paige, boarded a train to New York.
At the same time, the commemorative red Ferrari was arranged by Uncle Kenya to be shipped to New York.
"What do you think New York will be like?" In the VIP carriage, Paige looked at the receding scenery outside, her eyes full of anticipation.
After all, she was still a child. Paige, who had grown up in the small town environment since childhood, longed for the legendary prosperous New York, but also had a hint of worry.
"It might be a bit more densely populated, with more tall buildings, and more convenient transportation…" Mike said, "If you're interested, after we arrive in New York, I can take you around."
Columbia University started in early September, so by calculation, Mike would have about half a month of free time after arriving in New York.
Another two days passed, and the express train from Texas heading to New York stopped at Pennsylvania Station.
Following the flow of passengers into the waiting hall, Mike saw Chris and his secretary holding up a sign there.
Chris was now the general manager of King Investment Company.
As for King Investment Company, it was a new comprehensive company under Mike's name.
As his funds grew, Mike had planned to expand from the virtual industry to the real economy.
A stretched business car first took Mike and Paige to a five-star restaurant. After enjoying a grand meal, the car then took everyone to an independent villa in Manhattan.
This villa was purchased in full according to Mike's requirements; it faced the famous Wall street and was adjacent to the Broadway theater.
After settling their luggage, Mike finally had time to sit with Chris in the living room.
"What were you thinking, why did you take out half of your assets for real estate?" Chris, dressed like an elite, asked the doubt in his heart.
As an economic consultant, he was good at financial management.
But now, Mike's business was growing larger and had already involved the real economy, which made Chris feel immense pressure.
"How do you think America's economic development speed is now?" Mike unhurriedly went to the wine cabinet to get a bottle of red wine, then counter-asked.
"Development is very rapid, it can be described as business opportunities everywhere. But what about that, our base is in the stock market." As a newcomer, Chris, however, strongly advocated an old philosophy: never try to earn money outside of your understanding.
"You only got half of it right… He who does not plan far ahead will find trouble at his doorstep…" Mike poured two glasses of red wine, then patiently explained, "You only see the prosperity of the economy, but you don't see that this prosperity is achieved by overdrawing future potential. This is like a colorful bubble…"
"As the economic bubble expands indefinitely, it will eventually burst one day."
"That will be a disaster. Therefore, in order to not be too affected when the bubble bursts, developing into the real economy is an essential step."
Chris also graduated from a prestigious university, majoring in economics.
Under these circumstances, he had sufficient sensitivity to economic trends. Previously, he had simply gotten stuck in a rut due to personal limitations, but after Mike's reminder, he quickly realized the problem.
"But why real estate?" Out of caution, Chris asked again.
The real estate industry, to put it plainly, was the inherent territory of the wealthy.
Even though Mike's current assets were approaching 100 million dollars, investing in the real estate industry would at most be a small splash.
"It doesn't have to be real estate. If there are opportunities in fields like food, medical, and technology, we can also invest a wave." Mike took a sip of red wine and continued, "Of course, the investment company's main energy should still be placed on the real estate industry, which is a booming sector."
Once people have money, they want to own their own house, and this applies everywhere.
Therefore, economic prosperity means the prosperity of the real estate industry.
Moreover, in order to stimulate domestic demand and promote continued economic development, United States banks are gradually loosening loan limits.
As long as residents meet the public credit score, they can apply for housing loans ranging from one million dollars to several million dollars from the bank.
Mike intended to use this momentum to complete the transformation of his asset structure. If the real estate speculation was handled properly, he could even use this momentum to rapidly increase his net worth.
Even if the operation ultimately failed, the worst-case scenario was that Mike would simply have more fixed assets.
"As long as you have a plan in mind, that's fine." Chris basically understood Mike's idea, and then said, "The urgent problem you need to solve now is to recruit more professional talents."
With the stock market, investment company, and the future real estate industry, Chris, who held multiple positions, felt Mike's trust but also felt a bit overwhelmed.
His main purpose in meeting Mike this time was to solve the problem of talent acquisition.
"You can first recruit some ordinary staff to get the company running normally. As for professional talents, we can slowly look for them later if there's an opportunity." Mike offered advice.
Talent was hard to come by, especially during this period of rapid economic development.
Generally, capable and intelligent people would choose to start their own businesses during this time.
"Alright then!" Chris didn't have many good solutions for talent acquisition. Then, he suddenly said, "Oh, by the way, Jessie and Carly heard that you opened a new investment company and also want to come and help."
Jessie, who had shared difficulties, studied economics and could indeed help. As for Carly, she majored in fashion design, which was not very useful for an investment company.
"If they want to come, let them come. As for their positions, you can decide yourself and give them appropriate preferential treatment." Mike, who was wealthy, said that taking care of two more people was no pressure at all.
Moreover, it had been almost a year since they last met, and Mike actually missed those two beautiful women.
Then, Chris and Mike discussed some more details about the company's future development. After finishing a glass of red wine, Chris, who still had a lot to do at the new company, chose to say goodbye and leave.
"Mike, come quickly, look, there are so many tall buildings outside." With no outsiders present, little Paige, standing barefoot in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, called out to Mike.
Opposite was Wall street, where every inch of land was precious, so of course there would be many tall buildings.
"It's indeed magnificent. If you like it, I'll take you inside to see it tomorrow." Mike said, looking at the Wall street Building opposite.
Mike's investment company, which had invested tens of millions, also owned its own office in the building opposite.
After chatting with little Paige for a while longer, Mike remembered to call the three girls from The Plastics.
The Miracle Company, where the three were located, was also in Manhattan.
As night fell, Mike prepared a sumptuous dinner for the three girls from The Plastics and little Paige who arrived later.
After dinner, Paige, being very perceptive, returned to her room.
Then, against the backdrop of Manhattan's splendid night view, a hearty battle unfolded in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in the villa.
After more than half a year apart, in this battle, the three girls from The Plastics seemed particularly energetic.
[Sacred Attribute +1]… [Flexibility Attribute +1]… [Dance Experience +99]… [Singing Experience +66]…
The girls' next motivational album had already been produced and was just waiting to be released in early October. In other words, they were currently in a leisure period.
Therefore, for the next period of time, the girls took Mike and Paige to check in at various tourist spots in New York during the day, and at night, they returned to the villa to continue exchanging feelings with Mike.