Chapter 451 - 450: Waiting for an Opportunity

Chapter 451: Chapter 450: Waiting for an Opportunity

Little Edward Roski, named after his grandfather "Edward Roski," is the third-generation head of the Roski family, controlling the family’s real estate company.

At the same time, don’t assume he is young just because his name is "Little Edward"; he is already 61 years old this year.

"Roski is a very talented financial manager with excellent foresight. The reason he failed several investments was not due to his ability or vision, but rather a matter of luck.

In his many failed cases, I saw that he was always intercepted by others. I believe that given enough time, he is bound to rise."

"Investing is all about the person!"

"The profits of a real estate company are absolutely no worse than those of the internet."

"And with the continuation of the internet bubble, the US economy will decline in the next few years, but the real estate business will flourish."

These words came from a meeting in April 2000 between Kyle and Ms. Osester Oseid, one of the three members of his think tank, where she proposed investment advice on real estate projects.

Even to this day, her words still echo in Kyle’s ears.

Little Edward Roski, possesses exceptional ability and talent?

If it were anyone else in the American real estate industry, many would scoff, believing him to be a prodigal son, as the vast Roski Real Estate has been in decline ever since he took over.

After all, there are multiple cases of investment failures!

Kyle doesn’t think so!

There’s no way around it; a transmigrator is just that much of a cheat.

Little Edward Roski’s future personal net worth will reach over $6 billion, ranking him among the top 200 richest people in the world; Roski Real Estate, which he controls, is also one of the top ten real estate giants in the United States, with a market value of tens of billions of dollars.

Facts speak louder than any rhetoric!

Not long after... amidst the various speculations of Wall Street investment banks and their astonishment at Kyle’s move to withdraw $2 billion, Kyle had already arrived at Roski Real Estate.

"Welcome, a very warm welcome to you, Kyle!"

In Roski’s office,

Little Edward Roski immediately gave Kyle a warm hug. At 61 years old, despite his graying hair, he looked energetic and full of vigor.

"Haha!"

Kyle sat on the sofa and chuckled, "I’m a shareholder of the company, after all. No matter what, I have to come and take a look, right?"

Hearing this, Roski nodded and said, "Indeed. Speaking of which, I still have to thank you. The internet bubble burst in 2000, and Roski Real Estate, which I control, wasn’t heavily involved in the internet industry itself, but too many of my company’s partners and businesses were caught in that quagmire."

"If you hadn’t invested in Roski Real Estate in June 2000, I estimate the company’s cash flow would have dried up long ago, and the losses would have been no less than $300 million."

That’s right, Kyle is also a shareholder of Roski Real Estate!

"No need for thanks. Not long after I invested in the company, you made me a lot of money!" Kyle waved his hand and smiled.

In just over half a year since investing in Roski Real Estate, Kyle’s initial investment of $200 million, which now represents an 18% stake in Roski Real Estate, is worth over $250 million.

And it’s still growing!

Earning $50 million in just half a year, Kyle was quite satisfied.

Little Edward Roski declared loudly, "Kyle, believe me, one day, Roski Real Estate will become a company with a market value of tens of billions of dollars!"

Roski Real Estate?

Worth tens of billions of dollars in the future?

Believe it!

Of course Kyle believes it!

Don’t let the current market value of Roski Real Estate, which is only around $1.38 billion, fool you; in the future, its market value will reach over $40 billion!

Kyle will definitely make a profit from this investment!

"Buddy, I don’t know if you’ve heard, but I recently transferred $2 billion into the Japanese market. I wonder if you’re interested in cooperating?" Kyle suddenly said.

Roski’s heart skipped a beat: "..."

...February 5th.

Wall Street was still in the midst of a busy workday, but at this very moment, a news report from Kyle’s WB TV station broke the hustle and bustle.

"Kyle Page intends to partner with Roski Real Estate to build ’Harry Potter’ themed amusement parks in both the UK and Japan."

"Hoo~"

Terry, an executive at the mid-sized investment firm Relita Investment Bank, couldn’t help but chuckle, "Kyle Page is really neglecting his proper duties. Building a theme park? For this, he withdrew $2 billion from Gale Capital. Isn’t he afraid those investors will raise hell?!"

Using funds to build a theme park would indeed cause dissatisfaction among many investors.

After all, Kyle was using their money, the investors’ money.

From a legal and regulatory perspective, it involved a major shareholder of an investment company, which violated local and federal laws in the United States, but investment banks all had ways to circumvent this.

"Legally, the risk has been circumvented, but it will definitely severely damage Gale Capital’s credibility. What is Kyle’s motive?" a Wall Street elite frowned.

Many elites from investment banks remained silent, coldly observing Kyle’s investment behavior... February 6th.

More news reports continued to emerge.

Kyle’s delegation had successfully arrived in Osaka, Japan, and began negotiations with the local government in Osaka regarding land acquisition and the construction of a "Harry Potter" theme park.

This cooperation will involve an amount of no less than $2 billion.

For a time, media reporters across the United States and Japan vied to report on the news.

Wall Street investment banks, however, breathed a huge sigh of relief.

"Is that all?"

"I originally thought Kyle’s arrival in New York this time would involve major moves in the financial market. I didn’t expect it to be just a real estate investment project?!"

"What does a $2 billion real estate investment have to do with finance?"

"Hearing about it is not as good as seeing it!"

"Everyone said Kyle Page had such an amazing performance in the 1997 Asian financial crisis and the 2000 internet bubble, but now it seems like it was nothing special."

Many small and medium-sized Wall Street investment firms expressed disappointment.

They had been hoping Kyle would make a big move in finance so they could follow suit with an investment, but now that everything had turned into a pipe dream, they were inevitably greatly disappointed.

Quantum Fund.

Soros breathed a sigh of relief.

For days, he had been closely monitoring Kyle’s every move, which had truly consumed a lot of his energy, leaving him sleepless. Now, knowing the $2 billion movement of Kyle, he naturally felt much more relaxed.

"But is it really that simple?!"

Soros still felt doubts but nevertheless relaxed his focus on Gale Capital.

The Quantum Fund he controlled, while not as large as the five major Wall Street investment banks, was definitely a very powerful financial company. Once the Japanese market experienced drastic changes, he and the five major investment banks would be able to react in the shortest possible time.

Reaction speed!

This is an important reason why countless small and medium-sized Wall Street investment companies cannot compare to large companies... In the following days, Kyle would visit Roski Real Estate every day;

Kyle’s delegation sent to Japan also met with the local government in Osaka every day to discuss land acquisition and the construction of the "Harry Potter" theme park.

Everything was so natural.

However... Kyle really had a premeditated plan!

Kyle was waiting, waiting for an opportunity!

As a transmigrator, even without information provided by a system, Kyle had a good grasp of future information, having experienced it himself.

On February 10, 2001, the Japanese training ship "Ehime Maru" was struck and sunk by the US Navy submarine USS "Greeneville" near Oahu, Hawaii, resulting in the deaths of all nine people on board the "Ehime Maru."

This incident once caused tension in Japan-US relations, and the then-Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori’s poor handling of the matter became a key fuse for his resignation.

The Japanese stock and futures markets immediately underwent drastic changes!

Kyle was waiting for this opportunity.

Of course, for the waiting of this opportunity, Kyle also made various "reasonable" explanations, such as cooperating with Roski Real Estate to develop the "Harry Potter" theme park.