Chapter 2446: Just What He Wanted

As for the newly decorated house, Heidi had a lot to offer to her two daughters, and she also took Vincent away. Soon, there were only two men left in the hall.

John pointed to the furnishings in the house and introduced to Feng Yiping how he got some of them. After that, he naturally talked about the recent economic situation.

"Has the worst time really not come yet?" John asked Feng Yiping.

"I don't think it has come yet. The companies that are bankrupt now are just the beginning," Feng Yiping said.

"Do you mean that some heavyweight companies will have problems?" John was a little surprised.

"I think that as the situation deteriorates further in the future, this possibility is not ruled out at all," Feng Yiping analyzed, "You see, those companies that are most involved now seem to be completely unaffected. This is not normal,"

"Fortunately!" John said with some relief, "You know, originally under the advice of those financial advisors, we actually invested in a lot of real estate securities. Fortunately, we acted early, otherwise..."

He shook his head, and some of him couldn't help but imagine the consequences of that.

With the wealth he had accumulated over so many years of hard work in the business world, if those securities had not been sold, his house would not have been taken away like ordinary people, but it was estimated that his wealth would have shrunk by at least half, especially the assets that could be used for investment, which would have been lost.

"Fortunately, we collected all the investments very early, and finally all bought stocks of Apple and other companies according to your advice,"

"Heidi also bought some gold,"

Feng Yiping smiled, women really have such hobbies, "That's also a good choice, isn't it?"

John also smiled, "Yes, speaking of it, the gold that Heidi bought has increased more than many of the stocks we bought,"

"From the current bad situation, the price of gold should still rise, right," he asked.

He also knew that, in theory, when such a crisis occurs, hard currency such as gold should be sought after by many people, which will increase its price.

But for investment, it happens that many times, the trend of things does not go in the direction they should.

So, he was a little uncertain.

"I think it should be like this," Feng Yiping affirmed.

"So, is it possible to break through $1,000 next year?" John asked again.

"To put it simply, generally speaking, when the dollar depreciates, the price of gold will rise,"

"Other factors include supply and demand. For example, with the development of the economy, the demand for gold by the people of China and India will increase,"

"Also, conflicts in some hot spots, such as the Iraq War, and the resulting series of tensions will also drive up the price of gold,"

"At the same time, the rising trend of gold prices will definitely attract more and more speculative demand..."

"So on the whole, I think gold should continue to rise in the next few years,"

"1,000 dollars per ounce should not be a big deal in the future,"

Feng Yiping introduced to John in detail some of the main factors that he thought would cause the price of gold to rise, and stated his own conclusions.

A very good phenomenon is that neither Huang Jingping's family nor Ma Ling's family interfered with Feng Yiping's business, so relatively speaking, he felt that he had an obligation to give them some advice on investment.

The better the economic conditions of their families, the less likely it is that some unpleasant things will happen in the future.

"Then Heidi will be very proud," John said, "Do you think I need to cash out some stocks and buy gold?"

"Look, except for Apple's stock, which is performing well now, the stock prices of other stocks, including Google, have all fallen back now,"

"From the development of the stocks you hold, I don't think there is much need. Their fundamentals have not changed at all. The current correction is just affected by the overall market, and it is estimated that it will not affect for long,"

"Considering the relevant taxes and fees generated by cashing out, I think it is still a good choice to hold for a long time,"

For some high-return investments, the US taxation will really be so high that you will want to draw your gun to resist.

"But it would be a good idea to use other income to buy gold, or to use these stocks to finance the purchase of gold,"

"Oh, then we have to plan it well," John rubbed his hands, "Now, let me take you around here?"

Feng Yiping stood up, "Okay, I also want to take a good look at Orlando,"

"Are you going out?" Ma Ling shouted down from the stairs.

"Yes, John, take me out for a walk,"

"Dad, you don't want to take Feng to see your projects, do you?"

Feng Yiping glanced at John, and it seemed that John really planned to do so.

"How about it, are you interested?"

Of course I am interested! "I can't wait," Feng Yiping said, "In China, we have also developed some apartments, but they are not sold to the public, all provided to our employees,"

"Oh, really?" John stopped, he was obviously more interested in this topic, "What is the scale in general?"

"We build high-rise apartments, and a project will be at least more than one million square meters," Feng Yiping said.

John's mouth opened wide.

Upstairs, Heidi, mother and daughter, couldn't help laughing in a low voice.

Feng Yiping really didn't notice this, and accidentally hit John.

Also, as far as Orlando is concerned, the population is only about 200,000, and a million-square-meter real estate project? What is appropriate here is a giant project.

Even for a metropolitan city like Chicago, such projects are rare. Even if there is such an opportunity, it would be difficult for a medium-sized real estate developer like John to succeed.

Feng Yiping quickly explained, "Haha, the main reason is that we have too many employees in those cities and the demand is too great,"

John said nothing.

It seems that he has little chance of operating a project with a construction area of ​​over one million square meters, whether it is a high-rise apartment or a single-family house. So, how many houses have I built in total in the past few decades?

He lowered his head and counted silently.

Anyway, he has no intention of taking Feng Yiping to see the projects he developed.

The projects he develops are a community. How big can it be and how many houses can it have?

With a project like Feng Yiping's, which can easily attract millions of square meters of people to see it, isn't that asking adults to watch children play house?

Ma Ling walked down with a smile, took Feng Yiping's hand, and whispered in Feng Yiping's ear, "John probably won't take you to see it,"

Feng Yiping is really embarrassed, I really didn’t mean to do it!

John also knew that he was unintentional, but sometimes it was such unintentional words that hurt people even more.

Moreover, if an amateur hits a professional in the real estate industry, the blow will obviously be greater.

"Would you like to go to my room and have a look?" Ma Ling continued to say in his ear.

"Okay," Feng Yiping looked at John, who was standing there blankly, and thought it would be better not to disturb him, so he followed Ma Ling gently upstairs.

As soon as Feng Yiping left, John immediately moved. Heidi walked over and looked at his shocked look. She always felt a little funny. She held his face and said seriously, "Dear, in my mind , you are always the best!”

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I don't know if it was because of Heidi's affirmation, but during dinner, John was in high spirits again, "Feng, welcome, welcome to join our family,"

Although this is a normal American welcome, Feng Yiping, who was holding the wine glass, always felt that it sounded like I was getting married?

"You are welcome to come more often in the future," John continued. "At least in terms of climate, San Francisco cannot compare with us."

Florida, also known as the Sunshine State, is located in the subtropics and has a better climate than San Francisco.

"I heard from Ma Ling that you don't like places that are too cold in winter?" Heidi asked.

Feng Yiping nodded, "Yes, I do like it here and the warm winter here,"

"Then you must go to Palm Beach," Heidi said. "It's even warmer there."

Feng Yiping smiled, "That's what I meant,"