Chapter 21 London Star

"Stop talking, Your Excellency, you have misunderstood. My relationship with...Mr. James is only friends!"

Faced with Barron’s doubts about her, Yulia explained:

"I admit that we once had feelings for each other, but...in the end we both chose to safeguard the interests and honor of the Duke of Devonshire family, and I have a clear conscience about this."

Barron shrugged helplessly and said:

"It doesn't make much sense to say this now, does it? After all, the deceased is gone. But it seems that my dear brother has not given up on you in his heart..."

"Yes, you shouldn't say that, Mr. James. Your Lordship, if you have any doubts about my work, then I will resign as fund manager after you take over the family fund."

"You need to understand, Ms. Moore, the family is facing a crisis now, and I need to work hard to save the family from the crisis. This requires the cooperation of everyone, including you..."

Barron shook his head and said with a sad look on his face:

"But at this time, instead of abandoning your prejudices and working together with me, you are ready to resign. This is very disappointing to me."

It’s not that Barron really has to keep Yulia instead of kicking her away…

The key is that he came to this world of England alone, and it is impossible to say that he is personally responsible for all the industries - even if the Cavendish family's industry is still far from those wealthy people at this time, it is still considered complex.

It was easy to fire Yulia. After he completed the inheritance process and took control of the family trust fund, it was just a matter of words.

But what about after firing her? Is there still a need for a family fund manager – are others more trustworthy?

At least Yulia is already very familiar with those businesses, and now it seems that she is still loyal to the Cavendish family, but she is just a little prejudiced against herself.

It is precisely because Barron is a soul that has traveled through time, so he can look at this matter objectively - indeed, his performance in his previous life was too unreliable.

However, proper beating is still necessary. Later, Barron will continue to look at the opponent's performance, and at the same time, he will also look for reliable talents for himself. Even if Yulia is replaced, someone will be available.

"Ms. Moore, can you tell me something about the 'London Star' now?"

"London Star?"

Upon hearing this name, Yulia's expression turned cautious:

"What do you want to know?"

"Everything you know!"

"London Star is the name of the investment company. The boss of the company is William Abagnale, an investor who claims to be born in Birmingham and later went to New York, where he achieved great success..."

Following Yulia's words, Barron learned more about the deeds of the fraudster who had caused the Duke of Devonshire family to lose more than 25 million pounds.

It turned out that two years ago, William Abagnale brought his team to London and opened an investment company called "London Star". After that, he appeared in many high-class parties and some business activities in London. Not only was he an extraordinary talker, but he was also generous with his money.

Gradually, the entire circle of wealthy and aristocratic people began to spread stories about William's successful deeds on Wall Street - the most important thing is that some of the investment examples he claimed, after careful exploration, actually had related rumors on Wall Street. .

The investment products provided by William's London Star Company are very special. They do not provide returns based on time. Instead, each project will have a 3-6 month cycle. After the cycle is over, settlement will be carried out, and investors Obtain returns - the most important thing is that he actually guarantees investors' return on investment. It is not a guarantee of principal, but also includes 10% of investment income.

In other words, the funds invested in their projects will not only cause no losses - if there are losses, they will be made up by London Star, and even if the profit return is less than 10%, he will make up the difference. .

It can be said that such investment conditions are very attractive. After all, for most people, even investment products with a stable annual return of 10% are difficult to come across, not to mention that each investment cycle is only 3-6 months......

Of course, it is precisely because of such attractive conditions that many people initially doubted it, but after all, there are still people who are bold and dare to try.

All doubts disappeared four months later when the first "London Star" project was completed.

Because everyone who invested in this project at that time received more than 25% of the profits at that time!

The London Star's second cycle project has been pursued by many nobles - yes, William claimed that his ancestors were some declining nobles and hoped to revive the family's prestige, so he mainly made friends with noble groups.

It is precisely because many noble families have empty ancestral properties and lack investment channels - or in other words, many of their investments often end in failure.

Therefore, the "London Star" investment project, which is almost a profit-making project, is naturally welcomed by this group.

Barron's father began to participate in the investment of "London Star" in the second cycle, and at the beginning, he was extremely cautious and only invested 500,000 pounds in this project - because according to William's regulations According to the rules, the minimum investment threshold to join "London Star" is 500,000 pounds.

What happened next is not difficult to imagine.

After the second phase of the "London Star" project was completed, more than three months later, the Cavendish family's investment of 500,000 pounds received a return of up to 21%, turning it into more than 600,000 pounds!

In the face of such exciting profits, even the always cautious old Duke became eager to give it a try and continued to increase investment.

Although his decision was repeatedly dissuaded by Yulia at the time, with the subsequent receipt of two consecutive high profits, the old Duke no longer had any doubts about the "London Star".

After all, some people have calculated that after three cycles of the "London Star" project, the investment income paid to investors by William Abagnale's company alone has exceeded 20 million pounds. What liar would use it? Why spend so much money to commit fraud? Totally impossible!

Therefore, later on, the old Duke invested more than 30 million pounds in the "London Star" project!

At the same time, there were also other nobles involved in this project who had invested heavily. Finally, after the "London Star" project exploded, William Abagnale fled England and disappeared with his team. According to It is estimated that the total amount of fraud committed by the "London Star" exceeds 500 million pounds!

Most of this money flowed out of England through various channels, and what was left behind in the end was a pile of chicken feathers.

"After this incident, I also deliberately collected some information about the 'London Star' and William Abagnale, but it is still difficult to distinguish between true and false. To this day, the stupid police still have no clue... …”

Yulia's words made Barron vaguely guess...

I am afraid that it is precisely because this case mainly involves the nobles, and it is in line with the general trend of the government to weaken the nobles, so the police will not be under too much pressure from above.

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