How do you make something that may not be worth a lot of money?
Probably many ordinary people, including those who have just become businessmen, go through a lot of methods that have a practical approach to make this thing into a commodity and then become worth something.
One of the most common examples is to increase the added value of the thing that is not valuable by itself, and use the added value to support its expensive.
For example, paleontological fossils inlaid with gold and precious stones, paleontological fossils have an extremely wide distribution in this world, almost everywhere.
The first batch of people who found fossilized paleontology did sell them at a good price, but as people discovered that as long as they had a hoe in their hands, chose a suitable place and dug down, as long as their luck wasn't too bad they would be able to dig up some fossils, the price of fossilized paleontology began to plummet rapidly.
From being respected as the "memory of history", to the "pages of history", and finally became the "trash of history", this process does not take long to evolve.
However, there are some examples of people who go against the trend by choosing fossils that are relatively intact and good looking, and then inlaying them with precious stones, gold or other expensive jewelry according to the contour of the fossil.
They make these fossils, which are inlaid with expensive materials, look shiny and sparkling, so that people instantly associate it with wealth, and with an outrageously fake story, these fossils are sold at high prices relying on the added value.
That's the way a lot of people would choose to do it - if you're going to put a price on something that's not worth anything, let the added value work, and a lot of quasi-official authorities use the added value as some sort of example to popularize success stories that may not work out.
But for capitalists, making a worthless thing worth something just requires making the thing hot, a conceptual value that doesn't really exist at all, though there is a prerequisite that it must be rare.
Here the rare is not strictly "rare", "uncommon", "orphaned" and so on, this rare is just a concept.
A successful capitalist can find a "rare item" out of a million of the same running goods, such as a special color variation, a small flaw, something different from the rest, can make the goods become rare, and then hype it.
This kind of merchandise will soon appear in the newspaper, public opinion in a big way, and every appearance is accompanied by its ever-expanding value.
If it was simply a commodity, auctions would be a great way to get it, some commodities always manage to become a miracle at auction, which creates some demand, and then they wait and wait for the last fool to take it over to show up.
The situation was the same now, these businessmen who had already made the decision to take a stake in the Star Trading Corporation under Lynch's name, before they were even officially investors, they had already begun to speculate about the company.
Lynch had given them a valuation of fifty million dollars, so how could they ensure that they wouldn't lose money after investing?
It was actually very simple, make this company worth more than five hundred million or even ten billion in people's eyes, then no matter how they invested it, they wouldn't lose money, instead, they would make a huge profit because of it.
But this needs a process, this is also a situation that many entrepreneurs with ideals do not want to face, the operation and manipulation of capital will destroy their dreams, because compared to dreams, the game of numbers and concepts is too happy.
In just one day's time, the potential and end-to-end market value of Star Trading Corporation had risen from Lynch's empty words of fifty million dollars to seventy million dollars, and with the next large-scale construction, it was possible that this figure would continue to rise.
Some people must know very well that this company is not worth that much money, but as a qualified businessman or speculator, they do not mind participating in this game, just like the current financial market, not every participant does not know what is happening.
Others who really don't know what's going on with the company may think it's smart to watch it for a while, and then consider getting in when they're sure it's real and has potential.
But by the time they've thought about it and decided, it's often the end of the story.
The mayor questions this matter, is also some heart, he did not know Lynch this small company actually can be valued so much money, if he knew earlier, perhaps the earnings can be more.
Of course in Baylor Federation law does not stipulate that politicians must and must not be able to engage in any investment behavior, just the censorship system will be more strict than ordinary people, but most politicians will not personally down, they will have agents.
"I have a nephew who is very interested in your company ...", His Excellency the Mayor laughed, "Isn't that what young people are all about, full of energy, then they don't know what they have to face in the future? "
It looks like a kind of emotion, but more than that, it is to show his attitude through these words, Lynch such a person who has experienced many years of honing, how could he not read it?
He also shook off his napkin and spread it on his lap, and said seemingly casually, "Do you have his contact information, perhaps there will be a common language between us young people." , he lifted his head after spreading the napkin and looked directly at His Excellency the Mayor, "And of course we need the help of our elders' experience and exposure, after all, we are still young ..."
The two men stared at each other for a moment, maybe three or five seconds or so, making sure through their eyesight that they hadn't gotten the wrong idea about each other, His Excellency the Mayor placed a black business card on the table and pushed it over.
Immediately afterward the conversation jerked around to something else.
"Have you heard anything lately, rumors of a relationship with the Ristoan group?" , His Excellency the Mayor used a very common word as the next introduction, while Lynch indicated an affirmative answer with a nod of his head.
There was no one who didn't know about this matter during this period of time, even Lynch felt that maybe His Excellency the Mayor and the Governor were a bit too direct and not artistic enough, they could have used another method to solve the current problem, but they didn't do that.
Seeing Lynch nodding his head, His Excellency the Mayor's expression also changed a little, becoming a little helpless, he sighed, "Actually the situation is hate not optimistic, Neo has been contacting the Conservative Party's people, you know ...", he stretched out his forefinger and wagged a circle around his ear. "There will be some contact between us."
What he realized was that there was messaging between the Federation Progressive Party and the Federation Conservative Party, which was normal, after all, the Baylor Federation was ruled by three parties, and while the Federation Socialist Party was as transparent as a person a lot of the time, they did exist though.
This kind of contact, or communication, had a very necessary help in stabilizing the political situation of the entire Federation, this was no longer the age of empires, people were coming out of obscurantist feudal rule, they would not make the same mistakes that those rulers in the past had made.
When Neo contacted the Conservative Party side, the news was destined to be revealed, including the offer that the Conservative Party made to Neo to switch sides, which was already informed by His Excellency the Mayor and His Excellency the Governor.
That is why the governor sent someone to support the mayor, it was not without reason.
"I actually don't care if Neo and Ristoan are able to stay in Sabine, I never cared about that, I cared about how many people are facing no jobs, hardship, hunger, etc. in this city."
"Shame on Neo and his company for using these people as bargaining chips with the government, I will not compromise, for the sake of my citizens!"
If another impassioned symphony with some sadness could be played at this point, maybe Mayor Landen would have a chance to wait for the hallowed halls of this year's Augustine Screen Awards, with a nomination for movie star at the very least.
"My biggest headache right now is how the tens of thousands of jobs are going to be solved in case they do leave ...," he said, his eyesight always resting on Lynch.
When he heard at noon today that Lynch's company was valued at seventy million dollars, he realized that perhaps this was a bargaining chip that could be utilized, seventy million dollars of value needed to be created by someone, it couldn't have been born completely out of thin air, otherwise that wouldn't be able to withstand the scrutiny of the various departments and private citizens.
Since it takes someone to create that value, wouldn't Lynch, who solved 500 jobs for the mayor when he was probably worth less than a million, be able to solve more jobs for him when he was worth more than 70 million?
Not 70 jobs for 500 people, but at least 35 jobs for 500 people at least, right?
For the sake of my damn nephew, 20 jobs for 500 people, there has to be something, right?
Lynch didn't answer, it really wasn't a very nice thing to say, he was very good at describing a grand blueprint of the future for others, but when the mayor opened his mouth he had to come up with something practical.
The salary of 1,000 people was 200,000 RMB per month, if he employed 5,000 people, he would have to send out 1,000,000 RMB per month just to pay their salaries, even if his company was valued at a hundred million dollars, it wouldn't be able to withstand a couple of tosses from them.
Lynch's silence made the mayor realize that he couldn't completely treat Lynch as a young man, if Lynch said that he couldn't do it, or said that he could solve part of it, all of these could become the mayor's use of words.
But the silence thing was bad, if you said he didn't agree, he didn't say so directly, but if you asked him to agree, he didn't nod his head either.
He too, after a few seconds of silence, changed his statement to show his attitude, "You're both businessmen, so perhaps you'll be able to understand more clearly the reasons why they're doing this, and what kind of dilemmas do you think that in your own personal case, you've faced in the course of your current business venture?"
Lynch raised his eyebrows and some smiles appeared on his face, these smiles quickly became bright, "Your Honor the Mayor, I have faced many difficulties, but as you know, I am a socially responsible businessman, there are some that I can solve, but there are some that I have no way of solving, perhaps you are able to give me some constructive advice? "
The mayor didn't take it right away, he just looked thoughtful, "We can discuss it."