Chapter 55

While Jin Hyun-tae was being invited by his new friend Omar, Annie, who was left at home to take care of Coco, was in Jin Hyun-tae's room, where she found the commercial execution plan for the "animation story" merchandise that Jin Hyun-tae had written the previous afternoon. She sat at Jin Hyun-tae's computer desk and carefully flipped through it.

Coco was very well-behaved. Seeing that Annie was busy and couldn't attend to her for the moment, she sat on her father's bed and played with her toys.

Jin Hyun-tae's execution plan for the fairy tale merchandise was written in great detail, with everything related to it meticulously listed. At least, in Annie's eyes, it was a very good plan.

If they really followed through with everything Jin Hyun-tae had listed, Annie estimated that there was a 90% chance of success.

"I never would have thought that besides being able to write good novels, he also has a talent for business," Annie said, putting down the plan Jin Hyun-tae had written, her face full of admiration and sighs.

Annie was very concerned and delighted by the talent Jin Hyun-tae had shown, which was somewhat puzzling.

Perhaps it was due to some special psychological reason that the more advantages Jin Hyun-tae displayed, the happier Annie became. Otherwise, how could this be explained?

If Jin Hyun-tae were just an ordinary person without such impressive qualities, he probably wouldn't have gained Annie's favor or attracted a wealthy and beautiful woman like her.

Of course, the most important factor was the strange connection between him and Annie, which was beyond the realm of scientific explanation.

As usual, the old butler Nord brought a few maids from the back garden to Jin Hyun-tae's "home." After entering the house, Nord instructed the maids to clean up the dishes left from Annie's breakfast and start other household chores.

He himself went up the stairs to the second floor and found Annie, who had just finished reading Jin Hyun-tae's commercial execution plan and was sighing.

"Miss, what's the matter?"

Seeing his mistress sighing, the old butler was concerned and asked.

Hearing the voice, Annie looked up and saw the old butler standing at the door. She casually put the plan back in its place and shook her head at Old Nord.

"Nothing, don't worry about it."

"In a while, I'll arrange a meeting with George and Lucas. I want to see them this morning. Also, give Dave a call and tell him about the favor Jin Hyun-tae needs. I'll think of a way to help."

What's going on with Jin Hyun-tae?

A very puzzled thought immediately came to the old butler's mind, but this wasn't something he could inquire about, so he didn't ask further. Instead, he immediately contacted the three people and conveyed his mistress's wishes.

Soon, the old butler Nord received responses from all three and reported back to his mistress.

"George and Lucas have no problem. Dave just said he understood and will wait for your message after you're done."

Hearing that George and Lucas had no issues, a weight was lifted from Annie's mind. As for Dave, it wasn't what she was most concerned about.

"Let's go. Since we have time, we'll see Lucas first. I heard he intends to sell his toy factory to get cash and switch to the stock market?"

The old butler Nord thought for a moment and nodded. "Yes, last month and this month, Lucas has approached our bank, hoping the bank can find a suitable buyer. He clearly intends to sell his toy factory. Since Lucas's father and the master have a good relationship, Lucas directly approached me, hoping I could speak to the bank on his behalf."

The old butler Nord remembered this, so when his mistress asked, he answered.

"However, the toy industry has been severely impacted by Japanese competition, and the global toy market is almost monopolized by Japanese manufacturers. Therefore, it's difficult for Lucas to find a suitable buyer," the old butler Nord added, explaining the difficulties Lucas was facing.

After hearing the information from the old butler, Annie closed her eyes and began to think.

Annie knew that because Lucas couldn't find a buyer himself, he had entrusted their bank to help him find one.

After all, there was a special relationship between Lucas and their family, otherwise, a businessman like Lucas wouldn't have approached Old Nord.

Ordinary businessmen would at most have a bank manager involved, not someone like their butler Nord.

But because of this, she had learned about the toy factory for sale.

Ha!

It's like they say, when you're sleepy, someone brings you a pillow.

"Miss, why are you seeing Lucas?"

At this point, the old butler couldn't help but ask.

"Lucas is lucky. I might have a buyer for him. His poorly managed toy factory might finally be sold."

With a mysterious smile, Annie revealed a bit of the inside information to the old butler.

"Oh, so Lucas's luck is really good."

The old butler agreed with his mistress.

Of course, this was the truth. After all, the global toy industry was heavily impacted by Japanese manufacturers, which was an undeniable fact.

If it were easy, Lucas wouldn't want to sell his factory and switch to the financial sector.

Since the old butler Nord had some knowledge of the toy manufacturing industry, he agreed with his mistress. He wasn't just an old man who knew nothing.

Managing a large family bank, Annie dealt with major entrepreneurs and businessmen seeking loans.

So, the information Annie had was far superior to what Dave could offer.

Although Annie wasn't involved in the industry Jin Hyun-tae wanted to enter, it didn't prevent her from having valuable resources and connections in that area.

This was something ordinary businessmen couldn't match.

The old butler Nord, though a butler, also handled some business affairs, making him Annie's most trusted and devoted assistant.

Therefore, the old butler Nord was also involved in some business matters.

Since the time of Annie's father, Old Nord had been helping with business affairs, so he was more of an assistant to Annie, just with more responsibilities.

As for Lucas, an Italian who immigrated to the United States with his parents at a young age and had lived there for decades, he had obtained citizenship. His family operated a large toy factory, which initially made them a lot of money. However, in recent years, due to the aggressive competition from Japanese toys, the factory began to suffer significant losses.

Additionally, outdated business philosophies and flawed business plans led to the decline of Lucas's toy factory, which was no longer as prosperous as it once was.

Even so, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse.

Before Japanese toys dominated the market, Lucas had made a fortune.

After much contemplation, Lucas decided to abandon the toy factory that his family had operated for two generations. He entrusted the familiar Wyeth family to sell the factory and convert the proceeds into cash, which he would then invest in the booming stock market.

In short, Lucas was giving up his manufacturing business to enter the financial sector.

In this timeline, although the American economy wasn't great and its international status wasn't as strong as in another timeline, the rise of the IT industry and technological advancements had sparked a wave of investment in IT and tech companies.

This had created a large number of IT and financial tycoons, who had earned more money in a few years than what some families had earned over two or three generations in manufacturing.

Therefore, it was understandable for someone like Lucas to want to abandon his struggling toy factory and enter the financial sector.

The financial and stock market atmosphere in this timeline's America was similar to that of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Everyone was chasing after various internet and IT companies, and even a small, unknown website started in someone's garage could attract a large number of venture capitalists with piles of cash.

If Jin Hyun-tae understood all this, he would probably feel a sense of déjà vu.

Unfortunately, after learning that the historical development of this timeline was different from his original timeline, Jin Hyun-tae had given up on the idea of making money through the stock market and thus hadn't paid much attention to it.

Otherwise, he would have noticed something and even found some opportunities.

However, how many people in the world could be like Jin Hyun-tae and his daughter Coco?

Apart from them, it would be hard to find a third person.

Even Annie, a native of this timeline, a wealthy woman with assets exceeding a trillion, and exceptional business acumen, might find it difficult to see the problems in the current financial industry.

Therefore, after learning from the old butler that Lucas was switching to the financial sector, Annie sighed and said to the old butler, "Uncle Nord, do you think our Wyeth International Bank should also try investing in some internet technology companies? I've noticed that the internet technology industry has been growing rapidly in recent years."

Even Annie was tempted by this.

After all, in recent years, the rapid development of internet technology in the United States had driven the stock market, making the economic outlook look very promising.

However, most of Annie's business was in manufacturing, such as arms companies, luxury goods companies, jewelry companies, and mining and shipping investments. She didn't know much about the virtual internet technology and finance sectors.

Of course, Annie had a large investment fund under her name, but it was managed by professional managers.

Therefore, Annie's understanding of the financial sector was far less than her understanding of manufacturing.

The same was true for the old butler Nord.

"Yes, Miss, the stock market has been very hot in recent years, and many people have made a fortune. Even more have become millionaires or billionaires through internet technology, which is truly unimaginable."