Breaking Up Is Better Than Divorce

ambition

That evening, I called Joanna and met him again at home.

“Why do you want to work with me? I know you want to keep an eye on my investment, but I don’t think it’s an attractive job enough to serve as a secretary until I leave Barclays.”

“There is, of course, a lot to learn from Barclays. But now I think I can learn a lot more from Eugene Kang.”

“What kind of salary do you want?”

“It’s half the price of being in Barclays.”

The average salary of an analyst at a world-class investment bank is around $100,000. Half of that, $50,000, is less than the average salary of a new employee in Manhattan.

What does the salary mean to Hagi?

As a member of the Dutch royal family, she is entitled to over $1 million in grants from the state each year.

Of course, it is not completely free for European royalty to receive support from the state.

In return for receiving a large pension, they have to participate in various official events and play various roles. Most of them show a bright smile by participating in official diplomatic or national events.

As Joanna passed through her mid-teens, she indulged in such royal ceremonies and hid her face. It was the justification that the princess also needed privacy.

That was not enough, so instead of going to school in the Netherlands, he moved to the United States to attend high school, then entered New York University and completely hid himself.

Had she been an official member of the royal family, she would have probably received at least $10 million or more so far.

But Joanna gave up the money, hiding her identity as a $100,000 analyst.

There will be another $50,000 decrease from there, so it won’t make much sense.

“I got a recommendation from Joanna’s boss. It was fun. Honest and intelligent, but quite cocky. Although he lacks talent for making prints with his colleagues, he is a trustworthy employee. I, David Walker, endorse Joanna’s credibility.”

“Well… … I never thought David would appreciate me that way.”

“What part is that?”

“The part about being cheeky or not being able to print. You never said that to me. If I had known ahead of time, I would have fixed it.”

“What. I don’t think it’s that important. By the way, I said it was a recommendation letter from my boss, but I got a recommendation from someone I didn’t expect. David Walker. Isn’t that too big a deal?”

“Anyway, my boss is right.”

Joanna said casually.

“I go to Barclays, so I guess I can call President Barclays boss. If you write a letter of recommendation like this yourself, it seems that you are close enough, right?”

“yes. He’s someone I’ve known since I was little. I have been managing some of my family’s assets since I was with the Bank of England.”

Eugene could guess why Joanna had to receive a recommendation from President Barclays.

What Eugene emphasized is reliability, so someone must have supported it.

It’s hard to get a better recommendation than David Walker, the current Barclays chairman, who has held numerous prestigious positions, including chairman of the London Stock Exchange Steering Committee and chairman of the London Investment Bankers’ Association.

Of course, it would have been a little more shocking if there was a letter of recommendation from the King of the Netherlands, but Joanna does not seem to want to reveal that yet.

“like. It was recommended by President Barclays, so I’m going to trust it.”

“Then did I get a job?”

Joanna asked with a bright smile.

“First of all, we hire you as an intern. The duration is 3 months. How is it?”

“like. If I show my skills for three months, can I be officially hired?”

“I do that. When can I go to work?”

“From now on.”

She was a very impatient woman.

“Aren’t you supposed to resign from Barclays first?”

“ah. I paid it as soon as I got to work today. It should have been dealt with by now.”

“Didn’t I even say I was going to hire you?”

Even Eugene was slightly surprised by her acting skills.

“Because I was going to get a job anyway.”

In Joanna’s eyes, there was a will to overcome any difficulties.

“like. So, starting today, let’s work together. First of all, if you sign here.”

Eugene presented the confidentiality agreement he had prepared.

The information obtained while working under Eugene is a pledge not to leak to the outside without Eugene’s permission, and not to take any profit from the information.

Wall Street’s standard contract lists more detailed confidentiality clauses, and includes a clause stating unlimited liability for damages in case of violation.

“I know.”

Joanna read the paperwork for a moment and picked up her pen to sign.

“Of course, you know that you have to put your real name and title, right?”

Eugene added as Joanna was about to sign, and her face hardened slightly.

“Of course, that’s my real name. However… … .”

She stopped signing and looked at Eugene’s face.

“Do you think you know me?”

Joanna quickly cleared her face and said,

“You can’t hire someone without even knowing who you’re going to work with on an important job.”

Eugene wrinkled his nose slightly and answered.

“like. I didn’t mean to cheat either. Can I use it like this?”

The eldest daughter of King Wilham VIII of the Netherlands.

Dutch princess Joanna von Isenburg-Merholz.

The savvy Joanna wrote the signature Eugene wanted.

“like. It is a great honor to receive the autograph of the Dutch princess.”

“It is an honor for me. By the way… … Not many people know about my job. I don’t know anyone in Barclays other than Sir David Walker.”

“There is something I want you to keep in mind while working with me. First of all, the secret that a few other people know is that it is no longer a secret.”

“Well… … I see. That’s a good lesson.”

Seeing Joanna nodding her head with a serious expression, she could definitely feel that she was still a child.

About 10 years from now, she will become a giant who will shake up Wall Street, but now she is nothing more than a beginner just graduating from college and starting a career in investment banking.

It was also quite dangerous to put the expression that she was the eldest daughter of the Dutch king in the confidentiality contract that Eugene had put out.

Because all her actions were an act of acknowledging that she was acting not as an individual Joanna, but as the first heir to the Dutch throne.

Of course, I don’t think she would have signed it without knowing it. You just have to believe in yourself perfectly.

“Then what should I do from now on?”

Joanna asked.

“Do you like musicals?”

Eugene asked Joanna at first.

“yes?”

Joanna looked at Eugene with a face asking what kind of nonsense question it was.

“I kind of enjoy it. I like opera and orchestra more, but musicals are not bad in New York. I don’t like the movie very much. There are very few real films these days, right? Especially in America.”

Thinking that Eugene was asking about her taste, Joanna took out things she didn’t ask and said one by one.

“Good. I’m going to see a musical or a movie tonight. I was going to go with my brother, but he didn’t like it. I just needed someone to go with me.”

In fact, he had put off the plan to go with Joanna.

“Well… … Is it a date?”

“Of course not. I think it was the first job Joanna wanted as a secretary.”

“All right. Then there is no need to change clothes.”

Joanna said in an attitude that it doesn’t matter if it’s a date.

“yes. We can go out like this.”

Thinking that it was a little disappointing for some reason, Eugene stood up from his seat.

“It was a great show. I’ve heard good things about it, but it’s much better than I thought. I never knew I could draw my favorite politician, Alexander Hamilton, that way.”

As she left the theater after the musical performance, Joanna smiled broadly and said her feelings.

“Did you like Hamilton?”

Eugene asked while knowing the truth.

“Sure. Wasn’t Hamilton the man who made America what it is today? He is the man who has rooted capitalism in a fledgling emerging country and made it a powerful centralized state. Without Hamilton, the United States would have been nothing more than a loosely connected federation of countries. Maybe it was then split into several countries.”

I was really impressed, so I talked a lot.

“The Netherlands is getting too old.”

As I left the theater and drank tea in the nearby cafeteria, Joanna continued to speak.

“Compared to the U.S., the vitality is too low. At this rate, the Netherlands may one day become a second-class country.”

Joanna wanted to be more than just a symbolic figure as a Dutch princess and the next heir to the throne.

The way she found it was to use her royal fortune to run a large American-style investment institution, giving her the chance to revitalize Dutch industry.

And although Eugene knows it won’t be very successful in the next 20 years or so, it will succeed in giving the Netherlands enough stimulus.

“Are you ambitious?”

“Ambition? Sure. why? Shouldn’t women be ambitious? You said you think so in the East?”

“you’re welcome. Doesn’t Joanna have a stereotype about the East?”

“Um, that’s right. I apologize.”

Joanna nodded her head slightly.

“It seems that I know too little about Eugene Kang or about Eugene Kang’s homeland.”

“So do I, so let’s get to know each other little by little.”

“yes. Okay. boss.”

Joanna answered with a smile.

“Starting today, let’s figure out our work. First of all, let’s get acquainted with the ongoing investments.”

The next day, I gave the first instructions to Joanna, who had come to work from an early hour.

BlackRock handed her a bunch of papers about the ongoing investment in the Chinese stock market crash.

“Is this all an ongoing investment contract?”

“When you get it all, tell me what you think about it.”

“All right.”

Joanna’s eyes twinkled.

“It is not an investment anyone can make. It’s very dangerous. The Shanghai Composite Index crossed 5,000 today. Putting $20 billion into a put here… … If it were me, I would never invest like this.”

Joanna stuck her tongue out at Eugene’s bet.

“It is the first time in eight years since 2007 that it surpassed 5,000 again. For now, it is correct to say that the momentum is focused on the uptrend. Of course, there are bubbles, but it is unlikely that this uptrend will stop for the time being. Minimal hedging is required… … The boss actually made a bunch of additional contracts. And all of that, $1 billion on a contract that would be dormant if it didn’t fall more than 40%.”

“In the future, I will have to get used to my investment style. And don’t hesitate to always tell me Joanna’s judgment.”

Eugene hired Joanna not as a Dutch princess, but as an alternative proposal with excellent analytical skills.

Of course, she wants to make her a secretary as well.

Who in the world can enjoy the luxury of having a princess of one country as a secretary?

“All right.”

Joanna answered with still concern.

And the Chinese stock market, which once broke through the 5,000 mark, squirmed again and began to rise.

On June 12, the Shanghai Comprehensive District reached its high of 5,178.

“Isn’t that unusual?”

From the next day onwards, Joanna had the Chinese stock market window open all day and panicked.

“What if it’s not okay? If not, there is nothing I can do.”

Now it is Eugene who is comfortable with Joanna.

“It’s truly a peace of mind… … .”

Joanna did not open her face even once that day.