Chapter 51: Miss, Have You Ever Thought About Changing Jobs?
Paul, the man Yukima Azuma had reached out to before his trip, was a fixer of sorts on Wall Street.
With his slicked-back hair and a face that looked like it had talked its way out of more than a few messes, Paul didn't exactly radiate trustworthiness. But underneath that streetwise exterior, he was a seasoned operator—an insider at a headhunting firm that specialized in investment banking.
He wasn't a high-profile figure by any means, but if you needed to know who held the power in which circles, Paul was your guy.
The kind of person who always knew the backdoor.
Azuma's goal was simple: find a partner.
And for that, he needed a guide.
Their arrangement was straightforward: Azuma would pay Paul a finder's fee, and in return, Paul would help him meet top-tier investors.
Whether those connections led anywhere wasn't Paul's concern.
He was just the middleman. Introductions only.
If the talks fell through, well... the invoice still got paid.
Azuma didn't mind that. In fact, he welcomed it. Time was too valuable to waste wandering aimlessly through a financial jungle like Wall Street.