Author: Levi Compiler: Shenchao TechFlow

深潮导读： 特朗普到底是不可预测的疯子，还是极度理性的精算师？ After reading through "The Art of the Deal" (The Art of the Deal) written by Trump when he was 41 years old, encryption researcher Levi discovered that the president has actually been using the same real estate developer's gaming script for the past 40 years.

Whether it is extreme tariff threats, TikTok's breakup negotiations, or his "empty-handed" style of political fund-raising, there are 11 clear principles hidden behind it. Levi believes that only by seeing through the "smoke bombs" set by Trump and focusing on his actions rather than his words can investors stay awake in future market fluctuations. This article will dismantle for you the "underlying code" of Trump's handling of everything.

The text is as follows:

When Donald Trump was 41, he wrote a book called The Art of the Deal. I read it cover to cover so you don’t have to.

After reading this I realized: Trump is the same person today as he was 40 years ago. He's using the same playbook for closing deals now as president of the United States that he used as a real estate developer.

Caption: Trump praised his book as "the best-selling business book in history"

Here are the 11 steps in his own handwriting. After reading this, you will be able to clearly see through his smoke and mirrors, better respond to market fluctuations, and gain a "Trump advantage" over the market in the game.

1. Think Big

Trump likes to set ambitious goals. Because even if you don't fully achieve it in the end, the achievement will be higher than if the goal was set too low. That's why you always see him coming up with some crazy goals.

2. Protect the Downside and the Upside Will Take Care of Itself

Trump is great at pissing people off, but he's also great at making room for redemption. Taking his China policy as an example, he would first announce 100% tariffs to force the other party back to the negotiating table, then soften his tone and extend the tariffs as the two sides worked out the details.

3. Maximize Your Options

Trump knows he is playing a high-stakes game, so he never locks himself in early. He met with every executive in the TikTok sale to maximize U.S. equity and interests while creating a sense of urgency with tight ban deadlines that could be extended as needed.

4. Know Your Market

Trump won the election because he understood the voter market better than anyone. You may not know that the trademark "Make America Great Again (MAGA)" was registered by him as early as 2012. He has an amazing intuition about the direction of Momentum, and he went from being a "clown candidate" in people's eyes to being re-elected for two terms.

5. Use Your Leverage

Trump knows that factory jobs are the backbone of the Chinese economy, so the other side is eager to make a deal. That's why Trump is putting pressure on him. U.S. wholesalers can order large quantities of inventory in response to a breakdown in relations, but China cannot afford factory closures after a full year of the pandemic.

6. Enhance asset value (Enhance Your Location)

Trump, who comes from a real estate background, knows that the United States is sitting on a gold mine, but in the past he chose to bow to the moral high ground of environmental protection. He restarted drilling and made American land more valuable, attracting new foreign investment.

7. Get the Word Out

Everyone knows this. Trump’s use of social media is an order of magnitude more intense than all previous presidents combined. He "normalized" modern politics. That's why you feel like he's always in the news, because he is.

8. Fight Back

No words can surpass the impact of this moment:

Caption: The moments after Trump was shot at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024

9. Deliver the Goods

Trump has fulfilled nearly every campaign promise through executive orders. Whether they will have a long-term impact remains to be seen.

10.Contain the Costs

If you have studied how Trump does real estate transactions, you will find that he is famous for "not investing personal capital." Instead, he would find landlords to fund, construction companies to develop, management companies to operate, and ultimately walk away with tens of millions of dollars in profits and his name on the building.

图注：Trump Soho 项目，特朗普仅凭品牌授权和管理交易就获得了 18% 的股权和 600 万美元薪水。 He did not contribute capital, only time.

He spent $66 million on his 2016 campaign (because he was still a nobody at the time), but did you know that he personally didn’t spend a penny on the 2020 and 2024 campaigns?

11.Have Fun

I respect the energetic side of Trump. He lived an extraordinary life and clearly enjoyed it.

Caption: Trump danced his signature dance at the 2024 Michigan rally

Summary: How to deal with the future Trump era

Trump is not the "reckless fool" the media makes him out to be. On the contrary, beneath his impulsive appearance is a very calculated and purposeful consideration.

Before reading his book, I had the same impression of Trump as everyone else - a stupid, reckless, arrogant guy who will only destroy the country.

But now I know: ignore his words and focus on his actions.

This gives me an unprecedented sense of clarity when dealing with the market, and I no longer have insomnia at night. If you are troubled by Trump's behavior in the future, please come back to this article to understand what he is really trying to do.