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"How many invitations have I received in total?"

"So far, there have been 137 letters." Lu Hui said.

Since Hanhua exposed the Kunpeng Fund's earnings on its official website, Xu Liang has received more and more invitations and phone calls.

People I knew and didn’t know, from the UK and even Europe, all sent invitations.

If it had been before, he would have refused everyone's invitation.

After all, in China, I was used to being "coy" in my previous life, and I am not used to showing my face. I am afraid that I will be noticed by the big guys and be slaughtered as a fat pig.

But now, as the influence of Hanhua Capital becomes stronger and stronger, his connections become deeper and deeper, and after defeating Larry Ellison, Paul Singer and others, he seems to have completed a sublimation and become More confident and calmer.

"It's too troublesome to visit every family. Send them an invitation for me and say that I invite them to come to the manor for a banquet." Xu Liang said.

Lu Hui was a little surprised by the big boss's choice.

In her impression, big bosses don't like to show off.

However, since the big boss gave the order, she started to carry it out faithfully.

April 12, 2003.

It's not dark yet.

One luxury car after another drove towards the Xu family manor.

Normally, the dragon would appear but not its tail, and the famous big shots appeared in groups at this moment.

"Xu, your name has been spread everywhere recently, making even an old guy like me very envious."

Charles Cadogan came over smiling.

Xu Liang originally planned to shake hands with him, but unexpectedly the other party gave him a bear hug.

"The count has given you too much credit."

"Haha, Xu, you are always so polite. By the way, there is no need to call me Earl or anything like that. We are friends now, just call me Charles."

Humans are always the most realistic species.

After further seeing Xu Liang's unimaginable investment ability, Charles Cadogan wanted to become a sworn sworn friend to him.

Xu Liang also followed the good deeds.

"Charles, don't you want me to introduce these two?"

Xu Liang focused his attention on the two middle-aged white men standing next to him who came with Charles Cadogan.

"Yes, I almost forgot. Xu, let me introduce you to you. They are Elaine and Gerald of the Wittemer family. They are also the actual controllers of the world-famous cosmetics brand Chanel."

"Chanel?"

Xu Liang's eyes narrowed and he looked at the two of them.

As an internationally renowned perfume brand, Chanel is so popular in the Chinese cosmetics market that every woman must have a bottle of Chanel perfume on her dressing table.

Out of investment instinct, he subconsciously included Chanel in his investment list.

Smile stretched out his hand.

"Welcome you two to today's dinner."

Feeling his enthusiasm, the two brothers were relieved. They had not been invited to today's dinner. It would be too embarrassing if they were rejected by the host.

"We are deeply honored to be able to participate in today's dinner." Elaine Wittemer said modestly with eyes.

A simple hello.

As the host of today's banquet, Xu Liang cannot stay in one place for too long.

After chatting with the three people for a few words, Xu Liang walked towards the other guests.

"Mr. Rothschild, welcome."

Xu Liang looked at the tall old man in a brown suit in front of him and couldn't help but pay more attention.

Many books of later generations described the Rothschild family as too powerful.

Especially in the first two volumes of Song Hongbing's "Currency War", the Rothschild family is simply more powerful than the great powers of Britain, France and Germany, becoming the big BOSS that controls the entire Western world.

Assets under control exceed US$50 trillion.

To be honest, this theory really fits in with popular conspiracy theories in Europe and the United States, and can also attract ordinary people who don’t know much about economics and business.

In fact, the GDP of the United States and the European Union is less than 50 trillion U.S. dollars, let alone a family.

The true peak of Rothschild was before World War II. After the devastation of World War I and World War II, the Rothschild family, once known as the Sixth Empire, inevitably declined.

However, even with its decline, this family, which has been prosperous for hundreds of years, is still one of the few richest people in Britain and even Europe, with extensive influence.

Benjamin Rothschild looked at the young people in front of him. It was hard to imagine that China, where the financial industry had just started, could have such a young but amazingly powerful financial genius.

Hold the other person's outstretched right hand.

"Mr. Xu, I am very honored to receive your invitation. I also admire your investment ability very much. I hope that Rothschild Family Trust can develop more cooperation with Hanhua Capital."

"Of course, it's something I'm really looking forward to."

Xu Liang said politely.

After saying hello and chatting briefly, Xu Liang took his leave and went to greet others.

There were nearly two hundred people who accepted his invitation today. Although it was not necessary to greet them all one by one, there were quite a few people who needed to be greeted by him personally.

Top rich and powerful people such as Benjamin Rothschild, Charles Cadogan, and the Duke of Grosvenor all need his personal presence.

However, Prince William's return was somewhat beyond his expectations.

"Mr. Xu, my grandmother asked me to take her to say hello to you."

"Your Majesty the Queen is too kind. Please convey my most sincere thanks to the Queen." Xu Liang said with a smile.

"I will definitely bring it."

Seeing that it was almost time, Xu Liang walked to the steps in the middle of the hall, holding a microphone and scanning everyone with his deep eyes.

“When I first established Hanhua Capital more than three years ago, I did not expect that it would develop to its current heights in such a short period of time. My original intention in establishing Hanhua Capital was just to facilitate my own investment.

But I didn't expect that things turned out much smoother than I expected.

In 2000, Hanhua invested US$550,000 and held a short position of 60,000 shares of Yahoo with five times leverage, with an average price of US$46.4.

I believe everyone knows what happened next. On March 12, 2000, the Nasdaq crisis broke out, and Yahoo's stock price fell to the bottom.

In less than two months, Hanhua Capital made a profit of US$2.7648 million, with a return on investment of 500%. "

Everyone present actually knows the investment story of Hanhua.

But what is clear is clear, but when it was said through Xu Liang's mouth, envy and even jealousy were still unavoidable.

"In 2001, we paid attention to rumors of financial fraud at Enron, one of the world's largest integrated natural gas and electric power companies. We spent half a year investigating and finally confirmed that Enron's external investment projects continued to occur. Major losses, internal extravagance, and the fact that it amounts to $1.8 billion per year.

Therefore, in July, he decisively invested US$700 million, controlled US$3.5 billion with five times leverage, and held a short position of 42.94 million Enron shares at an average price of US$81.5.

Then the position was closed on September 18 at an average price of US$22.5.

Lasted two months and fourteen days, profit was $59 per share.

In other words, this short sale allowed Hanhua to earn US$2.534 billion.

The return on investment is 362%. "

After speaking, Xu Liang noticed that everyone in the audience was breathing a little faster, smiled slightly and continued.

“The investment in Enron was our first investment profit in 2001 at Hanhua Capital.

After September 11, we invested in U.S. military industry stocks. Hanhua invested US$2.5 billion, leveraged 5 times, leveraged US$12 billion, and held equity in 15 military industry and surrounding affiliated companies.

Unfortunately, the time is too short and the competition is fierce.

After withdrawing on October 14, we only achieved a 10% return and earned $1.2 billion. This was our second investment profit in 2001. "

Xu Liang noticed that many people's eyes became hot.

"In 2002, Hanhua's private equity fund 'Qinglong' achieved a 393% increase. It was recognized by many financial media such as Bloomberg and Wealth Impurities as the private equity fund with the highest return rate in the world.

Hanhua's private equity fund "Qinglong No. 2" has become the second-highest return rate private equity fund in the world with a return rate of 92%. "

After a pause to let everyone digest, Xu Liang continued with a smile.

"Many friends present have asked me when Hanhua will start raising money for 'Qinglong No. 3'. I will officially reply to you today. In three days, you can see on Hanhua's official website that 'Qinglong No. 3' will start raising funds." news."

Wow….

I don’t know who started to applaud first, and the warm applause resounded throughout the hall.

Xu Liang pressed his hands down and continued after everyone calmed down a little.

"You can check the specific fundraising conditions from the official website. Time is precious today, so I won't say more."

After a pause.

“Everyone has seen the story in 2003 from Hanhua’s official website.

Kunpeng, a hedge fund owned by Hanhua, leveraged US$28.4 billion in capital with US$2.84 billion in principal and ten times leverage to go long on oil futures. After holding the position for five months, it received US$8.96 billion in pre-tax net income.

The return rate is 315.49%.

Although 2003 is far from over, I believe that Kunpeng Fund will have the most lucrative returns among all hedge funds in the world this year.

Therefore, please feel free to invest boldly in Kunpeng 2, which we have just established at Hanhua Capital. I believe that in two years’ time, Hanhua Capital’s ‘Kunpeng 2 Hedge Fund’ will definitely give you satisfactory returns.

Wow….

The applause rang out again.

Xu Liang applauded for a moment, waiting for everyone to quiet down.

"Okay, that's all I have to say. Next, please enjoy the wonderful music, enjoy the sumptuous food, and spend this joyful night together."

After he finished speaking, the band in the corner waltzed.

The female singer who was invited also grabbed the painting tube and started singing.

Xu Liang walked down the steps and was greeted by Charles Cadogan with a smile.

"Xu, what you said is great. If I had 1 billion pounds of liquidity in my hand now, I would definitely invest all of it in Hanhua."

"Xu, I'm not like this old guy who only knows how to fire cannons. Our Grosvenor family will invest 100 million pounds in the "Kunpeng 2 Fund" and an additional 50 million pounds in the "Qinglong 3 Fund"."

Old Grosvenor said quickly.