Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

Because it was already evening, Lin Baicheng did not go to Maori Haruko and Vivien Kelly immediately.

Manhattan, Fifth Avenue.

Lin Baicheng came here by car.

The next morning, Lin Baicheng left the apartment and took a car to Base No. 3.

The Extended Lincoln did not drive directly outside Base 3, but stopped nearby, and then Lin Baicheng led people to walk there.

When Lin Baicheng and his party were approaching the base, two bodyguards went to the base first, and while exploring the way, they greeted the bodyguards at the base.

"Sir!"

Therefore, when Lin Baicheng passed by, the captain in charge of security came outside to greet him.

"Leadman."

Lin Baicheng nodded to the bodyguard captain Lidman and asked as he walked: "Have there been any problems with the security work here?"

Lidman, one of the first bodyguards with Lin Baicheng, has now been promoted to captain level.

"Sir, there is no problem."

Lidman replied: "On the surface, this is just a warehouse. Some items are stored on weekdays, but they are all not very valuable. Plus, there are security guards watching, so no one will pay attention to this place. After we came here, Disguised as a warehouse security guard, his behavior was no different from before, so there were no problems."

"It's fine if there's no problem."

Lin Baicheng said: "In addition to external security, does anyone inside you ask what the people inside are doing?"

The mission of the bodyguard team is to protect the safety here, prevent the people inside from leaving before the end of the mission, prevent the people inside from communicating with the outside, etc. As for what the people inside are doing, the bodyguards only know that they are When using computers to do things, they don’t know exactly what to do.

Therefore, maybe someone is curious to find out what is going on inside.

And if this happens, the worst-case scenario of internal and external collusion may occur. In this case, things are most likely to go wrong.

"Don't worry, everyone knows what can and cannot be done. We only do what we should do. No one will do the extra things." Lidman replied immediately.

"So best."

Lin Baicheng couldn't help but nodded and emphasized: "After this mission is over, all of you will get a generous bonus. At the same time, I will give you a long vacation to let you have a good rest, so this period of hard work You guys."

"Thank you, Sir!"

Lidman's stiff face couldn't help but reveal a smile: "We don't feel hard at all!"

Compared with their previous lives in the army, whether they were working as bodyguards for Lin Baicheng or the tasks they were performing now, they really did not feel hard at all. On the contrary, many people felt a little bored and could only vent their excess energy through exercise every day. energy.

Lin Baicheng took Catherine and two female bodyguards, Oni Bright and Orika Sandra Maliuk, into the warehouse, while the others stayed outside, including Lidman.

When you first enter the warehouse, you will see some items piled up. Anyone who looks at it will think that this is just an ordinary warehouse.

But the further inside, the emptier it becomes and the space becomes larger and larger.

Soon, Lin Baicheng saw the traders' office area and the employees playing arcade games, console games and cards.

"Chairman!" "Hello, Chairman!".

Lin Baicheng and others came in, and of course these people saw them, after all, this place is so big.

"Okay, everyone, it's okay for you to continue playing and don't worry about me."

Lin Baicheng smiled and motioned for the employees to continue playing. Today is Sunday, there is no trading in the futures market, and the employees cannot go out. It is normal for them to pass the time by playing games and cards.

If you can't go anywhere and you're not even allowed to play games or cards, that would be a bit too much.

"Mr. Cheng!" "Chairman!"

Haruko Mouri and Vivien Kelly appeared together on the second floor.

Lin Baicheng waved his hand and walked towards them.

They met at the stairs, and Lin Baicheng asked the two women to take him to the office.

Arriving at Maori Haruko's office, Lin Baicheng asked Catherine and two female bodyguards to stay.

"Makoto-kun, tea or coffee?"

"No need to be busy, Haruko."

Lin Baicheng stopped her and said to the two of them, "You all should sit down."

"Okay." "Thank you, Chairman."

Haruko Mouri and Vivien Kelly sat down respectively.

Lin Baicheng said aloud: "Crude oil futures have risen very well recently. You will definitely make a lot of money if you go long this time. The amount involved is not small. When the liquidation and settlement are completed, the funds must be handled well. It is best not to let other forces Knowing how big we make it makes a lot of money.”

"We divide the funds into dozens of parts through various methods such as offshore companies and funds, and transfer the funds several times during settlement. Although this will cost more in handling fees. However, in this way, The possibility of being discovered is greatly reduced, and we have experience in this area.”

Vivien Kelly has experience, doesn’t she? The last time she made a lot of money by going long gold, she transferred the funds safely in this way without being discovered. In other words, even if she was discovered, the other party only discovered part of it and did not know the funds at the same time. To whom it belongs.

"I can rest assured that you will do the work."

Lin Baicheng nodded. He said this just to remind Vivien Kelly to be careful when the time comes.

"I don't know how long it will take before the liquidation is completed. It will be at least a month. You need to appease the employees' emotions."

"Chairman, don't worry, I will do a good job in the relevant work." Vivien Kelly nodded to express her understanding.

Nodding, Lin Baicheng suddenly said: "Okay, Vivian, please go out for a while, and I will have a few words with Qingzi."

"Chairman, I'll go out first."

Vivien Kelly got up and went out, wondering what the two of them were going to say.

"Makoto-kun."

As soon as Vivien Kelly went out, Haruko Maori sat on Lin Baicheng's lap.

Lin Baicheng took advantage of the situation and hugged the beauty.

The two embraced and kissed.

After a while, the lips parted.

Lin Baicheng patted the beauty's buttocks and motioned for him to sit across from her.

Maori Haruko didn't insist when she saw this. She knew that Lin Baicheng had something serious to talk to her.

Lin Baicheng looked at her and said: "Qingzi, now that I have come to the United States, there is no need for you to keep an eye on me here. The investment you lead still requires your presence. If you leave for a few days, Months, it would be bad if something happens accidentally."

Maori Haruko said immediately: "No, Cheng-kun, the company won't stop after leaving me."

"The problem is that I don't feel at ease without you in charge."

Lin Baicheng smiled: "That's several billion dollars, a huge amount of money."

"The people below don't know that the company has so much money, and that there is a limit on the money even if I want to transfer it, let alone other people."

However, Maori Haruko felt that there was no need to worry. After all, although she was leading the investment of billions of dollars, her authority as the leader was restricted by Lin Baicheng, let alone a lower-level manager. Even if something went wrong, she would still lose money. Not much money.

"Anyway, it's better for you to go back to Japan and take charge, not to mention that the relevant investments can't be done without your control." Lin Baicheng said.

"Okay, I'll have a day off tomorrow and go back the day after tomorrow."

It's not that Maori Haruko has to stay here. Going back to be her president will make her more majestic and have greater rights.

"Cheng-kun, what about here? Won't you send someone to watch?"

"I will send another person over, this time as Vivien's assistant. Anyway, I am here in the United States. I will stay in New York for a while recently. If anything happens, I can rush over to deal with it as soon as possible."

When you are in the United States, even if you are in Los Angeles, it only takes a day to get here. Unlike when you are in Xiangjiang, even if you fly over right away, it will take a day or two, and sometimes a lot of things have happened in just one or two days. .

Maori Haruko nodded when she heard this, but she didn't ask who would be sent here. This was not what she should ask.

"Come on, let's go out and chat with the employees downstairs."

Lin Baicheng greeted Maori Haruko and walked out of the office. Vivien Kelly, Catherine and two bodyguards were outside.

"Chairman!"

Vivien Kelly was a little surprised. She had thought that the two of them would be eager to sweat inside, but she didn't expect that to be the case.

Lin Baicheng said to her: "I just told President Maori that she will leave here and I have other plans for her. I will send someone else to assist you. From now on, you will be in charge here. If anything happens, You can contact me right away.”

"Yes, Chairman."

Vivien Kelly couldn't help but be happy when she heard this. It would be great for Haruko Mouri, a woman who knew how to make a snitch, to leave.

"President Maori, I hope to work with you again in the future."

"Me too."

Although the two disliked each other, with Lin Baicheng around, the two still maintained a superficial peace.

Later, Lin Baicheng took Maori Haruko and Vivien Kelly down to the place where employees had leisure and entertainment.

Naturally, Lin Baicheng said some encouraging words and at the same time painted a pie that could be seen and would be cashed out, asking them to endure it for the time being. After the liquidation, everyone would get a large bonus and take a long vacation to rest. , all the hard work now is worth it.

After boosting his morale, Lin Baicheng did not leave immediately. Instead, he went to Vivien Kelly's office and listened to her detailed report on the current profits from long crude oil futures.

Lin Baicheng knew the current price of crude oil, so he also had an approximate figure for the profit generated.

The reason why it is not an accurate figure is because Vivien Kelly will lead people to use part of the funds for short-term trading, sometimes making a little profit and sometimes losing a little, and the amount is not large compared to the overall amount, so Lin Baicheng has not asked in detail until now.

Since it is rare to come here this time, I must understand it more clearly.

In the United States, the principal used to do long crude oil futures is US$1 billion, but this is the principal, not the funds for operation. Vivien Kelly used five times the leverage under Lin Baicheng's instructions, which means that the operation 5 billion US dollars long crude oil futures.

With a leverage of five times, as long as the price of crude oil drops by more than 20%, all the principal of US$1 billion will be lost, leaving no penny left.

The average cost price of opening a position with 5 billion US dollars of funds was 14.25 US dollars per barrel, which was considered a relatively high price. However, the price of crude oil had already risen at that time, and 5 billion US dollars was not a small amount. With so much money entering the market, it was long. It will raise the price of crude oil.

Of course, such a large amount of funds was financed through dozens of accounts and a large number of different banks and securities firms. Needless to say here.

Before the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq war, crude oil prices had been fluctuating below $15 per barrel, and would be beaten down every time it reached this price.

Vivien Kelly arranged for people to use a small amount of funds to make short-term differences. Before the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq war, the cost price of US$5 billion of funds was reached to US$14.08/barrel. Even though it was only a short-term difference of more than one point, the principal amount was In the case of US$5 billion, a little over is more than US$50 million.

This is still a long time to do short-term trading, which lasts for several months. Otherwise, it would be difficult to earn more than 50 million US dollars by doing short-term trading with a maximum of 200 million US dollars. After all, there are profits and losses when doing short-term trading. It does not mean that you will make money every time you do short-term trading.

However, before the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq war, US$5 billion was invested in long crude oil futures. In half a year, I made more than US$50 million from short-term trading. It looked like I was making money, but in fact I was losing money on my account.

The reason is simple. If you need to operate US$5 billion of capital with US$1 billion of principal, you need to raise US$4 billion. Adding in your own US$1 billion of principal, you will have US$5 billion of funds.

According to the different interest rates in different countries, the calculated average interest rate for the financing of this US$4 billion is 8.75% per year.

This is also thanks to the fact that these financings are long-term financing with a time limit of one year, so the interest rate is lower than that of short-term financing, otherwise the interest rate of short-term financing will only be higher.

The financing amount of 4 billion US dollars has an annual interest rate of 8.75%. The interest rate in half a year is 4.375%, and the interest reaches 175 million US dollars.

Interest of 175 million U.S. dollars, short-term profit of more than 50 million U.S. dollars, and a loss of almost 120 million U.S. dollars without counting crude oil price fluctuations.

After about half a year, the price of crude oil increased slightly compared to the average opening price of US$14.25/barrel, but it still resulted in a loss of about US$80 million.

With a principal of US$1 billion, a loss of about US$80 million is equivalent to a loss of about 8%.

If it weren't for the fact that Lin Baicheng had made a lot of money by being long gold and crude oil futures during the invasion of Afghanistan, and more importantly, Lin Baicheng knew that the price of crude oil would rise to a high of more than thirty US dollars per barrel, and he would not have dared to take out such a price. Use high leverage to lurk for half a year, and prepare to lurk for even longer.

The interest on financing alone is beyond the reach of most people.

Because the previous two major events were the same as the history before his rebirth, Lin Baicheng dared to make such a bold bet. You know, he not only has funds from Golden Fleece Company to do long crude oil futures, Yuan Tianfan also uses the same funds to do long crude oil futures, and the loss is double the loss.

When you lose, you lose twice as much, but now when you make big money, you naturally make double the profit, here it’s just half.