Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

New York.

When Claude Rockefeller returned from Los Angeles, he immediately went to Wall Street to find his father.

Lawrence Rockefeller, who acquired the New York Stock Exchange, spent most of his time working at the New York Stock Exchange.

Although Lawrence Rockefeller was very busy as the chairman of a large company, he definitely had time to see his son.

"Father, this is what happened."

After the meeting, Claude Rockefeller informed his father of Lin Baicheng's investment plans without hiding anything.

“Short above $38/barrel?”

Lawrence Rockefeller was a little surprised when he heard this, and said with emotion: "This Lin Baicheng is really powerful. He has a keen eye and can see opportunities that others cannot see."

After hearing this, Claude Rockefeller couldn't help but feel moved: "Father, do you think Allen's investment plan will succeed? The price of crude oil is going to fall?"

"The price of crude oil is not going to fall yet, but his investment plan is likely to succeed as expected."

Lawrence Rockefeller glanced at him, thinking that he was his son, and there was nothing to hide about some things now, so he said: "This time the price of crude oil has risen sharply, I and some partners on Wall Street have joined forces to do long crude oil futures. We have made an agreement that we will not ship until the price of crude oil exceeds 35 US dollars per barrel."

"With crude oil prices rising rapidly, no one will regret jumping on the bandwagon. Everyone will wait tacitly for crude oil prices to break through the $35/barrel level."

"Since it is agreed not to ship goods below $35/barrel, when the price of crude oil is higher than this price, someone will definitely choose to ship, and then the rise in crude oil prices will not be as smooth as before."

"If nothing else happens, crude oil prices will encounter pressure at US$40/barrel. It's hard to say whether they will be able to rise higher by then."

Lawrence Rockefeller has not handed over his business to his children yet, so he will not tell his children in advance about this kind of investment involving a large amount of money. If Claure Rockefeller hadn't taken the initiative to mention it this time, , he may not even tell his children after he places a long order.

"So my father is doing long crude oil futures?"

Claure Rockefeller regretted it very much: "When the price of crude oil rose sharply before, I also noticed it. At that time, I also had the idea of ​​​​going long. Unfortunately, I was worried that the risk was too high, so I did not enter the market in the end. It is such a pity."

"This shows that your ability is not enough. Since it is money beyond your ability, don't feel sorry if you didn't earn it."

Lawrence Rockefeller glanced at him, criticized him a little, and then suddenly said: "I want to ask you something, do you know whether Lin Baicheng is long in crude oil futures?"

"Why did father ask this suddenly?"

Claure Rockefeller was startled when he heard this.

Lawrence Rockefeller frowned: "You just have to answer."

"I guess not."

Claure Rockefeller said with some uncertainty: "If Allen is going long, it stands to reason that he will come to us. He wants to have a good relationship with us. He will probably come to us for similar investment opportunities. No matter what happens, he will call us." Smith, but Smith’s side obviously did not participate in similar investments.”

"Just like this short sale, Allen thought it was an opportunity, so he called us and some of his business partners in Xiangjiang."

"But I'm not completely sure. Maybe he suddenly went long on crude oil futures alone, but he just didn't come to us. This is also possible."

"This kind of thing is between two choices. I can only say that I think it is more likely that Allen did not go long."

“Is it more likely that I’m not going long?”

Lawrence Rockefeller nodded thoughtfully.

"Father, why do you suddenly ask this?" Claure Rockefeller couldn't help but feel curious.

Lawrence Rockefeller thought for a while and said, "It's okay to tell you, but remember to keep it secret. You must not reveal it to Lin Baicheng."

"Father, don't worry, I will definitely not tell Allen."

Claure Rockefeller immediately assured him, and his curiosity became even more intense.

“After the crude oil price broke above 30 US dollars per barrel, the trading volume suddenly increased a lot, and many long orders were closed. From our judgment, these long orders were probably opened before the crude oil price rose sharply. .”

"In other words, the cost price of these long orders is below US$15/barrel. The increase in these long orders has more than doubled. If the leverage used is included, the profit multiple will be even greater."

“It is estimated that, excluding the normal trading volume, the extra long orders total US$6 to 7 billion, and the profit-seeking parties from the long positions are likely to have earned US$4 to 5 billion.”

Lawrence Rockefeller and others could only estimate the amount, but had no way of knowing the specific figures. They guessed that the long orders closed were worth billions of dollars, and the profit of four to five billion dollars was even more than what he made. There were even more than twice as many, so he naturally wanted to know who this Duofang was.

Lin Baicheng was one of the people Lawrence Rockefeller suspected. Because Lin Baicheng had made a lot of money by going long gold futures before, he naturally suspected that Lin Baicheng was going long crude oil futures this time.

"Has this bull made so much money?!"

Claure Rockefeller couldn't help but gasped, four to five billion US dollars, he relied on his father and the Rockefeller family, but the money he earned over the years was less than one-tenth of this figure.

Lawrence Rockefeller said: "Such a large sum would make anyone's heart beat. If it were you, would you go find out who the long party is?"

"Of course I can!"

Claure Rockefeller naturally responded. He said: "Father, do you suspect that Allen might be this bully? According to you, he has to invest more than one billion US dollars in principal. There is no way he can use ten times the capital." Leverage, right?”

"I didn't say that all the funds were his. He might just be one of the many parties, but that's not necessarily true."

Lawrence Rockefeller shook his head: "And I just have this suspicion. I'm not sure whether he is long. Besides, if he doesn't have a lot of money to do long, then it is his ability to make money. With our and his There is no need to covet a cooperative relationship, it should be based on cooperation.”

"Father, even if you want to deal with Allen now, I'm afraid it won't be that easy."

After hearing this, Clair Rockefeller reminded: "Allen is the largest donor to Reagan in the Elephant Party. Now that Reagan has won the election, if anyone wants to deal with Allen, the Reagan Elephant Party will definitely not agree. Unless Allen violates the The interests of each family have offended too many people, otherwise if you want to deal with him, you must first go through Reagan."

"If you don't tell me, I almost forgot. After Reagan became president, his connections in the United States have been stabilized."

Lawrence Rockefeller nodded. The Rockefeller family is indeed very powerful, but the Rockefeller family alone will never confront the president head-on, because in that case it will only be the Rockefeller family that will be unlucky in the end.

Even if the Rockefeller family could get rid of President Reagan, the Rockefeller family would definitely be severely damaged, besieged by other financial groups, and eventually fall.

However, this kind of thing usually does not happen. A single consortium will not go hard with the president. It usually tolerates it and waits for the election year to retaliate. In other words, unite several financial groups to deal with the president, so that everyone works together and everything will be fine.

"Father, let's not talk about this now. Just tell me whether I should participate in Allen's short selling."

Claude Rockefeller was more concerned about this, his own interests.

"You can participate."

Lawrence Rockefeller heard this and said: "There are risks, but the risks are within control, so I have no objection to your investment."

"I understand, thank you father."

Lawrence Rockefeller was relieved after hearing this. In fact, he had the idea of ​​​​investing in his mind, but getting his father's affirmation would make him feel more at ease.

Lawrence Rockefeller warned: "Lin Baicheng's strength is still very strong, and he is still very young. No one is sure whether he will have higher achievements in the future. Associating with him more and becoming friends with him will be beneficial to you." beneficial."

"I know, Father."

No one needs to tell Claure Rockefeller to know this.

…

Saturday is coming soon.

In the afternoon Los Angeles time, the investment decisions of all parties were finalized.

First of all, on the Xiangjiang side, Iwasaki Mineryu will invest US$30 million, and Huo Yingdong and others will also participate in the investment. The total public investment is US$36 million, and the investment amount here is US$16 million more than the total amount.

Then on the American side, Phil Smith wants to invest US$20 million, Abigail Johnson wants to invest US$5 million, Claure Rockefeller wants to invest US$10 million, and Logan Rockefeller wants US$3 million.

As a result, the total investment in the United States is only US$38 million, a shortfall of US$12 million to reach US$50 million.

Phil Smith wanted to make up for it, but was rejected by Lin Baicheng. He bluntly said that Xiangjiang invested more, and the US$12 million quota could just be used to make up for it.

But even so, there is still an excess of US$4 million.

Lin Baicheng contacted Iwasaki Mineryu and asked Iwasaki Mineryu to give up an investment of US$4 million, which was equivalent to an investment of US$26 million.

Including Lin Baicheng's own 50 million US dollars, this is exactly 150 million US dollars. It is controlled by Golden Fleece Company, looking for institutional financing, using 3 times leverage, and operating a total of 600 million US dollars of funds. When the crude oil price rises to 38 USD/barrel, start opening short orders.

Over in Xiangjiang, Lin Baicheng asked Qin Lan to take people to sign a contract with Huo Yingdong and others. The funds from Huo Yingdong and others were transferred directly to Galaxy Bank, and they used Hong Kong dollars.

Mineryu Iwasaki and the United States used U.S. dollars, so the funds were transferred to the account designated by Golden Fleece Company.

Lin Baicheng, Huo Yingdong and others have agreed that they will receive Hong Kong dollars now, and when the operation is completed and settled, they will also be given Hong Kong dollars, regardless of whether they make a profit or a loss.

The main reason for doing this was that there were some troubles in exchanging U.S. dollars in Xiangjiang, and this time the funds were needed relatively quickly. They had no time to raise so many U.S. dollars, so they could only give Hong Kong dollars. Fortunately, Lin Baicheng didn't mind this.

If you give U.S. dollars now, he will also give U.S. dollars when the settlement comes. If you give Hong Kong dollars now, he will also give Hong Kong dollars when the settlement comes.

There is no difference between the two, as long as Lin Baicheng won't lose anyway.

"Manager Renn, you will lead the operation this time."

After confirming the situation with all parties, Lin Baicheng called Syngel Lane over.

Syngel Lane, one of the investment managers of Golden Fleece Company, was leading the short-selling operation this time and was called to Los Angeles by Lin Baicheng from New York.

"Chairman, I will try my best."

Zinger Lane has already heard Lin Baicheng's general operation plan.

Lin Baicheng roughly said: "When the price of crude oil rises and exceeds 38 US dollars per barrel, start opening short orders. The higher it goes, the more open it will be. Anyway, the total amount of the operation is 600 million US dollars. It is up to you to decide how to operate it. As for the profit, In terms of profit settlement, including leverage, as long as you can make a 50% profit, it’s up to you to decide how to operate it. The higher the profit, the better.”

"Okay, Chairman."

Being able to operate it freely by himself made Singel Rein feel relieved.

Lin Baicheng warned: "One thing you have to remember is that no matter how sharp the price of crude oil rises, no matter how much the loss is, it cannot be settled. As for the margin, I will let President Savim and Manager Kelly keep an eye on it. Once the margin is almost insufficient, , it will be replenished immediately, so you don’t have to worry about the liquidation of your position if the price of crude oil rises too high.”

After all, it is a trade of 600 million U.S. dollars. Although there are financiers watching the account, Lin Baicheng still cannot let Syngel Lane manage the account alone. He will let Hank Savim and Vivien Kelly. Keep an eye on it.

"I remember, Chairman."

Zinger Renn nodded. He had actually said this before and it was impossible for him to forget it.

"Behave yourself."

Lin Baicheng didn't say much anymore. This time, letting Singer Lane do the operation was actually a test of his ability. If he performs well, the funds he operates in the Golden Fleece Company will increase. Lin Baicheng will also affirm his ability, and there will be more room for improvement in the future.

Similarly, if his performance is not good and his ability is average, even if his performance is average this time, Lin Baicheng will look down on him a bit and kick him out of the Golden Fleece Company. But if he does not perform very well in the future, I think Getting promoted is not an easy task.

Singel Rayne also knew that this time was a test for him. After all, he was helping the big boss to operate. If he didn't perform well, he knew that nothing good would happen. Similarly, if you perform well and catch the eye of the big boss, you won't be able to achieve success, but the benefits are definitely indispensable.

When it comes to shorting crude oil futures, Lin Baicheng has done all the things that need to be done in the first place, and it is Singer Lane's job later. Lin Baicheng does not have to keep an eye on the price of crude oil every day, waiting for the day when the price of crude oil breaks through the price of 38 US dollars/barrel, Xin Baicheng Geer Lane will naturally report to him through his boss or the secretariat.

Before January 20 arrives and goes to the White House to attend the presidential inauguration ceremony, Lin Baicheng in the United States, in addition to accompanying beauties, handles various corporate affairs.