Reborn Capital Empire

Chapter 279 Against Citi

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Just the mention of Bruce Guo makes Oliver Baring go hysterical. In this regard, everyone here is used to it. Knowing why, they don't want to say much about it.

"Although everything is going well now, we still have to be cautious before things are completely successful. Bruce Guo is not a guy who easily admits defeat, and the Thunder Fund is a little too quiet. The quietness makes people panic!" Andrew Fastow Road.

"Bruce Guo is just a speculator with some good luck, just like Enron, he has a bluffing appearance, but in fact there is nothing of value inside!" Oliver Balin sarcastically said without hesitation. He was the least likely to hear the slightest compliment from others to the person he hated.

Andrew Fasto's brows twitched violently, and there was a hint of anger in his eyes. However, he did not get angry because of the deep city. Because, compared with half a month ago, Enron's embarrassment has been exposed to everyone, and it has even begun to seek third-party acquisitions. Losing the backer of Enron, and relying on hundreds of millions of dollars in funds, the sense of existence in this alliance is too weak.

"Oliver, Fasto played a very important role in shorting gold before. You should respect his efforts!" Paul Turner said solemnly.

As the top decision maker of this small group, he must ensure the unity of the team. In addition, although Andrew Fastow has become insignificant due to the decline of Enron, his financial wisdom will still be of great help to the following alliance.

In the face of Paul Turner, who represented Citi, Oliver Baring did not dare to confront him. After curling his lips, he hugged his arms, leaned his body on the sofa, and stopped talking.

Feeling the silence in the room, Paul Turner knew he had to make a change, or the effect of this meeting would be greatly reduced.

"Everyone, it's been 5 days since the plan started, and it's 15 days, and the price of gold has been successfully knocked down by us from $275.9 to $269.7. Everyone here has made a lot of money from shorts in gold. profit!"

Hearing this, a smile appeared on the faces of everyone present. Even Oliver Baring and Andrew Fastow, who were still stern before, were the same. With the help of ING and Citi, they have made hundreds of millions of profits from short positions in the gold market by leveraging 20 times. The Tulip Fund, led by Oliver Baring, has made billions in pre-tax profits.

The rich harvest makes everyone happy.

"But the funds in our hands have been exhausted, what should we do next?" Andrew Fastow said.

"It doesn't matter. Now the global gold investment trend has been successfully turned into bearishness by us. Therefore, even without our funds, gold will still fall. What we have to do is to continue to use our contacts and public opinion. Continue to advocate the short position of gold, maintain the general trend of gold falling, and then find a suitable opportunity to withdraw the funds after the acquisition to the greatest benefit, and be safe!" Paul Turner said.

Everyone around nodded in agreement, and there was a little bit of longing for the future harvest in their expressions.

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While Paul Turner was rejoicing at the gold gain and the blow to Bruce Guo. Guo Shouyun, who got into trouble by the Wall Street Journal's reports and the reprints and over-interpretations of other newspapers, had a hard time.

"...Mr. Hall, please rest assured that our current investment is very safe....Sorry, you know, only at the end of the year will you have the opportunity to get your investment back, which is what we said when we signed the contract. Okay... Okay, don't worry, we will give you feedback in time!"

Zhang Shaoling, who hung up the phone, said to Guo Shouyun with a bit of bitterness on his face: "This is the seventeenth customer who wants a refund this morning!"

"Seventeen is not too much, I have already received twenty-three!" John Lusmi next to him shook his head.

"I'm a little better, only eleven!" Qin Zhicheng said.

His unicorn department does not have outstanding performance like Zhang Shaoling, nor does it have a well-known background like John Rusmi, who has extensive contacts, so the external customers are the least, and most of the money invested in gold comes from shorting Enron and the gains from Enron Ds bonds .

"Boss, the current situation is very unfavorable for us. If we don't make a certain response, I'm afraid all of Leiting's customers will ask us to withdraw their investment." Qin Zhicheng said.

John Lusmi also echoed: "Boss, contract constraints are one aspect. But if we don't respond, it will be very detrimental to the Thunder's reputation and future development. Moreover, now that the gold market has fallen significantly, we should also do our part. The ability to compete with the people at Citi for the right to speak in gold investment. Even in the end, we did not get the best results we wanted, but we can muddy the water and stop the decline of gold.”

"Jingle Bell…!"

Guo Shouyun was about to speak when the phone in his pocket suddenly rang.

"Wait a mininute!"

After comforting the three of John Lusmi, Guo Shouyun took out his mobile phone, glanced at the caller ID, and pressed the answer button.

"Karl, why don't you have time to call me. Isn't the White House busy enough?"

"Haha...!" Karl Rove's loud laughter came from the receiver, "Bruce, although the White House is complicated, Mr. President and his think tank have handled it well. Although I am not idle, I have not How busy. It's you, the United States has been arguing about you and the Thunder recently."

"It's just random speculation by some media, I won't be influenced by them!"

"Of course it's a good thing that you can keep calm. However, under the influence of public opinion, many people do not have such a good psychological quality as you!"

Guo Shouyun's eyes flashed, "Carl, is there anyone else who can make you condescend and call me for him in person?"

"Of course, and I think you can guess who this guy is!"

"Mr President?"

"Not bad. He put $5 million into the Thunder Fund in Laura's name!"

Laura Welsh, Bush's wife, Guo Shouyun certainly knows this.

After pondering for a moment, Guo Shouyun said slowly: "Please tell Mr. President that everything about Lei Ting is under my control. Moreover, I can guarantee that he will definitely get a surprise return from Lei Ting before the end of the year."

"I'll tell you the truth. Bruce, call me if you need help!"

"Of course. If that moment comes, I won't be stingy!" Guo Shouyun said with a smile.

"That's good, I still have something to do, hang up first!"

"Bye-Bye!"

After hanging up the phone, after thinking for a while, Guo Shouyun raised his head. He soon noticed the attention of Qin Zhicheng and the three of them.

"You go back first, after I think about it, I will give you the next action plan!"

After the three looked at each other, they didn't say anything. He nodded, turned and walked out of the room.

After everything around him was quiet, Guo Shouyun's eyes turned to the photo of himself and Molly Bevin next to him, looking at his lover who was wearing a long white dress, long hair and a shawl with a gentle smile on his face, "Originally. I want to accompany you to spend the most important and memorable moment in my life, but the reality forced me to fight back. But don't worry, I will not miss the moment when the child is born! "

Thinking of this, Guo Shouyun got up neatly and walked behind the desk, turned on the computer, and started editing a document.

And this document took Guo Shouyun an afternoon to write, and then posted it in the most prominent position on the LinkedIn News homepage. Once exposed, it quickly caused a sensation in the world!

Yes, the world!

With the growth of LinkedIn, its audience is now not limited to the United States. It has more than 50 million registered users in English-speaking regions including North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and most of Europe!

Therefore, when these more than 50 million people habitually opened LinkedIn News on the morning of June 6, and browsed today's new news, the headlines that were immediately placed at the top attracted all their attention.

"Citi, I am willing to bet on the gold market with you!"

The black headline is particularly eye-catching and attractive. Whether it is gold, or the popularity of the United States or the world's largest financial conglomerate Citi, it can generate enough new gravity to subconsciously open it.

"Since the Wall Street Journal's report titled 'Thunder is stuck in the gold market, tens of billions of funds are about to go to waste! Where should Hunter Brothers II go?', almost all Americans believe that the Thunder Fund Lost a lot in gold investment. Even nearly 90% of Thunder Fund investors are asking if they can get their investment back? I am surprised that they trust public opinion so easily and without thinking, instead of choosing to trust an experienced professional investment investment decisions?”

“When I asked them why, they told me that Citi had funded the Argentine government, Citi had invested heavily in gold shorts, and Citi’s clients were all bearish on gold. Well, as the largest financial consortium in the United States, with a century of ownership The historical Citibank, their influence is indeed not comparable to the Thunder. However, despite this, I still think that the future of gold belongs to the bulls. The possibility of being bullish for high yields is far more than bearish. Maybe someone has to ask, you rely on What makes such a judgment? I would say: based on experience, based on analysis, based on my intuition.”

“If it were expanded and written, the technical data listed here may exceed hundreds of copies. Moreover, even if all these data are laid out, there are still people who believe that gold will continue to fall. As we have always said and believed: There are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people!"

"Seeing this, you may question my lip service. But it doesn't matter, I will use my actual actions to prove my pursuit of gold bulls. By the way, the Wall Street Journal, and even many so-called financial experts in the United States do not say that I am Speculators? Then I'll just go crazy as they say, just speculate once!"

"Currently, I have major equity and controlling stakes in nine companies, including Pan Pacific, LinkedIn, Matrix, Apple, PayPal, Ruby, Phoenix, Amazon and Google, although in February of this year, I used The shares of some companies issued 3 billion Ds bonds, but after more than half a year of rapid development, the value of almost all companies has increased to varying degrees, especially Pan Pacific Group, a company with assets of more than 20 billion US dollars The controlling stake is in my hands.”

“Now I am willing to use all of my shares in these nine companies to get an equivalent low-interest loan from Citibank after deducting the value of the $3 billion Ds bonds, which will be invested in the gold market. And I The bet against Citi is: By the end of this year, the Thunder Fund's $100 million gold long versus Citi's $100 million gold short, whoever makes more money from the gold market will win! If If I win, Citi will extend this loan term from one year to ten years without charging any interest. If Citi wins, I am willing to sell 20% of my equity in all companies to it and repay the loan at the same time!”

"So, Citi shareholders, are you bullish on gold shorts willing to accept my bet?"

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Guo Shouyun's press release undoubtedly dropped a nuclear bomb on the world's public opinion circles! I have never seen the excitement of the press leaving this out~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The reports revolve around Guo Shouyun, around his assets, around Citigroup, and more around this gambling game of the century, It quickly spread from the United States to every corner of the world.

Guo Shouyun became popular overnight!

He can be called a legendary family history, and as the incident spread, it quickly spread to every corner of the world.

The mayor of Las Vegas even publicly promised the media that if Citi agreed, they would be willing to provide all services for the game for free.

And that promise, like a catalyst, fueled the conversation on the topic. In just three days, the news, people on their way to work, and even entertainment programs are full of discussions about this gambling game. Analysis of the gold market has become a must-see for people after dinner.

As the event brewed, more and more attention was focused on Citigroup. People are craving a little more adrenaline rush in this **** economic downturn.

Citibank, located at the intersection of Lexington Boulevard and 53rd Street, is one of New York City's most majestic skyscrapers. Today, there are a lot of melon eaters who are watching the fun and not being a big deal outside this magnificent landmark building. They held up signs asking Citigroup to agree to bet. This group of idlers raised by the high welfare of the United States does not care even if they face the expulsion of the security guards of Citigroup. Popular scenery!