Chapter 411 Reactions from all parties
On January 7, 2003, the cover of the main page of Time Magazine was occupied by a young man wearing casual clothes and black-rimmed glasses with obvious oriental features.
The title is also eye-catching.
“The best business genius of the 21st century!”
Helen Montes looked at the magazine in her hand, especially the young man wearing white casual clothes, her beautiful eyes blooming Amazing look.
"No wonder Christina is so nervous, it turns out he is the famous Hongmeng Xu Liang!"
Look at the name of interview reporter Christina Yeri written at the back of the article.
She understood everything in a simple thought.
Obviously, Christina, who came into contact with Xu Liang through the interview, wants to use her beauty and skills to win the world's unique diamond king.
The dinner at the restaurant on New Year's Eve was a place she specially chose to bring the two parties closer.
But she didn’t expect them to be gathering there too, which disrupted Christina’s plan.
After carefully reading the entire article several times, Helen Montes turned to the home page and looked at the young man with a smile on his face and endless confidence in his eyes.
“Excellent and handsome, it’s really tempting to look at him.”
After muttering to himself for a moment, Helen Montes took out her mobile phone and dialed.
It didn’t take long before the call was connected.
"Uncle Keller?"
"Miss Helen, what are your orders?"
"How much money is left in the family trust that belongs to me?"
"Also 13.65 million US dollars.”
“Okay, thank you Uncle Keller, I will bring you the best Scotch whiskey next time.”
"Haha, then I'll thank Miss Helen in advance."
After hanging up the phone, a trace of annoyance flashed in his sea-blue pupils.
“I should have left his phone number.”
Before, she only gave Xu Liang her business card and did not leave the other party’s phone number.
At that time, I didn’t know the identity of the other party, but I just left a business card for Christina’s sake.
Later, when I saw that Xu Liang was familiar with John Thain, the president and chief operating officer of Goldman Sachs, he was so shocked that he forgot to ask for his contact information.
Turn on the computer and search for Hanhua Capital through Google, and quickly found their New York office location.
A phone call came over.
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In the quiet master bedroom of the villa, clothes of men and women were scattered everywhere.
On the spacious bed, a naked young man was sleeping soundly with his head thrown back. There was a woman on each side holding him, also sleeping soundly.
It is not difficult to tell what happened last night from the messy scene.
Dingle bell….
The shrill cell phone ringtone rang.
Woke up the sleeping men and women.
The young man closed his eyes, reached for the cell phone placed in the corner, and pressed the answer button.
"Hello..."
"Paul, have you seen the "Time" magazine that just came out today?"
Anxious voice with disbelief. came.
"Time Magazine? Phelan, even if September 11 happens again, don't disturb my sweet dreams in the morning..."
Just about to hang up.
“Wait a minute, Paul. Do you remember Mr. Xu that Christina brought to the restaurant on New Year’s Eve?”
When Christina was mentioned, Paul Harding instantly became more awake.
“Remember, what’s wrong?”
“That Mr. Xu is Xu Liang, the founder of Hongmeng Technology and Hanhua Capital. He just appeared in Time magazine, which said that he at least With a net worth of US$10 billion…”
Paul Harding's head seemed to have been hit by a sledgehammer, and he suddenly woke up with a 'buzz'.
"Faylan, are you telling the truth?!"
"Now that this matter has spread all over the world, why should I lie to you? If you don't believe me, just open a portal. , it’s all about Xu Liang’s news.”
Paul Harding jumped out of bed, ran naked to the study, turned on the computer, and quickly logged into Yahoo.
A photo quickly appeared on the home page.
Generally, a three-inch photo appears on their front page.
The person in the photo is Mr. Xu whom he met in the restaurant that day.
With a 'thump', Paul Harding's heart sank.
Take a deep breath and continue to look back.
Following the photo is a news headline.
"The youngest billionaire in history!"
After clicking to read it, Paul Harding's face became more and more gloomy.
He felt that his goddess was leaving him.
“Damn, he lied to me!”
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"Why did you accept the interview with Time Magazine?" Jiang Xiaoyang asked curiously.
“Is it weird?”
“What do you think?”
Xu Liang has never accepted media interviews before.
Even CCTV’s interview programs have been rejected.
"Actually, it's not surprising. I didn't accept interviews in the past because my foundation was weak and my network of connections was small. If I was too outstanding, I could easily be harvested by the big guys. Now I have some ability to protect myself. Only by making a name for myself can I strive for more. benefits." Xu Liang smiled.
Of course this is just an excuse. Regarding fishing, he is not very sure whether the other party will take the bait, or how many fish will be caught, so there is no need to say more.
“Really?”
“Of course. I never lie in front of you.”
“Forget it, how many times have you said that in front of me? "True?" Not wanting to make Xu Liang look bad, she quickly changed the subject, "I will take people from the company to London for a meeting in three days. Please remember to welcome me."
"Don't worry, your accommodation has been arranged for you." "But aren't you in New York? Why do you want to go to London?"
"New Yorkers are very discerning, London is just right. "
"Okay, you are the boss, you can go wherever you want, right?"
After a few words, Xu Liang hung up the phone.
Looking at himself on the cover of Time Magazine on the table, Xu Liang took the phone and called out.
The call was quickly connected.
"Mr. Xu?"
The voice of Qiu Heng, the head of Kunpeng Fund, came.
“How much money has Kunpeng raised now?”
"As of 24:00 on December 31, 2002, after the fund was closed, a total of US$2.846 billion had been raised."
Xu Liang understood.
Excluding the US$1.3 billion already invested in Brent crude oil, Kunpeng Fund still has US$1.546 billion to spend.
The driving role of the world’s richest man is indeed strong.
So much money was raised in just two months.
Leaving him with far more ammunition than originally anticipated.
“According to plan, purchase Dubai crude oil from the Singapore stock market. Remember, don’t move too fast.”
“Understood.”
Except for Kunpeng Fund, he There is also a speculative fund that has been prepared by itself, totaling US$3.46 billion.
Among them, 10% of Yahoo Japan’s equity was pledged in exchange for US$2 billion.
New Dream equity was mortgaged for US$1.2 billion.
Sold the New Dream Real Estate project to Hanhua Capital Xuanwu Fund for US$260 million.
Currently, 1 billion of this money has been invested in West Texas Intermediate oil futures on the New York Stock Exchange.
The remaining US$2.46 billion will also be invested in long crude oil futures, just like Kunpeng Fund.
However, the trading volume of Dubai crude oil futures in the Singapore stock market is very small, so he did not plan to invest too much money at the beginning.
Dong Dong…….
There was a knock on the door.
“Come in.”
Lu Hui opened the door and came in, “Mr. Xu, a woman who called herself Helen Montes just called and said she was your friend and wanted to visit you. , invest in our Hanhua fund by the way.”
“Helen Montes?”
A beautiful figure of a blonde beauty appeared in Xu Liang's mind.
"Refuse, just say that I have already gone to London."
The oil speculation has reached a critical moment, and he has no intention of playing with women and having an affair.
“Okay.”
“Also, let the crew prepare, we will fly to London tomorrow.”
Once the laundry detergent war breaks out as scheduled, the New York stock market will undergo drastic changes, and this will be the eye of the storm in the global financial market.
At that time, he was also afraid that anxious people would do something bad to him.
That’s why I got out of New York early.
Lu Hui nodded and left.
Xu Liang opened the Times magazine on the table. When it came time to introduce himself, he quickly saw familiar content.
The corner of his mouth curled up.
"It really lived up to my expectations. The media is a group of scoundrels who just watch the excitement and don't take it too seriously. They are the best at stirring up trouble."
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"Damn it , Bastard, I'm going to kill that yellow-skinned pig!" The angry roar shook the entire office.
Howard Eisen looked at the "Times" torn into pieces on the ground, with helplessness on his face.
"Larry, you need to calm down now."
Larry Ellison rushed over like a furious lion.
"Calm down? Calm down the hell. Howard, you saw it. That yellow-skinned pig publicly called me a softie and a coward in Time Magazine. If I endured it, wouldn't I be criticized by the whole world? People laughed at it?”
Howard Eisen lamented in his heart, is this the point?
The point is the accusation of racism, okay.
This is the most sensitive topic in the entire American society. Once you wear this hat, you will definitely get into big trouble, and if not, you will be sued.
But as the person who knows Larry Ellison best in the world, he doesn’t care about racism at all.
In his heart.
God first, Larry Ellison second.
Arrogant and arrogant, what he cares about most is face.
"Larry, anger can't solve any problems, it will only make your enemies happier." Howard Eisen said helplessly.
Larry Ellison’s face was closer, and his eyes seemed to choose others to eat, which made people shudder.
"Howard, what I want now is measures, methods, means!!"
The voice gradually increased, and at the end it was almost a roar.
Howard Eisen took a step back, skillfully took out a piece of paper and wiped the saliva from his face.
"Judging from the interview with Time Magazine, Hanhua Capital Kunpeng Fund is currently doing long oil futures. Maybe we can think of a way from this.
Before this, we have to prepare a stern lawyer's letter I absolutely disagree with Xu Liang's accusations of being a "racist" and ask them to apologize."
"Apologise? What I want is an apology from that damn yellow-skinned pig. Go to jail," Larry Ellison fumed.
"Larry, you know, this is impossible. All laws in the United States protect the interests of billionaires. Xu Liang is a super rich man with a net worth of tens of billions of dollars. As long as he pays enough bail Kim, no charge is enough to put him in jail
Besides, we don’t have a shred of evidence.”
(End of this chapter)