Chapter 523 Iris
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There was a knock on the door.
“Come in.”
A secretary wearing a black OL lady’s suit with long wavy hair opened the door and walked in.
"Sir, Mr. Bevin's phone number."
After Gray Godwin slapped the pretty secretary on her plump butt, he took the phone from her hand.
"Hi, dear John, how is everything lately?"
"Gray, come to Iris in the evening."
A slightly dignified tone, and in an instant, Jean Gray Godwin discovered something unusual.
"What happened?"
"It's not convenient to be on the phone."
Gray responded, "I'll be there at seven o'clock in the evening."
"Yes."< br>
The two chatted briefly and hung up the phone.
Gray Godwin put down the documents in his hand, turned on his computer, and logged into Yahoo's official website.
A striking headline hangs on the home page.
“The Ministry of Agriculture warned that the soybean harvest in North America will fail due to extreme weather!”
After browsing the subsequent news, a smile appeared on the corner of my mouth.
Opened the Yahoo financial section again, clicked on the futures information list and frowned.
"Huh? Still $425?!"
Since last week, the futures price of soybeans has climbed to $420/bushel. Now a week has passed and it has barely risen to $425/bushel.
Far from meeting original expectations.
"Is someone placing a plate?"
Gray Godwin frowned.
Subconsciously, I wanted to call and ask, but thought of the party at night and stopped.
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There are many large and small clubs in the United States, some are formed by people, and some are formed by industries.
The Iris Club hardly appears in the eyes of ordinary people, but it is the haunt of the top grain merchants in the United States.
With the arrival of luxury cars, this baroque building in the Upper East Side of the United States became lively.
As soon as Gray Godwin got out of the car, he saw a fat middle-aged man waving to him not far away.
Welcome with a smile.
“Dear Suresh, you have lost a lot of weight recently.”
“Dear Gray, my doctor told me that losing weight is healthier.”
Two After smiling and hugging each other, they walked towards the hall together.
"Gray, why did John summon us here tonight?"
Looking at the fat man next to him, Gray Godwin knew very well what kind of cunning was hidden under the honest appearance of the guy who controlled Cargill.
The nickname ‘Black Pidge’ is not for nothing.
So, he didn’t believe that this guy didn’t know about the changes in the soybean market.
“Dear Suresh, like you, I don’t know what happened. But since Bell called us over, he will definitely tell us the reason.”
"I think so too. In addition, I want to emphasize that the interests of Cargill and ADM are consistent, and we should adhere to the same position on some matters."
Greg Godwin looked at the pair of shoes opposite There are cunning eyes hidden in his honesty, and he smiles in his heart. This guy is really cautious.
Before I even entered, I was already trying to win over myself.
“ADM just wants to make money, and we support anything that makes money.”
“What a coincidence. Cargill’s purpose is also to make money.”
While talking, the two walked into the hall.
A middle-aged man in a black suit walked up to him quickly.
"Mr. Godwin, Mr. Mack."
"Elgin, Bell and Cooney are here?" Suresh Mack asked carelessly.
“The two gentlemen have arrived.”
"Who else is in the Rose Hall besides them?" asked Gray Godwin.
“No more.”
“Where’s Blankfein, he didn’t come?”
“Mr. Bell did not notify anyone at Goldman Sachs.”
< br>After thinking about it, Gray stepped inside without asking any more questions.
"Bell actually excluded those bastards on Wall Street?" Suresh said with surprise.
"There is nothing surprising. They only provided some financial help for this operation. The four of us are the ones who make the real decision."
Suresh nodded in agreement. .
Come to the end of the hall, turn to the left, walk through the corridor with exquisite oil paintings on both sides, and come to the end. A double-open thick wooden door appears in front of you.
There are exquisite carvings on the door leaf. Judging from the patina, it is obviously quite old.
Seeing the two of them, the tall and strong bodyguard standing in front of the door quickly opened the door.
The two stepped in.
In the room of about fifty square meters, the floor is covered with thick handmade Turkish carpets.
Valuable oil paintings are hung on the walls on both sides, and several bronze sculptures of different sizes and shapes are placed in the corner.
Paired with exquisite and simple crystal chandeliers, the whole room is filled with retro style.
On the left side of the room is a small solid wood bar, and the wine cabinet behind it contains a variety of expensive drinks that are difficult to find outside.
There are several groups of sofas in the center of the room. To the east sat a middle-aged blond man wearing a dark red suit with a high nose and deep eyes; opposite him was a thin old man wearing a brown suit.
Seeing the two people coming in, they also stood up.
"Haha, dear Bell, it's such an honor to see you again."
Suresh walked over carelessly and gave the old man a hug.
John Bell frowned and resisted the urge to push the other person away.
"Suresh, you have gained a lot of weight."
"Haha, obesity is a symbol of wealth. It seems that I will make a lot of money soon."
< br>Gray, who was lagging behind, heard this and couldn't help rolling his eyes. This was not what this guy said when he was outside just now.
"Nashat, thank you for the red wine you gave me last time. It tasted great."
"I still have some there. Since you like it, I will ask Claire to send it to you when you go back." Nashat Kuni smiled.
"Nashat, you can't favor one over the other."
"Suresh, you have a close relationship with the Menzero family, and you are still worried about not having red wine?"
"Mar Although the red wine from Song Winery is left for me every year, you can see from my body shape that anything less is simply not enough.”
Everyone sat down while they were joking.
The bunny girl, who was wearing revealing clothes, plump and slim, brought the wine glass to the two of them.
Amidst the screams, Suresh grabbed the slender waist of the bunny girl next to him and pulled her into his arms. His fat and generous palms roughly pulled open the thin lace sling and ravaged the plumpness. , with a wanton smile on his face.
The girl frowned, but did not dare to resist.
The three people around them saw it but said nothing.
Apparently he has long been accustomed to his behavior.
"John, everyone is here. Is there anything we should say now?"
Gray said directly.
"You all go out." John Bell said.
The bunny girls serving drinks and the bodyguards responsible for security all left after hearing this.
Suresh also let go of the bunny girl in his arms.
Soon there were only four of them left in the room.
After taking a sip of the red wine in the glass, John Bell said calmly: "I think you all have noticed that the soybean price rise has slowed down this week."
The rest. The three of them exchanged looks.
"John, I want to know who is destroying the market?" Suresh asked.
"You are no strangers either."
A flash of inspiration flashed in Gray Godwin's mind, "Xu Liang from Hanhua Capital?"
"Yes. Through this period of investigation, It is basically certain that Hanhua Capital has purchased at least 20 million tons of soybeans from the international market from May this year to now," said John Bell.
The three of them looked startled.
“If you add in the more than 60 million acres of soybeans they contracted in China, Hanhua Capital will have more than 30 million tons of soybeans, which is almost one-tenth of the world’s annual soybean production.< br>
This has already affected the rules of the game! "
After John Bell finished speaking, the three fell silent.
In fact, they had long known that Hanhua had a lot of physical reserves of soybeans.
But Due to time constraints and the many soybean purchasers’ layers of hustle and bustle, it’s impossible to figure out who is in control of them.
Of course, if you follow the lead, with the capabilities of the four major grain merchants, Still can find some
"John, where did you get this information?" asked Gray Godwin.
Although Bunge is a world-class food giant, it is only one of the top 500 companies in the global business world. It is difficult to span dozens of countries in a short period of time. The investigation clearly revealed the two The ownership of tens of millions of tons of soybeans.
“Oracle, Quantum Fund, and Elliott Management Company provided most of the information. They and Hanhua Capital suffered big losses in the last oil futures opponent’s trading, and they have been watching Hanhua’s actions.” John Bell Road.
Gray and Nashat were convinced.
Some time ago, there was a lot of noise about Hanhua Capital making tens of billions of dollars from long oil.
This incident also enabled Xu Liang to emerge and become a private equity giant in the global financial field.
The busybodies on Wall Street also gave him the title of ‘Caesar’.
"Bell, what are you going to do?" Nashat asked.
"We have already paid too much for shorting China, and we will never allow failure!" John Bell's eyes showed determination, "If Hanhua wants to hinder us, then get rid of him."< br>
No one was surprised by his words.
"Hanhua and Xu Liang are not small players. In the last oil market, the combined strength of Goldman Sachs, Oracle, Quantum Fund, Elliott Fund Management Company, and Bank of Washington was still better than ours, but they still ended up colliding in front of Xu Liang and Hanhua.
Although Han Hua and Xu Liang didn’t know exactly how much money they made by doing long oil, it was certainly no less than tens of billions of dollars. With the addition of Pacific No. 1 and No. 2 funds, they made a lot of money. The money in hand must be more than 20 billion U.S. dollars, or even 30 billion U.S. dollars.
If leverage is used, the amount will expand to 100 billion U.S. dollars, or even more. If we fight against him, even if the four of us join forces, we may not have a chance of winning," Nashat Kuni said calmly.
No matter where you are, strength speaks for itself.
The strength in Hanhua and Xu Liang's hands is too strong.
“Nashat, you think too highly of Hanhua. I admit that Xu Liang and Hanhua have abundant funds, but half of the global soybean market is in our hands, as long as we speculate on soybeans The price of soybeans will definitely rise.
The pricing power is in our hands.
No matter how much money he has, it will be useless without soybeans." Mike said carelessly.
Glancing at him, Nashat Kuni said calmly: "We have a lot of soybeans in hand, but if we want to play its role, we can only sell them.
Once sold, all our investment some time ago will be in vain. ”
As soon as this statement came out, everyone fell silent.
They all knew that the soybean production in North America did not decrease too much this year. The news of production reduction in the market was concocted by them and was artificial. The price of soybeans has increased
(End of this chapter)