Chapter 953 Tropical Depression No. 12
“I heard from Gorman that Mr. Blankfein likes to eat Japanese Wagyu beef, so I specially ordered the best Japanese A5 Wagyu steak, which was just flown in from Tokyo this afternoon.
Then it will be cooked by Michelin five-star chef Mr. Lehmann.
I hope Mr. Blankfein will like it."
"Thank you very much for the hospitality, Mr. Soros. Honored.”
Old Soros smiled and made a "please" gesture.
Blankfein was not polite. He picked up the knife and fork and cut a piece of steak into his mouth. After a slight refusal, he gave a thumbs up.
"Top raw materials coupled with top cooking skills, it tastes great. Thank you again Mr. Soros."
Looking at Blankfein who praised Blankfein repeatedly, the old Soros smiled and said .
"As long as Mr. Blankfein likes it."
At the same time, he secretly thought in his mind.
"Isn't it rumored that this guy is taciturn and unsociable? It doesn't look like it."
Next to him, Gorman glanced at Blankfein and saw the latter's performance today. , making him frown secretly.
According to his understanding, when Blankfan is more polite, it often means 'rejection'.
Under the familiar communicative skills of old Soros, the four of them drank and laughed, eating and chatting like old friends for many years.
After feeling almost the same, Old Soros said directly.
"Mr. Blankfein, I believe you are aware of the dragon-slaying plan hosted by the Quantum Fund?"
"I have heard of it a bit." Blankfein said with a smile.
“What do you think of our plan?”
“Excellent. With your leadership, the dragon-slaying plan will definitely succeed.”
Old Soros glanced at him and said slowly: "Through our unremitting efforts, Golden Caesar, which has invested hundreds of billions of dollars in the oil futures market, has been successfully trapped by us.
The next step is Kill this evil dragon and share the huge profits of hundreds of billions of dollars.
But this evil dragon is too big for us to eat alone.
So I specially invited Pandey. Mr. Trump, Mr. Gorman, and you, join the dragon-slaying plan together.
With Citigroup, JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs, plus Quantum Fund, Oracle and other companies, we can completely stop those who want to get something for nothing. Outside.
And the huge benefits of hundreds of billions of dollars are enough for us to share.
What do you think? "
Looking at the old Soros staring at him, Blankfein changed his eyes.
"Both Mr. Gorman and Mr. Pandit have joined? "
James Gorman nodded, "JP Morgan is ready to invest $5 billion in the Dragon Slaying Plan. ”
Of course, this US$5 billion is not JP Morgan’s own money, but the money of its clients.
If there is a loss, it is the client who loses, and Morgan can still earn management fees.
If you make money, that’s even better. Huge fund dividends plus management fees are so delicious.
So regardless of losses or profits, JP Morgan makes money, it’s just that it makes more or less.
Of course, if the money is lost, someone must take the blame in order to preserve Morgan's reputation.
But never James Gorman himself.
The same goes for Pandit, who runs Citigroup.
“Citigroup plans to invest US$4.5 billion in Quantum Fund, and will invest again according to the progress of the plan.”
“Lloyd, although we don’t know what method Kim Caesar used to convince Ying The royal family helped, but this reversed the decline in global oil prices and did not fundamentally change his situation.
Moreover, it can be seen from the fact that he did not seize the opportunity to go long in oil prices. There is not much money left.
So this is a huge opportunity for us.
As long as another amount of money is invested, the powerful short-selling power gathered together can completely defeat Golden Caesar.
Earn huge profits easily.
You can also get generous bonuses. "Gorman followed the temptation.
Blankfein smiled and said: "Golden Caesars still has many assets. As long as he uses them as collateral, a steady stream of funds will be injected into the futures market. ”
"Lloyd, you should have noticed that all Golden Caesars companies are facing litigation. We all know that no bank or financial institution is willing to provide loans to companies that are involved in litigation." Gorman smiled.
Of course, there is no absolute in this kind of thing.
If Xu Liang is willing to accept high interest rates and low lending ratio, it is not impossible to get a loan.
But no one is willing to accept such a high price of capital unless the situation is desperate. Even if you accept, you may not have time to get the money.
"Lloyd, this is a very rare opportunity. If it weren't for the fact that JP Morgan, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs often cooperate, and we have formed a deep friendship with each other, I would not recommend you to Mr. Soros today."
Blankfein smiled, just listen to this.
Whoever believes it is stupid.
"Thank you. Goldman Sachs is happy to participate in the dragon-slaying plan."
The eyes of Soros Sr., Gorman, and Pandit suddenly lit up.
Not only Xu Liang is short of time, they are also short of time.
Now, whoever can obtain more capital in a shorter period of time will win the final victory.
If Goldman Sachs can join, plus other institutions, the Dragon Slaying Plan can gather at least nearly 20 billion US dollars, and the chance of winning will greatly increase.
“However, the matter is very important, and I still need to obtain the consent of the management, so I ask Mr. Soros to give me three days and give you an accurate answer within three days.”
“ Three days?" Old Soros frowned.
He didn't want to wait a day.
Blancfein nodded, "After all, I just became the CEO of Goldman Sachs not long ago."
It means that I don't have enough prestige to be arbitrary.
This explanation is very reasonable, and the three of them have nothing to blame.
"Then I will give Mr. Blankfein three days, but if it affects the final income, please don't blame us." Old Soros said with a smile.
Blankfein nodded and said no more.
After several people chatted for a while, they left.
Looking at the car silhouette in the distance, Old Soros stared for a moment.
"James, do you think he really wants to join, or is he deliberately trying to shirk it?"
Gorman said slowly: "Blancfein is a guy who puts profit first. If If the dragon-slaying plan has a better chance of winning, he will definitely join.”
Old Soros nodded slowly.
"Vikram, I hope Citigroup's funds will arrive tomorrow."
"OK, no problem."
Pandit also knows it very well.
Only by investing as soon as possible and helping Soros bring down oil prices as soon as possible can we win more institutions to join.
The dragon-slaying plan can succeed more quickly.
Seeing that he agreed, Old Soros breathed a sigh of relief.
Now that the general trend of falling oil prices has been stopped, he must try his best to promote this general trend, even just a little bit, relying on his many years of prestige, he can turn it into a turbulent turbid current.
On the way back to the car, Blankfein sat in the back seat of the car, closing his eyes and relaxing.
The cool wind blows from the air conditioner, taking away the heat of summer.
Blankfein said suddenly.
“Dick, is there any new news?”
As the boss’s administrative assistant, Dick Cohen knew exactly what Big BOOS was asking.
said quickly.
“According to the latest news from the National Hurricane Center, Tropical Depression No. 12, which was newly formed on August 23, formed in the southeastern waters of the Bahamas and intensified into a tropical storm at 9 a.m. this morning.
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Just an hour ago, I called Mr. Duncan from the National Hurricane Center. He said that according to the latest detection, Tropical Storm No. 12 is still strengthening. As expected, it will become a hurricane tomorrow and become the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. Four hurricanes. "
Blancfein's eyelids twitched.
"Does the National Hurricane Center know its route? "
"Mr. Duncan said the new hurricane may make landfall between Hallanda Beach and Aventura, Florida. "
"Possibly? ”
Dick Cohen nodded, "The National Hurricane Center has no 100% evidence that it will make landfall. It's just that it is more likely to land."
Blankfein nodded slightly and murmured in a low voice.
“Once it enters the Gulf of Mexico, it’s really a big problem.”
As we all know, in the Gulf of Mexico, the water temperature exceeds 32 degrees Celsius, weak vertical wind shear and good upper-altitude radiation. After all, any hurricane that enters here is like a mouse falling into a rice barn and quickly becoming fat.
If the hurricane becomes a Category 5, it will be a lot of fun.
(End of this chapter)