Chapter 957 He has more friends and fewer enemies
But as the eldest son and the designated heir of the Montes family, this was the first time he met Chris Montes.
This uncle in a brown suit is tall, with deep-set eye sockets and narrow eyes, and he looks quite unsmiling.
Xu Liang stretched out his hand.
The latter also quickly held it.
"Hello, Xu. I have always heard my father and Peter praise you as a great business and financial genius, and I finally met you today."
"Thank you. I have often heard Helen say that she has a very good big brother. , it’s a rare opportunity to meet, we can communicate more.”
“No problem.”
Seeing Xu Liang’s eyes turned around.
The youngest child of the Montes family, Elgin Montes, who was still in college, felt inexplicably nervous.
It's not that he is afraid of Xu Liang's power.
Being born into a wealthy family, he has not yet left school, and his understanding of wealth and power is far less profound than that of his older brothers.
“Brother-in-law!”
Elgin said quickly.
Xu Liang smiled and patted his shoulder.
"Everyone, come in."
Everyone smiled and followed them, and Elgin, who was walking at the end, let out a long breath.
"What's wrong?"
Peter asked with a smile.
“Xu is so strong, he must know kung fu.”
Peter was stunned for a moment and smiled.
“You can ask him face to face, maybe he is willing to teach you.”
Elgin’s eyes lit up.
At only nineteen years old, he is at the age where he is very aggressive and has a strong interest in fighting.
Seeing this, Peter smiled and shook his head.
Turn around and walk inside.
He also came from campus back then. He knew very well what college students thought at this age and was too lazy to say anything.
Not long after the group sat down in the living room, Helen came back.
It’s rare to get together.
Xu Liang ordered the kitchen to prepare a sumptuous lunch.
Although Hannah Montes was born into a blue-blood noble family, she had absolutely no interest in business or finance.
She is a very traditional wife, responsible for running the family at home and raising the children, and will not interfere with the family business.
I played with the little guy in the afternoon.
Elgin Montes is still studying and is not interested in these.
Playing games by myself in the room.
In the study.
Reed, Chris, Peter, Xu Liang and Helen sat together.
Picked up the tea on the table and took a sip.
Reed Montes smiled and said: "Xu, your performance this time exceeded many people's expectations. No one will doubt your financial ability in the future."
"Doubtful? If they are not afraid of losing money, they can try another dragon-slaying plan." Helen said disdainfully.
The failure of the dragon-slaying plan made her extremely proud of her man's strength.
Xu Liang smiled and said nothing.
To be honest, if it hadn’t been for Hurricane Katrina, it’s still unclear who would win in the contest between him and the old Soros.
So strictly speaking, he did not defeat the opponent.
I don’t feel proud either.
But in the eyes of the third master of the Montes family across from him, his appearance showed confidence and pride.
They don’t think there’s anything wrong with it either.
On the contrary, there is some admiration.
If they had controlled trillions of dollars and defeated the famous Quantum Fund and George Soros, they would have sent out invitations and held a banquet to celebrate.
“Helen, don’t be happy too early.
Although the dragon-slaying plan failed, those blue-blood nobles and giant companies that had suffered heavy losses were not willing to lose money. "Reed said with a smile.
Helen frowned. She knows her own people well, and she knows very well who those blue-blooded nobles are.
If you can't beat them head-on, they will play dirty behind your back. .
As long as it can solve the problem, it never cares about ethics, propriety, justice and shame.
"Do you know something? "Helen couldn't help but ask.
Glancing at her, Reed smiled and said: "Before asking questions, you should call me 'Dad'."
Helen raised her eyebrows, then smiled slightly.
"Dad, when did you become so stingy?"
Xu Liang glanced at her and smiled in his heart.
Although he has been in a high position for many years and his city and skills have changed a lot, his natural character has never changed.
Helen never cared about such things as 'face' as long as it was beneficial to herself.
And it’s not just her, most of the entire Montes family is like this.
It can be seen that it is carried in the womb and cannot be changed.
After looking at her, Reid Montes turned his eyes to Xu Liang.
"Xu, there are many powerful people investing in Hanhua Pacific Fund. I suggest you contact us in advance. It would be great if you can send a copy of this oil futures income statement.
As long as there is enough benefit, they will help you.
Otherwise, it will be difficult to get the huge funds you invested in the futures trading market, even if you have made a profit. ”
Xu Liang’s eyes flashed.
Of course he would do this, but what made him even more curious was the purpose of Reed Montes?
Give him a benefit but Asking for something in return.
"Don't worry, this time I will not only send an income statement to all platinum customers of Hanhua Pacific Fund, but also launch the third phase of Pacific Fund and the second phase of Qinglong Fund. Could you please help me contact those who invest in Quantum Fund Blue-blooded aristocrats, Soros has betrayed their trust, but I will not.”
He has no insurmountable conflicts with the blue-blooded aristocrats who invested in the Quantum Fund.
It’s just money.
In this case, he will give them the opportunity to make money.
Win these people over to your side.
I have more friends and fewer enemies.
This is the fundamental strategy taught by Taizu.
Reed Montes's face showed appreciation.
"Xu, you are the most outstanding young man I have ever seen! In the future, Chris and Peter will be half, no, a quarter of your talent, and I will be satisfied."
Chris and Peter next to them were not dissatisfied either.
Xu Liang is really far ahead of them. He is on a completely different level and there is no comparison.
"Thank you. Chris and Peter are both excellent."
Xu Liang smiled.
Reed Montes didn’t care about these details, he was more concerned about Hanhua’s fundraising.
"Xu, how much money are you planning to raise this time?"
"It's still the same, Qinglong Fund and Pacific Fund each have 30 billion US dollars."
"The amount is quite a lot, but with your current I’m afraid this amount of money is not enough for his reputation.” Reed said.
"There is a saying in China that 'things are rare and valuable', which means that the rarer things are, the more precious they are."
Reed praised: "A very philosophical sentence In other words, only five thousand years of Chinese civilization can produce a world-class financial genius like you.”
Xu Liang didn't think anything of his flattery.
But Helen’s pretty face next to her was full of pride.
For a woman, it is undoubtedly a happy thing for the man she chooses to be praised by her father.
"Xu, how much of the 60 billion US dollars do you plan to leave to those blue-blood nobles?"
After Xu Liang thought for a moment, "20 billion US dollars."
Less temptation is not enough. If there is too much, these blue-blood nobles will grow too fast and their appetite will be huge. It will not be easy to satisfy them in the future.
Reed nodded, "Don't worry, I will contact you tomorrow. However, can Hanhua's financing leave 1 billion US dollars for the Montes family?"
< br>"You are Helen's father, and we are all a family. One billion US dollars, of course, is no problem." Xu Liang smiled.
"Haha, that's right. We are all a family."
He hurriedly brought his family over this time, nominally to see his daughter and grandson, but actually to consolidate the relationship between the two parties.
Now that the goal has been achieved, I am naturally very happy.
After talking about the serious business, everyone chatted about some trivial matters and then left.
When only Xu Liang and Helen were left in the study.
“Are you really planning to let Reed come forward to contact those blue-blood nobles?”
Xu Liang nodded and said: “He knows the other party, it is convenient to contact him, and it is easier for them to believe him. .”
Helen leaned into his arms and found a comfortable position.
“The old man is very happy this time.
With your tiger skin, how much share those blue-blood nobles get depends on his face. Over time, the influence of the Montes family will It will definitely get stronger.”
“This is also a good thing for us. The stronger the Montes family will be, the more benefits it will give us,” Xu Liang said with a smile.
“It’s good, but I’m more afraid that the old man will swallow us up when he gets stronger.
The last time Peter was sent here was a temptation. "Helen said coldly.
"Even if there is no Montes, when Facebook grows, there will be Henry, Bush, Howard and other families. Greed is human nature, it cannot be changed or avoided.
So, it is better to face the difficulties head on.
At least you are familiar enough with the Montes family, and you will be more confident in dealing with it. "Xu Liang said with a smile.
He has never regarded the Montes family as any relatives.
Every exchange is mostly an exchange of interests.
So, it doesn't matter to him whether they betray or please in the future.
There are outsiders on both sides.
Helen nodded and did not continue the topic.
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August 29th.
Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 3 hurricane.
In just one day, the death toll in Louisiana exceeded 423.
At least 2.3 million residents in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Florida are affected by power outages. In addition, it also caused large-scale communication failures.
At the same time, the price of crude oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange surged $2.67 per barrel when it opened on August 29, reaching $68.8.
In Atlanta, gas stations charge $5 a gallon more.
As oil prices soared, Xu Liang's speed of closing positions suddenly accelerated.
Within 24 hours, a full $500 billion in long positions were sold.
Suppressed the rise of global oil futures.
August 30th.
As investors worried that the hurricane would cause huge damage to the U.S. economy, the three major New York stock indexes fell across the board that day.
But the futures market, especially oil futures, is booming.
Although Xu Liang continued to sell.
But bull funds from all over the world are still flooding in like a wave.
On this day, global oil futures prices officially exceeded $70.
Xu Liang's huge long position was also closed by most of it.
The position can be completely closed within one day at most.
But just as he was relieved, a piece of bad news came.
(End of this chapter)