Early in the morning, Li Baolong got up quickly, went straight to the airport, and took a flight back to the Special Administrative Region. Upon arriving at the company, he immediately gathered his employees to get to work, preparing for a major move in Hong Kong futures trading. Li Baolong oversaw operations from the Special Administrative Region office, remotely directing the order placement at Hong Kong's Lulutong platform, while the team in the Special Administrative Region closely monitored the real-time dynamics of oil futures, not missing a single sign. Based on his intuition, he knew there would be significant activity in the Taiwan Strait in the coming days, and the news would definitely trigger a short-term price surge.
Then, Li Baolong called Wu Fangfang and said bluntly, "Fangfang, it's time to show your abilities! Keep a close eye on the trading floor of Lulutong Company for me. Just place buy orders according to my instructions. As long as you do a good job, I definitely won't treat you unfairly." Wu Fangfang immediately agreed, "Don't worry, I will be careful and make sure there are no mistakes." Actually, Wu Fangfang knew perfectly well that Zheng Zhi was retiring at the end of the year, and she would have no one to rely on. In Hong Kong, the only person she could count on was Li Baolong. She was getting old and couldn't have children, so if she wanted to live comfortably in the future, being loyal to Li Baolong was the right thing to do. After all, both she and her sister were with this man, and she just hoped that he wasn't a heartless and ungrateful person.
Li Baolong has truly gone all in this time, going all out for the warship. He's staked his entire net worth of over 300 million US dollars, which translates to about 3 billion Hong Kong dollars. On the first day, Hong Kong's Lulutong Company received a commission from the Special Administrative Region's Longmang Company to directly place an order for 1 billion Hong Kong dollars to buy crude oil futures, with a leverage ratio of 20. Standard Chartered Bank currently only grants Lulutong Company this much authority. Although the highest leverage for oil futures internationally can reach 50 times, that's only for reputable large companies. Li Baolong is quite satisfied with this. 3 billion multiplied by 20 equals 60 billion in funds operating in the market—just thinking about it is thrilling and exciting.
Oil futures trading is almost all day, with only a one-hour break. After placing his order, Li Baolong took a private car straight to Hong Kong, arriving at Lulutong Company in the afternoon. Wu Fangfang and the others had been nervously busy all day, and only breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Li Baolong arrive. Li Baolong had a premonition that oil prices would start to rise by tomorrow at the latest, so he personally managed the trading. Seeing the oil price hovering at the same level, he made a bold move, buying HK$1 billion. The sellers immediately sensed someone was vying for the order. Li Baolong didn't hesitate either, buying the remaining HK$1 billion all at once. This ignited the enthusiasm of the speculative investors who had been observing the market, and oil futures prices soared.
Everyone at Li Baolong's company was working overtime, glued to their computers, even eating their late-night snacks at the office. By dawn, Li Baolong wasn't sleepy at all; he was waiting for news. His HK$3 billion worth of oil futures had barely risen by one percent, and without some positive news in the next couple of days, the price would definitely fall back down. Then, at 4 a.m., Chen Hao, the general manager of Standard Chartered International's futures department, called: "Mr. Li Baolong, I have something to tell you. Just now, military exercises began in the Taiwan Strait. The American warships are all gathered in the strait like a dark cloud." Upon hearing this, a huge weight was lifted from Li Baolong's shoulders.
Li Baolong had been working like a spinning top these past few days, constantly on the go. Finally, things settled down, and he went home feeling a huge weight lifted off his shoulders, collapsing into bed and sleeping for two hours straight. Just as he was sound asleep, Wu Lili rushed in and woke him up.
"Mr. Li, this is incredible! As soon as the market opened, oil futures surged due to the large-scale military exercises in the Taiwan Strait. They've already risen by 5%, and our book value has exceeded six billion Hong Kong dollars! You need to make a decision quickly, when should we sell?"
Li Baolong rubbed his eyes, smiled calmly, and said unhurriedly, "This is nothing, just the beginning. Let's talk about it this afternoon." After saying that, he got up, straightened his clothes, and went to the company on the first floor without rushing.
Seeing his employees busy at work, Li Baolong cleared his throat and announced loudly, "Listen up, everyone! The company will be holding another overtime shift today. However, for every person who works overtime, they will receive a bonus of HK$10,000 per day!"
The office erupted in cheers. "Wow, this bonus is equivalent to two months' salary! The boss is so generous!" The employees whispered excitedly, their enthusiasm growing even stronger.
At noon, all the staff ate lunch at the company. And sure enough, Li Baolong was right. In the afternoon, oil futures went crazy, continuing to rise sharply, with the increase reaching ten percent in one go. At this point, there were so many buyers that they flooded in like a tidal wave.
Li Baolong's eyes lit up, and he immediately shouted, "Traders, get ready! Place sell orders at the current price for one-third of the futures contracts, and sell all of those HK$1 billion worth of futures contracts!" Unexpectedly, the entire order was filled in just a few seconds.
Li Baolong quickly calculated in his mind that this leveraged futures contract involved a total of HK$60 billion, and due to the impact of this military exercise, he had instantly made a profit of HK$6 billion. Including the principal, his account balance was already over HK$9 billion. He remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was laughing heartily; this speed of making money was faster than printing money.
Half an hour later, Li Baolong sold all the remaining futures contracts he had. He had his own principles in business: never be greedy for the last penny.
Wu Fangfang watched from the sidelines, her mind racing. She thought to herself, this man had easily earned billions of Hong Kong dollars in such a short time; his ability was practically like a money-printing factory. She thought to herself, if Zheng Zhi weren't still in Hong Kong, she would have moved here already. That way she could see Li Baolong every night. She was confident in her skills and felt that given the chance, she could definitely make Li Baolong fall for her.
As evening fell, the company finished its day's work. Li Baolong generously gave everyone HK$10,000 and then announced that everyone would have a day off. He then took three beautiful women straight to a seafood restaurant, intending to celebrate properly.
At the restaurant, he ate and drank his fill, enjoying all sorts of delicious food. When he got home, Li Baolong noticed that the three women were looking at him strangely, with an indescribable odd expression.
Li Baolong muttered to himself, "You three women make a drama, but I'm not in the mood to watch." He was utterly exhausted and thought, "I need to get a good night's sleep before heading back to the mainland tomorrow. I plan to donate a warship to the country, and if the opportunity arises, I'll donate an aircraft carrier. An aircraft carrier isn't cheap; it'll probably cost billions." Thinking about these things, Li Baolong unknowingly fell asleep and had a wonderful dream. In his dream, he stood on a newly built warship, facing the sea breeze, his face beaming with pride.
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