William said in a deep voice, "Aren't you afraid of being liquidated?"
Shen Dong laughed and said, "I'm not afraid. Unless you can push the price of gold to over $1,350 per ounce, it's unlikely that I'll be forced to liquidate my position. But if that happens, I'll sell everything I own to stay with you. The reason is simple, just like Mr. Ronald said, the price of gold is deviating from the laws of economic development, and it will fall sooner or later. I just need to wait patiently."
William sighed and said, “Greed kills. Actually, I sensed something was wrong before I targeted you, but I was a bit careless and didn’t know you had so much money. Yesterday, I had countless opportunities to sell my long positions, but I didn’t do it because of pride. Looking back now, I was really stupid.”
Ronald comforted him, saying, "The stock market and futures markets are constantly changing; we can't stay undefeated forever."
William said, "Thank you. I'm not a sore loser. Haha, I was planning to retire anyway, but it seems a bit too early. Mr. Shen, how low do you think the price of gold will fall?"
Shen Dong said without hesitation, "In the next ten years, barring any major unforeseen events, the price of gold should remain between $300 and $500. Beyond that, I dare not predict."
William continued, "What industry do you think is most likely to succeed in the future?"
Shen Dong said, "Technology, internet, communications, artificial intelligence, medicine, consumer goods, education, and so on. It's not difficult to judge which industry is profitable; the difficulty lies in selecting the representative of that industry from tens of thousands of companies for investment."
Ronald slammed his hand on the table and said, "Well said. I think the next biggest investment opportunity is likely to be the internet."
William nodded and said, "I think so too."
The three had a lively discussion on the global economic situation and the future development of various industries.
Ronald and William truly deserve to be called the world's best investors.
At least 90 percent of their insights and opinions are correct.
Putting aside their character, in terms of ability alone, the two are definitely among the best in economics.
Similarly, Shen Dong's insightful views also greatly shocked Ronald and William.
The biggest difference between the three lies in the Xia Kingdom.
Shen Dong believes that in the next twenty years, Xia Guo will become the world's largest consumer market and an engine of economic growth.
Ronald and William, however, believed that Shen Dong was too optimistic. They argued that Xia Guo had a large population, a weak foundation, and backward technology, making it impossible for them to succeed.
The three of them ate for two hours straight before finally ending the meal, still feeling quite unsatisfied.
In the afternoon, Shen Dong did not go to the New York Gold Exchange, but instead started trading stocks.
Using $100 million, leveraged six times, Shen Dong bought almost all of the outstanding shares of Cole Networks, acquiring a 22% stake.
Shen Dong had originally prepared $300 million to buy more shares, but unfortunately there were too few shares available for sale, and the market value of Cole Networks was not high, so Shen Dong could only buy these.
Even so, Cole Networks' stock price, which was already showing signs of activity, still rose by 30 percent, stimulated by the $600 million investment.
Michael, the president of Cole Networks, was shocked and immediately contacted Shen Dong.
He had planned to release his company's new product to the public in three days and was trying to persuade the board of directors to buy shares in companies on the market. However, before he could even make a move, Shen Dong had already bought them all, which ruined his plan before it even began.
“Mr. Michael, I know what you’re worried about. I can assure you that once the stock price of Cole Group reaches a certain level, I will sell all my shares to you,” Shen Dong said with a smile on the phone.
Michael asked, "What do you mean by 'a certain degree'?"
Shen Dong thought for a moment and said, "As long as the stock price rises to 300%, I will sell them immediately."
Michael chuckled and said, "Mr. Chen, do you think that's possible?"
Shen Dong said, "Mr. Michael, confidence is very important. If you want to buy it later, I can sell it to you for 1.2 times the market price."
Michael said, "Thank you then."
Having dealt with this speculative stock, Shen Dong set his sights on Microsoft.
Microsoft had only been listed for less than a year, and its stock price had increased several times over, but then it suffered a stock market crash, instantly bringing it back to its original level.
Microsoft's current market value is $1.6 billion, and Song Zihao only spent a little over $100 million to buy 6% of Microsoft's shares, which is incredibly cheap.
It's worth noting that before Shen Dong's time travel, Microsoft's market capitalization had already exceeded two trillion US dollars.
Shen Dong was not satisfied with a mere 6% stake in such a huge treasure trove.
Unfortunately, Microsoft's circulating shares were scarce and had already been snapped up on the market. Shen Dong could only buy them from shareholders, so he decided to personally go to Redmond to have a good talk with Bill Weasley, the future world's richest man.
Bill Weasley owns 67 percent of Microsoft Corporation, and Shen Dong's goal is to buy 15 percent of his shares.
Upon learning that Shen Dong was going to Redmond, Washington, Li Xinxin and Qiu Ti strongly insisted on going with him.
Redmond is close to both Washington and Seattle. After securing Microsoft, Shen Dong can take his two daughters for a stroll there, combining work and travel seamlessly.
That evening, Shen Dong and the others set off for Redmond Airport.
The two cities are 4,600 kilometers apart, and it took a whole night to fly there before we arrived at our destination.
After checking into a five-star luxury hotel, Shen Dong drove directly to the Microsoft headquarters in a luxury car provided by the hotel.
"Hello. My name is Dong Chen, and I'd like to see Mr. Weasley," Chen Dong said to the Microsoft receptionist.
Do you have an appointment?
"No, but I own six percent of Microsoft Group, which makes me the third largest shareholder of Microsoft."
The receptionist's expression changed, and she quickly said, "Please wait a moment, I need to make a phone call."
Shen Dong smiled and said, "Please go ahead."
Five minutes later, Shen Dong took the elevator to the sixteenth floor.
Led by Bill Weasley's secretary, we entered his office.
Bill Weasley's office was very simple, containing nothing but a desk, a sofa, and a bookshelf piled high with various computer books.
"During this period, all of Microsoft's outstanding shares were bought up by a mysterious buyer. We initially thought it was the work of a Wall Street institution, but it turned out to be an Asian guest. Mr. Shen, hello, I am Bill."
Just like in his previous life, Bill Weasley had a very gentle demeanor, with clear and deep eyes, and was not at all like a company boss.
Shen Dong shook hands with him and said with a smile, "I believe that Microsoft will change the world in the near future, so I bought all of your company's outstanding shares. I apologize for any inconvenience caused."
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