The next day.
Bao Junyi was processing the group's documents when Yuan Tianfan knocked on the door and came in: "Mr. Bao, is it convenient now?"
"Come in and sit wherever you want." Bao Junyi looked up and gestured.
After signing the last word, Bao Junyi asked, "Tianfan, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"Mr. Bao, our financial department has completed the oil futures position."
"My current position has reached $1 billion, plus $500 million in margin. Because futures trading comes with 10x leverage, I've placed $500 million each in long crude oil futures orders on the New York Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange, both of which have been taken up by my counterparties."
Bao Junyi nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, we didn't get discovered."
"No, they are all small orders, and they are relatively scattered and take a long time."
"Great, what about spot oil?"
Yuan Tianfan smiled and said, "Mr. Bao, we have almost finished purchasing the spot oil."
"We have placed $1.5 billion worth of spot oil orders through Houston in the United States, Rutgers in Europe, Abu Dhabi and other regions. Now, they are being shipped by sea and stored in major port warehouses owned by global shipping companies."
Bao Junyi said with satisfaction: "Tianfan, you did a good job. Whether we can recover the losses for the group this time depends on this wave of oil."
"Bao Sheng, after the US linked the oil price to the US dollar, the oil price is very stable now. It's impossible for it to suddenly explode, unless a large-scale war breaks out in the Middle East, causing oil production to decrease..."
Yuan Tianfan continued in shock, "Mr. Bao, is a large-scale war about to break out in the Middle East?"
"That's impossible. The situation in the Middle East is just tense right now, but there's no chance of a large-scale war breaking out."
Bao Junyi chuckled and said, "Haven't you figured it out yet? Why is Iraq purchasing weapons and equipment on such a large scale, and even placing an additional order yesterday?"
Yuan Tianfan was puzzled and said, "Mr. Bao, Iraq's sudden additional orders can't be preparations for war."
"Besides, Iraq is developing well now, so why start a war?"
Bao Junyi shook his head: "War is caused by many factors, including conflict, religion, etc. However, Iraq is religious...
"Moreover, there have been thousands of clashes on the Iran-Iraq border in the past two years. At the same time, both countries are continuously increasing their troops on the border. It would only take a small amount of time for a conflict to lead to a full-scale war."
Yuan Tianfan was surprised and asked, "Could it be that Iraq is in such a hurry just to prepare for the impending war?"
"Yes, and he is very ambitious."
"However, he underestimated Iran's determination."
"Bao Sheng, could there be a turning point in this war?"
"Well, you'll know the details later." Bao Junyi smiled mysteriously.
Yuan Tianfan left the office in confusion.
Bao Junyi sat in the office, thought for a while, picked up the phone and dialed a number.
Located in the Fat Tiger Fund office on Wall Street.
Julian Robertson answered the phone: "Hello, who is this?"
"Robertson, I'm Bao Junyi."
Julian Robertson was surprised: "Boss, you haven't contacted me for a long time."
"I thought you forgot you have a fund company in the United States."
Bao Junyi said awkwardly: "It's mainly because I'm too busy. Besides, I'm relieved to leave my Fat Tiger Fund to you."
"Boss, if I didn't know you, I would almost believe it."
"Cough...cough cough."
Bao Junyi cleared his throat and changed the subject, "Robertson, how has the Fat Tiger Fund developed over the past year?"
"The layout of the US and Sakura Country's stock markets is nothing, right?"
Julian Robertson said nervously, "Boss, Fat Tiger Fund hasn't been as good as we thought in the past year."
Bao Junyi frowned and said, "What's going on? Did something happen?"
Julian Robertson shook his head and nodded again, "Ever since the last incident that rocked Wall Street and even the American financial world, we invested a large sum of money in Tokyo, Sakura Country. Not long after that, the Morgan and Jewish financial groups launched attacks against us."
"We even resorted to various tactics, such as smear campaigns, slander, and whistleblowing, frequently appearing on mainstream television outlets like ABC. If it weren't for our excellent public relations team and the helpful U.S. law firm we partnered with, we would have been at risk of redemption."
Bao Junyi frowned and said, "Why didn't you tell me what happened?"
"Boss, at that time, the group was also being targeted by European and American capital in the stock market. We felt we could still hold on, so we didn't report it to you."
Bao Junyi could hear Robertson's hardship from the phone call and said with relief: "Robertson, you are great. The group will not forget your efforts. You will definitely have a place in the future equity incentive program."
Julian Robertson said excitedly: "Thank you, Boss!"
"By the way, how is the US fund market now?"
Julian Robertson smiled bitterly and said, "Boss, the Fat Tiger Fund was targeted before, and a large number of relatives of high-ranking officials fled. Only half of them persisted."
"However, in the past two months, capital from the Morgan Consortium, the Jewish Consortium, and others has suddenly quieted down."
"So, there has been a lot of capital subscription in the past two months, and now the scale has returned to its previous size."
Bao Junyi nodded: "How much free funds are there in the fund account now?"
He knew why they suddenly stopped. The reason was that they were tricked by him again in Hong Kong, and the pit was so deep that they couldn't even climb out.
If it weren't for him, the British companies that wanted to control Hong Kong would not have been acquired in full.
Julian Robertson thought for a moment before saying, "Boss, there's still $869 million in the Fat Tiger Fund account. The rest is invested in the Sakura Country and U.S. stock markets."
"Furthermore, Fat Tiger Fund has now invested over $6 billion in the two markets, with 70% of that in the Tokyo stock market."
Bao Junyi nodded and said, "Very good. How is the profit now?"
Robertson smiled and said, "Boss, the U.S. stock market is currently making a 34% profit, mainly from buying government bonds."
"The current U.S. Treasury bond interest rate is as high as 22.5%. This is because the Federal Reserve Chairman, who just took office last year, has been raising interest rates at a rate of about 2% per month to suppress inflation, reaching an astonishing historical high of 22.5%."
"Secondly, regarding the Sakura Country stock market, I've gained 86% since entering the market, almost doubling my investment."
Bao Junyi was surprised: "So high?"
Robertson said with a smile: "Boss, you may not know yet, the Sakura Nation's yen currency has been appreciating continuously in recent years, coupled with the stock market dividend."
"As a result, companies from Sakura Country have gone on a killing spree internationally, crushing American companies to the point of being unable to raise their heads. Now, on the Sakura Country Tokyo Stock Exchange, well-known companies have basically doubled their value."
"hiss!"
Bao Junyi was shocked and said, "It's only the early 1980s, and Sakura Country's companies are so powerful? If this continues, the US will take action and the drama of whipping its younger brothers will be staged ahead of time."
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