My 1999

The charity auction lasted for just over an hour and ended.

Then there was dancing and time for socializing.

Xu Lianggang was going to find a place to eat.

A middle-aged man wearing a black suit and gold-rimmed glasses walked over.

"Mr. Xu, I am Bening McKay, head of the London corporate office of Goldman Sachs. Nice to meet you."

Xu Liang looked at this smiling guy, guessing his purpose for coming here.

After a simple shake of hands.

"Mr. McKay seems to have something to say to me?"

"There are indeed some. Mr. Xu, can you find a secluded place to chat?"

Xu Liang nodded after thinking for a moment.

The two left the hall and came to the porch outside.

Under the quiet night, the singing in the hall gradually became inaudible.

"If you have anything to say, say it here." Xu Liang said.

"Mr. Xu, many people now want to know about the situation of Hanhua Kunpeng Fund."

“Including Goldman Sachs?”

"certainly."

Xu Liang said calmly: "Is this why you are searching everywhere for my fund preparation channels?"

Benin McKay smiled and said: "You can say that. However, we at Goldman Sachs are not hostile to Mr. Xu. We are not the only ones collecting information on Mr. Xu's capital preparations. Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch are also doing this."

Xu Liang smiled incredulously.

"You didn't come here just to tell me this, right?"

"Mr. Xu is really smart. We at Goldman Sachs want to make a deal with Mr. Xu."

"Appreciate further details."

"It's very simple. We can tell you the information about investors who are competing against Mr. Xu in oil futures.

In exchange, Mr. Xu paid us an information service fee of no less than US$30 million and provided us with at least US$2 billion of Qinglong Fund Phase III fund shares. "

Xu Liang said calmly: "Goldman Sachs is indeed a Wall Street giant, with an annoying appetite.

However, I can consider agreeing to you, but the premise is that your information must be worth the money. "

"If our news had no value, I wouldn't be standing here." After a pause, "To show my sincerity, I can tell Mr. Xu responsibly.

In addition to Oracle founder Larry Ellison, Hanhua's opponents this time include Paul Singer, founder of Elliott Management, a vulture fund, George Soros of Quantum Fund, and Washington Mutual Bank. "

Xu Liang's face changed slightly.

He thought that there was a high probability that Larry Ellison would take action. After all, there were many conflicts between the two, and he deliberately used Time Magazine to provoke Ellison.

His character would never remain indifferent.

But I didn't expect Elliott Management, Quantum Funds and Washington Mutual to get involved.

"How can I be sure that you are telling the truth?"

Bening McKay smiled calmly, took out an envelope from his trouser pocket and handed it over.

"Please look."

Xu Liang took it and opened it, and a stack of photos appeared in front of him.

Inside is a picture of Larry Ellison shaking hands with everyone.

"Who is this guy?"

"George Soros's fourth son, Alexander Soros, is the successor chosen by the elder Soros and currently works in the family foundation. This is also the gathering he attended on behalf of the elder Soros."

Xu Liang nodded, and after reading the photo, there was a hint of thought in his eyes.

"Only these people?"

"There are only these at the moment, and there is a high probability that they will not increase. After all, in the face of the huge international oil futures market, not everyone has the courage to spend billions or even billions of dollars to play.

And the more people know, the greater the possibility of leaks. "

Benin McKay's pun shook Xu Liang's mind.

The latter also understood that Goldman Sachs must be involved among these people, otherwise they would not have received such accurate information.

"If I agree to your conditions, what other news can I get?"

"Each company's investment information, as well as the specific start time." Bening McKay smiled.

Xu Liang nodded slightly, and after pondering for a moment, returned the photo and envelope in his hand.

"I'm very grateful to Goldman Sachs for the information, but I'm not interested in the follow-up content."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and strode towards the banquet hall.

Although the subsequent information provided by Goldman Sachs is indeed important, for him, the most critical thing is to find out who the enemy is.

In the future, there must be a goal for revenge.

As for the others.

Even if he didn't know, he was confident of winning this duel.

The reason is also very simple. The United States can no longer help but take action against Iraq.

Under such a general background, I do not say that I am firmly on the Diaoyutai, but with the funds I have prepared, the possibility of losing is not very high.

At least Larry Ellison can't.

Looking at the retreating figure, Bening McKay, who was originally full of confidence, frowned instantly.

After a while, he took out his cell phone and dialed.

Telecommunication signals crossed the Atlantic and rang in New York.

"BOSS, he refused."

Henry Paulson frowned, "Why? The subsequent content should be very attractive to him."

"I thought so too, but he still refused."

"Is it possible that he is deliberately pretending to strive for better conditions?" Henry Paulson asked.

"I don't know, but he was very determined and seemed really not interested."

"You can lower the conditions the day after tomorrow to test it out."

"Understood. But if he refuses again..."

Henry Paulson pondered for a moment and said, "If you refuse again, forget it."

"OK."

hang up the phone.

Henry Paulson looked at the brightly lit city outside the window, his eyes becoming deep.

With tens of billions of dollars involved, any information is extremely valuable, let alone critical information such as the specific investment amount and start-up time.

But Xu Liang refused.

He couldn't figure out the other party's plan for a while.

"Did he already get this information through other channels?"

This is the most reasonable explanation.

But thinking about the parties involved in Larry Ellison's actions, it seems that except for Goldman Sachs, which invested the least, it is impossible for the others to be disclosed.

After all, even Washington Mutual Aid, which invested the least money among them, invested US$1 billion.

But he wasn't entirely sure.

One of the most common and obvious characteristics of Wall Street's financial giants is their low moral integrity.

As long as there is money to be made, anything can be sold.

The charity reception organized by the Grosvenor family lasted until 9:30 in the evening before gradually dispersing.

Xu Liang gained a lot this night.

With his hard selling, 55 million pounds was raised for the Taotie Fund.

Among them, Grosvenor and Cadogan each invested 10 million pounds.

In addition to the Taotie Fund’s own US$30 million, as well as some subsequent funds raised.

Taotie’s fund amount has reached US$120 million.

And it's still growing slowly.

Two days later.

"Mr. Xu, Benin McKay, the head of Goldman Sachs London, would like to visit you." Lu Hui said.

"Refuse, just say I don't have time."

Xu Liang knew that the other party hadn't given up yet, but he was no longer interested.

"OK."

Then, Lu Hui took out a thick stack of information.

"This is the operating information submitted by Hongmeng Company in 2002."

Xu Liang's eyes lit up and he quickly picked it up.

"Finally done."

Because it was busy integrating Vivendi games, Hongmeng Company's annual report was submitted a little late this year. It was submitted after the Spring Festival holiday.

But I finally handed it over.

Looking at the data, it is no surprise that Hongmeng’s revenue has skyrocketed again compared to last year.

Without adding Vivendi games, Hongmeng generated revenue of 14.89 billion Chinese dollars and net profit of 3.32 billion Chinese dollars in the entire fiscal year 2001. Among them, Hongmeng Huaxia contributed 4.28 billion Huaxia coins, and the rest was contributed by Hongmeng International.

If you add the Vivendi game.

Hongmeng's net revenue in 2002 was 18.2 billion Chinese dollars, and its net profit exceeded 4.1 billion Chinese dollars.

It can definitely be called a giant.

In addition, among the seven major subsidiaries of Hongmeng International, the Japanese subsidiary still generates the most revenue.

Bing's revenue in Japan continues to skyrocket. After the release of "The King of Fighters 2002" and "Metal Slug 2002", the game business quickly became popular all over the world based on the previous games.

Combined, the two sold 5.8 million discs.

This alone generated $400 million in revenue.

Plus game peripherals and subsequent CD revenue.

It can also create at least double revenue.

The South Korean head office still ranks second.

However, after the Zhongnan subsidiary annexed the business in Greater China, its net revenue and profits are not far different from those of the South Korean subsidiary, and the potential is significantly greater.

The worst was not the newly established French subsidiary, but the Middle Eastern company.

This year is still in the stage of net investment.

In terms of specific business, the game business is still the unquestionable number one.

After the annexation of Vivendi Games, this aspect has been strengthened.

The one with the greatest potential to challenge Hongmeng’s gaming business is Bing.

Bing currently has 150 million registered users worldwide, 289,000 enterprise users, 1.99 billion index databases, and 328 million daily users.

There are 650,000 encyclopedia items, 490 million known items, 9.89 million pictures, and 1.23 million books.

In fiscal year 2002, Hongmeng Bing generated revenue of 3.283 billion Chinese dollars and net profit of 1.27 billion Chinese dollars, nearly three times more than last year.

Behind Hongmeng Bing is the Internet cafe business.

At present, the company has 1,229 large-scale Internet cafes and millions of computers in Zhongnan, Xiangjiang and Nanyang. In 2002, it generated revenue of 2.65 billion Chinese dollars and net profit of 580 million Chinese dollars.

This business is simple and rough, but the profits are really huge.

Even if Hongmeng has allocated part of its share to local local snakes and umbrellas in order to operate normally, it can still make huge profits.

It’s no wonder that Zhongnan Company, Nanyang subsidiary, and the former Xiangjiang Company invested so diligently in Internet cafes, and in just over two years they have blossomed all over Southeast Asia.

It is indeed too profitable.

In the words of later generations, it is just bad money.

But no matter what kind of money, as long as you can make money.

Thanks to the huge profits from Internet cafes, Hongmeng Zhongnan Company and Hongmeng Nanyang Company were able to maintain the development of Bing, Naver, Hongmeng Music, Hongmeng Comics and other businesses despite losses.