My 1999

"boom!"

The cup crashed against the wall and exploded into pieces.

"Snapped!"

The precious celadon vase was shattered on the floor.

Howard Eisen looked at Larry Ellison, who was wreaking havoc in the entire room like an angry lion, and sighed without speaking to persuade.

The loss was too great, and he would also be angry.

After everything in the room was smashed, Larry Ellison sat down on the ground, panting heavily, with an expression of unresolved sadness.

More than a week has passed since the laundry detergent incident. During this time, they have invested all 7 billion US dollars in their hands.

But instead of being knocked down, oil prices rose to US$24.8 per barrel.

After finally waiting for the oil price to rise to its peak and then fall, they were not happy yet.

The media quickly exaggerated the news that the US 3rd Infantry Division was transferred to the US military base in Kuwait.

This heavy mechanized division, affiliated to the 18th Airborne Corps of the U.S. Army and known as the "Rock of Marne", is the last fist force used by the U.S. military's quick reaction force in emergency operations.

Since its establishment, it has participated in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Gulf War, and the Somali War. It is the undoubted ace in the US military.

The significance of it being tuned to Kuwait is known to all fools.

The oil price that soon led to the rise returned, not to mention reaching a new high again, breaking through 25 US dollars for the first time.

Goldman Sachs also immediately sent a notice asking them to cover their positions.

"Larry, are you okay?"

Ellison looked at his old friend dejectedly, "Howard, what did they say?"

Howard Eisen certainly knew who 'they' were.

"Paul Singer and Soros intend to spread negative news with all their strength, try to push the price of oil down a little, and then close their positions."

"Close the position?!"

Ellison's eyes turned red instantly.

A wave of anger could not stop welling up in his heart.

"Shit, when I wanted to close my position, they said they would wait until the UN Security Council matter calmed down. As a result, the price of crude oil futures was getting higher and higher, and they wanted to close the position when it was almost close to the ** position line?!

These bastards, do they know how much money this will cost me! "

Howard Eisen sighed: "Paul and Alexander said that Washington will continue to move troops around Iraq and is determined to start a war if Iraq does not compromise.

Therefore, oil prices are unlikely to fall in the short term, but will continue to rise.

They want to quickly invest money in long positions after closing their positions, so that they can not only recover their losses, but also maybe make a profit when the war breaks out and oil prices rise. "

"These Grandet, idiots, want to steal money from me again to pay for their stupidity. Don't think I will talk to them again this time." Ellison said angrily.

Tens of billions of dollars have been invested, and as a result, he is now close to losing all his money. He has been completely disappointed with Paul Singer, Alexander Soros and others.

Looking at the angry Ellison, Howard Eisen opened his mouth, but finally said nothing.

According to him, they'd better invest some more money and go long oil.

After all, the United States has now made up its mind to attack Iraq.

Unless Iraq compromises, war will definitely break out.

As the world's major oil exporting country, once war breaks out in Iraq, international oil prices will definitely skyrocket. By then, you can make a lot of money by going long.

He also understood Ellison's doubts.

After all, the short-selling losses this time were too great.

US$17 billion, leveraged US$170 billion, and shorted at an average price of US$23.7/barrel.

According to the current oil price, the average loss per barrel is US$1.4, which is US$10 billion.

Of course, Ellison did not bear this 10 billion alone, but his loss was undoubtedly the largest. Including handling fees, loan interest, etc., he lost at least 6 billion US dollars in this short sale.

What a loss.

Larry Ellison has a murderous mind.

Moreover, if oil futures prices cannot be suppressed, they will lose more.

——

"Xu, this is the Cadogan family's collection room, what do you think?"

Xu Liang looked at the room in front of him, which was more than 300 square meters and filled with large and small display racks and collection cabinets, and couldn't help but admire it.

"The Cadogan family is indeed a noble family with a century-old heritage, and its rich heritage is enviable."

"Haha, I believe that with your talent, the Xu family will definitely develop into a noble family like the Cadogan family in the future." Charles Cadogan smiled.

Xu Liang smiled, there was no such thing as aristocrats in the three-thirds of an acre of rabbit land.

The peace between princes and generals is the eternal tone of this land.

"I borrow your kind words." After a pause, "Mr. Earl, may I appreciate your collection?"

"certainly."

Charles Cadogan made a gesture of invitation.

Xu Liang stepped forward.

The entire collection room is divided into two parts.

Shelves around it, and a display cabinet in the middle.

The items on the shelves are densely packed, and many of them are still in sealed boxes. Naturally, the value is relatively low.

The value placed in the display cabinet is naturally higher.

Xu Liang took a few steps forward and then stopped, looking at the mummy coffins covered with gold foil displayed in the showcase.

I had only seen this kind of art in museums before, but I didn’t expect that the Cadogan family also collected it.

“In ancient Egyptian mythology, gold symbolizes the physical body of the gods, and the golden coffin not only represents the wealth and status of the deceased, but also expresses the deceased’s desire to imitate the gods and gain eternal life.

The owner of this coffin was a noble girl from the 1st century AD, and the specific information cannot be verified.

When this gilded mummy coffin was first excavated, it was partially damaged. Professional cultural relic restorers restored the coffin to its original appearance by paving linen, gold foil and other materials. ” explained Charles Cadogan.

Xu Liang nodded. Egypt was once a British colony, so naturally he had a lot of Egyptian cultural relics in his hands.

There are also many collections of top nobles like Cadogan.

Xu Liang continued to look back. In addition to Egyptian cultural relics, there were also many ancient Greek cultural relics.

Of course, as one of the four ancient civilizations, rabbit art with a history of five thousand years also occupies a large share here.

And many of them are exquisite.

Just like the double-eared bronze gui that Xu Liang is seeing now, it is nearly 20 centimeters high and more than 30 centimeters in diameter, with chilong patterns and cloud and thunder patterns carved on the surface.

Extremely exquisite.

In terms of cultural significance, the emperor's nine tripods and eight guis were one of the most important ritual vessels in the pre-Qin era, representing order and imperial power.

The most important thing is that the value of bronze collections with and without inscriptions is different.

There are three lines of inscriptions inside the bronze Gui in front of him. Although Xu Liang does not recognize them, there is no doubt about its value.

"Xu, this is a rabbit bronze that the ancestors of the Cadogan family bought from Rabbit in the last century."

Buy? It’s almost enough to grab it.

But so much time has passed that there is no point in worrying about these things.

"This is one of Rabbit's most precious works of art." Xu Liang said.

After looking at him, Charles Cadogan smiled and said: "Xu, if the annual return of the Taotie Fund can exceed 50%, I will give you this bronze gui."

"Mr. Earl, I never like to joke?"

"Haha, don't worry. This is not a joke."

"Then I'll be waiting for Mr. Earl's gift." Xu Liang said with a smile.

"I am very excited."

After walking around in a circle, Xu Liang left the collection room and came to the Cadogan Manor outside.

After sitting down in the reception room.

"Xu, Taotie Fund has raised nearly 100 million pounds. When will you prepare for closed fund investment?"

As one of the main EPs of Taotie Fund, he has invested 10 million pounds and is very concerned about the development of Taotie Fund.

"In fact, we've already started investing."

Charles Cadogan's eyes lit up and he said quickly: "Can I know?"

"Mr. Earl is our main investor, of course there is no problem." After a pause, "I wonder if Mr. Earl has heard of ARM?"

"ARM?"

After thinking for a moment, he shook his head.

Xu Liang continued with a smile: "ARM is a company located in Cambridge that focuses on chip design. It is not large in scale, but they have deep patents in IC design. Although the company's market value is not high, it has great potential. .”

Anyway, Taotie Fund has already taken ARM's equity into its mouth, and it is not afraid of others knowing.

If the other party also invests, he will be happy to see the results.

Only if there is competition can the market value of ARM be raised.

It would be better if someone is short and continues to accumulate holdings at low prices.

After remembering the name ARM, Charles Cadogan smiled and said: "Is this the only one?"

“And ‘Imagination Technologies’.”

Translated is ‘Imagination Technology Company’.

This is a well-known chip design company founded in 1985 and one of the largest mobile GPU companies in the world.

Its business model is similar to ARM, and it also focuses on external licensing.

Whether it is GPU architecture or GPU core, Imagination provides customers with the right to use its core design and software through IP authorization. Authorized customers also have ample room for modification and can add more new designs as needed. .

At the same time, Imagination will provide customers with a wealth of support services, including IP verification, reference software, SDK ecosystem, continuous long-term support, complete documentation, etc.

Xu Liang had no impression of this company.

This is the investment target that Huo Yan found out by himself.

He looked pretty good and made no comment.

"...Currently, the Taotie Fund has selected these two companies, and it will take time to investigate the others." Xu Liangdao.

After Charles Cadogan thought for a while, "Mr. Xu is very optimistic about these technology companies?"

"To be precise, I am optimistic about technology companies with their own core technologies and patents. Such companies have their own advantages and will not be easily replaced. Both ARM and Imagination meet this standard."

Charles Cadogan nodded thoughtfully and smiled.

"I believe in Hanhua's ability."

"Mr. Earl, Hanhua will not let you down."

"Haha, this is why I invested in you."