My 1999

After deciding to backhand and go long in oil, everyone's expressions relaxed a bit.

"Xu Liang has made a lot of money from this oil speculation." Alexander Soros suddenly said.

Several people's expressions changed, with strong envy in their eyes.

They are all in finance, and with the sample data provided by Goldman Sachs, and knowing the principal in Xu Liang's hands, they can estimate Xu Liang's approximate profit.

As of now, the other party has made at least 2 US dollars per barrel.

According to the current estimated principal of US$9 billion, the other party has made a profit of at least US$10 billion.

Their loss is other people's gain.

Such an ending made everyone feel a little emotional.

"A Chinese man has made so much money while riding on our heads. We are really unwilling to do so!" Paul Singer looked grim.

"What can we do if we are not willing to give in? We have already lost a game, and the capital in our hands is not as rich as others. We don't have the capital to take any action." Alexander Soros had a smile on his face, his eyes flickered, and he didn't know what to do. What's the idea?

"We are indeed inferior to each other in terms of capital, but our biggest advantage in the United States is not capital but influence. This happens to be Hanhua's shortcomings. Maybe we can make a fuss about this.

After all, a Chinese person making so much money here will make many people feel uncomfortable. We just need to add fuel to the flames. "Howard Eisen smiled.

"What a brilliant idea. It's best to let Xu Liang spit out every cent of the money he swallowed." Kelly Killinger said excitedly.

John Thornton looked on.

In my heart, I was not optimistic about their plan at all.

Although Xu Liang and Han Hua were destined to make a lot of money this time, the other party did not live alone.

Everyone who invests in Kunpeng Fund will make a fortune.

These people will naturally become Xu Liang's help and help him avoid pressure from the capital market and political circles.

Moreover, Xu Liang’s investment ability has been proven.

As long as Kunpeng continues to raise funds, more people will join in.

This also means that there will be more forces behind him to support him.

In contrast, although there are people who want to cause trouble for him, compared with these, how can there be any tangible benefits that are more touching?

Therefore, John Thornton was not going to continue to be involved in this matter.

And he is in quite a lot of trouble now.

Although Goldman Sachs earned a lot of consulting fees from shorting oil, it also lost nearly 30 million U.S. dollars, causing him to lose points with the board of directors and management.

In contrast, Lloyd Blankfein, who was originally outside the scope of competition, relied on his ultra-high profits in the "Fixed Income Commodity Department" to climb up the ladder and enter the company's board of directors.

He has become the third candidate to succeed the eminent CEO CEO.

While he was alert, he also felt tired.

I have been the president of Goldman Sachs for five or six years. Under the competition from John Thain, I have been tense every year for fear of making any mistakes.

As a result, instead of getting closer to the CEO position, he became further and further away.

He was already a little tired of this life.

"But we'd better not take action now. Only when the person named Xu makes more money and becomes more eye-catching can we attract more people's dissatisfaction." Paul Singer said with a sinister smile.

"Of course, during this period of time, we can first think about how to make Mr. Xu's gains more dazzling." Alexander Soros shook the wine glass in his hand and smiled.

"Haha not bad."

Everyone said something to each other, as if they saw Xu Liang being defeated under their attack.

Paul Singer turned his eyes and said, "John, why don't you speak?"

John Thornton greeted everyone's looks and said calmly: "Don't call me at the next party."

Paul Singer's face changed slightly and his tone became colder.

"John, you Goldman Sachs are not planning to betray us and flatter Xu Liang and Hanhua, are you?"

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the people around him changed, and they looked at John Thornton with unkind eyes.

"Goldman Sachs' affairs are out of my hands."

The tone was a bit sighing.

"What's the meaning?"

"This action has caused Goldman Sachs to suffer a lot of losses. Some people within the company are already planning to expel me." John Thornton said calmly.

Although the matter was not as serious as he said, he no longer planned to continue to be tied to this group of people.

The eyes of Paul, Alexander and others flickered.

Of course they knew the situation facing John Thornton within Goldman Sachs.

In the past five or six years, he and Goldman Sachs COO and President John Sena have been fighting for the position of CEO of Goldman Sachs. Who at the top of Wall Street doesn't know this?

"John, in this oil speculation, Goldman Sachs only lost about 30 million US dollars of the 50 million US dollars invested. And the information consulting fee we paid to Goldman Sachs was more than this amount. You did not lose money." Howard Eisen said.

John Thornton smiled lightly.

"Although the information consulting fees have made a profit, the losses are also real."

"Will you leave Goldman Sachs?"

Howard Eisen asked.

"Who knows? It's too early to say this now, let's wait and see."

After hearing what he said, Paul, Alexander and others exchanged looks and said nothing more.

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Time quickly entered March.

Xu Liang sent his family away.

Although he wanted to keep his parents back, Xu Meng University was about to start school and it was impossible to stay. My parents are not used to living abroad either, and they are already exhausted after staying here for a month.

And they plan to go back to the countryside after returning to China.

The old couple felt a little homesick after being away for such a long time.

Xu Liang had no choice but to send them on the plane after giving some instructions.

Although SARS was severe in China, in his memory, it did not affect the rural areas.

"Mr. Xu, Dobson relented."

Early in the morning, Huo Yan came to the door happily.

"How many?"

Xu Liang said with great interest.

In recent times, Huo Yan has not let go of contact with Manchester United's major shareholders.

Mastering Manchester United's 6.45% Scottish mining tycoon Dobson is the focus.

It's just that the other party has always insisted on using a valuation of 500 million pounds as the transaction standard, which far exceeds Manchester United's current actual market value of 380 million pounds, so there has been no agreement.

"£450 million."

Huo Yan said happily.

Xu Liang nodded and asked curiously: "Why did the other party suddenly relax?"

"Last time I attended the Grosvenor Family Charity Dinner, I saw that Old Grosvenor and Charles Cadogan were so interested in our Blue Dragon Fund under Hanhua, so I tried to seduce Dobson with the Green Dragon Fund, but it didn't work. The thought of him actually being interested.

He also promised that as long as we leave him an investment share of 50 million pounds in Qinglong No. 3 Fund, he is willing to sell us his Manchester United shares with a market value of 450 million pounds. "

After a pause, Huo Yan said guiltily.

"Mr. Xu, I apologize to you for using Qinglong Fund shares without your consent..."

Xu Liang interrupted him with a wave of his hand.

"No need to apologize, I also want to thank you for raising an additional 50 million pounds for Qinglong No. 3 Fund. This is not a small amount, and it can also save us a lot of time in raising funds. It is killing two birds with one stone."

Moreover, since Dobson is interested, you can also talk to Magnier and McManus about the same thing and try to finalize the matter as soon as possible. "

"clear."

There was a pause.

"How much has the Taotie Fund raised recently?" Xu Liang asked.

"The investment results of the Cadogan family and the Grosvenor family are very good, and they have led many established London nobles and businessmen to invest in us. Although the money taken out alone is not much.

But if a small amount adds up, the Taotie Fund has already raised 180 million pounds. By the end of this month, we will definitely be able to raise 200 million pounds. Huo Yan said excitedly.

He also didn't expect that what he thought would be difficult would be easily solved after the big boss came forward.

"There is already a lot of funding."

Huo Yan looked at his expression and said quickly: "Mr. Xu, in addition to ARM and Imagine Technology, which have been included in the investment list, I also plan to invest in Vivendi."

"Oh? Why? As far as I know, in the financial statements released by Vivendi last month, they lost 23.3 billion euros in 2002, a heavy loss." Xu Liang said with a smile.

“Although Vivendi has suffered heavy losses, it has many excellent assets.

Universal Pictures Group, one of the six major Hollywood giants, Universal Music, one of the four largest music giants in the world, and Universal Studios, which can rival Disney.

And this is only part of it, but its real foundation is water, transportation, waste treatment and energy. Although these industries are not very profitable, they are better than stable.

As long as Vivendi is given time, it can surely rise again.

Moreover, precisely because of Vivendi's losses, its stock price has fallen to the bottom, and we can just buy it at a low price. "

Looking at Huo Yan, whose eyes were shining, Xu Liang couldn't help but have a hint of thought in his eyes.

He had to admit that Huo Yan had sharp eyes.

Vivendi has many high-quality assets. Although Vivendi Games has been cut off by itself, the two assets of Universal Pictures Group and Universal Music are truly big cakes.

If he didn't have enough money and there were political obstacles, he would have wanted to make an acquisition.

And as Huo Yan said, Vivendi's main businesses such as water and transportation have not been destroyed, with stable profits and opportunities for a comeback.

It is also clear evidence that Vivendi will be able to call the shots again in later generations.

"Huo Yan, I am completely relieved to hand over the Taotie Fund to you now."

Xu Liang smiled.

Huo Yan was relieved. He was really afraid that Xu Liang would disagree. After all, Vivendi's situation was so miserable now.

The market capitalization, which once stood at US$70-80 billion, has now fallen to just over US$10 billion.

Everyone is worried that it will go bankrupt in the next moment.

If you want to buy a company like this at the bottom, you need not only amazing courage, but also sufficient talent.

"Mr. Xu, Vivendi's current market value is 11.4 billion euros, and the amount of funds currently held by Taotie Fund is still a little thin..."

Looking at Huo Yan who was still unfinished, how could Xu Liang not understand what he was thinking.

"Do you want the head office to support you?"

Huo Yan nodded quickly.