Different God of Cooking [Rebirth]

December 2001, 12, Beacon Country Time

In the large conference room, Director Ma, an official from Huaxia, and Locke, an official from the Beacon Country, sat at the brown conference table and formally signed the import and export transaction documents on soybeans, cotton, corn and other crops with a smile on their faces.

Although all sales contracts were negotiated and signed by businessmen from the two countries, after all, this investigation and transaction was led by the state, so a formal signing ceremony with officials was essential.

"It is a great honor to cooperate with everyone in Huaxia."

The smile on Locke's face was obvious, as if he was happy to sell the backlog of soybeans.But Locke's smile was full of sinisterness in Zhao An's eyes. Locke was most likely happy to be able to control the Huaxia soybean market in the future.

Manipulating the market is actually just a colony of modern society, which can exploit a country's labor force, productivity, and production materials at will.

Therefore, every country will be cautious, for fear of losing control of its domestic market due to the gap in productivity. Tariffs, trade barriers, and import and export restrictions are all countries' defense methods.

The Lighthouse Country was once a colony of the Country on which the Sun Never Sets, so it stands to reason that they should also hate the blood-sucking behavior of colonization.

However, on the contrary, they know better than any country how profitable colonization can bring.So they tried every means to implement financial and technological control on a global scale, just to suck the blood of the whole world.

Huaxia, which has a vast geography and a large population, is their most coveted piece of meat.

"I hope there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future. As long as Huaxia joins the WTO, then we are willing to join the world trading system."

Compared with Locke's complacent face, Director Ma's words are much more humble, but why is he not clear about the danger of being manipulated in the domestic market?

But in the era of globalization, it is too difficult for a country to build a self-sufficient market completely relying on domestic demand.Unless China can guarantee its current rapid growth momentum and become a big and powerful country in the true sense, it can avoid being squeezed by these capitalist countries.

In order to catch up as soon as possible, it is okay to sacrifice some interests. This is Huaxia's current policy.

No matter what calculations, worries, and conspiracies are in the hearts of both sides, at least the faces of officials and delegations are full of smiles in front of the spotlight.

The reporters recorded this scene with cameras, and at the same time, they were already writing news quickly in their brains.Soon the trade cooperation between the two countries will spread throughout the world. This is a major event that will have an impact on the world economy.

Because the invisible war is about to start.

在十三个小时之前，也就是京城时间2001年12月11日8:50，距离金融系统开始工作还有10分钟。

In a VIP room of Liancheng Commodity Exchange, customers and account managers are already making the final transaction confirmation.

Futures exchanges are different from stock exchanges. There are more futures exchanges, but at the same time, each exchange trades fewer types of futures.After all, not all commodities can become the subject matter of futures, only if they meet various conditions and get the state's trust.

Liancheng Commodity Exchange was established on February 1993, 2. It is the earliest futures exchange in China.The main listed commodities are corn, soybean, soybean meal, soybean oil, palm oil, etc.

Bean commodities headed by soybeans are the first shot in this war.

"Sir, is this your final transaction contract? If it is confirmed to be correct, we will be able to quote the price as soon as the market opens and complete the transaction."

Computers are not popular yet, and all large-scale financial operations require people to be on site and operated by account managers.

To be honest, the account manager is also a little nervous. Although his salary is not high, he has seen quite a few big clients in the futures market for so many years.But no experience has ever made him terrified like this client and contract.

A contract with a deposit of hundreds of millions is already an exaggeration in the futures field.Futures are different from the real industry or even the traditional stock and bond markets. Even if you lose money, you may still have fixed-value products left and sold at a discount, but once a futures contract is signed, you may lose all of it.

Even if you have hundreds of millions of funds, it can all evaporate in an instant.

The subject matter of this contract is very common soybeans, but the delivery price is so low that he can't believe it.

This is a futures market, not street vendors bargaining.

Every percentage point of growth is trembling, and you must not take risks because you are greedy for futures leverage options.

The account manager wanted to give the other party some advice from his professional perspective, but the other party, as the top VIP customer, asked the account manager not to comment on the entire futures operation process, let alone divulge relevant information.

Even the non-disclosure contract had been signed, and the account manager could just lie down and get the money without having to think about more things, so he chose to keep silent.

There were three people sitting in front of the account manager, Yu Yongyuan, the boss of the dormitory, Li Jiaji, the sixth child, and Wang Pengfei, the financial director of the food safety company.

The leader is Yu Yongyuan, the boss of Zhao An's dormitory. He has a stable and serious personality. During his three and a half years of college life, he has taken care of the seven people in the dormitory. That's why Zhao An is so relieved to entrust Yu Yongyuan with the task of operating the futures market.

Yu Yongyuan could clearly feel that his hands holding the futures contract were soaked in sweat. He looked at Li Jiaji and Wang Pengfei beside him, and wanted them to help share the pressure.

"Trust Xiaoba."

Li Jiaji said in a deep voice, his voice was also obviously hoarse.

But Wang Pengfei, the person in charge of finance, was more direct, didn't say anything, just nodded to Yu Yongyuan.

At the beginning, he was a little worried about the hidden dangers of handing over the right to use such a large sum of money to an outsider, but after he knew what the money was for, he no longer complained about it.

As the financial director of Food Safety, he still has a certain understanding of the futures market. He believes that if he conducts fund operations by himself, the pressure may cause him to collapse.

Sure enough, the boss's dormitory is full of perverts, and he is still calm at a young age.

After listening to Li Jiaji's words, Yu Yongyuan finally showed a relieved smile.

That's right, just trust Xiao Ba's judgment at a time like this.Compared with Xiaoba, I don't seem to be qualified as the boss.

Hand over the futures contract that has been checked thousands of times to the account manager, and then command:

"Go to build a warehouse immediately, the preliminary work is ready, right?"

The account manager nodded, and immediately took the contract to the operating room.The three of Yu Yongyuan were staring at the red and green display in the office.

When the time in the upper left corner switches to 9:00, today's futures trading price will be updated.

The latest soybean delivery price is 796.5 lighthouse coins/bushel.

Compared with yesterday's closing price, there has been a change of 2 lighthouse coins. The three of Yu Yongyuan looked at each other again, knowing that this is just the initial butterfly, and the chain reaction after that is the key.

After a while, the account manager returned to the VIP room and brought some news: the trading volume of soybean futures surged suddenly today, and most of them were bearish.

Sure enough, the delivery price of soybeans fell to 793.8 beacon coins per bushel throughout the working day.

The whole day's changes have left the account manager dumbfounded. It is the first time he has seen such an obvious change in futures prices.He suddenly understood the identity of the client in front of him, but when he thought of the non-disclosure agreement, he closed his mouth again and fastened the zipper, absolutely not revealing any information.

In the absence of any news in the market, there are only two possibilities for such large fluctuations: either there is inside information, or there is capital entering the market and wanting to be the banker.

Those traders who suddenly bought short contracts were the former, while Zhao An was more likely to be the latter.

In fact, being a banker in the capital market is like mastering an unstoppable weapon. With it, you have the ability to harvest the entire market.That's why countless talents covet this position, even if there are mountains of swords and flames behind them, they are willing to follow suit.

Sometimes, Zhao An wondered whether his decision this time was correct, and if he really became a banker, would he be able to hold on to the power within his reach.

In order to prevent the worst from happening, Zhao An has made preparations in advance.

The price change of Huaxia soybean futures today is just the beginning.

December 2001, 12, Lighthouse Country time.

Director Ma put down the phone in his hand with a serious expression on his face.The news about the signing of a large-scale crop import and export trade contract between Huadeng and China yesterday has been reported back to China through Xinxia News and reported in Huaxia News.

The keynote of the report is: Imported soybeans will reduce the price of soybeans in my country, which is conducive to the development of agriculture and realizes the smooth transition of domestic soybeans.

Publicity through Huaxia News can be regarded as releasing early warning information to the entire market.

After all, this is due to the market fluctuations caused by the state/behavior. Even if all the considerations cannot be told to the public, the state/country will not want individuals or companies to suffer losses.

Therefore, the relevant departments have also expected that the soybean futures market may have relatively large fluctuations, and have been observing secretly.

Even before the news officially made its way back home, volatility in the soybean futures market was understandable.After all, there are so many companies participating in the investigation, and the representatives who have inside information can inform the country that some financial operations can also be completed.

However, the soybean futures market has fluctuated too much in the past two days, which has attracted the attention of relevant departments.Worried about someone maliciously manipulating the market, the relevant departments directly investigated the investors who made the biggest moves in the past two days.

I originally thought that investors would disguise their identities layer by layer, such as establishing dozens of unrelated investment accounts, or transferring funds layer by layer, etc. However, when they saw the only fund account with detailed ID information , They were also stunned.

Zhao An, male, date of birth: September 1981, 9, ID number...

It was Zhao An's own information. He asked Yu Yongyuan to operate futures through a power of attorney.

And the news immediately reached Director Ma.

As a market participant, under the condition of sufficient information disclosure, investing in futures at the same time is a compliant operation, and Zhao An has not committed any illegal acts so far, which is understandable.

What's more, there is Professor Song Qiao among Zhao An's accompanying investigators, Director Ma believes that Professor Song Qiao also knows about futures investment.

Although Professor Song Qiao doesn't have any administrative position now, but Professor Song Qiao's status is too special, and this trip is more like an endorsement for Zhao An.

It is really difficult for the director to judge. He is worried that the soybean futures market will collapse, but he doesn't know how to deal with it.

I had no choice but to write all the situation into materials and report to the superiors, and at the same time find an opportunity to make some insinuations.

Zhao An knew that this matter must not be hidden, so he reserved his real identity from the beginning, and at the same time, the intervention and supervision of state power could also play a certain role in restraining him.

So when Director Ma took the initiative to find him, he revealed part of the plan to Director Ma.

Director Ma, who had just submitted the materials to the superiors, changed his expression drastically. He didn't ask Zhao An about the details of this matter carefully, so he hurried back to the room to continue writing the materials.

Now Director Ma is thinking: send Zhao An back as soon as possible.

As a study group, after completing the task, the representatives can move freely, experience the technology and market system of the lighthouse country, or inspect other industries to see if there is any possibility of cooperation and investment, or travel to the lighthouse country After all, the geographical wonders of the Lighthouse Country rank among the top in the world.

Just when all the representatives had their own arrangements, Zhao An and his party hurried back to Huaxia.

Concerned about the soybean futures market, Zhao An really wanted to fly directly to Liancheng, but he suppressed his excitement because he had an important meeting with him in the capital.

The official who informed Zhao An to rush back to Huaxia was the Minister of Commerce/Commerce, but this meeting included leaders from other departments besides the Commerce/Commerce Department, and only Zhao An and Professor Song Qiao participated in the meeting.

When Zhao An told Director Ma the general futures investment plan, he had already anticipated this step.

As long as Zhao An becomes a manipulator in the futures market, the leaders of relevant departments will definitely interview Zhao An.Instead of passively waiting for an interview, it is better to directly release the signal.

Of course, this matter also involved Professor Song Qiao, after all, the entire plan was designed by Professor Song Qiao himself.Before making this decision, Zhao An had consulted Professor Song Qiao for his thoughts. If Professor Song Qiao was unwilling to participate in the follow-up matters, Zhao An would take all the responsibilities.

"If you take all this on yourself, they won't believe you. Let me go with you."

A soft sentence, but it means that Professor Song Qiao is willing to endorse Zhao An.It is not only an endorsement for the success rate of the entire plan, but also an endorsement for Zhao An's character.

Zhao An could only express his gratitude solemnly, but Professor Song only said:

"I'm not just helping you."

In fact, the atmosphere of the entire interview process was very relaxed. After all, Zhao An did not violate any regulations or disciplines, and even the reason for the conversation was that he was concerned about the development of "food safety".

On the contrary, Zhao An said straight to the point that he hoped to raise more funds through the futures market, and then let Huaxia's soybean market transform smoothly.

Zhao An also properly showed his own self-interest, hoping that Shi An can enter the soybean market on a large scale, and did not mention the vicious competition that the soybean market may face.

In many cases, a person without any private thoughts is the most dreadful existence, and showing greed appropriately will make the other party feel more at ease.

Sure enough, in the end, the Minister of Commerce made a final conclusion on this matter:

"It's a good thing for a company to make progress and develop. But don't forget that you are a Chinese. Don't do anything that violates the law or discipline, and don't be sorry for the country and the people."

Zhao An naturally expressed his thoughts in a hurry, and this matter has reached a conclusion, and then Zhao An felt much more at ease in the futures market.

December 2001, 12, the last day of the year.

The transaction price of Huaxia soybeans fell below 770 lighthouse coins/bushel.By this time, Zhao An had already obtained more than 1 million Huaxia coins from the futures market.

However, Zhao An had no intention of leaving the market. After the delivery of the first batch of futures contracts, Zhao An cashed in tens of millions of cash, and then poured the cash into the soybean futures market.

On January 2002, 1, soybeans purchased from Lighthouse Country arrived at Jincheng Port.

Counting all the expenses, the price of soybeans is only 560 lighthouse coins per bushel.On the same day, the transaction price of soybeans fell from 710 Beacon coins to 690 Beacon coins.

And this is also the first pass predicted by Professor Song Qiao.

Sure enough, when the transaction price fell to 695, the price rebounded slightly upwards.Some investors hope to stabilize the price to scare away bearish speculators or simply let the price stabilize beyond the delivery date.

Although there is no change in the final stable price, the profit distribution situation is different.

For the first wave of counterattack, Zhao An didn't take it seriously at all.If someone dares to accept the order at a high price, then Zhao An will dare to sell the delivery contract.

Because there was an advance expectation for this price, there were not a few contracts purchased by Zhao An at around 700 Lighthouse Coins. Before the other party had time to respond, Zhao An cleared all the contracts at around 700.

After cashing out again, Zhao An bought a contract for delivery in February, and February is just before spring plowing, when farmers need to decide what crops to plant.

Although the soybeans have already arrived in China, most of the soybeans purchased from the lighthouse country are used for processing, oil extraction, pharmaceuticals, etc.

There is also a process from production to entering the market, so there will be a relatively stable period of one month.

Zhao An temporarily handed over the executive power to a few people in his dormitory. Under the condition of ensuring the perfect execution of the soybean futures plan formulated by Professor Song Qiao, the extra cash flow allowed them to play in futures markets such as soybean meal and soybean oil. .

In the past two months, the operations they saw cost tens of millions, and the mentality of several people has changed significantly. They did not hesitate to use Zhao An's money to operate in the bean-related market.

And Zhao An took Wang Zegang back to Shi'an to discuss with Zhao's father.

Not surprisingly, this year's domestic soybean planting area will inevitably decrease significantly. Although this matter is not relevant to Zhao An, Zhao An still wants to do something.

So Zhao An discussed with Zhao's father to help farmers who have shifted from soybean planting to other agricultural products.Not only at the technical and project level, but also at the financial level.

All expenses are covered by Shi An, but now Shi An does not have so much cash flow, so it can only be temporarily provided by Yuehua Company.

The form of funding is also open to discussion. In any country, it is very important to "do nothing if you are not in your position."In the absence of any subsidies from the state, if food safety is given too obvious subsidies, it will inevitably attract criticism.

In the end, it was decided to provide various technologies, materials, price subsidies and other indirect means under the premise of signing a medium and long-term contract.

This has another advantage. Most of the help provided is materials, and companies such as Yuehua and New Hope have a large inventory of materials, which will not cause particularly obvious operational troubles to several companies.

After this matter was over, the Spring Festival was approaching, and the two families reunited in the capital, and Zhao An and Ji Jiashu also had a rare chance to comfort each other.

Seeing that Zhao An was busy, Ji Jiashu didn't let himself relax, he was busy with the new album for the past few months.

After the Spring Festival, Zhao An went to Liancheng again to manipulate the investment in the entire soybean futures market with his own hands.

2002 2 Month 28 Day.

Over the past month, imported soybeans have gradually entered thousands of households.The most obvious is the plummeting price of soybean oil, which has fallen by more than 2001% compared with 10.

Moreover, the major manufacturers are also actively doing various sales promotion activities, such as increasing the quantity without increasing the price, buying big and getting small, etc.

The gap between the companies that participated in the mission and the companies that did not participate in the mission was revealed.

With imported soybeans in hand, production costs have plummeted, so these companies dare to fight price wars to occupy the market.

They are very smart, even if the cheap soybeans in their hands cannot be used up for a while, they will never sell them.This is the raw material channel advantage.

And those producers who do not have cheap soybeans can only sell them at a loss in order to maintain their market share.

For daily necessities such as soybean oil, the inertia of use is very obvious.Once accustomed to a certain brand, few people will switch brand choices, other things being equal.

Of course, it is impossible to sell at a loss like this for a long time, so these companies have set their sights on the lighthouse country on the other side of the world.

Now that the soybean tariff reduction is imminent, they will soon be able to buy cheap soybeans from the lighthouse countries.

And all these are turbulent undercurrents, which may engulf the participants at any time.

Zhao An has been paying close attention to the movements of these companies, but he is not busy taking action.This is the second step of his plan, and the time is not yet ripe.

Or back to the domestic soybean futures delivery price, it is already hovering around 650 lighthouse coins at this time. The reason is that many companies have to buy domestic soybeans and forcefully maintain the soybean price at this position.

And it was not Zhao An who caused this balance to suddenly collapse, but the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs.

Domestic soybean farmers have a new way out (with the help of Shian and Yuehua), and many small and medium-sized enterprises are calling for the full liberalization of soybean tariffs and no differential treatment. The Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs officially announced the import of Huaxia soybeans The tariff was lowered to 15%.

As soon as the news came out, those domestic soybean traders who insisted on it could only accept their fate and began to sell domestic soybeans at low prices.

Of course, their prices have not been directly pulled to the same level as imported soybeans. After all, many companies still have to buy domestic soybeans temporarily to maintain their market share.

In the end, the delivery price of soybeans fluctuated around 600 Beacon coins. Some capital was trying to stabilize the price, and many of them were trying to snipe Zhao An.

In the past six months, Zhao An's ups and downs in the futures market have been seen by other participants, and at the same time, they have a rough guess about Zhao An's financial resources and futures contracts.

Several major participants have reached an agreement to stabilize the price at 600 lighthouse coins, at least until the first season of soybean harvest. By then, Zhao An's futures contract will have expired long ago. How can Zhao An be here? Some of the money earned in the past few months will be spit out.

However, Zhao An is really so stupid to let his competitors know the content of his contract, and then wait to be controlled by others?