Chapter 742 involves the Mitsui Consortium

Just when the public's attention was attracted by the Rolls-Royce 4S Motor City, the global financial market was already undercurrent.

On January 2, the international gold price rose to a high of $634 an ounce, and inflation in the United States increased further.

The U.S. fiscal system quickly convened a high-level conference.

The meeting quickly voted on a decision that shocked the world.

In the afternoon of the same day, US Treasury Secretary Miller appeared on the television screen with a serious look on his face, announcing that the US Treasury would no longer sell gold.

This fluttering sentence made the entire Wall Street tremble.

The effects then spread to the world in a fission-like fashion.

The international gold price has started a soaring mode.

In less than 30 minutes, the international gold price soared from $634 an ounce to an ultra-high price of $715 an ounce.

The rise in gold prices has produced a linkage effect, driving the international crude oil price up.

Feedback to the exchange rate of various countries, so that the exchange rate of each country is more and more volatile.

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"Ayu, is this price at the top?"

At Xia Yu's house, Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong came together, and asked Xia Yu about the international gold price with a little nervousness.

Previously, Bao Yugang took out $220 million, and Huo Yingdong took out $1.8 billion, totaling $400 million to Xia Yu to speculate in London gold futures.

That's it, after all, with Xia Yu personally following, they are not worried.

It's just that Xia Yu later revealed to the two that if they had spare money to invest in London gold, of course the two were willing to believe Xia Yu, so they took out a huge amount of money to speculate in gold futures on their own.

After all, the two of them are not professional in finance, and suddenly saw that the US Treasury Secretary Miller came out to interfere, and the gold price turned on the rocket mode, which was completely beyond the scope of their analytical ability, and the subordinates of both said that they didn't know what to grasp, so they couldn't help but be in a hurry.

One is not good, if the price of gold plummets again, the floating profit is gone, and it is just that, I am afraid that even the principal will be eaten, which will cause their careers to suffer a heavy blow.

In this case, where could Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong sit still, they simply came to Xia Yu and consulted him about the situation.

Xia Yu took a sip of tea, and said lightly: "Lao Bao, Lao Huo, rest assured, where is it now, the price of gold is only seven hundred and fifteen dollars an ounce, which is still low!"

Bao Yugang was stunned and blurted out: "Ah Yu, this price is still low? I remember that the international gold price was only 180 US dollars in 1977, and it only rose to more than 200 at the end of 1978, and now it is nearly three times the price at the end of 1978!"

Huo Yingdong also nodded and said: "Yes, Ayu, we all use ten times the leverage, and our net worth has been invested, and I always feel bottomless." ”

Xia Yu said with a smile: "Don't worry, it's only the U.S. Treasury Secretary who comes forward now, and even the U.S. president hasn't been dispatched yet, which shows that the United States has not yet reached the time when the pressure is at its greatest." ”

"You have to believe those capitalists, at this time when the country is in trouble to make a fortune, the wolves on Wall Street will never stop, and I have paid close attention to the movements of Wall Street and London, England. ”

"If there is any disturbance, I will inform you immediately, but you must be prepared to settle at any time, lest you have time to flee the funds. ”

Bao Yu was a little relieved when he heard this, and immediately nodded: "Then I will rest assured, I am ready, and I will listen to your news and act when the time comes." ”

Huo Yingdong also chimed in: "That's right, Ayu, it's up to you!"

After that, the trio changed to a more light-hearted topic.

......

At the same time, Shiba Park, Minato-ku, Tokyo, the island country, is the headquarters of the island country 7-Eleven retail company.

President Toshifumi Suzuki was dealing with company affairs when there was a sudden knock on the door, and he came in without raising his head.

Then a subordinate came in and respectfully reported, "President, I have important news to report to you. ”

Suzuki Toshifumi paused, put down the pen in his hand, raised his head to look at him, and asked calmly, "What is it?"

The subordinate immediately said: "Just now, Taiichi Higashimoto, who was sent by the company to study in the Southern Company of the United States, received news that a Wall Street company was acquiring the Southern Company. ”

Toshifumi Suzuki was startled, his calm expression no longer existed, and he looked at his subordinates with burning eyes and asked, "Is this news true? What else did he say?"

The subordinate nodded with a serious face and said, "I have asked again and again, and this news is true." ”

It's just that after all, he is only studying there, and he doesn't know the news of the senior management of the American Southern Company, and now he is still inquiring, and he will report to the company as soon as there is important news. ”

Suzuki Toshifumi is still not sure, after his efforts, 7-Eleven convenience stores have found a right path in the island country, and now the development is getting better and better, and his cooperation with the American Southern Company is also quite pleasant.

In case the American Southern Company changes hands and there is a boss who is not easy to talk to, if something goes wrong, there will be big trouble!

After all, the brand licensing of 7-Eleven convenience stores in the island country was given by the American Southern Company, although they had to pay 0.6 percent of the profit dividends for it.

And the more he runs a 7-Eleven convenience store, the more he finds that this is a good path and has a bright future, so he is determined to forge ahead, and he is not satisfied with only developing in the island country.

If the Southern Company could be acquired, why not by them?

Thinking of this, Toshifumi Suzuki's heart raced.

He decided to raise this opinion with the parent company, Ito-Yokado, but before that, he had to inquire about the situation clearly.

He picked up the phone and dialed the number of the Southern Company.

"Hey ......"

Listening to the other party's words, Suzuki Fumitoshi's face gradually became solemn.

After hanging up the phone, he immediately ordered someone to notify the directors and convene an emergency board meeting.

After intense negotiations, Suzuki Fumitoshi struggled to persuade all the directors of 7-Eleven Retail in the island country, and the meeting unanimously approved to join the camp of the takeover, striving to acquire the American Southern Company.

After reaching an internal agreement, Toshifumi Suzuki rushed to the parent company, Ito-Yokado, and persuaded the president of the parent company, Masatoshi Ito, to get the support of the parent company.

After that, Fumitoshi Suzuki selected a few capable and reliable subordinates to form an acquisition team, flew to the United States on the same day, and then diverted to Dallas, Texas.

There, it is the headquarters of the American Southern Company.

Xia Yu's side, responsible for the acquisition of the American Southern Company, is Julian Robertson, the general manager of Tiger Fund.

He happened to have a friend who held a senior position at First National Bank of Dallas, which happened to be the main lender to Southern Corporation.

Therefore, Julian Robertson made full use of this relationship to use the tiger skin of the Texas consortium to strategically oppress the American Southern Company, opening an opening.

After a period of tug-of-war, the psychological defense line of the original shareholders of the American Southern Company was broken down one by one.

Seeing that it was about to succeed, who knew that a group of Japanese people jumped out to join the competition, and the American Southern Company, which was supposed to agree, began to sell again.

In the face of this sudden situation, Julian Robertson sent people to continue to attack the fortification, and on the other hand, he made a phone call to Xiangjiang to report the emergency to Xia Yu.

Xiangjiang Kowloon, Jiuding Building, Chairman's Office.

“...... I know, you continue to buy, now you only buy 28% of the equity, this is far from enough, what I need is 100% equity!"

"I'll interfere too!"

After speaking, Xia Yu hung up the phone, and after thinking for a long time, a call was made to the island country Jiuding Yonghe Fund Co., Ltd.

Half an hour later, the phone came back, and it was Kazuya Fukuhara on the other end of the phone.

"Mr. Fukuhara, I would like to ask you for something, please help me investigate the information of Ito-Yokado...... What?"

"Something to do with the Mitsui Foundation?!"

"Is it a peripheral company of the Mitsui consortium system?!"

"Okay, thank you, I know this, but I still have to trouble you to help me check the detailed information, preferably the details of all shareholders,...... Okay, I'll hear from you!"

"Smack!"

After hanging up the phone, Xia Yu leaned back in the boss's chair, rubbed his temples, and thought about it.

He didn't expect that even if he bought a southern company in the United States, there would be such a moth, and the little devil's dog nose would be too smart!

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