"Xu Sheng, I just got the news that the U.S. government has rejected Iran's Khomeini extradition request. Wang Liming hurriedly walked into the office and said.

"Good. Xu Zhi smiled: "Then we will follow the plan and immediately start to fully long oil?"

Wang Liming asked: "Xu Sheng is so sure that Iran will use the killer weapon of restricting oil exports next month?"

Xu Zhi nodded and said: "Whether it is next month or not, the current relationship between the United States and Iran is not good, one of the world's largest oil exporters, the other is the largest oil importer, there is a contradiction between them, oil prices will inevitably skyrocket, these countries in the Middle East have understood their capabilities from the last oil crisis, I estimate that there is a 5% chance that Iran will restrict exports!"

Wang Liming said: "Okay, I have split the $100 million into 40 shares, contacted eight different international investment banks, as long as we sign, they will immediately release 5 times leverage to buy oil futures according to our requirements." ”

Xu Zhi nodded and agreed: "Yes, prepare to do it immediately!"

Wang Liming said: "I understand, then I'll go now." ”

"Oil!"

Xu Zhi picked up the brush and wrote these two big characters on a blank A4 piece of paper, which has been boring recently, so he began to try to learn brush words, although the words are a little worse, but ordinary people can recognize them.

I heard that as long as ordinary people can't recognize the calligraphy, the words will be learned.

Six years have passed since the first oil crisis, and many countries have healed their scars and forgotten the pain, but Xu Zhi knows that the second oil crisis is coming, and the fuse is that there was civil strife in Iran at the beginning of this year, and Khomeini, who was previously wandering, returned to Iran and became president.

Khomeini obviously refused to let go of this senior, so he applied to the US government to extradite the former president back to Iran, but was rejected by the US government.

So, in August 1979, Khomeini announced an embargo on Iran's foreign oil shipments, and the price of oil rose from $15 to $35 that month, and the second oil crisis officially broke out.

Xu Zhi only knew that oil prices would skyrocket in the first month, so as early as the beginning of the year, he arranged for Wang Liming to slowly gather $100 million from the hands of Midea companies.

In order to raise this money, the purchase of the prime land in Mong Kok and the subsequent construction costs are all loans from Standard Chartered Bank, but this is normal, and the real estate industry generally uses bank funds.

After the $100 million was in place, Xu Zhi arranged for Wang Liming to start buying oil futures, and when the contradictions between the United States and Iran appeared, he could immediately prepare to go long oil.

During this period, in addition to the 100 million US dollars, other funds were used to acquire shares in Hutchison, Cheung Kong and Wharf, and by this month Xu Zhi's stake in Hutchison had reached 13%, Cheung Kong 10.2%, and Wharf 6.6%.

At the same time, just this year, Taikoo Shing opened a few new real estate, Xu Zhi also arranged for someone to buy 2 buildings, although by 82 years Xiangjiang houses will fall, but Taikoo Shing is located in a prosperous area, is one of the few high-end communities in Xiangjiang Hong Kong Island District, once you miss the opportunity to open, even if you have money in the future, you may be able to buy one or twenty sets, but the opportunity to buy 2 buildings like this will never be there again.

Although the profits of Midea's arcade machine are high, after taking out 100 million US dollars, a large amount of cash has been mobilized to buy stocks and buy a large number of real estate, and there is not much liquidity left, and gold futures have not yet reached the best time to cash out.

In the coming months, Xu Zhi will need a lot of money, so at this time, going long oil is the best choice!

Historically, oil has risen from $15 to $35, and as long as it is controlled well, it can earn hundreds of millions of dollars in a month.

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"Bao Sheng, your office is really concise enough, is this not worthy of your identity as the richest man in China?" Xu Zhi said as he looked at the office in front of him.

Invited by the charter king, Xu Zhi came to the Prince Building in Central, which is the headquarters of Bao Yugang's Global International in Xiangjiang, and it is also the property of Bao Yugang's old enemy Land.

Bao Yugang smiled: "I just eat with one mouth and sleep in one bed, why should I be so extravagant?"

Xu Zhixiao asked, "Then what are you doing with so much money?"

"Haha, it's just to make money!" Bao Yugang replied with a smile, and after drinking a cup of tea, he asked, "I heard that Xu Sheng is going to buy the Golden Gate Building?"

"Bao Sheng's news is also quite sensitive!" Xu Zhi smiled and said, "I originally had this plan, but then I gave up!"

Although there was no press conference for Jianing, Chen Songqing still secretly released the news, and Hongkong Land was angry when he found out, but Xu Zhi had already given up the acquisition, and Bao Fuda's illusions of competing for profits were also shattered, so he could only negotiate with Chen Songqing again!

Bao Yugang nodded and said: "Being able to buy a building on Hong Kong Island is also something I dream of very much, but unfortunately because of Wharf recently, the capital turnover has not been easy, otherwise I would like to buy it." ”

Xu Zhi said with a smile: "Hongkong Land wants to sell the Golden Gate Building just to raise funds to compete for the Wharf, Bao Sheng, aren't you asking for trouble for yourself?"

Bao Yugang smiled: "These are two things, even if I don't buy it, others will buy it, Hongkong Land can raise funds, this kind of good thing is not as cheap as me."

And believe it or not, if I did buy it, these people might not refuse! In business, there are no permanent enemies. ”

"Yes. Xu Zhi nodded, in later generations, after Bao Yugang captured Wharf, only a few months, Wharf and Hongkong Land joined hands again, maybe there was an idea of improving the relationship, but in front of interests, there were no enemies and no friends.

Bao Yugang sighed: "Actually, there was a better opportunity before, but it was wasted by me!"

Xu Zhi asked, "What chance?"

"I'm afraid you'll laugh when you say it. Bao Yugang shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Five years ago, that is, in 1974, the Connaught Building had just been completed, and at that time Henry Keswick was still the chairman of Jardine Matheson, and he came to me and told me that he was willing to exchange the Recreation Building for a 200,000-ton oil tanker in my hand!"

"Connaught Building!" Xu Zhi exclaimed, "That's the prime location of Central!"

"Yes!" Bao Yugang said regretfully: "It's a pity that I refused this request at that time, when the real estate crisis in Xiangjiang and the plummeting housing prices, my 200,000-ton oil tanker was worth worth two recreational buildings."

I missed this opportunity at that time, and it was really a few years in vain!"

"If you had agreed, you would have made a lot of money. Xu Zhi couldn't help but feel a pity, now it is estimated that the same ship is not even 1/5 of the price of the Recreation Building.

"Okay, let's not talk about this!" Bao Yugang said: "I just got the news that the mainland has agreed to build a five-star hotel in Shenhai City, Xu Sheng, you should also know, right?"

"Yes!" Xu Zhi nodded, just yesterday, the vice president of the Xinhua News Agency personally came over to inform him of the incident. It's a pity that there was no response to the golf course, Xu Zhi contacted Secretary Zhang of Shenhai City by phone, only to know that this matter had been stuck at the top, and even many people in the province had opposing opinions.

However, it is not that they are worried about Xu Zhitun land, it is true that the mainlanders attach importance to land in this era, but at this moment the mainland has no idea of developing the real estate economy at all, and they are worried about whether this capitalist game will affect the development of the country.

Bao Yugang said: "Since you have decided to be the major shareholder of this hotel, Xu Sheng, you have to be fully responsible for this matter, and I Lao Huo is just making an investment." ”

Xu Zhi nodded and agreed: "No problem, I will give the two of you a purpose after the design bidding." ”

Bao Yugang nodded and said: "That's fine, you are in charge of this hotel, Lao Huo and I went to the mainland some time ago, and we are ready to invest in new projects!"

Xu Zhi asked, "What project?"

Bao Yugang said: "Lao Huo went to Yangcheng, and he found that although the guest house there was a little better than the deep sea, it was still not enough, and the mainland government had decided to build a joint venture five-star hotel in Yangcheng, so he was involved here!"

"I see!" Xu Zhi nodded, this should be the White Swan Hotel in the future, but I don't know if the name and location will still be the same. He asked again, "Bao Sheng is also going to build a hotel?"

Bao Yugang waved his hand and smiled: "I don't have much interest in investing in hotels, I went to my hometown Ningbo, and found that the coast depth over there is very good, which is very suitable for building a large port, so build a port over there!"

Xu Zhi was surprised: "Port, this is a big investment!"

Bao Yugang said with a smile: "No, it's just a small one, a large port investment needs the consent of the central government, and the funds required are too big, I can't take it out!"

"This is also possible, with the current economic situation in the mainland, there is no need for large ports. Xu Zhi nodded and said that before the large-scale rise of private enterprises and foreign-funded enterprises, the mainland's economic exports were not active, and there was no need to build large ports.