No one knows how excited Jonas is to see Macridge today.

This pioneer who set off the oil revolution in the world is one of the most influential figures in the short history of oil.

In a way, you can even remove one of them.

It could even expand the scope of oil to include the entire scope of commodity trading.

Gold, copper, aluminum, tungsten, etc., in addition to iron ore, other precious metals, oil, grain and oil trade, and natural gas were all affected by him.

The spot trading model he pioneered broke the monopoly of large oil companies on oil and directly created the mainstream mode of commodity trading in the next few decades.

And he's not the kind of white glove, but a tyrant who really controls the market.

Hearing Jonas's answer, he smiled a little shyly and asked, "So, when you met, you said that I was your idol, not flattery?"

In his autobiography, Macridge's character is described in detail, and although he has strong leadership skills, he does not talk much, and even seems to be taciturn.

It is said that the godfather played by Marlon Brando is played in his appearance, and although he is a big man, he smiles shyly.

Jonas paused deliberately, pretended to think about it, and said, "Absolutely not, I consider it my honor to be able to cook this dinner for you today." ”

Today's five guests, Markridge and Pincasgreen are commodity traders, Davis is an oil mogul, Steinhardt is the king of stock short-term trades, and Murdoch is a media mogul.

If Zhou Lei in his previous life could sit at the same table and eat with anyone, it would be worth showing off for a lifetime.

Green smiled and asked, "Why hesitate, is it uncertain?"

Jonas waited for this and said, "No, I just asked myself again if this is what I really want." ”

Yannick then said, "Look, this is my son, and he willingly gave it to you that I had to pay for to drink. Is my life experience worthless to you?

Jonas pulled two hundred francs out of his pocket and handed them to Yannick. "Today's dinner is mine, and you don't want to pay for the wine. ”

Although this posture is a bit secondary, it is very much in line with Jonas's age. If Jonas behaved as tactful as his middle-aged and elderly people, it would be a demon.

Everyone laughed, and Yannick, of course, would not take the two hundred Swiss francs, and glared at Jonas. "If you don't take your hand back, I'll risk your mother going to court and beating you up. ”

Jonas pursed his lips and said with a slight hint of meaning, "Violence is never the best way to solve problems, which is why I will never surrender to you. ”

Hannah wiped her mouth at this time and said, "Jonas, I personally think you shouldn't be too ambitious now, and you shouldn't spend too much energy on other things before you become a financial expert. ”

She was the oldest, and everyone closed their mouths and listened to her.

Because Jonas's life path was largely arranged, as Yannick's only son and the sole heir to Hoffmann Bank, he was supposed to learn about finance and nothing else.

But Jonas just behaved and seemed to be more curious about what Markridge was doing.

Jonas nodded and said, "Grandma, rest assured, the Faculty of Economics at the University of Zurich is my only goal. ”

Hannah nodded and said, "That's good, outside of your studies, I don't object to you learning more." Mark has bought the house next door to King Leopold in town, and you will have the opportunity to ask him for advice in the future. ”

Macridge also showed a hint of a smile at this time, and said deliberately: "Little Yonas, I don't think your wine can be used as your tuition. ”

Of course, I think so too. So......" Jonas nodded, his eyes swept over the amused smiles of the crowd and said, "If I can serve you, will I be able to offset some of the tuition fees?"

The laughter of the crowd grew even stronger, and in their eyes, Jonas was a naïve young man who didn't know the height of the sky. Because they are juniors, they have a little more tolerance and patience, but they don't really listen to him.

Macridge asked, "Do it for me, help me move, or do you mow my lawn and deliver newspapers?"

Jonas smiled and said, "I'll start with the New Year's holiday, why didn't you reunite with your families, but came to Switzerland to negotiate official business to guess what you want to do......

All eyes looked at Yannick, and he said solemnly, "I didn't talk to Jonas about any work. ”

Green laughed: "What do you think we are here in Switzerland?"

Jonas glanced at Murdoch, a media mogul who would later be the main guest today, but whose status and money were still unusually low-key.

Then, Jonas whispered, "Twentieth Century Fox." ”

The smiles on everyone's faces disappeared at once, and only Hannah and Kostler looked at them curiously.

Green originally looked like a good old man, but he restrained his smile and his eyes became sharper. "Jonas, did you occasionally overhear your dad on the phone or talking to Osberg?"

Jonas shook his head. "I didn't know I would see you today until you came. ”

Green added: "We all believe in Yannick's professionalism and he won't pass on things that aren't sure he's good. You didn't hear him call, did you guess that?"

Jonas laughed, "Or a more apt word: judgment!"

Even Yannick's face was filled with suspicion, and he asked, "How did you think of Twentieth Century Fox?" ”

For Zhou Lei, who is familiar with Macridge's biography, he can't say that he knows everything about Macridge, but at least he remembers some of the twists in his life very clearly.

Before being wanted by the United States, Macridge had many industries in the United States, oil companies, refineries, oil pipelines, and so on were just the main business.

And his wife Denise was the heir to Fuller Sylander's shoes, and under her influence, Macridge invested in the aristocratic school in New York, and Twentieth Century Fox, one of the seven major film companies in Hollywood.

Twentieth Century Fox is not the only one that owns Macridge, and the other major shareholder is oil tycoon Marvin Davis.

In his autobiography, Macridge only sold his stake in Fox in '83, but the sale of such a large company will obviously take a long time to negotiate.

Seeing that today's guest is Murdoch, Jonas quickly thought that Fox's next home is Murdoch, so the deal they can negotiate should be Fox.

"I was very interested in Mr. Markridge's experience, so in my spare time, I read a lot of reports about him and knew that Twentieth Century Fox was Mr. Rich's company. And among today's guests is the famous Mr. Murdoch, so the node where the two sides can have a relationship should be this company. ”

Jonas has been thinking about it these days, spending the past few years on his own, accumulating financial experience.

Although the main business wants to do oil, since he has this private bank in his hand, he will invest in Internet companies after the 90s, and he will be able to become a world-class rich man in the future.

However, when he met Macridge today, he suddenly found that the Hoffman family was close to Macridge, and while he was excited, he couldn't help but think about how to get closer to Macridge.

Although he has been wanted by the United States for 17 years, he is at the top of the wanted list. But the Americans have always been helpless against him, mainly because the forces behind him are too complex and too large.

He lived peacefully to the end of his life, such a thick thigh, if he didn't know how to hug, it would be stupid.

However, it is not easy to hug this thick thigh, and if he does not show a little difference, he will only be regarded as a child.

Therefore, he has to show a little "smart" appropriately, even if he can't hold his thick thighs now, at least he can't kick him away.

Macridge smiled and said, "Yannick, I'm sure you won't be the source of the leak, but I'm a little surprised by Jonas's cleverness. I didn't know that I would be silently watched by a young man. Yannick and I have become more than just partners, you can call me Uncle Mark instead of Mr. Richie. ”

Jonas laughed, "Uncle Mark. You should understand by now that the statement that you are my idol is not flattery. ”

Markridge laughed: "You keep saying that I am your idol, it only makes me feel ashamed." ”

"You broke the monopoly of the Seven Sisters on oil and turned it into a commodity that could be traded at will. This kind of trading has promoted the development of the oil industry, and it has also allowed the trading of other commodities to have a platform, no, it should be said that it is a network. Such a great feat, any worship of you is well deserved. ”

Although Macridge himself and his disciples have been criticized for being inseparable from power-for-money transactions, black-box operations, bribery, gangsters, monopolies, etc.

But no one can deny that Macridge ushered in a new era, and he turned the monopoly of the world's great powers into a real commodity.

It is also because of the influence of these people that oil technology is gradually becoming public, and those poor and small countries are able to control their own oil.

Before that, all the oil in the world was controlled by the seven main companies in the world, and the technology was also controlled by them, and oil was not a freely traded commodity, but a weapon for the powerful to control the weak.

"Internet ......" he wiped his mouth, picked up his glass and said, "I like this word, I have always considered myself a middleman." Now, a toast to our oil trading network. ”

Everyone raised their glasses in response, and even Kostler raised his glass seriously and took a small sip.

Putting down the glass, Macridge said again: "Yannick, Jonas is good, very smart, and worth cultivating. ”

Yannick sighed softly and said, "Unfortunately, he is still dissatisfied with me. You should be able to tell tonight that he's closer to you than he is to me. ”

Macridge has only three daughters and no sons, so he naturally knows what Yannick means.

But before he could say anything, Hannah spoke first. "Mark, don't forget that Weinberg is investigating you. ”

This is a name in Zhou Lei's impression, and if he remembers correctly, this Weinberg is a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Department of Justice.

Hearing Hannah's reminder, Jonas suddenly realizes that his grandmother doesn't seem to be a simple old lady!