Chapter 279 Betting on Citi

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At the mere mention of Bruce Kwok, Oliver Balin becomes hysterical. Everyone here is used to this. Knowing why, they don't want to say anything about it.

"While everything is going well now, we still have to be cautious until things are completely successful. Bruce Guo isn't a guy who throws in easily, and the Thunder Fund is a little too quiet. It's quiet and it's panicking!" said Andrew Fasto.

"Bruce Guo is just a lucky opportunist, just like Enron, with an empty appearance of bluffing, but in fact there is nothing of value inside!" Oliver Barin sarcastically said without hesitation. He couldn't hear the slightest compliment on the person he hated.

Andrew Fasto's brow twitched violently, and there was a hint of anger in his eyes. However, he did not get angry. Because, compared with half a month ago, Enron's embarrassment has now been exposed to everyone, and it has even begun to seek third-party acquisitions. Without Enron's backer, and the hundreds of millions of dollars in funds in his hands, his presence in this alliance is too weak.

"Oliver, Farsto played a very significant role in the previous operation to short gold. You should respect his efforts!" Paul Turner said solemnly.

As the top decision-maker of this small group, he must ensure the unity of the team. In addition, although Andrew Fastto has been insignificant due to the decline of Enron, his financial wisdom will help him a lot in the next league.

Facing Paul Turner, who represents Citi, Oliver Bahrain did not dare to fight against him. After pursing his lips, he folded his arms, leaned back on the sofa, and stopped talking.

Feeling the silence in the room, Paul Turner knew he had to make a change, or the meeting would be ineffective.

"Ladies and gentlemen, 15 days have passed since the start of the program, and in the fifteenth day, the price of gold has been successfully knocked down by us from $275.89 to $269.17. All of you here have made huge profits from the gold shorts!"

Hearing this, a smile appeared on the faces of everyone present. Even Oliver Balin and Andrew Fasto, who were still straight faces before. With the help of ING and Citi, they leveraged 20x leverage to make hundreds of millions of dollars in profits from short positions in the gold market. And the Tulip Fund led by Oliver Bahrain has earned billions in pre-tax profits.

A bountiful harvest that makes everyone happy.

"But now that we've run out of money, what's next?" said Andrew Fasto.

"It doesn't matter. Now the world's gold investment has been successfully reversed into a bearish trend. So, even without our funds, gold will still fall. What we have to do is to continue to use our advantages in terms of contacts and public opinion, continue to advocate gold shorts, maintain the general trend of gold decline, and then find a suitable opportunity to withdraw the funds and settle for safety after acquiring the maximum benefits!" said Paul Turner.

Everyone around nodded in agreement, and there was a little more hope for the rich harvest in the future.

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At a time when Paul Turner rejoiced in the gold harvest and the blow to Bruce Kwok. Guo Shouyun, who was in trouble by the Wall Street Journal's report and other newspapers' repeated reprints and over-interpretations, did not have a good time.

“… Rest assured, Mr. Hall, that our current investment is in safe hands. … Sorry, but you know, it's only at the end of the year that you get your investment back, as you said when you signed the contract. … Okay, don't worry, we'll get back to you in time!"

Zhang Shaoling, who hung up the phone, said to Guo Shouyun with a trace of bitterness: "This is the seventeenth customer to be refunded this morning!"

"Seventeen isn't much, I've already picked up twenty-three!" John Luthmi, who was next to him, shook his head.

"I'm slightly better, only eleven!" Qin Zhi said.

His unicorn department does not have an outstanding performance like Zhang Shaoling, nor does it have a well-known background and extensive contacts, so he has the least external customers, and most of the money invested in gold comes from shorting Enron and Enron CDs bonds.

"Boss, the situation is not good for us. If we don't respond in a certain way. I'm afraid that all of Thunder's customers will come to us to withdraw their investments. Qin Zhi became enlightened.

John Rusmie echoed: "Boss, the constraints of the contract are one thing. But if we don't respond, it's very bad for the reputation and future development of the Thunder. Moreover, now that the gold market is falling significantly, we should also do our best to compete with Citi people for the right to speak in gold investment. Even if we don't get the best results we want in the end, we can muddy the waters and stop gold's decline. ”

"Jingle bell...!"

Guo Shouyun was just about to speak, when the mobile phone in his pocket suddenly rang.

"Wait a minute!"

After appeasing John Lusimi and the others, Guo Shouyun took out his mobile phone, glanced at the caller ID, and pressed the answer button.

"Carl, how do you have time to call me. Isn't the White House busy enough?"

"Haha...!" Karl Rove's loud laughter came from the earpiece, "Bruce, although the matter of the White House is complicated, Mr. President and his think tank have handled it well, although I am not idle, but I am not too busy." On the contrary, it is you, and the United States has been arguing about you and the Thunder recently. ”

"It's just speculation from some media, and I won't be influenced by them!"

"Of course it's good that you can stay calm. However, many people don't have such a good psychological quality as you under the influence of public opinion!"

Guo Shouyun's eyes flashed, "Carl, is there anyone else who can make you condescend and call me for him personally?"

"Of course, and I think you should be able to guess who this guy is!"

"Mr. President?"

"Not bad. He had put $5 million into the Thunder Fund in Laura's name!"

Laura Wales, the wife of George W. Bush, of course Guo Shouyun knows this.

After a moment of silence, Guo Shouyun said slowly: "Please tell Mr. President, everything about Thunder is under my control." And, I can guarantee that he'll get a surprise reward from the Thunder before the end of the year. ”

"I'll tell you the truth. Bruce, call me if you need help!"

"Of course. If that moment comes, I won't be stingy!" Guo Shouyun smiled.

"That's good, I still have something to do, hang up first!"

"Bye-bye!"

After hanging up the phone, after thinking for a while, Guo Shouyun raised his head. Soon noticed the attention of Qin Zhicheng and the others.

"You guys go back first, I'll give you the next course of action after I think about it!"

After the three of them looked at each other, they didn't say anything more. Nodding, he turned and walked out of the room.

After everything around him quieted down, Guo Shouyun's eyes turned to the photo of himself and Molly Bevan next to him, looking at his lover in a white dress, long hair shawl, and a gentle smile on his face, "I originally wanted to accompany you through the most important and memorable moment in my life, but the reality forced me to fight back." But don't worry, I won't miss the moment my baby is born!"

Thinking of this, Guo Shouyun got up cleanly and walked behind the desk, turned on the computer, and began to edit a document.

And this document, which took Guo Shouyun an afternoon to write, was then published in the most prominent position on the front page of LinkedIn News. As soon as it was exposed, it quickly became a sensation in the world!

That's right, it's the world!

With the growth of LinkedIn, its audience is now no longer limited to the United States. English-speaking regions, including North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, etc., and most of Europe, have more than 50 million registered users!

Therefore, on the morning of August 16, when these more than 50 million people habitually opened LinkedIn News and browsed today's new news, they were quickly attracted by the top headline.

"Citi, I'm willing to bet on the gold market with you!"

The big black headline is particularly eye-catching and catchy. Whether it is gold, or the popularity of Citigroup, the largest financial consortium in the United States or the world, it can generate enough new gravity to make people subconsciously open it.

"Since the Wall Street Journal article headlined, 'Tens of billions of dollars trapped in the gold market are about to come to naught!!What should happen to the Hunter brothers II?', almost all Americans believe that the Thunder Fund has lost a lot of money in gold investments. Even nearly 90 percent of the investors in the Thunder Fund are asking if they can get their investment back? I wonder how easily and unthinkingly they believe public opinion, rather than choosing to trust the investment decisions of an experienced professional investor?"

"When I asked them why, they told me that Citi funded the Argentine government, that Citi had invested heavily in gold shorts, and that Citi's clients were bearish on gold. Well, as the largest financial consortium in the United States, Citibank with a century-old history, their influence is indeed not comparable to that of Thunder. However, despite this, I still believe that the future of gold belongs to the bulls. The possibility of high returns from the bulls is much greater than the bears. Some people may ask, on what basis do you make such a judgment? I would say: empirical, analytical, intuition. ”

"If you expand and write, then there are probably more than a few hundred technical documents listed here. Moreover, even if all this information is put out, there are still people who believe that gold will continue to fall. It's like what we always say and believe: There are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people!"

"Seeing this, you may suspect that I am playing tricks. But it doesn't matter, I will prove with my actions that I am in favor of gold bulls. By the way, didn't the Wall Street Journal and even many so-called financial experts in the United States say that I am a speculator?

"Currently, I have Pan Pacific Group, LinkedIn, Matrix, Apple, PayPal, Ruby, Phoenix, Amazon and Google, a total of nine companies with major equity and controlling stakes, although in February this year, I issued $3 billion in CDs bonds with the shares of some of these companies, but after more than half a year of rapid development, almost all companies have increased in value to varying degrees, especially Pan Pacific Group, a company with assets of more than $120 billion in controlling stake in my hands. ”

"Now I'm willing to use all my shares in these nine companies to deduct the value of $3 billion in CDs bonds and get a low-interest loan from Citibank that will be invested in the gold market. And what I'm going to bet on Citi is this: By the end of this year, whoever makes more money from the gold market will win if the Thunder Fund's gold long position in units of $100 million is compared with Citi's gold short position of $100 million! If I win, Citi's loan term will be extended from one year to ten years, and no interest will be charged. If Citi wins, I'm willing to sell all the company's shares to it at a 20% discount and repay the loan at the same time!"

"So, Citi shareholders, are you willing to accept my bet if you are bullish on gold bears?"

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There is no doubt that Guo Shouyun's press release has dropped a nuclear bomb on the world's public opinion circles! I have never seen the excitement of the press circles leaving this scene.

A series of reports, centering on Guo Shouyun, around his assets, around Citigroup, and even around this gambling game of the century, quickly spread from the United States to every corner of the world.

Guo Shouyun became popular overnight!

His legendary fortune spread to every corner of the world as the events spread.

The mayor of Las Vegas even publicly promised the media that they would be willing to provide all services for the gamble for free if Citi agreed.

And this promise, like a catalyst, has intensified the discussion on this topic. In just three days, the news, people's way to work, and even entertainment programs were full of discussions about this gambling game, and the analysis of the gold market became a must-see after dinner.

As the incident brewed, more and more eyes were focused on Citigroup. People are longing for a little more big events that will get their adrenaline pumping in this fucked-up age of the economic downturn.

Located at the intersection of Lexington Boulevard and 53rd Street in New York, Citibank is one of the most majestic skyscrapers in New York City. Nowadays, outside this magnificent landmark building, there are many people who eat melons who are not too big to see the excitement. They held signs demanding that Citi agree to the bet. This group of idlers who were raised by the high welfare of the United States did not care even if they were driven away by the security guards of Citigroup, giggling and occasionally whistling, as if they were celebrating a holiday, gathered under Citi Tower, becoming an unpopular scenery on New York's boulevards!