While Jessica was on the phone in the office, Link and Neil were already on the plane to Texas.

Link got on the plane and opened a bottle of wine, but after drinking two glasses of wine, he didn't say a word. And Neil isn't the kind of person who talks a lot.

When he had finished his second glass and poured it into his own glass, he asked Neil, "What kind of person do you tell me your friend is?"

"When I got on Wall Street, Kempner was my first investor, and he invested me 10 million dollars. However, I have also earned more than a billion for him. Four years ago, he redeemed all the money from Geddeis. After that, he mainly invested in stocks with stable performance and made long-term investments. His farm was bought six years ago. ”

"I remember four years ago, Geddes was on the rise. Link was a little surprised that his friend had redeemed the money at that time, which was clearly not the right choice at the time. "He's having a problem with his funds?"

"No, he doesn't have any other business, and he doesn't have a problem with his money. It's just that although he is a Texan, he is more rational than most Texans. ”

Neil took a sip of his wine and continued. "At that time I made a lot of profits from South Asia. He felt he had enough money. And my investment approach was too risky, so he decided to withdraw from Gedde. Now it seems that he made the right choice. Today, his stock has a fairly stable annual income. And operate it yourself, without the handling fee of the fund institution. ”

"He doesn't have his own company?"

"Nope. He's a lazy man!" Neil said with a laugh. "He now has at least half a billion dollars. A few years ago, he bought the current farm, including 300 abandoned oil wells for reproduction, and although he could not find the oil field again, the crude oil extracted in the past few years not only recovered the investment, but also earned more than 200 million. ”

"He still has oil wells on his farm?"

"The oil extractor was completely dismantled more than a year ago. Now he only runs his farm. Growing cotton, raising cattle. Half of the year stays in Texas, and the other half the world plays. ”

"How old is he?"

"Forty-three years old. ”

When Link heard this, he thought it was a weirdo. If you are an ordinary person, at the age of forty, it is the time when ambition is high, and you have a wealth of more than one billion dollars, and you can start a business. Neil's friend, on the other hand, only bought a farm and began to retire.

However, Neil's next words made him feel that he was not thinking very right. At least this person still has plans to have his own career. I just chose a relatively "unpopular" industry.

"He wanted to convert his farm into an organic one. But he had previously used too many herbicides and pesticides, and had grown genetically modified crops. So the soil on his farm couldn't be tested. ”

"It's totally possible to separate the pasture from the farm. "Of course, the farm does not use herbicides. Too many pesticides are also not used.

But the density of his cattle is too high. Neil said with a smile. "There are quite a few reservoirs in the middle of his farm, as well as a few small rivers. That gives his pasture access to irrigation. He also planted some pasture, so he could raise more cattle on his pasture, but that number was considered excessive. If he had farmed according to organic standards, his income might have been even lower. ”

Link chuckled and said, "I think he must be annoyed!"

"He was really annoyed. But he still wants to move away from relying on herbicides and pesticides. ”

Link felt that the other party wanted to see him, probably for this purpose.

But he doesn't talk about the man anymore: "Hopefully he can do that soon." By the way, you didn't plan for crude oil futures last time, and what's the situation now?"

Speaking of his own work, Neil sat up straight and said, "My people have opened positions on several exchanges, and the total position is currently around $2.8 billion. ”

He has a total of $3.6 billion in funds at his disposal, which means that more than 75 percent of it has been used.

"Crude oil futures in New York have been in a tight range lately," Link said. ”

"Indeed. Although crude oil futures have not yet started to rise, according to our survey, Wall Street institutions have opened more than $60 billion in positions. Moreover, the funds of many parties in other trading markets are even as high as 200 billion US dollars. I think they'll be launched soon. ”

To manipulate a future, it does not mean that you can simply buy or sell directly according to the leverage. If you want the price of a futures to change in the direction you expect, you must not only trade on the exchange, but also operate accordingly outside the exchange. The amount of money required will be significant.

Traders may have to invest hundreds of billions of dollars, if not more. If you calculate according to the leverage ratio, as long as the price of crude oil fluctuates by a few percent, you may be able to earn hundreds of billions.

But in reality, traders will be very satisfied if they can get tens of billions of dollars in profits. Because trading also requires a lot of costs.

That's why the rat warehouse is so jealous of the dealer. They invest a lot of money, and as a result, the rat warehouse eats up the profits of the large shares, which is actually robbing them of their money. Therefore, all the dealers are eager to buy special rat poison to kill all the rats.

And Neil is clearly going to be a rat this time. And it's a big rat.

Of course, Link felt that Neil would never want to be a mouse if he could. He probably prefers the feeling of being in control.

It's just that now they can't do it.

"When do you think the market will explode?"

"Not sure!" Neil said, frowning. "But I think it's pretty much there. They have already piled up enough money, and if they continue to wait, the interest will cost them a lot. If there are no surprises, those funds will be returned soon. Won't get in the way of your plans. ”

Link smiled and said, "Don't get me wrong. I asked this, only to suddenly remember. And those funds don't necessarily need them now. He had prepared the funds to cover a loan from a farmer who had used the Amaranth virus.

Now, it may not be needed.

Neil smiled and said, "If that's the case, I'm a little less stressed about the operation." By the way, Flon has also invested more than two billion dollars. If this market is really as I judge, maybe you will have more money. ”

"In that case, I can hand over some of the funds to you. ”

That's exactly what Neil thought: "If you can, that's the best." ”

Link hesitated for a moment and said, "Now it seems that the sale of Amaranth virus must be blocked. The funds in the bank are also placed, and it is too late to enter the market if they are handed over to you now?"

Neil wasn't sure if it was too late. However, he also believes that in the current situation, it is not very risky to put money into the market. Because the many parties have completely sat down, if they want to turn around and make a short pit, they will even be pitted. He thinks maybe he could be a little bolder now.

He pondered before he said to Link: "I don't know if there is a chance, but I will try to put as much money into the market as possible." ”

"Okay, I'll call Claire right now. He said that in front of Neil, he called Claire and asked him to transfer most of the funds set aside in the bank for loans to the financial investment company.

It didn't take long for Claire to call Neil and tell him that he had transferred another four billion dollars to him.

Neil didn't drag the mud either. He immediately contacted his men. However, instead of using a telephone, he used an instant messaging app on the Internet.

Neil quickly distributed the funds to his subordinates and gave them a number of instructions.

After doing this, he said to Link: "They'll operate on various exchanges. If there is a change, I will be notified immediately. If there is no emergency, it will be reported to me once an hour. ”

It's not the most stressful time, he can take control of the whole situation.

Link was relieved to hand over almost all the funds to him, one was to trust his judgment, and the other was that he was a little depressed now and wanted to vent his anger.

Meanwhile, St. Louis, inside an office. Two men are talking about Link.

"Cohen, I got the news that he's flying to Texas. Ashton said as soon as he sat down at his desk.

Cohen put down his work on the computer and faced him and said, "Do you know where he's going?"

"Amalialo. I remember there were plenty of small pastures and lots of cotton farms. ”

Cohen reminisced for a moment and said, "You're right. However, most of the cotton plantations there are our customers. ”

But he went there. ”

"Maybe he wants to convince a customer. ”

"Then how big do you think it takes for a super-rich man worth tens of billions to talk about it in person?" Ashton saw that he still didn't catch the point, and his voice couldn't help but amplify a little. "Texas is one of the largest agricultural states in the United States. If he is allowed to open the market there. Everything we've done before will lose its meaning. I think we have to figure out what he was going there for. ”

"Are you worried that he's going to talk to some association?" Cohen couldn't help but be a little worried when he thought of this possibility. It took them a long time to turn the situation in their favor. If Link is allowed to make a breakthrough, they will be considered a failure.

And the company has given them the task of blocking the listing of the Amaranth virus, and if they can do a good job, they may be promoted. But if they fail, they become the scapegoats for failure.

But after thinking about it, he felt that even if Link found those associations, he would not be able to convince those people easily.

The price of Amaranth virus is too high.

As long as there is a possibility that farmers can get rid of amaranth at a lower cost, those farmers will not use the Benehans virus.

Unless they cut the price.

Thinking of this possibility, he asked Ashton with wistful concern: "Do you think it is possible for them to reduce the price?"

"We never ruled out the possibility that they would do that. Isn't it?" Ashton said, furrowing an eyebrow. "The only drawback of this product is that the effect is too simple. The effect is very good, but the cost is very high. If they change their sales strategy. Selling products directly, rather than providing services, reduces costs a lot. If they drop the price. Even if the cost is more than $80 per acre, that price may still attract some farmers to their products until our new products come out. ”

After a pause, he emphasized: "Don't forget, their production capacity is very low, and as long as a small percentage of farmers use their products, they are considered successful." And our market will shrink accordingly. ”

Cohen stood up and said, "I'll go to the boss and explain this." Also, you're ready to schedule the next plan to start. Also, let people find out what exactly he is going to do. ”