When Russia announced the free float of the ruble and the news of the default of the national debt, Julian . Robertson was playing golf in his office next to Central Park.

Due to the time difference, when it was daylight on the Russian side, New York was still in the middle of the night. While hedge funds generally have several office locations, such as Tiger in Tokyo, Greenwich, New York and Chicago, all portfolios and positions are subject to approval and monitoring by the risk control department at the New York headquarters before they can be implemented.

And in general, Julian. Robertson and other senior partners and above will not work all night, because they are too old to bear this kind of high-intensity work; The second is that the people under them are extraordinary, coupled with a strict risk control mechanism, generally speaking, there will be no major mistakes.

But today's situation is markedly different, coupled with the $500 million in last week's surprise entry, Tiger Fund's position in the Russian government bond market has exceeded the $2 billion mark, which is already the largest position of Tiger Fund at the moment. Even after the US market closes, Robertson will have to spend some time monitoring movements in the Russian market.

In this office with a size of hundreds of square meters, there are decorations with tiger as the LOGO everywhere, the carpet is embroidered with a majestic "mountain tiger", and the wall is hung with a complete tiger skin, but this is not really a tiger skin, just a handicraft. In Julian. On Robertson's desk, there is a bronze tiger talisman. This tiger talisman came from an investor in Macau.

Speaking of embroidery on the carpet, there was once such a story, when the Tiger Fund customized a carpet embroidered with "Xiashan Tiger", which was vividly displayed on the paper, and suddenly looked almost no different from the real tiger. But the performance of the Tiger Fund during that time was not very good. Robertson and his ace analysts worked hard, but their performance always couldn't improve, which made them wonder for a while.

Later, an investor from Asia visited the Tiger Fund and when he saw Julian. After the "Downhill Tiger" in Robertson's room. Without saying a word, turn around and leave. This makes Julian. Robertson was puzzled. After trying his best to win over the investor, the other party revealed the "truth": it turned out that for Yundao and Shitu, the "Xiashan Tiger" is a hoodoo and should be avoided as much as possible.

Julian after hearing this. Robertson was very unimpressed, though. But he still sent his men to remove the carpet. Replace it with a "mountain tiger" that looks back. It's also strange to say. Since the new carpet, Tiger Fund's performance has quickly improved, and they have accurately grasped every bull market or bear market. And Julian. Robertson himself made a fortune as a result.

Since then, Julian, who has never been superstitious. Robertson also began to become superstitious, and whenever a powerful investor came to visit, he would inevitably take the other party to visit the carpet and tell the story of this legendary experience to convince the other party. Under the protection of this "mountain tiger", Tiger Fund has grown in scale and has successfully become one of the best-performing and largest funds in the hedge fund industry.

Next to the desk, there is a golf bag, which is densely packed with clubs, and this kind of club without a logo is Julian. Robertson's custom-made space shuttle metal at a sporting goods company is light and stiff enough to be the perfect tool for playing ball.

And in Julian. At Robertson's feet is a five-metre-long simulated fairway, the quality of the plastic turf is about the same as that of a real golf course, with a short and smooth cut, and a flagpole erected at the far end of the hole is exactly the same as in the real game.

This set of tools alone costs about $50,000, but for top hedge fund managers, this qiē is not a problem. Rich! Wayward!

Julian. Robertson took a putter and weighed it in his hand for a moment, then put the smooth and white golf ball on the fairway, and after aiming and aiming, he gently pushed it, and the golf ball drilled straight into the hole like an eye, and after two circles around the edge of the hole, it obediently fell into the hole.

"Caught a birdie!"

Julian. Robertson excitedly waved his club as he put down his cigar and shouted excitedly as he made a gesture toward the hole to shoot a gun.

But his excitement didn't last long, and almost just as he was about to release the second ball, the door to the room was slammed open from the outside. Sweating profusely, Setron barged in, and he was greeted by Julian. Robertson's dissatisfied eyes simply turned a blind eye, and after taking a deep breath, he said loudly: "Boss, something happened, the Russian side has announced!" ”

"What was announced?" Although there was a faint sense of foreboding in his heart, Julian. Robertson remained calm enough to remove the cigar from his mouth and ask faintly, "Did they decide to let their bonds cash in on time?" ”

"Nope! No! No! "Robert. After saying "no" three times in a row, Setron had time to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and then said quickly, "Boss, the Russian side announced that the ruble will float freely, and the creditor side announced that it will temporarily suspend payment, so that the market can wait for news." However, according to the tone of their announcement, the possibility of non-fulfillment in the future cannot be ruled out! We're in it this time! ”

"What?" Julian. Robertson's face changed suddenly, and with a shake of his right hand, the thick cigar fell on the carpet, just between the eyebrows of the white-fronted tiger. Julian. Robertson hurriedly leaned over to pick it up, but it was too late, and the tiger had already burned a fingernail-sized mark on its forehead, like a bullet hole.

“……”

Looking at the original majestic "Shangshan Tiger" into what it is now, Julian. Robertson was distressed and helpless, so many years of careful maintenance, so that this carpet is still as good as new, but just now because of his own hand slippery. It really hurts his heart to do such damage.

The deeper reason is Julian. Robertson's superstition about this carpet, now made like this, I don't know if it will have an effect on his fortunes, Julian. Robertson thought.

Forget it, let's leave that alone. Julian. Robertson tried to stand up, but at this moment, a sharp pain that blackened his eyes suddenly came from the position of his heart, and he stumbled on the spot. I almost fell to the ground. Robert. Certron saw that something was wrong. hurriedly stepped forward to support him, but was shocked to find that only a few minutes later, his boss was pale. Bloodless. Purple lips. And the large beads of sweat on his forehead oozed out of his skin one by one.

"Boss, are you alright?" Robert. Setron hurried to bring Julian. Robertson held on and gently placed him in his chair. Then he asked cautiously, "Do I need to take you to the hospital, I see that your face is wrong!" ”

It was a long time to relieve, Julian. Robertson felt that the pain in his heart had eased a lot, and then he waved his hand and said weakly, "Call Jimmy, he's the doctor." I'm fine, it's just that I was suddenly stimulated, and my heart couldn't bear it all of a sudden. You help me turn on the computer, I want to see the market. ”

Seeing Julian. Robertson's face slowed down, and he regained a lot of blood. Only then did Setron relax and turn to Julian. Jimmy in Robertson's mouth.

Speaking of this Jimmy, it was Julian. Robertson recruited the black military doctor on a whim, and this bold young man was also very good at seizing the opportunity to launch a demonstration in South Korea, which directly stirred up the market's confidence in the won at a critical time, and made the Tiger Fund profitable.

After retiring from the army and returning to the United States, Jimmy became Julian. Robertson was a temporary driver, and at the same time studied in the trading department, for most of the year, he only did some low-level jobs such as buying coffee and ordering lunch, and he did not get more opportunities for the time being.

Soon Robert. Cetron and Jimmy arrived at Julian. Robertson's office, to their surprise, at this time Julian. Robertson's face was flushed, and he was sitting in front of the computer in a daze, looking red. What does Setron say is unbearable?

Jimmy looked at Robert suspiciously. Setron then strode towards Julian. In front of Robertson, he followed the other party's gaze to the computer screen, and at the same time said, "Boss, is there anything to look at?" ”

Julian. Robertson didn't answer, still staring at the computer screen in a daze, and Jimmy was stunned when he saw the computer screen. Robert. Cetron realized that something was wrong and hurriedly walked over, only to be surprised to find that on the entire computer screen, there were only three letters: "LOL".

"What does that mean?" Robert. Setron scratched his head and looked at Jimmy, who was also puzzled, a little speechlessly, and the two exchanged glances, and both subconsciously looked at Julian, who was obviously not in the right situation. Robertson.

"You guessed it right, that's what laughter means!" In English, LOL means laughing~out~loud or laugh~out~loudly. And at this time, Julian. Robertson's computer has such words, but it is very puzzling, but their doubts did not last long, and the next moment Julian. Robertson's face showed a miserable smile, and he said weakly, "This, this is the ridicule sent to me by my opponent!" My God! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, his throat was sweet, and when he opened his mouth involuntarily, a bloody arrow erupted without warning, enveloping the entire computer screen. The next moment, Julian. Robertson only felt that it was dark in front of him, and he didn't know anything.

Seeing their boss suddenly vomit blood, and then pass out again, Jimmy and Robert . Certron was horrified, and the two of them screamed almost at the same time. However, the reactions of the two soon became very different. Setron quickly grabbed the phone and dialed "911"; And Jimmy was the first to put Julian in a coma. After untying his tie and shirt, Robertson lay flat on the ground, leaned over to listen to the murmur in his chest, then crossed his hands and began to make emergency treatment.

After a while, Julian. Robertson finally breathed a sigh of relief and regained consciousness, just as the ambulance arrived, and several ambulance crews gave Julian a new breath of relief. After Robertson was given an intravenous drip, he was carried to the nearest hospital.

"I didn't see it, you actually did this, no wonder the boss said to let you come over!" After a bit of scrambling, Robert. Cetron sat down on the ground, gasping for air, and when he saw Jimmy beside him, he praised him heartily.

Jimmy's brows were tightly knit, and he didn't mean to relax in the slightest. Setron's compliment, he just smiled in response, then walked to the bloodstained desk, looking at the already blurred "LOL" in a daze. (To be continued......)

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