Compass was speechless.

At the end of July, after Xiao Qi's visit to the United States, Wade of Citibank once said Xiao Qi's words at a party.

At the time, people took it as a joke, because it was impossible for oil prices to plummet so drastically, especially in today's era of inflation!

However, nearly two months later, the truth has hit everyone's cheeks one after another with an iron fist.

Since the beginning of September, oil prices fell below the psychological threshold of 60 US dollars, in the past 10 days, oil prices have been falling vigorously, although the decline is not large, but every day more than 10 cents, dozens of cents down, and the occasional rebound has never exceeded 1 US dollars, which really makes the US oil futures practitioners heartbroken.

Today, the oil price is only 54 US dollars, which can be said to be an inch away from the lowest psychological bottom line of 50 US dollars for all oil futures traders.

In recent years, there is a consensus that if the price of oil futures can be above 70, then it means that the economy is barely operating normally; If it is between 60-70, then it is worth being vigilant, and the economy is likely to fall into weakness; If it falls to 60 in one breath, the economy will undoubtedly enter stagnation; If we go further down and break 50, the global financial crisis is almost coming!

Now that the price of oil is 54, everyone is so nervous, it really has to reach the 30 US dollars that Xiao Qi said, I don't know how many people will be unlucky, and how much the global economy will be affected.

"Hehe, Mr. Xiao is serious." Kompass chewed on the beef in his mouth, his mind spinning: "$30 is a price that neither OPEC nor the United States will allow, in fact, we think that by the end of the year, as the expectations of major companies for next year's oil consumption change, it should lead to an increase in oil prices." ”

Xiao Qi smiled faintly. I buried my head in eating.

His refusal to accept the move made Compass Lyco's series of counterattacks useless, and it felt a bit like he had nowhere to go.

Even if Xiao Qi's sense of smell is very sensitive, Compass is sure that this teenager's foundation in oil futures is definitely not comparable to his own.

If so, this is the case. He is very sure that he can trick Xiao Qi into the circle, and finally achieve a series of goals.

It's a pity.

Xiao Qi was not fooled at all, which couldn't help but make Compass more and more jealous of Xiao Qi in his heart.

After a full five minutes, Compass was replanning his jihua, but he still didn't dare to speak early.

Seeing that his face became solemn, Xiao Qi took a sip of his drink and turned the topic to another aspect, "By the way, Mr. Compass is here this time." Is it to terminate the VAM agreement early? ”

"Oh yes." Compass reacted very quickly, and said with a slight bow: "Mr. Xiao, we Merrill Lynch feel that we have lost this bet, and we are willing to settle with you in advance, congratulations on winning this bet." ”

When this is said. Compass had a burning pain in his face.

Denzer in the Investment Management Department, because of this thing. I went home early and ate myself.

Under the sad feeling of the rabbit and the fox, Compass felt for the first time that Merrill Lynch was still being severely pitted in the places he was best at, and it seemed that there were so many smart people on Shijie.

"Early settlement is no problem." Xiao Qi ate the lamb chops and asked vaguely, "But what conditions are you going to take?" What price is settled in advance? ”

"ADI's wireless communications department is naturally yours, and as for the amount of the bet, when you sign the agreement, it will be settled according to the average price of the day, which is above this. We are very well-behaved, Mr. Xiao, please don't worry. Compass also thought that Xiao Qi was worried that they were playing tricks in this regard, and it was also a formal indication of the excellent credibility of a major international investment bank in this regard.

"The average price of the day?" Xiao Qi smiled dumbly: "I know that oil prices will continue to fall, and there are still three months before the end of the year. ”

Compass, who is known as the next deputy general manager and director candidate, gasped when he heard this: "Mr. Xiao means ......"

Looking at him, Xiao Qi said calmly: "I said 25 US dollars, you definitely don't want to, then according to the conservative calculation of 30 US dollars, ADI's wireless communication department also belongs to me." ”

"Impossible!!"

Compass jerked to his feet, and the knives and forks he had brought with him fell to the ground.

The four foreign men next to him had been watching this side, and they were also very nervous when they saw this, they knew that there was a problem with the negotiation, but this was not a group fight, so they couldn't pounce to help.

It was past 12 noon, and there were a lot of people who came to eat, and suddenly I saw a gringo with a blushing face and shouting "impossible", and everyone's eyes looked at Kompass in unison.

In the western restaurant, there is usually little noise, and with the roar of Kompass, the surrounding atmosphere is suddenly very quiet.

With so many people watching, if it were ordinary, Compass would have bowed and apologized in a gentlemanly manner, but now he only had anger and could not see anything else.

An old foreign man in his fifties, with a nameplate of "manager" on his chest, stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "Sir, do you need help?" ”

"Oh, no, I'm sorry!" Compass took a deep breath and squeezed out a smile.

"Then I'll help you change a set of cutlery." The manager smiled and turned to leave.

He wanted to make sure that the two were going to fight, since it was just an ordinary quarrel, it would not affect the normal operation of the restaurant.

At the girl's table on the other side, the boys and girls also noticed Compass's anger, and Yan Shan Chong and Guan You naturally took their hands out of revealing themselves, and by the way, they crusaded against Xiao Qi a few more words.

But the ethereal and tender girl was proud in her heart: to be able to force foreigners like this, Xiao Qi really deserves to be a genius with everyone's demeanor!

Sitting back down, Kompass's face had calmed down.

It's not that he can't help but be angry, but because he has never met such a Chinese person.

On weekdays, it is Huaguo's company that goes to Merrill Lynch, and his attentive attitude makes Compass look down on Huaguo people in the depths of his heart, and suddenly Xiao Qi is such a tough and arrogant person, which makes him uncomfortable.

But he was an extraordinary person after all, he held back his anger, and he showed apologies to Xiao Qi: "I'm sorry, Mr. Xiao, I was too impulsive." ”

"It's okay, losers have the right to vent their emotions."

Xiao Qi's words almost made Compass go berserk again, he clenched his fists, and repeatedly said to himself in his heart: "Don't be angry, don't be angry, he just wants to see you lose your mind in anger, don't be fooled!" (To be continued......)