Wade, the VIP service manager of Citibank's New York branch, who had already gotten the news, received the visiting Xiao Qi in his office with a smile.

When he left the United States in April, Xiao Qi entrusted Citibank to help buy the WCDMA division of Nortel Networks, paving the way for the future 3G network era.

The two sides have been in contact, and just two days ago, Wade called and said that almost Nortel's network has loosened its mouth, and everyone's intention should be around $400 million.

In the past two days, Xiao Qi has been busy with little Taylor's affairs, and after he was free, he came to Citibank to discuss the specific acquisition with Wade.

"Haha, Mr. Xiao, you are really a genius! Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs' faces are going green these days! It's so cool! As soon as Wade opened his mouth, he didn't say Nortel Network, but sincerely admired Xiao Qi, "At the beginning of this month, oil prices have been rising, and Zuihou has reached a high of $77 per barrel of crude oil. Originally, they were all ready to open champagne to celebrate, ready to harvest your margin, but who knew that after that, they turned all the way down, and the price of oil fell all the way! Now that they've reached the $72 level, but there's no sign of stabilization, I think you'll be able to harvest their margin in a while! ”

"It's not for sure." Xiao Qi smiled slightly, drinking the champagne that Wade prepared for him, "Before January, the money that I put in my pocket today is very likely to be taken out tomorrow, and I can't count it." ”

"Don't be modest." Wade, a manager at Citibank, is well informed, "Since June, the economic situation on the European continent has been bad, and the PPI industrial index has fallen for two consecutive months. The semi-annual report shows that the net profit of American companies in Shijie is also decreasing. The number of unemployed people is also increasing. Now the so-called market experts are re-agreeing with you and think that oil prices are likely to fall! ”

It is normal for oil prices to fall.

The high welfare measures in Europe and the United States, as well as the quagmire in Afghanistan and Iraq, are all things that consume a lot of money and make the fiscal situation worse. Where else is there any incentive to import oil in large quantities?

Poor Britain, France and other loyal allies of the United States, when the United States causes trouble, they will drag them into the water, but I don't know what people in these countries think, every time they bring their own dry food out to help, even if they waste money and money!

At this stage, although the financial crisis has not begun, there are gradually some signs, and the supply of oil prices exceeds demand. It's a weather vane.

Xiao Qi's rebirth can change a lot of things, but this kind of incident involving the national level will not change at all, whether it is the market or the major economies, as always, pushing the financial market in that dangerous direction.

The roots of the scourge, which had been planted in the days of Clinton and Greenspan, are now only accumulating. It's just about to enter the explosive stage.

After accumulating negative energy for more than ten years, no one can stop them from exploding!

Xiao Qi never felt how pitiful foreigners were. In particular, bastards like the United States, who desperately devalue their currency in the face of crisis, are not worth caring about.

No matter how poor they are, no matter how economically they are, they can have countless almshouses and funds to take care of the people's lives.

Huaguo companies, which were affected for no reason, have closed down tens of millions, and tens of millions of migrant workers have lost their jobs, which is much more miserable than them.

"Oil prices are definitely going to fall! And it will fall below the $40 mark! "Facing the faint search for news. Xiao Qi said with a firm gaze at the moment: "The current economic situation has proved that economic overheating is absolutely existing, and the economies of Europe and the United States are very weak, whether it is the national economy and people's livelihood, the demand for oil and its derivatives." It's definitely going to keep decreasing! When the time comes, it will be just around the corner to return to the era of thirty dollars! ”

Wade didn't expect him to suddenly make such a firm statement, and thought: "The overall inflation is still very strong now, and if the oil price plummets, it is not in the interests of Europe and the United States, let alone the interests of OPEC, so Citibank feels that the oil price may fluctuate around $60 for a long time, and when Mr. Xiao makes two VAM agreements, he will have an income of one billion US dollars." ”

Not only Citibank, but also Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch have such similar estimates, and the two groups of people who signed a VAM agreement with Xiao Qi before are now having a hard time.

Xiao Qi didn't argue with Wade, "Let's see!" Next year, January 1, will be the harvest season! I hope I can harvest it smoothly! ”

Wade nodded slightly, and he could only wait for the test of time.

The current Merrill Lynch Bank and Goldman Sachs Investment Bank still have the intention of waiting for the opportunity to fight back, and it is definitely not the style of these financial predators to be caught with their hands tied.

"And during this time, about the purchase of the patent of the fairy system, Mario told me, Mr. Wade, you have contributed a lot, it is really very xiexie!" Xiao Qi said in a harmonious voice, the purchase of windows, text and other patents involved in the fairy system, Citibank directly Wade personally went out and ran around with the lawyers of Mario Law Firm, and it has almost been completed by now.

"Hehe, it's nothing, they also need to make money, plus the company that buys the patent is an American company, so it's naturally much more convenient." Wade replied with a smile that it was Qicai Investment that purchased the patent of the fairy system, and Qicai Investment was relicensed to the fairy company, although it took some detours, but it was more secure.

Like Apple, when Xiao Qi bought patents with Microsoft and other companies, he also had a "anti-cloning" clause, that is, Microsoft was prohibited from licensing the internal software design patents related to the fairy system to others.

In addition, the patents invested by Qicai are not only limited to DreamPad, and future mobile phones will naturally use the fairy system, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.

Knowing Xiao Qi's confidence in oil prices, Wade turned to business: "Mr. Xiao, you entrusted us to negotiate with Nortel Network, luck is really good, if we hadn't taken the lead, then Alcatel. Lucent also wants to attack Nortel Networks' WCDMA. ”

In the previous life, Nortel Network's WCDMA, zuihou was sold to Alcatel. Lucent also made Alcatel. Lucent has made a lot of money in the future 3G tide, and the comparison between Nortel Network and Alcatel has been talked about by everyone for a while.

"They have a vision." Xiao Qi smiled, "I guess, is it that the price we gave is more than them, so Nortel Network is inclined to us?" ”

"The price is on the one hand, our Zuihou's offer of 400 million is 50 million higher than Alcatel; But more importantly, our payment is all in cash, and Alcatel wants to pay by way of share swap...... God, who doesn't know that Nortel Network is about to sell blood due to lack of cash, but Alcatel only gives shares and not money, of course, it is not as good as us! ”

Wade is very proud, and being able to negotiate such a large deal is not only due to Xiao Qi's authorization, but also his own ability.

The happiest thing is naturally a big red envelope given to him by Xiao Qixu, he doesn't know how much the specific amount is, but with Xiao Qi's bold style, he believes that it will not be less.

Americans and Chinese people do things differently, and it makes perfect sense to get paid to help others without violating company rules, so Wade is not afraid that Citibank will trouble him.

After the WCDMA was negotiated, Xiao Qi only let go of half of his heart, and asked the other half instead: "The matter of the acquisition department is done, and what about the patent authorization of another optical fiber transmission equipment?" ”

"Ah, this question, because it was too easy, I forgot to tell Mr. Xiao." Wade patted his head, "As long as you can make up cash, Nortel Network wants to sell everything, not to mention that this optical fiber transmission equipment is only authorized for patents." So we talk about haode is a patent license of six million US dollars a year, with an annual increase of 10%, and the contract period is 10 years. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )