in a securities company.

Ji Sheng is talking to Jack Zhao about shorting crude oil futures.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the office door.

Knock, knock, "Mr. Zhao, Mr. Paul is looking for you." ”

Jack Zhao hurriedly said, "Please come in." ”

After a while, a tall white man with brown hair and a high nose walked in outside the door, this person was about two meters tall, in his forties, and quite handsome, he spread his hands as soon as he entered, "Dear Zhao, I passed by the vicinity of Wall Street and came to see you." ”

Jack Zhao came out from behind his desk and hugged Mr. Paul, "Paul, I haven't seen you in a month, but it makes me want to die."

Ji Sheng sat there and didn't speak.

After the two embraced, Jack Zhao beckoned Paul to sit down, and introduced Ji Sheng and Paul to each other, "Paul, this is my businessman friend from China, Mr. Ji, one of the minority shareholders of Paul's Fourth TV Network, worth tens of millions." ”

Ji Sheng didn't know that the Fourth Television Network was the later famous Fox Broadcasting Company.

"Hello Mr. Paul."

"Hello Mr. Ji."

Ji Sheng shook hands with Paul.

After the two met, Jack Zhao asked, "Paul, aren't you in Los Angeles?" ”

Paul spread his hands and said: "Recently, the company was preparing for an animated film, and there were several voice actors audition here in New York, and I accompanied the director to come to cast. ”

"That's right." Jack Zhao said a word, and then smiled: "It just so happened that you came over, are you interested in buying some stock futures?" ”

Paul half-jokingly said, "Or do you think I'm here to see you?" ”

Jack Zhao laughed.

Ji Sheng also pursed his lips, and said in his heart that this Paul is quite interesting.

After a few words, Paul asked, "Are there any good stock or futures recommendations?" ”

Jack Zhao instinctively said: "Crude oil has not been trending ...... recently Forget it, I'll recommend you something else. ”

Paul wondered: "If crude oil futures are trending well, why do you recommend something else?" ”

Jack Zhao couldn't help but look at Ji Sheng, then shook his head with a wry smile.

Ji Sheng knew at a glance that Jack Zhao wanted to recommend Paul to buy crude oil futures, but he had just shorted crude oil futures with 1 million US dollars and 20 times leverage, and now it was not good to recommend other customers to buy in front of him.

He has a good impression of Jack Zhao, and he doesn't want the other party to make a mistake in recommending it, which may lead to the possibility of losing his job.

Wall Street stockbrokers don't look like they have a lot of scenery on the surface, but in fact, if they make a major mistake, they are likely to be swept away.

Ji Sheng took the initiative to take over and said: "Maybe it's because of my $1 million and 20 times leverage to short crude oil futures." ”

"What? Are you short crude oil futures with 1 million and 20 times leverage? Paul was taken aback, he thought at first that Ji Sheng was an ordinary Chinese, after all, in the current impression of beautiful Chinese, Huaxia is very poor and backward, so naturally, Huaxia people are unlikely to be rich.

But Ji Sheng opened a million US dollars and 20 times leverage to short crude oil, which made Paul realize that the young Chinese man in front of him was a rich man.

The stark contrast was what surprised Paul.

"Disrespectful, disrespectful." Paul reached out and shook hands with Ji Sheng again, and said with interest: "The recent upward trend in crude oil futures is so good, why are you shorting?" ”

Ji Sheng smiled and said, "I think it will fall and go short." ”

Paul looked at Jack Zhao, "Zhao, Mr. Ji understands futures very well?" ”

How could Jack Zhao lose the face of his motherland in front of others, pinched his nose and said: "Well, he has some personal opinions about futures. ”

This was ambiguous, he didn't say that Ji Sheng knew much about futures, and of course he didn't deny that he didn't know how to do it.

But Paul's eyes lit up after hearing this, "Since Mr. Ji dares to short crude oil with 20 times leverage, I want to have a certain amount of confidence, so I will also follow 500,000 and give me 20 times leverage." ”

Jack Zhao's face turned green when he heard this, and his heart said Nima, isn't this a pit man, turning back the price of crude oil has risen all the way, and his loyal customer Paul has lost money, so he can't be blamed? Blaming is one thing, and I'm afraid to find someone else to be a broker.

"Do you want to stop thinking about it?" Jack Zhao hurriedly dissuaded.

Paul knocked on the table, "Don't think about it anymore, I remember that you have a proverb in China, which is called never to come when the opportunity is not lost, since Mr. Ji dares to take a million dollars out to short crude oil, I think he has a certain certainty, I only spend 500,000 dollars, even if I lose more than Mr. Ji, what is there to be afraid of?" As he spoke, he also looked at Ji Sheng, "Ji, are you saying what I said right?" ”

Ji Sheng said confidently: "You have made the wisest choice. ”

Wise chicken.

Jack Zhao was about to vomit blood, and said in his heart, you are a layman, and you have led my customers astray.

But Ji Sheng and Paul both strongly asked to short crude oil futures, and Jack Zhao couldn't say anything more, so he had to go through the procedures for the two.

Paul left after shorting crude oil, and left contact information with Ji Sheng before leaving.

If Ji Sheng only shorted tens of thousands of dollars in crude oil futures today, maybe Paul wouldn't care about it at all, but he shorted 20 million crude oil futures at once and directly took out a margin of one million dollars, how could such strength not let Paul take the initiative to make friends?

Rich and respected wherever you go.

This is especially true if a beautiful country is a capitalist country.

For example, after Ji Sheng shorted one million US dollars in crude oil futures, Jack Zhao's boss was shocked and came out to chat with him in person, promising various benefits and wanting him to become a long-term customer of the company.

Ji Sheng chatted for an hour or two, and when it was close to noon, he thought of going to Sotheby to register for the auction before he took his leave.

Before leaving, he told Jack Zhao: "Mr. Zhao, don't recommend others to buy crude oil futures recently, believe me." ”

Jack Zhao sent him to the door of the company, and he was a little disapprehensive when he heard this, after all, he was a professional securities broker, and Ji Sheng was a layman, but he still said quietly on the surface: "Okay, I will listen to you." ”

Ji Sheng left without saying anything.

Just at this time, Jack Zhao had another customer coming over.

"Zhao, the recent upward trend in crude oil futures is good, buy me some?"

"Good...... Eh, why don't you buy crude oil these days, I recommend you buy some other stock futures. ”

"Okay."

Jack Zhao didn't know why he was obviously very optimistic about the continuous rise in crude oil futures prices, but in the end he still didn't let his customers buy crude oil futures, perhaps because what Ji Sheng said before leaving touched him.

……

Ji Sheng went to Sotheby's auction house under the introduction of Jack Zhao and registered according to the procedures.

He then went back to the hotel.

The next day, I received a call from Jack Zhao, saying that the price of crude oil futures had risen to $24.5, and asked if he would immediately go short.

Ji Sheng rushed to the securities company again.

As a result, it took him an hour or two to brush his teeth and wash his face and go out, and when he rushed to the securities company, the price of crude oil futures ushered in a new breakthrough, rising to 24.6.

in a securities company.

Jack Zhao said to Ji Sheng with a wry smile: "You also saw how fierce the price of crude oil has risen, and you still decided to continue to short?" ”

Ji Sheng sat there drinking coffee and said decisively: "Continue to short." ”

Jack Zhao sighed and had no choice but to help Ji Sheng short crude oil futures.

……

March 22.

The price of crude oil futures has risen slightly, and has reached the price of 24.62.

Jack Zhao's face turned a little pale when he looked at the data changes on the computer screen, he helped Ji Sheng and Paul to short at 24:6, but now the price has risen to 24:62, which means that Ji Sheng has lost more than 320,000 US dollars, and Paul is not much better, the loss is slightly less, but there are 160,000.

It's okay for Ji Sheng to lose, after all, he insisted on being short.

But Paul is a loyal customer of Jack Zhao, and he lost $160,000 at once, and his heart was cold, the total margin was only $500,000, and if he lost any more, he would be forced to close the position.

……

March 23.

Today, the price of crude oil futures fell slightly by $0.01 in the morning, and Jack Zhao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But in the afternoon, the futures price rose again to $24.62.

Jack Zhao's heart was raised in his throat, for fear that Ji Sheng and Paul would lose their money if it continued to rise.

Fortunately, the final closing price stabilized at 24.62.

Jack Zhao returned home with a heavy heart, he already had a premonition that the price of crude oil would rise again when he woke up tomorrow, and he didn't know how to explain it to Paul when the time came.

……

On the night of March 23, it was about nine o'clock.

A ship named "Exxon. The tanker "Valdez" departed from Alaska with 200 million liters of oil.

A long whistle resounded throughout the Alaskan seas.

The sailors in the cabin had no idea what the risks were at stake.

Minutes and seconds passed.

Except for the crew who were in charge of the tanker's operation, everyone else had fallen asleep.

Finally, the time came on March 24.

It's 0:05 a.m.

The oil tanker slammed into the reef with a shocking sound, and the entire oil tanker was instantly torn open a huge opening, and countless swarthy oils gushed out.

The people on the boat panicked.

The sleeping people were awakened and shouted in panic.

……

It's past seven o'clock in the morning.

Jack Zhao got up as usual to freshen up, and then sat down at the dining table with his wife and son for breakfast.

is different from typical beautiful Chinese people who eat, Jack Zhao's family still maintains the habit of Huaxia and drinks porridge.

The TV is on and the news is playing.

Jack Zhao sighed and was not in the mood to drink porridge at all, "Alas." ”

"Lao Zhao, what's wrong?" His wife asked with concern.

My seven or eight-year-old son also looked.

Jack Zhao frowned and said: "Aren't you worried about my two customers, Nanhui's friend took out a million dollars and shorted crude oil futures with 20 times leverage, and even my long-term customer Paul also shorted 500,000 yuan, but the recent rise in crude oil futures is too good, if it rises again today, they are likely to be forced to close the position, what do you say?" ”

His wife held the chopsticks and said, "It's really not good, you let them take the initiative to cut the position, and lose a little less." ”

Jack Zhao said helplessly: "I'll contact them later......"

Before he finished speaking, an earth-shattering news report from a female announcer suddenly came from the TV: "Emergency, a cruise ship in Alaska hit a reef, resulting in a large-scale crude oil spill......"