Tim Cook left in a daze, and until the end he didn't come up with his own idea. Because compared to Ning Xiao's request, his thoughts were irrelevant. It's entirely possible to wait until a solution is reached.

Before that, he had a lot to decide.

Apple, in particular, is known for its large cash reserves.

Theoretically, knowing the news from Ning Xiao's mouth in advance is worth hundreds or even hundreds of billions for Apple. If this is unavoidable, he will have to think about how to reallocate Apple's cash reserves in the short window before the news spreads.

Huge sums of money can often be huge burdens at times like these, but Tim Cook, who has seen a lot of information with his own eyes, does not dare to gamble.

So only Ning Xiao and a kitten were left in the office.

"Meow, it's rude to scare an old man. If you talk like this, it will make the quality of life in the rest of his life drop and his blood pressure will rise. ”

I have to say that March knows how to chat, especially for an artificial intelligence product, this chat ability is invincible.

"No way, that's the case with the country on the other side. If you want to take their money, it's best to let them know that you have the ability to kill without paying any price. Otherwise, I'll have to put into practice what I've said. That would be too much of a loss, and an interstellar expedition outside the solar system would require enough people. ”

"Meow, I can't be scared. According to the analysis of mathematical modeling, the characteristics of Western groups can only become gentle and elegant after the group is clearly aware of its weakness, and the degree of civilization can be infinitely raised. The power of words is often not so effective. March commented very seriously.

"So you're going to go out next, and it looks like the Sea Storm Exercise is about to begin." Ning Xiao shrugged his shoulders and said.

Let Tim Cook bring a few words, it certainly won't be that useful. But with the cooperation of March, it can be very useful, as it has always been, and it is invincible.

"Meow, I suggest just watch quietly, that's what I did before."

"You've been authorized, how to do it, don't tell me, I don't know, and I don't want to know."

"Meow ......"

……

Washington, D.C., Arlington, Alexandria, a building that looks unpretentious on the outside, but the interior is staggeringly luxurious.

The interior hall is almost fully decorated, with different images and ornaments on all four walls, and even the roof and all the corners are inlaid with ornate and plump patterns. The crystal lamps on the roof are hung directly from the top floor, and it is said that they are more than 20 meters in total and are composed of more than 100,000 neat crystals.

The reception desk in the lobby has a sign for the Grand Havana Room.

Yes, it's a place called the Havana Cigar Club.

You can probably tell from the wooden boxes at the back of the hall that are lined with well-known cigar brands from around the world.

Of course, cigar tasting is only the most basic pleasure for the wealthy who can get in and out of the place, and as long as the amount of money written on the check is sufficient, it can also arrange all kinds of extreme services that normal or abnormal people can imagine.

To paraphrase the words of the merchants, there are no drawbacks to be found here except that the price is expensive enough. But for 99 percent of the ordinary people in this world, this shortcoming is undoubtedly extremely fatal. Fortunately, the marketing target of the merchant is also very accurate, and it only serves the one percent of the people in this world.

In the box of the club, two well-dressed middle-aged people were swallowing clouds and spitting fog at this time.

The Upman Connoisseur No. 1 from Cuba has a unique fragrance when lit, and each section has a unique charm.

For those who take this bite well, it is an irreplaceable enjoyment.

Neeson Mountbatten took another shallow puff on the cigar in his hand, then put the cigar on the shelf next to him, and looked at the man across from him through the smoke.

Sitting opposite sat the founder and helmsman of the Blackstone Group, Stephen Schwartz.

Blackstone has the nickname of the world's king of private equity in the financial circle, and you can imagine how large the scale of funds under its control is, but in addition, the old man in front of him is also one of the biggest financiers behind Nissen Mountbatten's party.

Under normal circumstances, a newly elected member like Nissen Mountbatten, who has no foundation in Congress, is actually not taken seriously by the person opposite. But Stephen Schwartz was willing to sit with Nissen Mountbatten, and he had a point.

But no one is going to have trouble with money.

Nison Mountbatten gave him several consecutive pieces of advice, allowing him to accurately step on the rhythm of the market and earn huge profits. That's enough to make Nissen Mountbatten's face with him big. So when Neeson Mountbatten extended him an invitation, he agreed without hesitation.

At least in Stephen Schwartz's view, Nissen Mountbatten is definitely not an ordinary congressman. Of course, the unusualness here is not because of his messy beliefs.

Stephen Schwartz wasn't interested in the god's chatter, but he was interested in money. The world of the rich is so simple and boring, and having such a common hobby can make each other the closest friends.

"Stephen, there's a piece of news that, if done right, can double your wealth in half a year. As for the long term, if you can have a definite attitude, it is not delusional to multiply it tenfold and hundredfold. ”

When Neeson Mountbatten's leisurely words reached Stephen Schwartz's ears, the eyes of the helmsman of the Blackstone Group instantly narrowed. The hormones in his body began to secrete wildly, so much so that all the cells of his whole person began to jump with excitement at this moment.

What a wonderful statement.

You must know that when the wealth accumulates to a certain base, let alone double, it is already extremely difficult to keep up with the rate of inflation every year, and it is already very successful to ensure a 10% growth, if you can maintain an annualized rate of return of 20% per year...... That's Warren Buffett.

As for doubling wealth in half a year and doubling in the long term......

"What? Going to fight a big battle? Stephen Schwartz asked with a look of excitement in his voice.

Yes, other than that, he couldn't think of any way to double his wealth in half a year. After all, the wealth he holds is too huge, and there is no new profit growth point, and it is almost impossible to double it in the short term.

The reason is very simple, there is no black swan event, and it is difficult to find such a large opponent to stand there and be slaughtered.

In essence, if you don't consider the beautiful vision of finance, only consider the trading of the financial derivatives market, which is a standard zero-sum game. To put it simply, if he wants to make a trillion, he must have an opponent who can lose a trillion.

It's almost impossible, no one is going to stand there and be slaughtered.

Unless you go to grab it.

"Haha, haha...... Ahem......"

Neeson Mountbatten laughed, and then there was a violent cough, but fortunately, he stopped coughing and sighed: "Hey, it's better not to have such expectations, Stephen, if you really have to fight, I'm afraid your assets will be zero." ”

"Neeson, you're kidding."

"No, Stephen, no. You certainly can't believe that there is such a thing as an anti-gravity aircraft carrier in this world. Paired with robotics...... In addition, the network we are proud of may have no secrets anymore. It's like...... Stephen, recently your investment decision committee is considering a large acquisition of a logistics park in Asia, if there is no accident, this acquisition will you cooperate with Unicredit Bank, or the same high-leverage model as always, you are going to issue 30 billion bonds to complete this acquisition, and the size of the shares to be acquired is between 60 percent and 90 percent, right? ”

Nissen Mountbatten's words made Stephen Schwartz stunned.

Although as the CEO of the company, he can't do all the investment matters himself, but he will still pay attention to the investment of tens of billions. The project casually announced by Neeson Mountbatten is the biggest move that Blackstone is currently planning for the first quarter of next year.

However, at present, it is still in the stage of internal audit and analysis, and no final decision has been made. In other words, the project has been a trade secret of the company, at least so far. After all, it is impossible to disclose such a large-scale investment to the outside world until a formal decision is made. Otherwise, it is easy to set off a chain reaction.

But now Nison Mountbatten said it easily and directly.

Stephen Schwartz suddenly understood why the guy in front of him could easily step into the rhythm of the market.

With this ability to gather intelligence, even a pig can play smoothly in the market.

Of course, this was not enough to double his wealth in half a year.

The reason is also very simple, the market is dynamic, even if you know an insider, it is limited by the scale of the project's capital and the size of the relevant market.

But this was enough to make Stephen Schwartz even more vigilant, so the big financier put down the cigar in his hand, looked at Neeson Mountbatten seriously, and said, "What do you mean?" ”

"On January 1 next year, the School of Computer Science of Huaxia Yanbei Sports University, which has mastered the turbulence algorithm and FASTER-related patents, will propose to change all the settlement currency of patent authorization to Huaxia legal tender, and at the same time, the R&D base of Huaxia Yanbei University will officially begin to pre-sell the anti-gravity aircraft named Fengming series, and the same settlement currency must also use Huaxia legal tender. By the way, it also includes the behemoth of the faster platform. One world, two monetary systems, but there is not much time left for fossil fuels. ”

Stephen Schwartz was completely shocked, and after a long time, he asked again, "What do you mean?" ”

"Nothing interesting, Stephen!"

Neeson Mountbatten's expression became serious, and then he replied: "Don't make any decisions today, after all, there is still a month and a half before the official announcement of all this, and in ten days, we will still be here in ten days, and we will talk again." ”

"What will happen in ten days?"

"You'll find out in ten days."

Stephen Schwartz looked at Neeson Mountbatten with suspicion, and suddenly felt that this guy's temperament was really too compatible with the god stick.

……

Ten days later, on the high seas in the Atlantic Ocean near the Strait of Gibraltar, a fleet of more than a dozen countries had reached a predetermined area.

The rare good weather on the sea, the wind and waves are calm, there are only a few clouds in the sky on the sea, and the sun is gently sprinkled on the sea, which is enough to make the sailors who have been floating on the sea for many days feel happy.

Of course, the weather changes very quickly at sea, and it may be sunny one second, and dark clouds the next. But for the sailors who stay on the ship all year round, these have long been used to it. Being able to enjoy the warm sunshine a little more at this time is earned.

Then it's time for the step-by-step exercise.

Dusty things always have to be taken out and used, and we all know that many people are observing in various ways, but they are also used to it.

To put it bluntly, the drill is for everyone to see.

Someone pays attention to highlight the significance of the exercise, and if no one watches it, it will be boring.

Everything went smoothly until a passer-by sailor on the deck, who did not deserve his name, inadvertently looked up and saw a black dot drifting from the sun at a 40-degree angle in the direction of the fleet.

"Hey, Kuhlman, what do you think that's that?" The sailor shouted, then raised his hand and pointed at the black dot.

His companion was holding a telescope, and because he wanted to see the effect of some products smashed out, the telescope was naturally indispensable.

"What?" Subconsciously, his companion glanced back at the sailor, and then glanced in the direction of his finger.

At first, he didn't take it to heart, just felt a little curious.

It's already at a visual distance, it's very close, and if there is a threat, the radar should have already issued a warning.

The conning towers were all very calm, indicating that there were no major problems. However, to the naked eye, it really doesn't look like your own airplane.

So he lifted his binoculars......

“fuck！ What the hell is this? ”

……

"What is this?"

Obviously, this is a generic question.

Soon the sirens began to sound, and countless telescopes were pointed in the direction the was flying from.

Various radio installations also began to get busy, after all, at the beginning of the exercise, the sky above this place was already a no-fly zone. The inexplicable intrusion, which has not yet been warned, is obviously wrong.

The deck began to get busy, and several planes were urgently removed from the hangar and hurriedly catapulted to take off.

But that didn't make a difference, and soon the was flying over the fleet, revealing its lineup, and hovering there, ignoring even the little flies circling around it.

When many people stood on the deck in a daze, looking up at the big thing that was visible to the naked eye floating under the clouds, the radio unit of the control tower finally received a reply: "You are busy, we are just passing by, we see that it is very lively here, and then come and take a look." ”