The Great Sage Returns from Ten Years of Imprisonment

Less than ten minutes after Ling Yun entered the office, Secretary Zhou and Director Xie arrived together, knocked on the door, and entered the office.

After greeting each other upon entering, they couldn't wait to get down to business.

"International oil prices have just surged again, currently breaking through $110. When is it a good time for us to short them?"

"Since the opening of New York WTI crude oil futures this morning, international oil prices have been fluctuating around $108. This is the largest surge to date. Is it time to enter the market?"

Ling Yun did not respond immediately, but quickly checked the trends of London Brent crude oil and New York WTI crude oil futures, focusing on the funding situation.

After thinking for a moment, he smiled and shook his head.

"It's not time to make any moves yet. Everyone should be patient and wait. I believe the next opportunity to short will come soon."

"In my judgment, international oil prices will rise again before the global financial crisis officially breaks out, by about three to five dollars."

"This market movement is being manipulated by Wall Street, not by genuine market forces. We'd better not go long, lest we attract the attention of Wall Street."

"The reason Wall Street does this is simple: the higher international oil prices rise, the more drastically they will fall after the financial crisis, allowing the masterminds behind the scenes to profit even more..."

Next, he briefly analyzed the possible trends of international oil prices in the next few days, as well as the possible tactics used by Wall Street to shake out weak hands and slowly raise international oil prices.

During the analysis, he provided specific intervention points.

When international oil prices rose above $113, the investment departments of various airlines took the lead in making moves and gradually building positions.

However, it is essential to control the scale of investment and leverage ratio. For example, the leverage ratio should not exceed forty times.

Once international oil prices exceed $114, the joint investment team can then enter the market to short sell. Similarly, they will gradually build positions in a diversified manner, and the timeframe for building positions can be extended to five trading days.

The joint investment team plans to invest up to one billion RMB this time, with a leverage ratio of 60 to 80 times in the early stages, and then pushing it up to 100 to 150 times in the last two days – a really aggressive move!

Once international oil prices exceed $114.5, the Yuanda Investment team can enter the market and gradually build positions over two to three days.

The investment scale should be controlled within 200 million yuan, and the leverage ratio should be controlled between 100 and 120 times.

Once all investment teams have completed their position building, the next step is to patiently wait for the global financial crisis to erupt.

At that time, the investment teams will reap the most frenzied harvest yet.

Given the level of investment and leverage of each investment team, making tens of billions in one go is not a problem.

Upon hearing the expected profit figure of over 10 billion, both Secretary Zhou and President Xie were startled and gasped in shock.

The next moment, they were beaming with excitement.

"Wow! They made billions in one go, and with each airline getting at least a billion, life couldn't be better!"

"Absolutely! When have airlines ever had such a comfortable time? It's incredibly exciting just thinking about it."

Having received a definite answer, Secretary Zhou and General Manager Xie finally felt relieved and no longer worried about missing the best entry opportunity.

After chatting for a while, they said goodbye and left the office to attend to their respective work.

Before long, Deputy Director Li, General Manager Kong, and General Manager Sun received the report one after another, and they were all relieved.

Before we knew it, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon.

Ling Yun sat in his office chair, researching the financial markets in Europe and America online.

To develop investment strategies for the joint securities investment team and the Hong Kong branch of Yuanda Securities, and to continue to aggressively profit from the European and American financial markets.

Just then, the encrypted phone placed to the side suddenly rang.

Ling Yun peeked at the caller ID, then picked up his phone and answered the call.

The next moment, Chairman Zhao's voice came from the phone.

"Is it convenient for you to talk now, Lingyun? I have two special cases here, and I'd like to hear your opinion."

"I'm in my office right now, and there's no one else around. Please feel free to tell me what's on your mind."

Ling Yun responded with a smile.

The next moment, Chairman Zhao, beaming with joy, got down to business.

This morning, the Hong Kong Island branch of Yuanda Group welcomed two groups of guests that surprised everyone.

The first group of guests came from Lehman Brothers' Hong Kong Island branch, led by the general manager of Lehman Brothers' Hong Kong Island branch, along with several senior executives including the financial director.

These damn foreigners are here to sell the company; they want to sell Lehman Brothers' Hong Kong Island branch to the Yuanda Group.

Just an hour later, the CEO of Merrill Lynch's Hong Kong branch, along with the CFO and others, also came to the door.

The guys at Merrill Lynch had the same goal as those at Lehman Brothers: to sell the company.

The difference is that Merrill Lynch is not selling its Hong Kong Island branch as a package deal, but rather intends to extract some of its high-quality assets before selling the company.

The two top investment banks offered different prices: Lehman Brothers asked for $300 million, while Merrill Lynch asked for $800 million.

The reason they approached Broad Group is actually quite simple.

In the current Hong Kong capital market, Yuanda Hong Kong Branch is the most profitable investment company in Hong Kong, with plenty of money in hand!

Another reason is that as the damage caused by the subprime crisis worsens, the possibility of a global financial crisis is increasing.

Many financial investment institutions are mired in losses, so where would they find the funds to launch major mergers and acquisitions?

More importantly, given the current precarious situation, even if they had the guts, they wouldn't dare to spend so much money to acquire two subsidiaries of Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch.

As a result, the top executives of Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch were carrying a pig's head but couldn't find the temple gate!

In the end, they all had no choice but to approach the well-funded Yuanda Hong Kong Island branch, attempting to sell their branch to the Yuanda Group.

Faced with this situation, the senior management of Yuanda Hong Kong Island branch couldn't help but feel smug and eager to make their move.

After all, the other party is one of the five major investment banks on Wall Street, yet now they are bowing down and begging at our door. Anyone in the financial field would inevitably feel a little smug.

Chairman Zhao and his team were equally excited upon receiving the news from the Hong Kong Island branch.

They immediately held a meeting to discuss whether to take advantage of the situation and acquire Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers' two subsidiaries.

During the discussions, a significant number of senior executives in the group agreed to the acquisition, hoping to use this opportunity to rapidly strengthen the Hong Kong Island branch.

Most importantly, Yuanda Group has plenty of money now, so taking over the branches of these two top investment banks would be no problem at all, and it would also make a big splash.

After the meeting, Chairman Zhao immediately called Ling Yun to ask for his opinion.

He knew better than anyone that the reason Yuanda Group was so successful today was entirely because Ling Yun had helped it take off!

Lingyun's understanding of the international financial market is unparalleled!

As Chairman Zhao introduced the situation, Ling Yun's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

After Chairman Zhao finished his introduction, he immediately gave his answer decisively.

"Chairman Zhao, this is a golden opportunity delivered to our doorstep. Of course, we can't miss it. We should strike while the iron is hot and take advantage of your weakness. Yuanda Hong Kong Branch can seize this chance to take over the branches of Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch."

"But this isn't the right time to acquire them, and the price isn't what they're asking for. We can negotiate a lower price. We're in control now, and they can only stand there and be fleeced."

Upon hearing Ling Yun's words, Chairman Zhao immediately beamed with joy.

"Hahaha, I knew this would be the result. You never hold back when it comes to those guys on Wall Street."

"Tell me, if you were in charge of these two acquisitions, how would you plan to exploit Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers, these two top investment banks?"

Before he could finish speaking, Ling Yun let out a cold laugh.

"If I were to lead these two acquisitions, I would make Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers cry their eyes out, and ultimately have no choice but to accept my acquisition proposal!"