The Great Sage Returns from Ten Years of Imprisonment

Thursday's international financial market movements, as well as the crude oil futures market, were almost exactly as Lingyun predicted, with all of them plummeting, each more disastrous than the last.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the United Securities investment team, which had already completed a full-scale long-short turnaround, along with other investment teams and institutions under Ling Yun's guidance, continued to reap the rewards, sweeping up wealth from the international financial market.

Then, as stock markets around the world were nearing their close, they reversed their positions again, preparing to go long and reap another harvest.

Through this repeated harvesting, the investment teams and state-owned institutions all made a fortune.

Ling Yun, who was directing from behind the scenes, saw his personal wealth skyrocket, becoming increasingly astonishing.

In the midst of all the hustle and bustle, it was already around four o'clock in the afternoon.

Seeing the stock markets in various European countries plummet as expected, and after formulating a response strategy, Ling Yun left the downstairs office area and went to the top-floor office area to prepare for a meeting with General Manager Kong and General Manager Sun.

When he entered the joint investment team's meeting room, several CEOs from various airlines and Director Li were already gathered there, waiting for him to arrive for a meeting.

As soon as he entered, Ling Yun quickly clasped his hands in greeting to the several CEOs.

"I'm sorry, Director Li, and all the executives, I've kept you all waiting. I had something to take care of downstairs, which caused the delay."

Everyone chuckled at his words.

The next moment, Director Li smiled and said:

"No need to be so polite, Lingyun. We just arrived too, and have only been waiting for less than ten minutes. Let's all chat together."

"Today, the international financial market is like a roller coaster, going up and down. You have a heavy burden to bear and will definitely have to spend a lot of brainpower and time developing response strategies."

"Well, Director Li really understands me."

Ling Yun replied jokingly.

As he spoke, he walked towards his seat.

As soon as they took two steps, Mr. Wang, the general manager of China Eastern Airlines, suddenly stood up and excitedly patted Ling Yun's arm.

"Thank you, Lingyun, for promptly alerting the airlines and helping them quickly escape the fuel hedging trap that Goldman Sachs had created specifically for us, thus avoiding significant losses."

"This morning, international oil prices fell below the $70 mark. Fortunately, all airlines have escaped Goldman Sachs' trap; otherwise, we would have suffered huge losses this time."

Following closely behind President Wang, the other executives nodded in agreement and expressed their deepest gratitude to Ling Yun.

Today, international crude oil futures plummeted, breaking through the $70 mark, leaving everyone terrified and filled with lingering fear.

They were well aware that if it weren't for Lingyun's decisive intervention and reminder, the airlines would have been in serious trouble.

The ensuing huge losses will severely damage airlines, and they will not be able to recover for a long time.

Furthermore, some of them may have to take responsibility for this, resign, or even retire early and go home to enjoy their retirement!

The current situation is that airlines not only resolved this huge problem early on, but also made a fortune from the international crude oil futures market by taking advantage of the sharp drop and volatility in international oil prices, and are living a very comfortable life!

All of this was brought about by Ling Yun, and everyone was naturally extremely grateful.

As always, Ling Yun was very polite.

As he spoke, he walked to his seat, pulled out a chair, and sat down.

He had just sat down when Director Li across from him smiled and said:

"Lingyun, when you were discussing cooperation plans with various airlines, you confidently stated that international oil prices would soon fall below $70 and then head straight for $40."

"But no one expected that international oil prices would fall so drastically and so quickly. In just three months, international oil prices plummeted by more than 50%, rapidly dropping below $70."

"The fuel hedging strategy that the airlines previously signed with Goldman Sachs had a put option strike price of $69. If it weren't for your timely reminder and help to unwind that fuel hedging strategy, all the airlines would be facing huge losses right now."

"In this respect, you have done a great job, helping airlines avoid huge losses and making them a lot of money through repeated transactions. The airlines should indeed thank you."

Ling Yun bowed slightly and hurriedly exchanged a few polite words.

"You flatter me, Director Li. I am unworthy of such praise. As I always say, it was only by chance that I discovered this insidious trap that Goldman Sachs had concocted specifically for various airlines."

"Now that I've discovered it, I naturally won't hide it. Besides, I've long disliked those guys at Goldman Sachs, so I'm more than happy to have this opportunity to sow discord among them."

"Subsequent cooperation with various airlines progressed very smoothly and was very pleasant. More importantly, both sides profited a lot from this cooperation..."

"Hahaha"

A burst of laughter erupted from the audience, and everyone laughed.

After exchanging a few jokes, Director Li continued:

"International oil prices have now fallen below $70, and the downward trend remains unchanged. Xiaoling, you previously said that international oil prices were very likely to fall below $40 this year."

"In your opinion, when will international oil prices fall to around $40? According to your previous statement, once international oil prices fall below $70, it will mean entering a new phase."

"That's precisely why we have this meeting today. Could you tell everyone what we should do next? And what should we do if international oil prices fall to $40?"

Ling Yun looked at this big shot, thought for a moment, and then gave a confident response.

"My view remains unchanged, Director Li. Based on the current situation in the international financial market and the crude oil futures market, it's a certainty that international oil prices will fall to around $40 this year..."

Next, he provided an analysis and explanation of the international oil price trend.

As he introduced the subject, Director Li and General Manager Kong nodded repeatedly, their eyes full of admiration.

No one doubted his judgment or conclusions.

The investment miracles that have occurred recently are the best proof of this.

In the blink of an eye, it was already around 5:30 pm.

After the meeting, Director Li and his team shook hands with Ling Yun to say goodbye and left the CIC headquarters one after another.

Only Director Kong did not leave. After seeing Director Li and the others off, he went to his office with Ling Yun.

After entering the office and closing the door, Mr. Kong immediately whispered:

"You're really tight-lipped. Did you already know about the simultaneous raids in mainland China and Hong Kong yesterday to arrest commercial spies, and didn't you even inform us beforehand?"

Upon hearing this, Ling Yun offered a few words of explanation, feigning helplessness.

"Oh dear! You're wronging me. This arrest operation was led by G Security. I only learned about the immediate operation from Director Zhang."

"Because this matter is of great importance and involves a wide range of people, Director Zhang specifically reminded me to keep it strictly confidential. How could I dare to talk about it everywhere? I could only pretend that I didn't know anything."

Mr. Kong looked into his eyes, smiled, and nodded.

"In that case, strict secrecy is necessary. As far as I know, the financial system has uncovered quite a few industrial spies this time, not just those teams and companies related to us."

"Clearly, G-Sec has more information and has discovered more corporate espionage; we just provided the spark."

Ling Yun smiled and explained a few words.

As they spoke, they walked to the rest area and sat down on the sofa.

After they were seated, Ling Yun got up and made a cup of Longjing tea for President Kong before getting down to business.