The Great Sage Returns from Ten Years of Imprisonment

Lingyun's warning was like a bucket of ice water poured over their heads, waking up many of the traders in Team One.

They quickly exchanged a glance and a look.

Damn it! If you dare to die, we dare to bury you!

As long as we execute your trading instructions, no matter how much we lose, it's not our responsibility!

Once they understood this, all the traders straightened their backs.

"Received, execute the transaction instruction immediately."

Next, they began assigning tasks within the team and gradually carried out transactions according to the pre-determined trading rhythm and time intervals.

Seeing them begin to move, Ling Yun finally smiled.

Without pausing, he immediately issued a second trading order.

"Team Two is prepared to buy 700 short positions in the September contract of New York WTI crude oil futures with 80 times leverage, based on the current oil price, with a stop loss at $124.6."

"Using 70 times leverage, buy 800 short positions in the October WTI crude oil futures contract; using 90 times leverage, buy 850 short positions in the November WTI crude oil futures contract..."

Upon receiving the order, the members of Team Two, though equally terrified, didn't utter a word and immediately began assigning tasks and making transactions.

In particular, the six traders from China Aviation Oil were in Team No. 2.

They acted the fastest and executed trading orders with the most resolute determination, without the slightest hesitation.

Next, Lingyun issued three more trading orders.

The third trading order was sent to Team Three, targeting Singapore Airlines kerosene and several other smaller crude oil futures contracts.

The amount of crude oil involved in this transaction totals as much as 150 million barrels, but it is spread across several commodities and over the next few months.

The fourth instruction was given to the Hong Kong Island team, instructing them to establish short positions of 150 million barrels of Brent crude oil futures and 160 million barrels of New York WTI crude oil futures.

Compared to the previous three trading orders, this trading order covers the next four months, with a longer timeframe!

The fifth trading order was sent to the Singapore team, instructing them to open a short position of 320 million barrels of crude oil futures.

The futures contracts include London Brent crude oil and New York WTI crude oil, as well as Singapore jet fuel, with leverage ratios ranging from a minimum of 70 times to a maximum of 90 times.

These short futures contracts also cover the next four months.

As these five trading orders were issued one by one, everyone on the joint investment team sprang into action and became even more excited.

Standing to the side, General Manager Kong, Director Xie, and the Risk Control Director, among others, were all on tenterhooks, their backs drenched in cold sweat!

As Ling Yun continued to issue trading instructions, Kong Zong tried to interrupt several times, but ultimately hesitated to speak.

Only after the final instruction was given did he step forward and whisper a reminder, still feeling lingering fear.

"Xiao Ling, these trading orders you've issued are making me break out in a cold sweat. Aren't they too risky?"

"Have you calculated it? The amount of crude oil futures involved in these trading orders just now has reached more than 12 million barrels."

At this point, he couldn't help but click his tongue.

"Air China's fuel consumption this year is estimated to be less than 20 million barrels. You've just emptied Air China's fuel demand for more than half a year."

"And with such high leverage, to be honest, my heart is in my throat right now, I'm terrified something might go wrong."

Secretary Zhou and Director Xie, who were a little behind, nodded in agreement.

Ling Yun turned to look at President Kong and calmly whispered a few words of comfort.

"You don't need to worry at all, Mr. Kong. The current global daily oil production is over 80 million barrels, and in the international crude oil futures market, this production will be magnified several times."

"Our trading volume is really nothing, and it's even less noticeable over a four-month period. Besides, we're diversifying our positions, which makes it safer."

As he spoke, a hint of regret even crept into his voice.

"As for the leverage ratio I used, it wasn't aggressive at all. If it were all my own money, the leverage ratio would definitely not be less than one hundred times."

"Considering that airlines account for the majority of the capital, I've lowered the leverage to avoid causing you unnecessary anxiety. Once profits pick up, we'll increase the leverage again..."

Mr. Kong's mouth grew wider and wider as he internally ranted.

This isn't considered radical? You must have some misunderstanding about the word "radical," right?

If I keep watching you do this, I'm going to have a heart attack!

Mr. Kong clicked his tongue, ready to launch into a bit of arguing.

Just then, the encrypted phone on the desk suddenly chimed.

Ling Yun quickly grabbed his phone and opened it to check the text message he had just received.

The message was brief, containing only a few words, and was concise and to the point.

"Added 800 to the position, shorted 100."

Upon seeing this line of text, Ling Yun's smile became even brighter.

Immediately afterwards, he handed the phone to Mr. Kong and showed him the text message.

Mr. Kong was stunned for a moment, then his pupils suddenly contracted.

He knew in his heart that this was a text message sent by General Manager Wang of Yuanda Group.

This means that the Yuanda Investment team has just added 800 lots of short positions in New York WTI crude oil futures, with leverage of 100 times.

The reason why the Yuanda Investment team chose to increase its investment at this time was because it had made a prior agreement with Lingyun, with the aim of providing cover for the joint investment team.

Seeing that the Yuanda Investment team had leveraged 100 times, Mr. Kong swallowed back all the words he was about to say and could only mutter to himself.

So all these guys at Yuanda Group are crazy, or have they been influenced by this kid Ling Yun?

As they spoke, the various groups within the joint investment team began making deals one after another.

This was due to the large number of futures accounts used, the small transaction amounts per order, and the dispersed trading locations.

These transactions went unnoticed in the market and naturally did not attract any institutional attention.

Lingyun, who was monitoring the transaction data in the background, was very satisfied with the result.

Unlike here, the investment team of Broad Group, located far away in Shanghai, seems to have unintentionally left some traces of transactions.

Once the settlement is completed tomorrow morning, with the cooperation of the NYMEX, Goldman Sachs will have no problem accessing these transaction records!

And this was precisely the bait that Ling Yun had set for Goldman Sachs; he wasn't worried that those bastards wouldn't fall for it!

As time went by and night deepened, more and more orders were placed by each group, and the position building process went very smoothly.

International oil prices have also stabilized, which has indirectly increased the profit margin for the joint investment team.

Meanwhile, at the Bird's Nest.

As the Olympic Games opening ceremony ended, people poured out of the various exits like a tidal wave.

It was already past midnight.

Despite experiencing six or seven hours of intense excitement, no one felt tired and remained in high spirits!

Among the crowd, Leilei, Yanzi, Dameiyuan, and several others chatted and laughed as they followed the flow of people out of the Bird's Nest and into the square outside.

After completing their performance, the Beijing Normal University performance team had already dispersed.

Leilei, the choreographer, has finally completed her task and no longer needs to act as a babysitter.

She spent most of the opening ceremony with Yanzi and had a great time.

The only regret is that Ling Yun isn't by my side.

As soon as she stepped out of the Bird's Nest, Leilei immediately tried to call Lingyun.

The result was exactly the same as before; Lingyun's two phones remained switched off.

"How's it going? Is that guy's phone still off?"

Yanzi leaned closer and asked in a low voice.

"Hmm, he's probably working, and won't turn on his computer until dawn. Let's ignore him for now and go home; I'm exhausted!"

Leilei nodded in agreement.

Just then, one of Da Meiyuan's celebrity friends suddenly made a suggestion.

"We're having so much fun tonight, why don't we all stay home and go have a wild party? We'll drink until we drop!"

"A friend of mine owns a bar in Sanlitun. Let's go there, it's sure to be super lively!"

These words immediately drew agreement from other people in the same industry.

"That's a great suggestion! Let's drink until we drop!"

"Let's go, everyone keep having fun!"

Seeing everyone's enthusiasm, Da Meiyuan suddenly hesitated!

Only Leilei and Yanzi exchanged a glance and shook their heads without hesitation.

"You guys go have fun, we won't go. See you later."

After saying that, they prepared to leave.

"Ladies, are you really going to be so disrespectful? Don't spoil the fun!"

The guy who suggested going to a bar to party started to obstruct us in a sarcastic tone.

As he said this, he looked Leilei and Yanzi up and down, his eyes gleaming with greed.