money trouble

Chapter 729

"Don't rush to remind me..."

Seeing that Christo was about to speak again, Wu Qian raised his hand to stop him, and said, "I understand what you want to say, do you want to tell me about the negotiation between Maoziguo and Saudi Arabia last night?"

Christo nodded solemnly. Although he got the boss's promise that he would no longer worry about losing his job in a short time, but out of responsible considerations, he still has to solemnly remind the boss.

"Boss, as Maoziguo and OPEC member countries have increased their production, the situation of international crude oil and shale oil will be very severe for a period of time in the future. If you want to put all resources into shale oil exploitation, it is very likely. possible……"

Christo hesitated for a moment. He was very afraid that his words would arouse the boss's dislike, but he said without hesitation: "It is very likely that the company will be in trouble in the near future. Judging from the current situation, losses are a foregone conclusion. If you want to get through this difficult time safely.

Not only can resources not be put into mining, but mining should be slowed down as much as possible, and all energy should be devoted to scientific research in refining to increase competitiveness. "

I have to say that Christo's opinion is very constructive, and as he said, all oil and gas companies in the United States, except for a few giants, are trying to save themselves from the halving of international crude oil prices, and the first step to help themselves It is production reduction.

The steady decline in international crude oil prices has brought the shale oil industry into a severe winter, and now it has entered a dilemma, maintaining production or increasing production, digging a barrel and losing a barrel.

But it is not so easy to reduce production. There is an agreement between oil and gas companies and the government, and production is not so easy to discuss. This involves a higher-level game.

The higher-level big shots don't look at the short-term profit and loss. What those big shots see is the future, an industry, or even the future economic direction of a country.

"Christo, why do you want me to confront the high-level officials in your country? I'm not that stupid. Believe me, those high-level officials are not stupid either. They must have a reason for not allowing easy production cuts."

Wu Qian supported the sofa chair with both hands, leaned forward, and said very forcefully.

Some high-level officials in the United States must have their reasons for not allowing production cuts, but Wu Qian refused to let Devon Energy Company cut production and insisted on increasing production, which is another consideration.

With a modest smile on Christo's face, he was already scolding the sky in his heart, but this time he was not scolding Wu Qian, but scolding those high-level bosses who eat people but don't spit out their bones.

The older generation of capital players in high positions don't care about life and death at the bottom. In order to achieve their goals, they can sacrifice the interests of countless people.

"Christo, let me ask you, how strong is your desire for wealth?"

Wu Qian changed the subject and suddenly asked an irrelevant question.

The span of the conversation made Christo's brain almost cramp. He lost control of his facial expression, and his left cheek muscles flicked a few times. He smiled and said, "Boss, your question... I certainly hope to become richer."

Wu Qian leaned back on the sofa and asked, "Then, is your desire for wealth 20.00%, 50.00%, [-]%, or [-]%, or [-]%?"

When Crystal heard this question, a bead of sweat oozed from his forehead. He knew very well the origin of the percentages mentioned by the boss.

That is a passage from Dunning's "Trade Unions and Strikes" quoted by Marx in "Das Kapital".

As soon as there is a reasonable profit, capital will be bold,
If there is a ten percent profit, it is guaranteed to be used everywhere;

With a 20.00% profit, it comes alive;

With 50.00% profit, it takes risks;
With [-]% profit, it dares to trample on all human laws;
With a profit of [-] percent, it dares to commit any crime, and even risk hanging its head.

Christo's Adam's apple twitched. The boss's question was actually asking him how courageous he is in order to obtain wealth. He hesitated and said, "My desire for wealth is 50.00%, boss."

It means that he thought he would take risks in order to make money, as long as he had enough money.

At this time, the servant walked into the living room with a tray, and the enamel teapot and cups on the tray were very delicate.

Wu Qian didn't take care of the servant serving tea and water, he shook his head at Christo, and said, "Not enough, Christo, your desire is not enough, it is because your desire for wealth is not strong enough, and your courage is not strong enough, you I can’t understand the thoughts of me and those high-level officials in your country, so please don’t express your opinions and listen to me obediently.”

After hearing Wu Qian's words, Christo fell silent, an unprecedented silence, he understood what the boss meant.

Wu Qian was very satisfied with Crystal's performance, and continued: "Starting today, you will represent Devon Energy, and if you have time, you can arrange a press conference this afternoon, tomorrow at the latest, to express Devon Energy's attitude. "

"In the face of Maoziguo and OPEC's production increase behavior, we will also use the same means to fight back. Although our group's capacity is limited, we will also devote our best efforts to increase production capacity to the limit. I hope this limit is 80 barrels a day. !"

80 barrels, the production limit of Devon Energy's oilfields in the Permian Basin.

This figure made Christo gasp. The average daily production of shale oil in the United States in October was 1000 million barrels, but this is the sum of dozens or hundreds of oil and gas companies.

Just like Devon Energy, it is naturally not a leading company in the entire United States, but it is by no means an ordinary generation. The previous day's mining volume was only 20 barrels.

Increase production to 80 barrels at once, an increase of [-]%!
Once this news is announced, it will not only arouse the serious concern of Maoziguo and OPEC member countries, but will even trigger strife among the same industry in the United States. This is a very, very dangerous behavior.

At this sensitive and difficult moment, all parties are waiting and watching. Everyone may be waiting for an attitude. This attitude can be issued by a high-level department or an enterprise with a certain scale. In short, an attitude is needed.

Wu Qian planned to be the "leader" to show his attitude.

As long as the power is used skillfully, four or two can move a thousand catties. Although the attitude of a company may not influence the direction of an industry, it will definitely play a role!
Christo always felt that there was something wrong with following what the boss said, but he didn't want to, dared not express his opinions freely, because the boss had made it very clear before that his desire for wealth was not enough, and some things could not be seen. Be thorough.

"That's the way it is. Come and taste the green tea from the Celestial Dynasty."

Wu Qian took a sip from his teacup, and raised his hand to signal for Christo to drink tea too.

Christo is still in the mood to drink tea, he feels that today is the most absurd morning he has ever experienced in his life.

The U.S. government has not yet expressed its attitude to confront those major oil-producing countries, and its new boss has taken the first step.

If the judgment is correct and the meaning of the top management is figured out, then the future of Devon Energy can be expected, but if it goes in the wrong direction, then the company will really be doomed.

Christo picked up the teacup. He felt that the tea was tasteless, so he took a sip and then put down the teacup.

"Boss, it must be too late this afternoon. To contact the media to arrange the venue, it needs to be at least one day in advance, and the press conference will be held tomorrow afternoon at the earliest."

Crystal said.

Wu Qian nodded and said: "Yes, as soon as possible, believe me, the future of shale oil is bright. By the way, don't sell the equipment of the crude oil refining plant in South America, and don't dismiss the scientific research personnel. I have arrange."

Cut unnecessary expenses, but Wu Qian will not just dispose of technical personnel and some equipment that can be used.

There is an unknown amount of crude oil hidden underground on Solan's side. Crude oil refining has a high technical threshold. If the technology is sufficient, the value of crude oil can be sublimated.

Christo breathed a sigh of relief. This is the first good news he heard here today. At least Devon Energy can lay off fewer employees, but even if it is good news, it is good news built on top of bad news. .

The two discussed the details of the press conference. Wu Qian didn't keep Christo for dinner, so he let him leave. Christo also wished for it. He felt extremely aggrieved and aggrieved when he stayed with this young boss. repressed.

"For the sake of money, I endured it... I endured everything. I really hope that Wu's consideration is correct. I really hope that's the case."

Christo, who drove away, sat in the car and muttered. He didn't bother to use his brain anymore. The international crude oil price was only more than ten dollars a barrel. Even the three leading companies were not doing well. There is no way to ask too much, just listen to the boss.

Standing in the villa and watching Escalade sail away from Helios Island, Wu Qian called Woodward.

"You pay attention to an oil and gas company in the United States called Devon Energy. This company will hold a press conference tomorrow afternoon in the United States. When the specific news is released at the press conference, you will raise the price of WTI by ten percentage points for me. do you understand?"

Wu Qian drew a "10%" on the wooden window sill with his fingers, and said.

He wants to create an illusion to mislead the judgment of the outside world. Although not everyone will be deceived, there must be some people who believe it.

Woodward has not shaved for three days, and the stubble of his beard is a bit messy. If he walks on the street with such honor, others will think that he is the owner of a bankrupt company. Who would dare to believe that he has the authority to trade tens of billions in the WTI market.

Woodward didn't understand what the boss was going to do, but he was very conscious and agreed, and then notified Fimiller and Barbara of the incident.

In the futures market, if there are a large number of short contracts that are liquidated and settled, the price of the goods will inevitably increase. Even as long as the volume of short contracts is large enough, there will be no need for good news to trigger a wave of upward trend.

Although the volume of trading orders in the WTI crude oil market is huge, Wu Qian has more than 500 million short contracts in his hands. The title of the largest short position is not for nothing.

If more than 500 million short contracts are put into the market, the price of WTI crude oil futures will rise unimaginably, but it is already impossible to return to the original price of more than $40 a barrel, because it is not The result of Wu Qian's "hard work" alone.

In order to increase the price by [-]% in the [-]th or [-]th period, Wu Qian only needs a small short contract slip through his fingers, which is enough and will not affect the overall plan.

This kind of operation is when the operation skills of financial transactions are truly reflected. How to accurately judge the handicap and use the least "ammunition" to complete the promotion task is what the trader has to do.

"I don't know what the boss is going to do..."

While calculating complicated financial formulas, Woodward said: "According to the current trading volume, I calculate that only 20 contracts need to be sold at the same time to increase the price by ten points. Barbara, what is your result? "

"The boss is naturally playing a game of chess. It's a very big game. We just need to do what he ordered. My calculation result is similar to yours. Let's wait for the specific increase and decrease ratio of the handicap tomorrow afternoon, US time."

said Barbara, rolling a very ordinary pencil in her hand.

Fimiller sat aside with a faint smile, and he did not participate in the highly professional calculations.

On Wu Qian's side, Taylor Alison and Wu Qian left after having lunch together. According to Wu Qian's request, don't tell anyone about the acquisition of Universal Music, no matter whether the dust is settled or not.

In addition, Wu Qian officially invited Taylor's manager to perform at the sailing ceremony of the cruise ship. It would be even better if he could bring more friends with him.

In the quiet afternoon, the pattering rain kept falling, and a thin layer of mist appeared on the whole Sun God Island. If you overlook it from tens of meters in the air, the island is simply unbelievably beautiful. If you block out those few buildings The villa is like a forest where elves live in a fantasy world.

Cooks launched an acquisition offer to Universal Music, and was rejected without any surprises. Originally, the CEO of Universal Music had no right to make a decision on this matter, which was expected.

Immediately afterwards, Kux contacted the CEO of the French Vivendi Group. Although the official positions looked the same, one worked in the parent company and the other in a subsidiary, and the power in their hands was completely different.

But even the CEO of Vivendi does not have the power to decide whether Universal Music will stay alone.

If it wasn’t for Kux’s self-declaration when he contacted Vivendi, he might have been shut down. As the agent of the consortium alliance, the CEO of Vivendi is very proud.

But when he understood the background of the visitor, he quickly lowered his figure.

The name of the source of happiness investment company now has a very high status in the hearts of the top leaders of many European countries. This investment company that has risen in recent months is powerful, with a mysterious background and extensive contacts. It is by no means an ordinary person!
The CEO of Vivendi said that he will immediately notify the members of the board of directors, conduct discussions, and notify Cooks as soon as he gets the news, which will not exceed 24 hours.

(End of this chapter)