After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 300: Crude Oil Soars
"Mr. Lu, you must have traveled a long way and we have set up a dinner for you."

Ota Ling led Lu Liang to Chiyoda District, a private club invested by their group.

Although Tokyo's population density is five times that of Beijing and twice that of Shanghai, it can be said that there are many people and little land.

But in the bustling downtown area, Sumitomo Mitsui still acquired 30 acres of land and built a private club specifically for entertaining important guests.

It is a pure wooden building with huge brackets of different heights, complex large corridors and courtyards, and high eaves, which has a Tang Dynasty style.

The welcoming motorcade stopped at the entrance of the hall, with more than a dozen young and beautiful female receptionists standing on both sides.

"Welcome, Mr. Lu!"

Everyone was dressed in kimono, kneeling and bowing with respectful smiles on their faces.

He kept his head down the whole time, not daring to look at Lu Liang and others, perfectly interpreting the principles of hierarchy.

"Mr. Lu, this way please."

With a smile on his face, Ota called the staff and took Lu Liang and others to the locker room to change clothes.

Tokyo has a marine climate with relatively high humidity. In mid-to-late March, the average temperature is only in the single digits.

He suggested soaking in the hot springs first to wash away the fatigue of the journey, and then enjoying a delicious meal.

"Then I'll have to trouble Mr. Ota."

Lu Liang smiled, but didn't know how to refuse.

Each person was accompanied by two female waiters, who followed closely after them as they entered the locker room.

Lu Liang sat on a bench, one person helped him take off his coat and shirt, another knelt down to help him take off his shoes and socks, and suddenly Fang Shiyu's voice rang out from the next room: "What do you want to do?"

Lu Liang opened the curtain and came to the next room, where he saw Fang Shiyu holding clothes with two panic-stricken waiters kneeling in front of him.

It was as if they had been trained beforehand and someone had taught them how to apologize if they accidentally offended the distinguished guests from the University of Tokyo.

The two kept saying, "I'm sorry."

Lu Liang asked, "What's wrong?"

Fang Shiyu blushed and stammered, "They wanted to take off my pants."

"Take it off just like that, you're not a virgin anymore." Lu Liang couldn't help laughing. Just then the manager heard the noise and came running over. Thinking that it was his own waiter who caused the trouble, he quickly bowed and apologized.

Lu Liang glanced at the other party's nameplate and smiled: "Mr. Saito, don't blame them, it's just that my people are not used to it, forget it."

He asked Fang Shiyu and Zhuo Yifan to wait at the door, while he followed the manager to the open-air hot spring in the courtyard.

Japan is an island country located in an earthquake zone, so it has abundant hot spring resources. Even in the downtown area of ​​Tokyo, there are many natural springs.

The air was filled with mist and a faint smell of sulfur.

Lu Liang waited for a while, and then Ota Ling came in, wearing a bathrobe and looking very happy, holding a pot of sake.

"Mr. Lu, try it. This is 30% pure rice Daiginjo from Hyogo Prefecture."

He poured two glasses. The color of the wine was as clear as amber, with a faint aroma of bamboo rice.

The main raw material of sake is rice, which is also divided into eight grades. The highest grade is Junmai Daiginjo. The lower the percentage, the better the quality.

The more outer layer of a grain of refined white rice is ground off, the purer the starch component left behind will be, which is more conducive to reducing the appearance of unpleasant flavors.

Junmai 30% Daiginjo means that 70% of a grain of high-quality rice is ground away, leaving only 30% of the inner white part for brewing.

"Thank you, Mr. Ota. I have something else tonight, so I'm sorry I can't enjoy it with you." Lu Liang took a sip and it tasted good.

"What about the dinner?" Ota frowned.

"Let's hold a celebration banquet afterwards."

It should be no secret that Lu Liang likes beautiful women. Looking around the world, Japan is the leader in this regard.

But these few nights, he hopes to spend them peacefully, without any fancy stuff.

Business is important. After you finish it, it won’t be too late to enjoy the life of luxury.

Tai Tian Ling suddenly realized, but he did not force it, and asked indirectly: "Mr. Lu, according to what you said, the market started in the past two days?"

Ever since Lu Liang asked them to pay attention to the trends of international crude oil last month, they have been investigating, hoping to find some clues.

But nothing was gained. The price of crude oil rose and fell with the market, with little fluctuation for more than a month, and there was no profit.

If it weren't for Lu Liang, they would have given up.

"It could be tonight, it could be next week."

Lu Liang smiled but did not tell the specific time.

It’s just that he feels that the international trends have been turbulent in recent years and the crude oil market seems a bit too calm.

"Feeling?" Ota Ling was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and had no intention of asking further. Lu Liang said it was a feeling, and it was obvious that he didn't want to tell him how to judge. What could he do?

At night, Lu Liang and others left the guild hall and came to the hotel arranged by Ota Ling for them. The room was very large, and it would take a long time to check, for example, to see if there were any monitoring devices installed.

Several security guards, including Fang Shiyu, were holding detectors and scanning every corner of the room.

Lu Liang stood by the window, admiring the night view of Tokyo: "This place is really nice, it's worth leaving a way out."

In a capitalist society, everything is very direct, unlike in China, where you have to take into account the emotions of ordinary people when spending money, just like the money is not coming from a legitimate source.

This is Lu Liang's second time in Tokyo, and he feels it particularly strongly. It seems that whatever people with money say is right, and people without money will also agree with it.

Not long after, Fang Shiyu came over and said, "Brother, we checked inside and outside three times, and there is no problem. You can rest now."

Lu Liang pinched his shoulders and said with a smile: "Don't react so strongly in the future. Get used to it slowly. It's inevitable to act according to the situation."

Fang Shiyu is his younger brother, and there is nothing for him to worry about. As long as it is appropriate, he should have fun and not be polite.

"If you have the chance, you should play more. After playing more and getting used to it, you won't be hurt by love anymore." Lu Liang said with a smile.

Fang Shiyu was embarrassed and hesitated to speak. Lu Liang smiled and said, "Go back and rest early. I'll call you if there's anything else."

Fang Shiyu was relieved: "We are next door."

"Go."

Lu Liang took out his notebook and observed the crude oil market.

Today's increase is only 0.58%.

The current price is $51.52 per barrel.

He only watched until 11: in the evening, which was : in the afternoon Austrian time, and then went back to his room to rest.

Ota Ling provided a lot of information from their investigation, and the Middle East was still riven by war and shrouded in war clouds.

In the short term, there should be no major situation that changes the war situation, so it must be OPEC that is causing trouble.

OPEC's headquarters is in Vienna, Austria, which is five hours behind Tokyo time.

As long as you adjust your work and rest schedule to be the same as theirs, you will most likely not miss the moment the news is announced.

But this was not safe enough, so Lu Liang called Wen Chao again and asked them to keep an eye on it.

If there are special circumstances, please contact him as soon as possible. If you can't get through, contact Zhuo Yifan.

Lu Liang stayed in Tokyo for a day and a night, and everything was peaceful until the 23rd.

On that day, which was the day when the voice predicted that Brent crude oil would rise sharply, he immediately contacted Ota Ling and told him: "Brent crude oil is bullish in the short term."

The day has dawned in Austria, and the Middle East is at peace. It can be basically confirmed that it is OPEC that is causing trouble.

Therefore, the market will start to move within the next six hours, and it will be too late if we don’t remind Sumitomo Mitsui to prepare in advance.

"Okay, Mr. Lu."

Ota was stunned and without taking time to think, he immediately relayed the news to the person in charge of the fund project.

Not only did the venture capital fund of $300 million take immediate action, but a huge amount of funds also secretly flowed into the Brent crude oil market.

Things are different now. They choose to believe in Lu Liang's judgment unconditionally and do not even consider testing the waters or trying out his skills.

Not to be missed.

If you miss this wave of market, you don’t know when you will have to wait for the next one.

And next time, Lu Liang will not be there in person.

After the call ended, Lu Liang contacted Wen Chao again: "Pay attention, the market is expected to start, and the short-term bullish trend is 61 US dollars per barrel. You can decide based on the situation."

He knew very well that the US$300 million mentioned by Sumitomo Mitsui was just on the surface, and he didn't know how much more had been secretly invested behind the scenes.

Given the size of Sumitomo Mitsui, it is not impossible for them to mobilize over 10 billion US dollars if they trust him enough.

So he left a space of three dollars to prevent Sumitomo Mitsui from closing its large positions and causing the price to fall back.

After finishing everything, Lu Liang took a shower, contacted the hotel manager, and arranged a barbecue chef for him.

He suddenly wanted to eat some barbecue, oysters, eels, lobsters, and cold beer.

Although it is a ventilation package, it is painful and joyful.

Tokyo time, 7:10 pm.

OPEC suddenly announced a production cut for the coming year, and the three major international crude oil indexes suddenly soared.

Among them, Brent crude oil had the highest increase, with a large positive line shooting straight into the sky, and the price per barrel soared by US$8.25 in an instant.

　There are two more chapters at 12 o'clock in the evening.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)