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In the blink of an eye, it was December 1st.

It has been more than half a month since the Strategic Business Department of Dahua Industrial Group entered the Planning Commission Guest House. Like the cadres of the State Reserve Bureau, they nest in a small room. The daily world is screens and data, and they have very little concept of the New Year. Many never even left the hostel.

People from both units live in an independent villa.The villa is hidden under a sycamore tree that has lost all its leaves.A gazebo and two rows of small buildings are dotted among the trees.

The detached villa is an old building with a gray exterior, and there are blue and white stone steps in front of the door. It looks quite high-grade, but it is very old, especially the wooden windows and the stone carvings in front of the door. This test is like a veteran who has been in battle for a long time, lazy but still exerting his residual heat.

The interior of the villa is decorated like foreign hotels, and the heating is hot.

Su Cheng stepped on the carpet with bare feet, staring at the three screens in front of him.Oil futures prices in New York, London and Japan, respectively.

Zhu Enbo stood behind Su Cheng with a confused expression.Also lined up in a row were Director Huang of the State Reserve Material Adjustment Center and Director Mao of the National Development and Reform Commission.

Behind them are researchers from the Policy Research Center of the State Council.Among them is Professor Dai who specializes in Middle East issues. He is a senior consultant who enjoys the treatment of the official department. Apart from providing information to national leaders, he is usually busy with his feet.Also came to the scene today.

Because January 1th is an important date.In other words, January 14 has extraordinary significance.

In the final resolution of the United Nations, the deadline for the final withdrawal of Iraqi troops was set on January 1991, 1.If Iraq does not withdraw its troops within the deadline, the multinational forces will have a legal basis to use "all necessary means". In other words, the Gulf crisis will most likely turn into a Gulf war.

The premise of the 38-nation coalition eventually formed.It is precisely because of this UN resolution.with it.Not only is it justified for multiple military forces to attack Iraq, but Iraq will not withdraw its troops.The multinational force still has to fight in the past.

Whether it is for fairness and justice, for oil or for the Kuwaiti royal family.Since January 1th, the countdown to the war has begun.

In a normal way of thinking.On this day, the price of oil should start to rise in advance.

When I woke up at noon, it was obvious that the staff of the State Reserve Center had a relaxed expression.Recently, Dahua Industrial's strategic business department has put a lot of pressure on them.Oil prices once fell to US$30, but Good Insurance rebounded to US$31, keeping their book losses within US$2 per barrel. A contract of 300 million barrels of crude oil means that the book loss is within 600 million US dollars.

Director Huang of the State Reserve Center lost his temper for this, and Director Mao also got angry several times.

Finally, we're going to get over it.

"It's 10:02." Zhu Enbo hissed lightly, and someone also said it.

London oil market.The market officially opens at 10:03 London time.It is equivalent to 18:02 Beijing time.However, everyone's work and rest time changes with the London market, and many people look at their watches.They are also used to looking at London watches.

Three screens on a tall desk.All were replaced with data from the London oil futures market.The main trading place of Middle East oil is in London, when the geopolitics of the Middle East changes.London tends to create price differentials with oil trading markets in New York and Tokyo.

For the people in this small building, the London oil futures market is the focus of their attention.The prices in New York and Tokyo are for reference only and have no real meaning.

At less than 10:03, the curve on the right screen began to move, like an electrocardiogram, forming a small valley, and then trembling forward.

"Okay." Zhu Enbo held his hand tightly, feeling that it was a good start.

Director Mao asked, "Did it go up?"

"In just one minute, the oil price has risen by more than 1 cents compared to yesterday's closing price. There is a good chance." Director Huang explained to Director Mao.

If you say it's stressful, Director Huang is also under great pressure.How can Zhu Enbo's level control hundreds of millions of dollars of funds, all of which require Director Huang's signature and approval.Therefore, the book loss of 500 million U.S. dollars must be counted on Director Huang's head.

If this results in an actual loss, it will be a big trouble.

Director Mao was also not at ease. Hearing that the price had risen, he nodded vigorously and said, "Great, does that mean we're going to fight?"

"The United States has to fight." Professor Dai said in an expert tone: "Since August, Bush has started preparations. Now everything is ready and the only thing left is the east wind. It depends on when is the right time to fight and how to fight."

"If the Soviet Union doesn't intervene in the next few days, then it's settled. I think this is the only thing preventing oil prices from rising at the moment." Another researcher also expressed his opinion.

Director Mao happily looked up at the two data screens next to him, Director Huang was giving him an introduction.Things seem to be improving so far.

Zhu Enbo endured it for 10 minutes. After the oil price rose by 1 dollar, he finally felt a little elated. He turned his head and smiled at Su Cheng, and said, "Boss Su, since there is going to be a war, should you adjust your thinking?"

"Wait a little longer." Su Cheng's smile was warm, and he didn't seem to be affected at all.

He has already bought 2 million US dollars of crude oil, which is twice the amount of the State Reserve Bureau, and the book losses are also doubled.However, the negative decline in the first two days allowed him to get a book profit of 2 US dollars, and he is still in a state of surplus.

Zhu Enbo also thought of this right away, scolded himself for being anxious, bowed his head in silence, seemed to be thinking, but the smile on the corner of his mouth could not be contained no matter how hard he tried.

In his view, crude oil is about to enter an upward channel, so what doubts there can be!It's too early to be proud now, but it's only a matter of time before you become proud.

Except for the employees of Dahua Industrial, most of the people in the room were laughing.Even the researchers at the Policy Research Center of the State Council regard the State Reserve Bureau as one of their own and Dahua as an outsider.

A researcher with a middle part, remembering Sioux City’s non-compliance with tradition, couldn’t help but say: “The key to analyzing the problem is to grasp the backbone. For example, Saudi Arabia’s oil production has increased, and the UAE’s transportation has not been affected. It’s all minutiae. When there is a war in the Middle East or the Persian Gulf, oil prices will rise. This is the iron law. Right, Chairman Su.”

The researchers of the Policy Research Center of the State Council have always had their eyes above the top. Using the description of ancient officialdom, they are equivalent to Hanlin.The position is noble, the future is great, and you can use your personal charm and intelligence to obtain confidential opportunities, and influence the country's policy direction by influencing the country's leaders.The role played by some important think tanks is often more than the minister of an ordinary ministry.

Su Cheng's status as the chairman of Dahua Industrial Group is not worth mentioning in front of these researchers.In fact, the gentlemen of the State Reserve Bureau are not afraid of Sioux City.Zhu Enbo and Director Mao restrained themselves because of the association that Sansu was in the same room.Otherwise, they might have celebrated by now.

Su Cheng didn't expect the researcher to ask such a direct question, so he thought for a while and said: "There is a war in the Middle East, and the oil price will rise. This may be correct. However, the key to the problem is the timing of the oil price rise, which is to continue to run at a high level. It’s still a wave-like ups and downs, or just a few days of price increases, and a few hours of price increases.”

Director Huang burst out laughing.

Seeing that everyone was watching, Director Huang was a little embarrassed, and said softly: "I think a few hours are too short, but this shows that Director Su is a person with a sense of humor."

Professor Dai said in a professional tone: "The four Middle East wars did not last long, but the Iran-Iraq War lasted a very long time. However, the oil crisis is mainly caused by the Middle East countries. I think in the long run, rising prices are a trend .In the medium term, it is estimated that there will be several months of high operation, at least."

Su Cheng remained silent. Facts speak louder than words, and this sentence can also be applied to himself.Oil prices are rising. It is neither necessary nor appropriate to emphasize the downward trend of oil prices.So just look at the screen.

Zhu Enbo took the opportunity to say: "Director Huang, Director Mao, the current situation is very good, we want to apply for some more funds."

A few days ago, he was exhausted and couldn't approve the money, but now the situation has changed.

Director Huang made some calculations and finally made a decision: "I'll give you another 5000 million, but you have to wait a little longer, until 10 o'clock. If the situation is stable, I'll give it to you."

This kind of trader system and thinking of buying and selling futures is definitely with Chinese characteristics, and it just works like this, and it has been running for many years.

Su Cheng thought to himself: You really don't feel comfortable not losing money.

Minutes passed by.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, Director Mao couldn't bear it first, bid farewell and returned to the unit, and reported work to the leader.

Then at 10 o'clock in the evening, Zhu Enbo finally got the coveted authorization of 5000 million US dollars, and he was quite ready to do a big job.

Many people began to talk to Su Cheng in a sympathetic tone.

At 11pm, the price of oil was up $2.

So far, apart from Sioux City, few people have a strong downward mentality anymore.

Before dawn, Director Mao returned to the villa with a happy face.With him, there are several young people who are about the same age as Su Cheng.They curiously observed everything in the villa.

Director Mao cheerfully threw down his briefcase, smiled at everyone, and said, "I brought a few people here, they are mainly for observation, so it doesn't matter."

"It doesn't affect it, it doesn't affect it." Director Huang shook his head again and again, and took the initiative to receive him.You don't need to look at it to know that Director Mao's guests are extraordinary.

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