Game within game: chess player

Middle East, Palace of Crown Prince Hamdan in Dubai.

Today is the work summary meeting for the first quarter of 2002 for the Dubai Palm Island project. The board meeting of the Palm Island project was originally planned to be held at the end of last year, but was interrupted due to the sudden outbreak of the 911 incident and the disappearance of the chairman of the board of directors, Ye Fang. Ye Fang's disappearance did not have much substantive impact on the entire project, but as the chairman of the board of directors of the Dubai Palm Island project, it is not appropriate to be absent for a long time.

So this time Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Zayed and Sharjah Crown Prince Karsi came to Dubai to attend the meeting convened by Dubai Crown Prince Hamdan. At the same time, Saudi Crown Prince Salman was also present. Hamdan’s idea was very simple because the Palm Island There will be continued capital investment in the future. After Ye Fang is absent, it would be a good choice to bring Salman into the project, so Salman was also invited to attend the meeting.

Of course, the meeting was also attended by the crown princes of several other small countries in the United Arab Emirates. However, these small crown princes had limited investment and were only symbolically invited to Dubai to eat, drink and have fun. Hamdan did not give them the opportunity to attend the meeting or vote at all. This matter only needs to be reached by Zayed, Hamdan and Karsi.

So now, including Salman, the four of them discussed this issue in the study room of Crown Prince Hamdan's palace.

Before the meeting started, Kalsi first suggested, "I think the four of us should stand up and observe one minute of silence for Ye Fang, and express our condolences in accordance with Chinese etiquette."

"I'm so sorry. Did you see Ye Fang die with your own eyes? Just listen to those rumors about his disappearance!" Zayed said directly and rudely.

"This news has been confirmed to be basically true. Let's not deceive ourselves here. Besides, Ye Fang is still wanted by the government security department in their country. No matter whether he is dead or alive, at least he has no way to go back to China." Kalsi continued.

"In short, without confirming the news of Ye Fang's death, we can't add insult to injury!"

"No one wants to add insult to injury, and we all admit that Ye Fang will always be our big brother, but now that the Palm Island project has advanced to this level, it still needs continued capital investment, so we have to make changes!"

Hamdan watched the dispute between Zayed and Karsi without saying a word. After all, it would be better for Karsi to say some things than to say it himself. After all, the Palm Island project belongs to Dubai's own family, and it was estimated that it was Zayed's brother in the past. , but it’s different now. The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi has become Zayed. Hamdan feels that it is the right time to take back control of the entire project while Ye Fang is missing.

"Zayed, we are not going to discuss Ye Fang's life and death right now. We are just discussing the practical problems encountered by the current operation of the Palm Island project. The Palm Island project will soon need the next round of financing, and many legal documents require his signature. Only then can it take effect. If he never shows up, many of our resolutions will not be able to proceed. This is a very real problem..."

When Hamdan said this, he suddenly noticed a man wearing Arabic clothing and covering his head coming into the room. Hamdan thought he was a service staff, but he felt that he was not, so he asked, "You don't need service here, get out!"

Zayed and others looked in the direction of Hamdan's finger and saw that the man with his head covered came directly to the round table with four people. The four of them looked at each other and no one understood what was going on.

"I heard you were talking about me, right?" As he spoke, the hooded man removed his Arab hood and revealed a familiar face, which was Ye Fang.

When he saw Ye Fang, Kalsi who was closest was so frightened that he sat down on the ground. He didn't care whether others believed the rumor that Ye Fang was dead. Kalsi believed it anyway, so he suddenly saw Ye Fang appearing in front of him. He called the doctor "Oh my God" and fell under the table.

Hamdan opened his mouth wide and was speechless for a long time. He couldn't believe how Ye Fang appeared in front of him.

"Ye Fang!" The most excited person was Zayed. Zayed rushed over and hugged Ye Fang heavily.

"I haven't seen you in more than half a year. You've gained weight!" Ye Fang hugged Zayed and said with a smile.

"It's great that you are alive!" Zayed said emotionally in Ye Fang's ear.

Salman was also very happy to see Ye Fang appear. He stepped forward and hugged Ye Fang. Ye Fang and Salman exchanged a few words and walked over to Kalsi and pulled him up and said, "Are you kid? So you expect me to die?"

"How could it be? I'm just...it's just too unexpected. I'm happier than anyone else that you can live!" After regaining consciousness, Kalsi finally accepted the reality that Ye Fang was still alive and hugged Ye Fang.

Hamdan also came over and said sincerely, "Your presence is more exciting than 911!"

Ye Fang laughed and said, "Are you so eager to take control of the Palm Island project? If you want, I'll give it to you! We are brothers! It doesn't matter who is the chairman of the board of directors!"

When Hamdan heard what Ye Fang said, he couldn't hide his joy and said, "Then you have to keep your word!" After that, he hugged Ye Fang heavily.

Just like that, Ye Fang sat down surrounded by four little princes from the Middle East. Because of Ye Fang's arrival, the atmosphere of the entire meeting was no longer so dull, and everything fell into place. Ye Fang kept his word and directly transferred control of the Palm Island project to Hamdan, and promised that Hamdan Palm Island could meet its needs no matter how much money it needed.

"Boss, have you made a fortune from the 911 disaster in the United States?" Kalsi joked using Ye Fang's familiar domestic slang.

Ye Fang smiled slightly and replied, "It was just a small profit, and I almost didn't get it back. Fortunately, it's all over now."

Naturally, the little brothers would not believe Ye Fang's words. They believed that the money Ye Fang earned must be dozens or even a hundred times more than they did. The investment money and returns given to Ye Fang by these little princes had already disappeared before Ye Fang disappeared. Already called them. Of course, what makes everyone happiest is the rise in international oil prices after 911/[-]. The continuously rising oil prices have greatly eased the financial situation of these countries in the Middle East, allowing these countries to make huge profits.

"Boss, how high do you think international oil prices can go?" Zayed asked.

"At least more than one hundred dollars." Ye Fang concluded.

"One hundred dollars?!" Several little princes looked at each other, which means that the international oil price still has at least a few dozen dollars of room to rise, especially after the United States went to war in Afghanistan. The international oil price continued to rise, but no one was as good as Ye Fang. optimism.

Here, Crown Prince Salman of Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil producer, looked at Ye Fang with bright eyes and asked, "Brother, what do you think will be the outcome of the war between the United States and Afghanistan? Will it be like the Gulf War? The United States defeated Afghanistan to a pulp and walked away with a complete victory?”

Ye Fang shook his head and said, "To be honest, I am not optimistic about the war between the United States and Afghanistan. The Soviet Union fought in Afghanistan for ten years and finally had to withdraw from Afghanistan. Regardless of the advanced weapons of the United States and the Afghan people's mountain guerrilla warfare, Even the Soviet Union can repel it, not to mention the arrogant United States. I estimate that the United States will suffer in this war in Afghanistan."

"Will this war last ten or eight years?" Zayed asked.

"I guess it won't end in a short time. If it ends too early, how will the military-industrial complex behind the United States make money? Look, this battle will definitely last longer. After you take over the leadership of the country in the future, you will inevitably follow the old man It’s beautiful to deal with, especially you.” Ye Fang pointed at Salaman and said.

"Me?!" Salman said in surprise.

"You are not only the Middle East but also the world's oil exporter. If the United States wants to control the Middle East, it must have a good relationship and form an alliance with Saudi Arabia. How to deal with the relationship between Saudi Arabia and the United States in the future is your biggest governing problem." Ye Fang said directly.

"Brother, how do you think Saudi Arabia should handle its relationship with the United States?" Salman asked.

Ye Fang thought for a while and said, "Stick to the bottom line and stay away. You just need to remember that the purpose of Lao America's control of these countries in the Middle East is for its own national interests, and this national interest is the interest of the US dollar. This is a double-edged sword for these countries in the Middle East. The US dollar and oil are The United States has two magic weapons to control the world. Any war they wage is to maintain the hegemony of the US dollar. There is only one country that can compete with the United States in the future."

"Which country?" the little princes asked together.

"China!" Ye Fang softly spat out two words.

"China?! Boss, China's economy has not yet entered the top five, how can it compete with the United States?" Zayed asked.

"You have to take a long-term view and see that in ten or twenty years, the only country in the world that can compete with the United States is China! Just wait and see, so I suggest that you must have a good relationship with China in the future. You guys will be in China in the future In the game between the United States, you can do things that are both right and left, but you must not do things that backstab China, especially against China, otherwise you will definitely regret it in the future. The most important thing is if I know that some of you dare to backstab me. Our motherland, I will definitely not let you go!" Ye Fang said directly.

"That won't happen, that won't happen." Several little princes assured each other. Zayed and the others don't seem to be afraid of the powerful China in the future, but they are more afraid of Ye Fang, whose current strength is unfathomable. Because no one knows how much money Ye Fang made from the 911 incident. The most important thing is that Ye Fang's terrifying and accurate intuition really makes the four people fearful. If Ye Fang turns the table and causes trouble in his country in the financial market, Maybe we can send our country back to 20 years ago.

"Boss, how is your situation at home now? You are like this yourself, and you still say good things to China?" Kalsi said with a smile.

"There is a high probability that I will not return to China in the future. I may have to live all over the world, but I believe that one day I will return to China in an upright manner. Those false accusations and rumors will definitely be self-defeating. I firmly believe this." Ye Fang said loudly road.

The four little princes looked at me and I looked at you. They did not expect that under this situation, Ye Fang still maintained absolute loyalty to his country, and never even thought of betraying his motherland.

"Boss, are you coming to the Middle East suddenly just to see us?" Zayed asked.

"Of course not. The Japanese incident can be closed down." Ye Fang replied.

"You can just call me for this matter, why don't you come here in person?" Zayed said.

"If I don't come here in person, how can you believe it? Besides, I also want to see the oil production situation of various countries in the Middle East on the spot, so that I can predict the future oil price." Ye Fang said solemnly.

Kalsi was one of these princes who had studied finance. He immediately figured out Ye Fang's extraneous meaning from this sentence, so he asked, "Boss, are you the largest long in the international oil futures market?"

"I don't know if it's the largest, but the price of the bottom position should be the lowest and the volume is the largest." Ye Fang said proudly.

"Boss, you now have a big oil field under your butt. Every time the international oil price changes by one cent, your worth will rise." Kalsi said with envy.

"Net worth is no longer what I pursue. Those numbers are meaningless. You are the largest oil exporting countries in the world. Producing less or more barrels of oil every day can affect the national oil price. I don't have that much oil, so We can only rely on financial capital to influence oil prices. In the future, before you decide to increase or reduce production, please tell me, and I can maximize your interests through the oil futures market!" Ye Fang said.

"Okay! Boss, it's a deal!"

Even if such a small verbal international oil group is established, these crown princes and Ye Fang will be able to influence the trend of international oil prices in the future after they take office. This will undoubtedly increase the power behind Ye Fang. If in the past Ye Fang relied on his own motherland to make these little princes surrender, then now Ye Fang relies on his own strong strength to still become the boss among the five with the right to speak.

Ye Fang settled in Abu Dhabi, and then Fumio Kishida's Fuwa Heavy Industries received a notice from the UAE Project Department. The UAE economy was affected by the September 911 incident and the capital chain was tight, so Fuwa Heavy Industries was notified in writing to unilaterally cancel the contract, and the previously delivered The deposit is considered liquidated damages. If Fuhua Heavy Industries engages in international relations, it can directly contact the courts in the United Arab Emirates to sue.

Because the UAE had previously agreed when signing a contract with Fuhua Heavy Industry that any disputes arising from the contract would be sued in the courts under the jurisdiction of the UAE. Although Fuhua Heavy Industry also raised objections at the beginning, it later gave in to the super power of the UAE. Big order.

On the day Fuhua Heavy Industries received this notice, the UAE Project Department officially issued this official news to the world's news media, seemingly not caring about the country's image at all.

As the UAE project department issued such a notice of termination, the project departments of Russia and South Africa both issued notices of termination to Fuhua Heavy Industries for the same reason, and both agreed to regard the previous deposit as liquidated damages.

When Fumio Kishida of Fuwa Heavy Industries received these notices, he was so angry that he immediately spat out a mouthful of old blood and passed out.

Because the total deposit paid by the three project departments was only US$30 billion, Fuhua Heavy Industry and Sanyou Heavy Industry have invested more than US$100 billion in these three projects.

On the day the news was announced, Sanyou Heavy Industries’ stocks plummeted...