Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 745: Targeting Gold and Oil

As Lu Shaohua had said before, the bigger the business, the more worries and troubles one will have. This is the case now. There are too many things that Lu Shaohua needs to consider. Not to mention other things, just the allocation of funds is something that Lu Shaohua needs to think carefully about.

This time, Lu Shaohua fought in three places and finally made a net profit of more than 220 billion US dollars. Together with the original 1000 billion US dollars, the funds in his hands reached as much as 1220 billion US dollars. How to distribute this money became a problem.

Shenzhen Phoenix Group, Hong Kong Phoenix Group, and African Tiger Roar Base are Lu Shaohua’s three most important industries. The allocation of that fund must of course be divided around these three industries, but how to divide it becomes a problem.

Before this operation, Lu Shaohua mobilized more than 600 billion US dollars from the Tiger Roar Base in Africa. This money must be returned. The 180 billion US dollars mobilized from the Hong Kong Phoenix Group must also be returned, and the 200 billion US dollars mobilized from the Shenzhen Phoenix Group must also be returned. All of a sudden, the 1220 billion US dollars in funds was reduced by 220 billion US dollars, leaving only billion.

Originally, according to Lu Shaohua's plan, all the profits this time would be used to fill the funding gap of Shenzhen Phoenix Group. However, due to Li Yunqing's high-profile announcement of additional investment in the Hong Kong stock market, Lu Shaohua had to change the allocation of funds.

No one will know what Phoenix Financial wants to do, or perhaps everything in the company is a trade secret and not many people will know. However, there is no wall that is impenetrable. If Lu Shaohua does not make additional investments in the Hong Kong stock market, once the matter is exposed, it will be a heavy blow to the reputation of Phoenix Financial. Therefore, Lu Shaohua cannot lie with his eyes open, and additional investment is inevitable.

Since additional investment is necessary, funds are needed. Although the Phoenix Group in Hong Kong can withdraw funds, once the funds are withdrawn, there will be a funding gap, which makes Lu Shaohua very embarrassed. Therefore, Lu Shaohua had to use his brain to make money from the current earnings.

After much deliberation, Lu Shaohua finally made a decision to withdraw US$220 billion from the US$20 billion and invest it in the Hong Kong stock market, and transfer the remaining US$200 billion to the Phoenix Group in Shenzhen.

But a new problem arises. Investing 20 billion US dollars in Hong Kong, a top financial market, is simply a drop in the bucket, like a small grain of sand thrown into the ocean, which will not produce much reaction. In that case, investors will not see Phoenix Financial's additional investment, which will definitely cause heated discussions.

For the sake of Phoenix Financial's reputation, Lu Shaohua had to do a better job. Finally, Lu Shaohua could only decide to withdraw another 30 billion US dollars from the offshore company team led by Li Zongen to make up 50 billion US dollars, which was a bit like robbing Peter to pay Paul.

With a plan in mind, Lu Shaohua breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, he sighed. "The liquidity is still too little."

Looking back, just after the Japanese stock market crash in 89, Lu Shaohua had more than billion US dollars in funds. At that time, all the plans had just been launched and there was not much need for money, so he was not so hesitant. But now, with a fortune of more than billion US dollars, Lu Shaohua is having a headache because of liquidity.

It’s a tragedy. It has to be said that it is a tragedy.

However, Lu Shaohua knew in his heart that with the expansion, this kind of problem would always have to be faced and was unavoidable. The only thing Lu Shaohua could do was to make as much money as possible, fill in the possible gaps, and then move towards his dream goal.

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With the strength expanded to this point, it is not difficult for Lu Shaohua to make money. It's just that Lu Shaohua likes to make big money in major disasters and is not very interested in small money. However, it is now 1998, and major disasters seem to have to wait for several years, which is still far away. As the saying goes, distant water cannot quench immediate thirst, we have to consider the actual situation.

In 1998, what good opportunities were there to make money?

This is the only question on Lu Shaohua's mind at the moment...

After the Asian financial crisis, there seems to be no good opportunity to make big money, but there are still opportunities to make small or medium money, such as gold and oil. In the next few years, the price of gold will skyrocket, and the price of oil will continue to rise after the Gulf War.

Speculating in gold and oil became Lu Shaohua's goal. It was also a money-making opportunity that Lu Shaohua could do and guaranteed 100% success.

If we talk about the place with the most gold mines, Africa undoubtedly has the most gold mines. Africa also has the most rare mineral resources such as diamond mines. The Tiger Roar Base has been entrenched in Africa for many years and has a huge influence in Africa. If Lu Shaohua wants to speculate in gold, his success rate is absolutely 100%.

As for oil? That doesn't need to be said. Huxiao Base stores a large amount of crude oil, which is also the key point to control the price of oil. In addition, with the relationship with the Saudi Arabian royal family, it is easy for Lu Shaohua to speculate on the price of oil.

The Saudi Arabian royal family controls a large number of oil fields. They are a key point. Now their relationship with the Tiger Roar Base is extremely close. All Lu Shaohua needs to do is give a greeting and let them control the oil production, and then the price of oil will definitely rise wildly.

It is for this reason that Lu Shaohua dares to say that he is 100% sure about speculating on gold and oil prices.

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Of course, Lu Shaohua cannot just talk about it on paper, he has to take practical actions. Before taking action, the first thing Lu Shaohua has to do is to summon the three giants of Phoenix Financial to discuss with them and ask them to prepare.

I don’t know if it was a coincidence or destiny, but after just an operation, Liu Mingzhang and the other three were on vacation. It was just the right time to call them together to discuss important matters without being hindered by their schedules.

This is indeed the case. If it were normal times, Liu Mingzhang and the others would have to put down their work and rush over when they received Lu Shaohua's call. But this time, that was not the case. They had nothing to do at home, so they came over immediately after receiving Lu Shaohua's call.

However, when Liu Mingzhang and others arrived, Lu Shaohua did not get down to business right away. Instead, he told Liu Mingzhang and others about the decision on fund allocation first, and asked the three of them to coordinate and try their best to mobilize the funds.

Liu Mingzhang was in charge of finances, and all funds had to pass through his hands. He was in control of the power. As for Li Zongen, he also needed to coordinate when Lu Shaohua wanted to transfer 30 billion US dollars from his offshore company. As for Li Yunqing, he was the final summary, and he wanted to add 50 billion US dollars to the Hong Kong stock market.

"50 billion US dollars is not a lot for us, but it is a huge sum for the Hong Kong stock market. I think we should hold a press conference to announce it, which will stimulate the growth of the stock market." Li Yunqing suggested.

"It can also enhance the reputation of Phoenix Financial." Liu Mingzhang continued Li Yunqing's words and said this.

"No interest, no profit." Compared with Liu Mingzhang and Li Yunqing, Li Zongen was more direct.

Holding a press conference and releasing the news of an additional $50 billion investment will definitely stimulate the growth of the stock price, and for Phoenix Financial, which controls a large number of Hong Kong stocks, it is an accumulation of wealth. It is no exaggeration to say that it is a double gain of fame and fortune.

"Okay, let's do it." Lu Shaohua finally agreed.

How could Lu Shaohua object to such a good thing? He could earn money and gain a good reputation. Even a fool would try his best to get forward. Besides, Lu Shaohua was not a fool, so of course he would not object.

But one thing is one thing. Lu Shaohua did not call Liu Mingzhang and the other three people this time to hold a press conference. That was just a small episode. The theme of Lu Shaohua calling them here was to speculate in gold and oil, so when finishing one topic, Lu Shaohua would of course move on to the next one.

"I called you here for another purpose. We are going to fight a long-term war with only one goal, which is to make money. Well, I think you have also seen that as the group's business expands, our liquidity is a bit overwhelmed, so we must make more money." Lu Shaohua said in a high voice with a serious expression. "And this time our target is gold futures and oil futures."

For futures, there are only two options: buy low and buy high. There is no other option.

As professionals in the financial field, whether it was Li Yunqing, Li Zongen, or Liu Mingzhang, they certainly knew the truth behind this, so when Lu Shaohua proposed speculating in gold futures and oil futures, Liu Mingzhang was the first to raise questions. "Gold futures and oil futures don't seem to have much room for speculation now. Oil is a little better, it has been rising, but the increase is not big. If we enter, we can only make a small amount of money."

As the saying goes, things are different now. In the past, if you made a few hundred million dollars, Liu Mingzhang would think it was a big profit. But now it is different. After two super-large battles, Liu Mingzhang has a higher vision. Hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars are small money in Liu Mingzhang's eyes. Only tens of billions of dollars are considered big money.

Hearing this, Lu Shaohua laughed and said mysteriously, "You can rest assured about this. I can control the amount of gold and oil."

Controlling the quantity, what does that mean? It means controlling the price. As long as the amount of gold and oil entering the market decreases, the price will soar. If the amount entering the market increases suddenly, the price will fall.

It has to be said that Lu Shaohua's remarks seemed a bit exaggerated, but Liu Mingzhang and the others did not think that Lu Shaohua was joking with them. Since Lu Shaohua dared to say it, it meant that Lu Shaohua really had the ability to control it.

what does this mean?

This means there are huge profits to be made.