Society owes me a brother

Although at the entrance of the villa, Lu Chi's presence attracted the attention of almost most young people.However, in this majestic hall, the most eye-catching people are still those gray-haired, suits and leather shoes, talking and laughing with wine glasses in their hands.

Among this group of bosses, a "young man" who looks more than 30 years old and has a refined temperament is particularly prominent.He was wearing a three-piece high-end custom-made black dark striped suit. The expensive, crisp and well-tailored suit perfectly outlined his inverted triangle figure. His sand-blond hair was combed back meticulously, revealing his full forehead and quite Handsome facial features, dark brown eyes look deeper under the reflection of the crystal chandelier.

When Eric Weiss took Lu Chi's shoulders and performed the aria, the man was chatting with the big guys with a wine glass in his hand.Because of the old Mr. Locke's words, he also echoed and raised his glass, subconsciously showing a flawless smile.The faint smile lines piled up fine wrinkles at the corners of the eyes, making the man look more approachable.Then, he naturally moved his eyes to Lu Chi, his clear eyes were like a deep and calm lake, his tone was gentle and curious, and he smiled just right: "This is Wall Street" A 'financial genius with no plans'?"

He stretched out his right hand to Lu Chi, and greeted with a smile: "It's the first time we meet, I have known you for a long time."

Lu Chi stretched out his hand to shake it back, and felt the man's big hand shake slightly forcefully—it was a kind of just right strength, which could not only show the master's confidence and enthusiasm, but also not appear aggressive because of too much force.

Lu Chi smiled slightly, nodded and said, "Hello."

Matthew Locke took the opportunity to introduce: "This is my cousin, Antonio Locke. He has been in the Middle East before and is responsible for managing the two oil fields mortgaged by AK Telecom to the Locke Group."

When Matthew Locke said this, he smiled slightly: "Speaking of which, you have helped the Locke Group to take back these two oil fields."

If Lu Chi and Eric Weiss hadn't exposed AK Telecom's financial fraud scandal and successfully shorted AK Telecom, AK Telecom had to file for bankruptcy protection, and the Locke Group would not have been so easy to snatch food from the tiger's mouth.

Antonio smiled slightly, and said in a gentle tone: "So, we have cooperated once before. And the cooperation is very pleasant."

Lu Chi's heart moved. Before he could figure out the meaning of Antonio's words, he saw Matthew Locke hugging his shoulders with a smile, and said, "That's why I said that Lu is a distinguished guest of our Locke family. It's a pity that cousin Tang Sen didn't take my words seriously. I just wanted to make things difficult for Lu at the gate. This is not in line with our Locke family's hospitality etiquette, so I think Cousin Tang Sen must apologize to Lu."

Antonio glanced at Matthew helplessly, noncommittal about his sudden attack in front of the elders.

But Tang Senluoke immediately changed his face, and blurted out: "I didn't embarrass the distinguished guests of the Locke family. I just admire Mr. Lu's talent in the financial field, so I want to ask for advice."

As soon as the words fell, before the old Locke patriarch could speak, an old gentleman who looked somewhat similar to Tang Senlock asked in a deep voice: "Is this really the case?"

Tang Senrock nodded again and again.However, the old gentleman who just spoke did not look at Tang Senluo, and stared at Lu Chi all the time.

Lu Zhi frowned indistinctly.

Seeing that Lu Chi didn't speak, the old gentleman asked again: "Is this really the case, Mr. Lu?"

Faced with such an aggressive interrogation, Lu Chi frowned, and when he was about to speak, Antonio smiled and said, "Mr. Lu is a teaching assistant for Stanford's "Finance and Mathematical Theory" course, and he is also responsible for answering students' questions. Although Tang Sen has graduated for many years, there is an idiom in China that says that the one who is not good at learning is the first. Since Tang Sen knows that he is not good at studies, it is a good thing that he is willing to ask for advice from the 'master'. Uncle Quincy should not give birth to Tang Sen angry."

Quincy Locke's face sank, and he glanced at his nephew who was smiling and speaking well.After a while, he smiled slightly and said, "You're right. If Tang Sen can be as sensible as you, I don't have to worry so much."

Antonio smiled.Old Mr. Locke, who had been keeping his composure all along, laughed and said, "Tang Sen is still young, and he does things impulsively without considering the consequences. However, even God will forgive young people for making mistakes. You don't have to act too hastily."

Quincy Locke's expression turned even worse when he heard the comfort from the old Locke patriarch.

The atmosphere in the hall was a little stagnant for a while.Matthew Locke joked with a smile: "Father is right. Lu is not only the most watched investment genius on Wall Street, he is also the best IT prodigy in Silicon Valley. Cousin Tang Sen has been paying attention to the field of Internet finance, but in the past two years Not so lucky..."

When Matthew Locke said this, he paused for a moment, and suddenly a bright smile appeared on his face, revealing eight white teeth, and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, since I met Lu, my luck is very Great. Now it has become the major shareholder of Campus Network..."

"Father." Matthew Locke was talking, and suddenly looked at the old Mr. Locke, asking for praise with a proud face: "Is the 10% I got on the campus network the most successful in the IT field this year? an investment?"

As soon as Matthew Locke said that, Tang Senlock's face turned black.Seriously speaking, Townsend Locke's luck was really bad.Due to his age and profession, Downson Rock was originally an investment genius in the financial IT field that the Rock family and even the industry were more optimistic about.As a result, because of the sudden birth of Lu Chi, Tang Senluoke, who had made a small achievement in the financial IT field, was suddenly eclipsed by comparison.Not to mention that Matthew Locke has not only made a lot of money shorting AK Telecom and ST Communications with the help of Lu Chi since he became friends with Lu Chi, but also became one of the major shareholders of Campus Network.Now it seems to be the most popular rookie in the Locke family.And under Matthew Locke's instigation, Lu Chi is about to become a trader that the Locke family relies on, and even has the opportunity to participate in a big event planned by the Wall Street bigwigs... and all of these should have belonged to Downson Locke. .At least Townsend Locke himself thinks so.

But now, not to mention the cooked duck flying away, the culprit still dares to stand in front of him brazenly and pretend to be good.Tang Senluo held his breath in his chest, and almost vomited blood.

Looking at the innocent-looking Matthew Locke and the ferocious-looking Tangsen Locke, the melon eaters and guests standing around couldn't help laughing.Even the old patriarch Locke shook his head and sighed helplessly, he really couldn't stand his son's cute and careless scheming.Only Quincy Locke's face was solemn, and he didn't know whether he was angry at his nephew for taking advantage of him, or angry at his son's shallow city, and when he was provoked, he revealed his true colors.

After all, it involved a struggle within the Locke family, and it was not convenient for others to speak out because of their face, and the scene was a bit embarrassing for a while.Fortunately, after Antonio heard these words, he smiled immediately, and said very appreciatively: "I have heard about this too. Our Matthew is awesome. I believe this investment is definitely the most noteworthy one in 2002." investment."

After finishing speaking, Antonio looked at Lu Chi with a smile, and said politely: "I have heard that Mr. Lu can calculate the price trend of a stock in a very short period of time. I don't know if this algorithm is consistent with programming thinking. related?"

Antonio was gentle and courteous, Lu Chi also nodded with a smile when he saw this.The scene turned around once, and Antonio smiled and said, "It's an incredible miracle. I must ask for advice when I have the opportunity."

After a pause, Antonio smiled meaningfully: "I believe this day will come soon."

The topic took advantage of the trend and was led to "business" by Antonio.The old Locke patriarch looked at each other with a few close friends, and asked with a calm smile: "I wonder if Mr. Lu is interested in accompanying us old men to have a drink upstairs in the study?"

Lu Chi's heart moved, knowing that the show was coming.He subconsciously looked at Yue Bin, and before he could speak, Mr. Old Locke had already ordered with a smile: "Matthew, you must accompany Binbin and Yangyang well, and make our guests from the East feel at home." The matter is confidential, and Old Locke I don't want too many irrelevant people involved in this conversation.So before Lu Chi spoke, he made a very decisive statement.

Matthew Locke immediately said with a smile: "Don't worry, father, I will definitely accompany Binbin well." As for Zhang Yang, he doesn't need his company at all.

Matthew Locke glanced deeply at his younger sister Angel, who was always by Zhang Yang's side.Several bigwigs also showed a narrow smile when they saw this.

Seeing this, Yue Bin immediately squeezed Lu Chi's palm.Whispered in a low voice: "Go up with them. Let's talk about it when we go home." He looked very afraid of Lu Chi's willful rejection.

Seeing this, Lu Chi had no choice but to nod.

So the invited guests watched enviously as Lu Chi followed the big guys up to the second floor.

Yue Bin, who was left in place, looked at Lu Chi's back anxiously.Drank the red wine in the glass in one gulp.

Noticing Yue Bin's disappointment, Zhang Yang was about to come over to comfort him, but he saw Tang Senluoke walking up to Yue Bin with a sneer on his face, sneered, and deliberately provocatively said: "I thought you were so powerful, but you are also like me. , I can’t even go to the study.”

Yue Bin's face darkened.Tang Senluoke sneered again and again, and whispered maliciously: "I really don't know what that Huaxia Lu is interested in you. Could it be that you became the major shareholder of the campus network because of selling PG?"

Yue Bin's expression changed, and he grabbed Tang Sen by the collar: "What did you say?"

The actions of the two immediately attracted the attention of all the guests.The banquet, which had been silent because of the departure of the old Locke patriarch and several bigwigs, became commotion again.Little Roll Smith, who had been hiding in the crowd and didn't show much, came over, stretched out his hand to hold Yue Bin's arm, and reminded him in a low voice, "Yue, don't do this."

Tang Senluoke sneered: "Do you have the ability to beat me up?"

Matthew Locke pushed Tang Sen unbearably: "If you do this again, I will hand you over to my father."

Tang Senluoke snorted: "What else can you do besides suing your father?"

That being said, Tangsen Locke is still very afraid of the methods of the old Locke patriarch.Immediately straightening the collar of his suit, he left with a sneer.

Matthew Locke looked back at Yue Bin: "What did he tell you?"

Yue Bin shook his head sullenly, gritted his teeth and said, "It's nothing."

Zhang Yang reached out and patted Fa Xiao's shoulder.Roll Smith Jr., the only one on the scene who could speak lips, sighed silently, and changed the subject calmly: "I don't know what Lu is talking about with those Wall Street bigwigs."

Zhang Yang glanced at Little Roll Smith, raised his eyebrows and asked, "You really don't know?"

Roll Smith Jr. laughed but said nothing.

Contrary to what everyone imagined, the conversation between Lu Chi and several Wall Street tycoons did not last too long.Just half an hour later, a group of people came down from the study on the second floor.Dinner has officially started, and it is the Locke family's favorite buffet style. There are roasted pork ribs, roasted leg of lamb, roasted seafood, as well as various vegetable salads and special dishes. Whether you are a vegetarian or a carnivore, you can enjoy your favorite delicacies .The Locke family really did what they promised—to make all guests feel at home.

A dinner party ended happily.Lu Chi and his friends returned to the Stanford apartment.Before Yue Bin and Zhang Yang could open their mouths, Lu Chi said, "The old patriarch Locke and those bigwigs on Wall Street asked me about my views on international oil futures."

Yue Bin and Zhang Yang looked at each other, thinking of what Roll Smith Jr. said before.

Zhang Yang couldn't help asking: "Wall Street capital wants to speculate in oil futures?"

Lu Chi nodded.

Yue Bin frowned and said: "But for so many years, the price of international crude oil has been stable below 30 million yuan. Even if there was a short-term surge, it quickly fell back. Why do they speculate in oil futures?"

Lu Chi looked solemn, and said slowly: "They said that there will be a war soon."

As soon as the words fell, Yue Bin and Zhang Yang were shocked.