Chapter 615 [Returns on Investing in Gold! 】

In the second half of 1979, the price of gold continued to refresh in integer units of one hundred yuan, 400 US dollars / ounce, 500 US dollars / ounce, 600 US dollars / ounce, one by one, the price was dazzling by the market before all parties dared to imagine. Power is being created quickly.

  In terms of oil, with the success of the Iranian Revolution, oil production in the Middle East has plummeted, and oil prices began to rise sharply from US$13 per barrel in 1979.

  The prices of gold and oil have risen sharply, causing the Wu family’s wealth to soar;

  In the past few years, the Wu family has allocated a total of 7 billion US dollars to hold gold spot/futures and oil futures;

  4 billion U.S. dollars for holding gold spot, the cost price is 138 U.S. dollars per ounce, according to the current gold price of 605 U.S. dollars per ounce, these gold has appreciated in value of 17.5 billion U.S. dollars;

  US$1 billion is used to hold gold futures contracts, using five times leverage, and these contracts are currently worth US$20 billion.

  US$2 billion is used to hold oil futures contracts, with an average leverage of 3 times. According to the current oil price of US$18.5 per barrel, the value is US$8 billion.

  When the price of gold reached US$600 per ounce, Wu Guangyao convened a group of investment project leaders in Zurich.

  In the conference room, everyone’s faces are full of smiles, and the eyes looking at Wu Guangyao are with admiration and admiration!

  The boss once again accurately predicted the gold price trend and reaped a lot of profits.

"At present, the price of gold has reached US$600 per ounce, and this price is basically almost at the end; therefore, we must immediately dump the gold spot/futures in our hands. Of course, everyone should not be pressured to think that large-scale selling of gold will cause gold. Prices fluctuate wildly; I can tell you responsibly, no!"

   Morse asked: "If the price of gold is less than $600 per ounce, do we continue to sell it?"

  Wu Guangyao shook his head and said: "No sale! The US inflation set a historical record before, and the Soviet Union looked forward to Afghanistan later. These reasons will cause the price of gold to continue to rise in a short period of time!"

  Everyone is thoughtful, the boss will not mention the Soviet Union's eye on Afghanistan for no reason, because the Soviet Union has taken a series of interventions in the Afghan regime in recent years.

   Morse asked: "The boss thinks that the Soviet Union will send troops to Afghanistan!"

  Wu Guangyao did not answer, but the smile on his face has told everyone everything!

  Everyone is ecstatic, just like arms dealers don’t like world peace!

Peter Lynch said: "Since inflation in the United States continues to increase and the Soviet Union may invade Afghanistan, the price of gold will definitely rise for a period of time; at least until the President of the United States suppresses the price of gold, no one can suppress the rise in gold! "

  Wu Guangyao said: “The President of the United States will not suppress the price of gold, but will restrict gold merchants! Of course, this restriction can only keep the price of gold at around $600; therefore, we can sell gold with ease!”

  Everyone echoed Wu Guangyao’s opinions, but no one greedily suggested, can you wait for the price of gold to reach a higher price before you sell it!

  This makes Wu Guangyao very satisfied!

  Start selling gold spot/futures at the price of 600 USD per ounce, the final average price will be higher than 600 USD per ounce, and it is expected to reach around 650 USD.

  Calculated in this way, in the gold investment alone, the Wu family made a profit of 35 billion U.S. dollars, and the return of funds was as high as 40 billion U.S. dollars.

   Horror!

  After discussing gold investment matters, let’s move on to the topic of oil!

  Wu Guangyao said directly: “The price of oil is also affected by the situation in the Middle East, and the Middle East is now a gunpowder barrel, which will explode at one point; therefore, everyone can stay on the sidelines, and the price of oil is expected to rise to 30 US dollars per barrel!”

  Iran and Iraq belong to West Asia geographically. In February 1979, the Iranian *** revolution was successful, and the Shiite *** represented by religious leader Khomeini came to power.

  Iraq is the birthplace of Shi’ites. Anti-government forces in Shi’a ***, which account for 55% of the population, are active, making it the primary target of Iran’s export of revolution.

  And Iraq is rich and strong, actively seeking hegemony in the Gulf region, trying to attack the Khomeini regime while it is not stable in order to eliminate the threats it faces and completely resolve border disputes.

  Relations between the two countries have become increasingly tense, and border conflicts have intensified.

  Although everyone knows the above information, I am afraid that no one dares to predict the next trend with certainty like Wu Guangyao!

  If the two countries are only in constant friction, then oil prices will not rise sharply. After all, as long as there is no war, the oil production of the two countries will not be significantly reduced;

   But if the two countries really break out into an all-out war, then the world’s oil supply will have to drop by at least 30%. After all, both countries are major oil producing countries.

  The boss has set a tone for everyone, everyone has no use for it!

   Morse can only easily say: "Our cost is only 14 US dollars per barrel, just wait quietly for the development of things!"

  The investment conference lasted for two full days, because the Wu family had a lot of investment in other fields besides gold and oil investment.

  In January 1980, Lufeng Automobile Group acquired Rolls-Royce as its wish, and owned two automobile brands, Rolls-Royce and Bentley.

  Lufeng Headquarters

  Kayla sat on the chairmanship in a capable and dignified manner, with senior executives such as Brooke, President of Lufeng Automobile Group, and Wall, President of Rolls-Royce Company;

  It is embarrassing to say that the president of Lufeng Automobile Group is a German, and he is a top auto talent dug from Volkswagen in Germany;

  The media in both countries have made a big fuss because of this!

  The arrogant British think that they are looking down on British talents, and they actually need to invite a German to manage Rolls-Royce;

  The rigorous German believes that the British automotive industry is coming to a fiercely, and now they come to Germany to dig people (not only Brooke), which will cause some troubles in the German automotive industry.

  Of course, Kayla doesn’t care about these little things!

  Having her own man to back her up, Kayla had only success in her eyes at this time, and the outside voices were ignored!

"Regarding the Rolls-Royce brand, my opinion is to keep the strategy unchanged, but the output must be increased by more than 30%! Especially the sixth-generation Phantom has a big voice in the US market; we must do a good job in marketing and continue to expand Market; for example, we need to know what kind of group Rolls-Royce’s customers are, top wealthy people or luxury hotels, and then do a targeted marketing strategy."

  Gerry, the head of the Rolls-Royce brand, heaved a sigh of relief. The new boss finally did not change the route of the Rolls-Royce brand.

  But next Kayla’s words made the head of the Bentley car brand a little bit in his heart!

"We don’t need two luxury car brands. This will cause a waste of resources! It should be noted that the British automobile industry was defeated by the American assembly line. We must clearly understand the reason! Therefore, I decided to lower the customer level of the Bentley Motors brand. The mid-to-high-end market is the main customer group, and the most important thing is to work hard in the mid-range!"

  Kayla’s words were the first to be recognized by the German Brook;

"Chairman Keira is right. Bentley is going to make a change right away! Think about it, if Bentley goes to the mid-range car market with the reputation of high-end cars, then many customers who can only afford mid-range cars will probably do the same for Bentley. Unable to resist, this is a kind of consumer psychology!"

  Rolls-Royce President Wall quickly realized that the times have changed. Rolls-Royce is already a private company, and if these executives do not listen to the boss, they will have to be fired!

  Plus, Chairman Keira is undoubtedly a strong woman, just like the prime minister today;

  So, it is better to follow the steps of the head office!

  Wall stated: "I support this view of Chairman Kayla!"

   Then everyone agreed!

  Next, Kayla also reorganized personnel appointments. For example, Wall no longer served as President of Rolls-Royce, but became Brooke’s deputy-vice president of the group;

  The original Rolls-Royce Company was merged into the Lufeng Automobile Group. In this way, no one can challenge the rights of the Lufeng Automobile Group!

  The new Lufeng Automobile Group has two automobile brands, Rolls-Royce and Bentley.

  Wall did not expect his loyalty, but in exchange for the rising and the dark, he felt a little sad;

  Think about it, too, how could this strong woman make herself the emperor and manage the only two car brands of the Lufeng Group.

Just when Wall was in a low mood, Kayla added: “After the vice president of Wall took office, he should immediately initiate an acquisition of Leland Motors. It is best to package the entire company. Leland has many car brands and parts. The company, this has a very important role for the Lufeng Group. At the same time, it is necessary to investigate overseas parts and components companies to see if we can strengthen our advantages in parts and components!"

  In the meeting room, the atmosphere immediately rose, and the new boss’s ambitions were too great!

  Wal's mood became even brighter. Here and there are rising and darkening, this is a promotion!

   "Yes, I will give the BOSS a strategy as soon as possible!"

  Kayla nodded, the German Brooke is in charge of automobile R&D, production, and operation, while the British Wall is in charge of mergers and acquisitions, diplomacy and other work. The Lufeng Group is finally taking shape!

In the end, Kayla cheered up for everyone: "Although the British car has been in decline for 20 years, I believe that as long as it takes 15 years, it will be able to form a quadrilateral situation with the United States, Japan, and Germany. And I will invest 2 billion. US dollars in this field, coupled with loan funds and financing, this investment will be as high as 5 billion US dollars or more; I think, we have capital and technology, then there is only one last step to success, and that is strategy!"

  Everyone is very encouraged. In any case, regardless of Kayla's ability, at least $5 billion has been injected into this industry, and she still likes to regain her former glory.

  In fact, Kayla already has a lot of magic weapons in his hands, so it is so informative!

  Wu Guangyao’s memory of past lives, searched many popular models, and then described them to Kayla;

  Not only that, Wu Guangyao also has some memories of those potential parts suppliers, and then told Kayla to let Lufeng Automobile Group buy shares;

  There is also the operation model of 4S stores. Wu Guangyao also informed Kayla that there is no 4S store in this era. I believe that with this trick, it has great advantages in car sales and car after-sales.

  February 1980, Cheung Shi Building, family office.

  Wu Guangyao was in the office thinking, how should the money be spent?

  After selling the gold spot/futures in his hand, Wu Guangyao’s cash flow reached 40 billion US dollars;

  If this wealth is not spent on investment, Wu Guangyao decides that he does not want to see it.

  Money will not depreciate unless it is invested!

  But Wu Guangyao also has to face a reality, that is, the funds are too large and difficult to operate!

  Investment in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan has been saturated, and Wu Guangyao’s large-scale investment can no longer be accommodated, and Wu Guangyao has to consider the impact of a large windfall.

  In the past few years, Wu Guangyao has no longer wanted to form a large consortium. Instead, he intends to use his sons to spread his wealth;

  The worst result, once you die, these descendants will fall apart;

  But it is better than the wealth of the family, being exposed to the bright side!

  Furthermore, according to the current situation, even after Wu Guangyao's death, the family will basically not fall apart;

  First of all, Wu Guangyao has arranged the wealth that belongs to each child;

  Secondly, the role of family-run companies is very huge, so that these descendants can truly blend together;

  Finally, it is Wu Guangyao's influence on these descendants, at least in the sons' generation, Wu Guangyao is their absolute idol!

  Wu Guangyao wrote on the paper the projects and funds that need to be invested in the next few years,

for example:

  Hong Kong Island needs at least 10 billion U.S. dollars of investment. Only a piece of Central Land King (Exchange Square land) is expected to require 1 billion U.S. dollars in auction fees, plus construction costs, I am afraid it will be about 1 billion U.S. dollars;

  It costs US$2 billion for just one piece of land, which shows that the money is also very well spent!

  Furthermore, for the Hong Kong real estate and stock market plummet caused by the upcoming "Sino-British Negotiations", Wu Guangyao decided not to learn from the usual and quietly absorb funds;

  This time, Wu Guangyao will directly stabilize Hong Kong’s economy as the savior!

  You can reap the goodwill of the people of Hong Kong and make a lot of money. Why not do it?

for example:

  Canada, Australia, South Korea, Singapore and other countries have to increase investment!

  Deep Water Bay Villa

  Wu Guangyao summoned Lin Yueru, Wu Xianshuo, Wu Xianyi, and Wu Xiancheng to the study.

   "At present, I plan to incorporate Wharf Real Estate into a trust fund of the family office!"

   Hearing Wu Guangyao included the Hong Kong property in the family office, Lin Yue was anxious. This should have belonged to her own family of assets.

  "You are getting more and more eccentric!" Lin Yueru said disappointedly.

  Wu Guangyao was taken aback, knowing that Lin Yueru would be wrong about what he meant, and quickly said: "You have misunderstood what I mean! This trust fund belongs to your line and does not share the proceeds with other people!"

  Lin Yueru suddenly felt a little embarrassed, she seemed to be a bit reckless in front of her three sons;

   Fortunately, Wu Guangyao went on to say: "Look, your mother is broken for you!"

  Wu Xianshuo, as the boss, quickly said: "Father and mother have done a lot for us!"

  Wu Guangyao nodded, quite satisfied with the attitude of these sons!

  At present, the three sons of Lin Yueru have basically determined the future family property ownership, so if they are not satisfied, Wu Guangyao can only express disappointment!

  Boss Wu Xianshuo is the heir of Global Group, Cheung Kong Holdings, Hutchison Whampoa and Wharf Group;

  The second child, Wu Xianyi, is the heir of Everbright Financial Group, Oriental Media Group, and Baiyou Group;

  The third child is the heir of the zipper group and the electronics group

  In addition to these companies, companies such as the Hong Kong Electric Group and China Gas Group have been incorporated into family offices and become trust companies.

  There is also the Lao Fengxiang Jewelry Group, which was inherited by Wu Xianpeng, born of Li Cui;

  According to the previous idea, Wu Guangyao did not intend to let Li Cui inherit his own company;

   But after all, he is a son. The more important thing is that he has become a master, which made Wu Guangyao change his mind.

  As for Lin Yueru’s daughter Wu Xiaoxiao and Li Cui’s daughter Wu Yue, they inherited some small companies;

  For example, Wu Yue inherited two high-end clothing brands, Valen Tiannu and Armani, and Wu Xiaoxiao will inherit Watsons in the future.

  Although the above arrangement was so arranged and Wu Guangyao’s lawyer was also informed, the transfer of shares is still proceeding slowly!

  (End of this chapter)