Chapter 831 Intimidation (Part 1)

  Toronto is the largest city in Canada and the fourth largest city in North America, second only to Mexico City, New York and Los Angeles in terms of population.

  As the economic center of Canada, Toronto is in a leading position in industries such as finance, business services, telecommunications, aviation, and film. At the same time, the Toronto Stock Exchange is also the seventh largest exchange in the world, where most of the Canadian listed companies gather.

   Not only that, but Toronto is a highly diverse metropolis. According to statistics, 49% of the residents come from all over the world, bringing together immigrants from more than 100 nationalities and speaking more than 140 languages. What is even more admirable is that although it is full of people from all over the world, the security environment is very good, the crime rate is extremely low, and the pleasant natural environment makes it the most livable university in the world. One of the cities.

  The plane landed slowly at Toronto Pearson International Airport. When Zhong Shi and Jiang Shan walked out of the airport, they found that Paulson had already been waiting at the exit, looking at them with a big smile on his face.

   "John, you look good!"

  Zhong Shi greeted Paulson with a smile, "I must have made a lot of profits in Portugal, right?"

   "Hey...that's true."

Paulson seemed very happy, and while guiding Zhongshi to go out, he explained, "Indeed, my fund has made more than US$2 billion in profits on Portuguese government bonds, and with the subsequent gains, it is expected to be able to More than US$3 billion. In less than half a year, our rate of return has exceeded 10%, which is really exciting.”

"By the way, because of the strong request of many clients, I decided to issue a new fund in June. I have already thought of the name. It is called the All-Weather Strategy Fund. The initial fundraising amount is tentatively set at US$10 billion. How about it? Mr. Zhong, are you thinking about investing a sum of money in it?"

  The first gist of investing is "don't put all your eggs in one basket", that is, to diversify risks. This is true for any investor, even hedge fund managers. It’s like Zhongshi. Although the Tianyu Fund is his flagship, it doesn’t mean that all his wealth is in it. Some hedge funds are also his investment targets, and the share of the Paulson Fund is even more profitable. rich.

  For Paulson, Zhongshi is undoubtedly his biggest bole. The reason why he is today is largely due to Zhong Shi. The other party not only paid money, but also advised him on many issues, which is why he has the status of "God of Making Money" today.

  Confident Paulson, when he decided to open a new fund, the first thing he thought of was Zhongshi.

   "An all-weather strategy?"

  Zhong Shi was taken aback, stopped, looked at Paulson with a strange expression, and said, "You named this to tell investors that no matter what the circumstances, this fund will have outstanding performance?"

"right!"

  Paulson said with pride, "All-weather, that is, whether it is sunny or cloudy, whether it is windy or raining, my fund will go forward bravely and try my best to create profits for clients."

   "..."

  After watching Paulson silently for a while, Zhong Shi retracted his eyes and said lightly, "Let's talk about this matter later. How is the matter we talked about before?"

For Zhong Shi's answer, Paulson was inevitably a little disappointed, but he thought again, thinking that it was too hasty to talk about investment at this time and place, so he didn't take this matter to heart at the moment, and casually said: Said: "I have already negotiated with them, we will visit tomorrow, and he will receive us in the office of the headquarters."

   "But, Mr. Zhong, do you think they will listen to us?"

Thinking of this, Paulson continued worryingly, "Recently, due to the skyrocketing price of gold, their operating income has soared, and the stock price has also risen a lot. Now they are very confident. When communicating with me Even impatient, I don't think they will necessarily accept our proposal!"

   "It's just a little increase, they have such confidence?"

Zhong Shi chuckled, and said disapprovingly, "I came this time and brought them two plans, one is beneficial to them, and the other is not so polite. They'd better cooperate obediently with us, otherwise Thunder With a single trick, they won’t be left alone.”

  When he said these words, a burst of vigorous self-confidence burst out. Paulson was taken aback when he saw it, and then he was overjoyed, and all his worries were immediately thrown away.

   Zhong Shi and Paulson came this time to visit Barrick Gold Company.

As the world's number one gold producer, Barrick Gold Company was founded by Peter Munk in 1983. In just 30 years, it has developed into 27 mines with an annual output of more than 5 million ounces of gold. the world's largest gold producer.

The current Barrick Gold Company, benefiting from the rise in gold prices last year, has caused its stock price to rise accordingly, with an increase of more than 100% last year, and its current market value exceeds US$18 billion, which is undisputed among precious metal producers Big Brother.

  Barrick Gold Corporation is headquartered in Toronto, but carries out exploration, development, production and sales all over the world. There are gold mines in Canada, the United States, Peru, Chile, the United States, and Australia. In addition to gold, they also produce precious metals such as platinum, copper, and silver.

  Currently their chairman is their founder, Mr. Peter Munk.

   This is an old man over seventy years old, with white beard and hair, and a dimpled face, but he is still in good spirits. Because he was not good at walking, he held a civilized stick in his hand and stood tremblingly at the door of the office to welcome Zhongshi and Paulson.

   "Hello, two young gentlemen."

After shaking the clock stone with his rough hand, Peter Munk greeted in a hoarse voice, "I'm really happy to see you two, it's nice to be young, I'm envious that you still have such a good age .”

   "Mr. Monk is polite!"

  Zhong Shi said politely, "I really admire the old man for creating such a large business. This time, I came here because of his reputation. I really disturbed you. Please don't mind too much, Mr. Monk."

After the two parties complimented each other in this way, after the secretary delivered the refreshments and left, Peter Monk immediately straightened up, looked at Zhong Shi with burning eyes, and said, "Mr. Zhong Shi, a big shot in the hedge fund industry, Its assets are estimated to exceed 50 billion U.S. dollars. Paulson, a rising star who has emerged on Wall Street in recent years, I heard that they even gave you a nickname, the God of Making Money. You two, am I right?"

   "Exactly!"

   Paulson smiled, picked up his coffee and took a sip, then said, "It seems that Mr. Monk has found out our identities."

   "When a distinguished guest comes to the door, of course you have to do a little preparation first!"

Mr. Peter Munk, who hadn't seen his old age at all, gave Paulson a cold look, and immediately said tentatively, "Both of you are proud sons of the financial market, and I feel the same for your achievements in this professional field. I admire it very much. But I just don’t know whether the two of you are enemies or friends when you come here this time.”

   "Whether it's an enemy or a friend, it's all up to you!"

  When Peter Monk took off his friendly coat, Zhong Shi immediately had a feeling that this was an old fox. I'm afraid that when the other party knew that he and Paulson were coming to visit, they had already started to be wary of the two of them.

   In fact, Zhongshi didn't realize that if he and Paulson appeared at the same time, the owners of most companies in the world would be trembling. For no other reason, these two people have enough financial resources to buy their shares.

  Besides, Peter Monk had never interacted with the two of them before, so he just came to visit rashly and said that he had no intentions, so the devil would believe it.

  Peter Monk did not expect that Zhong Shi would respond so strongly to the other party. He looked at the other party thoughtfully for a while, and then said leisurely: "There are no outsiders here, so let's talk directly without bothering you, what exactly do you want?"

   "What do we want?"

   Seeing that the other party was showing signs of softening, Zhong Shi directly revealed the intention of coming, "Let's put it this way, I want a promise from you. That is, at a certain moment, announce some news that can affect the market."

"What do you mean?"

Hearing Zhong Shi's words, Peter Munk's face changed drastically, he stood up, and asked sharply, "You want me to release false news to cooperate with your actions in the market so that you can make a fortune, right? "

   "Hey, my eyes have been opened!"

Without waiting for Zhong Shi to answer, he sneered, "I think you have found the wrong person. Our Barrick Gold Company is not someone who is threatened by others, not to mention the illegal nature of this matter, just this kind of behavior , it violates our principle of integrity. Sorry, this matter is not negotiable!"

  He unceremoniously rejected the other party's proposal.

   I have to say that he was not shrewd in hearing what Zhong Shi meant from a few words. But unfortunately, the whole thing was not what he imagined, and he also picked the wrong opponent.

  With Zhong Shi's status and status today, it is very difficult for anyone in this world to dare to refuse his request.

   "Papa..."

Zhong Shi also stood up and applauded the other party, but with a playful smile on his face, "Mr. Monk, I have to say, you are very smart, you just guessed my intention from a sentence, I admire this very much. But you made a mistake, that is, you are too self-righteous, thinking that we will covet your small share?"

"no?"

A look of surprise appeared on Peter Monk's face, but after he thought for a while, he immediately understood, "It turns out that the two of you have hoarded a large amount of positions in the gold futures market, so forgive me for not agreeing. Hehe, you two It's a good idea. But let me tell you, do you know how many people have tried this idea, and how we ended up dealing with it? Frankly, none of them have worked out. Yes, none of them have worked out! "

"yes?"

Regarding his second refusal, Zhong Shi smiled instead of anger, and said lightly, "Mr. Monk should be 70 years old this year. I heard that this year is the last year of your term of office. As soon as your term of office expires, you will Are you going to retire to take care of yourself?"

   "What do you want to do again?"

   Peter Monk seemed a little uncomfortable with Zhong Shi's sudden change of subject. He couldn't understand the other party's meaning for a while, but he was sure that the other party's words definitely had no good intentions.

"nothing."

Zhong Shi said lightly, "From a small company, it has developed into the world's largest gold producer, with mines spread across four continents, producing millions of ounces of high-quality gold every year. Presumably, Mr. Monk's youth and enthusiasm have been exhausted." In this company. It is really hard to imagine, what would you think if this company was transferred to someone else after you retired?"

  Seeing the other party's face collapse instantly, Zhong Shi lost no time to continue threatening, "Maybe this process won't take too long, even before you retire!"

   "When the time comes, you won't be retiring, but you will be kicked out by shareholders!"

Paulson, who had been silent all the time, took the opportunity to say, "After working hard all my life, at the end of my career, I think it will be very, very uncomfortable to be kicked out of the company I built. Mr. Monk, I miss you You wouldn't want to see that happen, would you?"

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  (end of this chapter)