I looked at my father Jackie Chan in 1988

Back to the hotel with excitement.

Ji Sheng instinctively thought that the closest relationship would happen only after becoming boyfriend and girlfriend, and hoped that the five dates would go well.

In fact, girls and boys in the beautiful country do not have to officially become boyfriend and girlfriend to date, and the most intimate basis will occur.

It's a pity that Ji Sheng didn't know.

The only thing he knows is why Aniston said that if he can go on the fifth date, he will be his girlfriend. It is very simple. First of all, beautiful girls are more open. I also feel a little bit about each other, and after four more dates, I should be able to know if it is suitable for me, so Aniston said that.

Of course, if Ji Sheng didn't perform very well during the five dates, maybe his girlfriend would be gone.

……

Early the next morning, Ji Sheng went to the company for a stroll, and then received a reply from the auction house that he could participate.

Ji Sheng was very excited when he got this good news. Next, he only needs to go to Sotheby's to see the bids, determine which auction it is in, and then go directly there when the time comes.

What made him even more excited was that around ten o'clock in the morning, Matthew personally called and told him that the price of crude oil had fallen to [-], asking if he should buy it immediately.

Ji Sheng let buy without hesitation.

Then he rushed to Erickson Company. After a series of operations and off-market capital allocation procedures, he finally got his wish and bought 500 million US dollars with [-] times leverage.

……

in the afternoon.

The time agreed with John has arrived.

Ji Sheng rushed to the headquarters of Citibank, registered at the company's front desk, and was led to the office.

No one was in the office.

He sat there for a while and waited.

Not long after, there was a sound of footsteps outside, and then John and two or three people walked in.

"Ji, sorry to keep you waiting." John apologized as soon as he came in.

Ji Sheng got up and hugged him, "I just arrived too, so I didn't wait long."

"Hehe, let me introduce these three to you." John pointed to a short, thin white man in his 40s and said, "This is Tim Buckley, the senior vice president of Vanguard Group."

"Mr Buckley, hello."

"Mr. Ji, hello."

Ji Sheng and Barkley shook hands.

John continued to introduce: "This is Patrick De Saint-Aignan, one of the directors of State Street Bank."

This one seemed to be French, Ji Sheng also stretched out his hand and said, "Mr. Aignan, hello."

"Hello, Mr. Ji." Aignan also shook hands with him.

When these two people were introduced, Ji Sheng was still a little confused. Could it be that John called himself here just to introduce two important people?

Vanguard Group is one of the best investment management companies in Pretty Country, and State Street Bank is the largest custodian bank in the world. It can be said that whether it is Buckley or Aignan, they are real upper-class celebrities in Pretty Country and have a decisive influence.

Although Ji Sheng has a certain amount of financial resources, he is far from such a character. It seems that it doesn't make sense to introduce him to him no matter how you look at it.

But when John introduced the third person to himself, Ji Sheng probably knew why.

John introduced: "This is Exxon's senior vice president Darren Woods."

Ji Sheng also shook hands with the senior vice president of Exxon, and his heart was clear.

If nothing else, this group of people found themselves because of crude oil.

Why do you say that?

The largest shareholder of Exxon is the Vanguard Group, the second largest shareholder is State Street Bank, and among the major shareholders of Citibank are State Street Bank and Vanguard Group.

It can be said that the major financial groups in the beautiful country infiltrate each other, and help each other while competing.

Exxon is not an ordinary oil company. It is the largest integrated oil company in the beautiful country and the world. In 790, its sales reached a terrifying US$750 billion. Ranked third in the company, the current asset value is about [-] billion US dollars.

Recently, Exxon's oil tanker hit a hidden reef and caused a large amount of crude oil leakage, causing huge damage to the natural environment. Under the bombardment of the media and environmental protection organizations, the business has a great impact. If it is not handled properly, it is likely to damage the root cause.

So Ji Sheng could guess that the top executives of these three companies appeared in front of him for crude oil, but he didn't know why these people came to him. He obviously only made a few million dollars by shorting crude oil, which didn't seem worth it. These few came to visit in person.

After the introduction.

Everyone sat down on the sofa one by one.

John didn't say anything, just made each of the four of them a cup of coffee.

Darren Woods, an executive from Exxon, pushed his glasses and said, "Mr. Ji, I want to ask you for your help."

Ji Sheng still hasn't spoken.

Aignan said again: "If you are willing to help with this, we can share some of our business with you at State Street Bank in the future."

Barkley, an executive of the Vanguard Group, also said: "Our group has the same attitude as State Street Bank."

Ji Sheng's heart skipped a beat when he heard it.

This is Vanguard Group and State Street Bank. If I can do business with them, even if the other party misses a little business, it will be enough for my new company to make a lot of money.

He thought for a while, "What's the matter? Please speak up."

Darren Woods said: "You just made more than 800 million short crude oil in the futures market. You should know why you can make so much?"

Ji Sheng said, "Because the media and environmental organizations criticized your company and the crude oil industry."

"That's right." Darren Woods nodded, "Although the matter has passed for several days, the media and environmental organizations have not stopped. Public opinion has caused great losses to our company, and you are a small oil futures There are people who have made money, I inquired about it before I came, and it is said that this short sale is all your own idea, and it has nothing to do with Erickson Company, is that true?"

Ji Sheng admitted generously, "Yes."

Darren Woods looked at him with sharp eyes and said, "I want to know why you are shorting when the price of crude oil keeps rising?"

This question is a bit tricky.

Ji Sheng can't say that he traveled from more than 30 years later, can he?

It is also true that the price of crude oil has been rising all the way before, and it seems that there is no reason for anyone to be short.

He thought carefully for a while, and then said cautiously: "There is a word in our country called prosperity and decline, which means that the prosperity of affairs reaches its peak and then declines. I looked at the prices of crude oil in recent years, and in 16 The average annual price does not exceed [-] yuan, the highest price is only [-] yuan, and the lowest price is only [-] yuan."

Everyone listen carefully.

Ji Sheng continued: "In 19, the average price of crude oil was just over 22 yuan, the highest price was 24 yuan, but the lowest price was only [-] yuan, so I don't think there is any major external reason to interfere. Under the premise of this, it is not normal for crude oil prices to rise to [-] yuan before. According to the past trend of crude oil prices, it should fall back, and the falling price will not be low, so I chose to short crude oil futures.”

Well, pure nonsense.

Ji Sheng knew for a long time that the Exxon accident in [-] caused the price of crude oil to plummet, and it didn't matter what the trend was or not.

But Darren Woods and others believed it. They really wanted to prove why Ji Sheng shorted crude oil futures today, and whether he had colluded with the captain of his company's tanker, which is why such a serious accident happened.

In fact, they also know that it is impossible.

After all, if there was collusion, it would be impossible for Ji Sheng to spend so much effort to earn more than 800 million.

But don’t be afraid of what happens, you are afraid of [-], always ask for a certificate before you can feel at ease.

Darren Woods saw nothing wrong with Ji Sheng, so he explained his intention and said, "Did you know that you made the front page of the Wall Street Journal because of this?"

Ji Sheng nodded, "I know about it."

"That is to say, you have a very high degree of trust in crude oil futures." Darren Woods said bluntly: "So we want you to stand up and express to the public that you are optimistic about crude oil. If you can stand up at this time Come out, I believe that everyone will agree with your judgment, so as to raise the price of crude oil, and divert the attention of the media, so that our company has enough room to operate."

Ji Sheng understood what the other party meant, and he just wanted to use public relations to settle the matter, but public relations also needed someone to divert the public's attention.

But in fact, Ji Sheng, who came from the modern society, is very clear that Exxon's public relations failed in the end no matter what.

Even one month after the crisis accident, Exxon was still in crisis, and their business suffered serious losses. Not to mention the millions of dollars spent on cleaning up the oil spill, other claims and fines were even greater, with losses as high as In addition, some old customers in Western Europe and beautiful countries have also boycotted Exxon products due to the severe damage to the company's image.

Hundreds of millions of dollars is still an obvious loss.

Intangible losses may reach billions of dollars.

Now the other party is still obsessed with his obsession and wants to solve the problem through public relations?

Ji Sheng frowned, and said, "Mr. Woods, with all due respect, doing so will not help the company at all, and will only put your company in greater trouble."

Darren Woods said helplessly: "If we don't do public relations, our company will lose more, there is no way."

Ji Sheng has read the comprehensive analysis of this public relations crisis by Professor Lucas Xervis, a member of the British Public Relations Association and a public relations scholar, and probably knows why Exxon's public relations failed. He shook his head and said: "Public relations are not like this. If you believe me, Mr. Woods, I am willing to suggest a public relations plan for your company, not to say that this matter must be resolved, but at least the influence can be minimized."

what?

Do you want to advise a company like Exxon with assets of 800 billion U.S. dollars and come up with an effective public relations plan?

Do you really think that the public relations department that other companies spend huge sums of money on is vegetarian?

Everyone was a little speechless at Ji Sheng's words.

Seeing that Darren Woods and the others were silent, Ji Sheng asked, "How is it? Do you want to hear my opinion?"

Darren Woods exchanged glances with Buckley, Aignan and John, "Listen."