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Text Chapter 377 Only those who have strength will be respected

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    Wade, manager of the VIP Service Department of Citibank New York Branch, who had already received the news, received the visiting Xiao Qi in his office with a smile.

    When Xiao Qi left the United States in April, he entrusted Citibank to help purchase the WCDMA unit of Nortel Networks to pave the way for the future 3G network era.

    The two parties have always been in contact, and just two days ago, Wade called and said that Nortel Networks has almost relented, and everyone's intention is to close the deal for around US$400 million.

    In the past two days, Xiao Qi was busy with Taylor's affairs. After he had some free time, he came to Citibank to discuss the specific acquisition matters with Wade.

    "Haha, Mr. Xiao, you are such a genius! Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs have turned green in the face these days! It's so cool!" Wade didn't say Nortel Networks at the beginning, but sincere admiration.  Xiao Qi said, "At the beginning of this month, oil prices have been rising, and finally reached a high of seventy-seven US dollars per barrel of crude oil. Originally, they were ready to open champagne to celebrate and harvest your margin, but then they turned sharply.  The price of oil has been falling! Now it has reached the level of 72 US dollars, but there is no sign of stabilizing. I think you will be able to collect their deposits in a while!¡±

    "That's not certain." Xiao Qi smiled slightly and drank the champagne Wade prepared for him, "Less than a month ago, the money that was put into the pocket today would most likely be taken out tomorrow without even being counted.  "

    "Stop being modest." Wade is the manager of Citibank and is very well-informed. "Since June, the economic situation in continental Europe has been bad. The PPI industrial index has declined for two consecutive months. The semi-annual report will be released  It shows that the net profits of American companies around the world are also decreasing, and the number of unemployed people is also increasing. Now, the so-called market experts have come to agree with your point of view and think that oil prices are likely to fall!¡±

    It is normal for oil prices to fall.

    "The high welfare measures in Europe and the United States, as well as the quagmire in Afghanistan and Iraq, are all things that consume a lot of money and have once worsened the financial situation. Where is the motivation to import large amounts of oil?

    Poor Britain, France and other loyal allies of the United States. Whenever the United States causes trouble, they will drag them into trouble. But I don¡¯t know what people in these countries think. They always bring their own dry food and go out to help, even if it wastes people and money.  No matter what!

    At this stage, although the financial crisis has not yet begun, there are some signs of it gradually. The oversupply of oil prices is a weather vane.

    Xiao Qi's rebirth can change a lot of things, but this kind of incident involving the national level will not change at all. Both the market and the major economies are pushing the financial market towards that dangerous direction as always.  direction development.

    The roots of the disaster were sown as early as the Clinton and Greenspan years. Now they are just accumulating and are about to explode.

    The negative energy has been accumulated for more than ten years, and no one can stop it from exploding!

    Xiao Qi has never felt that foreigners are so pitiful, especially bastards like the United States who desperately devalue their currency whenever they encounter a crisis, they are not worth caring about.

    No matter how poor they are, during the economic crisis, there will always be countless almshouses and funds to take care of people's lives.

    "Thousands of Chinese companies that were affected for no reason have closed down, and tens of millions of migrant workers have lost their jobs. Compared to them, they are much miserable.

    "Oil prices will definitely fall! And they will fall below the $40 mark!" Faced with vague inquiries about the news, Xiao Qi said firmly at this moment: "The current economic situation has proven that economic overheating absolutely exists.  The economy in Europe and the United States is very weak. Whether it is the national economy and people's livelihood, the demand for oil and its derivatives will definitely continue to decrease! By then, it will be just around the corner to return to the era of thirty dollars!"

    Wade did not expect that he would suddenly make such a firm statement and thought: "The overall inflation is still very strong now. If the oil price plummets, it will not be in the interest of Europe and the United States, let alone the interest of OPEC. Therefore, Citibank feels that the oil price  It may fluctuate around sixty US dollars for a long time. When Mr. Xiao concludes his two betting deals, he will have an income of one billion US dollars. "

    Not only Citibank, but also Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch have similar estimates. The two groups of people who signed gambling agreements with Xiao Qi are now having a very difficult time.

    Xiao Qi stopped arguing with Wade, "Let's see! January 1st next year will be the harvest season! I hope I can harvest smoothly by then!"

    Wade nodded slightly, and could only wait for the test of time.

    Now Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs investment banks are still waiting for the opportunity to counterattack, and they are definitely not like them to just surrender.?The style of financial giants.

    "During this period, Mario told me about the purchase of the Fairy System's patent. Mr. Wade, you have contributed a lot to this. Thank you very much!" Xiao Qi said harmoniously, purchasing the window and text.  As for the patents involved in the Fairy System, Wade personally took charge of Citibank and worked with the lawyers from Mario Law Firm. It has almost been completed by now.

    "Haha, it's nothing. They also need to make money. In addition, the company that purchased the patent is an American company, so it will be much more convenient." Wade replied with a smile. The person who purchased the Fairy System patent was Qicai Investment.  Qicai Investment relicensed it to Fairy Company. Although it took some detours, it was safer.

    Like Apple, Xiao Qi also had a ¡°prevention of cloning¡± clause when purchasing patents from Microsoft and other companies, which prohibited Microsoft from licensing the inherent software design patents related to the Fairy System to others.

    ??Also, the patents of Qicai Investment are not limited to the DreamPad. Future mobile phones will naturally use the Fairy System, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.

    After understanding Xiao Qi's confidence in oil prices, Wade turned to the business: "Mr. Xiao, you entrusted us to negotiate with Nortel Networks. You are really lucky. If we hadn't taken the lead, then Alcatel-Lucent  The company also wants to start with Nortel Networks¡¯ WCDMA.¡±

    In the previous life, Nortel Networks' WCDMA was finally sold to Alcatel-Lucent, which also allowed Alcatel-Lucent to make a lot of money in the future 3G wave. The comparison between Nortel Networks and Alcatel was immediately ignored by everyone.  Talking about it with relish.

    "They are discerning." Xiao Qi smiled, "If I were to guess, is it because the price we offered exceeded theirs, so Nortel Networks favored us?"

    "The price is on the one hand, our last offer of 400 million was 50 million higher than Alcatel's; but more importantly, our payment was all in cash, and Alcatel wanted to pay by way of share swap Oh my God  , Who doesn¡¯t know that Nortel Network is so short of cash that it¡¯s almost selling its blood, but Alcatel only gives shares but no money, so it¡¯s certainly not as good as us!¡±

    Wade is very proud that he was able to negotiate such a large deal, not only because of Xiao Qi's authorization, but also because of his own ability.

    The happiest thing was naturally the big red envelope Xiao Qixu gave him. He didn¡¯t know the specific amount, but with Xiao Qi¡¯s generous style, he believed it would be no less.

    Americans and Chinese do things differently. If you help others and get paid without violating company regulations, it is completely reasonable, so Wade is not afraid that Citibank will cause trouble for him.

    After the WCDMA negotiation was settled, Xiao Qi was only half relieved and asked about the other half: "The acquisition department has been settled. Where is the patent authorization for the other optical fiber transmission equipment?"

    "Ah, this problem is too easy, so I forgot to tell Mr. Xiao." Wade patted his head, "As long as we can scrape together cash, Nortel Networks wants to sell anything, not to mention this optical fiber  Transmission equipment is just a patent license. So what we have negotiated is that China¡¯s patent license is US$6 million a year, with an increase of 10 per year, and the contract period is ten years.¡± (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better.  Update faster!)
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