Chapter 377 Only Those Who Have Strength Will Be Respected

() Wade, the manager of the VIP Service Department of Citibank New York Branch, who had received the news a long time ago, received the visiting Xiao Qi in his office with a smile on his face. <>

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

The two parties have always been in contact. Just two days ago, Wade called and said that Nortel Networks had almost let go, and everyone's intention should be to close the deal at around 400 million US dollars.

These two days, Xiao Qi was busy with Little Taylor's affairs, and when he was free, he came to Citibank to discuss specific acquisition matters with Wade.

"Haha, Mr. Xiao, you are really a genius! The faces of Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs are turning green these days! It's so cool!" Wade didn't talk about Nortel Networks at the beginning, but admired it sincerely. Xiao Qi said, "By the beginning of this month, the price of oil has been rising, and finally reached a high of 77 dollars per barrel of crude oil. Originally, they were planning to open champagne to celebrate and harvest your security deposit, but then they went downhill all the way. The price of oil is falling all the way! Now it has reached the position of 72 dollars, but there is no sign of stabilizing, I think you will be able to collect their margin after a while!"

"It's not certain." Xiao Qi smiled slightly, drinking the champagne prepared for him by Wade, "Before January, the money that was put in the pocket today may very well be taken out tomorrow, and it would be too much to count. "

"Don't be humble anymore." Wade is the manager of Citibank, and he is very well informed. "Since June, the economic situation in the European continent has been bad. The PPI industrial index has declined for two consecutive months. The semi-annual report comes out 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 those so-called market experts are re-emphasizing your point of view, thinking 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 make the financial situation worse for a while. Where is there any motivation to import a large amount of oil?

Pity the loyal allies of the United States such as Britain and France. When the United States causes trouble, they will drag them into the water, but I don’t know what people in these countries think. Every time they bring their own dry food to help, even if it is a waste of time and money. No hesitation!

At this stage, although the financial crisis has not yet started, there are 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. Whether it is the market or the major economies, they are pushing the financial market towards that dangerous situation as before. direction development.

The roots of the scourge were planted as early as the days of Clinton and Greenspan, but now they are only accumulating and are about to enter the stage of explosion.

The negative energies accumulated for more than ten years, no one can stop them from erupting!

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

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

Huaguo Company, which was affected for no reason, has closed down tens of thousands, and tens of millions of migrant workers have lost their jobs. Compared with them, it is much more miserable.

"The price of oil is definitely going to fall! And it will fall below the $40 mark!" Facing the vague inquiring news, Xiao Qi said with firm eyes at this moment: "The current economic situation has proved that economic overheating absolutely exists , The economies of Europe and the United States are very weak, whether it is the national economy and the people's livelihood, the demand for oil and its derivatives will definitely continue to decrease! When the time comes to return to the era of thirty dollars, it is just around the corner!"

Wade didn't expect that he would suddenly make such a firm statement, and thought about it: "The overall inflation is still very strong now. If the oil price plummets, it is not in the interests of Europe and the United States, and it is not in the interest of OPEC, so Citibank thinks that the oil price It may fluctuate around 60 US dollars for a long time, and when Mr. Xiao makes two gambling agreements, he will have an income of one billion US dollars."

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

Xiao Qi didn't argue 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 only had to wait for the test of time.

The current Bank of Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs Investment Bank still have the intention of waiting for the opportunity to fight back. It is definitely not the style of financial predators like them.

"In this period of time, Mario told me about the purchase of the patent use of the fairy system. Mr. Wade, you have contributed a lot here, thank you very much!" Xiao Qi said in a harmonious voice, buying windows, text Waiting for the patents involved in the Fairy System, Citibank directly took charge of Wade himself, and went around with the lawyers of Mario Law Firm, and it has almost been completed by now.

"Hehe, it's nothing, they also need to make money, and the company that bought the patent is an American company, so it will be much more convenient." Wade replied with a smile, the one who bought the fairy system patent was Qicai Investment, And Qicai Investment re-licensed to Fairy Company. Although there were some detours, it was safer.

Like Apple, when Xiao Qi bought patents with Microsoft and other companies, there was also a "cloning prevention" clause, which prohibited Microsoft from authorizing internal software design patents related to the fairy system to others.

Also, the patents invested by Qicai are not limited to the dreampad, and the future mobile phones will naturally use the fairy system, so it can kill two birds with one stone.

Knowing Xiao Qi's confidence in oil prices, Wade turned to the real business: "Mr. Xiao, you entrusted us to negotiate with Nortel Networks. You are really lucky. If we didn't take the lead, then Alcatel-Lucent The company also wants to start with Nortel Networks' wcdma."

The wcdma of Nortel Networks in the previous life was finally sold to Alcatel-Lucent, which also allowed Alcatel-Lucent to make a fortune in the future 3G boom. Everyone talked about it with relish.

"They do have vision." Xiao Qi smiled, "I guess, is it because our price overwhelms them, and that's why Nortel Networks is inclined to us?"

"The price is one aspect. Our final quotation of 400 million is 50 million higher than that of Alcatel; but more importantly, our payment is all in cash, and Alcatel hopes to use the method of share replacement to pay... Oh my god , Who doesn’t know that Nortel Networks is so short of cash that it’s about to sell blood, but Alcatel only gives shares but not money, of course it’s not as good as us!”

Wade was very proud. Being able to negotiate such a large deal was not only due to Xiao Qi's authorization, but also reflected in his own ability.

The happiest thing was naturally a big red envelope that Xiao Qixu gave him. He didn't know the exact amount, but with Xiao Qi's forthright style, he believed it would not be less.

Americans and Chinese people have different ways of doing things. If it does not involve violating the company's regulations, it is completely reasonable to help others and get paid. Therefore, Wade is not afraid of Citibank making trouble for him.

The wcdma talk was over, Xiao Qi only let go of half of his heart, and turned to ask the other half: "The matter of the acquisition department is settled, what about the patent authorization of another optical fiber transmission equipment?"

"Ah, this question is too easy, so I forgot to tell Mr. Xiao." Wade patted his head, "As long as I can scrape together the cash, Nortel Networks wants to sell anything, let alone this optical fiber. The transmission equipment is only for patent licensing. So we have negotiated that Huaguo’s patent licensing will be 6 million US dollars a year, with an annual increase of 10, and the contract period will be 10 years.”