Chapter 1452 Tail

At San Francisco International Airport, Ma Ling jumped towards Heidi with joy, "Mom,"

Heidi looked at her daughter carefully, "Are you used to it here?"

"It's good. The environment where we live is very good. You have all seen my work, haha, it's very good. Vincent has made a lot of friends in kindergarten," Ma Ling said with a beaming face.

John, who was pushing a luggage cart next to him, felt neglected, "Hmph," he coughed.

"Dad," Ma Ling jumped between her parents, holding her father with one hand and her mother with the other, "It seems that a new hurricane is about to form. This time, how about staying a few more days?"

John and Heidi suddenly came to Silicon Valley this time, mainly because of the recent hurricanes.

In the middle of last month, just three weeks ago, Hurricane Charley had already ravaged Florida once.

Yesterday, the US Meteorological Department predicted that Category 4 Hurricane Frances would land in the United States tomorrow, that is, on the 4th. This time, it will not only affect the east coast of Florida and the northern part of Palm Beach, but also Orlando where Ma Ling's family lives.

The authorities have already mobilized residents to evacuate, and John and his friends don't want to experience another day of being unable to go out due to water and electricity outages, so they decided to go out for a walk.

"Let's take a look," Heidi said, looking at the city over there.

"We also made an appointment to go to Chicago to see your uncle Adam," John put the luggage in the trunk of the car and looked around, "He didn't come?"

Heidi looked at her daughter helplessly and whispered, "Don't pay attention to him, he is like this, sometimes like a child,"

"When I notified him, he was in a meeting, and I will go directly to his house later," Ma Ling said to his childish father.

Fortunately, John was only awkward for this moment, and he could probably guess that Feng Yiping was not in a meeting, but it was not good for him to show up in such a public place.

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Not long after Ma Ling and his friends left the airport, Ma Wenzhe, wearing sunglasses, followed by two people, also walked out of the airport.

Once again stepping on the land of the United States, Ma Wenzhe closed his eyes and took a deep breath, and he really missed the taste of this place!

It seems that Lao Ma's suggestion is actually not bad? He thought that in the United States, he could indeed be more free.

The problem is that in the United States, you can't live without green US dollars, and the money that Lao Ma has in Hong Kong and Switzerland will probably not fall into his hands. Who knows how many brothers or sisters he has never met?

So, this one is crucial!

Mr. Wang also knew that this one was crucial, so he sent two capable men to assist him.

The two people following behind him, the thin one is Yang Shan, who was a good reconnaissance expert in a certain army unit before retiring, and the thin one, whose full name is Pan An, but everyone thinks that his appearance is really unworthy of his name, so he gave him a nickname, Fat An.

Fat An was a photojournalist for a medium-sized newspaper in the south, with rich experience in follow-up shooting. If it weren't for the coincidence that he was recruited by Mr. Wang, he might have made a name for himself in the paparazzi.

At this moment, he stood at the gate of the airport, looking like he was lowering his head to adjust the camera, but in fact he had already taken pictures of those beauties that he liked.

"Business is important, let's go," Ma Wenqi stopped a taxi, "stay here first, then go buy equipment,"

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At Ma Ling's house, Feng Yiping was already waiting in the yard with a smile on his face, and he politely helped them open the car door, "Uncle, Auntie,"

"Hello Ping," Heidi hugged him.

"Congratulations," John also smiled and shook hands with him.

Ma Ling looked at her father who was just pretending in front of her, and really saw Feng Yiping's affectionate smile. She felt that her father treated Feng Yiping better than herself, and felt that he was really enough, "I will take my parents to visit, you move the luggage,"

"Thank you for your hard work," she also kissed Feng Yiping on the face.

But it had no effect at all, "The environment is good," John said with his hands behind his back looking at the mountain opposite.

Half an hour later, on the large balcony on the second floor, four people sat on both sides, basking in the sun and drinking beer comfortably.

"It won't delay your work," Heidi asked.

"He is more relaxed than me now," Ma Ling said hurriedly, "All day long, he is in meetings,"

"No, no, I have canceled this afternoon's schedule,"

"I used to have a bad impression of Silicon Valley," John took a sip of beer, "In 2000, I invested in several companies, and later, as you know, I lost all my money,"

"This time, didn't everything come back?" Heidi said.

"Yes, haha, this time Google's stock is really unexpected," John touched his head.

"By the way, Ping, do you think we should continue to hold it, or can we leave now?" Heidi asked with concern.

"If conditions permit, I think it's okay to wait a little longer, and it's not bad to sell it when the stock price doubles. If there is no other better investment intention, then I suggest that choosing to hold it for a long time is actually a good idea,"

"Will it double?" John's eyes lit up, "How long do you expect it to take?"

"The shortest is half a year, and the longest is one year," Feng Yiping said.

"Dad, if you don't have a better idea, just listen to him. I bought 50,000 shares this time and plan to hold it for a long time," Ma Ling said.

John was still cautious. "Do you have so much confidence in Google?"

"Yes, in the short term, Google's advantage in the field of online advertising will be difficult to shake, and its revenue will rise in a straight line for a long time to come. Everyone will have a direct understanding of this after the third quarter financial report is released next month," Feng Yiping said.

"That's worth a look," John nodded, "You know we came here because of the hurricane. I have another idea about the hurricane. You see, the strength of Silicon Valley is that it can write various programs. So, can we write a software that can predict the probability of hurricanes next year?"

Feng Yiping already knew what John was going to say. On the other side, Heidi and Ma Ling looked at the two of them talking, smiled and got up and walked into the house.

"Then, based on the results generated, we can try to test the waters of crude oil futures," John said his idea.

"This is a direction," Feng Yiping nodded, "I think we can also make a few models, but John, even if the prediction is correct, I think such an investment is unlikely to bring too ideal returns,"

"I believe you have also noticed that during Hurricane Charley, the price of Brent crude oil in London only fell slightly, which was the result of the combined effect of the situation in Iraq,"

"Such a small fluctuation, if you want to have a big return, then the required investment must be a lot of money, so I think such investment and return are not proportional,"

Feng Yiping's words are actually polite. John's idea seems good, because Florida is the state with the largest crude oil production in the United States. When a hurricane comes, oil production will naturally be interrupted, and sometimes oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico will also stop production. In addition, some crude oil waiting to enter the port will also be delayed, which will definitely have an adverse impact on the crude oil supply in the United States.

However, the American people and the international market have long adapted to such a situation, mainly because hurricanes in the United States and tornadoes that will have a huge adverse impact on production and life are really common.

In a broad sense, the United States, which is surrounded by seas on both sides, is also a country prone to natural disasters.

Mainly hurricanes and tornadoes.

According to scientists' analysis, from the beginning of the last century to the present, the United States has encountered about 50 hurricanes every year. Although the number has decreased in the past two or three decades, the quality has been on the rise.

In the 1970s, the United States had an average of 10 Category 4 and Category 5 hurricanes per year, but from the 1990s to the present, this number has reached 18 times.

As for tornadoes, the United States is a well-deserved home of tornadoes. According to statistics, there are an average of 5 tornadoes in the United States every day, and on the most days, more than 300 tornadoes broke out across the country!

There are frequent coal mine accidents in my country, and hurricanes and tornadoes in the United States.

They are so dense that it can be said that except for those with particularly great destructive power, not only will the people not react, but the market will not react too much, and it will always return to normal afterwards.

"You make sense," John took out a cigar, thought about it and put it back, "It seems that this is really not a good idea, otherwise those guys on Wall Street would have taken action long ago,"

In fact, his idea is somewhat of a test.

As a successful businessman, he sometimes feels a little bit dissatisfied with Feng Yiping, a young man who has a son with his daughter and has become a super rich man. He is a man!

Feng Yiping's analysis, whether he has paid attention to this possible opportunity before or is analyzing this issue now, still convinced him.

Inside the house, Heidi took her daughter to prepare some cupcakes, "Will he come often?" Finally having the opportunity to be alone with her daughter, she asked this most concerned question at the first time.

"He will come at least once every two days, play games with Vincent, tell him stories, and have meals together,"

"What about at night?"

"He rarely stays," Ma Ling said.

"Oh, fortunately Vincent is in kindergarten during the day," Heidi said.

"Mom," Ma Ling blushed a little. In this regard, Feng Yiping has definitely fulfilled his obligations.

"That's good," Heidi nodded with some satisfaction. In this regard, it is actually a weather vane.

"Are you used to such days?"

"It's good," Ma Ling wiped the chocolate sauce off her fingers, "Don't you feel bored sometimes when you are with your dad every day?"

"You girl," Heidi put the cake into the oven, "as long as you feel good,"

"I think this is an ideal state, not too distant, but also fresh, and have your own space and time," Ma Ling put some nuts and fruits on the plate.

"Mom, you know, we recently saw a house on the top of the mountain, it is a Tuscan castle with more than 18,000 square feet, and there are vineyards, orchards and gardens. Ping likes it very much. He said that such a space can make Vincent closer to nature,"

"Tomorrow is the weekend, how about you take your uncle and aunt to have a look tomorrow? They are experts," Feng Yiping said when he heard Ma Ling say this.

"Okay, what do you think, John," Heidi asked her husband.

"Sure," John looked at his watch, "Can you pick up Vincent from the kindergarten?"

"Sorry, uncle and aunt, I have a few schedules that I can't postpone tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, I have to leave for Seattle, so..."

"It's okay," Heidi said hurriedly.

"How about we go to Seattle together?" Ma Ling suggested.

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Ma Wenji and the other three were walking out of a shopping mall carrying several big bags. Yang Shan, who never talked much, couldn't help but say, "Some things are really cheap here in the United States."

Fat An was busy playing with the various lenses he had just bought and had no time to talk to him. Ma Wenzhen said, "Yes, but becoming an American citizen is very expensive."

"Can these be used now, or do we have to go back to the hotel?"

"Who am I? Don't worry, Mr. Ma. It will be available soon," Fat An said without raising his head.

"Then let's leave now," Ma Wenzhen was probably the most positive at this time. He was worried that if he left too late, he would miss Feng Yiping's return home.

Not many newspapers have published the interior of Feng Yiping's mansion on the top of the mountain, but the good news is that his location is not a secret and has been publicly reported by many newspapers.

At 5:30 in the afternoon, at the foot of the hill from Feng Yiping's house, a black Escalade drove up. In the car were the three of them, Ma Wenzhi, who had finally arrived.

The car stopped slowly by the side of the road. Yang Shan got out of the car and watched for a while, "We can't stop here. There is only a bare road here. Parking here is too eye-catching."

"I also saw patrolling police cars on the way here. The high-end residential areas here must be one of their patrol destinations,"

"Then where should we stop?" Ma Wenzheng asked.

He had lived in the United States. Under the current circumstances, it was unusual for a car with three adult men to park here without raising suspicion.

"There is a convenience store about two kilometers behind, and there is a parking lot in front of the convenience store," Yang Shan said.

"Okay, there's nothing better than being able to keep an eye on him in a place like that, where he can eat and drink," Fat An immediately expressed his opinion.

"Then go back." If Lao Ma saw this scene, he would be greatly relieved that his son could now listen to the opinions of his subordinates.