Monday, June 21st!
As summer enters, temperatures in London enter the hottest season of the year.
Even in the early morning, the temperature can reach 20 degrees, which makes Li Yi very uncomfortable.
But thinking that the futures war here has come to an end, whether he can successfully close the position depends on today's trembling, so he feels happy and a little excited.
When we arrived at the exchange, it was already crowded with people.
Yesterday, as the British Empire's troops retook South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and accepted the surrender of the local Argentine army, the two parties involved in the seventy-four-day Falklands War officially ceased fire.
As the war officially ended, the stock market and futures market, which had been ups and downs for three months, also entered the final game.
Today not only Li Yi and others are here, but Dolson and the heads of major European consortiums in London are also here, so that even the VIP room is not enough.
Fortunately, Li Yi and others were well prepared and had already applied for the right to use the VIP room. They would not have to share a room with others, let alone go to the lobby to squeeze in with retail investors.
"Ring ring ring..."
At nine o'clock sharp, as the opening bell rang, a new day of fighting in the futures market began!
When the transaction started, Li Yi did not hesitate and immediately asked someone to submit an application for spot delivery to the exchange.
When Zhang Qiusheng went to submit the application, Zhou Xinghua suddenly asked with some anxiety: "Li Sheng, this time we only have more than 10 million tons of expiring contracts left. Will the squeeze be successful?"
Li Yi said lightly: "It doesn't matter whether we succeed or not. Our goal is to use up the last drop of blood of Sheffield Company. As long as we achieve this goal, the other party will not be far from bankruptcy!"
Having said that, Li Yi estimates that based on the current steel spot price and the inventory on the market, the possibility of Sheffield Steel Company being able to raise 10 million tons of steel is very small.
What's more, they don't have that much money unless the Sassoon family continues to give them blood transfusions.
But this possibility is not high. After all, the Sassoon family has invested 2 billion pounds. If the blood transfusion continues, billions more will be needed, which is far beyond the value of the Sheffield company.
When a chess piece loses the value of its existence, it is time to be abandoned. It just depends on how the opponent handles the abandoned piece.
"Li Sheng, what should we do with the more than 20 million tons of existing steel we have on hand? These steels are currently stored in various warehouses, and the daily storage costs are quite high?" Zhou Xinghua asked in a deep voice.
"It depends on the situation. If we succeed in forcing the position, then we don't need to sell this batch of existing steel. If we don't succeed in forcing the position, we have to sell it as soon as possible!" Li Yi said.
"Why is there no need to take action if the squeeze is successful..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhang Qiusheng opened the door and walked in. Then he walked to Li Yi and said, "Li Sheng, Dolson is here. He said he has something important to talk to you about. Do you want to..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard the corners of Li Yi's mouth slightly raised and said: "The money-spreading boy is here, how can I not see him? Please invite him in!"
"yes!"
Then Zhang Qiusheng strode outside, and soon he came in with a few serious-looking ghost guys. The leader was an old acquaintance, Dolson...
When enemies meet, they should be extremely jealous, but the atmosphere in front of them does not seem to be tense.
Although Dolson and others didn't look good, they still greeted Li Yi and others politely after seeing them.
And Li Yi, who wanted to teach the other party a lesson, also did not make the other party look bad. After a simple greeting, he said directly: "Mr. Dolson, there is no need to talk in circles between you and me. If you have any advice, please just say it!"
Dolson stared at Li Yi for half a minute, and then said: "Mr. Li Yi, I heard that your company has submitted an application for spot delivery to the exchange again. Is there any possibility of negotiation this time?"
Speaking of this, Dolson felt a little aggrieved.
Just now, when he was leading the investment team to make final preparations to close the network, an urgent call came from the family, saying that someone was trying to force Sheffield Steel Company into a short position again.
The family asked him to put down the work at hand immediately, check what company was forced to sell this time, and see if the matter could be resolved through negotiation.
At the same time, the family also stated that this is the last batch of short orders for Sheffield Company. As long as these futures contracts are resolved, Sheffield Company will be completely safe.
Ever since, Dolson was once again regarded as the firefighting team leader!
After finding out that it was still Li Yi who forced the position this time, Dolson felt desperate, wondering why there was this bastard everywhere.
What made him feel even more aggrieved was that every time he met this bastard, he was the one who got slapped in the face.
"cannot!"
Looking at Dolson's angry and helpless expression, Li Yi said again: "Dolson, I still have an empty order of 10 million tons from Sheffield Steel Company. I hope to see the corresponding amount within three days. The spot goods, otherwise you will prepare to go bankrupt!"
"Mr. Li Yi, there is an old saying in your country that you should be merciful and merciful. We have reconciled. Is there no room for maneuver in this matter?" Dolson said in a deep voice.
"Haha, Dolson, you and I both know that the so-called reconciliation is just for others to see. Now you want to make me disappear. Do you think there is any meaning in saying this?" Li Yi said lightly.
"you..."
Just when Dolson was about to explode, Li Yi suddenly changed his voice and said again: "Of course, if you can promise not to trouble our Chinese Chamber of Commerce in the future, I can give you a chance to get out safely!"
"What do you mean by the chance of getting out safely?"
"Sell me all the shares in your family's hands!" Li Yi said lightly.
"You...you want Sheffield Steel Company?" Dolson said with a shocked look on his face.
"I have this idea. After all, I made so much money this time, I can't always spend it!" Li Yi said in a calm tone.
Dolson instantly felt like he had been hit ten thousand times, and the people around him also had complicated expressions on their faces as if they had eaten "Oli!"
"How do you want to acquire Sheffield Company? Do you want to acquire only our shares, or also other people's shares?" Dolson said in a deep voice.
"It's best to acquire them all, but I don't think you can make the decision on this kind of thing. There are still two days for the exchange's approval. I hope you can respond before the approval!" Li Yi said.
"good!"
After saying that, Dolson turned and left without hesitation.
The moment the door of the VIP room was closed, the eyes of Li Yunbao, Zhou Xinghua, Zhang Qiusheng, Pang Feiyan and others were all focused on Li Yi. Everyone's expressions were the same surprised, shocked and incredible.
After a while, Li Yunbao finally asked: "Brother Yi, do you really want to acquire Sheffield Steel Company?"
"Why, you seem surprised by this?" Li Yi asked with a smile.
"Of course I'm surprised. I always thought that Brother Yi just wanted to bankrupt this company. I didn't expect that your purpose was to acquire them. It's just that the current situation of Sheffield Company doesn't seem to be good. Will buying it now... "
Before Li Yunbao could finish speaking, Li Yi smiled and said, "Don't worry, what I don't like doing the most is losing money!"
This is the largest steel company in the British Empire. As long as it survives this downturn, it can catch up with the take-off period of the steel industry that lasts for more than ten years. It will be difficult not to make money!
Zhou Xinghua also asked: "Then will they agree to sell their shares to us?"
Li Yi raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said confidently: "Yes, because they have no choice!"
If they don't agree, Sheffield Company will face bankruptcy. After the company goes bankrupt, although the shares in their hands cannot be said to be worthless, the value will inevitably be greatly reduced.
As a businessman, do you still need to consider what choice to make?
After finishing speaking, Li Yi immediately said: "Yunbao, immediately contact the Times and the Oxford Gazette to release the news that we are forcing the Sheffield Company to stock up, and at the same time, also include their Sheffield Company's financial report and steel inventory. Expose it!"
"Okay, I'll go right away..."
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