Chapter 197 Oil Prices Drop!

In the United States, most arms companies are private enterprises and are generally monopolized by large families who specialize in this industry. They are manufacturers and dealers, but the truly top arms equipment, or large-scale military industries, are still firmly controlled by the US government. .

In fact, the United States is the same as other countries. The real control of the country is still in the hands of some people. However, their government is not controlled by consortiums like Japan, and it still has a certain say.

The reason why conglomerates in Japan and South Korea are so powerful is that their fortunes mainly rely on those countries' lifeline economies, such as communications, oil, natural gas, military industry, etc. Once someone monopolizes these industries, it means that they can control the entire national economy, and the economic foundation determines Superstructure.

Victoria is Russian, but Kithara Sosuke categorically does not believe that she transported these arms from the Soviet Union to Seattle.

The key reason why Luo Meng did not dare to engage in arms transactions with her was because the United States strictly stipulated that arms companies could only sell weapons and equipment to the government and relevant organizations, and could never sell them privately to individuals or private companies.

He wouldn't dare to give Luo Meng a hundred courages.

Moreover, the arms in this warehouse are worth several million meters of gold, which is a full 4 zeros short of the 10 billion meters of gold that Victoria asked for!

"Miss Victoria, may I ask, where are these arms from?" Kitahara Sosuke adjusted his words and asked with a smile.

Victoria glared at him and replied in broken English: "This is produced in my factory. You don't have to worry about the unknown origin. You are Japanese. As long as you are willing to buy these goods, I can arrange it for you." Leave the United States safely."

"Ms. Friedman's family runs an arms manufacturing company, and her mother is the CEO of that company." Luo Meng explained in a low voice.

"Since you are from a big arms company, why do you have no money?" Kitahara Sosuke became more and more confused, and how could the Russians open an arms company in the United States?

Romon glanced at Victoria and quickly briefly introduced her family's affairs with her acquiescence.

It turns out that her father, Arman Friedman, left Russia more than 30 years ago and came to the United States to pan for gold. At the beginning of the Cold War, the speculation he originally planned to do went bankrupt, and traveling back and forth between the Soviet Union and the United States became a waste of time and money. With his own efforts and opportunities, Aman met Victoria's mother, the daughter of a well-known local arms dealer family in Seattle, USA.

After the marriage, the two had only one daughter, Viktoria. Oman's identity as a Russian could not gain the full trust of his wife's family. Although he was also a director of the company, he had no real power, and his wife also had strict control over his funds. .

As a son-in-law, he has a lot of skills but can't use them. Aman's frustration makes even Kitahara Sosuke sigh.

Oman is very optimistic about this oil war, and Victoria, who has been influenced by her father, also has the intention to do this business.

Hence this farce.

Luo Meng couldn't refuse her, and he couldn't help her open an account or open a position. He didn't expect this girl to be so tough, and he led his men into his own futures company!

Kitahara Sosuke, who understood the ins and outs of the matter, couldn't laugh or cry. Was he accidentally affected?

He looked at the beautiful Russian girl with a baby face, and suddenly a vague message flashed in his head.

Russia, the arms business, the Friedman family.

The Soviet Union is about to disintegrate. Speaking of this, Kitahara Sosuke will naturally not miss the rise of Russia's seven major financial oligarchs with the help of this general trend and Yeltsin's assistance.

Their experience is the true rise of a consortium, starting from scratch. At its peak, seven people joining forces could even elect a monkey in the presidential election.

Unfortunately, PJ came on stage and killed six of them. The only one who survived seemed to be named Friedman.

Friedman's rise was in 1992, and he was the only financial oligarch who was not prepared before the collapse of the Soviet Union.

I just don’t know if there is any connection between that Friedman and the Friedman in front of him.

If the two are the same person, then the advantages of helping this chick far outweigh the disadvantages.

"Miss Victoria, do you know how much a pistol like this is worth?" Kitahara Sosuke walked into the warehouse and picked up the gun.

Victoria almost blurted out: "268 meters of gold!"

"That's right, where's the submachine gun?" Kitahara Sosuke pointed to the submachine gun next to him, "A gold one costs 976 meters."

"Miss Victoria, let's not talk about whether I can buy the goods in this warehouse. If the value of all these is added together, can it be worth 100 million meters of gold?" Kitahara Sosuke asked with a smile.

"Yes, there should be." Victoria herself didn't believe this. She leaned her hands behind her back and glanced at the sky to the side, her voice lacking confidence.

"According to my estimation, the total value of all the goods here will not exceed 5 million meters of gold. You can't buy and sell by force, right?" Kitahara Sosuke asked with a smile.

Since the other party has a good reputation in Seattle, he can't do such an outrageous thing, right?

He suspected that this girl was trying to do something on her own without telling her family. If she was really engaging in the forced purchase and sale of arms and then intervened in the crude oil futures market, it would be no different from rushing in with a gun to rob banks of money to speculate in stocks.

Not like this.

"Then, what do you want to do? These are all my assets!" Victoria looked a little annoyed. She was restricted by her mother in spending. Even her father didn't have a private treasury, let alone her.

The weapons and equipment here are all the wealth she has accumulated from birthday gifts and New Year gifts since she was a child!

"Miss Victoria, if you really want to do futures business, I can provide you with some help, but the premise is that you listen to me." Kitahara Sosuke paused and said tentatively.

He must find out whether Friedman has anything to do with the financial oligarchs and whether it is worth his help.

In terms of time, this financial oligarch who finally rose to prominence but has not yet made a fortune seems to overlap with her father. If she can give him a little help at this time, the future benefits will be limitless.

But Kitahara Sosuke is not one of those cheating time travellers. He can remember the past clearly. At most, he can remember major events in the financial world.

"Listen to you?" Victoria frowned. Ever since she was a child, her father had been unable to control her. She had never tried to listen to someone.

"This is a necessary condition, otherwise I can't help you." Kitahara Sosuke solemnly nodded, "I won't buy these goods, sorry."

"Listen to your words, can you promise to let me buy futures?" Victoria looked at Kitahara Sosuke doubtfully.

Kithara Sosuke nodded: "I promise, as long as you meet the conditions for becoming my partner. Regarding this, Luo Meng can testify that I am capable of helping you. But if you do not meet the conditions, I am powerless."

"What are the conditions?" Victoria was not stupid. She vaguely felt that this handsome Japanese was digging a hole for herself, but she couldn't find a flaw.

"I have to go back and list this carefully. Anyway, I will let Luo Meng contact you at that time. If you insist on selling goods to me to get rice gold, then I can't do it." Kitahara Sosuke said firmly, he had already seen This little girl is not really lawless. She is more domineering and arrogant, but she is not brainless.

Sure enough, after thinking about it for a while, Victoria nodded slowly, and once again stretched out her delicate and white hands to Kithara Sosuke: "Then I will believe you once. Can I be sure tomorrow?"

"It'll be fine this afternoon." Kitahara Sosuke also reached out and held her hand.

On the way back to the futures company, Luo Meng couldn't help but wipe his sweat. Although he didn't think Victoria would dare to shoot him openly in Seattle, the moment the barrel of the gun was inserted into her mouth, he was really frightened. Living.

On the contrary, Kitahara Sosuke, who had accompanied him all the way, was extremely calm, and in the end he turned against the guest and persuaded Victoria.

When he heard Victoria saying aggrievedly that the warehouse of arms was all hers, Kitahara Sosuke couldn't laugh or cry. Should he say that this girl is too miserable, or should he say that she is a little whimsical?

However, the family has such a background. According to Luo Meng, her mother's family dominates the sky in Seattle, so it is not surprising that she developed such a character. He has also seen even more bizarre second-generation rich people.

On the other hand, Arman Friedman is really miserable. His son-in-law comes to his house and he has nothing. He is also monitored and controlled and cannot show off his skills. Sure enough, in novels and TV, he slaps his father-in-law and mother-in-law at every turn, and makes his wife lie down and kneel down to lick her child. There is no such thing as a son-in-law!

"Kitahara, what are you going to do with this girl? With her character, if you can't meet her needs, she will probably continue to come to our company to cause trouble." Luo Meng said bitterly. It's not a matter of calling the police, nor is it not a matter of not calling the police. .

They didn't hurt anyone or kill anyone, they just broke things, and they didn't kidnap you. The best they could do was to pay for it, but how dare Luo Meng ask her to pay for it.

What would she do if she pulled herself in front of that pile of arms again?

"First of all, she must be obedient. This girl doesn't understand futures at all. If she takes the lead after the cooperation, she will take the money and give it away. Secondly, I need to confirm the situation of her family in case her parents don't want us to take it with them. Her daughter is crazy, and if she cooperates rashly, she is seeking death." Kitahara Sosuke smiled, "Of course, I can open an account and then fly out of the United States after establishing a position."

"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, whatever information you want, I'll check it out for you! You won't be charged commission for this business, and I'll return the handling fee to you, as long as you can help me get this chick!" Luo Meng waved his hand hurriedly.

When the two returned to the futures company, they learned that the state police had come to investigate and inquire. Seeing that Kitahara Sosuke was back safe and sound, Fujiwara Norika rushed over with red eyes and threw herself into his arms.

Yamada Kazuma also let out a sigh of relief. He was ready to send Fujiwara Norika and Sakurai Saeko away first, and then go find Kitahara Sosuke alone.

Luo Meng took Kithara Sosuke to the new VIP room, and he and Ruth went to investigate Victoria's family information non-stop.

In the afternoon, the oil price rose to 39.2 meters of gold per barrel as expected, and the reorganized trading hall was once again filled with investors. They looked at the rapidly rising oil price and cheered, just like those on the stock exchange back then.

At this time, Kitahara Sosuke was also very nervous. He looked at the data on the scrolling screen in the room. There was still an hour before the closing. Will the expected results come?

As the pointer moved, time passed, and the numbers on the scrolling screen finally changed again.

WTI crude oil futures fell from 39.2 meters of gold per barrel to 38.9 meters of gold per barrel!