dkrc 17. Yukos' stock price halved
17. Yukos' stock price halved
Li Xiang took Natasha and Roman to see a movie, the Hollywood spoof comedy "Scary Movie 4". Five minutes into the movie, the audience member to his right quietly slipped in.
"Sergei Ignashevich."
This "Sergei" is the captain of the Russian national football team, and also the pre-arranged code between the two sides.
Li Xiang had already used the [Scan] function to retrieve the other party's information. He leaned slightly to the right, tilted his head, and said in a low voice, "If you want to talk, let the one in charge come."
"I can make the decision; I'm the one who called you," the other party stubbornly insisted.
"Let's watch a movie," Li Xiang said, then ignored him.
The man took out his phone to send a text message, and left in a hurry after sitting for only about twenty minutes.
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three days later.
Green Mountain boasts an eight-kilometer-long golden coastline, making it a popular resort destination in the St. Petersburg metropolitan area.
The coastline near Li Xiang's home is mostly deserted, with its sandy beaches and scattered rocks.
Fishing is pretty good.
Li Xiang had three fishing rods in front of him and was lying on a fishing chair sunbathing.
The temperature was still cold in early April, except for a short period at noon when the sun felt warm on your skin.
"I seized SnowFlying's goods." Volkov, fearing Li Xiang wouldn't believe him, directly showed his customs documents. "Now we can talk, right?"
Vasily Volkov | 48 years old | Occupation: Senior Customs Inspector
[Emotion: Bluster (Hidden: Panic)]
[Key Information: Exploiting information asymmetry to blackmail cargo owners | Third time | Peer exclusion]
[Core anxieties: being arrested | job competition | raising money for promotion]
[Privacy: Erectile dysfunction (due to excessive mental stress)]
"Go ahead and say it, I'm listening." Li Xiang didn't get up, but just turned to look at Volkov.
"If I keep dragging this out for another three months, all your jerseys will have to be sold at a discount."
"It was indeed a bit much of a deal for me to ask you for five thousand US dollars before. Let's compromise. You can give me two thousand US dollars for each batch of goods, and I guarantee you'll get through customs smoothly."
"If I fail to deliver on my promise, I will refund you every penny. Isn't that sincere enough?"
Volkov's face turned red and his neck thickened; the more he spoke, the more agitated he became.
Li Xiang said, quite irresponsibly, "You take my money if I can pass the level normally, but if I really need your help, you just refund the money and ignore me. You're really good at probability theory."
"I don't have many by myself, but if you get a dozen or twenty, you'll be rich."
Volkov was getting impatient. "Let's make a quick deal. I'll let your shipment through customs. How much are you willing to pay?"
"Two thousand US dollars, as you said, but I don't want my shipment to be delayed again next time."
Volkov said, forcing a smile, "Five thousand, including after-sales service. If there are any more problems, come find me."
Li Xiang smiled bitterly, "Release the goods first, and then go to Sergei to collect the money after the goods are delivered."
"Five thousand?" Volkov confirmed.
Li Xiang asked, "When will the goods be released?"
Volkov promised, "Tomorrow morning, or tonight if you're in a hurry."
Li Xiang waved his hand. "Go find Sergei."
You have to pick the softest persimmons!
Volkov's hunting targets were those who would pay money if intimidated, a characteristic that perfectly matched the Chinese business community's habit of paying to avoid trouble.
If he had known that Li Xiang was such a tough nut to crack, he would never have gotten involved in this mess in the first place.
Once you've been humiliated, you're unlikely to do it again.
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I've already bought my plane ticket to Vietnam, and I'm leaving next Monday.
Although Natasha longed to immigrate and leave Russia, when the time actually came, she felt a mix of emotions, knowing that once she left, she would never come back.
Natasha grabbed some of Li Xiang's able-bodied men to help her pack her luggage; they had already filled seven suitcases.
Although Li Xiang was physically cooperative, his face was full of impatience.
They're good at the job, but offer no emotional value.
"When you moved from the school dormitory to the apartment, you only had two suitcases. Why do you have so much stuff now? Don't bring anything you don't need. Buy it in Vietnam."
"They're all useful. Can you help me think of anything else I forgot?"
Natasha suddenly remembered, "Pickled cucumbers! Your mother told me that sour foods are good for boys and spicy foods are good for girls, so eat more sour foods."
the phone is ringing.
Li Xiang has found a savior.
"The pickled cucumbers in Russia are all imported from the mainland. I'll tell my mom to bring you some later." Li Xiang held up his phone screen for Natasha to see. "It's a Deutsche Bank account manager; it must be about a loan. I'm going to take this call."
"Then you can go ahead and get busy."
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Li Xiang hid in the study and found that the phone had already been hung up, so he dialed it back.
"I didn't hear you just now, what is it?"
Pierce's voice trembled slightly, "Yukos has crashed, its value has been halved, it's down 52%."
"Wait a moment, let me check the computer." Li Xiang remained calm.
Pierce further stated, "Although there is no concrete news in the market yet, the fact that this drop could occur must be due to Yugansk filing a claim against Yukos, which the court has already ruled on."
Yugansk Oil and Gas Company is Yukos's most important subsidiary, accounting for 70% of its production capacity.
In 04, it was forcibly auctioned off and bought by the shell company "Baikal Financial Group" for a starting price of $93 billion. It was then resold to Rosneft just three days later.
Last time it was forced buying and selling; this time they're going to be even more ruthless.
Rosneft, having forcibly acquired Yugansk, has filed a claim against Yukos, accusing Yukos of transferring crude oil from Yugansk at low prices and misappropriating profits from its subsidiary.
They are demanding that Yukos pay them $22.5 billion in damages!
Pierce spoke very quickly, "Mr. Li, your position currently has a floating profit of $52. Do you want to take profits?"
Li Xiang replied immediately, "No need."
Pierce analyzed, "We don't know yet how much the court will order Yukos to pay. If the result is less than expected, the stock price will rebound."
Does it matter how many sentences you receive? The final result is the same no matter how many.
Pierce: "You still firmly believe that Yukos will go bankrupt?"
Li Xiang spoke candidly, "If this ruling isn't enough to bankrupt them, there will definitely be a next time."
"As long as Yukos exists, legally, Yukos shareholders could sue Rosneft. How can we prevent them from winning the case?"
"The simplest thing to do is to bankrupt Yukos, then everything will be impossible to prove."
Pierce smiled wryly and said, "Now that you mention it, I'm tempted to buy some myself."
"This is a great opportunity to make money," Li Xiang said, changing the subject. "I'm planning to build a garment factory for SnowFlying in Vietnam, but I'm a bit short on funds. Could you lend me another loan?"
"Deutsche Bank also has a branch in Vietnam. I can approve the loan for you in Russia and disburse it in Vietnam." Pierce asked, "How much are you planning to borrow this time?"
"Five hundred thousand US dollars."
Pierce checked SnowFlying's bank statements and said with slight surprise, "SnowFlying's recent performance has been very good; 500,000 shouldn't be a problem."