In the Caesar Hotel's single-family villa, Zhou Ming and Chen Shu were gathering at the table, holding a bunch of Texas oil companies for research.

Both of them were very serious, and they were struggling to discuss something from time to time.

Although the real estate summit had already ended at this time, the establishment of the Dallas Forum and Zhou Ming's instructions to Bronck to make a big loan, Walton and other real estate developers were as close to Zhou Ming as their father. Therefore, Zhou Ming could live in a single-family villa for as long as he wanted, and they could afford the room fee.

Since they were so generous, Zhou Ming was too lazy to move, so he continued to live.

"Teacher, I think the main thing that is worth noting in Texas is Polyton and Tianran. They are not only the largest oil companies in Texas, but more importantly, I found out that the current Vice President Cherny was once the CEO of Polyton. Therefore, it is said that the first decision made by Cherny after taking office as Vice President was to plan a war in the Middle East."

Listening to Chen Shu's analysis, Zhou Ming spitted out a name without hesitation: "Irank?"

Chen Shu was very surprised at his first reaction. He didn't expect that he would carefully study so much news, but Zhou Ming had known it a long time ago, but then he thought about it, this is a teacher, isn't it normal for the teacher to know?

So Chen Shu calmed down: "It seems that you have noticed a long time ago that, as early as the 119 attack and the Anfghan War, Walsh and Cherny had been concocting relevant news about Irank, such as President Salm's tyrant personality, as well as the poor human rights situation in Irank, and the weapons of mass destruction they may have."

"From these public news, it is easy to infer that they are ready to guide public opinion and launch the Irank War at any time. The sudden outbreak of 119 attacks interrupted their conspiracy process and had to fight a war in a hurry first."

"But now that the Anfghan War is over and they freed up their hands from the battlefield in Central Asia, I judge that they will point their guns at Irank again. This can be easily judged from the increasing frequency of Middle East news in the media."

Chen Shu admires Zhou Ming, and Zhou Ming also admires Chen Shu.

Zhou Ming knew that he had the advantage of rebirth and had witnessed the development of things, but Chen Shu relied entirely on the judgment made by the current public news, which was the real ability.

"So what good ways do we have to maximize our interests now? Is it best to be able to participate in the dominance?" Zhou Ming asked.

Faced with Zhou Ming's problem, Chen Shu was full of melancholy and told Zhou Ming that this matter was very difficult.

Because if Walsh and Chelney had really planned the war as early as the beginning of their term, then they would probably have received capital injections, whether Polyton or the natural company, or other oil companies in Texas that may have made profits together.

Chen Shu said that he had studied the equity structure of these companies: "They must have two equity structures, one for listing and externally issued shares, and the other for internal control. It may be difficult for us to truly obtain valuable shares when entering the market now."

This result was expected by Zhou Ming. After all, these are capitalists. If they plan for such a long time, you can get a share of the pie if you want to go up. That is simply impossible.

Valuable shares must have been the wealthy families that dominate behind them. One carrot and one pit will take over, and no one can do it.

I won't divide my cake.

They were sure of it for a long time, but they ended up picking peaches for others. That was not something the capitalist did!

Zhou Ming rubbed his temples and sighed and said, "This is indeed a troublesome thing, but we also have to find a way to try it. The worst result is that it is to invest in public shares or go long on oil."

Of course, there is another second half sentence. If possible, Zhou Ming really doesn't want to do this, because this is complicated, and secondly, he is all about second-hand information, and he is easily cheated by the dealer behind the scenes.

This trip to Dallas clearly proves this point. Whether it is a subprime mortgage or a CDS contract, the news is manipulated by oneself. This means that one defines the market and can calmly deal with any situation. Even if someone like Dolevan betrays himself, he will not have to spend any effort to calmly pull the situation back.

Chen Shu nodded and said that he had already done this job, but he also expressed in embarrassment that he was trying to contact Polyton and the natural company, but his attitude there was very arrogant and they had no choice.

"I even made contact through a consulting company, and it wasn't just a phone call myself. If the other party knew that I was a Chinese, I was afraid that the other party's attitude would be even more arrogant." Chen Shu said.

Zhou Ming scratched his head: "This is indeed a troublesome thing, but there is no good solution at the moment, so I can only take it slowly."

Chen Shu has lived in the United States for several years and understands this. These Americans just think that they are God's darlings and are arrogant without reason. Especially when you want to take the initiative to cooperate with him, it is really a headache.

Chen Shu said that he would also think of other solutions: "I can see if I can start with other investment companies."

Chen Shu’s idea is to invest through third parties. In his opinion, there are definitely not one or two investors in large companies like Polyton and Tianran, even if they own real equity, and not every one of these investors knows the Irank War plan.

So Chen Shu also wanted to make a message bad, contact these small shareholders and collect shares from them. The difficulty would be much less than simply asking wealthy families to discuss shares.

Zhou Ming also nodded and recognized that this was a good way worth a try, so he asked Chen Shu to do so.

Of course, as a qualified investor, Zhou Ming will never put eggs in a basket, so when Chen Shu went to find a third-party company that he could cooperate with, Zhou Ming also called Elskin.

Although Elskin cannot be called a wealthy family and is not even a person in the oil industry, he is a local who has been deeply involved in Texas for more than 30 years, and he may have gained something.

However, the result was not so satisfying Zhou Ming. Elskin agreed to ask Zhou Ming, but the result was not good. He called and asked around, but either he didn't know about Yin and Yang equity, or he said that Politon and Tianran had good operating conditions and no one wanted to transfer shares on a large scale.

The result was not unexpected, so Zhou Ming called Freeman again.

If Elskin is a local outsider in Texas, then Freeman is a foreigner in the oil industry.

Freeman is the core figure of Rockefeller, the largest oil giant in the United States, and is also the docking person between Rockefeller and himself. He even came to find him with Piero Horton a few days ago, so Zhou

Ming called him to try his luck.

Compared to Elskin, Freeman's answer was very smooth. He told Zhou Ming that he had indeed heard about the preparations for the Irank War, but he later emphasized that behind this was the Texas chaebol and Cherny. Although Rockefeller is very good in the oil industry, he really doesn't know about this.

However, Freeman also said that if Zhou Ming really wants to invest, he can help Zhou Ming inquire.

After Freeman, Zhou Ming also called Morgan's Piero to see the reaction of the financial family. Piero's attitude was almost the same as Freeman. He first stated that it had nothing to do with him, and he just knew this matter, and then asked if Zhou Ming wanted to invest, he could help inquire.

There is no doubt that whether Freeman or Piero, they were deliberately trying to pick themselves out. What they said was "inquiry", and that was really just saying that, if you believe it, you would be fooled.

Zhou Ming was not surprised by this result. On the contrary, if these guys patted their chests and promised to help, Zhou Ming would doubt whether he was digging a hole for himself.

After asking around, it was really difficult for Zhou Ming to be sure that it was really hard for him to participate in this matter. Zhou Ming even guessed that it was these American giants who might not have participated in it collectively.

Although the situation at the beginning was very bad, Zhou Ming was not discouraged. Anyway, there was still time before the Irank War. Now even if Walsh wants to build momentum for the war, he has to stabilize the domestic real estate situation first, and he has at least half a year to find a breakthrough for himself.

Finally, Zhou Ming also called Ambassador Han Zhen. Of course, this is not that Zhou Ming still needs the help of the state, but that Zhou Ming told him the news that the Irank War might break out.

Zhou Ming told him very accurately: "I have called Rockefeller and Morgan and others to fully confirm the authenticity of the matter. According to the fact that the war in Anfghanistan has just ended and the real estate market needs to be dealt with now, I predict that I will take action between 2003 and 2004."

"When the war breaks out, it will directly affect international oil prices, which may push oil prices to more than 150 US dollars per barrel in just half a year. So if the country needs oil development, I suggest signing long-term oil supply contracts with Middle Eastern countries, or hoarding some of them while the oil prices are low. In short, you need to prepare to reduce the impact of high oil prices as much as possible."

Zhou Ming clearly remembers that with the outbreak of the Irank War, international oil prices remained high, which had a great impact on domestic industries. It was not until the subprime mortgage crisis in 2008 that international oil prices slowly fell and the domestic economy began to grow rapidly.

Zhou Ming could not stop the Irank War, but at least he could give the motherland a warning. As for how the country would respond, Zhou Ming believed that the country would have higher wisdom than himself and would not have to worry about it himself.

After hanging up the phone call to Ambassador Han Zhen, Zhou Ming wanted to take a break and rethink the whole thing carefully to see if he had missed it, but at this moment, Zhou Ming's phone suddenly rang, and Zhou Ming answered it, and it turned out to be a strange voice.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou Ming, my name is Westing, and my surname is Meilong. I believe Mr. Zhou Ming should be familiar with it. This time I made a prudent call to disturb me, hoping to invite Mr. Zhou Ming to have lunch together. I have some things to talk to Mr. Zhou Ming, and I hope Mr. Zhou Ming can appreciate this face."
Chapter completed!