America's Road to Wealth

Chapter 135 Ikana Arrives

Ikana, who left the airport, got into the car of the convoy sent by the rock security near the gate of the airport.

She came here this time mainly for the business of "YKM".

Half a month ago, Ika submitted the YKM business plan to Smith Capital.

After being killed by relevant analysts and traders of Smith Capital three times in a row.

At the fourth time, it was finally recognized by Smith Capital.

At its peak, YKM was valued at $11 billion.

On the Smith Capital side, this time only a valuation of $1.5 million was obtained.

The reason why the gap is so big.

It is because not long ago, Ikana's father, D. Ted Lerner, had completed the withdrawal of shares.

The old guy got back most of his own investment in YKM.

YKM has lost those fixed assets that are the most powerful to maintain its own valuation, leaving almost an empty shell.

After a rigorous evaluation, Smith Capital finally gave a price of 1.5 million US dollars.

The final result of the negotiation between the two parties was that Smith Capital invested 5000 million US dollars.

Obtained 33.3% shares of YKM Company.

At present, YKM shares constitute 33.3% of Smith Capital, and Ikana personally holds 20%.

The other seven shareholders took over the remaining shares.

These seven shareholders are all investors who came in in the A round of financing at the beginning.

There was no way to raise funds normally in the second round of the B round, and in the end only one Smith Capital came.

This is the reason for the current equity structure of YKM.

According to the proportion of shares, Smith Capital is currently the largest shareholder of YKM.

YKM, which received US$5000 million in financing from Smith Capital, will have more room to continue its own expansion and development.

Ikana felt, compared to New York and the East Coast.

The west coast may be a better development direction for YKM.

In the planning letter submitted to shareholders and investors, she marked this point.

So after taking care of some things at YKM's east coast headquarters.

Ikana set off for the West Coast at the end of October.

For this reason, Abel, who is already the largest shareholder of YKM.

She was very considerate and arranged to meet the convoy and live on the west coast.

Ikana got into the car, and the convoy of two cars left the airport and drove in the direction of Beverly Hills.

Come here this time,

Ikana took an assistant and a bodyguard with her.

The assistant was in the same car as her, and the bodyguard was in the car in front of her.

Ikana noticed,

The driver of this car is one of Abel's personal bodyguards, a black Lincoln.

Ikana knew Lincoln, after the car started.

Ikana smiled and said in the rear compartment:
"Lincoln, where is our destination?"

Of Abel's two black bodyguards, Johnson was taciturn and withdrawn.

But this big black guy is a sharpshooter, the kind that can hit a rabbit's eye at a distance of two to 300 meters with an ordinary rifle without aiming equipment.

The last time Abel was back in Texas, he participated in the siege of the Druid Peak wolf pack on the farm.

Johnson has shot the most coyotes.

In contrast, Lincoln, the other black bodyguard, is much more lively and is a typical black character.

It's just that Lincoln has also received professional security training, under the requirements of the training.

He didn't dare to show his black qualities in front of his employer, or in front of Ikana, who had an affair with the boss.

Facing Ikana's inquiry, Lincoln thought about it, and responded as calmly as possible:

"Miss Lerner, we're going to 10066 Cielo DR, Beverly Hills. That's the new house the boss bought, and he usually lives there when he's in Los Angeles."

Ikana in the back seat nodded slightly after hearing this.

Ikana's father rarely came to this side of the west coast.

Her family has her own house in many places on the East Coast, in Florida, and even in Texas.

More so in New York.

But on the West Coast, the Ikana family owns no real estate.

Father Ikana, who is rooted in New York, rarely comes here.

This made Ikana less familiar with Los Angeles than New York.

She only knew Beverly Hills, not where DR Cielo was in Beverly Hills.

She calmed down and let the rock security convoy send herself to Abel.

It took about an hour to drive from the airport to Beverly Hills.

When Ikana was a little bored in the car, the convoy finally arrived at its destination.

The two cars stopped in front of the gate of a mansion with a spacious bronze gate, birds singing and flowers scenting the entire gate, and green plants.

Then Ikana saw that Lincoln in front picked up the walkie-talkie and said a few words.

A few seconds later, the door of the mansion was opened.

Two cars drove into the mansion and stopped in the spacious middle courtyard of the mansion.

The position of the car door where Ikana is located is aimed at the main hall door of the house.

The bodyguards in the courtyard came forward to open the door for Ikana.

Ikana got out of the car, but she didn't see Abel.

She also knew the driver who opened the door for her. It was Abel's bodyguard captain Edward.

Ikana couldn't help asking Edward:
"Edward, right? I want to know where Abel is. YKM has some official business, so I have to report to him face to face."

Edward never cared about Abel's business.

This fellow from Texas, Abel, abides by his heart and does his best, but he doesn't care about anything other than the safety and security of his boss.

This is also the reason why Abel thinks highly of him and makes him the security captain.

Of course.

The status of a fellow villager is more or less a plus.

Edward heard this girl who had an affair with the boss say so.

In addition, Abel did not deliberately order the reason.

Edward then said:

"Boss is working in the studio on the second floor behind. Miss Ikana, can you wait in the living room for a while, how about I inform the boss?"

"Okay. Thank you, Edward." Ikana smiled.

Edward, who was not good at words, nodded, "You're welcome, Miss Ikana."

Edward went to inform Abel, and Ikana, led by the villa maid, entered the large living room in the middle of the villa.

While walking, Ikana was also admiring the decoration and layout of this big house.

First of all, the decoration is very luxurious.

Ikana, who is so luxurious that she is used to the luxurious decoration at home, also feels that the decoration level of this villa is higher.

After entering the door of the living room, there is a sense of luxury.

The large open plan living room has a fireplace in the middle.

Obviously, in this place of Los Angeles, the weather that needs to use the fireplace is few times a year.

But almost any mansion here likes to set up a fireplace like this.

Some simply use technology to make it look like there are always flames burning in the fireplace, but in fact these flames are virtual.

Or simply use a gas fire to pass off as firewood for the fireplace.

But the focus of Ikana's attention is not dispensable, almost only the decorative fireplace is left.

Instead, on the other side of the open-plan living room, there is a private outdoor sun-shaded terrace connected to the living room.

This terrace is so beautiful, it is also very large.

The overall shape is oval, half of which is indoors, with sunshade roof and furniture.

The other half is outdoors, which is an outdoor terrace facing the entire Beverly Hills, overlooking half of the city of Los Angeles from a commanding height.

almost at first glance,
Ikana fell in love with this terrace.

she imagined,
In the evening, hold a small or medium reception on this terrace with an area of ​​at least three or four thousand square feet.

With three or five friends, overlooking most of Beverly Hills, and overlooking the night view of Los Angeles in the distance below.

When you look up, you can see the starry sky unobstructed, and you can see other luxury houses near Beverly Hills on the left and right.

At the back is a comfortable and luxurious semi-indoor terrace that makes it easy to relax.

Just thinking about it,

It made Ikana feel that it must be a very pleasant reception and party.

It's a pity that this house is not mine, but Abel's.

she thought.

That's when she stood on the edge of the terrace, looking down on Beverly Hills and Los Angeles in the distance.

When reluctant to part.

Edward came over, and he whispered to Ikana:

"Miss Ikana, the Boss is over there in the studio, please go over there."

"Ok."

Ikana withdrew her reluctant gaze, and the cool breeze of Los Angeles blew on her.

It made Ikana a little reluctant to leave the terrace.

But it was more important to see Abel. She followed Edward and walked to the back of the living room.

Abel's studio is going to be located at the back of the villa.

This allowed Ikana to appreciate the rest of the villa along the way.

Ikana was born in a real estate family and worked as an intern in her father's company.

Good understanding of real estate and construction.

This kind of knowledge allows her to judge quickly.

The house that Abel bought in Beverly Hills has an interior area of ​​at least [-] square feet.

In terms of the outdoor area, it is impossible to speculate for the time being because I did not see the garden behind.

Ikana also noticed that the ground where she and Edward walked, even the aisles, were covered with soft and precious carpets.

Medieval European-style chandeliers are hung in many places on the corridor and the ceiling of the living room.

Even in the daytime, they are brightly lit and look very beautiful.

In the outdoor open-air place, all kinds of beautiful flowers are planted, and there is a faint fragrance of flowers.

After walking around in a circle, Ikana has basically made a judgment.

This is a house full of Texas, the kind of regal style decoration in the southern United States.

That's probably why Abel bought it too.

Who told Abel to be a Texan?
Thinking this way in her heart, Ikana quickly came to the studio Edward mentioned under the leadership of Edward.

This is at the very back of the villa, a very spacious, airy and modernly decorated hall.

There is a sofa in the middle of the hall, and a sunny and handsome boy is sitting on it.

around the big boys,

There are more than a dozen computers.

There are more than a dozen staff members sitting in front of the computer and operating.

In the middle of the hall, there are several huge screen panels with various financial information jumping on them.

Ikana took a look at the studio before finally looking at the big boy.

She found that Abel was also looking at herself.

Today's Ikana is wearing an elegant white shirt and sky blue skinny jeans that outline her slender legs.

On her white and tender feet, she stepped on a pair of 5-7 cm transparent high-heeled shoes with crystals, and there were faint blue blood vessels under her fair skin.

With purple toenails, it is a little more enchanting and charming in the elegance.

Three-dimensional and delicate facial features, light golden long curly hair, and glasses with silver-rimmed hollow patterns, which are not usually available, add a bit of mature female charm.

"Come here, sit down wherever you want."

After appreciating Ikana, who has always been very good at clothing and is also very good at dressing herself, after today's beauty.

Abel greeted with a smile, and then looked at the screen in front of him.

At 09:30 in the morning, the US futures market opened.

Seeing that he actually only said a word to himself, he ignored him.

Ikana was a little taken aback.

She let out a long breath, and now that she had made up her mind, she simply let go of herself completely, no longer restrained.

She took the initiative to lean forward, stood beside Abel, breathed into his ear, and whispered softly: "What are you looking at?"

"Futures. International crude oil futures."

Abel looked engrossed, his entire energy on the screen.

But what surprised Ikana was that in this state, he actually put his arms around her own soft waist.

It is firm and elastic, which is the tactile feeling that can only be obtained after regular exercise and body management.

Ikana was surprised, and her heart beat a little faster.

She wanted to put it aside, and thought of Peggy Morgenthau again.

There are also all kinds of psychological preparations I made in my heart when I came along the way.

In the end, she did not avoid Abel's contact, but pointed to the surrounding staff sitting in front of the computer:
"And who are they?"

"The trader of the company. I didn't go back to New York, so Smith Capital sent some elites over. The amount of funds is too large, and I can't take care of it alone."

Abel is a good teacher and willing to explain.

International crude oil futures opened 1.03% higher in pre-market trading, and the current price of New York crude oil was 29.43.

Immediately afterwards, thousands of large orders began to be taken in, pulling out a big positive line.

Abel, who gently hugged Ikana, chuckled, and told the trader:

"29.00 yuan dropped to [-], making them mistakenly think that there is financial support here."

In just 5 minutes, the trading volume rose rapidly, and the price of New York crude oil hovered between 29-29.4.

Abel and the others cleared 29.2 to [-] hands, and the oil price is still around [-]. The attitude of the main bulls today seems very firm.

Ikana studied in business school, and has also played a few times in the stock market and futures market.

She couldn't understand the data in front of her at first, but she didn't really understand.

After watching it for a while, she could already understand it.

She found that the data on the screen in front of her were all various data related to international crude oil in the market.

Abel is doing international crude oil futures?

Almost half a year ago, at Ikana in New York.

I often hear various exaggerated descriptions of Abel's investment ability in newspapers and circles.

Everyone said that the Wolf of Wall Street didn't like investing in the stock market very much.

What he prefers are various commodity futures with higher risks and higher profits, as well as the foreign exchange market like a slaughterhouse for retail investors.

More importantly, the Wolf of Wall Street is rushing in and out of these places.

It's been half a year, and I haven't heard of him losing money in it.

In the past, Ikana felt that Abel's financial ability in this area was excellent.

But everyone's boasting is a bit too exaggerated.

No one can guarantee invincibility forever in the capital market.

Neither can Buffett.

Buffett occasionally loses money, and sometimes he loses heavily.

It's just that the number of times Buffett loses money is far less than the number of times he makes profits.

Ikana didn't really believe in Abel's legendary invincible financial ability.

She felt that Abel should have won a lot and lost very little.

But it should be impossible to not lose [-]%.

This time, I was lucky enough to be beside Abel and personally witness him directing capital to wreak havoc on the market.

For a while, Ikana was very excited, and her breathing became short of breath.

She heard Abel after issuing a series of orders above.

He began to say again: "Stop for a moment."

Looking at the data on the screen, Ikana's little heart was thumping.

She has also invested in international crude oil, although the game is relatively small, only 10,000+ US dollars.

But understand data and market trends.

New York crude oil is now $29 per barrel, $1000 for one lot of 2.9 barrels, and $29 for ten lots.
2.9 lots is [-] million, and [-] to [-] lots are almost [-] billion US dollars.

Even for margin trading, with such a large amount of funds, the leverage ratio is generally not too high.

At most five or six times, in other words, 20 billion US dollars requires a deposit of 4 to 5 million US dollars.

On the screen, it was displayed that there were still 80 hands of international crude oil that Abel was holding.

80x2.9 is 232 billion U.S. dollars. Excluding the leverage of the margin, Abel’s own funds should be at least about 30 billion to 40 billion U.S. dollars.

Thinking of Abel at this time, commanding such an astronomical amount of funds by his side, wreaking havoc in the capital market.

When she looked at Abel, her tenderness became more and more tender, as if she was going to melt him.

Just when Abel paused, the bulls and retail investors thought that the short side was blown away.

The fiery mood in the international crude oil market is spreading, which is reflected in the oil price.

A vertical positive line appears and breaks through $30 almost instantly.

Abel burst out laughing.

Seeing that he was a little dazed, Ikana, who didn't even realize that she was being hugged by him, quickly asked what was wrong.

He smiled and said: "These leeks in the crude oil market are too stupid. They don't know how to wait for a pullback before buying. They don't know that sometimes the bulls are actually the bears pretending..."

In the same way, sometimes the bears are also the bulls pretending.

In the capital market, there will never be fixed short positions and long positions.

Both bears and bulls can make split-second shifts whenever it is profitable.

Sometimes even the bulls and bears are one person.

In the capital market, this is called hedging.

In the face of Abel's complaints about leeks in the crude oil futures market.

Ikana didn't say a word, and she, who was once one of the leeks, felt offended.

When the time came, Abel didn't wait any longer, and planned to liquidate the warehouse violently, so he ordered directly:

"A lot of [-] lots, all positions will be cleared, and no bottom position will be left."

What makes him so confident is because his financial talent told him.

The time has come.

It has risen for more than half a year this year, and the oil price, which is high at 30+ US dollars, is about to start a big dive.

At the beginning, Abel, a big short, appeared with tens of thousands of sell orders.

Let the multi-party retail investors think that it is the last dying struggle of the empty dog, and the tricks are nothing to worry about. This wave of advantages is mine.

After undertaking nearly 20 hands.

Smart people have already realized that something is wrong, the bears are full of firepower, danger!

Many multi-headed institutions immediately brought into play the change that you are among me and you are among me.

Adhering to the principle of joining if they can't beat it, they joined the army of short sellers and began to harvest long retail investors and stop losses in time.

Some bulls wanted to hold on, but with Abel's order, a single sell order of 14.25 lots directly penetrated the defense line, and the oil price plummeted, falling by -[-]%.

In an instant, the bulls turned into bears, and the general trend was under the general trend.

Countless long-term retail investors were cut off to the point of crying, dying, and confused.

The end result is that Smith Capital invested $42 billion.

After deducting the odds and ends, the final settlement was 76.2 billion U.S. dollars, with a profit of 34.2 billion U.S. dollars, a profit of 82%.

(End of this chapter)