Chapter 335 The Curtain Opens

"It can be seen that after a full six months of consolidation, with the recent influx of funds, international oil prices have entered a clear upward channel again."

  Daisy pulled up the international oil price chart on the computer and said to Barron:

  "We have mobilized the trading seats we have and are closing positions in multiple crude oil futures markets. However, the main markets are still the London International Petroleum Exchange and the New York Mercantile Exchange. The good news is that we have enough space to close positions before the 22nd..."

  Seeing Daisy's expression, Barron smiled and said:

  "Do you have any other opinions on the trend of crude oil prices?"

  "I think that in the long run, crude oil prices will definitely continue to rise. In fact, we don't need to do such short-term trading every time. Even if we do it for a swing, we don't have to close the position completely. Leaving a part of the bottom position will allow us to be more flexible..."

  This is the truth. After all, the amount of funds controlled by DS Investment Company now is completely different from when they first started investing. Whether it is opening a position or closing a position, it takes longer...

  But the key is that Barron now needs to consider another factor, which is to keep funds and wait for possible attacks - after all, he has obviously revealed his weaknesses to certain people, so when the other party launches an attack, he will definitely need funds to deal with it.

  If this is not the case, what Daisy said is indeed the most suitable way for them to operate with such huge amounts of funds in the futures market, especially when they can foresee that crude oil prices will continue to rise in the next few years.

  However, it was not convenient for Barron to explain this matter to Daisy - even though he trusted Daisy, for some things, it was always safest to keep the number of people who knew about it to a minimum.

  "So, we will still hold the crude oil futures of the Mars Fund for a long time, and our funds will have other uses in the future…"

  Since Barron said so, Daisy didn't comment any more.

  After all, although she had doubts about the vision of Barron, the "dandy boy", at the beginning, with the continued success of DS Capital in the past two years, even Barron himself might not have as much confidence in the judgment of his boss as Daisy did.

  …

  The helicopter landed in Neverland, and the gusts of wind blew up Barron's windbreaker, making him look even more extraordinary.

  "Welcome, my friends..."

  Barron gave Cameron a hug as he stepped off the helicopter, and then said to the man behind him:

  "Mr. Johnson, it's nice to meet you. Today is indeed a good day."

  "Hello, Your Highness, I have to say, the scenery here is amazing."

  Yes, coming to Neverland today are Barron's "old friend", Cameron, and his new friend, Congressman Mr. Johnson.

  In fact, Johnson is two years older than Cameron, and they both became members of Parliament in the same year.

  However, compared with Cameron, Johnson's position in the Conservative Party is slightly inferior at this time.

  After all, at the end of last year, Cameron had become the vice chairman of the Conservative Party and is now the director of policy affairs in the shadow cabinet. At the age of 38, he can be said to be in the prime of his life.

  Despite this, Barron will not neglect Johnson. After all, this person has a bright future.

  In addition to the well-known fact that Johnson will succeed Cameron as the British Prime Minister in the future, he will also defeat the current London Mayor Ken Livingstone and become the Mayor of London in 2008.  

  By the way, the current London Mayor Ken Livingstone, although he has a Labour Party background, does not get along with the Prime Minister.

  The reason is that Ken Livingstone has been in the Labour Party for more than 30 years. He has won the love of grassroots members of the Labour Party, but is not tolerated by the top leaders of the Labour Party.

  His willingness to dialogue with Sinn Fein and the Irish Republican Army, his support for the Rainbow Party, his support for Europe's single monetary policy, and his call for the abolition of the monarchy are incompatible with the mainstream politics of Britain.

  Because of his leftist stance, he was called "Red Ken".

  Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher disliked him and considered him a "troublemaker", while the current Prime Minister once described him as a "scourge of London".

  As we all know, London has two mayors. One of them is the "Mayor of London" who is in charge of the financial city. Within the city of London, the Mayor of the City of London (City of London) has the highest priority and considerable traditional privileges, powers and rights.

  The Mayor of the City of London (London Financial City) serves a one-year term and is traditionally elected by the guilds on Michaelmas Day (September 29) from the councillors representing the 25 wards of the City of London. The City of London is primarily the financial centre of the UK, so the Mayor of the City of London is regarded as the spokesperson for the entire financial industry of the UK.

  The other mayor is the Mayor of London, the mayor of Greater London.

  The old city of London, with a population of more than 7 million, has never had its own mayor. In 1999, as soon as the ruling Labour Party government decided to allow London to democratically elect a mayor, Livingstone announced his intention to run for mayor of London.

  The Labour Party was worried that Livingstone would go against the party's existing line after being elected, and hoped that he would show his "loyalty to the Labour Party" and give up the election, but Livingstone was unmoved.

  Livingstone's various signs of independence angered the Labour government, which eventually nominated Health Secretary Frank Dobson to run for Mayor of London.

  This move angered Livingstone, who decided to bypass the Labour Party and declare himself an independent candidate.

  After Livingstone announced that he would run for election as an independent candidate, the current Prime Minister simply expelled Livingstone from the Labour Party.

  In the end, Livingstone won the election as an independent candidate and served as Mayor of London for 8 years, but was eventually defeated by Conservative candidate Johnson in 2008...

  Although Livingstone is not impressed with the current Prime Minister and often criticizes the American President's war on Iraq, it seems that he should have some common topics with Barron...

  However, this person is actually very difficult to deal with. As can be seen from his clear-cut declaration that he wants to abolish the monarchy, he certainly has no good feelings towards the aristocracy. Moreover, his left-leaning ideas also oppose the Labour Party's policy of "privatization" of many industries. Naturally, he will not stand on the side of Barron.

  Just like not long ago, when he was interviewed, he bluntly opposed the acquisition of the London Stock Exchange by the Global Industrial Investment Fund and asked the government to directly stop this acquisition...

  Although Livingstone in the original time and space did not step down from the position of Mayor of London until 2008, Barron naturally hopes to let him "retire early" if possible.

  Today, since Johnson can come to Neverland with Cameron, he naturally wants to board Barron's boat to make their relationship closer.

  Of course, this is also what Barron is happy to see, so his intention to win over the two, especially Johnson, is very obvious.

  If you want to take the relationship to the next level, you must be "trustworthy" first. So, after taking a seat with Cameron and Johnson at the resort hotel, Barron gestured to Dylan Ozdemi, who was dressed as the "queen" in a seductive leather jacket, and the curtain slowly opened...