Reborn in 2014: A One-Man Tycoon

"Hello Mr. Meng, I didn't expect you to be even younger than the rumors suggest!"

Upon seeing Meng Chuan come on stage, Wu Xiaobo politely shook hands with Meng Chuan and gestured for him to sit down and chat.

"In the investment world, youth is not a word of praise."

Meng Chuan, holding the microphone, said half-jokingly.

Although Meng Chuan was being modest, it was also true.

The investment world is like a seasoned traditional Chinese medicine doctor; the older you are, the more sought-after you become.

For example, Warren Buffett, even in his eighties and nineties, remains a bellwether.

However, Meng Chuan's joke drew a lot of good-natured applause from the audience.

Many big names in the investment world have a good impression of this young man, Meng Chuan.

"Mr. Meng is quite humorous. But I believe that everyone here, like me, is very curious about the recent crude oil crisis. Many older people suffered heavy losses, but Mr. Meng managed to alarm the entire international market."

Wu Xiaobo is a very skilled host; he knows what many of the bigwigs present want to hear.

Therefore, we quickly got to the main topic:

"Mr. Meng, could you share with us your investment philosophy and how you were able to so accurately control that oil price turmoil?"

After Wu Xiaobo said this, many of the bigwigs present fell silent.

Because many bigwigs have privately studied Meng Chuan's investment.

It was as if Meng Chuan had known this in advance.

They can enter the game with great precision and leave in a timely manner with great precision.

It was a stroke of genius.

"If you follow international news, you'll find that clashes between Iraqi militias and ISIS militias actually occurred as early as January of this year."

"At the beginning of this month, with the Syrian president's successful re-election, the opposition completely lost the initiative, and most of them retreated back into Iraq. This is the root cause of the civil war."

Meng Chuan spoke eloquently.

However, these are all just ways of fooling people.

Even a god couldn't have predicted this unless they experienced it firsthand.

Or even if they had anticipated the outbreak of civil war, it would have been impossible to pinpoint the exact time when Meng Chuan entered the fray with 20 billion yuan.

Even if we were to concede the exact timeline of the civil war, if the opposition had not sabotaged oil pipelines or taken control of oil refineries...

Oil prices would not fluctuate so dramatically.

"This is what we're all particularly curious about: even if there were triggers for civil war, how are you so sure it would break out on June 6th?"

Wu Xiaobo's question voiced the doubts in everyone's mind, and it was also the crux of the problem.

"Because there was another small news item on June 5th that you may have missed. That was a statement issued by the Iraqi government that Iraqi security forces had killed 13 militants in the north that day."

Meng Chuan had already prepared his answer and replied:

“These militants are fearless. If their people are wiped out, they will definitely retaliate, otherwise they will lose their internal cohesion.”

"Those who are well-versed in military strategy know that war has always been about speed and surprise."

"If I were the leader of the ** faction, and he killed my men on the 5th, I would definitely turn around and kill him first thing on the 6th."

"In this way, we can boost morale and avoid the war from becoming a stalemate as much as possible."

Meng Chuan's words stunned everyone present.

This is incredible.

Do you need to be an expert in military strategy to trade stocks?

Who would have thought of that?

In particular, Meng Chuan's statement, "If I were the leader of the ** faction," was simply inhuman.

Who would put themselves in the shoes of someone on the battlefield and analyze the situation?

The room remained silent for a good ten seconds before Wu Xiaobo recovered from his shock:

"Ahem... No wonder Mr. Meng is so insightful. These few words have completely overturned my understanding of the investment world."

Wu Xiaobo's gaze towards Meng Chuan completely changed.

In fact, the moment Wu Xiaobo saw Meng Chuan, he was more inclined to believe that Meng Chuan's success was due to luck.

Meng Chuan is simply too young.

But now his opinion of Meng Chuan has changed dramatically.

"But I still have a question: how are you so sure that their militants will take control of the refinery and sabotage the pipelines, causing crude oil prices to skyrocket?"

Wu Xiaobo asked again.

"Actually, this is easy to understand. Perhaps you, or the big shots here, have never worried about not having money."

Meng Chuan shrugged and said:

"But before that day, I was just an ordinary person. I was in high school at the time, and my homeroom teacher would often make excuses to lose weight and put the meat from his bowl into my bowl."

"Therefore, I know all too well how difficult it is to live without money."

"But the ** faction is not an official organization, so they do not have a fixed source of tax revenue."

"In other words, they are very short of money. War is all about money!"

“And oil refineries are money printing machines. Since a war has been launched, it is inevitable to control the oil refineries, the economic lifeline.”

"As for the sabotage of the oil pipeline, that was unexpected. I could have predicted that crude oil prices would rise, but I didn't expect them to rise so drastically."

A flawless answer.

This answer seems utterly absurd at first glance.

Upon closer analysis, it seems impressive yet incomprehensible, making a lot of sense.

Wu Xiaobo then asked Meng Chuan many more questions.

But Meng Chuan gave perfect answers to all of them, just as he had prepared in advance.

Upon hearing Meng Chuan's answer, one word involuntarily came to mind for everyone present:

An investment genius.

This is a true genius.

Insightful, logically clear, and bold yet logically sound ideas.

They can discover hidden details behind various types of information that others cannot.

This is simply a gift from God.

If Meng Chuan can maintain this state, he will surely become China's Warren Buffett in the near future.

Of course, this was happening as Meng Chuan's image as an "investment genius" became increasingly solidified.

Ge Wei, sitting in the audience, couldn't sit still any longer.

His original intention was to embarrass Meng Chuan on stage.

In his view, Meng Chuan was too young to have any insights into investment.

He was hoping that Meng Chuan would either be clueless or give an irrelevant answer.

Unexpectedly, their attempt to steal a chicken backfired and they lost more than they gained.

Through this interview, Meng Chuan has transformed into a highly sought-after figure in the eyes of capital tycoons.

Therefore, when Wu Xiaobo asked Meng Chuan to share his views on the future in light of the current environment...

Meng Chuan expressed his confidence in e-commerce, AI, new energy and other fields without hesitation.

Ge Wei stood up from the audience:

"You really don't know your own limitations! Do you really understand, or are you just pretending?"

"Although e-commerce is booming, it is already close to saturation. Both domestically and internationally, it has become a situation of monopoly by giants."

"I believe that the investment boom in the e-commerce industry is over, and it is impossible for any new platform to enter this field."

"Even if you manage to squeeze in with all your might, it's impossible to reap the benefits in this field."

Ge Wei's words immediately drew nods of approval from many bigwigs.

With giants like Taobao and JD.com already established, it's indeed difficult for new e-commerce companies to find a foothold.

Investing in established e-commerce platforms like Taobao and Tmall yields very low returns.

However, faced with Ge Wei's questioning, Meng Chuan adjusted his posture and calmly but surprisingly said:

"If you think the e-commerce market is nearing saturation, then you are short-sighted."