Super Island Tycoon

Soros’s backup plan is actually very simple. Since he can’t beat Jiang Cheng in the futures market,

he plans to influence the platinum price through other means, pushing the price up.

Futures are only related to the price of goods, but they don’t say you can’t bypass futures to directly influence the physical goods.

If Soros can find other ways to make the platinum price rise, he can still be the one who laughs last.

So even if his funds are not as much as Jiang Cheng’s, he can still defeat Jiang Cheng in the futures battle.

Influencing platinum prices is not just about futures; many factors can affect the price of platinum.

While futures can greatly influence the price of goods, they are not a decisive factor.

In fact, futures are just a kind of financial derivative, and their ability to affect physical prices is only because of their large scale.

But if the essential attributes of these goods change, futures can’t continue to affect the physical goods.

Among them, the supply-demand relationship is the most crucial factor and the biggest determinant of goods prices.

If the production of a good is less than the demand, prices will definitely soar.

Jiang Cheng’s ace is actually related to this, directly intervening in supply and demand to cause price changes.

He will soon have four hundred tons of platinum, which far exceeds the current global demand for platinum.

If this platinum enters the market, it’s impossible for the price of platinum not to fall.

The earth cannot digest four hundred tons of platinum; the price could not possibly go high.

Soros’s intended means this time are actually quite similar to Jiang Cheng’s ace.

He plans to interfere with platinum production and reduce the output of platinum.

If the platinum output decreases, the price of platinum will certainly rise sharply.

This is a basic supply-demand relationship determining the price, which is untouched by futures.

Unexpectedly, the trump cards of both sides in this futures battle are quite similar.

It’s just that one side can reduce platinum output, while the other can produce a massive amount of surface platinum; logically, they are entirely the same.

Jiang Cheng is able to produce so much platinum because he’s mining platinum on Mars.

But how can Soros reduce platinum output? After all, he’s not the one mining platinum and can’t directly decide to cut production.

However, Soros, being who he is, naturally has his ways to influence the platinum mining process.

Soon, Soros contacted a friend in South Africa and told him about this matter.

South Africa is the largest source of platinum in the world, and if anything happens to platinum mining here, platinum production will be significantly affected.

At that time, the platinum price will rise, allowing Soros to achieve the final victory.

Soros’s contact was a special person, one who often handles shady affairs.

After receiving the call from Soros, he secretly contacted some people, all of whom were desperadoes.

After a month’s detailed preparation, they secretly infiltrated the world’s largest platinum mine with weapons.

Although the security of this platinum mine is very tight, these people learned everything about the platinum mine during that month.

They even thoroughly understood the patrolling routes of all the guards.

Once inside the platinum mine, these people wreaked havoc inside.

They even used explosives to destroy many tunnels, making it impossible for the platinum mine to resume production anytime soon.

Indeed, Soros used a simple and crude method.

He just hired a group to sabotage the platinum mine, thereby reducing the output of platinum.

This move by Soros can be described as extremely vicious; he used an unconventional method to immediately reverse the situation.

And indeed, the effect of Soros’s move was impressive, showing results immediately.

Once the news broke about the destruction of the world’s largest platinum mine, the platinum price skyrocketed, quickly making up for the drop in price, and even surpassing the original price significantly.

This world’s largest platinum mine accounted for one-fifth of the total world output.

With a one-fifth reduction in output, the rising platinum price seems unstoppable.

Even though Oliver and his team were frantically shorting platinum, the price of platinum continued to climb.

”Damn it! What happened in South Africa must have been orchestrated by Soros!

I never expected Soros to be so despicable, using such underhanded tactics!”

Oliver was in his office, loudly cursing his opponent Soros. He knew it was Soros who did it; no one else could have pulled off such a thing.

This time, Soros certainly taught him a lesson, showing him that the futures market is not that simple.

What do we do? What should we do now?

Oliver started asking those around him, but no one could answer his questions.

Now the situation is beyond what they can handle; it’s outside the scope of the financial field, which they couldn’t solve.

As the atmosphere in the office began to grow tense, young Laine suggested his idea.

”Perhaps we can seek help from President Jiang. Since the opponent is already using underhanded methods, we can’t just sit back and do nothing.”

This kind of thing can only involve President Jiang, as he has the influence to solve the current problem.

After hearing Caine’s words, Oliver felt like he had grabbed a lifeline.

”Yes! Caine, you’re right! President Jiang did say he has a final ace that can completely reverse the current situation.”

Now we’re approaching the four-month deadline; it’s time for President Jiang’s ace to be revealed.”

Lever indeed wasn’t wrong. It’s time for Jiang Cheng to reveal his ace.

Facing Soros’s unconventional methods, Oliver had no solution at all.

Ultimately, a helpless Oliver had to once again turn to Jiang Cheng for help, hoping that Jiang Cheng could resolve their predicament.

In Oliver’s view, Jiang Cheng’s influence is far greater than Soros’s. Since Soros is already breaking the rules, perhaps Jiang Cheng should make a move as well.

He thought if Soros can unreasonably just destroy the platinum mine, it’s normal for Jiang Cheng to use some minor tactics.

With that in mind, Oliver dialed Jiang Cheng’s number and began reporting the recent situation to him.

”President Jiang, this is Oliver. Sorry to disturb you once again.”