Chapter 1256： Not optimistic about Guotai

"Cathay Pacific is losing money? I haven't heard of it. What happened?"

Yang Cheng really got some interest, cooperation is one thing, acquisition is another, at least Cathay Pacific is valuable to him. Qiqi novels are published on the whole network

Little Superman spread his hands, "There are many reasons for the increase in the cost of expenditures caused by the increase in crude oil prices. In addition, the strict air control in Greater China, and the expansion and squeeze of airlines by mainland airlines have caused the business structure of Cathay Pacific. Threatened.

Last year, fuel hedging losses exceeded 5 billion, and this year it may exceed 6 billion.

In addition, mainland airlines, including Haihang, have purchased long-haul aircraft for trans-Pacific routes, which directly caused the loss of Cathay Pacific's passenger source.

Various reasons have added up, and the losses this year and next year are hard to recover. "

Yang Cheng checked Cathay Pacific’s stock price on his mobile phone while Superman was talking. Sure enough, it had suffered losses since the previous year. The stock price has dropped from about 13 Hong Kong dollars to the current 10 Hong Kong dollars. Will exceed 40 billion.

Put away the phone, "Do you mean the Shi Huaiya family is going to sell part of the equity?"

"No, no, I didn't say that, but the outstanding shares are close to 20%, and you can try to contact Cartel Airlines. The West Asian is the second largest shareholder of Guotai, holding close to 10%." Superman said Introducing Guotai's shareholders to Yang Cheng.

But Yang Cheng was not optimistic, and even said that the hope was slim. He found that through cross-holding, the actual shareholding ratio of Taigu had exceeded 50%. If it wanted not to interfere with the operations of Guotai through Taigu, the possibility was basically zero.

"Forget it, Delta Air Lines has already invested in China Eastern Airlines, and it has coverage on the Greater China route. Guotai is not a must."

The actual purpose of Superman is to promote the cooperation between Cathay Pacific and Beihai Petroleum and turn losses into profits as soon as possible, so that the shares in his hands are valuable.

But Yang Cheng's attitude is very firm, and it takes time to persuade him, not in a hurry.

Half an hour passed in a flash. I was busy chatting and forgot to place a bet. Only Liu Yifei and Guo Jiawen each bought 10,000 Hong Kong dollars, but the result was not satisfactory. Liu Yifei won with the win, and the flattering bet ended up in the top four. Without squeezing in, Guo Jiawen bought position Q, meaning that two horses were randomly selected as the top three in the race, regardless of the order, but she only guessed one horse, and the other retired halfway through the race. , It should have been accidentally injured, and ultimately nothing happened.

This made the little Superman who had just cleaned up his emotions couldn't help but feel proud, "Don't worry, next game, let me turn the tide~"

Yang Cheng also rubbed Liu Yifei's frustrated face, and comforted, "It's okay, this is the fun of betting on horses. Besides, you just earned so much and lost 10,000 yuan."

Unfortunately, in the next three games, the self-proclaimed Little Superman failed to guess at once. He smashed hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars in just a few hours, and Mao didn't get one back. His mood was extremely bad.

Although Yang Cheng gloated, but he didn't show much success. He just managed to win a few thousand dollars by smashing a lot of orders. He actually used financial hedging methods to play a horse. The key is that he didn't earn much, and he was embarrassed and lost home.

Before the start of the sixth game, there was not much wine left in the silver and black crystal bottle, and Yang Cheng and Little Superman were a little drunk at the same time, ready to play a big one.

The upcoming 1400-meter grass race has two super-long straights, which will test the horse's speed, endurance and cooperation with the rider.

Yang Cheng saw Panton go into battle again. This time he will be driving the No. 2 horse named "Beautiful Day". He has a very good past record and won many championship trophies, but his disadvantage lies in the "Beautiful Day" of this game. The actual weight loss reached 129 pounds, which was the highest in the game.

The so-called pound-bearing refers to the fact that in a horse race, all the participating horses have the same chance of winning by giving the horses different weights. The weight carried by the horses is called the pound, and this type of event is also called the handicap.

On the premise of maintaining the fairness of the race, the weight loss can maximize the unpredictable results of the race and enhance the speed experience that the horse race brings to the audience.

The weight of a horse usually includes the athlete's weight, the total weight of sports clothing and a full set of saddles.

Therefore, to increase the weight of the horse, a certain weight of lead is usually loaded in a bag under the saddle.

Generally speaking, a horse with a higher score will carry the highest weight, and similarly, a horse with a weaker strength will carry a lighter weight.

For horse owners, handicap is their best chance to win the top horse. If there is no score for losing the pound, then the best horse will continue to win the race, and the participation of other owners will become meaningless.

So the question is, how can we ensure fairness since we have to bear the pounds?

In countries and regions where horse racing is currently more developed, a team that scores weights, also called weights, will analyze each horse to determine the number of races and weights the horse will participate in.

In addition to the need to be proficient in the horse's track record they will publish horse ratings based on the horse's performance on the field every week: the higher the score, the better the horse.

With standardized scoring, the basis for weight loss will be clearer. For example, when horses rated 120 and 110 are entered together, in order for them to have the same chance of winning, horses with higher ratings need to carry 10 more pounds (approximately The weight of 4.5 kg) is not absolute, but for every additional kilogram of a horse, there will be 1 to 2 horse positions, which is about a third of a second.

Of course, in order to prevent horses with large gaps from appearing in the same race, most handicap races will strictly require horses to be scored in a range, such as the range of 0-70. Therefore, the score can not only determine the weight of the horse. , There is also a function to determine the level of the race that a horse can participate in.

In Hong Kong, horse racing is divided into multiple levels, which are called class races. When the horse performance improves, the score will also increase, and vice versa.

The ups and downs of horse records will also lead to promotion and demotion, just like the promotion and demotion of a football team. The football term "promoted horse" comes from this.

In the first six games of today's game, all horses from the fourth class, the strength difference between them is not big, and the weight loss is likely to be the most important factor in determining the result of the game. The fastest updated novels https://

Therefore, Yang Cheng paid special attention to No. 2'Beautiful Day'. In the first game, Panton drove'Super Energy' and finally won the second place. At that time, the flattering weight reached 131 pounds, which was also on the spot. most.

This proves that Panton has a wealth of experience in driving excellent and high-loaded horses, and his racing state is very good today. Yang Cheng has reason to believe that No. 2'Beautiful Day' will become a strong contender for the championship, at least it should Rush into the top three.