Chapter 369 Bird flu outbreak

In the following time, no matter how obliquely Zhong Shi warned, Song Ling no longer took the so-called news that "Peregrine may go bankrupt and liquidate" as a serious matter. Instead, he frequently persuaded Zhong Shi to drink. Jia's Zhong Shi got very drunk, and it was Song Ling who found someone to take him home in the end.

  Song Ling asked Zhong Shi for help, because the other party was familiar with hedge fund operations, and now he basically offended everyone he could offend because of his leapfrogging and suing, and urgently needed some achievements to prove himself. And Zhong Shi also asked Song Ling, he hoped to get a semi-official status through Song Ling, which would help him prevent human tragedies that might happen in Indonesia.

  Although the secretary of the Zhuge Pavilion had delivered a business card to Zhong Shi last time, it was easy to get a semi-official status from him, but it was difficult for Zhong Shi to explain this kind of thing when he turned to the other party for help. After all, these people are sharp-eyed, and if they just make up an excuse, it may be difficult to pass the test.

He was speechless all night. When Zhong Shi reappeared in Tianyu Fund's office the next day, he had almost forgotten what happened yesterday. He only vaguely remembered reminding Song Ling to beware of another attack from hedge funds. What is the other party? I don't remember the reaction at all.

   Shaking his aching head, Zhong Shi lit a cigarette, turned on the computer, and looked at the performance of the Hang Seng Index today.

Unsurprisingly, the market continued to go down after the market opened today. This is the usual practice of hedge funds. First, they created a bullish atmosphere in the market, and then slowly suppressed the stock index. During the period, they continued to spread bad news. Only investors and institutions dare to enter the market boldly. These people who have fallen into other people's trap unknowingly are still imagining that they will buy more when the price is low, and they will earn more when it rebounds. They don't know that their psychology has long been in the calculations of others.

   Today's index opened at 10212 points, slightly lower than yesterday's closing number. Shortly after the market opened, the index continued to fall, and many sectors, including the financial sector and the real estate sector, continued to decline, and the market was once again shrouded in pessimism. It once fell to 10,056 points in the intraday, approaching the psychological barrier of 10,000 points. However, in the afternoon trading hours, a good rumor suddenly appeared in the market. The news said that Soros would deliver an important speech in South Korea, the content was to support the Korean market and Asian markets. market. Although it is difficult to distinguish the authenticity of the news, the Hong Kong stock market rebounded slightly in the afternoon after being stimulated by the news, with a slight increase of about 80 points, and finally closed at 10135 points, a drop of 168 points or 1.63% throughout the day.

Shortly after the market closed, market rumors were confirmed. Soros really delivered a speech in South Korea to support the Korean economy, and also revealed good news about other Asian markets between the lines. In the current market, Hong Kong stocks will rise considerably.

Watching the news on TV, Zhong Shi was a little bored, turned his head and said to Ma Jiarui: "Hey, does Soros really have such a big influence? He just praised South Korea, but he may not really invest in it. The author actually bought it like this?"

  Hearing the sourness in Zhong Shi's words, Ma Jiarui chuckled, stared at Zhong Shi with a strange expression for a long time, and then said leisurely: "Zhong Sheng, today's steak is good, try it."

After giving him such a look, and now answering irrelevant questions, Zhong Shi had no choice but to pick up the knife and fork fiercely, cut a large piece of steak, and then stuffed it into his mouth, chewing hard while staring at Ma Jiarui viciously. , that look seems to say: quickly answer my question.

After looking at it with a smile for a long time, Ma Jiarui said in a leisurely manner: "Zhong Sheng, I don't know if investors will buy Soros' account. But if you want to speak, some Hong Kong funds will definitely buy your account. "

  Last time Zhong Shi used Andrew to let a group of Hong Kong consortia make a lot of profits in Korean won, and he didn't hide these things from Ma Jiarui. It's just that these people seldom know that Zhong Shi is behind Andrew, so Ma Jiarui naturally knows it clearly. What he said is not wrong. If Zhong Shi wants to raise his arms and shout, at least in Hong Kong, his influence should not be lost to Soros.

After struggling to swallow the steak, Zhong Shi drank half a glass of red wine, and felt a lot more comfortable. After hearing Ma Jiarui's words, he shook his head helplessly, "It's still what the old ancestor said, muffled To make a fortune, the word 'boring' expresses the subtlety. Since ancient times, merchants are the most..."

  While he was talking, Zhong Shi suddenly felt the silence around him. He raised his head and saw that the people around him were all looking up at the TV, listening to the news quietly. Zhong Shi was so surprised that he also turned his head to look at the screen, and saw a cage of poultry appearing in the camera.

"This sudden outbreak of avian influenza was first discovered in several poultry farms in the New Territories and Lantau Island. The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and the Department of Health have rushed to the incident site to treat the infected poultry and carry out comprehensive investigations. Disinfection. The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department reminds everyone that it is best not to eat or eat poultry such as chickens and ducks during this period of time. At the same time, the Department of Health stated that once an influenza epidemic occurs, please be admitted to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible, and disinfect your residence at the same time. Related reports This station will continue to pay attention.”

   "Bird flu?" After hearing these words, Zhong Shi only felt a "boom" in his head, and was at a loss for what to do. Soon, he felt a tightness in his chest and an urge to vomit. He quickly tightened his mind, and it took him a long time to suppress this urge.

  The employees of Tianyu Fund who stayed behind today all came to the exclusive restaurant for dinner after operating the Hong Kong stock futures index. Since they had completed the tasks assigned by Zhong Shi, everyone was in a good mood, and they gathered together in twos and threes to eat and chat. But after hearing the news, everyone became restless and lost the interest to continue eating. Among them, the guy who ordered the chicken salad turned pale and petrified on the spot.

  Avian flu, although it is called flu, is different from the common cold. This difference is shown in the fatality rate. Because these influenza viruses are infected from poultry, there are no good treatment drugs and methods after the virus mutates, so there will be deaths after each outbreak of this influenza, and it will even evolve into a large-scale death event.

   Several large-scale epidemics in human history were caused by highly infectious bacteria or viruses. The most widely spread and the most deadly is this humble influenza virus.

"Our station has received news that a six-year-old child infected with bird flu who was admitted to Ren'ai Hospital today was declared dead at around 5 pm. This is the first patient who unfortunately died of bird flu infection. Because His family members did not send him to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment immediately after the onset of the disease, which delayed the best treatment time, which finally caused this misfortune. The Department of Health has raised the risk level of influenza to red level, and appeals that once there is a flu in Hong Kong Residents who have cold symptoms should be sent to the hospital for treatment in time, otherwise their lives will be in danger."

The following news once again talked about certain symptoms of influenza. At this time, everyone is naturally listening to the reports from the TV news, and will not talk about other messy things. After all, these things are related to everyone. life.

Soon, the manager of the restaurant walked in. As soon as he walked in with sweat on his face, he said loudly: "Everyone, please rest assured that our ingredients here are all imported, and they can only be put on the table after passing customs inspection. And your food The ingredients are all sterilized at high temperature, so there will be absolutely no bird flu.”

  Since this is the royal restaurant of Tianyu Fund, it is natural to strive for excellence in the selection of ingredients and safety. After hearing the explanation from the French chef and manager, everyone felt relieved, but they lost their appetite at this time, and left in twos and threes after a short exchange of pleasantries.

Under such circumstances, Zhong Shi naturally couldn't eat any more. He pushed the plate forward and said with a dull interest: "This outbreak of bird flu is really at the right time, and I don't know what will happen. Forget it, I'd better eat it first." go home."

   Ma Jiarui, who was opposite him, nodded subconsciously, not knowing what he was thinking.

Seeing his distraught look, Zhong Shi didn't say much, stood up and walked outside, and when he passed the French chef, he patted his shoulder and comforted him: "I've been doing more during this time. For vegetarians, I would rather have fewer customers, and absolutely ensure the safety of the ingredients here. It seems that we have been monks for a while."

  The chubby manager forced a smile, a smile uglier than crying.

  …

  The news of the bird flu outbreak in Hong Kong quickly spread throughout the world, and some patients died as a result, which put the Hong Kong government under pressure. After holding an emergency meeting, the SAR government decided to dispose of all live chickens on Hong Kong Island as soon as possible, and banned the import of chickens, ducks and other live poultry from the mainland and overseas for a period of time.

  The financial market reacted very quickly, and analysts had already started working overnight, concocting bearish analysis reports on travel companies and food companies, and at the same time recommending to customers to buy stocks in industries such as medical care and insurance.

Although the Hong Kong government dealt with it in a timely manner and rushed to work overnight, all chickens and live poultry in Hong Kong were culled in the first time, but dozens of infected cases appeared on the second day, and deaths occurred one after another. On this day, the Hong Kong stock market plummeted 596 points, or as much as 5.89%, from 10,084 points to 9,538 points in one fell swoop, and the Hang Seng Index fell below 10,000 points again.

   To make matters worse, on this day, the Hong Kong media revealed that the local brokerage Peregrine is likely to be in financial crisis, and even in serious danger of bankruptcy. Although Peregrine "refuted the rumors" in a timely manner, claiming that it had introduced strategic investors and submitted to the general meeting of shareholders for approval, this did not bring much confidence to investors. The investor's confidence has also dropped to freezing point.

  (end of this chapter)