Chapter 67 Flying disaster

  Generally speaking, large funds and large institutions participating in the market will not easily expose their positions, because this will expose themselves to the firepower of the other party, and the corresponding brokerage companies and channels will also keep these information highly confidential.

  However, this is only for general situations. In fact, there is never a lack of relevant gossip in the market.

  The essence of investment is nothing more than buying low and selling high. With hedging tools, you can also sell high and buy low. Of course, this is only for the secondary market, a market that ordinary people can participate in.

  In fact, finance is far more than that. Banks, insurance, trusts, funds, rating agencies and other industries all belong to the financial industry, and their respective fields are quite different.

  Since there is a secondary market that everyone can participate in, there is naturally a primary market that some investors can participate in, and the investment methods and varieties here are more abundant.

   But don't think that there will be any advantages in the primary market or those targeted customers.

   It is an undeniable truth that what you buy is not what you sell.

There was once a real case where a certain investment bank on Wall Street, which has been ranked in the forefront all year round, packaged the financial product whose main investment target was the Ecuador index into a high-yield and low-risk product through a series of extremely complicated nouns and techniques. It was sold to the CFO (Chief Financial Officer) of a large American company. Until a huge loss was incurred, the smart CFO thought he was buying U.S. treasury bonds.

   Shocking!

  Of course, it is impossible to claim compensation in the end. When designing these products, there are a thick stack of exemption clauses in the contract.

Wall Street investment banks only recruit outstanding graduates from prestigious Ivy League schools. On the one hand, these people are indeed excellent, and investment banks use their intelligence and wisdom in various aspects of the financial industry; The future is bright, and it may become a great boost to the old club in the future.

  Take Goodman Investment Bank as an example, several treasury ministers of the United States are from this company. So much so that in the financial crisis of the later generations, the president and the finance minister, despite the high opposition, had to inject a huge amount of funds into these companies that were on the verge of bankruptcy.

  Of course, old relationships aren't the only reason to bail out these companies, but that's for later.

  After Zhong Shi obtained the transaction records of the Singapore Exchange, he keenly discovered market changes and capital flows.

  For individuals or institutions, transaction records are highly confidential, and will not be circulated unless required by regulators. But for exchanges, the transaction records gathered by all participants are public, and they are disclosed immediately during the transaction for investors' reference.

  The K-line charts with different heights converge into undulating wavy lines, and each peak or valley is a crazy fight.

"The trading volume has nearly doubled compared to last month. In addition, the new funds entering the market have also increased significantly. It seems that institutions that are closer to the US government have been blown away and started to attack!" Zhong Shi muttered.

In the next year, that is, the last decade of the twentieth century, RB's bubble economy will burst, first the stock market has skyrocketed for more than three years, and then the real estate crash in the next year, followed by economic depression, bank bankruptcy, and business closures Therefore, the total amount of RB economy will also stand still and stagnate for ten years.

   Once upon a time, the ambitious RB people even uttered bold words to challenge the United States' position as the global economic leader, but this blow completely knocked them down.

   "Now is not the time to enter the market!" Zhong Shi stared at the chart for a long time and said to himself.

   This is not the result of his research, but the experience of later generations. In 1989, the momentum of the RB stock market's rise has not completely receded, and the peak will appear in the last few trading days of this year. Entering 1990, RB's stock market will turn around and go straight down. At the beginning, it was not obvious, but after several important time points, it formed a posture of collapse.

   During this period, it is hard to say that there was no shadow of the US government.

   "Ring ring ring—"

  The phone rings. Not many people knew this number, and phone charges are not cheap these days. After thinking about it for a while, Zhong Shi knew that the call might be from Hong Kong, and he didn't know what happened there.

   "Zhong Sheng, I want to discuss something with you!" As soon as the microphone was picked up, Liao Chengde's anxious voice was heard.

   "What's wrong? What happened?" Zhong Shi asked back. He could hear the anxiety in Liao Chengde's tone, and found it very strange.

   "That's right, I want to borrow some money from you." Liao Chengde hesitated for a long time before saying cautiously. Originally, based on the relationship between them, borrowing money only needs to say hello, but Liao Chengde is a rich man, how could he borrow money from others?

   "What exactly happened?" Zhong Shi realized that something was wrong. After thinking about it for a while, he knew that something must have happened, and it was not small.

   "It's Xiaohua, this kid lost 500 million in Australia and Hong Kong. Now he is being detained, and he needs to raise enough money to redeem him within three days, otherwise he will..." At this point, Liao Chengde broke down in tears.

  He is not very clear about the means of Macau and Hong Kong casinos, but he is very clear about the consequences of not paying back the money.

  When he was young, he often saw debt collectors come to collect debts. Once, he even saw a gambler's right hand cut off with his own eyes.

   "What? Such a thing happened?" Zhong Shi couldn't believe it. Although Liao Xiaohua was a little naughty, he had tempered himself in the past few years. How could he lose so much money all of a sudden.

  500 million Hong Kong dollars, piled up as high as a hill.

"It's like this. Since that incident, his uncle often took him to Macau and Hong Kong to relax, and this child became addicted to drugs. The amount was small at first, but then it became larger and larger, often all night long. He didn't go home all night. A few days ago, I was planning to ask him to go back to work, but two casino men came to the door and said that Xiaohua owed 500 million in gambling debts in Macau and Hong Kong, and asked me to get it within a week. Use the money to redeem people." Liao Chengde on the other end of the phone calmed down and explained the reason of the matter clearly.

   "Australia and Hong Kong..." Zhong Shi fell silent.

  Macau and Hong Kong are also a colony, which is governed by the Portuguese. This place is much smaller than Hong Kong, and the number of residents is not large. It cannot be compared with Hong Kong at all. The economic development of this place is completely independent of traditional industries such as industry and agriculture. It can only go to another side and concentrate on developing the gaming industry.

  After decades of development, Macau and Hong Kong have become one of the world's famous casinos, together with Las Vegas and Monaco in the United States, they are also known as the world's three major casinos.

  Since the 1960s, gambling in Macau and Hong Kong has been controlled by the He family.

   "How much is missing now?" After thinking for a few minutes, Zhong Shi asked again.

   "There is still more than 300 million short. The property and stocks on hand are not easy to cash out for a while, so I pulled down this old face and asked you for help." Liao Chengde was overjoyed when he saw Zhong Shi let go, and said quickly.

   "No problem! You can discuss the money with Zhong Yi, but when you bring Liao Xiaohua back, you tell him that he will sell it to me in his next life, and if he doesn't pay back the 500 million, he won't be free."

  For Liao Xiaohua, he must be taught a lesson that he will never forget, so that he can mature quickly.

   Liao Chengde had no way to refuse Zhong Shi's request, not to mention that he had something to ask for, but because of Zhong Shi's young and mature prudence, Liao Chengde was relieved to put his son by his side.

   Zhong Shi, who put down the microphone, was upset, greeted his mother and went out.

Zhong Shi, who was walking casually on the street, was actually very annoyed. This sudden incident disrupted his overall plan. The funds originally reserved in Hong Kong were to deal with the RB stock market crash, but now they have to use the funds previously invested in the US stock market. on the funds.

  All the funds in the U.S. stock market have bought stocks that will skyrocket in the future. These are companies with very good growth and profitability. As long as they are held in hand, their assets will increase significantly.

Zhong Shi encountered another once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to enter the market, which was the "Black Monday" in 1987. During that collapse of confidence, the stocks of many well-qualified companies fell to an unbelievable price, allowing Zhong Shi to absorb as much as possible.

  The sky gradually darkened, and Zhong Shi didn't intend to go home yet. As he walked, he was thinking about how to optimize the allocation of assets in the United States to minimize the impact of this incident.

  In the small county town in the 1980s, the law and order was very bad, especially at night, and fights occurred from time to time under the dim lights. There are also gangs in this small county, and young people who have nothing to do often fight in groups to vent their energy.

  Unfortunately, Zhong Shi, who was wandering aimlessly, happened to meet together.

   "Damn, this side of the East City is our territory, why did your evil wolf gang step in for no reason and hurt our brother?" A shirtless young man said viciously.

  Behind him followed more than a dozen young men who were equally ferocious, holding sticks of different lengths in their hands, and looked at the group of people opposite them with unfriendly expressions.

   "Since when is it your territory? I'm declaring now that this place will be under our control from now on!" Another man who looked like a leader spat out the toothpick in his mouth and refused to budge.

  This man was wearing a windbreaker and a long white scarf around his neck. What was particularly strange was that he was wearing big sunglasses under the dim light, so he didn't know if he could see clearly.

   This is the standard pony dress. After "True Heroes" was introduced to the mainland, the handsome pony in the movie immediately became the standard dress of young people in society.

  Behind him, there were also a dozen or so young men dressed in the same attire, holding various weapons in their hands, glaring at the opponent's troops.

   "Fuck, do it!" Seeing that "Little Ma" didn't intend to make peace at all, the person who spoke earlier made a gesture behind his back, and was the first to rush forward. Seeing the big brother making this gesture, the brother behind him picked up the thing in his hand and rushed forward without saying a word.

  The opponent had been prepared for a long time, so he was naturally not to be outdone. Seeing that the opponent's troops started to move, they shouted one after another, and rushed forward one after another.

   "bang", "click", "ah"...

  The sound of beating sticks, screams, and cursing can be heard endlessly, one after another.

   It didn't take long for the fight to be won and lost. The "Trenchcoat Gang" was defeated, and those who could still stand ran away with their heads in their arms, leaving seven or eight people lying on the ground moaning in pain. They lost so thoroughly, and they don't know if it was because of wearing sunglasses.

  The victorious side didn’t show mercy at all, and was busy chasing the fleeing people, especially the big brother, who even chased after "Brother Ma"!

   "CNM, stop for me! I told you to step over the boundary, I will kill you today!" "Big Brother" cursed angrily, and threw the wooden stick in his hand forward.

   "Kang Dang!"

  The flying wooden stick did not hit the distressed "Little Ma" as expected, but flew to the bell stone on the other side of the road who was bowing his head in meditation.

  Zhong Shi only felt his head sink suddenly, and countless golden stars popped out of his eyes, and then he lost consciousness and fell heavily to the ground.

   "Killed people! Killed people!" Looking back, "Little Ma" saw a passerby knocked to the ground by a flying wooden stick, and gurgling blood came out, and he cried out in fright.

  As soon as they heard that they were killed, the gangsters who were still chasing the remnants of the enemy scattered everywhere, and quickly disappeared into the boundless darkness.

  (end of this chapter)