Chapter 843 The Conspiracy at the Prime Minister's Residence (2)

But what Zhong Shi didn't expect was that it took a whole week for Fedora Gale to contact the people in the Prime Minister's Office through his own relationship, and it took another week before they met Pa at the Prime Minister's Office. Prime Minister Pandreou.

  With Zhong Shi's status today, as long as his name is reported, the political leaders of most countries will give priority to reception. Although Zhong Shi's name is not well-known among the general public, Zhong Shi has a great reputation among the elites, especially financial people, and is one of the targets of finance ministers and central bank governors of various countries.

  The reason why the Prime Minister of Greece was not able to meet Zhong Shi at the first time was also very simple, that is, he was too busy.

  During this period, in addition to continuing to discuss with the EU and the IMF the specific implementation plan for the second round of aid, he also has to deal with the rising wave of domestic opposition. In the past two weeks, he has appeared in Brussels, Berlin, Paris and other places. In addition to discussing important matters with the heads of the EU, Germany and France, and many finance ministers abroad, he will also attend gatherings in Athens and other places. activities, taking the trouble to explain to the people why it is necessary to accept new and harsh aid conditions.

   In a word, he was already very busy during this time.

  The reason why Zhongshi was able to receive Zhongshi lies in a sentence in the European Union, that is, private institutions can intervene in Greece's national debt rescue in an appropriate form. After being reminded by his staff, Papandreou realized that the Tianyu Fund was incomparably rich and definitely one of the "suitable" private institutions.

Under the influence of this kind of thinking, he finally chose to push down a few less important meetings, and gave priority to receiving Zhong Shi. Part of the funds will be invested in today's Greece.

  Prime Minister Papandreou would never have imagined that just half a month after he met Zhong Shi, he would have to resign sadly.

   "Hello, Mr. Zhong, Greece welcomes you!"

  The lights are on, reflecting the gorgeous hall. Papandreou and his staff stood in the middle of the hall, looking at Zhongshi and Jiangshan with a smile on their faces. The media had already lined up in front of the camera, and the moment Zhong Shi appeared, the spotlights began to flicker.

Although he knew that in the debt crisis, big speculators like Zhongshi were very likely to be involved, but as the controller of Greece as a whole, Papandreou still knew where the real problem in Greece was, and that was the Greek government. its own economic policy. Although sometimes some accusations against international speculators may be launched, it is just a trick for politicians to divert attention. In fact, they still need to maintain good relations with international investors.

   Then there was a scene where he was all smiles.

   Zhong Shi is naturally familiar with these scene skills, but just when he was about to reach out, he didn't want the other party to give him a bear hug, which surprised him very much.

   Not only Zhong Shi was surprised, even other people present were quite surprised by the Prime Minister's move.

  After being slightly astonished, Zhong Shi quickly showed an enthusiastic expression in line with the other party's movements, and also hugged the other party, and even took the opportunity to pat the other party's back to show the friendly relationship between the two parties.

  Although it is unclear why the other party made such a gesture, proper acting is still necessary in front of the media.

   After exchanging a few words of pleasantries, and shaking hands again facing the camera, the two parties sat down in the positions of host and guest, and the talk officially began.

   "Hello, Mr. Zhong, I heard that you are here this time to invest in Greece?"

  After taking his seat, Papandreou took Zhongshi into the pit with the first sentence, "Can you tell me specifically, which fields are you going to invest in?"

  Papandreou had no idea about Zhongshi's purpose. However, according to the analysis and judgment of the staff, it is believed that the other party probably came here because they sensed an opportunity in the Greek crisis. Therefore, in Papandreou's first sentence, he directly asked Zhong Shi why he came.

   Taking a step back, even if Zhongshi is not here to invest, as long as this kind of news is released, it will arouse great interest from other international investors. This is Papandreou's wishful thinking.

   "..."

  Thoughts flashed in Zhong Shi's mind, and it took only a moment to understand the other party's intentions. Immediately, he said very cooperatively, "Thank you, Mr. Prime Minister, I am here this time, and I really intend to invest in certain areas of Greece."

"yes?"

   There was a hint of surprise in Papandreou's eyes, but it was only a flash in the pan, and he quickly covered it up. Although it was just an unintentional question, the other party continued to follow his own words. Although he knew that it was very likely to be a perfunctory word from the other party, you must know that the "long guns and short guns" of media reporters are all there. It's hard to take back what I said next, and Papandreou couldn't help feeling a little more hopeful, "That's really great. I don't know what fields Mr. Zhong plans to invest in?"

   he asked again.

"this…"

  Zhong Shi pretended to ponder for a moment, then pointed to the photographic equipment and explained embarrassingly, "It's hard to say, but what I can be sure of is that I am very optimistic about the prospects of Greece and will definitely make some investment."

  Looking at the direction of Zhong Shi's finger, Papandreou suddenly realized, and hurriedly patted his head and apologized repeatedly: "I'm very sorry, Mr. Zhong, I don't understand the rules in your industry a little bit."

  A big taboo in the financial industry is to expose one's position and direction. History has proven this truth countless times, and Zhong Shi is naturally very clear. So even if the prime minister asked, he only tactfully expressed that it was inconvenient to disclose.

   "Mr. Zhong, as a well-known financier in the world, what do you think of the current situation in Greece?"

  Papandreou, who was in a good mood, was completely relaxed now, and said to Zhong Shi with a smile, "Or you can put it this way, do you have any good opinions or suggestions for our government, so that we can improve the current situation in Greece?"

   "I can't talk about suggestions, but I still have some opinions."

With regard to his views on the economies of various countries, Zhong Shi was inevitably asked to talk about this issue when he visited many countries. saving grace. At that moment, Zhong Shi coughed lightly and began to say:

"Since the first wave of rescue was carried out, it can be seen that the situation in Greece as a whole is developing in a good direction. But there is a problem in reality, that is, the current international external environment has become worse. This news is very important for Greece at present. , is not good news.”

"We can see that the U.S. government is considering implementing QE. Whether Europe will follow up is a big question, and it is impossible for all of us to avoid it. In the case of slowing economic growth in Europe, the country still in debt crisis How Greece will deal with itself is the big question right now. As for what to do, I personally don’t have anything conclusive about it, and more data is needed.”

"In addition, judging from the domestic situation in Greece, the government needs more funds to support the confidence of foreign investors. Although the EU and the IMF are first, it is obviously not a long-term solution to blindly rely on foreign countries. This requires the government to reduce More efforts should be made in spending, selling state-owned assets, and increasing taxes. However, this will inevitably offend the people who are used to all these things. Therefore, how to handle the contradictions in these two aspects will be tested in the future the capacity of the government."

   "You're right, I've really had a headache because of this thing!"

Hearing Zhong Shi's words, Papandreou frowned, and subconsciously agreed, but the next moment, he realized that what he said was not very appropriate, and immediately winked to the side, and soon A staff member stepped forward and invited the media out with a friendly face.

After the conference hall was completely empty, Papandreou continued: "The Greek people have been spoiled. It can be said that those previous policies have led to today's bad results. But when we intend to correct this mistake, we are not satisfied. I found that they no longer cared about the safety of this country. What they value now is only their own little interests."

"I can say that I am exposing my family scandal here. This year alone, there have been more than 500 strikes and demonstrations, with an average of one every day. Although I am the prime minister of a country, I am almost helpless against this situation. Even if it is said a hundred times, the people still cannot understand the terrible consequences of the country and the government going bankrupt. In other words, they know it very well, but they are unwilling because it affects their interests."

"We spent a lot of time negotiating with the EU and the IMF, and finally persuaded the other party to continue to provide assistance. We also paid a heavy price for this. After all, there is no free lunch in the world. But even so, there are still 60% of domestic The people are against us reaching this agreement. As the prime minister, I have done a thankless job!"

   As he spoke, he moaned and looked rather pitiful.

   "You can quit your job!"

   For his words, Zhong Shi can only choose to partially believe, because politicians are unreliable. Since the other party complained, Zhong Shi simply followed the other party's words and continued, "Isn't it a very pleasant thing to leave this mess to others?"

   "I really want to do this, but I can't!"

Papandreou resolutely refused, but in order to show his integrity, he said something awe-inspiring, "As a citizen of this country, if you don't come forward at this time, what are you waiting for?" Don't forget, I have the blood of a Spartan warrior on my body, and I must not shrink back at this time."

Seeing the faint sarcasm in Zhong Shi's eyes, he changed his words in a timely manner: "Of course, even if I personally want to resign, I am not alone. I represent my party and the trust of the people. In this case, unless they oust me, I will serve the people with all my heart and responsibilities.”

  Although I found a lot of excuses, the central idea is only one sentence: Being the prime minister makes me miserable, but I still hold on to power tightly.

   "By the way, is Mr. Zhong planning to participate in the Greek debt rescue?"

After talking a lot of nonsense, Papandreou didn't care whether Zhong Shi believed it or not. Anyway, he didn't need to explain. The most important thing is to test the other party's intentions. "Now there is no one. I don't know what you want to invest in." field?"

   The other party tried again and again, if Zhong Shi didn't say some real money, it would be difficult to escape.

  “I am very interested in Greek national bonds, and plan to buy some first!”

  Zhong Shi smiled and said bluntly, "Yes, it is the current Greek national debt. If possible, I would like to buy them all, but unfortunately I don't have the financial resources."

"Oh?"

  Papandreou was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly asked again, "I really didn't expect Mr. Zhong to be interested in our bonds, but I don't know how much he plans to buy this time?"

  Although it is said that once the bonds are issued, the funds raised by the government will be available. But if Zhongshi wants to buy Greek government bonds now, it will undoubtedly be good for the entire Greek government bond market, because it means a change in wind direction.

   This is what the market leader does.

   "At least 10 billion euros!"

To Papandreou's surprise, Zhong Shi directly gave an astronomical figure in his opinion, which was another unexpected piece of good news. He added lightly, "Until I finish building the position, I would like to ask Mr. Prime Minister not to disclose this news, otherwise the position building may be suspended at any time."

   "Don't worry, I know this very well."

  Papandreou patted his chest and agreed, "It won't be too late for us to announce the news after you finish building a position."

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