Chapter 71: Eat Dry and Wipe Your Mouth
Anyway, the Lanfang Hilton Hotel has also cut the ribbon, so it can be regarded as an official opening.
Therefore, Gu Kun generously invited Minister Durad, opened a VIP lounge and a small conference hall, and sat down to chat slowly in private, which by the way, also allowed the Thai to see the luxury of the top hotels on Lanfang's side for the first time.
He didn't let Durad's assistant avoid him, and he still graciously put his arms around Miss Pabrie and chatted with him.
There are some topics that are suitable for a little bit of leakage.
The two sides sat down separately, and Midlova personally held a plate of Musang King and Guadaquila durian, placed them on the coffee table, and brought two cups of black tea for both parties to enjoy.
As we all know, the best durians are Malay durians, which are much more upscale than those in Thailand and Vietnam. It's just that Malay durian pays attention to brand reputation, and it must be sold naturally when it is ripe, so it is not easy to store it for a long time.
After the 2010s, there was a fast cold chain air transport of Musang King in the Chinese domestic market, and in the previous years, it was Thai durian that first entered the Chinese market, and occupied a blank consumer psychological positioning.
At this moment, what Gu Kun brought to entertain guests was, of course, the most high-end local goods and Malay goods.
Musang King is a West Malaysian specialty, that is, a specialty of the Malay Peninsula, and the main production area is in Penang for the first generation.
Guadaquila durian is a specialty of East Malaysia and is the best variety grown in Sarawak, Sabah and other states.
Lan Fang and Brunei, as well as the part of the territory of Inni in Borneo, also grows Guadaquila durian. (Because there is no Musang King famous, there is no standard Chinese translation name, mainly transliteration.) A long list of English that starts with G, which may not be called elsewhere)
The biggest difference between Guadáquila durian and Musang King and other traditional durians is that the flesh is a little red, similar to the difference between grapefruit/grapefruit and ordinary yellow grapefruit, and the smell is lighter. (Of course, not all red durians are called guadalquila, and some poor red durians smell slightly gasoline)
Gu Kun also thought that in the future, after Lanfangyou's forced style is done, it will also develop some high-end local products suitable for tourists to bring back, so the unique high-end durian brand, and even the cat poop coffee and Malay bird's nest that have not yet been fried can be explored.
Chinese tourists like to travel as a pretense the most, if you don't bring some high-end specialties back to entertain, how can you prove that he has been to Lanfang?
Durad is a Thai dignitary, and of course he is very knowledgeable about durian. At that moment, he elegantly picked up the red and yellow gourds and tasted a piece of each.
After just one bite, he realized that Musang King was still the same Musang King, and Guadáquila was no longer comparable to the traditional Guadáquila.
"This durian is not ordinary, although the fragrance is lighter, but it is very clear, only milky, no miscellaneous taste, laymen who are not used to eating durian should like it very much - is this a new variety in Sarawak?"
Gu Kun showed a slight smugness: "It's not a new variety, in the past few years, I have let people slowly and carefully select and do some selection." I want to use it to cater to the tastes of northerners, so that people who don't want to smell durian can also enjoy it. As for the brand, I don't want to toss it, just call it Lanfang durian. ”
Nowadays, there is only a very small scale of durian cultivation in Lanfang, and it is only available on the main island, because the other outlying islands are too small, the salinity of the land is not suitable for growing durian, and there is also a lack of volcanic sulfur-rich geology.
Because of the few, Lan Fang originally did not have its own durian varieties, basically what is the name of Sarawak and Sabah in Malaysia, Lan Fang directly planted it.
Durard felt a slight pang in his heart, and his expression remained unchanged and complimented: "It seems that Gu Sheng has long had great ambitions, but I didn't see that you were unwilling to live under others for a long time in the past few years." If you think that in time, Lanfang's cultural tourism industry will be overwhelmed by Thailand and Malaysia. ”
A new variety of durian is, of course, not a big deal. But if you look at the leopard in the tube, it is enough to see that Gu Kun is plotting a lot.
Gu Kun responded with a smile: "It's impossible to talk about suppression, each has its own position and takes what it needs." Everyone is targeting different markets, and they can get along with each other and get through the difficulties together. ”
When Durard heard his statement, he couldn't help but feel angry in his heart, but he still had to ask for others, so it was not good to turn his face directly, so he could only say with a slight yin and yang weirdness: "Oh, that's what I would like to hear about it." Today's difficulties are just the difficulties of our Thailand, and you Lan Fang seem to be beggar-thy-neighbor. As for each taking what he needs, does Gu Sheng just belittle the tourism market of neighboring countries as a low-end market to 'take what he needs'?"
Gu Kun wiped his mouth after eating the durian: "I don't think there's anything wrong with it, Mr. Durard, the problems you have to face are much more complicated than ours." Thailand has a population of 60 million, so many poor people, it is difficult for you to position a high-end and high-grade tourism and cultural brand.
No matter how hard you try, you can't help but let the poor people in your own country eat, right? As long as those poor people provide low-cost and high-quality services and products to foreigners, your country's image will be lowered, and this is a dead knot that cannot be solved. Rather than dwell on this, it is better to create a stereotype for foreigners that this is an affordable place to go for a little money.
And we are different from Lanfang, no matter what we are doing now, our biggest advantage is that we only have a population of 90,000 and we have a small ship to turn around, as long as a huge fortune, we can shape the country's image as a whole, I can make Lanfang not a single poor person left, and those who stay in the country will not touch the spring water, and all front-line positions in the service industry will use foreign workers. Why bother with me, besides, you seem to be just the head of the financial department, why bother with your colleagues. ”
Durad couldn't help but be a little surprised: "You actually plan to leave not a single poor person left in Lanfang? What are you going to do? Just use the profits you make from beggar-thy-neighbor speculation this time to give 90,000 people a sum of money each? And then you will eliminate poverty?"
As Dall retorted, he couldn't help but make a quick calculation in his heart.
If Gu Kun stops now, I heard that the total size of the Thai baht investment funds he leveraged is about billions, and later, when the trend is clear, he will increase the leverage a little, the details are not clear, but they can all add up to at least a billion dollars.
If you give an average of 90,000 people, you can also pay 15,000 dollars per person.
But this obviously does not "make this country free of the poor", and it makes no sense at all.
Dhood really couldn't figure out what Gu Kun would do.
Gu Kun looked at the other party's reaction, and was a little funny: "Do you think that a fool who wants to send money to eliminate poverty can reach my height today? Forget it, I think these topics don't seem to have anything to do with the theme of today's discussion, so it's better to put it aside——
I want you to accept this premise when I can do it, or even have done it. Then, on this basis, we will talk about how to end this matter, and work together in the atmosphere of good-neighborliness and friendship between the blue side and Thailand. ”
Durad thought about it, and there was really no need to dwell on it: "Okay, I don't have to dwell on the previous things, I can also convey your kindness to the country, and even greet the domestic media, so that they don't resent Lan Fang in the future, and fully distinguish you from Soros in terms of reporting caliber." In this way, you should be satisfied. ”
Durad knew that in order for Gu Kun to close his position, he must first dispel Gu Kun's doubts about the righteousness of Gu Kun. Besides, now that there is a request for others, as long as Gu Kun makes money so far, why not give him a complete reputation.
At the same time, from Gu Kun's point of view, in fact, it doesn't matter so much whether the Thai people hate him or not.
The crux of the matter is that Gu Kun knows that Soros will not stop even after the end of shorting the Thai baht, and will take action against the currencies of other Southeast Asian countries in the future.
If he does not draw a clear line with Soros and does not let Thai officials acknowledge him as a bona fide investor, it is likely that other Southeast Asian countries will hate Shanglan and Gu Kun personally when they encounter similar disasters in the future.
When it comes to Southeast Asia as a whole, then public opinion and folk image become very important.
Gu Kun doesn't want to be regarded as a capricious villain when he finally turns against Soros, and he doesn't want to be seen through when he threatens the national sentiments of the people of Southeast Asia with self-respect and self-protection in the future.
In such a tacit understanding, the two sides mediated and tested each other, and finally finalized the details of cooperation.
Gu Kun finally made the final decision: "Since you have promised to shape me into a pioneer who leads Southeast Asian countries to resist the black hand, I will close my short position in Thai baht as soon as possible in early November." However, I will make sure that you do it step by step and at the same time. Your media propaganda must keep up. ”
Gu Kun knows that in history, Soros did his best, and he suppressed the Thai baht to the extent that it depreciated by about 60%, that is, from 25 baht to 1 US dollar to 60 baht to 1 US dollar.
And now it has fallen to 53 baht to 1 dollar. Wait until a few days from the beginning of November, and it will definitely be under 55 baht. Gu Kun will sell it when the time comes, so that he can not only gain the reputation of "successfully helping the Thai baht stop falling", but also play the hero who forced Soros to stop.
At the same time, there was no delay in making money, everything that should be caught was enough, and the reputation was completely taken from the blank.
His principal of more than one billion US dollars and more than five times the leverage, in normal times, are actually not very important, and they are not qualified for the relevant departments of Thailand's finance to come to the door and plead like this.
But at this moment, the Thais and Soros, just like the Hai Dafu and the fake Queen Mother in the fantasy text, are full of internal power there, as long as there is a Wei Xiaobao, even if Wei Xiaobao's martial arts are low, whoever he helps can win, so the importance of this third-party force is very prominent.
What's more, Gu Kun's "martial arts" are definitely much stronger than Wei Xiaobao, so he has to be a Mao Eighteen. It is reasonable for the Thai side to be obedient to its words and ask for cooperation.
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