Chapter 39: The Great Harvest
Hong Kong in 98 years is also an eventful autumn, affected by the financial crisis, the stock market fell, the foreign exchange market fell, the futures market fell, the property market fell, in addition, there was an outbreak of bird flu, it can be said that the sense of security is highly lacking, and the all-round is not smooth.
At the entrance of the exchange, some citizens are holding signs such as "return my hard-earned money" to protest, of course, they must know that this is useless, just to vent, in contrast, this is still our compatriots in the mainland to do well, more national demeanor, no matter how much you lose, you will not go to the stock exchange to protest.
At the door of a private bank, people are queuing up to withdraw money, which is also different from the mainland, in the current period, the change in the exchange rate has little impact on the majority of the people in the mainland, but for international financial centers and free ports such as Hong Kong, every time the linked exchange rate falls a little, their wealth will also fall a little.
On the side of the street, many maids of the country who danced most happily on the South China Sea issue were sitting and waiting for their employers, and not far from the street, there were old people with bags on their backs, begging from those pedestrians with heavy expressions.
In short, this year is also a very difficult year for the people of Hong Kong, however, even under such circumstances, they still extended a helping hand to the flood-stricken hinterland, as if a total donation of nearly 700 million yuan! It is really very rare, and on the whole, it is not lighter than the billions of shares donated in 08.
However, Feng Yiping, who experienced the later confrontation, couldn't help but interpret this phenomenon from many aspects at this time.
The people who donate must be doing it with empathy. But isn't there some other thought mixed in?
For example, maybe I want to show that although I am difficult now, I am still much better than you, maybe I think of the importance of having a father and mother behind me in difficult times, or maybe I am preparing to ask my parents for support. Perhaps it was the words of the new prime minister, who had just taken office in March this year, at a press conference, to "defend Hong Kong at all costs" that moved them.
In short, Feng Yiping feels that the Hong Kong people in 98 are very close to the mainland.
At the same time, perhaps it was the Prime Minister's words at the press conference that made international speculators weigh it, so they were very conscious in July. There has been no major action in the month of the first anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, but since the beginning of August, speculators have begun to launch a new large-scale blockade of Hong Kong.
There are examples of Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and several other countries losing their development achievements overnight, and the financial defense battle in Hong Kong in August is very critical and tragic. I have cried several times.
The people on the road looked nervous, and it was rare to see a person with a smile on his face, and the TV in the electrical appliance store was scrolling to broadcast financial news, and every small fluctuation affected the nerves of the audience.
It is estimated that Feng Yiping is the only one who has always maintained an optimistic attitude, and experienced this qiē as a spectator when others were uneasy. And clearly know the future direction and end, such a situation. He was in a trance with a sense of God's vision.
On the evening of August 14, ATV and CNN jointly held the "Yangtze River Disaster Emergency" event, and celebrities called for donations or donated items with special commemorative significance for disaster relief auctions.
This lasted until the end of August. And Feng Yiping did not participate in the tug-of-war in which the SAR government finally won, and now only a pitiful fraction of his bank account remains, and all the funds have been invested by him in the foreign exchange market of the fighting nation.
This time was the one he was most sure of. He remembered very well that because this day was very special, on the second day of school in the second half of this year, that is, on September 2, the ruble of the fighting nation depreciated by 70 percent!
This is also the reason why he came to Hong Kong in person, such a thing, if entrusted to the trader, will definitely arouse the suspicion of others.
Speaking of the fighting nation, it is indeed a strange thing, this country was founded on the ruins of the Soviet Union, and inherited most of its legacy, it is said to be a democratic country, but its currency is often greatly depreciated, and what is even more strange is that its people actually suffer so silently.
Feng Yiping estimated that it may be that as the first level of the world, it has become a second- or third-rate country, and its people have long lost their sense of shame and discipline.
Anyway, if Feng Yiping, a good citizen who is obedient, let the RMB depreciate by 70% at one time, he will definitely not be able to stand it, not to mention the rest, the child's milk powder can't afford to eat, and then buy a love crazy, before he had to sell one kidney, and after the depreciation, it is estimated that he will have to sell both kidneys.
Although he has not yet reaped the fruits, he has already begun to prepare to buy gifts, the last time he bought a watch, this time he does not need to buy any luxury goods, so he once again came to Sai Ya Street in Mong Kok, ready to pick some of these electronic products that are new to him and take them back.
His first choice is a mobile phone, but after a turn, the most classic 308 of the motorcycle has not yet been listed, and he can't look at the others, so he went around in a big circle, or picked a few CD players, which are really not cheap, there are no less than four figures, of course, compared to the profit he is about to make, it is really nothing.
In mid-August, the ruble floated to the upper limit of 9.5 rubles per dollar set by the Russian government and the central bank, and less than a week later, the Russian government underwent a change of power, with Prime Minister Chernomyrdin, who had been dismissed in March, returning to office to replace Kiriyenko's government.
After the new government came to power, it took a series of revitalization measures, but it did not ease the downward pressure on the ruble, and on August 27, the ruble depreciated by 30%, and the time for Feng Yiping's harvest was getting closer and closer.
On August 31st, the teachers of No. 1 Middle School have returned to school, making various preparations, Feng Yiping's homeroom teacher Chen received a long-distance call from Hong Kong in the morning, Feng Yiping asked for leave on the phone, saying that when he was about to return to school, he had gastrointestinal problems, and I was afraid that he would have to delay for a week to report to the school.
Of course, it is not easy to ask for a week's leave, but Feng Yiping is also informing him that in the face of such a huge high return that will be difficult to encounter in the future, even if he is absent from school, he has to do it.
On September 2nd, as in memory, the ruble fell by 70%, probably calculating the income, that night, Feng Yiping really woke up from a dream, a few days later, the dollar deposits in his UBS account will turn over again, and the first digit of the eight digits will change from 1 to 3......!