Chapter 1291 Bad News Followed

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The Mediterranean Sea is the best time of year to visit in winter, and the warm and humid climate is different from the hot and dry Mediterranean in summer, so that almost all the people on the Gonggong yacht and the ocean explorer salvage ship are enchanted by the blue sea and blue sky.

But while they were intoxicated, they didn't forget about their work.

Although the order of the Oriental boss to stop the ship was confusing, soon the wreck found by the underwater robot lifted everyone up.

And the busyness of the crew did not affect Liu Dong at this moment. At the moment, he was wearing only floral pants, naked and sturdy, pulling on slippers, and was sitting under the parasol at the stern of the boat fishing.

However, from his somewhat sloppy eyes and slightly furrowed brows, it can be seen that his attention is obviously not on the fishing in front of him.

Even the buoy, which represented that the fish had been hooked and was shaking rapidly, could not distract Liu Dong.

"Kick ......!"

With the sound of hurried footsteps, Helen Wittgenstein, wearing a pink coat, walked up to Liu Dong with an anxious expression, and then handed over a stack of documents in her hand.

"This is the document that Mr. Feng faxed just now! Standard Chartered's share price has fallen sharply. ”

Frowning and taking a look, Liu Dong found that the content on the document was not a specific description of the difficulties encountered by Standard Chartered Bank, but a report from the Wall Street Journal!

And the headline of the report was impressive: 'Empire on the Beach - Standard Chartered Bank'!

In the article, almost all the weaknesses of the current standard Standard Chartered Bank are exposed in great detail, and they are described in great detail.

In particular, a $20 billion loan to help Hanhua acquire South Korea's Daewoo Group; Exhausted funds to acquire Abi National Bank, leaving Standard Chartered Bank with high debts; The failure of the investment of Chaowei Semiconductor, Hasbro and Apple has caused the Standard Chartered Group to suffer heavy losses, and the exposure of these three things has seriously shaken the trust of shareholders and investment institutions in Standard Chartered Bank.

In addition, Moody's, Standard & Poor's and Fitch International, several international authoritative rating agencies, have all downgraded the credit rating of Standard Chartered Bank.

The disappearance of bank president Sally Kraucek. and Martin Bouyger's public criticism of Standard Chartered Bank's default in front of the media, and Woolton, the head of the Financial Supervisory Authority of the United Kingdom, said at an executive meeting that Standard Chartered Bank would be re-examined for illegal activities in the process of acquiring Abi National Bank, etc.

Many large and small, almost a dozen pieces of news that are unfavorable to Standard Chartered Bank broke out almost at the same time.

"Jianhui, how is Standard Chartered's stock now?" Liu Dong, who put down the documents, called Feng Jianhui directly.

"It's still falling! Especially in the New York stock market, Standard Chartered's stock has now fallen below $110 per share! ”

Standard Chartered, which once peaked at $135 per share, fell $25 in less than a day. Nearly $25 billion of wealth evaporated!

"Chairman. Now the situation is not in our favor! The decline in stock prices has caused more and more institutions and investors to start selling our shares, and there have been different runs in our branches around the world! In addition, I have been notified by the US regulators that they have the right to investigate and monitor us if the US is financially unstable due to our stock price turmoil! Feng Jianhui said very quickly.

The continuous unfavorable news made Liu Dong's heart heavy, but fortunately, he was not too flustered because he had been prepared.

After pondering for a while, Liu Dong asked, "How many Standard Chartered stocks do we still have in our hands now?" ”

"48.7%, the time is too short, and Section Chief Cui didn't sell too much. However, nearly 10% of Standard Chartered stocks have made us $13 billion! Fortunately, there are these dollars to support, otherwise the sudden run, I'm afraid we would not be able to cope with it! …… However, chairman, if we can't stabilize the stock price as soon as possible, I'm afraid $13 billion won't last too long! In the end, Feng Jianhui hesitated.

"I know! I'm already preparing to bail out the market. But now is not the time! ”

There was $15 billion from the sale of the Tsar's treasures, plus a huge amount of $22 billion from Choi Dong-sin. After paying another $2.5 billion from the Bouygues Group. Liu Dong has $34.5 billion left!

Although he was able to draw cash from wealthy companies such as Matrix Media and Emperor Entertainment, he could only get $3 billion at most.

That puts that to $37.5 billion.

Even if the stock price of Standard Chartered Bank falls, it still has a market value of more than 100 billion, and if it enters the market now, I am afraid that not only will it not be able to stop the decline in stock price, but the people hidden behind the scenes will make a profit.

But Liu Dong also knows it. Standard Chartered Bank cannot be allowed to fall below the issue price, otherwise the bank's credibility will be ruined. And a bank that has lost its credibility will also lose its future of development.

If this is really the case, Liu Dong will not lose the current 25 billion US dollars, but 50 billion or 60 billion. And even more!

At that time, the merger and acquisition of Abi National Bank will lose its meaning of existence, and the busyness of the past few years will be useless. This kind of result is something that Liu Dong never wants to see.

"Jianhui, you prepare, when the bank's stock price falls below $80, we will do our best to save the day! No matter how many Standard Chartered stocks there are in the market, they will buy them for me with all their might. "Liu Dong is categorical.

"Chairman ......, is this really appropriate? We have 51.3% of the outstanding shares in the market, nearly 513 million shares, and if we enter the market at $80 per share, then we need to prepare at least $30 billion or more? to be able to maintain the stock price! Feng Jianhui hesitated.

"You don't have to worry about the funds, I've solved it!" Liu Dong said indifferently.

"Solution...... Solved? Feng Jianhui was surprised, "Chairman, I'm talking about 35 billion US dollars, not 3.5 billion, not 350 million!" ”

"I know, my ears don't even hear the numbers wrong! Rest assured, $35 billion I'm ready! When Standard Chartered's share price drops to $80, you give me a call and I'll hand over the funds to you to operate! ”

"Okay, Chairman!"

Although there was still a huge confusion in Feng Jianhui's heart, Liu Dong's categorical tone obviously did not seem to be fake. And with his understanding of Liu Dong, the other party will never cheat on this! After all, it's not profitable.

After hanging up Feng Jianhui's phone, Liu Dong immediately picked up his mobile phone and made a call to José Aquilar, who was far away in Colombia.

"Young Master!"

"Jose, how much of the gold handed over to you has been smelted now?" Liu Dong said directly.

"According to the young master's requirements, all of them have been smelted, a total of 163 tons!"

"Very good, you immediately arrange to use the old method to deposit this batch of gold into Standard Chartered Bank."

"Young Master, will you start now?"

"No, wait for my message. But it shouldn't take more than three days! Judging from the information he received, the stock price of Standard Chartered Bank will fall below $80 in three days at most!

"Understood, young master. I'll arrange for someone to be ready immediately, and then I'll be waiting for you at any time! ”

"Well, so be it!"

As he spoke, Liu Dong hung up the phone.

Although the value of 163 tonnes of gold is not too high, they can be a stabilizing anchor in the face of a run on Standard Chartered Bank and scarce deposits.

As for the suspicions that may be aroused, Liu Dong is not too worried.

After the acquisition of Abi National Bank in the United Kingdom, Standard Chartered has more than 3,000 branches and nearly 4,000 branches worldwide. If you deposit 1,000 grams of gold in each branch, you can deposit all 163 tons of gold in minutes.

As for those who store gold, the killer inside the secret door is the best choice. They have passports from almost all of them, and it's easy to save some gold without attracting attention.

In the past, Liu Dong obtained nearly 250 tons of gold from the treasures of Sun Dianying, the tomb of King Kangju, the treasures of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Taliban, and deposited them in the internal vaults of Standard Chartered, Bank of America and Hanhua Commercial Bank!

"Bell ......!"

Just after hanging up the phone, Liu Dong's mobile phone rang again.

When he picked up the phone, Liu Dong looked surprised, and after quickly pressing the answer button, his face showed respect.

"Uncle?"

"Well, Xiaodong! Where are you now? Liu Weiguo's steady voice came from the earpiece.

"I'm in France now. …… Uncle, have you seen the newspaper report as well? Liu Dong is not stupid, he can guess that the uncle who can make the day take the time to call him must be because of the decline in the stock price of Standard Chartered Bank, which is now boiling all over the world.

"Well, I see! Well, can you fix this? ”

"Yes!" Liu Dong said confidently, "In fact, when I talked to the prime minister about that deal, I was ready for today. So, uncle, you don't have to worry about me, I can handle these things myself! ”

"Uncle knows that you are a strong child. But Xiaodong, remember, now you are not alone. There is still the Liu family behind you, if you encounter something that can't be solved, come to the uncle, what your uncle can't solve, and your second and third uncles! ”

"Yes, uncle, I see!" After nodding vigorously, Liu Dong was not calm in his heart.

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