Chapter Seventy-Four: Means
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On 20 September, the Bush administration formally submitted to the US Congress a bill to save the financial system, and the Treasury Department will be authorized to purchase up to $700 billion in nonperforming mortgage assets. The U.S. government wants to fix the problem within two years before it affects the real economy, avoiding a Great Depression like the one in the thirties.
This decision means that the United States will use the dollar weapon again, because they have no other way but to print dollars.
However, this decision was immediately opposed by the whole world. German Finance Minister SteinbrΓΌck said after telephone consultations with G7 finance ministers and central bank governors that other G7 members refused to participate in the U.S. financial rescue plan.
In the foreign exchange market, the exchange rate of the US dollar immediately plummeted, and the exchange rate of the US dollar against the British pound, the euro, and the yuan fell by more than five percentage points in one day.
But in the stock market, the market was excited by the government's decision, and the stock market rose sharply, as if the financial crisis had passed.
On 29 September, the US House of Representatives rejected the Bush administration's $700 billion bailout plan, and US stocks fell sharply, with the Dow Jones plummeting 777 points, the largest drop in history, and a single-day drop of as much as 7 percent, which was even greater than the biggest drop since the 1987 global stock market crash. Market confidence is weak, the Dow continues to sink to the bottom, and the 10,000-point mark is in jeopardy.
On the 30th, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected the $700 billion bailout plan, and the Senate tried to redeem it, and the bill is scheduled to be voted on Wednesday.
On 2 October, the US Senate voted 74 to 25 to approve the new $700 billion bailout plan proposed by the Bush administration. In addition, the total amount of the bailout package voted by the US Senate was raised from the original $700 billion to $850 billion, and provisions were added to extend the tax cut plan and raise the upper limit of bank deposit insurance from $100,000 in 2008 to $250,000, with the aim of reassuring the nervous American public and supporting economic growth.
They expect that this bailout package will help the global stock market and put pressure on the House of Representatives. Under the influence of the Senate, some members of the House are considering turning to support the bill.
On October 8, major central banks acted at the same time, providing a clear response to the turmoil in financial markets, announcing a series of interest rate cuts. Because of this irresponsible decision of the US government, countries all over the world have been kidnapped to bear the losses with them.
Following in the footsteps of the United States, Asian countries and relevant regions could no longer hold on, and they took measures to relax monetary policy and inject capital into banks.
However, the market did not improve because of the US bailout package, and the Dow Jones index fell all the way. Confidence is shattered, and it is so hard to re-establish it.
On October 10, Iceland basically froze its foreign exchange assets and nationalized its three major banks due to the subprime mortgage crisis. But because of their debt problems, they have had diplomatic disputes with European countries, mainly the United Kingdom, the largest creditor. All of a sudden, the whole of Europe was in chaos.
Zhou You knows that from now on, this financial crisis has entered the post-crisis era.
The outbreak of the subprime mortgage crisis can be regarded as the first stage, which mainly affects the financial industry. From the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the formal transformation of the subprime mortgage crisis into an economic crisis, the second half of 2008 will be a long economic downturn, and countless real industries have been violently impacted.
Mainland capital began to enter the U.S. market in a big way, and although most of the funds were turned away, there were still countless funds entering the basic industries of the United States, which is also the real node of the mainland's manufacturing industry from Chinese processing to Chinese manufacturing.
In the past 10 years, or even 20 years of history, mainland enterprises have relied on the export of resources and simple OEM to compete in the international arena by means of demographic dividend.
However, since 2008, the technology accumulation of mainland enterprises in terms of basic strength has reached a full process, relying on the industrial development integrated in South America, relying on the invasion of mainland capital on European and American basic industries, made in China has truly become a golden signboard.
Although, in terms of finishing processing, mainland enterprises still have to learn from abroad, but at this time they have departed from the most basic OEM and become a huge midstream force, rather than just competing in the low-end.
Zhou You has no interest in investing in the real economy, and his current business empire is big enough. Moreover, he can't enter sensitive industries, and he is too lazy to enter basic industries. He is no longer in business, but in industry, so ordinary enterprises can't attract his interest at all.
Because his business empire involves too many industries and a shortage of talents, many of his industries still belong to the rough management model. His current industry alone will take at least five years to digest. Therefore, in the process of this capital invasion, Zhou You did not make too many moves.
On October 10, when Iceland and Europe were in an international dispute over debt, Zhou Yu left the United States and returned to Singapore.
At the headquarters of Braney Island in Singapore, in the futuristic office that is comparable to the scene in a science fiction movie, Zhou You met Xu Yanlin, who he hadn't seen for ten years.
She is two years older than Zhou You, she is thirty years old this year, but the years have not left any traces on her face, on the contrary, the years have left her only the charm brought by precipitation. At the age of thirty, she is even more charming than her at the age of twenty.
Zhou You took the initiative to stretch out his hand and said softly, "Long time no see." β
This trip to Singapore brought an indescribable shock to Xu Yanlin. She knew that Zhou You was very powerful now, but everything was from the news, or from imagination, but there was no intuitive feeling.
But this private jet transfer, five-star presidential suite stay, Rolls-Royce entry and exit transfer, plus this beautiful Forest City headquarters, all this made Xu Yanlin really know that the man in front of him is no longer the somewhat paranoid rich second generation in his impression, but a big man who can influence the international situation.
Before she came, she had been planning in her heart for a long time, wanting to use the history of traveling with her to create a bright future for herself. She even listed a lot of conditions that she wanted to bring up in front of Zhou You. A little leakage between his fingers would be enough for her to enjoy for the rest of her life.
However, when she stood in front of Zhou You, she was unnaturally empty, because the pressure brought to her by this man was too great. At this time, she suddenly understood that in the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies or schemes have lost their foothold.
She didn't even dare to mention any more conditions, and only thought about overcoming rigidity with softness. Stretched out his hand and shook it lightly with Zhou You, but his eyes moistened unconsciously. "Can we start over?"
Zhou You didn't answer, and reached out to invite her to sit down on the sofa. "Why did you insist on seeing me before you were willing to consider the conditions put forward by Mr. Cai?"
"If I say I still love you, would you believe it?" She stood in front of the couch, but did not sit down, her eyes fixed on the couch, leaning back in her chair.
Zhou You's arms were spread out and placed on top of the back of the couch, and the fingers of both hands tapped the elastic couch skin. "The word love is a bit too heavy, perhaps, you can't forget me, just because you have never met a better man than me, maybe because other men have not given you full satisfaction."
In the face of Zhou You's absolute pressure, Xu Yanlin didn't dare to have any more temptations. She felt that her temptation was as ridiculous as a child's awkwardness, like Sun Wukong, who couldn't escape the Five Finger Mountain of the Buddha. She sat down on the couch a little dejected and sighed softly. "Maybe!"
Zhou You didn't care about her loss, and said to himself: "In the past ten years, I have actually thought of you a few times, but it was just a fleeting picture in the memory fragment, and I can't leave any ripples in my heart." You may say that I am ruthless, but I think that I am a person who values the present and the future, but does not cherish the past. β
"I know, you've always been like this. Now I really know that it is me who is truly pitied. β
Zhou You shook his head and said, "Don't put yourself in the position of a weakling, it will make my good impression of you disappear." You are a well-known presenter, have a good job, a high income and fame. Compared to the vast majority of people, you can say that you are doing well. So, it can also be said that you are a successful person and ......"
Zhou You paused and said: "Relying on the scandal with me, you have been a popular figure in recent times and have become the darling of the media. But is all this really what you want? β
She nodded stubbornly. "Yes!"
Zhou You laughed and asked, "If it's true, then why do you want to see me?" Well, I don't like to go around in circles, tell me, what do you really want? β
Xu Yanlin was just about to speak, Zhou You sat up straight, restrained the smile on his face and said, "Don't lie to me, you only have one chance to speak in front of me." β
After listening to Zhou You's words, Xu Yanlin was silent for a while, and didn't dare to raise her head and said, "Fame and fortune." At the utterance of the word, all her courage seemed to have vanished, and she collapsed on the couch.
Zhou You laughed, nodded and said, "Very good, you are very honest, I like your attitude." Fame and fortune may take a lifetime for others to pursue, but for me, it is something that is at your fingertips. Your request was not unexpected, but have you ever thought that there are countless kinds of fame and fortune, which one do you want? For example, it is also beneficial for me to give you a sum of money, it is also beneficial to arrange a good position for you, and it is also beneficial to arrange a few TV and movie roles for you. There are also many channels and ways to be famous, if you want to be famous, if you want your name to become known to everyone, have you figured out which one you are more suitable for? β
Zhou You pressed the remote control, and the decoration on the west wall of the office faded into a whole plasma TV curtain wall. This TV curtain wall can be used as a piece of TV, or it can be turned into up to 64 crossover images that do not interfere with each other, and have the role of TV and surveillance.
This curtain wall was specially rebuilt for future satellite control, and before the satellite was launched and put into use, it could only be watched as a TV.
In the TV, there are various coping strategies for Xu Yanlin by the traveling secretary team, including not only the strategy of using various means to make Xu Yanlin popular, but also many means of humanitarian destruction.
Zhou You stood up and gave up the guest room to her. "This is all the advice given by my secretariat for your behavior, you can take a good look at it and then tell me your options."
The more Xu Yanlin looked at it, the more frightened she became, she had long known that Zhou You was not a good person. However, she didn't expect that his self-righteous conditions were nothing in front of Zhou You. As long as Zhou You is willing, he has countless means to ruin himself or even disappear into the world.
At this time, she no longer thought about what benefits she could get, but how to keep Zhou You from being angry and killing herself.
In the middle of the office, Yan Fangqing was sitting on a traveling office chair, looking at the picture in the living room across the wall. Seeing Zhou You walking in, she couldn't help but feel upset for Xu Yanlin. "Don't you think it's too much for you to bully a weak woman who has been in a relationship with you like this?"
Of course, Zhou You will not point out that this is what she wants to see, but said: "When she decided to hype up my past with her by various means, she stood on the opposite side of me. In my dictionary, only ignorant children and the elderly who have nothing to rely on are the disadvantaged group, and women have never been the disadvantaged group. In many cases, women are more terrible than men. β
Yan Fangqing glanced at him and asked, "Then how will you deal with her?" β
Zhou You deliberately asked, "Then what do you think?" β
Yan Fangqing looked at Xu Yanlin, who was a little frightened outside, and her heart softened. "Just give her a sum of money and tell her to stop talking nonsense."
Zhou You shook his head and said, "Giving money directly is the most stupid thing to do, because people's greed will increase with their appetite. I satisfied her today, and I will squander it and have no money in the future, so I am afraid that she will do it again. Moreover, it would be a bad start and set a bad example for other women. Therefore, give her a big goal, satisfy her little selfish desires, and let her go step by step with her temptation, and then the most appropriate means. β
Yan Fangqing stood up, hugged Zhou You's neck, and gently bit his shoulder. "Why are you so bad!"
Zhou You patted her still upright little buttocks. "If not, it's good to be bad for you."
Yan Fangqing said dreamily: "It's been bad for a long time, we have all been poisoned by you, and we can't quit anymore." β
At this time, she suddenly felt a little sick to her stomach and couldn't help retching. She hurriedly sat down, looked at Zhou You with some confusion, and then at her stomach. "Am I not pregnant again?"
Zhou You said with some excitement: "Really? Give it a call, and we'll check it out. β
"No need to ......" Yan Fangqing ran to the inner bedroom, found a box of pregnancy test papers, and then entered the bathroom excitedly. After a while, she excitedly shouted inside, "Husband, I'm pregnant again." β
has another child, and Zhou You's originally annoyed heart has also become cheerful. Originally, he was still a little dissatisfied with Xu Yanlin, thinking that Cai Ajiu and Ma Hongtao came forward to give Xu Yanlin enough face, and the conditions were mentioned by her, but she still insisted on meeting and talking with her, which was a little ignorant. Even if he will give her a sum of money to send her away, it will not let her be satisfied too easily.
But now, he has changed his mind. Although giving her too good conditions will cause some other women to be dissatisfied, but who makes herself not bad for money!