Chapter 13 Change of Assets
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Early in the morning of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Zhou You, in accordance with the customs of his hometown, brought firecrackers and paper money, led the family to the grave of his deceased elders.
In Xiangcheng, there are two important festivals every year, one is Qingming Festival and the other is the 30th Chinese New Year's Eve. Due to the fact that the tourists are in other places, it has been several years, and there is no serious way to pay tribute to the ancestors.
The ancestral tomb of the Zhou family is at the foot of the mountain to the west of the village, which was originally within the scope of land acquisition, but there is this ancestral tomb, although the land was acquired when the land was acquired, but it was combined by the film and television city project and within the scope of the Qin Palace.
The Qin Palace is a palace complex during the Tang Dynasty, and this cemetery is planned in the garden of the Qin Palace, and there is a special courtyard to wrap this hillside inside.
A few of the little ones didn't know what it meant to come to the memorial service, and they thought that they were running around like they were going out on weekdays, and they were very happy. Because Zhongge didn't sleep well last night, he got up early in the morning, and he was still a little emotional.
Only Zhongxuan was sensible, carrying two bundles of paper money, following Zhou You, who was holding firecrackers, and asked about the stories of his grandparents from time to time. Zhou You told him two stories about being naughty and beaten when he was a child, and the little guy laughed happily. Maybe in his mind, his father is a great image, and he was very happy when he heard for the first time that his father was naughty when he was a child.
In 98, his father had a car accident and died without saying a word. The second uncle, Zhou Jincheng, came back to help him deal with the funeral, and according to their custom here, they put his parents' graves together. On the third anniversary of 01, Zhou You set up a stele for his parents, but at that time, only the names of Yan Fangqing and Long Long were engraved on the inscription.
Although Gracia didn't understand this custom, he saw the inscription of Zhou You, Yan Fangqing, and the names of Long Long, so he asked. Knowing that there was her own name on the inscription, that is, the rightful wife and children, she did not follow it, insisted on changing the tombstone, and engraved the names of all of them on it.
Of course, Zhou You has no opinion on such a request, not to mention that with his current status, this dirt bag with only a cup of loess is indeed a little too shabby.
Although he had not thought of building a lavish tomb, he should have renovated it and planted a few trees. Several people discussed it and decided to come back to handle this matter when it was time for the Qingming Festival.
Kneeling in front of his parents' graves, Zhou You lit the paper money, and several wives and children also knelt down with him and kowtowed to the tombstone. Of course, they will not understand the Oriental people's worship of ancestors, inheritance, and origin.
Westerners attach importance to God and despise themselves, but Easterners, who have suffered many disasters, do not have that sense of sacredness to God in their bones, and pay more attention to their ancestors.
Zhongzhen, the little girl, knelt too close to the fire, and kowtowed honestly, and was accidentally burned by the fire to her hair. It wasn't serious, but a large strand of hair was burned. The little girl had just reached the age of being stinky, and she burned a strand of hair and cried sadly.
The most lively Zhong'an was bent on setting off firecrackers, and while he was comforting Zhongzhen here, he took the lit paper money and threw it on the firecracker pile on the side.
As a result, everyone here was caught off guard, and the firecrackers crackled and exploded over there. Zhongzhen didn't cry anymore, everyone else hid in the arms of adults, and a group of people ran away with their children in their arms, only the proud Zhong'an laughed.
Although Zhou You especially prefers Zhong'an, who can cry, he can't help but want to beat her up at this time. On such a serious occasion today, she was made to jump again, but being so disturbed by her, Zhou You's depressed heart also became cheerful.
Gracia won't spoil her, several large rolls of firecrackers were lit together, the power was amazing, a group of people were scared Sven swept the floor, she would not let go of this little girl.
went up and slapped Zhong'an's little fart is a few slaps, and at the beginning he was still in the happy Zhong'an when he pouted, wanted to cry but didn't dare to cry you, and looked at Zhou You with pitiful eyes.
But since he was angry, Zhou You didn't favor her at this time, squeezed his eyes at her, and ignored her. Seeing that he couldn't be comforted, Zhong'an stopped crying, withdrew his tears, pretended to be pitiful, and followed behind everyone.
Only the generous Zhongxuan stepped forward and grabbed her hand, and the brother and sister held hands, whispered, and walked out of the cemetery.
In the hotel, Le Yao was wearing beautiful Paris brand clothing, and when she saw everyone coming back, she stepped forward and grabbed Yan Fangqing's hand. "Sister, why don't you call me when you go out?" As he spoke, his eyes still drifted to the side of Zhou You.
Yan Fangqing smiled and said, "Today's occasion is not suitable for you, and you will have this opportunity when you have a child." ”
She let out a sigh and grabbed her arm very deftly. "I'm just saying, I know the rules."
At noon, Yan Fangqing's family, the few families who traveled around the house did not come out of the five suits, and Zhou Minghong's family brought his new girlfriend to the hotel and had a lively New Year's dinner together.
Liang Hao and Yang Enquan had a game during the Spring Festival, and the two of them did not come back, so their families were embarrassed to come over. And the second uncle Zhou Jincheng's family, because his father-in-law was seriously ill, the whole family stayed in Yangcheng to take care of the elders.
A few days of the Spring Festival, everyone just eats and sleeps, eats when they wake up, travels with different identities, it is inconvenient to go out, and it is a luxury to want to go out as a guest. City leaders, district leaders, and village leaders have been in an endless stream in the past few days of the New Year, which makes Zhou You feel that this Spring Festival is really not at all.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou You took the whole family back to Singapore from his hometown, and Le Yao also came with him and lived in the villa. For her, the three women were all affectionate with a diaphragm, and they were affectionate to her because they knew that she had traveled with her since she was twelve years old. As for the diaphragm, of course, it is not possible for her to integrate into her family life easily.
Although Le Yao is now following Zhou You, because she likes to act in movies and be a star, she has never considered marrying Zhou You now, getting married and having children. Therefore, I am relatively satisfied with the current situation.
When I returned to Singapore, the whole family fell into human contact again. After living in Singapore for six years, both Zhou You and Yan Fangqing have established a stable social circle. If you don't go to Singapore, forget it, just make a phone call to pay New Year's greetings, but since you are back, you will inevitably visit each other to pay New Year's greetings.
This kind of day ended until the tenth day of the first month, when a phone call came from London, and Zhou You was going to London.
Gracia wants to go back to South America, Yan Fangqing still stays in Singapore to visit relatives and take care of the children, and Le Yao also wants to go back to Hong Kong to accompany her mother for a few days, and then go back to school. Only Paris has not had much to do lately, and has come to London with her travels.
At the beginning of 2007, the world economy showed a vigorous development. The economic growth rate of developing countries is obvious, and the developed countries are full of various financial services, and no one thought that the economic crisis is hidden in this good situation.
Controlling the export of resources and materials in South America, the company established in London by Zhou You has made continuous moves in this year, using forward futures to vigorously suppress the rise in the prices of various resources and materials.
He controls production and sales, and the mainland controls imports, and the cooperation between the two sides allows them to directly influence the spot and futures prices in the London market.
While suppressing prices may prevent him from maximizing his profits, the theory that Zhou Yu convinces everyone is that he can't fish for nothing. This theory is also supported by most countries, because the current resource prices are indeed a bit too high.
In 2002, for example, the price of oil was still in the $20 per barrel, in 2004, it rose to $40 a barrel, but now it has risen to more than $80. The rise in prices has made a lot of money for the resource countries, but this big profit has greatly damaged the interests of the resource importing countries.
In the short term, the higher the price, the more profitable the resource exporting country is. However, in the long run, it will lead to a series of unsolvable conflicts of interest, which will have a significant impact on the long-term market.
Therefore, in the eyes of people with insight, this way of making money cannot last long, and they also support the argument of traveling around, suppressing the excessively high price of resources, and making the boom of the market a little longer.
With their support, whether it is oil or metal products, the price rise is not as fierce as in the previous life.
Secondly, Zhou You also made a huge move in the foreign exchange market, and in response to the US government's practice of following the trend and allowing the dollar to depreciate, Zhou You shouted the slogan of selling the dollar with great fanfare.
Since the foreign exchange reserves of the mainland government have been rising year after year, and most of these foreign exchange reserves are stored in various accounts in the form of US dollars, the US government has on the one hand increased the upward pressure on the prices of the resource market and consumed the US dollar debt in the hands of the mainland government, on the one hand, it has accelerated the depreciation of the US dollar and allowed the hard-earned money of the mainland to depreciate rapidly, and on the other hand, it has exerted pressure to promote the appreciation of the renminbi and reduce the competitiveness of the mainland's products.
It's a very complex, but also very simple cycle. The mainland government wants to become the world's factory, but it has no pricing power, so it can only follow the pricing of developed countries in Europe and the United States.
The rise in resource prices will increase the cost pressure on the mainland and consume the funds in the hands of the mainland government. Second, the appreciation of the renminbi will lead to the loss of the price competition advantage of the products in the hands of the mainland government, and reduce the international competitiveness of mainland enterprises.
However, the U.S. government underestimated the speed of upgrading of mainland enterprises, and although the exports of mainland enterprises will be affected to a certain extent, with the help of this pressure, the upgrading of mainland enterprises has also entered the fast lane. Although it is true that some low-tech foundry enterprises are not having a good time, the international competitiveness of some high-value-added enterprises has also increased rapidly.
In addition, the U.S. government has also ignored its own shortcomings, relying excessively on financial power to control the market, and reducing its own industrial capacity, which has allowed them to swallow the bitter wine they brewed.
When the subprime mortgage crisis occurred, it was like the collapse of a domino, directly messing up the US economy. While the U.S. government is too busy to take care of itself, mainland enterprises have been given a respite from the crisis and are actively developing the domestic market.
From the founding of the People's Republic of China to the 90s, the hinterland has always relied on the export of resources and special products to earn a pitiful little foreign exchange. After entering the 90s, relying on the huge demographic dividend, mainland enterprises gradually embarked on the stage of foundry with low technology content. It was not until after the subprime mortgage crisis in '08 that mainland enterprises truly had core competitiveness in many industries, from a world foundry to a world factory.
Zhou You has a clear understanding of this, so he knows exactly what to do to deal the biggest blow to the US government.
A large part of Zhou You's personal assets are in the form of dollar assets, and although he sells dollars, although it cannot directly hit the US economy, it can become a trigger to detonate the unstable bomb of the US economy.
The renminbi is not yet an international trading currency, so although Zhou Youming knew that the appreciation of the renminbi would be great, he did not buy a large amount of renminbi foreign exchange in the London foreign exchange market, but mainly sold dollars and bought euros.
At least in a few years, the euro will appreciate, the yuan will appreciate, and the dollar will depreciate, this is a fact that will not change. So while the depreciation of the dollar has not really heated up now, this business is profitable. Just going back and forth like this, waiting until '09 to turn these assets into dollar assets, the wealth of the trip will increase by at least 50%.
This is the safest thing to do, and the least to blame. If Zhou You really uses billions or tens of billions of dollars to make futures indices and foreign exchange indexes, he will directly become a public enemy of the world, and then the gains outweigh the losses.
Moreover, in that way, the money is not easy to earn, and the next intervention document of the government will make the wealth of Zhou Yu come to naught, and even if it will not be in vain, it will become a mess of accounts.
If you want to make money from the government, relying on short selling will only make you die ugly. Everyone saw that Soros shorted the pound and made a lot of money by shorting the Thai baht.
It is said that he made a billion pounds by shorting the pound in 92, but that time he didn't just short the pound, but combined the pound, the Deutsche mark, the fiat currency, all together, and used a complex trading puzzle to take advantage of the loopholes in foreign exchange trading in the United Kingdom.
The same is true for the Thai baht, and if it weren't for the serious problems in Thailand's financial sector, Soros wouldn't have been able to make money. It's like when he came to Hong Kong to attack and lost $2 billion. In the end, his fund collapsed, and he had to withdraw from the rivers and lakes, and he went against a country, which would never end well.
The U.S. dollar is the largest trading currency in the world, which affects the stability of all countries in the world, and all countries in the world will not allow wanton short selling, and the hegemony of the US government will not allow such a slap in the face to exist. Therefore, Zhou You did not want to directly offend the United States, he only needed to show that he was not optimistic about the trend of the dollar, and it was enough to turn his dollar assets into euro assets and RMB assets.
With his leading role, this turmoil will definitely be more turbulent than in the previous life, and Zhou You is sure of this.