Chapter 615: The Operation Begins
"I'm going to give up to 30% of the Quantum Fund, and I'm also going to be part of the heart of the plan. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info" After some pondering, Soros replied.
"As you wish." Ye Jingcheng sideways his neck.
Next, the two engaged in a tug-of-war over the purchase price. In the end, Yip Jingcheng successfully acquired a 30% stake in Quantum Fund for US$45 million, becoming the second shareholder of the company.
At the same time, Soros also learned about the plan for the British stock market from Ye Jingcheng. Especially knowing that Warren Buffett joined this plan, he behaved like an ordinary entrepreneur who was lucky enough to meet the richest man in disbelief.
How small he is now, and how high Buffett is. The fact that the two still have the opportunity to work together is enough to prove that this plan is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him.
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Two days later.
Warren Buffett received the news of Ye Jingcheng's arrival, and after a short meeting, the two took their respective teams to the largest stock exchange in the United States, the NYSE, which has a global market value of $15 trillion in later generations.
At this time, the crowd was standing in the middle of the hall. In addition to the team brought from Hong Kong Island, Ye Jingcheng is flanked by Soros and Paulson on the left and right, both of whom have signed short-term employment and employment contracts.
Warren Buffett looked at the entire venue from afar and asked, "Ye, what do you think of this as a battlefield?" ”
"Very good." Ye Jingcheng said lightly.
The New York Stock Exchange's first impression of Ye Jingcheng was that it was no different from the stock exchanges of later generations, except that the computers and other electronic equipment equipped were slightly backward.
It has been verified from Warren Buffett's mouth that the exchange has introduced the most advanced equipment, and now all the calculations can be completed through the computer, and there is no need for manpower to maintain the overall situation as before.
Warren Buffett has been observing Ye Jingcheng's reaction, but he didn't expect the other party to be surprised by this, you must know that using computers instead of manpower to run the securities market is a pride of his national science and technology as a Mi Chinese.
Places like the Hong Kong Island area will not be able to be introduced even in a few years. Ye Jingcheng was able to be indifferent, could it be said that he already knew something beforehand? Or did he react this way because he didn't understand?
As everyone knows, Ye Jingcheng, who has seen technology decades later, how could these bulky computer groups in front of him cause him to be surprised.
However, it made him think that even if the exchange was fully computer-operated, would all the loopholes be compromised? Or is there still an external force that can intervene?
"When I go back, find me a few people who are familiar with computers, preferably computer prodigies who are self-taught." Ye Jingcheng whispered Paulson.
As a newcomer, Mr. Yip offered him a position as an administrative assistant.
"Yes." Paulson nodded understandingly, and had no other thoughts about this, simply thinking that Ye Jingcheng wanted to be familiar with this kind of operation.
After observing the environment of the exchange, the next step is to discuss specific countermeasures, how to use their advantages to increase the bargaining chips in the English stock market this time.
In the office, a round of conversation was held led by Ye Jingcheng and Buffett.
"In fact, the English official is not as unbreakable as imagined, as long as we take advantage of the timing and cut into the mouth, even if we bite a big piece of its meat, it is not impossible." After understanding the current overall situation in England, Ye Jingcheng took the lead in speaking.
"The question now is what we should use as an entry point, specifically from the situation of their countries, exchange rates, currencies or which." Warren Buffett asked.
Ye Jingcheng shifted the target to Soros and asked, "George, what good proposal do you have?" ”
"I think the pound is fixed at a higher level now, and if there is a way to make it shake up a little bit, we may be able to make a fuss through this route." The dark circles on Soros's face were faintly visible, but his expression was uncontrollable excitement.
This time, Ye Jingcheng and Buffett teamed up to snipe the English stock market, as long as he played a part of the role, it was enough for him to make a name for himself, so he must seize this opportunity.
To this end, he spent two days constantly gathering information to understand as much as possible the current situation in England.
"Tell me more about it." This suggestion first caught Buffett's attention.
"An appreciation of a currency means a decline in stock prices; A reduction in interest rates represents an increase in the value of bonds. In the past two days, I have investigated in detail, and the series of measures that led to the emergence of tensions in England after England joined the European Community in 1973 and France's attempts to limit its supranational power and its refusal to allow England to become a member. ”
Soros stood up and explained to everyone through the image of the projector: "And the two biggest problems of England at present, the first is that in order to consolidate its international position, it must maintain high interest rates so that the exchange rate will not weaken. The second problem is domestic production, which in turn has to lower interest rates to stimulate investment and consumption. ”
After speaking, Soros glanced at Ye Jingcheng, and the latter gestured in support: "Go on." ”
"I believe that everyone here should understand the situation in East and West Germany, and their currency marks are also facing two problems, first of all, Europe requires them to lower the interest rate of the mark, so as to stimulate the whole economy and deal with recession and other problems. However, in view of the situation in their countries, it is necessary to keep the mark at high interest rates in order to curb inflation that may occur at any time. ”
"Suppose that the British pound and the East and West German marks ......collide," Soros made a corresponding gesture.
And Ye Jingcheng and Buffett completely understood that once this situation occurs in the weak economy of England, the official will continue to maintain the strength of the pound, and it is purely a swollen face and a fat man.
East and West Germany, on the other hand, cannot sacrifice their respective interests to cut interest rates for the sake of the European Community. The high interest rates in England will never be sustainable, and this will inevitably lead to a depreciation of the pound.
Soros's suggestion is that they can take advantage of this and force the British government to pay for their own face-saving projects.
Soros's idea is good, and the overall direction is correct. The only problem that needs to be solved now is how to guide this currency collision to happen.
"Ye, do you have a way?" Seeing Ye Jingcheng thoughtful, Buffett couldn't help asking.
Ye Jingcheng shook his head, the chess pieces he buried in East Germany have been counted for several years, and the development in secret is indeed very rapid. However, it is still very difficult to do this to affect the economies of both countries.
It would have been easy to create a superficial illusion, so he spoke his thoughts, and everyone in the room fell into a brief moment of deep thought.
"Even if it's just an illusion, we still have a good chance." Soros returned to Shinto.
Soon he gave a general plan, if it was only to create a superficial illusion, then it could not be done unilaterally.
First of all, it is necessary to produce a public opinion that can affect the situation, which is very suitable for Buffett's influence on Wall Street, and he can even bring more speculators to cooperate.
Second, there must be a region where public opinion can be verified, so as to make the incident as false as true.
Then, a professional team is needed to provoke the shock of the English stock market, causing more investors to blindly follow.
In this three-pronged way, the desired effect can also be achieved. However, this plan is easy to say, but it is very complex to act, and each link must be interlocked, and there is no room for error.
In the end, it is up to Ye Jingcheng and Warren Buffett to determine the feasibility of the plan. The first point is for Warren Buffett to be responsible for disseminating the news, and the second point is for everyone to show their talents and try to mess up the situation in various countries.
In addition, Jiang Xiaoyong also played a role, although the situation in Duwan had little impact on England, but now England is weak, so even if the official sees a splash, he may put on a strict posture.
As for the third point, sniping at the stock market was originally the original intention of Ye Jingcheng and Buffett, and their team was already ready to go, just using the four major families as an introduction to sink their stocks listed in London first.
The initial development of the plan was followed by a detailed charter, so the teams on both sides began to work, gathering information and completing the planning.
Among the few people still sitting in the conference room, Buffett looked at Soros's eyes, no longer as disapproving as at the beginning, and asked with an appreciative look: "George, I don't know what your relationship is with Ye?" ”
His question was obviously to solicit the other party, after all, from Soros's words just now, he knew that he had real materials.
If Soros and Ye Jingcheng are not the relationship between their boss and subordinates, or if the relationship between the two is not so stable, he will definitely find a way to poach each other afterwards.
"Mr. Ye is my boss." Soros glanced at Ye Jingcheng and said very interestingly.
"That's a shame." Buffett smiled at Ye Jingcheng.
In this regard, Ye Jingcheng didn't have much thought, Soros didn't agree to his solicitation, the relationship between the two employers and employees was only temporary, and he didn't need to mind that Buffett wanted to poach people.
Secondly, Buffett is not that he does not give face, but that is the way foreigners behave. Even if you are the boss, you can't prevent the employees from developing better, everything is based on the choices of the employees.
As for Soros clearly saying that Ye Jingcheng is his boss, it is nothing more than shirking Buffett's invitation. With Soros's ability and ambition, he is destined not to choose to become someone else's employee again.
And Buffett, as an investor, is not the employer who can give full play to his abilities. There is still a big difference between investment and speculation, and the other party may not be able to create much of a stage and opportunity for him.