Chow, a trader at the Singapore Stock Exchange, opened the morning when he hung up a few client trades as usual, then picked up his cup and walked to the water dispenser outside the trading floor to get the boiling water. He walked very slowly and had a very leisurely mentality, because he knew that the stock market was very stable during this period of time, and there was nothing particularly worthy of his attention.

When he came to the water dispenser, Zhou Weiqi saw a young woman with a bit of beauty, he didn't know what the woman's name was, only that she was also a trader, surnamed Chen. He also knew that Miss Chen would come out to drink boiling water about 10 minutes after the market opened every day, so Zhou Weiqi also pinched this time to come over, just to be able to talk to Miss Chen.

"Miss Chen, did you go to see yesterday's superstar concert?" Zhou Weiqi greeted him attentively.

Miss Chen said coquettishly: "Oh, it's Zhou Sheng, where can people afford such expensive tickets for the superstar concert." ”

"Oh, why didn't you say it earlier, if you said it earlier, I'll ask you to go with you. Although I am not wealthy, I can still afford to invite Miss Chen to a concert. ”

"What did Zhou Sheng say, you are an old trader, the business is doing so well, and the commission is more than 10 times that of others."

"Miss Chen is too modest, but we can find time to discuss the business of trading."

"Then thank you Zhou Sheng...... People have to go back to work as soon as possible, and if they don't get better, the market will be miserable. ”

"What's the hurry, there is nothing new in the world these days, and there will be no fluctuations in the market."

"Really? Zhou Sheng is still experienced......" Miss Chen said with a smile as she took a small sip of cherries.

"Let me tell you, this looks at the market, and there is still something to pay attention to, for example, ......" Zhou Weiqi was praised by the beauty, and he was ecstatic in his heart, and he couldn't care about receiving water. Dancing on the ground, he was ready to tell Miss Chen about his way of trading. Unbeknownst to him, before he could say what was going on, he heard a commotion coming from the hall, like a weasel suddenly breaking into a chicken coop.

"What's wrong?" Miss Chen's eyes widened in shock.

"Not good!" Zhou Weiqi is worthy of being a trader for many years, and as soon as he heard this movement, he knew that there must be a major change in the market. At this time, he couldn't care about the pickle girl, turned around and ran towards the hall. Miss Chen also came to her senses and ran with Zhou Weiqi. The high heels struck the ground like a drumbeat, and they rushed into the trading hall behind Zhou Wei without pulling a step.

As soon as they entered the door, two people looked at the big screen showing the market at the same time. Seeing this, their hearts were extremely cold, and they saw it on the entire big screen. All of them are sharply falling figures, and Zhou Qiwei has only seen such a large-scale stock market crash in the year of the Asian financial crisis.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Weiqi pulled one of the traders closest to him and asked, "Is there a coup d'état in Singapore, or has Malaysia invaded us?" ”

"Old Zhou, don't you know yet? Just a minute ago, Lin Zhenhua of China Hanhua Heavy Industries said that he was going to invest in the Kra Canal! The trader explained the situation in the most concise language, and then said in a loud voice. It's too late, it's too late, I have to sell all the stocks entrusted by the client right away! A minute of delay would cost millions! ”

Lin Zhenhua, Kra Canal, Zhou Weiqi only took less than 5 seconds to understand what this meant. As a trader, how could he not know the meaning of these two terms, and how could he not know what kind of impact these two terms would have on a country like Singapore, which has developed by virtue of the Strait of Malacca, once combined. ..., Lin Zhenhua's Hanhua Heavy Industries, even if you look at it in the whole world. It's also a miracle. Japan's Nihon Heavy Industries and Xihu Corporation. It was delisted because of Hanhua Heavy Industries. The China Chemical Equipment Alliance and Machine Tool Industry Alliance, led by Hanhua Heavy Industries, are in the limelight in the global market. This makes all securities investment companies have to study the words and deeds of Hanhua Heavy Industry and Lin Zhenhua as important market information.

As for the Kra Canal, it is a sword hanging over Singapore's head, and although everyone believes that the Thai government will not be able to raise enough money to build the canal, no one dares to deny that once the canal is completed, Singapore's competitiveness will be cut in half. Industries such as shipping, ship repair, petrochemical, and iron and steel, which rely heavily on the transportation advantages of the Strait of Malacca, will be directly marginalized. The financial and insurance industries, which are supported by large-scale oil transactions, will also be severely impacted. As the capital moves away from Singapore, industries such as real estate will inevitably collapse and then ...... There is no then.

Now, the name Lin Zhenhua is associated with the Kra Canal, and Zhou Weiqi believes that with Lin Zhenhua's ability to toss, once it is determined that he wants to invest in the Kra Canal, then the completion of this canal will only be a matter of time. As for the specific time required, maybe 10 years, maybe 5 years, if someone predicted that Lin Zhenhua would only need 3 years to be able to repair the canal, Zhou Weiqi would never dare to bet on the opposite.

It is true that Hanhua Heavy Industries itself cannot come up with the 20 billion US dollars needed to build the canal, but how can Lin Zhenhua's appeal be ignored? As early as more than ten years ago, he was able to unite all China's petrochemical equipment enterprises and win the 450,000-ton ethylene transformation project. A few years ago, it was he who pulled up a machine tool industry alliance and used wolf pack tactics to bring down the Sihu company. This time, he waved the big flag and rushed towards Singapore's life, and Zhou Weiqi clearly saw that behind the big flag, there were thousands of wealthy Chinese businessmen, each carrying a bloody butcher's knife in his hand, intending to chop Singapore into meat foam.

That's the sad thing about a small country like Singapore. Such a country, as long as there is a small chance, it is enough for it to ascend to heaven. But at the same time, a small setback is enough to make it lose completely, which is the result of no depth in the economy. If it is replaced by a big country, even if it encounters a major earthquake or a war, it will not plummet.

Throw it away!

Zhou Weiqi only thought of such a word in his mind. It is true that the construction of the canal, according to the convention, will take more than ten years, and in these ten years, the shipping advantages of the Strait of Malacca can still be maintained, and the industry will not decline immediately. However, the logic of the stock market is not like this, and as soon as this news comes out, all investors will lose confidence in Singapore's development prospects, and the stock market will inevitably usher in a devastating crash. The most frightening thing is that after this round of collapse, there may never be a time when the temperature rises and turns around, because everyone knows that once the Kra Canal is completed, Singapore's economy will be completely destroyed.

This is who brought this evil star here! Everyone on the trading floor lamented loudly in their hearts.

At this time, at the press conference at the Sing Tao Convention Center, there was also a lot of noise, and the reporters held the microphone high, eager to stuff it directly into Lin Zhenhua's mouth in order to grab the exclusive news. The protagonist of the press conference, Gila Tent, is no longer paying attention, and he had prepared a long speech to fully explain his great achievements.

"Mr. Lin, how much money is GCA ready to invest in the Kra Canal, and will these funds be able to ensure that the Kra Canal will be completed and navigable?" "Mr. Lin, does this attitude of yours represent the attitude of the Chinese government?" Has support for the Kra Canal been included in the Chinese government's policy? ”

"Mr. Lin, do you think the Kra Canal can be profitable?"

"Mr Lim, what impact do you think the Kra Canal will have on Singapore's economy? Can you make some comments on this? ”

“……”

A room full of reporters scrambled to ask Mr. Lin questions in English and Chinese, but everyone's mindset was different.

For reporters from European and American countries, the Kra Canal or anything has nothing to do with them, they just have the mentality of playing soy sauce to grab a lace news.

Reporters from Japan, South Korea and other countries are keenly aware that this is a matter related to their own interests; on the one hand, the completion of the Kra Canal can shade the ocean shipping industry of Japan and South Korea, and on the other hand, seeing that the Kra Canal may fall into the hands of the Chinese, Japan and South Korea are somewhat reluctant.

Thai reporters had already been hinted at before, and they were not particularly surprised at this time, but that didn't stop them from shouting a few words to vent their schadenfreude.

Several Chinese reporters did not join in the excitement, they immediately took out their mobile phones, reported the shocking news to the domestic headquarters, and asked their domestic colleagues to immediately contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Trade, the State Development Planning Commission and other departments to understand the inside story behind the incident, they believe that Lin Zhenhua is just a spokesperson, and the real news source is in China, not here.

The most excited, of course, were the local reporters in Singapore, who almost meowed like cats with their tails stepped on, eager to rush to the stage, stretching out their paws to scratch Lin Zhenhua and Jira's faces all over the place.

"Everyone, everyone!" Jiraphon held the microphone and shouted loudly, "Please be quiet, we will give every reporter a chance to ask questions, please keep order." ”

The staff in the audience also hurriedly took action, one by one to appease the restless reporters, maybe the initial shock has passed, maybe everyone also realized that such a chaotic coaxing is fruitless, the noise slowly calmed down, everyone closed their mouths, raised their hands high, and waited for the host to give them a chance to ask questions.

Ji Lapong looked at his speech, and then looked at the expressions of the reporters below, and finally sighed softly, put away the speech, and said: "Then, let's go to the question session now, the gentleman with the highest hand, which newspaper are you from, please ask questions first." ”