But to Zhongshi's surprise, after a full week, Phaedra. It was only through his connections that Gayle contacted the people in the Prime Minister's Office, and it was another week before they met Prime Minister Papandreou at the Prime Minister's Office.

With Zhong Shi's status today, as long as his name is reported, the dignitaries of ordinary countries must be given priority to receive him. Although Zhong Shi's name is not loud in the public eye, Zhong Shi has a great reputation among the elite, especially financial people, and is one of the target figures of finance ministers and central bank governors of various countries.

The reason why the Greek Prime Minister was not able to meet Zhong Shi at the first time is also very simple, that is, he is too busy.

In addition to continuing to negotiate with the EU and the IMF on the implementation of the second round of aid, he also had to deal with the growing wave of opposition at home. In the past two weeks, he has appeared in Brussels, Berlin, Paris, and other places, and in addition to discussing important matters abroad with the heads of state of Germany and France of the European Union, as well as numerous finance ministers, he has also attended gatherings in Athens and other places, and has taken the trouble to explain to the people why it is necessary to accept the new and onerous conditions of aid.

In short, in a word, he has been very busy during this time.

The reception of Bell Stone was also due to a phrase in the European Union that the private sector could intervene in an appropriate form in Greece's bailout. Under the reminder of his staff, Papandreou realized that the Tianyu Fund was definitely one of the "suitable" private institutions.

Under the influence of this idea, he finally chose to turn down a few less important meetings and give priority to Zhongshi, the purpose of which was to use his incorruptible tongue to persuade the other party, hoping that the other party could take out some of the funds to invest in today's Greece.

Prime Minister Papandreou would never have imagined that, just half a month after he met with Jongshi. He will have to resign in disgrace.

"Hello, Mr. Chung, welcome to Greece!"

At the beginning of the day, the gorgeous hall is illuminated. Papandreou and his staff stood in the middle of the hall, smiling at Zhongshi and Jiangshan as they walked towards them. And a group of media have already lined up in front of the camera, the moment Zhong Shi appeared. The spotlight began to flicker.

Although he knew that big speculators like Bell Stone were most likely involved in the debt crisis, Papandreou, as the ruler of Greece as a whole, was well aware of the real problems in Greece, which was the economic policies of the Greek government itself. While there may be some accusations against international speculators, it is just a ploy by politicians to divert their attention, and in fact, they need to maintain good relations with international investors.

So there was a scene of him smiling.

For these scenes, Zhong Shi is naturally proficient. But just when he was about to stretch out his hand, he didn't want the other party to come directly to a bear hug, which surprised him very much.

Not only Zhong Shi was surprised, but even everyone else present was quite surprised by the prime minister's move.

After being slightly stunned, Zhong Shi quickly cooperated with the other party's movements to show an enthusiastic expression, also hugged the other party, and even took the opportunity to pat the other party's back to show the friendly relationship between the two parties.

Although it is not clear why the other party made this gesture. But in front of the media, proper acting is still necessary.

I exchanged two pleasantries. After shaking hands again in front of the camera, the two sides sat down in the position of host and guest, and the talks officially began.

"Hello, Mr. Zhong, I heard that you are planning to invest in Greece this time?"

After taking his seat, Papandreou took the bell stone into the pit with his first sentence. "Can you tell us more about what areas you're going to invest in?"

As for the meaning of Zhongshi's coming, Papandreou was not clear at all. However, according to the analysis and judgment of the staff, it is very likely that the other party smelled the opportunity in the Greek crisis, so he came. Hence Papandreou's first words. I asked Zhong Shi directly about his intentions.

Taking 10,000 steps back, even if Zhongshi is not here to invest, as long as this kind of news is released, it will arouse great interest from other investors in the world, which is Papandreou's wishful thinking.

“……”

The thought flashed in Zhong Shi's mind, and it only took a moment to understand the other party's intentions. Immediately, he said very cooperatively, "Thank you, Mr. Prime Minister, I am indeed here to invest in certain areas in Greece. ”

"Really?"

Papandreou's eyes showed a hint of surprise, but it was only a flash in the pan, and he quickly disguised it. Although it was just an unintentional question, the other party followed his own words, although he knew that it was very likely to be the other party's perfunctory words, but you must know that now the "long guns and short guns" of media reporters are there, and it is difficult to take back what he said on this occasion, and Papandreou couldn't help but feel a little more hope in his heart at the moment, "That's really good." I wonder what areas Mr. Zhong plans to invest in? ”

He asked again.

"This ......"

Zhong Shi pretended to be silent for a moment, then pointed to the camera equipment and explained awkwardly, "It's not easy to say, but I can be sure that I am very optimistic about the prospects of Greece, and I will definitely make some investments." ”

Looking at the direction of Zhong Shi's finger, Papandreou suddenly realized, and hurriedly patted his head and apologized: "I'm very sorry, Mr. Zhong, I don't know the rules of your industry a little. ”

One of the biggest taboos in the financial industry is to expose your position and direction. History has proved this truth countless times, and Zhong Shi is naturally very clear. So even when the prime minister asked, he only euphemistically said that it was inconvenient to disclose.

"As an internationally renowned financier, Mr. Zhong doesn't know what he thinks about the current situation in Greece?"

Papandreou, who was in a good mood, was now completely relaxed, and said to Zhong Shi with a smile, "Or so to speak, do you have any good advice or suggestions for our government so that we can improve the current situation in Greece?" ”

"I can't talk about suggestions, but I still have a little opinion."

As for his views on the economies of various countries, Zhong Shi was inevitably asked to address this issue when he visited many countries, after all, for a financier of international repute, his views were not comprehensive or appreciable. But there is always something to be desired. When Zhong Shi coughed lightly, he began to say:

"Since the first wave of rescues, we can see that the situation is improving throughout Greece. However, there is a problem with the reality, that is, the current international external environment has become worse, and this news is not good news for Greece at present. ”

"We can see that. The U.S. government is considering implementing QE, and whether Europe will follow suit is a big question that all of us can't shy away from. In the face of a slowdown in Europe, how Greece, which is still in the midst of a debt crisis, will deal with itself is a big question at the moment. As for what to do, I personally don't have anything conclusive about it, and more data is needed to support it. ”

"Also, judging by the situation in Greece. The government needs more money to support the confidence of foreign investors, and despite the EU and IMF in the lead, relying on foreign countries is clearly not a long-term solution. This requires the government to be more vigorous in cutting spending, selling off state-owned assets, and increasing tax revenues. However, in this way, it will inevitably offend the people who have become accustomed to all this, so how to deal with the contradictions between these two aspects will test the government's ability for some time to come. ”

"You're right, I've been having a headache because of this all this time!"

Hearing Zhong Shi's words, Papandreou frowned. Subconsciously echoed a sentence, but the next moment. He realized that it was not too appropriate for him to say this, and immediately glanced to the side, and soon a staff member stood up and invited the media out with a pleasant face.

When the chamber was completely empty, Papandreou continued: "The Greek people have been spoiled, and it can be said that the previous policies led to the bad results of today. But when we were going to fix the bug. only to find that they no longer care about the safety of the country. What they value now is only their own little interests. ”

"I can say that I am exposing myself here, and this year alone, there have been more than 500 strikes and demonstrations, an average of one every day. Although I am the Prime Minister of a country. But there is almost nothing that can be done about this situation. Even if they say it a hundred times, the people still can't understand the terrible consequences of the bankruptcy of the country and the government. Or rather, they are well aware, but they are unwilling because their interests are moved. ”

"In the negotiations with the EU and the IMF, we tried our best to persuade the other side to continue to provide assistance, and we paid a heavy price for this, after all, there is no free lunch in the world. But even so, there are still 60 percent of the people in the country who oppose our agreement. I, the prime minister, have done a thankless job! ”

As he spoke, he sighed and looked rather pitiful.

"You can quit your job!"

For these words of his, Zhong Shi can only choose to believe partially, because politicians are unreliable. Since the other party complained, Zhong Shi simply continued to follow the other party's words, "Isn't it quite a pleasant thing to throw this mess to others?" ”

"I'd love to do it, but I can't!"

Papandreou decisively refused, but in order to show his high spirits, he said something righteous and awe-inspiring, "As a citizen of this country, if you don't stand up at such a time, what else do you have to wait for?" Don't forget, I have the blood of a Spartan warrior in my veins, and I must not shrink my head at such a time. ”

Seeing the faint mockery in Zhong Shi's eyes, he changed his words in a timely manner: "Of course, even if I personally want to resign, I am not alone, I represent my party and the trust of the people." In this case, unless they remove me from power, I will serve the people with all my heart. ”

Although there are a lot of excuses, there is only one sentence in the central idea: being prime minister makes me miserable, but I still have to hold on to power.

"By the way, is Mr. Zhong planning to participate in the rescue of Greek debts?"

After saying a lot of nonsense, Papandreou didn't care whether Zhong Shi believed it or not, anyway, there was no need for him to explain, and the most important thing was to test the other party's intentions at the moment, "Now there is no one, I don't know what areas you want to invest in?" ”

The other party has been tempted again and again, and if Zhong Shi doesn't say some real money, I'm afraid it will be difficult to escape the past.

"I'm very interested in Greek government bonds and plan to buy a little first!"

Zhong Shi smiled slightly and said bluntly, "Yes, it's the current Greek national debt." If I could, I would like to buy them all, but unfortunately I don't have the financial resources. ”

"Oh?"

Papandreou was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly asked again, "I really didn't expect that Mr. Zhong was actually interested in our bonds, but I don't know how much he plans to buy this time?" ”

Although it is said that as soon as the bonds are issued, the funds raised by the government will be in hand. But if Bell Stone were to buy Greek government bonds now, it would undoubtedly be good for the entire Greek government bond market, because it would mean a change in the direction of the wind.

That's where the market leader comes in.

"At least 10 billion euros!"

To Papandreou's surprise, Zhong Shi directly gave an astronomical figure in his opinion, which was another unexpected good news, and just when he was so happy that he could barely close his mouth, Zhong Shi added lightly, "Before I finish opening the position, I also ask Mr. Prime Minister not to disclose this news, otherwise the opening may be suspended at any time." ”

"Don't worry, I'm well aware of that."

Papandreou patted his chest and agreed, "When you finish opening your position, it's not too late for us to announce the news to the public." (To be continued.) )

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