Chapter 534: Aftermath 3
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Downstairs at the headquarters of Huatou, a long line of people waited outside the door, despite the scorching heat. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info So many people in suits and shirts were waiting outside the door, which became a big sight at that time, and also made passers-by stop and watch.
When Zhong Shi stepped out of the car door, he couldn't help but be startled when he saw this scene, and before he could say anything, Gao Dongfang stepped forward and hugged him firmly, "Thank you, God, I can be regarded as looking forward to you back." Let me take a good look, have you suffered these days? ”
Without waiting for Zhong Shi to answer, he held Zhong Shi's shoulder, looked back and forth several times, and suddenly sighed: "You have suffered in the past two days, but you have lost a lot of weight. ”
Although the top level admires Zhong Shi a lot, they are all state leaders, and they don't have so much time to take care of Zhong Shi on weekdays. In this case, it is often Gao Dongfang who is in the middle of the dispatch, and it can even be said that Gao Dongfang's status also has a few credits to Zhong Shi, and the two sides have long formed a group of interests that are prosperous and prosperous, and both losses are lost, so after Zhong Shi was kidnapped for no reason, Gao Dongfang was the most anxious among the people present.
"Really?"
Zhong Shi couldn't cry or laugh a little, gently pushed Gao Dongfang away, and smiled helplessly, "Don't be kidding, I've eaten and slept well these days, and I've rested for a week, the air in the mountains is good and clean, and it's more comfortable than a vacation." How is it possible to lose weight? Well, I know what you're thinking. ”
Since the whole matter was still in the follow-up investigation stage, Fu Yuntian specially instructed Zhong Shi not to reveal too much to the outside world, so Zhong Shi just said a few words casually in vague terms.
After a detailed examination, Zhong Shi did not have any damage on his body, and Fu Yuntian and the others were relieved to bring Zhong Shi back to Yanjing, and at the same time raised his security level by one level, and three plainclothes officers would guard him twenty-four hours a day.
Zhong Shi didn't know these things. In addition, Zhong Shi didn't know that his kidnapping had brewed into a far-reaching political storm, and finally ended with the fall of a certain big man.
That is, this event will shock the whole world.
"Looks like it's all right."
Gao Dongfang didn't think it was wrong, patted Zhong Shi's shoulder, and said with a smile, "Not only is it physically fine, but there are not too many psychological problems, so I'm relieved." ”
"It is a great joy that Mr. Zhong has returned safely."
The others also gathered around, and the first one was Li Bin, who saw him compliment him with a smile, shook hands with Zhong Shi, and quietly stepped aside.
Immediately afterwards, Guo Zhongye and Liu Ping also came over to say a few words to Zhong Shi.
"By the way, don't stand here, it's too hot outside, let's go inside, shall we?"
Seeing the endless stream of people who came to greet him, Zhong Shi looked left and right, and felt that it was really inappropriate for a group of people to gather here, so he hurriedly said, "I, Zhong, thank you for your concern and concern." Now that I'm safe and sound, I'm standing in front of you well, everyone go back and do things with peace of mind, I have received my heart, thank you here. ”
With that, he bowed to the people waiting here and led the way towards the interior of the building.
The crowd gathered around Bell Stone and swarmed into the building.
"Zhong Shi, maybe you don't know, something big happened during the time you were missing."
After entering the building, the ordinary employees returned to their posts and did what they should do, while Gao Dongfang and other small gangs directly brought Zhong Shi into the conference room, and began to talk secretly as soon as the door closed.
Gao Dongfang made a bitter face and sighed, "Not long after your disappearance, the stock market fell sharply, which can be called the second wave of stock market crashes. The index fell from 4,000 points to 3,000 points, a full 1,000 points, and trillions of market capitalization evaporated. Not only that, but the pressure on the renminbi in the foreign exchange market is also increasing, and the shorts selling are increasing day by day. Because of the stock market crash, the voice of the RMB being overvalued is increasing, and many international institutions have blatantly joined the ranks of shorting. ”
"Mr. Zhong just came back, do you want him to rest first?"
Without waiting for Zhong Shi to say something, Li Bin spoke first, frowned and said, "It's not too late to rest for two days first, and then continue to work, isn't it a bit inhumane for Mr. Gao to do this?" ”
"It's okay!"
Zhong Shi waved his hand, glanced at Li Bin meaningfully, and replied, "Although I have been away for a few days, I am a little unfamiliar with the current situation. But on the way back, I received a call from my leader, asking me to join the work team immediately. The leaders also instructed that the current situation is critical and that the overall situation should be taken into account. Besides, I don't have anything to do, so I don't have any problems working now. ”
Li Bin pursed his lips and didn't say anything more.
"Do you know which organizations are participating?"
After sending Li Bin away, Zhong Shi continued, "Have hedge fund giants like Quantum Fund, Bridgewater Fund, and Paulson Fund participated in shorting the RMB? ”
The funds Zhong Shi mentioned are all large hedge funds with a resounding reputation in the international hedge fund industry, and they have a wide range of influence.
Naturally, these hedge funds are also institutions with close ties to Bell Stone.
"I've never heard of that."
Gao Dongfang lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then replied hesitantly, "At least there is no evidence from the public information that these hedge funds are involved in shorting the yuan. However, whether they have shorted the renminbi or not does not need to be disclosed, so I can't be sure that they are not shorting the renminbi. ”
"By the way, there were rumors in the market that Soros came to Hong Kong in person, but what is very strange is that later the Quantum Fund himself issued a statement claiming that it was outright fake news. It stands to reason that even if they didn't short the RMB, they wouldn't have released such a message to refute the rumors. ”
He suddenly remembered a strange anecdote, and quickly added.
"It's also embarrassing for Soros to be able to make such a statement."
Hearing Gao Dongfang's words, Zhong Shi smiled in surprise, and shook his head for a while, "He painstakingly issued this statement in order to show me and prove that he was not involved in this troubled water of the renminbi. ”
"What?"
"Is this true?"
"This ...... How is this possible? ”
When they heard Zhong Shi's words, several other people in the conference room were shocked, and blurted out what they thought in their hearts without thinking. It was only after saying it that they realized that something was wrong, and their faces couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
Among these people, the only one who was not surprised was Liu Ping, who had heard of Zhong Shi's prestige overseas, and knew more than ordinary people.
"Okay, let's not talk about that, since the Quantum Fund has issued a statement, it proves that they are not involved."
Zhong Shi waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet. Unconsciously, he has become the backbone of these people, "Since Bridgewater, Paulson, etc. are not involved, then I am relieved." By the way, on the one hand, the stock market has just suffered a second stock market crash, and because of the stock market problems, it has brought pressure on the exchange rate, is the whole situation like this? ”
"Not bad."
Guo Zhongye stood up, frowned and said, "The question we are facing now is, which one should be saved first?" Originally, we thought that if the exchange rate was stabilized, there would not be much turmoil in the stock market. But now that there is such a thing, both aspects have not been taken into account, and it has become two equally urgent major events. ”
"Both markets are equally important, and there are reasons why they must be saved. However, at present, whether it is manpower or capital, we can only take care of one market with all our might, and we can't take care of the other. So we've been discussing, which market to save first? ”
"Don't we have a lot of foreign exchange reserves?"
Zhong Shi felt a little incomprehensible, and asked Gao Dongfang, "As long as you sell some of the dollars to buy RMB, the pressure on the foreign exchange market will naturally disappear, what is there to hesitate about?" ”
"This ......"
Gao Dongfang pursed his lips and said with some disdain, "That's indeed the truth. However, there is a voice saying that if the stock market does not improve significantly, then the rhetoric of declining the Chinese economy will always exist, and the pressure on international institutions to short the renminbi will always exist. ”
"There is some truth to it."
Zhong Shi nodded heavily, "At the beginning of the Asian financial crisis, there was an endless stream of voices about the Thai economy since 96, and in this case, although the Thai government cracked down on the Thai baht bears several times, it was ultimately to no avail, leading to a tragedy. ”
Speaking of this, he had no intention of glancing at it, but found that several people's faces were not good-looking, and after a little thought, he understood, and immediately coughed lightly, and remedied, "Of course, for us, there will be no similar problems." First, our country's foreign exchange reserves are the largest in the world, which was incomparable to Thailand at that time; Second, even if our country's economic growth slows down slightly, looking at the world, this is also a very incredible growth rate, and there are many people who are optimistic about us. By the way, what is the logic of those who advocate saving the foreign exchange market first? ”
"I'm the one who advocates saving the foreign exchange market first."
Liu Ping stood up and said unhurriedly, "Actually, my point of view is very simple, that is, whichever market is easier to save is the first to save whom." Needless to say, a small part of our foreign exchange reserves is enough to extinguish the current problems. But the current stock market, after several stock market crashes, can be said to have lost people's hearts. Even if you use a large amount of money to enter the market now, I am afraid that you will not be able to save the hearts of the people who have been dissipated. If there is not too much capital to enter the market, in the end, it can only be the bailout funds that become the main force of the entire market. ”
"It's a big problem."
Zhong Shi also nodded heavily, "Both statements are quite reasonable, and it is indeed difficult to choose for a while. (To be continued.) )