"So, you've made an agreement?"

Andrew. Klein looked at the two of them with interest, but his gaze stayed on Zhong Shi's face for a little longer, "Isn't that so?" ”

The president's special aide Andrew Lee, who had spoken with Zhong Shi on the phone. Crane finally appeared in front of Zhong Shi. This is a tall middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance, but perhaps because he is in the White House, this person has a kind of intimidating momentum, which may be the majesty of power.

Facing Andrew. Klein's surprise visit, Al. Fran was visibly cramped, and although the White House could not influence Congress mechanically, and even the status of a special presidential aide was not comparable to that of a congressman, but in a way, Andrew . Klein represents the president of the United States, so Al. Fran still gives the other party enough respect.

As for Zhong Shi, he still has a big grin, unless the black president appears in person, the appearance of a single representative in front of him will not arouse much respect from him.

"Yes!"

Al. Fran nodded hurriedly, "The misunderstanding between our two sides has been fully explained. ”

"Really?"

Andrew. Crane looked at Al with a smirk. Fran glanced at him and said meaningfully, "I guess I didn't do any illegal transactions in private, right?" ”

"Of course not!"

Al. Fran's head shook like a rattle, and he repeatedly denied, "It's absolutely impossible!" ”

"You didn't come here just to see if we had an agreement, did you?"

At this moment, Zhong Shi, who had been acting carelessly, finally spoke, "Mr. Crane, I'm curious now, why are you here?" And at the time of our negotiation? ”

Andrew. After Klein came in. The three people consulted by Belan had already been drunk, and there were only three of them present, so it was not considered that there were outsiders present, and Zhong Shi's tone of voice was not so polite.

Regarding Bell Stone's attitude, Al. Fran looked rather surprised, and he looked at Bell Stone in bewilderment. Trying to get some explanation from his face, he soon noticed that Zhong Shi had a calm face, which made him suddenly realize that the two people in front of him might be old acquaintances.

When I think of this, I think of Andrew. Klein's surprise visit made Al . Fran had a glimmer of realization, and became more and more convinced that his previous choice was the right one.

"Of course it's more than that!"

In response to Bell Stone's questioning, Andrew . Klein didn't show any dissatisfaction, just replied lightly. He turned his words to Al. Fran, "Mr. Congressman, the President wants to know what you're going to do with the rating agencies in the end?" ”

The message he was trying to convey was very clear, that is, the president personally cared about the matter. So what is the deeper reason behind it, the president can't be reassuring about something without a purpose.

Naturally, the president is not trying to shield the rating agencies. Then there is only one possibility left, and that is that the president wants to use the rating agencies and not want them to get into trouble at this time.

Just for a moment. Al. Fran figured it all out, even though he didn't realize that the president was intending to use the rating agencies against Europe. But it's only a matter of time before you figure it out.

"It won't be dealt with too seriously, after all, there are constitutional amendments protecting them!"

After pondering the words for a long time, Al. Fran looked at the other party's face carefully, and said slowly, "My initial idea is to set up a rating committee with real power in the SEC. The rated agency has the right to apply to this committee to appoint a rating agency to rate its own products. ”

"Put simply, the power to select ratings will be taken back into the hands of the SEC, which may still be priced according to the market, but it will be up to the SEC to decide which rating agency to choose."

"Although it is still selected among the three major rating agencies. But basically the act of trading privately will be greatly reduced. At the same time, rating agencies will not have the right to pass the buck or reject an assignment from the SEC, even if the price is not as good as they want. ”

I talked for a long time in one breath, Al. Fran finally finished explaining all the plans, and then looked at the other party, and found that the other party had no sadness or joy on his face, no expression at all, and he was a little uneasy in his heart at the moment.

"What do you think?"

After listening to this, it was very surprising that Andrew . Klein didn't express an opinion, but turned to Zhongshi and asked, "I wonder if you are satisfied with this result?" ”

"What's the use of being satisfied?"

Zhong Shi grinned, squeezed his eyebrows at the other party and said, "If the president is satisfied, I will not have an opinion on my side." ”

"The president is very pleased with this result!"

For the irony in Zhong Shi's words, Andrew. Klein directly chose to ignore it and replied lightly, "For this attack in Europe, the president decided to counterattack to a certain extent, and that's why I'm here!" ”

“……”

Al. Fran finally heard the core part, and immediately gasped, looking at the two of them in disbelief.

Only then did he understand why a financier from Hong Kong would go all over for the rating agencies on Wall Street, and even pay such a big price to help them, it turned out that behind it was the White House and Yanjing deals.

It is difficult for the White House or even Wall Street to come forward, so it is naturally Zhongshi who is the safest to come forward. Thinking that the whole thing is also involved in the debt crisis that is currently in full swing in Europe, Al. Fran couldn't help but rejoice in his heart, fortunately he didn't spoil the whole thing.

He was not only a congressional representative who pleaded for the people's lives, but also a nationalist, and he would not hesitate to do anything that was beneficial to the United States of America. Of course, all of this has to be within the rules.

"Oh?"

For Andrew. Crane's answer was not very surprising to Zhong Shi. After the Fed used short-term currency swaps with the ECB and the US Congress launched an investigation into rating agencies, the US side will definitely not swallow this breath and will definitely fight back against Europe somewhere, and now the time has finally come.

"What are you going to do, Mr. President?"

Zhong Shi lowered his head and took out the cigarette case from his arms, but he didn't take out the cigarette for a long time. He pondered what the United States would do about it.

"What do you think?"

Andrew. Brian didn't answer the rhetorical question. casually snatched the cigarette case from the other party's hand, took out a cigarette and lit it himself, and after exhaling a smoke ring, he said leisurely, "Think about it from the perspective of the U.S. government or Congress, we have so far." What else is there to take advantage of? ”

"From a government or congressional perspective?"

Zhong Shi's brows furrowed high, almost condensed into a big "Chuan" character, and he didn't speak for a long time.

Although the two sides think differently about the problem, the other party has already given hints, which is almost equivalent to asking Zhong Shi's wisdom. Both sides are well aware of this. Although this kind of questioning will not have any consequences, it is a way for both sides to battle their wits and courage.

And for this method, both sides are naturally happy to do it.

"If I'm not mistaken, it's the IMF!"

Finally. Half a day later, Zhong Shi raised his head and squinted at Andrew. "The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund are, to some extent, U.S.-controlled international financial institutions. If I were president, I would probably think of something about that. ”

"Really?"

Andrew. A strange color flashed in Brian's eyes, and then he asked matter-of-factly, "Tell me about your logic and reasoning." ”

"It's still the European Rescue Plan itself!"

Seeing the other party answer like this. Zhong Shi had realized that his train of thought was right, and he lit a cigarette leisurely. "The 750 billion euro rescue plan, of which the IMF has contributed about 250 billion, is a pretty large number. Although at the beginning of the establishment of the IMF, the IMF's role was clearly defined, that is, to bail out the economies and currencies of member countries. But that doesn't mean the U.S. can't do anything. ”

"After all, in terms of funding. The United States is the largest contributor. And as far as I know, the distribution of voting rights is based on the amount of capital contributed, right? ”

In the end, Zhong Shi was already convinced that the other party was going to make up his mind on the IMF. Because the look of surprise on the other party's face could no longer be hidden.

"You're right, very much right!"

Andrew. Brian lit Zhong Shi with his cigarette butt in his hand, and couldn't stop praising it, "Sure enough, he was the president's favorite candidate, and he actually saw the direction of our move in such a short time, you must know that even our staff members took a long time to think of this plan." ”

"It's a pity that you don't go into politics!"

He shook his head and regretted for a long time, and then changed his mind and continued to ask, "Sir, according to your opinion, what should be done to put pressure on the European side?" ”

"Freeze IMF loans to Europe, of course!"

Zhong Shi said without thinking, but then he shook his head again, thought for a moment and said, "It's me who is abrupt, this path is not realistic. I don't think it should be enough to target Europe as a whole, but Greece alone! ”

"What's the difference?"

Al. Fran finally had a chance to speak, he had heard clearly what was being discussed, but he had not been able to interject, and now there was finally a chance for him to enter the circle of communication, and he did not hesitate to seize this opportunity.

"Uh......"

Until this time, Bell Stone and Andrew. Brian realized that there was also Al. Mr. Fran, the councilor, the two looked at each other and smiled slightly. The tension between the two of them that was originally somewhat tense disappeared in an instant.

"Quite simply, the U.S. share of the loans to Greece should be a significant share."

"The U.S. also accounts for a portion of the entire European bailout. But the problem is that the United States cannot offend all European countries at once, so it can only attack Greece, which is in the most serious situation. That's why I thought about it later. ”

"Because there's a good chance they won't be able to pay off the debt?"

Al. Fran gradually figured out the details inside, and asked tentatively.

"Not bad!"

Zhong Shi clapped his hands and agreed, "Why does what happened in Greece need to be paid by American taxpayers on the other side of the ocean?" Even if you pay the bill, you have to give it to a country close to the US government, not an alliance that competes with the US everywhere! ”

"I understand when you say that!"

Al. Fran suddenly realized and continued, "If this is the case, we can even encourage Japan, China and other countries to take action, so that not only Greece, but also other European countries will continue to ferment problems." If the second Greece appears, we can still concoct it in the same way, torturing Europe again and again. ”

"High, really high!"

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but give Zhong Shi a thumbs up.

"You're in charge of this?"

Andrew, who has not spoken. Brian couldn't help but cast a look of admiration at Zhong Shi. Indeed, according to Zhongshi's strategy, the debt crisis on Europe's head will never be completely resolved, and the pressure will always exist. It seems to be aimed at Greece, but in fact it is aimed at the whole of Europe, which is not only dignified and unmischievable, but also achieves the goals that the US government wants.

What is needed now is a proposal from a member of Congress, since Al. Fran is here, Andrew. Brian simply asked, "I just don't know if Mr. Fran is interested in this?" ”

In fact, Andrew. Brian's original plan was the same as what Bell Stone had in mind at first. But after Zhong Shi's corrections, he soon decided to adopt Zhong Shi's plan. Of course, at this point he did not explain to Zhong Shi, and there was no need to explain.

"It's not appropriate to put forward two bills at once!"

Al. Fran was tempted to do this, but reality didn't allow him to do so, but he quickly came up with a compromise, "I have a good friend of the council, and I'm sure he's going to be very interested in this proposal......" (To be continued.) )