Chapter 237: Global Financial Turmoil (Part II)
New York, September 23.
Founded in 1624 in New Amterdam, the Netherlands is now an American metropolis.
Even in 1929, there was a lot of traffic and high-rise buildings. In the bustling city, people in suits and leather shoes can be seen coming and going, and although the high-paced life is very stressful, everyone is full of hope for life.
The streets are full of car horns, and in the early morning of New York, as far as the eye can see, the streets are crowded with cars, and drivers keep honking their horns. There is a bloated and old-fashioned Ford, even if it has been driven for more than ten years, the owner has no money to replace it. There are also wealthy people driving the latest cars, China Motor, a new type of car launched by the well-known American enterprise Longteng Group, which was widely praised as soon as it was listed, not only in appearance, but also in interior and driving comfort, which are very perfect. As for those Ford cars, they are not at all comparable to them. Although it is a lot more expensive, there is no shortage of buyers.
At least on the streets of New York, the Chinese gas car has become a symbol of wealth, and even the sound of car horns is stronger than that of other miscellaneous cars.
Old Wall Street, an old street built in the Anglo-Dutch period, is now the largest securities center in the United States, home to the famous New York Stock Exchange.
Even if it was still early in the morning, there were already many neatly dressed securities traders, carrying leather bags, hurrying into this paradise of wealth and dreams.
As usual, the old man sends the child out, the woman sends the husband out, and some of the whole family acts together, not for anything else, just for the stock that rises every day, everyone looks forward to the man going out happily, and bringing home the news that the stock is rising again, so that the family's property will increase a lot.
"Dad, you're going to buy me a big teddy bear." A little girl shouted to her father, who was about to Truman.
"Okay, my darling, I'll sell the stock today and buy you a big teddy bear." The girl's father said happily. Stocks are already all he has in life, and today he plans to sell them a little first.
"My dear, I'm waiting for your good news." The wife on the side said as she sent her husband out.
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"Honey, you see my stockings are torn, can you go buy me some of the best stockings? I want the kind of stockings that Longteng Group sells, which are comfortable and durable. A young woman hooked her husband's neck and said in a greasy voice.
"No problem, I'll sell a little stock in two days, and we can buy another car, and then buy you a bunch of stockings for you to wear." The man kissed his wife hanging around his neck and said.
"I'm waiting for your good news."
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"Lena, I'll marry you when I sell the stock, so your parents won't reject me." A young man said solemnly to the woman in front of him.
"I believe in you, we can be together." The woman said.
"I'll go to the exchange right away, and you'll wait for my good news." The man kissed the woman.
"I'm waiting for your good news."
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Today's Wall Street is the same as usual, since the stock market was crazy, it has been crowded with people every day, especially the stock exchange, and it is tightly surrounded by crowds every day.
At this time, several Zhonghua cars slowly came to the front of the stock exchange. Under the cover of bodyguards, James and Liu Qinglong both stepped out of the car. Immediately, the bodyguards opened the way for the two of them and walked directly into the stock exchange.
"Hey, don't you think that's Mr. James, the president of the Longteng Group?" An American suddenly saw James among the few people who walked in, and immediately exclaimed. His name was Ozark, and he was a fairly talented economist.
Ozark's companion said: "James, the president of the Dragon Teng Group, this strange consortium that is not listed, it is not a big deal. ”
Compared to the ignorance of his companions, Ozark did not see him that way: "I have often seen him in financial newspapers before, but this is the first time I have seen him in person. I've heard that this James has considerable energy in the entire American political arena, and there are quite a few congressmen who are on his side, and there are even rumors that his energy is enough to shake half of the United States. He put forward some new ideas on international trade, arguing that opening parts factories in the poorest countries in Asia is conducive to proximity to the origin of raw materials and the hiring of cheap labor, and finally shipped back to the United States for assembly, a series of actions that reasonably avoid many trade barriers. This is just one of the points, there are many business insights that are very powerful, as for whether to go public, I guess people have their own considerations. ”
The United States has not disclosed the identity of Longteng Group, and insiders have always been silent. Therefore, the close relationship between the Longteng Group and the Chinese Empire is not known to the public.
"Ozark Ka, the stock is the main thing. According to you, even a person of James's status came to the exchange, doesn't that mean that he has also begun to covet the windfall profits of the stock market? ”
"No, I still trust my judgment, and when the market opens, I still decide not to sell all the shares, anyway, we have made a lot of money now. Greed doesn't end well. And I don't think James came here to buy stocks, and I have a bad feeling right now. You'd better listen to me. Ozark frowned and persuaded his companions.
The latter did not agree with Ozark, believing that he was worrying about the sky. The stock market has been going on for months, and it's not so easy to fall.
Seeing that his companion was not moved, Ozark did not intend to say any more, and said that he was uneasy and kind. Still, he insisted on selling quickly, which was too dangerous. In fact, some people have begun to sell one after another, but after selling, many people have regretted seeing stocks that are still rising. Some simply keep buying, and many are in an infinite loop.
When James arrived at his pre-booked position, he slowly looked at the ever-changing stock curve.
In the past few months, the stock exchange has made a lot of money from these seat fees alone, and the supply is completely in short supply. A lot of people are standing. For a big consortium like Longteng Group, the stock exchange wishes that James would come every day. This shows the prosperity of the stock market even more, but they don't know that James is completely here to watch the excitement at this time. All the stocks in hand have been sold, and all the money has entered the account and moved away. Now James is completely an outsider.
"Today is still as crazy as ever." Liu Qinglong next to him said lightly: "According to the intelligence, several big conglomerates will start to sell their shares today, and this time there is a good show to watch."
The place was already separated by bodyguards, all of whom were members of his own family, and coupled with the noisy environment in the exchange, Liu Qinglong was not worried about being overheard.
"Hehe, it is estimated that it will not be difficult to see high-flying trapeze in the future, and the roads in New York will be dyed red." James also spoke.
"I'm wondering if the United States would have wiped us out if it had known about our previous actions." Liu Qinglong said thoughtfully.
"It won't be wiped out, but we will have a hard time in the future, and it is estimated that those parliamentarians will not dare to blatantly face us. Now is the reason why they have not been able to make up their minds to deal with us. Once that reason is in place, there is only one way to go. However, after the United States learned about such a situation, the United States did not dare to make a big move against us. Because the crisis has already erupted, unless the United States wants to aggravate it. However, it will affect the relationship between the United States and China. James thought for a moment and said.
"By the time the United States wants to deal with us, the empire is no longer afraid to fight against the United States. When the time comes, the United States will be even more jealous. As soon as Liu Qinglong finished speaking, he saw several people walking in out of the corner of his eye, and then said: "Morgan's people are also here, it's rare that they also run in person, it's not easy!" ”
"They were also in a hurry, and a month ago they were frantically shouting 'eat quickly', but they were not slow to react, and they could see that things were starting to go wrong. It is really worthy of being engaged in the financial industry, and the sense of smell is indeed very sensitive. James nodded, these are not satirizing the Morgan consortium, James knows it. Morgan did realize that something was wrong, and ten days ago, he was secretly selling stocks, but in order not to cause follow-up, the Morgan consortium showed that it was still eating in.
"I want to see how his trust business is handled now, and if it doesn't get it right, it's a big crisis for the Morgan consortium. In addition, I have built so many banks, and I don't know how many loans are going to jump off the building. Disaster! Liu Qinglong gloated. For the Morgan consortium, which is already an old rival, seeing the other party deflated, Liu Qinglong will be very happy.
"It's going to open, and the show is about to be staged." James said.
As soon as James's words fell, the floating curve of the stock began to rise, and it was very fast, because there was a lot of money poured into the stock market, which caused such a rally. However, before half an hour had passed, a sum of millions of stocks was sold, and the shareholders who had been waiting to eat it quickly carved up the millions. But it didn't take long for another multi-million dollar stock to be sold, and it was also quickly eaten, the third, fourth, and fifth, and many people calmed down. No more blindly eating, some savvy people also sell. Immediately, some small amounts of stocks were sold off, although they were quickly eaten, but more and more stocks were sold off, and at this time, those who were less courageous sold their stocks one after another.
However, there are still many people who continue to eat, in their opinion, such a situation does not mean anything, did not see that the form was still good at the opening?
It's just that what happened next made them have no place to cry.
(To be continued)