At the same time, Lei Shidong was also keenly aware of the instability of the Asian economy, and this feeling became more and more intense during his visit to Japan. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 InfoDuring this trip to Asia, he saw the future potential of the Asian market, and at the same time felt the pressure from different competitors, but he also found the problems behind the Asian economic boom, many of which are not sound at the level of the economic system, which can easily attract speculation.

Lei Shidong had already faintly smelled the smell of danger.

At this time, Lei Shidong finally understood the reason why Lin Mu had seen the huge development potential of Asia, but he was still reluctant to make a move. The economic crisis is a reshuffling of the pattern of interests. The economic crisis is both destructive and unprecedented, and that is the best time to invest!

"Mr. Xylon, your mother has called you!" Lin Mu had already learned the news that Lei Shidong was about to return to the United States, and he was planning his trip to Taiwan/Bay, but his mother Lin Mu called him at this time.

"Mom, what's the matter?" Although Lin Mu is very busy at work, he calls home every week. Lin Mu bought a manor-style villa in the suburbs of San Francisco for his parents, and he would stay there for a while whenever he had time.

"Amu, your father and I may have to go back to Tai/Wan after a while, my aunt's sister is going to hold a wedding, we will go to her wedding, and by the way, I will also go back to sweep your grandmother's grave, I want to ask you if you are very busy with work during this time, if you can, I hope you will go back with us!" Liu Su told Lin Mu on the phone.

Lin Mu knew that his mother also had an older sister, but she had gone to Singapore a long time ago, and when her grandmother died, Lin Mu had seen her, but she was not deeply impressed, "Didn't my aunt go to Singapore with her family?"

"Your uncle's business moved here, so the family moved back to Taipei a few years ago." Liu Su explained.

"I'm going to Taiwan and Bay for some business, but I may have to go to Southeast Asia first, and if I have the time to go, I'll try to get to Taiwan and Bay before the wedding!" Lin Mu was going to go to Southeast Asia first and then take Tai/Wan, where he was going to stay for a while.

After Lei Shidong returned to the United States, he had a secret conversation with Lin Mu. The next day, Lin Mu boarded a flight to Southeast Asia. The first stop on his trip to Asia was Singapore.

Singapore is a city-state. It originally meant "Lion City". According to Malay historical records, it was around 1150 A.D. In Sumatra, the prince of the kingdom of Sri Buddha, Panna, took a boat to this island and met a beast of prey. Locals tell it to be a lion. It is known as the "Lion City". Singapore is a homonym for the Sanskrit word "Lion City". As the local population is deeply influenced by Indian culture. Likes to use Sanskrit as a place name. The lion, on the other hand, has the characteristics of being brave and vigorous. Therefore, it is natural to use this as a place name. In the past, overseas Chinese mostly called it "Xi La", which means "strait" in Malay. It is also called Xingzhou and Xingdao because of its small size.

Singapore is located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula and at the southern mouth of the Straits of Malacca. It is separated from Indonesia by the Straits of Singapore to the south and the Straits of Johor to the north from Malaysia. It is connected by a causeway between the two banks of Singapore and Malaysia. Although the city is involved in the film "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", Lin Mu's own understanding of Singapore is still only from a very sensory perspective. He only knew that Singapore was at the choke point of the Strait of Malacca. It is one of Asia's most important financial, service and shipping centres.

Truly walk down the streets of Singapore. Only then did the forest really feel the fresh breath of this "garden city". It's no wonder that many TV dramas in later generations like to shoot here. Beautiful scenery and clean environment. This was Lin Mu's first impression of the city.

But Lin Mu is not here to visit this time. He conducted a comprehensive survey of Singapore's local music and culture industry through various channels. Just as he finished his investigation and was about to leave Singapore. But I met an acquaintance very "unexpectedly".

"Mr. Zou is also visiting Singapore?" Lin Mu obviously didn't expect to meet Zou Wenhuai, the owner of Jiahe Land here.

"I don't have a good life like Mr. Lin, managing a big company like Viacom and still having the leisure to travel around! Golden Harvest has acquired several cinemas here, and I rushed over to sign the contract! Zou Wenhuai didn't believe that Lin Mu would come to Singapore for tourism, and he had learned about it from a special channel before

Sam's chairman, Sanam Lei Shidong, secretly visited Hong Kong, and the coincidence of TVB and ATV's appearance in Southeast Asia made Zou Wenhuai feel that a storm was coming, and he knew that Viacom would soon make a big move in Asia.

"There are a lot of interesting places in Asia, I wonder where Mr. Lin plans to go next?" Although he had already guessed that the purpose of Lin Mu's trip was by no means as simple as tourism, Zou Wenhuai was still talking to Lin Mu quietly in a chatty tone on the surface.

"I've heard that the sandy beaches in Phuket, Thailand are nice!" Although Lin Mu knew that Zou Wenhuai was playing his own words, Lin Mu did not lie, and his next destination was indeed Thailand.

"When you go to Southeast Asia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is also worth visiting!" Zou Wenhuai heard that Lin Mu's words had a few different meanings, he knew that Lin Mu might really go to Thailand, but definitely not Phuket, and he estimated that Lin Mu's next target should be Malaysia.

"Petronas' twin towers are majestic, but they seem to fall short compared to the World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York!" Lin Mu knew that Petronas' twin towers were a landmark in Kuala Lumpur, and he already knew that Zou Wenhuai had perceived the true purpose of his trip to Asia, and he also made a pun on his words, using the World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York to describe Viacom, and comparing the Asian entertainment company to Petronas's twin towers, in order to show the difference in strength between the two sides.

"Mr. Lim is well-informed in the United States, and Petronas' Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur seem stingy in the eyes of a character like you!" Zou Wenhuai also heard Lin Mu's voice, in fact, he is now unable to care about whether Viacom intends to enter the Asian market, Golden Harvest's performance after listing is not good, and Hong Kong films are also in a slump. On the other hand, several of Paramount's new films have achieved good results in Asia, and it is not surprising that Viacom is eyeing the Asian market.

"I wonder if Mr. Lin will have to go through Hong Kong when he returns to China?" Zou Wenhuai knew that Paramount's "Detective Plane Nose 3" was going to be filmed in the mainland, and the crew was making final preparations in Hong Kong during this time, and the Hong Kong media was very concerned about this matter. Lin Mu is the chairman of Paramount, and since he has gone to Asia, it is common sense that he should go to Hong Kong to have a look.

"Even if I go around these countries in Southeast Asia in the past few days, I may have to go to Taiwan/Bay to deal with some personal matters later, and then go back to the United States directly!" Lin Mu shook his head, Hong Kong was not on his itinerary this time.

"Originally, I planned to invite Lin Xian to Hong Kong for a while, but it seems that I can only find another time!" Zou Wenhuai had a regretful expression on his face.

"There are still many opportunities for cooperation in the future, and I don't need Mr. Zou to invite me when the time comes, I'm afraid that I will find it myself!" Lin Mu said with relief.

"Then I'll wait on the couch in the harbor!" Zou Wenhuai knew that it was too early to talk about cooperation with Lin Mu, and he really had important things to solve in Singapore this time, so after a few words of greeting, he got up and said goodbye, "Then I'll bother, I wish Mr. Lin a happy trip!" ”

Lin Yi looked thoughtfully at the back of Zou Wenhuai leaving, he felt that he still underestimated this influential figure who has been in the Hong Kong film industry for more than 30 years.

In the days that followed, Lin Mu made brief stops in Thailand and Malaysia, two countries with less developed cultural and entertainment industries, and not a wealthy country in Asia, which will not be Viacom's main market in Asia in the future. Lin Mu is interested in these two countries mainly because they are the source of the Asian financial crisis. In both countries, Lin Mu is more mindful of their financial systems.

Combined with some authoritative analysis of later generations, Lin Mu is well aware of the huge shortcomings under the current financial systems of Thailand and Malaysia, which abolished the control of the capital market in 1992 before the domestic financial system was straightened out, allowing the flow of short-term funds to flow unimpeded, and providing conditions for foreign speculators to speculate on the Thai baht. In order to maintain a fixed exchange rate system, Thailand has also used its foreign exchange reserves to cover its deficit over a long period of time, which has led to an increase in external debt. In the case of a large amount of medium- and short-term debt, currency depreciation is inevitable once the outflow of foreign capital exceeds the inflow of foreign capital, and the country's foreign exchange reserves are insufficient to make up for its shortfall.

Lin Mu knew that the international travel capital represented by Soros was precisely using this defect of the Thai baht to carry out speculation, which eventually led to Thailand having to abandon the fixed exchange rate system, and the Thai baht depreciated sharply, and finally became the fuse of the Asian financial crisis.

Thinking of Soros, Lin Mu couldn't help but think of Kuller, and Lin Mu was thinking, what role will Kuhler play in this crisis?

After all, Lin Mu hadn't had contact with Kuler for a long time, and the two of them were very busy. Lin Mu only knew that Kueller was very appreciated by Soros, and had entered the upper echelons of the Quantum Fund. Lin Mu didn't know if there was a person named Kuler among the operators behind the Quantum Fund in his previous life, but he knew that if the Quantum Fund really decided to snipe at the Thai Baht, then Kuhler would definitely be involved.

This made Lin Mu very conflicted, he knew that after the international tour capital successively defeated the Thai baht, Philippine peso, Indonesian rupiah, and Malaysian ringgit, it would move to Hong Kong, an international financial center, and the spearhead was directly aimed at Hong Kong's linked exchange rate system.

In just 20 years, it is impossible for developing countries in East Asia to accomplish what developed countries have accomplished in more than 200 years, nor can they develop and mature various market forms, mechanisms, and institutional tools in order through a long process of development, but they will be introduced almost simultaneously in just a few years. Securitization began before the process of economic monetization was completed, and futures and derivatives markets were introduced before the securities system was matured or even before the relevant operating rules were determined -- all this led to the fact that various markets, mechanisms, and institutional instruments could not but have varying degrees of entrapment. It is precisely because of these institutional weaknesses that the congenital deficiencies inherent in the "catch-up" economy have also allowed international investors to seize the opportunity.

At this time, Lin Mu is ready to make a move, and Dream Fund will operate in the opposite direction, secretly helping the Hong Kong SAR government repel the attack of international travel funds, while using the appreciated Hong Kong dollar to arbitrage profits. In other words, he will snipe at international investors in the international financial market, which will inevitably lead to a short-handed encounter with Kuller, which Lin Mu does not want to see.

Lin Mu flew to Taipei the day before his cousin's wedding, but instead of going directly to his parents, who lived at his uncle's house, he got in touch with Zhou Jianhui, the general manager of Taiwan/Bay FL Music Company. The person in charge of the FL Music Group in Taiwan/Bay had already guessed Lin Mu's intention when he learned that Lin Mu had indicated that he wanted to see him. In fact, Lin Mu had already found out some eyebrows through what James told him, Jianhui.

"Mr. Lin, here are some of the activities of Miss Lin Chiling after she returned to Taiwan/Bay!" As soon as Zhou Jianhui met, he handed Lin Mu a piece of information, which recorded in detail Lin Chiling's itinerary and activities in the past month, and even who she met, where she was, and how long she chatted, there were clear records on the information.

"Where did you get that?" Lin Chen frowned, knowing that the information given to him by Zhou Jianhui must have been obtained through improper means, and many of the photos in it were obviously stolen/taken. This approach made Lin Mu feel a little uncomfortable.

"Mr. Lin, you know that it is not very easy to find a person in Taiwan/Bay, if you don't use some extraordinary means, let alone collect these materials in such a short period of time, it will be very difficult to find this person!" Zhou Jianhui spoke out about his grievances, and although it was immoral to hire a private investigator to investigate a person, he also had to do it as a last resort.

"I was in a hurry!" Lin Mu thought about it, he knew that Zhou Jianhui did this, largely because he paid too much attention to Lin Chiling. Zhou Jianhui is a subordinate who does things, and he is indeed a little difficult in the middle. "You said she is now a show host in a cooking program on TVBS-G?"

"That's true, this show is only once a week, and the ratings are not very high, as far as I know, it is because the director of this column took a fancy to Miss Lin's beautiful appearance, and it happened that the hostess of this show had just jumped to China Television, so Miss Lin was pushed up!" Zhou Jianhui explained. (To be continued.) )