575 I'll pay for it (1/4)
"Two billion dollars in bonds? It's the Wall Street guys coming! "The president of Standard Chartered Bank has long been in close contact with the landlords' association. Now, as soon as he heard that an American had come to the door with bonds, he immediately knew that it was Wall Street who had come across the ocean to stab him.
Standard Chartered Bank is a British-funded enterprise, and the president of the bank is also a ghost sent by the head office.
But ghosts are also divided into nationalities, right? "Soloth" started by shorting British banks, and all the British ghosts still blew their noses and stared at the American ghosts after seeing them, eager to stage a "hand-tearing" devil.
So Mr. Governor waved his hand and asked the bond minister and the bank manager to leave the office first, and he personally called to communicate with Huang Shitong.
Since he had already negotiated before, after making sure that Huang Shitong had brought enough funds and was on his way to come, he hung up the phone, walked out of the office, and commanded the two subordinates at the door.
"Let's go, let's meet the predators of Wall Street."
He wanted to see what kind of expressions the representatives of Wall Street would show after seeing the 20 billion funds.
Meanwhile, James sat down on the couch and waited for five minutes with a frowning brow until the president of Standard Chartered arrived.
I saw the president of the bank wearing a suit, striding towards him, stretching out his hand with a smile and saying, "Welcome to Standard Chartered Bank, I am President Zheng Xinglong." ”
The British ghost president has been working on Hong Kong Island for nearly 20 years, and he has given himself a decent Chinese name, "Zheng Xinglong"
When he spoke now, he directly moved out of his Chinese name according to his habit, and secretly scolded the other party in his heart: "Dead ghost!" ”
James stretched out his left hand, gently struck with President Zheng, and then opened his mouth to report to his home: "Hello President Zheng, I am James, the representative of the "Quantum Fund" from Wall Street. ”
He couldn't understand why Governor Zheng, who was also a foreigner, would give a Chinese name and deliberately talk to him in Cantonese.
But it doesn't matter, as the chief analyst of Hong Kong Island, he naturally speaks Cantonese. At this time, he simply responded in Cantonese, so the two ghosts began a conversation in Cantonese.
I saw that after hearing the name of "Quantum Fund", President Zheng nodded with the same expression, still with a smile on his face.
"Hello, hello."
He knew that the "Quantum Fund" was a foundation under Solos, and it was also the representative banner of the oligarchy.
The name takes the meaning of "quantum infinity", which directly shows that the ambition of Soloth is infinite and the amount of money he wants to make is infinite.
When people in the financial community around the world hear about "Wall Street" and "Quantum Fund" twice, they will associate Solose's identity.
After James saw the smile on Governor Zheng's face, he couldn't help but look up at him in his heart.
Because after hearing that the "creditor" holding a $20 billion bond came to collect the debt, the people who could still smile were actually not mortals.
It seems that the other party is really worthy of being the president of a big bank, and his psychological quality and business ability should be very good.
It's just that...... Financial warfare is not a superficial effort that can determine victory or defeat. Only real hard power can determine the success or defeat of the king.
See if you'll be able to laugh when they're going to ask you to take the money?
Don't say that you will wait, at least Zheng Xinglong is smiling happily now, maybe he will be even happier when he waits.
After he withdrew his right hand, he asked knowingly: "May I ask Mr. James, what business do you need to handle when you come to Standard Chartered Bank this time?" ”
"As I said, I have $20 billion in bonds that need to be cashed in." James lifted the suitcase on his right hand, patted it gently, and cast a defiant look at Zheng Xinglong.
Because in his opinion, the performance of "Zheng Xinglong" who knowingly asks is to show timidity and escape from reality.
Zheng Xinglong nodded noncommittally: "Okay, but we need to check the authenticity of the bonds." ”
"No problem." James took out a key from his bosom and looked across the security captain who was guarding the side while pulling out a key. Finally, with the combined force of the two keys, there was a click and the handcuffs on the wrist were opened.
With a shake of his hand, James put the suitcase on the tabletop steadily, clicked twice to unbuckle it, lifted the suitcase, and turned it to Zheng Xinglong.
"Please." He stretched out his hand and pointed to the folded bonds in the suitcase, and his smiling eyes revealed sinisterity.
"I hope that your bank, as an issuer, can determine the authenticity of the bonds within fifteen minutes."
Governor Zheng grinned and nodded with a sneer: "No problem." ”
As the president of the bank that issued the bonds, he certainly had the ability to determine the authenticity of all the bonds within 15 minutes.
After nodding his head in agreement, he immediately reached out and took a multiplier from the Minister of Bonds, put them on his head, and then picked up the bonds from his suitcase......
Each bond in the suitcase was worth $100 million, which adds up to 200 parts. All of them are wrapped in separate folders, and Governor Zheng also needs to probe to remove the bonds from the folder before he can begin to verify the authenticity.
If he is willing to delay the time, he can take it slowly, at least for half an hour.
But he agreed very decisively, reached out and took out a bond, confirmed the paper with his fingertips, and then confirmed the key watermark. Once the authenticity of one bond is confirmed, the next one can be confirmed immediately, and the speed is as fast as possible.
Because ten minutes is enough time for Uncle Tong to rush to Standard Chartered Bank with money. Zheng Xinglong also wanted to see it sooner, and what expression the ghost would show in front of him when the time came.
Seeing President Zheng's rapid movements, James was a little unexpected...... He didn't expect Standard Chartered to be so cooperative.
Is it trying to find out the fake from the bonds? This kind of careful thinking is simply ridiculous, how can Wall Street throw a "dud" in the financial war?
Time passed by minute by minute, and sure enough, all the bonds were verified to be true. James's suspicions gradually calmed down, and he just waited for all the bond appraisals to be completed, and then asked Standard Chartered Bank to pay the money!
Hehe, now the team of special lawyers on Wall Street and the world public relations team are all on standby.
As long as the president of Standard Chartered Bank said on the spot, he will not be able to pay the bonds for the time being.
Wall Street's "team of specially appointed lawyers" will immediately file a lawsuit against "Standard Chartered Bank", and the "World Public Relations Team" will also publicize the news around the world at the same time. When the time comes, it will quickly change the direction of the international market.
Coincidentally, Huang Shitong's public relations team is also on standby. After the bond is paid, it will make headlines on the front page and end the financial crisis once and for all.
Just when there are fewer and fewer unidentified bonds, Huang Shitong's car has also arrived at the door of Standard Chartered Bank.
He, Li Shaoze, and Yazi got out of the car at the same time and walked quickly to meet the crowd in front of them.
I saw Chen Zhan, Sima Xiang, Luo Minsheng and others, all waiting at the door of the bank.
As members of the landlords' association, how could they want to miss this scene that would determine the outcome of the battle? After seeing the arrival of the "handsome", they immediately opened their mouths to greet each other: "Same brother, same brother." ”
"Aze, Officer Lee."
"Uncle Tong, big boss ......"
Luo Minsheng glanced at Li Shaoze quietly, probably from the time when the landlord would issue a bonus to Shawshank, he guessed that Li Sir should be pretending to be sick.
I have to say that this move is really closed, Luo Minsheng has already given a thumbs up hundreds of times in his heart.
"Uh-huh, uh-huh, come up with me." Huang Shitong and Li Shaoze nodded, and after responding to everyone, Uncle Tong raised his cane, and led everyone up the stairs on the left, all the way to the third-floor lounge.
At this time, inside the lounge.
Zheng Xinglong's ears moved, and when he heard the messy footsteps in the corridor, he put the last bond in his hand on the table.
"No problem, the 20 billion bonds are all real."
He looked at two hundred bonds, and this last one lasted the longest, to say the least, for three minutes. Alas, in order to pinch a point in time, is it easy for him? If Uncle Tong's driver loosens the accelerator, maybe he will have to hold the bond and watch it for another minute or two.
No, at the celebration banquet after the market opens, you must let Uncle Tong drink three more glasses of wine to be worthy of the embarrassing three minutes.
James nodded unhappily, already aware in his heart that the other party had this inexplicable confidence.
Who might he be waiting for? Could someone have come up with $20 billion to help him? Impossible, the only landlords' association, which had a chance, had already canceled cooperation with the mainland.
I saw him open a laptop, face the screen opposite, and say in a solemn voice: "In that case, please ask President Zheng to pay 20 billion US dollars." ”
"This is my receiving account."
President Zheng did not refuse, and nodded unexpectedly: "OK, I'll have someone call you right away." ”
"Huh?" James' palm on the computer trembled slightly, causing the laptop screen to shake, showing his inner peace.
"Can Hong Kong Island really come up with money? As far as he knows, the Standard Chartered Bank's mobilizable foreign exchange reserves are only one billion US dollars, how can he redeem these 20 billion? ”
James withdrew his hand and couldn't help but open his mouth to ask: "President Zheng, if you don't have the money to cash in, please don't waste everyone's time needlessly." ”
"Da-da-da-da."
In the hallway, there was the sound of footsteps of leather shoes stepping on glass.
James looked up at the glass door. I saw one after another appear in the corridor, the faces he had seen in the photo materials before.
That's the landlord will...
There is also the mainland bridge Li Shaoze......
"Why is he okay?"
Almost after seeing Li Shaoze's refreshed and uninjured appearance, James's mind immediately appeared with the overall plan of the landlords' association.
He is a gringo who has watched "The Art of War", and he knows the trick at once...... If you fall into the other party's deception, you will plan it.
"It's over." James' eyes were dark, and his head seemed to be deprived of oxygen, feeling dim.
Huang Shitong pushed open the door violently, strode into the lounge, stood still, and stood directly opposite the ghost on Wall Street. and raised his hand, pointed at the bridge of James's nose and scolded: "Dead ghost! I'll pay for it! ”
"Ah Sheng, transfer money!"
"Yes, Uncle Tong." Luo Minsheng turned on the portable computer and saw that the account information on the screen interface displayed as many as eleven digits, and a large amount of US dollar foreign exchange was worth zero and zero.
With a single click, $20 billion went into the account of Standard Chartered Bank.
Governor Zheng Xinglong looked at this scene and laughed directly: "We, Standard Chartered Bank's Hong Kong Island Company, have reached an agreement with Mr. Li's Tianze Securities a week ago. ”
"We will sell up to $20 billion of '97-year' Hong Kong Island bonds to Tianze Securities, and this morning is exactly the time for us to trade."
"Mr. James, I'll cash in the bond in your hand now, thank you, thank you, hahaha."
Li Shaoze stood behind him and saw Zheng Xinglong, who was laughing wildly, a little confused. He didn't smile so happily, why did this guy laugh so well?