Chapter 53: The Thoughts of the Consortium
New York, Tower 2, World Trade Center, 106th floor.
A special group of people are in a large conference room, conducting an important meeting that will determine the future trend of the world economy.
If you stand here and look around, they're all gray-haired old men.
The youngest, also in their fifties.
Looks like a senior club?
Perhaps, it's just that this club has a lot of energy, but no one can estimate it.
It is no exaggeration to say that a casual person here, an inadvertent move, can make thousands of people become rich or lose their jobs.
If you regularly watch financial news or follow international current events, you may be able to recognize them at a glance.
At the helm of the Rockefeller consortium, John Rockefeller Jr.
The current head of the Morgan consortium, John Chris Morgan.
There is also the CEO of the First Citibank consortium, Scorpius Kiruat, the de facto controller of the Boston consortium, Toms.....
Little John sat quietly at the head of his master, looking at his old friends, drinking red wine, and talking quietly.
Although others call him Little John, please don't think that he is young because of this name, which is wrong.
Once upon a time, he was also known as the richest rich second generation in the world, and the most successful rich second generation.
His father, John D. Rockefeller, lived to be 98 years old.
At the time of his death, he left him a huge fortune, which is equivalent to today's dollars, about more than 300 billion.
This is an astronomical number, even if the timeline is stretched back a few decades and countless nouveau riche emerge, it cannot be compared to him at all.
He clapped his palms gently, and everyone gradually stopped whispering and turned their heads to look at his position.
Little John smiled oldly, and then slowly spoke: "Thank you old friends for accepting my invitation to participate in this important meeting, I think everyone should be very clear about the theme of this meeting." ”
There was a chuckle on the faces of everyone present.
It's just that no one spoke.
They are all billionaires, and the secret of success is not only a keen business sense, but also patience.
In order to successfully capture their prey, they can wait patiently for months, or even years, until the time is right.
Then, with the momentum of thunder, give the opponent a fatal blow without mercy.
Little John had a smile on his face, as if he was very satisfied with everyone's performance, and the dense wrinkles on his old face were also smoothed out at this moment, as if he was younger.
His tone was calm, as if he was discussing with someone whether the weather would be sunny today.
"As of yesterday, the stock market in Hong Kong has rebounded above 10,000 points, the Hong Kong dollar exchange rate has temporarily stabilized, and even property prices have rebounded a lot."
After he finished speaking, everyone did not show joy, but looked more and more solemn.
It's not what they want.
"So, the bubble is still big?" Morgan, who is an economist, was the first to state his conclusions.
Others also nodded slightly, they never thought that it was because of their hostile investment that the Southeast Asian stock market and real estate prices skyrocketed.
In their view, it is you yourself who have opened up the market, relaxed financial regulations, allowed capital to freely use foreign exchange abroad, and did not impose any restrictions on foreign capital investment in domestic stocks.
Then it's no wonder they're there.
Funds are flowing, where there is an opportunity, where there are high profits, funds will flow to where, this is the eternal economic law of the market.
It is ironic that many countries in Southeast Asia, where their industrial bases are as weak as those of Latin American countries, have allowed companies to borrow freely in order to make their economies develop faster.
Forget it, after borrowing money, they followed the same path as Latin American countries, did not do business in a down-to-earth manner, felt that the money was slow to come in, and did not make a start.
Or follow European and American capital to speculate in real estate and stocks, and make money quickly.
Then, a huge financial bubble was blown up like this.
Based on such economic laws, they believe that investment in Xiangjiang is no longer safe.
It is extremely dangerous to stay in such a market any longer, unless you are a philanthropist.
Are they philanthropists?
Apparently not.
As a result, a financial turmoil swept across Asia......
Little John looked at the people in the conference room, feeling that the atmosphere was a little gloomy, and he smiled again: "Since the economic crisis in Southeast Asia, a large amount of our capital has been harvested in the stock market and exchange rate market, and now we have made so much money, even if there is a little loss, it will not hurt." ”
In the conference room, some people nodded in approval, while others were still thinking about how to get the last vote.
Toms of the Boston consortium, after some consideration, said slowly, "I think we should fully withdraw from Xiangjiang real estate and the stock market, so that it is more prudent." ”
As early as more than ten years ago, they began to invest in the Xiangjiang stock market, and with the take-off of the Xiangjiang economy, they earned several times the profits.
Similarly, because of the increase in holdings in the past ten years, the shares they hold have reached a very huge amount.
Although they sold a large number of shares last year, when the Hong Kong stock market was at a high level, there are still a significant number of stocks that have not had time to withdraw.
Their concern is that once a large number of shots are made, they will inevitably be seen by stockholders, which will trigger panic selling.
When the time comes, the stock market will fall too fast, and they will also make a lot less.
"Yes, it will take us a few months to safely withdraw these funds, but I think we should also give them a heavy blow when we exit the Hong Kong financial market, so that they understand who is in charge of the world economy." Richard of the Mellon consortium said with a smile as he tapped his fingers lightly on the tabletop.
Everyone in the audience looked at each other and smiled.
"Soros is indeed a very sharp eagle, let them stop for a while recently, and when we are almost done, use the last chips to launch a fatal blow!"
......
Wall Street, Quantum Fund Office.
There's also a meeting going on here.
Soros sat at the front of the conference table, next to his fat military advisor, Drucken Miller.
He was the first to speak: "Jones, have you gained anything from going to Xiangjiang this time?" ”
"Please don't talk about it again, it's not a friendly trip!" Jones said with a dark face and gritted teeth.
He was brutally thrown on the street by the security personnel of Infinity Corporation, and finally ran back to New York in order to catch a plane.
was so embarrassed that it was naturally ridiculed by many colleagues, and even this "news" had been circulated privately on Wall Street.
I believe that it won't be long before some third-rate stall magazines will report on this incident......
Oh! Oh, my God!?
As an elite in the United States, when has he ever been insulted like this?!