Chapter 235: Chain Reaction
"Tony, why are you not happy when we make so much money?" Doris asked Monet curiously.
I saw Monet sigh and say: "We are making money, but China's national industry is miserable!" ”
"Huh? Why is that? What's the relationship between that? Doris asked, puzzled.
"This explanation is more complicated, first of all, there is basically only China in the world that uses silver as the standard currency, and now the international silver price has skyrocketed, which will inevitably lead to a rise in China's exchange rate and a great reduction in the competitiveness of export products......" (The Plaza Accord and the United States forcing the appreciation of the renminbi are the same purpose.) )
But before Monet could finish speaking, Doris interrupted: "Wait a minute, isn't the government buying silver from the silver group, how can it cause the international silver to rise?" ”
"The original intention of the silver group is indeed that the government will buy all their silver, but the problem is that the price is too deformed, and everyone can see that the government is taking money to make up for it, so it is necessary to raise the international silver price to make this deformed price look more reasonable, so there is such a clause in the bill, which stipulates that silver must be included in the currency reserves, so that silver can reach at least one-third of the gold reserves or the price of silver rises to $1.29 per ounce. At the same time, the US Treasury Department has the right to decide what means to use to acquire silver on the international market in accordance with the national interest. How do you say this is unlikely to lead to an increase in international silver prices? Monet explained.
"Then why does a rise in the exchange rate lead to a decrease in export competitiveness?" Doris asked again.
"For example, if you used to buy a piece of Chinese porcelain in New York for $100, but now you need $120, will it cause some people to buy it too expensive? Isn't your competitiveness declining?
In fact, it does not stop there, but it will also lead to the shrinkage of the domestic market, because compared to Chinese consumers, the goods imported after the price of silver rises are cheaper, and more people will naturally buy them.
With all the domestic and international market share shrinking, how can the industry develop? It's good if you don't go bankrupt!
In fact, this is not the most ruthless, as far as I know, some short-sighted people began to smuggle and resell silver from China to the United States, and even some banks are secretly doing this, at this time, if there are competitors maliciously manipulating public opinion and mobilizing depositors to run on the bank, then the bank will immediately fail!
Because there is less and less money circulating in the market, the industrial capitalists cannot obtain enough money capital to participate in production, and the competitiveness of commodities is declining, so it is natural that they will fall into a business crisis! (For example, the original 500,000 BMW is now only sold for 150,000, so do you say that domestic cars still have a way to live?) )
In fact, Monet was not alarmist, at that time there were really many banks in China doing this, which directly led to the collapse of 12 of the 67 Chinese-funded banks in Shanghai, of course, not all of them were short-sighted, some were fooled or pitted, and most of them had the shadow of the Japanese behind this......
"Oh my God! It's so complicated! Doris sighed.
"The economy is like this, one link after another, it is not necessarily your competitors who beat you, but not necessarily who or something!" Monet chimed in.
"King Kong is not bad Dazhai Master"
"Okay, let's stop thinking about these unhappy things, we've made so much money, let's go have a good meal and celebrate!" Doris digressed.
"Okay, what do you want to eat?" Monet asked.
Doris thought for a moment, then replied, "Well, eat caviar!" ”
Hearing the words "caviar", Monet couldn't help frowning, because in his opinion, this is the IQ tax.
In fact, caviar was not a precious ingredient at the beginning, it was just the common food eaten by Russian farmers - sturgeon roe. After the October Revolution of 1918, the dish was brought to France by Russians who had fled to France, and it was sought after by the French upper class.
Due to the scarcity of production and the fact that it looks special, the price has skyrocketed, and it has gradually become a representative of high-end ingredients, and because sturgeon has not been farmed on a large scale, and even sturgeon in many western seas have become endangered species, so it is becoming more and more expensive. (In Hong Kong dramas, you can often see scenes of using caviar to show up, such as Andy Lau in "Disciple".) )
This matter ended with a major breakthrough in the artificial breeding technology of sturgeon by the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, and now China's caviar exports account for more than seventy percent of the world's caviar, and the price has been knocked down more than seventy percent, and now a small bottle is more than 80 yuan, and there are no expensive fruits, worthy of the name of "developed country grinder".
Although Monet didn't like to eat, he didn't want to spoil Doris's interest, so he nodded and replied, "Okay, then you can call and book a place!" ”
Just when the two were chatting, Cami was also chatting with her daughter Dina, only to see Dina happily say: "Mom, we really made a lot of money this time, it seems that this Mr. Monet is really powerful!" ”
Cami replied absentmindedly: "It's really powerful, but it's a pity that I can only earn this once!" ”
"Only earn this once? Why? Dina asked, puzzled.
Cammy explained: "Because Doris said that this Monet is only fried once in a while, and with my relationship with him, he can guide us once and already take care of us very much, and there can be no second time!" ”
Dina was right when she thought about it, but she still said in a relaxed tone: "Then let's give him money, it's a big deal to give more!" ”
Kami said angrily: "How much do you give more?" Do you know how much he has in between? It is enough to give him six or seven inheritances for those lovers, so if he gives less, people will not look down on him at all; But we give too much, after all, we are an investment company, and we are responsible for shareholders, so we can't take out too much money! ”
"Well, is there no other way?" Dina asked, frowning.
Cami glanced at her daughter, then replied, "There is a way, but I don't want to use it!" ”
Seeing her mother's expression, and thinking of Monet's rumors, Dina suddenly misunderstood: "Huh?!" Won't it be that Monet who forced you? ”
"What are you thinking?" Cami reprimanded, then sighed and said, "If he really likes me, it will be easy to do!" ”
PS: To be honest, I didn't eat any delicious caviar, and I don't think it meets the taste of most Chinese people, otherwise with the breadth and profundity of Chinese food culture, I would have researched N more ways to eat and artificially farmed......