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in the manor in the northern suburb of Greenwich, Connecticut.
It's October 23, Thursday.
Simon and his wife spent three days in Washington. Today they came to New York together. During the day, Simon was busy with Danielle Reese's entertainment, while Janet focused on cersei capital. The evening is a small cocktail party held by the westrow family, which mainly entertains some financial celebrities on Wall Street.
In the villa hall.
Cersei capital is responsible for the three major businesses of hedge, investment and fund: Matthew Kaplan, Leon black and Lawrence Fink; George Soros, the head of Quantum Fund; Henry Paulson, CEO of Goldman Sachs; bill spotter, who has become the First Boston president of Credit Suisse; and Thomas, CEO of Bank of new York Mellon, who has just completed the integration S. leney, John Merriwether, the head of long term capital management, and so on.
With Simon as the owner and James Leibold in charge of Westeros, there are only more than 20 people in total, but if anyone familiar with the financial circles on Wall Street sees this scene, they will feel that it is too much pressure.
And there must be something big happening in the financial world.
Of course, something big is about to happen.
What's more, the truth is not so hard to guess. It must be Asia, which is in turmoil.
These days, after Simon's contact, almost everyone who should know about Hong Kong has already known about it. Today's reception is just after many people called to test it. Simon simply invited everyone to get together to reach a tacit agreement.
Speaking of the "international financial speculators" who are targeting Asia at this time, Soros is the first to bear the brunt. Many people even think that Soros was responsible for the Asian financial crisis alone.
Of course not.
Soros was just pushed out of the rafter, the old man is willing to show off.
In addition, the whole wall street, such as Goldman Sachs, Morgan, Lehman, First Boston, etc., and even a series of financial giants in Europe and Japan, have not run. Even if there is no direct capital hedging Department on the surface, they have invested in various kinds of hedge funds in private. Therefore, all of them belong to the "international financial speculators" who are killing all sides in Asia ranks.
Capitalists have no motherland.
During this period of time, whether in Asia, Europe, or even North America, all parties are waiting for the opportunity to reap the benefits. Just like the Dow Jones circuit breaker crash, not only cersei capital, but also many local financial institutions in the United States are making a lot of profits. Of course, there are also institutions with huge losses due to the wrong direction.
No one owes when he wins, and no one resents when he loses.
Each depends on his ability.
Now, Simon westero and even Soros, who are regarded as enemies by Asian countries, suddenly turn to support Hong Kong. After a series of discussions, we all see opportunities.
Hong Kong is a piece of fat.
We all know that if we can chew it down, it will be full of pots. The
problem is that everyone knows that this meat is not good to eat because it will collapse its teeth if it is not on the Chinese mainland.
If there is no Simon to lead, even if it is more difficult, we should work together and try our best.
What if it works?
However, after westrow took the lead, things suddenly began to become interesting, and at the same time, simple.
Hong Kong is not easy to chew. However, if we use Hong Kong as a chessboard to give a big picture to those European or Asian capitals whose strength is far inferior to that of Wall Street, as well as many small funds or retail investors who do not know the truth and only know how to follow suit, it will be full of pots!
Therefore, in fact, from a few days ago, Wall Street leaders who gradually got the news began to quietly turn around, clean up short positions and establish long positions.
Although the Hong Kong stock market has continued to fall in recent days due to the overall financial turmoil in Asia, in fact, many big capitals on Wall Street have unconsciously completed the turn.
Under the turmoil in Asia, even though many people are optimistic that Hong Kong's financial market will not be broken, the mainstream concept still believes that the Hang Seng index will fall below 10000 or even lower. Therefore, at the beginning of October, it was very difficult for bearers to set up short positions. They knew that they would fall, and not many people would be foolish enough to gamble with short positions.
In the zero sum hedging market, only some official capital will undertake a small number of short contracts in order to maintain the stability of the financial market.
After Simon and Soros reached a tacit agreement and soon completed the connection with all parties on Wall Street, we began to consciously establish all kinds of long positions in Hong Kong's financial market. Although it aroused the vigilance of a small part of financial capital, these long positions were all taken by countless short positions swarming rampant in Asia under the situation of one side.
Simon does not know the specific situation of other companies, but only cersei capital has accumulated all kinds of long positions around Hong Kong during this period, with a total size of more than US $6 billion.
Today's gathering is actually the final tacit agreement.Date, to be exact.
On October 29, that is, next Wednesday, westrow system and Soros will jointly announce the favorable investment for Hong Kong.
Then, October 30, Thursday, October 31 and Friday are not only the last two trading days of next week, but also the last two trading days of October. At the same time, they are also the final settlement date of the Hang Seng index futures contract in October. All parties, including the Chinese side, will work together to carry out a big reversal, lift the Hang Seng Index to the greatest extent, and wipe out all short positions.
A corner of the hall.
Henry Paulson, the head of Goldman Sachs, who took office just last year, got the exact date from Simon. After a few words, he turned to another topic: "Simon, South Korea, can you tell me what you are going to do?"
If Hong Kong has reached a tacit agreement, few people in South Korea, even at the reception, are aware of Simon's layout.
Goldman Sachs is an obvious exception.
Bob Rubin, the current treasury secretary, was the last head of Goldman Sachs. Simon wanted to complete the layout of South Korea and couldn't get around the IMF. Therefore, it's not a secret to Washington, it's not a secret to the Treasury, and it's no longer a secret to Goldman Sachs.
Simon therefore did not deny Paulson, but said: "Henry, about South Korea, this is a long-term industrial layout of the westero system, you should not be too interested?"
Henry Paulson shook his head and said, "Simon, Goldman has a lot of long-term investments."
"In that case, Henry, if you like, you can join us this time," Simon said. He hesitated a little and said simply, "I'm going to eat the whole Korea."
"Simon, it's not easy," Henry Paulson said with a look of surprise and a little thought. "There are a lot of problems."
"Any problem that can be solved is not a problem."
Henry Paulson said: "I have also done a lot of research on South Korea. This is a country that has been surrounded by the surrounding powers for thousands of years because of its geographical location. Therefore, the people of South Korea are very interested in the independence of the country and the nation. They have easily triggered National emotions. How can you solve this problem?"
"Frankly, I did an experiment recently."
"On the 18th."
"That's right," Simon said. "If you study it again, you can find that the Korean people, the Korean government and the South Korean Chaebol actually form a very interesting triangle."
Henry Paulson pondered and shook his head. "No, it's not a stable triangle."
"I don't say it's a stable triangle," Simon said with a smile. "I mean, it's a very interesting triangle. The Korean people, the Korean government and the South Korean Chaebol are actually inter controlled. As long as they make good use of their contradictions, I can eat the country. You know, it's the kind of person behind the scenes. "
"Oh, I can feel it, Simon," Henry Paulson said with a smile. "You love being behind the scenes."
"Who doesn't like it."
In a joke, Henry Paulson continued: "in this era, if you want to control a country, the core is to control the economic lifeline of the country. In South Korea, what can be regarded as the economic lifeline is probably automobile and electronics. Of course, finance is also essential. Simon, Goldman Sachs cooperated with cersei capital to set foot in South Korea's finance, the rest of the cars and electronics, or other things I didn't see. How about you come by yourself? "
For South Korea, Simon didn't intend to eat it alone. He said he wanted to eat it all. He meant to eat it together with the community of interests of the westero system. The reason why we still keep a low-key secret is to avoid some of our core goals being scrambled.
Goldman Sachs came up ahead of time, Simon did not refuse, nodded: "no problem."
Henry Paulson, however, was not satisfied. He said with a smile, "Simon, I'm more curious about what I didn't see."
Simon doesn't have any reservations about Henry Paulson, but he doesn't intend to say, "Henry, actually, I'm not interested in Korean cars at all."
Henry Paulson raised his eyebrow slightly: "why?"
Simon said, "Henry, don't you think an industry that has lasted for a century should be regarded as a sunset industry?"
Henry Paulson shook his head and said, "Simon, the problem is that many emerging countries are still in the primary stage of development in terms of automobile consumption, such as China, Eastern Europe and even Africa in the future. I think automobiles, like electricity and communications, are just in demand and it is impossible to eliminate them."
"You're right, Henry, but just to say communication, a century ago, long-distance communication relied on telegraph. Then, in the 20th century, telephone began to spread. Then, in the last decade, mobile communication and Internet began to rise, which is enough to illustrate the problem. Cars are just needed, but in my opinion, it's time for the traditional diesel locomotives to change and replace them. "
Henry Paulson thought for a moment, but he could only shake his head: "Simon, I don't see a chance for change in the automotive industry. You don't mean electric cars or something?""Why not?"
"The problem of electric vehicles is much more troublesome than diesel locomotives, just the battery part..." When Henry Paulson said this, he suddenly looked at the young man in front of him: "if I remember correctly, two years ago, you seem to have won IBM's battery department, recttery, right?"
"Yes," Simon admitted with a smile, and praised, "Henry, I have to say that you have a good memory."
Henry Paulson gave a little wry smile and said, "actually, I happen to know that Simon, your team in China has recently invested in a battery manufacturer, BYD."
Simon nodded again, saw Thomas Renyi and George Soros of Bank of New York come here together, and finally raised his glass to Henry Paulson: "Henry, if you are optimistic, Goldman Sachs can play together next."
Henry Paulson looked at the back of the young man who turned to meet Soros, and suddenly had an inexplicable shudder.
Because he understood some of the young man's ideas.
Cars are just needed. Henry Paulson is very confident in his own judgment. Although it has lasted for 100 years, even in another 100 years, he does not think that human beings can get rid of this means of transportation.
However, this does not mean that diesel locomotives cannot be eliminated.
Think about what this young man has done.
In less than a decade, the westero system has promoted the development of the Internet industry on its own, and Simon has become the world's first trillion dollar super rich by cutting off a large part of the interests of the Internet industry.
It is not difficult to see that creating an industry involves more interests than competing for mature industries that have been developed and improved.
As an automobile industry that may be just needed in the next 100 years, if westero system can achieve the alternative transformation of electric vehicles to diesel locomotives with its own efforts, it is almost the same as creating an industry, and the scale of benefits involved in the automobile industry, at least in Henry Paulson's view at this time, is far more than the Internet industry .
If we complete this pioneering work and eat most of the benefits again, maybe it is not impossible for the world to have the first super rich person with a hundred billion dollar level.
How can such ambition not shock people? !
once again, looking at a young man who began to chat with Soros, Henry Paulson forgot to pay attention to South Korea for a moment, and subconsciously began to sort out the possible layout of the future electric vehicle industry related to the westero system.
Henry Paulson is also clear about the three goals Simon has recently lobbied in Washington. Among them, controllable nuclear fusion, which breaks through energy constraints, is not just for electric vehicles?
As long as the controllable nuclear fusion is realized, the cost of electric energy will be far lower than the mainstream fossil energy used in the automotive industry, which directly provides the basis for the promotion of electric vehicles.
However, Henry Paulson is not so optimistic about the short-term breakthrough of controllable nuclear fusion technology. He said that the ITER project that the Westeros family, which he also heard about recently, intends to fund is just a super large Tokamak experimental device. It will take ten years to build it. If all goes well, it will take at least 30 years to realize the mature application of controllable nuclear fusion After that.
Thinking of this, Henry Paulson inevitably doubts himself. Is he too pessimistic?
In any case, since Simon westero intends to do so, and the Internet industry's success precedes it, there is no reason why Goldman should not follow the bet.
Henry Paulson quickly grasped another key.
Battery.
That's right!
For diesel locomotives, oil is the key. For electric vehicles, however, electricity is not the key, because there are too many sources, and the engine is not the key. With 100 years of technology accumulation, this is not a problem. Therefore, the battery which can be used to store a lot of power is the key.
It is quite conceivable that if all the billions of diesel locomotives in the world are replaced by electric vehicles, the demand for batteries will be huge.
Therefore, Henry Paulson has a feeling that the future electric vehicle industry will win the battery and the world!
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in the manor in the northern suburb of Greenwich, Connecticut.
It's October 23, Thursday.
Simon and his wife spent three days in Washington. Today they came to New York together. During the day, Simon was busy with Danielle Reese's entertainment, while Janet focused on cersei capital. The evening is a small cocktail party held by the westrow family, which mainly entertains some financial celebrities on Wall Street.
In the villa hall.
Cersei capital is responsible for the three major businesses of hedge, investment and fund: Matthew Kaplan, Leon black and Lawrence Fink; George Soros, the head of Quantum Fund; Henry Paulson, CEO of Goldman Sachs; bill spotter, who has become the First Boston president of Credit Suisse; and Thomas, CEO of Bank of new York Mellon, who has just completed the integration S. leney, John Merriwether, the head of long term capital management, and so on.
With Simon as the owner and James Leibold in charge of Westeros, there are only more than 20 people in total, but if anyone familiar with the financial circles on Wall Street sees this scene, they will feel that it is too much pressure.
And there must be something big happening in the financial world.
Of course, something big is about to happen.
What's more, the truth is not so hard to guess. It must be Asia, which is in turmoil.
These days, after Simon's contact, almost everyone who should know about Hong Kong has already known about it. Today's reception is just after many people called to test it. Simon simply invited everyone to get together to reach a tacit agreement.
Speaking of the "international financial speculators" who are targeting Asia at this time, Soros is the first to bear the brunt. Many people even think that Soros was responsible for the Asian financial crisis alone.
Of course not.
Soros was just pushed out of the rafter, the old man is willing to show off.
In addition, the whole wall street, such as Goldman Sachs, Morgan, Lehman, First Boston, etc., and even a series of financial giants in Europe and Japan, have not run. Even if there is no direct capital hedging Department on the surface, they have invested in various kinds of hedge funds in private. Therefore, all of them belong to the "international financial speculators" who are killing all sides in Asia ranks.
Capitalists have no motherland.
During this period of time, whether in Asia, Europe, or even North America, all parties are waiting for the opportunity to reap the benefits. Just like the Dow Jones circuit breaker crash, not only cersei capital, but also many local financial institutions in the United States are making a lot of profits. Of course, there are also institutions with huge losses due to the wrong direction.
No one owes when he wins, and no one resents when he loses.
Each depends on his ability.
Now, Simon westero and even Soros, who are regarded as enemies by Asian countries, suddenly turn to support Hong Kong. After a series of discussions, we all see opportunities.
Hong Kong is a piece of fat.
We all know that if we can chew it down, it will be full of pots. The
problem is that everyone knows that this meat is not good to eat because it will collapse its teeth if it is not on the Chinese mainland.
If there is no Simon to lead, even if it is more difficult, we should work together and try our best.
What if it works?
However, after westrow took the lead, things suddenly began to become interesting, and at the same time, simple.
Hong Kong is not easy to chew. However, if we use Hong Kong as a chessboard to give a big picture to those European or Asian capitals whose strength is far inferior to that of Wall Street, as well as many small funds or retail investors who do not know the truth and only know how to follow suit, it will be full of pots!
Therefore, in fact, from a few days ago, Wall Street leaders who gradually got the news began to quietly turn around, clean up short positions and establish long positions.
Although the Hong Kong stock market has continued to fall in recent days due to the overall financial turmoil in Asia, in fact, many big capitals on Wall Street have unconsciously completed the turn.
Under the turmoil in Asia, even though many people are optimistic that Hong Kong's financial market will not be broken, the mainstream concept still believes that the Hang Seng index will fall below 10000 or even lower. Therefore, at the beginning of October, it was very difficult for bearers to set up short positions. They knew that they would fall, and not many people would be foolish enough to gamble with short positions.
In the zero sum hedging market, only some official capital will undertake a small number of short contracts in order to maintain the stability of the financial market.
After Simon and Soros reached a tacit agreement and soon completed the connection with all parties on Wall Street, we began to consciously establish all kinds of long positions in Hong Kong's financial market. Although it aroused the vigilance of a small part of financial capital, these long positions were all taken by countless short positions swarming rampant in Asia under the situation of one side.
Simon does not know the specific situation of other companies, but only cersei capital has accumulated all kinds of long positions around Hong Kong during this period, with a total size of more than US $6 billion.
Today's gathering is actually the final tacit agreement.Date, to be exact.
On October 29, that is, next Wednesday, westrow system and Soros will jointly announce the favorable investment for Hong Kong.
Then, October 30, Thursday, October 31 and Friday are not only the last two trading days of next week, but also the last two trading days of October. At the same time, they are also the final settlement date of the Hang Seng index futures contract in October. All parties, including the Chinese side, will work together to carry out a big reversal, lift the Hang Seng Index to the greatest extent, and wipe out all short positions.
A corner of the hall.
Henry Paulson, the head of Goldman Sachs, who took office just last year, got the exact date from Simon. After a few words, he turned to another topic: "Simon, South Korea, can you tell me what you are going to do?"
If Hong Kong has reached a tacit agreement, few people in South Korea, even at the reception, are aware of Simon's layout.
Goldman Sachs is an obvious exception.
Bob Rubin, the current treasury secretary, was the last head of Goldman Sachs. Simon wanted to complete the layout of South Korea and couldn't get around the IMF. Therefore, it's not a secret to Washington, it's not a secret to the Treasury, and it's no longer a secret to Goldman Sachs.
Simon therefore did not deny Paulson, but said: "Henry, about South Korea, this is a long-term industrial layout of the westero system, you should not be too interested?"
Henry Paulson shook his head and said, "Simon, Goldman has a lot of long-term investments."
"In that case, Henry, if you like, you can join us this time," Simon said. He hesitated a little and said simply, "I'm going to eat the whole Korea."
"Simon, it's not easy," Henry Paulson said with a look of surprise and a little thought. "There are a lot of problems."
"Any problem that can be solved is not a problem."
Henry Paulson said: "I have also done a lot of research on South Korea. This is a country that has been surrounded by the surrounding powers for thousands of years because of its geographical location. Therefore, the people of South Korea are very interested in the independence of the country and the nation. They have easily triggered National emotions. How can you solve this problem?"
"Frankly, I did an experiment recently."
"On the 18th."
"That's right," Simon said. "If you study it again, you can find that the Korean people, the Korean government and the South Korean Chaebol actually form a very interesting triangle."
Henry Paulson pondered and shook his head. "No, it's not a stable triangle."
"I don't say it's a stable triangle," Simon said with a smile. "I mean, it's a very interesting triangle. The Korean people, the Korean government and the South Korean Chaebol are actually inter controlled. As long as they make good use of their contradictions, I can eat the country. You know, it's the kind of person behind the scenes. "
"Oh, I can feel it, Simon," Henry Paulson said with a smile. "You love being behind the scenes."
"Who doesn't like it."
In a joke, Henry Paulson continued: "in this era, if you want to control a country, the core is to control the economic lifeline of the country. In South Korea, what can be regarded as the economic lifeline is probably automobile and electronics. Of course, finance is also essential. Simon, Goldman Sachs cooperated with cersei capital to set foot in South Korea's finance, the rest of the cars and electronics, or other things I didn't see. How about you come by yourself? "
For South Korea, Simon didn't intend to eat it alone. He said he wanted to eat it all. He meant to eat it together with the community of interests of the westero system. The reason why we still keep a low-key secret is to avoid some of our core goals being scrambled.
Goldman Sachs came up ahead of time, Simon did not refuse, nodded: "no problem."
Henry Paulson, however, was not satisfied. He said with a smile, "Simon, I'm more curious about what I didn't see."
Simon doesn't have any reservations about Henry Paulson, but he doesn't intend to say, "Henry, actually, I'm not interested in Korean cars at all."
Henry Paulson raised his eyebrow slightly: "why?"
Simon said, "Henry, don't you think an industry that has lasted for a century should be regarded as a sunset industry?"
Henry Paulson shook his head and said, "Simon, the problem is that many emerging countries are still in the primary stage of development in terms of automobile consumption, such as China, Eastern Europe and even Africa in the future. I think automobiles, like electricity and communications, are just in demand and it is impossible to eliminate them."
"You're right, Henry, but just to say communication, a century ago, long-distance communication relied on telegraph. Then, in the 20th century, telephone began to spread. Then, in the last decade, mobile communication and Internet began to rise, which is enough to illustrate the problem. Cars are just needed, but in my opinion, it's time for the traditional diesel locomotives to change and replace them. "
Henry Paulson thought for a moment, but he could only shake his head: "Simon, I don't see a chance for change in the automotive industry. You don't mean electric cars or something?""Why not?"
"The problem of electric vehicles is much more troublesome than diesel locomotives, just the battery part..." When Henry Paulson said this, he suddenly looked at the young man in front of him: "if I remember correctly, two years ago, you seem to have won IBM's battery department, recttery, right?"
"Yes," Simon admitted with a smile, and praised, "Henry, I have to say that you have a good memory."
Henry Paulson gave a little wry smile and said, "actually, I happen to know that Simon, your team in China has recently invested in a battery manufacturer, BYD."
Simon nodded again, saw Thomas Renyi and George Soros of Bank of New York come here together, and finally raised his glass to Henry Paulson: "Henry, if you are optimistic, Goldman Sachs can play together next."
Henry Paulson looked at the back of the young man who turned to meet Soros, and suddenly had an inexplicable shudder.
Because he understood some of the young man's ideas.
Cars are just needed. Henry Paulson is very confident in his own judgment. Although it has lasted for 100 years, even in another 100 years, he does not think that human beings can get rid of this means of transportation.
However, this does not mean that diesel locomotives cannot be eliminated.
Think about what this young man has done.
In less than a decade, the westero system has promoted the development of the Internet industry on its own, and Simon has become the world's first trillion dollar super rich by cutting off a large part of the interests of the Internet industry.
It is not difficult to see that creating an industry involves more interests than competing for mature industries that have been developed and improved.
As an automobile industry that may be just needed in the next 100 years, if westero system can achieve the alternative transformation of electric vehicles to diesel locomotives with its own efforts, it is almost the same as creating an industry, and the scale of benefits involved in the automobile industry, at least in Henry Paulson's view at this time, is far more than the Internet industry .
If we complete this pioneering work and eat most of the benefits again, maybe it is not impossible for the world to have the first super rich person with a hundred billion dollar level.
How can such ambition not shock people? !
once again, looking at a young man who began to chat with Soros, Henry Paulson forgot to pay attention to South Korea for a moment, and subconsciously began to sort out the possible layout of the future electric vehicle industry related to the westero system.
Henry Paulson is also clear about the three goals Simon has recently lobbied in Washington. Among them, controllable nuclear fusion, which breaks through energy constraints, is not just for electric vehicles?
As long as the controllable nuclear fusion is realized, the cost of electric energy will be far lower than the mainstream fossil energy used in the automotive industry, which directly provides the basis for the promotion of electric vehicles.
However, Henry Paulson is not so optimistic about the short-term breakthrough of controllable nuclear fusion technology. He said that the ITER project that the Westeros family, which he also heard about recently, intends to fund is just a super large Tokamak experimental device. It will take ten years to build it. If all goes well, it will take at least 30 years to realize the mature application of controllable nuclear fusion After that.
Thinking of this, Henry Paulson inevitably doubts himself. Is he too pessimistic?
In any case, since Simon westero intends to do so, and the Internet industry's success precedes it, there is no reason why Goldman should not follow the bet.
Henry Paulson quickly grasped another key.
Battery.
That's right!
For diesel locomotives, oil is the key. For electric vehicles, however, electricity is not the key, because there are too many sources, and the engine is not the key. With 100 years of technology accumulation, this is not a problem. Therefore, the battery which can be used to store a lot of power is the key.
It is quite conceivable that if all the billions of diesel locomotives in the world are replaced by electric vehicles, the demand for batteries will be huge.
Therefore, Henry Paulson has a feeling that the future electric vehicle industry will win the battery and the world!
Reading welfare pay attention to the public.. number Shuyou base camp, read books every day to draw cash / money! in the manor in the northern suburb of Greenwich, Connecticut. It's October 23, Thursday. Simon and his wife spent three days in Washington. Today they came to New York together. During the day, Simon was busy with Danielle Reese's entertainment, while Janet focused on cersei capital. The evening is a small cocktail party held by the westrow family, which mainly entertains some financial celebrities on Wall Street. In the villa hall. Cersei capital is responsible for the three major businesses of hedge, investment and fund: Matthew Kaplan, Leon black and Lawrence Fink; George Soros, the head of Quantum Fund; Henry Paulson, CEO of Goldman Sachs; bill spotter, who has become the First Boston president of Credit Suisse; and Thomas, CEO of Bank of new York Mellon, who has just completed the integration S. leney, John Merriwether, the head of long term capital management, and so on. With Simon as the owner and James Leibold in charge of Westeros, there are only more than 20 people in total, but if anyone familiar with the financial circles on Wall Street sees this scene, they will feel that it is too much pressure. And there must be something big happening in the financial world. Of course, something big is about to happen. What's more, the truth is not so hard to guess. It must be Asia, which is in turmoil. These days, after Simon's contact, almost everyone who should know about Hong Kong has already known about it. Today's reception is just after many people called to test it. Simon simply invited everyone to get together to reach a tacit agreement. Speaking of the "international financial speculators" who are targeting Asia at this time, Soros is the first to bear the brunt. Many people even think that Soros was responsible for the Asian financial crisis alone. Of course not. Soros was just pushed out of the rafter, the old man is willing to show off. In addition, the whole wall street, such as Goldman Sachs, Morgan, Lehman, First Boston, etc., and even a series of financial giants in Europe and Japan, have not run. Even if there is no direct capital hedging Department on the surface, they have invested in various kinds of hedge funds in private. Therefore, all of them belong to the "international financial speculators" who are killing all sides in Asia ranks. Capitalists have no motherland. During this period of time, whether in Asia, Europe, or even North America, all parties are waiting for the opportunity to reap the benefits. Just like the Dow Jones circuit breaker crash, not only cersei capital, but also many local financial institutions in the United States are making a lot of profits. Of course, there are also institutions with huge losses due to the wrong direction. No one owes when he wins, and no one resents when he loses. Each depends on his ability. Now, Simon westero and even Soros, who are regarded as enemies by Asian countries, suddenly turn to support Hong Kong. After a series of discussions, we all see opportunities. Hong Kong is a piece of fat. We all know that if we can chew it down, it will be full of pots. The problem is that everyone knows that this meat is not good to eat because it will collapse its teeth if it is not on the Chinese mainland. If there is no Simon to lead, even if it is more difficult, we should work together and try our best. What if it works? However, after westrow took the lead, things suddenly began to become interesting, and at the same time, simple. Hong Kong is not easy to chew. However, if we use Hong Kong as a chessboard to give a big picture to those European or Asian capitals whose strength is far inferior to that of Wall Street, as well as many small funds or retail investors who do not know the truth and only know how to follow suit, it will be full of pots! Therefore, in fact, from a few days ago, Wall Street leaders who gradually got the news began to quietly turn around, clean up short positions and establish long positions. Although the Hong Kong stock market has continued to fall in recent days due to the overall financial turmoil in Asia, in fact, many big capitals on Wall Street have unconsciously completed the turn. Under the turmoil in Asia, even though many people are optimistic that Hong Kong's financial market will not be broken, the mainstream concept still believes that the Hang Seng index will fall below 10000 or even lower. Therefore, at the beginning of October, it was very difficult for bearers to set up short positions. They knew that they would fall, and not many people would be foolish enough to gamble with short positions. In the zero sum hedging market, only some official capital will undertake a small number of short contracts in order to maintain the stability of the financial market. After Simon and Soros reached a tacit agreement and soon completed the connection with all parties on Wall Street, we began to consciously establish all kinds of long positions in Hong Kong's financial market. Although it aroused the vigilance of a small part of financial capital, these long positions were all taken by countless short positions swarming rampant in Asia under the situation of one side. Simon does not know the specific situation of other companies, but only cersei capital has accumulated all kinds of long positions around Hong Kong during this period, with a total size of more than US $6 billion. Today's gathering is actually the final tacit agreement.Date, to be exact. On October 29, that is, next Wednesday, westrow system and Soros will jointly announce the favorable investment for Hong Kong. Then, October 30, Thursday, October 31 and Friday are not only the last two trading days of next week, but also the last two trading days of October. At the same time, they are also the final settlement date of the Hang Seng index futures contract in October. All parties, including the Chinese side, will work together to carry out a big reversal, lift the Hang Seng Index to the greatest extent, and wipe out all short positions. A corner of the hall. Henry Paulson, the head of Goldman Sachs, who took office just last year, got the exact date from Simon. After a few words, he turned to another topic: "Simon, South Korea, can you tell me what you are going to do?" If Hong Kong has reached a tacit agreement, few people in South Korea, even at the reception, are aware of Simon's layout. Goldman Sachs is an obvious exception. Bob Rubin, the current treasury secretary, was the last head of Goldman Sachs. Simon wanted to complete the layout of South Korea and couldn't get around the IMF. Therefore, it's not a secret to Washington, it's not a secret to the Treasury, and it's no longer a secret to Goldman Sachs. Simon therefore did not deny Paulson, but said: "Henry, about South Korea, this is a long-term industrial layout of the westero system, you should not be too interested?" Henry Paulson shook his head and said, "Simon, Goldman has a lot of long-term investments." "In that case, Henry, if you like, you can join us this time," Simon said. He hesitated a little and said simply, "I'm going to eat the whole Korea." "Simon, it's not easy," Henry Paulson said with a look of surprise and a little thought. "There are a lot of problems." "Any problem that can be solved is not a problem." Henry Paulson said: "I have also done a lot of research on South Korea. This is a country that has been surrounded by the surrounding powers for thousands of years because of its geographical location. Therefore, the people of South Korea are very interested in the independence of the country and the nation. They have easily triggered National emotions. How can you solve this problem?" "Frankly, I did an experiment recently." "On the 18th." "That's right," Simon said. "If you study it again, you can find that the Korean people, the Korean government and the South Korean Chaebol actually form a very interesting triangle." Henry Paulson pondered and shook his head. "No, it's not a stable triangle." "I don't say it's a stable triangle," Simon said with a smile. "I mean, it's a very interesting triangle. The Korean people, the Korean government and the South Korean Chaebol are actually inter controlled. As long as they make good use of their contradictions, I can eat the country. You know, it's the kind of person behind the scenes. " "Oh, I can feel it, Simon," Henry Paulson said with a smile. "You love being behind the scenes." "Who doesn't like it." In a joke, Henry Paulson continued: "in this era, if you want to control a country, the core is to control the economic lifeline of the country. In South Korea, what can be regarded as the economic lifeline is probably automobile and electronics. Of course, finance is also essential. Simon, Goldman Sachs cooperated with cersei capital to set foot in South Korea's finance, the rest of the cars and electronics, or other things I didn't see. How about you come by yourself? " For South Korea, Simon didn't intend to eat it alone. He said he wanted to eat it all. He meant to eat it together with the community of interests of the westero system. The reason why we still keep a low-key secret is to avoid some of our core goals being scrambled. Goldman Sachs came up ahead of time, Simon did not refuse, nodded: "no problem." Henry Paulson, however, was not satisfied. He said with a smile, "Simon, I'm more curious about what I didn't see." Simon doesn't have any reservations about Henry Paulson, but he doesn't intend to say, "Henry, actually, I'm not interested in Korean cars at all." Henry Paulson raised his eyebrow slightly: "why?" Simon said, "Henry, don't you think an industry that has lasted for a century should be regarded as a sunset industry?" Henry Paulson shook his head and said, "Simon, the problem is that many emerging countries are still in the primary stage of development in terms of automobile consumption, such as China, Eastern Europe and even Africa in the future. I think automobiles, like electricity and communications, are just in demand and it is impossible to eliminate them." "You're right, Henry, but just to say communication, a century ago, long-distance communication relied on telegraph. Then, in the 20th century, telephone began to spread. Then, in the last decade, mobile communication and Internet began to rise, which is enough to illustrate the problem. Cars are just needed, but in my opinion, it's time for the traditional diesel locomotives to change and replace them. " Henry Paulson thought for a moment, but he could only shake his head: "Simon, I don't see a chance for change in the automotive industry. You don't mean electric cars or something?""Why not?" "The problem of electric vehicles is much more troublesome than diesel locomotives, just the battery part..." When Henry Paulson said this, he suddenly looked at the young man in front of him: "if I remember correctly, two years ago, you seem to have won IBM's battery department, recttery, right?" "Yes," Simon admitted with a smile, and praised, "Henry, I have to say that you have a good memory." Henry Paulson gave a little wry smile and said, "actually, I happen to know that Simon, your team in China has recently invested in a battery manufacturer, BYD." Simon nodded again, saw Thomas Renyi and George Soros of Bank of New York come here together, and finally raised his glass to Henry Paulson: "Henry, if you are optimistic, Goldman Sachs can play together next." Henry Paulson looked at the back of the young man who turned to meet Soros, and suddenly had an inexplicable shudder. Because he understood some of the young man's ideas. Cars are just needed. Henry Paulson is very confident in his own judgment. Although it has lasted for 100 years, even in another 100 years, he does not think that human beings can get rid of this means of transportation. However, this does not mean that diesel locomotives cannot be eliminated. Think about what this young man has done. In less than a decade, the westero system has promoted the development of the Internet industry on its own, and Simon has become the world's first trillion dollar super rich by cutting off a large part of the interests of the Internet industry. It is not difficult to see that creating an industry involves more interests than competing for mature industries that have been developed and improved. As an automobile industry that may be just needed in the next 100 years, if westero system can achieve the alternative transformation of electric vehicles to diesel locomotives with its own efforts, it is almost the same as creating an industry, and the scale of benefits involved in the automobile industry, at least in Henry Paulson's view at this time, is far more than the Internet industry . If we complete this pioneering work and eat most of the benefits again, maybe it is not impossible for the world to have the first super rich person with a hundred billion dollar level. How can such ambition not shock people? ! once again, looking at a young man who began to chat with Soros, Henry Paulson forgot to pay attention to South Korea for a moment, and subconsciously began to sort out the possible layout of the future electric vehicle industry related to the westero system. Henry Paulson is also clear about the three goals Simon has recently lobbied in Washington. Among them, controllable nuclear fusion, which breaks through energy constraints, is not just for electric vehicles? As long as the controllable nuclear fusion is realized, the cost of electric energy will be far lower than the mainstream fossil energy used in the automotive industry, which directly provides the basis for the promotion of electric vehicles. However, Henry Paulson is not so optimistic about the short-term breakthrough of controllable nuclear fusion technology. He said that the ITER project that the Westeros family, which he also heard about recently, intends to fund is just a super large Tokamak experimental device. It will take ten years to build it. If all goes well, it will take at least 30 years to realize the mature application of controllable nuclear fusion After that. Thinking of this, Henry Paulson inevitably doubts himself. Is he too pessimistic? In any case, since Simon westero intends to do so, and the Internet industry's success precedes it, there is no reason why Goldman should not follow the bet. Henry Paulson quickly grasped another key. Battery. That's right! For diesel locomotives, oil is the key. For electric vehicles, however, electricity is not the key, because there are too many sources, and the engine is not the key. With 100 years of technology accumulation, this is not a problem. Therefore, the battery which can be used to store a lot of power is the key. It is quite conceivable that if all the billions of diesel locomotives in the world are replaced by electric vehicles, the demand for batteries will be huge. Therefore, Henry Paulson has a feeling that the future electric vehicle industry will win the battery and the world!
