Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 927 It's better not to touch Xiangjiang
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The surrender of Siam, which marked the coming of the financial turmoil in Southeast Asia, was like the first domino to fall—after the collapse of the Thai baht, the Philippine peso, Indonesian rupiah, and Malaysian ringgit became targets of international speculators.

Among them, the resistance of the Malaysian ringgit, which was roughly 2.5:1 with the US dollar before, has a weathervane significance.Once it falls like the Thai baht, it means that this area has completely fallen and is left to be taken away.

Mr. Richest Man is not interested in winning or losing like this. All he wants is in Siam—and at this time, Siamese media tycoon Lin Mingda is sitting across from him and laughing obsequiously.

Taxin’s generation belongs to the fourth generation of Siamese Chinese, and Lin Mingda belongs to the third generation of Siamese Chinese—however, this is basically meaningless in Siam, where assimilation has been very effective.

Lim Ming Tat's media kingdom truly emerged in the bloody May of 1992 - at that time, the Chachai Chunhawang government was overthrown by the Siamese military coup in 1991. Corruption was serious, so many people were happy to see it happen, but After the true face of the military was revealed that it was unwilling to restore the original political system, the people and the media began to strongly oppose it and held peaceful demonstrations. As a result, the military identified them as communists and suppressed them with force, including many medical staff. They all fell at gunpoint, causing chaos throughout Bangkok for five consecutive days.

Afterwards, Prime Minister Suchinda and the leaders of the protesters, who were introduced by the military, both knelt in front of the King of Thailand and promised to quell the storm. Only then did the demonstrations come to an end, the military faded out of the political arena, new elections and the constitution were restored, and continue to this day .

During this struggle, Lin Mingda's newspaper played a significant role, and was almost closed down by the military government.

Obviously, since then, Lin Mingda's media business has prospered by virtue of this politically correct capital, and last year, he accumulated a net worth of 6 million US dollars.

It's a pity that the world is changing and unpredictable - under the blow of this round of financial turmoil, many companies in Siam are on the verge of bankruptcy, including Lin Mingda's media company.And the panacea for bringing the dead back to life is to get a loan to provide blood.

In fact, Lin Mingda can be regarded as a typical tragedy model in the current Siamese business community - he seized the opportunity before and expanded regardless, but in the end he gambled on the wrong trend and was caught off guard by the financial turmoil. Money, but the problem is that without a strong relationship, basically don't count on the Siamese banking system that can't take care of itself.

Lin Mingda carefully observed the expressions of Thaksin and Mr. Richest Man, hoping to find a breakthrough. In fact, this media tycoon and the former did not have an intersection. Before the Siamese stock market was booming, he put the company that was about to be listed Some of the shares were allotted to the other party, but they were sold at a high price after changing hands, and the expected relationship did not fall.

After this incident, Lin Mingda figured out what the problem was——Tahin, a telecom tycoon whose family business owns TV stations and other media, didn't care much about his own value.

Glancing at the kind-faced richest man in the world, Lin Mingda continued to think - if he can't even impress the God of Wealth, then he has to follow another plan and sell part of his property to Chia Tai Group to save money .

Tang Huan was also secretly investigating Lin Mingda - he could tell that Ta Xin didn't care much about him.

It’s no wonder that Thaksin, apart from being the richest man in Siam and once the deputy prime minister, also has other followers outside, for example, a member of the Asia Advisory Council of the Kaleido Group, which has a strong official background in the world— —The depth of the background is not comparable to that of Lin Mingda.

The irony is that in the original time and space, the Yellow Shirts and Red Shirts in Siam confronted each other. In the era when the name of the Siamese tourism brand was spread abroad, it was Lin Mingda, a former strong supporter, who initiated the Condemn Tasin and cause the other party to step down and go into exile.

What Mr. Richest Man thinks from this is that Lin Mingda is definitely a qualified dog that dares to rush and bite. Under the current situation where the financial turmoil has caused chaos in Siam, as long as he is used well, he should be an outstanding dog. mouthpiece.

After the fire was almost over, Tang Huan, who was finally relieved, said with a smile: "As long as we can overcome the difficulties in front of us, we will definitely be able to watch the clouds bloom and the moon shine."

Lin Mingda breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, nodded repeatedly with difficulty concealing his joy, and then complained with righteous indignation: "The current government led by the Democratic Party is really incompetent in dealing with this financial turmoil. , should immediately abdicate and let the virtuous, so as to save the collapsed Siamese economy."

The richest man glanced at Tasin with a smile and hinted at the other person - "Did you see that Lin Mingda's reaction is not that fast!"
Tassin was no longer in the cabinet at this time, and turned to run his own party wholeheartedly, so after hearing Lin Mingda's statement, he was very helpful.

Tang Huan joked with Lin Mingda, "Siam's economy has collapsed to this point, how do you think it will be effective to save it?"

Lin Mingda replied uncertainly: "It may be like the current government is negotiating with the International Monetary Fund, trying to get assistance from the outside."

Speaking of this, Lin Mingda suddenly took a turn for the better, "However, the conditions of the International Monetary Fund have always been very harsh, and judging from the content of the negotiations that have been circulated so far, they can be called traitorous—I think it is a good idea to win foreign aid." It is a good way, but we should not rely too much on the International Monetary Fund, but we should find ways to broaden the scope of foreign aid."

Lin Mingda looked at Mr. Richest Man, and slowly gave an example: "For example, the Siam section of the Funan-China Railway, which has been pending for a long time, is a very valuable project. and the distressed situation in which large numbers of workers have had to return to their rural villages as a result of mass layoffs in the construction and construction industries.”

"Sonti is indeed a person with deep gaps in his chest, and he sees the situation very clearly." After a few compliments, Tang Huan followed the topic and further clarified: "This financial turmoil reflects the Siamese crisis. Some problems in the economic structure, such as heavy reliance on exports, seem to account for more than two-thirds of GDP."

Tasin nodded in confirmation, "Basically, this is the data."

The richest man smiled slightly, pointed to a hanging map, and said leisurely: "So, if the idea of ​​opening the Kra Isthmus and building a canal connecting the Pacific and Indian Oceans can be realized, as has been suggested by many far-sighted people for a long time, It will definitely really expand Siam’s economic landscape.”

Hearing this, Lin Mingda couldn't help being dumbfounded and speechless for a while—this idea is too grand!
At this time, he realized something in his heart—the reason why the richest man in the world in front of him had close contacts with Ta Xin was probably related to this.

Tang Huan asked lightly: "Sunti, what do you think of this idea?"

Lin Mingda, who had regained consciousness, nodded repeatedly with admiration and said: "It was Tang Gao who had the foresight to prescribe a fundamental solution to Siam's economy. However, there has been a long-term debate about the pros and cons of building the Kra Isthmus Canal..."

"So..." the richest man took the words, "This requires the use of Song Ti's mouthpiece. While criticizing the current situation, it is also necessary to discuss it within the scope of the general public."

Lin Mingda, who understood his own value, finally felt relieved. He also relaxed the wrinkles on his face and laughed loudly: "If there is such a thing that benefits the country and the people, of course I will do my part."

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In the face of waves of attacks from international speculators, Malaysia finally failed to stand up and gave up its efforts to defend its own currency, the ringgit.

However, unlike the change of government in neighboring Siam and the appeal to the International Monetary Fund for help, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has neither resigned nor accepted Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and The "prescription" issued by the International Monetary Fund is to denounce the unscrupulous foreign exchange speculators while implementing currency control measures.

This plan is considered by economic experts to deter foreign capital from Malaysia. It also caused the conflict between Mahathir Mohamad and Anwar Ibrahim to break out, and staged another round of political infighting.

The richest man was watching the show with great interest, when he suddenly received a consultation call from George Soros.

It is obvious that after taking over Southeast Asia, George Soros turned his eyes to the north, focusing on the international financial center-Xiangjiang.

According to this person, Xiangjiang has enough economic bubbles, and it's time to squeeze them out.

Tang Huan replied very clearly: "George, I suggest you, it's best not to touch Xiangjiang—the gain outweighs the loss!"

George Soros asked curiously: "Don, do you think Xiangjiang can defend as airtight as Singapore?"

"Xiangjiang's system is certainly not perfect." The richest man explained slowly: "The key point of the problem is that Xiangjiang has returned, and it has just returned not long ago. Let alone Xiangjiang, which just held the World Bank annual meeting, I You don’t want to follow in the footsteps of others, and even Yanjing doesn’t want to see it fall—I think that’s exactly what you want to consult when you call me, isn’t it?”

George Soros laughed, "I also wonder if Tang has a heart to defend Xiangjiang."

At the level of Tang Huan and George Soros, no one can avoid politics, and they also have political demands and even political actions.

Take George Soros, who was born in Hungary, for example. After he became well-off, he took out charitable funds to develop influence in the name of the Social Development Research Organization and the Soros National Fund in Central and Eastern Europe.

Therefore, some of Tang Huan's arrangements in Asia cannot be hidden from those who are interested. It is nothing more than that everyone does it like this and is used to it.

Regarding the temptation of George Soros, the richest man once again made it clear as he wished: "I do have a lot of interests in Xiangjiang, and I don't want it to collapse, but this does not prevent me from giving you advice objectively. It’s impossible to dissuade international money that has already been targeted.”

"Don, you really got to the heart of it." George Soros showed his hole card with a feeling in his heart and said, "No matter what suggestion you give, Xiangjiang's battle will be fought."

The richest man hummed indifferently, and then joked: "George, now you really want to say, 'I'm so crazy that I'm afraid of myself'."

George Soros burst into wild laughter on the phone, and said with difficulty: "Don, your metaphor is too subtle——I really have a feeling now that I don't know how much power I have."

It's no wonder that George Soros controls a series of tools including quantum funds, and the scale of funds that can be mobilized can reach tens of billions of dollars, but if he fights alone, he may not be able to respond A fatal blow to the economic system of a country.But the problem is that after the name of George Soros came out, investors would follow him whenever there was a disturbance in the capital market.The herd effect formed by this "tacit understanding" is the power to sweep everything away.Even George Soros, who was at the front, took buffs such as "endurance", "intelligence", "strength", and "agility" that his "teammates" brushed on his head with a little glee, as his own.

Tang Huancai didn't bother to care about whether George Soros would stumble because of his personal expansion. He just added before hanging up the phone: "Any profit or loss that may arise from all operations on Xiangjiang, don't be credited to my account. .”

George Soros joked in turn: "Don, don't blame me for not reminding you that the linked exchange rate mechanism has made the Hong Kong dollar the most valuable currency at present, and there is a lot of room for manipulation-you are careful to miss a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"Then prove it with the last facts." The richest man hung up the phone without hesitation.

What should come, will come after all-but it is not unexpected.

Tang Huan thought about it. Except for Siam's special interests, which required him to fight in person, the others were "conventional battles". Naturally, Tang Kingdom's "handsome" and "general" would deal with them. There was no need for him to rob his subordinates. credit for it.

Ever since, the richest man stopped staying, left the smoky financial market in Asia, and set off to return to the west coast of the United States.

In the upcoming late October, I will visit the United States again after 10 years. It is of great significance and has a variety of itineraries, including a visit to Cupertino.

As it can be foreseen that the "noise" will be relatively loud, Tang Huan, who already needs to carefully prepare for the reception, needs to be extra careful.

However, Mr. Richest, who has always paid attention to collecting information, was so angry that his face turned livid when he was handed a piece of news.

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(End of this chapter)