Rebirth 76: Industrial Internet Empire

"Mr. Jonathan, there is a Chinese proverb that goes, "The mantis stalks the cicada, but the oriole is behind." Does HSBC want to be that oriole?" Li Heping said meaningfully.

"Mr. Li, did I hear you correctly? Do you know how powerful Hongshan Capital and JPMorgan Investment Bank are in the capital market? Do you want to take advantage of them?" Jonathan asked in surprise.

Li Heping said calmly: "Mr. Jonathan, have you ever seen a flash flood? Wherever it passes, there is mud and sand, and the rolling torrent can wash away a big mountain..."

"Flash flood?" Jonathan said to himself thoughtfully.

"Yes, Japan is in a crazy bull market stage. Investors stimulated by the myth of wealth are like mudslides when a flash flood breaks out, capable of overwhelming all those who stand in their way. What's more, Hongshan Capital and Morgan Stanley Investment Bank are working openly, and we are secretly. HSBC can normally lend them the stocks they sold short, and then take back the chips from the secondary market. We only need to support them when they go crazy and stabilize investor sentiment, and they will inevitably be counterattacked. , then the stocks they shorted will eventually become a noose around their necks..." Li Heping analyzed.

"Do you really think Zhiyuan Group has a greater chance of winning?" Jonathan said puzzledly.

Li Heping nodded and said no more.

"No... no, I remembered that when you first came to Tokyo, you used the equity of Zhiyuan Steel Company to come to HSBC for financing. What is the relationship between Qianhai Asset Management and Zhiyuan Group?" Jonathan asked with a suspicious look on his face.

Li Heping denied: "There is no connection. Qianhai Asset Management only helped Zhiyuan enter the mainland market for financing. There has also been a successful business cooperation in the financial market, just like with HSBC..."

"Successful business cooperation in financial markets? You mean the London currency market?" Jonathan asked.

"Actually, Mr. George Satsuma should have trusted us when we were long the yen in the London currency market. He could even use this to become famous and successfully enter the board of directors of HSBC..." Li Heping said with regret.

How could Jonathan not understand the meaning behind Li Heping's words? But after so many years of experience in the financial industry, he would not change his investment decision just because of Li Heping's few words!

The biggest gain from Li Heping's visit is that Jonathan is no longer optimistic about Hongshan Capital and JPMorgan Investment Bank. When the situation is not particularly clear, HSBC will not fall to either side. All Jonathan has to do is to raise more funds. Meet the financing needs of both parties...

Monday, August 1987, 2.

At nine o'clock in the morning, the Tokyo Stock Exchange opened for business as usual.

As soon as the market opened, a large number of selling orders appeared on the blackboard on the trading floor.

What is different from usual is that most of these selling orders are concentrated in the Nikkei Index constituent stocks. What is even more alarming is that these selling orders can easily amount to hundreds of lots...

As an investor in the lobby exclaimed "Black Monday", almost everyone rushed to the counter to fill out the order form.

The trading floor has become a mess. Red vests are shouting something on the phone at the top of their lungs. What is even more worrying is that most of the entrusted trading calls can no longer be made.

Frank, who was sitting in the corner of the trading floor, looked at the scene in front of him and showed an imperceptible smile.

Once panic in the stock market forms, panic selling and selling out will be inevitable, and recovery will take a long time.

Guo Kexin called several brokers in succession, but none of them got through. Just as she was about to get up and go to the exchange in person, she saw Yang Mo leisurely standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and looking at the scenery.

"What time has it been! Are you still standing here watching the fun?" Guo Kexin said angrily.

"Kexin, do you know why some Wall Street financial giants like to short the stock market?" Yang Mo answered the question and asked an unrelated question.

"Why?" Guo Kexin asked.

"Because it is easier to destroy than to build, you only need to take out a part of the chips to smash the market, which can guide investors' emotions and collapse their investment beliefs..." Yang Mo pointed at the chaos in the stock exchange hall opposite.

"The stock market has taken a sharp turn, how should we respond?" Guo Kexin asked eagerly.

"Everything you do now is in vain. A large number of sales are pouring out like a tide. If you go to the pallet now, you will only waste funds in vain, but it will not achieve any effect!" Yang Mo said with a bitter smile.

"Then we just watch like this? We have to do something!" Guo Kexin asked in confusion.

"Wait! Avoid his sharp edge. If we go to protect the board now, we will be led by our opponents!" Yang Mo said unhurriedly.

After panic selling in the morning market, the Nikkei Index did not get a brief respite until it reached the integer mark of 17500 points. It closed at 17535 points in the morning market, down 2.8%.

At the opening of midday trading, after Frank continued to place thousands of large orders, the 17500-point integer mark was broken down. Fueled by panic trading, the Nikkei Index once again broke through the 17400 and integer mark, closing at 17385 points.

In just one day, the Nikkei dropped 600 points, creating Black Monday.

Zhiyuan Group’s Nikkei 225 Index contract on the SGX suffered a book loss of hundreds of millions of dollars.

The next day, Frank followed the same pattern and was penetrated again at 17300 points. Yang Mo remained unmoved.

Guo Ke was anxious like an ant on a hot pot, spinning around.

Yang Mo frowned and said, "Can you sit down quietly for a while? After all, you are at the helm of such a large sum of money, why can't you calm down at all?"

"Lin Xi called again. If the price falls like this, if it falls for a few more days, margin calls will be required!" Guo Kexin reminded.

Yamato Hotel.

In a luxurious suite, Robert Dean raised the red wine glass in his hand and said with a smile: Well done, Frank!We are only one step away from victory! "

"Mr. Robert, I am very grateful to Hongshan Capital for its strong support. It will take only a few trading days to completely destroy market confidence!" Frank said with confidence.

"What I find strange is why our opponent didn't react at all?" John Downey asked in confusion.

"He probably didn't expect us to take action so early, right? There was no time to raise funds in a hurry, so he was caught off guard?" Frank said.

"I still think it's a bit too hasty to take action now. There are still more than 20 days before the settlement date. Frank, I know you are rushing to take action because you want to rescue the short orders locked up by Zhiyuan on the SGX, but this is unlikely. Your holding costs are too high, and the Japanese stock market is still in a bull market upward channel!" John Downey said bluntly.

"As long as we create a panic that the market is about to peak in the shortest possible time, nothing is impossible!" Frank has already seen the opportunity to make a comeback, so how can he miss it?