Game within game: chess player

June 2007, 6 at 30pm.

A passenger plane landed slowly at the Xiangjiang International Airport. Although the airport apron was not a famous scene with loud gongs and drums and firecrackers, all high-level officials from the Hong Kong government were present, and the entire apron was also decorated with a low-key and orderly welcome ceremony. .

Although Ye Fang followed Xue Yuanshan to the tarmac, he did not stand close to the front. If Xue Yuanshan hadn't ordered Ye Fang to be within his sight, Ye Fang would definitely choose to drink coffee in the airport VIP room and watch. Television broadcast.

This is a scene where countless officials within the system are vying to come forward. Even if they are just walking together without the picture, it is a supreme honor, but these are not the most important to Ye Fang. Perhaps it is because of his background in a military family. Although Ye Fang has not personally experienced the teachings of his ancestors, he also knows that a military family should have a humble and low-key style of conduct. The principle of shooting the first bird has been the same since ancient times. After all, he already has what is difficult for his peers. With rival status and wealth, the more at this time, the more you must learn to keep your head down.

So Ye Fang lowered his head quietly and buried his figure deeply among the people around him.

What was dramatic was seeing the old man stepping off the plane sucking in all the people around him, making the place where Ye Fang was standing extremely awkward.

Seeing this, Ye Fang quickly walked a few steps, but unexpectedly, he was already caught in the eye by Mr. W in the crowd. He said a few words to Li Xiaoxiong next to him and then walked towards a luxury Coaster surrounded by people around him.

Li Xiaoxiong stayed where he was and waited for everyone to pass before walking towards Ye Fang.

"Get in the car with me." Li Xiaoxiong said to Ye Fang in a tone that left no room for doubt.

"It can't be... get in that car." Ye Fang pointed to the Coaster in the middle. At this time, the Coaster's door was open.

"Let's go, the chief is waiting for you." Li Xiaoxiong said, ignoring Ye Fang's helpless gaze, holding his arm and walking towards Coaster.

After getting in the car, Coaster started driving. In addition to the special cars of senior Hong Kong government officials, there was also a security team that took extreme precautions.

Ye Fang was asked to sit opposite Mr. W. At this time, in addition to Mr. W and Li Xiaoxiong, there was also a young man sitting at the door in Coaster's car. This young man Ye Fang should be the old man's bodyguard.

"I heard from Yuanshan that you did a good job on this errand." Mr. W said in a gentle tone.

Usually when a superior leader says to a subordinate employee, "You did a good job on this errand," the subordinates usually have to be humble. However, Ye Fang did not intend to answer that way, but directly said, "It's really not bad."

After listening to Ye Fang's words, Li Xiaoxiong, who was sitting behind him, immediately looked up at Ye Fang, with a smile that couldn't be concealed on his lips. Only the young man next to the car door looked unchanged, and it seemed that his attention was not on the two of them. On the conversation.

Mr. W did not care about Ye Fang's answer, but continued, "There are already signs in the United States of what you mentioned. I have seen the deduction report submitted below. The crisis will be over as soon as next month at the earliest." It will spread throughout the United States, and it is estimated that it will spread to the whole world next year."

Ye Fang nodded after listening to Mr. W's words. The deduction produced by the upper-level think tank was similar to what Lu Jiaming predicted. It will definitely have an impact on the world in the second half of the year, but the influence should be limited. The real side effects should be transmitted next year. . Therefore, Lu Jiaming's entire trading plan lasted for one year, and the most destructive thing should be the resonance of the world's stock markets caused by the complete outbreak of the U.S. economic crisis.

"There will be a more sensitive time next year. The end of the year is the change of the US president. Who will occupy the White House in the future is crucial to our future foreign policy. I want to hear your thoughts." After finishing Mr. W. He just stared at Ye Fang with a serious expression.

From time to time, shouts of welcoming crowds could be heard outside the motorcade, as well as towering buildings in Xiangjiang River, but these seemed not to be in the eyes of the old man opposite. He was just waiting for Ye Fang's answer.

This answer is really difficult for Ye Fang. He firmly believes that the wisdom of his team is definitely not as comprehensive and specific as those in the upper-level think tanks. Lu Jiaming's main focus is on how to use the economic crisis in the United States to make gold, rather than providing information for the national strategy. What kind of reference suggestions? In the final analysis, what Ye Fang represents is just individual interests, but now the old man opposite is asking him to think about the overall interests. That is to think about the impact of this economic crisis on China and its response from a national perspective. measures.

Ye Fang did not want to directly answer this very high-level question. A slight inadvertence may have a negative impact on the old man's thinking and judgment. If the relevant policies issued by then are biased, Ye Fang will immediately become a sinner. .

But since the old man asked Ye Fang, Ye Fang had to answer.

After thinking for a moment, Ye Fang replied, "Crisis, within a crisis there is an opportunity. If we only look at the crisis side, we are just checking for omissions and filling in the gaps, and responding passively. If we look at the opportunity side and take the initiative, maybe we can find a way out." Woolen cloth."

Ye Fang's words made the old man's eyes light up. The solutions proposed by the think tank below are indeed aimed at how to deal with the subsequent impact of the economic crisis, including stabilizing domestic demand, increasing residents' income, reducing corporate taxes, etc. The purpose is to reduce this The impact of the crisis on China’s real economy.

Taking the initiative to attack was not among the mandatory options for the upper level. The old man looked at Ye Fang with interest and continued, "Tell me about it."

"Next year's U.S. election will be a preview of what will happen to us no matter who takes over as the next president. It will face a U.S. riddled with holes. If the U.S. wants to get rid of the economic crisis, it must rely on external force. Where will this external force come from? It won't be Russia. Nor is it like Europe. Their markets are too small to carry the power needed to restart the U.S. economy. The only thing that can save the United States is China. If we can use this opportunity to exchange for ten years of peaceful development in China, I think this will be of great benefit to the development of our country." Ye Fang said slowly.

"We have discussed this topic before. It is somewhat difficult to achieve this goal. American politicians are all feeding on unfamiliar white-eyed wolves. If we can ensure that after the exchange of interests, the new president of the United States will not regret it and stab us in the back. ." At this time, the old man did not regard Ye Fang as an ideologically immature young man. On the contrary, he saw Ye Fang as two friends who had been friends for many years and expressed their feelings on a certain issue.

Ye Fang was a little hesitant when he heard the old man's words. It wasn't that Ye Fang couldn't answer the question, but that he hadn't decided yet whether he should confess his trump card.

The old man seemed to see Ye Fang's concerns and said in a deep voice, "You can say anything boldly. There are no records here and no one will leak it."

Ye Fang was naturally not worried about this trump card being leaked. It was just that if he only knew about this matter, it would not be a big problem. But if it were reported to the old man in front of him, the nature would immediately change. He could not judge what consequences it would cause in the future.

Another reason is that this trump card can only play a very limited role in Ye Fang. It is only good for stabilizing his own business, and what it brings is just earning more US dollars. But if this trump card can be provided to the elderly in front of us and used properly, it will have a huge impact on future Sino-US relations, and the consequences will also be concretely reflected in people's livelihood and economy.

After thinking about this, Ye Fang decided to tell the old man in front of him this trump card. However, this trump card was too big, so Ye Fang planned to tell the old man only.

Thinking of this, Ye Fang stood up and leaned towards the old man. At this time, the young man at the door jumped out of his seat as if he had been electrocuted and came straight to Ye Fang. The old man seemed to have a premonition of the young man's movements and stretched out a hand to wave. , motioning for the young man to sit down.

The young man looked deeply at Ye Fang and sat back in his seat.

Li Xiaoxiong, who was sitting behind him, also looked at Ye Fang who was slowly approaching the old man's ear with a surprised look on his face. He saw Ye Fang gently whispering a few words to the old man's side. At the end of the sentence, the old man's face suddenly changed, revealing his youthful look. Some looked solemn and blurted out, "Are you telling the truth?"

Ye Fang slowly sat back in his seat, nodded and said, "Of course it's true."

"As far as I know, the strength of his other opponents cannot be underestimated. He is not the one who is unanimously optimistic in the United States right now." The old man said solemnly.

"It all depends on people. I am very optimistic about him." Ye Fang said.

"If he wins the party election at this time next year, all this will become possible." The old man said.

"Now we can attack when we advance, and we can defend when we retreat. The experts on the defensive plan can make them. As for the strategic attack, leave it to me." Ye Fang said confidently.

"Okay, I'm waiting for your good news." The old man said with a smile.

"Then would it be convenient for you to ask the driver to stop for a while? I want to get off the car. I don't want to be the focus of the next activities." Ye Fang said bluntly.

The old man chuckled and said, "Okay, I won't force you. Xiaoxiong, find a suitable place for Ye Fang to get off the bus."

"Yes." Li Xiaoxiong agreed.

Just as Li Xiaoxiong finished agreeing, suddenly the phone rang in the carriage. The phone belonged to Li Xiaoxiong. Li Xiaoxiong, who originally wanted to get up, sat back down again. Ye Fang noticed that Li Xiaoxiong's face was extremely solemn and ugly when he answered the phone. He intuitively told Ye Fang that the situation was not good and something must be wrong.

Li Xiaoxiong hung up the phone and immediately came to the old man and whispered in the old man's ear. Ye Fang was sitting opposite the old man, so he still heard some of Li Xiaoxiong's words, but they were not coherent, making it difficult for Ye Fang to judge what happened.

But as Li Xiaoxiong's words deepened, the old man's brows instantly gathered together, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. The temperature of the entire carriage seemed to drop several degrees in an instant, and even Ye Fang deeply felt the murderous aura coming from the old man.

"They are too courageous!" The old man slapped the armrest of the car seat hard, and immediately made a muffled sound, indicating that the old man was very angry at this time.

I believe that few people have seen such a scene, not even Li Xiaoxiong, who was serving closely. Seeing the old man's chest rising and falling violently, Li Xiaoxiong quickly comforted him and said, "Don't be angry, I will notify the relevant departments immediately..."

Before Li Xiaoxiong could finish speaking, the old man stretched out his hand to stop him. The old man suddenly turned his head and looked at the scenery outside the window and remained silent. Li Xiaoxiong knew that the old man was not looking at the scenery outside and the changes in Hong Kong Island. He was probably thinking about the solution to this matter. For a long time, the old man slowly raised his head and looked at Ye Fang opposite, then reached out and patted Ye Fang gently. Looking at the back of Fang's hand, he said, "There is something I have to leave to you to do."

After hearing what the old man said, Ye Fang raised his eyebrows. He originally wanted to get off the car and pack his luggage before returning to Beijing to see his wife and children, but he didn't expect that the old man in front of him would arrange work for him again.

The sixth sense told Ye Fang that the matter assigned by the old man must be a very difficult matter, otherwise the old man would not be so angry, but Ye Fang did not know what happened that made the old man lose his sense in that moment.

"You said it." Ye Fang replied.

The old man nodded with satisfaction, with a hint of relief on his lips, and said slowly, "I can rest assured that I will leave this matter to you. You are also the best suited to handle this kind of incident."

Ye Fang secretly thought, you have to tell me what is going on. You can't leave things unexplained. The tall hat was sent over first.

"What's the matter?" Ye Fang asked again.

The old man still did not answer Ye Fang's question directly, but said directly, "The bottom line I give you is to deal with this matter as quickly as possible, minimize the negative impact, and at the same time, punish all those who violate party discipline and state laws! You stand in the front and clean up the follow-up." I will send someone else, and Xiaoxiong will tell you what happened."

Then the old man asked the driver to pull over. As soon as the old man's car stopped, the entire convoy stopped immediately.

The senior officials of the Hong Kong stock market were confused when they saw this scene. They thought that the old man was going to conduct some private visit incognito, so they immediately asked their subordinates to check the itinerary, and at the same time, they called the surrounding police to seal the roads and enforce security.

But soon everyone discovered that it was not who they thought, but a young man who walked down from the car after it stopped.

"You go to Shanning immediately, and someone will tell you what happened there." After saying that, Li Xiaoxiong returned to the car, and soon the motorcade restarted and left.

Ye Fang stood on the side of the road in bewilderment, staring at the fleet of cars in the distance. He didn't know what mission he had taken on, and why he immediately set off to a place called Shanning.

"What is going on?!" Ye Fang muttered, shaking his head.

Soon Lu Jiuge's car stopped in front of Ye Fang. After getting in the car, Ye Fang said to Lu Jiuge, "Go back and pack your things and go to Shaning."

"Okay." Lu Jiuge agreed and immediately started the vehicle.

Shanning is only more than 300 kilometers away from Xiangjiang. It takes about three hours to drive from Xiangjiang. It was already after eight o'clock in the evening when Ye Fang and his party arrived at the Sheraton Hotel from the highway. It was just getting dark. After everyone opened their rooms and put away their things, they found a restaurant focusing on seafood in the snack street near the hotel.

"Boss, order!"