Game within game: chess player

Pu Yuze didn't know Ye Fang's trump card, but Xiang Guo knew it, or he knew the Ye Fang he once knew. As for Ye Fang's background and strength now, he was a little unsure. It is precisely because of this that Ye Fang is feared by all forces.

"What else do you want?" Pu Yuze turned around and asked impatiently. Pu Yuze was not afraid of Ye Fang at all when Xiang Guo was here. After all, he was now the son-in-law of the Xiang family.

Ye Fang said as he walked down the stairs, but was stopped by Xiang Guo at noon, and whispered in his ear, "Give me some face and let him go."

Ye Fang took a deep look at Xiang Guo, and the terrifying aura released in his eyes made Xiang Guodu shudder. Ye Fang ignored Xiang Guo's words and continued to walk towards Pu Yuze. In Ye Fang's eyes, Xiang Guo before he became powerful was a height that he could not reach. However, with his current status, if Ye Fang is determined to do something, no one can stop him, and no one dares to stop him.

Xiang Guo's heart tightened and he quickly added, "He is Xiang Yu's husband, Pu Yuze."

Ye Fang suddenly stopped, his face softened, he took a breath and said, "Okay, I understand."

When Xiang Guo heard Ye Fang's sigh, he understood that Ye Fang would not delve into the matter, at least he would not let the Pu family be in ruins. Otherwise, Xiang Guo would really not be able to explain to the young and old of the Pu family. After all, with Ye Fang's current strength It's really easy to touch a little Pu's family. The only one who can stop Ye Fang from killing him now is his pity for Xiang Yu.

Ye Fang walked up to Pu Yuze, stretched out his hand and slapped him, which made Pu Yuze a little confused. He pointed at Ye Fang and shouted, "Ye Fang, you dare to hit me!"

"If it weren't for the sake of Xiang Yu and the child in her belly, I would let your entire Pu family be buried with you. Get out of here right now!" Ye Fang shouted coldly.

Pu Yuze was not a master who was willing to suffer losses. Just as he was about to charge forward, he was grabbed by Xiang Guo and shouted, "Have you not made enough trouble today? Go home immediately. Before Xiao Yu knows about this matter, if she is allowed to I know, it’s hard for you Pu family to have a happy ending.”

Then Xiang Guochong winked at Pu Yuze, telling him to stop pestering him. Pu Yuze looked at Xiang Guo, then at Ye Fang, snorted coldly, turned around and left with the others.

"Why did you find such a stupid young man for Xiang Yu?" Ye Fang shook his head and said.

Xiang Guoqing sighed and said, "It's all the old people's idea at home. Forget it, don't talk about it. Come with me right away."

"Where to go?" Ye Fang asked with a raised eyebrow.

"You'll know when you get there. Come with me." Xiang Guo walked down the mountain without saying much.

Ye Fang asked Lu Jiuge and others from Nan to follow him, while he went down the mountain and got into Xiang Guo's car. Xiang Guo's car drove all the way to the western suburbs of the capital, and finally stopped at a place similar to a nursing home in the middle of the mountain.

"Where is this?" Ye Fang got out of the car and saw that the surrounding area was heavily guarded. There were numerous overt and covert warnings. If Xiang Guo hadn't led the way, they probably wouldn't have been able to get in.

Xiang Guo didn't answer, but just ordered all the people accompanying him to stay outside the door, while he led Ye Fang alone towards the buildings in the middle of the mountain. People like Nan Yi and Lu Jiuge knew that this place was not just a business club, and the security around it was top-notch in the country. Nan Yi was not worried about Ye Fang's safety, but he didn't know who Xiang Guo would take Ye Fang to meet during his trip.

After passing three guards in a row, Xiang Guo led Ye Fang to a room, and then Xiang Guo withdrew. What surprised Ye Fang was that this house turned out to be a darkroom. The only place with light was a sofa, and the light source came from above. After Ye Fang sat on the sofa, he saw that the surroundings were dark and he couldn't see what the people outside looked like.

Ye Fang knew that this made it clear that he did not want him to know who he was meeting. Although it was a serious meeting, there was an air of mystery everywhere.

Soon the door of the room opened, and Ye Fang noticed two figures coming in. One of the two figures was sitting on the sofa not far away, and the other person was standing behind the sofa. He seemed to be a secretary or security guard. A type of entourage.

Standing here, Ye Fang could only see the shadowy figure of a person on the sofa not far away, and could not see anything else clearly.

"Are you Ye Fang?"

Ye Fang judged from the speaker's voice that this person was definitely over 60 years old, no less than 50 years old at most. His voice was not loud, but it was extremely penetrating. His tone had that aloof and powerful air of confidence that made people dare not underestimate.

Moreover, Ye Fang seemed to have heard this voice somewhere, maybe on TV or radio. Ye Fang was not sure where exactly it was.

"I am Ye Fang, who are you?" Ye Fang most likely guessed that the other party would not let him know his identity, otherwise there would be no need for such a dramatic meeting.

The old man opposite smiled and said, "You can call me Mr. W. As for other information, in order not to put more pressure on you, let's keep it mysterious."

Ye Fang also smiled and said, "The mystery is mutual. Now I am like a blank sheet of paper in front of you, and you are the most mysterious to me."

The old man didn't care about Ye Fang's somewhat rude words, but said slowly, "You will know who I am in the future."

Ye Fang did not intend to get entangled in this issue. He wanted to find out as soon as possible the reason why the old man opposite called him here, so he asked directly, "I don't know what your purpose is in calling me here today? W gentlemen."

The mysterious Mr. W opposite did not directly answer Ye Fang's question, but kept talking to himself.

“The raging virus in the first half of the year caused a large number of physical factories to suspend operations and production. The country invested a lot of manpower, material and financial resources. The direct consequence of this was that the country’s economic situation in the second half of the year was extremely pessimistic. Although the country will successively introduce a series of policies, the policy The lag will put pressure on the entire country's economic growth in the second half of the year."

"At the same time, the adverse impact of trade protectionism on world trade has become increasingly prominent. As a developing country, we are weak and have low affordability, and we have suffered greatly from it. Whether we can effectively resist the impact of trade protectionism will become the key factor for our country's economy in 2003. The key issue is whether we can maintain rapid growth.”

"Security issues have once again become a major issue facing the development of the world economy. The terrorist threat that spreads from the United States to all parts of the world not only brings huge losses to aviation, insurance, and tourism, but also has an extremely adverse impact on the world economy. The United States' war on terrorism has been delayed. It cannot be ended, and the target of attack has been expanded; the outbreak of the Iraq War has caused a sharp rise in oil prices, seriously affecting our country's energy security."

"The Gulf War has made the situation in the Middle East confusing, and its impact on the situation in the Middle East is difficult to determine. The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has intensified, the instability in the Middle East has intensified, and countries have intensified their competition for and control of energy production areas, resulting in further significant fluctuations in world oil prices. Although the current increase in oil prices The impact on the economy will be weaker than in the 20s, and the possibility of triggering an economic crisis will be reduced, but it will prolong the world economic recovery process and have a particularly severe impact on our country."

"The world economy has slowed down, cross-border mergers and investments have stagnated, international capital flows have shrunk in scale and speed, and the process of economic globalization has been hindered, which has affected the development of world trade and the further recovery of the world economy. Whether it is developed countries or developing countries Countries, on the one hand, are increasingly dependent on the international market and are striving to expand exports; on the other hand, in order to protect their own markets, they are restricting imports as much as possible, leading to further deepening of the contradiction between increasingly fierce trade competition and more rampant trade protection. .”

"Another key point is that foreign exchange risk is still the cause of financial crises in developing countries. After experiencing the Asian financial crisis and financial turmoil in Latin America, my country's top leaders have begun to realize that the root cause of financial crises lies in the real economy."

Ye Fang listened patiently as the old man opposite told him one set after another about the analysis of the international and domestic economic situation, but he was confused as a monk. Ye Fang didn't understand what the old man opposite meant by what he said to him. But he was too polite to interrupt, but fortunately the old man opposite finally told him his purpose.

"I have said so much, but you may not understand what I want to express, right?" the old man opposite asked.

Ye Fang nodded and said, "If you have any questions, you can just ask."

"The international and domestic situation that our team has faced since its establishment has been unprecedentedly severe. If we want to break the situation, we must win unexpectedly and cannot stick to the old ways. Therefore, we want to re-activate the Ye family, especially you. I know that you have a special relationship with Russia and the Middle East countries. , and you have helped the national treasury to significantly increase its foreign exchange reserves in the past few years. The power you have now is exactly what we lack at the moment. What do you think, tell me what you think." After finishing speaking, the mysterious old man looked at Ye Fang and waited. Ye Fang's reply.

After listening to the mysterious old man's words, Ye Fang finally understood the identity of the person in front of him, or which camp he belonged to. Perhaps it was just as his third uncle Ye Youxin expected. This is the strategy of attacking first and then raising, and it is also political. Gaming and governance techniques.

Ye Fang was not allowed to say no at all at this time, and it was impossible for Ye Fang to say no.

"You should know that I cannot say no in public or private matters. It is my duty as a member of the Ye family to obey orders. Although I am not a soldier, I also know that a man should serve the motherland. I just don't know what you want me to do?"

The mysterious old man seemed to be very satisfied with Ye Fang's answer. He nodded and said, "I know that the foreign exchange funds you can call now are likely to be more than a country's reserves. I have no intention of interfering with your investment strategy. I hope you can use your Control more capital to invest in key national industries, especially high-tech industries. We know that this is what you were doing before, and we also know that the current Jiuding Group was founded by you, but this is not enough, far from enough. We hope to have more A large number of physical companies emerged.”

Ye Fang thought for a moment and said, "There is no problem. Since I have not been in China for more than a year, I have temporarily shelved domestic investment. The companies I control now are all over the world, so mobilizing a large-scale investment should not be a big problem. It's just that I Do you want to know whether these investing countries want to hold shares?”

The old man chuckled, obviously seeing Ye Fang's concerns, and said, "The country does not compete with the people for profits. Except for industries involving core technologies or barriers where state-owned assets will come forward, you can make other investments as long as they can stimulate employment and contribution." With economic growth, you can let go of your hands and feet, and there are no taboos."

The old man's words made Ye Fang's eyes light up, and he thought that this should be the sword of economic investment. The old man's words meant that Ye Fang's investment could not be restricted by various policy regulations.

"Okay, I understand. Is there anything else?" Ye Fang asked.

"And in terms of foreign exchange management, I will ask the foreign exchange management department to give you certain authority to mobilize foreign exchange funds and promote foreign exchange growth through reasonable investment strategies."

"To put it bluntly, when we compete with Western international capital, we take the country's share with us." Ye Fang said casually.

The old man laughed when he heard Ye Fang's words and said, "That's pretty much what it means. You should know that there are countless pairs of eyes at home and abroad staring at our foreign exchange reserves. We hope to use your status as a multinational company to invest this part of the funds back." Creating a foreign exchange surplus and smoothly entering the national treasury can avoid attracting the attention of Western countries."

"I understand, it's money laundering or accounting in disguise. Foreign exchange speculation from a national perspective is criticized, and it's just a matter of fact. I'm responsible for earning dollars, and then turning them into normal foreign exchange through the transaction model of cross-border trade surplus. Funds are collected into the national treasury, is that what it means?”

With a smile on his face, the old man looked at Ye Fang, who was getting more and more eloquent, and continued, "There is no other way. I believe that as our real economy continues to grow bigger and stronger after joining the WTO, the trade surplus will also become larger and larger. Maybe there is no need for this kind of workaround. But at this special time, we can only use this special method to operate, but it will be more troublesome for you."

"There is no problem with this. I have a professional team who will take care of this." Ye Fang said.

"Also, and most importantly, we hope that you can open up oil transportation channels with Russia and the major oil-producing countries in the Middle East, so that we can truly become a back-to-back community of interests with these countries. This may be the most difficult and most important This is about the country’s oil security!” the old man said solemnly.

Hearing the old man's words, Ye Fang paused slightly and said, "This may be the most difficult for you, but it is the easiest for me!"

"Oh, what do you say?!" The old man immediately became interested after hearing Ye Fang's words.

"It's very simple. Both sides have needs based on their own national interests. Russia needs a strong and stable rear like us, while the countries in the Middle East need to give them one more choice to avoid being coerced by the United States. But these are all factors that increase with the growth of national power. We have only gradually established international credibility, but currently we are still a long way from meeting their requirements." Ye Fang said in a deep voice.

"No matter how difficult or how far we are, we have to go. This is our responsibility and our mission." The old man said with great determination.

Ye Fang let out a long breath and pretended to be relaxed and said, "Actually, your request can be summed up in two words. It is nothing more than trying to get me money. The more the better! The more money, the stronger the country will be. The stronger the country will be." Now, we have the right to speak."

The old man nodded unabashedly and said, "You are right! The country and the people live in the same way, and it boils down to one word, money."

"Okay, in that case I have to put forward some conditions." Ye Fang said slowly while looking at the old man opposite.

The old man seemed to have expected it, and said with a smile, "You tell me, I will listen!"