Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 2: Blocking the British Pound ()

Seeing Lu Shaohua's confidence, Liu Mingzhang felt very complicated. He didn't know whether he should doubt Lu Shaohua, but one thing was certain, that is, he was very careful and cautious. He would think about everything in his mind until he was 80% sure before taking action. He was really afraid that Lu Shaohua might make a wrong estimate and end up losing all his money.

Lu Shaohua knew that Liu Mingzhang was careful and cautious, but he had memories. As long as history did not change, everything was under his control. If Lu Shaohua was still cautious and afraid that history would change the first two times, he would not be afraid this time, because so far, history has not changed.

"Haha! You don't have to be so careful, just compare it with the numbers I provided. As for how you want to operate, it's up to you." After a pause, Lu Shaohua continued. "There is still nearly a month left. During this time, you should think carefully and try to maximize your profits."

Seeing Liu Mingzhang's frown, Lu Shaohua couldn't help but give him a sedative. Of course, there was an implicit meaning in this sentence, which was: as long as you operate according to the data date he provided, you will lose money if you lose money, and it's not his fault.

Liu Mingzhang nodded, looking calm on the surface, but his mind was full of thoughts. Thinking of the previous two times, his original worries suddenly disappeared. Whether it was Black Monday or the Japanese stock market crash in 89, Lu Shaohua always made his moves at the right time. What does this mean? It means that Lu Shaohua has a very accurate grasp of the date.

"I understand." Liu Mingzhang nodded and said, feeling relieved. But a new question arose in his mind. "Do you think that old fox Soros is also planning this operation?"

"Haha!" Lu Shaohua laughed. He was a little suspicious that Liu Mingzhang was mentally retarded. His words just now had made it very clear. "Hey! Didn't you notice what the old fox said before?"

"Are you talking about what was said when the Maastricht Treaty was signed?" Liu Mingzhang asked.

"Yes, the Maastricht Treaty seemed to be signed in February this year, right?" Lu Shaohua paused and asked himself. "Soros said something after the signing of the Maastricht Treaty. If you pay attention to him, you will find that he has been making preparations."

For Liu Mingzhang, he has to pay attention to every move of the international speculators in the world. Moreover, Liu Mingzhang has been following Soros and making waves since the stock market crash in 89, so he naturally also paid attention to what Soros said.

After recalling for a while, Liu Mingzhang said, "It is possible that they started preparing at that time."

"It's not possible, it's certain." Lu Shaohua said with certainty. He had memories, so he naturally knew what the old fox Soros was doing. "I guess Soros is not considering whether to take action on the British pound, but how big a position to build."

In fact, Soros believed that Britain had made a decisive mistake when it decided to join the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM), a new monetary system created by Western European countries in 1990, because the European Exchange Rate Mechanism would make the currencies of Western European countries no longer pegged to gold or the US dollar, but to each other. Each currency is only allowed to float within a certain exchange rate range. Once it exceeds the prescribed exchange rate fluctuation range, the central bank of each member country has the responsibility to intervene in the market by buying and selling its own currency to stabilize the country's currency exchange rate within the prescribed range; within the prescribed exchange rate fluctuation range, the currencies of member countries can float relative to the currencies of other member countries, with the German mark as the core.

If a country cannot keep the initiative firmly in its own hands, then the final result will be complete destruction. Undoubtedly, Britain did not keep the initiative in its hands this time, but took the German Mark as the core. So does it still have a way out?

"Well! If Soros intervenes, then we..." Liu Mingzhang stopped talking halfway.

"Haha! We don't have to worry about Soros. We will walk in front, and let Soros launch the attack. Let him take the lead, and we will just cheer on the side. When the time is almost right, we will take the lead and leave." Lu Shaohua said calmly.

Regarding this attack on the British pound, Lu Shaohua had relatively little information in his memory, so he decided to stay ahead of Soros in everything, so that he could reduce risks and gain maximum profits at the same time.

"I understand." Liu Mingzhang nodded seriously, then changed the subject and asked, "How much money are you planning to transfer to participate in the war this time?"

This is a question worth pondering. Stopping the British pound is not like the previous Japanese stock market crash. The more you invest, the greater the return. On the contrary, if you invest excessive funds, you may face the possibility of being swallowed up without even a bone left.

"This issue is worth considering. Unlike in the past, if the pound falls this time, the British government will definitely intervene. Also, those international speculators are all watching, so it is not advisable for us to transfer too much funds over there." Lu Shaohua expressed what he was thinking.

"Yeah, I also think that this time is different from the past. After all, blocking the British pound is not a big piece of cake, and there are so many people sharing it. If you invest too much money, it will not be convenient to withdraw quickly." Liu Mingzhang echoed.

Lu Shaohua and Liu Mingzhang both felt that it was not appropriate to mobilize too much funds, but there must be a number for everything! We can't just muddle through like this.

"How about this, I'll call Zong En and ask him to come over to discuss it." Lu Shaohua was not sure, so he simply asked Liu Mingzhang to call Li Zong En to come over. After all, one more person means one more brain.

Liu Mingzhang nodded, reached into his suit, took out a brick-sized mobile phone, casually pressed a number, and put it to his ear. Soon, the call seemed to be connected. Liu Mingzhang didn't say anything nonsense and directly asked Li Zongen to come to the villa where Lu Shaohua lived, then hung up the phone.

"Not bad! We even bought a mobile phone." Lu Shaohua said with a smile.

"Tsk, it's just tens of thousands of dollars. If you want to buy it, it's no problem to buy 10,000." Liu Mingzhang shook his head with a wry smile and said, "This thing is too heavy, and it's also very expensive to make a call. If it weren't for the convenience of communication, I wouldn't want to buy it."

It is indeed as Liu Mingzhang said, using a mobile phone to make calls is too expensive, which is why Lu Shaohua is unwilling to buy one, because he feels it is unnecessary. There are phones in the villa and in the office, so why bother carrying a mobile phone that weighs several kilograms?

"Hmm? Mobile phone?" Lu Shaohua muttered softly, as if he had thought of something. "Yes, mobile phone..."

Lu Shaohua almost laughed out loud. Although mobile phones did not appear until the next few years, Lu Shaohua could also prepare to start research and development at this time.

"What's wrong?" Liu Mingzhang asked as he looked at Lu Shaohua's changing expression.

"Nothing, I just thought of a new project." Lu Shaohua waved his hand, not wanting to continue talking about this topic. He closed his eyes and leaned back on the sofa to rest.

Liu Mingzhang also realized that Lu Shaohua didn't want to talk to him about this topic, and it was even more obvious now. On the surface, he seemed to be resting with his eyes closed, but the smart Liu Mingzhang knew that Lu Shaohua was thinking about something.

According to memory, pagers entered China in 83, and then mobile phones became popular in 87, occupying the wireless market for several years, and then the first generation of blue-screen mobile phones dominated the market. Lu Shaohua did not get involved in the pager and mobile phone fields because he did not have the strength at that time. As for mobile phones, it is obvious that Lu Shaohua has the strength. Since he has the strength, there is no reason not to get involved.

It was not difficult for Lu Shaohua to develop a mobile phone at this time. As long as he had time and mobilized the technical talents in Shenzhen and Africa, he would be able to develop it in no time. But Lu Shaohua did not pay much attention to the development of mobile phones. He focused on telecommunications companies. In his previous life, China Mobile and China Unicom, the two wireless communication companies, made a lot of money. How could Lu Shaohua let this opportunity to make money go?

But then again, it is not that easy to establish a communications company. The first thing to solve is the satellite. To have a satellite, you must get permission from the state. Also, the state will inevitably get involved in the communications company, otherwise it will definitely not allow the company to be established.

Thinking of this, Lu Shaohua secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It looked simple on the surface, but it was really not easy to do. Lu Shaohua could only put this headache problem behind him and plan it carefully when he had time.

Coincidentally, just when Lu Shaohua gave up thinking about it, there was a noise outside the door. Then Daliu was pushed open and Li Zongen walked in with a smile. However, when he came in, it could be seen that his hair and clothes were a little wet, obviously he was caught in the rain.

"Please sit down." Lu Shaohua said with a smile.

Li Zongen manages an offshore company and usually operates in secret, rarely appearing in the public eye. This time, Lu Shaohua called him here mainly to let him take action when blocking the British pound and cooperate with Liu Mingzhang.

After Li Zongen sat down, Lu Shaohua spoke again, "Mingzhang, you go ahead and talk."

"Yes." Liu Mingzhang nodded, took over Lu Shaohua's words, and introduced the preparations to stop the British pound. At the same time, he handed the two pieces of paper written by Lu Shaohua to Li Zongen. "You finish reading this, and we will discuss the rest later."

Without hesitation, Li Zongen started reading the next two pieces of paper. As for the general situation of blocking the British pound, he had just heard Liu Mingzhang's introduction and had a general idea of ​​it.

Ten minutes passed in a flash, and Li Zongen finished reading the contents of the two papers. He looked up at Lu Shaohua in surprise, as if he saw a monster, and couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Liu Mingzhang seemed to have expected Li Zongen to have such an expression, and he laughed loudly before saying, "The question now is how much funds should be transferred for this operation? How much do you think should be transferred?"

Li Zongen was hiding in the dark and seemed to be more aware of the situation in Britain. He moved his lips as if he wanted to say something, but swallowed his words back and fell into deep thought.

a long time……