Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 615: On the Eve of the Storm (Part 2)

In Lu Shaohua's memory, the Asian financial crisis broke out on July 7, the day after Hong Kong's return to China. It first broke out in Thailand, and then triggered a series of chain reactions, gradually forming an unprecedented financial storm that swept across Asian countries.

And now it is June 1st. Half a month ago, Lu Shaohua started asking people to do the preliminary preparations, and it is almost ready. Logically, there is still a month left, so the time is not very tight. However, Lu Shaohua started preparing early, and there is a reason for this.

The first reason is that Lu Shaohua wants to be more fully prepared so that he will not be hesitant when the time comes. He will have a long time to make up for it. Even if there is a detail that is overlooked, it can be remedied without having to worry about it being irreversible due to time constraints.

There is another reason, that is, the Asian financial crisis lasted too long. The traders under Phoenix Financial are not iron men. They did not have enough rest time in the early stage, and they were afraid that they would not be able to withstand the storm when it came.

Another thing is to let them relax and have a month to adjust their mentality, so that they can have a good mental outlook when they go into battle and will not make mistakes. This is also caused by Lu Shaohua's cautiousness.

Now, all the follow-up matters have been basically dealt with. Except for a few people who stayed in Phoenix Financial, the rest of the team led by Li Yunqing started a one-month vacation. They reported to Li Yunqing and his team on the last day of June, which meant that the preparations had come to an end, and the remaining matters were not what they, the traders, should be responsible for.

Yes, the remaining matters are not something that ordinary traders can take care of. They should take care of the three giants in Phoenix Financial. They will not take a holiday so soon. Lu Shaohua still has a lot of things that need them to arrange.

So, after Liu Mingzhang, Li Yunqing and Li Zongen had dinner with their families at Lu Shaohua's house, Lu Shaohua called the three of them to the study and started a new round of supplementary arrangements, which was also a remedy for what was neglected last time.

"I called you here today for three main things." Lu Shaohua swept his eyes over the faces of the three people one by one. Seeing that they were all extremely serious, Lu Shaohua continued to speak. "The first thing is something we have been ignoring, Phoenix Bank."

At this point, Lu Shaohua paused and continued, "Phoenix Bank was incorporated into our Phoenix Group a long time ago. It has been a few years now, but its role has always been to provide convenience to the group and serve the public, but we have overlooked its role in the financial market."

The predecessor of Phoenix Group was a bank in the era of the ship charter king. Not long after the establishment of Phoenix Group, Lu Shaohua was brought under the group. After a pause, it reopened and its business has been going very well, bringing a lot of profits to the group over the years.

However, apart from this, it does not have many other uses. It does play a role in the financial market. For example, when the Soviet Union collapsed, Phoenix Bank played a very important role. It opened a branch in the Soviet Union, allowing Lu Shaohua to earn a considerable amount of money. But since then, Phoenix Bank has been ignored, serving only the public and group business, and the role it plays has become less and less important.

Hearing this, Li Yunqing patted his head. The expression on his face could be described as not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "We all neglected the important role of Phoenix Bank in Hong Kong."

Indeed, there are many banks in Hong Kong, but not many have a bank like Phoenix Bank. To give a simple example, Phoenix Bank can print Hong Kong dollars independently and control the exchange rate, while other banks do not. They can only provide loans and deposits. This is the difference.

"Hmm?" Liu Mingzhang frowned, then continued his move. He already knew the key.

Yes, Liu Mingzhang had understood, he understood everything. After all, it was Liu Mingzhang who presided over the acquisition of Phoenix Bank. It was Liu Mingzhang who went to negotiate with the charter king when the acquisition was about to take place. How could he not know the unique role of Phoenix Bank?

Li Zongen was different. He was not involved in the affairs of Phoenix Financial and did not quite understand some things. He did not say a word and just sat there quietly.

At this time, Lu Shaohua saw that Li Yunqing and Liu Mingzhang had already reacted, so he stopped playing dumb and said, "We need to take this matter seriously. It will play a huge role when the time comes. We can say that we have grasped a lifeline."

The situation has become clear. Hong Kong is bound to be involved in the Asian financial crisis, and the exchange rate between the Hong Kong dollar and the US dollar will plummet. If there is a bank that can intervene, coupled with strong financial resources, it will be easy to stop Soros and his men. In addition, Phoenix Bank now has business in various Asian countries and has played a key role in the Asian storm, allowing Liu Mingzhang and his men to save many links.

"Don't worry, I will go to the bank in person tomorrow to build up the defense there first, and then clear the way for it to have the strongest combat effectiveness." Li Yunqing vowed and almost patted his chest to make the promise.

"Yeah." Lu Shaohua nodded. In general, Lu Shaohua was very satisfied. His words were not very thorough, but Li Yunqing understood their meaning without wasting words, saving a lot of trouble. "Well, let's talk about the second thing, which is about the allocation of funds. There are so many teams below, and we have to be cautious in allocating funds."

According to the result discussed by Liu Mingzhang and the other two, the team below was divided into 30 small teams, which can be described as a large lineup. However, because there are too many teams, each team has different tasks, which also leads to the need for precise calculations in the allocation of funds.

"There is another thing related to the allocation of funds, which is the allocation of team tasks. In fact, these two things are connected. What tasks does each team have? After calculation, how much funds are needed to hype the team? These are all cautious matters. Have you calculated them?" Lu Shaohua threw out the third thing without waiting for everyone to speak.

"This matter has not been put on the agenda yet." Li Yunqing said a little tiredly, and a sense of powerlessness rose. Yes, there have been too many things recently. He, the commander-in-chief, seems to be in a very glorious position, but who knows that he is so busy that he dreams about work at night. "Hey, I finally know that the commander-in-chief is actually destined to be a hard worker."

"Ha ha!"

Liu Mingzhang laughed loudly, unscrupulously. He had served as the commander-in-chief many times. Although the previous battles were not very large, he knew deeply that it was not easy to sit in the position of commander-in-chief. Once you sit in the position, you will be tired. "Now you understand, I have served as the commander-in-chief several times, and every time I come back, I have to dye my hair."

"Oh? What does this have to do with hair dyeing?" Li Zongen asked curiously.

"Of course it does matter. Because a lot of my hair has turned white, of course I have to dye it back," Liu Mingzhang retorted.

"..." Li Zongen was speechless.

“……” Li Yunqing rolled his eyes in annoyance and said nothing.

Lu Shaohua shook his head, smiled bitterly, ignored Liu Mingzhang, and said seriously, "Okay, let's talk business. We need to pay attention to the next two things and allocate the specific tasks. There is still time. Don't wait until the time is right to cram. That would be bad."

"Okay." Li Yunqing also became serious and said.

Li Zongen and Liu Mingzhang also nodded seriously. Although they did not say anything, their actions told Lu Shaohua that they would take this matter seriously.

"Well, also, regarding the directors of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, you also have to set their goals. Let's take Thailand for example. Concentrate the funds and collectively rob Thailand. As for other countries, I'm afraid it's too late. It's better not to participate, so that the funds will not be too dispersed and difficult to command." Lu Shaohua did not forget to say one last word.

What Lu Shaohua said was very meaningful, and it was also for Li Yunqing and the others to consider. After all, Thailand can only bear a limited amount of funds. If a huge amount of funds poured in without prior arrangements, it might disrupt the original plan.

"No problem." Li Yunqing seemed to understand what Lu Shaohua meant and nodded.

"That's good." Lu Shaohua smiled, paused, and said, "There's nothing else to say. That's all. I'll go talk to them tomorrow, and then wait for the storm to come."

A simple meeting ended when Lu Shaohua said his last sentence. The rest of the time was spent chatting. There was no work involved, only gossip topics. Liu Mingzhang was the most active one, as he was the most knowledgeable one when it came to gossip topics.

The next day, Lu Shaohua met with all the directors of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce at the Huo family's villa. There was also a member of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Li Zekai, who was known as the Little Superman. Li Zekai is now considered to be a fine person. He had originally planned to invest in other things, but when he heard that there was an opportunity to make a lot of money, he gathered the funds and prepared to do a big thing. Today, Lu Shaohua happened to meet with everyone, so he came too.

Everything had been prepared as early as mid-May. Lu Shaohua had only one purpose in meeting with them today, which was to ask them: "Are you ready?"

Half a month of preparation is plenty of time for them. They only need to find a secluded place, install a computer, debug into the network, prepare the funds, and hire a few better traders. There is nothing else to do.

So, needless to say, everything is ready, including Li Zekai. Li Zekai has been involved in financial speculation before, so he naturally has traders under him. He doesn't need to prepare much, he is ready.

"That's good. What we need to do next is to give all traders a long vacation, let them recuperate, and then wait for the storm to come. Then we can do a great job. Haha, long live money..." Lu Shaohua said with a laugh.

"Long live money..."

"Long live money..."