Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 687 Prelude

To outsiders, not many people know Lu Shaohua's identity, but among the domestic high-level officials, many people know him. Finally, dozens of people at the pinnacle of power know of the existence of Lu Shaohua.

He holds the rank of lieutenant general, is the godson of Deng Xiaoping, and the grandson-in-law of Zeng Jianguo. He possesses a large amount of top military technology. His wealth is unknown, but it is unfathomable, at least not comparable to that of today's China. It is no exaggeration to describe him as rich enough to rival a country.

More importantly, Lu Shaohua has great potential, and Phoenix Group has a huge room for development. As long as Lu Shaohua is given a few more years, and if he continues to develop so rapidly, there will be no problem in becoming the strongest company in the world.

Of course, there are only a few people who know about Lu Shaohua's many identities. As for officials like Zhang Yongzeng, they are destined not to understand it too thoroughly. However, when Zhang Yongzeng came to Hong Kong to take up his post, he was instructed by the No. 1 leader not to offend Lu Shaohua, and that any important matters raised by Lu Shaohua should be reported directly to him.

So, after Lu Shaohua left, Zhang Yongzeng immediately called the No. 1 leader and reported to him what Lu Shaohua said about Hong Kong's financial market being attacked again and what Lu Shaohua meant, and then quietly waited for the No. 1 leader's reply.

There was no surprise. The order from the No. 1 leader was to cooperate with Lu Shaohua's actions. The country would provide full support and transfer money to Zhang Yongzeng if needed. There was only one purpose, which was to preserve Hong Kong's money market and to follow Lu Shaohua's instructions in the stock market.

It is true that Hong Kong is a top financial market city, but finance is linked to government policies. Sometimes, a policy issued may reverse the entire situation. The No. 1 leader’s consideration is that when Lu Shaohua is defending the Hong Kong stock market, if necessary, he can issue policies that are beneficial to his side, so that they can complement each other and prevent accidents.

When Zhang Yongzeng got the reply from the No.1 leader, he was surprised. He still underestimated Lu Shaohua. Before that, he only knew that Lu Shaohua was the chairman of Phoenix Group and a legendary rich man, but he never expected that the No.1 leader's order was for Zhang Yongzeng to cooperate with Lu Shaohua, not Lu Shaohua to cooperate with him.

The exchange of identities has many meanings, but Zhang Yongzeng now thinks that Lu Shaohua is really unfathomable. It always looks so funny for an official to cooperate with a rich man. But these words came from the mouth of the number one leader, so Zhang Yongzeng certainly understood what needs to be done.

However, Lu Shaohua didn't know that so many things happened behind his meeting with Zhang Yongzeng. But since he knew it, Lu Shaohua would not say anything and just smiled it off.

Those things are all false. Lu Shaohua likes to be down-to-earth and do everything well. What he has to do now is to block and defend the Hong Kong stock market, give it a hard blow and teach a lesson to those people who follow Soros.

Li Yunqing and the others had already made the arrangements, so there was nothing Lu Shaohua could do. He stayed in his residence all day studying university courses, and spent the next few days in a daze.

But when the time came to the fifth day, Li Zongen came back. This time, Li Zongen came back with a smile. Needless to say, we all knew that Li Zongen came back with good news this time.

This was indeed the case. The matter with Toyota had been settled. According to Lu Shaohua's instructions, Li Zongen completed the task beautifully and severely humiliated Toyota, which largely eliminated the hatred.

Li Zongen had a grudge against Toyota Motor for killing his father, which Li Zongen could not forget. Now that Toyota Motor was acquired and he took over, Li Zongen felt deeply comforted and was even more grateful to Lu Shaohua.

Come to think of it, a few years ago, who was Li Zongen? He was just a marginal figure roaming around in major securities firms, at the bottom of the social ladder. But in 1989, his fate was changed, and the person who changed him was none other than Liu Mingzhang.

It can be said that Li Zongen never believed that he would be able to personally take over Toyota Motors one day, and he could only muddle through life. He thought that his life would just pass like this, but who knew that Liu Mingzhang found him and asked him to come over to help. From that moment on, the gears of fate began to turn.

It was even more unbelievable later on that under Lu Shaohua's guidance, Li Zongen became a group of financial geniuses and ranked among the three giants of Phoenix Financial. Although he gave up all the glory in the process, Li Zongen still believed that it was all worth it.

Yes, Lu Shaohua helped him carry out the first step of revenge, and the second step is also quietly underway. With Lu Shaohua's ability, it is basically certain that the demise of the family behind Toyota Motors is only a matter of time.

Also, what did Lu Shaohua give Li Zongen? Money, that's right, Lu Shaohua gave Li Zongen a lot of money. After so many years of hard work, Li Zongen is now quite wealthy. If you count the commissions he got after the financial crisis, Li Zongen can also become a billionaire.

They were satisfied materially, and emotionally, Lu Shaohua never hurt them and treated them like friends, which made Li Zongen feel a strong sense of belonging. What else could he not be satisfied with?

At least, Li Zongen couldn't find any satisfaction. His revenge was almost complete and he had enough money to live lavishly for several lifetimes. There was nothing Li Zongen could say no to Lu Shaohua anymore. What he would do next was to work seriously for Lu Shaohua, which would also be to add a strong touch to his own great achievements.

However, Lu Shaohua did not think so much. The only thing Lu Shaohua cared about was that Li Zongen was back, which meant that the Toyota car matter had been settled. Lu Shaohua was still very happy about this matter.

Let Li Zongen rest for a while, recuperate and prepare for the next good show.

In Lu Shaohua's memory, the third phase of the Asian financial crisis broke out in early August 1998, but the fuse of this storm did not break out in Asia, but in the United States, far away in the Western Hemisphere.

The exchange rate between the Japanese yen and the US dollar continued to fall, causing the US stock market to fall as well, which then evolved into a financial storm that swept the world.

Some people feel very strange about this issue. What does the decline of the yen have to do with the US stock market? However, people ignore that although Japan is a small country, its economic status cannot be shaken by anyone. If Japan is in turmoil, it will definitely affect the United States.

Of course, there are also unstable factors in the US dollar. As we all know, the US economy is developing rapidly, and it may seem nothing on the surface, but the bubbles inside cannot be ignored.

As the saying goes, a single move can affect the entire body. Japan was affected by the turmoil, and coupled with the unrest in the United States, the crisis broke out.

There is no need to say more about the economic status of the United States. This can be seen from the fact that the US dollar is an internationally circulated currency. It is linked to the world economy. Once there is a problem with the US dollar stock market, it is normal for the whole world to be dragged into the quagmire.

As for Hong Kong, there is no need to say much. As a top financial city, there is no need to say much about its openness. People from any country and any nationality can come in to invest. Coupled with the unwillingness of the group headed by Soros, Hong Kong is destined to be subject to a second wave of attacks.

According to the memory of the previous life, in early August 1998, international speculators launched a new round of attack on Hong Kong, which was a two-pronged attack. Both the Hong Kong dollar and the Hang Seng Index were under fierce siege. The Hang Seng Index fell to more than 8 points in just a few days.

Immediately afterwards, Hong Kong had just returned to the motherland and the country gave strong support. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government fought back. The Monetary Authority used foreign exchange funds to enter the stock and futures markets, absorbing the Hong Kong dollars and Hong Kong stocks sold by international speculators, and stabilizing the exchange rate at 7.75 Hong Kong dollars to 1 US dollar. The Hang Seng Index also remained stable at this time.

However, the current situation is different from that of the previous life. Lu Shaohua has appeared. His appearance has caused a small change in history, deviating from the original trajectory. The memories of the previous life are destined to be useless.

In fact, Lu Shaohua had no intention of using his memories from his past life, because as early as when he decided to defend the Hong Kong stock market while blocking the enemy, Lu Shaohua decided not to use his memories from his past life and to use free play instead.

Lu Shaohua doesn't need to worry about the currency, as the domestic side will take care of everything. But it's different on the stock market. Lu Shaohua now has the dominant position and owns a large number of Hong Kong stocks. Once the crisis breaks out, the Hong Kong stocks in Lu Shaohua's hands will play their due role.

More importantly, Phoenix Group also has a Phoenix Bank. Don't underestimate this bank. Once it is mobilized and put to use, the power it unleashes is also very great. Combined with the large amount of funds in Lu Shaohua's hands, the result is self-evident.

In a word, in one sentence, as long as Soros and others dare to come, Lu Shaohua can make them return empty-handed. The only thing to be afraid of is that they will not come.

But this problem can be completely ignored. When time entered the end of July, a large amount of hot money appeared in Hong Kong's financial market, which undoubtedly revealed a signal that Soros was back, making a comeback and targeting Hong Kong again, preparing to use Hong Kong as a "super ATM".

Nothing in Hong Kong escapes the eyes of Li Yunqing and others. When international hot money began to flow in, Li Yunqing called Lu Shaohua and informed him of the situation.

As for Lu Shaohua, he didn't say anything. He just asked Li Yunqing and the others to watch and wait until they made a move before attacking and defeating them.