Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 911 Key Factors

No matter how Qin Sichen thought about it, he couldn't understand why Lu Shaohua wanted to prolong the defense time. Originally, when the Phoenix Group was attacked, it should have quickly turned the disadvantage into a strong force, so as to avoid losses to the group. But Lu Shaohua insisted on defending. Defense was tantamount to allowing the opponent to attack without taking any measures. This was something Qin Sichen found very difficult to understand.

It was precisely because Qin Sichen could not understand that he asked Lu Shaohua: "Why do we need to extend the defense time?"

"I know what you're thinking. You're just afraid that our defense will cause us losses!" At this point, Lu Shaohua paused for a few seconds before continuing. "I've thought about this a long time ago. I did this for two reasons. One is to create a false impression for the enemy. This false impression is to make the enemy think that we don't have the strength to fight back, which can paralyze the enemy."

"As for the second purpose? That's even simpler. When we counterattack, we must give the enemy a fatal blow in one go. And in order to counterattack in one go, it takes time to make arrangements." Lu Shaohua did not forget to add at the end.

Preparation takes time. Since Lu Shaohua wants to deal a fatal blow to the enemy, he needs to make good arrangements and have a systematic plan to ensure that there will be no mistakes. However, this arrangement also takes time, and it takes a very long time. According to Lu Shaohua's rough estimate, this period of time may be as short as a week, or seven days, and as long as ten days. Therefore, Lu Shaohua said to extend the defense time by one week to ten days.

Hearing this, Qin Si Chen finally understood. Thinking back, he felt that he was impulsive and did not think about it in detail, which led to the very naive questions he asked. But no matter what, Qin Si Chen was still a little worried. After all, Phoenix Group did not have much funds, and it might be difficult to hold on for a week to ten days.

Qin Sichen moved her lips, intending to express her concerns, but Lu Shaohua's reaction speed was even faster. Before Qin Sichen could speak, Lu Shaohua spoke first. "I know what you are worried about. It's just a matter of funds! It's okay. After the last robbery in the United States, we still have nearly 100 billion US dollars in funds. Add to that the original 30 billion US dollars in liquidity within the group, and there are more than 100 billion US dollars in funds. Although we have set up an additional 20 billion US dollars for Phoenix Financial, there are still 100 billion US dollars left. This 100 billion US dollars should be enough to fight a war of attrition with them."

Using $100 billion to fight a war of attrition may seem like a lot, but don't forget that Phoenix Group has more than a dozen subsidiaries, and now each of them is under attack. Even if the $100 billion is spread out, it's actually not a lot.

But even so, it was enough, at least in Lu Shaohua's opinion, it was enough. Well, even if it was not enough, Lu Shaohua was fully capable of raising funds from other places. Regarding the issue of funds, Lu Shaohua was not worried at all.

Lu Shaohua had said so much, what else could Qin Sichen say? He could only nod in agreement, and then promised again. "I will tell them tomorrow to hold on."

"Ah."

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Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Lu Shaohua got up early. He did not even bother to brush his teeth or wash his face. Instead, he made three consecutive calls, one to Liu Mingzhang, one to Li Yunqing, and one to Li Zongen, asking them to wait at the headquarters of Phoenix Financial. He would arrive at the headquarters of Phoenix Financial an hour later.

Lu Shaohua did not summon Liu Mingzhang and others to his villa. It was not that Lu Shaohua did not want to summon them, but Phoenix Financial was under great pressure now. The two listed companies and the Hong Kong listed companies in which it had investments were all under attack. As the three giants of Phoenix Financial, Liu Mingzhang and others must have something to do.

If Lu Shaohua summoned them to his villa, Liu Mingzhang and others would not be able to stay in Phoenix Financial. Once they discovered something and could not figure out the situation, the consequences would be very serious.

But if Lu Shaohua went to Phoenix headquarters to meet Liu Mingzhang and others, the result would be different. Even if Liu Mingzhang and others were not in command on the scene, if an emergency occurred, the people below could report it in time.

At the critical moment, there is no room for carelessness. At least, Lu Shaohua was very cautious at this time, fearing that any carelessness would cause the situation to get out of control.

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After breakfast, Lu Shaohua did not linger but took a car directly to Phoenix Building. After getting off the car, he went straight to the headquarters of Phoenix Financial, entered the small conference room of Phoenix Financial headquarters, and then prepared for the meeting.

Knowing that Lu Shaohua was coming, Liu Mingzhang and others were already waiting in the conference room. So when Lu Shaohua arrived, Liu Mingzhang and others were already in the meeting. When they saw Lu Shaohua coming, they stood up one after another to show their respect for Lu Shaohua.

"Please sit down, you're welcome." Lu Shaohua waved his hand and said with a serious expression. Then he signaled with his eyes to Li Shangkui who was following behind him. The meaning was very clear, asking Li Shangkui to send the document.

Before Lu Shaohua came to Phoenix Building, he went to the study first, turned on the computer and printed three copies of the information sent by Li Zhijie. This was for Liu Mingzhang and others to see. Now that the meeting was about to begin, it was necessary to send the documents to Liu Mingzhang and others first.

Liu Mingzhang and his friends knew very well that since Lu Shaohua had given them the document so seriously, this document was probably not simple. As expected, when Liu Mingzhang and his friends opened the document, they all showed surprised expressions, and then glanced at Lu Shaohua, as if to say, "Is the content of this document true?"

Lu Shaohua gave Liu Mingzhang and the others a look of confirmation, then nodded, responding to Liu Mingzhang and the others that the contents of the document were true.

smile.

No matter if it was Liu Mingzhang, Li Yunqing, or Li Zongen, all three of them had smiles on their faces. This smile looked a little weird, and it didn't look like a happy smile, but rather a bit like a sinister smile.

"Ha ha……"

Liu Mingzhang laughed loudly and said, "It's God's will to destroy the Morgan Consortium. As the saying goes, if the heavens do not support the earth, you can't survive. Even God is not on the side of the Morgan Consortium, how can we lose?"

Although Li Yunqing and Li Zongen did not say anything, their nodding said it all; they agreed with Liu Mingzhang's statement.

"Indeed, God is on our side." It is undeniable that Lu Shaohua also agreed with Liu Mingzhang's statement, and then he got back to the point. "Okay, let's get to the point. How much money is needed to attack the current Morgan Consortium?"

This is Lu Shaohua's purpose. Lu Shaohua went to Liu Mingzhang and others to find out the amount of funds. To put it bluntly, it is how much money is needed to break through the Morgan Consortium, which is now short of funds.

Silence. There was silence in the conference room. No matter whether it was Liu Mingzhang, Li Yunqing, or Li Zongen, they all kept silent. It was not that they did not want to speak, but they were thinking in their minds and could not give Lu Shaohua an answer for the time being.

After a long while, Liu Mingzhang was the first to speak. "The Morgan Consortium is a powerful consortium after all. Even if they are short of funds, their strength is there. It will take some effort to defeat them. As for the funds, I think that considering the current situation that the US stock market has not yet recovered and the Morgan Consortium is short of funds, it will only take 20 billion US dollars to defeat them."

Liu Mingzhang went around in circles for most of the day, first introducing the current situation, and finally telling us his estimated funding, which was 20 billion US dollars. Yes, this number was the same as Lu Shaohua's estimate.

But this is just the number in Liu Mingzhang and Lu Shaohua's mind, and it does not mean that Li Yunqing and Li Zongen think so. Li Yunqing has a different opinion. "Two hundred billion US dollars, I personally think it is enough. After all, we can attack them when they are completely unprepared! It is not impossible to launch a surprise attack and strike them when they are completely unprepared. However, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Even if the situation is favorable to us, I still think it is better to be prepared and prepare more."

After a pause, Li Yunqing added, "Add another 5 billion US dollars. These 5 billion US dollars will be used as backup funds."

"Yeah." Lu Shaohua nodded, looked at Li Zongen, and asked. "Zongen, what do you think?"

Liu Mingzhang and Li Yunqing have already expressed their opinions. Among the three giants of Phoenix Finance, only Li Zongen has not expressed his opinions and ideas. In this case, Lu Shaohua naturally had to ask Li Zongen.

"I also think it's better to be conservative. It's better to be prepared." Li Zongen also expressed his opinion, but his opinion was biased towards Li Yunqing. However, Li Zongen finally expressed a little worry. "The relationship between the Morgan Consortium and the United States is very complicated. Their fates are almost tied together. If we attack the Morgan Consortium and cause the Morgan Consortium's stock price to fall, it will affect the overall US stock market. Then, will the US government, which has just experienced a disaster, come out to support the Morgan Consortium?"

Li Zongen paused for a moment and then continued, "Also, if the US government comes out to support the Morgan Consortium, then isn't it a bit too little for us to only prepare more than 20 billion US dollars? I guess the attack won't be able to catch up with their rescue efforts!"

This is a critical issue, an important factor related to whether the Morgan Consortium can be defeated. As Li Zongen said, if the US government comes forward to support, then the funds prepared seem to be a bit insufficient, which may lead to the failure of the final attack.

Silence. The conference room fell silent again. The question raised by Li Zongen deserves deep thought by everyone, including Lu Shaohua. He also has to think deeply about whether the US government will stand up in the end.

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