The Son of Finance of the Great Age

   Chapter 124 A Strange Essay

   "In this case, I should leave too." The middle-aged white man saw that Zhong Shi didn't give a reply for a long time, so he naturally knew that the young man in front of him was not moved by him, so he could only leave embarrassingly.

   After buying this apartment, except for some necessary places that need to be redecorated, there is no need to make major changes in other places. After all, Zhongshi just needs a temporary place to stay.

The efficiency of the HSBC Private Banking Department was very fast. After three days, the driver's license was processed for Zhong Shi, plus a car that looked very ordinary in appearance. The logo of this car was a Toyota logo, which looked extremely It is dilapidated, and it is estimated that not many people are willing to steal it if it is cast in a black area, but under the rusty exterior is a Mercedes-Benz engine, the windshield, etc. are bulletproof, and even the tires are solid.

As soon as Zhong Shi got into the car, he turned the key and at the same time he heard the roaring sound coming from the engine. As soon as he stepped on the accelerator, the strong power was immediately transmitted to the four tires. Come on, let his back stick tightly to the seat.

   Zhong Shi is very satisfied with this car, and believes that at least there should be no major problems in terms of travel. It's just that he just came to the United States not long ago, and his credit record is basically zero, so it is still a bit difficult to apply for the purchase of guns.

   Land Rover originally wanted to accompany him to the United States, but Zhong Shi gave up the idea after careful consideration. Land Rover's current security business is in full swing, there is no reason for him to give up his current career.

   More importantly, Land Rover is now the backstage of a certain political force in a certain African country, and the force he supports just came to power last year, and there are still many relationships that need to be sorted out.

Zhong Shi planned for a rainy day and planned his retreat shortly after his fortune. After 2,000 years, the African continent will be the next hotspot of competition among the world's major powers. Although he has no political ambitions, he wants to protect his property and family. , I have to make some "cunning rabbits and three caves" plans.

You must know that even Mr. Li Jiacheng, who is as expensive as the "richest man in the Chinese", had to disperse his investment all over the world to avoid risks. Even more than a decade after Hong Kong's return, he has fully transferred from the mainland and Hong Kong. Local divestment.

  After notifying Hong Kong and Princeton, Zhong Shi started his schooling career in Chicago.

The education in the United States is quite peculiar, and it is very different from the Chinese-style education. They focus on divergent thinking and innovation, but do not pay much attention to basic education. In fact, Asian students still have a big advantage in the early stage.

There used to be such a joke that a mathematics professor in an American university asked a calculus math problem, and then the whole classroom was dead silent. The professor had no choice but to name the students in Huaxia. In universities, they are usually at the basic level. When Huaxia students answered without any pressure, the whole classroom fell into deathly silence again.

What's even more amusing is that the mathematics professor of an American university listed in the examination paper the steps to find the derivative of a simple advanced mathematics question. For ordinary Chinese students, this kind of thing only takes a thought. In desperation, The foreign students from Huaxia had no choice but to give the answer directly, and then left a feeling of "too simple" in the examination paper.

Under such circumstances, Zhong Shi quickly stood out among a group of white faces, and coupled with the foundation he laid at Caltech in his previous life, he quickly completed his first year of education and waited for the rest of the time. take an exam.

It was the weekend, and Zhong Shi drove his dilapidated fake Toyota back to the apartment building in Huxin Tower. He was just about to take a bath and relax after putting down his package, but the phone in the room suddenly rang up. Zhong Shi looked at the time. It was seven o'clock in the evening Eastern Time, and it was morning on the other side of the world. It was unlikely that the call came from Hong Kong.

  Zhong Shi ignored the non-stop ringing phone, went directly into the bathtub, and soaked himself in the bathtub. He has to think carefully about how to operate his funds now.

  After withdrawing from the European exchange rate system, the London Financial Times 100 index rose sharply. The British economy quickly improved with the depreciation of the currency, and various economic data increased a lot compared with the previous year. In addition, due to the withdrawal from the European exchange rate system, the UK does not need to maintain a high interest rate policy, which makes the price of long-term British government bonds increase rapidly, and the stocks and bonds invested by Zhongshi in the UK have also increased in value.

After a rough calculation, this fund has increased by 50% compared with the previous year, and the overall value has reached 3 billion US dollars. Not long ago, Zhong Shi had ordered HSBC's brokerage department to sell them in the market one by one, and then Transfer funds to the North American market.

  Whether the next step is to invest in stock index futures or the commodity futures market, Zhong Shi has not yet decided. In fact, no matter which market such a large amount of funds is invested in, it will cause violent fluctuations in the underlying price, unless it is invested in the foreign exchange market where the central bank is the largest counterparty, but the time for the next currency crisis has not yet come.

"Zhong Shi, give me a call after hearing the message. I will be in Chicago tomorrow, and I will bring a very strange paper." After taking a comfortable hot bath, Zhong Shi turned on the answering machine , Zhong Yi's slightly impatient voice came from inside.

   "Paper? What paper?" Zhong Shi was a little confused. Whether it is in later generations or now, he is far away from the real academic world, and even the quasi-academic world that focuses on applications is not very close.

Zhong Yi is studying for a Ph.D. in economics at Princeton University. He is a standard academic figure. After graduation, he should either go to a relatively low-level university in the United States as a lecturer, and then be promoted to a professor step by step, or enter a university. Financial institutions go to work, or return to China to become professors. But in that era, basically those who could go out were unwilling to come back.

Since Zhong Yi published a paper in a core economic journal shortly after the European currency crisis, his Ph.D. .

Zhong Shi has already made arrangements. After Zhong Yi graduates, he will suggest Zhong Yi to work in the World Bank or the International Monetary Fund. You must know that departments like this recruit PhDs in economics from well-known American universities for research every year. Many people I also used this as a springboard to finally go to a well-known investment bank on Wall Street.

  The plane from New York landed at Midway Airport, which is another airport in Chicago. Unlike O'Hare Airport, this airport specializes in domestic flights and is relatively close to the University of Chicago. Zhong Shi arrived at the airport very early and waited at the exit, and it didn't take long for Zhong Yi's figure to appear in sight.

Zhong Yi, whom I haven't seen for more than half a year, has become much thinner and more capable. He is wearing a trench coat with a hood and carrying a huge briefcase in his hand. He looks a lot more refined and a bit elite. the taste of.

   "Brother, you're here!" Zhong Shi went up to greet him, hugged Zhong Yi briefly, and then looked him up and down, "What the **** is going on? Why can't we talk about it on the phone?"

   "It's an economics paper written by a professor at Stanford University. I think it's very meaningful, so I'll show it to you!" Zhong Yi smiled and was about to open the briefcase.

   "Don't! How can you talk about things here? Let's go back to the apartment first, and then you can talk to me slowly." Zhong Shi stopped, and then pulled Zhong Yi out of the waiting hall.

   "This... this... this is your car, why is it so dilapidated?" Arriving at the parking place, Zhong Yi looked at the dilapidated car in front of him, and said with some surprise.

  He is a member of Zhong Shi's inner circle, and he knows Zhong Shi's wealth very well. You must know that he drives luxury cars like Cadillac in Princeton.

   You must know that the United States is a country on wheels. As long as it is a normal person, it can afford the cost of a car. Moreover, the industrial system of the United States is extremely developed, especially the automobile industry. Even though it has been impacted by the Japanese automobile industry in recent years, the three giants such as Ford, General Motors and Chrysler still firmly control most of the automobile industry. market.

"Don't underestimate my car, you'll know it when you get in it!" Zhong Shi curled his lips in disdain, then turned the key, and after Zhong Yi sat down, he stepped on the accelerator suddenly, this car looked dilapidated The car flew out immediately, and Zhong Yi, who was unprepared, swayed suddenly and almost flew out of the car.

   "Okay! There is a mystery inside this car!" Zhong Yi, who had sat down again, did not dare to be careless, and said to Zhong Shi with some emotion after holding the handle.

   "Hey, this car is bulletproof, you can't see it, you should know that the law and order in Chicago is not very good, especially at our university." Zhong Shi laughed and said with some disapproval.

After arriving at the Huxin Tower apartment, Zhong Yi was shocked again. He didn't expect Zhong Shi to live in such a high-end apartment. You must know that this is the core business district of Chicago, but he thought about it again, and he was a little relieved. This money is really nothing.

   "Tell me, what thesis is?" Zhong Shi took out two cans of beer from the refrigerator, threw a can to Zhong Yi, and then threw himself heavily on the sofa, asking a little casually.

  If there are many terminological papers, even if Zhong Yi explains it aside, Zhong Shi may not understand it very well. You must know that he is only a half-baked person no matter in his previous life or now.

"The title of the thesis is "The Sources of Economic Growth in East Asian Newly Industrialized Countries". It was written by a professor surnamed Liu from Stanford University. You can read it first." Zhong Yi took out a stack of papers from his briefcase and handed it to Zhong Shi .

   "What?" Zhong Shi was taken aback, and suddenly turned his head to look at Zhong Yi, his eyes full of disbelief.

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