The Son of Finance of the Great Age

  Chapter 364 Soros Visits Korea (3)

  As soon as Soros stepped out of the hatch, he felt the enthusiasm of the Korean media before he had time to breathe the Korean air: dazzling spotlights and the sound of shutters. After taking a deep breath, the world-renowned fund manager showed a signature smile on his face, waved slightly to the long-awaited Korean people, and walked down the elevator without haste.

"Xiba, who do you think you are? Head of state? How dare you be so arrogant that you simply don't pay attention to the Republic of Korea." Taking advantage of the sound of shutters ringing one after another, Zhu Zhixun's financial assistant standing next to Park Hee Lai whispered muttered.

   I have to say that Koreans are more accustomed to swearing, regardless of men, women, old or young, high-ranking officials and civilians. The only difference is that for senior officials, they can distinguish the occasion and know what to say on which occasion, so Zhu Zhixun murmured softly.

It's just that Park Hee Lai's reaction exceeded the financial assistant's expectations. He gave Zhu Zhixun a disgusted look, and there was a hint of warning in his eyes. Turn your head away.

Seeing that the other party received his warning, Park Hee Lai nodded in satisfaction, turned his head with a happy expression again, took the lead towards Soros, held the other party's hands tightly, and greeted him in fluent English, "Mr. Soros , I welcome you on behalf of Mr. President."

  Since Soros was invited by South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, he is nominally his personal guest, but everyone knows that Soros' presence in South Korea at this sensitive moment is definitely not as simple as it seems on the surface. Not to mention anything else, just saying that South Korea has sent such a high-standard welcome team, it shows that something is definitely wrong.

Soros naturally understood, held Park Hee Lai tightly with both hands, and replied with the same enthusiasm: "Thank you very much for coming, and also thank you for the invitation from Mr. President. I believe this private visit will definitely make everyone feel very happy." Pleasant and satisfied."

After hearing the guarantee from the other party, Park Hee Lai had a solid foundation in his heart, and then the two put on a friendly gesture, allowing the reporters present to take some photos, and after introducing other visiting personnel, this Just got into the car and drove away.

  …

  The news that Soros appeared in South Korea was immediately known to investors all over the world with the help of interested people. The market began to pay attention to why he appeared there, and various analyzes and comments appeared overwhelmingly. Naturally, there were good and bad among them, but generally speaking, most of them were positive ones.

  There is no other reason. This time Soros appeared in a certain country with great fanfare. In fact, the Korean won has already been attacked once, and even reached the ultra-low level of 2,000 won to 1 US dollar at the worst time. Now it has been forced to float freely, with no upper and lower floating limits.

  Generally speaking, investors still hold a wait-and-see attitude towards the Korean market, but some courageous investors have begun to wait on the wind and sneak into the stock market in Seoul.

   Now, everyone waits to see what Soros has to say during his visit.

   "So it turned out to be like this, it really is a good method, amazing!"

  Zhong Shi is no exception. The moment he saw Soros appearing at Seoul Airport, he immediately understood why Stanley and Goodman Company came together to win him over some time ago.

  At this time, he was sitting on the executive chair, watching the email on the computer while watching the live broadcast of Korean TV station.

  Because most of the employees of Tianyu Fund have been on vacation, the entire office area is deserted. However, Ma Jiarui did not take a vacation. He and his team continued to sell the positions in the Indonesian rupiah that they bought back in the market. Although they sold very little each time, they would all be sold if they accumulated. go day.

  Recently, there have been a lot of market rumors about Indonesia, including President Suharto’s health concerns, the transfer of gold by domestic dignitaries, riots, and excessive currency issuance. In all fairness, these are not all rumors, some are real facts, but the current Indonesian government is trying its best to "dispel rumors" and reassure people everywhere, but it has not expanded the problems in the Indonesian market again.

He was sitting on the sofa and chatting with Zhong Shi, when he heard Zhong Shi's words, he was stunned, and asked in puzzlement: "Zhong Sheng, what's so 'so'? Is there anything I don't know? ?”

Zhong Shi chuckled, and briefly described what happened on the cruise ship, then asked Ma Jiarui to come forward, pointed to the computer screen and said, "Look, this is a top-secret email received two days ago, please experience it carefully. "

Ma Jiarui took the mouse, and after working on the computer screen for a long time, he took a breath and said in surprise: "The other party was able to predict this kind of thing in advance, the method is really too powerful, no wonder Zhong Sheng you have to Emotional."

"No, no, no!" Zhong Shi shook his head again and again, reminding Ma Jiarui, "The point of the problem is not here. If you want to inquire, you can't hide this kind of news. The point is that they sent me this, including the introduction A series of possible chain reactions, whether there is something hidden in it, or in other words, this may be a trap."

"Trap?" Ma Jiarui scratched his head, and asked in disbelief, "Is this unlikely? Although there are various analysis results in this report, there is no definite conclusion. But when it comes to traps, Is it too exaggerated?"

"If it were you, according to the logic of this research report, how would you choose to operate? I am not talking about the Korean market. The trading volume of their market is too small, and because of the instability of the Korean won, even if there is some gain, In the end, if the Korean won falls, I am afraid that these profits will not be kept. Except for the Korean market, it is naturally other markets. For me who is in Hong Kong, the biggest market is naturally the Hang Seng market. Let me talk about it , how would you choose to operate?"

   Zhong Shi was not surprised by Ma Jiarui's rhetorical question. In fact, if he didn't know what would happen later, he would choose to act according to the logical hints in this report. There is no way, the person who wrote this report is really too smart. While predicting all kinds of possibilities, he strongly hinted that there will be major investment opportunities in Soros' visit to Korea.

"Me?" Ma Jiarui scratched his head, seeing that Zhong Shi's expression was very serious, and he didn't look like he was joking, so he said boldly, "If it were me, after reading this report, I would definitely choose to go long on Hong Kong stocks If you are more aggressive, you may choose to do long Hong Kong stock futures. Although this article does not analyze Hong Kong too much, there are hints of recovery in Southeast Asia between the lines. In addition to these, it is also mentioned that due to The arrival of the Chinese Lunar New Year will make the Hong Kong government loosen liquidity, so that various interest rates will inevitably fall, which will indirectly benefit the rise of Hong Kong stocks. And..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhong Shi, "Not bad! Chris, I can see that you are an excellent fund manager. You can analyze so many things in such a short period of time. You look at it with admiration. In fact, I have 100 million US dollars in cash in their club, and this part of the funds can just be invested in Hong Kong stock futures, but not long, but short."

   "What?" Ma Jiarui suddenly felt that his eloquence just now had turned into a complete joke, and his old face immediately flushed with embarrassment. Looking at Zhong Shi's serious expression, it didn't seem like he was deliberately humiliating himself. After taking a few breaths, he said with a bit of sullenness and meanness, "Since Zhong Sheng doesn't believe me so much, why should I analyze it?" ?”

   Naturally, his reaction was not what Zhong Shi expected. After taking out a cigarette and lighting it slowly, Zhong Shi said calmly: "Chris, this is not humiliation, and I don't mean to humiliate you. The reason why I show you this is to let you know that the financial market It is a risky market. In addition to those risks that can be seen, there are many artificial traps. These traps are even more terrifying than those risks that can be predicted. Do you really think this is the research report they kindly gave me? Is it? No, you are wrong, and it is very wrong, this is a trap, a financial trap created by man, aimed at me!"

  In fact, Zhong Shi overestimated himself. No, it can be said that Soros, Julian Robertson and others underestimated him. There is indeed a conspiracy behind these research reports, but these are all done by financial giants. Compared with the entire Hong Kong capital market, Zhongshi That mere "billion" dollars is not in the eyes of Soros and others.

If they had really known that this "Mr. Zhong" had a net worth of nearly 20 billion U.S. dollars, they probably would not have created such a so-called "wealth club" to deceive him, but would have arranged a more elaborate one that took longer, More detailed traps are waiting for the opponent to jump in.

   Naturally, how does Ma Jiarui know these things? Shocked by Zhong Shi's words, he was stunned for a while, unable to speak for a long time.

  …

Although it was said that he was the president's personal guest, Kim Dae-jung only showed up at the welcome dinner that day, gave Soros enough face, and then disappeared without a trace. There are too many, and there is not much time to communicate with the so-called guests.

  But Soros is not alone. At least Park Hee-lai, the governor of the central bank, accompanied him all the way. You must know that this is also a great honor. At least he is in the United States, and Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan will not be accompanied by him.

  During the three-day visit, he not only visited many companies, met many top Korean entrepreneurs and financiers, but also frequently accepted interviews from local media. It has to be said that Soros' popularity far exceeded his imagination, so that on the last day of his visit, he had to hold a press conference to explain his impression of the Korean economy.

   Naturally, these are all planned.

Under the spotlight, Soros publicized to the Korean media and many media from all over the world: "South Korea's economic foundation is very solid, which enables them to come out of the financial crisis faster. If I were to give In terms of suggestions, my opinion is that it is inappropriate for the International Monetary Fund to allow this country to carry more debts, and the international community should take into account the current economic situation of South Korea and appropriately reduce South Korea’s debts.”

"Besides, radical industrial and financial sectors should be restructured, including accounting practices and management, as well as strengthening training for industrial workers. If South Korea can do this, Quantum Fund and His team will invest in South Korea without hesitation, and investors from other countries will also see corresponding opportunities and choose to invest in the Korean market. In fact, we have seen that South Korea is making efforts in this regard, and preliminary It paid off."

There are only two central ideas in his speech. One is to criticize the International Monetary Fund’s request on South Korea’s debt. This undoubtedly caters to the reaction of South Korea. Happy to be in debt, no? The second is to publicize the positive efforts of the South Korean government in bailing out the market. While suggesting that it may invest, it also stimulates the enthusiasm of other investors and expands its market influence. This is for foreign investors. I, Soros, plan to invest in the Korean market. Why are you still hesitating?

   This remark made all the high-level South Korean officials, including Kim Dae-jung, very happy. After entertaining Soros again, they reluctantly bid farewell. They are well aware of Soros' current power in the market, and this kind of public speech cannot be a lie, so many family members of high-level executives immediately began to buy stocks in the Seoul stock market.

  Unfortunately, a politician thousands of miles away was shot while lying down because of Soros' trip to South Korea! Even though his grievances with Soros happened a few months ago, the media still compared the condemnation of Soros by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia as "the culprit" and "idiot" with the courtesy he received in South Korea. And lest the world be in chaos, ask Soros himself about this contrast in treatment.

   "One of them must be wrong, isn't it?" For this question, Soros just smiled and shrugged, and didn't say much. But his expression and body language all revealed a sense of irony, which made the prime minister lose face while arousing laughter.

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