MacLehose was feeling extremely upset at that moment.
"It's over...it's all over..."
"I knew it! I knew this bet was too big!"
"The CFTC has intervened... This is the machinery of the state! No one can stop it!"
"Kobayashi Tenno... he really went bankrupt!"
"What am I supposed to do? I've been supporting him... I'm on the Parliament's side... I've even dragged the Duke of Wellington and his men into this..."
"Will my political career... also be doomed?"
MacLehose felt he had been bewitched. Why would he take such a gamble in the last few years of his term?
Meanwhile, the British executives opposite him, Sir Humphrey and Lord Davis, after their initial surprise, exchanged gloating and undisguised delighted glances.
The message they just received.
The silver market has collapsed!
That arrogant young man from the East seems about to go bankrupt!
Sir Humphrey had long since lost his subservient demeanor and was secretly pleased with himself.
"Hahaha! Did you hear that? It's collapsed!"
"That yellow-skinned kid! He's really bankrupt!"
"Wasn't he just acting all arrogant? He even dared to threaten us?"
"He even said he wanted to acquire us? What does he have to offer now? His Harry Potter manuscript?"
"What a joke! A huge joke!"
"Oh, right, his 'Dragon' brand appliances... they're probably going to go out of business too!"
However, although he thought this in his heart, he pretended to be regretful and said:
"Oh, Mr. Kobayashi...it seems you've run into a little...trouble?"
"That's such a shame. The global distribution channels for 'Dragon' brand appliances that you mentioned earlier? It sounds like... those are going to be lost too!"
After all, bankrupt businessmen have no credibility whatsoever. I think our acquisition agreement…”
Lin Huowang naturally knew what he wanted to say; it was just that seeing him in trouble, he had other ideas and didn't want to sell anymore!
Therefore, Lin Huowang didn't waste any more words, but simply smiled slightly and nodded to interrupt him, saying:
"Oh, right! Gentlemen, I suddenly remembered I have something urgent to attend to. Let's end today's negotiations here! The contract can wait a bit..."
"Haha, of course, of course, we understand. This is definitely just a 'small' problem for you."
Sir Humphrey stood up with a smile, gestured for him to proceed, and then asked with feigned insincerity:
"Then... is our acquisition offer still valid? Or is it that you no longer have the funds to acquire it?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Huowang stood up and straightened his suit.
Without saying a word, MacLehose quickly stood up as well, his face turning extremely pale.
Lin Huowang walked to the door, stopped, and glanced back at the gloating faces in the conference room. He then said firmly and forcefully:
"My offer is valid forever."
"I hope that when we meet again, you will all be able to do what you did today..."
"You're laughing so happily."
After saying that, he opened the door and went out.
"Bang."
The door closed.
Hahahaha!
A burst of unrestrained laughter erupted in the conference room.
"He's finished!"
"That idiot! He's completely finished!"
"Luckily, we didn't sign the contract, otherwise we would have become part of this joke too..."
"What are we afraid of? We've found buyers—German, American, even Indian companies. As long as they offer enough, we're going to sell anyway. What difference does it make who we sell to? Even if the men in parliament are forcing us, they won't let that soon-to-be-bankrupt Easterner acquire us now..."
...
London, Savoy Hotel, Presidential Suite.
After Lin Huowang closed the door, he blocked the worried and hesitant gaze of Mai Lihao behind him.
He walked in, took off his suit jacket, and tossed it onto the sofa.
He then walked to the liquor cabinet and poured himself a glass of whiskey.
At that moment, the "seriousness" and "worry" he had just feigned on his face vanished without a trace.
Instead, there is a calm and confident demeanor.
He took his wine glass, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, and looked down at the not-so-beautiful London night view.
“Newbridge Capital…British Alliance…2.5 billion Hong Kong dollars…That’s good, it squeezed out all your funds.”
"No way! You think this is all the power I have?"
"You don't know that I made a fortune shorting Japan?"
"Do you really think that my 'Dragon Brand' appliances don't have any orders? Behind your backs, countless cargo ships have been delivering stock to major retailers around the world, and the sales revenue should have already been largely received by now..."
"These……"
"Those were all...my bullets."
"These are bullets meant to crush you and to break through the US government's containment efforts!"
After thinking for a while, Lin Huowang picked up the encrypted satellite phone.
"boss!"
On the other end of the phone came the voice of his Swiss financial team leader, "Plan B, encrypted line. What are your instructions?"
"Report on the funding situation of the 'Second Legion'."
"Yes, boss. All funds have been returned and are ready to be used at any time. Part one: Shorting the stocks and ADRs of 12 major Japanese electronics companies, all positions were closed out during yesterday's market crash. After deducting all costs and leverage interest, the net profit is... two billion US dollars. It has been credited to the account."
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