"Since they have become so big, how could they be short of funds?"
This made Alan a little confused.
It's like someone bragging to you that he owns several listed companies and always drives a Mercedes-Benz S when he goes out, and he thinks a Mercedes-Benz E is too low-class...
He says how rich he is, and then turns around and asks you to borrow a few thousand dollars, and then promises you benefits. After he gets through this critical moment, he will take you to show off and fly.
This doesn't sound very reliable.
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"Master, they don't lack small funds, but they lack big money. From what I heard from Soros, he should know that you have money."
"Um?"
Originally this sentence was nothing, but Alan suddenly felt like he had overlooked something.
After frowning and looking at Old Carl for a long time, Allen finally came to his senses.
"He wants me to...invest how much money?"
"One billion dollars!"
Old Carl blinked and looked at Alan.
"???"
Old Carl certainly didn't know about Allen's situation in Hong Kong, so he wouldn't be surprised by this amount. But this amount made Allen feel that something was wrong.
It is no secret in the whole of Britain that Allen is rich. At the beginning... Sony invested several hundred million pounds in his film and television company, and since then, it has been reported by the outside media.
Even though the money these days is only a few hundred million pounds, it has strong purchasing power!
These people earn money that most people cannot earn in their entire lifetime, or even in dozens of lifetimes.
To ordinary people, Alan is of course a traditional aristocratic young man who is young, rich and of noble status.
but……
Why did Soros choose to ask me to join him and accurately stated the amount of one billion US dollars?
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If nothing unexpected happened, if Allen had honestly supported Patten, he would definitely have gotten the 1 billion US dollars. But the strange thing now is that, theoretically, he was about to get 10 billion US dollars in "benefits", but in the blink of an eye... in faraway America, someone has set his eyes on the money in his hands?
How did Soros know?
Are you born in the Year of the Dog? Why is your nose so sharp?
Including Allen himself, there were only three people who knew that Allen could get $1 billion.
Allen himself, Patten, Sir Hodder.
Just the three of them.
But now the news has been leaked.
Thinking of this, Alan narrowed his eyes slightly. He was afraid that he had not asked clearly enough, so he asked Old Carl again, how many days ago did he attend the banquet?
After getting the exact time of old Carl.
This can be compared before and after.
Alan sneered... These people playing politics are so dark-hearted.
In other words, whether it was Patten or Hodder, one of them, or both of them, was calculating against him. In their opinion, Allen was greedy...
They paid a huge price to let Alan stand up for them, and then...
Then, taking advantage of the premise that Allen is very greedy, he notified Soros, or the people behind Soros, and told them that Allen was about to receive a billion dollars in benefits.
Then, Alan could already imagine that if he really behaved like the persona he had established in Hong Kong, greedy and courageous, coupled with the glorious record left by the old earl in the British financial world, like father like son, then Alan... would definitely be attracted by the vast "money prospects" they described. He was greedy...
In the end, he will be lured into the game by them, taking the billion dollars that Allen has not yet warmed up to, joining their operations, and then being slaughtered like a pig.
This is a case of giving himself benefits and then giving himself a "billion-point" lesson. Alan hates this kind of behavior of the old bitch very much.
This was also the reason why he tried to minimize contact and conversation with people like Chris Patten and Wei Dewei during his time in Hong Kong. These people were too cunning and too dirty, and if one was not careful, one would fall into their trap.
Don't mention that everyone wants to deal in the British pound. How can they be sure that Allen will not fall into the trap?
Capital...
There is no right or wrong, as long as there is profit, it is right!
As for the speculative capital group behind Soros, there must be many British capital groups hidden in it. Allen doesn't need to think about it to know that there must be many. These people make money without borders. As for whether their behavior will cause trouble for Britain...
Who cares about this?
Even if Britain is in trouble, the ones who will suffer are the lowest-level civilians and the middle class. What does it have to do with the upper class?
Making money... not a big deal.
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"snort!"
Alan snorted coldly and secretly took note of this matter in his heart, as well as the two old bastards, Patten and Hood.
These two old guys are far away in Hong Kong now, and Allen has to keep a low profile recently. It is not appropriate to cause trouble for them, but they will have to return to the British mainland sooner or later, and then...
Haha... let’s fight again when the time comes.
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"I'm not interested in their plan, but..."
Alan frowned again. This was the disadvantage of not knowing much about finance. Because he didn't understand, even if he wanted to make trouble, he didn't know how to start!
This is a bit annoying.
Allen didn't mean to cause trouble for Soros.
Instead, I am going to see if I can find any benefits in the process.
Even if they are hostile to him, or are planning to plot against him, this is human nature. The business world is like a battlefield. It is normal for others to be concerned about a person who has money. Alan is mainly annoyed with those two old bastards, Chris Patten and David Hood.
"Tell me, even if this small speculative capital group can operate in the Mark market, how much impact can it bring given their capital size? As for their operation of the pound, what impact will it have on us, or on me?"
Fortunately, there is Matthias. Although Alan does not expect him to help him navigate the financial market, but at least after having the intelligence obtained in advance, can he analyze the general trend for himself?
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"Master... this cannot be simply viewed based on the amount of funds alone. It doesn't matter how much money they have. They are like... Tsk..."
Matthias smacked his lips, trying to explain it to Alan using the simplest, most understandable words he could imagine.
"Master... Let me give you an example, like a calm lake."
Matthias picked up a pen from the table and made a gesture as if he was going to throw it away. He explained as he gestured, "If the pen in my hand is equivalent to the funds of their hot money group, and the lake surface is equivalent to the entire mark market, the sizes of the two sides seem to be unequal, but what if I throw the pen in my hand into the lake?"
“Boom!”
Matthias put the pen gently back on the table, still uttering the words with his mouth, which was equivalent to throwing the pen into the lake.
"The entire lake surface will become unsettled because of the ripples caused by the pen thrown in... and these ripples will spread farther and farther from here, attracting the attention of more speculative groups. They are just the first. The various speculative groups hidden in the dark that will be affected by them and follow them will be the focus!"
"As for the pound in the future... well, from my personal point of view, we are not very optimistic at the moment. If we really look at the impact they bring, we may be in some trouble at that time."
“…”
Alan scratched his chin, and he seemed to understand what Matthias meant. In his understanding, what Soros is doing now is equivalent to being a troublemaker in the financial world.
As long as they get on board first, a bunch of big guys will follow them. It’s that simple.
"So when will they finish the Mark market and start trading the British pound? What impact will that have on me? Will it be like another stock market crash or economic crisis?"
Allen really has no words to complain about the current economic environment.
In his previous life, someone once said that a truly strong person should not complain about the environment, but should learn to face challenges head-on. Opportunities exist no matter what the environment is, it just depends on whether you can seize them.
Whenever Allen thought of this kind of toxic chicken soup scoring area, he really wanted to go back and give the person who said it a kick.
The entire Chinese market is now in a state of wild growth in the early stages of development.
To put it simply, this thing can be understood as a novice village.
In the Novice Village, no matter how badly you are doing, there will definitely be opportunities, but it is different abroad.
But Daying is not a novice village!
How many years has this place been developing?
We really can’t afford all kinds of economic crises. We haven’t recovered from the financial crisis in 1987 yet. If this happens again…
Alan couldn't figure out what to do.
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"Master... our pound is now pegged to the mark. If that side is hit, we will be in trouble as well. If the situation really develops according to their plan, in the foreseeable short period of time, we will usher in an economic crisis that is no less influential than the last economic crisis. By then, the pound will depreciate, assets will shrink, a large number of factories will close down, and workers will lose their jobs... As for the time..."
Matthias and Old Karl looked at each other.
Soros just told Old Carl their general plan in general. These things don't need to be kept secret, but as for the specific implementation time of each step, they didn't say, so...
Based on the information he knew, Matthias conservatively estimated a very broad time range.
"I would guess that by the end of this year, maybe even before December ... the impact of this will explode."
"oh?"
Alan took a deep breath. What the hell...
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Huh?
Alan suddenly realized that the British pound was going to depreciate. This sounded scary, but he didn't have many pounds on hand...
The most money he has now is US dollars!
Allen was already short of funds recently, so how could he have so much British pounds in cash? As for the depreciation of fixed assets...
Let it depreciate as long as it is still there, for example, a building or a warehouse. Before the crisis, the building was worth 10,000 pounds, but after the crisis, the building is only worth 8,000 pounds.
But this building is still this building. As long as the building does not disappear and Alan does not sell these fixed assets, why should he worry about depreciation?
On the contrary…if all these have depreciated, then if he were to bid farewell to the timeline for the French restaurant chain he plans to open soon and wait until the crisis is over before purchasing the land or stores, wouldn’t that save money?
It seems like there is no harm in going back and forth.
It’s great to work in the real economy, as it has strong resistance to shocks.
Now...Alan still doesn't quite understand one thing, that is, will the US dollars in his hands also depreciate?
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"Then...will the U.S. dollar depreciate along with the British pound?"
Alan blinked and asked Matthias curiously.
“…”
Although this question was a very simple one, the person who asked it was not simple. Matthias could only twitch his lips slightly and explained with a stiff face: "Master... if the mark and pound are the meat in their operation this time, then the dollar is the knife. It is normal for the knife to be worn out when cutting the meat, but... in this process, the knife will definitely not be damaged. They are here to cut the meat, not to perish together, so even if the dollar fluctuates, it will definitely not be big."
"Um……"
Alan's frown finally relaxed.
The information that Old Carl brought back this time was quite useful. If Old Carl hadn't interfered, Alan would have been preparing to expand his long-planned French restaurant in the next few days.
But with the news brought by old Carl, Allen felt that the plan could be postponed a little and wait and see. When the pound depreciates, he will follow behind and reap a small harvest, following the big guy and taking advantage of him.
After all...it's not easy for him to cheat people when he goes to Hong Kong. Now that he has money...he has to save as much as he can!
Anyway, these few months won’t make a difference.
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He adjusted himself well at home for another two days. During these two days... Alan felt a headache looking at the pile of documents in the study that needed his signature for nearly a month. He simply gave up and did nothing. He ate when he woke up and slept when he was tired after eating.
Hut waited until he couldn't bear it anymore and tactfully reminded his master that some documents had been piled up for too long and needed to be dealt with. After all, without Alan's signature, the people who were about to work on it didn't dare to do it and could only wait.
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Holding Xiao Huang in his arms, Alan pinched the base of its wings with both hands and shook it as he walked.
In the past...some people called the Snowy Owl the Scottish Free-range Chicken. When Alan saw the little yellow owl for the first time, he just thought that this little guy was dirty, with yellow fur, and quite funny. How could he associate it with a free-range chicken?
But after raising Xiao Huang for so many years, it has completely earned the reputation of being a Scottish free-range chicken.
Delicious and lazy!
At home, Xiao Huang was too lazy to even move, let alone fly. It was in the same state as Alan in the past two days. It lay in its nest all day long, eating and sleeping. Occasionally, when it was tired of sleeping, it would come out and stroll around the castle, peck at the servants to show off, and then go back to the nest to continue sleeping.
Now...if he lets Xiao Huang fly again, Alan estimates that with its current physique, it will hardly be able to fly. This is the only way to let Xiao Huang experience its previous flying memories and arouse its sense of shame.
But when they got to the study, Alan put Xiao Huang down and took a look. He found that the dog was in a listless state and had no intention of learning from its mistakes. When he put Xiao Huang on the desk, he lay there with his arms and legs spread out like a puppy, staring at Alan with his two big yellow eyes.
"Tsk...what happened? What happened?"
Alan rubbed Xiao Huang's big head and felt that something was wrong with Xiao Huang's current condition. It didn't look like it was old. Could it be that it missed its mother Snowy Owl?
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