Chen Dong had previously told his older sister that he wanted to get married at the end of the year, but then bird flu broke out in Hong Kong and the mainland was busy preparing to purchase flood relief supplies, so the wedding was postponed.
Zhou Huimin has been arguing with him for a long time, and she hasn't been to Longteng much since.
At this moment, Afang reminded her, "By the way, Sister Annie hasn't been to the company for a long time either. After she came back to report last time, she left the company very quickly. Boss, do you have any tasks assigned to Sister Annie?"
"That's why she won't stay at the company—because there are no tasks assigned to her," Chen Dong said helplessly.
"Were Annie and Vivian Chow planning this together? Otherwise, why would they disappear together?" Chen Dong wondered to himself.
Chen Dong decided to call Xiang Huaqiang to inquire about Zhou Huimin's recent situation.
Xiang Huaqiang was somewhat surprised to receive the call. "Boss, what brings you calling me at this hour?"
"...Is it because of gang matters?"
Chen Dong asked in confusion, "What gang? I called to ask how Zhou Huimin is doing lately?"
"Well, I really don't know." Xiang Huaqiang realized what was going on and said, "I've been busy dealing with other things lately, so I haven't been to Huaxia Star."
"Oh, what happened?" Chen Dong asked casually upon hearing this.
Xiang Huaqiang replied over the phone: "One of my underlings took money from foreigners to spread disease in the chicken farm and then framed others for it. This matter has caused quite a stir, and they want me to act as a peacemaker."
“We take money from foreigners and release diseased chickens into the wild.” Chen Dong focused his attention on this matter.
"Tell me clearly, from which chicken farm did they release the diseased chickens?"
Xiang Huaqiang hesitated for a moment before saying, "I don't know, but it seems to be the chicken farm in Luk Fook Shan. That chicken farm is the largest in Hong Kong."
Hearing this, Chen Dong understood a bit. The outbreak of avian influenza in Hong Kong originated from the Luk Fook Shan chicken farm. More than 5,000 dead chickens were disposed of in the three Luk Fook Shan chicken farms within two days.
Could it be that there are foreigners pulling strings behind the scenes in this matter?
The outbreak of avian influenza in Hong Kong directly reduced Hong Kong's foreign trade by nearly one-tenth. As the flu epidemic spread from Hong Kong outwards, foreign trade between the mainland coastal areas and Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, and Taiwan was also disrupted.
In order to prevent and treat avian influenza infection, the Hong Kong government has invested a lot of manpower and resources. A considerable number of high-quality live chickens were culled, causing huge losses to chicken farms and foreign trade.
Because of the fatal lawsuit at the time, both the mainland and Hong Kong did their utmost to defend the last line of defense against avian influenza.
If this incident was indeed triggered by external forces, then the mastermind behind it deserves serious investigation.
Thinking of this major avian flu outbreak, Chen Dong said seriously to Xiang Huaqiang, "Immediately send people to investigate. I need to know who paid this guy and which chicken farm he released the infected chickens into."
"By the way, while you're at it, find out who he framed."
Xiang Huaqiang quickly agreed, "I understand, boss."
By mid-April, the Korean won exchange rate position had decreased significantly. Wangcai reported to Chen Dong that international hedge funds had clearly withdrawn from the Korean won market.
Now, the evidence is becoming increasingly conclusive that international hedge funds are once again targeting the Hong Kong stock market.
Upon hearing this, Chen Dong unconsciously shook his head.
Country H is America's little pet. America relies on Country H for its lifeblood, and its master can't let it really die, otherwise how can it put a nail in the Far East?
Chen Dong had long considered shorting the Korean won market. Although the Federal Reserve was involved, once the short selling reached a certain level, the Federal Reserve would still turn around and provide humanitarian aid to the Korean won market.
Therefore, when Chen Dong was shorting the Korean won, he knew that the Federal Reserve would definitely step in to support him.
On the one hand, the Federal Reserve cannot allow the financial market of H country to be completely destroyed. On the other hand, there are many financial tycoons and international speculative capital in international hedge funds, and these people are important internal forces of the Federal Reserve.
International hedge funds are deeply entrenched in the Korean won market, so the Federal Reserve naturally has to provide them with symbolic assistance.
Therefore, when the Federal Reserve initially offered aid funds to the H country's economic regulatory agency, it was sending a ceasefire signal to the financial regulatory agency and international hedge funds.
After reaching an aid agreement with the Federal Reserve, the H country's financial regulatory authority and Ministry of Finance loosened monetary policy and increased the amount of currency circulating in the market. This operation also gave international hedge funds the opportunity to liquidate their positions.
After several parties backed down, international hedge funds finally left the Korean won market, while the Federal Reserve gained global praise for its humanitarian aid, and the Financial Supervisory Authority received a substantial amount of aid funds from the Federal Reserve.
Chen Dong thought wickedly that the H country's financial regulatory authority might be eyeing the Federal Reserve's aid funds, which was why it was reluctant to release its currency and tightly hold onto international hedge funds in order to threaten the Federal Reserve into launching the aid plan as soon as possible.
It seems these forces are not to be underestimated. Chen Dong sighed, feeling fortunate that he had extricated himself from this complicated quagmire early enough to avoid being forced into their struggle.
"So it turns out that international hedge funds used a feint attack. That was a brilliant and ingenious move." Chen Dong's face was grim as he thought of the six people who lost their lives in the bird flu outbreak, his heart breaking.
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