Chen Dong, who was launching a fierce attack on the Thai baht, was clearly unaware that what he was doing was surprisingly aligned with the goals of the Freemasons.
But even if he knew, he probably wouldn't choose to stop. The reason is actually quite simple.
On the one hand, hedge funds led by Soros are stirring up trouble in Southeast Asia, and will soon threaten the security of Hong Kong. Chen Dong's method is tantamount to weakening the enemy's manpower.
On the other hand, Chen Dong himself may not have realized that there was always a potential threat in his heart: the Freemasons, this notorious evil organization.
Even after two lifetimes, Chen Dong's understanding of this organization was far too one-sided. In his previous life, he had only seen similar rumors in the nooks and crannies of the internet, but those rumors quickly disappeared from the network.
In this life, however, he was able to glean some information about the other party's strength from scattered fragments. It wasn't hard to see that the other party could control the four major grain merchants as leverage, so his strength was beyond doubt and clearly beyond his current level to deal with.
Chen Dong never mentioned these things to anyone, but strengthening his own power and accumulating enough wealth became his choice to make a living.
At this time, most traders within the offshore companies only understood the situation in Thailand as a currency crisis. Very few realized that this currency crisis was about to evolve into a financial crisis that would sweep across Asia.
Furthermore, this financial crisis completely devastated the real economy of Southeast Asian countries, and the impact has not been recovered for more than ten or twenty years.
"How's it going?" Chen Dong had just come out of his office when he saw most of the traders gathered in small groups, discussing something. He shook his head, knowing they were definitely discussing why they had sold Thai baht today.
Wangcai, who was in charge of this operation, was surrounded by many traders who asked him why.
This was a new rule Chen Dong established for them after returning from Russia. After each major transaction, they needed to gather together to discuss the reasons, the purpose of doing so, and what benefits they could gain from it.
The effect was indeed very obvious. From their enthusiastic questions, Chen Dong seemed to see the future: a group of highly skilled and capable traders under his command, instead of the tool-like roles they had played before.
Seeing Chen Dong appear, Wangcai breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the fine beads of sweat from his forehead. To be honest, the order Chen Dong gave was not something an ordinary person could do. He knew better than anyone how much Chen Dong knew.
"Boss, the mission is complete, but they're keeping me occupied. Please come and save me!" Wangcai pleaded, which amused Chen Dong.
"Then why don't you talk to them? Tell them your thoughts on the situation in Southeast Asia, the situation in Thailand, and the global situation. I'd also like to hear your high-explosive rhetoric."
Upon hearing this, Wangcai immediately wore a bitter expression and begged for mercy, "Boss, please spare me. Don't you know my own limitations?"
To be fair, Wangcai wasn't as bad as he claimed, otherwise Chen Dong wouldn't have kept him by his side for so long.
If he hadn't met Chen Dong back then, his life trajectory would probably be completely different now, and he wouldn't be as successful as he is now.
Putting everything else aside, Wangcai has been working with Chen Dong for several years, and his net worth has long exceeded 100 million yuan, and that's calculated in US dollars. However, Wangcai has a humor typical of Westerners and can get along well with other traders. In addition, he is usually very approachable, so if other traders tease him, he can only laugh it off.
If Chen Dong were here, no one would dare to ask him any questions.
This wasn't because Chen Dong was arrogant, but because there were simply too many places that needed him, making it difficult for him to stay at the offshore company indefinitely. Furthermore, Chen Dong's aura was so dazzling that he had practically become a legend among traders; who would dare to flaunt their status in front of him?
Chen Dong was unaware of these things. Seeing the eager looks on the faces of many traders, but no one coming forward to ask after a long time, he was puzzled. He touched his smooth chin and asked, half-jokingly and half-seriously, "What's wrong? Am I that scary?"
Hearing Chen Dong's self-deprecating words, many traders smiled knowingly. Just then, Xiang Huasheng said, "Boss, they're not afraid of you, they're in awe of you."
Chen Dong smiled when he saw Xiang Huasheng. This younger brother, whom Xiang Huaqiang had always needed to protect, was now capable of standing on his own.
"Alright, since you don't want to ask, I can't just stay silent. I hope that after this, everyone will treat me as their colleague, an ordinary person, not some so-called god. I also need to eat three meals a day, you know."
"Hahaha..." Everyone burst into laughter, charmed by Chen Dong's humor.
“Last time when we were discussing the issue, I said that Thailand’s ability to withstand this currency crisis and our decision to short the Thai baht are not contradictory.”
"Let me first explain why Thailand was able to withstand the last currency crisis. The reason is actually quite simple: Thailand is not a purely free market, unlike Singapore, which is a purely free market."
"The Thai government's influence on the market is far greater than outsiders imagine. As you all know, the last time they dealt with hedge funds, they prohibited local banks from lending to foreign investors and raised overnight offshore lending rates. This is evident from the measures taken."
At this point, Chen Dong paused, giving them time to process the information, before continuing, "As for our continued decision to short the Thai baht, first you need to understand one thing: Southeast Asian countries and regions will not provide unlimited support to Thailand."
“Once their bottom line is crossed, these countries and regions will not provide support to Thailand, because doing so would only drag themselves into the quagmire. Secondly, Thailand’s domestic economic situation is quite bad, especially the financial sector.”
“These attacks on the Thai baht by international organic capital will definitely not be a one-off event. Even if they fail the last time, they will plan the timing of the next attack.”
"Boss, when will international speculative capital launch its next attack on the Thai baht?" A trader, engrossed in the conversation, asked without thinking.
But the words had already been spoken, and it was too late for him to take them back.
But to everyone's surprise, Chen Dong chose to answer what seemed to be an unsolvable problem, and not only that, he also gave everyone many examples.
"Based on my tracking of the American market, I have recently discovered a very interesting phenomenon."
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