Guo Shengli said, "Why didn't the old man invite you to stay and chat?"
Shen Dong smiled slightly and said, "Don't talk to him. This old man is very talkative. If I talk to him for an hour, I might lose a hundred or two hundred million."
Li Ka-shing said, “Mr. Shen, are you really going to build a highway? As far as I know, although the traffic volume in Guangzhou and Shenzhen is very high, it will probably take at least thirty years to recover the costs and operating expenses.”
Shen Dong said, "Sir Li, we need to look at things from a developmental perspective. It will take at least two years to build this highway. If both places develop very rapidly during these two years, and the traffic volume increases tenfold, then wouldn't the thirty-year timeframe be shortened to three years?"
Li Ka-shing said, "How is that possible?"
Shen Dong said, "You really should go and see Shenzhen and Guangzhou for yourself. Especially the former, which can only be described as changing rapidly. I have a feeling that within twenty years, Shenzhen's economic scale may surpass that of Hong Kong Island."
Li Ka-shing was shocked and exclaimed, "You're not joking, are you?"
Everyone else was also incredibly shocked.
Shen Dong laughed and said, "A small fishing village has developed into a second-tier city in just over ten years, which is a miracle in itself. Who dares to guarantee that Pengcheng will not become a first-tier city in the next ten years? And who can guarantee that in another ten years, this first-tier city will not grow into a super first-tier city? Everyone, miracles are created by people, and our Xia Kingdom has the potential and ability to do so."
Instead of returning to Diaotai Hotel, Shen Dong accompanied Li Xinxin to the Tengfei Charity Foundation.
Li Xinxin inquired in detail about the foundation's operations and expressed her appreciation for the members' enthusiasm and abilities.
That evening, Li Xinxin treated all the members to dinner.
The next day, right after breakfast, Shen Dong was invited over by the old man.
It was the same routine, the same small courtyard, and Shen Dong and the old man sat together again.
Liu Hui brewed a cup of black tea for the two of them and then stepped aside.
Shen Dong said, "Grandpa, last time I helped the government earn billions of US dollars, shouldn't you reward me properly?"
Liu Hui, who was standing next to him, glanced at him and thought to himself: This guy is still as bold as ever.
The old man loved chatting freely, and upon hearing this, he said, "What do you want? If I have it, I'll definitely give it to you."
Shen Dong held up two fingers and said, "Two things. One is Wuyi Mountain black tea, and the other is wine supplied to the imperial court."
The old man laughed heartily and said, "No problem. I'll give you half a pound of black tea and ten cases of liquor."
Shen Dong was taken aback and asked suspiciously, "You're being so easy to talk to, you don't have some kind of scheme in mind, do you?"
The old man said irritably, "Look at you. If I don't give you cigarettes and alcohol, you'll definitely say I'm stingy. Now that I'm giving them to you, you suspect I have ulterior motives. Obviously, there's something wrong with your mentality."
Shen Dong touched his nose and said, "Okay, maybe I'm just too rich and a little paranoid."
"Pfft"
The old man chuckled and said, "You're certainly frank. However, I do have something important I'd like to ask you."
Shen Dong asked, "What is it?"
The old man said solemnly, "When you left last time, you predicted that the Northern Soviet Union would disintegrate within five years. Almost a year has passed, do you still believe that?"
Shen Dong shook his head and said, "I've changed my mind. The disintegration of the Northern Soviet Union is very likely to happen within two years. Anyway, I've already prepared the funds and plan to take advantage of their economic problems to ride the coattails of those Wall Street conglomerates and make a killing."
The old man was silent for a moment, then said, "I sent people to investigate the situation in the Northern Soviet Union, and it's much more serious than I originally imagined. Judging from the current situation, your prediction is very likely to come true."
Shen Dong said, "Grandpa, I won't lie to you, I will gradually start injecting funds to short the ruble."
The old man asked, "How much do you want to bet?"
Shen Dong said without hesitation, "Tentatively set at 30 billion US dollars, plus five times leverage, with a target return of 50%."
In my previous life, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the ruble became practically worthless, its exchange rate against the US dollar plummeting by 46 times, a drop equivalent to 100%.
Shen Dong set the rate of return at 50% mainly for insurance purposes.
Because in the later stages, no one dared to continue buying rubles at the exchange rate.
If it ends up being a liability in your own hands, then everything is over.
The old man exclaimed in surprise, "150 billion US dollars? You have quite the audacity!"
Shen Dong took a sip of tea and said, "The wealth that the Northern Soviet Union has accumulated over decades is enough to easily absorb, let alone 150 billion, even 1.5 trillion US dollars. Old man, I think our inland government can also get involved."
The old man nodded and said, "I'll decide based on the situation. Little Shen, I heard that your Tenglong mercenaries can buy weapons and equipment from Northern Soviet Union, is that true?"
Shen Dong said, "That's right. Some time ago, Tenglong mercenaries purchased twenty armed helicopters and three hundred missiles from them, and they should arrive in about a week."
The old man asked, "Can you buy a fighter jet?"
"ah?"
Shen Dong asked in surprise, "Grandpa, do you want me to help the country purchase fighter jets from the Northern Soviet Union?"
The old man sighed and said, "Almost all the fighter jets of the countries around us are third-generation fighters, while our country only has second-generation fighters. The best way to make up for this deficiency is to buy third-generation fighters."
Shen Dong said, "Then why don't you just order directly from Bei Su?"
The old man said, "There's no time. Their production capacity is insufficient. It would take at least five years to acquire the aircraft, and we can't afford to wait that long."
Shen Dong frowned and said, "Even if I could buy them, I could only get two or three at most, which wouldn't help at all."
The old man chuckled, “Don’t underestimate our military industry. Once we get our hands on the finished product, our military engineers can reverse engineer their technology in less than a year and then develop our own fighter jets. Of course, if you can get your hands on a destroyer or a bomber, that would be even better.”
Shen Dong said, "I can help inquire. The current price of the North Soviet-27 is around 30 million US dollars. If you want to buy it in bulk, the price will be raised to 45 million US dollars, which the North Soviet military should be able to accept. However, they are not stupid, and they will definitely guess that I am buying it for China. I will sign a contract with them that as long as the North Soviet Union exists, I will not hand over these fighter jets to China. If the North Soviet Union ceases to exist, then this clause will be automatically terminated."
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