The time came to the end of June before we knew it. Driven by various national planning projects, the reform of state-owned enterprises began to accelerate, the domestic economy developed rapidly, and international cooperation began to expand. Everything seemed so prosperous.
As early as May this year, Yang Dongxu rarely appeared in the country, and has been circulating between Hong Kong and the United States. In late May, he stayed in Hong Kong and did not seem to have any intention of leaving until June.
At the same time, he was accompanied by Zhou Ya, who had been taking care of his career in the United States. The Hong Kong real estate market continued to be hot, even crazier than at the beginning of the year. But under such a hot surface, there is an undercurrent surging.
Especially with only two days left in the countdown to Hong Kong's return, all capital is ready to move. Because so far, although the Republic of China has continued to release various positive signals to the outside world, it has not given a definite answer to the issue of housing prices in Hong Kong that has been asked many times.
So Yang Dongxu, who initially kept a low profile in Hong Kong, began to visit some high-end shopping venues from time to time. He was either drinking tea with Uncle Six, having a barbecue with a big star, or going to the bustling Jockey Club to play a few games. .
The whole thing gives people a very relaxed feeling, as if they have a winning chance. This has given many panicked speculators a sense of peace of mind.
On July 1, 1997, the Republic of China officially resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong. From midnight on June 30 to the early morning of July 1, the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center was brightly lit and the world-famous handover ceremony of the Hong Kong regime between China and Britain was held on the fifth floor here. The ceremony was held solemnly.
In addition to the leaders and some officials of the two countries, representatives from all walks of life also attended the handover ceremony. Yang Dongxu also stood in an obscure position and applauded enthusiastically, with an excited look on his face as he watched the five-star red flag rising. .
This is a sleepless night. The nearly century-old expectation of the Chinese people has finally come true, and many people have tears in their eyes. There are also people who are as uneasy as mourning their concubines.
When the morning sun rises, the quiet Hong Kong begins to become noisy. After people go to work and the stock market opens, those who celebrate happily are still celebrating, and those who look ugly are still gloomy. The tense-looking police officers were much more serious than before when patrolling.
The eyes of the world have been staring at Hong Kong from midnight to daylight. The peaceful day passed quickly. The chaos that some people with dark minds expected did not appear. Society remained as safe as ever.
Even if different people have different thoughts, they may be nervous and excited, or disappointed and angry after a day. The sun rises as usual on July 2nd.
At this time, in a high-end office building in Hong Kong, all the computer monitors were turned on, and nearly a hundred carefully selected traders were sitting in front of the computers. All the computer screens showed that the stock market was about to open. However, what is displayed on the screen is not the trading order of the Hong Kong stock market but that of Thailand.
The sound of needles dropping could be heard in the entire office building. At around nine o'clock in the morning, a piece of news made everyone breathe. Thailand officially announced that it would abandon the fixed exchange rate system and implement a floating exchange rate system. For a time, international capital, which was already sharpening its knives, was like a shark chasing the smell of blood, fiercely pounced on the Thai baht market.
The exchange rate of the Thai baht against the US dollar fell by 17% that day, and the foreign exchange and other financial markets were in chaos. Affected by the fluctuation of the Thai baht, the Philippine peso, Indonesian rupiah, and Malaysian gilint began to be affected, becoming the targets of international capital after devouring the flesh and blood of the Thai baht.
In August, Malaysia abandoned efforts to protect the ringgit. The Singapore dollar, which has always been strong, also took a hit. Indonesia has begun to be affected. It is the latest country to be affected, but it is indeed the country that has been hardest hit.
"BOSS, something seems wrong." A manager who was always paying attention to the exchange rates of various countries rushed into an office.
"What's the problem?" Soros puffed out a puff of smoke from his cigar. He glanced at the computer screen in front of him and asked calmly.
The data on the computer screen kept fluctuating again and again, and the lines that continued to slide and twist one after another seemed to him like a beautiful note, as if it was playing a symphony of victory for him.
He felt that he was like the king of the world at this time, and the financial markets of those weak and small countries were trembling and panicked under his overlook.
"There's something wrong with the earnings," the manager said hurriedly.
Massacre, in the face of the impact of international capital, these countries with immature financial markets are like a peaceful sardine farm being farmed that was violently breached by a great white shark. In this fish farm, the great white shark can take whatever it wants without restraint.
As the actual operator of the great white shark harvesting sardines, the manager could see countless sardines being released from the violently dismantled nets, but when he continued to swallow these sardines, he found that the number of sardines in his stomach was different from what he saw. What was completely inconsistent seemed to suddenly disappear a lot.
At first, he thought that this was just an isolated phenomenon, or that the great white shark was too violent, so the statistics were not so accurate for a while. But after repeated inspection and review, he determined that this was not his illusion. The sardines that he released from the fishing ground were indeed disappearing inexplicably, and the number that disappeared far exceeded the number that he swallowed.
"Income?" Soros frowned and saw the statistical report in the manager's hand.
Rows of seemingly statistical figures were constantly scanned by him, and several pages of densely packed statistical reports were quickly read by him. After reading the last column of numbers, he frowned while sitting on the throne.
"When did this happen?"
"I'm not sure about the specifics. I'm asking my subordinates to compare the previous data with the financial parameters of East Asian countries we had at the beginning." The manager said with a somewhat nervous expression.
This cannot be blamed for his cowardice. Anyone who is enjoying a gluttonous feast among a group of sardines suddenly discovers that there may be a bigger monster hidden behind him. It is even possible to silently share most of the results of this gluttonous feast. When even the great white shark in front is interested in swallowing it in one bite, anyone would feel nervous.
"Tell me immediately when you come to a conclusion." Soros once again glanced at the zigzag lines on the computer that were still fluctuating.
At this time, he saw that these lines no longer had the same sense of beauty as before. Instead, he felt that these waves were constantly undulating violently, as if they were laughing at his smiling faces, making his face gradually become gloomy.
The data was quickly tallied up. When Soros saw the data report, he directly smashed the cigar in his hand to the ground. He picked up the computer screen in front of him and violently threw it to the ground.
70%, 70% of the income that should have been pocketed by him disappeared. And just when you turned your head to see what kind of enemy was following behind you, the opponent quietly disappeared without leaving any trace, just like the shadow of death accompanying you. You may have become aware of his existence. , but couldn't determine where he was, let alone see the other person.
"BOOS, our plan..." After Soros vented his anger and returned to his boss's chair out of breath, the manager raised his head and asked cautiously.
"Ahead of time, all plans are in advance. Find this guy out during the chaos." Soros crushed the cigar he had just pulled out to pieces.
In an office in an office building in Hong Kong, Yang Dongxu, who looked tired, drank his first cup of coffee. Originally, he thought that as long as he determined the general direction and had professional traders and managers around, he could easily stand aside and watch the situation with a smile.
But if you really participate, how can you maintain a stable mentality? Even though he is now the biggest hidden winner, after seeing the series of fluctuating numbers, he still can't help but roar with excitement and uneasiness at times.
Anyone who works in finance needs a big heart, especially decision makers, who absolutely need a heart as strong as steel, because the series of numerical fluctuations challenge your heart rate every moment, making you frequently want to save your heart with a quick fix. Put the pill into your mouth.
"Has it been discovered?" Yang Dongxu glanced at the latest statistics and the monitoring data on huge international capital flows with a mocking smile on his lips: "The response is a bit slow."
At the beginning of September, international capital, which was originally preparing to sharpen its weapons against South Korea, suddenly turned around and attacked Hong Kong. This is more than a month earlier than Soros's blitz on Hong Kong in history.
The initial blitz on Hong Kong was that after Soros had eaten his fill in other East Asian countries, he brought huge amounts of capital with him to directly defeat the Hong Kong financial market.
This time, although the early formations confused many people, they plunged into Yang Dongxu's prepared pocket.
On September 6, the Hang Seng Index fell sharply by 1,211.47 points, and three days later it fell by 1,621.80 points, falling directly below the 9,000 mark in three days.
At this time, the Hong Kong government had to stand up and reiterate that it would not change the current exchange rate system and wanted to stabilize the stock market and prevent it from continuing to fall. However, under the impact of international huge sums, the financial market, which had stabilized slightly, still seemed a bit shaky.
At this moment, a mysterious fund suddenly appeared. No matter how many short-selling orders appeared on the Hong Kong financial market, they would eat up all the orders without placing a bid.
Under the timely support of this huge amount of money, the Hang Seng Index began to rise steadily, which made Soros, who was sitting in his office and staring at the computer, once again crushed the cigar in his hand.
At this time, the South Korean financial market began to be turbulent due to the invasion of a mysterious fund, and then the Japanese financial market also began to be turbulent.
Facing the Hang Seng Index, which seemed to be a thick tortoise shell on a ship in Hong Kong, Soros decisively cut off his tail to survive, and with his body covered in blood, he went straight into the financial markets of South Korea and Japan and wreaked havoc in the financial markets of South Korea and Japan, trying to make up for all the previous losses. Make up for it all.
This caused the financial markets of the two countries, which had been able to relax a little, to become violent in an instant. At first, the guardrail of the financial streets between the two countries was torn apart by a wave of unknown funds.
Finally, it began to be destroyed by Soros, the great white shark, and the huge blue whale hidden in the deep water behind the great white shark once again followed the great white shark and began to quietly devour most of the results gained after the former opened the gap.
