Countercurrent 1982

"As long as Duan always needs it, I will definitely do my best." Zhong Pengrong replied very simply.

Looking at the country, Zhong Pengrong should not be able to find a second funder who is stronger than Duan Yun. Although he also serves as a consultant for some very powerful old state-owned enterprises in the country, those enterprises are all state-owned enterprises, and it is impossible to come up with so much money. There is a lot of money for him to trade, and for Zhong Pengrong, the income from serving as a consultant for those companies is very small. Zhong Pengrong will only provide some consulting services for his own "gilding", otherwise, he has no interest in providing those companies. Be a financial advisor because you don't make money.

But Duan Yun is different. Duan Yun has strong financial resources. The most important thing is that he has great trust in him. He gave him 10 billion US dollars to trade. It is estimated that there will be no second such financial backer in this life. In one year, Zhong Pengrong earned 2800 million US dollars in commissions, almost making him one of the few billionaires in the country overnight. This is what he has always dreamed of.

That night, Duan Yun and Zhong Pengrong chatted happily. In fact, since Duan Yun's divorce, Zhong Pengrong was one of the few guests who were able to dine at Duan Yun's house. people.

When the two of them were drinking halfway, Zhong Pengrong, who was a little overwhelmed with alcohol, talked about some of his experiences in Thailand, including some private meetings with the Soros Foundation personnel, and pointed out that the capital of the United States has now achieved a global level. They do not control financial capital, but also control the local media and public opinion to a certain extent. They also have a certain degree of control over the political situation of many small Southeast Asian countries. Zhong Pengrong was very shocked by the strength of the United States.

In fact, even if Zhong Pengrong didn’t say anything, Duan Yun knew something about these things in his previous life. Unlike traditional Chinese Confucianism, the United States, a capitalist country that has only been established for more than 200 years, has been pursuing force and resources from the very beginning. Looting is also the capital of the United States' strength, so for more than half a century after the end of World War II, they have been pursuing hegemony, especially after the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, this kind of control of the world through force, finance and public opinion means The road to hegemony has reached its climax, and those small countries in Southeast Asia have been fish on the chopping board in the eyes of Americans from the very beginning.

At this time, although China has a population of more than one billion and its economy is growing stronger, it is still big but not strong in essence. Even in terms of total volume, it only ranks seventh in the world, less than US$1 trillion .

At that time, the countries whose economic aggregates ranked ahead of China were the United States, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Italy. These countries had much smaller populations than China, but their economic aggregates were higher than China, especially the United States. GDP is ten times that of China.

Moreover, in terms of military affairs, the gap between China and the United States is even greater. At that time, the only thing China sent was the total number of troops, but in terms of weapons, the gap in technology and quantity was very huge. China's most advanced fighter jets were imported from the Soviet Union. 27 fighter, this fighter still uses mechanical levers, and there is a huge generation gap with the most advanced F22 fourth-generation fighter in the United States, and it is not even comparable to the previous generation of F15 fighter in the United States.

As for soft power, the two countries are even more incomparable. Hollywood movies are popular all over the world and have become a global ideological output tool. As for the American media, it can also be called a global media. Many domestic media and magazines will reprint some articles and reports from American media, and to a certain extent, it has also made many young people in China yearn for the United States.

In addition, some international students who first went to study in the United States in the early years also saw the huge gap between China and the United States, and they were full of recognition and superiority towards the American social system. This is why international students rarely returned to China in the early years reason.

Therefore, the domestic social elites of this era have a very high sense of identity with the United States. Even some domestic elites are more or less pro-American in their bones. Even in later generations, China’s overall strength has become stronger and stronger , The national pride of the people is getting stronger and stronger, but they still cannot change the inherent thinking of some elites. This is actually caused by the huge contrast between China and the United States in the early years.

There is no doubt that Zhong Pengrong has now become an elite figure who is pro-American at heart. In the conversation with Duan Yun, he has been praising the strength of the United States, and believes that if Tianyin Group has the opportunity in the future, it can consider moving its headquarters Moving to the United States will be very beneficial to the future development of the company. After all, the United States has the world's largest technology, finance and markets.

Duan Yun also laughed at this. Although he and Zhong Pengrong have different ideas, this does not prevent the two from becoming business partners, because everyone has their own independent ideas, and as time changes, this kind of Thinking will gradually change.

At the end of the talk, Zhong Pengrong also told Duan Yun that some financial institutions in the United States seem to be very interested in Tianyin Group, and they are also planning to visit China to discuss some cooperation matters. Zhong Pengrong’s suggestion is to try to Cooperating with these American financial institutions will greatly enhance the future global development of Tianyin Group.

"Americans are not philanthropists. Don't think too much about some things." Hearing Zhong Pengrong's suggestion, Duan Yun smiled slightly, and then said: "Of course I hope to cooperate with American companies, but this kind of thing requires After careful consideration, at least in the short term, we don’t need the intervention of external funds.”

Duan Yun is more cautious about cooperating with American financial institutions, but this kind of thing also depends on the situation. For example, when Duan Yun established a branch in the United States before, he wanted to register the American branch separately, and then cooperate with American financial institutions. In this case, U.S. capital cannot control the core assets of Tianyin Group, but correspondingly, the attractiveness of American branches to Wall Street financial institutions has also dropped significantly, so until now, Tianyin Group still has no cooperation with any U.S. cooperation with financial institutions.

"Of course, Mr. Duan has to decide on such matters, but I have already recommended you and your company to them. I think they will come to visit in person in a short time." Zhong Pengrong said.

Obviously, Zhong Pengrong did recommend Tianyin Group to American financial institutions, and his original intention was good, that is, he hoped that Tianyin Group would become stronger with the blessing of international financial capital, so that he would also have the opportunity to make changes. big money.