Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

Depressing the impact of the Iran-Contra incident, Carter noticed a key message mentioned in the words of the old finance minister: buy yen!

After knowing Donald Reagan for so long, this is the first time that Carter has heard the old treasury secretary so bluntly revealing inside information to himself.

Combined with his mention that "he was intended to be used as a scapegoat by Nancy Reagan", and Director William Webster, who was also from the Skull and Bones Society, is very likely to be transferred to the director of the CIA, and the CIA is also in the Iran-Contra incident. , not to mention the organizer, but an organization that is absolutely inseparable from the relationship
If you think about it from another angle and break away from the old finance minister's own subjective description, is there a possibility that Nancy Reagan is not the only one who wants him to be the one who takes the blame?
Although he didn't have much contact with the old finance minister, Carter has had close contact with this big man several times.I also have some understanding of the character of the old treasurer. This temper is really not normal.
It's not that it's unreasonable to offend people.Now, maybe he was scared? !
But I am too embarrassed to give in to Lao Bu. After all, I am usually an equal colleague. Now it is not good to beg Lao Bu!
At this time, myself, a junior who has a good relationship with him, may become an insurance policy for him.In case, after the new director takes office, he wants to investigate his problems, or blame him, I can come forward to communicate with Old Bu and Webster to help him. Not to mention completely eliminating the problem, can It's good to reduce some guilt
If this guess is true, then as a "reward", the truth of the news revealed by the old finance minister will be beyond doubt!There's no point in trying to trick yourself and offend another person when you're about to fall down, right?

Here comes the problem, remind yourself to buy the yen, which means that the yen will continue to appreciate!
Obviously, in May last year, Finance Minister Baker stated that "the depreciation of the U.S. dollar has reached expectations." The exchange rate adjustment has been roughly in line with the current basic economic conditions."

Both the speeches in May and October are conveying the signal that the yen will not appreciate again
Judging from the direction of policy, there is no chance for the appreciation of the yen; while judging from the market
Come on, the recent public opinion centers on the Iran-Contra incident, and the market sentiment is obviously not fertile.At this time, it was suddenly said that the yen would continue to appreciate.
Carter was a little hesitant. From the perspective of rational analysis and emotion, Carter was willing to believe the authenticity of the old treasurer's message.But I really want to let myself mobilize a large amount of funds again, to invest in a yen that is unlikely to appreciate in any direction
"Ding Ding Ding ~"

Just when Carter was hesitating and swaying, the phone by the table rang again.
"Carter, I'm Lee Jae-yong. The Itaewon business district renovation plan proposed by Minister Lu in the National Assembly is behind your participation, right?!"

"With me, what's the matter?"

"Why didn't you mention this to me? Don't you treat me as a friend?! When you asked me for someone, I didn't say anything."

"I'll tell you, don't you all know about it? But I'm worried that you won't be able to get in on this thing."

"What do you mean?"

"Obviously! The Itaewon business district is a piece of fat. Lu Tae-woo wants to eat this piece of fat. Mr. Quan can't refuse. But do you think he won't miss this big piece of meat?! Because of an engineering problem just now, When you just had a conflict with Ri Hai, and now you want to grab meat from him, aren't you afraid of making him anxious?!"

Talking to the little guy Li Zairong, even knowing that Li Jianxi is probably standing behind him at this time, Carter seemed to relax a lot.Compared with the situation in the United States, South Korea is all younger brothers!

"I didn't take the initiative to talk to you about this at the time. This is what I was worried about. It's not that I'm not enough friends. On the contrary, I really treat you as friends, so I have to put myself in your shoes. If you think you can eat , Now you have also heard the news, whether to join or not, I said it is not counted, is it?"

The voice on the phone remained silent for a long time. After a while, a steady voice sounded:

"Since you are so thoughtful, then I think, you should not ignore our interests, right? We don't have to fight for this, but more or less. South Korea is so big, and now it can support business. There are only so many prosperous places. One Itaewon, who is not jealous now?"

"It's hard to find a better location than it! I admit it, Mr. Lee Kun-hee. But I think for Samsung, real estate projects have never been your core project, just like you said, South Korea It's that big. The future of Samsung is not in real estate!"

"This is true in the future, but before the future comes, we also need to focus on the present. A good commercial real estate will bring continuous and sustainable income. Even if we don't care about this, others will. And, let me To put it bluntly, in Korea, if you want to accomplish this, you can only rely on Roh Tae-woo, if you add us, Mr. Quan will really be unable to refuse."

"Come to dinner at home, how about we chat in detail?"

"Sorry, it's not very convenient tonight. I understand what you mean, don't worry, I've been thinking about this problem for a while! When I have an idea, or if you have any ideas, I will be the host, please You eat!"

Hanging up the phone, Carter looked sad.
Yes!

How do these old Korean conglomerates arrange it? !
Carter thought that they themselves would know the news anyway, and after hearing the news, everyone who participated in the Itaewon project would just share the cake.But think about it carefully.
An Itaewon with a bigger fart, all have to be divided, Lu has to be divided, oneself has to be divided, Americans and Japanese have to be divided, if you add them
This profit is very small!But what Li Jianxi said is right, in South Korea, only one Roh Tae-woo can't do anything
The location is even better than Itaewon. Location? !
A flash of light flashed in Carter's mind, and he seemed to understand what the bosses were thinking
Why is Itaewon's location so good?On the one hand, it's in the heart of Seoul, but that only represents future potential!At this time, the spending power of most people in South Korea is still quite limited.Its real value lies in another place: adjacent to the US military base, it can earn Yankee money!
That's an even better location, at least at this stage
Shops in the US military base!

Perhaps for U.S. businesses, business in U.S. military bases has to pay contracting fees and management fees, and the final income may be limited.But what if the money is converted into Korean won? !

What if this business is handed over to the Koreans? !
Take snacks for example, the cost of snacks produced in the United States is higher, and the profit is limited; if it is replaced by Koreans, the manpower is cheap, the logistics is cheap, and the raw materials are also cheap.
Following this line of thought, Carter suddenly thought of a possibility.
Could it be that the United States is now eyeing the Korean conglomerate?Or is this just a wooing method for better control and better checks and balances? !
Win over the old consortium, win over Lu Taiyu, and then secretly support those opposition parties, so as to achieve a situation where everyone except the soldiers betrays their relatives, and then