Rebirth: My 80s

Chapter 1225 Public Opinion War (1)

At the same time as Western banks began to repay depositors' deposits, some public opinions that came from nowhere began to spread in Russia and even Eastern Europe, filling the streets and alleys at lightning speed.

"In the final analysis, those Western banks are still trustworthy. They couldn't pay the depositors' deposits before, not because they didn't want to, but because they really had no choice. Now you see, they start paying as soon as they have ruble cash."

"I heard that Huaqiang Taikoo Bank secretly or openly absorbed most of the rubles, which led to the situation where Western banks were unable to repay. Huaqiang Taikoo Bank wanted to rip off Western banks and make them pay a very high percentage before they were willing to exchange rubles for them. That's how things got stuck."

"In the final analysis, the mastermind behind the money shortage in our country is actually the Sino-Pacific Bank. Western banks are victims just like us, and have been manipulated and controlled by Sino-Pacific Bank."

"Western banks are actually quite good. In order to repay depositors' deposits, they are said to have even traded their old assets to Huaqiang Taikoo Bank."

"Huaqiang Taikoo Bank is the worst one!"

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Huaqiang Taikoo Bank, third floor.

Liu Jingyan glanced at the pile of newspapers scattered on the glass coffee table. Her chest was heaving with anger. She tilted her head and asked in surprise, "You can still laugh?"

The boss had predicted that there would be a storm of public opinion. According to the boss's prediction, after Western banks paid off the rubles that they were destined to be unable to take away, they would do something strange and refuse to pay again. Therefore, they made arrangements in advance to prevent Western capital from running away easily and to prevent their long-planned goal from failing.

However, they were not prepared for this current storm of public opinion and were caught off guard.

Liu Jingyan even began to doubt her boss's judgment. It seemed that Western capital had other plans. This made her not only angry, but also very uneasy.

Li Jiankun put down the English newspaper in his hand and said with a smile: "This shows that my judgment is completely correct. What do you think the current public opinion is about?"

Liu Jingyan looked puzzled and did not reply.

Li Jiankun answered himself: "It's an appetizer, preparing for the main course. I really didn't expect this to happen. I can only say that these guys are mean and want to be whores and also want to be saints."

Liu Jingyan frowned and asked, "Our advance preparations are useless against this storm of public opinion. It's like the press releases we prepared talked about something else, something you predicted that hasn't happened yet. Now that public opinion has formed and we've been splashed with dirty water, should we respond or not? And I don't think a temporary response will be useful."

"Who told you that our advance layout is useless?" Li Jiankun sneered, "No matter how much they play, the main part of their plan will not change, they just have an appetizer. Fine, since they want to play this way, let's adjust the plan. I don't like being scolded."

Liu Jingyan tilted her head and asked, "What?"

Li Jiankun said word by word: "Let's help them announce their plan."

Liu Jingyan was shocked. Many questions popped into her mind at once. Finally, she asked with some stammering, "This...this, they haven't started doing it yet. If we tell them about it, will they still do it?"

Li Jiankun laughed, "Do they have a choice?"

Liu Jingyan frowned. No matter what, she felt that this move was a bit rash.

Li Jiankun answered his own question: "They have no choice. Not to mention that their plan has already begun, in fact, from the moment they decided to take out the securities, they made up their minds to default on their debts, and they are only willing to take this path. As for the other way, they can buy rubles from us, complete all the redemption, and not owe any debts. It requires a huge amount of wealth. Ha, for those stingy people, losing a penny is more painful than cutting flesh from their bodies. They will not choose this path unless they are forced to have no other choice."

After a brief pause, Li Jiankun raised his lips and said, "You're making us hate you and disgust us. Okay, I want to see who will suffer more next."

Thinking along the lines of what he said, Liu Jingyan blinked her eyes. If his judgment was correct, and this was the premise, then what would happen to Western capital next would be... worse than eating shit.

Think about it, you have come up with an idea that benefits yourself but not others, and you don't want to be scolded too badly, so you use an open strategy and use public opinion to transfer hatred to your opponent. Why is it an open strategy? Because the news spread by public opinion is basically true, and Western capital has indeed been calculated and controlled by the boss. If we really want to trace the root cause, the mastermind behind the money shortage is really the boss. It was the boss, not Western capital, who planned to short the ruble from the beginning.

In the eyes of ordinary people, there is no inherent difference between these two capital forces. Another thing is that ordinary people have limited foresight and vision, and cannot infer whether the actions of Western capital in their countries are more beneficial to them or the bosses. Let alone inference, they can't even judge. One reality is that most ordinary people only care about the present and like to follow the crowd, so they are easily led by public opinion.

Guess what Western capital feels like right now?
Seeing the hatred being transferred smoothly, so many people cursed Huaqiang Taikoo Bank and its boss. They were naturally very proud and happy because they were cheated so badly by their boss. They even thought: Aren’t you awesome, Jack Lee? Come on, take it, do you have the ability to reverse public opinion?
Frankly speaking, the boss really has no choice, and the reason has been explained just now.

At this time, the boss stood up but did not respond to this public opinion, but instead exposed the next plan of Western capital, which would achieve two goals:

1. The noise of a fart is definitely not as loud as a thunderclap. This public opinion will collapse in an instant, and people's attention will be drawn to bigger things.

2. The smug look on the faces of Western capitalists will freeze in an instant. They will suddenly not know what to do next. It's like... How the hell do you know what I want to do next? Even if you guessed it, you dare to say it out loud. What if I don't do it? !

The boss said they had no choice.

The enemy exposes your plan, and you have no choice but to do it.

You must be thinking about shit.

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A press conference was held at the Eastern European headquarters of Huaqiang Taikoo Bank on Bank Street.

Reporters from all walks of life ran very fast.

In fact, the hotline of Huaqiang Taikoo Bank has been bombarded with calls in the past two days. The media simply love this kind of big news. Most of the media don't even dare to hope to interview Liu Jingyan. They would be satisfied if a bank executive could come forward to respond.

Who would have thought that Huaqiang Taikoo Bank was not only willing to accept interviews and hold a public press conference amid negative public opinion, but also that the bank's behind-the-scenes boss Jack Lee would attend in person.

Even if I wanted to interview him normally, it would be very difficult.

On the second floor of the bank, the meeting room that had been set up in advance was packed with people, and even the aisles were filled with guns and cameras.

As Li Jiankun appeared, the flashes gathered into a waterfall of light, causing everyone to squint their eyes subconsciously. The shutter sounds of the cameras beside their ears sounded like machine gun fire coming from afar.

After a long time, the restlessness eased slightly.

Li Jiankun stood behind a mahogany podium, put his mouth close to the microphone, glanced at the reporters below, and said with a smile: "I know that you, including the people of Russia and even Eastern Europe, must have a lot of questions in your mind now. Believe me, I know what you want to ask. It would be a waste of time to let you ask questions one by one, so I will answer them all at once."

"This public opinion came with such force that in such a short period of time, it created such a huge storm. I believe that anyone with a little bit of common sense can definitely guess that someone is behind this, someone is fanning the flames."

"Why do they do this? Let everyone scold us and disgust us...Excuse me, this will not cause us much substantial harm. I must proudly say here that our bank has always adhered to the service and customer-oriented philosophy, as well as strength, which is the best in Eastern Europe. So I think many people have misunderstood. The ultimate goal of this public opinion is not for us, but for those who create public opinion..."

Noticing that many reporters couldn't help but raise their hands and move their lips, Li Jiankun paused and said jokingly: "There are many smart people here. Yes, my words are easily verified. Next, let's see who will stir up trouble on related issues. Who will be the creator of this public opinion... At this point, someone may ask, you have said this, even if what you said is true, the people who create public opinion will have to endure it no matter what."

"Haha, there is a reality that everyone can know, that is, they can't stand it, or they can't stand it. Some banks have done transactions with our bank, so they suddenly have ruble cash and can redeem depositors. This is no longer a secret. The media has also reported it in an analytical tone. I would like to respond here. Those analyses are basically true. It is indeed as stated in the press release that the trading chips used by the other party are taken from Russian state-owned enterprise securities. Apart from that, they have not taken out even a single US dollar. This will cause a problem..."

"The ruble cash they traded is not enough to pay off all the savings outstanding, because in the past, there was fierce competition among foreign banks to attract ruble savings, and the interest rates offered were rising almost every day, and in the end it even reached the level of usury, but in reverse!" A young male reporter couldn't help but interrupted.

Li Jiankun looked in the direction of the voice, gave him a reproachful look, then nodded and said, "Indeed."

Hey!
The conference hall exploded instantly.

This is super big news, a major event, which was confirmed by Jack Lee himself: Western banks do not redeem savings deposits in rubles in cash!
Many questions immediately popped up in the reporters' minds. How could they hold back at this point? Besides, someone had already made a sample and was not blamed by Jack Lee or asked to leave the scene by the organizer. At this moment, the reporters had only one idea: to dig up big news.

Can’t wait!

The sky above the conference hall turned into a sea of ​​hands. Various questions were intertwined in my ears, making it difficult to hear clearly. The scene was filled with noise.

Li Jiankun spread his hands, put his lips to the microphone, and said helplessly: "Okay, okay, come one by one, I will randomly call on people, and the journalists I call on will speak. The rest of you please be quiet first, so that no one can ask questions."

Are there still journalists who are paying attention to the storm of public opinion that is still raging outside?
As Li Jiankun called on people, reporters began to ask questions one after another, and he answered them one by one.

A reporter: "Mr. Li, please allow me to question your words. Although personally, I believe that you will not speak without thinking, and there is no need to lie about such things, but if it is according to what you said, it is a bit unreasonable. Western banks have not issued any policies or statements to restrict repayment due to insufficient funds. In this case, Western banks have already started to repay. Aren't they afraid of causing problems? What should the depositors who cannot be repaid do? If they cannot be repaid again, those depositors will be a hundred times more angry than before! Just the question of 'Why can others repay but I can't' will make them confused."

Li Jiankun: "Actually, you shouldn't ask me this question. You should ask the Western banks you mentioned. Their plans and decisions did not originate from me, and I cannot make decisions for them. If you ask me, I can only guess. I have to make it clear that it is just a guess... because they may not be worried about the problem you mentioned, about the anger of depositors or something like that."

The reporter asked, "How could this happen? Yesterday, news broke that the security of a foreign bank had collapsed, and angry depositors almost rushed into the office and beat up the CEO, and the bank had not even started to pay out, resulting in discriminatory treatment. It is conceivable that once discriminatory treatment occurs, the depositors who have not been paid out will definitely be even more angry and crazy!"

Li Jiankun asked in return: "What if the bank is gone? With the bank empty, who can depositors vent their anger on?"

"Ah?!" Not only the reporter who asked the question, but all the reporters at the scene were stunned, and some were even dumbfounded.

Shocking news!

They also learned from Jack Lee a piece of super super big news: Western banks are going to run away!!!

Li Jiankun finished his sentence and didn't say anything more, waiting for the next questioner.

Now these questioners are all good comrades, just like butchers swinging their knives, each of which can make Western capital bleed three meters deep.

A reporter: "Mr. Li, this is even more unreasonable. Even though what you said is speculation, if Western banks are going to run away without caring about anything, why would they still make the payment? Wouldn't it be better to just run away with the money? They won't care about their reputation anyway."

Li Jiankun joked, "This friend probably comes from the entertainment press. If you want to run away with the money, you have to be able to take it away. But don't take your military and police power for granted. You are still one of the most powerful countries in the world in terms of military strength. In addition, please respect the fact that the ruble has not yet formed a currency value outside of Eastern Europe."

Reporter (with a wry smile): "You're right, I'm shallow, but... isn't it still a little unreasonable and unnecessary?"

Li Jiankun: "I don't think so. I just said that your country is very powerful. Having money but not paying it back and not being able to pay it back are obviously two different concepts. At the same time, there are different ways to run away. If you run away directly, don't say that you can't run away. Some people and forces are well-known around the world. Let alone saving face, they have to consider the impact. It is definitely not their wish to run away directly."

Reporter (with a look of sudden realization): "That makes sense..."

A reporter: "Mr. Li, so you think that Western banks want to run away, but they are also concerned about the impact and want to run away with some technical content, so they created this public opinion storm to transfer the anger of the Chinese people to you, in preparation for their next run away?"

Li Jiankun: "You mentioned 'I think'? Well, to be honest, that's what I think."

Hey!
There was an uproar.

The reporters were shocked but they kept writing furiously. The cameramen of the big media with cameras were even more worried about missing a shot.

God knows how much of a sensation this news will cause if it spreads?

Do Western banks really dare to defy the world, refuse to repay the debts, and then run away?

Even if it is true, now that the plan has been exposed in advance, do they still dare to continue?

The angry Russian people can let them get away?!
(End of this chapter)