Break out of the courtyard

What are people most afraid of when a large group of people are going downstairs?
Is it to prevent people below from stopping and watching, or to prevent people upstairs from pushing and shoving each other?
April 3rd, Wednesday, the Japanese stock market opens.

Led by Datang Investment, Hong Kong-based capital began a large-scale sell-off of Japanese company stocks purchased in the previous two days, prompting Euromag Capital, which was already looking to further reduce its holdings, to follow suit.

But here comes the problem!
The funds that exited the market yesterday morning did not buy back at the planned price this morning. Instead, they waited and saw, thinking they would wait for the stock price to drop further before raising it to make a profit.

According to the privately colluded plan of various European and American capital groups, they would sell off shares in the morning to suppress the stock price of Japan Island, buy back shares in the afternoon to raise the stock price, continue to suppress the price the next morning, and continue to buy low in the afternoon. This is the kind of left-hand to right-hand profit-making scheme that Peace Investment and Stepmother Investment often play.

After the European and American funds that had already left the market paused to observe, those European and American funds that had not left, as well as Japanese investors who thought they had figured out the recent strategy of selling high and buying low in Japanese stocks, poured into the selling army.

The key point is that their continuous price reductions and sell-offs did not last long before they triggered market panic, leading more individuals and institutions to join the sell-off.

At the same time, various put options and stock index futures also moved in a timely manner, making various funds think that Japanese stocks were about to hit the daily limit down again!
Indeed, at 11:3 AM Tokyo time, Japanese stocks once again triggered the 20% limit-down circuit breaker mechanism, giving no chance for those who were waiting on the sidelines to take over!

It has only been 4 days since the last time all stocks were suspended from trading due to circuit breakers.

After the incident, those Japanese people and European and American capital who were unaware of the truth began to question where the bailout funds of Japan's Ministry of Finance were.

Why wasn't the market rescued this morning?

Just as the public was exposing the true nature of Tibet Province, condemning its five interest rate hikes in a short period of time, which led to a crash in the stock and real estate markets and left countless people and companies heavily indebted.

Most of the officials from the Ministry of Finance appeared on television, bowed 90 degrees to apologize, offered no explanation, and directly announced their resignations.

Immediately afterwards, the new Minister and Vice Minister of Finance were swiftly promoted and announced a 500 trillion yen bailout plan: the funds would be injected into the Japanese stock and real estate markets in batches and in a planned manner in the future.

In addition, they announced plans to lower interest rates at Japanese banks to a reasonable range in order to promote the healthy development of the Japanese stock and real estate markets.

Such vague wording is hardly different from previous announcements, and the reaction from various funds is predictable.

As soon as the Ministry of Finance issued its new announcement, the Aso couple appeared outside the gates of the Shenzhen Peace Academy to complete Vice Minister Aso's first diplomatic mission.

Unfortunately, Zhang Heping's cell phone signal was completely blocked while he was busy with weapons and equipment in the underground base.

Therefore, the Aso couple could only wait at the door, occasionally taking out their phones to call Zhang Heping's number.

This delay allowed the Aso couple to discover some unusual things.

For example, the minibuses and cars that frequently enter and exit the Shenzhen Peace College would pick up people and then rush off again, as if there were still people to pick up.

For example, those large trucks covered with jungle camouflage canvas leaving the school had soldiers with guns guarding the front and back of the trucks, as if they were transporting something very confidential.

Above the Peace Academy, dozens of remote-controlled airplanes of various shapes and sizes hovered.

What puzzled them most was that the Peace Hotel had been booked out, and there were heavily armed soldiers guarding the outside, rather than bodyguards and security guards from the Umbrella Corporation.

It was 7:30 p.m. When Zhang Heping finished his work at the underground base, he hadn't even had time to go home yet when he went to the school gate because of the Aso couple.

Recently, many sensitive figures have visited Shenzhen Peace Academy, so Zhang Heping did not recruit the Aso couple into the school this time, but went out to meet them in person, which is quite a high level of protocol!

When the Aso couple saw Zhang Heping get out of the car, they assumed that Zhang Heping had come to personally pick them up and immediately bowed to Zhang Heping at a 90-degree angle.

Aso Taro said excitedly, "Mr. Zhang, it is truly an honor for us to have you come out in person!"

"They're conducting experiments inside, so it's not convenient for you to go in," Zhang Heping said bluntly. "What brings you here today?"

Aso Taro quickly bent down and said, "Hey! It's alright, we can talk here!"

Compared to when Zhang Heping spoke to the Aso couple with his back to them in the laboratory and control center, the fact that Zhang Heping could now look directly at them was already a great honor for them.

Zhang Heping didn't respond, but simply looked calmly at the two Japanese men in their early fifties.

If you think about it carefully, Zhang Heping has known them for seven or eight years!
"I came to see you today, Mr. Zhang, to tell you that if the Heping Group still wants to acquire Japanese automakers, they should keep an eye on the announcements from Euro-Magnesium Automakers." Aso Taro, with his head bowed and eyes downcast, glanced at Zhang Heping out of the corner of his eye as he continued:

"The Ministry of Finance is preparing to introduce funds from Euromag to rescue related Japanese companies. Among them, Nissan Motor will transfer most of its shares to Euromag so that Nissan cars can be sold in the Euromag market without restrictions."

"If the Peace Group can take this opportunity to acquire those European and American car companies, it will not only indirectly control Japanese car companies, but also gain a voice in the European and American car market, breaking the ban on electric and hybrid vehicles jointly declared by multiple countries in one fell swoop."

This Japanese man is very shrewd. He came here to advise Zhang Heping not to short Japanese stocks, but now he has used a trick to shift the blame to the United States, making the Heping Group acquire Euromagnesium Automotive.

Once Zhang Heping takes his advice, the Heping Group's funds will inevitably shift to the European and American magnesium markets, thereby reducing the risk of Heping Group shorting Japanese stocks.

"Understood!" Zhang Heping said casually, "You guys help me ask if the remaining 19.1% of Heping Automobile Company's shares are willing to be sold. If they don't, don't blame me for diluting Heping Automobile Company's shares and forcibly privatizing it."

"Hey!" Aso Taro said, slightly excitedly, "I will definitely help Zhang-san make this happen!"

"Then I won't keep you two any longer. See you next time!" After saying this, Zhang Heping got into his car and went home for dinner, as the Japanese couple bowed to see him off.

Throughout the entire process, Taro Aso never mentioned that the Peace Group should not short Japanese stocks.

Zhang Heping did not give a clear answer as to whether he wanted to acquire Euromagnesium Automotive, but expressed his willingness to conduct a normal transaction by using the final share buyback method of Heping Automotive Company.

"Big Brother, do you think the Peace Group will continue to short Japanese stocks?" Aso Yuriko asked uncertainly, "Short selling is so profitable, how could the Peace Group bear to give it up!"

After Aso Taro and his wife got into the Toyota sedan sent by the Japanese company next to them, he slowly said, "Nothing is absolute. At least the Peace Group did not invest a large amount of money to short Japanese stocks today."

Yuriko Aso asked with slight concern, "Then what about your mission?"

Taro Aso laughed and said, "After the market closes tomorrow, we'll decide how to respond to the higher-ups based on the Peace Group's financial movements."

“Alright!” Yuriko Aso nodded and said, “If all else fails, I’ll come to Shenzhen again and ask Mr. Zhang in person not to short Japanese stocks.”

"But if that happens, I'll probably have to help them with the acquisition of Euromagnetics."

……

Wednesday's sharp drop in Japanese stocks served as another lesson for China's two major stock exchanges.

If there were people clamoring to learn from foreign T+0 trading systems and circuit breaker mechanisms of 7%, 15%, and 20%, those calls have now vanished without a trace.

Both the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange want to know what secrets lie behind the devastating plunge in the Japanese stock market.

Unfortunately, they couldn't get in touch with Zhang Heping, so they had to settle for second best and approach Zhang Nian, who was researching domestic and international insurance mechanisms.

At the same time, an economic expert delegation was also sent from the capital, and Chang Wen, the eldest niece, also came to Shenzhen with her mentor, Professor Lin.

Even though Chang Wen could live in the Zhang family's Villa No. 1, the time she could see Zhang Heping was limited to mealtimes in the morning, noon, and evening.

Moreover, Zhang Heping's advice was that no matter how many questions you ask, it's better to go and buy and sell on the Japanese stock market yourself and experience the madness and despair!

To this end, Zhang Heping gave Chang Wen a small account with a million US dollars in it, so that she could experience the atmosphere of Japanese stock trading firsthand at the Shenzhen Stock Exchange with those economics experts.

Time flies, and it's already April 5th, Qingming Festival.

Japanese stocks fell for three consecutive days, plunging the Nikkei index to 7000 points, almost breaking the 1980 high of 6780. However, before the close of trading on the afternoon of the 5th, the Japanese Ministry of Finance, the "referee," stepped in.

It first announced a 2.5% interest rate cut, then announced the first batch of 10 trillion yen to be injected into the Japanese stock market to rescue it, and announced that various European and American capital firms would invest in Japanese companies to expand into overseas markets.

In recent days, in order to suppress the stock prices of Japanese companies and complete a predatory acquisition, Omega Capital has taken advantage of the situation to follow Hong Kong funds in shorting Japanese stocks, catching the Japanese government off guard.

Finally, under the threat of the Japanese government's indefinite suspension of stock market trading, halting all foreign exchange transactions, and zero-interest lending, most European and American capital chose to stop short of taking action.

The main reason is that after the Japanese government dealt a blow to EuroMed Capital, it threw out a sweet treat—a rebound in Japanese stocks!
However, on the afternoon of the 5th, although Japanese stocks rebounded somewhat, only a small number of well-performing Japanese companies turned red, while most other Japanese stocks were down.

Therefore, Japanese stocks have fallen sharply for the past three days!
To Zhang Heping's dismay, the small account he gave to Chang Wen, worth one million US dollars, has lost 50 US dollars in the past two days despite the favorable market downturn!
Chang Wen was still full of guilt when she talked about the balance in the account, after all, it was 50 US dollars!

Her parents would not eat or drink for 500 years, and the total amount of their wages would barely be enough to cover this amount of money.

However, Zhang Heping and Zhang Nian were not concerned about how much money they had lost, but rather wondered how those economic experts had lost half their money without using leverage.

It's worth noting that even after Chang Wen and her group manipulated that small account, the largest drop in individual stocks on the Japanese stock market has only been 40%.
"Someone sold a stock that had plummeted and then bought a Japanese stock that was rebounding well," Chang Wen explained sheepishly. "But as soon as he bought it, that stock went down again."

Well, this is a typical tactic used by major investors to withdraw their capital. Fund managers at Peace Group often use this method to fleece retail investors.

"Third Uncle, my teacher said that they will find a way to pay you back the money they lost later." Chang Wen said, her face showing guilt again.

She felt guilty not only towards Zhang Heping, but also towards the elderly professors. If she hadn't brought the account with her, this wouldn't have happened.

"Alright! It's just a small amount of money, no need to pay it back!" Zhang Heping said nonchalantly, "It was just for you guys to practice with anyway."

Chen Shuting smiled and comforted her, "Xiaowen may not know, but your uncle often gives each of his fund managers tens of millions of US dollars to practice with."

“When they lost a lot of money in the stock market, sometimes hundreds of millions of dollars a day, your uncle still didn’t ask those fund managers to pay him back.”

"According to your uncle, losing money is also a kind of experience; you can always make it back later."

"Don't worry, cousin!" Zhang Nian laughed. "If my dad really wants to make you pay back the money, I'll cover it for you first. You can work for me to pay off the debt later, hehe!"

“Honey, the fund managers in the group haven’t been shorting Japanese stocks these past few days, and the overall return is only 3%.” Chen Shuting looked at Zhang Heping, who was eating heartily, and frowned, “Are we really not going to short Japanese stocks anymore?”

Chen Shuting had this question because she had previously shorted Japanese stocks and brought the group tens of billions of US dollars in profits in less than a month, which was faster than robbing a bank.

When Chang Wen, Zhang Nian, and the others heard the topic of shorting Japanese stocks, they immediately shut up and sat up straight, wanting to hear Zhang Heping's answer.

"Our goal is not to destroy Japan's financial market." Zhang Heping put down his chopsticks, took a sip of chicken soup, and continued:
"Japan was previously suppressed by Omega in industries such as textiles, semiconductors, and automobiles, but none of this shook the controlling position of Japan's six major conglomerates."

"This time, the six major conglomerates that acquired a large amount of assets overseas did not come back to support the Japanese stock market. Instead, they gave up many shares of Japanese companies to Euromag Capital. Have you thought about what the various capital groups are calculating in this?"

"The six major conglomerates of Japan?" Chang Wen entered a knowledge gap and then asked Zhang Nian, who was next to her, in a low voice.

Tang Ming, the father-in-law, asked in confusion, "Heping, how do you know that the six major Japanese conglomerates have not repurchased Japanese shares?"

Seeing that his father didn't answer, Zhang Bei couldn't help but say, "Grandpa, you've forgotten, more than half of the world's banks use the electronic banking transaction system and security software developed by my dad."

Tang Ming understood immediately; Zhang Heping could monitor the financial accounts of the six major conglomerates in Japan through the electronic trading system. He then smiled awkwardly and said, "I really had forgotten about that."

Tang Xin, the first wife, frowned and asked, "Husband, should we consider buying up land and properties in Japan's East City at rock-bottom prices?"

“No way!” Zhang Heping stood up and said, “The people of Japan are going to have a hard time. They will likely have to pay more land tax and transaction tax. There’s no need to help them stabilize the housing market or give them money.”

"Oh!" Tang Xin responded, then glanced at her father, Tang Ming, as if to say, "I've already asked for you."

"Everyone, take your time eating. I'm going to check out the remote control center first!" Zhang Heping said, then went straight out of the room.

Zhang Heping has indeed been quite busy lately, but that's not the reason he's not shorting Japanese stocks.

Because the Euromag stock market is more liberal, once Euromag Capital has divided up those Japanese companies, the Peace Group really has the opportunity to acquire controlling stakes in some Japanese companies through Euromag stock exchanges or offline transactions.

Just like Tang Lie's side, Morgan Stanley came to him on its own.

Therefore, since the Aso couple cannot help the Peace Group directly acquire those Japanese car companies, they should just stop for now to avoid having to talk to Old Man Hua, Old Man Li, Old Lady Zheng, and others again.

Zhang Heping went to the remote control center of the spacecraft at this time because the No. 1 life capsule had suffered another fatal failure.

The monkey undergoing the drug experiment in the No. 1 Lifespan Space Module suddenly threw the banana paste it was holding at the spherical robot while the robot was transferring virus samples from the No. 1 module, sending the robot spinning several times.

The key point is that, driven by centrifugal force, a test tube containing a virus sample was flung in front of the monkey.

Well, that's it. The mischievous monkey uncorked the test tube, tasted the culture medium inside, and then disgustedly tossed it aside, contaminating the No. 1 Lifespan Space Module once again.

When Zhang Heping's assistant, Lao Lü, saw him arrive, he hurriedly stood up and said, "Professor Zhang, there are many messages online demanding that we cure that experimental monkey, and forbidding us from doing so..."

Because the live streams of the No. 1 and No. 2 Lifespan capsules were continuously posted on the World Internet Forum, many foreigners learned about the pollution before Zhang Heping did.

However, Zhang Heping did not answer Lao Lü, but looked at Assistant Tang, who had made another major mistake, and frowned, saying, "The accident has been going on for so long, why didn't you handle it according to the emergency plan?"

When Assistant Tang saw that Zhang Heping did not blame their group for their mistake, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly replied, "Teacher Zhang, we have already replaced the air in the No. 1 Lifespan Space Pod."

"The reason we didn't dispose of this experimental monkey is to accumulate experience for future manned experiments."

Assistant Lu tried to smooth things over, saying, "We think that if we send someone into space and similar contamination occurs in the spacecraft, we can't just exile that person into space and destroy them. So we want to wait for Professor Zhang to arrive before making a decision."

Zhang Heping maneuvered the spherical robot to fly in front of the cage containing the monkey and carefully examined the monkey's complexion, lip color, pupils, and other external features through the camera.

Then I heard him say with certainty, "It's already infected. Observe it for 48 hours and see if it can survive. If not, just banish it into space and destroy it."

After finishing his speech, Zhang Heping looked at the other assistants and students and said calmly, "Everyone should write a report summarizing the gains and losses of this accident, as well as suggestions for improvement."

Upon hearing Zhang Heping characterize the incident as an accident, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.

Especially with Assistant Tang making two mistakes, everyone is worried that he will be kicked out by Zhang Heping.

Before everyone could even catch their breath, Zhang Heping called Assistant Tang away.

In the corridor outside the glass partition, Zhang Heping looked at the campus scenery outside the window and frowned, saying, "You're young, and I didn't say much about you helping the older teachers with their classes before."

"However, because you substituted for them in class, you disrupted the normal space experiments, which has exceeded my tolerance limit. I hope this will not happen again!"

Assistant Tang opened his mouth, wanting to explain, but remembering that Zhang Heping had just characterized it as an accident, he lowered his head and admitted defeat.

"Don't be upset!" Zhang Heping turned and walked towards the stairwell, saying indifferently, "If you hadn't frantically activated the plasma thrusters, the spherical robot would have just spun around at a constant speed, not enough to throw the test tube out!"

Assistant Tang knew Zhang Heping was right, because he had also reviewed the surveillance video and found that his students, in their panic, had started the plasma thruster by turning the wheel, increasing the speed, which led to the experimental monkey getting the test tube for culturing bacteria.

He had just wanted to say that it was the student's mistake, but then he thought that Zhang Heping hadn't pursued the matter with the student, so what right did he, as the mentor, have to do so?
...(End of chapter)