After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 814 They even dug up the leek roots.
Lu Liang was planning to wait and see, since there were still four days until the settlement date, and they shouldn't be in a hurry. The one who was really anxious was someone else.

At that moment, Wilson called and said, "Lu, perhaps we can work together again."

"What benefit would I get?" Lu Liang asked in an unfriendly tone, seemingly still resentful about being outmaneuvered in the foreign exchange market.

Camon said he said nothing and wouldn't admit it, and that Lu Liang's act of pretending it never happened was the best protection for him.

Wilson smiled and said, "It's just that you earned a little less. How could you possibly handle all the profits from foreign exchange alone?"

He was pleased that Lu Liang had taken his words to heart and was acting as if they owed him hundreds of billions.

If his attitude suddenly became nicer, the people around him, such as Su Shimin, would probably become suspicious.

Lu Liang sneered and said sarcastically, "Whether I can eat it or not is my business. Even if retail investors and speculative funds make money, it's fine."

"But we definitely succeeded in snatching it away, you can't deny that, right?"

"Haha~"

With a cold laugh, Lu Liang hung up the phone.

Wilson looked indignant and turned to Schwarzman: "Why don't we just let it go? We don't need to cooperate with him. We should be able to handle this ourselves."

“Keep fighting. Lu Liang was the one who initiated the short selling of Japan. If he turns against us, the subsequent situation will be very unfavorable for us.” Su Shimin looked at Wilson, the doubt in his eyes gradually fading.

He has been feeling uneasy lately, and although he can't explain why, he trusts his intuition.

That feeling helped him avoid many major crises.

Schwarzman reviewed all the plans and found that the biggest uncertainty was Carmon Wilson.

Although he has been excluded from the inner circle, he has always been in the inner circle and has been involved in many things.

Perhaps they could deduce their entire plan through some clues and personal information channels, and sell this important intelligence to Lu Liang.

Therefore, Schwarzman has been testing Wilson, including contacting Lu Liang this time, which was also to ask him to play the audio directly.

The idea was to use Lu Liang's tone and attitude to determine if they had been in private contact recently.

But it seems he was overthinking it, or perhaps he's just getting older and his heart isn't as hard as it used to be.

“You talk to him, I can’t talk to him anymore,” Wilson said reluctantly.

“Then let’s request a video call with Lu Liang so that everyone can meet,” Su Shimin said.

Just a few minutes later, Wilson called again, and Lu Liang said irritably, "Sexual harassment?"

"Lu Liang, I am Su Shimin."

A clear, standard Chinese voice rang out, and Lu Liang smiled and said, "Mr. Su, it's been a long time. Your Chinese has been getting better and better lately."

"Thanks to you, I have no choice but to hire another Chinese tutor to continue my studies," Schwarzman said with a smile.

Previously, his Chinese proficiency was roughly equivalent to that of a Chinese person from a southern city with a slight accent.

However, Lu Liang's sudden emergence has greatly improved his Chinese proficiency, and now he is more than qualified to be a teacher at a top university.

"Our Chinese culture is profound and extensive; it's never too late to learn it, and there's never enough time to learn it all," Lu Liang said with a smile.

"I had someone send a link to your assistant's email address. How about we all meet up and have an open and honest discussion?"

"can!"

Through the link in the email, Lu Liang entered a separate webpage containing only one video chat room.

Six small images appeared on the screen: Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman, Morgan Wilson, Vanguard's Dawn, BlackRock's Priesteau, State Street's Griman, and Federal Reserve investment advisor Hamak.

“Ms. Hamak, this must be our first meeting.” Lu Liang smiled and looked at the only woman inside.

Berria Hamak worked at Goldman Sachs for 26 years, serving as its global finance director for a long time, before being recruited by the Federal Reserve to become the head of investment at the Federal Reserve Bank.

Reports indicate that she will succeed Powell as president of the Federal Reserve Bank and then chair of the Federal Reserve Board.

The rumors seem to have some truth to them; someone who is merely an investment director at the Federal Bank is not qualified to sit in this position.

“Mr. Lu, this isn’t our first meeting,” Hamak said with a smile, referring to their second encounter.

She saw Lu Liang when they first met, but Lu Liang didn't see her.

"One was in the open? The other was in the shadows? When was that?" Lu Liang thought for a long time but really couldn't remember.

Hamak said, "Last May, when you visited David at Goldman Sachs, we met briefly at the door."

"It's my fault for being blind and not recognizing him at the time. Please don't take offense," Lu Liang said with a smile. He had indeed visited David Solomon, the global president of Goldman Sachs.

Hamak smiled calmly and said, "Liu Qing used to be my subordinate and worked by my side for several years." Lu Liang squinted and said with a smile, "That's great. I have a very good relationship with Miss Liu. Lutes even came to our Tianxing Industrial Park in Suzhou for inspection some time ago."

"It's just a pity. Lotus has investments from Goldman Sachs and Geely, so it doesn't need Tianxing Financial alone. I even blamed Ms. Liu for this back then, clearly treating me like an outsider..."

Lu Liang was like a chatterbox, talking non-stop.

Wilson's eyes flashed with disdain, and he quickly interrupted, "Lu Liang, let's talk about serious matters."

Being a chatterbox is one thing, but the real problem is that this guy always emphasizes that he and Liu Qing are closer than best friends, and he portrays Liu Qing's departure from Didi as an act of an outstanding woman in the new era who constantly challenges herself.

It's as if they don't know that Liu Qing was kicked out by Lu Liang, and that Lenovo's joint acquisition of Lotus with Geely was just a helpless move.

"also."

Lu Liang looked at Hamak with lingering interest: "Ms. Hamak, it's a pity we didn't meet sooner. Let's have a good chat sometime."

Hamak smiled and nodded, but the smile on his face was no longer as natural as when they first met; it was stiff and artificial, like a fake.

"Tell me, how do you want to cooperate with me?"

Lu Liang got straight to the point, seizing the initiative.

First, it was stated that they were the ones seeking cooperation, not him, so he was the client.

Stephen Schwarzman smiled, not minding being verbally outmaneuvered by Lu Liang. He said, "There are four days left until the settlement date. Although Tianxing Financial has shifted its focus to the Nikkei index, it should still have a position of seven or eight hundred billion US dollars in the foreign exchange market."

"The settlement date is coming so soon?" Lu Liang was surprised, as if he had just learned about it.

He muttered to himself, "It seems I should have sold those chips earlier to avoid short sellers liquidating their positions and causing me to give up the profits I had just made."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the group all changed.

Stephen Schwarzman said in a deep voice, "Mr. Lu, we are sincere. If we keep talking like this, we'll run out of things to talk about."

Although he was not clear about the amount of money Lu Liang had invested in foreign exchange, he knew it would certainly not be less than 50 billion US dollars.

If Lu Liang closes his positions prematurely or suddenly, every one of them will not only have to give back the profits they've already made, but they'll also likely face losses.

As the initiator of shorting the Japanese economy, Lu Liang's cost price was definitely the lowest among all the institutions present.

That's why they sought to collaborate with Lu Liang.

If we don't ask him for help, it's a small matter if he helps carry the sedan chair and lets Tianxing's funds leave first. What we fear most is that he'll eat his fill, then curse us when he puts it down, or even overturn the table.

“Mr. Schwarzman, I also want to have a proper chat, but you always seem to be testing me. What’s the point?” Lu Liang asked with a smile.

Stephen Schwarzman remained silent for a moment, then said, "I'll be frank with you, 140 yen, that's our target."

"Do you think I would believe it?"

Lu Liang chuckled and asked, "Do you think Japan can withstand a 25% drop?"

Since Japan was forced to sign the Plaza Accord, it has entered three decades of economic stagnation.

Taking into account the appreciation rates that other countries have not experienced over the years, the purchasing power of the yen has fallen by approximately 43%.

It has fallen by 43% in 30 years, and by 25% in one month.

The US's strategy of periodically harvesting from Japan is tantamount to uprooting the leeks. How can they possibly survive in the future?

Stephen Schwarzman squinted and said, "Mr. Lu, may I ask why you want to list General Motors Tianxing now?"

The ideal time to launch General Electric Star would be when the German factory is completed and when it has achieved certain sales success.

It's not because of a Swedish girl who goes around advocating environmental protection and criticizing gasoline cars for polluting the environment, and it's because they just finalized the location of their German factory and couldn't wait to start their IPO.

Lu Liang shared the same idea as them.

Lu Liang was worried that the friction between the two countries would intensify and that Tongtian's investment might not be recouped. Therefore, he wanted to go public as soon as possible and raise money early, so as to avoid any unforeseen changes and ending up with nothing.

They uprooted the roots of neon's chives for the same reason.

Starting from Hong Kong, Tianxing Financial has been expanding its reach across East Asian countries.

In the current cycle, they can still reap the benefits of Japan's national wealth by intercepting Lu Liang's bid, but that may not be the case in the next cycle.

Since it's uncertain whether we can harvest Japan again next time, why leave any roots this time?
Could it be left to Lu Liang?
"Drink today, for tomorrow we may die," Mr. Lu Liang, do you agree with what I said?

Upon hearing Stephen Schwarzman's question, Lu Liang smiled calmly and remained noncommittal: "Mr. Schwarzman, let's talk about how to cooperate."

(End of this chapter)