Mixed in 1980

Chapter 350 The Stubborn Mexi Valley (33)

Zhou Wenya picked up the microphone, hummed a few times, and then hung up, her expression serious: "It's a call from Mexico. Their Ministry of Finance will hold a press conference in half an hour."

"No other inside information?"

Li Zhaoji couldn't resist lighting another cigarette, but found himself extremely thirsty. He quickly picked up the teacup on the table and took a big gulp.

Seeing Zhou Wenya shake her head, he took another puff of his cigarette: "Let's wait and see. It's hard to tell whether Mexico will continue buying or abandon the fixed exchange rate."

Zhao, the shipping magnate, who had been mostly silent, couldn't help but say, "We've already sold off $130 billion worth of pesos, and with Soros's holdings, the amount is definitely substantial."

"If the people of Moxigou dare to hold on, they will be truly tough and admirable, but they will also lose all their foreign exchange reserves."

"They should not be underestimated!" Dong, the shipping magnate, sighed slightly.

He lit a cigarette and rubbed his hands together: "Mexican Valley has nearly 250 billion US dollars in foreign exchange reserves. If we fight tooth and nail to hold on, we might not be able to hold on."

"We also need to guard against the Americans interfering."

"The Americans have invested a lot in Mexico, especially in the stock market. Now that stock prices have plummeted, the Americans may very well step in to bail out the market."

"There is still a considerable risk in triggering an economic crisis now, so let's wait and see."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Wenya joked, "The bigger the storm, the more valuable the fish. With so many of us, if we don't launch an attack soon, we won't be able to get enough profits."

Dong, the shipping magnate, nodded slightly: "That's true. We still need to be quick in and quick out. Once Mexico can't hold onto its exchange rate, we must quickly crush it."

Yunnan, Spring City Jade Exhibition!

Yan Yin pointed to a purple necklace: "Dad, that's pretty, I like it."

"My daughter has such good taste."

Chen Fan didn't hold back his praise, walking straight to the display case. After looking at it through the glass for a while, he asked the salesperson, "Can I take it out to look at?"

"Yes, please wait a moment." The salesperson was very polite and quickly took out the necklace.

This thing isn't worth much; he can make the decision.

The current jade market has a very singular aesthetic, with green being the most valued color, while blue, yellow, purple, and white are considered to have very low value.

Colors like violet, chicken fat yellow, sky blue, and white moonlight were all hyped up and gained market favor in later generations through marketing.

These kinds of materials aren't fashionable anymore, especially pure white ones. Nobody wants them, and even pure white glass-type materials aren't worth much.

The treatment for those in purple is just as bad.

Xu Jinqiu leaned over to take a look: "The quality is good, reaching the icy level. The color is also very rich and pure, but it's a pity it's purple. Keep it as a toy."

Upon hearing this, Chen Fan's lips twitched slightly.

The necklace is of very good quality, especially the color, which is a standard violet. The beads are also quite large, over 20 carats, with a total of 29 beads.

A necklace like this could fetch tens of millions when jade prices peak in the future, but during this period, it's just a toy.

That's what Xu Jinqiu thinks, anyway.

Moreover, Zhao Yuanyuan was present. She goes to the market every year and is particularly good at bargaining. She haggled fiercely with the salesperson and finally got it for only 3000 yuan.

Even so, Zhao Yuanyuan still complained that it was too expensive!
That's how the market works. Right now, what's sought after is good quality seed and color, especially green. Everything else is worthless.

After buying it, Zhao Yuanyuan immediately hung the jade necklace around her daughter's neck: "You wear it and play with it yourself, don't lose it."

The little girl smiled sweetly and nodded.

"Let's go, let's look around some more!"

After taking a few steps forward, Miss Zhao's eyes lit up, instantly drawn to a necklace made of several large cabochons set in platinum: "Let's go take a look."

There were already some customers at the booth, chatting on one side. When they saw someone coming, one of them paused for a moment, then quickly got up to greet them.

"Hello Mr. Chen, welcome!"

"Who are you?" Chen Fan asked in surprise.

The visitor hurriedly said, "I am Yang Yunzhi, the general manager of Xiangjiang Jingfu Jewelry."

Chen Fan remembered and extended his hand: "Hello, Mr. Yang. I wrote advertising ideas for your company in 1980. That was my first pot of gold when I started my business."

Yang Yunzhi quickly reached out and shook hands: "Mr. Chen, you're too kind. We're still using the advertising ideas from back then."

Chen Fan smiled and said, "That's my honor."

At this point, further politeness would be annoying, so Yang Yunzhi immediately changed the subject: "Mr. Chen, which piece of jade do you fancy? Let me introduce it to you."

"Let them choose, I'm just joining in the fun."

Chen Fan gestured for his three wives to go up and look at the goods. Yang Yunzhi introduced them to the shop, and the price was quickly agreed upon. Miss Zhao bought a royal green necklace with cabochons.

“Mr. Yang, if you have any good jadeite, you can send it to Xinghuo Investment. We won’t bother you any longer today, let’s take another look around.”

"Okay, take care!"

Only after seeing Chen Fan off did Yang Yunzhi secretly breathe a sigh of relief. He touched his forehead and realized that his forehead was wet with sweat.

"Mr. Yang, who is he?" one of the people chatting earlier asked curiously. As a colleague in the jewelry industry, he knew Yang Yunzhi's status; he was a big name in Hong Kong.

Yet this same person becomes cautious and even somewhat afraid when facing a young man.

"Mr. Yang, is this person someone important? Didn't you say that necklace wasn't for sale?"

Another person was also very curious. He worked for the China Merchants Group, and he was the one who found Jingfu Jewelry in Hong Kong. He came here today specifically to check on the situation.

"Boss Fan, Director Wei, look at the cold sweat on my forehead. Now you know how powerful they are, right? I was so scared that my palms were sweating just now."

Yang Yunzhi sat down and fanned himself: "You are all from the mainland, so you should all have heard of his name. Chen Fan, a famous writer."

The two quickly remembered, especially Director Wei, who had read Chen Fan's articles when he was still a clerk and knew the nickname "rogue writer".

"Is it really necessary for a writer?"

"Is it really necessary? Director Wei, you don't know, but if you did, you'd be shocked too. Do you know what Mr. Chen's status is in Hong Kong?"

Yang Yunzhi looked around and felt it wasn't safe, so he led the two to the entrance of the exhibition hall, found an open space, lit a cigarette, and took a few deep drags.

"Mr. Chen is known as half of the King of Hong Kong and the richest man in the world. No one in Hong Kong dares to offend him, and those who do suffer a terrible fate."

Upon hearing this, the two were stunned.

Half of Hong Kong's King? What kind of nonsense is that? Are the people of Hong Kong still living in the feudal era? How can they have such a title?

And how is the world's richest person calculated?

Seeing their confusion, Yang Yunzhi explained, "Mr. Chen controls Hong Kong's real estate, docks, electricity, telecommunications, and retail. Is it an exaggeration to say that he is half the King of Hong Kong?"

“In Hong Kong, even the British dared not offend him. In 92, the British offended him once, and in the blink of an eye, he launched a currency war, causing the pound to depreciate by half.”

"Then they launched an attack on British banks, causing the share prices of HSBC and Standard Chartered to plummet by 20%, ultimately forcing HSBC to sell Hang Seng Bank for HK$1."

"How could I not be afraid?"

"Even if the necklace is not for sale, I would still say it's for sale if he asked for 1 dollar. If I offend him, he could easily kill me when we get back to Hong Kong."

Boss Fan and Director Wei looked at each other in bewilderment.

After a long while, all I could do was sigh, "I was so ignorant; I never imagined there were such people in Hong Kong."

Yang Yunzhi laughed and said, "It's also a blessing for Hong Kong. You don't live in Hong Kong, so you don't know. In the past, it was always the British who bullied us. Only Mr. Chen pinned the British to the ground and slapped them in the face."

"Director Wei, there's someone you definitely know."

"Mr. Chen's three wives were all here just now. The one in the white shirt is named Xu Jinqiu. If you can't remember her, then you haven't done your job properly."

"Xu Jinqiu? Xinghuo Hope Primary School, Xu Jinqiu Charity Foundation, is it her?" Director Wei's eyes widened, and he paused for a moment.

Yang Yunzhi nodded slightly, and Director Wei clapped his hands in regret: "I should have gone up and greeted them earlier. Xinghuo Hope Primary School was built in my hometown."

"Please don't disturb them."

Yang Yunzhi was startled and quickly said, "Mr. Chen looks like he's out having fun. If his mood is ruined, his temper, well... is very bad."

The two looked suspicious.

"Mr. Chen also has a nickname in Hong Kong: 'Ruthless Man.' Do you think he has a good temper?"

Yang Yunzhi chuckled, glanced at the two of them, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "Boss Wei, don't you have a good product? If you're willing to take it out, you can try your luck. If Mr. Chen takes a liking to it, he might be willing to invest in you."

Mr. Fan said irritably, "Don't even think about that piece of material. I wouldn't even bring it out for this exhibition, and I'd never sell it in my lifetime."

“Then you just missed an opportunity. If Mr. Chen were willing to invest in you, you would be the one in this industry!” Yang Yunzhi gave a thumbs up.

Boss Fan laughed and said, "Is it really that strange?"

Yang Yunzhi shook his head slightly and said sarcastically, "World's richest man, you probably don't know the meaning of those four words. Do you know how much Mr. Chen's assets are?"

Seeing the two shake their heads, Yang Yunzhi held up one finger: "There are over 1000 billion US dollars on the surface, which is over a trillion dollars in yuan. This has been publicly reported."

"How much?" the two exclaimed in surprise.

"Over a hundred billion US dollars, everyone in Hong Kong knows that, you know how much it is, right? Take out your piece of material and try your luck with Mr. Chen." Yang Yunzhi patted Boss Fan on the shoulder.

Boss Fan clenched his fist, gritted his teeth, and hesitated for a moment: "Boss Yang, how about you introduce us? Let's try our luck together."

……

Half an hour later, the office of Xinghuo Investment remained silent, with everyone staring at the telephone and clenching their fists nervously.

Jingle Bell……

The phone rang incessantly, and one person after another picked up the receiver, causing a great commotion in the conference room before it calmed down after a while.

Each of them had an extremely strange expression.

Li Zhaoji tapped the table lightly: "What do the people of Mexico mean? They are unwilling to unpair the forced exchange rate with the US dollar and refuse to implement a floating exchange rate."

"What's the real reason behind the direct announcement of a 15% devaluation of the peso?"

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