American Gossip King

Chapter 252 Strengthening the Nation Through Reading

February 18th is a good day.

On this day, a massive fire broke out in the Daegu subway in South Korea. The fire resulted in 198 deaths and 147 injuries.

Ian didn't go there himself, but sent a butterfly to the scene instead.

This butterfly risked her life to document a great deal of the fire, which not only brought her fame back to the forefront but also further enhanced the reputation of Carl Media.

Their reporters are always so awesome.

At the end of February, through Amy Adams, Ian finally reached an agreement with the group of Jews.

Carl Media will no longer promote Roman Polanski's work and may even actively whitewash Jews.

Ian wrote an article about this, which shocked the group of Jews who read it.

The article contains the following content:

"A Nation That Strengthens Through Reading"

The average Israeli reads 64 books per year, while Jews, who make up more than 80% of the national population, read as many as 68 books per year.

Jewish people have a custom where, when a child is born, the mother opens the Bible, puts a drop of honey on it, and lets the child lick the honey from the Bible. Through this act, the child develops a positive first impression of books: that books are sweet.

When children are old enough to understand, almost every mother will ask this question: "If your house suddenly catches fire one day, what will you save first?"

When the child answers with money or diamonds, the mother will seriously tell him, "None of those are important. What you should save first are books. Books contain wisdom, which is far more valuable than money or diamonds, and wisdom is something no one can take away from you."

Therefore, Jews are the only people in the world without illiteracy. Even Jewish beggars cannot live without books. Even while begging, they always carry a book with them that they read every day, let alone those who have no worries about food and clothing...

Author's pen name: Butterfly!

Ian, being a bit shameless, didn't leave his name.

Daniel Mallett was astonished by this incredible article.

Is she really that good at flattery?

Aside from textbooks, I've never read so many books in my entire life!

Good heavens, if we didn't know it was a mutual agreement, the Jews would have thought Ian Karl genuinely loved the Jews.

Ian Carl, you're shameless!

They were ruthless against Jews a couple of years ago, but after receiving benefits, they suddenly became incredibly sycophantic towards them?

However, this also convinced many Jews that Ian Karl was not targeting Jews, but rather his own interests.

That makes things easier!

So much so that after reading this article, many Jews even thought there was no need to assassinate Ian Karl, as he could be bribed.

However, Daniel Mallett strongly opposed this.

Yes, Ian Carl could be bribed, but the cost of bribing him is too high!

He's too expensive!

Therefore, Ian must not be let go; he must be killed!

The vast majority of Jews are more business-minded, and after careful consideration, they felt that assassinating Ian Karl was more worthwhile.

Consider everything you're doing now as compensation for everything you've done in the past.

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The CEO's office at the Carl Group.

Ian said into the phone, "Lake, go to the Philippines, yes! Davao International Airport. Stay at the airport for the next 3 to 5 days and don't leave... The rest is up to you."

Having arranged yet another butterfly, Ian hung up the phone and called out, "Edith!"

A young and beautiful girl approached Ian: "Boss."

As the company grew, so did the number of people around Ian. He now has two secretaries and two assistants.

Edith, the new secretary, is a top student from Yale University who successfully navigated various challenges to stand by Ian's side.

Ian took out a document and handed it over, saying, "Publish this news tomorrow."

Edith glanced at the documents and whispered, "Okay, boss. Should we notify the investment company?"

"That's none of your business," Ian said casually.

After a long time, I finally found a suitable target for short selling. I can barely make a few tens of millions, which can temporarily alleviate my thirst for funds.

After thinking for a moment, he added, "By the way, we've reached an agreement with the Japanese side. Let's book the plane tickets."

After reaching an agreement with the Jews, Ian was preparing to go to Japan to collect the money.

3 month 4 day.

On this day, a bomb exploded at Davao International Airport in the southern Philippines, killing at least 19 people and injuring 144.

It was still a reporter from Carl Media, a butterfly, who reported on the entire explosion from the scene.

Fortunately, he was not killed in the explosion and was able to continue his mission.

On the same day, Ian Carl's plane slowly landed at Tokyo Airport.

The sun is shining brightly, and spring is in full bloom.

Days without terrorist attacks are wonderful!

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An hour later.

Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group headquarters building.

Ian sat opposite Nobuo Hanyu with a smile.

The elderly man with gray hair personally poured tea for Ian Carl, smiling broadly: "I already know why Mr. Carl has come. We have discussed this matter, and in principle, there is no problem. However, it will take a little more time, and the necessary procedures still need to be followed."

Most business negotiations actually reach an agreement before the bosses even meet, and then there will be further meetings. Otherwise, the big bosses are so busy that meeting before reaching an agreement would just be a waste of time.

Because of the will of the Jews, things went smoothly from the very beginning.

However, the Jewish perspective was that Ian Carl would die soon, so all they had to do was offer superficial help while the loan would actually go to other companies after Ian's death.

In 03, Japan's benchmark interest rate was around 0.836%, fluctuating slightly over time, but generally less than 1%. Even when lending to businesses, it was only slightly over 1%, and even with fees, it was much lower than the interest rate in the United States.

The latest novel is first published here!

Ian chose this time when Japanese interest rates were at their lowest, meaning he would only need to pay about 1% interest.

At this time, the exchange rate of the Japanese yen to the US dollar was 1:115, meaning Ian needed to borrow 23000 trillion yen, exchange it for US dollars, and bring it back to the United States. As long as the exchange rate did not fluctuate significantly, Ian would make a huge profit.

In fact, the yen has generally been depreciating against the dollar, reaching a ratio of 1:161 by the year Ian crossed over. This means that if Ian were to repay the money in 24 years, without considering interest and fees, he would only need to repay $142 billion.

Of course, this was impossible in reality, and the Japanese would never accept his practice of only paying interest each year, so it was agreed that all principal and interest would be repaid in eight years.

The reason for the eight-year repayment period was the appreciation of the yen in 2012, reaching a peak of 79.79 yen to the dollar. This meant Ian would have to pay significantly more later, and he certainly couldn't afford to suffer that loss, so he skipped that period.

Although he has to repay more than two billion US dollars every year, as long as Ian Carl manages the business well, he can still borrow money from Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group to repay the debt. Even if the yen appreciates, he can simply not exchange the borrowed money into US dollars and wait until the 12-year mark before taking it away and continuing to profit from the exchange rate difference.

Another method is to borrow money from the US and exchange it for yen to repay the debt when the US dollar appreciates, and borrow yen directly from Japan to repay the debt when the yen appreciates.

In short, these methods are nothing new; the only difference lies in whether you have the ability to implement them!

In other words, relying solely on exchange rate differences, Ian couldn't repay $200 billion even with interest; borrowing $200 billion might only require repaying $160 billion. Unfortunately, his understanding of finance is limited, and he only knows this part... If he were a financial industry elite reborn, he could easily become a billionaire just by trading foreign exchange.

At this moment, Ian and Nobuo Hanyu only chatted for a short while, but they basically reached an agreement on the general direction.

The conversation was unusually pleasant, and things were going smoothly. Nobuo Hananyanagi personally invited Ian to sit down in the lounge next door. He clapped his hands, and several charming women dressed in standard Japanese kimonos served Ian tea.

Nobuo Hananyanagi didn't even try to hide it, directly pulling over a Japanese woman and kneading her ample breasts, laughing, "Mr. Karl, please feel free to choose whichever one you like."

The Japanese have a tradition of engaging in such activities in the office; it's perfectly normal for them.

In the early stages of Japan's development, there was a period when Japanese women were actively "rented out" to win the favor and support of Americans. Another country that relied on women to achieve economic development is Vietnam, which openly proclaimed the slogan "Sacrifice a generation of girls to revitalize the Vietnamese economy".

The Japanese don't shout it like that, but they do a lot of it.

So this kind of thing is normal among Japanese people.

Ian laughed and said, "I'd better not do that in front of you... I'm afraid I'll scare you."

Nobuo Panliu laughed heartily: "American humor, I've heard your story before, two hours and twelve minutes is not your limit."

He winked at Ian and said, "I also heard you like celebrities?"

"It's just being in Hollywood. Who doesn't like the halo effect?" Ian shrugged. "Halo is a threshold, a symbol of status. Things that are too easily obtained are never cherished."

Olivia: That's absolutely right!

Nobuo Hananyanagi asked, "Ryoko Hirosue, Rie Miyazawa, Noriko Sakai, which one do you like?"

Ian was taken aback: "Are you sure?"

This is currently the most famous actress in Japan. There was also Shizuka Kudo, but she has already married Takuya Kimura and the couple is very much in love, so Nobuo Hanyanagi did not mention her.

The key is that Japanese feminism still retains some strength, unlike the South Korean leadership which has such strong control over women. How could Nobuo Hagiwara have managed to summon all three of them?

Nobuo Hagiwara smiled and nodded: "It won't be easy, but we must treat Mr. Carl well no matter what, and we absolutely cannot let you down!"

As he spoke, Nobuo Panliu bowed to Ian.

Even though Japanese people love to bow, they have to be selective about who they are bowing to.

Mitsubishi Financial Group is Japan's largest bank. As its chairman, he is on equal footing with Ian, and is even half a rank higher than Ian.

Especially now that Ian is borrowing money from them!

Even Ian felt something was off about Nobuo Hagiwara's enthusiasm.

This doesn't seem like a reaction to Jewish oppression.

He thought for a moment and asked, "Thank you very much for your kindness, Mr. Xinxiong. Is there anything I can do for your company?"

Nobuo Hananyanagi laughed heartily, "You've done so much for us; the three emergency laws for Japan owe a great deal to you!"

Three laws in case of emergency?

Ian was stunned.

Fuck!

(End of this chapter)