Chapter 125: Plan: In the Glory of Wall Street

New York, USA
This American metropolis was founded in 1624. Even in 1929, it was crowded with skyscrapers. In the bustling city, people in suits and shoes can rush around. Although the high-paced life is very stressful, everyone is full of hope for life.
The streets are full of car horn sounds. In New York in the morning, the horn sounds are unbearable. Looking out, often a street is full of cars, and drivers keep honking their horns. The swollen, old-fashioned A-type car has no money to replace even if it has been driven for more than ten years. There are also wealthy people driving the latest cars, which are said to be Chinese cars made in Oriental Hong Kong. It ’s just that many Americans do n’t understand why the American businessman wanted such an oriental car name, but the car is really good, but unfortunately ordinary people cannot afford it.
At least on the street, the Chinese car has become a symbol of wealth. The car factory is like a hoax, and even the car horn sounds stronger than other miscellaneous cars.
The old Wall Street, an old street established from the British-Dutch era, is now the largest securities center in the United States, and the famous New York Stock Exchange is here.
Even in the early morning, there are already many neatly dressed securities traders, carrying leather bags, hurriedly walking into this paradise of wealth and dreams.
"Kenneth, I have a quarter of an hour left, and the stock market is about to begin."
Opposite Wall Street, an elegant cafe dedicated to upper-middle-level Wall Street consumers. At this time, there are few customers, but there are two Americans in the old one, one in the middle, sitting by the window, watching the rush outside the window, and drinking early coffee.
Older Americans have messy hair and no tie, and a large suit lined with white clothes with washed collars. In another place, others will certainly think that the old man in front of him is either a bankruptcy household or a city sanitation worker. However, the opposite is true.
"My dear uncle, compared to them, you are already a rich man. Didn't you find out?" Kenneth slowly sipped coffee and came to New York from San Francisco. Except for the boss's affairs, this uncle, It's a personal matter.
Old John is an old worker who originally lived in the western United States. At that time, Kenneth's money for doing business was borrowed from Old John. As a stubborn old man, Old John has always thought that his family's Kenneth is a great guy who can do big things. So when Kenneth went to China for a gold rush, he even mortgaged his own house and raised a sum of money for Kenneth. The unlucky Kenneth almost lost the old John's pension room. If it wasn't for Zhang Shusheng, the old John's family had lived in the slums ten years ago.
After retiring from General Motors, he fished and cut lawns in his home in the west. Like most old Americans, he was counting his pension money with his fingers, and he was expected to walk around.
Until one day, the old nephew, who had not heard from Kenneth for two or three years, had all changed his life. The nephew not only gave him a check equivalent to 10 times the debts of that year, but also redeemed the old John's house from the bank.
From his nephew, John knew that he started a small company in San Francisco and became an excellent trader. Old John, who was always pregnant and comforted, saw that his most important nephew had a successful career, and turned his mind to other things, such as how to spend this huge sum of money. After buying everything the women and children at home wanted, he finally found a way to spend his money.
Old John, who had money in his pocket and was uncomfortable, bought shares of his old owner, General Electric Company, on the stock exchange. As a result, in the past ten years, John ’s wealth has increased faster than his blood pressure. Compared with his nephew ’s status as a
small San Francisco trader
, John is more like a successful businessman, with a dedicated driver in and out. The car that drives is also the most luxurious version of the Chinese brand luxury version of the S model.
The old man who reached the millionaire list in the year of Huajia even appeared in the local gossip tabloid for many times, and became the object of envy of many old men and women. What is even more amazing is that in this "western stock market veteran Under the leadership of "will," many old American men and women of his age have made money in the stock market. Before he knew it, Old John actually became a famous local stock market hero.
"Oh, Kenneth, look at your car. It's still the cheapest Chinese car. I'll ask my agent to contact Dodge to help you get the latest version of the Chinese car. "Old John knows very well what his nephew is going to say. Since he knew he was trading stocks, he was very opposed to it. He has repeatedly written letters to sell his stocks. However, he has made a fortune that most old men envy. How could I be willing to sell. "If you are short of money, wait for my stock to rise a little more, and a hundred thousand dollars is not a problem."
For this nephew, he has always loved, even more than his own son, strange thinking.
",, uncle, I mean, since we are already rich, we should not take any more risk. The stock market is too risky. You know what I mean. You see your general stock has risen to a scary one. If you do n’t sell it again ...
Even the closest uncle, killing Kenneth, will not tell him that his boss is already acting, that Eastern Superman is always right, at least, he has some dementia. His uncle is certainly not as wise as him.
"Kenneth, you are so disappointed. Even the famous Mr. Keynes and Mr. Hall think that the stock market will continue to rise. You actually think that my stock will go wrong. You are an excellent stock market speculator. Questioning. "Old John was a little upset and scooped sugar into the coffee cup." Kenneth, you know, when I sold my GM stock, our family was all about to be the richest group in the United States. This The numbers are scary. They have more money than the George family you envied as a kid. They only have a broken car repair shop, and our money will be enough to buy a car company. I have confidence in it and will definitely rise."
Kenneth was a little discouraged. Li Chunyang was right. It was because he gave his uncle too much money at first. This led to a tragedy that is difficult to close today. An elderly person who is obsessed with stocks and an elderly person who may soon go bankrupt. Save him?
"Actually, uncle, I need some money ..."
"Money? Oh, Kenneth, you may not know yet. In my will, you will inherit more than 80 wealth. Even if you deduct the estate tax, you can get a very substantial sum of money." Old John was already In his will, 80% of the after-tax wealth was left to the nephew who was not around, leaving only 20 for his wife and son.
"No, no, uncle, you actually misunderstood me." Today's Kenneth, dressed in ordinary tattered clothes, was driving a Dodge Company's Chinese car, which made Old John feel sour at first glance, nephew It's too bad. "Actually, my company is facing a huge funding gap. If we do n’t get an emergency loan, the company will go down next month. Uncle, you know, I actually do n’t want to talk to you, but in this world, I only I can ask you for help. Those banks, they only lend money to the stock market, but they do n’t want to lend me ... "
Seeing Kenneth's poor loser look, Old John's brow frowned tightly, and he didn't speak for a long time, until the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange rang, and then he was woken up from the state of ecstasy.
"Kenneth, my dear nephew, you should know that if I stop gambling, I won't be willing to die." Old John drank the last sip of coffee and stared at his despondent nephew.
Kenneth sighed inwardly, and it seemed that his uncle could not escape the ruin of bankruptcy. Perhaps, he should tell him in advance that he is not short of money, or even a rare rich man, but all this goes against the boss's business.
Is it really like Li Chunyang told himself, the Chinese saying goes that loyalty and filial piety are difficult to achieve?
Seeing his uncle's posture, he would not believe it even if he vowed that the stock market would be a big problem. He looks so much like himself. One used his uncle's house mortgage loan to go to China to dig for gold. One nephew used the money returned by the nephew to speculate on the eve of the Great Crisis.
"But ..." Old John cleaned up his messy hair, all stocks were in his heart all day long, and even the dress and hygiene issues were ignored. He picked up the old suit and looked back at his poor nephew. "I can sell half the stock, Kenneth, you will be the best"
"Thank you, uncle."
When he reached middle-aged Kenneth, he felt choked for a while. Li Chunyang usually scolded him for lack of heart and lungs, and did not understand the love and loyalty that Chinese people admire, but today he felt it firsthand, uncle, really love Yourself.
New York, slums
A young man is coming out of the low house, followed by a beautiful young girl. The two are intimate, like a man and a woman who are about to get married.
"Billy."
"Vivienne."
Two young men and women kissed affectionately in front of the dirty and messy slum. It took a long time for the beautiful blond girl to let go of Billy and organize his suit, because he was about to go to a place full of hope: the stock exchange.
"Vivienne, believe me, as long as the stock is up a little bit more today, I will sell them all, and then we can buy a better house with a small garden and lawn so that you can take care of them quietly , Lead a life you have long envied. "Billy said with confidence, the stock is rising every day, every time I start too late, this time, sold Vivian's dowry, sold his own heirloom An oil painting finally made up a sum of money, and today, I will sell this very high stock that has risen as the case may be. "
"Well, I'll wait for you to come back, we will definitely have a good life."
"Well, believe me. When I sell the stock, we will buy the house in installments first, and then the car, oh, the best Chinese car, haha, so that my Vivian can also take the most beautiful car. . "
Similar situations are staged in many places, some are old people sending children to go out, some are women sending husbands to go out, some are acting together as a family, nothing else, just for the stock that is rising every day, everyone is looking forward to men Go out happily and take home the news that the stock is rising again, so that the property at home will increase a lot.
Many housewives are calculating how much property they had yesterday and how much they have today. With a little more property, they will think again, maybe it's time to buy something in installments again, or buy some home appliances in full. I heard that there is a rainbow color TV set that is very good, and maybe I should buy one. Some have also heard that there is an imported Haier washing machine that is good, better than the American domestic production, and has more functions and strength. I do n’t know where these imported items are made. I heard that they are from Hong Kong. The quality is really good, that is, they do not accept installment payments. This makes many Americans feel helpless.
New York Stock Exchange, October 1, 1929
As usual, the securities managers are dressed in bright clothes, and each of them is full of ambition. On the contrary, most of the stock speculators are unkempt. The so-called American gentlemen are now very dilapidated, and the big ones who can come to the exchange are the big ones. Everyone is talking about one thing: how much the stock will rise today.
In the trading hall, Keynes's seat was very conspicuous, and next to him was a rugged man with a big belly, full of pearls, a large gold necklace, and a dazzling diamond ring. Obviously, a rough face could not cover his wealth. A big capitalist who once owned a mine sold his mine and came to the New York Stock Exchange to buy the seat next to Keynes for a price of $ 625,000.
As a free trade theorist, Keynes was very much sought after by the upstart miner. The on-site consulting fee paid to him every month alone is a large sum, and accordingly, the fate of the two is similar. The stocks have been advancing all the way, doubling several times, and even Keynes has become a rich man.
The market is about to open. Looking at the speculators who come and go, the two also start to talk about themselves.
"Mr. Keynes, I bet that today's stock market will rise to 400 points." The upstart Marx, holding a huge Cuban cigar, is looking forward to today's stock market.
"Mr. Marx, it was 390 points last Friday. To reach the height you said, it needs to increase by 10 points today. This is not a small number." It seems to be refuting, in fact, Keynes's face is already overflowing. With an optimistic smile, I got the news later yesterday that the Morgan Consortium will inject a sum of up to ten million dollars into the stock market today. Many people have received this good news. What needs to be done today is to watch the price of stocks jump up a lot.
"Well, Mr. Marx, who are you looking at?" Keynes suddenly saw several people walking into the lobby. He knew the first one. Old John, one of the oldest lucky stocks on the stock exchange, was behind him. I haven't seen it, but I seem to have seen it in an economic newspaper.
"If I remember correctly, it was a Westerner who started an international trading company and the business is quite big, but it is said that the profitability is very poor, and it was not even listed on the stock market." Lord, except for the stones of the mine in his eyes, there is only stock.
"I remember, Kenneth, the president of Pan American Kensington International" is different from the upstart miner of Marx and Mann. Keynes is a practical economics expert, and he has a good understanding of American economic figures, especially the Ken Nice, although low-key, his Pan American Ken-style international trading company is now the main supplier of Hong Kong-based and Asian-based products that are popular in the United States. It is reported that even the Zhonghua brand car of the Dodge Automobile Company is also a big deal from him.
"Kenneth? Never heard of it."
Keynes: "I participated in a U.S. government survey of the Pan American Kennedy International, and the results were lost. It was the first time I saw a real person. This Kenneth has considerable energy in the entire American political arena, and many members of Congress have On his side, there are even rumors that his energy is enough to shake the entire western United States. He put forward some new ideas on international trade, thinking that opening parts factories in the poorest countries in Asia is conducive to access to raw materials and employment of cheap labor. , Finally shipped back to the United States for assembly, a series of actions came down, and reasonably avoided many trade barriers. "
"Keynes, the U.S. dollar is the most important, isn't it? You see, even people like Kenneth who haven't shown up all year long have shown that he is also beginning to covet the violence in the stock market? Sit back and wait for the good news . "
The two no longer spoke, but Keynes faintly had a bad feeling. At the time, Pan American Kennedy International did have some problems, but in the subsequent government investigation, they were almost perfectly resolved. No expert can prove that there is any illegality in the Pan-American Ken-Ki trade.
Kenneth greeted his uncle's seat, and took Li Chunyang to the seat he bought ~ EbookFREE.me ~ and began to wait patiently for the big storm planned by the boss. In his words, he will be a witness to history, to witness how greedy, American speculative capitalists went bankrupt and even jumped off the building.
Of course, his uncle is not counted, the boss is about to lay down the whole of China, and maybe going to China to take care of himself is better than in the United States. He lives in a small bridge and has a large number of pavilions. However, he spends a month on vacation every year. Compared with the United States, Kenneth prefers China with deep history. And everything is because of China, because the boss got it. When he was an "American citizen obeying the laws and regulations," he was even worse than a pig.
"Lao Li, you don't seem to be nervous at all." Working together for almost ten years, Kenneth's appellation for Li Chunyang has also changed from "China Li" to Lao Li. Won't believe it.
Li Chunyang drew out a Chinese cigarette, lit himself very smartly, and felt the taste of the smoke flowing into the body comfortably. The face behind the smoke screen, there was a rare sorrow. Not nervous. Kenneth, let us witness the miracle together. "
When the electronic automatic display card lights up, the entire New York Stock Exchange is boiling, everyone is looking forward to it, but some expect it to rise and some expect it to collapse. ()