Chapter 748: Who the **** is it?

Chapter 748 Who Is It?
In a luxurious office in Central Plaza, Hong Kong, George Soros is standing in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour from the window, with a thumb-thick cigar in his mouth, and the lips are filled with smoke. , In the misty smoke, his eyes with drooping bags shone brightly from time to time.
There is only Soros in this private office with an area of ​​more than two hundred square meters. In the eyes of the general public who knows his name and does not know him, he is a mysterious and powerful financial tycoon. In the eyes of friends and opponents, he is a stubborn. And the paranoid dictator. In fact, he feels like a child. Sometimes he enjoys the dignity of being aloof. He likes the feeling of being watched and worshipped by everyone. Sometimes he doesn’t want the people around him to do everything possible to please him, even for someone. An individual's compliment made him lose his temper.
"Humans, they are all complicated and difficult to understand, and sometimes they don't even know what they want." Soros muttered to himself, and the beautiful Victorian scenery in front of him seemed to become hazy and unpredictable.
Christopher Atkins knocked on the door at this time, and Soros with his back to his back caught the cigar and exhaled a puff of white smoke, and slowly said: "How is it, how is the situation outside?"
The look on Akins's face was still so gloomy, but he couldn't see the joy or anger, and said in a blunt tone: "The Hong Kong government has almost all the Hong Kong dollars we sold. It is not only our Quantum Fund, but Julian Robertson. The Hong Kong dollar sold by the Tiger Fund and other speculative funds are the same. In the past two days, all funds sold almost 48 billion Hong Kong dollars, while the Hong Kong government ate 44 billion and stabilized the Hong Kong dollar and its exchange rate."
"Counting this way, we and Julian will lose more than 3 billion Hong Kong dollars this time? Well, our Quantum Fund will account for five or six billion of them." Soros did not turn around, still looking away from the window. Sea view.
"Yes, today is the settlement date of our futures contracts. According to statistics, our Quantum Fund will lose more than 560 million Hong Kong dollars, while the Tiger Fund will lose more than 520 million Hong Kong dollars. Less loss." Akins said with a deep face: "This time I originally wanted to hit the Hong Kong government by surprise, and to have a warm-up match for our total attack next month, but I didn't expect the Hong Kong government to react so quickly. "
Within two days, Quantum Fund and Tiger Fund lost more than one billion Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong dollar and its exchange rate futures, but the bosses of the two most famous hedge funds on Wall Street didn’t care because they raided Hong Kong this time. The purpose is not to make money, but to have a plan.
As Soros's most capable assistant, Akins, who participated in the project throughout the whole process, knew that the two big crocodiles, who acted as the leading generals, were designed to undermine Hong Kong's morale. The so-called narrow road meets the brave to win, the morale is first, the second is weak, and the third is exhausted. Soros and Julian's purpose is to blow the morale of Hong Kong, and thwart it. Then the next war will be against them. This side is more advantageous.
However, there is one point that Akins is puzzled: "According to our speculation, the Hong Kong government should not be determined to fight us so quickly in such a short period of time, and they used the US dollars in the foreign exchange reserves to buy the Hong Kong dollars. . You must know that the US dollar in foreign exchange reserves is the most powerful weapon to defend their financial economy. If the US dollar reserves are less, their power will be weaker. Under the premise that the situation is unknown, especially those small investors in Hong Kong are still there. Looking around, I believe that even China’s central government will not make up its mind in such a short time.
What prompted the Hong Kong government to react immediately and take up all the Hong Kong dollars we had thrown away? "
"Akins, do you know that when we started to sell Hong Kong dollars in the market the day before yesterday, the despair of those Hong Kong citizens who bought long contracts?" Soros did not directly answer Akins, but instead proposed another problem.
Akins nodded: "I know, some investors who bought more have committed suicide."
Thinking of this, Akins had to sigh. Two days ago, those small investors who were long in Hong Kong dollar futures were desperate because a large number of Hong Kong dollars were sold in the market, because as long as the value of the Hong Kong dollar depreciated, their futures contracts would have ended. A sharp knife to life, especially those who have invested most of their wealth, through the leverage effect of futures contracts, the debt they have to bear will be difficult to pay off in a lifetime.
Individuals who could not accept it ended with suicide. Unexpectedly, on the settlement date of today’s contract, the Hong Kong dollar not only did not depreciate, but there was a slight increase, making those who had longed the Hong Kong dollar made a small profit, and those who committed suicide because of this , But died too unjustly.
Atkins did not understand why Soros brought up this matter, because following Soros for many years, Atkins knew that he was definitely not the kind of person who used to sympathize with the weak.
Just listen to Soros said: "At that time, they were holding long contracts everywhere to find people to buy their contracts. However, we sold so many Hong Kong dollars, in the eyes of everyone, the depreciation of the Hong Kong dollar is almost a foregone conclusion. Hit yourself in the foot, and do more Hong Kong dollars?
At that time, I also hated these small investors who are extremely vulnerable to environmental influences. It was a waste of effort.
But things are so strange. There are people who are really willing to buy long-term futures contracts. Although the purchase price is only a fraction of the original contract price, the sum of these is not a small sum. "
Atkins heard the clues and asked, "Is the same organization buying those contracts?"
"No, it's a contract transfer transaction between private individuals." Soros said indifferently: "But I think those retail investors should follow the orders of a certain institution or someone to buy these contracts. At that time, I was faint. I feel that our'warm-up match' this time may not be as smooth as planned, really."
"Impossible. If the Hong Kong government secretly bought those contracts, it would mean that they understood our purpose when we first started to sell Hong Kong dollars, but this is impossible. If they had already known our plan. , And will not buy contracts from those small investors. Doesn’t this mean that the interests of the people are searched on oneself? If people know, the credibility of their government will be destroyed."
Soros smiled: "I also guess that this will not be the work of the Hong Kong government."
Akins frowned and said, "That's someone else. Is it ours? But it shouldn't be. If it's ours, how can you know that the Hong Kong government will respond immediately? Stabilize the Hong Kong dollar?"
Squeezing the cigar in the ashtray, Soros sat in a chair and said, "He is a man who understands our purpose and knows how the Hong Kong government will react. He also bought small investments at a low price. From the perspective of the futures contract of the author, this person is also a cruel person, and he is not tired of extra kindness at all."
Akins was stunned. Soros said lightly, but he can understand the motives here and accurately infer the reaction of the Hong Kong government. I am afraid that even Soros and Julian can't do it, otherwise the Quantum Fund and Tigers The fund will not lose money either.
What kind of person would he be with such an almost magical talent?
"There are also some experts we don't know." Soros leaned on the chair, his smile on his face couldn't tell whether it was worry or expectation: "This man, in this warm-up match between us and the Hong Kong government, the profit should be At around HK$3 billion, it’s almost the same as our loss, but this person’s ability to understand the financial market is really amazing."
"Then which side do you think he will be on?" Akins asked nervously, "Is he from Hong Kong, or is he a speculator who just wants to profit from the troubled waters?"
Soros looked up slightly at the exquisitely decorated ceiling, as if he was saying to himself: "It would be better if he was just a speculator who profited from it and would not participate in the war, or it would be better if he simply joined us. .. I am afraid that he is from China. This kind of person who does things by all means and has a clear purpose is the most terrible.
Moreover, once a person with this talent enters the war, it will add many variables to our current battle. "
Akins was overwhelmed with surprise, not because of the mysterious man's talent, but Soros' reaction at this time. Having been with Soros for so many years, Akins has never seen Soros like he is now, with excitement in fear, and anxiety in anticipation. This is obviously a match for opponents or even encounters even more than himself. The complex emotions that his opponents can only appear, even in the face of Julian, who is called by the outside world to be on par with Soros, Soros is not like it is now.
In Akins's impression, the only situation where Soros has experienced this kind of emotion is when he encountered Warren Buffett, who is called the "stock god" by the world. It's just that Warren Buffett's business rarely overlaps with Soros or Julian. Otherwise, it would be a wonderful financial war.
"Akins, you help me make an appointment with Julian, I think he should also want to meet me now." Soros said, pulling back Akins' confused thoughts.
Atkins nodded, and left the office to contact Julian Robertson.
Soros turned around and looked at the spectacular ocean view outside again, and muttered, "Who is it? I really want to meet him."