Vol 2 Chapter 39: Harvest

Hong Kong in 1998 was also an eventful autumn. Affected by the financial crisis, the stock market fell, the foreign exchange market fell, the futures market fell, and the property market fell. In addition to this, another bird flu broke out. It can be said that there is a high degree of lack of security. Not going well.

At the entrance of the exchange, some citizens were protesting with signs such as "Return my hard-earned money". Of course, they must know that this is useless, but it is just a catharsis. In contrast, this is still ours. Compatriots in the Mainland have done well and have a greater national demeanor. No matter how much they lose, they will not protest outside the stock exchange.

At the door of a private bank, people line up to withdraw money. This is also different from the mainland. At this time, changes in the exchange rate have little effect on most people in the mainland, but it will affect international financial centers like Hong Kong and free ports. Said that every time the linked exchange rate drops, their wealth also drops a little.

On a street side, I saw a lot of maids from the country that later jumped on the South China Sea issue the most. They were waiting for their employers. Not far from the street, there were old people with bags on their backs. Pedestrians begging.

In short, this year is also a very difficult year for the people of Hong Kong. However, even under such circumstances, they have extended a helping hand to the flood-hit Mainland, as if they donated a total of nearly 700 million! It's really rare. Taken together, it's no lighter than the billions of dollars donated in 2008.

However, Feng Yiping, who experienced the confrontation later, couldn't help interpreting this phenomenon from many aspects at this time.

Those who donate must do it with empathy. However, are there no other ideas mixed in?

For example, maybe I want to show that although I am difficult now, I am always better than you; maybe in times of difficulty, I think about the importance of having a parent behind me; maybe I am preparing to ask my parents for support . So show filial piety; maybe it was the words "to defend Hong Kong at all costs" at the press conference by the new prime minister who had just assumed office in March this year, which moved them.

In short, Feng Yiping felt that he was a Hong Kong citizen in 1998. It is very close to the mainland.

At the same time, perhaps it was the words of the Prime Minister at the press conference that made international speculators weigh it. So they consciously did not make any big moves in July, the first anniversary of Hong Kong's return, but from the beginning of August, speculators began to launch a new scale of blockade against Hong Kong.

There are several examples of countries such as Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, etc., where the achievements of decades of development were lost overnight. The financial defense war in Hong Kong in August was critical and very tragic. According to legends, the current Financial Secretary Director. The later Chief Executive shed tears several times because of too much pressure.

Everyone on the road looks nervous. It is rare to see a person with a smile on his face. The TV in the electrical appliance store keeps rolling on financial news. Every small fluctuation affects the nerves of the audience.

It is estimated that Feng Yiping is the only one who has always maintained an optimistic attitude, experiencing all this as a spectator when others are uneasy. And he clearly knows the future direction and ending. Such a situation makes him feel a sense of God's vision in a trance.

The evening of August 14. ATV and Cable Channel jointly organized the "Yangtze River Disaster Emergency" event. Stars appealed for donations or donations of special commemorative items for disaster relief auctions. That is to say, on this day, the SAR government used the foreign exchange fund to enter the market and launched a counterattack.

Feng Yiping did not participate in the tug-of-war that lasted until the end of August and the SAR government finally won. He now has only a pitiful fraction of his bank account. All funds were invested by him in the foreign exchange market of the fighting nation.

This time was the one he was most sure of, and he remembered it clearly. Because this day is very special, it will be the second day of school in the second half of this year. That is, on September 2, the ruble of the fighting nations depreciated by 70%! So he did not hesitate to vote all the way down, and used the highest leverage of 5 times.

This is also the reason why he came to Hong Kong in person. If such a thing is commissioned by a trader, it will definitely arouse suspicion by others.

Speaking of the fighting nation, it is indeed a wonderful thing. This country, which was founded on the ruins of the Soviet Union and inherited most of its heritage, is said to be a democratic country, but its currency is often greatly devalued. What is even more strange is that its ordinary people. Actually just accept it silently.

Feng Yiping estimated that, as a first-class country in the world, it may have become a second- and third-rate country. Its ordinary people have long since lost shame and integrity.

Anyway, for Feng Yiping, a good citizen who is submissive, he will definitely not be able to bear the one-time depreciation of RMB by 70%. Apart from the others, the child’s milk powder can’t be eaten. Kidney, after depreciation, it is estimated that you have to sell both kidneys.

Although he has not reaped the results yet, he has already begun to prepare to buy gifts. Last time he bought a watch, he didn’t need to buy any luxuries this time. So he came to Sai Yeung Choi Street in Mong Kok again and prepared to be here for him. Pick some of the electronic products of the new cultural relics to take home.

His first choice is a mobile phone, but after a round, the most classic motorcycle 308 hasn’t been launched yet, and he doesn’t like the others. After going round and round, he still picked a few CD players. It’s not cheap, not low. For a four-digit figure, of course, relative to the profit he is about to get, it is really nothing.

In mid-August, the ruble against the dollar floated to the upper limit set by the Russian government and the central bank ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ the ruble against the dollar, less than a week later, the Russian government went through a change, the Prime Minister Cher, who was fired in March Nomelkin took office again and replaced the Kiryenko government.

After the new government came to power, a series of revitalization measures were adopted, but they did not relieve the downward pressure on the ruble. On August 27, the ruble depreciated by 30%, and the time for Feng Yiping's harvest was getting closer.

On August 31st, the teachers of No. 1 Middle School have already returned to school and are doing various preparations. Feng Yiping’s head teacher, Mr. Chen, received a long-distance trip from Hong Kong in the morning. Feng Yiping asked for leave on the phone, saying that he was going to return to school. , I have a problem with my stomach, I'm afraid it will be delayed for a week to report to school.

Of course, a one-week vacation is not easy to ask for, but Feng Yiping is just to inform him that in the face of such a huge, high return that is hard to come by in the future, he has to do it even if it is absent from school.

On September 2nd, as expected, the ruble plummeted by 70%. I probably calculated the income. That night, Feng Yiping really woke up from a dream. A few days later, the money in his UBS account The dollar deposit will turn around again, and the first digit of the eight-digit number will change from 1 to 3! (To be continued)

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