Chapter 2239: Strength without Desire

Chang'an Street.

After driving out of the red wall, the vehicles in front accelerated away one after another. Feng Yiping glanced at the driver in front and prepared to take a nap.

A meeting of this level is not easy, not to mention that some of his opinions were opposed by many people.

At this time, the driver, who was wearing a suit and still couldn't hide his capable temperament, suddenly called out, "Mr. Feng,"

Feng Yiping followed his gaze and saw a car in front of him flashing its lights to signal them.

He remembered that it was Teacher Zhou's car.

At this time, the phone rang, "Yiping, will you go to dinner with me?" Teacher Zhou said.

"Okay," Feng Yiping agreed immediately.

Although I feel very tired, it is always difficult to say no to this meeting.

"Please, follow the car in front of you," he said to the driver.

The car quickly stopped at the place where Feng Yiping had also been, Hongbin Building.

"What, are you tired?" President Zhou waited for Feng Yiping to get out of the car together.

"A bit. I originally wanted to go back to sleep, but since the teacher wanted to treat me, all my sleepiness suddenly disappeared," Feng Yiping said with a smile.

"Haha, you," President Zhou smiled and walked into the restaurant side by side with Feng Yiping. There were staff blocking them on both sides. Some diners who were dining at this time were looking here with their mouths wide open.

Even the people in the private room ran out after hearing the news.

Although everyone has heard that Hongbin Tower, as a national special hotel, is visited by many domestic and foreign dignitaries and celebrities, but it was a very unexpected surprise to meet Governor Zhou and Feng Yiping here unexpectedly.

Many people subconsciously wanted to come closer, but immediately realized that this was different from meeting Feng Yiping.

Feng Yiping can watch onlookers, but the person next to Feng Yiping can only watch from a distance.

Fortunately, it was just 11 o'clock at this time, and there were not many people dining in the hotel. Otherwise, it would still cause some commotion.

Under the leadership of the person in charge of the hotel, Feng Yiping and Teacher Zhou went straight to the Spruce Hall on the third floor.

Since there were only two of them, they only ordered a lamb head in casserole, a braised oxtail, a shrimp and two vegetables. It was almost a simplified version of four dishes and one soup.

"I didn't expect you to have such a side," Teacher Zhou looked at Feng Yiping and said, "You should know that you only need to explain economic issues,"

Feng Yiping nodded, "I know,"

But since we know how things will develop in the future, and we have a rare opportunity to do so, why not tell us other things we know?

"But Mr. Zhou, you also know that today, as globalization becomes more and more interconnected, there are no purely economic issues. Analyzing all aspects of the impact of this crisis that may occur in the future is what we should do,"

"You are right," Teacher Zhou nodded, "This fully demonstrates that you have a rare strategic vision,"

"However, you don't need to take the arguments just now to heart,"

His words were somewhat comforting.

Previously, Feng Yiping made it clear that according to his prediction, after the financial turmoil in the United States, the United States would instigate conflict between Georgia and Russia, many people questioned it.

Those people are professionals.

Professionals, often like those fortune tellers, always say something ambiguous or even contain multiple meanings. It is not their practice to directly name names like Feng Yiping. style.

"I don't take it to heart at all," Feng Yiping refilled Teacher Zhou's tea cup. "I understand their approach. After all, they are not as free and easy as me."

"Yes, what you do and say is entirely out of public interest," Teacher Zhou said.

Feng Yiping discovered that Teacher Zhou also likes to say half and leave half when speaking.

As for the half that Teacher Zhou didn't say, he knew that there were still other factors involved in the reasons why those who did not agree with their opinions in the Red Wall expressed their opinions like that.

Because the conflict predicted by Feng Yiping was originally their job, so even though they knew that the person who said that was Feng Yiping, they still tried to change the opinions of the above people on the matter.

Because they can't tolerate an outsider like Feng Yiping stealing their limelight in their field of work.

Especially in front of those above.

In other words, their opposition to Feng Yiping included many other realistic factors.

Feng Yiping didn't expect to attract the attention of those people and get their affirmation through his words, but the people he argued with just now were different. They would be eager to get that kind of attention and affirmation.

"You," Teacher Zhou said, "I thought you could be calm at all times, but it turns out that there are times when you are so stubborn."

Teacher Zhou was really thinking about Feng Yiping.

In situations like the one before, it is very likely that the truth is too much and the mistake is too much. Therefore, it is not necessary to talk about future conflicts between Russia and Georgia.

"However, I am very happy to see that you still have edges and corners. Your stubbornness fully illustrates your innocence."

"We all know that you could have stayed out of this matter," Teacher Zhou said.

Feng Yiping could indeed have stayed out of the matter, and did not even need to remind Governor Zhou to pay attention to the subprime mortgage issue, let alone predict the major international impact after the crisis broke out.

"You're sorry, I'm just doing my duty as a citizen," Feng Yiping said.

Originally, he was a person who was known to be afraid of trouble, but when it came to some issues, he was not troublesome at all.

He also believed that it was worthwhile for him to do so.

To use a pretentious saying, "Even if there are tens of thousands of people, I will go."

Teacher Zhou raised his tea cup and said, "For these words, I have to toast you."

To be honest, he really didn't expect that Feng Yiping would be so active on some issues.

He really rarely sees a businessman who cares so much about the country's property losses and hopes that we will avoid detours on some issues.

At first, he also felt that the reason why Feng Yiping was so active was probably because he had his own little plan, but when he saw it later, he found that there was really no such thing.

The reason why Feng Yiping took the initiative to ask him relevant questions was because he did not want the country to suffer losses on some investments.

The reason why he mentioned that conflict clearly was because he hoped that the relevant departments could formulate the best strategy so that they could gain the upper hand in the future.

So in the face of those cross-examinations, he could always behave so calmly and unwaveringly.

From some aspects, this is really a very simple young man, and he likes this simplicity.

"Then what kind of problems do you think we will face next, or next year, if everything develops as you predict?" he asked.

In fact, taking advantage of Feng Yiping's attitude on this matter, he was willing to believe that what Feng Yiping said might become true in the future.

And if what Feng Yiping said can be realized, then it is inevitable that domestic economic growth will present a challenging attitude.

Although we are also encouraging the expansion of domestic demand, in reality, we are an export-oriented trade-driven country.

If this problem has a major impact on both the United States and Europe, and more and more Americans feel that they cannot repay their debts, their willingness to consume will naturally be greatly affected.

People's willingness to consume in the United States and Europe has declined, and our economy will naturally be greatly affected.

"Our economic growth will definitely be affected," Feng Yiping said. "Achieving double-digit growth is not an easy task."

Teacher Zhou nodded. Under such circumstances, our economic growth next year will still exceed 10, which will definitely be very difficult.

"So what I'm more worried about is some of the stimulus measures we may take in order to maintain this growth trend," Feng Yiping continued.

Teacher Zhou was stunned for a while before he realized what Feng Yiping was talking about.

He remembered that Feng Yiping seemed to have mentioned or called for it before, suggesting that some domestic companies, mainly those that rely entirely on exports, should increase their efforts to develop the domestic market so as to walk on two legs.

It turns out that he has really been paying attention to this issue for a long time.

And the measures he mentioned that may be taken in the country fully illustrate his outstanding ability in discovering and analyzing problems.

He guessed that if the future is really as predicted by Feng Yiping, then we will probably introduce relevant stimulus measures.

The reason is also easy to understand. There will be many people who will not easily let the growth trend that has lasted for many years come to a halt.

If the economic growth rate drops significantly next year, it will not only affect the face of some people who value their own image, but also involve other very real issues.

The most directly related one is the middle-income trap.

Judging from the past development experience of some countries and regions, if they can continue to grow until they reach the standards of high-income countries, then their development path will be smooth.

On the contrary, if economic growth cannot be sustained when reaching the middle-income stage, then it is very likely to fall into the middle-income trap.

In that case, even if we can eventually become a developed country, the process will be quite long.

So if the situation really develops to what Feng Yiping said, both the government and the economic community, including academia, will support stimulus measures.

"Don't you think that under such circumstances, it is necessary to take active stimulus measures?" Teacher Zhou asked.

"What I'm worried about is that the main content of the stimulus measures may quickly boost the prosperity of the real estate market," Feng Yiping said.

Teacher Zhou is no stranger to this statement.

Real estate is one of the few industries that Feng Yiping has repeatedly publicly criticized over the years.

"Our economic development is not balanced to begin with. There are too many places that rely too much on land finance. In recent years, land kings have appeared frequently. On the rich list, people from the real estate industry account for the majority, which is a powerful Clear proof," Feng Yiping said.

"Now the housing prices in many places in our country have become very abnormal. In many places, many people have worked hard for a year and cannot afford to buy a square meter of commercial housing."

"If relevant policies stimulate housing prices to rise further, the pressure on people who currently do not own houses will rise significantly,"

"And such a phenomenon will also bring about a series of very bad effects,"

"If housing prices rise too fast, more funds will naturally enter this field to speculate, and many people will even invest the funds originally developed for other projects,"

"And they're really going to get pretty good returns,"

"If this continues, the development of our other industries will definitely be affected. Buying a house can get such a big return, why bother to do other things?"

"The final result will be that housing prices are getting higher and higher, and the pressure on ordinary people to buy houses is getting greater and greater. There are more and more rich people in the real estate field on the rich list, because income can never keep up with the speed of rising housing prices, and the gap between the rich and the poor will become wider and wider..."

"... The development of many industries will be hollowed out, and some real estate companies will develop better and better,"

"And we all know that relying on real estate companies, we will definitely not develop into an economic powerhouse,"

Teacher Zhou felt that Feng Yiping also looked a little distressed when he talked about this issue.

"So, you think that according to your previous point of view, the government, which has been absent in the real estate market, should play a role," he said.

"Right," Feng Yiping said immediately, "For example, I think if there is an economic stimulus plan in the future, the main body of the plan is to invest large amounts of money to build affordable housing, which will be a very good decision,"

Although he felt that his proposal might not change anything, Feng Yiping still wanted more people to hear his opinions.

"I'm sorry, I'm stubborn again," he said.

"No, Yiping," Teacher Zhou said, "Why do I feel that you look like you have no regrets?"