Chapter 9 Learning From Old Li's Family

In the presence of lawyers from the Association of Banks, Sergey signed a legally binding letter of intent for cooperation with Ian McGregor, director of the UK National Coal Board, as an authorized person of Glencore. w?ww?. The commercial cooperation between the two companies has been formally confirmed in a legally recognized way. As for whether the coal is from the Soviet Union or some other country, Seryozha and McGregor know each other well. This time, Seryozha It's not just about making money. If he makes money, he doesn't need to tell the other party where the coal was produced. What he values ​​more is improving his status with Gorbachev.

After concluding the negotiations with McGregor, Sergey secretly reported the matter to Gorbachev as soon as possible. Gorbachev was worried that Seryozha lacked experience in handling international affairs. Just in case, he wrote a personal letter of trust and brought it to London, asking Seryozha to send the letter to Prime Minister Thatcher when he met Prime Minister Thatcher. Give this letter to the other party, and then personally destroy this letter. As for other matters, Seryozha did not need to explain too much. Sergey understood that he was still too young, and he was also afraid that he would fail in the end, so Sergey decided to follow Gorbachev's instructions. His task was to meet Prime Minister Thatcher, and then take Secretary Ge's handwriting Letter, wait until the other party has finished reading it before completely destroying the letter.

In the days that followed, Sergei would pay attention to the progress of the situation at home during the day, and continue his business and social activities at night. Before the matter is done, it is still inappropriate for Seryozha to reveal his identity as a Soviet official. The objects he associates with are nothing more than bankers and the heads of some British state-owned enterprises. Although Seryozha didn't know the specific reform direction of Britain in the future, he did know one thing, that is, Prime Minister Thatcher seemed to still hold the position of Prime Minister in the years after Xie Wenlong's birth, which meant that Thatcher The prime minister will surely be re-elected to the next term. That being the case, the privatization advocated by Prime Minister Thatcher will continue to be implemented. From this, Seryozha can speculate that in the future, these large state-owned enterprises in the UK will be put on the shelves in the near future, allowing people to pick and choose to buy.

Serezha thought that his business talents were not outstanding, but he could learn and imitate. I vaguely remember that before Xie Wenlong traveled through Hong Kong, Mr. Li, who claimed to have never lost money in his life, came to the UK and bought water, electricity, gas, communications and other companies that are related to people's livelihood here. Almost every British family pays for it every day. The Li family's businesses contribute profits, and these profits are very stable. It is no exaggeration to say that at that time, the Li family was like the landlord of the British earning the basic living expenses of the British every day. According to this investment idea, if Seryozha can act 30 years in advance, slowly lay out the layout. This feat can be accomplished with a very small cost, and the whole of Britain will become its most stable source of funds by then.

It seems that some funds will be slowly transferred to the UK in the future, but these funds are not easy to use the black money of the mafia or drug lords. According to the communication between Seryozha and these British bankers these days, Seryozha has a vague feeling that the economic recovery speed of Western European countries is slowing down or even slowing down. slide. These bankers are all tightening the transfer of funds overseas, and they have chosen Japan, a newly developed country in Asia, as their investment destination.

"You may not have thought of it.

Most of the wine produced by our family's two wineries in France is now bought by the Japanese. These Japanese are really rich! "James Rothschild said during the chat that Seryozha likes wine, and he knows that the winery James mentioned is the famous Lafite and Mouton, which are the top wine brands in the world!

"Who says no! Do you know how many Rolls-Royce cars were sold to Japan last year?" An old gentleman said with emotion.

"Mr. Ulyanov, do you have any business dealings with the Japanese?" James saw that Seryozha was just listening with a smile on the side. He was afraid of neglecting the distinguished guest, so he quickly brought the topic to Seryozha.

"That's not true, but I heard that Yota Communications is negotiating with the Japanese. They seem to want to introduce Yota Communications' mobile communication solutions. It is said that they are about to sign a contract!" Seryozha replied casually.

"Those Japanese are really quick to act. Our postmaster has been talking with the Americans for almost a year, and we haven't found anything yet!" Someone commented pessimistically.

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Seryozha just chatted with these people, listening to them admiring how good Japan's economy is. How bad it is here in the UK. Seryozha suddenly realized a problem, that is, whether the legendary "Plaza Accord" is coming soon. This is a good opportunity to make quick money!

When it comes to getting rich overnight, Seryozha would think of his two actions in the capital market during the "Whiskey on Ice" incident and the "Shield 82" 7-hour nuclear war. These two actions have completely brought the scale of Seryozha's wealth to two new levels. Since then, Seryozha has had ample capital to do what he wants to do. Thinking about it now, even if I had the advantage in the news, it was still extremely dangerous. Seryozha had already passed the stage where he would have to gamble with all his wealth, but it was feasible to make a fortune along the way. Didn't the newspapers of later generations often talk about the lost decade? This is a rare long-term short-selling opportunity! However, it seems that it is not enough to wait until after the signing of the "Plaza Accord" to go short on the Nikkei and go long on the Japanese yen. After all, it is a country of devils, and Seriosha should give them something to add.

"Is it profitable to invest in real estate in Japan now?" Seryozha asked suddenly.

"Of course, and they can make a lot of money, but the Japanese are more xenophobic, and they don't want to sell their land to foreigners!" James replied regretfully.

"Then what about our financial investment? This will definitely not be unwelcome!" Seryozha asked again.

"It's natural. The Japanese government certainly wants foreigners to invest in their stock and bond markets!" James replied voluntarily.

"Gentlemen, I have an idea! Now that Japan's economy is so prosperous and its credit rating is so high, why don't we securitize it and repackage it into new financial derivatives and sell them to those large financial institutions?" Sergey Sha Talk to the banker next to you. Seryozha's words awakened the dreamer, and everyone looked at him in surprise, as if they had discovered a new world. Only Seryozha knows that he actually wants to help Japan establish a subprime loan securitization market. If it is done properly, when the Plaza Accord is announced, it will lead to an inhumane subprime mortgage crisis. (To be continued..)