Chapter 790: Borrowing Yen
On Saturday evening, it's Sunday morning in New York.
Thanks to the connections made by Superman Li and the boost from Wilson, Delimei successfully took a $50 billion loan from the OFAC department by using the frozen $50 billion as collateral, offering an annual interest rate of 2.25%, thereby temporarily rescuing the frozen funds.
Thus, Wen Chao, together with Hilt and Harris, held an unconventional press conference at the Empire State Building in New York.
Faced with a siege of reporters, Wen Chao smiled confidently without a hint of fear: "It's been a week since I set foot on American soil. I vaguely remember that right after landing, we were given a grand gift. The past week has been more exciting than my 28 years of life..."
As soon as he finished speaking, those in the know among the media showed bizarre expressions on their faces.
Because they knew about Wen Chao's arrest and knew he was satirizing the police officers in Detroit.
Sure enough, he's a 'disciple' personally brought out by Lu Liang, so brazenly boasting in a foreign land.
The next second, they realized that this was just an appetizer; the truly brazen remarks were yet to come.
Wen Chao paused for a few seconds and continued: "Here, I want to especially thank Mr. Terence, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury and concurrently OFAC Minister, for not fearing authority and being public-minded in passing Delimei's loan review."
"It's quite strange, I heard from Mr. Harris that in all 49 states of the U.S., except for New York State, including the Federal Court, in the face of such a straightforward case, they still haven't opened the court for trial."
"Today, with so many friends from the news and media world present, I want to ask, is this still the United States of America that I know, a country founded on freedom and democracy?"
One sentence stirred a thousand ripples, and the reporters below the stage showed expressions of shock, followed by excitement.
As reporters, they're not afraid of a big event, they're afraid of it not being big enough. They're very aware that when this issue comes up, the KPI for the month is set.
"Sigh, these guys, once they get outside, they all start to let loose."
Lu Liang, watching the live broadcast, was both amused and worried upon hearing Wen Chao's remarks.
Harris's criticism of the IRS was merely a problem with the tax department, but Wen Chao's remarks were shaking the very foundation of America's statehood, directly hitting the government's credibility.
Perhaps to their fellow citizens, such remarks are of little concern; concepts such as freedom, democracy, and human rights may come and go.
But to the American populace, these words are tantamount to saying in East Country that it's a capitalist country, red is no longer red, and the blood of the ancestors was shed in vain.
This is the biggest difference in thinking between the people of the two countries, just like a hungry person only worries about getting full, but once full, there are countless worries.
Despite Lu Liang's worries,
the press conference continued.
Wen Chao started talking about the independence war over 200 years ago, and the declaration of independence, further stirring American emotions.
Getting enthusiastic, he transformed into an accordion maestro, passionately proclaiming: "Do you know how America is described in our national textbooks? A beautiful country, a highly civilized country, the freest, most democratic, and most human-rights-respecting country in the world..."
Wen Chao's eyes welled with tears, using a rising and falling tone, making him seem more like a "banana person" than a "banana person".
At the same time, Lu Liang received a call: "Lu, my father said he will handle the matter between Delimei and the IRS, and from now on, let's quietly deal with it without mentioning it, okay?"
Lu Liang smiled: "Of course, we are friends, and I never refuse a friend's request."
A world-class supermodel, vice president of a New York real estate group, and also an informal presidential adviser, Ivan Tep.
On Lu Liang's first trip to New York, he stayed at her family's hotel and had brief talks with her and her husband.
With Ivan's call, he understood Wen Chao's plan: if little ghosts become difficult, then directly attack King Yan.
Old Te has been in office for over two years, and another election year is approaching; attacking the foundation of America's statehood is indirectly attacking him.
Faced with Wen Chao's attack, Old Te was unable to counter it, because Lu Liang had another card named General Tianxing.
General Tianxing built a factory in Detroit, which belongs to Michigan, one of the traditional seven swing states.
With the success of the American version of Tianshu, Detroit, once a gem of industry, is revitalizing, and Michigan is gradually turning red, becoming a stable vote bank.
So he had to help with this favor.
"Lu, thank you, our family will always remember your help."
Ivan said sincerely: "If one day you find it uncomfortable in East Country, our arms are always open for you."
The Trump family wants to become the American Family; besides the father's two terms of eight years, they still need the support of financial consortia.
It's just that because of the father's solo actions, he often played against the norm, leading to unhappy dealings with Wall Street's financial consortia.
If Lu Liang can engage in deep cooperation with the Trump family, joining hands, they might become a super family advancing together with the nation.
Lu Liang couldn't help but chuckle and sighed regrettably: "Miss Ivan, it's a pity we met too late."
Ivan, picking up on the underlying meaning, giggled: "As long as there is a will, it's never too late."
Lu Liang found himself momentarily speechless, laughing: "In the short term, Delimei won't mention the lawsuit with the IRS anymore."
"Alright, please trust that my father will give you a satisfactory answer." Ivan felt a sudden sense of loss.
If it were Lu Liang, divorce wouldn't be out of the question, but unfortunately, he seems only adept at sweet-talk.
After ending the call with Ivan, Lu Liang looked at the press conference live stream, which was nearing its end.
When the live stream disconnected, he called Wen Chao, praising: "Well done, Ivan just called me."
"Mr. Lu, has Trump decided to help us?" Wen Chao quickly asked.
Lu Liang nodded: "Everything is developing as you anticipated."
"Actually, it was Mr. Lu who inspired me; I just wanted to test Trump's attitude." Wen Chao displayed humility, not daring to claim credit.
"Good character, just take the compliment and don't always dodge with fancy words." Lu Liang jokingly scolded.
Wen Chao chuckled: "Okay, Mr. Lu."
Lu Liang added: "They will help us handle the follow-up. Next, focus on financing and listing General Tianxing, and Superman Li's port business can be temporarily shelved, waiting for news from JPMorgan Chase."
"Understood, Mr. Lu."
Ending the call with Wen Chao, Lu Liang smiled, muttering softly to himself: "It's time for Xiangjiang to take action as well, not progressing side by side, but advancing in three lines together."
A few days later, Lu Liang, who had always kept a low profile and never proactively accepted media interviews, suddenly agreed to participate in an exclusive interview on TVB's finance channel.
The interview content quickly hit the television network, and the people of Xiangjiang thought Lu Liang would speak extensively about Xiangjiang and its future outlook.
Unexpectedly, he merely recounted some events about Tianxing Finance settling in Xiangjiang, while throughout, he heavily criticized the "An San Economics" being implemented in Neon.
"An San Economics primarily relies on loose monetary and fiscal policies to stimulate the economy but lacks a clear economic development strategy."
"While An San Economics, through loose monetary policies, has somewhat helped Neon emerge from two decades of deflationary woes, it has also widened the wealth gap."
"An San Economics excessively relies on monetary and fiscal policies, leading to the Central Bank accumulating massive debts, increasing economic instability in the long run. Moreover, over-reliance on loose monetary policies has also resulted in asset bubbles and financial risks."
From lacking a clear economic development strategy, widening the wealth gap, over-relying on monetary and fiscal policies, unresolved structural issues, to weakening market response and effectiveness.
Lu Liang enumerated the five sins of An San Economics. Through TVB's platform, the related content quickly spread across East Asia and eventually went global, sparking heated discussions in markets worldwide.
"I didn't expect Liangzi was also a 'hot-blooded youth' like us, knowing that old guy has been visiting the toilet recently."
"Hot-blooded youth? Visiting the toilet? Can you broaden your perspective a bit? Don't you know Tianxing Finance is heavily borrowing yen?"
"What do you mean?"
"Simply put, Lu Liang is preparing to short the yen; before the troops move, he first stirs public opinion to artificially create a panic."