Chapter 1045: What to Do When Money Turns into Paper? (Part 2)
Fang Qing smiled.
At this moment, she actually believed someone's claim that this ridiculously beautiful girl was indeed a Taoist nun.
A law expert, with a unique perspective on people.
This girl gives off a sense of pure detachment from the mundane world.
"When I was young, reading novels and watching movies, I greatly admired the Taoists within them. Exorcising demons and defending the Tao, healing the world without seeking gods or worshiping Buddhas, only perfecting oneself. Other sects, when in danger, rely on miracles; only our Taoism demands divine intervention with urgency."
Boss Jiang's humor has truly been growing day by day. Besides Duanmu Liuli, the other three present burst into laughter, even Duanmu Liuli's lips curled slightly.
As the host, Boss Jiang freely continued his high-spirited conversation, "Confucianism teaches us to pick up, Buddhism teaches us to let go, while Taoism teaches us to conquer."
Bai Zheli's chopsticks were trembling in his hands, almost unable to hold them.
"Jiang Chen, you should start a comedy club, I'd certainly be there supporting you every day," Mao Tu earnestly suggested.
"Don't fool me, I know full well you don't have money."
"..."
Jokes aside.
Single-handedly creating an incredibly joyful atmosphere, Jiang Chen looked at Duanmu Liuli, "Taoist Duanmu, pick an auspicious day for us."
"You didn't even say what kind of auspicious day, how can Taoist Sister calculate it?" Mao Tu exposed him for actually knowing nothing.
"Official holidays are all auspicious days."
Duanmu Liuli's soft words brought about a moment of silence in the air.
"Pfft."
Even Fang Qing couldn't help but cover her mouth, her eyes bending into crescents.
"Bang!"
Suddenly, as Bai Zheli was staring at Duanmu Liuli, the table shook, startling him.
And then, his Chen Ge looked astonished, exclaiming: "Brilliant!"
Chen Ge sure has a big heart.
Even at this time, he can still joke freely and chat happily.
This level, he might never reach in his life.
"Jiang Chen, are you deciding on a day to bring the young lady out?"
Tsk.
Truly worthy of the Cao Family.
Such an extraordinary tone.
Apparently, this girl is certain it's a done deal for her young lady to come out, it's just a matter of time, hence the calmness.
"It's not about when to bring someone out now."
Mao Tu commanded the atmosphere, Jiang Chen didn't fall short, "The key is to make it dignified and grand."
"Stop bragging, you made Jiuding Group mortgage assets to Little Eighty."
Little Eighty.
Bai Zheli's emotional control was still lacking, once again failing to hold back, resorting to bowing his head with chopsticks to cover up.
By contrast, Jiang Chen's Taoist skill is in a league far beyond little brother, maintaining composure, unaffected.
"Jiuding Group isn't mine, what power do I have to make them mortgage assets?"
That's the key.
Jiuding Group can only act autonomously, not follow outsider directions.
Therefore, it's entirely unreasonable.
If you seek it, there's only one reason.
As a condition to exchange for Dongying releasing people.
But in doing so, how is it different from signing an unequal treaty?
"Do you have some kind of scheme?"
Even without knowing Jiang Chen well, Mao Tu is crystal clear about her young lady.
The young lady never swallows her anger.
Hmm.
Just like the Taoist philosophy, Taoism doesn't believe in a gentleman's revenge taking ten years, grudges must be avenged on the spot, otherwise, the demonic thoughts persist affecting cultivation.
"Look at my face, do I seem like a scheming person?"
Mao Tu looked at his face, shook her head, but before Jiang Chen could be comforted, she followed up, "But you don't seem like a good person either."
Bai Zheli silently turned and exchanged a glance with Fang Qing.
This meal wasn't wasted.
At least the powerful work pressure and psychological stress have been substantially relieved.
Perhaps this was Chen Ge's well-intentioned plan for organizing this meal?
"Aren't we friends?"
Jiang Chen reminded, not to flatter himself, but it was Mao Tu who had personally admitted.
"Being friends has nothing to do with you being a good person."
A person lives up to their name.
They truly are articulate; even such a tongue-twisting statement flows from them without pause.
However, this is the kind of perspective an adult should have when dealing with the world.
"Xiao Bai, explain it to us."
It's not good to praise oneself too much.
Bai Zheli pushed his glasses up and took over the conversation, "Chen Ge and Jiuding Group plan to promote Dongying's financial market."
Mao Tu nodded: "You intend to go long on Dongying's stock market."
Does this girl know already?
Indeed.
Jiang Chen was not surprised.
As long as someone inquired about Jiuding Group, they would know. Jiuding Group wouldn't hide it, and even if they did, pulling out her pink pistol would suffice.
"That's right, going long on Dongying's stock market is one of the primary paths."
"And then?"
Mao Tu's seemingly casual question was indeed straight to the point.
Exactly.
And then?
You can't possibly pay kindness with virtue to help a country like Dongying, which is devoid of both business and national ethics, in its development, right?
Bai Zheli pushed his glasses again and looked at Jiang Chen; he couldn't answer this question.
"Then, let the little baka experience the thrill of bungee jumping."
Jiang Chen mimicked the expression.
Mao Tu seemed thoughtful, sensing a slight understanding. Having been with Cao Jinse for some time, she must have picked up a bit through exposure, though given her personality, she certainly couldn't claim mastery.
"Jiang Chen, will the little baka definitely take the bait?"
"This isn't a conspiracy."
Jiang Chen corrected, then provided a metaphor, "It's like you encountering a roadside robbery. Is that a conspiracy? Definitely not."
Hmm.
Indeed, it isn't.
"What if Dongying doesn't cooperate?" Fang Qing spoke up.
Jiang Chen glanced at Qing Mei, "If they don't cooperate, it's simple. Since it's a robbery, if they refuse to cooperate, then we'll have to face them head-on."
After speaking, Jiang Chen smiled and said to Bai Zheli, "Xiao Bai, explain it to your Sister Fang Qing."
Having roughly understood Chen Ge's intentions by now, Bai Zheli hesitated for a moment, then put down his chopsticks, took out his wallet from his pocket, and extracted two US dollar bills of ten-dollar denominations, along with two yen bills of one thousand yen each.
Everyone, including Tanki Liuli, looked at him as he spread the four different denominations of bills on the table.
"Suppose I have ten US dollars. Now, if I take them to Dongying's foreign exchange market, I can exchange them for a thousand yen. Of course, I'm just using this as an example; ten US dollars would currently exchange for more than a thousand yen."
Bai Zheli picked up a thousand-yen bill, "Now, at the cost of losing ten US dollars, I've obtained a thousand yen."
Jiang Chen watched with a smile.
"Then, all we need to do is wait for the yen to appreciate. At that time, we can use these thousand yen to go to the foreign exchange market and exchange for twenty US dollars. Just like that, we've made a profit of ten US dollars out of thin air."
Bai Zheli put down the thousand-yen and picked up the two US dollar bills.
"Because initially, we only had ten US dollars, we made ten US dollars, and during this process, we can leverage it as well. For example, use the yen to invest in the stock market, real estate, then our yen will increase, and we'll be able to exchange for even more US dollars."
"The most important logic behind your approach is that the yen will appreciate. How do you know the yen will appreciate?"
Qing Gege's insightful observation quickly picked up on the "key point."
"There are many ways to make a country's currency appreciate," Jiang Chen explained on Bai Zheli's behalf. "For instance, by making global capital believe they can earn money here."
"But isn't the money still flowing within Dongying?" Fang Qing pondered, unable to help asking.
"No."
Without bothering Chen Ge, Bai Zheli spoke up: "Sister Fang Qing, the money you're referring to is yen."
Fang Qing paused momentarily, then suddenly realized!
Indeed!
In a normal person's mind, they wouldn't normally think about all this, but for professionals, money and money are completely different concepts!
"A country's foreign exchange reserves are limited. Once a squeeze occurs, to stabilize the exchange rate, there's no choice but to use foreign exchange reserves to take on the burden. What if the foreign reserves are insufficient?"
Behind the gold-rimmed glasses, Bai Zheli's lenses flashed with sharp brilliance, "Dongying would have to forcefully lower interest rates, devalue the yen, resulting in more yen being able to exchange for fewer US dollars, thus alleviating the pressure on foreign exchange reserves. But at that time, if someone fans the flames and sells yen en masse, the yen would collapse, perhaps even becoming worthless paper."
The rest didn't need Bai Zheli to say more.
What would it look like if a country's currency became worthless paper?
Even the current Tanki Liuli could probably imagine and feel it.
Fang Qing took a gentle breath.
At that time.
Not just the stock market, the real estate market too, calamity would spread everywhere.
The entire Dongying would become lambs waiting to be slaughtered!