Rebirth 76: Industrial Internet Empire

Obaha, Nebraska.

Enron Energy Corporation Headquarters.

Skilling hurried into Kenneth's office.

"Chairman, have you heard? There is a mysterious rich man who is short-selling Enron stock in the OTC CFD market!" Skilling said with a solemn face.

"Have you found out who it is? What's the motive for shorting Enron?" Kenneth, who was drinking coffee leisurely, suddenly stood up from the sofa and asked nervously.

"Gorman was very tight-lipped this time and refused to disclose any information! After a lot of effort, he found out from a staff member in the contract department of Morgan Stanley that the person who short-sold Enron Energy was a wealthy Asian man..." Skilling said.

"Are they those stupid Middle Eastern rich people? Why did they short Enron?" Kenneth asked in confusion.

"Chairman, I'm worried that there is a problem with Andersen!" Skilling said worriedly.

"This is absolutely impossible! Andersen and us are already a grasshopper on the same rope. Even if Anron is hit by thunder, they will not be able to escape!" Kenneth waved his hand and said!

"Chairman, with our operating income growth rate and our leading position in the e-commerce field, no capital company will rashly short Enron by a large margin, right? Unless they get some news..." Skilling said still worried.

Kenneth thought for a while and then said: "Don't panic first, try to find out who is shorting Enron, and then check with Andersen to see if there is any leaks about the insider..."

After Skilling nodded in agreement, he left in a hurry.

After Kenneth thought for a long time, he picked up the phone on the table and dialed a series of numbers: "Charlie, how are your preparations going?"

"It's coming soon. In about three working days, your equity pledge loan will be approved..."

"Charlie, the situation has changed. Prepare the investment contract for the oil and gas company as soon as possible. After you get the money, transfer it in the name of investment as soon as possible." Kenneth ordered.

"Chairman, what happened?" Charlie asked in surprise.

Kenneth shook his head and said: "It's nothing! I just have a bad intuition. You should be careful and don't get caught!"

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Wall Street, New York,

Wells Fargo Corporate Investment Banking.

There was silence in the conference room, and everyone was careful not to say a word, for fear of accidentally becoming a punching bag...

Jonathan Weiss, CEO of the corporate investment banking department, who had just been held accountable by the board of directors, stared at everyone several times with a livid face.

"Why are you silent? Kevin, your CFD department complains all day long that the OTC trading volume is too small and the performance cannot grow. Did Morgan Stanley's CFD business fall from the sky? Sitting in a spacious office every day , even if a pie falls, it can't hit you on the head!" Jonathan Weis began to pick it up one by one.

"Your Excellency, President, we have not heard any news at all. Morgan Stanley has so many CFD businesses all of a sudden..."

"Intelligence Department! Don't you know? The company spends so much money to support you every year. Are you worthy of your salary?" Jonathan Weiss was ready to reprimand one by one.

"It is said that Gorman is personally handling this business. The employees below only know that this business comes from Asian customers."

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Jonathan Weiss's rage did not last long, as a staff member came in and reported: A customer came to inquire about the CFD business.

As if he had been amnesty, Kevin quickly stood up and walked out...

An hour later, Kevin happily knocked on the door and walked into the president's office.

"Your Excellency, President, just now a Japanese client inquired about the CFD business. I introduced to him some of Morgan Stanley's most popular short CFD products these days. He showed strong interest and was willing to imitate these products. CFD short order mode trading..." Kevin said excitedly.

"What's the use of strong interest? You have to have the strength to be a banker! There are not many capital companies in the world that can open tens of thousands of Nasdaq CFD short orders at once!" Jonathan Weiss said angrily.

"Your Excellency, President, Yuanda Capital is not an ordinary investment institution. There have been rumors in the capital market that Yuanda is a shadow company of the Qianhai Group..." Kevin explained.

"Qianhai system?" Jonathan Weiss asked in surprise.

Kevin nodded and continued: "Yuanda Capital has participated in financial actions led by Qianhai Asset Management many times. Its subsidiary Yuanda Real Estate Company miraculously escaped from the top of the real estate collapse in Japan and Thailand twice. The science and technology stock companies that participated in the investment, It has performed well on Nasdaq and has actually become one of the first-tier capital companies on Wall Street!"

Jonathan Weiss gently patted Kevin's shoulder and said with a look of joy on his face: "Kevin, good job! You will be responsible for this matter personally. Draft the contract as soon as possible and fax it to Yuanda Capital!"

After Kevin nodded in agreement, he was about to walk out. After taking two steps, he stopped and said: "Your Excellency, Mr. President, Yuanda Capital asked us to sign a confidentiality agreement and we cannot disclose these CFDs to investors. These CFDs are controlled by Yuanda Capital! "

"Confidentiality agreement? No wonder we can't find the banker behind Morgan Stanley's CFDs? Isn't it a coincidence?" Jonathan Weiss said thoughtfully.

"Qianhai system! It must be them. The stock market is in a bear market, the ability to take long positions is insufficient, and there are many restrictions on short selling in the stock index futures market, so they choose to short Nasdaq and Dow Jones index futures through over-the-counter transactions!" Kevin said solemnly said.

After Jonathan Weiss pondered for a long time, he said with some confusion: "Kevin, have you noticed? Morgan Stanley's batch of short CFD orders are very strange. As long as the opponent's order is operated properly, it can be passed through the futures exchange. Hedging internal transactions to lock in profits. Coincidentally, Yuanda Capital also expressed strong interest in this obviously flawed CFD business!"

Kevin nodded: "I also find it strange that among the stocks they short-sold, there are Intel, WorldCom, and Enron, these very representative blue-chip stocks!"

“Do the stocks that Yuanda Capital intends to short-sell also include these blue chip stocks?” Jonathan Weiss asked.

"Not only Intel, WorldCom, and Enron, but Yuanda Capital also added Sun and Yahoo! They are all industry giants with a market value of more than 100 billion!" Kevin's expression had lost the initial excitement...

"When things go awry, there must be something evil! In less than a year, the Nasdaq index fell from 5100 points to 1800 points, a loss of more than %. Dragged by Nasdaq, the Dow Jones index also fell a lot. Why did the Qianhai Department blatantly short U.S. stocks? Is there some unknown inside story behind it?" Jonathan Weiss murmured to himself.