Dreaming back to 1949, the great powers were there to deceive us

As soon as Hu Zhenhua returned to the Cathay Hotel, Morris and more than a dozen representatives from foreign companies surrounded him!

It's so noisy, like a vegetable market!

They have been waiting for more than half an hour!

For them, every second is torture!

Hu Zhenhua put his hands together, signaling everyone to be quiet.

"Everyone, I already know why you're here. Don't worry, we have a deep friendship, and Tong'an will not stand by and watch someone die!"

Charlie was overjoyed when he heard this. He was extremely anxious and asked,

"Mr. Hu, I need 200 million dollars for emergency!"

Kenny followed closely behind: "I need 200 million dollars too!"

Everyone rushed to report the amount of money, as if they would not be rescued if they were slow!

Hu Zhenhua took a lot of effort to calm them down.

"Everyone, let's go to the conference room and talk!"

Only then did Morris realize that everyone was still standing in the hall, being watched by countless people.

If this situation gets out, I wonder how much panic it will cause!

In the Oval Conference Room, before Hu Zhenhua's buttocks even touched the bench, Kenny grabbed his hand.

"Hu, when will the funds to support me be available?"

Hu Zhenhua held his hand tightly, and his strong palm made him feel a little relieved.

Lao Hu cleared his throat and said,

"Everyone, as partners, I can lend you 10 yuan each, with no strings attached!"

Kenny was white, and his face turned even paler when he heard this.

"Hu, my funding gap is around 200 million dollars! You only provided 10, which is a drop in the bucket!"

Hu Zhenhua stared into his eyes and asked with a smile,

"Mr. Kenny, is your funding gap really only 200 million dollars? If that's the case, I'll lend you the money right away without any conditions!"

You are all thousand-year-old foxes, and you want to play tricks on me!

childish!

Every counter of your foreign bank is monitored by employees of my TA company. I know exactly how much cash has been withdrawn from you and when it was withdrawn!

Hu Zhenhua's question suddenly made the meeting room quiet.

Kenny obviously couldn't answer this question.

Morris's lighter made a crisp sound, breaking the silence. He lit a cigar and said lightly,

"Don't tell lies in front of a real person. Huaqi Foreign Company is already on the brink of life and death!"

Hu Zhenhua then smiled, nodded to Morris, and said,

"Those who save themselves will always be saved by others! I wonder what measures Huaqi plans to take to save himself?"

Morris put the cigar to his lips and took a deep breath. The violent influx of oxygen made the cigar burn more vigorously, emitting a dazzling light.

Stimulated by the strong nicotine, Morris's mind became more active. After a moment, he blew out a smoke ring and said,

"I've already gathered some rice and cash nearby, but it'll take six hours to get there! Mr. Hu, could you please lend me some money to help Huaqi survive those six hours?"

Hu Zhenhua just laughed.

What a joke! You want to get a large amount of money from me without spending a penny? It's impossible!

"Mr. Morris, the wind is very strong tonight. You have to keep a close eye on it and don't let the plane be delayed!"

The white devil's face froze when he heard this!

He picked up the cigar again, took a deep puff, and his gills bulged and swelled, just like the frog croaking!

What Hu Zhenhua meant was: Your money may not arrive!

Dozens of foreign company owners looked at Hu Zhenhua eagerly.

They also know that begging will not bring any help!

Morris thought for a moment and spoke again.

"Mr. Hu, Huaqi has a number of properties. I'd like to give you a 20% discount based on the current market price. How about that?"

Seeing Hu Zhenhua hesitate, he immediately said,

"The current real estate prices in the Magic City are only 20% of the peak!"

Real estate has one very big disadvantage: it cannot be moved!

So in time of war, it may be worthless.

This is in Shanghai. If it were somewhere else, it would probably be less than 10%!

Hu Zhenhua nodded.

"No need for a 150% discount, just the current market price! However, I can only buy your property for million yuan at most, please understand!"

Although Morris thought it was too little, there was nothing he could do about it because there were other foreign companies crying for food!

"Understood! Understood!"

Charlie gritted his teeth and stood up.

"Huifeng is also willing to transfer the properties it holds!"

Hu Zhenhua nodded at him.

"Sure, I can also give you a limit of 150 million!"

"Thank you!"

20% off, this is really a huge loss!

Damn, I want to thank you!

Kenny followed closely behind.

"Mr. Hu, Ode Foreign Company is also willing..."

Hu Zhenhua also nodded.

"Okay, please send someone to take over the 150 million immediately. My money will be loaded onto a truck and shipped to your company right away!"

"Thank you!"

Apart from these three, the others could not obtain such a high credit limit. Some received one million, some received five hundred thousand, and the lowest one only received a credit limit of 30.

Hu Zhenhua seemed to be speaking casually, but he had actually calculated long ago that the money he gave was only enough to sustain the banks for three or four hours. Combined with the funds the banks already had, it would be no problem to sustain them for five or six hours!

This time difference is just enough for the money from Hong Kong to be airlifted in!

Charlie calculated in his mind that Hu Zhenhua's total cost of taking over the property this time was about 3000 million, which means that he still had at least million in cash.

What if this money is given to Huifeng?

Maybe, you can talk to Hu Zhenhua privately!

Unfortunately, Lao Hu didn't give him a chance at all and said again,

"Everyone, to solve the problem, we must get to the root of the problem!"

Morris knew what Hu Zhenhua wanted to say. The root cause of the crisis was banknotes. If they were not withdrawn, the crisis would never be resolved.

"Mr. Hu, what's your solution?"

"Buy at a discount!"

Everyone looked at each other.

If the Jardine Matheson incident had not happened, they could certainly do it secretly, and in fact everyone was doing it.

But it is absolutely impossible now, because the people are watching us too closely!

You have money but don't cash it out to everyone, and instead you buy up banknotes at a discount. Isn't this a blatant plunder of people's wealth?

Foreign companies from all over the world are almost becoming rats crossing the street!

Charlie shook his head.

"Mr. Hu, we can't do this!"

Hu Zhenhua smiled cunningly.

"What if I were to do it?"

Charlie laughed out loud and said,

"We can't do it, how can you..."

He couldn't continue speaking because Hu Zhenhua's expression was very serious!

Could it be that he really has some solution?

Morris couldn't figure it out and said,

"Hu, could you please tell me in detail?"

Hu Zhenhua looked at the smoke in the conference room and complained in his heart: I don’t want to breathe second-hand smoke, I want to breathe first-hand smoke!

He took out the cigarette box from his arms, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, and fumbled for a lighter in his pockets with both hands. Before he found one, Charlie lit it for him!

This was the first time Charlie lit a cigarette for someone!

Hu Zhenhua nodded to thank him and said,

"I'm buying banknotes not for the common people, but for your Western trading companies!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Kenny jumped out and shouted,

"impossible!"

When Morris saw Hu Zhenhua smiling but not saying anything, he knew he had something else to say, so he comforted Kenny and signaled Hu to continue.

Hu Zhenhua then continued,

"The pressure on your major trading companies isn't just from the people running on your bank accounts, right? Don't those trading companies give you any trouble?"

Morris replied immediately,

"Of course there is!"

Charlie sighed and said,

"If they suffer heavy losses, we may never be able to return home!"

Hu Zhenhua waved his hand.

"Everyone, my plan is this: I will buy their banknotes at a 20% discount. However, I will give them the right to redeem them at the original price within twelve hours."

Hu Zhenhua knocked on the table and shouted,

"Gentlemen, I've bought you twelve hours. If you can't resolve the crisis within this time, TA will admit defeat and leave!"

Those present were all financial elites, and they could see the brilliance of this plan at a glance!

Western commercial banks hold too many banknotes, and even if they force the banks to death, they will not be able to get the money.

And now, Hu Zhenhua has given them an insurance!

If the bank goes bankrupt, they can get 20%.

As long as the bank doesn’t go bankrupt, they won’t lose anything!

No matter how you look at it, there is no reason for anyone to refuse!

In this transaction, only one person lost money, and that was Hu Zhenhua!

Morris looked at Hu Zhenhua and asked,

"Hu, why are you doing this? If you lose money, it will be tens of millions!"

Hu Zhenhua pointed out the window with a serious expression.

"Everyone, look at the people of Shanghai. If they all go bankrupt, their company will have to abandon this market! More importantly, I believe you can resolve this crisis!"

Hu Zhenhua walked to the window and seemed to be talking to himself.

"The people are the water, and the company is the fish. If there is no water, how can the fish survive?"

"This sentence is very philosophical!"

Hu Zhenhua glanced at his watch and said,

"Everyone, it's 5:8. TA's company has limited funds. If you sign the contract before 8:10, I can give you a 8% discount. If you sign the contract after :, I will only give you a % discount. After : tonight, I will no longer purchase banknotes! Regardless of when the contract is signed, the deadline for exchanging them for banknotes is tomorrow morning at : sharp! Please notify all the businesses as soon as possible!"

Upon hearing this, everyone hurried away.

But Morris stayed.