Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 338: The Result of Blocking the British Pound

The oil project was completed, and Lu Shaohua relaxed completely. He had nothing to do all day, either watching TV or sleeping in the hall. It was no wonder that this happened. You know, he worked day and night for a whole week, and during that week, his brain cells died severely, so he had to make up for it anyway.

Several days passed unknowingly. On the morning of September 9, Lu Shaohua opened his eyes and glanced at the window. He found that the sun was already shining brightly. The light shone in through the glass, and Lu Shaohua's curtains were not drawn, so the light shone on his face, making his skin feel a little burning.

"Hey, it's almost ten o'clock. It's time to get up." Lu Shaohua sat up, stretched, and got up to put on his clothes.

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After hesitating for a while, at ten o'clock on the dot, Lu Shaohua sat on the table with a glass of iced milk. He was just about to turn on the TV to watch the news, but the ringing of the phone stopped him and he had to pick up the receiver to answer the call.

"Hello! Who is this?" Lu Shaohua asked softly.

"It's me, Mingzhang." The person on the other end of the phone introduced himself. It was Liu Mingzhang.

"Oh! What's the matter?" After a pause, Lu Shaohua was a little too lazy to talk, and then said, "If it's a small matter, just tell me quickly. If it's a big matter, just come to the villa and talk."

"..." There was a silence on the phone for a while, and then Liu Mingzhang's voice came again. "Are you okay? I'm in the UK now, how can I get to your villa?"

"England?" Lu Shaohua was stunned, then patted his forehead and muttered, "It seems that I was so busy that I even forgot about this matter."

Lu Shaohua indeed forgot that Liu Mingzhang had left Hong Kong for the UK at the end of August to make advance preparations for blocking the British pound. However, Lu Shaohua was planning the shipping company and the oil plan, and really forgot about blocking the British pound.

"What's wrong?" Liu Mingzhang, who was far away in England, could only hear Lu Shaohua mumbling a few words but couldn't hear clearly, so he asked.

"No, I've been a bit busy lately and forgot you went to England." Lu Shaohua gave a simple answer and then asked, "How is the progress over there?"

"Oh!" Liu Mingzhang, who was holding the receiver, was sweating profusely. He even suspected that his brain was filled with water. The questions he asked were strange and a bit out of place. However, as Lu Shaohua's right-hand man, Liu Mingzhang knew his identity and knew what to say and what not to say. "Is it over?"

"It's over?" Lu Shaohua was stunned again, and then he thought, it seems that today is September 16th, and Soros started on the 15th, so Liu Mingzhang, who always walks ahead of Soros, naturally stopped. "Oh! Too busy..."

Lu Shaohua stopped talking halfway because he seemed to remember that he had already used the excuse of "too busy" before. It was not his habit to use it twice. Why didn't he say it again?

Liu Mingzhang seemed to realize why Lu Shaohua was hesitant to speak, so he stopped talking and changed the subject. "It was all finished the day before yesterday. Some employees returned to Hong Kong yesterday, and another group returned today."

After a pause, Liu Mingzhang did not wait for Lu Shaohua to speak, and continued, "Soros took action yesterday and sold a lot of stocks. It is estimated that the cleanup will be completed tomorrow. I want to stay here for a few days to see what the results are."

Liu Mingzhang's meaning was very clear. He wanted to stay in the UK for the time being and not come back until the blockade of the British pound was truly over. The purpose of making this call was to ask Lu Shaohua if he agreed. After all, Lu Shaohua was the boss! He had to say something.

Lu Shaohua naturally would not refuse Liu Mingzhang, a hero, and said without thinking, "You can keep it, but come back as soon as possible after the end. I want to know the specific number."

Lu Shaohua's words were full of hidden meanings. While agreeing to let Liu Mingzhang stay in the UK, he was also urging him to come back quickly. The excuse for Liu Mingzhang to come back early was simply "I want to know the numbers."

Liu Mingzhang on the other end of the phone heard this and stopped talking about another topic. "Okay, I'll stay for two days and then go back to Hong Kong."

Originally, after Lu Shaohua agreed, Liu Mingzhang wanted to tell Lu Shaohua the general results of this attack on the British pound, but Lu Shaohua said that he would look at the numbers after he came back. Liu Mingzhang had nothing more to say and could only report to Lu Shaohua in detail when he returned to Hong Kong.

"Yeah." Lu Shaohua hummed, didn't say anything more, and hung up the phone directly.

After hanging up the phone, Lu Shaohua was stunned for a while, and then he said to himself, "I wonder if this time will bring me the same surprise?"

To stop the British pound, Lu Shaohua asked Liu Mingzhang and Li Zongen to bring 30 billion US dollars to participate. How much profit is still unknown, but Lu Shaohua is clear about one thing, that is, the profit this time will not be too much. After all, there is no comparison between stopping the British pound and the Japanese stock market crash.

But then again, this kind of money is easy to make. Perhaps the amount Liu Mingzhang earns in a few days will be the sum of the entire Phoenix Group's other subsidiaries.

Lu Shaohua sighed and stopped thinking about it. Anyway, he would know how much he earned after Liu Mingzhang returned to Hong Kong. Why waste energy guessing?

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Time flies, and it passes in the blink of an eye. Before we know it, two days have passed, and the calendar is telling us that it is already September 1992, 9.

That afternoon, a guest arrived at the villa where Lu Shaohua lived. He was wearing a formal suit and gold-rimmed glasses and looked like a successful person. This guest was none other than Liu Mingzhang, the vice-executive president of Phoenix Group, the finance minister of Phoenix Group, and the general manager of Phoenix Finance.

Liu Mingzhang took a flight on the evening of the 17th and arrived in Hong Kong the next morning. He then went back home to rest for a while. In the afternoon, he rushed to the villa where Lu Shaohua lived. He also brought a briefcase with him. It was no wonder that the briefcase contained detailed data on the attack on the British pound.

"Tell me the general situation first, and then I'll look at the data." Lu Shaohua said.

"Yes." Liu Mingzhang nodded seriously, took a deep breath, and continued, "This time I controlled 1.5 billion US dollars of funds. By the end of the day, I made more than billion, nearly billion, which is almost times the funds."

After saying that, Liu Mingzhang paused for a moment, glanced at Lu Shaohua, and when he saw the latter nod silently, he continued, "Zong En made relatively more money. His initial capital was 1.8 billion, and by then it had become more than billion, a multiple of times."

Liu Mingzhang controls more funds but earns less, while Li Zongen controls half as much funds. The final multiple is 0.3 percentage points higher than Liu Mingzhang's. It seems puzzling, but Lu Shaohua understands it.

Nodding, Lu Shaohua said, "This is normal. After all, Zong En is operating in secret, so he can act recklessly and freely. But you are different. Although you are also hiding your identity, you are still one-sided and need to control the overall situation."

Liu Mingzhang was delighted with Lu Shaohua's understanding. Although he had known for a long time that Lu Shaohua would not blame him, Liu Mingzhang still felt a little uncomfortable. Now that Lu Shaohua had made his words clear, Liu Mingzhang's discomfort was gone.

Back to the point, Liu Mingzhang said the total of the two of them. "The total of the two of us is a little over 48 billion."

"Well, 1.6 times." After a moment's silence, Lu Shaohua said happily. "Very good result."

In Lu Shaohua's opinion, this is indeed a very good result. Within a few days, 30 billion yuan of funds suddenly turned into more than 78 billion yuan, more than doubled. What else could Lu Shaohua be dissatisfied with?

"Haha!" Liu Mingzhang grinned, looking as silly as he could be. "I could have made more money this time, but I wasn't brave enough and sold it too early, which led to this result."

Liu Mingzhang spoke out his mistakes very frankly, with a hint of criticism.

Lu Shaohua didn't mind. This was the first time that Liu Mingzhang took charge personally. It was inevitable that he felt a little frivolous. It was normal for him to not be so calm.

Furthermore, Liu Mingzhang's approach is to be "stable", and to reduce the risk as much as possible. To put it bluntly, he is afraid of losing all his money. From another perspective, he is responsible for the funds Lu Shaohua gave him.

Lu Shaohua waved his hand and said, "Let's not talk about this. I am already very satisfied with the results I have achieved."

Everyone has shortcomings, including Lu Shaohua. He also has shortcomings. Since there are shortcomings, there will be mistakes. So Lu Shaohua will not blame Liu Mingzhang for this mistake. Compared with Liu Mingzhang's contribution to Phoenix Group over the years, the little money earned is nothing.

After saying that, Lu Shaohua didn't wait for Liu Mingzhang to say anything else, and directly picked up the data that Liu Mingzhang brought and started to look at it.

As usual, Lu Shaohua just glanced at it briefly, then looked at the total, then threw the document aside and said, "I'll keep this data and take a closer look when I have time."

Liu Mingzhang What else can he say? Is it impossible for him to say it? After all, Lu Shaohua is his boss no matter what! He nodded and said, "This is a photocopy. The original is with me."

"Hmm." Lu Shaohua hummed, changing the subject, and said, "Give the employees who participated in this event their usual bonuses, and give them an extra bonus of one million dollars."

This is Lu Shaohua's habit. He also gave red envelopes during the Japanese stock market crash in the past, and this time is no exception. After all, a red envelope of one million US dollars can win people's hearts.

"I'll arrange it." Liu Mingzhang nodded lightly, as if he had expected Lu Shaohua's move.

The attack on the British pound was over, and Lu Shaohua had also arranged the follow-up commission and red envelopes. The whole thing had come to a successful conclusion, but Lu Shaohua still had a question that was worthy of his concern and needed to confirm with Liu Mingzhang.

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