Chapter 300: Testing the Waters

In later generations, any urban novel about being reborn in the 1980s in Hong Kong could not bypass the topic of the "Plaza Accord" and the harvesting of Japan.

That was a true harvesting of national strength, taking away decades of Japan's development gains in one fell swoop.

It can be said that this was a super windfall led and created by Europe and America.

Once you keep up, as long as you are not too greedy, achieving a massive increase in wealth is no problem at all!

It is quite funny when you think about it!

Such a blatant feast of wealth, yet it lacked the presence of Chinese capital!

Looking at the global capital market, Chinese capital is definitely a force that cannot be ignored.

The economies of various Southeast Asian countries are mostly held in the hands of Chinese capital, and many of the richest people in Southeast Asian countries are Chinese, so one can tell how strong their power is.

It is just that, for this windfall of harvesting Japan, I do not know why Chinese capital did not enter the field?

In Hong Kong, it is understandable that HSBC Bank would block it.

But it is very strange that the top Chinese tycoons in various Southeast Asian countries did not actively participate either.

As someone who has been reborn, Wu Feng naturally would not miss such a good opportunity to fleece Japan.

To say nothing else, as long as the movements are not too large and the amount of capital is not shocking, earning profits in the unit of billions of Dollars is no problem at all.

He had invested capital early on and participated in it.

Currently, the total capital invested is nearly two hundred million Dollars!

The returns are also quite generous; under the boost of twenty-fold leverage, the profit has already exceeded eight hundred million Dollars.

Especially during the stock market crash of '87, he harvested a huge amount!

Right now, since a group of old friends have taken the initiative to come to his door, it is clear they have already understood some of the situation.

In fact, Wu Feng already had the intention of taking them along to get rich.

An alliance of interests is not just a relationship of interests; he also hopes these old friends can further their status and position. Only then can they exert greater influence.

It is just that his own initiative to invite them versus them eagerly coming to his door are two completely different attitudes.

"What I am betting on is that the United States will take ruthless action to harvest Japan!"

Wu Feng stated it very clearly: "If you want to follow, there is still a certain amount of risk!"

Of course, according to his analysis of the many rebirth novels he read in his past life, at this point in time, the Japanese stock index was in a state of soaring upward until it reached its peak.

This year is the final deadline for the harvest!

Apart from minor fluctuations to clear out those capitals with extremely high leverage, there will basically be no major twists and turns.

Of course, one must not let greed affect their mind; one must be decisive when it is time to act.

He still clearly remembers that in his past life, around the 2000s, he read a tech-oriented rebirth novel where the protagonist was so impressive that he only started to pull out when the Japanese stock index was at its peak.

Do you really think those European and American financial groups are nice guys?

Will Japan honestly and without hesitation hand over wealth amounting to billions of Dollars?

"Then, does Wusheng think, how much more can the Japanese stock index rise?"

Xu Renjie asked curiously: "It is already very exaggerated now!"

"What the United States has its eyes on is Japan's thirty years of wealth accumulation after the war!"

Wu Feng smiled faintly: "If it weren't made to look so exaggerated, how could they possibly achieve their goal in the end?"

As soon as these words were spoken, they drew a collective gasp from the old friends.

"Is the United States not worried about Japan biting back?"

Xu Renjie could not help but ask: "This is too ruthless; I'm afraid it won't be easy to clean up the mess!"

"What does Japan have to bite back with?"

Wu Feng found it funny and said leisurely: "What are the United States' military bases for?"

"Between countries, there is no such thing as sentiment to speak of!"

"Even if they are harvested ruthlessly, at least Japan's foundation as a developed country remains!"

"By comparison, the Native Americans who were killed to the point of near-extinction back then, that is what you call ruthless!"

The old friends were silent for a while after hearing this, and finally decided to follow Wu Feng and take a gamble.

If they missed such a good money-making opportunity, they would be depressed to death later.

"Do not route your funds through HSBC-affiliated banks!"

Seeing this, Wu Feng said directly: "Just transfer them to the Hong Kong Commercial Bank side!"

"It would be best to transfer from Hong Kong Commercial Bank to the Bangkok Bank in Siam!"

"Otherwise, I reckon you won't be able to use leverage at all!"

Seeing the disbelief on his old friends' faces, he smiled lightly: "You can try it!"

The fact is just like that!

Some things really cannot withstand deep scrutiny.

Once there is a conflict of interest, no matter how well the previous facade was maintained, it will be directly exposed.

In fact, Wu Feng was eager for his old friends to try it out.

Their status and position in Hong Kong cannot be considered top-tier; they can only be considered first or second-rate.

But their every move will still attract the attention of those with ulterior motives.

At this point, Wu Feng is considering how to safely withdraw the money from the Japanese stock market; that is not a small sum.

No need to think, Japan will certainly not let it go so easily!

After all, Wu Feng does not have the United States or some European country or financial group force standing behind him.

At any time, people always pick the soft persimmon to squeeze.

Japan dares not act rashly in the face of European and American financial groups, but against Chinese capital, they still have the confidence to pull some small tricks; never overestimate their credibility.

At this time, the best method is naturally to muddy the waters!

Moreover, Wu Feng alone as a Chinese capital tycoon is too conspicuous in the stock market of Japan.

What he needs to do right now is to attract as much Chinese capital as possible to actively invest in the harvesting of the Japan stock index, so as to hide his own figure.

One is a tree standing out in the forest, the other is hiding a tree in the forest; he naturally chooses the second one.

More Chinese capital participation means being able to harvest more wealth from Japan!

At the very least, Wu Feng does not harbor any thoughts of scamming people at this moment.

As long as the general trend does not change, if the Chinese capital participating in Japan's stock market investment can safely withdraw before December, that is victory.

He also wants to see just how bold that group of top Chinese tycoons in Hong Kong really is.

In the face of astonishing profits, do they have the guts to act independently without giving face to HSBC Bank?

Like the move of bleeding the Japan stock market, how could there not be the presence of Chinese capital?

If this time goes smoothly, he doesn't mind giving Chinese capital in the entire East Asia region more opportunities to fleece Japan.

This year's major stock market crash is just a beginning for Japan.

The subsequent economic avalanche is also a good time for massive harvesting.

This gathering did not last very long; after confirming the ideas, it dispersed quickly.

The facts were about what Wu Feng had thought, and the news gradually spread in a certain circle.

Not many days later, the person with the best relationship, Xu Renjie, called to complain: "HSBC directly refused to provide leverage services to the few of us!"

"A very normal thing, didn't I say that before?"

Wu Feng chuckled: "Since HSBC won't do it, then find a Hong Kong commercial bank!"

"It's already been handled, I'm just a bit indignant!"

Xu Renjie said unhappily: "Those running banks would actually do such a thing!"

"Hehe, that HSBC Bank represents a portion of the will of Great Britain!"

Wu Feng's heart was calm without a ripple, and he said leisurely: "This time harvesting Japan, the Europe and America financial groups want to eat it all up, how could they allow Chinese capital to get involved?"

Xu Renjie was suddenly speechless; perhaps he simply couldn't understand it.

After all, as a local elite in Hong Kong, it is very difficult to understand the international situation and the disputes between major powers.

Putting down the phone, a cold sneer appeared on his face.

This matter, he believes, will spread very quickly, and HSBC cannot block everyone's mouths.

At this time, he had already received definite news from Europe: the Fulham team in the English Second Division that he had just bought failed in the final promotion playoffs and missed the opportunity to be promoted.

And over in the Eredivisie, the team under Jiang Tiansheng successfully managed to avoid relegation.

His mood was not affected!

In fact, he felt that such a result was actually a good thing for him.

At the first opportunity, he let that local head coach who didn't respect him as the boss get lost.

At the same time, the club contacted the Italian coach Ranieri at the first opportunity, inviting him to serve as the head coach of Fulham for the next season.

Any fan who knows about European football after the nineties is no stranger to this "Tinkerman".

This person absolutely belongs to the top tier of European coaches, and is the kind with a fairly stable level.

Basically, there are no situations of major ups and downs, and he is especially good at commanding mid-to-lower-tier teams.

Not only that, he also took out nearly two million pounds in funds to wantonly purchase a batch of future football superstar players.

Alan Shearer who has not yet made his mark, Niall Quinn who is known for relying on headers to stabilize a team's performance, and Mijatovic, the number one center forward for Real Madrid for a period later on.

With these three top center forwards of later generations holding down the fort, as long as the head coach uses them properly, they are definitely a lineup that can run rampant in the current English Second Division.

In terms of the midfield and front court, the famous Jay-Jay Okocha of later generations and the legendary superstar Redondo were also pocketed!

Although they are all just starting out at this time, they possess astonishing strength and talent.

It is just right to use the English Second Division arena to hone them well, and when they are promoted to the English First Division next season, they will be able to exert even more powerful strength and standards.

Wu Feng does not believe it; with these five future superstars sitting in command, as long as Ranieri possesses one-tenth of his peak coaching level, it is not difficult at all to lead the team to charge into the First Division.

Speaking of which, it is also luck; originally, the South American superstar Wu Feng wanted was Batistuta.

Unfortunately, at this time, Batistuta had already entered a professional first-team, and it was a traditional powerhouse in Argentina, so they didn't look down on an English Second Division team at this time at all.

It just so happened that Redondo was also just starting out, and the strength of the team he was on was just average; the key was that he was not valued at this time, which is why Fulham picked up a huge bargain.

Having resolved the head coach and player recruitment for his English Second Division team at the first opportunity, Wu Feng put the vast majority of his thoughts on the Hong Kong side.

(End of chapter)