Among the towering royal mansions on Hong Kong Island
Inside the spacious office
Wang Yaocheng stood on the golf practice track, holding the club in both hands and practicing his putting skills.
Aiming again and again, the club hit the white golf ball with a very small arc, causing the golf ball to roll in a straight line along the lawn and pass by the hole sixteen yards away. The difference between the two was less than two seconds.
punch distance.
"Oh... Damn, it's just a little bit different."
Wang Yaocheng let out a regretful cry. The distance of sixteen yards was still a bit far away. His confidence in making a hole-in-one was no more than 20%, maybe only 15%.
This natural simulated fairway built in the office uses natural turf instead of cheap plastic turf. The trajectory of the golf ball as it rolls has a certain degree of unpredictability, which requires sufficient technology and a certain amount of good skills.
luck.
Obviously, Wang Yaocheng's good luck ran out today.
He leaned over and placed another golf ball. He stood with his legs in an uneven position and moved his shoulders and neck, preparing to hit another golf ball.
Superb skills come from constant training. If you want to be distinguished in front of others, you will inevitably suffer behind others, even if it is cheating Wang Yaocheng.
His time travel did not bring about a leap in physical strength and intelligence, which meant that he had ordinary talents. Qi Yafei and his gang had golf courses in the office and would practice more in their free time. Naturally, Wang Yaocheng did not dare to slack off.
After all, losing to a subordinate is very humiliating, so try to avoid it.
At this time, He Chen, the head of the secretariat, walked in with a stack of materials. Seeing Wang Yaocheng practicing, he stood behind him and watched silently.
What is good above will be replicated below.
He also practiced golf. Unfortunately, under the chairman's nose, He Chen did not dare to go too far, so he also dressed up his office.
Usually after returning home, he would practice diligently in his mansion in Deep Water Bay.
There are at least several hundred people in the Secretariat who have memberships in the Taikoo Golf Club in Hong Kong. There are even more members in the Shenzhen Golf Club across the river. There are no less than 10,000 members of the consortium group companies alone. Looking at the whole country, I don’t know how many there are.
The golf craze that has arisen in China is more intense than ever before. Most of the blame is instigated by corporate consortiums, which are flocking to join golf clubs.
There is only one golf club in Shenzhen. There are more than a dozen large 18-hole golf clubs with complete facilities. More than 70% of the members are corporate executives under the consortium, and the driving range is even more overcrowded.
Ninety-nine percent of these people have no chance of fighting with the chairman, but they still take chances. What if?
"If there is anything important, please tell me briefly."
Wang Yaocheng said in a calm tone and continued to take a look at the golf course. There was no emotion in his words.
"Oh, okay." He Chen spread out the information in his hand and began to report;
"On the London Financial Exchange, because the acquisition of Rio Tinto's shares reached the first-phase target, the team led by Dubbo has stopped open market operations, causing Rio Tinto's stock to plummet, with a one-day decline of 4.7%.
Among them, Du Bo's team also operated in the opposite direction, suppressing the stock price at a high level and picking it up at a low level, spreading costs in a band-like manner.
AIG Group's third-quarter financial report will be out soon. It is expected to lose US$37.1 billion in the third fiscal quarter due to the subprime mortgage crisis. This part will be accrued in the consortium's financial relief to maintain the strong golden name of the world's largest insurance company.
Because of the consortium's rescue, the mood of the life and property insurance owners related to AIG Group has stabilized, and there has even been a certain increase in insurance policies, showing deep confidence in AIG Group.
Therefore, it is accurately calculated through mathematical models;
The biggest crisis in the subprime financial derivatives held by international groups has been over. In the fourth fiscal quarter, there will be write-downs of 18.7 to 20 billion US dollars. In the first fiscal quarter of 2009, there will be no more than 11 billion US dollars in write-downs. In the second fiscal quarter,
No more than $3.5 billion in writedowns occurred.
Based on predictions;
It still needs to invest US$60 billion in the follow-up. AIG Group will achieve substantial positive growth in profits in the third fiscal quarter of 2009 and get back on the right track.
According to relevant arrangements, it has been announced by the New York Stock Exchange;
AIG Group will make every effort to cope with the current situation by not paying dividends to shareholders, giving away shares and other measures for the next ten fiscal quarters.
After the news came out, AIG Group fell 7.12% to close at $107.47..."
Wang Yaocheng listened to the report with his ears, his eyes were focused on the hole on the green, and he swung the club backwards with his hands stretched out, preparing to hit a beautiful birdie shot.
"Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two major mortgage giants in the United States, plummeted again after the New York Stock Exchange opened, causing widespread losses to financial institutions around the world. The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve were forced to take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to show that the federal government
The government has a high degree of confidence in the future economy."
Wang Yaocheng couldn't help but feel a sudden change in his heart when he heard the news. His textbook batting posture froze at the end, and he hit the milky white golf ball lightly.
Bad bird!
Never thought of it
The golf ball drew a small arc on the lawn and accurately poured into the hole.
He Chen followed the golf ball with his eyes and couldn't help but blurt out: "Beautiful, a precise arc birdie of 16 yards. This is definitely the standard of a high-level professional player."
After saying that, he looked at Wang Yaocheng with excitement, showing uncontrollable admiration.
Only those who are familiar with this sport will know how difficult it is.
The green of golf is by no means flat, but has an obvious arc drop. There are no two identical greens in the world, and this is the charm of golf.
The average golfer can only hit a straight ball at best, but not enough to hit a curved ball. This is the difference between professional players and amateur masters.
This is because of the characteristics of golf balls. After being hit, the golf ball rolls faster, and the closer it is to the hole, the slower it becomes. It often forms a spoon-like running trajectory, with an obvious arc appearing in the tail end trajectory.
The only difference is that this arc is controllable by professional players, and it is also a hole-in-the-hole skill that is skillfully mastered, which can help to make birdies or even more beautiful eagle shots.
Amateurs rely more on luck, and the arc of the last short run is completely uncontrollable.
"Haha, it's just entertainment, don't worry about it, don't be afraid of taking everything seriously."
Wang Yaocheng pretended to be cool and put the club down casually.
He won't be able to hit him again if he wants to, so it's wise to just accept it as soon as it's ready.
Under He Chen's admiring gaze, Wang Yaocheng slowly took off his gloves, washed his hands next to him, and walked towards the office area, while He Chen followed behind with the information in his arms.
"Is there any connection between Der Spiegel, owned by the Lugstein family, and our consortium?"
"Chairman, as far as I know, the German Der Spiegel was one of the first famous European magazines to devote itself to the Internet. It had frequent business contacts with Yahoo! in the early days and was also one of the news channels for Yahoo.com.
As a high-end and serious current affairs publication, Der Spiegel has worldwide influence. It has no investment relationship with Time Warner Group and News of the World, and is positioned more like a public opinion competitor.
There are very few companies in the consortium that can interact with it. The most cooperation is in advertising. Atlantic Business Machines Company and Glid Group should have it. The specific data needs to be checked back.
Uh...it's possible that Google has cooperation in online search, but there shouldn't be anything else."
"Oh, hitting them should be enough."
Wang Yaocheng has never been a generous person. What does a carriage full of bread mean? What does a down-and-out princess mean? Is the royal family fund an evil person who wears silk and satin to make fortune from disaster? (In fact, it is, but the king is a bit inflated.
The chairman will never approve.)
This is simply unreasonable!
Tapping on the table with his slender fingers, Wang Yaocheng thought about it and said;
"Go back and check the advertising business of the consortium in "Der Spiegel". If there is any, I will stop them all. Don't ask why. As for Google, they sent them an article, including the German "Der Spiegel".
In the list of friendly news media, the search priority is placed at the end and will not be adjusted unless the consortium expresses its opinions."
"I understand, I'll do it now."
"Okay, for some news media that deliberately smear the image of the consortium, the secretariat must have a complete monitoring system and strive to come up with specific evaluation figures every month, including the scope of influence of newspapers and magazines, the number of articles, and the influence of relevant public opinions.
The seriousness, maliciousness and background of the subjective slander must have a clear and clear evaluation standard and be incorporated into the overall monitoring system. This work must be started immediately.”
"Understood, Chairman, we will assign someone to take charge of this matter and do the relevant work properly."
"Okay, let's go."
After waving his hand to dismiss He Chen, Wang Yaocheng took a long breath and felt much better.
The scale of Wang's consortium is getting bigger and bigger, and it has become the focus of public opinion in the world's financial circles these days. Those multinational companies are really jealous when they see the consortium annexing Samsung Group, AIG, ABB Group, and Rio Tinto.
I was so jealous that I burst into tears.
All kinds of bizarre arguments are emerging in an endless stream, including conspiracy theories, slanders, threats, and complaints. This also reflects the mentality of some European and American upper-class people.
That is, one's own life is in jeopardy, and one hopes that other people's families will be ruined. In a word, one cannot look down on others' kindness.
Due to factors such as nationality and race, Wang's consortium can only control some Southeast Asian media. It has no control over the media in European and American societies, and sometimes it can only forcefully dress in ignorance.
Even in the numerous publications and radio stations owned by Time Warner Group, there are some disgusting news reports from time to time. Ted Turner is not a good guy, and Wang Yaocheng, as the major shareholder, has nothing to do.
What's more, other news media are even more indifferent and make people feel headaches.
I hope that the attack on "Der Spiegel" can pour cold water on those hot-headed media. The consortium is not powerless to fight back. I hope they will take care of themselves and not go too far.
September 15, 2008
Lehman Brothers, the fourth largest investment bank in the United States, suffered extremely serious losses during the subprime mortgage crisis. The federal government and the Federal Reserve were reluctant to provide help, so they had no choice but to declare bankruptcy.
As soon as this earth-shattering news appeared, the entire financial world was in panic like an earthquake.
The stock market, bond market and real estate market plummeted, while gold futures, the best hedging tool, rose sharply. The biggest thunder finally exploded, instantly transmitting the power of the financial crisis to the whole world. Wherever the wave hit, it was in chaos.
Wailing everywhere.
This super-heavy headline news instantly occupied the headlines of the world's financial media and public opinion circles, attracted the attention of billions of people, and had a huge and far-reaching influence.
In New York, in Seattle, in Los Angeles, in London, in Frankfurt, in Hong Kong...
The middle class and speculators who went bankrupt overnight jumped from high-rise buildings like dumplings, ended their lives with a "pop", and thousands of bloody flowers blossomed all over the world.
The global financial crisis caused by the subprime mortgage crisis has arrived. It has shown unparalleled lethality as soon as it landed, making governments around the world fearful.
But life has to go on, and the work of wiping my butt cannot stop.