Anyway, the Lanfang Hilton Hotel has also had its ribbon-cutting ceremony, so it can be considered officially opened.
Therefore, Gu Kun generously invited Minister Dullard, opened a VIP lounge and a small conference hall, and sat down to chat in private. This also allowed the Thai people to see Lan Fang for the first time.
The luxury level of the top hotels on the edge.
He did not let Dullard's assistant avoid him, and on his side, he still hugged Miss Publé openly and chatted with her.
Some topics are just right for a little bit of publicity.
The two parties sat down respectively, and Midrova personally brought a plate of Musang King and Guadaquila durians, placed it on the coffee table, and brought two cups of black tea for both parties to enjoy.
As we all know, the best durians are Malay durians, which are much higher-end than those in Thailand and Vietnam. However, Malay durians pay attention to brand reputation and are only sold when they are ripe and naturally fall off, so they are not easy to store for long distances.
In later years, after the 2010s, fast cold-chain air-shipped Musang King appeared in the Chinese domestic market. In the years before that, Thai durians were the first to enter the Chinese market, occupying the blank consumer psychological positioning.
At this moment, what Gu Kun was bringing to entertain his guests was of course the highest-grade local and Malay goods.
Musang King is a specialty of West Malaysia, that is, a specialty of the Malay Peninsula. The main production area is Penang.
The Guadaquila durian is a specialty of East Malaysia and is the best variety grown here in Sarawak, Sabah and other states.
Guadaquila durian is also grown in Lanfang and Brunei, as well as the Indian territory in Borneo. (Because it is not as famous as Musang King, there is no standard Chinese translation, mainly transliteration. A long string of English names starting with G may be found elsewhere.
I saw it was not called this name)
Compared with Musang King and other traditional durians, the biggest difference between Guadaquila durian is that the flesh is a little red, similar to the difference between grapefruit/grapefruit and ordinary yellow grapefruit, and the smell is also lighter. (
Of course, not all red-flesh durians are called Guadaquila, some bad red-flesh durians smell slightly of gasoline)
Gu Kun also thought that in the future, after Lanfangyou becomes more popular, it will also develop some high-quality local specialties suitable for tourists to take back, so a unique high-end durian brand, and even cat poop coffee that has not yet been launched,
You can explore Malayan bird's nests.
Chinese tourists like to treat travel as a pretense. If they don’t bring some high-end specialties back to treat them, how can they prove that they have been to Lanfang?
Doulard is an important person in Thailand, and of course he is very knowledgeable about durians. He elegantly picked up the red flesh and yellow flesh and tasted a piece each.
After just one bite, he realized that the Musang King was still the same Musang King, and Guadalquila was no longer comparable to the traditional Guadalquila.
"This durian is not ordinary. Although the fragrance is lighter, it is very clear. It only has a milky aroma and no other odor. Laymen who are not used to durian will probably like it very much - is this a new variety in Sarawak?"
Gu Kun's face showed slight pride: "It's not a new variety. In the past few years, I've been slowly and carefully selecting it, and it's just a few varieties. I want to use it to cater to the tastes of northerners, so that people don't want to smell durian.
People who like the smell also like to eat it. As for the brand, I don’t want to bother with it, just call it Lanfang Durian.”
There is currently only a very small scale of durian cultivation in Lanfang, and it is only on the main island, because the other outlying islands are too small, the salinity of the land is not suitable for durian cultivation, and they also lack volcanic sulfur-rich geology.
Because there are so few, Lanfang originally did not have its own durian variety. Basically, whatever variety is called in Sarawak and Sabah, Lanfang directly grows it.
Dulade felt a slight shiver in his heart, and complimented without changing his expression: "It seems that Gu Sheng has already had great ambitions. In the past few years, I didn't see that you were unwilling to live under others for a long time. I think in time, Lanfang's cultural tourism industry will be better.
It’s going to overtake Thailand and Malaysia.”
A new variety of durian is certainly not a big deal. But a glimpse of the leopard is enough to see that Gu Kun has a big plan.
Gu Kun responded with a smile: "Suppression is out of the question. Each has its own position and needs. We are targeting different markets, and we can live in harmony and tide over the difficulties."
After hearing his statement, Dullard couldn't help but feel angry, but he still wanted to ask for help. He couldn't turn his face directly, so he could only say slightly sarcastically: "Oh, I would like to hear the details. Today's difficult times are just
We in Thailand seem to be beggaring our neighbours. As for everyone getting what he needs, does Gu Sheng just belittle the tourism market of neighboring countries as a low-end market, just to 'get what everyone needs'?"
Gu Kun finished the durian and wiped his mouth: "I think there's nothing wrong with it, Mr. Dulade, the problems you have to face are much more complicated than ours. Thailand has a population of 60 million, and there are so many poor people. What do you want?
It is difficult to position a high-end and high-end tourism culture brand.
No matter how hard you try, you can't deny food to the poor in your country, right? As long as those poor provide cheap and low-quality services and products to foreigners, your country's image will be dragged down. This is an insurmountable knot. Instead of struggling with it
In this case, it is better to create a stereotype for foreigners that "this is an affordable place where you can have fun and have fun with a little money."
But we are different in Lanzhou. No matter what we are like now, our biggest advantage is that we only have a population of 90,000. Our boat is small and easy to turn around. With a huge fortune, we can shape the overall image of the country. I can make even a poor man in Lanzhou.
There is no one left in the country, and those who stay in the country are completely untouched. All front-line positions in the service industry are filled with foreign workers. Why do you bother me about this? Besides, you seem to be just the person in charge of the financial department, so why bother about your colleagues.
"
Dullard couldn't help but be a little surprised: "You actually plan to leave no poor person in Lanfang? What are you going to do? Just use the profits from your beggar-thy-neighbor speculation in Thai baht to give each of the 90,000 people a sum of money? Then you will
Poverty eradicated?”
While Doulard retorted, he couldn't help but do a quick calculation in his mind.
If Gu Kun stops now, I heard that the total size of the Thai baht investment funds he leveraged is probably in the billions. Later, when the trend became clear, he added a little more leverage. The details are unclear, but the total amount can at least make a profit.
to over a billion dollars.
If these one billion US dollars were distributed to 90,000 people on average, the per capita distribution would be US$15,000.
However, this obviously cannot "make this country free of poor people", and it is completely meaningless.
Dulade really couldn't figure out what Gu Kun would do.
Gu Kun was a little amused when he saw the other party's reaction: "Do you think a fool who wants to give out money to eradicate poverty can reach the heights I am today? Forget it, I think these topics have nothing to do with the main purpose of today's discussion, why not
Let’s leave it at that——
I hope you can accept this setting and treat it as if I can do it, or even have done it. Then, on this basis, we will continue to talk about how to resolve this matter and continue good neighborliness and friendship between Lanzhou and Thailand.
In this atmosphere, we can help each other in the same boat.”
Durad thought for a while and there was really no need to worry: "Well, I can not worry about the previous things, I can also convey your goodwill to the country, and even say hello to the domestic media, so that they will not resent Lan Fang in the future.
In terms of reporting standards, we can fully distinguish you from Soros. You should be satisfied with this."
Dullard knew that in order for Gu Kun to close his position, he must first dispel Gu Kun's doubts about Gu'en's justice. Besides, now he has someone to ask for. As long as Gu Kun stops making money and his reputation is completely cleared, there will be another
Why not.
At the same time, from Gu Kun's perspective, it actually doesn't matter whether Thai people hate him.
The key to the problem is that Gu Kun knows that even after Soros ends his short selling of the Thai baht, he will not stop and will also take action against the currencies of other Southeast Asian countries in the future.
If we do not draw a clear line with Soros and do not allow Thai officials to recognize him as a bona fide investor in a high-profile manner, it is very likely that when other Southeast Asian countries encounter the same disaster, they will also hate Lanfang and Gu Kun personally.
Once the entire Southeast Asia is involved, public opinion and folk image become very important.
Gu Kun didn't want to be thought of as a capricious villain who turned against Soros when he finally fell out with him, and he didn't want to be found out in the future when he took advantage of the national sentiment of the Southeast Asian people to protect himself.
The two parties negotiated and tested each other in this tacit understanding, and finally finalized the details of cooperation.
Gu Kun finally made the final decision: "Since you promised to make me a pioneer in leading Southeast Asian countries to resist black hands, I will close the Thai baht short option in my hand as soon as possible in early November. However, I will ensure that you perform the contract step by step and at the same time.
.Your various media promotions must keep up."
Gu Kun knew that in history, Soros tried his best to suppress the Thai baht to a level of approximately 60% depreciation, that is, from 25 baht to 1 U.S. dollar to 60 baht to 1 U.S. dollar.
Now it has fallen to 53 baht per US dollar. By the beginning of November in a few days, it is estimated to be below 55 baht. If Gu Kun sells it by then, he will not only gain the reputation of "successfully helping the Thai baht stop falling", but also act as a force.
The hero who stopped Soros.
At the same time, I didn’t waste much time making money. I got enough of what I needed to earn, and my reputation was completely earned out of thin air.
His capital of more than one billion US dollars and his leverage of more than five times are not that important in normal times, and are not qualified for the relevant Thai financial authorities to come to him and plead with him like this.
But at this moment, the Thais and Soros are like Hai Dafu and the fake queen mother in fantasy novels. They are facing each other with all their inner strength. As long as Wei Xiaobao appears, even if Wei Xiaobao has low martial arts, whoever he helps can win.
, so the importance of this third party force is very prominent.
What's more, Gu Kun's "martial arts" is definitely much better than that of Wei Xiaobao. He must be a Mao Shiba after all. It's very reasonable for the Thai side to obey and ask for cooperation.