40 billion or 50 billion is okay, but asking them to take out 100 billion in one breath is a bit... that's it.
After all, hundreds of billions in this era is not a small amount.
"Mr. Downey, what are you going to do now?" Soros said coldly, "Now I have a feeling——"
"What does it feel like?"
"It seems that the one who is fishing is not you, nor your three major arms, oil, and financial consortiums, but the extremely treacherous Shi Zhijian."
"Haha, how could it be?" Downey refused to admit it, "He is just one person, and we are a consortium, we are a bunch of people, how can he possibly defeat me?"
"Then please tell me, where did Shi Zhijian's 40 billion US dollars come from? Please give me a reasonable reason!"
"What's this? The four billion belongs to his two major funds, and the remaining 36 billion is——" Downey shut up. He couldn't think of anyone who could support Shi Zhijian's three projects in one go.
Sixteen billion?!
"Do you still think he is fighting alone?" Soros continued to ask, "Obviously, there is a huge conspiracy behind him, but we don't know it."
Downey walked around angrily, puffed on his cigar, and glared at Soros: "Are you teaching me how to do something? Or are you lecturing me? Accusing me of not listening to you before?"
"Don't dare!" Soros said this, but his eyes were sharp, and his meaning was very clear. You should have listened to me long ago.
"I won't lose! Just 40 billion can scare me away? I'm dreaming!" Downey said violently, "We are three major consortiums! Three major consortiums! One hundred billion? We can still get it!"
Soros hurriedly stepped forward: "I hope you can be more cautious!"
"Fart!" Danny said, "Now, whether it's Shi Zhijian or our three major consortiums, they are all riding a tiger! We will never give up until there is a winner!"
After speaking, Downey walked straight over and picked up the phone again: "We're going to bet!"
…
In the past few days, the New York Stock Exchange, which was originally bustling with people, has been in a gloomy mood, with everyone looking grim.
Shi Zhijian's side was about to die, but who knew that a mysterious fund fell from the sky, plus the 4 billion previously invested by Shi Zhijian's two major funds, it now has a total of 40 billion!
In order to defeat Shi Zhijian, Downey spent 80 billion to compete with him!
But soon, Shi Zhijian showed up with another 10 billion, totaling 50 billion!
Downey had to continue to increase the amount and collect 100 billion!
At this moment, everyone was dumbfounded and had the illusion that they were watching fishing.
Before, it was Downey who was fishing for Shi Zhijian and leading Shi Zhijian by the nose.
Now it is Shi Zhijian who is fishing for Downey, leading Downey and the three major financial groups by the nose.
Many people think this is an illusion---
But----
When Shi Zhijian's total funds increased to 100 billion and Downey's funds were about to run out, this illusion became reality.
"How could this happen?" Downey, who had been so high-spirited for a few days, became unshaven and dejected. "That shouldn't be the case. Where did he get the 100 billion in funds? God, what happened?"
Soros looked at him and sighed: "Dear Mr. Downey, according to your wishes, we are riding a tiger now. If we want to win over Shi Zhijian, we must spend 200 billion. Of course, you also know that this is impossible.
!Although your three major conglomerates of finance, arms and oil are as rich as the rest of the country, your liquidity is not equal to your assets. You should be very clear about the chain effects caused by taking out 200 billion..."
Of course Downey knew.
If their three major consortiums really spend 200 billion, their foundation will be shaken, and then their competitors will take action against them and annex them!
This is a world where the jungle prevails. No one cares about your nationality, identity, or status. They only care about whether you can gain huge benefits.
"So... what should I do?" Downey punched the table and asked Soros in a low voice for the first time.
Soros was silent for a moment and said: "Either continue to add more money, or give up the fight!"
"Give up? Impossible! I have invested so much money!" Downey was furious. "Yes, I will never give up!"
At the same time, the oil tycoons and arms tycoons were like ants on a hot pot, jumping and shouting: "We will not lose! Damn it, where did Shi Zhijian's hundreds of billions of funds come from?"
"No, we must fight back!"
"The plan now is to use the U.S. government to put pressure on the Middle East and get them to fight. As long as there is a war there, the price of oil will definitely skyrocket!"
“Great idea!”
Yes, these bloody capitalists who eat people without spitting out their bones have a good idea, especially those arms dealers who actively go to the Middle East to start a war, hoping that the war will continue in the Middle East. Then even if they don't take action, the price of crude oil futures will skyrocket.
As soon as this news came out, not only did Downey's eyes light up and he gained a backbone, the oil and arms parties also became arrogant again.
The brokers who followed them on Wall Street all smiled happily, "God, why didn't we think of such a simple truth? All we need is such a war, and all the problems will be solved!"
For these people, it doesn't matter if people die in the Middle East, it doesn't matter if their children are homeless, it doesn't matter if there are corpses everywhere, the most important thing is that they can't lose this time.
…
Inside the office of the president of Chase Bank.
"Mr. Locke, what do you think of this?" the female secretary Catherine asked.
Locke's expression was serious: "This is eating human flesh and drinking human blood! I didn't expect that in order to win this financial war, they would rather start a war in the Middle East!"
The war in the Middle East started in October 1973 and has been going on almost intermittently for three or four years. The entire Middle East is littered with corpses and victims, and many Middle Easterners are homeless.
According to the previous life, this war was called the "Fourth Middle East War". It started in October 1973 and did not officially end until September 1978. The two sides signed a peace treaty, and it lasted for five years.
Hearing this, Catherine also looked sad, "This is capitalist America, free America, lighthouse America!"
"It is also the most barbaric and bloody America!" Locke added, "In this case, let us also participate!"
"Uh, what do you mean?"
"Our ancestors have made a lot of profits from oil, so it doesn't matter if we spit out a little! In this case, we will help my good friend Shi Zhijian!" Locke said, and ordered Catherine with stern eyes: "Go down to one billion.
