Hong Kong, No. 1 Harbor Road, Wan Chai District can be called the five-star Grand Hyatt hotel at the center of Hong Kong Island.
It was the early morning of Wednesday, October 29th.
Cheng Taixi, who has been staying at this hotel for a week, has recently become accustomed to morning swimming. After getting up every morning and before breakfast, she swims in the hotel's bathhouse for a period of time.
This is some kind of psychological shadow.
After the incident in Seoul on October 18, she was found by the Seoul police early the next morning and taken away directly.
During the interrogation, faced with threats such as life imprisonment and treason, 36-year-old Cheng Taixi was so scared that he peed.
Quite literally.
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However, it was because of that collapse and the wanton ridicule of the men in the interrogation room that Cheng Taixi regained some clarity.
After graduating from Seoul National University, she directly joined the Kia Group and worked hard for the company for more than ten years. Not only did her marriage break up because of her work, she also had no children. Now, almost middle-aged, she suddenly lost her job, and then she was reduced to a situation where she might be imprisoned for the rest of her life. What else is there to lose.
Might as well give it a last try.
Probably a woman's instinctive sixth sense, Cheng Taixi felt that although she didn't know who the boss Quan Zhengting was talking about, she probably wouldn't let them fall.
So he gritted his teeth.
Even when the interrogators mentioned that several other people had confessed, she insisted on keeping silent.
She made the right bet.
In just two days, she was picked up by a lawyer who came from nowhere. She thought she was being released on temporary bail. Unexpectedly, everything was smooth and smooth, and nothing happened anymore.
Not only that, in addition to receiving a large bonus each, they also got the opportunity to go to Hong Kong for vacation.
It's a pity that only six of the original nine-person team are left.
Among them was Jin Pingzhan, who had been her partner for several months and already had a crush on each other. Although he was three years younger than her, he was also single. Before the incident happened, Jin Pingzhan had already expressed his feelings to her. However, on the day of his arrest, in order to alleviate his guilt, Jin Pingzhan told everything and blamed everything they had done together on her.
After regaining his freedom, the first thing Cheng Taixi wanted to do was to ask the man if he still had any sense of responsibility as a man.
However, out of a small team of nine, she ended up seeing only six.
The lawyer who picked her up said that since Jin Pingzhan and the other three had pleaded guilty, of course they would be punished.
Cheng Taixi found it ironic.
And, he soon completely forgot about that person.
Then everyone came to Hong Kong with their families. Only Cheng Taixi was alone. Occasionally, deep down in his heart, he couldn't help but fantasize that if Jin Pingzhan also survived this time, maybe they could take a trip and get married. She She was a few years older than him, but she couldn't afford to wait. It was best to have a baby as soon as possible.
Now, thinking about the hateful faces that laughed at her in the interrogation room, and thinking about the disgusting man who wanted to put all the blame on her, Cheng Taixi felt that she would rather find a woman.
After walking back and forth in the swimming pool for several times in a row, Cheng Taixi, who was wearing a sexy bikini with a beautiful figure and fair skin, climbed ashore on the handrail. Just as she was about to go to the lounge chair where the bathrobe was placed, someone had already handed over a large bath towel. This was a A tall white man in swimming trunks, in his thirties, with neat short blond hair, stubble exposed, and a warm smile.
He also said hello in English: "Good morning, Cheng. How about having breakfast together later?"
Cheng Taixi pretended not to see him, and did not take the big bath towel handed to him. He walked to a lounge chair and took out his bathrobe from his bag to wrap it up.
The man was obviously unwilling to give in. He caught up and seemed to be still patient, but there was a bit of dissatisfaction in his tone: "Hey, Cheng, don't you even want to say good morning?"
Cheng Taixi took out a towel from her bag and wiped her hair. After hearing this, she looked over, frowned, and said in proficient English: "Mr. Edel, if you harass me again, I will call the police."
The man's name was Hans Edel.
Ever since I met Cheng Taixi when I came for a morning swim four days ago, I have been coming here every day since then.
He also introduced himself that he is from Germany and is a vice president of the derivatives trading department of Deutsche Bank. He is currently responsible for overall derivatives trading in Asia.
Cheng Taixi didn't have a good impression of men recently. Hearing the other party introduce himself proudly, it was impossible to give him a good look. Obviously, the other party is an international speculator who has turned Asia upside down in recent months. To some extent, it also indirectly promoted Kia's collapse and her unemployment.
When Hans Edel heard what Cheng Taixi said, he seemed to regret his tone just now, and raised his hands slightly: "Okay, Cheng, I'm sorry, I mean, I thought Korean girls were very gentle."
Cheng Taixi's expression did not improve at all: "Mr. Edel, please pay attention to your wording. I am not a 'girl', and you are too prejudiced."
After saying this, Cheng Taixi ignored the other party, picked up his bag and walked directly out of the swimming pool.
Hans Edel looked at Cheng Taixi's graceful figure even though she was wrapped in a bathrobe. He couldn't help but breathe a little quickly. He originally planned to give up, but now he thinks about it, maybe he can try twice more, but only twice. As a The top derivatives trader, he understands the principle of timely stop loss.
Your time is precious and you cannot waste it on one girl for a long time.
After making up his mind, when Cheng Taixi disappeared, Hans Edel also put on a bathrobe, left the swimming pool, returned to his suite in the hotel, and went straight to the bedroom.
An Asian girl on the big bed felt herself being held down roughly by a heavy body. She opened her eyes, then showed a flattering expression, hugged the man's neck and whispered: "Hans, what time is it now? "
Hans Edel smiled and said: "It's not even half past seven, honey, we have plenty of time."
The woman suddenly opened her mouth for a moment, calmed down, and then whispered: "Hans, you said last night that your fund made a lot of money. Can you take me to Europe?"
"Baby, let's not talk about this now."
"You, oh, bad guy."
After enjoying himself, Hans Edel took another shower, got dressed, and went to the hotel restaurant alone.
Coincidentally, I met Cheng Taixi again who was dining with several other people.
Hans Edel didn't know China's Thirty-Six Stratagems, but he also knew the principle of playing hard to get. This time he didn't come forward to entangle him. He just smiled at Cheng Taixi and others from a distance, and chose a table overlooking Victoria Harbor. window seat.
A waiter here was already aware of his habits, and brought some of today's major newspapers in Asia. He skillfully accepted the generous tip and said in Cantonese with a smile: "Mr. Edel, are you still the same?"
Hans Eder also replied in Cantonese: "Of course."
One of the important factors why he was sent to Asia was that Hans was fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin. He also spoke Japanese and a small amount of Korean. However, Hans Edel always used English in front of women because he found that Asia The women next to you are more likely to do this. If you use Cantonese or other words, you will be looked down upon. As for his native language, German, it is a pity that not many people understand it.
After the waiter left, Hans Edel picked up a copy of "Sing Tao Daily" and his expression became cautious.
Hans Edel was sent directly from the headquarters by Deutsche Bank's senior management four months ago to take full charge of the derivatives trading team in Asia. The reason for this was mainly to prevent the Asian team from making the same mistake two years ago. Unexpected events like the collapse of Barings Bank due to unauthorized trading by some idiot trader.
In fact, after the incident, all major banks in the world have strengthened relevant supervision. Hans Edel flew to Asia this time, and he also planned to take advantage of the Asian financial crisis to make a fortune for Deutsche Bank.
In the four months since the Thai Baht abandoned its defense at the end of June, Hans Eder has gained a lot.
On the Asian side, the total value of funds or securities held by several Deutsche Bank derivatives trading teams located in Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Singapore has soared from US$3.6 billion four months ago to US$5.3 billion now, with book profits to $1.7 billion. It is expected that in the next few days, contracts such as Hang Seng Index futures in Hong Kong will complete delivery, and profit figures will rise again.
Hans Edel is already thinking privately that he might be able to use this year's huge bonus to buy a luxury home in Hong Kong and visit there often in the future.
However, the reason why Hans Edel has climbed to his current position at the age of 34 is that Hans Edel has not gone to his head because of the victory in the past few months. It was during this period that, according to various clues, Hans Edel instinctively I feel that the situation in Hong Kong may undergo some unexpected changes.
On the other hand, at his insistence, several teams' capital of more than US$5.3 billion, including US$4.5 billion, has been placed on short positions in Hong Kong such as Hang Seng Index futures and Hong Kong currency. Taiwan and South Korea are also in turmoil. One had a very good economic foundation, and the other had obviously too low a profit, so he only bet on a small number of them.
As of yesterday's close on Tuesday, the Hang Seng Index had officially fallen below the 10,000-point mark, closing at 9,639 points, as many people expected.
Deutsche Bank has made short bets on several targets in the 9,000-point range, and some of them have begun to make profits.
It is expected that on the settlement day this Friday, if nothing unexpected happens, the Hang Seng Index is expected to fall to around 9,000 points. Then, once the delivery of all contracts is completed, the total scale of capital under Hans Edel's control will easily exceed US$6 billion. Everything goes well, and there is no problem in purchasing another property in Singapore.
However, out of some instinct of an elite trader, Hans Edel always had an uneasy feeling.
Various recent clues have also proved that his uneasiness is not delusional.
One of them, the Hang Seng Index fell all the way from the high of 16,000 points four months ago to the current range of 9,000 points. Hans Eder followed and participated in the whole process, and he clearly felt that because no one was optimistic that the Hang Seng Index could hold on, For short contracts with underlying prices above 10,000 points, there are simply not many bulls willing to take the bet.
However, in the 9,000-point range, or even the 8,000-point range, during this period, there seems to be... a lot of bull capital that has emerged.
Some people may think that the economic fundamentals of Hong Kong, or even mainland China, are enough to support the Hang Seng Index at a high of 10,000 points. This argument is not new, but Hans Edel just feels that those who are optimistic will Obviously too much.
When things go wrong, there must be monsters.
The Deutsche Bank team, including the headquarters, generally believes that the Hang Seng Index may eventually fall to 7,000 points. 9,000 points is far from the bottom, but Hans Eder just feels that maybe, next month, he should significantly reduce his short position in Hong Kong and move to South Korea or Japan.
Even if he earns less, no matter what, his current performance is enough to deliver to the headquarters, and the bonus will not be lost at all.
People can't be too greedy.
After carefully and quickly reading some of the mainstream newspapers in Asia, Hans Edel spent the entire breakfast time analyzing them carefully. The information in the public media still showed that the financial situation of various Asian countries or regions continued to be unstable. There is no sign of a turnaround.
Could it be that I am really worried
Hans Edel originally thought that perhaps, in the morning, he could let the team close the short position around 9800 points, at least part of it would be safe. However, after breakfast, after repeated hesitation, Hans Edel still felt that it would be a good idea to continue. See the best. If the Hang Seng Index really falls to around 9,000 points in the next few days, it would be a pity to close the position at 9,600 points at this time.
9000 points!
Hans Eder drew boundaries within himself.
By next month, as long as the Hang Seng Index falls within 9,000 points, he will significantly reduce his short positions on the Hong Kong stock and foreign exchange markets to less than US$1 billion.
Hans Edel was still thinking about his own affairs. On the other side, Quan Zhengting, Cheng Taixi and others had already had breakfast.
When they left the restaurant, Won Shin-hye, who was holding hands with Kwon Jung-ting's wife, curiously asked about the foreign man who had just greeted them. Cheng Taixi explained a few words, and Yuan Shin-hye smiled and encouraged: "Taixi, I think you You can give it a try, foreign men should be more reliable than Pingzhan."
Before Cheng Taixi could answer, Quan Zhengting, who was walking in front, turned and glared at him: "Don't mention that traitor's name again."
Yuan Xinhui was scolded by her husband, but she did not dare to say more. Since her husband hooked up with that high-ranking big shot and passed the most important test, men have become more authoritative in their family. Yuan Xinhui also treats her husband She became more and more obedient. Even if the man went to various nightclubs in Hong Kong in recent days, she would not say anything.
Fortunately, my man also had sense of propriety and did not stay up all night.
On the other hand, Cui Zaixian's wife Yu Miha defended Yuan Xinhui: "Zhengting, Xinhui did not make any mistakes. Why are you being cruel to her?"
Then Yu Meihe was scolded by her husband and also turned off instantly.
Cheng Taixi felt a little funny, but didn't comment. Instead, she made up her mind that it would be best not to get married.
The five people said that they had already left the restaurant.
As soon as they arrived at the elevator, the elevator door opened. A tall, thin man in his thirties, wearing sunglasses and a gray suit, came out with two tall and scantily clad beautiful girls in his arms. He saw Quan Zhengting and Cui Zaixian. He immediately greeted them enthusiastically in Korean with a weird accent that made people feel uncomfortable.
The two gentlemen were also very friendly, and they exchanged half-baked words for a while before everyone passed by.
Entering the elevator, the two women around him didn't dare to say anything this time, so Cheng Taixi opened his mouth and asked the two women who were actually very nosy about who they were just now.
Quan Zhengting didn't say anything, but Cui Zaixian couldn't help but explain: "We met in the bar the night before yesterday, and we happened to go back to the hotel together. His name is Zhong Zhenyong, and he is from Hong Kong."
Cheng Taixi said: "Hong Kong locals still stay in hotels?"
"You don't know this, Tae Hee," Cui Zaixian became even more interested: "That guy mortgaged all the two companies in his family, and in recent months, he has speculated in various Asian countries from 20 million US dollars to 70 million US dollars. He said Officially retire after earning $100 million. Alas, it’s not like us, we have to continue working.”
Yuan Xinhui couldn't help but said: "What is this kind of person doing with him? If it weren't for them, Asia wouldn't be in such a mess now, and our company."
Quan Zhengting suddenly spoke again: "It wasn't them who fired Kia into bankruptcy. It wasn't those bastards above and Cheong Wa Dae who refused to save us."
Sensing her husband's anger, Yuan Xinhui quickly shut up.
As the five of them spoke, they returned to the floor where they lived. As soon as they turned into the corridor, they saw Wen Lingchi, who was also a member of the small team, walking hurriedly towards this side.
This time, the six families came together. Except for Cheng Taixi, they were all in pairs. They were on vacation, so of course they wouldn't do everything together.
Quan Zhengting was about to greet Wen Lingchi with a smile and tease him if he had just gotten up. The other party ran forward and said: "President, I just received a call from Miss Chen's subordinate. President, you are not in the room. They called me and told me there was a party tonight and asked us to go over and attend together.”
Nowadays, mobile phones are very common, but Global Telecom and the like are not yet popular. People just come here for vacation, and they have never thought of temporarily applying for a mobile phone card, so it is not so convenient to communicate with them on the go.
Hearing what Wen Lingchi said, Quan Zhengting immediately asked: "Here, did they leave their phone number?"
"Keep it," Wen Ling held a note in his hand and handed it over: "President, here it is for you."
Quan Zhengting took it and was about to hurry up and walk to his room when he remembered again and said to everyone: "You all heard it. Get ready today. It's best to buy another set of clothes. Also, where are Lingchi and Mindu? , go and wake them up as a couple, what does it look like to sleep in all day long?"
Wen Lingchi quickly agreed to go do the work, and Quan Zhengting quickened his pace and returned to his room.
Everyone was no longer in the mood to have fun, and Yuan Xinhui quickly followed her husband. She even called her parents-in-law home to ask how their two children were doing. The couple had an accident a few days ago, and they were living together. The parents-in-law from the countryside came to take care of the children at short notice, and then stayed on afterward, so that they could easily come to Hong Kong for vacation.
However, the parents-in-law doted on the two little guys too much, which was not okay. She could only warn them from time to time. After experiencing these events in recent months, the couple both understand that houses, cars, stocks, etc. are not reliable, and they still need to be capable. Therefore, they are already planning to send their two younger children to study in the United States as soon as possible when they are completely settled.
In the end, only Cheng Taixi slowly returned to the room alone.
Cheng Taixi still doesn't know who the big boss behind them is, but he does know that a Miss Chen is from China.
China.
Sung Tae Hee is not one of those ignorant and arrogant people at the bottom of Korean society. She knows very well that China has risen very rapidly in recent years, and its economic size is at least twice that of South Korea. If nothing else, in the future, South Korea will only be left behind. farther. However, I never expected that they would establish contact with the Chinese side. Even, since there is Chen Qing, maybe the big boss behind the scenes is also Chinese.
There is no resistance to this.
After going through so many things, not to mention national pride, she had negative emotions towards her country and even more.
Cheng Taixi just felt that it was a bit like going back hundreds of years ago.