While waiting for his flight at the airport, Wen Liang's spare mobile phone rang. It was a small flip phone launched by Motorola at the end of 1996, called StarTAC, weighing only 88 grams, with exquisite appearance and excellent workmanship, which was closer to Wen Liang's aesthetic taste in later generations. The only thing that made him dissatisfied was the long receiving antenna. Holding it in his hand, he felt like a radio operator in the war era!
But who can blame it for the fact that this was 1997
"Hello, who is this?"
Ning Xi was the only one who knew his new phone number, so Wen Liang's question was more of a tease and a joke. As expected, Ning Xi burst out laughing and said, "It's me, where are you?"
Wen Liang said coldly: "With Miss Lao Ning asking about this, where else can a defeated general like me stay? I was just about to take a plane and leave in disgrace!"
Ning Xi laughed even louder and said, "Oh, so resentful, my little man, are you crying secretly?"
Wen Liang twitched twice and made a choking sound, and said angrily: "Why aren't you crying? I've already used two boxes of tissues!"
Ning Xi laughed so hard that she almost couldn't breathe. She said, "Be good, calm down. I'll be sad if you do this..."
"Hmph, you still feel heartache, which means you're not hopeless!" Wen Liang scolded angrily, "Ning Xi, I have to criticize you. You're just acting, why do you have to be so realistic? After all, I'm a respectable person in society. How can I live my life if you discipline me like this and it gets out?"
"Okay, I was wrong, I admit my guilt, my husband is magnanimous, can you please not bother with me?"
Wen Liang then smiled and said, "That's true. I see that your attitude is quite upright, so I'll forgive you this time!"
Ning Xi's laughter gradually stopped, and even Wen Liang fell silent. Through the microphone, through the crowd, through the seemingly unreachable distance from the airport to the intercontinental, the two seemed to be able to clearly see the deep concern in each other's eyes that did not need to be expressed!
"From today on, you... must be careful..."
The two of them said this sentence almost at the same time, and then stopped at the same time.
Now that things have come to this, Ning Xi can no longer openly help Wen Liang. In the future, whether it's one or two years, or three or five years, unless the Ning family can withstand this storm, or Wen Liang grows strong enough to deal with it all, their relationship may be tolerated under the blue sky again.
Therefore, Ning Xi wanted Wen Liang to be careful. He was not without enemies in Jiangdong Province. He had to be vigilant against the arrows shot from the dark at every step. If he was not careful, he might lose everything.
Ning Xi's high-profile appearance after Ning Huchen's resignation also made her officially the representative of the third generation of the Ning faction. She also held the power of Hengsha Mining and was the link between the Ning and Lei factions. Whether it was her identity, status, or her ability and talent, everyone's attention would stay on her. The doubts and criticisms from the outside world, the scrutiny and competition from the inside, the attacks and assassinations from the enemy, it can be imagined that from this moment on, the pressure she would face would be countless times greater than Wen Liang's!
Therefore, Wen Liang was very worried, but he also knew that with his own strength, he was not qualified to fully participate in this level of confrontation, and could only hide in the distance and watch from afar!
From meeting, knowing each other, falling in love, to quarreling, breaking up and parting, the two had no choice. Since they had embarked on this path, they had to go on without hesitation until they had created a path to heaven without murderous intentions or traps for each other and the people they loved.
When that day comes, they will stand side by side, facing the wind and rain!
The airport broadcast announcing that the flight was about to check in and board. Ning Xi put away all her feelings of parting and said softly, "Is there anything else you need to explain about the fund?"
Wen Liang thought for a moment and said, "If possible, let's ignore Indonesia and focus on Malaysia. Then withdraw the funds as soon as possible and use this time difference to gain an advantage in the Korean market."
Just now in the conference room, Wen Liang had only deliberately exaggerated the confrontation between the two different opinions. In fact, according to the estimated time, after taking over Indonesia and Malaysia, it would be completely in time to build a position in South Korea, because before attacking South Korea, international hot money would first test the waters with Mingzhu City. It was just that Christie and the others were completely focused on the violent conflict between Wen Liang and Ning Xi, and did not think of this level.
"Let Indonesia go?" Ning Xi was a little surprised, because this made no sense at all. She said, "According to our calculations, attacking Indonesia won't take too much time, and Indonesia is the largest economy in Southeast Asia. If we have to choose between the two, we should give up Malaysia instead of Indonesia..."
Wen Liang did not answer Ning Xi's question. His thoughts had already flown back to the time and space of his previous life. In 1998, the second year after the economic crisis broke out in Indonesia, riots that shocked the world broke out in this Thousand Islands Country consisting of more than 17,000 islands. This riot not only caused unrest in Indonesian society, but also caused the Chinese community to suffer extremely tragic harm and insults. Every Chinese with a conscience should not forget this scene.
Although the riots have a profound social background, the cause is still the 1997 economic crisis that caused an indelible blow to Indonesia's economy. Thirty years of prosperity were destroyed, the local currency plummeted, fuel and food prices soared, and public resentment was boiling, and there was no way to appease it. The Su family and some people in the military conspired to stir up racial conflicts in order to divert public attention and prolong family rule, which ultimately led to this disaster.
For Wenliang, he was powerless to stop Soros from looting Indonesia, nor was he able to prevent the impending economic recession in Indonesia. However, following the international hot money to share the spoils at this time seemed to have contributed to the future unrest in Indonesia. Although he knew that this idea was ridiculous and far-fetched, even naive, some things were not only based on reason, but more on emotion.
So even though he knew it would make Ning Xi embarrassed, he still said these words before leaving, "Ning Xi, from ancient times to the present, countries have always put interests first, parties have put political views first, but nations have put blood first. Blood is thicker than water. Over the past thousand years, there have been no immortal countries and no immortal political parties, but there have been immortal nations and immortal beliefs. Southeast Asia is the region with the highest concentration of overseas Chinese, and Indonesia is the country with the largest number of overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia and even in the world. The most worrying thing is that overseas Chinese can only do business in Indonesia and cannot engage in politics. Over the past 30 years, they have accumulated a lot of wealth. This time, the economic crisis will definitely be the first to be hit and become the biggest loser. So I think that no matter what nationality or political views, after all, we are all Chinese, and there is no end to the money in the world. You and I should not join in the fun."
Ning Xi seemed to understand, because Wen Liang couldn't tell her clearly that he knew the tragedy that would happen next year. He could only convince her from the perspective of being from the same ethnic group, which was undoubtedly much weaker.
"I'll think about it!"
Ning Xi couldn't make a promise right now. The hedge fund involved other shareholders, not just hers. Moreover, the original purpose of establishing this foundation was to tie the interests of those people to her own chariot. If she let go of this feast in Indonesia for no reason, it would be hard to explain in the future. After all, Ning Xi couldn't use Wen Liang's words to convince those arrogant and powerful children. Being willing to consider it now was already an unreasonable trust in Wen Liang.
"I understand. Don't make it too difficult for yourself. If the resistance is too great, just put the idea aside and follow the original plan."
Wen Liang thought silently, sometimes, for some things, you can only try your best to do them, and if you can't do it, you can only let nature take its course.
After all, the power of one person is too limited!
When she was about to hang up, Ning Xi suddenly asked, "By the way, do you think Soros will really take action against Mingzhu?"
Wen Liang didn't expect that Ning Xi still had doubts about this even though he had explained it many times before. Or, it could be said that the decision-makers of the central government standing behind Mingzhu City still hadn't made up their minds when the jackals, tigers and leopards had already shown their fangs.
"Pearl is the world's financial center. Any ambitious international speculator will not miss the opportunity to take a bite of it. Especially this time when Soros swept across Southeast Asia, his strength and momentum reached an unprecedented level. If there is no plan to touch Pearl, it is too much to underestimate the appetite of financial tycoons!"
Wen Liang said this in a decisive and unquestionable manner, "The higher-ups only have two choices. One is to let it go and let the Ming Mansion resist on its own. The advantage of doing so is that it can avoid international criticism, such as government behavior interfering with the market economy, etc. The disadvantage is that Mingzhu will be completely defeated, the economy will be hit, and it is very likely that these speculators will think we are weak and can be bullied, and they may come to take advantage of us again next year, or even come once a year. The other choice is to respond resolutely and use all our strength to put down the arrogance of international hot money and protect the Ming Mansion's decades of economic development achievements."
"If the economy alone is not enough to convince the higher-ups, from a political point of view, Mingzhu has just returned. If we can give it a head-on blow at this sensitive moment, it will not only demonstrate our own strength, but also fully demonstrate our confidence and determination to maintain Mingzhu's economic prosperity. Xiaoyi, this matter is of great importance. You now have the authority to talk directly to Chen Longqi. You must make him clearly aware of this!"
In the previous life, she was hurt by this attack, so she fought back with all her might in another wave of attacks in 1998. Since she would be raped sooner or later, why not fight hard sooner
Ning Xi was infected by Wen Liang's confidence and said in a deep voice, "I'll try my best!"
For her, since it involves the level of national policy, what she can do is very limited, but it can only be described as "try her best"!
Things in this world are either easy or difficult. Just do your best! (To be continued)