After hanging up the phone with Lin Tian, Chen Xing, who was sitting at his desk in the office, looked at the computer display screen. The number jumping on it was the real-time exchange rate of Longguo currency against the US dollar.
Three years ago.
The US dollar exchange rate is 1:6.24.
But now, 1 US dollar can only be exchanged for 3.76 yuan of Longguo currency, and the increase can be described as unprecedented.
Perhaps many people think that if they are in China and do not travel abroad or do foreign trade business, the exchange rate has nothing to do with them. However, this idea is wrong.
The rise and fall of the exchange rate can directly reflect the current situation of an economy.
For example, developing countries that participate in global trade must export low-end industrial products or agricultural products, such as clothes, toys, wheat, corn, etc.
Then the question comes.
Can these items be priced too high?
Obviously.
The cheaper the better.
Because the cheaper it is, the price advantage is more prominent. Although the profit is thin, it can still save foreign exchange reserves.
But if the exchange rate against the US dollar rises, this means that the price of products in the international market will rise relatively, and the competitiveness will decrease.
For example, suppose you want to sell 50 tons of corn to a grain merchant in the United States. The price per ton is 1,800 U.S. dollars. After converting it according to 1:6, the price is 300 US dollars per ton. Then the other party will You need to pay $15,000.
But if the Longguo currency rises to 3.76 yuan today, the price of 50 tons of corn is still 1,800 Longguo currency per ton, but the payment paid by foreign businessmen is not 15,000 US dollars, but 23,900 US dollars. US dollars.
This can be seen intuitively, the impact of exchange rate on foreign trade.
It is precisely because the exchange rate is extremely important that Zeng Long, as a low-end industrial producer, has been suppressing its exchange rate.
Doesn’t the United States not want the exchange rate of the Chinese currency to rise?
No!
They want it too much!
Once the Dragon Country currency rises, Dragon Country products will lose their "high quality and low price", and the United States can take advantage of the trend to regain its share.
It is precisely because the Longguo Think Tank has seen the other party's thoughts and its own advantages, so it has been actively suppressing its own exchange rate.
The effect is also very significant. At its peak, the foreign exchange reserves were nearly 7 trillion US dollars. This is still public, equivalent to more than 40 trillion dragon national currency.
But now the exchange rate has soared to 3.76, which shows that Longguo has not intervened strongly in foreign exchange. It also reveals a signal that Longguo wants to transform its economy.
A country starts out as an agricultural country, then becomes an industrial country, and then evolves into a financial country and a technological country.
Although agriculture and industry are the foundation, it is undeniable that neither of these two fields can generate money as quickly as finance and technology.
A ton of corn costs 1,800 yuan. A 240-gram mobile phone can be sold for 5,000 yuan. Another example is an ethereal Bitcoin without any anchor. Its price is 7,000 yuan. You can imagine And know how profitable technology and finance are.
For now, the only country that can be called a financial power and a technological power is the United States, the "world's leader".
If Dragon Country wants to establish a new trade order, it must break away from the industrial countries and become a financial technology power.
Chen Xing has never touched foreign exchange or stocks, but he always pays attention to the changes in the financial market, because this information is for ordinary people and is also a channel for entrepreneurs to pry into the secrets. After all, he is only a private enterprise. Home.
"It's 3.75, and the Longguo currency is still rising. It seems that the top management is determined to use this momentum to completely complete the economic transformation."
While Chen Xing was thinking, a familiar cell phone ringtone suddenly rang.
He looked away from the computer screen and glanced at the mobile phone on the table.
"Mayor Zhang?"
Seeing the name in the note, Chen Xing quickly picked up the phone and answered: "The mayor called me. Do you have any important instructions?"
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Mayor Zhang on the other end of the phone did not mince words and said bluntly: "Since Mr. Chen is so forthcoming, I will tell you directly. Shenzhen plans to invest 1.5 trillion to build a global science and technology city."
"You are in the Bird's Nest. To demonstrate the whole-house intelligence, we Everyone here is very satisfied. Do you think we should cooperate and set up a pilot area, and your Longxing Group will design and plan it. Money is not an issue, the main thing is to reflect the sense of technology. "
Money is not an issue, this is. Five words contain too much gold.
Chen Xing got a glimpse of the secret from the exchange rate. Now Shenzhen is planning to build a science and technology city. This opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
The Imperial City should not be over-developed.
Magic City is an economic city.
Guangfu is a low-income city.
The first three cities cannot make drastic changes. Take the courtyard in the imperial capital and the urban village in Guangfu as examples. The amount of money required to demolish them all is an astronomical amount!
At present, only Shenzhen City has not yet set its tone. It is just a special economic zone, and most of what needs to be demolished in Shenzhen City has been demolished. There is enough space to build a science and technology city.
“If the budget is enough, I have a new technology here.”
"What new technology?"
"Ultra-wide range wireless charging."
Mayor Zhang was stunned for half a second, and then asked uncertainly: "Ultra-wide range wireless charging? You don't want to cover the entire Shencheng, right?"
He also watched the "Longxing Annual Technology Exhibition". Chen Xing mentioned wireless charging at the end, but he didn't focus on it.
I thought it was a small area, but I didn’t expect that Longxing Group could implement wireless charging in a large area, which was a surprise for Mayor Zhang.
"That's right."
Chen Xing nodded in response and continued: "Once the construction of the wireless charging city matrix is completed, I can guarantee that Shenzhen City will definitely become a technology city."
"This …”
Mayor Zhang hesitated.
With a wireless charging matrix covering the entire city, the electricity bill alone is an astronomical figure. Is this really cost-effective?
While he was thinking, Chen Xing added: "The city of science and technology is its business card. If the tourism industry is promoted by then, Shenzhen City may not be able to replace the Magic City and become the first stop for foreign tourists."
Internationally, going north The four super first-tier cities of Guangzhou and Shenzhen are only well-known in Beijing and Shanghai. Few foreigners know about Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
Needless to say, North is the capital.
On top of that, it is the most prosperous and luxurious city. It is also the first choice city for foreigners to settle and foreign companies, and it is also a tourist phenomenon.
There is no shortage of tourists in the devil. This sentence is not a joke at all.
"Let's find a date and let's sit down and chat?" Mayor Zhang was moved. He also wanted Shenzhen to become a technology-themed tourist city.
“I have time.”
Chen Xing responded.
"What about the night after tomorrow? It's the weekend, so getting drunk won't affect work."
"Okay."
"Then I'll send you the address then, and we'll sit down and talk."
"No problem."
The two reached a preliminary consensus and then hung up the phone.
Chen Xing put down his phone and looked at the computer screen again.
Just after chatting with the leaders of Shencheng, the exchange rate of Longguo currency has increased by 0.09. The current exchange rate against the US dollar has reached 3.67, which made Chen Xing fall into thinking and think about the next step. layout.
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As late night arrives, when the people of the Dragon Kingdom are sleeping, many short video bloggers have trouble falling asleep.
Why is it hard to sleep?
Not because of insomnia, but for profit!
None of these bloggers expected that the overseas funder would be so generous this time and actually offer a video worth 500,000 dragon national coins.
In order to make this money, they began to analyze the pros and cons of Longxing Group's acquisition of Korean Star Group from an "objective perspective" based on the materials provided by the funder.
Among these bloggers, "Paperclip" with tens of millions of fans on the Internet was the fastest, publishing a 16-minute complete anatomy video at 4 a.m.
At the beginning of the video, the blogger first introduced how Longxing Group rose and how many benefits its rise has brought to the country.
It may seem like a compliment, but as the video goes deeper, something doesn’t taste right.
“After experiencing the failure of forced acquisition of Toyota Group, having no choice but to dismantle it, and laying off a large number of Toyota Group workers, where should Longxing Group go, and where will Chen Xing plan?”
This seemingly casual sentence was accompanied by a picture of unemployed Toyota Group workers, which meant exposing Chen Xing's "crime".
"Boom——"
The video screen switched, and the six characters "Acquisition of Korean Star Group" appeared on the screen.
"According to the latest public news, Lee Jae-yong, the former chairman of Han Xing Group, stated on his multiple public platform accounts that he has transferred all the equity of Han Xing Group to Chen Xing." "As we all know, Han Xing Group More than 90% of the shares are controlled by Wall Street, but the Li family controls the entire Korean Star Group with its unique shareholding structure and private agreements.”
"In other words, Chen Xing has officially acquired the Korean Star Group, and there is no difficulty encountered by the Toyota Group."
"Han Xing Group, the world's three largest mobile phone manufacturers, is expected to withdraw from the stage of history."
< br>“Today’s mobile phone industry, Longxing The group’s share is as high as 74%. Perhaps in the future, Apple will also fall, and we will likely witness a super giant that monopolizes the field of mobile communications, and it will be born in the Dragon Kingdom.”
Dang! The video finished playing at the last second, and there were already many comments in the comment area.
At first, fans didn't notice anything was wrong. They all thought it was just a video praising Longxing Group.
But as a large number of trolls were dispatched, many fans began to realize something.
[Cherry Ball]: "First he acquired the Toyota Group, and then he acquired the Korean Star Group. What exactly does Chen Xing want to do?" Go international and open up through continuous acquisitions. I feel that the next step is Apple!”
[Xiaofang doesn’t like meat]: “Am I the only one? Have you discovered something that is extremely scary when you think about it? That is that Longxing Group is about to complete its monopoly on the mobile phone field! "
[Yulan Bu Di]: "There is a saying that I don’t know whether to say or not. I feel like Chen Xing wants to be an oligarch and a chaebol, because the Longxing Group covers so many fields, even the communications field is firmly controlled by him.”
[Invincible Xiaojie]: "Plutocratic oligarchs? A boy who can't slay a dragon will eventually become a dragon, right?"
With the dispatch of the navy army, a large number of second- and third-rate marketing accounts also got "dog food", and the Internet suddenly There have been a large number of posts "praising" Longxing Group's rapid development.
It looks like a compliment, but it is actually a reminder, because these posts all mention words such as chaebol, oligopoly, and monopoly.
It is easy to hide from open guns, but difficult to guard against hidden arrows.
Many people, after reading the post and the video produced by the blogger, feel that Longxing Group has developed a bit too fast and has exceeded the scope of a private enterprise.
In addition to the raging Internet war, letters of complaint hoping to investigate anti-monopoly have also been stuffed into the mailboxes of relevant departments.
For two consecutive days, the topic of whether Longxing Group has a monopoly has become more and more heated online.
One side thinks there is no monopoly.
Longxing Group has never abused its market dominance and is open to Longguo companies purchasing chips and using related technologies.
One party believes that a monopoly has been formed.
They believe that Longxing Group's product prices are too low, such as Longxing X4, Pterosaur flying car, etc., and they are using their own technology to suppress the survival space of their peers.
As a high-intensity surfer, Chen Xing naturally saw the public opinion on the Internet, but he did not give an explanation.
He also had to admit that Longxing Group was indeed testing the boundaries of monopoly.
But!
Walking on the edge of monopoly is not his intention, but to squeeze the living space of foreign enterprises.
As for domestic companies?
Whether it is Thor batteries, Star Flash fast charging, Tianxuan operating system, or Fuxi chips and Kaitian chips, he clearly marked the prices and gave them to friends and colleagues.
Using market dominance to create a monopoly?
Strictly speaking, Chen Xing really doesn’t have one!
He just doesn’t supply to Apple and the former Korean Star Group, but he didn’t say that he won’t supply to domestic companies such as Kunpeng Company and Rice Company.
"Plutocrats, oligarchs, monopolies, these self-media want to flatter me and kill me."
Chen Xing shook his head helplessly.
At this moment, there was a knock on the office door. It was the secretary who came specially to inform that it was time for a dinner with the mayor of Shenzhen City.
Looking at the time, Chen Xing walked straight to the parking lot without caring about the online reviews.
As a full-time driver and bodyguard, Zhao Siqiu had already warmed up the car early and was waiting.
"Shenzhen star hotel?"
Zhao Siqiu asked.
"Yeah." Chen Xing nodded.
After getting confirmation, the vehicle starts.
However, as soon as we left the Sakata base, two Audi A6s followed quietly.
The driver, Zhao Siqiu, keenly noticed something was wrong, looked at Chen Xing and said: "There are two Audis following us."
"So arrogant in broad daylight?"
Chen Xing frowned.
It was too late, but then, suddenly, two pickup trucks and a police armored vehicle appeared at the intersection in front of the road. The one in the front even had a loaded gun and made a stop gesture.
“Is this the armed police blocking the road?”
Zhao Siqiu was confused.
Suddenly, Chen Xing thought of something. He took out his mobile phone and was about to make a call, but found that there was no signal at all.
"Do you want to..."
Zhao Siqiu looked at the passenger storage box. Before she could finish speaking, Chen Xing shook his head and said: "Listen to what they say first. .”
After forcing Chen Xing’s vehicle to stop, the result was However, someone came forward and said: "Hello, Mr. Chen, we are from the Anti-Monopoly Investigation Bureau. Longxing Group is suspected of abusing its market dominance and monopolizing technology and price on other companies. We need you to go there in person and cooperate with our investigation." ”
"This is my ID."
"This is the relevant document."
The window was not fully opened, so the plainclothes man stuffed the ID into the car.
After the inspection, Chen Xing and Zhao Siqiu both confirmed each other's identities, but the latter did not intend to hand over Chen Xing. He closed the window directly and said: "Although the investigation documents are true, we should go out first. .”
“No!”
Chen Xing shook his head and said in a deep voice: "I am not afraid of slanting shadows. If I run away, I won't be able to tell you. Besides, the other party is obviously prepared. I will go with them. When you go back, contact your father and ask. What's the situation?"
"What should I do if there is danger?"
Zhao Siqiu is still worried.
"In our country, and also in Shenzhen, if there is such a movement, it is impossible that the higher-ups don't know about it. Don't worry, I will come back as soon as I go."
Be able to seal the road, and add Using strong interference signal shielding, Chen Xing already had a rough guess in his mind.
He opened the car door, walked straight out of the car, returned the ID to the man and said, "Let's go."
"This way, please."
The other party made a gesture of invitation.
Zhao Siqiu was not impulsive when he saw this, but turned around and drove back. The two Audi A6s behind him ignored her. Their target was only Chen Xing.
The two of them crossed the roadblock and found a Coaster hidden behind them. The man opened the car door and motioned for Chen Xing to get in.
As Chen Xing walked up to Coaster, his tense expression suddenly relaxed, and he blurted out: "Old chief, why are you here?"
"I didn't expect that, right?"
Wang Shan laughed. .
Before Chen Xing could speak, Zhao Chenguang, who was next to Wang Shan, also said, "How is it? Is our carefully planned arrest exciting?"
"Chief Zhao is also here. ”
Chen Xing finally came to his senses. He had been thinking just now, who had so much energy that he went to Shenzhen to investigate him for monopoly.
It was precisely because of the other party's high energy that Chen Xing dared to get out of the car and go to the appointment. After all, he was also a billionaire boss, so it was unrealistic to remove him all at once. At most, he would only be beaten a few times.
What Wang Shan and Zhao Chenguang did was actually kindly reminding Chen Xing and pointing out the red line areas of market monopoly.
Seeing Chen Xing still standing there, Zhao Chenguang urged: "Stop standing there stupidly, come and sit, I will take you to a good place."
"Okay."< br>
Chen Xing responded and quickly came to the seat opposite them and sat down.
(End of this chapter)