Chapter 285: Speculators

Fanghuan Investment.
This was the first time British Prime Minister Theresa May had heard this name.
Her aide solemnly explained:
"Your Excellency, this is a superpower whose influence in the global financial world is rapidly expanding. It must not be underestimated.
These guys are ruthless and will stop at nothing.
They'll do anything for money.
Rumor has it that they are the biggest winners behind the recent turmoil in France!
It's said they invested tens of billions of euros, instigating the chaos in France and reaping astronomical profits."
In other words, this is a financial beast that, for profit, is willing to shake the stability of a sovereign nation!
"Your Excellency, judging from Fanghuan Investment's consistent style, I'm afraid they're lurking in the shadows, watching closely, regarding this Brexit event."
"You mean, they want to make a fortune off Brexit?"
"Yes. They're a bunch of madmen who'll stop at nothing for profit.
Moreover, no one knows the extent of their intelligence network's infiltration.
We must begin to guard against and restrict them from now on."
Such an unpredictable, illogical financial beast.
Undoubtedly, it's an extremely dangerous entity for the British government.
The British government's staff were all deeply worried.
But Theresa clearly didn't take it seriously, asking in return:
"But they haven't done anything to us yet.
We can't just suppress an overseas company for no reason, can we?"
"Your Excellency, it's never a bad thing to be prepared."
"The difficulty lies in reaching a consensus with the opposition to jointly introduce regulatory legislation targeting overseas hot money..."
"What I mean is," Theresa interrupted him impatiently,
"Do we have that kind of time right now?
Is the British financial market in danger right now?
Quite the opposite!
Because the market widely expects Brexit to be delayed, or even canceled, aren't our stock indices still rising?
Tell me, right now, does that company called 'Fanghuan' pose any threat to us?"
"Uh... I'm afraid not for the time being.
After all, unlike France, we haven't introduced any untimely legislation, and there's no fertile ground for domestic demonstrations."
Theresa's implication was that even if "Fanghuan" was powerful, it couldn't penetrate the impregnable British market.
"Then let's put that aside for now!" Theresa declared decisively,
"We have more important things to do, and that's Brexit!"
"If this negotiation goes wrong even slightly, the political careers of everyone here will be over!"
"Do you all understand what I'm saying?"
"Yes, Your Excellency the Prime Minister."
Since the EU is only announcing the extension in the last two days for the sake of "face," it seems everything is under control.
They simply don't have the energy or reason to pay attention to a capital company far away in the East.
Theresa scoffed inwardly.
'Just a bunch of speculators playing with money; what can they possibly do?'
***
Fanghuan Investment, Top-Tier Trading Department
A researcher, watching the television news, analyzed the latest situation in the UK:
"...Therefore, most institutions believe that the UK will ultimately not go down the extreme path of a 'hard Brexit.'
For the UK, a hard Brexit is the worst-case scenario, a mutually destructive choice.
Despite the clamor from the opposition and the media, at the last minute, no one dares to take responsibility; it would be like dragging the entire country off a cliff."
On television, British commentators were vehemently criticizing Prime Minister Theresa May from eight different angles in a single day, as if the hard Brexit process should be initiated at any moment.
But paradoxically, if the market truly believed this, the UK stock market should have already experienced a panic sell-off.
But the reality is that the UK market is steadily rising.
Why?
Because the "elites" of the capital markets know exactly what's going on.
They are certain that Prime Minister Theresa May will never choose a hard Brexit.
She would rather reverse Brexit than take that dead end.
"So, the UK stock market is currently in a slow, steady, and minor upward trend."
"In that case, their Prime Minister is quite pitiful," Su Hao sighed.
"Sigh, what can you do? That Prime Minister's position is a pit of fire; she jumped in herself. Who can she blame?"
Su Hao closed his eyes.
In the vision he had seen earlier, the entire UK financial market was a scene of apocalyptic collapse.
According to this, it was most likely a hard Brexit.
But, strangely enough,
When he ran his finger over the words "hard Brexit" written on the paper, his "intuition" showed no reaction whatsoever, not a ripple.
So, the reason for the UK financial market crash wasn't a hard Brexit?
Then what could it be?
"Go, have the research department pull up an investment list for me, based on the strategy of heavily shorting the UK."
Since his intuition didn't react to a hard Brexit, then directly verifying shorting the UK couldn't be wrong, could it?
The researcher was momentarily stunned.
“Huh? Massively shorting the UK…you mean…a hard Brexit will explode?!”
“A hard Brexit?” The surrounding employees were also in an uproar. “That…that’s impossible!”
Even Su Hao himself, rationally speaking, thought a hard Brexit was absurd.
But intuition was his foundation.
Since his intuition told him the UK market would fall, then he might as well go all in shorting, regardless of the reason!
“Chairman Su, the list you requested is here.”
Soon, a comprehensive list of shorting opportunities in the UK was delivered.
The moment Su Hao unfolded the list, each name on it instantly shone with golden light in his eyes!
‘As expected…shorting the UK was the right move!’
Even if the reason wasn’t a hard Brexit, something must have happened to cause a massive drop in the UK market.
With that in mind, there was no need to hesitate; he would act immediately!
***
Wall Street, Goldman Sachs Headquarters.
The world's financial markets boast several top institutions: Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Citigroup…
They are like the gods on Mount Olympus, overlooking the flow of wealth on earth.
Deutsche Bank was once among them, but now it's dust in the wind.
They've been crushed by a new god called "Fang Huan."
Goldman Sachs manager Bell knew better than anyone that while the old gods still controlled vast assets, they were no longer the ones truly shaking up the world's financial landscape.
Times have changed.
Since the emergence of "Fang Huan," this financial monster outside the norm, the global financial map has been completely rewritten.
The amount of assets is no longer the sole criterion.
Quality is what matters!
Who is leading this era's financial wave?
There's only one answer: Fang Huan.
Fang Huan's blitzkrieg against France was extremely covert and short-lived, catching his many "followers" completely off guard, leaving them no time to follow suit.
Therefore, Bell and global funding agencies have increased their intelligence efforts, constantly observing Fang Huan's every move with the highest magnification microscope!