Chapter 499 (1/2)
At the party, after talking with Simon about USA and Paramount's film cooperation with Denise, Martin Davis glanced around and asked in a low voice, ”Simon, do you think the pound will hold up this time?”
Just in the past week, the quantum fund headed by Soros launched an attack on the European monetary system.
In just three days, the Italian lira was defeated and chose to devalue.
The international hot money that won the first battle immediately turned its target to the pound.
On September 17 and September 18, the two sides exchanged hands several times. The British government raised the short-term lending rate to an astonishing 15%, and invested nearly 10 billion pounds of foreign exchange reserves to undertake the selling orders of pounds in the foreign exchange market, which barely kept the exchange rate.
However, the international hot money obviously does not mean to stop.
Just in the daytime today, Germany finally agreed to make a small concession to reduce the bank interest rate by 0.5 percentage point in order to release water to the market and ease the pressure on other allied currencies.
However, this slight concession is not helpful to the overall situation.
Now, the whole world is watching the last battle between the British government and the international hot money next week. Once the pound falls, the European Community's attempt to establish a European monetary system against the US dollar will collapse.
Simon noticed the temptation in Martin Davis' eyes, shook his head with obvious regret, and said, ”Martin, cersei capital is not involved in the operation of the European market this time.”
Martin Davis didn't believe it at first, but he soon realized something.
As a smart businessman who has been working hard for many years, he soon realized the reason why Simon did so.
Cersei capital is not one of those pure hedge funds. The whole westrow system is involved behind this company. If cersei capital is involved in this attack, it is inevitable that European countries will attack other companies in the Westeros system.
However, from the tone and manner Simon just answered, he also got the answer to his question.
Westero thought the pound would not hold.
The sudden rise of this young man in just six years has made the rich in the United States very keen on investment in the financial sector in recent years. Martin Davis is no exception. This joint attack on the European monetary system, he invested $20 million in a hedge fund on Wall Street, which is a large part of his family.
There are more and more capital forces coveting paramount communications. Not surprisingly, Martin Davis thinks that the company he is in charge of in recent years may change owners, and he will retire at that time.
Martin Davis is far from Simon's family at this time. This $20 million investment is directly related to his quality of life after retirement.
Although the Italian lira was lost last week, Martin Davis was worried about the pound, which had not depreciated for hundreds of years.
Simon's understatement reassured Martin Davis.
There is no interest in this, and Martin Davis believes Simon will not deliberately mislead him.
Of course, all the bets have been pressed out. If Simon just said that international hot money would be defeated, Martin Davis is at a loss now.
As he relaxed, Martin Davis went on chatting with Simon for a while, then took the initiative to get up and walk away.
Simon also just got up, a small figure came to play Susan's daughter, Sarah Michelle gella, raised her small face and said: ”Hi, Simon.”
”Good evening, Sarah. You're beautiful tonight.”
”Thank you.”
See the girl close to the body, height difference is more obvious, Simon simply back two steps, and just sat down on the sofa.
Sarah noticed that the man had finished his drink. She asked for a glass of champagne from the passing waiter and handed it to Simon. Then she sat down beside him and asked for the topic: ”Simon, have you seen my performance?”
Simon nodded and said, ”of course, it's good.”
In fact, the girl also knows that her part in the first episode is very few. She just asked casually, but she was very happy when she heard Simon's praise. Her petite body couldn't help getting hurt by the man. She looked at Simon carefully and didn't show any antipathy. Then she relaxed and took the initiative to talk about other topics.
Simon, of course, noticed the girl's little actions, but felt that the precocious little girl was very interesting.
After chatting patiently with the girl for a while, Simon got up and said, ”well, Sarah, I have to say hello to the other guests.”
Sarah quickly got up, followed Simon, hesitated, and then whispered, ”Simon, you, um, you said last time that you were going to take me to Europe.”
Looking at the girl pretending to be resentful, Simon laughed and said, ”but you should know that men can't believe what they say.”
”But,” said the girl, looking at Simon's joking expression, ”you are Simon. How can you cheat?”
Simon didn't answer any more. He just raised his hand and knocked on the girl's head. He said with a smile, ”go play. Don't drink. Go home early.”When Simon knocked her down, although it didn't hurt, the little expression on Sarah's face was even more pitiful. However, the girl realized something and watched Simon walk away, but she didn't catch up with her again.
I don't know why, probably because of the details that happened to be seen when John Peters talked to him before. Shira ward tried to avoid a guy at the subsequent parties, but she was always able to notice the other person's figure.
So until nearly ten o'clock, he went to the bathroom to mend his make-up, thinking that he could leave soon. Just as he came back to the hall, he saw that the guy was chatting with a couple, Chris Jenna and Bruce Jenna, the actors of ”New York's beautiful wife”.
The man's eyes swept over again. Knowing that he couldn't escape, he had to take the initiative to step forward.
The couple who were chatting with him walked away wisely, not knowing whether it was an illusion, or perhaps a woman's unique keenness. She noticed that the woman secretly threw a wink at the man.
It's really
”Have a good time tonight?”
”Not at all.”
Subconsciously blurted out, and then found himself actually said it, but also in front of the host's face.
Suddenly embarrassed to want to escape.
Simon just laughed and said, ”you are so charming. It must be because a lot of men are pestering you, right?”
Yes!
There's one right in front of you.
I was very careful this time. I didn't say it directly.
However, he is boasting that he is charming. Should I say thank you?
It's just that a little man who is so much younger than himself praises him and still feels a little strange.
His eyes looked around, and suddenly he found a topic: ”are you not here tonight, madam?”
”She's in New York.”
“……”
I immediately regretted asking this question.
That's stupid.
”Since we are not happy, why don't we leave early and go to Seattle?”
Again.
That was the last time.
That's it. That's it.
Thinking about it, he said, ”why don't you take that little girl to Seattle? She should be willing to.”
”How do you know she would?”
How do you know?
I'm not blind. I can see it at a glance. OK.
I just rolled my eyes at him.
”You roll your eyes beautifully, with a special charm.”
”Why don't you go to other women? In this hall, at least half of them would like to.”
”Which half do you belong to?”
”The reluctant half.”
”Just as it happens, I'm more inclined to the reluctant half.”
”You are so overbearing.”
”Well, I'll take you home. It's late, and you're not happy.”
Is there a worse excuse?
I want to roll my eyes at him again, think of what he just said, and hold back, just don't let this little bastard see anything.
Then, he told people to prepare the car.
He said, ”I drove here myself.”