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Chapter 271 News comes one after another, shocking the international community!
Ben Nelson Mohammed is an Asian-European man and a manager of Kuwait Oil Company, in charge of the sales of Eurasian oil.

The country is the largest importer of oil and the largest customer of Kuwait Petroleum.

Ben Nelson is responsible for transactions with domestic oil companies, and his job responsibilities can be said to be very broad.

He still hopes to climb higher, which means he must perform better.

This crude oil settlement with domestic oil companies bypassed the international payment system and used offline gold for settlement. It was carried out at the suggestion of the American side, but the direct person in charge was Ben Nelson.

The American can make a proposal, and he can choose not to accept it.

Ben Nelson chose to accept it.

In the past few months, international capital has regarded domestic physical gold as fat meat that is "out of date", and it seems that buying it is a good investment.

Kvitovaya Petroleum agreed to Ben Nelson's settlement plan.

But if any problems arise later, Ben Nelson will definitely be pushed out and bear the main responsibility.

So, when Ben Nelson saw the news report, he immediately became panicked. He certainly knew what that meant -

Gold prices plummeted!

Not only did the price of gold plummet in the short term, it is also impossible for it to go back up.

In addition, physical gold can no longer be sold at the original price.

Then the settlement transaction will result in a huge loss.

This is just one aspect.

Ben Nelson has also been investing in gold personally. He follows international capital and believes that going long on gold is a good opportunity to make money.

Not only did he invest in stocks and funds related to gold prices, he also bought more than 10 million US dollars in gold futures last week.

If the price of gold suddenly plummets, his account will definitely be liquidated.

By then, he will be bankrupt.

Just thinking about the impact of the news and the consequences of the plummeting gold prices made Ben Nelson break out in a cold sweat.

"It can't be true!"

"Fake news must be fake news. Creating gold! It's impossible!"

Ben Nelson shouted with red eyes, he would never accept it even if there was a slight possibility that the news was true.

……

Ben Nelson gets news very quickly.

He pays close attention to finance, especially news related to gold and oil, and notices the news as soon as it comes out.

The international community soon found out too.

The news was released by Penglai News. They obtained the information through internal channels and then reported it directly.

International financial professionals who are bullish on gold had a similar reaction to the news as Ben Nelson.

They totally couldn't accept it.

Because the news is true, gold will inevitably plummet, and their investment will suffer unacceptable losses.

The losses suffered by those who continued to go long on gold are completely unimaginable.

"It must be fake news!"

"What about making gold? There is no such technology at all. This is a scam."

"They are using fake news to create panic and cause a sharp drop in the price of gold, so that those who short gold can withdraw safely and may even make a fortune."

"Don't be fooled!"

But there are still some people who believe it, because the source of the news is Penglai News, and Penglai News is very accurate when it comes to news in the financial field.

In addition, the news also explains why the country continues to sell physical gold.

It all makes sense!

There is a saying that goes, the truth is often in the hands of a few people, and those who believe in the content of the news are still a minority.

The news only talked about a new technology for making gold, but did not specify what the technology was.

Even if this unknown technology exists, can gold really be produced on a large scale?

These are uncertain.

The reaction in the academic circle is different from that in the financial field. Most physicists and scholars also hold a negative attitude towards the content of the news.

"If the news is true, it is definitely a brand new technology, a super advanced technology that we cannot even imagine."

"This is simply impossible. It only says that there is technology, but it doesn't say anything about the content."

"It's obviously fake news. Can gold be created out of thin air on Earth?"

"Perhaps it's just a huge increase in the speed of refining, or the speed of mining gold? Or perhaps a new gold mine has been discovered?"

“The large-scale manufacturing mentioned in the news is simply impossible to achieve.”

"Those photos don't prove anything, maybe they are just fake scenes!"

Some physicists came forward to explain the process of gold formation.

"As far as is currently known, gold can only be formed through nuclear reactions after the Big Bang, stellar evolution, and supernova explosions."

"After the Big Bang, light elements such as hydrogen and helium gradually formed heavier elements, including gold, through nuclear reactions."

"Gold is also produced by the nuclear fusion process inside stars. When a star runs out of nuclear fuel and explodes in a supernova, heavy elements including gold are released."

"In addition, neutron star collisions can also release a lot of heavy elements, including gold."

"But no matter which method is used, it cannot be done on Earth."

This is the physical explanation for the formation of gold and other heavy elements.

But in fact, the relevant explanations cannot solve all the questions.

For example, why are there so many heavy elements in the cores of planets?

For example, the solar system is still relatively young, and there are so many heavy elements inside it. Could they all be from outside?

These cannot be explained.

Even though there are many doubts, the academic community still does not believe the content of the news, because creating gold elements out of thin air is beyond the scope of understanding of the existing physical system.

That is something we dare not even think about, and it is also technology that we dare not even think about.

Compared with foreign public opinion, the situation in China is completely the opposite. The voices of belief have become the majority because ordinary people hope that the country can have super-advanced technology.

The technology of creating gold out of thin air obviously meets this expectation.

There are many voices in the domestic public opinion that can be called "carnival", "This is high-end technology, directly producing gold!"

"Gold will be dirt cheap from now on!"

"Everything can be explained now. Why do we keep selling physical gold? It turns out that it can be manufactured in large quantities!"

Of course, there are also a lot of questioning voices. After all, domestic news also comes from foreign reports.

"This is not scientifically correct and must be fake news."

"News that is so fake is actually reported, and a lot of people believe it."

"So education should still popularize common sense. If you look at the tone of public opinion, you will know the average level of education..."

Most of the public opinion at home and abroad still did not believe it, but the doubts in words did not affect the real reaction. The gold market was affected by the news, and the gold price plummeted by more than five points that day, which can be said to be a historic drop.

On the second day, with no new news, public opinion eased relatively and the price of gold rose a little bit.

But judging from the trading volume, the impact of the news continues.

Many funds chose to wait and see.

……

Under the background of the impact of the news of "advanced gold making", domestic press conferences have received a lot of attention.

A large number of academic and financial professionals paid close attention to the content related to gold at the press conference.

Journalists are also paying close attention.

After the press conference was held, a foreign reporter immediately raised a related question, "There is an international news report saying that China has mastered a technology for mass production of gold. Can you tell us more about this?"

The press officer was well prepared, and immediately said seriously after the question was asked, "At the press conference last month, we have already warned domestic and foreign investors that there is a risk of a sharp drop in gold prices."

"Here, we once again warn investors that the price of gold is above a sharp decline channel, so be sure to be alert to risks in the near future!"

The press officer only said these two sentences.

No information was disclosed regarding any new technologies.

This statement was planned.

At the same time, the statement of only "warning" without mentioning the technology has led to more voices of distrust at home and abroad.

"Confirmed! Fake news!"

“They are leaking fake news in the hope that gold prices will plummet, and then they can exit the market smoothly…”

"Don't believe it. There is no technology that can produce gold on a large scale!"

"If this technology existed, it would have been exposed long ago. How come it suddenly appeared?"

"It must be fake."

When various voices of distrust came out, gold rose a little bit again, but it was obvious that the increase was not large.

The market is still very panicked.

Whether it is big capital, hot money or individuals, they are all aware of the risks of gold, and most of them still hold a wait-and-see attitude, as if a mass exodus may take place at any moment.

International capital has also realized the problem, and a large number of economists and physicists immediately stood up and denied the news from the perspectives of financial economics and academia.

These contents do have a certain effect and make many people believe them.

However, as more people become aware of the risks, most capital still chooses to wait and see, and the price of gold remains stable.

For big capital, a stable gold price is enough.

They just want the price of gold to remain stable.

As a result, the country will have to continue selling physical gold on a large scale, otherwise the price of gold will rise rapidly.

Three days later, the situation changed dramatically.

First of all, there is a new news content, which is a very special photo.

The photo shows a funnel-shaped container filled with a large amount of "golden particles". The metal particles are passing through the funnel and being loaded into another container placed on a transport vehicle.

If you don't look carefully, you might think it's grain being harvested. But if you look closely, you will find that the golden grains are probably gold.

This news was similar to the one reported by Penglai News Agency and did not cause much response.

The next piece of news is still an announcement disclosed by "Guobao Metallurgical Engineering".

Guobao Metallurgical Engineering is a large-scale enterprise in the metallurgical field listed in Dongguan and Hong Kong, with a total market value of over 100 billion yuan, and is still very powerful.

The information they disclosed was that they had received a large order for 'gold refining' to purify 20 tons of raw gold, the gold content of which exceeded %.

In other words, more than 100 tons of gold will be produced after purification.

Guobao Metallurgical Engineering is a listed company. The announcements they issue are subject to multiple supervisions, and the possibility of falsifying the content of the announcement is extremely low.

The content of the announcement, involving more than one hundred tons of gold, immediately attracted a lot of attention.

One hundred tons, what does that mean?
The total domestic gold output value is only a few hundred tons. The newly produced gold will be put into various industries, but an order obtained by Guobao Metallurgical Engineering may involve more than 100 tons of gold, which is an astonishing amount.

Producing so much gold in one go can be described as "setting a record."

Public opinion at home and abroad immediately exploded, "Have you prepared any news?"

"Is the announcement true? Is there such an order?"

"One hundred tons of gold? One order? You are kidding!"

Soon someone confirmed the news, "I can prove it, it's real. I saw the raw material, it's golden, and the gold content must be very high."

"It seems that they didn't say it had to be kept secret. It's true. When the materials were shipped in, there was a sensation in the factory."

The news of Guobao Metallurgical Engineering’s announcement has not yet been fully digested by the public opinion, and then there are news one after another——

"Bank armed escort 30 tons of gold into the warehouse"

"Banks' public gold reserves this month have not decreased significantly compared to last month"

The state encourages the transformation of downstream gold enterprises

"The country is committed to relying on new technologies to build the world's first gold manufacturing base."

The last piece of news once again caused an explosion in public opinion because its content said that the base is expected to produce more than one thousand tons of gold annually.

One thousand tons!
This number is really shocking.

As each piece of news came out, the international gold market was immediately hit hard, starting with a sharp drop in gold prices.

5% on the first day.

4% the next day.

On the day the plan to build a gold manufacturing base was announced, the price of gold plummeted by 10%.

At the same time, the stock markets of gold's downstream related industries plummeted, and several domestic related companies directly hit the daily limit, and did so for several consecutive days.

Everyone knows that with the large-scale "gold-making" technology, the downstream gold manufacturing companies will be directly affected.

Gold ore mining, gold ore smelting and purification, and similar companies will surely go bankrupt quickly.

Considering that in the past few months, the country has continuously introduced relevant policies to support the transformation of enterprises in these fields...

Everything makes sense!

Related foreign companies naturally could not escape this either, as they were not prepared at all. Their declines were even more exaggerated, with some companies experiencing a drop of up to 80% in a single day.

In the international market, gold continues to experience panic selling.

A large number of financial professionals and physicists have come forward and continue to firmly believe that "all news related to gold-making technology is fake", but the market obviously does not agree.

Most ordinary people believe that without the support of gold-making technology, there would not be so many news and policies in the country.

Similarly, it is impossible to produce gold on a large scale, nor is it possible to sell physical gold on a large scale.

At this point, even big international capital began to panic.

Although they still say they don't believe it, a lot of capital still flees in panic because ordinary people's thoughts are also their thoughts.

Everything that is happening now can only be explained by the country's mastery of the technology for large-scale gold production.

(End of this chapter)