Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

September 1987, Manhattan, New York, the office building housing the Quantum Fund Corporation headquarters.

In his office at the top of the building, Soros stared at the data in front of him, glancing occasionally at the computer on his desk, his brow furrowed.

"How much capital is actually shorting stocks on Wall Street right now? The upward trend in stock prices has actually declined so much? This is completely illogical."

Upon hearing this, Soros's partner shook his head and said:

"None of us know the specifics right now, but one thing we do know is that over the past six months, a large amount of international capital has entered the New York and Chicago stock markets."

"The bulls and bears are evenly matched among them."

In the first half of the year, more than $30 billion was invested in Kimura's company alone.

This does not include funds from other places such as Europe, the Middle East, South America, and Asia.

Especially in Europe, although this is Sam's backyard, it is now overgrown with flowers and plants.

The whole of Europe is not exactly peaceful either.

Therefore, when Soros and his team analyze how to invest next, they must have a clear understanding of the situation.

As time went on, Soros watched the funds in the Quantum Fund account steadily increase.

These funds, totaling over three billion US dollars, were transferred from the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

It's important to know that Soros was not optimistic about Kimura's future economic prospects, believing that the company would rise to its peak and then decline.

However, he wasn't 100% certain, so he didn't dare to short sell. Instead, he withdrew his funds and went long on the US economy.

However, because there are now many short sellers on the US stock market, Soros has hesitated for once when deciding whether to go long on the US economy.

So after thinking about it for more than a week, he watched as the funds continued to pile up in his account, while the US economy continued to rise steadily, with both the Chicago Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange showing an upward trend.

He was relieved.

So he invested all of the more than three billion US dollars into the market in batches.

Of course, he allocates these funds, not using them all to buy shares in just one company, but rather to buy shares in multiple companies.

Examples include ExxonMobil, American oil companies, General Motors, General Electric, AT&T, IBM, and Apple.

Soros finally breathed a sigh of relief after he had invested all his funds in the market.

To be honest, this is really exhausting.

"If companies like Robotics Computer and Mario Airways went public, I would definitely buy up all their stock."

Upon hearing this, Soros's partner immediately laughed:
"You're overthinking it. It's been so many years, why would they have any intention of going public?"

Soros was speechless and did not continue the discussion.

Instead, they focused their analysis and discussions on short-selling capitalists from around the world, and also arranged for people to investigate relevant information.

Unfortunately, this is not information they can easily access.

Berkshire Hathaway headquarters building, inside Buffett's office.

At this time, Buffett was also keeping an eye on companies across the New York Stock Exchange.

After a period of screening, Buffett had shortlisted several companies, including Salomon Brothers.

In Buffett's view, the company's current stock price is not high, so he can accelerate his investment pace.

Buffett is completely bullish on the current US economy.

Based on various sources, the United States is bound to experience a period of rapid development in the coming decades, and its economy will not collapse due to various circumstances.

Of course, a slowdown in economic growth is still very possible.

After arranging his work, Jonathan Lake, the manager of the Magellan Fund, packed his bags and boarded a plane to Europe for a vacation.

Ray Dalio, the founder of Bridgewater Associates, has been sitting in his office, racking his brains for many days.

He now has a very bold idea: the US economy may collapse in the near future.

According to his boom-bust-boom investment theory, the US economy has been in a bull market for so many years, it should be close to the point of collapse.

However, he seemed quite hesitant when it came to actually shorting Sam's stock.

After all, in the current New York stock market, all stocks are rising, and only a very small number of companies are falling.

"What should I do? Should I short it?"

As a fund manager, and the founder of Bridgewater Associates, Ray Dalio undoubtedly faces immense pressure.

Bridgewater Associates has a lot of capital, most of which is raised from the market.

So, should we short or continue going long?

If they don't short sell, and the US stock market crashes in the future, wouldn't they suffer heavy losses?

As September slowly passes, October is just around the corner.

As September drew to a close, Ray Dalio finally finalized his strategy: short selling!

Yes, he's going to short sell.

This time, he brought a large amount of funds, withdrawing all the funds that Bridgewater had previously used to go long, and then shorting the market.

Companies including Coca-Cola, Sony, Boeing, U.S. Oil Company, and Shell are all within his short-selling scope.

He did this simply because he believed that the stocks of these companies would plummet.

"Cool!"

After he finished shorting, Redario finally breathed a sigh of relief and was no longer so nervous.

By this time, it was almost October.

At the same time, inside the villa estate in Deep Water Bay, Hong Kong, Zhao Huijun and others were all watching the Sam Stock Exchange.

Recently, they have invested a lot of money to short US stocks.

To be honest, they were also under a lot of pressure.

Although from the outside, it looks like they are gambling.

But they didn't see it that way; instead, they felt it was supporting their father's cause.

They had great faith in their father.

"Given the current situation, Sam's economy has already experienced multiple shocks, so the stock price decline is likely nearing its end."

Zhao Jinshi stared at the US stock market and said confidently.

Little Baozi, Little Peach, Little Fatty, and the other siblings kept asking questions because they didn't really understand these things.

"Eldest sister, second sister, and third sister, I think you should learn more about the basics of this field. That way, if Dad guides us in stock trading in the future, we won't be completely clueless. What do you think?"

Although Zhao Jinshi's words make sense, Zhao Huijun and the others may not be able to learn from them.

Only the chubby Zhao Ping'an listened, and the other younger children all nodded heavily, their expressions very serious, as if they had made up their minds.

"Little Stone, did you really put your whole heart into this?"

Suddenly, Xiao Taozi couldn't help but ask a question, and Zhao Jinshi smiled and nodded:

"Yes, Third Sister, I've definitely gone all in. There's a saying in the stock market: 'Always fully invested, always with tears in your eyes!'" "Moreover, this opportunity is extremely rare for me, and I certainly can't let Father down. So, going all in is the greatest sign of my trust in him."

Hearing him say that, Little Peach and the others suddenly felt that they were being a bit conservative.

How about adding leverage?
Whether or not they have time to leverage their investments, it's already almost October, and a stock market crash is imminent.

If they really want to increase leverage and expand their positions, they should definitely ask their father; otherwise, it's difficult for them to make a decision based solely on their own judgment.

The call was made again.

Zhao Mancang, who was still in the town of Gobadolai, paused for a moment when he saw the satellite phone.

He hadn't expected the children to call him at this time.

"Dad, we'd like to increase our position now, and maybe add some leverage. Do you think that's feasible?"

After the call connected, Zhao Mancang heard this sentence, and he immediately laughed and said:

"No problem, as long as you can bear the consequences."

These words made Little Peach a little insecure.

After all, she wasn't entirely sure about this matter to begin with.

But her father insisted on saying that. Was there really a risk?

Just as Xiao Taozi was in a daze, Zhao Jinshi took the opportunity to speak:
"Dad, the stock market is currently fluctuating, although the fluctuations aren't very large. My third sister wants to increase her holdings, and my second sister, younger brother, and younger sister also want to increase their holdings. It should still be possible to do so now, right?"

Zhao Jinshi's question was very insightful.

His father's reply was also very concise and to the point.

"Yes, it's definitely not too late to add to your position now."

Given the current situation in the New York stock market, there is absolutely no problem with increasing one's holdings.

However, Zhao Mancang was not paying attention to the situation on the scene.

So he couldn't guarantee it either.

In fact, the US stock market has been fluctuating since August, but the range has not been large.

Now that we've entered late September, the scope of stock market fluctuations has expanded considerably.

Overall, it's completely different now.

Therefore, it is still necessary to be cautious about adding to positions at this time, but Zhao Mancang would not remind the children.

Investing in the stock market involves risks; please invest with caution!

This principle should be very clear to everyone.

Moreover, neither Xiao Taozi nor Zhao Jinshi are children anymore.

They are all adults and should have their own judgment and decisions, instead of relying on their father for everything.

That's why Zhao Mancang left Hong Kong; otherwise, he should be by their side right now, helping them with their stock trading.

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Mancang shook his head, then looked at Lake Butler and the others, and continued:

"Your current task is this: the most important thing is to help protect the super dollar factory, and the second most important thing is to protect this mine."

Starting in 1966, Zhao Mancang, using the pseudonym Li Qiang, established a company called New World Security.

It was later renamed the Black Cross Force.

However, after Yunlan City was established, Zhao Mancang once again employed New World Security Company.

Meanwhile, in order to completely distinguish Lake Butler, O'Connor Adrian, Pang Ziming, and others from the Black Cross forces, Zhao Mancang made many preparations.

One of the preparations was the reinstatement of New World Security Company.

The New World Security Company of today is very different from what it used to be.

Especially in the town of Gobadole near the Katanga copper mining belt in the Democratic Republic of Congo, New World Security Company's power is still very strong.

To protect the mines here, there are now more than 15,000 security personnel.

In a place like the Democratic Republic of Congo, a security team of 15,000 people is definitely a very powerful force.

From another perspective, the super-sized US dollar factory does indeed require such a large security force for protection.

On the other hand, a large number of people are needed to confuse the public.

After all, a super dollar factory doesn't need that many people.

Aside from Xiong Licheng and his team, who are part of the security team at the super dollar factory, the factory itself has no more than fifty technical personnel.

Such a small number of people is naturally insignificant among a security team of more than 15,000.

This is why no incidents have occurred since the super dollar factory moved to the town of Gobadolai.

The area around the Katanga copper belt is indeed very chaotic.

In addition to security teams like New World Security, there are more than three other mines in the vicinity with a security force of over 10,000 people.

As for mining teams of several thousand people, and local mining teams in the Democratic Republic of Congo, there are even more.

Simply put, the entire Katanga copper belt has at least a million, or even several million, people.

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

Zhao Mancang nodded upon hearing what Lake Butler and the others said.

These people are getting old, but they are still willing to live this life of risking their lives; it is their own choice.

Besides, the town of Gobadolai isn't a harsh environment; it's paradise on earth.

This place often features goods, beautiful women, and even supercars from all over the world.

In short, there's nothing you can't imagine, only things you can't do.

Even world-class superstar Michael Jackson from Sam was "invited" to give a concert.

In short, they're capable of anything.

Zhao Mancang left the town of Gobadolai and returned to Yunlan City.

Currently, the most developed place in the entire African region is Yunlan City.

This is also Zhao Mancang's favorite place to stay right now.

After so many years of his transformation, the original Somalia is no longer visible.

In its place stands the lush and verdant Yunlan City.

Looking around, the entire Yunlan City resembles a garden city, with all kinds of trees and flowers everywhere.

Further afield, you can see a large number of crops, such as rice, sugarcane, corn, wheat, and so on.

Yunlan City may well become one of the world's most important grain-producing regions.

After a large number of people migrated from other parts of the country, Yunlan City finally received excellent development.

If it were the original Somali natives, well, they definitely wouldn't grow food. (End of Chapter)