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Around 09:30.

Two cars stopped outside the famous Crown Casino in the center of Melbourne. Four bodyguards got out of the car and escorted Simon and Janet into the casino building.

Law and order in Melbourne is very chaotic in this era, especially at night.Considering Simon's identity, Anthony insisted on sending four bodyguards to accompany him and Janet before letting them out with confidence.

Crown Casino just has the name of a casino. This 39-story building standing on the south bank of the Yarra River is actually a comprehensive entertainment venue integrating hotels, casinos, bars and nightclubs. It belongs to the veteran Parker family in Australia.Simon met Kelly Parker, the current helm of the Parker family, at some receptions arranged by the Johnston family. The other party had a good relationship with the Johnston family and happened to be one of the investors of Cersei Capital.

Simon still remembers that James Parker, the next generation heir of the Parker family, later fell in love with American singer Mariah Carey, and the two reached the point of discussing marriage at one point.In the end, James Pike chose to break up because he couldn't bear the extravagance of Huadie.

Now that Mariah Carey has not become famous, I don't know if I can catch this potential stock.

Simon is not interested in gambling and other games that must be lost. He entered the building and just picked a bar with Janet.

The filming of "Batman" in Australia at the beginning of the year greatly increased Simon's exposure in Melbourne. He and Janet were quickly recognized in the bar.Simon is also a person who can enjoy himself. Encouraged by the cheers of the crowd, he went on stage and sang a song himself. The last song "Flight of the Bumblebee" electric guitar solo completely ignited the atmosphere in the bar.

News of Simon Westeros' presence at the pub spread quickly throughout the building and continued to spread.Many people gathered here one after another, and bar operators had to take measures to limit customers.

Feeling that one bar was getting too crowded, Simon took Janet to another venue, inevitably causing another full state.

In this way, I visited several nightclubs and bars in the building. When it was late at night, Simon and Janet, who had drank a lot, were a little bit drunk. They were dancing with loud music on the dance floor of a bar. A petite Asian girl made her way through the crowd to Simon's side.

However, just as the girl was about to get closer to talk to Simon, she was blocked by a bodyguard standing beside her.

The girl didn't give up easily, trying to explain something to the bodyguard, and even shouted at Simon.

Simon noticed the movement around him, turned his head to look over, and felt that the girl seemed familiar.After recalling it carefully, I remembered that this was a 'gift' brought to me by the Japanese ambassador Tsutomu Takagi when he met with the Japanese ambassador in Melbourne last time, so he signaled the bodyguards to let him come.

Yoko Kosugi came to Simon, raised her face and said loudly: "Mr. Westeros, can I talk to you?"

Before Simon answered, Janet reached out and grabbed the petite girl in front of her, hugged her in her arms and said with a smile: "Little girl, what's the matter, talk to me."

"Miss Johnston, no, you misunderstood." Yoko Kosugi was held in Janet's arms, trying to explain, then turned to Simon and said, "That's right, Mr. Takagi is outside."

Janet heard what Kosugi Yoko said, and probably understood that the girl knew Simon, and relaxed her strength to make her turn half a circle in her arms. She could speak to Simon, but she still held the girl's waist, and made an afterthought to Simon. The expression of reckoning.

The hot girls on the dance floor who have been paying attention to Simon's side saw Janet hugging an Asian girl and danced together, thinking that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, and they all came to Simon's side.

After hearing Yoko Kosugi's words again, Simon understood what was going on, so he protected the two girls and left the dance floor.

Tsutomu Takagi was already waiting for him outside the dance floor, with an anxious look on his face.

Everyone sat down at a booth in the corner of the bar, Takagi said: "Mr. Westeros, I'm sorry to bother you so late, this matter is really urgent."

When Simon chatted with Anthony after dinner, he knew that Takagi Tsutomu had been looking for him for the past two days, and said directly: "Takagi, I understand what you mean, but I can only say regret about the things in Japan, this is beyond my control .”

"Mr. Westeros, it's another matter. This is not a place for conversation. Can we formally make an appointment tomorrow?"

Seeing Takagi Tsutomu's eager look, Simon thought for a while and said, "Okay, tomorrow morning, um, at ten o'clock, at Johnston's manor in the suburbs."

Seeing that Simon readily agreed, Takagi showed a relieved expression.After reconfirming the time and place, he stood up and said goodbye.

Simon looked at his watch. It was already 11:30 in the middle of the night. He didn't expect Tsutomu Takagi to find him at this time, just to make an appointment for tomorrow's meeting.

Seeing the other party leave, Simon was still thinking about what the Japanese were going to talk about, so he was pulled up by Janet again and walked to the dance floor.

Moreover, Yoko Kosugi seemed to be forgotten here by Tsutomu Takagi, and was still held in Janet's arms like a rag doll. The girl also let Janet hold her in a very docile manner this time.

Originally planned to go home at 12 o'clock, but was dragged by Janet until after one o'clock in the morning.

Leaving the Crown Casino building, they let the reporters arranged by Anthony to take some photos before they got in the car and left. Yoko Kosugi had been lost by Janet at some point, and Simon was not worried whether someone would come to pick her up.Since they made an appointment for tomorrow's meeting and left the city, the two went directly to Johnston's mansion.

The next day I didn't wake up until nine o'clock in the morning. To be precise, Simon woke up alone, and Janet was still sound asleep.

After washing up, he came to the dining room of the mansion. Anthony Johnston was already waiting for him. He ordered the servant to prepare breakfast for Simon. Anthony sat across the dining table and introduced some trends in today's newspaper by the way, and showed Simon a few Articles, basically with titles like "Late Night Hungry with Girlfriend in Westeros" and "Westeros Weekend Dating Triggers Stock Market Crash".

Simon ate breakfast, flipped through a few newspapers, and asked, "How about Japan and North America, the news is limited to Australia."

Anthony said: "I temporarily organized a public relations team. There will be similar press releases in Japan and North America. I hope it will work."

Simon nodded. This matter can only be done as humanly as possible. Everything depends on the reaction of the Japanese stock market after the market opens tomorrow.

If it really collapses early, Cersei Capital can only change its plan to clear its positions and leave the market as soon as possible.

After chatting for a few words, Simon talked about Tsutomu Takagi finding him last night, but Anthony already knew that the Japanese called again early in the morning to confirm the visit.

Simon had eaten breakfast, and it was almost time.

At around 55:70, a black Honda sedan drove into Johnston's mansion. A group of four people, besides Tsutomu Takagi and Yoko Kosugi whom Simon knew, and the driver, there was another 7-year-old man named Haruo Maekawa. , was the last president of the Bank of Japan, but he stepped down only [-] years ago.

The Bank of Japan is actually the Bank of Japan.

When a boss of this level came forward, Simon, who didn't care too much at first, immediately took it seriously, and Anthony's expression became a little serious.

Everyone came to the living room and formally introduced and exchanged greetings. Haruo Maekawa proposed to talk to Simon alone.

Maekawa Haruo's English is not fluent, but he didn't even bring a translator. The two came to the study together. Anthony, Takagi Tsutomu and others were left in the living room. The matter that the Japanese planned to discuss next was obviously extremely confidential. Simon Still confused, I couldn't help feeling a little vigilant in my heart.

The two sat down on the sofa in the study room of the mansion. Maekawa Haruo's English was not good, so he cut straight to the point and said, "Mr. Westeros, I am here this time to make a deal with you."

Simon nodded, still guessing in his heart, signaling Haruo Maekawa to continue.

Maekawa Haruo showed a reassuring smile for Simon, and said: "You must know what happened on Friday, and we also discovered some of your redemptive actions today. We are very pleased that you are optimistic about the Japanese stock market. However, everyone can now see You are really a very dangerous variable for the Japanese stock market, so we hope to pay a sum of money to buy out the entire investment portfolio of Cersei Capital, and in exchange, we hope that you can completely leave the Japanese financial market."

Finally understanding the purpose of the Japanese, Simon also quickly calculated.

This crisis also made Simon realize that the uncertainty of the Japanese stock market is too great. Although Cersei Capital has accumulated nearly 10 billion US dollars in profits, if the Japanese stock market crashes early, the final income of Cersei Capital will definitely shrink significantly. .

Simon is not a greedy person. If he can package and sell his investment portfolio to the Japanese and complete the cash out in advance, as long as the price is right, he will not refuse.

However, Simon still quickly said: "Mr. Maekawa, completely leaving the Japanese financial market, such a request seems a bit excessive."

Haruo Maekawa had obviously anticipated this problem, and said: "In this case, you only need to stop getting involved in the Japanese financial market within the next five years. Mr. Westeros, the conditions we talked about today will not appear in the future." In the specific contract, however, I believe that you must be a person who keeps your promises."

Simon nodded. If an agreement can be reached, of course he will keep his promise.

Moreover, the Japanese obviously also expected that the Japanese stock market would not be able to last for too long. The conditions offered at this time actually have another purpose, which is to prevent Simon from entering the market again after the Japanese market turns around.Simon's accidental trip to Australia caused the Japanese stock market to plummet. It is conceivable that if he is publicly bearish on the Japanese stock market, the result will definitely be disastrous.

In fact, Simon made up his mind from the very beginning that he would never publicly release bearish news like Soros, which would only completely offend the Japanese to death.Once this is the case, all companies in the Westeros system will not be able to do business in Japan in the future.

Now, the Japanese took the initiative to offer a plan that would allow Cersei Capital to get away without hurting the peace at all, which is naturally the best.Leaving the Japanese market, Cersei Capital does not lack a financial field that can operate. The North American bond market in the second half of the year and the oil futures market next year can be left to Cersei Capital to gallop.

Of course, since the Japanese want to spend money to buy peace, Simon will definitely not miss this great opportunity to slaughter fat sheep.

Chapter 271 The Asking Price Is Low (Revised)

After making up his mind, Simon asked, "So, Mr. Maekawa, what price do you plan to offer?"

Haruo Maekawa said: "According to the information we have collected, the current net worth of Cersei Capital should be around 25 billion US dollars, and we can bid 30 billion US dollars."

Without waiting for Haruo Maekawa to continue, Simon interrupted: "Mr. Maekawa, this offer is too dishonest. I think you should be able to roughly judge the size of Cersei Capital's bulls. I am very optimistic that the Nikkei 225 index will hit more than 40000 points According to this prediction, as long as I keep my long positions, I can earn at least another 10 billion US dollars in the next few months. Moreover, if you still want me to avoid shorting the Tokyo stock market after the market turns, 30 An offer of $[-] million is even more unlikely.”

"Mr. Westeros, I'm sure you are not a greedy person. What you describe is just an idealized assumption."

"If my operation in the North American stock market two years ago hadn't become an established fact, probably everyone would think it was just an idealized assumption. Mr. Maekawa, I am still very confident in my judgment."

Haruo Maekawa was silent for a moment, then slightly raised his hand to signal: "Then, how much do you think is appropriate?"

Simon made an offer without thinking: "$50 billion."

Haruo Maekawa blurted out, "It's too high."

Simon noticed the obvious posturing in Haruo Maekawa's words, and suddenly realized that his asking price might still be a little low.

If you think about it carefully, the current total market value of the Japanese stock market alone has exceeded 7 trillion US dollars, not to mention the Japanese real estate market and even the entire Japanese economy.In comparison, 50 billion US dollars can take him out of the market as a "variable" that may cause a stock market crash, which is completely worth the price.

What's more, the Japanese didn't pay him a large amount of cash for nothing, they could also get the entire investment portfolio of Cersei Capital.

In Cersei Capital's total net asset value of about US$25 billion, cash reserves are US$5 million, and the value of various types of investment portfolios is about US$20 billion, with a total holding ratio of 80%.

According to calculations based on the data in Simon’s memory, if this batch of investment portfolios that are dominated by financial products such as stocks, bonds, and stock index futures are held all the way to the top of the Japanese market, including cash, the total value will not be less than 35 billion U.S. dollars .In addition, Simon still needs to give up the opportunity to short the Japanese stock market in the future, and the asking price of 50 billion US dollars is indeed not high.

You know, after the Japanese stock market turned around in memory, the Nikkei 225 index plummeted by 10000 points in just four months, a drop of more than 25%.If Cersei Capital can establish a short position of the same size as the current bull position, a 25% decline in four months is enough to bring billions of dollars in profits to Simon.

Of course, this time it is really just an idealized assumption.

Japan is actually a very closed market.

In my memory, after the Japanese stock market crashed, the Japanese government adopted a large number of harsh and restrictive measures to prevent speculative capital from flocking to short selling.What's more, stock index futures is a two-way zero-sum game. In the event of a stock market crash, it is not so easy for Simon to establish enough short positions due to the lack of bullish capital for gambling.

All in all, taking advantage of this opportunity to cash out at once is definitely the best choice.

Since it was Haruo Maekawa, the former president of the Bank of Japan, who personally acted, the major banks and chaebols in Japan must be behind the deal.

With the rapid growth of the Japanese economy in recent years, the top ten largest banks in the world are all Japanese banks, and the total assets of these banks range from hundreds of billions of dollars to trillions of dollars.As we all know, the economic strength of the major Japanese chaebols is even stronger.

These capital forces only need to squeeze a little bit from their own fingers, and it is more than enough to spend 50 billion US dollars.

However, although he realized that his offer was low, Simon did not intend to go back on his word.

In less than half a year, the principal of US$15.7 billion soared to US$50 billion, which not only far exceeded Simon's expectations, but also saved him a lot of time.

By cashing out such a huge amount of funds in advance, Simon can also concentrate on the North American bond market, oil futures and many other things.

"Mr. Maekawa, the price of 50 billion US dollars is very reasonable. I don't think you plan to cash out immediately after buying out Cersei Capital's investment portfolio. If we reach an agreement as soon as possible, you can give certain guarantees that Cersei Capital will be able to Take the method of continuing to increase the position to release to the outside world that I am still optimistic about the Japanese stock market signal, which can offset the risk of Friday’s sharp drop to the greatest extent.”

Haruo Maekawa just showed a slightly hesitant expression, nodded quickly, and continued to talk about the conditions from Japan: "Simon, we can accept such an offer. However, in addition to the conditions just now, we also hope that on the surface we will continue to be yours. Leading the operation of Cersei Capital. Of course, it is only superficially that we will control the operation of Cersei Capital remotely."

Simon understood Maekawa's subtext immediately.

The Japanese want to rely on Cersei Capital to maintain investor confidence in the Japanese stock market.

If Simon is bearish on Japanese stocks, the results are likely to be disastrous, as evidenced by the unexpected sharp drop in Japanese stocks on Friday.On the contrary, if Simon has maintained a bullish view on the Japanese stock market, a large number of short-sellers who are eyeing the Japanese stock market will not dare to bet rashly

Cersei Capital happens to be the most intuitive display of Simon's personal will.

Everyone knows how frothy the Japanese stock market is.The main purpose of the Japanese doing this now is to buy time so that more measures can be taken to promote the soft landing of the Japanese economy.

Therefore, Simon guessed that after the Japanese bought Cersei Capital's investment portfolio, they would not choose to cash out at all unless the situation was completely irreversible.As long as it can buy more time for the Japanese economy, billions of dollars in capital, even if it is completely lost, is worth it.Once the stock market crash occurs, the Japanese government wants to rescue the market, even if it uses tens of billions of dollars, it may not be effective.

After sorting out the pros and cons of these joints, Simon once again felt that his asking price just now was too low.

However, as Haruo Maekawa said just now, Simon is indeed not a greedy person.

Maybe if his asking price is higher, the Japanese will grit their teeth and agree, but the relationship between the two parties will not be as peaceful as it is now.

In the hostile mergers that have been popular in recent years, the acquired company sends away the hostile bidder by redeeming its shares, and the premium rarely exceeds 100%.The net worth of Cersei Capital is only 25 billion US dollars. If Simon's quotation exceeds 50 billion, this transaction is not a business, but a blackmail.

50 billion US dollars, a 100% premium, is probably also a psychological price that the Japanese are more likely to accept.

Although an instinctive resistance to the Japanese has been cultivated in his bones for a long time, Simon has no intention of deliberately confronting the Japanese.

In two lives, Simon has no sense of belonging to the United States, and he doesn't have much hatred for Japan. He is just a lonely ghost who is lucky to occupy someone else's body, and he can only protect the interests of himself and the people around him.

Seeing that Haruo Maekawa was still waiting for his answer, Simon nodded and added: "Mr. Maekawa, I can agree with you to continue to use Cersei Capital to operate, but I will not publicly express any views on the Japanese economy, regardless of Whether it is positive or negative. In addition, Cersei Capital still belongs to me, and you can only get the ownership of five sub-funds. Moreover, after this incident, I also hope that you can return the shells of these five sub-funds. Give it to me. Of course, it doesn’t matter if you don’t pay it back, but they can no longer be affiliated with Cersei Capital, well, the period is limited to the five years we just agreed on.”

"No problem," Maekawa Haruo readily agreed, reached out and shook hands with Simon, the deal was concluded, and he couldn't wait to talk about Simon's proposal just now: "Mr. Westeros, we can pay a sum of 5 today. [-] million USD margin, and I hope you can fulfill the promise just now, and increase the long position of Cersei Capital as promised after the market opens tomorrow."

Simon let go of Maekawa's hand, nodded and said: "Of course, in fact, in order to avoid more unnecessary speculation in the market, I plan to leave Australia in the afternoon."

"This is the best," Maekawa Haruo said, and asked again: "It's just, our transaction agreement?"

The two just negotiated a rough plan, and many details still need to be carefully considered.

Simon said: "My girlfriend Jenny and Tony can negotiate with you on my behalf."

Maekawa Haruo reminded: "Mr. Westeros, we hope this matter can be kept as secret as possible. The fewer people who know, the better."

"I understand, but it is impossible for me to stay in Australia all the time. Moreover, Jenny and Tony have been in charge of Cersei Capital during this period. If you want to continue to maintain the operation of Cersei Capital, the two of them must still be in charge. We need to get involved. Moreover, it is impossible for us to hide this matter from investors, I can only promise to cooperate as much as possible to control the news. If you think it is necessary, you can also sign the relevant non-disclosure agreement.”

"Then," Haruo Maekawa stood up, bowed slightly and reached out to Simon again, saying, "I hope we can cooperate happily this time."

Simon also stood up, stretched out his hand to shake each other, and said with a smile: "I hope so too."

The matter was settled, and Haruo Maekawa and his party left in a hurry.

Simon introduced the transaction just now to Janet and Anthony. Both of them knew how much Cersei Capital had benefited from, so naturally they would not object.Anthony immediately called Raymond Johnston who was still in Western Australia, hoping that the old man would come back to preside over the overall situation.

For the other investors of Cersei Capital, it is safest for the old man to communicate in person.

It is possible to complete the cash out at one time, presumably other investors will not object, the key is to keep it confidential.

Simon is not too worried about this matter. The forces that can be selected to participate in Cersei Capital are all closely related to the Johnston family.The investment threshold set by the old man was very high. In the end, only nine external capitals including the Murdoch family, the Fairfax family, and the Parker family participated.

In the 80s, the Australian economy was highly dependent on Japan. Like the Johnston family, most of the Australian forces investing in Cersei Capital had various connections with Japanese capital.Since everyone has benefited, perhaps coupled with the constraints of the non-disclosure agreement, there is no need to expose the other party's layout at the risk of offending the Japanese.

Even, as long as proper communication is made, other investors do not need to know who bought out Cersei Capital's investment portfolio at all.

Of course, these details are not something Simon needs to worry about.

Raymond Johnston flew back from Perth, Western Australia at two o'clock in the afternoon.

Simon met with the old man for a general communication, and then rushed to Melbourne Airport in the western suburbs. Janet will stay in Melbourne for a while.

At Melbourne Airport, watching a tractor dragging a Boeing 767 to the runway, Simon said to Janet who was seeing him off: "It just so happens that this time I can buy a Boeing 767 first, I don't like renting it like this all the time. Place an order when you go back, and when you come back after a while, you can design the interior decoration yourself. In the future, we will also be able to travel to and from Australia more conveniently."