Chapter 563: A Trial for the Adventurer Fund
Wang Yuanchao immediately stated that if it was not done again, he would protest to the World Cup Organizing Committee.

First of all, Iran did not give up after the draw, but before the draw, so the grouping is unfair.

Then, the competition system for each group is actually different. Everyone is from the same Asian (Oceania) qualifying zone, so some play more and some play less, and in the end the four group champions compete for the first and second place to qualify. This is unfair.

The AFC president is Tan Sri Hamzah Abu Samad, who is from Malaysia. He wanted to use his position as president to control Wang Yuanchao, but was directly reminded by someone next to him:
"He is a distinguished guest who can enter and leave the White House freely."

Abushama was startled, and his tone immediately became kind:

"We originally wanted to respect the customs of organizers from all over the world, but President Adam's argument is indeed reasonable, and we must also be fair. However, the lottery has been drawn, and it would not be solemn to draw again. How about we draw one from the fourth group to the third group?

As for the competition system, there are three types of competition systems now. How about you vote on them?"

What opinions can we have? We are all from the football desert, so of course we listen to the chairman.

First there is voting, a single round-robin tournament, and the winner is elected with a high vote.

Then the draw took place for the six teams in the fourth group: Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, North Korea, Macau and Singapore.

Among the six teams, three are from the same family.

Then the mainland was drawn into the third group.

Well, if nothing unexpected happens, the Hong Kong team will definitely qualify.

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In August, President Reagan issued the Economic Recovery Act, also known as the tax cut bill.

The personal income tax rate was reduced from 70% to 28%;

Capital gains tax reduced from 28% to 20%;

The corporate income tax rate was adjusted from 46% to 33%.

Wall Street was almost unanimously pessimistic about Reagan's tax reform plan, which was considered a major threat to the U.S. economy. Coupled with the fact that the U.S. economy was already in tatters at the time, the stock market began to panic and sell off.

This is not the end. On August 8, two US aircraft were intercepted by two Libyan Su-19 fighter jets while cruising over the Mediterranean. One of them fired a missile at the US aircraft, but the US fighter jet dodged in time and was not hit. However, the two Libyan aircraft were smashed by the US missiles in response.

This small conflict aroused the anger of the Libyan people, who threatened to retaliate against the United States.

In fact, conflicts of this scale are not uncommon in this era.

But the problem is that Libya is a major oil producer.

Oil prices were already very high at this time because of the Iran-Iraq War, and inflation in the United States was the most concerning topic for everyone. The United States could not afford to see oil prices rise further.

The market is worried that the conflict will cause oil prices to continue to soar and drag down the US economy.

This was a time when the United States and the Soviet Union were competing for hegemony. Libya was a junior brother of the Soviet Union, and the fighter jets shot down were also made in the Soviet Union. Would this trigger a larger-scale conflict?
Investors were terrified when they thought about it, and panic sentiment further escalated.

In particular, on September 9, on the Baltic coast, the Soviet Union held the world's largest military exercise - the "West-4 Exercise".

The Soviet army dispatched more than ten troops, and with the cooperation of the armies of Warsaw Pact countries such as Poland, Czechoslovakia, East Germany and the Soviet troops stationed in Germany, the entire operation involved more than 30 people.

The combined arms army and the Guards Tank Army, accompanied by front-line aviation, long-range aviation and the National Air Defense Force, conducted an exercise in deep armored combined assault tactics, using NATO as the imaginary enemy and rehearsing a war in which the Soviet army would break through West Germany and control Western Europe.

The Soviet Union invited the whole world to visit. NATO military attachés looked at the endless "steel torrent" before them, tanks, armored vehicles, and self-propelled artillery, and they were all worried about the weak Western European countries. This high-profile "greeting" from the Soviet Union frightened observers from various countries and made NATO uneasy.

The Department of Defense reported to President Reagan that if the Soviet Union continued to fight, the US troops stationed in Europe would be wiped out, West Germany would fall within 5 days, and the Soviet army would occupy Europe within 8 days.

By the end of September, the U.S. stock market had fallen 9%.

Not only the US stock market, but also London, Frankfurt and Hong Kong all fell to their lowest points of the year in late September and early October.

The Adventurer Fund tried its hand at investing in all directions, and easily earned 15 billion in the U.S. market alone! It also made nearly 30 billion U.S. dollars in the global stock market!
These are all real benefits!
Not the market value!
The two previous oil crises were real crises, but Wang Yuanchao did not make as much money as he did from this small crisis.

At that time, I didn't dare to make money. Now, the crisis is so big that it cannot be fought, so I can't make more.

The stock index will rebound soon before continuing to fall.

The general trend of a downward trend is also suitable for stock market investment. Those who trade stocks know that this is suitable for buying low and selling high, and running fast in small steps. The adventurer fund still has money to make.

The huge piece of fat meat that Wang Yuanchao got made the eyes of the California consortium sparkle with excitement.

Since Wang Yuanchao had borrowed the money from several major banks within the consortium, he was not afraid of others defaulting on the debt. He also wanted to show off his skills and attract these guys to invest in the Adventurer Fund. Is there a better live advertisement than this?
If we don’t drag these guys on board, how can they support the independence of East Malaysia in the future?
With cross-holdings, everyone is just a partner, and only interests are the most attractive thing.

Although the current bank interest rate is as high as 17%, because of the economic recession, the Federal Reserve has begun to relax monetary policy and started to lower interest rates.

But no one would object to higher returns, right?

Especially now that interest rates are so high, banks are under a lot of pressure. In the current economic environment, loans cannot be granted.

The Adventurer Fund's annualized return is 200-300%! With such a high rate of return, the capitalists can sell the rope to hang themselves!
Even the extremely conservative Wells Fargo Bank came to us.

As we all know, this bank is really conservative. But this bank is an all-round customer-oriented bank, always adhering to customer-centricity, meeting all the financial needs of customers, helping them succeed financially, and growing together with customers.

Clients want them to help invest...

Adventurer Fund, ordinary customers have no way to invest.

If this is the case with Wells Fargo, let alone other banks.

Let’s negotiate the terms!

When investing in an adventurer fund, in addition to the principal, leverage must be used. Who doesn't use leverage? There are interests involved.

The outside world, especially Wall Street, finally began to be wary of the suddenly emerging Adventurer Fund. They simply thought that this was something that the California guys on the West Coast came up with!
Who would want to do things secretly when you can make money openly?

The Adventurer Fund began to collect chips from major clients and, taking advantage of the weakening stock market, gradually expanded into the computer and semiconductor industries.

As for the energy industry, it will be in full swing and not suitable for large-scale investment.

Why is the Soviet Union so powerful now? It has money and soldiers!
During the two oil crises, the Soviet Union made a lot of money by selling oil. Every household, not just upstairs and downstairs, had electricity and telephones, but it was almost there.

This is a good time to invest in computers and semiconductors. As we all know, these two things cost a lot of money.

The overall environment is not good, and they are very short of money! Even if they have money, the board of directors is very stingy in investing in research and development.

Wang Yuanchao had just raised 30 billion from the global stock market and had almost unlimited ammunition provided by the California Consortium Bank (because Wang Yuanchao provided a guaranteed return and used his own shares as collateral, the bank's financial products and the bank's own investments were very popular). He was the tycoon that all high-tech companies were eager to have.

Spending other people's money to develop your own products will never result in a loss, at most you will just earn less. Is there anything more cost-effective than this?
Even if Wang Yuanchao invested in Intel, Apple, IBM, HP, Motorola, Los Angeles Communications, etc., he would still not be able to spend all the money.

Murdoch of the famous News Corporation has successfully landed in the UK from Australia and acquired The Sun and The Times in London. Soon, this old man's tentacles will extend to the United States. Will Wang Yuanchao let him outshine him?
With the remaining money, Wang Yuanchao began to buy up newspapers and television stations in various places.

It's exactly the same routine he used in Hong Kong.

The three largest newspapers in the UK, besides The Times, are The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph. Wang Yuanchao invested in the other two and became their major shareholder.

Although Britain has declined, some of its things still work well in the United States.

In the United States, the New York Times was a Jewish sphere of influence; the Los Angeles Times originally belonged to Bank of America, which was owned by a California consortium; the Washington Post belonged to the Graham family; the Chicago Tribune, the Boston Globe, the Newsday (the ninth largest newspaper in the United States), the Baltimore Sun, etc., were all coveted by Wang Yuanchao. However, he did not swallow them all at once. He simply took advantage of the long stock market decline to absorb company shares from the market and gradually completed the acquisition.

Although he has more money than he can spend, he can't be a fool.

Only by controlling the mouthpiece can you make your own voice heard and prevent others from making voices that are unfavorable to you.

Wang Yuanchao was not qualified to do this before, but it is different now. He not only has money, power, but also has a backer.
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The year 1981 passed by in a flash as Wang Yuanchao was busy shopping.

As expected, Hong Kong football qualified as the group leader and played a home and away double round-robin match with the champions of Group 1, New Zealand, Group 2, Saudi Arabia, and Group 3, Kuwait.

In the third group, the mainland lost 0:1 to Kuwait, ranking second in the group and failing to enter the semi-finals of the qualifiers. This is really a problem of strength.

而香江联队也是不负众望，6战4胜1平1负积9分的成绩居小组第一，科威特则是3胜1平2负积7分小组第二，双双携手出线，获得了82年西班牙世界杯的决赛资格。

Hong Kong has entered the World Cup finals for three consecutive times and can be said to be a real football powerhouse.

(End of this chapter)