Material Empire

"What shall we do now?"

Sun Zhenjiang stared at Pittston with blood-red eyes and asked.

The news from Jiezi Fund completely destroyed Sun Zhenjiang's confidence. His original hope was that the country could not afford foreign exchange to import steel, so he could only watch them hype up the price of steel. Now it seems that he still underestimated the energy of a country. A little-known Daqin Group can apply for a seller's credit abroad and import steel products silently. If the state is doing this with great fanfare, then even if Sun Zhenjiang has 10 times more funds, he will not be able to control this market.

At this moment, he had the urge to pick up Pittston and beat him up. It's all this meson fund, which claims to have such powerful information analysis capabilities, and knows what rigid needs and models are. In the end, they didn't even grasp the big news that the Daqin Group quietly imported more than 12 million tons of steel. Incompetent bungler.

But now, he can no longer turn his face against Jiezi Fund. Not only did he invest more than one billion yuan in his family fortune accumulated over the years, he also borrowed more than one billion yuan from many banks through various relationships, and hoarded a large number of high-priced steel products. Originally, he expected the price of steel to rise further, and by then, he would be able to earn more than one billion yuan in profits as long as he sold the steel. But once he knew that the planning committee had a strong hole in his hand, he knew that this goal would never be achieved, and what he had to do now was to sell the goods quickly and reduce the loss. And to do this, he must work together with the Jiezi Fund, and he has to wait for the funds to return before he wants to turn his face.

"We must sell as much stock as possible before the Planning Commission suppresses the price. Sun, you should call the various trading companies now and tell them that there will be a batch of steel products on the market and let them eat as much as possible. Give They are confident enough that they believe steel prices are far from peaking," Pittston said.

"Old Pi, do you want Liang Zi and the others to take our orders?" Sun Zhenjiang's eyes widened, and he couldn't believe his ears.

Pittston sneered and said, "If you don't let them pick it up, who else can you pick it up?"

"A few days ago, didn't Liangzi and the others say that some southerners were in a hurry to buy steel? Tell them to contact these southerners and transfer the steel to them. According to what Liangzi and the others said, these southerners can eat at least 500 yuan. Thousands of tons of steel, if you give them some benefits, maybe they can eat more." Sun Zhenjiang said.

Pittston smiled: "Sun, haven't you understood yet? Those southerners are not real customers at all. They must have been sent by the Planning Commission to create a false impression. Think about it, if they are really urgent Need to purchase steel, why every time the Planning Commission released steel, they did not move, forcing us to buy?

The Planning Commission has assured your top management that they will control the market price of steel products, so it is impossible for them to let companies buy high-priced steel products, otherwise it would be their dereliction of duty. If there were really a group of southerners buying steel in large quantities in the capital, the planning committee with a large steel reserve would definitely not sit idly by. "

"But...Liang Zi and the others are my buddies. This time, I messed up playing with steel. I'm already very sorry for them. If I ask them to pay for our business again, I won't be able to see them in the future." Sun Zhenjiang Still struggling hard.

Pittston said: "Sun, you should understand that there is no sympathy in the market. The most important thing for us now is to get our own funds back. We must get our money back before the State Planning Commission takes action. The funds returned to the account safely. As for the Liang and Ling you mentioned, I think there will be a way to solve the problem by themselves."

"This..." Sun Zhenjiang was stunned for five minutes, and finally made up his mind. He picked up the phone, dialed Liang Zhaohui's number, and waited quietly for the answer. If someone else was watching, you could see that Sun Zhenjiang's hands were shaking constantly, and the muscles on his face were also twitching constantly. He knew that after this phone call, the friendship between himself and Liang Zhaohui since childhood was over. After Liang Zhaohui was fooled, he would definitely regard him as an endless enemy.

But, at this point, does he have any other choice? He remembered a saying that was often circulated in the circle: brother, isn't it just for betrayal?

"Hello, is this Liang Zi?" Sun Zhenjiang asked as calmly as possible when he heard the voice of the connection coming from the microphone.

"Yes, Zhenjiang, I was looking for you too." Liang Zhaohui's voice was a little hurried.

"Zhaohui, let me tell you first. I just heard the news that the Planning Commission is going to release another batch of steel. The amount is relatively large, estimated to be several million tons. I discussed it with Pittston. Let's work together. Eat the steel. We are responsible for half of it. You can contact Yiping and Kaizi to see if you can eat the other half, which is about 2 million tons..." Sun Zhenjiang said.

Liang Zhaohui on the other end of the phone seemed to be taken aback for a moment, and then he asked in a nonchalant manner, "Zhenjiang, are you calling me just to talk about this?"

"That's right." Sun Zhenjiang said, "It's urgent, you should hurry up and raise money."

"Zhenjiang, are you trying to trick me?" Liang Zhaohui's voice carried some inexplicable emotions, "At this time, you still want me to raise money to eat?"

"Zhaohui, I know you're a little tight on funds right now, but don't you still have some acquaintances at the bank? Think of a way to raise some more money. Let me tell you, Pittston and the others have done the math and survived this period. The price of steel has to go up, at least up to..." Sun Zhenjiang scratched his head and made up words, thinking about how to persuade Liang Zhaohui.

"Damn!" Liang Zhaohui burst out suddenly, "Sun Zhenjiang, why didn't I see that you are this kind of person! You clearly know that we messed up this time, and all the goods in our hands have to be smashed!" Yes. What did you say that the planning committee is going to ship the goods, it is clearly the goods in the hands of you and that Yankee, you want to slip away, let us take the order for you!"

Sun Zhenjiang was so drunk that he couldn't help panicking. He said eagerly, "Liangzi, what are you talking about? How could it be messed up? The Jiezi Fund..."

"Sun Zhenjiang, don't tell me that you are not watching TV now. The Planning Commission has just issued a guide price for steel products, and said that it will guarantee the supply of all steel companies at the guide price level. We spend more than 3,000 tons per ton. The goods are all in your hands, everyone is busy looking for another shipper, who are you trying to deceive!" Liang Zhaohui yelled a few words on the other end of the phone, and before Sun Zhenjiang could react, he preempted Hang up the phone.

"Steel guide price?" Sun Zhenjiang held the phone receiver, listening to the blind voices one after another, only feeling buzzing in his head. After a long pause, he remembered the TV that Liang Zhaohui was talking about. He quickly put down the phone, picked up the remote control of the TV, and turned on the TV.

On the TV, the spokesperson is repeating the announcement of the State Planning Commission with a sonorous and forceful voice:

"...For a period of time, some speculative funds at home and abroad have tried to take advantage of my country's reform of the steel supply and marketing system to stir up trouble and disrupt the market order in order to profit from it. They wantonly hoarded steel, artificially created a tense situation in supply and demand, and carried out price speculation to the general public. The production and operation activities of downstream enterprises have brought serious troubles...

In order to maintain the excellent situation of reform and opening up, standardize the order of the socialist market economy, and protect the interests of downstream enterprises and the people from infringement, the State Planning Commission has decided to guide the price of the steel market from now on, stipulating that 6.5mm cold-rolled wire guide The price is 2,200 yuan per ton, 12mm rebar is 2,350 yuan per ton, and 1.5mm hot-rolled plate is 2,700 yuan per ton...The material departments of various provinces and cities can adjust the above-mentioned guide prices according to the market supply and demand. In principle, the price fluctuation range Not to exceed 10% of the guide price...

To achieve this goal, the State Planning Commission will put 5 million tons of steel products on the market in the near future to meet the needs of production enterprises and construction units. In order to avoid speculation, it is stipulated that all institutions that purchase steel must issue a production task statement recognized by the provincial material department, and any enterprise engaged in resale business is not allowed to purchase steel..."

Sun Zhenjiang and Pittston listened to the notice in a daze, sweat dripping from their foreheads.

The planning committee finally made a move, and it was directly a killer move. The price limit, rationing, and the release of 5 million tons of steel all at once broke the gamble that the speculators had created for several months. The gap between supply and demand in the market is actually not that big, and 5 million tons of steel can meet the most urgent needs. Through a method similar to rationing, the Planning Commission cut off the channel for speculators to continue to stock up, preventing them from intervening in the market.

As long as this batch of low-priced steel products is released, the market's expectations for prices will plummet immediately. At that time, unless speculators sell their stocks at low prices, it will be impossible to find buyers. Buying up and not buying down is the most common psychology in the market. Even if the 5 million tons of steel released by the Planning Commission is not enough to meet all the needs, those manufacturers will continue to wait with a wait-and-see attitude.

Iron and steel enterprises across the country are expanding their production capacity, and the tight supply and demand situation will not last long. At the same time, speculators do not have enough funds to fight a protracted war with the Planning Commission, because they need to spend money to rent warehouses, and they need to pay interest on the funds borrowed from the bank. The longer they delay, the heavier their burden will be.

Once speculators can't support it, they can sell goods at low prices and get rid of the set, which can increase market supply and give users more confidence. In this case, the entire camp of speculators will collapse like an avalanche, and everyone will scramble to sell their stocks, because everyone knows that those who run behind may not even be able to grab the opportunity to sell at low prices.

This is the counterattack of the Planning Commission.