All Forms of Life Named by Readers, Bonus Chapter 55

When Lin Qi first saw the article "We Are Isolated and Helpless," he realized that it must have come from the Progressive Party, because only someone with a thorough understanding of the domestic and international situation could write such an article.

At the same time, getting media outlets to publish such articles is not an easy task; it requires strong backing and execution capabilities to ensure that the media will print them without hesitation.

At this critical juncture, it's hard to imagine anyone other than Lin Qi of the Progressive Party who would disregard the internal situation of the country and deliver a direct backstab to the Conservative Party.

Ordinary people and forces doing this will only anger the ruling party. Even though the Conservative Party is currently overwhelmed, it is relatively easy for them to deal with a disobedient person or force.

They could even use this article to create another "article" to divert public attention, but the fact that they did nothing means that the originator of this article is someone they cannot immediately confront and resolve.

Only the Progressive Party has such power, and the Progressive Party's purpose in doing so is not so hard to guess.

The war between the Progressive Party and Conservative Party parties has been going on for a long time. Sorry, this has nothing to do with the Socialist Party. They always avoid competing with the two parties from the beginning, so much so that they have become permanent bystanders.

When the Conservative Party's policies are determined to be a mistake, the country's direction must be reversed. Lin Qi even believes that it's possible that senior members of the Conservative Party are aware of these matters.

Sometimes politics is like that: dirty, ugly, yet so sacred.

After a moment of reflection, Ferral suddenly seemed to remember something and asked pointedly, "Do you have any other ideas?"

Surprisingly, Lin Qi did not evade the question and gave Ferral an answer that left him somewhat bewildered, "I plan to go to Bu Peien as soon as possible."

"What are you going to Bu Peien for?" Ferral's curiosity was easily piqued. "I heard that the prices on the Trading Seat have come down. Are you planning to open a financial company too?"

Ferral, and some others, may not yet realize that a much greater catastrophe is about to befall them. Although they may feel that what they are facing now is already a catastrophe, it is not.

With two stock market crashes and a pessimistic outlook, the price of the most expensive Trading Seat on the exchange has dropped for the first time in ten years, from 970,000 per seat at the beginning of the month to only 850,000 now, and trading has become more frequent.

Some predict that the price of Trading Seat may eventually drop to around 800,000, which is obviously a good time to buy. Trading Seat, which are in short supply, will always have value. Even if the price drops even further in the future, as long as people invest in stocks and securities, Trading Seat will still have value.

People still hold onto some hope that things will get better.

This hope isn't necessarily wrong, but there's little hope in the short term.

Lin Qi wiped the soup from the corner of his mouth and then his hands. He tossed the napkin onto the table and said with a smile, "I'm going to buy bonds."

"Sorry, what did you just say..." Ferral thought he might not have been resting well these past few days and was actually hallucinating. He even joked to himself, "I heard you say you were going to buy bonds!"

Lin Qi nodded, his expression very serious. "You heard me right, I want to acquire bonds."

Ferral finally realized what was happening, and his voice rose considerably, "Are you crazy? Buying bonds at this time? Those things are just worthless paper now!"

The article by the Progressive Party leadership exposed the president's claims and made people realize that these bonds would be difficult to redeem unless a miracle occurred! Despair spread among these bondholders, and some reporters even captured photos of angry holders tearing up the scattered bonds outside the exchange and banks.

Lin Qi was still unsure before, but when he received a positive answer from Ferral, he knew it was a good time.

If the Progressive Party intends to take action against the Conservative Party now, their policies will have to be completely reversed. In other words, the Conservative Party Conservative Party's isolationist policy has failed, and if they want to turn the tide, they will have to defeat the Conservative Party while simultaneously promoting a policy of international integration.

More interaction with the International Community, strengthening international diplomatic relations, and then having a clear stance, which is very likely to be aligned with the Victorious Country powers of this World War.

The logic is simple: people want to be friends with the best person, and the same applies to relations between countries.

Once relations between the Bayer Federation and these Victorious Country are eased, some lingering issues will certainly need to be resolved as a direct manifestation of the upgrading of bilateral relations.

It is very possible to resolve these bonds, even if only a portion of them are resolved first, or through policy swaps.

Things that are worthless now may become valuable again in two or three years, or it may take longer, or they may eventually be forgotten.

But Lin Qi thought this deal was worth doing. So-called business investment is actually a kind of gambling. When the risk is relatively small, it is called investment.

When the risk is high, it is called speculation.

Whether it's speculation or investment, its essence remains unchanged; it's still gambling.

Putting money into a project and betting that it will eventually succeed.

A high-quality project must possess many elements, such as low risk and high return. However, in addition to these common elements, there is a less common but more important element: operational flexibility.

The huge risk meant an even greater reward, and given the feasibility of the situation, Lin Qi felt it was worth the gamble.

This isn't a return rate of ten or twenty percent; it's a return rate of several hundred or several thousand percent. Anyone would take the gamble.

He needed to act quickly before the news spread.

When Ferral saw that Lin Qi was not arguing with him, he understood that Lin Qi had made a decision that he could not sway. Lin Qi was a very opinionated young man, so he stopped discussing the topic.

Sometimes, instead of arguing about stopping someone from running before they can walk, it's better to let them run, and then tell them why they shouldn't do it after they fall down.

Ferral quickly left after getting some useless information from Lin Qi, while Lin Qi made his preparations.

Later, he called Vera. This bond acquisition might involve a lot of money, and he was using his own personal funds, so he needed Vera's help to handle it.

Soon after, Lin Qi's car appeared outside Vera's neighborhood. This upscale neighborhood seemed to have been affected by the situation. Lin Qi noticed a truck outside the neighborhood, loaded with furniture, and a woman holding the hands of two children, her face filled with uncertainty about the future.

Only the two children she was holding hands with were still laughing and playing carefree, as if moving was a very interesting thing for them. They couldn't understand that it meant their future path would no longer be so bright.

Happiness can only be fleeting.

A short while later, Vera emerged from the community carrying her bag. She had applied some simple makeup to make herself look more natural and to cover up some minor blemishes.

After getting into the car, Vera noticed Lin Qi's gaze. She turned her head to look and couldn't help but say, "This is the ninth household this month..."

She turned to Lin Qi again, "You might not believe it, but there are many more families facing the decision to move out of this community because they can't afford to pay their mortgages and interest, and the banks have taken their homes."

Lin Qi looked at her and asked, "How are things going on your end? Are you having any trouble?"

Vera nodded. "There's a bit of trouble, but it's not a big problem. I know what you're going to say, and I'll speak up if necessary."

"I hope I can't be of any help!" Lin Qi offered a slight blessing, which made Vera feel a little better.

They also invested a lot of money in stocks, Gepu's work and her work were enough to make them much more money than others.

Part of this money was used to repay loans and various installments, while the other part was invested in the Financial Market to increase its value.

Both were accountants, so they were naturally very sensitive to money and numbers. They knew very well that money could depreciate, and at a very fast rate.

According to a report that was not released to the public last year, the Federal Sol depreciated by 12.7 percent in just one year, meaning that 12.70 dollars out of every 100 dollars disappeared.

This phenomenon is actually quite common in any rapidly developing society. The value created by society constantly exceeds the face value of existing currency. In order to meet the needs of society for currency use, it is necessary to continue to issue more currency to meet people's daily needs.

The more currency is issued, the less valuable it becomes. Currency is a commodity and therefore must abide by market rules.

Ordinary people may only understand currency devaluation as a matter of rising prices, but Gepu and Vera had a clear understanding that if money is not invested or drawn out, its actual value will only decrease.

Investing then becomes an inevitable choice for such families. Nothing is more suitable for an accountant's profession than stocks and securities, especially for Gepu, who had access to inside information and made money from it.

But this time, they were also deeply trapped.

The only saving grace is that none of their trapped assets are from Credit Loan, so even if they suffer heavy losses, they don't need to take on external debt.

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