Chapter 152: I'm not interested in saving the world

If Robert's visit to Zhou Ming was just surprising, then Robert's request was very puzzling. He allowed Zhou Ming to get the money, but not to spend it. Isn't that ridiculous? The money is already in Zhou Ming's pocket, so how he spends it is his business. You're only the US ambassador, not even the US president, so you don't have the authority to tell him what to do.

Even Tong Gang couldn't help but say, 'Mr. Ambassador, I think there is a problem in our understanding of the language. Your request that Mr. Zhou Ming not use this money is really puzzling.'

'Oh no, Mr. Tong Gang, I don't think there is anything wrong with my understanding of the language. I really do hope that Mr. Zhou Ming does not use this money,' Robert shook his head and even repeated it in English to make his meaning clear.

Tong Gang froze for a moment, and Li Cheng immediately asked, 'Mr. Ambassador, I really don't understand, what is the reason for your request?'

'Reason? Of course it's the destructive power of this wealth,' Robert said quite naturally, 'Mr. Tong Gang and Mr. Li Cheng are both celebrities in Hong Kong City. I think you should also know that even if someone wins a lottery jackpot of hundreds of millions of dollars, when the lottery company pays out the prize, the temporary withdrawal of a large amount of funds will cause instability in the financial market.'

Robert said, fixing his gaze on Zhou Ming, and continued, 'But what Mr Zhou Ming has is not a lottery prize of a few hundred million dollars, but more than a hundred billion. If such a large sum of money is released all at once, I think you can guess what kind of turmoil it will cause in the world's financial markets. Whether it's the stock market or anything else, there will be a huge shortage of funds, and the world economy will face setbacks.'

Robert finally said to Sean, 'And not only is it the world's financial order, but even the Swiss banks themselves would find it very difficult to pay and mobilise such a large sum of money.'

'But Mr Ambassador, is it fair that you invest such a large sum of money in North Russia? Are only you Americans human, and we North Russians not?' This time it was Karina who spoke. As a North Russian, she was very angry at Robert's words. Is only their Western world order important, and can North Russia's order be trampled on at will?

Robert glanced at Katerina and said, 'I'm very sorry about what happened in Northern Russia. I admit that we didn't do a good job of monitoring the funds, but as you can understand, the United States is a completely open and democratic country. Many of our funds are not within the scope of supervision. Therefore, even if the President and the Department of Commerce and the Department of the Treasury want to completely control every fund, it is unrealistic.'

Robert thought about it for a while and added, 'You also know that this time the funds were transferred from Switzerland, so there is no way for us to monitor them.'

Katerina cursed in her heart, hating the shamelessness, because everything that happened in Northern Russia was basically planned by the United States, and the person in charge of their Project Tower, Meita, had already cooperated with Zhou Ming. What the United States did to the economy of Northern Russia was obvious, but this American ambassador still pretended to know nothing about it, saying that it was a private act. What was this if not shamelessness?

Of course, Kareina was not a little girl who didn't understand politics. She knew very well that this was just Robert's diplomatic rhetoric. After all, there were many things that could be done but not said.

At this time, Zhou Ming asked Su Han to go over and take Kareina's hand. Kareina turned around and saw Zhou Ming's warm smile, which immediately made her feel a lot better.

'Mr Ambassador is very reasonable. Indeed, even the government cannot be thorough in everything,' Zhou Ming said. 'But then again, how can Mr Ambassador be so sure that I will agree? After all, I have the money in my hands now, and it is my business to use it as I wish. Since you can disregard the opinions of the people of Northern Russia and my tour guide, then I can likewise disregard you, can't I?'

Robert raised an eyebrow, surprised that Zhou Ming dared to say these things in front of the American ambassador. You have to know that even the current president of Northern Russia might not dare to say these things.

'Mr. Zhou Ming is absolutely right. Mr. Zhou Ming is a businessman who enjoys freedom. Indeed, no one can interfere with your thoughts and actions. You are free to use your money as you wish.'

Robert said this and then suddenly changed the subject, saying, 'But I believe even more that you, Mr. Zhou Ming, are a businessman with lofty ideals and ambitions. Your vision is beyond that of ordinary people. Or it can be said that with such a large fortune, your future is destined to become a world-renowned entrepreneur, just like Mr. Tong Gang behind you.'

'My resume is available for everyone to look up. I also had my own company before entering politics, and I have also worked for some large companies, so I know very well the importance of a stable market for an entrepreneur.'

Robert paused for a moment and then said, 'Of course, I do not deny that at certain times a chaotic market will have an advantage over a stable market, but that is only for a certain period of time. However, more often than not, a stable market will always be more advantageous than a chaotic market.'

Robert held out his hands and said to Zhou Ming, 'Since Mr. Zhou Ming is going to become an entrepreneur in the world in the future, I don't think Mr. Zhou Ming would want to see any damage to his own market, would he? And once such a huge sum of money is easily moved, it will easily have a very big impact on the capital markets around the world. By then, the stock market and futures market will plummet, which will be very detrimental to Mr. Zhou Ming no matter how you look at it.'

'Therefore,' Robert concluded, 'for the stability of the world's capital markets, and for Mr. Zhou Ming himself, it is best to leave the money alone. In doing so, Mr. Zhou Ming will not only save the world, but also help yourself, killing two birds with one stone.'

Robert's words left everyone speechless. They all felt that he was worthy of being the US's first ambassador of goodwill. His mouth was just so eloquent, and with just a few simple words he had elevated a request to the level of a saviour. And Zhou Ming had to do this in order to protect his own market from shocks. As for saving the world, that was just something he did casually along the way.

When such words were spoken, those who were listening were a little excited, not to mention Zhou Ming, the direct audience, whose emotions would only intensify.

It was precisely for this reason that Robert gave a confident smile, looking down at Zhou Ming with a condescending look. In his opinion, since he had already said what he had to say, what else could Zhou Ming say?

But then Robert's smile froze, because Zhou Ming gave him a very unexpected answer: 'I'm sorry, Mr. Ambassador, I'm not interested in superheroes.'

Robert didn't react at first: "Mr. Zhou Ming, what do you mean by that?'

Zhou Ming shrugged and said, "It doesn't mean anything. I'm just a free spirit who does whatever comes to mind. I'm not interested in saving the world or stabilising the market.'

'Don't you want to be a world-renowned entrepreneur and business tycoon, Mr. Zhou Ming?' Robert asked hurriedly.

'Of course I want to, it has always been my dream, and it hasn't changed even now,' said Ming Zhou. 'It's just that I don't think a chaotic market or a stable market has anything to do with me. Even if I have 100 billion now, it will still be ten or twenty years before I can go onto the world stage. So instead of working so hard to stabilise the market, I might as well let the market get a bit chaotic. After all, someone will have to come out and clean up the mess, and it's impossible for the world market to have not yet returned to order by the time I come out.'

Finally, Zhou Ming looked at Robert with an innocent face and asked, 'I wonder if Mr. Ambassador is satisfied with my answer?'

This time, it was Robert who was at a loss for words. He looked at Zhou Ming blankly, with the muscles in the corners of his eyes twitching unconsciously. At this moment, he just wanted to say one word to Zhou Ming: shameless.

Because indeed, as Ming Zhou said, he was only in his twenties now. No matter how talented he was, it would be at least ten or twenty years before he became a world-renowned business tycoon. So in that case, what did he need to worry about something that would happen so long in the future? Someone would come along and restore order to the world.

What made Robert want to spit blood was that the one who would come and clean up the mess would only be the United States, where he was from.

You just enjoyed yourself and didn't care what the world became like, and you still talk so glibly about it, you're nothing but a scoundrel!

Robert angrily cursed in his heart, but unlike Robert, Du Peng, who feared nothing, said, 'That's it, we're all young people, and young people don't know the difference between important and unimportant things when they do things, so it's reasonable for us to do a little something wilfully!'

If he could, Robert would really like to take his socks that hadn't been washed for three months and shove them in the two men's mouths to make them shut up. But at the moment, in front of so many people, he could only bring up his last words: 'But you are also representing China here. As one of the five permanent members of the Security Council, shouldn't you have a little self-awareness as the master of the world order?'

'Isn't this what you Americans do all the time? Why are you asking us now?' Zhou Ming said, 'And to be honest, this is all about the country, not about us. I'm just an ordinary businessman, I can only represent myself, but I'm not capable of representing my country.'

Robert was now really mad to the point of going crazy. He was sure that if he was given a knife at this moment, he would definitely stab Zhou Ming to death.

But Zhou Ming didn't care, and then asked him condescendingly, 'Mr. Ambassador, I wonder if there is anything else you would like to tell me? If there isn't, please excuse yourself for a moment, as I'm still conducting business here, and due to the large amount of money involved, I must be careful.'

'Fine, I'll go,'

Robert said with clenched teeth, and finally walked out with a dark face.