Chapter 394: Strange Amounts

The first day passed like this. With the participation of the financial class students and the investment model, this hedge investment against the Traffyn company has completely become an art.

This was Edward's exclamation in the investment office of the Candini Investment Bank Building when he saw the finance students reporting the situation in the stock market one by one to class leader Chen Shu, and finally Chen Shu, Li Yang and Ye Ning categorised and calculated the data, and finally applied it to their investment model and discussed the modifications to the model.

'Art, this is definitely a magnificent performance that can be called a performance of the century! I have never seen anything like it before. Mr Zhou Ming, you have really opened my eyes!'

Edward felt incredibly impressed and praised, 'I originally thought that it was an accident for Huaxia to have someone like you, because it simply does not have any financial conditions. But now I understand that it is a magical land that cannot be understood using normal logic, a land with more geniuses and highly intelligent people. Once you see this world, you will change it!'

Zhou Ming smiled slightly and said thank you to him. To be honest, Zhou Ming was also very satisfied with the performance of the finance class, because of their seriousness, and because they were able to master the method of hedging investment in such a short period of time.

Perhaps stocks are originally a simple game of buying and selling, and hedging is the practice of buying and selling together, requiring investors to be meticulous in their investment approach, just like a skilled artist, who cannot afford to make even the slightest mistake with their work. After all, buying too much will reduce profits, while selling too much will defeat the purpose of hedging and ultimately affect returns.

If George Soros's hedge against the British pound is a macroscopic control, then this time Zhou Ming took the finance class to hedge against the investment of the Trafen company, which is a complete manifestation of the operation.

However, either method requires a great deal of concentration and situational awareness. This is why hedge funds are often referred to as a game of money that requires a certain level of intelligence to play.

But for Zhou Ming, he has to be very grateful to these hardworking students, because their hard work has made him use the hedging investment method for the purpose . The purpose of hedging was well hidden behind these magnificent operations, and at least the people in the Edward and Candini families would no longer have any doubts after witnessing this investment that could be called art.

Zhou Ming's heart was completely at ease, and all he needed to do next was wait for a response from Caitlyn.

Perhaps his lucky shot had its advantages. At least because the Traffyn company was a key part of the Adams family, they would have to respond.

With this in mind, the first day passed, and soon it was the second day. Since all that needed to be done now was to wait, Zhou Ming took another nap. Originally, Zhou Ming had planned to get up until noon, but at 10:30 a.m., Edward hurriedly called to wake him up, and he himself arrived at Zhou Ming's room half an hour later.

As soon as he entered, Edward couldn't wait to tell Ming, 'Oh no, Mr. Ming, just this morning, the Addams family took a very strange revenge on us!'

'What do you mean by a very strange revenge?' Ming asked, very surprised.

'They have chosen a very strange way of retaliation,' Edward said to Zhou Ming. 'After we chose to attack the Trefen Company, we have been concerned about the possible retaliation of the Addams family. After all, if Treven was really one of their key points, then there was no reason for them not to retaliate. But this morning, they actually retaliated against a company called Key.'

'Key Company? What does it do?' Zhou Ming had never heard of the name.

Edward Edward told Ming Zhou, 'Ke Yi is a fresh vegetable supply company that provides specialised ingredient supply services to major restaurants. Harvard University's Quincy Restaurant and many restaurants in Cambridge are all Ke Yi customers.'

'Are Ke Yi's main customers all in the university town? Then the company is not very large.'

Zhou Ming's words were full of confidence, because he had once started a convenience store in the dormitory there, and had to deal with various food companies more or less. However, Zhou Ming did not remember the name of this Keyi Company.

Sure enough Edward then replied, a little embarrassed, 'It's true that the company is not very big, because it was set up by a member of the family for his lover. It's probably only a million dollars in size, but it is still under the name of the family group.'

Zhou Ming nodded in understanding. Edward continued, 'Mr. Zhou Ming, do you think they might have another motive for doing this? For example, using this company as a breakthrough to smear the Kennedys through some scandal? Otherwise, their actions are simply incomprehensible.'

Zhou Ming puts his hands together and shrugs, 'I don't know, unless you can tell me more useful information.'

'I'm I'm sorry, Mr. Zhou Ming, but I don't have much useful information either, because this family member is not a core member. He is only a minority shareholder of Candini Investment Bank. His entire fortune is at most 100 million yuan. He mainly deals in financial investment, but through Keyi Company, he has only just started to get involved in the food industry. Edward is puzzled. 'No matter how you look at it, this person doesn't seem like he could have much influence on the family.'

But Edward suddenly pauses here, and then says, 'There is just one more thing that is very strange. Because Keyi is not listed, the Addams family were unable to target Keye by selling their shares on the market, the Addams family were nevertheless squeezing Keye's capital chain through the banks.'

'Put simply is to make Keyi repay all its loans and bonds,' Edward frowned and said with puzzlement, 'although I know this is a normal practice, the problem is the amount Adams is demanding.'

'I'm what amount would make Mr. Governor look like that? Could it be that the amount is so large and incomprehensible?' asked Zhou Ming, who pretended to be careless, but in fact secretly concentrated his mind.

Edward told Zhou Ming, 'To be honest, if the amount was really very large, I could understand it, but the problem is that the figure is very strange. I don't know whether there was a problem with the data provided by Keyi or what the reason was. He said he had received two court summonses, requiring Keyi to honour two debt contracts, the first for 520 US dollars and the second for 1,200 US dollars.

Edward Jane simply didn't know how to describe his feelings: 'I couldn't understand what the Adams family's purpose was in demanding payment of these two debts.'

'At first suspected that this was not the Adams family's way of doing things, but after my subsequent investigation, it was proven that this was indeed manipulation by the Adams family, and that is what I cannot understand.'

Edward was saw that Zhou Ming seemed to be in a daze. He called Zhou Ming and said, 'Mr. Zhou Ming, are you listening? Did you think of something?'

Zhou Ming came and said, 'Of course not. I don't understand the meaning of these two debt contracts either. But although Keyi is not a listed company, it has at least tens of millions of dollars in assets. These two debts don't seem to make much sense, do they? Because even without the Kennedys, Coe would have been able to pay off the debts on its own.'

'Of course, there were more debts than just those uncovered by Adams. According to Coe's own statistics, they received a total of over 700,000 debt leaflets,' Edward replied.

Zhou Ming nodded nodding: 'Yes, that's the most normal thing to do. I think you, Mr. Governor, are being a little sensitive. Perhaps those two debts, which add up to just over $1,000, are just a part of the $700,000 debt. After all, all numbers are just a matter of adding one after the other!'

Edward, however, shook his head and said, 'Not really, Mr. Zhou Ming. The reason I brought this up with you is because these two debts were singled out for calculation, while other debts are being litigated in a separate lawsuit.'

Zhou Ming thought thoughtfully, 'Perhaps this is indeed a bit strange, but I still don't think it's worth our attention, because it is very likely to be an operational error by one of the executors of the Addams family. So it would be better if we keep our focus on the Trefen Company.'

However, Edward, however, insisted: 'I don't think the Addams family would make such a mistake. Or maybe the Addams wouldn't care, but that Caitlin definitely wouldn't allow it.'

'Actions speak louder than words,' Zhou Ming reminded Edward, 'I know you, Mr. Governor, have always been bothered by that Caitlin, but that doesn't mean that everything will be perfect with her. I just want to say that maybe we can just not pay too much attention to this matter, just know that there is such a thing, and just do our best, right?'

Edward wanted to say something else, but after thinking about it, he could only sigh and say, 'That's all there is to it.'

Zhou Ming had lunch with Edward, who then went to attend to his afternoon government duties. Before leaving, however, Edward still cautioned Zhou Ming, 'I think we still can't not pay attention to it. Although my intuition may not be as accurate as yours, Mr. Zhou Ming, I don't think it's just a coincidence either. After all, if you think about it more, you'll get a more comprehensive picture, won't you?'

Zhou Ming smiled and patted Edward on the shoulder, saying to him, 'Don't worry, I'll pay attention.'

As Edward left, the expression on Zhou Ming's face became helpless. He returned to his room, took out his notebook, and wrote down all the information Edward had just told him.

Finally, Zhou Ming stared blankly for a while before laughing. 'Five hundred and twenty dollars and twelve hundred dollars, she's got to be kidding! Her Royal Highness Princess Caitlyn may have a high IQ, but her ability to send coded messages is really not something to be admired. She can't even get past this barrier with Edward...'

Zhou Ming muttered to himself until he suddenly revealed a strange expression: 'Or does Your Highness find it too complicated? I can't see it.'