An Investor Who Sees The Future

I was horrified after seeing the foresight.

Why am I seeing this now? Could this possibly be the way to solve the current crisis?

But is this really possible?

After a moment, I came to my senses and found Ellie staring at me.

"What's wrong?"

"Ah, well..."

As I hesitated, Ellie smiled.

"I know. You've thought of something good, haven't you?"

***

"I saw a foresight last night."

Taek-gyu turned his head in surprise.

"Huh? What did it say?"

He took his hands off the steering wheel, but thanks to the route being set, the car drove itself just fine.

After hearing the content of the foresight, Taek-gyu was even more shocked than I was.

"What? Is that for real?"

"It's real. I saw it clearly."

After being dazed for a moment, Taek-gyu raised a question.

"But is it realistically possible? Even if you saw it in a foresight, isn't this impossible? The foresight didn't say it would work, did it?"

I had the same thought. After Ellie went back to sleep, I walked alone in the garden, mulling over the foresight I had just seen.

I was going to wait until daybreak, but then I suddenly realized there was no need to, and immediately called an acquaintance to inquire. And then I talked with him until the sun came up.

Because of that, I hadn't slept a wink since waking up at dawn.

"Theoretically, it's possible. The problem is that it's never been done before. I guess we'll find out if it works when we try it this time."

Taek-gyu blinked and asked.

"Possible? What kind of crazy person would say that?"

His reaction was still one of disbelief, but when I told him the expert's name, he immediately changed his tune.

"Oh, really? So it was possible."

This is why who said it is more important than what was said. If an expert points at a deer and calls it a horse, doesn't the deer become a horse?

"If this succeeds, won't it be a huge hit?"

I nodded.

"Maybe the money we've made so far will feel like a joke."

If it succeeds, it can change everything. As long as it succeeds.

While we were talking, we arrived at the company. We went up to the CEO's office and talked in more detail.

I told him what I had seen in my dream, and Taek-gyu was surprised again.

"What? The People's Liberation Army trampled Hong Kong?"

"It was just a dream."

"Isn't your dream basically a precognitive dream?"

"I suppose so."

I recalled the dream I had before the Big One happened. In the end, the Big One did happen, but the man I saw in the dream did not die.

In other words, even if it's a precognitive dream, it can be changed.

"The whole world is watching, and they're sending the People's Liberation Army into Hong Kong. It's not like it's Tiananmen Square Part 2."

I sighed and said.

"We can only hope that doesn't happen."

The Tiananmen Square incident occurred at a time when internal contradictions were erupting right after China's reform and opening up. The awareness of human rights within China was low, communication was not developed, and China had not yet grown into a G2 power.

Therefore, it was limited to an internal problem and did not spread to an international issue. But the situation now is completely different.

The Hong Kong protests were already an international issue. Although they can't say it directly because they are wary of China, everyone sympathizes with the basic principles of democracy, which guarantee the freedom of assembly and protest and oppose the suppression of protesters.

Moreover, the protests were being broadcast live to the world in real time through internet sites, Facenote, and A-Tube. The only ones who couldn't see it were Chinese netizens.

Until now, China has justified its dictatorship by highlighting its economic achievements. But now that those achievements are crumbling, voices of discontent with the Communist Party and the one-man rule of Zhang Pinghua are beginning to emerge. It cannot be ruled out that they might suppress the Hong Kong protests with a heavy hand in order to silence the voices of internal discontent and prevent division.

Although the Chinese Communist Party had deployed the People's Liberation Army in Shenzhen, everyone thought it was just a warning and that they would not deploy them to suppress the protests. Even the Chinese and Hong Kong people themselves.

If they really did such a thing, the whole world would turn its back on China.

But if China decides to go its own way, what can't it do? In a situation where the whole world is groaning from a crisis, there will be limits to international sanctions.

"We have two choices. One is to endure the losses until this crisis is over and then move. The other is to move right now."

Taek-gyu thought for a moment and then asked.

"If we move right now, couldn't we stop the crisis?"

"If they know what we're trying to do, Rothschild will hurry even more. Someone has to step in and delay the crisis."

"Aren't we the only ones who can do that?"

"I suppose so."

I also agonized over this issue all night.

"We don't have much time left."

Argentina and Turkey have already declared default, and Brazil, Chile, Romania, Ukraine, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines are also shaking badly.

Russia's TWR export plans have been canceled several times, and the Siberia development project is on the verge of collapse. The railway connection project with North Korea has not even started yet. As the stock market plunge worsened, President Vysotsky even threatened to close the stock exchange and take control of the foreign exchange market.

It's really only possible because it's Russia.

A hard Brexit is not far off, and after Greece, Spain and Hungary have also declared their withdrawal from the EU. If things go on like this, the EU might be torn to shreds.

Rothschild has periodically magnified crises, and each time a crisis broke out, they have taken care of their own interests. No matter how much damage it caused.

Just as Grace said, a great collapse following the Great Depression and the Great Recession, this financial crisis is the crisis they have put the most effort into creating.

As has always been the case, humanity will someday overcome this crisis as well. But the world before the crisis and the world after will be completely different.

Until now, the world economy has followed the order of the United States, with the dollar as the key currency. But now, the US is raising interest rates without regard for the situation in other countries, and emerging countries are groaning from the aftermath.

As the US goes on a solo run, each country is looking for its own way to survive.

What emerges at times like this is isolationism.

The world has grown through free trade and international cooperation and coordination. Therefore, it has been able to avoid major conflicts and wars.

But if isolationism deepens, the world will be divided, and each will pursue only its own interests. This is the worst-case scenario for South Korea, which has a high degree of external dependence.

"If we succeed, we'll get everything, but if we fail, we could lose everything. If you don't like that, you can sit still and wait for the crisis to end, or you can join hands with Rothschild."

"Hmm, that's just doing Rothschild a favor."

I recalled the words of Grace Rothschild that I had heard at the grand mansion in Buckinghamshire.

The one who makes the most money in the market is not the person who invents innovative technology. It's the person who controls the capital and the system.

When that time comes, we might have to reach out to Rothschild for help. The harder we work, the more we will be lining Rothschild's pockets.

I asked Taek-gyu.

"What do you think?"

Taek-gyu said, as if there was no need to think.

"Isn't the answer already decided? Are you really going to let Ellie's hometown be trampled?"

"That's me, but what about you? Can you really take the risk?"

Taek-gyu clenched his fist and burned with determination.

"Of course we have to do it! Isn't this an opportunity to bring down the Rothschilds, the dark masters of the world? Aren't conspiracies meant to be shattered?"

I said coolly.

"You know you'll lose all your money if you fail, right?"

"I don't care! Are we going to let the world run according to their will? I will punish them on behalf of all the otaku of the world!"

"..."

This kid is really excited.

In any case, since he said he would do it with his own mouth, he won't blame me later if things go wrong.

"But isn't there someone else you need to get permission from besides me?"

"Hyun-joo noona?"

Since noona is also a shareholder of OTK Company, I'll need to get her consent, right?

Taek-gyu put his hand on my shoulder and shook his head.

"No. Your future wife. You have to tell her you might become broke before you propose, right?"

"..."

***

I decided to have dinner with just Ellie.

As I waited in the company lobby, Ellie came down after a while.

"Sorry. Did you wait long?"

"I didn't wait long."

Since Ellie had to work late today as well, we decided to get out for a bit and have a simple meal of dim sum near the company.

I had ordered in advance by phone, so the food came out as soon as we sat down.

"Are you very busy today too?"

"You know. Asia is in an uproar right now."

Normally, we would have been in the middle of wedding preparations by now, but with bad news breaking out every other day, we hadn't even dared to start preparing yet.

As I was eating and trying to find the right time to bring it up, Ellie put down her chopsticks and said.

"You can say it now."

"Huh?"

"You've had that 'I have something to say' look on your face since we met. Go ahead and say it."

Having spent so much time together, it seems my expression gives everything away.

I made up my mind and spoke.

"Can I do something stupid?"

Sensing the seriousness in my tone, Ellie's expression became serious.

"How stupid?"

"If things go wrong, I might lose all my money."

Ellie looked dumbfounded. After all, my fortune is not a small amount. It's money I couldn't spend even if I set my mind to it.

The fact that I could lose all that money meant that I was about to do something unbelievably huge.

Even I think it's crazy, but it's something I'm not even sure about myself. To persuade someone else, you need to show that much resolve.

I quietly waited for her answer.

After a moment, Ellie opened her mouth.

"First, thank you for asking me. It means you value my opinion that much, Jin-hoo. I'll just ask one thing, so please answer honestly."

"Yes."

"Will you regret it if you don't do that stupid thing?"

"Um..."

Do I really need to go this far? Can't I just sit back and take care of my own interests?

Someone might laugh at me for making my own trouble.

I recalled the scene of the people of Hong Kong being trampled by the boots of the People's Liberation Army. What kind of expression would Ellie make if she saw that?

And that's not all. Because of the problems caused by the financial crisis, countless people were groaning in pain and despair.

The procession of refugees escaping across borders, protests and crime, violence and murder, riots and looting, screams and cries.

Even now, if I just close my eyes, all of it comes back to me vividly.

I recalled the foresight I had seen.

There is no 100 percent guarantee of success. But I cannot let the world run according to Rothschild's will.

If there was no way to stop it, it would be different, but since one has appeared, I have to do what I can.

No matter how much I thought about it, there was only one conclusion.

I nodded.

"Yes. I think I'll regret it if I don't."

Then, Ellie said, as if it was nothing.

"Then go for it."

I was surprised and asked.

"Really? Is it okay if I become broke?"

"It doesn't matter. I told you before. I'll support you, Jin-hoo. If things go wrong, I'll work late and even do modeling as a side job. If I get laid off, I'll even do a fish and chips commercial, so do whatever you want, Jin-hoo."

"..."

I was at a loss for words at Ellie's confident demeanor. And a moment later, I burst out laughing without even realizing it.

"Hahaha!"

Ellie looked at me and asked.

"Why are you laughing?"

"It just occurred to me that I didn't need to worry."

I have gained a lot since I started investing. The most precious of them is right in front of my eyes.

Compared to that, the money I've made so far is nothing. So there's no need to be afraid of losing it.

Money can always be made again.

I said sincerely.

"If I had to choose between the money I have and Ellie, I would choose Ellie without a moment's hesitation."

At my words, Ellie smiled brightly.

"Really? Then what if you had to choose between me and Taek-gyu?"

"Um, well..."

As I couldn't answer easily, Ellie pretended to pout.

"Tsk! Forget it."

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