"Good evening to all our viewers in front of their television sets. You are watching the live broadcast of the 'Evening News' on NBC Television Station."
On the NBC Television Station news channel, a news program was currently airing. The host spoke eloquently during the live broadcast, showing no signs of awkwardness.
After all, he was the ace anchor for news programs.
"It is reported that the well-known American tycoon and Chairman of Golden Dawn Entertainment Group, Mr. Kyle Page, successfully arrived at New York International Airport on his private jet at 8:00 AM today, drawing coverage from over twenty local New York media outlets."
"Major investment banks on Wall Street are closely following Mr. Page's itinerary."
"At approximately 4:00 PM, Gale Capital Investment Company on Wall Street officially announced that Gale Capital Company has added 12 new partners."
"Undoubtedly, with over 20 partners now, Gale Capital Company has further stabilized its internal unity."
"Next, please watch the on-site footage..."
...Quantum Fund.
Even though it was already 9:00 PM, the financial titan and President of Quantum Fund, Soros, had not yet left the office. Instead, he was watching the news program in his office along with several company executives.
A "click" sound rang out.
Cech Linat, the head of public relations at Quantum Fund, turned off the television that was broadcasting the NBC news program.
"Are you kidding me?"
Cech Linat sneered, "Is this the level of NBC news reporters nowadays? Did Kyle Page really come to New York just to distribute equity in Gale Capital? Heh, I don't believe it!"
"I don't believe it either!"
The person speaking now was none other than Getafe Barrito, one of the executives at Quantum Fund and a well-known financial expert in the U.S.
"That guy Kyle Page—don't let his youth and harmless appearance fool you; he's actually very cunning. This time, he definitely has other motives. However, I have no way of knowing what those specific motives are yet," Getafe Barrito said in a low voice.
The executives chimed in one after another, simply refusing to believe that Kyle's visit this time was so simple and harmless.
Tap, tap, tap...
Soros, as the captain of the great ship that was Quantum Fund, was repeatedly tapping the desk in front of him, lost in thought.
"Bang!"
At that moment, the office door was suddenly pushed open!
"What's going on? Can't you knock?" Barrito looked at the newcomer with dissatisfaction.
"Barrito, I don't have time to deal with you right now."
The newcomer glanced at Getafe Barrito and said seriously to Soros, "Boss, just now, we learned that there's been an unusual movement in Gale Capital's fund flows. In just over an hour, at least $300 million has flowed into the Japanese stock and futures markets."
One hour, $300 million?
The Japanese stock market and futures market?
Instantly, all the big shots, including Soros, became fully alert...
"Wall Street has no secrets!"
—John Pierpont Morgan (the third-generation head of the Morgan conglomerate).
Sure enough, not long after, the fact that Gale Capital was diverting funds into Japan was fully discovered by all the powerful investment banks on Wall Street.
"We obtained Gale Capital's movements in just one hour. Is that fast?"
"Fast my foot!!!"
"Gale Capital didn't hide its fund operations at all; otherwise, its confidentiality would have lasted at least six hours!"
Gale Capital's complete lack of concealment truly left the Wall Street investment banks scratching their heads.
"He actually didn't choose to operate covertly but instead went with completely legal and transparent operations. What is he trying to do?" Soros felt it was strange.
No problem is the biggest problem!
However, he was currently clueless.
For a time, many investment bank executives felt confused.
There was no way around it; Gale Capital's entire operation was extremely transparent!
...The next day.
News arrived again.
Following the $300 million diverted into the Japanese market in just one hour yesterday, Gale Capital moved another $800 million into the Japanese market throughout the day today.
"A total of $1.1 billion has already been diverted. What exactly is he doing?!"
Although the Wall Street investment bank moguls couldn't understand Kyle's operations, it didn't stop them from continuing to monitor closely.
"Baka!"
A manager from Japan's financial regulatory department said with a serious face, "Keep a close eye on Gale Capital's fund flows in our country."
"Hai!"
The staff immediately responded.
Since the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, Kyle's Gale Capital had frequently stirred up trouble in the Japanese market, earning massive amounts of money.
This behavior had drawn significant attention from Japan's financial regulatory authorities.
Well, although it hadn't escalated to the level of being blacklisted, it was still at the level of high-priority monitoring...
Another day passed.
February 3, 2001.
Just after 12:00 PM, Gale Capital stopped diverting more funds into the Japanese market.
However, the cumulative amount still left many small and medium-sized investment banks alarmed.
"A full $2 billion in funds!"
"And in just two short days. That's fast enough."
"Gale Capital hasn't been established for long, but its profits each time are substantial. It is a notable large company, and among the newly emerging investment banks, it can be called the fastest-rising one."
"Agreed!"
"Regardless, let's also divert some funds into the Japanese market first. Not much, just a few tens of millions of dollars will do."
The small and medium-sized Wall Street investment banks still maintained a high level of attention.
But!
The large Wall Street investment banks, including the Big Five Investment Banks and Quantum Fund, lowered their guard and paid much less attention.
Bear Stearns: "$2 billion? That's too little. It can't stir up the market at all!"
Merrill Lynch: "If it were before the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, Gale Capital's $2 billion might have achieved something small. But since that crisis, Asian countries and regions have increased their foreign exchange reserves. Gale Capital's current $2 billion can hardly make any impact."
Lehman Brothers: "I've actually uncovered some news. It's said that Gale Capital diverted $2 billion into the Japanese market with the aim of investing in the slumping Japanese real estate market."
$2 billion!
This figure is definitely astronomical for small and medium-sized Wall Street investment banks, but for the Big Five Investment Banks, which sit on hundreds of billions in managed funds, it's complete pocket change.
Diverting $2 billion in funds would be far too easy for the Big Five Wall Street investment banks!
...Meanwhile.
Over these past few days, Kyle hadn't been idle either.
Especially this afternoon, he personally went to Roski Real Estate, located in the heart of Manhattan, New York, to meet with this future top 200 billionaire on the World's wealth rankings—Edward Roski Jr.