Heads Up Hollywood

As soon as the "911 incident" broke out, the Bush administration immediately launched a series of emergency measures.

Politically, set aside disputes, unify strategies, and unite the two parties to face national disasters together;

In terms of internal affairs, stop all in-flight flights, all international flights will transit through Canada, and apply to Congress for a huge amount of state aid to airlines;

In terms of security, conduct large-scale investigations of all suspicious elements entering the country within a short period of time, and strengthen law enforcement and security forces in public places;

Economically, stop the stock market, bond market, foreign exchange market, and futures market to allow enough time for the Ministry of Finance and the Federal Reserve to react;

In terms of diplomacy, propose to NATO to activate a common defense mechanism according to Article 5 of the Covenant: If any country instigates this attack, it will be regarded as a military attack on the United States, and it will also be regarded as an attack on all NATO member states ;

In terms of military affairs, in the name of the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces, a request for a military counterattack by force was submitted to the House of Representatives...

On September 13th, the Secretary of State held a press conference and identified Al Qaeda as the number one suspect in the terrorist attack;

On September 14, the House of Representatives passed a resolution to counterattack with a high vote, authorizing President Bush, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, to launch force at any time to strike terrorists.

The Republican Party and the Democratic Party in the United States have great differences in ideas. Many times, the opposition party opposes the proposals of Congress for the sake of opposition, which is inefficient.

The United States is governed by elites, and party disputes and arguments can be allowed on trivial matters. However, at the critical juncture that determines the fate of the country, the Republican Party and the Democratic Party will always maintain a high-profile agreement and greatly improve the efficiency of government operations.

So far, Bush's Republican government has become a "quasi-wartime government", and it has indeed demonstrated excellent crisis management capabilities and decisive action responses, arousing patriotic sentiments among the people.

Under such circumstances, the environment of the media and public opinion, which has criticized the overly radical policies of the Bush administration in the past year, has also undergone tremendous changes in an instant.

A large number of TV programs and news reports extol the self-denial and patriotism of government officials, civil servants, police officers, and soldiers. On the domestic and foreign fronts of the "new war", American public opinion is almost one-sided.

The "New York Times" and CBS Television jointly conducted a large-scale public opinion survey. More than 90% of the American people support retaliatory military strikes against Al Qaeda!

The "Washington/Washington Post" has a headline on the front page, providing a theoretical basis for the war: "According to the United Nations Act, a sovereign state can only launch a military strike against another sovereign state if it is passed by the United Nations Security Council. Such as the past Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War, etc. Otherwise, it will be regarded as a military invasion that violates international law."

"When a sovereign country is invaded by another country, the country can directly launch a self-defense counterattack to protect its sovereignty without passing a UN Security Council resolution, such as South Korea, South Vietnam, Kuwait, etc."

"The '911 Incident' was a long-planned military operation by Al Qaeda, targeting the World Trade Center, the economic center of the United States, and the Pentagon, the military center. This is the second military attack on the US mainland since the 'Pearl Harbor Incident'. This time, we don't have to go through the UN, it's our sovereignty strike!"

The "New York Post" expounded the evil of Al-Qaeda at length. In 1993, Al-Qaeda planned the car bombing of the World Trade Center; in 1996, the attack on the Kobar Tower; Cole bombing...

At the same time, it also partially quotes the management methods of extremists in Afghanistan: women are not allowed to work, or they will be shot; women are not allowed to show their faces when they go out, or they will be shot; they are not allowed to read privately hidden books, or they will be shot; girls over 8 years old are not allowed to go to school , or parents shot...

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Regardless of whether it is the East or the West, whether it is ancient or modern, the strategy for waging war is exactly the same.

The first is to mobilize the media to explain the evil of the enemy and our justice; then to agitate the people and incite the hearts of the people to obtain the greatest support from the public; the third step is to get the military expenses and start the war!

Now, the situation in the entire United States is very tense. In the media reports, apart from the reports on the families of the victims and the rescue process, there is a war theory of retaliatory strikes. Basically, it is some "offenders who commit crimes against the United States will be punished even if they are far away". argument.

The invisible gunpowder has filled the air.

The atmosphere of war is getting stronger and stronger.

In just a few days, the Bush administration has won enough popular support and the approval of the two parties. It is only waiting for the third step...approving the national debt, obtaining military expenditures, and launching a war!

The waiting time should not be too long.

Tang En had no interest in military matters, and even more disapproved of the war. He is concerned about the stock market, when will it restart!

Before that, what he was most worried about was making too much money during the "911 incident", making many media jealous and kidnapping morality.

Now it seems that the problem is not big.

Almost all the media have focused on terrorist attacks and future wars, and even many gossip tabloids have been honest during this period.

There has been a wave of positive thoughts in the entire American media world!

Negative information, almost none.

This is so cool!

All flights are grounded, but private jets are allowed, and Scott Swift has returned to New York to preside over the situation.

Compared with the Internet bubble burst last time, the short positions this time are obviously bigger and wider, and more funds have been invested!

Tang En Capital invested a total of 2.13 billion US dollars, using 25 times leverage, and shorted 183 stocks in Nasdaq and 124 stocks in New York Stock Exchange.

This is like a huge black hole, which will be absorbed in the NASDAQ and NYSE crazily! absorb! Reabsorb!

This would be a crazy fortune!

Back in New York, Scott Swift has gone from being the underdog of the past few months to being the hottest topic in no time!

Regardless of the plane crashing into a building, the location is still the World Trade Center in Manhattan, but for the greedy capitalists on Wall Street, what is the disaster?

Disaster is money!

"Twain, this group of people on Wall Street, I really understand their essence!"

On the phone, Scott Swift couldn't help but sigh.

Tang En smiled, "I know, there must be a lot of financial capital, and they are showing their favor to you, right?"

"It's human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. I'm talking about Wall Street!"

"Oh? What's the matter?"

Scott Swift said slowly: "Did you know? When the terrorist attack came, the financial predators on Wall Street were not thinking about national security or accident rescue, but about making money."

Tang En couldn't help curling his lips when he heard that, aren't you the same?

He has no feelings for Lao Mei. When the "911 incident" broke out, his heart was still fluctuating, pity and sadness.

But Scott Swift, an authentic American, can laugh out loud, which is also the nature of a wolf of Wall Street.

"Didn't the stock market come to an emergency stop? It's also impossible for bulk futures?" Tang En asked suspiciously.

Scott Swift said: "Yes, the U.S. stock market is urgently suspended, but there is also Europe? There is also the Nikkei! This is Manhattan, and the global economy is involved."

"Oh? How did they do it?"

"The specific situation... is not clear yet, but I have heard some gossip that there are two well-known financial giants who are crazy about shorting airline stocks."

Tang En nodded, "Yes, the hijacking incident will definitely cause the public to have great fear of the plane. It is conceivable that in the next few months, American flights will face the plight of no customers, which will further affect Passengers/traffic to international flights, airlines collectively losing money, can be expected.”

Scott Swift said: "As far as the current situation is concerned, Tokyo stocks fell 4.8%, London fell 6.2%, Paris fell 11.4%, and Frankfurt fell 12.3%. And the heavily shorted airline stocks fell even more. The stock prices of British Airways, Lufthansa, and Air France have all fallen by more than 30%.”

Tang En blinked, "What about us? I remember we also sold out a few airline stocks, right?"

"A total of 3, not too many." Scott Swift sighed regretfully, but then laughed, "But it doesn't matter, except for airline stocks, travel stocks and insurance stocks, they will definitely fall sharply! Especially in the insurance industry, with a huge compensation of 30 billion US dollars, the stock price will have to be cut in half!"

"Oh? How many stocks do we have?"

"There are 14 tourism stocks and 25 insurance stocks!"

Tang En's heart brightened.

He pondered for a while, and said: "Now, the global stock market is waiting for the U.S. stock market to reopen. It is conceivable that the Federal Reserve will definitely take measures to stabilize people's hearts."

Scott Swift said with a disapproving smile: "What can the Fed do? At most, it can make some adjustments in interest rates and exchange rates. Small troubles will not affect the outcome of stockholders' panic selling. In my opinion, this time ...without a trillion dollars, it can't be stopped at all!"

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According to the latest news, the stock market will reopen next Monday, September 17.

This is of course good news for Tang En.

In comparison, the performance of the STA TV network this week was too mediocre, with only an increase of more than 20,000 subscribers.

This weekend, the second episode of "Band of Brothers" also didn't play as expected, and was replaced by a comedy, Universal Pictures' "Meet Your Father-in-Law," starring Robert DeLoney.

This film was released in October last year, and it has received a total of 330 million US dollars at the box office.

Viewership was...not bad, with more than 16 million households online at peak.

It can be seen that the appeal of movies is still greater than that of TV dramas.

Of course, it is likely that this weekend, many families have given up entertainment outside and chose to watch movies at home.

It's been an eventful year.