Chapter 49: Bubble Collapse (3)
December 29th.
The final trading day of the 1980s.
A beautiful girl with dark circles under her eyes stared sharply at those around her, eyes burning with intensity.
Yoo Ha-yeon, who had stayed up through the dawn, still flaunted her flawless skin and pitch-black schemes, fueling the energy in the room.
“Is everything ready for the short sell?”
As her crimson lips parted, the stiffly-suited soldiers responded in unison.
“Yes, ma’am!”
“Good... we’ve worked hard, haven’t we?”
They had brokered deals between the finance companies and the Japanese securities market, stirred public anxiety through the media, and selected which companies to target for short selling.
“Don’t forget, make sure those finance companies cushioning the fall don’t catch on to us... and don’t hit too hard or they’ll die off too quickly. Just plant the bombs nice and neat. Also, prep some performance results to leak to the press. Si-hyun, you’ve already got that handled, right?”
Her secretary, with her long hair tied back in a ponytail, gave a calm, assured smile.
“Yes, I’ve spread the decoy plan around the newspapers. There’s no way your uncle will find out.”