American Fortune Life
Chapter 1211 A Bloody Sunday
The only good news on Sunday night was that Bank of America agreed to buy Merrill Lynch for $29 a share, which was really good news, but no one was in the mood to celebrate.
When Andy hugged Ivana in the living room while playing and watching TV, when he heard the news, he complained in disbelief: "It's just that Wal-Mart bought Tiffany!"
At the same time, Andy also learned from the phone that Paulson could not wait to call the White House budget director and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, warning them that Lehman would file for bankruptcy that night.
However, the Asian market has already opened, but Lehman Brothers has no intention of declaring bankruptcy. The 158-year-old company still hopes to struggle to the end.
"Honey, don't wait for me, go to bed first, maybe you'll be busy until tomorrow..." She was already dressed, standing at the door of the house, embracing Ivana's slender waist who was only wearing a nightgown, in her red chun Andy, who kissed a few times, said.
"Honey, I wish you success..." Ivana knew that her man was going to do something big, so she sent her best wishes.
"Of course I will. I'm leaving. I'll go to bed earlier." Andy smiled confidently, stopped dragging his feet, turned around and walked out of the house, leading Kenny and a group of bodyguards to the elevator.
Downstairs in the apartment building, the convoy was already on standby. Al and the three directors of the think tank were waiting at the door. When they saw Andy appear, they rushed to greet him.
"Let's talk on the road!" Andy said without stopping when he saw Al, nodded slightly, then bent down and got into the car.
Soon, the convoy disappeared into the night and headed straight for the Lehman Brothers headquarters building on Seventh Avenue.
Manhattan, New York is still bustling with people. In front of the brightly lit Seventh Avenue headquarters of Lehman Brothers, police fenced off the gate, surrounded by reporters and curious passers-by.
‘What happened, is Lehman really going to fail? ’ asked a passer-by. No one answered, and I saw employees from Lehman constantly walking out of Lehman holding boxes and dragging their luggage, and went to the street to look for a taxi.
Andy's motorcade drove directly into the parking lot on the basement level of the building, and Andy led a group of people to the floor where the CEO's office was located in the elevator.
In the CEO's office, it was gloomy. Fuld looked exhausted, frowning, and kept looking through his phone book. He was constantly contacting all the people who might save the company, but not everyone would still be there. Take his call now.
"Boom——"
"Boss, Mr. Smith is here..."
Fuld's eyes were still sharp in his sunken eye sockets. He raised his head and glanced at the secretary at the door. He nodded slightly, stubbed out the cigarette in his hand, ignored his messy shirt, stood up from the boss chair, and walked out of the office. go.
He knew that Andy Smith was definitely not here to save Lehman. As for the purpose, it was obvious that this young vulture wanted to take the first step to grab the most delicious part of Lehman, although he hated this group of greedy people so much. guy, but if possible, he hopes to buy some time for Lehman to survive.
"Sorry to bother you so late, Mr. Fuld." Andy smiled brightly, and when he was two steps away, he stretched out his hand and shook hands with the expressionless Fuld.
"No interruption, you know, we are now...forget it, let's not talk about it, please, what do you want to drink?" Fuld squeezed out a smile, and he was not in the mood to be polite, and directly invited.
"Coffee is fine, thank you." Andy didn't care about Fuld's faux pas, he knew very well what he was here for, not to mention faux pas, even cynicism, as long as he could achieve his goal, he could respond with a smile on his face.
In the luxurious and spacious office rest area, the guests and the host were seated. After a short greeting, coffee was brought over. Fuld waved to his secretary. After the office door was closed, he crossed his hands in front of him and crossed his legs. He stared at Andy with sharp eyes and said, "Mr. Smith,
Come on, what do you want? "
"Ok?"
Blowing on the coffee a few times, Andy, who hadn't taken a sip yet, let out a hum, looked up at Fuld, put down the coffee cup, leaned back on the sofa, and said with a smile: "Don't worry about it yet. What do I want, I have something that happened today that you don't know about, are you interested in listening to it?"
Fuld pondered for a moment, did not respond, but just reached out his hand to signal, he had a bad premonition at this time.
"I know you and Lehman's board of directors are still pinning their hopes on the White House..."
Following Andy's narration, Fuld's face flushed with anger, his crossed hands were tense and trembling slightly, and his breathing rhythm became disordered.
"... At this moment, many people are waiting for you to carry out the bankruptcy process. Believe me, after midnight, Paulson will lose patience, and he will even forcefully declare you bankrupt..."
"Enough!" Fuld was completely irritated by Andy's series of words. He is a grumpy person, and some things Andy told him completely annihilated the last bit of confidence in his dying struggle. .
Andy picked up the coffee cup, sipped it, and looked at the emotional Fuld with a smile, until the other party calmed down slowly, then put the remaining half of the coffee cup on the table , said in a cold voice: "In this gluttonous feast of sharing the delicious fresh meat of the predators, some predators become dishes on the plate, and some become enjoyers of the same kind!"
Fuld looked resentful and his eyes were full of anger, "The inside story of Lehman's collapse will one day be revealed, but in order to prevent my family and friends from being hurt, I will not say it now, but one day I will... "
"They need to find an unlucky guy to divert the public's anger over their unfavorable supervision!" Andy said lightly, looking at Fuld who was full of anger, he sneered in his heart. No one on Wall Street likes him. Not only that, this guy also I once humiliated Paulson at a reception, and I have to say that this guy is not wronged for his misfortune.
"Say it straight, what do you want? What price can you give us! Don't go around in circles anymore!" Fuld stared at the young but cunning Andy Smith opposite him, almost roaring.
"Lehman's New York headquarters, two data centers in the United States, North America, and European core business units, I want all 1.3 billion dollars..."
"Bastard! Do you fucking know what you're talking about!" Fuld growled at Andy with a hideous expression.
Andy crossed his hands in front of him, crossed his legs, and looked indifferently. He looked at Fuld, who was staring at him condescendingly, and said in a cold tone: "Cash, I believe that your board members will be happy to start the bankruptcy process. Recover some of your own losses!"
"Hoo-hoo-hoo-"
Fuld breathed violently, clenched his fists tightly, wishing to punch the disgusting face in front of him hard.
"I know you will hold the last board meeting at 8 o'clock, and there are 15 minutes left. I will wait for your news here. If you don't agree, I can wait until you go bankrupt to get these, although it may play with you. Barclays Bank, but in this way, no matter how much money you sell, it has nothing to do with you. You can only watch those dollars being divided up, and let bankruptcy consulting companies continue to take away the wealth that originally belonged to you. "
With a smile on the corner of Andy's mouth, he shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands. No matter what you choose, I can accept it.
The furious Fuld froze slightly, his expression constantly changing. The exhausted Fuld sat down on the sofa all of a sudden and said with a wry smile, "Damn it, you greedy devil, I shouldn't see you of..."
"Believe me, Chad, the board of directors will appreciate you, take the money to enjoy a low-key and happy life, and those who want to see your jokes will beat their feet angrily!" Andy said the last words in a very friendly tone Bewitched.
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