American Fortune Life

"...Many people's eyes were red, and some people even shed tears. No one answered our questions. We can only see employees from Lehman Company walking out of Lehman holding boxes and luggage, walking to the street looking for taxis."

The tender and delicious yellow beef was constantly being fed into the mouth. Andy put down the knife and fork, took a sip of the fresh orange juice on the side with a relaxed face, and watched the AMC news channel that was reporting live on the opposite side of the restaurant.

Looking at the south side of the Lehman Building that now belongs to him, a "Shame Wall" has been erected, covered with photos of Fuld and Gregory, and marked "Dumb and Dumber"!

According to the report of my subordinates in the Lehman headquarters building, the huge trading hall of the Lehman headquarters was filled with a terrible emotion. The employees were not only shocked, but also very angry! Because too many of their expectations are pinned on the company's stock price!

Andy knew that this emotion was still lingering for a long time later!

Of course, all of this is irrelevant to him, the winner.

However, for Fuld, for the rest of his life, there will be not only spiritual pain, but also endless lawsuits, as well as the angry eyes of his former subordinates and the public.

Even a few days after Lehman went bankrupt, Andy read in the newspaper that Fuld had been beaten bruised by protesters while exercising at Lehman's gym.

"I had to approve this deal because it was the only one that was going to work. Lehman Brothers was a casualty. In fact, it was the only real sign of the tsunami in the credit markets. It's the most disturbing thing I've ever done. An unforgettable bankruptcy trial. This can only be regarded as a swan song. I can hardly imagine a similar emergency happening again."

On TV, Manhattan court bankruptcy judge James Pike said with a serious face to the cameras and reporters surrounding him.

With a sneer, Andy picked up the white napkin and wiped the corners of his mouth, then left it on the table, picked up the remote control and turned off the TV, walked out of the restaurant, came to the cloakroom mirror, tidied up, and said to the maid standing behind him: "Don't bother Ivana, let her have a good rest, I won't come back for lunch at noon."

"Okay, sir." The maid responded respectfully.

Andy strutted out of the house, and walked into the elevator with the bodyguards who had been waiting for a long time. When he reached the first floor, the moment the elevator door opened, Andy frowned slightly when he saw the front of the besieged building. .

"Mr. Smith, say something..."

"Tell me your opinion..."

The bodyguards and security guards of the building tried their best to stop the reporters who were constantly crowded forward, but Andy just walked towards the car on the side of the road with a cold expression. Today's reporters did not ask random questions, but kept shouting for him to say order something.

When he got to the car, Andy didn't rush to bend down and get into the car, but looked back at the expectant eyes, pondered for a while, and said in a cold tone: "The Wall Street structure in people's impression has become a thing of the past! "

After finishing speaking, he ignored the scene that had become more chaotic and noisy, sat in the car, leaned on the car seat, closed his eyes and rested his mind, and stopped looking at the reporters barking their teeth and claws outside the car window.

What he said is enough for these media to report, because each company will have its own interpretation. As an influential celebrity, some words do not need to be explained, because there will be many media to help interpret, he only needs to be responsible for letting The language has become concise enough that it is enough to pretend to be 13.

Wall Street, in English, means the Walled Street. The famous name is actually just a small street in Lower Manhattan, New York.

Originally, it was a Dutch colony. In order to prevent black slaves from escaping, the Dutch colonists erected fences here. In 1653, the wooden palisade was reinforced into a one-meter-high plank wall. In 1685, along the plank wall, early New York planners drew a road line that became Wall Street.

Two years later, Andy strolled on this long street again, and his mood and feeling were completely different at this time.

Two years ago, I was full of hesitant excitement, unreal cautiousness, and ambitious trepidation. Thinking about it now, Andy couldn't help but smile at this moment.

Not paying attention to the surprise of his appearance, Andy followed curiously around passers-by taking pictures with mobile phones. Under the protection of more than a dozen bodyguards, Andy walked slowly to the big copper bull in Bowling Green Park on Wall Street.

It is said that it is a park, but it is just a small green space. The reason why the copper bull is molded is that the Americans also hope that it means a good sign of the "bull market".

Andy looked at the bronze bull in front of him, with its front feet tilted down, its tail curled up, its horns up, and it rushed forward to the left. It was very vivid and artistic, but it also became a wonderful irony at this moment.

Turning his head to look at the exchange next to him, he didn't stop there, but continued to walk to the building where Gaia Corporation was located not far ahead.

At this moment, Wall Street has been completely submerged by the financial tsunami, and the financial giants are struggling in the exchange next to the copper bull. All traders are in a panic, no one can be sure, when another dawn comes, whether their company will still exist, whether they will still have the mood and opportunity to continue walking on this famous street, whether they can continue Looking at this big copper bull that is famous all over the world with ambition and hope.

When Andy came to the floor where Gaia Company is located, what he saw was an extremely busy scene. Almost everyone used to run. The office hall was even more noisy. Many people were holding documents with both hands. He tilted his neck and clamped the microphone and spoke loudly, he was already so busy that no one would pay attention to him, a big boss.

Andy walked through the busy hall with a smile on his face, and handed over two documents to his subordinates. When he pushed away from Al's office, he saw the same man with his shirt sleeves rolled up, his neck crooked and the phone held, his hands clasped Information, Al who kept talking.

When Al saw the big boss coming in, he didn't stand up to greet him, but pointed to the seat, and then continued talking on the phone. However, the call ended quickly, and he smiled wryly at the smiling big boss sitting opposite him: "Boss, we Although those assets were successfully purchased, troubles also came, our own manpower is not enough..."

Andy shrugged, took the coffee that Secretary Al brought in, and said with a smile: "Take your time, don't worry, anyway, there are some we are going to use to slaughter people, as long as we maintain normal operation."

With 1.3 billion US dollars to buy Lehman's headquarters building, the US investment banking and capital market business, while as many as 9,000 employees of Lehman Brothers will be retained.

The Lehman headquarters building valued at US$1 billion was priced at US$800 million.

The $250 million divestiture of Lehman's North American operations includes people, products, brand names, technology and customers at the two data centers, but excludes the risky deals and debt that crippled Lehman before filing for bankruptcy.

It also includes all of Lehman Brothers' investment banking and capital markets operations in the United States, London, and Canada, including banking, commodities, swaps, and prime brokerage, valued at $250 million.

Cabbage price!

It is said to be a transaction, but it is actually a robbery. When Fuld signed the transaction agreement last night, his expression was almost ferocious. He gritted his teeth and wanted to eat Andy. Some of the board members present even had red eyes. Yes, the atmosphere was so oppressive that many people couldn't breathe.

"Well, Al, spread the word now that we intend to sell all the investment banking and capital markets businesses in the United States, London, and Canada that we just acquired from Lehman Brothers, so that we can save a lot of manpower and material resources " Andy put down the coffee he had taken a few sips, and said after a while.

"Implement it now?" Al frowned slightly, and continued: "In this way, the price may be lowered..."

"Hehe, lower the price? Just tell those who call and consult, those who want to pick up the cheap ones will fuck off, now these are high-quality assets, if you don't pay the price that matches them, let them go to sleep! That's it Express what I mean directly!" Andy said with a sneer, although he didn't know who got the assets cheaper after the bankruptcy of Lehman in his previous life, but he couldn't escape the few vultures who took advantage of it, such as Barclays Bank, MG Chase and their ilk.

But now that it is in his hands, how can it be possible that those who want to take advantage of it will not be slaughtered by him!

(The Lehman assets acquired by Andy while looting were in fact acquired by Barclays Bank of England for US$1.75 billion. These are the "short boards" of Barclays Bank's business. Opportunity".)