The 10-hour journey on a transoceanic flight is a nightmare for most people, and although the Boeing 777 is not small, the space on the plane is always limited, and it still feels cramped.

On the plane, Ding Le slept, ate, ate, and slept, and he felt that he was raised as a pig by the flight attendant. Even though he bought a first-class ticket, he still found it very difficult.

This time I flew to New York, and according to Ding Le's request, the entire team of the Hong Kong Black Panther Fund also went together.

In September, Lehman Brothers is about to stage the final tragedy of the end, which will bring unpredictable shocks to the market, in order to capture market information in time, Ding Le decided to set up a temporary frontier trading center on Wall Street.

Trading in Hong Kong, apart from the time difference, is separated from Wall Street by the Pacific Ocean, and there are many uncontrollable factors. At this last minute, he didn't want to make any moths. Unbeknownst to Black Panthers' employees, they were about to witness a piece of history and witness the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers.

After a long flight of 16 hours, the Cathay Pacific plane finally landed safely at JFK International Airport, and Ding Le and his party arrived in New York without incident.

The moment he walked out of the cabin door, Ding Le suddenly had a feeling of getting out of the sea of suffering, flying for more than ten hours, two lives, this is the first time he has ever experienced it.

After sitting on the plane for a long time, he felt that his buttocks and legs were no longer his own, no matter how he adjusted his position, he felt uncomfortable, and the bones in his whole body seemed to fall apart.

Coming out of the airport, the group drove to the booked Four Seasons Hotel in Manhattan.

On the way, Ding Le looked up at the gray sky outside the car window, the clouds were rolling up, and the rain was still sunny, and the changeable weather in New York seemed to be a narrative.

Ding Le looked at the scenery flashing outside the car window, and suddenly remembered in his heart that in the 90s of the last century, there was such a line in the popular TV series "Pekingese in New York": "If you love someone, send him to New York, because it is heaven, and if you hate someone, send him to New York, because it is hell." ”

This line is the beginning of all Ding Le's memories of New York, he graduated from college a few years ago, he also had a longing for the United States, and his first girlfriend proposed to break up because he was going to study in the United States.

At that time, tens of millions of Chinese people crossed the ocean to follow that deepest longing in their hearts, and no matter where this longing came from, they became a group of people who did not hesitate to turn back in the "American Dream".

Now, Ding Le looked at the scenery flashing outside the car window, but he was eager to see Xia Xiao in his heart.

He came to New York this time, in order to create a surprise for her, and did not disclose any information in advance. Now as the distance approached, his urgency became stronger.

As TAXI slowly crosses the Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan's skyscrapers begin to come into view, and the atmosphere of the metropolis comes into view.

Since it was discovered in 1609 by Henry Hudson, the representative of the Dutch West India Company, Manhattan has become the economic and cultural center of the United States and the world over the centuries.

It has the highest concentration of skyscrapers in the world, is home to the headquarters of most of the world's top 500 companies, and is home to the headquarters of the United Nations.

Manhattan is a long and narrow island, from north to south is divided into Uptown, Midtown and Downtown, Uptown is divided into two districts, east and west, most of which are famous for sightseeing attractions; Midtown has skyscrapers and major commercial shopping centers that compete with the sky; Downtown is centered on the financial industry, and Wall Street here is a holy place in the hearts of every investor, and has long become the most important financial center in the world.

Because Xia Xiao's school is also in Xiacheng, Ding Le's hotel for this trip chose the Four Seasons Hotel in Xiacheng.

After the group checked in, after the jet lag, under Gao Renqiang's arrangement, the members of the Black Panther team began to get busy, they rented a small conference room in the hotel, equipped with computers and wiring, and after a period of busyness, a temporary trading center was set up.

Many of the Black Panthers have worked on Wall Street, and they are no strangers to Manhattan and there is no such thing as adaptation.

Seeing everyone quickly get into the working state, Ding Le drifted away, he had the impression that there were still a few days before Lehman Brothers staged the last scene, and at this moment he was going to see Xia Xiao first.

NYU is a campus without walls, and the campus is integrated with the whole of New York City, with eighteen colleges spread throughout New York City. NYU has two campuses, the main campus in Manhattan is basically the heart of the school, with Washington Square as the heart of the school, radiating outward.

After Ding Le walked out of the hotel gate, he beckoned a TAXI, and with the help of the driver, he followed the map and quickly found the place where Xia Xiao went to class.

Xia Xiao studied at New York University's Stern School of Business, one of the top business schools in the United States, just a stone's throw from Wall Street, and Stern's most famous alumnus is none other than US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan.

When she first entered the university, when choosing a major, Xia Xiao chose the Master of Accounting program, which lasts for 1 year and is divided into 2 semesters, with 15 credits each required in the spring and fall.

Today's course is financial reporting and disclosure, and the professor in the class asked everyone to discuss the case in groups, and the case you chose for the recent financial turmoil on Wall Street was Bear Stearns.

Xia Xiao is quite familiar with Bear Stearns' situation, and she helped collect a lot of information before the Black Panther Fund shorted Bear Stearns. In today's discussion and speech, she once again overwhelmed the crowd and performed well.

After the discussion, Xia Xiao and her classmates chatted while walking, through today's brainstorming, her thesis framework is also roughly outlined, and she can report to her supervisor after collecting some information.

When Xia Xiao walked out of the teaching building, she inadvertently looked up and found Ding Le standing in the shade of a tree not far away.

Xia Xiao was stunned for a moment, she thought that she had been staying up late to write papers recently, and she was lacking in qi and blood, and she was hallucinating.

Seeing Ding Le show that trademark smile and walk towards her with open hands, she came to her senses, it turned out that this was not an illusion, the person who had been thinking about it appeared in front of her eyes.

Ding Le's sudden appearance brought Xia Xiao a complete surprise, Xia Xiao covered his mouth with his hand, and cried excitedly in an instant, the classmates next to him were still puzzled, why did a person who was talking and laughing just now suddenly burst into tears?

When they saw Ding Le take the initiative to step forward and hug Xia Xiao, this was reflected, so everyone clapped their hands, and some even whistled.

Xia Xiao has not been studying at NYU for a long time, but her beauty and self-confidence have long attracted many admirers on campus, and her good friends know that she has a boyfriend in China, and everyone thinks this is her excuse, but now it seems that she is not lying.

Ding Le generously introduced himself to Xia Xiao's classmates, and the lovers eventually became married, and the classmates took the initiative to leave with interest, leaving room for a private meeting between the two.

"Why are you here?" asked Xia Xiao as she sobbed.

Ding Le gently stroked Xia Xiao's crying cheek, and said pityingly: "I'm here to fulfill my promise!"

Hearing Ding Le say this, Xia Xiao remembered that he had said this.

Without waiting for Xia Xiao to ask, Ding Le continued: "This time, the Hong Kong team has also come over together, and in the next few days, we will have a big move!"