Chapter 257: Thoughts
Night, loneliness, despair, this is not a word that makes people develop beautiful associations. In addition to eros, which itself is not such a noble thing.
Wall Street is silent at night, no longer bustling and bustling during the day, and the occasional illuminated office buildings seem to still narrate the glory of this place, but the glory is gradually leaving him.
Lin Fan came to New York, and the United States and China were in stark contrast. In China, urban life has not changed much, the only thing that has an impact is the migrant workers who are not easy to find jobs, but the migrant workers do not have the media to show their opinions, and there is no media to pay attention to these, and the whole of China is still thriving.
In the United States, the most prosperous New York has been seen, the word financial crisis has not yet spread to China, but here it is about to talk about the tiger's color, the most common is the prediction of various experts on the stock market. Many people are panicking because many people are working in finance, and in the event of a crisis, the landless urban class will face a crisis of unemployment.
It is as if the first thing that British Prime Minister David Cameron will solve when he comes to power is the problem of unemployment, and this problem is also an urgent need to solve after Obama takes office.
But when the day comes, everyone continues to work, even if the road ahead is bumpy, but after all, there is still life.
Xie Ai came to the door, he has been a little too excited recently, the combination of him and Lin Fan is like a mouse, crazy digging for money from European and American countries, he now agrees with what Lin Fan said at the beginning, what kind of ability is it to make money in China? Earning foreigners' money is the real thing, and he did it.
"Tea or coffee?"
"Tea bar, I want to vomit when I stay up late drinking coffee these days."
Lin Fan smiled and made a cup of domestic black tea for Xie Ai, "Why are you fighting so hard, we have plenty of time." ”
"There are a lot of times when you can't miss the opportunity and I don't want to lose those opportunities and watch the money that should have been in my pocket slip away, it's a sin and I will never allow it."
Lin Fan smiled and looked at Xie Ai with a somewhat excited look, this was very different from the Xie Ai he saw for the first time, Xie Ai was shy and not good at words before, but now he has become outgoing and confident, which is a very good change.
"How much money do we have now?"
Speaking of business, Xie Ai's face was straight, "We still have $5 billion left after depositing $8 billion in Citibank before, and now this $5 billion has become 18 billion." ”
"You're fast."
"It's not too fast, if we didn't dare to invest a lot of money, maybe we would have mastered 30 billion dollars a long time ago." Xie Ai also knew Lin Fan's big plan, it can be said that he couldn't even think of Lin Fan's plan, and it was precisely because of this that he would desperately attack in the stock market, that dream was too grand!
Lin Fan looked at Xie Ai with a smile, "What happened to the black hand reported by the British media?" "Shea is in far more trouble than he said, and now European governments have noticed that there are people who are deliberately shorting the stock market.
Xie Ai was a little embarrassed, "I'm going to just make a fortune in Europe and leave, even if they are on guard, as long as we don't make any more moves, they won't be able to find us here." The United States, the world's economic center, is our home turf, and there are simply too many big financial companies here. ”
"We should also pay attention to the US shot, and now the US Treasury Department has paid attention to the stock market, and I suggest that we stop for a while."
"But our plan?"
Lin Fan looked resolute, "Listen to me, we will have more opportunities next year." Lin Fan did not panic, next year Merrill Lynch, Bear Stearns and other large international companies will be acquired, the global stock market is volatile, and the market value of five trillion US dollars has evaporated in two days.
Xie Ai's face was obviously hesitant, but after a moment of entanglement, he nodded and said, "Mr. Lin, I believe in your decision." ”
Lin Fan secretly affirmed in his heart that it was not a temptation just now, if Xie Ai thought that he would be disrespectful to himself by obtaining so much money, maybe this was the last cooperation, and he would not reuse this person again.
"You wrap up here and get ready to take over a company."
"Huh?" Xie Ai's face was suddenly at a loss, "Mr. Lin, you're not mistaken, right?" I didn't graduate from junior high school, and you asked me to manage a company? ”
"What is an academic qualification? Ability is the most important thing, if you find it a little difficult in the future, you might as well find a university to further your life. ”
"No, Mr. Lin, I can't." Xie Ai's head shook like a rattle.
"I said you can, you can, let's finish it, let's talk about this first, I have other things to deal with, you can deal with it as soon as possible in these days."
Without waiting for Xie Ai to speak, Lin Fan left his residence, and a moment later, he appeared at Citigroup's headquarters.
Prince's spirit as always, he was once called the king of Wall Street, the tyrant, and Citi under his leadership is full of aggressiveness, even if Prince has now smelled a hint of crisis, Merrill Lynch CEO O'Neill is now accepting the pressure, according to Merrill Lynch's incomplete third-quarter report, Merrill Lynch has lost as much as $7 billion under O'Neill's leadership, and this figure may be higher.
His situation is also not good, Citibank is the largest bank in the United States, and it is also among the top three in the world, Citibank is naturally huge in the field of housing loans, Citi's loss in the third quarter may also be as high as more than $5 billion, he is likely to be forced by the board of directors and shareholders to resign.
But the position of CEO of Citi is really nostalgic, and he can't give shareholders confidence through the merger he is good at, and now Citi lacks sufficient liquidity. There are too many bad debts within the bank, and if these data are released, once it causes panic among shareholders, Citi's stock price is likely to plummet, but how can we strengthen the confidence of shareholders? He faintly had a hint of thought, and without hesitation, he threw out the eight-billion-dollar Lin Fan into his sight.
"At present, the contact with AMC Cinemas has reached the substantive stage, and our professional negotiators are negotiating separately with the major shareholders, and we may be able to hear good news by the end of this year."
"It's cool, Citi is one of the largest banks in the country, and the execution is truly amazing." Lin Fan sincerely praised, after all, it took two years for Wanda to acquire, but think about it at that time, AMC had survived the economic crisis, the global economy recovered, the box office ushered in an explosion, and it was normal for the acquisition to take time.
"But Marvel may take a little time, you know that Marvel's leaders are a bunch of old stubborns, who have been through too many ups and downs from World War II to the present, and their confidence is strong enough. However, there is no problem in winning it, the current film industry is sluggish, and Marvel Film and Television, a pillar industry, cannot make ends meet, and they will accept our acquisition request. ”
Lin Fan bowed his head and behaved extremely indifferently.
Prince seemed to say unintentionally: "Mr. Lin, I don't know what you think of the current financial industry?" ”
When Lin Fan heard this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but pull a smile.......