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Chapter 509: Bernie's Gift

In just two days, Li Zhiyang received countless gifts, many of which were even priceless.

There are African diamonds, ivory, mansions in the Middle East, and even in the United States, he has received a lot of expensive gifts, originally he thought that Americans are stingy and do not like to give too expensive gifts.

But he forgot that these rich people were very fond of comparison, or the habit of making friends with famous nobles, especially when it came to the friends they longed to make, and they were especially generous.

Those rich people don't know where to find out that Li Zhiyang is a Celestial Empire person, this news, when many American tycoons came here, they gave Li Zhiyang a lot of gifts with Celestial Empire characteristics, such as antique cultural relics

Among them, the Walton family, which owns the Wal-Mart supermarket chain, was particularly generous, and they directly gave Li Zhiyang a very valuable set of porcelain from the previous dynasties, and someone who knew how to tell Li Zhiyang at that time that these things were at least worth millions of dollars

With such a bold and generous leader, the others can be worse Many famous American families who came to visit after the microservice, and the gifts they took out were all shabby, almost with a market value of less than 500,000 yuan, which can be regarded as a complete subversion of Li Zhiyang's concept of simplicity for Americans.

Now in his opinion, what he used to see in newspapers and magazines, those rich people in the United States, all like to live a simple life, they all like to help others, and they like to donate news or articles when they have nothing to do, they are all bullshit

On the 24th, just the day before Li Zhiyang's engagement ceremony, many big figures in American politics came, including the secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, and so on.

In the afternoon, these politicians also ended their visit to the James family, and after sending their blessings, they left, after all, these people are already very face-saving, they are responsible for the operation of the whole country, they can't stay here for too long, to be able to come here, and stay in Li Zhiyang's castle for so long, it is already very face-saving.

As soon as these distinguished guests were sent away, several quite important people came, and these people can be said to be the main figures of Li Zhiyang's engagement ceremony.

These people, of course, were important people in the small cabinet of the Rockefeller family, and these people came together.

The official current head of the family, Allen, James's own brother, and then David's son Derek, who appeared with David that day.

Then there are the others, among which is Li Zhiyang's long-famous, the only female member of the small cabinet, and Jennifer, who has a particularly good relationship with James. Rockefeller, and the one who was hostile to him. Rockefeller, and the insatiable Ian. Rockefeller, etc.

Today, Li Zhiyang can be regarded as having seen all the main figures of the Rockefeller family

A little while later, the current head of the Rockefeller family's ultimate family, David. Rockefeller finally came out.

A few days ago, he came here, and after discussing the candidate for the next president with James, he disappeared completely, according to James, after the old man finished explaining the characters, he rested in his apartment in New York, and easily did not come out to meet people.

And this time, the old man appeared with the head of another legendary family in the United States, the head of the Morgan family, a close friend of the Rockefeller family. Joseph Morgan, the real head of America's financial empire, this guy can also be said to be a beacon for the Jews

He is undoubtedly the leading figure in the Jewish community in the United States, and it can even be said that this guy is the patron saint of Israel, and one of the reasons why the United States immediately went to rescue this ally whenever Israel has been in trouble in the Middle East for so many years is the existence of such an old guy.

Li Zhiyang didn't have a good impression of Jews, but he had to show a little respect for this guy's identity, so when David introduced him to the leading figure of the Jews, Li Zhiyang still pretended to be decent and behaved decently.

After that, there was still an endless stream of big people who came to visit Li Zhiyang, and of course, more people rushed over for the name of the Rockefeller family.

Of course, there will be no less loyal fans of Li Zhiyang, the greatest investor on Wall Street, dear Bernie, the great former NASDAQ chairman, Bernard. Madoff.

During this time, although Li Zhiyang didn't have much contact with this guy, in fact, there was not a lot of contact between them.

Mr. Madoff sends an e-mail to Mr. Lee every week asking him what he thinks about the market, and the last time Mr. Lee came to the United States, he used his foresight to keep the big man under control.

And the two of them also teamed up in the stock market, ruthlessly playing with GM's Hummer stock, although GM has a lot of Morgan family shares, but they can't keep silent about this matter, because they also make a lot of money from it.

As soon as Bernard saw Li Zhiyang, he immediately came up and gave Li Zhiyang a big bear hug, you must know that if it weren't for Li Zhiyang's appearance, he would be in a state of death by now.

This year's economic situation is not optimistic, and the financial market in the United States can be said to be a voice of mourning, and as Li Zhiyang expected.

Many of his original investors have asked to get back their investment funds from him to save their businesses.

Although a few months ago, Li Zhiyang's appearance was very sudden, and the way he appeared was very unpleasant to Bernard, but now he has to admit that not only is it not a bad thing, but on the contrary, it is a good thing.

It can even be said that it was Li Zhiyang who saved him, and Li Zhiyang is his lucky star.

If Li Zhiyang hadn't taken him to scratch the wallets of the vast number of American stockholders in the early days of the financial crisis, his capital chain would have really become a big problem.

And after that, Li Zhiyang took away 10 billion US dollars of funds from him, made waves in the London stock market, and scraped the British wallet, so that he could barely survive in this financial crisis.

Otherwise, now Bernard knows what kind of outcome awaits him, and he doesn't have to think about it, he must be handcuffed and put on the bottom of an American prison

Li Zhiyang and James prepared more than 15 billion US dollars, of which Li Zhiyang took out almost more than 10 billion yuan, and the remaining 500 million US dollars were invested by James.

Add in the Rockefeller consortium, the Blossom consortium, and George and Henry's small coffers, and these consortiums and individuals have invested almost $50 billion in total.

And Li Zhiyang has quietly prepared a secret hand, that is, Bernard's funds, after all, they are against one of the five permanent members, so the funds must be sufficient.

This bet, there is no doubt that they won, because Li Zhiyang knows the direction of history, but fortunately, history has not changed too much because of his little worm.

Li Zhiyang asked Bernard to prepare the funds just in case, when the British Empire came forward as a country to save the city, the strength was too great, but fortunately their strength was not as great as imagined.

So Li Zhiyang's care went very smoothly, but Li Zhiyang didn't let Bernard earn too much, but after doubling the money he invested, he returned it to him.

But of course he will charge a considerable 'intermediary fee', Li Zhiyang is not a person who works for nothing, it seems that Bernard brought Li Zhiyang's deserved 'commission' this time.

After Li Zhiyang and Bernard came to a bear hug, Li Zhiyang left here with Bernard and went directly to his upstairs study with Bernard, because handing over checks here is not a good thing.

At that time, a grand welcome reception was being held in the hall, and it was a place where dignitaries and politicians from all over the United States gathered, and it can be said that elites from all walks of life gathered.

Many people know Bernard, and many of them are still his clients, and when everyone met Madoff, of course, they also showed considerable respect, especially after seeing that the relationship between Bernard and the son-in-law of the Celestial Empire, the newcomer of the Rockefeller family, was so close, everyone was even more convinced of what Bernard often told everyone about him and inside information.

Li Zhiyang took Bernard into his study, and before he could reach the bottom left, Bernard behind him said.

"Yang, I really don't know what to say, thank you so much, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to survive next year. ”

Li Zhiyang smiled and didn't say much, it was true that if it weren't for himself, Bernard really wouldn't be able to survive next year, he would be arrested and put in prison at the end of next year, and then he would be sentenced to a heavy sentence of one hundred and fifty years the next year, until he died in prison.

"Hehe, don't talk about these my friends, tell me, how are you doing, your troubles are all settled Weifu?"

"Of course, I have returned some of my clients' funds according to your request, and now although the size of my fund has decreased, it is more authoritative than before, and of course my clients are getting more and more high-end, and they are all real high-level people. Now for me, the biggest good news is that my financial situation has finally returned to a healthy state, even if the financial crisis is worse, it will not have much to do with me, and now my own funds can fully afford the loss of my customers. ”

Bernard said proudly, after Li Zhiyang turned the more than 10 billion US dollars he took from him into more than 20 billion and returned it to him after doubling it, Bernard was extremely excited at that time.

However, Li Zhiyang's persuasion later also gave him a general feeling of enlightenment, Li Zhiyang's suggestion was very simple, that is, to reduce the size of the fund, and now repay the object he has the ability to repay as soon as possible, so as not to make a fuss when they come to ask for money in the future.

And the financial crisis is going to get even worse, and with the rate of return on money he promises, his promise is simply impossible, unless he is willing to fill the hole with his own money.

Of course, Bernard was unwilling to use his own money to fill the hole, so after thinking about it again, he still chose to follow Li Zhiyang's advice and return many customers' funds in advance.

During this period, he still used his connections to speculate a few times in the U.S. stock index futures market, especially the NASDAQ market, and made a lot of money, don't forget that he was the former chairman of the NASDAQ.

And it was in this way that his financial situation was finally restored to health, and there was still a slight surplus

During the outbreak of the financial crisis, he was able to return it in time, and many customers invested the funds in him, which not only did not damage his reputation, but won him the confidence of more customers

Wall Street is now full of praise for the credibility of the great Bernie, who is said to be the most honest and honest of the securities and undoubtedly the most trustworthy of the brokers.

Looking at the big banks that would rather declare bankruptcy than return investors' funds, and the investment institutions that smell of scandal everywhere, Bernard is simply the god of the American investment community compared to them

In this way, he has preserved his reputation, and he has made up for the huge deficit he owes without knowing it, how can Bernard not breathe a sigh of relief, how can he not thank Li Zhiyang

Li Zhiyang looked at Bernard, who was elated opposite, and sneered secretly in his heart, If it weren't for your relationship in the United States and your popularity as a guy, Lao Tzu wouldn't have saved you, a damn liar

"Haha, that's good, my friend, it's a beautiful thing to do, but thank you for coming to my engagement ceremony now, and I'll talk about the rest later, I'll be in the United States for a while."

Li Zhiyang said and handed Bernard a double of champagne, Bernard took it, and then said with a red face.

"It's my pleasure, Mr. Li, if it weren't for you, I'd be right now... I don't really know what to say, so I'm going to thank you, yes, it's your fair part. ”

Bernard said, taking out a few thick stacks of cashier's checks from the suitcase he was carrying. Of course, Li Zhiyang knows that this is his own reward, the money he made for Bernard in London, and the profits of Bernard himself recently speculated on the NASDAQ, of course, will not be missing his share

Li Zhiyang took it and glanced at it, and the amount of the basically thick promissory notes added together was about four billion US dollars.

According to James's words, after New Year's Day, the British can no longer die, and it is best to complete the deal, and he is already a billionaire at that time.

And now just the money sent by Bernard and Mai Guoji is almost more than 10 billion US dollars, some time ago, he has received a fax from the Swiss bank, they are inviting him to join their board of directors, but Li Zhiyang has been thinking about this matter.

He knows that it is the big family that controls the lifeblood of the world now, and the foundation of the big family's survival is that they control the right to speak in the world's financial system.

What really controls and runs the world is the direction of these capitals and the operation of the entire financial system

What he is thinking about now is whether he will open a bank to have fun, but opening a bank is not a trivial matter, he has to think about it and consider it

He didn't know much about the banking system, but he was really not at ease if he hired someone to help him manage and run such a large bank.

So now he's been thinking about it, this thing

Bernard sat opposite Li Zhiyang at this time, looking at this young man who was just in his twenties and was already worth a lot, in his opinion, this young man was simply a miracle

He doesn't like fame, and if he did, I'm afraid he would have been the god of Wall Street by now, and any Buffett would have to stand aside

But what he didn't understand even more was that he was so rich now, why didn't he set up a bank on his own, maybe it had a lot to do with his special status.

After seeing Li Zhiyang finish reading the stacks of promissory notes he had sent, and locking those promissory notes into a thick safe.

Bernard smiled and said to Li Zhiyang: "Mr. Li, those are just the rewards you deserve, and now I want to give you my own personal gifts, I wish you and Miss Nancy a better life." ”

Saying this, he took out a piece of brown paper and handed it over, Li Zhiyang took it and looked at it, and I wiped it

This guy is really willing to give this a title deed to a Caribbean island, and this guy actually gave himself a small island

"Hehe, thank you, Bernard, you are really generous. ”

Li Zhiyang waved the title deed in his hand, thinking about Bernard and said, in fact, compared to the money he helped him get out of the predicament and the money he earned, such a small island is really nothing.

"Haha, Mr. Li, you're welcome, it's the era of the Great Depression, and a small island in the Caribbean isn't worth a few dollars. ”

Bernard saw it, when Li Zhiyang first saw the title deed, the surprise on his face, he knew that he had picked the right gift this time.

After greeting Bernard for a while, Li Zhiyang sent this guy out, and then went back to the study and sat down, although after that, there were many distinguished guests at home, but Li Zhiyang never came out.

He needed time and space to calm down and think about whether he should open a bank and have fun

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