Chapter 2182 What do you want to get?

Speaking of which, this matter is basically settled, in cooperation with Alice Group, Ford does not dare to be presumptuous, of course, if it is other companies, it is impossible to say, bullying the soft and afraid of the hard, persimmon picking soft pinch has always been the most favorite thing of the major consortia in the United States.

"OK," Zhang Lan smiled and nodded. Ford stretched out his hand and smiled, "Then I wish us a happy cooperation in advance." ”

"Happy working together!" Bill. Ford shook Zhang Lan's outstretched hand heavily, shook it twice, and returned a brilliant smile.

Although the specific details of the cooperation were not said, the two only reached a basic verbal agreement on this cooperation. Ford understands that this cooperation is now decided, as for the details of the cooperation, naturally there are negotiators from both companies to negotiate, and the two of them know what the result will be.

Although Alice Group and Ford Motor have always been in a cooperative relationship, and the cooperation between the two sides is extremely deep in the eyes of outsiders, only the Ford family and Alice, Zhang Lan and others understand in their hearts that the cooperation between Alice Group and Ford Motor is far less deep than that it seems to outsiders.

This is easy to understand, a pair of young men and women, because of unexpected pregnancy and marriage abound, similarly, after marriage because of no children and break up also abound, a common child is the foundation, before the cooperation between Alice Group and Ford Motor is like this, but now, the cooperation between the two sides is finally going to have a common "child", think of this, Bill. Ford couldn't help but feel excited.

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Jean Bill. Ford felt a little regretful that Zhang Lan's trip to the United States, and Ford's cooperation was only a trivial matter. Ford can still feel it, and to be honest, this feeling that other people don't really take you seriously is very annoying, especially when this neglected person is still very good about himself, this feeling of chagrin is more and more obvious.

Of course, Bill. Ford is very self-aware, although he is unhappy, but he understands very well in his heart that Zhang Lan specially flew from the Republic to the United States, and he definitely did not come to discuss the cooperation of hybrid vehicles with himself. Ford naturally couldn't ask, but vaguely guessed that what Zhang Lan was going to do was probably related to the subprime mortgage crisis that is now raging in the "civilized world" of the whole country and even the whole of Europe and the United States.

Has it to do with the subprime mortgage crisis? Bill. Ford's heart suddenly trembled: Could it be that the Alice Group has seized another opportunity? The opportunity and good luck of the Alice Group to grab foreign wealth made everyone envious of the almost crazy, Bill. Ford is naturally no exception, especially when you know that the other party will make a lot of money, and you still don't know how the other party does it, which is really unpleasant.

But Zhang Lan won't care about Bill. At this moment, Zhang Lan is chatting with a big-nosed foreigner who was in a frustrated and dejected big-nosed foreigner who was calling for wind and rain on Wall Street and could even affect a country's policy.

The humble appearance of this café, called Norwegian Nights, is no different from the mid-range cafes that dot the streets of Washington, D.C., especially now that the lazy owner has put a "Temporarily closed" sign on the door on this lazy afternoon.

People passing by the roadside in front of the café will naturally never think that in fact, this café has been chartered, the café is not big, but after entering, the environment is very elegant, relaxed, if the background music slowly floats in the air, making people lazy want to be drowsy, it is a good place for young men and women to get together in love or in love, but at this moment, there are only two people in the café. …,

"Mr. Richard, what do you think of the coffee in this café?" Zhang Lan gently stirred the spoon in the coffee cup, and asked the big-nosed foreigner sitting opposite him without raising his head, that familiar feeling would give people the illusion that this was two old friends who had known each other for many years on a lazy autumn afternoon, getting together and chatting leisurely.

"Very good," the middle-aged man with a big nose who looked a little decadent, that is, Mr. Richard in Zhang Lan's mouth, although he looked a little absent-minded, still took a sip of coffee and praised it, "This coffee is good." ”

Richard. Forder, as one of the most successful investment banks in the United States and the CEO of Lehman Brothers, the fourth largest investment bank in the United States, not only has a considerable annual salary, but also envies that the considerable annual salary brings only a small part of his income. What kind of superb and rare coffee has Forde not drunk? The coffee in this café was barely palatable, not even average.

Of course, if you consider that the person who invited you is Zhang Lan, it will be another matter.

It's just that now, the former high-spirited Richard. Forder, but there is no longer the flamboyance of the past, looking at this young man who pushed Lehman Brothers into the abyss of bankruptcy, Richard. Forder's heart was mixed, and although there was a strong feeling in his heart that he had spilled the coffee in his hand on the face of the young man with a gentle smile on the face of the young man opposite him, it was strange that even Richard. Forde himself felt strange, why was his hand so steady at this moment?

"It's good that you can still eat," Zhang Lan nodded, didn't look up, and still said to herself, "To be honest, I'm not a person who likes coffee, and at the same time, the lifestyle promoted by the upper echelons of European and American society, what kind of red wine, coffee, and other things that represent the lifestyle of the upper class, I basically don't like it, and I haven't dabbled in it, in fact, after I drank it, the coffee after a certain price, the taste is almost the same, that slight difference, it is a little too exaggerated, Mr. Richard thinks, right?" ”

Richard. Forder didn't answer immediately, but his brain was racing.

He never believed that Zhang Lan had deliberately chartered a café in order to invite himself to a cup of coffee, and then let himself listen to him say these words, no matter what, there must be a deep meaning in these words, but what is the meaning of this deep meaning, Richard. Forder hadn't figured it out yet.

Thinking cautiously for a moment, Richard. Forde shook his head and said slowly and cautiously, "Mr. Zhang Lan, with all due respect, it is this slight difference that makes up our wonderful world, and if all the same type of things are similar, it will be a little boring." ”

"Hehe, is that so?" Zhang Lan smiled, noncommittal.

This kind of thing is completely a matter of chicken or egg, if you really argue, I am afraid that you will not be able to argue for a lifetime...... The question of chicken or egg has been debated for centuries, and isn't it the same or inconclusive? Zhang Lan never worked such laborious things that did not produce results.

Richard, who had hoped to use this kind of tactful expression to Zhang Lan about his dissatisfaction with the previous practices of the Alice Group, and Lehman Brothers. Forde, in the face of Zhang Lan's reaction, was immediately depressed. He thought of all the possible reactions of Zhang Lan after he said this, but what he didn't expect was that Zhang Lan would be such a reaction, so that Richard. Forder had the feeling that he threw a punch hard, only to end up punching the cotton. …,

Richard. Foul finally decided to admit defeat, and he spread his hands very boldly, "Mr. Zhang Lan, can you tell me now what you invited me to coffee today, right?" I'm sorry, but even though I'm the CEO and shareholder of Lehman Brothers, I don't think I have the privilege of having you treat me to a cup of coffee when you've never dealt with me before. ”

What are you going to do? Let's get it straight.

In general, Europeans and Americans are indeed not the kind of people who are good at going around in circles.

Zhang Lan also doesn't like to go around in circles with people, there is that kung fu to go around in circles with people, how much less money does buddy make?

"Okay, Mr. Richard is really fast," Zhang Lan applauded lightly, "Invite Mr. Richard over today, in fact, I want to ask Mr. Richard, you Lehman Brothers, what will you do next?" ”

Richard. Forder's face suddenly became ugly, and his eyes looking at Zhang Lan were even more full of hatred, Zhang Lan's words just hit the scar in his heart: Ask us what about Lehman Brothers? If it weren't for you Alice Group, would we Lehman Brothers be so miserable?

"In accordance with the normal legal process, Lehman Brothers has filed for bankruptcy, and after the bankruptcy has been reorganized, Lehman Brothers' assets will be repaid in the order of creditors......"

"Is that so?" Not equal to Richard. After Forde finished speaking, Zhang Lan suddenly asked, "As far as I know, it seems that your company is actively preparing the materials for applying for bankruptcy protection, and is preparing to apply for bankruptcy protection to the government of the United States?" ”

It's no secret that Lehman Brothers is actively filing for bankruptcy protection, and many of Lehman Brothers' actions are unlikely to be a secret. Although Forder's face is ugly, what Zhang Lan said is the most practical truth, and now every move of Lehman Brothers is being observed by the media with a magnifying glass, and it is impossible to hide from people.

Richard. Forde nodded angrily, "That's right, but so what? ”

"Of course it won't be good," Zhang Lan didn't say that Richard. Forder's expression was angry, but on the contrary, his expression remained faint, "But Mr. Richard doesn't think that it is impossible for the Ministry of Finance of the United States to agree to the bankruptcy protection of your company?" That's quite a lot of money! ”

That's not just a considerable amount of money, even more than the vast majority of countries in the world, even more than a decade ago, the republic did not have that much revenue.

Richard. Forder's face suddenly changed, and Zhang Lan's words hit Richard squarely. Forder's thoughts: Although Lehman Brothers has been actively preparing all kinds of materials to apply for bankruptcy protection to the US government for a while, in fact, the core executives of Lehman Brothers know in their hearts that such a large amount of money is impossible to pass through the hands of those bastards who eat people and do not spit out bones in the Ministry of Finance of the United States!

But even if it is impossible, so what, for the current Lehman Brothers, even if there is the slightest opportunity, they must do their best to seize it...... is like an unlucky person who falls into the water and is about to drown, even if he knows that a straw floating next to him has no effect, the person who is about to drown will still grasp the straw without hesitation, and hope that the moment he grabs the straw, the straw will become a big log, save his life, and let him escape.

"From what I've gotten from within the Financial Crisis Investigation Committee, it seems that the chairman of the committee, Phil. Mr. Angelides was inclined to help Lehman Brothers at this time, but the other officials did not seem to be very supportive of Phil. At Mr. Angelides' suggestion, or so it could be, the officials of the United States did not seem to have intended to save Lehman Brothers in the first place. ”…,

The United States Financial Crisis Investigation Committee is a national-level government agency set up by Congress to deal with the financial crisis, specifically to investigate the causes of the financial crisis, which is a clear statement, but to a certain extent, in fact, the United States Financial Crisis Investigation Committee can be regarded as a large net for the major financial groups in the United States to control the economy of the United States.

It seems that the officials of the United States did not intend to save Lehman Brothers from the beginning? Zhang Lan's words were like a huge thunderbolt from the sky, hitting Richard hard. On Forder's body, the tall, energetic Richard. Forder's face instantly turned white as a blank piece of paper, and the figure sitting there was even more shaky, almost about to fall.

He had no doubt about Zhang Lan's words, although he angrily said in front of the media that the reason why Lehman Brothers came to this day was all due to Alice's woman, but he understood better that at the level of Alice, he no longer disdained to lie to deceive himself, at least in this matter, Alice would not lie to herself.

There's no need, it's so unnecessary.

The main reason why Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy protection with the government with such fanfare this time is because the chairman of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Mission (FCIC) in the United States. Angelides and Lehman Brothers have a good relationship, and in Lehman Brothers' view, since even the chairman of the Financial Crisis Investigation Committee of the United States, Phil. Mr. Angelides is supportive of bankruptcy protection for Lehman Brothers, so it does not seem like an unsolvable problem for Lehman Brothers to survive this crisis.

Zhang Lan didn't stop, but continued, "I think that in the past few days, Mr. Richard should have been frequent with Phil. Mr. Angelides? I don't know if Mr. Richard found Phil. What is unusual about Mr. Angeles? ”

Richard. Forde shook his head, by now, he had believed Zhang Lan's words, and shook his head in frustration, "Mr. Phil told me yesterday that things are in some trouble, but he is trying to convince others not to worry. ”

Having said that, combined with something that he vaguely knew and guessed before, Richard. Forder's heart began to sink incessantly: Lehman Brothers, who had devoted his whole life and had a glorious history of more than 150 years, was going to fall like this?

"Mr. Richard, it seems to me that the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department could have done more to prevent Lehman from going bankrupt, such as considering the huge impact and damage that your business will have on the society and economy of the United States, they could have approached you now on the issue of bankruptcy protection, but unfortunately, so far, I still don't see any signs of anything like this, and even as far as I know, there is a voice in the Federal Reserve that 'we are indeed lending money to more institutions...... But Lehman Brothers is not one of them. The Commission of Inquiry into the Financial Crisis of the United States will hold a two-day hearing in Washington this week to investigate some of the Lehman Brothers, but Mr. Richard, with all due respect, Lehman Brothers has reached the most dangerous juncture. ”

Richard. Forder, who is indeed the CEO of the world's most successful investment bank, immediately realized that something was going on. Fuord was unexpectedly calm, "Mr. Zhang Lan, may I ask, your Alice Group has forced our Lehman Brothers to this point, but now they have told me so much, it is clear that they don't want our Lehman Brothers to fall completely...... What exactly are you looking for? ”

"What do we want?" Zhang Lan smiled, Richard. It was very good that Forde could think of this, as long as he could realize that he had invited him to this coffee for a purpose, and that he had a big intention, that would be enough. "There's a lot of ...... we want"

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On the news, Richard. "It seems to me that after a few months, everyone has consciously made a policy decision not to rescue Lehman Brothers. There seems to be a political element at work in this, and I even told the gentlemen of the Financial Crisis Investigation Commission that I don't know why the Fed can lend money to other institutions but not to Lehman without discrimination. But! ”

At this time, Richard. "You're never going to believe what kind of answer I got from the Federal Reserve!" ”——

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