New York 1988

Chapter 188 Robbery (for subscription)

"Inception" is not just fierce in North America.

Like the original time and space, the popularity of this kind of truly high-quality movie overseas even surpassed that of North America.

After six weeks in North America, "Inception" had a box office of $[-] million.

Overseas, the box office of "Inception" has exceeded 10 billion. In terms of proportion, it is similar to the original time and space, but in terms of box office data, it has almost doubled.

This, of course, is Han Sheng's unparalleled appeal.

As for "Spider-Man 3", it was a bit miserable. In the second week, it plummeted by 50%, to only 4000 million, and then continued to plummet in the third and fourth weeks. After six weeks, it was almost [-] million dollars. threshold.

Compared with the original time and space, compared with the accumulated nearly 3.5 million knives, this is close to half.

It can be said that for the previously ambitious Sony, this is definitely a sap, and this is what they wanted to give Han Sheng before.

Then, they finally realized that Han Sheng was really not easy to mess with.

This is a bigwig who has already controlled the power of the media. Even after taking down Wells Fargo Bank recently, all the bigwigs seemed to be silent, which can be seen from this.

Six weeks later, it's almost August.

Historically, at this time, some people have discovered the signs of the financial crisis in the United States, especially the various subprime mortgage securities formed by real estate such as Freddie Mac, which are like a bomb, ready to detonate at any time.

In this time and space, as a financial expert, Elizabeth had already noticed this problem even without Han Sheng's reminder.

Even, from 04 to 05, this kind of loan warrants snowballed from 8% to 06% in 20, which was already very dangerous. At that time, Victoria asked Han Sheng about the stock market.

Now, this number has become 35%, which is a terrifying data.

However, she has no time to take care of it for the time being, because she is pregnant.

"Let me just say he's biased," Victoria screamed and stretched out her paw at Han Sheng, "This bastard fucks up on my old lady every day, but nothing is left behind, I thought there was something wrong with him!"

She was really envious and jealous watching Elizabeth being hugged and lying on the sofa by Han Sheng with every possible care.

Han Sheng is a doctor and a master of gynecology, so he discovered Elizabeth's abnormality at the first time, and then quickly diagnosed it.

Elizabeth was a little embarrassed at this moment.

"It's not that exaggerated, so be careful, do I have to go outside and walk around, I don't want to be bored in the room!" She complained in a coquettish tone.

"Um, you need to be careful now," Han Sheng laughed like a fool.

"After two months, you can relax a bit. Of course, it's okay if you don't bump around now!"

Soon, the news that Elizabeth had a child, or that the Han family had an heir, quickly spread.

So, not only his grandparents, parents, but also other relatives, including Edward Wilson, Hoffman, Michael Jackson, Cruise and others, all sent congratulations immediately.

How to say, after all, he is the heir, so it is super important to the family.

That is to say, under such circumstances, Han Sheng said openly that he wanted to take a rest and accompany Elizabeth. In fact, he took the opportunity to avoid the turmoil outside, and then waited to see the financial world collapse, and he would come out to clean up the mess when the time came.

Simply perfect.

So, he completely left people's sight for a while, not in New York and Los Angeles, but went to Montana, Elizabeth's big estate.

Originally, Victoria was still arguing about being biased, but within two weeks after arriving there, she also started, and her pregnancy reaction was much more severe than Elizabeth's, especially vomiting, which was quite uncomfortable.

Then he chased Han Sheng and said it was all his fault.

In the midst of the joyful commotion, 08 will arrive soon.

If we say that in 07, only a very small number of people were aware of it, such as the collapse of two Bear Stearns hedge funds.By May 08, many people could see the signs.

Very simple, it starts with the subprime mortgage securities in the United States.

It’s too complicated, but it can write 100 million characters. To put it simply, there are two reasons. The first is that in order to grab customers, banks have lowered the lender’s credit threshold, and even introduced the so-called zero threshold, that is, even if You are a penniless homeless man, you can take out a loan to buy a house, but if you still have to pay it back, no one cares about it. This is also the so-called lack of supervision.

Secondly, from 00 to 06, housing prices in the United States nearly doubled.

That is to say, the house bought in these years has been appreciating in value, what has caused this, it is very simple, the appearance of real estate speculators.

They started buying houses with crazy loans and then sold them.

At this time, it is easy to get a loan, and the value of the house is still rising. Then, it is simply the only way to steal money. Therefore, more and more people have joined the industry of real estate speculation, and this is also from a certain aspect. , driving up housing prices.

However, everything has a limit.

So, in 06, house prices had already stagnated a bit.

In 07, with the Federal Reserve's frenzied interest rate hikes, house prices had already entered a downward path.

If it falls, it will be troublesome. Not only do you have to pay interest on the house you bought with a loan, but the price of the house you bought has also been reduced, so you can’t sell it, or even sell it cheaper and lose more money.

After this cycle, no one is speculating on houses, and house prices continue to fall. Then, people who bought houses with loans before began to default and couldn’t pay back.

Then, because too many people borrowed money to speculate in real estate, there would be too many bad debts between banks.

Then, very simply, the bank couldn't continue to play, and it was about to go bankrupt.

This is also the reason why Bear Stearns announced the bankruptcy of two hedge funds in the middle of 07. However, at that time, many people still took chances and thought it was just an accident, but they didn't know that it was just a start.

Of course, there are many deeper reasons, such as silver banks, mortgage-backed securities in the financial industry, credit default swaps and mortgage debt, etc., things that most people don't understand at all.

Those, involved more people and money in this big gamble.

In short, things happened like this, and then, it was irreversible.

At this time, Han Sheng was still hiding in Montana, because at this time, Elizabeth was going to give birth in a few days, and Victoria was only about [-] days old.

It was not until August that Elizabeth gave birth to a boy and Victoria gave birth to a girl, and it was 8 days later. After the [-]-day banquet, Han Sheng returned to New York.

At this time, the entire Wall Street is already in turmoil.

Morgan's Leitner immediately found Han Sheng, "We need support, Vincent, at least 200 billion!"

Han Sheng chuckled, "If I remember correctly, you just won Bear Stearns before, which is a big piece of meat, and you have greeted many people in advance, but you didn't take my side. If there is care, I or someone else told me!"

"Uh," Leitner couldn't say, because old Morgan was afraid that he would steal the business, so he didn't say it on purpose, he just smiled awkwardly, "This is our negligence!"

Han Sheng was not polite at this time, "Don't say 200 billion, I don't even have 200. If you are willing, I am willing to bid 500 billion to buy Chase Bank!"

Leitner was embarrassed, he didn't want to be angry with Han Sheng.

He could only helplessly say: "If you want to buy Datong, you can only fight desperately with Mr. Morgan. I, a pawn, can't afford your love!"

Han Sheng didn't blame him either, this guy is pretty good, so he shrugged, "I'm going to do my best, I'm not afraid of anyone now, you know what I mean?"

As in the original time and space, Wells Fargo was not involved in those messy subprime mortgage securities, so it is now safe and sound, and it is one of the most nourishing banks alive.

Even Morgan, Citigroup and the like are stuck in it.

However, although they began clamoring for the Federal Reserve and Congress to give them money to save them, their strength is still very strong, or in other words, the family behind them is still very rich.

To put it bluntly, even if the bank goes bankrupt, it is ordinary people's money that loses money.

In the original time and space, all kinds of tossing, in the end, every American lost an average of more than 7 dollars, but these banker vampires, such as Morgan, swallowed Bear Stearns, Washington Mutual Bank, etc., not only did not have any losses , also rapidly strengthened own strength.

Therefore, Han Sheng will not be deceived by them, and he will not care about their life or death.

He also raised his eyebrows, "By the way, if I remember correctly, I have deposited more than 300 billion knives in Chase Bank, go back and tell those old things, don't force me to run, when the time comes, don't think that the Fed will Print money directly, if that time comes, I will overturn the table, understand what I mean."

Leitner's scalp was numb, and he felt that it was a mistake to come today.

Obviously, the young man in front of him was probably already prepared.

The rumors that he would divination were true. Anyway, as far as he knew, Han Sheng had a cash flow of more than 1000 billion dollars. Obviously, that was definitely not all.

And this, in this precarious time, this is definitely a huge sum of money, which can buy too many high-quality assets.

Moreover, he is not only rich, his Bald Eagle security company has swelled to the extreme during the events in the Middle East over the years.

Just in the Middle East, there were more than 10 people. In the world, it is said that there are no less than 30. This is what Han Sheng said just now. He is not afraid of anyone, and he is ready to tear his face and fight anyone desperately.

Thinking that old Morgan and the others were staring at the other colleagues and preparing to rob them, he didn't expect that this big boss who had been hiding in Montana for more than a year was already waiting beside him early.

Heh, no one can tell who will win the game.

So, he didn't say any more, stood up, bowed extremely humbly, looked at sitting on the sofa, just like the Al Pacino in "The Godfather" sitting on the sofa, with a domineering appearance, I was even more shocked, and said, "Okay, I'll take my leave first!"

……

On August 8th, Han Sheng showed up in Washington with a large security team, and then directly lived in the White House.

Little George's two terms of office are about to expire. Although the next old black is also his, and he even pulled him up, but right now, little George is still here, and there are many things for him to do better.

"What's your plan now? Everyone is saying that you are very ambitious and want to swallow Morgan Chase and Gao Sheng?" Little George looked at Han Sheng cheerfully.

Han Sheng said happily, "Gao Sheng knelt down last year. I have 27% of the shares. There is no need for more. As for Chase, you know that it is a smoke bomb released by that old Morgan. No matter how much I pay, he will not sell it, that is the foundation of their family, without that, the Mogen family would not be the Mogen family!"

After a pause, he turned his head, "You press that emergency economic stabilization bill first, and let them suffer, how much does it count?"

Although like the Morgan family, it is impossible to survive no matter what. They have more money behind them, but most banks do not have such a solid foundation. At this time, all kinds of debts are on them, and all kinds of bank runs One more day can make many guys collapse.

Little George shrugged, "This one may be more difficult!"

How to put it, the entire financial industry is now putting pressure on Washington, preparing to let them directly use money to buy the bad debts of the banks, that is, those bad subprime mortgages, as in the Bank of Britain bailout plan.

In the original time and space, Washington took out more than 7000 billion dollars to rescue the entire banking industry.

Han Sheng smiled, "The difficulty is for sure, but if I am not satisfied, it will not be enough. Who made Wells Fargo not have those bad debts? This thing is not good for us, so I want real benefits !"

Little George laughed out loud. Over the years, he has truly admired Han Sheng.

Not only because of the same relationship as a best friend, but also because of Han Sheng's various magical methods, he felt that Han Sheng was sometimes supernatural.

Not to mention, Han Sheng's various help to him.

He was able to stay in this white house for 8 years, Han Sheng contributed a lot.

So, shrugged, "I think, they can't see the form clearly, don't they still think you are easy to bully!"

"You should understand the old guy's stubbornness!" Han Sheng said happily, "Some people won't give up until they reach the Yellow River, and even die ducks have a hard mouth!"

Little George was also happy, "That's right, he's a bit stubborn, no matter how much you tell him, he still has that bad temper!"

On September 9, bigwigs in the banking industry gathered in Washington, and then discussed with Washington about the so-called bank recapitalization.

To put it bluntly, it is to let the government and private investors provide cash in exchange for mortgage-related assets. These are all bad debts and non-performing assets. To put it bluntly, the government is not paying the bill.

What's more, they acted as if they were determined by Washington, and they said that if you don't pay, we will go bankrupt, and then all Americans will suffer.

In the original time and space, it is not only because the bigwigs in the banking industry are too powerful, but also because it is indeed related to the interests of all Americans. After all, it is difficult for someone not to deal with banks.

Now, Han Sheng didn’t object, he just stood up and said, “Support must be provided, but it depends on the situation. You can’t say that you can provide assistance casually, or even give money to those who are in difficulty, but not to those who are not in difficulty. , that's outrageous, and it feels like he can be rewarded for doing bad things!"

"What do you mean?" The representative of Citigroup stood up immediately.

"What do I mean, don't you have any compulsions in your heart!" Han Sheng retorted directly.

That guy was furious, but who made Han Sheng belong to the big boss? Moreover, Han Sheng had nothing to desire, and Wells Fargo Bank was the best.

Ma Dan, in this situation, if you get offended, the big guy will have to break up.

At this time, Finance Minister Bauer stood up and coughed lightly, "Well, let's discuss it and see what is appropriate!" He was born in Gao Sheng, so he didn't dare to offend Han Sheng.

Han Sheng was the kind who really said that he was going to die, and he had expressed it to the outside in various ways before. This time, he would not let it go, he wanted to compete fairly.

Ma Dan, fair competition at this time is simply the most unfair.

Because the amount of cash in Han Sheng's hand is astronomical.

Well, Bauer doesn't know yet, but Han Sheng himself knows best.

He began to reduce holdings intermittently from the beginning of 07, until the highest point of 10, he cashed out more than 1500 billion, plus the cash in his hand, more than 2000 billion.

This is just him, Victoria, and Elizabeth.

In the hands of other women, all kinds of things add up, I'm afraid it's not less than 500 billion.

These are the bottom-hunting funds he prepared early.

Moreover, this is the last fight. If you are not crazy, you will not survive. Now whoever dares to stop his fair competition, he will fight desperately.

Fortunately, he won the Wells Fargo Bank early, otherwise, thinking about today's meeting, he would not be qualified to participate, and then, when the time comes, he can only spend several times, or even dozens of times the price, Buy some unwanted leftovers from others.

……

In the United States, all kinds of wrangling is perfectly normal for such a big matter, and even if there is a consensus, it will take a month or two to deduct the details, let alone when there is no consensus.

Therefore, until the 9th of mid-September, the big guys did not discuss a specific strategy. Then, at this time, Lehman first couldn't hold back, that is, on the same day, it directly filed for bankruptcy protection.

This still shocks many people.

After all, Lehman is one of the four big vampires on Wall Street, a member of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, and its previous assets were as high as 2000 billion knives.

Of course, for the rich, they are also staring at this piece of fat. How to say, even if Lehman has a lot of debts, more than 6000 billion knives, but they also have high-quality assets, those are as high as 400 billion or more of.

Therefore, as long as you have money and power, if you do some operations and skilfully divest your debts, then Lehman will actually be a very delicious piece of cake.

In the original time and space, Lehman was swallowed by people in this way. The high-quality assets were given to others, and all the debts were borne by the government and the people of the United States.

Tsk, this is a routine operation in the United States. Anyway, the rich and powerful will never be the ones who don't suffer.

However, Han Sheng did not pay attention to this for the time being.

What he is concerned about is that Morgan is also paying attention, even the Washington Mutual Bank that has already done it.

This is the Wal-Mart of the banking industry, the largest savings bank in the United States, with more than $3070 billion in assets and $1880 billion in deposits. That's really a big piece of fat.

Meanwhile, there was another target, Merrill Lynch.

(End of this chapter)