New York 1988

Chapter 190 Lifting the Table? (seeking subscription)
Whether it's the media, or force, or even the relationship in Washington, Han Sheng can't do it with all three hands, so this is not the time for him to be afraid of others.

The Morgan's family wanted to disgust him before, but now it's all right. After being squeezed out for two days, they were persuaded.

There is really no way, if the bank continues to be squeezed, Chase Bank will really be ruined.

Or it is a bit exaggerated to say that, the Mogen family's family property is still very strong, but if the run continues like this, can the Mogen family really use the family property to fill it all the time, then the family property will suffer a huge loss.

So, it's definitely not a simple question.

Even if you are not careful, it is related to the foundation of the Morgan family.

Therefore, the vampires on Wall Street are the most obvious to withdraw their lawsuits. It is very simple. The Morgan family is still the most powerful in this area, and then there is the national tax.

According to a report in early September, the IRS itself issued a notice offering tax breaks to companies that buy struggling banks.Well, according to the agreement between the FDIC and Han Sheng, Washington Mutual and Wells Fargo, as well as the FDIC, will indeed share about $9 billion in tax rebates.

Although the transaction between the two is tricky, but this tricky is Morgan's fault, and has nothing to do with Han Sheng.

So, I called again to apologize, and the matter was settled.

As for the complaints from the shareholders, well, without the support of Morgan or a big force, it is just like the original time and space, there is no use for Mao, and the cruelest thing is, no one will dump you.

As for Mo Gen and the others, there was no need to offend Han Sheng because of such guys. Besides, if they supported them, they would surely win.

In the judiciary here, the rich are the truth.

Speaking of money, it's fucking fucked up, no one wants to have more money than Han Sheng.

……

Washington Mutual is basically done, and next, Wachovia.

At this time, it was already September 9.

It was already six o'clock in the evening. Charles Theron flew over from Los Angeles and said he wanted to live in the white house for a while. Han Sheng had just brought someone out of the white house and rushed to the airport. He didn't go far. Almost at the same time as Mark, they discovered someone was following them.

"Don't bother, arrest people directly, and then ask me who is behind the scenes!" With his current status, he will not wait for others to do something before arresting and interrogating them.

Just grab it directly, and don't care if you make a mistake or die.

However, the opponent also looked quite powerful. As soon as he moved here, he started to counterattack there. Then, several cars appeared in front of the car, and they began to chase and intercept this side.

Han Sheng didn't move, even though he was very powerful, but the son of a daughter can't sit down, not to mention, he raised so many people, if he had to do this kind of thing, then these people would be in vain.

So, sit in a car that is resistant to armor-piercing bullets and wait for your subordinates to finish their work.

Coincidentally, when it was about to end, Elizabeth called and said that they were also attacked by someone on their side, but Ye Mei found out quickly and escaped.

If this is the case, I can't bear it.

Han Sheng was furious.

It was guessed that this was not done by the Morgan family. It was very simple. The Morgan family would not go out of their way to deal with Elizabeth and the others. It had to be confirmed first, and only after killing him as the core, would they do anything else.

However, it is not important.

Therefore, while letting the media report and expressing his victim's identity and grievances, he quickly sent people to act, preparing to make a big one.

However, old Morgan called immediately and personally assured that this matter had nothing to do with them.

In this way, Han Sheng was embarrassed to mess around.

Of course, the enemy still has to be killed.

After he figured it out, he asked Mark and others to go up and kill them all.

As for himself, he returned to New York.

In other words, Citigroup's attack on Midland is nothing new, and it is almost a complete copy of Morgan's move against Washington Mutual Bank.

On September 9, because Washington Mutual Bank was seized by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for auction, the stock price of Midland was shorted the next day, plummeting 24%. At the same time, some corporate and institutional depositors began to withdraw from their company Withdraw from your account.

In the end, Midland was squeezed out of more than $50 billion in deposits that day, which accounted for about one percent of the bank's total deposits.

Although only one percent, the outflow of massive deposits has caught the attention of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which oversees the national bank.

As a result, federal regulators pressured the Fed to sell over the weekend.The reason is that if Midland fails, then, if the FDIC has to take over at that time, it will consume the company's insurance fund.

How about this process is super familiar.

He's just that rough.

Then, very soon, on the 28th of the third day, Sheila Bair, chairman of the FDIC, called Midland CEO Steele and told him that she was going to have the OCC detain the U.S. Bank assets, and then, like Washington Mutual, directly conduct secret auctions, and finally sell to the highest bidder.

Mao is the highest, this is just a bureau.

Steele was a vice minister of the Ministry of Finance and was from the Gaosheng Department, so he said he could not accept it.

However, the law released in 91 allowed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to deal with the failure of large banks in a short period of time. Therefore, Sheila Baier has a lot of power, that is to say, she is the one who has the final say at this time.

However, when she was about to order the takeover and auction on the 29th, the Federal Reserve Chairman Geithner and other regulatory agencies, and even the big bosses who had the right to finalize the acquisition, suddenly stood up and said that this is such a direct takeover Auction is not suitable.

He also took out the previous "negative example" of Washington Mutual Bank, saying that this is very controversial now, and another one will not work.

This has nothing to do with Han Sheng's half a dime. This is just an excuse for these guys to take advantage of the opportunity to make money. This is also the routine operation of the congressmen in Washington and the heads of various departments.

Therefore, Citigroup did not panic at all, and quickly bribed these guys' hands and feet secretly. Then, from the outside world, it was after a round of mediation between Geithner and Beyer that the FDIC announced that the U.S. The United States is "systemically important" to the economic health of the entire United States, so failure cannot be tolerated.

The so-called inability to allow failure means that you have to sell, and you can’t help but not sell. Moreover, at this time, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Secretary seem to have agreed.

Undoubtedly, this is definitely not good news for the majority of Midland shareholders. According to the precedent of Washington Mutual Bank, when it was auctioned, it was only sold at an ultra-low price of 25 billion knives.

Well, for the Midland League, it must be lower, I'm afraid it's only 20 billion knives.

As a result, shareholders were dissatisfied.

Of course, it's useless for them to refuse to accept it, and it doesn't count if they say it.

However, Steele, the new CEO of Midland, belongs to Han Sheng.

His previous deputy finance minister was recommended by Han Sheng, and his son was also an apprentice at the Shengli Martial Arts Academy.

In short, Steele found Han Sheng with many shareholders.

Then, when the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was about to sell Midland to Citigroup for $21.6 billion, Han Sheng made an offer.

150 billion knives, almost seven times more than 21.6 billion.

The reason why he is not playing tricks in the dark is because he knows that this time, some people at the Federal Reserve and the FDIC are ready.

Citigroup can learn from Morgan's rough way, and Han Sheng said that he is not going to continue to copy the previous chicken-stealing mode.

Therefore, he gave a price that Midland shareholders could not refuse, especially after Citigroup made a $21.6 billion offer.

Really is more popular than dead people.

This time, Citi is numb, what the hell, the promised stealing chicken is waiting for you, and now you start to spend money again, this is outrageous, isn't it.

Moreover, Han Sheng not only gave more money, but Wells Fargo’s acquisition of Midland is also more valuable. Wells Fargo mainly dominates in the West and Midwest, while Midland is mainly on the East Coast.

Citigroup is also on the east coast, so there will be competition between the two sides.

This is also what Midland shareholders are not happy to see.

Of course, it was impossible for Citigroup to just admit defeat. At that time, it said that it could not accept it, saying that their negotiations with Midland should be exclusive.

At the same time, the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation also began to say strange things, saying that Han Sheng was undermining the government's ability to quickly rescue failed banks, and that the Fed was unwilling to bear the responsibility of selling the Fed.

To put it bluntly, I just don’t want to see him eat up so many high-quality assets so aggressively, and even start to take responsibility. In fact, it means that he does not approve this merger to stop Han Sheng.

As for sabotaging the government bailing out the banks.

No need for Han Sheng to play, Steele went back, saying that the American League is capable of facing any crisis, including a run. The reason why the run is deliberately said is because this is the enemy's biggest bargaining chip.

Interestingly, on the second day, Midland was squeezed out by more than 100 billion.

Then, Han Sheng relied on the gourd to draw 150 billion knives directly from Citigroup, and began to publicize it through CBS, American Broadcasting Corporation, and Yahu.com.

Uh, that's right, the most horizontal and most effective way is to copy homework.

Now, it's Citi's turn to be numb.

If the run continues like this, I am afraid that Midland will be fine, and Citigroup will be finished.

It is really that Han Sheng's assets are too huge, just related to the information industry, even if it has fallen into a dog now, there are still tens of trillions.

Old Morgan said that he was very careless, otherwise how could he admit cowardice.

However, if you don't run, it doesn't mean you've given up.

Even in the future, the shareholders of Midland and Wells Fargo quickly passed the merger agreement, which is a done deal. However, regulatory agencies such as the Federal Reserve are still unwilling to approve it.

If it is not approved, this thing is illegal, or from a legal perspective, he is not considered to have completed the entire procedure.

However, Han Sheng said that I can wait.

He directly threatened that even if he waited until the next owner of the White House came up and reconsidered the candidate for the chairman of the Federal Reserve, he would wait patiently.

Although the chairman of the Federal Reserve does not have the final say on the matter of the owner of the White House, after the members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve approve it, the owner of the White House must sign and pledge.

At the same time, Han Sheng has Wells Fargo, Washington Mutual and Merrill Lynch, and already has at least two seats on the Federal Reserve Board.

Although the Oil Trust family and Morgan control more than 4% of the shares and interests of the Federal Reserve, he is not one of those small banks. After he owns these large banks, he controls the country's huge deposits and loans.

If they turned their faces, the big guy would just flip the table.

He won't play with your Fed anymore, he can start all over again.

Of course, at that time, it will really be life and death, and even the entire country of the United States will be ruined.

Therefore, he is still willing to play with these old things on the table of the Fed, in fact, it is already giving face.

To put it bluntly, this world is still dominated by the jungle.

He now has enough power in his hands, including force.

……

At the end of October, Citigroup persuaded New York State Supreme Court Judge Charles Ramos to rule that Wells Fargo's deal with Midland was illegal, but the ruling was subsequently overturned by Judge James McGuire of the First Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court.

The overturn was partly based on his belief that Ramos had no authority to rule on the case in Connecticut.

By this time, Citigroup will give up.

In other words, he discovered that even in New York State, he could not easily overthrow Han Sheng, so an interesting thing happened. Citigroup quickly issued a statement saying that it had reached a settlement with Wells Fargo for $1 million, and then "Exit" the AL competition.

The 1 million, of course, is the road money given by Han Sheng.

In other words, it was a compromise made when neither party wanted to really turn the table and tear their face apart.

The oil trust family and Morgan behind Citigroup, after all, control the real money-printing machine of the Federal Reserve. With it, everything is available.

However, if the table is turned upside down and Han Sheng stops playing with you in this circle, then the Fed will be joking, at least he will be slapped.

Could it be that the Oil Trust family and Morgan, etc., are really willing to die directly with Han Sheng, and fight directly?

Just kidding, the old guys are reluctant.

And if it goes on like this, regardless of whether Mi Guo dies or not, I'm afraid that these rich and powerful people will be finished by then, and then let others take advantage of it.

Therefore, there is really no way, compromise is the last choice.

This, it can be considered that Han Sheng finally won a game with years of accumulation, and thus finally entered the country's ultimate chess player industry.

……

Han Sheng reconciled with Citigroup and spent [-] million.

However, he only reconciled with Citigroup. As for the others, what about the Federal Reserve, some people in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, he didn't dump them, who made those guys disgust him before.

And then, interestingly, the Fed's Geithner was super angry, he felt betrayed, or he wasn't taken seriously.

However, he couldn't do anything except anger, because, on the 10st at the end of October, the last day of October, the Federal Reserve approved Wells Fargo's acquisition of Midland.

He, the boss of the Federal Reserve, looks like a decoration at this moment, or, in other words, looks like a joke.

……

Han Sheng basically got everything he should have gotten.

Next, the matter of Lehman Brothers can be obtained if it can be obtained, and it cannot be forced.

His mind went back to Hollywood.

In addition to working on "Avatar" in the later stage, he himself has to be busy with the filming of "Iron Man 2", and then, "Avengers 1" has to start preparations.

Back in Los Angeles, there were slightly fewer security personnel around him. After all, the matter was over, and it was not necessary to deal with him now. In that case, it would be better to die before.

Then, Han Sheng also rarely started accepting interviews from reporters again. Before, he only accepted specific reporters, such as those from CBS, American Broadcasting Corporation, "Los Angeles Times", "New York Times" and so on.

Speaking of the media, in this subprime mortgage crisis, including the "Chicago Sun" and the "Boston Tribune" and other top ten newspapers in the country, they have all suffered crises. Victoria is buying aggressively, even though the paper media is not so popular now. , and the future influence is also limited.

"Vincent, what is your motivation to continue making movies now?" The reporter of "Washington Post" is now in front of him, and he is much more obedient.

"It's because I love it, I like it," Han Sheng smiled, "Everyone has something they like. I actually like singing and acting. Other things can only be regarded as my side jobs!"

"Cheese, your side job is too successful!" Someone exclaimed.

Han Shengyile, "Fortunately, it's mainly due to Elizabeth and Victoria and many other people. In fact, what I can do is limited!"

"So you're going to keep singing and filming?" The Hollywood Reporter.

"Should be," Han Sheng shrugged, "Unless everyone hates me one day, otherwise, I still have a lot of plans!"

"What about the record, now Beyond Entertainment only released the news that you are going to make a new movie "Iron Man 2", but there is no record yet?" "Entertainment Weekly"

"I'm preparing, probably next year. You all know that I've been very busy recently, and I really don't have time!"

Everyone laughed, "Yeah, you are really busy, you bought a bank almost a week, good guy, now many people are talking about it, and they realize that you have more money than the bank.

In the past, people used metaphors, saying that it is better to rob a bank than to do anything, but now, I feel that it is better to rob you! "

"Me, the wallets on my body add up to less than 500 dollars, so it's useless to rob me!"

He briefly accepted an interview at the entrance of the company building, and soon, he went to the roof.

At this time, there was already a beauty waiting there.

Scarlett Johansson, she also passed on the Black Widow costume that will appear in "Iron Man 2", and then posed the most seductive pose in front of him, biting her lip, and said: "Tell me, does this look good now? ?”

"It's okay," Han Sheng said, but held her down.

She understood immediately, giggling and turning her back to him.

Han Sheng said he couldn't bear it anymore...

(End of this chapter)