The Age of Rebirth

Chapter 475: The City That Never Sleeps

Li Weidong looked up at Luo Jialiang, did not speak, and continued to eat with his head down, which made Luo Jialiang a little at a loss.

After a while, Luo Jialiang realized how stupid he was, could the boss slap him in the face himself?
During a meal, Zhang Dongshuo answered several calls, but Zou Yi and Jiang Zhili called to ask if Li Weidong got up and had breakfast.

After Zhang Dongshuo answered a call, he whispered back to Li Weidong: "Mr. Xu's call, he is on the way here, and asked about your arrangement, should we visit the company first, or look elsewhere first?"

Li Weidong drank the milk in the glass and said: "Go to the company to see, let's go there by ourselves, don't let him come over!"

He came to New York. Although he said it was for tourism, but he didn't take a look at Xu Yandeng's company, it seemed that he didn't pay enough attention to it, and he couldn't justify it.

"He said he will be there in a few minutes." Zhang Dongshuo said.

"Oh, then let him come!" Li Weidong said indifferently, and he would not refuse if his subordinates wanted to express their respect.

Luo Jialiang, who was next to him, said with a smile on his face: "Chairman, why don't I go with you to learn more and see what Wall Street is like!"

"Aren't you holding the premiere at night, so you don't need to prepare for the rehearsal?" Li Weidong didn't know about this, but there should be a rehearsal for this kind of ceremony, and there are things like marriage, let alone a grand premiere.

"There's the distribution company. I'll just sit off the stage and not go up to speak. China Film Corporation will be there. Mr. Han will speak on behalf of our producer!" Luo Jialiang said in a low voice.

Li Weidong nodded. He said everything without saying anything. He had to have a reputation when he came out, and he could write a work report when he went back. Now that there are pictures and the truth, it can be proved that he is not out for tourism, but for serious work needs.

Li Weidong didn't say he disagreed, but he agreed by default, and let Luo Jialiang relax a little. His good horse has not been abandoned by Bole yet.

Of course, Li Weidong ignored him, but it didn't mean that Luo Jialiang could ignore today's matter. If Li Weidong was not going out now, he would even rush to Ziyi immediately and question her.

After all, who gave you the courage to "encounter" the big boss like this, and you don't take him seriously, the "godfather" of the entertainment industry.

Moreover, no human being in the world wants his subordinates to contact a greater leader behind their backs. What are you trying to do, "leapfrog"!

In the hotel lobby, when Li Weidong came down, Zou Yi and Fu Xiaomin were already there, and Jiang Zhili hadn't returned from the stock exchange.

If it was simply to give away the contract, there was no need for Jiang Zhili to come in person. Jiang Zhili naturally had other plans when he came.

No matter in the past or in the future, Jiang Zhili and the exchange will have intersections, and they have too many contracts involved in the acquisition of listed companies.

Jiang Zhili wanted to take this opportunity to deepen the existing relationship and provide convenience for future work.

Normal procedures, normal procedures, whether it is relevant or not, although it will not affect the final result, it will definitely affect the efficiency of the process.

The same case can be settled for you today, or it can be settled within seven working days before the deadline, and no one can fault it.

Jiang Zhili hoped that the person handling this matter would be able to confirm the completion of this contract as soon as possible and make the contract formally effective.

By finishing the work one day earlier, he can also relax earlier, so that he can explain to the leader. Jiang Zhili can understand that Li Weidong is not in a hurry on the surface, but anxious in his heart.

Moreover, with such a large sum of money, there will be a lot of interest every day after it arrives, so you can plan its use earlier.

Zou Yi and Fu Xiaomin, together with their secretary assistant, are dressed casually today, and they look more graceful, elegant and beautiful. Standing here, it is pleasing to the eye.

After Li Weidong saw it, he was naturally very beautiful in his heart, and greeted with a smile: "Good morning, beauties!"

"It's not morning now, it's already a quarter past eleven!" Zou Yi raised his wrist and said, pointing to his watch.

"Then good noon!" Li Weidong shrugged and said with a smile, it was indeed a little late to go out at this point, but Li Weidong didn't care.

At this time, Xu Yandeng walked in quickly from the outside, and began to apologize before he arrived, "I'm sorry, Chairman, for keeping you waiting for so long!"

"We just came down, let's go, take us to your site and let us see the charm of Wall Street!" Li Weidong waved his hand and said nonchalantly.

"Chairman, I'm joking, this is your site, you are welcome to inspect it!" Xu Yandeng said hastily, he could see that Li Weidong seemed to be in a good mood.

Their hotel is not far from Times Square, the crossroads of the world, and not far from Xu Yandeng's company location. After all, the whole of Manhattan is not big, and it takes 10 minutes by car. If there is no traffic jam, [-] minutes is enough.

This place is adjacent to Wall Street. It is a relatively bustling street with several small buildings with a height of more than ten floors. It is far from being comparable to Rockefeller Center, but its energy cannot be underestimated.

There are more financial companies, fund companies, and investment companies on this street than the fast food restaurants downstairs.

When he came to the downstairs of Dongfang Fund Company, which should be the office to be precise, Li Weidong didn't find their company's billboard at all.

Only when you go upstairs, you can see the log and name of Orient Fund in the floor guide in the elevator room.

The Oriental Fund is located on the seventh floor, and it is still rented. The key point is that this building is still a bit dilapidated, a bit crowded, and at least the elevators are not enough.

When they arrived at the company just in time for lunch, many employees came down to buy lunch in a hurry, and there were quite a few people waiting for the elevator.

Li Weidong and his party were somewhat different. When the elevator came, Ding Yuan gave Lao Huang a look. Lao Huang nodded slightly, and asked a few American bodyguards next to him to hold the elevator door to prevent others from entering.

Ding Yuan hugged Li Weidong and got on the elevator. Although the elevator was big enough, there was still room for them to come up, but the two bodyguards at the door were guarding them, preventing anyone from coming up.

A few foreigners outside the elevator door were cursing, but no one dared to force their way in. The main reason was that the two bodyguards at the elevator entrance were a bit muscular, and no one was willing to show it to others as a joke.

Zou Yi and the others could understand English, and they were a little embarrassed to hear complaints from outsiders, but Li Weidong was very indifferent. Anyway, he didn't understand, and even if he understood, Li Weidong would not let them come up for the sake of being close to the people.

Of course, if a few beauties come up, he doesn't mind. If a few rough men come in, and there is a little "body fragrance" unique to foreigners, in a crowded elevator, he would feel nauseous just thinking about it.

This is not China, where the traditional Chinese virtue of respecting the old and loving the young does not exist!
Li Weidong came down on the seventh floor. The wall of the elevator room was not like most companies. The company's name was pasted on the wall as the company's facade, but it was bare.

This kind of deliberately low-key is the true biography of Li Weidong!

However, the door to the company from the elevator room has been opened, and a typical European and American woman stands respectfully at the front desk. Li Weidong thinks this should be the company's vase, but she is a little older.

But it is gorgeous but not vulgar, charming and boney, with a graceful waist, willow eyebrows and phoenix eyes, the most important thing is that there is a sense of strength and skill in the eyes, which makes this kind of beauty and charm mixed with a heroic spirit, which makes Li Weidong have a kind of surprise in front of him. Bright feeling.

Xu Yandeng took Li Weidong around upstairs. Li Weidong didn't ask Xu Yandeng to introduce him. Although the employees were curious, they didn't pay too much attention. They were all busy watching the market. There is no rule for the market to be closed at noon in the United States.

After a short meeting, Xu Yandeng brought Li Weidong to his office. The office is not big, but the windows only occupy one wall, and the sun shines warmly in winter, making it very comfortable.

"That's right, setting a table here is a good place to drink tea!" Li Weidong said with a smile, pointing to the sunlit place under his feet.

Xu Yandeng suddenly felt that he had made a mistake. It seemed a bit stupid to take the boss for a walk in the office building just now, and the boss didn't care about it at all.

The only place I didn't hear any praise was the sunshine. The boss's way of thinking really wasn't something a layman like him could keep up with.

And he has so many reports to read every day, so many data to analyze, so many news to think about, how can he have time to bask in the sun and drink tea.

Luo Jialiang was more knowledgeable. Hearing Li Weidong's words, he immediately pushed Xu Yandeng's boss chair into the sun and put it under Li Weidong's buttocks.

Li Weidong also took advantage of the opportunity to sit on the chair, facing the sun, raised his legs, leaned on the back of the chair, closed his eyes, and tapped his fingers comfortably.

Xu Yandeng also quickly vacated a round table in the corner of the office and moved him next to Li Weidong as a temporary coffee table.

With the help of the beautiful and heroic vase just now, Zhang Dongshuo also made the tea and put it on the coffee table.

The request Li Weidong just mentioned was immediately satisfied. Looking at all this, Li Weidong sighed in his heart. It's not that he is lazy, but that the subordinates below are forcing him to not work.

The props have been set up, and the main show begins. Xu Yandeng tentatively asked: "Chairman, let me report to you about the progress of our recent work?"

Knowing that this report was not something she could listen to, Fu Xiaomin walked out of the office silently, and the rest of them were not fools, so they naturally followed. Only Li Weidong, Zou Yi and Xu Yandeng were left in the room.

"Chairman, according to your request, after we come back, we will start to clear the stocks of various companies, close out the bullish futures of the Nasdaq, and gradually build positions in put options!"

Xu Yandeng hesitated for a moment, and continued: "So far, except for the stocks you mentioned, the other stocks have basically been cleared, but the put option position has suffered a little loss!"

"Short-term losses are no big deal!" Li Weidong waved his hands in relief. "In the long run, the Nasdaq's decline is a foregone conclusion. As long as you pay attention to your positions, profits are certain!"

"Yes, we will definitely control our positions. In addition, I heard that there are some hedge funds that are bearish on the Nasdaq in the market. Should we also buy some heavyweight stocks and add fire at the right time..."

Xu Yandeng was interrupted by Li Weidong before he finished speaking, "This market still needs to add fuel to the fire, and besides, how much money do you have?"

Li Weidong naturally knows that by first buying stock index put options, and then using part of the funds to invest in heavyweight stocks, causing the index to fall, and then closing out the put options, the profit will definitely be high.

After all, in the previous life, foreign capital’s short-selling routine was like this. They smashed those heavyweight stocks hard. Even if the market is generally rising, the stock index is still down. Of course, these have nothing to do with ordinary leeks. After all, they are not qualified to buy and sell stock index futures. .

The premise of doing this must be supported by a large amount of funds and have a certain appeal. Otherwise, relying on the strength of a certain institution, wanting to smash the stock index is simply a dream, and it is impossible at all.

"Chairman, we still have 63 billion US dollars in available funds!" Xu Yandeng said a little arrogantly.

However, Xu Yandeng thought that what Jiang Zhili was doing in the exchange was a transaction of more than 300 billion yuan at this time, and the pride that had just risen in his heart was gone. He was not proud of 300 billion yuan, so why are you so arrogant.

"The bubble is so big now, and I still need you to add fuel to the fire. As long as there is a turmoil, it will collapse immediately, and no one can escape. Don't bite your hand!" Li Weidong said, knocking on the table.

"Yes, chairman!" Xu Yandeng quickly adjusted his position.

Li Weidong didn't stay here for too long with Xu Yandeng. He left after drinking two cups of tea. He was here to play, not to work.

When he was about to go out, he suddenly saw the company's management structure chart on the wall, with photos attached to it. The vase he saw just now was located in the second row after Xu Yandeng.

From this point of view, his temperament and position are more in line, but Li Weidong is a little embarrassed. Fortunately, he didn't say anything good about the vase just now. There are too many companies, and it is not shameful not to recognize the vice president.

In the evening, Luo Jialiang stopped playing with Li Weidong. He was about to attend the premiere. He wanted to invite Li Weidong to participate, but was rejected. Li Weidong hated this kind of ceremony the most, so it would be strange to be able to participate.

However, Jiang Zhili returned to the team, with a face full of excitement, and said excitedly in front of Li Weidong, "Chairman, the review can be completed in at most three days, and then we can transfer the shares at any time!"

"Good job, let's celebrate tonight!" Li Weidong patted Jiang Zhili's shoulder and said, it's a credit to be able to advance one day, let alone several days in advance.

Li Weidong did not break his promise. He saw the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, passed through the crowded Central Station, and came to the crossroads of the world, Times Square at night.

It is very close to the hotel where they live, only two streets away, and it is convenient to go back to the hotel to rest after the celebration.

Li Weidong, who just had a big meal and drank champagne, seemed to be in high spirits. Xu Yandeng suggested in a timely manner: How about going to the bar to have a drink and see the nightlife in New York?
Li Weidong hesitated for a moment, but readily agreed, it's just a bar, it's no big deal to see it, and how can you know why New York is called the city that never sleeps without experiencing it.

Xu Yandeng is in New York and has stayed in Manhattan for several years. He is quite familiar with this place and chose a relatively high-end bar. According to him, this is the place with the richest nightlife in New York.

(End of this chapter)