Rebirth Starts From 2006

The car moved forward slowly and arrived at the airport in a short time.

Chen Yang handed the mobile phone to Zou Rong casually, and at the same time put Mr. Madoff behind him, focusing on his work as a tour guide.

"Okay, we've arrived at the airport, and we're about to arrive at the departure hall, everyone, take your luggage and follow me."

After speaking, he picked up his backpack and got out of the car.

Fortunately, it is summer, there are not many things, and one bag is enough for the whole family.

Chen Yang waved the flag and took the lead to open the way ahead.

Everyone in this group is wearing little red riding hoods and shiny sun protection clothing, which is really dazzling and attracts a lot of attention.

The prettiest boy among them is of course Boss Chen,

It's a pity that no one could have imagined that the well-known Boss Chen would actually work as a tour guide.

And there is a hat brim covering the forehead, a national flag on the left side of the face, and an Olympic flag on the right side, firmly covering the handsome face, so that no one can recognize it.

Including the account manager of the airline, it wasn't until Chen Yang approached that he recognized the handsome boss and quickly stood up, "Hello, welcome to fly with our airline, please show your ID."

Chen Yang took out a stack of ID cards from his bag and handed them over, turned his head and grinned, motioning everyone to wait,

Then he lay on the counter and whispered, "Is the plane ready? When can I leave?"

The account manager asked his colleagues to deal with it quickly, turned around and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Mr. Chen, the plane is ready and can take off at any time,"

After a pause, he continued, "Actually, if you charter the flight, you can drive directly to the tarmac to board the plane, without such troubles as now."

Chen Yang covered his mouth with his hands and muttered softly,

"Doing a full set of dramas, who can normally buy a ticket can drive in the car?

Also, don't let your tongue out later, let my parents know that it is a chartered flight, and I will scold you whatever they scold me! "

Looking at the sister of the account manager who is trying to maintain the expression management, Boss Chen is also very helpless,

Originally, he wanted to take a private jet to Beijin, but unfortunately the modified Gulfstream G550 can only seat ten people. Although there are two, the other one was suddenly requisitioned by Qin Yu and Huang Shan yesterday and flew to the United States. I don't know what it is, anyway, I left suddenly for no reason, and I won't return to Beijin until tomorrow.

And let's buy air tickets temporarily, and you can't buy so many tickets for the same flight. The Olympics will start soon, and the air tickets are tight.

No way, we can only charter a plane.

I still dare not tell my parents, mainly because I am afraid of being scolded,

Not only charter flights here, but also charter flights from my hometown.

It turned out that he still thought that this Gulfstream plane was good, and it was very convenient to fly anywhere, but now it seems that it is still too small!

Boss Chen wondered, should he change to a larger plane?

In other words, the flying club in Nansha has also been completed. The runway is not small. Except for the Airbus A380, which is a bit difficult to take off and land, other models are completely fine.

What kind should I buy?

Boeing 747, or Airbus A350?

Anyway, it can't be a small computer like Gulfstream, it's fine for daily use, and it won't fit a few more people.

Or, simply learn from the local tyrants in the Middle East and get an A380 with 800 seats and convert it into a penthouse? !

Wow, that one is really nice, comfortable and luxurious, and it can accommodate a lot of people. Even after modification, it is not a problem to easily accommodate hundreds of people. It is really tricky.

In fact, at my own flying club, the A380 is not unable to take off and land. At worst, just extend the runway a little bit.

It's a bit weird that a large plane parked at an airplane club.

Most importantly, will it be too high-profile?

Next to the tourist area!

I have to say that the processing speed at the VIP counter is very fast. Before Boss Chen can decide what to buy, the account manager presents his ID card and boarding pass with both hands.

"Hello, the check-in procedures have been completed. All distinguished guests can board the plane from Gate 1. I wish you a pleasant journey!"

Before Chen Yang could react, his mother moved to his side and reached out to take it, "You have too many things, I'll help you."

At the same time, he also praised the customer service manager, "You still have high efficiency and good attitude here, unlike the counters next to you, which have been waiting for half a day and can't handle it well."

The customer service manager wanted to say that it belongs to our company too.

But at this time, there is only a smile in return!

When the plane was rushing into the blue sky, Huang Shan and Qin Yu were circling between feasting and feasting,

In the banquet hall of an old top hotel in New York, dozens of well-dressed elites held wine glasses and gathered in twos and threes to chat.

Fuld shook his wine glass and said seriously, "As long as you contribute funds, you can talk about anything!"

Stanley gently sniffed the red wine in the glass, and said noncommittally, "More than 30 billion US dollars, this is not a small number, at least Barack can't get it out now."

In fact, more than 30 billion is not important. The most important thing is that Lehman has a debt black hole of nearly 600 billion US dollars. This is the most troublesome place.

As he said, he tilted his head and looked not far away. Two well-dressed women in traditional evening gowns gestured with their eyes, "Maybe you can go find them!"

Fuld glanced back, trembling with fright, turned around and said, "They just brought down Madoff with vicious methods. I'm worried that Lehman will disappear completely,"

After a pause, he said seriously, "If you think it's expensive, we'll make another 20% off the price!"

Seeing that Stanley was still still talking, Fuld suppressed his irritability and continued, "Afraid of breaching the contract? It doesn't matter, we will repay the first five billion.

You should be clear that merging Lehman is of great benefit to you,

But I also hope you don't go too far,

In addition to Barclays, we also have Bank of America to choose from! "

Stanley still had an expression of indifference, "In fact, you don't have many choices. Mr. Fuld should have just returned from Asia, right? The Korea-Japan Foundation rejected your proposal?!"

Seeing that Fuld's face was livid and silent, Stanley coughed dryly and said seriously,

"We believe that these more than 30 billion U.S. dollars in assets are actually only worth 65% of the book value, or even lower, so a 20% discount is impossible.

However, we have another proposal,

Seeing Fuld cheer up, Stanley smiled slightly, and raised a finger, "Just use ten billion dollars to acquire Lehman's North American business!"

Fuld's face suddenly turned from green to black, and he said in a deep voice, "That's absolutely impossible. The North American business department is the department with the most cash flow in Lehman, and even the core asset of Lehman. To split the North American business, you should Know what this means for Lehman!"

Stanley shrugged, "Perhaps, you can talk to Bank of America again. Of course, if you can't reach an agreement, we welcome you back at any time!"

Fuld puffed up his chest, took a deep breath, raised his glass and drank it down in one gulp, turned around and left without hesitation.

After staying in front of the bar for two minutes, he finally picked up another glass of wine, turned around resolutely, and walked towards the two Asian women.

Seeing Fuld approaching, the president of the Americas region of the Royal Bank of Scotland who was talking to them smiled slightly, nodded, and left gracefully, leaving space for them.

Who doesn't know that although the theme of tonight is to discuss the black hole left by Madoff, it is also the stage of Lehman.

At the moment when he was on the verge of falling down, no one wanted to mess with this lunatic!

Watching his old friend leave, Fuld adjusted the smile on his face, turned his head and clinked glasses with the two ladies lightly, "Do you know what is the most enviable characteristic of you?"

Qin Yu stood blinking, looked at Huang Shan, then turned around and smiled, "What is it?"

Fuld exclaimed, "Young!"

He said and looked back, "Look here, who is not over 50 years old, the financial industry is the most advanced field, leading the development of global technology, countless cutting-edge technologies and emerging industries are advancing with the help of the financial industry ,

But at the same time, finance is also the most traditional industry and cannot tolerate any challenges to authority.

This place should be dominated by old men, but you two young ladies have entered here, which will first cause everyone's psychological discomfort, let alone..."

Fuld looked at the two men meaningfully, "You are from the East!"

"So what? Mr. Fuld specifically reminded us of this, in order to show his own value?"

Huang Shan took a step forward, held up the champagne glass and smiled, "Balake rejected your proposal?"

Seeing that Fuld was silent, Qin Yu pursed his lips and smiled, "I said a long time ago that the current Lehman is fat in everyone's eyes, and no one will help you, including America, which you think has the greatest hope. bank,

Maybe Bank of America would be happy to merge with Lehman, but Goldman Sachs and Morgan would never agree, no one would want another rival of the same level, not to mention Lehman has long been their meat,

Not to mention now, at any time, it is impossible for Bank of America to choose to head-to-head with the giants of these two giants at the same time! "

As soon as the voice fell, Huang Shan immediately followed up.

"The other side is similar, even if Barclays agreed to merge with Lehman, the British banking regulator would not agree,

You should know how much risk there is. The Banking Regulatory Commission of the UK is not a vegetarian. They also know this. Once your transaction is rejected after being initiated, Lehman is doomed to a dead end.

Moreover, the previous Fed’s implicit rescue agreement for financial institutions has inspired moral hazard,

Therefore, choose a reckless institution with sufficient influence to shock the market, voluntarily give up all potential commitments to it, and let it go bankrupt completely, so as to warn all market participants not to have illusions.

is the Fed's most likely, if not the only option,

Therefore, the disintegration of Lehman is a foregone conclusion!

In reality, Lehman was simply chosen at the wrong time. "

The voice was like a knife, one knife after another, the knife stabbed into Fuld's heart,

In fact, this was the second time he had heard these words. The difference was that the last time it was said by the two spokesmen, Ms. Shirley, but this time, it was they themselves who spoke.

Fuld shook his wine glass, squinted his eyes and said, "You don't want to buy Lehman yourself?"

Qin Yu smiled slightly, "Of course we think that we also have this ability, but if we can eat it, we may not be able to digest it.

Lehman is already in the pocket of the super giants, we will not offend them who have just established a good relationship for a Lehman! "

There was a hint of self-mockery at the corner of Fuld's mouth, and then he sighed softly, "So, your target is BNP Paribas, or Santander?"

Huang Shan raised her chin slightly, and then she continued, "The United States is the center of the subprime mortgage crisis. There are a large number of small and medium-sized financial companies waiting for us to acquire. There is no need to compete with friends for an elephant.

On the contrary, Europe is still a blank for us, even a sheep will satisfy us, I think Mr. Fuld should be very clear about this,

I know that even if Lehman goes bankrupt, it will not affect the quality of life of Mr. Fuld and his family, but life is not just life, especially for men, career is an indispensable part!

If Mr. Fuld still hopes to maintain his current social status after the bankruptcy of Lehman, it is undoubtedly the most suitable choice to cooperate with us! "

Fuld squinted his eyes and remained silent until a few minutes later, he raised his glass blankly,

"We can't clink glasses yet, you can do it first, if Lehman is really as you expected, whether it is BNP Paribas or Santander, I can guarantee that after the Rainbow Group eats them, there will be no indigestion !"

After finishing speaking, just like ten minutes ago, he drank the wine in one gulp and left without looking back.

Huang Shan and Qin Yu smiled at each other, clinked glasses with each other, and then continued to socialize with the oncoming Morgan executives.

…

Two hours later, the two did not stay in the United States overnight, but boarded a private plane directly to return home.

On the office seat of the plane, Huang Shan faced the laptop and pressed the calculator madly, then raised her head and said,

"Whether it is Santander or BNP Paribas, they are hard nuts to crack!"

Qin Yu lay directly on the sofa, resting his head on the armrest, closed his eyes and said,

"Now the entire American banking industry is busy saving itself, and thanks to our intelligence, many companies, including Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, have mitigated a lot of losses. Now these companies have expressed tacit approval and even support for our actions. ,

The superposition of the financial crisis and the Madoff incident made the financial world of the United States even worse. In contrast, the losses of European counterparts were much smaller.

The U.S. financial community needs us to attack European counterparts and buy them breathing time so that they don’t let them take advantage of it.

At the same time, as long as we limit the takeover battle to these two banks, it will not provoke a backlash across European peers,

If neither side moves, our probability of success will be higher,

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, no matter how difficult it is, you will have to eat it. If you pass this street, this store will disappear! "

"It is definitely necessary to chew, but the problem is,"

Huang Shan looked at the computer screen, held the mouse and clicked, a little hesitant, "Which one should I eat?"

Qin Yu frowned slightly, and after a while, finally opened his eyes, rolled over and lay flat, staring at the ceiling in a daze, his lips parted slightly, "Santander Bank!"

Huang Shan rolled her eyes and looked back at her, "Is it because BNP Paribas is bigger?"

"no,"

The corners of Qin Yu's mouth twitched slightly, "There are two reasons. First, Santander has lost a lot this time. For them, 3.1 billion US dollars can be regarded as traumatic.

In addition, there are not only customers' money, but also their own more than 100 million US dollars. In addition, we have to deal with inquiries from various parties because of Madoff, so our acquisition resistance will be much smaller.

Second, compared to the simpler BNP Paribas, Santander grew stronger by waving banknotes and shares almost all the way, and its shareholder structure is more complicated! "

Huang Shan raised her eyebrows, "A more complicated shareholder structure means that the relationship between the board of directors is also very complicated. If the board is complicated, the efficiency will be lower and it will be easier to be broken down individually.

Indeed, Santander seems to be easier to get than BNP Paribas. "

After a pause, she asked again, "What about the goal? Listen to the boss, and stop after taking a board seat?"

Qin Yu squinted his eyes and thought for a while, then shook his head lightly after a while, "If I hadn't come this trip~www.readwn.com~, I would have listened to the boss, but after seeing the status quo of European and American counterparts, I think maybe we should Go a little further."

Huang Shan frowned slightly, "You don't mean to annex them directly, do you?"

If you can't even satisfy the number of director seats, then only the chairman is left. What's the difference between this and direct annexation? !

Qin Yu turned his head, grinned, showing his white teeth, and said,

"From above, from within, from within, from below, from below, there is nothing to gain,

If you don't set your goals higher, what will you do when the time comes? ! "

After a pause, he turned his head again, closed his eyes and said,

"I have studied carefully. Although the total market value of Santander Bank is relatively high, their common stock is less than 4 billion euros. After obtaining the tacit approval of the American counterparts, we may not have a chance to win them!"

Huang Shan glanced at the computer, feeling a little headache, "But they have a cash flow of 15.827 billion euros!"

Qin Yu tilted his head to look at her, curled his lips slightly, and said, "There is no need to mobilize funds, our current cash flow can crush him!"

Huang Shan rubbed her head in distress, and finally sighed, "Okay, since you've decided, let's give it a try!"

This plan has already been finalized by Boss Chen, so naturally there is no need to ask him for instructions. Now Qin Yu is just slightly raising the goal set by Boss Chen. This trivial matter is not worth mentioning.

However, thinking of doing something against an established European bank with total assets of 1.05 billion euros and a total market value of nearly 50 billion euros,

It's exciting to think about it!