The first thousand two hundred and fourteen chapters sharpen the knife
"...Many people's eyes were red, some people even shed tears. No one answered our questions. Only those who could see employees walking out of Lehman's company holding boxes and dragging luggage walked to the streets to find taxis."
The tender and delicious yellow beef was constantly being put into his mouth. Andy put down the knife and fork, picked up the fresh orange juice beside him with a comfortable face and took a sip, looking at the amc news channel opposite the restaurant where the live coverage was being conducted.
Looking at the south side of Lehman Building, which now belongs to him, a "wall of shame" was erected, covered with photos of Fuld and Gregory, and marked "Adai and Agua"!
According to his report at the Lehman headquarters building, a terrible emotion was spreading in the huge trading hall of Lehman headquarters. The employees were not only shocked, but also extremely angry! Because they had too many expectations on the company's stock price!
Andy knew that this emotion would still linger for a long time!
Of course, all this is irrelevant to him, the winner.
However, for Ford, for the rest of his life, there will be not only spiritual pain, but also endless lawsuits, and the angry eyes of his former subordinates and the public.
Even a few days after Lehman went bankrupt, Andy saw in the newspaper that Ford was beaten to the bruised face by protesters while exercising in Lehman's gymnasium.
"I had to approve this deal because it was the only deal that could be made. The Lehman Brothers fell victim. In fact, it was the only real sign under the tsunami of the credit market. It was the most memorable bankruptcy trial I have ever had in my career. This can only be regarded as a masterpiece. It is hard for me to imagine another emergency."
On TV, the bankruptcy judge of Manhattan court, James Parker, was as deep as water, and faced the camera surrounding him with a serious expression and said solemnly.
Andy sneered and took the white napkin to wipe the corner of her mouth. She was still on the table. She picked up the remote control and turned off the TV. She walked out of the restaurant, came to the cloak mirror, sorted it out, and said to the maid standing behind her: "Don't bother Ivana, let her have a good rest. I won't come back to have a meal at noon."
"Okay, sir." The maid responded respectfully.
Andy walked out of the house with her head held high and walked into the elevator with her bodyguards who had been waiting for a long time. When she arrived on the first floor, the moment the elevator door opened, Andy couldn't help but frowned slightly when she saw the blocked building.
"Mr. Smith, say something..."
"Tell me some opinion..."
The bodyguards and building security guards tried hard to block the reporters who were constantly crowding forward, while Andy just walked towards the car on the side of the road with a cold expression. Today's reporters did not ask random questions, but kept shouting for him to say something.
When he walked to the car, Andy did not rush to sit in the car, but looked back at his expectant eyes, pondered for a while, and said in a cold tone: "The Wall Street pattern in people's impression has become a thing of the past!"
After saying that, he ignored the scene that had become more chaotic and noisy, got into the car, leaned against the seat, closed his eyes and rested, and stopped looking at the reporters outside the car window.
His words are enough for these media to report, because each company will have its own explanation. As an influential celebrity, some words do not need to be explained, because there will be many media to help interpret them. He is only responsible for making the language concise enough and pretending to be 13.
Wall Street, in English, means Wall Street. The famous name is actually just a small street located in Lower Manhattan, New York.
Originally this was a Dutch colony. In order to prevent black slaves from escaping, the Dutch colonists erected fences here. In 1653, the wooden fence was reinforced into a one-meter-high wooden wall. In 1685, along the wooden wall, early New York planners demarcated a route, which became Wall Street.
Two years later, Andy strolled on this long street again. His mood and feeling were already very different at this time. Two years ago, he was filled with the excitement of hesitation, the unreal cautiousness and ambitious trembling. Now, it made Andy smile at this moment.
Unexpectedly, he was surprised by his appearance, followed curiously, and was passing by with his mobile phone to take a photo. Andy slowly walked to the big copper bull in Boling Green Park, Wall Street under the protection of more than a dozen bodyguards around him.
It is said that it is a park, but it is just a small green space. The reason why it is to shape a copper bull is that Americans also hope to represent a good omen of a "bull market".
Andy looked at the front foot in front of him leaning down, his tail was rolled up, his horns were facing up, and he rushed forward hard toward the left. It was very vivid and artistically tense, but it also became a wonderful irony at this moment.
Turning to the exchange next to him, he didn't stop, but continued to walk towards the building where Gaia Company was located not far ahead.
Wall Street has been completely submerged by the financial tsunami at this moment, and the financial giants are struggling in the exchange next to the copper bull. All traders are in a state of fear. No one can be sure whether their company still exists when another dawn comes, whether they still have the mood and opportunity to continue walking on this famous street, and whether they can continue to look at this world-famous copper bull with ambition and hope.
When Andy came to the floor where Gaia Company was located, she saw an extremely busy scene. Almost everyone ran away. The office hall was even more noisy. Many people held information in their hands, clamped the microphone with their necks and said loudly, "It was so busy that no one paid attention to him, a big boss."
Andy walked through the busy hall with a smile and handed over two documents to his subordinates. When he pushed Al's office away, he saw Al's other shirt sleeves, tilted his neck and clamped the phone, flipped the information with both hands, and kept talking in his mouth.
When Al saw the big boss coming in, he did not get up to greet him, but pointed to the seat and continued talking on the phone. However, the phone quickly ended and smiled bitterly at the big boss sitting opposite him, "Boss, although we successfully bought those assets, trouble has come. We don't have enough staff..."
Andy shrugged, took the coffee sent in by Secretary Al, and smiled and said, "Take it slow, don't worry, there are some we want to use to slaughter people anyway, as long as we maintain normal operation."
The acquisition of Lehman's headquarters building for $1.3 billion, U.S. investment banking and capital markets businesses, while up to 9,000 Lehman Brothers employees will be retained.
The Lehman headquarters building, worth $1 billion, is priced at $800 million.
The $250 million divestiture of Lehman Brothers North America business includes personnel, products, brand names, technology and customers in two data centers, but does not include risky transactions and debts that put Lehman in desperate situations before filing for bankruptcy protection.
It also includes all investment banking and capital market operations in the United States, London, and Canada, including banks, commodities, swaps and bulk brokers, for a price of $250 million.
Bad price!
It was said that it was a transaction, but it was a real robbery. When Ford signed the transaction agreement last night, his expression was almost ferocious, and he wanted to eat Andy as if he had bitten his teeth. Some of the board members present had even turned red in their eyes. The atmosphere was so depressing that many people couldn't breathe.
"Let's do it, Al, let's spread the news now. We are interested in selling all the investment banking and capital market businesses we just got from Lehman Brothers in the United States, London, and Canada, so that we can save a lot of manpower and material resources." Andy put down the coffee that he had taken a few sips and said in a pondering manner.
"It will be implemented now?" Al frowned slightly and continued, "In this way, the price may be reduced..."
"Haha, lower the price? Tell those who call the consultant directly. If you want to get a bargain, he will get out of here. Now these are high-quality assets. If you don't pay a price that matches them, let them take a shower and go to bed! Just show what I meant directly!" Andy said with a sneer. Although he didn't know who had gained the advantage after Lehman went bankrupt in his previous life, he couldn't find out who had taken advantage of the vultures that had taken advantage of such a lot, such as Barclays Bank, mg Chase and others.
But now that it is in his hands, how can these people who want to get a bargain and not be slaughtered by him?
(Andy took advantage of the situation to rob the Lehman assets, which was actually swallowed up by Barclays Bank of England for US$1.75 billion. These are the "shortcomings" in Barclays Bank's business. The deal was considered by the president of Barclays Bank of America, "a chance that is hard to find in his life.")
Chapter completed!