Bai Shuo also had a detailed understanding of AIG, an international multinational insurance and financial services institution group based in the United States, headquartered in the International Building in New York. The group's headquarters in the British Empire is located in London, continental Europe
Its headquarters is located in Paris, while its Asian headquarters is located on Hong Kong Island. According to Forbes magazine's list of the world's 2000 largest multinational companies, AIG ranks 18th in the world and can be described as a true giant.
It is said that this company has a great relationship with China, and it is not an exaggeration to even say that it was a Chinese company before. Because the history of American International Group can be traced back to 1919, when the founder of the group, Shi De, was
An insurance agency was established in the modern capital of China to provide fire and marine insurance protection. This company was the predecessor of AIG. Shi De was also the first Westerner to bring the concept of insurance to the Chinese. In just ten years, Shi De
Decai expanded his business to the entire China and Southeast Asia; in 1926, AIG opened a branch in New York, USA. Later, due to the invasion of Japan, Shi Decai moved the company's headquarters from China to the United States, and then opened up the Latin American market. After 1949,
AIG completely withdrew its insurance business in China.
Regarding AIG, Bai Shuo has his own thoughts. First, the United States will not let it fall so easily for a giant like this, so Bai Shuo does not feel that the CDS in his hands will encounter any risks; second, Bai Shuo
Shuo has previously proposed a three-step strategy for this action. It should be said that it is currently at the end of the first step and the beginning of the second step. In the next step, it will focus on low-price acquisitions of various high-quality industries around the world, and AIG will
It is one of Bai Shuo's goals. Although with the current strength, it is obviously more difficult to capture AIG than Snake Tunxiang. However, as his strength becomes stronger and AIG's actual situation becomes worse, it will be difficult to swallow the elephant.
This elephant is not impossible. In the end, Bai Shuo made the decision not to move on all AIG's CDS and continue to wait for the opportunity. Because these CDS in his hands may be useful for the second step of the strategic plan in the near future.
has a key role.
However, for other short-selling products, Bai Shuo was very active. He continued to promote negotiations with major banks and continued to harvest the leeks that had been planted on Wall Street for nearly a year. Bai Shuo's first choice was to sell all the assets of Lehman Brothers.
All contracts were thrown out, because in the remaining contract details provided by Liu Shu that day, he was surprised to find that there were still many contracts with Lehman Company. He took a breath of air at that time. Good guy, Bai Shuo may not be familiar with other companies. This famous one
You must be familiar with the guy. So Bai Shuo quickly took Liu Shu and Anna to Lehman Company and offered to liquidate the contract. The people who received them were a Gaul and a black guy. The Gaul seemed very polite.
Confident and arrogant, the black guy seemed humble and polite, creating a huge contrast. Everyone used English as a communication tool, but the Gaulish man was fluent in English, spoke very fast, and had a bit of European flavor, which made the white guy
It sounded very difficult, and it took repeated questioning to figure it out. Although the black guy was responsible for explaining Bai Shuo's questions again every time, the Gauls seemed a little impatient. In Bai Shuo's question again
When repeatedly asked the question that the Gauls had said, the Gauls finally couldn't bear it and said with a smile in Gaulish to the black guy next to him: "What a fucking bumpkin. I didn't expect that such a person could have such bad luck."
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Bai Shuo and Liu Shu didn't understand what it meant, but Anna immediately got mad, stepped forward, picked up the shirt from the man's chest, and grabbed a big man until his body was bent and he almost lost his balance. At this time,
Anna angrily yelled in pure Gallic: "Who is that bumpkin? No matter how bumpkin you are, I am still your father today. If you don't talk cleanly, I will destroy you." Seeing this, the black guy quickly apologized to Anna, and Anna calmed down.
Let go.
When the Gauls were shocked, Anna explained everything to Bai Shuo. Bai Shuo smiled slightly: "Arrogant Gauls, one day you will lower your noble head in front of me, and this day will not be too...
Far away." Then he slammed the table and shouted loudly: "Now you just need to give me the money I deserve, now, immediately, immediately, quickly..."
The Gauls did not expect that Anna behind Bai Shuo was also a powerful character. She could actually understand her Gaulish. She also knew that she was in the wrong and did not care too much. When she heard Bai Shuo's roar, she had to curse and pay Bai Shuo according to the contract.
Shuo deserved the benefits. After Bai Shuo got the money, the three of them turned and left. The black guy bid farewell to the three of them respectfully, but the Gaul said bitterly behind him: "Goodbye, my friend, um
, No, it’s better not to see you again, yellow guy..." Although the last two sentences were relatively quiet, they were still heard by Bai Shuo. When leaving, Bai Shuo stretched out his right hand from behind and raised his hand towards the Gauls.
middle finger.
After a round of harvesting, Bai Shuo couldn't help but think that just 10 months ago, he and Liang Ying were worrying about hundreds of thousands of Chinese dollars, but now they had hundreds of millions of rice dollars at their fingertips.
If it weren't for Liang Ying being a wealthy young man, who had already experienced ups and downs, and Bai Shuo also had more than ten years of training deep in his memory, otherwise no one's little heart would be able to bear such a huge contrast in such a short period of time.
In the blink of an eye, Bai Shuo has been in the United States for more than half a month. After the intense work, his life has become leisurely in the past two days. Because Bai Shuo and Liang Ying are different, Liang Ying can always find something to do, and it seems that there is always something to do.
However, Bai Shuo is accustomed to delegating power and letting professional people do professional things. So after completing a series of important decisions and solving the most urgent matters at the moment, Bai Shuo suddenly became unable to find anything to do.
In addition to normal work exchanges every day, he did not want to disturb Weilun and Hans' work too much. Suddenly he thought that after coming here for so long, he still had no chance to really take a leisurely look at this legendary city, so these days
After Shuo held the morning meeting, he took Anna to New York for a walk around.
The prosperity of New York really moved Bai Shuo. Even Bai Shuo, who had seen the prosperity of later generations, still admired the current New York. The Statue of Liberty, Fifth Avenue, Broadway, the World Trade Center...each one left a deep impression on him.
When visiting Madame Tussauds, Bai Shuo liked the wax figures very much. He heard that there is also a wax museum in Shanghai, but Bai Shuo wanted to go back and introduce one in Shu.
When looking at the Empire State Building, Bai Shuo also liked the heavy and majestic feeling of the Empire State Building. He seemed to understand why the Japanese wanted to buy the Empire State Building in the 1990s. Now he consulted Hans and learned that it had been more than a year.
The old owner of the Empire State Building has just taken back the building, and currently plans to spend money to upgrade the building, which is a bit regretful. However, there are also some unexpected gains. Bai Shuo accidentally discovered that the building's exhibition hall will hold a small-scale exhibition in two days.
Economic Forum, and Wei Ges happened to be attending and speaking, which aroused Bai Shuo's interest. He immediately called Weilun and asked him to learn about the relevant situation at this forum. It would be best to get two tickets.
Match ticket. Knowing yourself and your enemy means you can win a hundred battles. Bai Shuo can't wait to meet his opponent face to face.
On this day, Anna walked into the Economic Forum with Bai Shuo on her arm. At this moment, the place had been decorated in a fashionable and solemn manner. Behind the podium in the middle was a large screen with the words "Global Economic Forum" written in English.
Said, this gimmick is quite big, but I don’t know whether the actual weight can be worthy of such a name. Except for the front positions, the back positions are not sorted. Bai Shuo and Anna are randomly in the fourth row.
He found a seat in the middle and sat down. Liu Shu and Weilun followed closely and found a seat in the back row. At this time, Bai Shuo found an acquaintance. The black guy who was at Lehman last time was also in the venue.
The young man also spotted Bai Shuo, took the initiative to come over and said hello, and apologized repeatedly for what happened last time. Bai Shuo had a pretty good impression of the black man, and exchanged casual greetings with him. The black man was just here to help the boss deliver documents.
, was about to return to the company. He knew very well that this was not a place where he should stay longer, so he did not disturb Bai Shuo and his party too much.
Weilun carefully observed the forum and found that some U.S. government officials, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Citigroup and other big names participated in the forum, as well as foreign banks such as the Bank of England and Deutsche Bank.
The person in charge arrived at the scene. Although the specifications of this level cannot be said to be a world-class summit, it can still be regarded as a grand event in the financial world for the United States. Weilun told Bai Shuo these situations, and Bai Shuo nodded slightly.
He didn't say much, he just watched everything in the venue quietly. There were ten rows of seats in the venue, each with about 15 seats. The first two rows were VIP-level seats, and they had seat cards, so you could sit there.
They are all big-shot figures in the political and economic fields or representatives of giant companies. The six rows in the middle are forum guests, most of whom are people who have a place in the economic field. I am also in this area, and the following few
The rows are obviously reserved for the media. Except for the last two rows, reporters from various media have set up cameras behind their seats and are adjusting the cameras nervously. Occasionally, there will be some small episodes of competing for the best position.
Most of the people in the venue were white, and there were only a few black people. In addition to myself, Liu Shu, and Anna, there were several other yellow people. But at a glance, you could tell that they were either Japanese or Korean.
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At 2:30 in the afternoon, the forum officially started. First, the US Minister of Finance, Lao Cai, gave a speech. From his speech, Bai Shuo heard that this forum was just an attempt by the US to stabilize the economy and boost popularity, and to deceive more people.
It was just a show paid for by the crisis. However, with the mentality of watching a show, Bai Shuo was also happy to be an audience. Then several big guys took the stage to express their own remarks. It must be said that these characters, no matter how they talked,
Their knowledge and agitation skills are all top-notch. In some speeches that were humorous, domineering, or theoretically profound, the crisis seemed to be blown away by them so lightly, and everything seemed to be going quickly.
Well, the current crisis is just a false illusion. If Bai Shuo didn't know the seriousness of this crisis, he almost wanted to worship them. Soon, Wei Ges also appeared on the stage, and Bai Shuo observed carefully
Wegers, no matter how you look at it, he is just an ordinary old man, with a little sparse hair, a short stature, and very bright eyes. Wegers’ speech was mainly about crisis theory. A simple summary is that when there is danger, there is opportunity. Crisis is always relative.
. He believes that this round of crisis is just a change in the old and new economic systems. The important thing is to seize future opportunities during the crisis.
Bai Shuo carefully pondered what Wegers said. It was certain that there was some truth in it, but most of it seemed very empty or very limited. Bai Shuo curled his lips slightly and showed a contemptuous smile,
Wegers is nothing more than that. He is a tactical expert at best, and his grasp of the general direction is not worth mentioning.
After each big boss finished speaking, there would be a question time. After entering Wegers' question time, Bai Shuo was the first to raise his hand. Picking up the microphone, when Bai Shuo revealed that he was from China, Wegers
He showed an unshakable expression, even though it was only for a moment, it was still grasped by Bai Shuo keenly.
"I have two related questions, so it can only be regarded as one question. First of all, I would like to ask Mr. Wegers, in this round of crisis, you swept the stock markets of various countries and caused countries that were already trembling in the crisis to negotiate.
Wei Sebian, everyone knows that you have moved to the Asia-Pacific region, so I would like to ask you what your next thoughts are on the operation of the Japanese stock market?"
Everyone at the scene was stunned. How could it be so direct? Why not ask Wegers directly if his next target was the Japanese country and what he would do if it was the Japanese? But these are very confidential matters, how could they be revealed so easily.
Wegers smiled contemptuously and said humorously: "I think this kid from China may not know much about finance and the stock market, but in order not to waste everyone's time, I can't teach you here."
For a while, there were bursts of laughter in the venue.
Wegers went on to say: "The Japanese stock market suffered a deep decline some time ago and is still in the rest stage. I think it is not the best choice. I can only say that in the short term, I have no idea of investing in the Japanese market.
,Thanks!"
Bai Shuo smiled slightly and then asked: "Just now all the big guys mentioned some opinions on this crisis, and you also put forward your opinions. From a general perspective, it seems that they are all very optimistic about the market outlook. Then I
I would like to ask when do you think the turning point of this crisis will occur?"
Wegers took the microphone, looked around, and said with an exaggerated expression: "Did I hear you right? Where is the crisis? I remember I said that everything I see in my eyes are opportunities."
The scene erupted into warm applause again, and there were waves of ridicule, which was obviously aimed at Bai Shuo.
Wegers signaled everyone to be quiet, and then said boldly: "The current economic situation is generally good, and the general direction will not change. The subprime mortgage debt has only punctured some bad bubbles.
It’s just a matter of reducing the excessive leverage in the current market. In three to four months at most, the economic trend will surely rise again, and then we will usher in even more brilliant glory.”
There were bursts of thunderous applause, as if in this small venue, the whole world had entered into glory ahead of time. Bai Shuo shook his head and slowly left the venue. Walking all the way, he was met with mocking looks, but Bai Shuobu shook his head.
Shuo was not angry, on the contrary, he was very happy. From the blind and confident eyes of these people, he, like Wegers, had seen greater opportunities. After walking out of the venue, Bai Shuo came to the window and looked at the outside of the building.
While enjoying the scenery, he walked slowly along the aisle. After a while, he took out his mobile phone and called Zhong Pengcheng. He only said a very brief sentence: "Wegers' next target is Hong Kong Island."