They are all reborn, and the grandson is still a spare tire

Chapter 1162 The Best Mascot

At 4:30 in the morning, the U.S. stock market closed.

Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch remained silent and did not release third-quarter reports or merger announcements.

The U.S. stock market after hours trading was relatively calm and trading volume did not suddenly increase.

Including dark market transactions, there has not been much change.

Seeing this scene, Yao Yuan, who was watching the market in front of the computer, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and relax a lot.

But he did not leave the study immediately and returned to the bedroom to rest, even though he was very sleepy.

He still stayed in front of the computer, constantly checking the situation of the U.S. stock after-hours trading market and various news in the international financial market.

As we were talking, it was already five in the morning.

The sky outside gradually brightened, and it was a new day.

As Yao Yuan expected, it was a sunny day without a single cloud in the sky.

Yao Yuan turned his head, looked out the window, and smiled with relief.

"Done! God has granted my wish!"

After saying that, he exited the securities investment software and turned off the computer.

Then he picked up the phone on the desk and started typing text messages.

"Everything is fine, thank you for your hard work!"

After composing the text message, he sent it out to a group of people.

The recipients of the group message included Uncle Qiu and Director Li who were far away in Beijing, as well as Zhou Chaoyang and many senior executives of the group who were staying up late in the Bank of China Building.

But it does not include the decision-making level of the secret action team, and Yao Yuan dare not take the risk.

After sending the text message, Yao Yuan stood up from his chair, opened his arms and stretched, then moved his slightly stiff hands and feet.

After doing all this, he took his cell phone and left the study, then went back to the master bedroom to rest contentedly.

Just as he walked out of the study, Uncle Qiu's reply text message came over.

"Great job, have a good rest"

Yao Yuan glanced at the text message and replied proudly.

"You should also have a good rest, stay alert, and wait to see the most exciting show!"

When the text message was sent, he had already arrived at the door of the master bedroom.

He then walked into the master bedroom, washed up quickly, set the alarm, and hugged Li Lu's sexy and curvy body to rest.

As a result, he slept for less than three hours before being woken up by the sudden ringing of his cell phone.

When the phone rang, Yao Yuan was the only one left in the master bedroom.

Li Lu had already gotten up, left the master bedroom and went to the living room downstairs.

After opening his eyes, Yao Yuan reached out and picked up the mobile phone on the bedside table. He first glanced at the ID display before answering the call.

The next moment, Zhou Chaoyang's excited voice came from the phone.

"Good morning, Mr. Yao. I hope I didn't disturb your rest. I have good news for you."

Yao Yuan smiled softly and said helplessly:

"Can you please stop disturbing me? I've only slept for more than two hours. It's the same for you guys, right? Aren't you asleep yet?"

"Tell me first, what is the good news? After that, go back and rest, and recharge your energy."

"Hey, I'm so sorry."

Zhou Chaoyang said with a smile, and then got down to business.

"As soon as the after-hours trading of U.S. stocks ended, Lehman Brothers Bank released its last third-quarter report."

"In this early release of its third quarter report, Lehman Brothers Bank announced that it had incurred huge losses in the third quarter"

"Lehman Brothers' losses in the third quarter exceeded $50 billion, which was almost the same as we expected, but it was definitely underreported."

"They also announced that they would divest at least $300 billion in commercial real estate assets, which seemed to be a move to save themselves."

"Lehman Brothers chose a very clever time to release the announcement, just avoiding the after-hours trading of US stocks, which was obviously deliberate."

"In this way, even if investors do not buy it and want to sell Lehman Brothers' stocks and bonds, they can only wait until the market opens next Monday."

"Apart from releasing its third quarter report, Lehman Brothers did not release any information on whether it would file for bankruptcy protection in the New York District Court."

"This leaves room for imagination for all investors. I guess many people would not have thought that Lehman Brothers would collapse next week."

"After the market opens on Monday, some people may take advantage of the plunge in Lehman Brothers' share price to buy at the bottom, but they will end up being buried in hell."

"For us, this is undoubtedly the best news, and there is a lot of room for maneuver. We can reap a lot of benefits after the market opens on Monday."

As he reported, Yao Yuan's face was already showing joy.

He sat up from the bed and said with great excitement:

"Great, that's the good news I wanted to hear, everything is perfect"

"It goes without saying that Lehman Brothers must have concealed huge losses, but that doesn't matter anymore."

"If I'm not mistaken, Lehman Brothers Bank is out of money and simply cannot cope with the crazy bank run next Monday."

"Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy is a foregone conclusion. By next Monday, this top Wall Street investment bank with a history of more than 150 years will become history."

"What we need to do now is to prepare for the harvest and try to make back all the money we paid to Lehman Brothers Bank some time ago."

At this point, he suddenly changed the subject and said jokingly:

"I have to say that Richard from Lehman Brothers is a really good person. He always thinks of us and acts according to our plan."

"I'm even a little grateful to this guy. When he's kicked out of Wall Street, maybe we can consider asking him to be a mascot for our New York branch."

"It would be interesting to see him return to Wall Street in this way and disgust the financial tycoons who kicked him out of Wall Street."

“Hahaha, this does sound very interesting.”

Zhou Chaoyang burst into laughter.

After laughing, he continued to report the situation.

The third quarter report released in advance by Lehman Brothers Bank has caused quite a stir on Wall Street and in the international financial markets.

Since the trading time has passed, all investors can only watch and worry, unable to do anything.

And most people believed that Lehman Brothers Bank was in a huge loss crisis and its stock price would definitely plummet next week.

But they didn't realize that Lehman Brothers Bank would collapse very quickly.

Nor did they realize that this was the last quarterly report in Lehman Brothers' 150-year history.

In addition to Lehman Brothers, some other Wall Street financial institutions also released some news and announcements after the market closed.

Without exception, these news are either related to mergers and acquisitions or announcements of expected losses.

But the weight of these news and announcements is far less than that of Lehman Brothers' third-quarter report.

Merrill Lynch, which is more influential than Lehman Brothers, remained calm and did not take any action.

Apparently, John, CEO of Merrill Lynch, is still waiting for Yao Yuan's decision and is still fantasizing that Jiuye Investment Group will acquire the assets of Merrill Lynch's Japanese branch.

Talking about Merrill Lynch's foolish reaction, Yao Yuan and Zhou Chaoyang both laughed.

The report lasted about fifteen minutes, and Zhou Chaoyang brought mostly good news.

At the end of the report, Yao Yuan gave special instructions to Zhou Chaoyang.

Ask him to notify all investment team members of the group to have a good rest and recharge their batteries over the weekend.

When the market opens next Monday, it will be an unprecedented feast, and Jiuye Investment Group is going to take over!

After hanging up the phone, Yao Yuan had completely lost his sleepiness and became energetic.

He immediately got out of bed, went into the bathroom and washed up.

After washing up, he changed into home clothes, then walked into the study and called Uncle Chen from the secret operations team.

The decision-makers of the secret action team have already received the news and are celebrating!

Once global stock markets open on Monday, we will still need to discuss and coordinate how to launch the harvesting operation and how Jiuye Investment and the secret operations team will cooperate.

Across the ocean, New York.

Wall Street, New York Federal Reserve Chairman's Office.

New York Federal Reserve President Geithner was on the phone, his face as dark as the bottom of a pot.

Opposite his desk, U.S. Treasury Secretary Paulson sat in a chair with a gloomy expression.

He stared at the phone in Geithner's hand, as if it was a life-saving straw.

"I am very sorry, Timothy, but after serious discussion and analysis, we are not sure whether Barclays has sufficient capital to cover the risks of Lehman Brothers."

"Barclays was not legally allowed to support the Lehman deal before a shareholder meeting of Barclays had voted on it."

"We at the Financial Services Authority have decided to oppose Barclays' takeover of Lehman Brothers. Good luck to you."

The voice of McCarthy, chairman of the UK Financial Services Authority, came from the phone.

Every word he said was like a sharp sword, piercing Geithner's heart.

When Geithner heard that the British had rejected the acquisition, he immediately became angry.

"McCarthy, shall we discuss this matter again? We can consider providing a loan to support Barclays' acquisition of Lehman Brothers."

"The price that Barclays Bank pays for Lehman Brothers can be lowered a little bit. We can even sell it for half and give it away for free. This will benefit both of us..."

Before he finished speaking, McCarthy's cold voice came again.

"Loans have to be repaid, but Lehman Brothers is a pile of garbage. Not only is it worthless, it could also bring down Barclays Bank."

"This kind of thing must not happen. You can find other buyers. Maybe there is still a chance. I'm going home to rest. Goodbye!"

After saying that, the British guy hung up the phone.

Looking at Geithner again, he was just standing there in a daze.

In a moment, he came to his senses.

Then he looked at Paulson sitting opposite him and said frustratedly:

"Henry, we're done!"

"Wow!"

Paulson stood up suddenly, but almost fell to the ground.

Before he could open his mouth, the office door was suddenly pushed open.

The next moment, Paulson's secretary strode in.