Chapter 1264 Big Short

   Just when Xia Jingxing arranged the next stage of work for the offices and teams of Vision Capital, and was about to leave New York.

   A sudden news disrupted his steps!

   "Daren, I suggest you'd better meet the guy.

   These people with pens are usually the most ruthless characters who kill without blood. "

  Liu Hai stood in front of the desk, looking at Xia Jingxing who was sitting opposite to enjoying Ivanka's intimate massage service.

  Ivanka is wearing a tight professional skirt today, and her plump figure is highlighted by the clothes.

   She stood behind the chair and massaged Xia Jingxing's shoulders while persuading softly: "Darren, Mr. Michael Lewis is a very famous contemporary reportage writer and financial reporter in the United States, and is well-known on Wall Street and in the American financial world.

  I think you might as well meet him and see what his intentions are.

  If you reject him so directly, it may affect your reputation and give the industry a bad impression of being too aloof.

   It would be even more troublesome if Lewis picked up his pen again and scrambled some of your sentences. "

   "Dare he?"

  Xia Jingxing suddenly got angry, which startled Ivanka, and the massage action on his hand was also stagnant.

   Seeing that Ivanka's blue eyes were filled with a layer of mist and looked like she was about to cry, Xia Jingxing had to squeeze out a smile.

   "I'm not mad at you, I'm expressing my dissatisfaction with those reporters who randomly arrange news."

  Ivanka didn't speak, she put away the hand on Xia Jingxing's shoulder and strode out of the room, her face full of unhappiness.

   Hearing the door slammed shut, the bangs, who had been looking down at the pattern on the floor, raised his head and asked as usual, "Then do you want to see Lewis?"

  Xia Jingxing pondered in his heart, if Lewis was an ordinary writer and reporter, it would be fine to meet and chat with him for a few minutes.

   But this guy is not an ordinary person!

  Xia Jingxing thought about it carefully in his heart and found that what Ivanka said also made sense.

  What if Lewis picked up a pen and scribbled some of his own sentences?

   Afterwards, he can find trouble with Lewis, but the bad influence has already been caused, and it will not help.

   "Let's meet then! You bring him in, and I will also meet this great writer and reporter."

  Xia Jingxing finally decided to meet Lewis and figure out the intention of the other party.

  Liu Hai nodded and went out.

  …

  Michael Lewis is a middle-aged white man in his forties.

   At this time, he was having coffee in the reception room on the 49th floor of the 40 Wall Street Building.

   At the same time, he was also thinking about a question, would the Wall Street killer whale want to see him?

   As far as he knows, this financial tycoon has been keeping a low profile for a long time, and he has not appeared in public for almost a year. He is very mysterious.

   This is not much different from other hedge fund bigwigs.

   Those who are engaged in hedge funds hope that the more low-key and the less people will notice, the better.

   It’s just that Lewis has studied Xia Jingxing and Vision Capital.

   Then he made an interesting discovery!

  Suddenly, the door of the reception room was pushed open, and Liu Hai walked in with a smile on his face.

   "Mr. Lewis, let's go, our boss is waiting for you!"

   Hearing that Daeron was willing to see him, Lewis was very happy. He picked up his bag and followed Liu Hai to the 70th floor by elevator.

   "Daren, thank you so much for giving me a chance to interview you."

  Lewis shook hands with Xia Jingxing while smiling and looked at the Wall Street crocodile who was really hiding under the water.

  Xia Jingxing was also observing the great writer in front of him, who was wearing a straight high-end suit with a confident smile on his face.

   If he didn't know the true identity of this guy in advance, maybe Xia Jingxing would regard him as a financial practitioner.

In fact, Lewis was indeed a financial practitioner on Wall Street in his early years. He worked as a bond trader at Salomon Brothers for many years. Later, he wrote his work experience into "Liar's Playing Cards", which was very popular after publication. , and quickly became a classic entry for investment banking.

  Lewis also made a name for himself, from an unknown trader to a star financial writer.

   After a simple greeting, Xia Jingxing greeted Lewis to sit down, and then asked Ivanka to bring two cups of coffee.

   Ivanka's anger has not subsided at this moment, but in front of outsiders, she still behaved generously enough, and did not lose her temper regardless of the occasion.

  Lewis glanced at Ivanka a few more times, then suddenly reached out to her with a smile, and said, "This is Miss Ivanka from the Friedrich family, right?"

  Ivanka shook hands with Lewis, "Hello, Mr. Lewis."

Lewis looked around Ivanka and Xia Jingxing, as if he understood something, and said with a smile, "Miss Ivanka was born in a prestigious family in New York, and Darren, you are the most outstanding young man in the world, the two of you are quite together. match."

   Hearing this sentence, Ivanka's original unhappiness completely disappeared.

   She smiled at Lewis, then looked at Xia Jingxing.

  Xia Jingxing felt that Lewis was a little nosy, but he didn't say anything to deny it, so he just called haha ​​and fooled the past.

  Ivanka was a little dissatisfied with Xia Jingxing's perfunctory remarks, but she didn't say much and left the room quickly.

   "Mr. Lewis came to interview me today, there must be something important, right?"

   Seeing that Xia Jingxing's tone was a little cold, Lewis knew that he should have just talked a lot, which made the financial tycoon a little unhappy.

   Flower Street, one by one, they are all very flowery.

  Lewis smiled and took out a handwritten notebook from a handbag lying beside him.

   He didn't use a voice recorder because he knew that some interviewees were more taboo about it.

   "Daren, let's start the interview now. I mainly want to ask you a few questions."

  Xia Jingxing glanced at the pen and paper in Lewis's hand, nodded and said, "Just ask."

   "As far as I know, Vision Capital participated in subprime bond derivatives trading in 2007 and made more than $5 billion from it. Is this true?"

   Xia Jingxing did not answer immediately, but thought quickly in his heart.

   "Mr. Lewis, can I ask you a question before answering your question?"

  Lewis smiled and spread his hands, "Of course, today looks like an interview, but in fact you can treat it as a casual chat."

  Xia Jingxing said "OK", and then asked: "What is your intention to interview me? Do you want to write a report about me, or something else?"

   "I want to publish a book!"

  Lewis said lightly: "A book about the causes of the financial crisis, the process of its outbreak, and its consequences!

  You are at the top of the Wall Street pyramid. I would like to know your different views on the financial crisis through your perspective. "

"why me?"

  Xia Jingxing looked at Lewis with a smile, "Why don't you interview Paulson, Peter Thiel, Blankfein, their performance in the financial crisis was better than me and Vision Capital."

   "Daren, don't get me wrong, this book of mine is not to belittle anyone, but to present the whole process of the financial crisis to the public from a neutral perspective."

  Xia Jingxing sneered, "What do you plan to call the book title? "Greed Wall Street"?"

  Lewis shook his head again and again, "The word greed has a derogatory connotation, and I intend to use a more neutral word - short.

   In addition, the impact and scope of the financial crisis is very large, so a big character is added before the short, and it is called "big short" together. "

   (end of this chapter)