Chapter 578 Soros' ambition (1)

   "Damn, is this what you told me to short Bear Stearns? Look what you've done, lord, this company is now totally **** up. Yes, it's all **** up!"

Regardless of the secretary's dissuasion, Joseph Lewis stormed into Soros' office angrily, and shouted almost pointing at the tip of Soros' nose: "George, everything is messed up. Do you know? Do you know? Now Bear Stearns How much is it worth per share? Two dollars, yes, two dollars!"

  Joseph Lewis only got the news after the transaction was concluded. Originally, as the largest individual shareholder, he categorically denied the transaction plan, but when other shareholders agreed, his opposition was useless at all. More importantly, he didn't know that Bear Stearns was really in a situation of extreme liquidity shortage until the meeting of the board of directors, and if this deal could not be concluded in time, Bear Stearns would have to declare bankruptcy today, and he Even the final cost of two dollars may not be recovered.

From investing in Bear Stearns at a high level of seventy or eighty dollars or even hundreds of dollars, to now only two dollars per share left on the book, Joseph Lewis’s transaction can be said to have lost everything, with a loss of nearly 100%. , the loss was extremely heavy.

   Naturally, Joseph Lewis was extremely heartbroken. After all, his wealth did not come from strong winds, nor did it fall from the sky. After being extremely shocked and annoyed, when he calmed down to reflect on the investment, he was shocked to find that he, the shareholder, had unknowingly played the role of an accomplice in Bear Stearns' low price change.

  Yes, it was the part of the shares lent to Soros that gave these damned hedge funds short-selling chips, which led to Bear Stearns being completely worthless.

   After thinking he figured it out, Joseph Lewis flew from London to New York in his private jet that night, and came to Soros to ask for an explanation. During the whole process, he never reflected that it was purely because he was blinded by profit that Soros had an opportunity.

Although Lewis' roar was right next to his ears, Soros didn't take his words to heart at all, and he didn't even bother to lift his eyelids. television.

The blond secretary saw his big boss acting as if nothing had happened, and his uneasy heart immediately settled down. After quietly bringing two cups of coffee, he quietly backed out and closed the door behind him. up.

   "Sorry, Joseph, give me a minute!" After a long time, Soros raised a finger and motioned to Lewis, and then continued to stare at the TV intently.

Lewis, who was left out in the cold, was even more furious, but now Soros has an attitude of nothing to do, so he can't get angry. Anyway, everyone is a high-society person, and it is impossible to beat and smash like a street shrew. At the moment, he could only sit down fiercely, full of anger, and watch TV with Soros.

Although Soros said it was one minute, the program on TV lasted for half an hour, and it was about a boring lawsuit. At least Joseph Lewis thought so, so that during the whole viewing process, he at least hit Several yawns.

  Finally, when the camera switched to another program, Joseph Lewis had a chance to speak, "George, the current situation is different from what we expected!"

  At this time, his anger finally subsided a lot. This half-hour of meditation made him reflect a lot. After realizing that he might have made a big mistake, his confidence was no longer as strong as before.

"Yeah, the situation is indeed different from what we thought!" Soros replied absent-mindedly, "I didn't expect this guy to short Bear Stearns. God, I actually did him a big favor by accident this time." .”

Through TV, Soros had already learned the news that Zhongshi shorted Bear Stearns, and the mysterious shorts that had puzzled them before surfaced, but this result made Soros a little bit dumbfounded: the opponent he tried his best to defeat Not only was he safe and sound, he even made a fortune with the help of himself.

This time, the great opportunity did not do anything to the opponent, and even the inside line that had been arranged long ago was exposed. Soros lost his wife and lost his army this time, which made him extremely frustrated. The joy brought by the huge profit has also been diluted a lot.

"What?" Lewis was confused, frowned and asked in confusion, "George, who are you helping? Do you know what I'm talking about? Bear Stearns is over, Bear Stearns has collapsed! You You don't know, do you?"

"Of course I know!" Soros came back to his senses and glanced at Lewis with a half-smile, with a hint of cunning in his eyes, "It's indeed different from what we expected. But Joseph, I didn't fully expect it either, Bear Stearns The internal financial situation turned out to be so bad, I thought they would recover after a while, but I didn't expect them to collapse directly, it was really unexpected."

   After finishing speaking, he gave Lewis a helpless reaction of shrugging his shoulders, but the slightly raised corners of his mouth and almost narrowed eyes betrayed his true inner thoughts.

  Yes, I started shorting at $60, and now the face value of each stock is only two dollars. This income can satisfy any investor on this planet, yes, any investor, and Soros is no exception.

Lewis stared suspiciously at Soros for a while, then suddenly said, "George, everything is under your control, right?" Before Soros could refute, he confirmed this inference and said to himself: "It must be so, you spread the news, and then investors all over the world are eager to withdraw funds from Bear Stearns, and at the same time stop doing business with them. There is no borrowing in the market , Bear Stearns will not be able to last for a long time when your own cash is constantly draining. I understand, I understand everything, you are not just thinking about shorting Bear Stearns from the beginning to the end, you just want to let it die , let it be completely finished, right?"

  Soros neither admitted nor denied, but just looked at Lewis from above, and then picked up the coffee and slowly tasted it.

Seeing Soros's behavior, Lewis didn't understand why. He held his head in pain and kept moaning: "Lord, how could I be so stupid to listen to you? Oh, Lord, this It's unbelievable, what a complete idiot I am."

"Relax, Joseph, it's not like you don't have a chance to recover your losses now!" Soros looked at Lewis with a smile, shook his head slightly, and then pointed out with a look of kindness, "Do you know, now the two The price per share in US dollars makes many people very dissatisfied?"

"So what?" Lewis was naturally refreshed when he heard that the loss could be recovered, but after hearing Soros' words, he was discouraged again. Today's Bear Stearns deal is already an ironclad fact. No matter what you do, it won't help. "Can I recover my losses? Can I get the stock price back to $100?"

"Of course it's impossible!" Soros stared at Lewis with disbelief on his face, but then he smiled and said slowly, "No one can do your request. But as your major shareholder , if you can lobby and sue the media or regulatory authorities to force the government to raise the price, you might be able to sell your stock at a higher price. This is what I call recovering losses. Of course, You can't expect **** to buy at market price at this time."

"As far as I know, there are not small voices about the government taking advantage of the fire, and this business involves the Fed. In order to avoid losses, the Fed may secretly put pressure on the government. So at this time , it is very important that someone speak up. What do you think, Joseph? Think about it!"

  After Soros finished speaking, he stopped looking at Lewis and sipped his coffee. He was breathing calmly, his expression was indifferent, and he was completely out of the way.

In fact, all he said is completely dismantling his own short-selling background, because if the dealer raises the quotation, it means that their short-selling price will also increase, which means that their profits will be damaged. And Soros would never be so kind.

Joseph Lewis did not make a sound. He lowered his head and was thinking about the possibility of all that Soros said. In fact, he had collected all the details about the acquisition of Bear Stearns before he came here. Naturally, he knew a lot about Bear Stearns. The small shareholders of Stern are quite dissatisfied with such a low-priced acquisition, but their share is too small, so they can only hold their noses and bear it. And if I stand up at this time as the largest individual shareholder, maybe I can really respond to everyone and make the government raise the offer.

  Of course, no matter what, this acquisition cannot be revoked.

"I think this method is good, maybe I will try it, but before that, I have one condition." Lewis said with a sneer, "No matter what your organization is, no matter what your next goal is, but I There is one condition, that is, I want to join!"

Soros was stunned when the old **** was there, and the smiling expression on his face froze instantly, but the next moment he coughed lightly, and asked pretendingly puzzled: "What? Joseph, what are you talking about? I can't understand what you're saying!"

"Please, George, don't take me for a fool, okay?" Lewis slapped his thigh and said angrily, "If you hadn't borrowed stocks from me, if I hadn't known that the last funds escaped from hedge funds, If you hadn't told me about your plan to raise the price, I really wouldn't be sure that you were a gang behind the whole process of Bear Stearns' collapse. Am I right, George?"

"Oh?" Soros slowly put down the cup in his hand, raised his head and looked at Lewis again, with a dignified and solemn expression, sharp and ruthless eyes, Soros at this moment is his true face, "Joseph, I really I didn't expect you to know so much. Well, tell me now, how do you know this?"

"It's very simple!" Lewis didn't feel too much pressure on Soros, who suddenly changed into a different person. On the contrary, he was a little happy in his heart. He knew that the other party had finally begun to formally confess to him, so he replied seriously, "Raising the quotation will naturally increase your closing price. It's very unreasonable for you to encourage me to do such a thankless thing, isn't it?"

"So you are still using me in this matter. I think the biggest possibility is that while I am building momentum here, you take advantage of the opportunity to buy circulating chips at a low price, perhaps at a price higher than two dollars, and take the opportunity to close your position. .Even if I did not raise the purchase price of ****, as long as there is this public opinion, shareholders will have expectations, and you will have enough opportunities to close your positions, right?"

   "If the above is not enough to impress you, Mr. Soros, then I have another bargaining chip. If I tell all this, what do you think will happen?"

As soon as Lewis said this, Soros' face immediately changed. The next moment he stood up, stretched out his arms towards Lewis, and said seriously: "Congratulations, Mr. Lewis, you are now a member of us. Already!"

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