Recast youth

Chapter 1661 Choice
"It brings tears to my eyes."

Li Zhen, Hu Zhi and Wen Yueqi were all close friends in a small circle in New York. Seeing Wen Yueqi ask, Li Zhen threw a cigarette to Ye Feng, then lit one himself, sat down and looked at Wen Yueqi. Said: "Sister Qi, New Century Financial Company filed for bankruptcy protection last month, you know that, right?"

New Century Financial Corporation is the second largest subprime mortgage lender in the United States.

When Wen Yueqi heard this, she immediately understood what was going on. She looked at Ye Feng and then asked uncertainly, "You mean Merrill Lynch has also been affected by subprime mortgages?"

"Yes."

Li Zhen nodded and said: "This subprime mortgage crisis has spread widely. Except for Goldman Sachs, other investment banks have been basically affected. Merrill Lynch has also suffered huge losses in its positions in collateralized debt securities and subprime mortgage loans. It has even been downgraded by two rating agencies, Standard & Poor's and Moody's, and given credit ratings of AA- and Aa3. Although our company still maintains large liquidity and has no financing difficulties for the time being, it is not certain. Will there be fluctuations in the short term? You also know that the capital chain is interconnected. If one link is broken, it is likely to cause fluctuations throughout the whole body, and it will be difficult to turn around again."

"so serious?"

Wen Yueqi frowned.

Hu Zhi said in time: "It's so serious, Sister Qi. During this period, you were busy with the Hilton Hotel acquisition case. You didn't pay much attention to the subprime mortgage market. The current subprime mortgage crisis in country A is much more serious than imagined. , maybe many old investment banks will go bankrupt because of this, and companies are experiencing explosions almost every day, but Merrill Lynch’s system is large and can last for a while. Now the boss is very dissatisfied with CEO O’Neill in the mortgage business. Maybe not long after, He will all step down."

"When the nest is overturned, it is difficult to complete the eggs."

Wen Yueqi has been engaged in investing in New York for many years. When she heard what Hu Zhi said, she couldn't help but be filled with emotion. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but glance sideways at Ye Feng, who was sitting next to him smoking.

Compared with the previous two years, Ye Feng is now more mature and calm. He is so calm that people can't see what he is thinking. The only thing that can be seen is the calm profile of his face that is too young.

However, it was such a young person who accurately predicted the potential subprime mortgage crisis in the United States a year and a half ago when Merrill Lynch and New Century Financial Corporation were both involved.

Even got a huge return on the bet.

"That's it."

Hu Zhi nodded and said, "I'm a little confused about my future. I don't know whether I should stick to it. Just a few days ago, people from Credit Suisse also contacted me."

Wen Yueqi asked: "What did the people at Credit Suisse say?"

"They needed someone who was familiar with China to serve as chairman of the investment banking department in China, so they found me. If I agreed, I could go to the Zurich headquarters for a period of time, and then go to Hong Kong to take up the post."

Hu Zhi first told Wen Yueqi what happened, and then she looked at Ye Feng and asked, "Ye Feng, do you think I should go back?"

Ye Feng was a little surprised. He didn't expect Hu Zhi to consult him, but Ye Feng was not in a hurry to answer. In fact, under the current situation, many large foreign investment banks would set up branches overseas and then make investments.

There is an old saying that goes well.

The poorer the place, the more profitable it is.

Competition is small, information is poor, and everything is still developing.

Ye Feng thought for a while and said: "Actually, it's good to go back. The country is developing very fast now and is catching up, so there are many opportunities. However, this is just my personal opinion. You have to make your own choice. .”

Hu Zhi chuckled, smiling brightly, and said to Ye Feng: "No need to choose, I trust your judgment, I will submit my resignation to the boss tomorrow."

"..."

Hu Zhi is also a lady-like woman. She is not bad looking. She wears round-framed glasses. She pushed the frames and smiled like this at Ye Feng. Ye Feng suddenly felt a little embarrassed and could only try to focus on the gaps between his fingers. on the smoke.

As everyone knows, the more Ye Feng behaves like this, the more Hu Zhi becomes interested in him and the more he smiles.It's not that Hu Zhi has never seen handsome guys, or that Ye Feng has special charm, but that Ye Feng himself is outstanding and he is embarrassed, so Hu Zhi becomes interested in him.

To a certain extent, for a strong woman like Hu Zhi, if you approach her deliberately, she will not be interested in you, or even disgusted with you, but if you retreat and feel embarrassed, they will feel strange.

This is also called human nature, which is not only reflected in women, but also in men. Those who can easily get it are not interested in it, and those who cannot get it must want to get it.

"Mr. Ye, are you still shy?"

Hu Zhifa said to Ye Feng with a smile.

Ye Feng flatly denied it and said, "No."

Wen Yueqi ignored Hu Zhi's joke on Ye Feng, but looked at Li Zhen and asked, "Li Zhen, what about you? What are your plans?"

"me?"

Li Zhen's eyes were also on Ye Feng before. After hearing this, he raised his head and said with an indifferent smile: "I don't plan to leave. I will continue to stay at Merrill Lynch. Merrill Lynch is also one of the few investment banks in the world. I'm so skinny." Camels are bigger than horses and have better foundations, so they are less likely to sink. If it does sink, we will have to wait until it sinks."

Wen Yueqi nodded: "Well, everyone has their own choice, and it's good to stay."

Several people are chatting.

Soon it was dinner time, and she got up to go out for dinner. When she was going out, Wen Yueqi called Chen Huang and asked Chen Huang and others to meet at the hotel.

The hotel is a relatively good Chinese restaurant in New York. Wen Yueqi booked a large private room that can accommodate more than 20 people. The table is quite large and made of mahogany.

There is a rotating zone on the tabletop, which can automatically and slowly rotate when eating.

When Wen Yueqi and his party arrived at the hotel, Chen Huang and his party had not arrived yet. Since most of the private rooms were women, Li Zhen was a bit addicted to cigarettes, so he asked Ye Feng to go out with him to smoke.

During this period, Hu Zhi always asked Ye Feng to call her sister and make fun of Ye Feng because of how older he was than Ye Feng. Ye Feng also wanted to hide, but Li Zhen's suggestion just went along with his wishes.

The two people came to the balcony outside.

Li Zhen handed Ye Feng a cigarette, then leaned against the balcony, looked at Ye Feng, and said with a smile: "To be honest, I admire people like you who are self-made. Your experience is incredible. Unlike us, we have to The path we took was all planned in advance, from studying to going abroad. It was originally a bit of a sense of accomplishment, but compared with you, it was almost meaningless."

"It's actually a good thing to have a good arrangement."

Ye Feng lit the cigarette, looked at the obviously historical building opposite, and said: "Many people want their lives to be arranged well, but they don't have such an opportunity. I also said before that I am just lucky. If I am not lucky, I may be in trouble for the rest of my life." They can’t even come here.”

It was luck indeed.

If you are not reborn, how can you come to the United States?
Ye Feng thought silently in his heart.

"Haha, that's what I said."

Li Zhen nodded with a smile, then turned around, put his hands on the balcony and looked at the opposite building with Ye Feng. After laughing, he looked sideways at Ye Feng and asked casually: "By the way, if I remember correctly, You still have 40% of the shares of fcaebook, right?"

(End of this chapter)