Chapter 1216 The Stock God in Economic Pearl Harbor

As night fell, the sunset shrouded every street in Manhattan. Andy saw the silhouettes of tall buildings in the sun through the car window. The motorcade slowly crossed downtown Manhattan, Times Square, neon lights, and cars like flowing water. The tide is full of vitality, while Wall Street is still immersed in the pain of violent turmoil.

In a three-star Michelin restaurant, Andy smiled and hugged Ivana, who was wearing a bright silver suspender dress and showed a proud career line, kissed and wanted to sit opposite Andy Ivana was pulled.

"Sit with me, that guy Warren will come over later, sorry, I have rejected him, but I didn't expect him..."

"Andy, it's not a gentleman's job to talk about people behind their backs..." Warren, with a smile on his face and wearing black-rimmed glasses, appeared at the dining table, interrupting Andy's complaints, with a kind smile on his face and Ivan Greetings from Na.

"Ivana, you are really becoming more and more charming. By the way, I also want to congratulate you."

"Thank you, Mr. Buffett, please sit down." With a charming sweet smile on her face, Ivana stretched out her hand and said gracefully.

Andy didn't feel the embarrassment of being caught. Instead, he gave Warren a blank look and said angrily, "You disturbed our two-person world."

"Okay, Ivana, I'm sorry, I hope you can understand, it's an extraordinary time." Buffett said to Ivana with an apologetic expression.

Ivana shook her head with a sweet smile and said, "It's nothing, Mr. Buffett, I can understand, and I'm very glad to invite you to dinner."

"Hehe, thank you, she is such an elegant and charming girl!" Buffett said with a happy smile. Of course, he was not angry because of Andy's performance. The joke is not once or twice.

The three ordered meals and chatted, but the scene of Andy Smith and Warren Buffett sitting together for dinner still made many guests in the restaurant curious, and from time to time someone would cast inquiring and surprised eyes.

After all, at this time, the financial turmoil has merged into a financial tsunami sweeping Wall Street and the world. The shadow of panic has shrouded the whole world, and Andy and Warren undoubtedly have a huge influence on the American people. When people get together, it is called ghosts if they don't attract attention.

"Andy, this is the scariest moment I've ever seen on Wall Street." Warren took a sip of the pre-dinner rum, with a solemn face, deep eyes, and a somewhat low voice.

No one doubts that this may be the scariest moment in Wall Street history. Whether it is Andy or Ivana, or even the people of the United States will not doubt this.

Andy nodded slightly, and said calmly: "This is a bloodless war, and it is also a major international change that has left countless people bankrupt and even displaced! For us, an unprecedented game has also begun. Prologue. For example, the intrigue between giant companies, and the downfall..."

Speaking of this, thinking of the bankrupt Lehman, he couldn't help shaking his head and laughing: "Hehe, it's tragic, helpless, and exciting at the same time. Bankrupt lies, no guarantees!"

Warren Buffett smiled lightly, and did not comment on this. He knew what Andy was feeling, but he had seen this kind of thing too much. Besides, he would not be given a sympathetic mask by this bastard in front of him. Confused, the bastard in front of him is more ruthless and greedy than anyone else.

"Andy, I won't go around in circles with you, just tell me, are you interested in AIG Group? If there is a chance for you to annex it, are you willing to make a move?" Warren lowered his voice, leaned forward, sharp eyes and Andy looked at each other.

Ivana, who had been listening with a smile on her side, shrank her pupils slightly, and her hand holding the wine glass trembled unnaturally.

"Oh?" Andy couldn't help squinting his eyes slightly, his brain was running fast, looking at Buffett and asking, "Wellenstadt contacted you again?"

Warren's eyes flashed, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart for the keen response of the young man in front of him.

Slightly nodded, and said in a low voice: "Before leaving get off work, he called me and asked me if I wanted "one pot"? He was referring to all the property and casualty insurance departments under AIG. He offered a price of 25 billion U.S. dollars!"

Andy couldn't help squinting his eyes, his eyes flickered, he didn't speak, he took a sip of sweet wine from his glass, put down the glass, and said, "Why?"

Warren Buffett naturally understood what Andy meant, and said without any concealment: "This deal is too big. If you participate, Berkshire will have to borrow a lot of money, which may jeopardize its precious AAA credit." Rating..."

When Andy heard this, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and he showed a very obvious sneer. With his arms flat on the dining table, he looked at Buffett with sharp eyes and said lightly: "As far as I know, AIG's financial difficulties are too serious. , It’s too complicated, don’t say I can’t spend 25 billion US dollars, even if I can spend it to buy AIG, I will completely pull its financial hole into hell!”

"Andy, don't get me wrong, listen to me, I mean, we bought AIG together!" Warren Buffett's face changed slightly, his brows were slightly wrinkled, and his expression was slightly nervous.

"..." Andy looked at Warren's expression, couldn't help but frowned and looked at him, and then asked curiously, "Warren, why are you so nervous?"

Buffett, who has always been eloquent, suddenly fell silent, and after a while he said in a low voice: "To be honest, before Lehman went bankrupt, I wasn't so worried. I was at the Happy Hollow Club in Omaha country club last night, with Google Brin, one of the founders, and his wife had dinner together. But when Lehman went bankrupt as expected, and then AIG revealed a capital hole of 60 billion US dollars, or more! Andy, I was really scared, The potential collapse of the entire financial system gives me the shudder.

Shares in both MG Stanley and Goldman Sachs have been falling on fears that they will be the next to fail. The commercial paper market, which helps companies across the country finance their day-to-day operations, has ground to a halt. . . "

Speaking of this, Buffett picked up the red wine glass, drank the red wine in the glass in one gulp, looked at Andy with gloomy eyes, and continued, "Do you know what it means?"

Andy didn't answer, but just looked at Warren indifferently, waiting for his next words.

"If the commercial paper market freezes completely, then many more major financial institutions, even thousands of brands like General Electric, will go down because their checks won't clear.

If that were the case, there would be a panic in U.S. money market funds holding about $3.5 trillion in assets, some of which hold commercial paper. The resulting chaos could crash global financial markets, jeopardize Berkshire, and go to hell! "

Buffett shook his head and sighed with a very bitter expression, "I feel like this is a scene I have never seen before. Neither the American public nor Congress fully understand the seriousness of the problem. I think we are really facing an abyss!"

Ivana, who had been listening quietly at the side, couldn't help but change slightly, becoming a little pale, and looked at Andy worriedly. Andy patted Ivana's little hand lightly, and then looked pessimistically. The emotional Buffett said: "When God will not come to save, the US government will intervene! Perhaps, at this moment, Paulson and Geithner are already making action plans. What kind of catastrophe will happen after the collapse of AIG, rising borrowing costs, shrinking household wealth, further shrinking economic activity, causing the most fatal damage to the already fragile financial markets and economy. Do you think they dare to do the same with Lehman Treat AIG?"

In fact, the U.S. government has not stopped bailing out financial institutions, except for putting on a straight face with Lehman Brothers. Paulson has been in touch with Geithner about saving AIG. Realizing the seriousness of AIG's problems, Paulson met with Flying Shoes, told him that he might have to ask the Federal Reserve to rescue AIG, and hoped to get his support. After weighing the matter, Xiaofei Xie said that he should do what he should do.

Paulson has even found a new CEO for AIG. . .