Chapter 1216

As night fell, the setting sun shrouded every street in Manhattan. Andy saw the silhouette of the tall buildings standing in the sun through the window. The motorcade slowly crossed the downtown of Manhattan. The times square, with neon flashing, was full of life and running water, while Wall Street was still immersed in the pain of intense turbulence.

In a three-star Michelin restaurant, Andy smiles and hugs Ivana, who is wearing a bright silver fabric suspender dress and showing her proud career line. She kisses Wen and pulls Ivana, who is going to sit opposite Andy.

"Sit with me. Warren will be here in a moment. I'm sorry. I've rejected him, but I didn't expect him to..."

"Andy, behind the scenes, it's not what gentlemen do..." A smile, with black frame glasses, appeared at the table, interrupted Andy's Tucao, and make complaints about her affable smile and her face.

"Ivana, you are getting more and more charming. By the way, congratulations."

"Thank you, Mr. Buffett. Please take a seat." Ivana, with a charming smile on her face, reached for her hand and said elegantly.

Andy didn't get caught in the current embarrassment at all. Instead, he gave Warren a blank look and said, "you've disturbed our two people's world."

"Well, Ivana, I'm sorry. I hope you understand. It's an extraordinary time." Buffett apologized to Ivana.

Ivanna smiled and shook her head. "It's nothing, Mr. Buffett. I understand. I'm glad to invite you to dinner."

"Ha ha, thank you. What an elegant and charming girl!" Buffett said happily with a smile, of course, he didn't feel angry because of Andy's performance, he and Andy are a little forgetful meaning in which, joke is not twice.

Three people order dinner and chat, but for Andy Smith and Warren Buffett sitting together for dinner, many guests in the restaurant are curious, and from time to time, some people will cast their eyes to explore the surprise.

After all, at this time, the financial storm has merged into a financial tsunami sweeping Wall Street and even the world, and the shadow of panic has covered the whole world, and Andy and Warren undoubtedly have a great influence on the American people. If these two people get together and don't cause attention, they are called ghosts.

"Andy, this is the most frightening moment I've ever seen on Wall Street." Warren took a sip of the liqueur before the meal, with a dignified face, deep eyes and a low voice.

No one doubts that this may be the most panicky moment in Wall Street's history. Whether it's Andy or Ivana, or even the American people will not doubt this.

Andy nodded a little and said quietly: "this is a war without blood, and also an international great change that has ruined and displaced countless people! For us, an unprecedented game has started. For example, the intrigue between the Big Mac enterprises and the fall of the stone

Said here, thinking of the bankruptcy of Lehman, can not help shaking his head and laughing: "ha ha, tragic, helpless, but also exciting. No more lies and bankruptcies! "

Warren Buffett smiled a little and didn't comment on it. He knew what Andy was lamenting, but he saw more about it. Besides, he would not be confused by the face of the son of a bitch in front of him. The son of a bitch in front of him is more ruthless and greedy than anyone else.

"Andy, I don't want to beat around the bush with you. To be frank, are you interested in AIG group? If you have the chance to swallow it, would you like to do it? " Warren lowers his voice, leans forward and stares at Andy.

Ivana, who has been listening with a smile, shrank her pupils a little, and her hand holding the glass also gave a very unnatural micro tremor.

"Oh?" Andy's eyes narrowed and his brain moved quickly. He looked at Buffett and asked, "willenstadt has contacted you again?"

Warren's eyes flashed and his heart couldn't help sighing at the sharp reaction of the young man before. He nodded slightly and said in a low voice, "before he left work, he called to ask me if I want to" one pot "? He's referring to all AIG's property and casualty departments, and he's asking for $25 billion! "

Andy's eyes narrowed, his eyes flashed, and he didn't open his mouth. He took a sip of sweet wine and put it down and said, "why?"

Warren Buffett naturally understood what Andy meant by this sentence, and said without any concealment: "this transaction is too big, if Berkshire wants to borrow a lot of money, it may endanger its valuable AAA credit rating..."

Andy heard this, not from the corner of his mouth slightly raised, showing a very obvious sneer, arms flat on the table, eyes sharp looking at Buffett lightly said: "as far as I know, AIG's financial difficulties are too serious, too complex, let alone I can't take out $25 billion, which is to buy AIG, I will also thoroughly pull its financial holes into hell ！”

"Andy, don't get me wrong. Listen to me. I mean, we'll pay for AIG together!" Warren Buffett said with a slightly changed face and a slightly frowned expression.“。。。” Andy looks at Warren's expression, and stares at him, then curiously asks, "Warren, why are you so nervous?"

Buffett, who has always been eloquent, suddenly became silent. A moment later, he said in a low voice: "seriously, before the collapse of Lehman, I was not so worried. Last night, I was at happy hollow club, Omaha country club, having dinner with brin and his wife, one of the founders of Google. But when Lehman went bankrupt, AIG exposed a $60 billion hole, or more! Andy, I'm really scared. The whole financial system may collapse, which makes me shudder.

Shares of Mg Stanley and Goldman Sachs are both falling because of concerns that they will become the next group of companies to fail. The commercial paper market, which helps enterprises across the country to finance their daily operations, has come to a standstill... "

here, Buffett takes a glass of red wine, drinks all the red wine in the glass, looks at Andy gloomily, and continues:" do you know what it means? "

Andy didn't answer. He just looked at Warren and waited for him.

"If the commercial paper market freezes completely, then more major financial institutions, even thousands of brands like GE, will fall, because their checks will not be cleared.

If so, there will be panic among us money market funds with assets of about $3.5 trillion, some of which hold commercial paper. The resulting chaos could collapse global financial markets, endanger Berkshire, and you all go to hell! "

Buffett's face was extremely bitter, shaking his head and sighing, "I feel that this is a scene I have never seen before. The American public and Congress have not fully understood the seriousness of the problem. I think we are really in the abyss!"

Ivana, who has been listening quietly, is also pale. His eyes are worried to look at Andy. Andy patted Ivana's hand gently, then looked at Buffett, who is full of pessimism, and said: "when God won't come to save, the U.S. government will intervene! Perhaps, at this moment, Paulson and Geithner are already making action plans. I believe they are the two most aware of what kind of disaster will happen in the event of AIG's collapse. The rising cost of borrowing, the shrinking wealth of families and the further shrinking economic activities will cause the most fatal damage to the already fragile financial market and economy. Do you think they dare to treat AIG like Lehman? "

In fact, the U.S. government has not stopped bailing out financial institutions, except for Lehman Brothers. Paulson has been in touch with Geithner to save AIG. Aware of the seriousness of the AIG problem, Paulson met xiaofeixie and told him that he might have to ask the Federal Reserve to rescue AIG, hoping to get his support. Xiaofei shoes in the balance, said that how to do how to do.

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