They are all reborn, and the grandson is still a spare tire

After Gao Huan left the office, Yao Yuan picked up the military satellite phone and started calling Uncle Qiu.

The call was connected in a flash, and Yao Yuan asked curiously:

"Good morning, Uncle Qiu. It's me. Do you have something important to talk to me about? Is it related to yesterday's press conference?"

The next moment, Uncle Qiu's familiar voice came over the phone.

"Regarding your group's entry into the mainland financial market, your report last night was very comprehensive. Director Li also reported to the leadership. I asked you to call me because of another matter."

"Just half an hour ago, intelligence personnel in New York sent back a piece of important news that Merrill Lynch and Bank of America should have reached an acquisition agreement, which will be officially announced around Wednesday."

"According to this blockbuster acquisition agreement, Bank of America will acquire Merrill Lynch at a price of $25 to $30 per share and become the controlling shareholder of Merrill Lynch. Once this news is announced, it will surely cause a sensation in the entire international financial market."

"We can't even rule out the possibility that this news will directly trigger a global financial crisis. In this case, the financial crisis will break out a few days earlier than we expected."

"But the Beijing Olympics officially closed this Sunday. For us, it is our top priority to ensure that the closing ceremony of the Olympics is not impacted or overshadowed, even by a global financial crisis."

"That's why I'm informing you of this news. See if you can find a way to delay the announcement of the acquisition of Merrill Lynch by Bank of America by two days. It will only take two or three days."

"Even if the news is announced after the U.S. stock market closes on Friday, and the market is closed on the following Saturday and Sunday, even if a financial crisis breaks out, it will not happen until next Monday, when the Olympics will have closed..."

Hearing this, Yao Yuan suddenly understood.

He thought for a moment, then smiled and said:

"This is as expected, Uncle Qiu. In my opinion, the news of Merrill Lynch's acquisition by Bank of America should be announced within this week."

"Since Merrill Lynch was acquired by a stronger financial consortium rather than filing for bankruptcy protection directly, although it will have a huge impact on the international financial market, it will not directly trigger a global financial crisis."

"Let's put it this way: Merrill Lynch's acquisition was probably the penultimate domino, and Lehman Brothers' filing for bankruptcy protection was the final domino that set off the global financial crisis."

Hearing this, Uncle Qiu immediately interrupted.

"What you said has just been discussed by the expert team. Everyone's view is similar to yours. They believe that the acquisition of Merrill Lynch is not enough to directly trigger a financial crisis."

"But we have to be prepared for the worst. Once the news of Merrill Lynch's acquisition is announced, it might trigger a chain reaction and even a financial crisis."

"As long as this possibility exists, we must be vigilant and respond carefully. The safest way is to ask Merrill Lynch to release the announcement later and buy another three days."

Yao Yuan paused for a moment, then said firmly:

"Leave it to me. I can definitely do it. Our joint acquisition of Lehman Brothers' high-quality assets will be completed on Thursday, and all equity change registration procedures will be completed."

"Next Monday, the 25th, Lehman Brothers will formally file for bankruptcy protection in the New York District Court. Immediately afterwards, the global financial crisis will officially break out, just in time to avoid the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics."

"In addition, our group is also secretly negotiating with Merrill Lynch to discuss the acquisition of Merrill Lynch's high-quality assets in Hong Kong Island and Singapore. According to the plan, the agreement will be signed today and tomorrow to start the transaction."

"If we want Merrill Lynch to release the acquisition announcement later, I can tell my acquisition team to put out some bait to whet the appetite of Merrill Lynch's top management and buy another two days. This is not difficult to do."

"During previous negotiations, Merrill Lynch's top management proposed to sell us some of the assets of its Japanese branch. Considering the mediocre quality of those assets, we did not accept this proposal."

"We can now take the initiative to contact Merrill Lynch's top management and express our interest in those Japanese assets. We are ready to negotiate for their acquisition. The value of those assets exceeds $30 billion. It is impossible for Merrill Lynch's top management not to be tempted."

"As long as they are interested and want to start a business with our group, they have taken the bait. We can delay them for two or three days in the name of investigating and verifying their assets. There is no problem at all."

"As far as I know, the president of Merrill Lynch Japan is a close confidant of John, the current CEO of Merrill Lynch. They have deep interests involved, or it would be more appropriate to say that they are in cahoots with each other."

"After hearing that these assets in Japan can be converted into cash, John will definitely not let go of this piece of fat meat. As long as he is interested, he will take the initiative to help us delay the time until Sunday, and then I can withdraw the acquisition request."

"By then, the Beijing Olympics will have closed successfully. Even if Merrill Lynch announces that it has been acquired by Bank of America, it will not affect the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, and we won't have to spend a penny more."

"Hahaha"

Uncle Qiu laughed loudly, and then said with great admiration:

"I knew you had a solution. This solution sounds great. You can give it a try."

"Time is running out. You should start planning right away. Try to get this done as quickly as possible and spread the bait."

"If you need our people to cooperate, such as creating momentum in the US and Japanese financial markets, just ask."

Yao Yuan smiled complacently and responded confidently:

"Okay, Uncle Qiu, I'll call Zhou Chaoyang right away to arrange the relevant matters. Just wait and see!"

Next, he briefly discussed the action plan with Uncle Qiu before hanging up the phone.

Then he thought for a moment, picked up the phone on the desk and started calling Zhou Chaoyang.

In a blink of an eye, the call was connected.

After greeting each other, Yao Yuan immediately got straight to the point.

"Mr. Zhou, the transaction between our group and Merrill Lynch needs to include some more details. Please discuss this with the senior management of Merrill Lynch later."

"The acquisition of high-quality assets of Merrill Lynch's Hong Kong and Singapore branches will proceed as usual, but the payment can be postponed, preferably to Thursday."

"In addition, please tell the senior management of Merrill Lynch that our group is also interested in acquiring some of the assets of Merrill Lynch's Japanese branch."

"You must immediately organize a research team and fly to Tokyo tomorrow to conduct on-site research on these assets and prepare for subsequent acquisitions..."

Zhou Chaoyang couldn't help but feel a little surprised when he heard what he said.

"Mr. Yao, the negotiations for the acquisition of high-quality assets of Merrill Lynch Hong Kong Branch and Singapore Branch have concluded today and the agreement will be signed this afternoon."

"These high-quality assets are indeed worth acquiring, but the assets that Merrill Lynch Japan has taken out are of average quality, including some junk assets."

"For example, some real estate projects in Osaka. You know how depressed the Japanese real estate market is. Moreover, in the current situation, would you consider it again?"

Yao Yuan had completely expected Zhou Chaoyang to raise objections.

If he didn't raise any objections, that would be a problem!

As he said, the assets sold by Merrill Lynch Japan Branch have little acquisition value.

Especially all assets related to real estate, they are all garbage.

But how could he know Yao Yuan's real intention.

"Mr. Zhou, just follow the instructions. I will fly to Hong Kong Island on Thursday morning."

"When we meet, I'll tell you the details and you'll understand my intentions."

Yao Yuan said with a smile.

After hearing what he said, Mr. Zhou had no choice but to nod and agree.

"Okay, Mr. Yao, I will arrange the relevant matters right away."

Afterwards, Yao Yuan asked about the acquisition agreement signed with TVB and Shaw Brothers Films, as well as the market reaction.

Just yesterday, he spoke eloquently at a press conference, announcing that Jiuye Investment had officially entered the A-share market.

In Hong Kong Island, a major event occurred that shocked the entire Hong Kong and Macau and the entire Chinese entertainment industry.

On behalf of Jiuye Investment Group, Zhou Chaoyang formally signed the equity transfer agreement with Mr. Shao and his wife.

With the signing of the equity transfer agreement, TVB and Shaw Brothers Films officially changed hands.

They were merged into Jiuye Investment Group and became two subsidiaries of the group's entertainment investment company.

After taking over TVB and Shaw Brothers Pictures, Yao Yuan has become the recognized emperor of the Chinese entertainment industry, commanding endless capital and resources, and having whatever he wants!

Although Jiuye Investment Group has officially taken over TVB and Shaw Brothers Films, the stocks of these two Hong Kong-listed companies did not resume trading today.

When Yao Yuan returns to Hong Kong Island, he plans to visit the two newly acquired subsidiaries to calm people's hearts and cheer everyone up.

After completing this formality, the shares of TVB and Shaw Brothers Films will resume trading, and then they will soar into the sky.

The day when these two stocks resume trading is most likely the day when the global financial crisis breaks out.

From this perspective, this is a big gift from Yao Yuan to the Hong Kong stock market, which may allow the Hong Kong stock market to stand out amid the storm of global stock market crashes.

Yesterday's equity transfer agreement signing ceremony went very smoothly. After the signing of the agreement, TVB, Shaw Brothers Films, and the Hong Kong financial market all cheered.

As for some of the problems existing in TVB and Shaw Brothers Pictures, they can only be solved one by one after Yao Yuan returns to Hong Kong Island.

After listening to Mr. Zhou’s report, Yao Yuan hung up the phone.

Then he picked up the military satellite phone and started calling Uncle Chen from the secret operations team.

The short-selling action against Merrill Lynch will now have to undergo some fine-tuning to adapt to the latest changes.

While he was on the phone, the A-share index, which had been rising rapidly since the opening, finally stopped.

It finally stopped at a position where it had risen by about 5% and began to consolidate up and down.

Obviously, Jiuye Investment Group's massive entry into the A-share market has not yet actually started, so the momentum for the A-share market to rise is not very strong.

When this action is actually launched, the situation will definitely not be like this now.

By then, the grand occasion of thousands of stocks hitting the daily limit will surely occur, and not just in one day!