Noah Scott looked at Simon's expression and said: "Soros himself also needs to bear responsibility for the Quantum Fund. He asked us to sell off all contracts, and no one knows where the news came from. The result is The S&P 500 index fell sharply again, and we could only force him to close his position. Now Soros insists that it was our operational error, and also questioned Lehman Brothers and you for conspiring to manipulate the market. Coupled with the media's fueling, this matter It has become increasingly troublesome.”
After Simon heard what Noah Scott said, the last trace of expectation in his heart disappeared, but he retorted without hesitation: "Noah, this matter has nothing to do with me."
"I understand," Noah Scott said in a sincere tone: "However, Simon, the current situation is that everyone must resolve this matter as soon as possible so that you can escape from the recent turmoil. The same goes for Lehman Brothers. You You should have felt that the FBI, SEC and CFTC obviously want to catch you through this matter. US$1.6 billion is a huge amount of money. In order to issue a fine, they will definitely not mind doing it. Anything happens.”
Simon turned his head, looked casually at the blurry glass window in front of him, and asked, "What are you going to do?"
Noah Scott felt Simon's emotional change and said: "We have already been in contact with Soros. Reconciliation is good for everyone. However, Soros still insists on asking for 50 million US dollars in compensation."
Simon was silent again, raised his hand to draw a diagonal line on the glass window, then clicked to the other side of the diagonal line, and then withdrew his hand with some lack of interest.
Seeing that Simon was distracted, Noah Scott looked at the strange patterns he drew on the window, and continued: "Simon, compensation of 50 million US dollars, Lehman Brothers will provide 4,000 US dollars, and you will provide 10 million US dollars, how about ? This way everyone can get out of trouble. US$10 million is nothing to you now. But if you are investigated, the legal fees you will spend next may be more than US$10 million."
"Noah, I originally thought we might become friends." After continuing to be silent for a moment, Simon turned to Noah Scott and spoke again: "Now it seems that there should be no such opportunity. Westeros Company does not Any violation, so tell the person who sent or forced you here, I will prepare 10 million US dollars to deal with the lawsuit. If 10 million US dollars is not enough, then 100 million US dollars, or 1 billion US dollars. Speaking of which, I actually don’t I don’t care about the money, because it is too easy for me to make money. However, I am not used to others snatching my things. After a little inquiry, you will know that I am actually a very vindictive person. Last year, there were a few The bastard attacked me at night, and I broke one leg of all five of them. Well, actually it should be six. The woman around me didn't want me to be too violent, so I let the one behind the scenes go. She will definitely not do it again this time I interceded on behalf of some people. So, you can let those people give it a try. If you want the money, come and grab it."
Noah Scott's expression became more and more arrogant as Simon spoke, and after a moment he said: "Simon, I don't understand what you are talking about."
"I don't quite understand. Maybe I've been under a lot of pressure recently and started talking nonsense." Simon shook his head with a confused expression, and then made a farewell gesture: "Noah, don't contact me again in the future. "
According to James Raybould's judgment, after media pressure, private eavesdropping, and necessary undercover investigations, no evidence of violations of the Westeros Company can be found, Rudy Giuliani may take the initiative to create evidence , forcing other targets who were caught to accuse Simon.
Ivan Boesky, the Wall Street insider trading tycoon who was just convicted at the beginning of this year, agreed to charge five other insider traders during negotiations with Giuliani. Only then did he get a chance to get a lighter sentence. In the end, he was only sentenced to three terms. Years in prison and a $100 million fine. He kept half of his fortune.
Ivan Boesky is the prototype of Gordon Gekko, played by Michael Douglas in "Wall Street" to be released next month. The classic "Greed-is-good" line in the film is exactly Ivan · Boesky's views expressed in a speech at the University of California.
Now.
Lehman Brothers may well have been the one caught out, hence Noah Scott's recent visit.
Since this fact does not exist, it is obviously impossible for the investigative agencies to find any tangible evidence that Simon and Lehman Brothers conspired to manipulate the market. However, if Simon had just agreed to spend 10 million US dollars to participate in the settlement of the lawsuit between Lehman Brothers and Quantum Fund, he would immediately fall into a magical logic of 'why should you help if you didn't hit me', and the Westeros Company would also It will be difficult to escape from this crisis unscathed.
Walking out of the apartment building, Noah Scott looked at the reporters around him who were still squatting around even in such a snowy day, and quickly got into his car parked not far away. The reporters standing guard in the snow found that Noah Scott was not Simon and the people around him, so they did not surround him.
Perhaps it was because of the cold wind that had just blown through him that his thoughts became much clearer. Noah Scott got into the car and suddenly understood why the people in the living room looked a little strange after he just entered Simon's apartment.
Those people probably understood the intention of his trip before he arrived. He just looked like a clown.
After thinking about this, Noah Scott suddenly felt a strong embarrassment in his heart.
After sitting in the car for a while, Noah Scott started the car and quickly returned to his parents' apartment on Second Avenue. American Express is headquartered in New York, and Nelson Scott, as one of the vice presidents of American Express, naturally lives in Manhattan.
Noah Scott walked into the house, and three other middle-aged people were sitting in the living room of Scott's house. In addition to American Express CEO James Robinson and Noah Scott's father Nelson Scott, there were also There was another middle-aged man who was somewhat bald. At this time, he was sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed and a cigar in his mouth.
My mother never allowed my father to smoke with her at home, and would get furious every time she found out. Looking at the middle-aged man smoking a cigar, Noah Scott could only frown slightly, walked over and took out a pocket recorder from his suit pocket, and pushed it to the other person respectfully: " Mr. Giuliani, he refused.”
Rudy Giuliani slowly picked up the recorder and pressed the play button.
However, when he heard Simon's last words, the middle-aged prosecutor with a tough style suddenly looked unhappy.
The Scotts and his son just sat quietly next to each other. James Robinson looked at the star politician opposite who had become a little forgetful because of the "big killings" in recent years. He felt disgusted in his heart, but on the surface he still said politely: "In this case, Rudy, I'm afraid we can't help you. If you persist, Lehman Brothers will pay a fine for the previous illegal transactions. Or, after you leave office, whether you open a law firm or a consulting company, American Express will Would love to be your customer.”
Rudy Giuliani did not look at James Robinson. He held the recorder with a gloomy expression for a moment before standing up. Still holding the recorder tightly in his hand, he glanced at the other three people, and finally his eyes fell on James Robinson, and said coldly: "Jim, this won't happen again."
James Robinson and the other three quickly stood up. When the other party came to the door, Robinson asked again: "Rudy, in this case, can we settle this case with the Quantum Fund?"
Rudy Giuliani took the coat handed over by Noah Scott, nodded slightly, and then said: "Tell that kid that I will definitely keep an eye on him, and don't let me catch anything."
After saying this, Rudy Giuliani opened the door and left.
The three people standing in the living room breathed a sigh of relief as they waited for Rudy Giuliani to leave. Due to some manipulations in advance, although the transaction would not cause too much trouble to a few people, it was trouble after all, and it would be great to be able to get over it now.
After closing the door, Noah Scott ran to open the window again, and then looked at the two elders who had sat down again, and said in a mocking tone: "Didn't he think that he was more likely to be targeted? Targeted by a billionaire who once broke someone's legs."
Nelson Scott listened to his son's words, turned around and scolded: "Noah, this matter has nothing to do with us, you'd better not get involved anymore."
Noah Scott said with a bit of dissatisfaction in his tone: "It's impossible for me to get involved. You all just heard that Simon Westeros has broken off our relationship with me."
"Okay, although it is a pity to lose this customer, there is nothing we can do about it," James Robinson said at this time: "Noah, you can fill Will Green's vacancy next, don't let me down."
Will Green was the senior vice president in charge of the Quantum Fund that made big mistakes.
The previous dispute between Lehman Brothers and Quantum Fund was destined to be settled out of court. However, despite making some preparations in advance, Rudy Giuliani discovered that American Express followed up on Westeros in September. That trade, and in doing so, required Noah Scott to involve Simon Westeros.
I didn't expect to be seen through at a glance.
James Robinson and the Scotts were actually relieved. If Simon Westeros really agreed, even if Giuliani's main target was Westeros, Lehman Brothers' reputation would definitely be damaged. affected.
Now.
The last resort failed. Giuliani revealed the American Express transaction in September and acquiesced in the settlement between Lehman Brothers and Quantum Fund. He was able to survive the disaster. Whether Simon Westeros and Rudy Giuliani will have another confrontation next is not something they need to care about.