That would be too dangerous.

Once in the office, he first called Huang Xingyao over and asked, "Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on real estate?"

"Yes!" Huang Xingyao nodded in agreement.

“The price is practically off the market now, let’s buy! It has to be a building with an underground parking garage,” Xing Baohua said.

Huang Xingyao nodded and went out to find someone to handle the matter.

While watching the news on TV, the camera panned to the stock exchange. It was more crowded than a rural market during Chinese New Year—it was packed!

The exchange had no choice but to open a manual channel because the computer system was slow to update information and prices.

This led most people to abandon computers and go to exchanges to engage in primitive trading.

Prices may be updated, but transactions may not be possible! That would be even more frustrating; you'd probably shout until your voice is hoarse and still not get many orders.

"Boss, Bayaricio, the head of Lehman Brothers' Wall Street branch, wants to meet with you. What time would you like to schedule?" The receptionist, a sweetheart, came over to report to Xing Baohua.

"I won't see him for now. I'll call him once I'm done with this busy period," Xing Baohua said, waving him away quickly.

This is several kilograms of perfume! It's no longer fragrant; it smells foul and disgusting.

Xing Baohua didn't want to throw up her breakfast.

When the time comes, the market opens.

As expected, it opened lower with a gap.

Once this pattern forms, another sharp drop is expected today.

The exact percentage drop is unknown, but overall it's down. In addition, some people who received bank-backed loans will definitely need to buy back their shares, which creates a situation of ups and downs.

Evolution takes time; it doesn't happen overnight.

There may be a period of consolidation, or there may be a rebound, but the overall structure will be a slow decline over the next ten days, half a month, or even longer.

This is called squeezing out the bubble, removing all the negative factors.

Let the stock market be healthier.

The US bailout plan is showing some promise, with a significant amount of funds arriving, along with bank support and loans.

Around noon, some companies started to see a rebound.

But it only rebounded slightly, and then fell again around 1 p.m.

At Lehman Brothers on Wall Street, the newly appointed head, Bayarichow, instructed his secretary to investigate the list of those who had made bets against Xing Baohua.

They then consulted a lawyer, who reviewed the betting agreement Collins had previously signed and sought out any loopholes in it.

The best course of action would be to overturn the agreement.

Tell the lawyer to look for the problem word by word, and that they should find something unreasonable.

Okay, so this is what happens when someone can't accept defeat, can't play the game, and starts cheating.

Faced with billions in compensation, what's the value of a face?

As expected, the lawyer found some unreasonable points.

It is extremely difficult to cobble together a testimony to overturn the entire betting agreement.

Having hope is better than having none.

Of course, Lehman Brothers couldn't just sit idly by and began lobbying political figures, especially the third-party bank Morgan Stanley.

After the bet takes effect, they will apply to the court to freeze the compensation money immediately.

As long as Morgan can buy them some time, that's fine; the underlying exchange of benefits remains unknown.

In the afternoon, Xing Baohua looked out the window at the crowds still holding banners and protesting in the streets, and felt that they were also a group of people being used.

Not only are they pitiful, but they're also being used as pawns.

Born into a capitalist era, one should adapt to the games of capitalism! Coming to protest gets you a penny, but what about being a mere extra...?

The more I thought about it, the more uneasy I felt. Could these people be hired extras, the kind who get paid a certain amount of money per day?

They didn't suffer any loss by standing here; they treated it as going to work. But it caused an impact on Xing Baohua.

With media coverage, the pressure is very real.

Let the lawyer hire a private investigator to investigate and collect evidence, one by one, so he can settle scores later.

Making money through dishonest means and then coming to suppress him, an outsider—how wicked can one be!

What goes in must come out; now we rely on private investigators. It must be said, the West still has many advantages.

If you have money, even a bright red heart can turn black.

Director Liang and Director Xue invited Xing Baohua to have lunch with him after he got off work, because he had been attacked with eggs that morning.

This guy didn't dare go out to eat, so he dragged the two directors back to the hotel restaurant for dinner.

I don't know where Director Liang got two bottles of Wuliangye, we just had a few drinks and chatted.

Xing Baohua has overcome his temporary difficulties, but the two directors can offer little help with his funding needs.

If Xing Baohua were to liquidate his positions, it would be a fortune.

How to use it and how to allocate it are entirely up to Xing Baohua.

They are now vying for a larger share of future benefits.

Even though Xing Baohua said he would exchange one-third for national currency, they still wanted to get more.

So, while drinking and chatting, the topic naturally came up.

“This money won’t be easy to earn; most of it will have to stay here. I’m mentally prepared for that,” Xing Baohua said, pointing to his heart.

"Can't you take it with you?" Director Liang asked.

"A small amount is fine, but tens of billions! Do you think you can just take it all away from Great America? Either convert it into national debt, or leave it to invest and develop in Great America?" Xing Baohua added after speaking:

"This is what my lawyer told me, to keep me on guard."

Both Director Liang and Director Xue nodded in agreement. They had witnessed the unreasonable behavior of rogue states before.

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