A $50 million margin call? I'll short Wall Street.

Economic Crisis, Battle of Wits, The Big Short, Wall Street
Years later, when sitting in front of the camera for Time magazine's "Person of the Year" interview, Lu Ze would always think of that rainy Manhattan night on February 28, 2008.
"So, Mr. Lu."
The renowned journalist, gazing at the man before him who commanded trembling throughout the global financial system, posed the question that had been repeatedly raised at congressional hearings, closed-door Federal Reserve meetings, and countless trader gatherings:
"Between the devil and the prophet, how do you define yourself?"
Lu Ze leaned back in the wide leather chair, gazing at the still-glittering steel forest of Manhattan outside the window, and slightly spread his hands:
"I'm just a trader."
"When the bubble is destined to burst, and neither greed nor fear is enough to put a price on the world—"
"Yuanxing simply did God's work for the market."