The Great Sage Returns from Ten Years of Imprisonment

The bigwigs exchanged glances, their curiosity growing.

"Xiao Ling, you said that airlines don't need to rush to abandon Goldman Sachs' hedging strategy. Can you explain your reasoning? When do you think is the best time?"

Deputy Director Li asked curiously.

As soon as he finished speaking, the scene fell silent.

Everyone looked at Ling Yun, waiting for his answer.

Ling Yun did not respond immediately, but fell silent.

After a moment's thought and quickly organizing his thoughts, he dropped a bombshell.

"The fuel hedging agreements that airlines signed with Goldman Sachs must be terminated, that much is certain, but compared to the impending global financial crisis, this is utterly insignificant!"

"We cannot rush into negotiations with Goldman Sachs just to get out of this underhanded hedging strategy. That would likely alert Goldman Sachs, delaying the negotiations and prompting them to launch a thorough investigation."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then nodded in unison after they came to their senses.

If several airlines were to jointly negotiate with Goldman Sachs to terminate this fuel hedging agreement, even at the cost of paying hefty penalties, it would be strange if Goldman Sachs didn't launch an investigation!

Once Goldman Sachs launches an investigation, the risks exposed to the joint investment team will undoubtedly increase significantly.

If the joint investment team is exposed, it will not be as easy as it is now to make big money in the international crude oil futures market, and it is very likely that Goldman Sachs will lead the attack!

Thinking of this, Deputy Director Li and General Manager Kong naturally assumed...

This is precisely why Lingyun opposed immediately contacting Goldman Sachs and abandoning this fuel hedging strategy, and it is perfectly reasonable!

But Ling Yun's next words were completely unexpected and shocked everyone.

"Given the impending financial crisis, we cannot risk alerting Goldman Sachs by deviating from this fuel hedging strategy, thus adding an unknown variable to the global financial crisis."

"Whether the emergence of this unknown variable will have a butterfly effect and delay the outbreak of this global financial crisis is something no one can guarantee. At this time, it is better to remain still than to act. We should wait and see."

"For developed countries like the US, Europe, and Japan, this global financial crisis is a huge disaster. It will severely damage these countries, causing their development to stagnate or regress, and they won't be able to recover for one or two decades."

"But for our country, this is a golden opportunity, the best chance to soar to new heights. As long as we seize this opportunity, it won't be long before our country becomes one of the world's two poles, on par with the United States."

"Wow! One of the world's two poles!"

With a gasp of disbelief, Deputy Director Li and General Manager Kong both felt a chill run down their spines.

The beautiful vision described by Ling Yun made them tremble with excitement.

After a brief moment of shock, Mr. Kong asked again with shining eyes.

"Xiao Ling, you said this global financial crisis is a godsend for us. What exactly is going on? Please elaborate."

Before he finished speaking, several other bigwigs quickly echoed his sentiments.

"That's right, Xiaoling, tell us your thoughts, we're all ears."

"You've certainly lived up to your reputation with your outrageous statements! You've really opened our eyes today!"

Ling Yun glanced at these big shots, smiled, and kept them in suspense.

"I really can't go into details about this right now, mainly because I haven't fully considered it."

"I'll explain it to everyone once I've truly thought it through; there's plenty of time."

At this point, he suddenly changed the subject.

"Next, I'll talk about the timing of negotiating with Goldman Sachs and exiting this fuel hedging strategy. If we choose the right time to act, we can definitely save a lot of default fees."

Goldman Sachs, which claims to be the world's largest investment bank, looks very glamorous on the surface, but in reality, it's not much better than Merrill Lynch. It also holds a huge amount of junk bonds and is fraught with crises.

"The most pressing crisis is the liquidity crunch and the enormous redemption pressure. Once a global financial crisis breaks out, these two problems will inevitably be amplified rapidly."

"At that point, to cope with the liquidity crisis and enormous redemption pressure, Goldman Sachs will most likely seek assistance from the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve. That's the best time I'm talking about."

"When Goldman Sachs was facing a liquidity crisis and urgently needed a large sum of money to solve its problems, we proactively requested to terminate this fuel hedging strategy, handing over a large amount of default fees. I don't believe Goldman Sachs wouldn't be tempted."

"The rest will be easy. They want to solve some of their liquidity problems with the default penalties from various airlines, so they have to make concessions. If they don't offer a huge discount, we won't even bother with them..."

Several vice-ministerial level officials were once again shocked, and their eyes shone with excitement.

A dozen minutes later, the conference room door opened.

Ling Yun left the conference room alone and turned back to his office.

As soon as the conference room door closed, Deputy Director Li immediately gave a few serious instructions.

"I believe everyone understands the weight of what Xiaoling just said. These words must not be leaked, and everyone must remember them."

"If these words are leaked, they will seriously damage the interests of airlines and, furthermore, the national interest. Anyone who dares to leak this information will bear political responsibility."

"I'll report Xiao Ling's words to the director and the General Office immediately. That kid's a big shot on the General Office's radar..."

The other bigwigs exchanged glances and nodded in unison.

"Understood, Director Li, we understand the importance of this."

Fifteen minutes later, Ling Yun went downstairs into the underground parking garage and got into his car.

As soon as he sat down, he let out a long sigh of relief.

"Back to Financial Street, I need to sleep for a whole day when I get back, I'm exhausted."

"Okay, let's go."

Zhong Tao nodded in agreement.

He then started the vehicle and drove out of the underground parking garage.

Wu Tianfang followed in another black G-Class.

During the journey, Ling Yun briefly inquired about Zhong Tao and the others' situation.

They have all moved into the two apartments that Lingyun just bought, and all the furniture and appliances are already in place.

Not only that, their wives and girlfriends also came to Beijing and started working at Starlight Culture Company.

In particular, Wu Tianfang's wife is a retired female special police officer with excellent skills.

Having learned of this situation, Ling Yun simply asked her to be Da Meiyuan's driver and bodyguard, which would put his mind at ease.

Zhong Tao and his colleagues were extremely satisfied with the arrangements made for him and the excellent conditions provided.

When Ling Yun inquired about this matter, Zhong Tao was naturally very grateful.

Just then, Ling Yun's phone suddenly rang.

He took out his phone, glanced at the caller ID, immediately pressed the answer button, and put the phone to his ear.

The next moment, the voice of Deputy Director Zhang from the General Office came over.

"Congratulations, Xiaoling! I heard you led several investment teams to a very successful victory today. Congratulations!"

Ling Yun smiled and quickly exchanged a few polite words.

"Thank you for your concern, leader. We were just going with the flow and managed to achieve some results by chance; it's nothing to brag about."

"Haha, you're being a bit too modest. Earning billions a day is no small achievement; it's an astonishing accomplishment."

Deputy Director Zhang joked with a smile.

After a few casual words, he got down to business.

Do you have any plans for this afternoon? If not, remember to call me after you've rested.

"Regarding your assessment of the financial crisis that you just presented in the joint investment team meeting room, several SZ members would like to hear your report."

Before he finished speaking, Ling Yun's eyes were already filled with surprise.

Several SZs have summoned me, so even if I have something important to do, I have to obediently give way!

"I don't have any plans this afternoon, Director Zhang. I'll go home and prepare, and then I'll call you."

"Okay, Xiaoling, see you this afternoon."

Deputy Director Zhang responded and then hung up the phone.