The Great Sage Returns from Ten Years of Imprisonment

Night falls and the city lights begin to twinkle.

Unlike the glitz and glamour of Manhattan, the atmosphere inside the Federal Reserve Building's conference room was unusually heavy and almost freezing.

The summit of Wall Street investment bank leaders, initiated by U.S. Treasury Secretary Paulson, Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke, and New York Fed President Geithner, aimed at saving Lehman Brothers, has been going on for over an hour.

After an hour of arguing and discussion, these Wall Street financial tycoons failed to produce any results and just talked a big game!

Just as Ling Yun had predicted, they each had their own troubles and their own calculations, and no investment bank was truly willing to spend money to save Lehman Brothers.

Barclays and Bellamy's Bank, which had previously expressed interest in acquiring Lehman Brothers, have now backed down.

The meeting was only halfway through when the CEO of Barclays Bank in the UK suddenly received a phone call.

After finishing the call, he immediately threw out several impossible conditions, finding himself a perfect excuse to back out.

"Henry, this call is from the chairman of the Financial Services Authority (FSA). The FSA is strongly opposed to Barclays' acquisition of Lehman Brothers."

"They don't want the problems in the American banking system to escalate, affecting the health of the British banking system and even dragging down Barclays."

"Unless Lehman Brothers is willing to divest all its bad assets and obtain guarantees from the U.S. Treasury or the Federal Reserve, this matter is not worth discussing..."

Before he could finish speaking, Paulson firmly shook his head in refusal.

"That's impossible, Marcus. The government won't bail out Lehman Brothers, nor will it provide any financial guarantees for this acquisition."

"The purpose of bringing everyone together today for this investment banking summit is to encourage you private financial institutions to take steps to save yourselves."

"Starting tonight, and before the stock market opens next Monday, you financial institutions must find a proper solution..."

Upon hearing this, the two senior executives representing Lehman Brothers at the meeting immediately became agitated.

The CEO of American Bank, representing the will of the Federal Reserve, immediately looked at the Federal Reserve Chairman and the President of the New York Federal Reserve, and quickly exchanged a glance with them.

Then, he looked at the CEO of Merrill Lynch, who was also sitting in the dock, and nodded slightly to him.

Upon seeing his action, the CEO of Merrill Lynch was stunned for a moment, then almost burst into tears of excitement.

Five or six minutes later, when it was the CEO of American Bank's turn to speak, he immediately made his stance clear.

"Given the numerous problems at Lehman Brothers, including its massive amount of non-performing assets and inability to obtain government guarantees, we have decided to withdraw our acquisition offer for Lehman Brothers."

"Next, we will contact Merrill Lynch to discuss the acquisition of Merrill Lynch, hoping to reach a mutually satisfactory outcome..."

"Ah, isn't this sending us to our deaths?"

The two Lehman Brothers executives gasped in shock, their eyes instantly filled with despair and anger.

Everyone in the meeting room looked at them with disdain and contempt, without a trace of sympathy.

The summit of Wall Street investment bank leaders lasted until around 10 p.m. before it finally ended.

The meeting yielded no substantial results, only a few verbal agreements, which incidentally pushed Lehman Brothers even deeper into hell!

Before long, information about the meeting spread rapidly, causing quite a stir in the international financial markets.

At this moment, Ling Yun was catching up on sleep in his own big bed, sleeping soundly.

He had anticipated these events and had already prepared a response strategy.

He slept until around 2 p.m. before getting up, washing up, and going downstairs to have lunch with Da Meiyuan.

Leilei and Yanzi went to work, while Jia Jingwen went to a promotional event arranged by the company, which didn't finish until around 5 p.m.

With none of them home, Da Meiyuan suddenly felt unrestrained and became even more unrestrained and daring.

As soon as Ling Yun sat down in the chair, she immediately sat on his lap to have lunch with him.

In this situation, the dining process naturally becomes quite erotic.

A moment later, Da Meiyuan suddenly said:

"Honey, I have something to tell you. The company has signed several more actors, both male and female, including a few beautiful actresses."

"Some of them are still studying at the Central Academy of Drama and the Beijing Film Academy, while others have already debuted and acted in several dramas. They are all very beautiful. Would you like to meet them?"

"Snapped!"

Ling Yun lightly patted her shapely buttocks and chuckled irritably, scolding her:

"Stop, you little vixen! I'm not some lustful monster who wants every beautiful woman. You guys are enough for me!"

"I'll be extremely busy during this period, I'll even have to squeeze in time to sleep, how will I have time to see any beautiful women?"

"Giggle giggle"

Da Meiyuan laughed and jokingly complained.

"You say you're not a pervert, but judging from your words, if you had the time, you'd definitely go to the company to see those beautiful women!"

"Coincidentally, these beautiful ladies are also very interested in getting to know you, the big boss behind the scenes..."

Just then, the cell phone next to them suddenly rang.

Ling Yun peeked at Lai Xian, then quickly put a finger to his lips and shushed him.

"It's my dad on the phone. It's probably something to talk about at home. Don't say anything."

"OK"

Da Meiyuan nodded gently.

The next moment, Ling Yun casually pressed the answer button.

"Dad, shouldn't you be at work right now? Why are you calling me?"

However, Dad gave an irrelevant answer.

"Hey kid, where are you? Can we talk now?"

"I'm in this apartment on Financial Street, just finished catching up on sleep. What's up?"

Ling Yun responded with surprise.

Hearing that he was home, Dad immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"There are two things in total. Your mother and I have received the huge investment profits you transferred."

"This huge sum of money is terrifying. How can we concentrate on work? We just took the day off and went to the bank together."

"We were relieved to know the payment had been received. We just got on the bus and are heading back to Houhai."

Hearing this, Ling Yun couldn't help but chuckle.

"Oh, so that's what it was about. Just keep the profits from this investment, and as before, don't put all your eggs in one basket!"

"The source of this huge sum of money is perfectly legitimate; it's all my legal income, all taxes have been paid, and the remaining half is with me."

"I'm giving you a heads-up in advance: the funds I transfer to you over the next few months will be several times that amount this time. You should be prepared."

Before he could finish speaking, his parents gasped in surprise.

"My goodness, every subsequent one will be several times that amount, that's tens of billions!"

"You transferred so much money to us for investment? Even if we were the Thousand-Armed Guanyin, we couldn't spend it all!"

This time, it was Da Meiyuan's turn to be shocked; she was so frightened that she almost slipped off Lingyun's lap.

Fortunately, she reacted quickly, immediately reaching out to hug Ling Yun's neck and covering her mouth with her other hand!

Her eyes widened instantly as she stared at Ling Yun in disbelief, then filled with fascination.

Just then, Mom suddenly asked:

"What's going on over there, Yunzi? Is someone else with you?"

"No, it's the sound of a chair. I'm eating in the restaurant."

Ling Yun responded with a smile, and casually pinched Da Meiyuan's plump and round buttocks lightly.

As soon as he finished speaking, his father's voice came again.

"The second thing is that Lao Fang just called to say that Xiao Wei has successfully passed the interview at the headquarters of AVIC and will officially start working next week."

"Old Fang would like to treat our family to a meal to express his gratitude. Are you free this weekend?"

Ling Yun thought for a moment before giving his response.

"I'm very busy this weekend, but I can squeeze in some time to have dinner with Uncle Fang and the others. How about tomorrow night?"

"Given my current work situation, it's better not to eat out. Let Uncle Fang and the others go to the courtyard house; it would be better to eat at home."

"Okay, then let's eat at home. I'll call Lao Fang later."

Dad responded and then ended the call.

The next moment, Da Meiyuan asked curiously:

"Honey, how much money did you transfer to your aunt and uncle to elicit this reaction?"

"Not much, just five billion, which is only half of my investment dividends from last month."

Ling Yun casually put on a show of arrogance.

"My God! Fifty billion, and that's only half!"

Da Meiyuan was immediately in an uproar; how could she possibly remain calm?