The Great Sage Returns from Ten Years of Imprisonment

More than an hour later, Mr. Wang led the Yuanda Group negotiation team away from Goldman Sachs' Hong Kong branch and returned to his own company.

Back at the company, he immediately called Chairman Zhao, who was in Shanghai, to explain the situation in detail.

Before long, the other negotiation teams sent by Yuanda Hong Kong Island Branch returned to the company one after another.

The information they brought back varied. Some financial institutions were very interested in the stock index option betting scheme proposed by Yuanda Group, while others were very cautious.

For example, Singapore's Temasek simply refuses to engage in betting; they simply don't dare to touch such a high-risk game as stock index options betting!

The reason is simple: Temasek is Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, and it cannot afford to make any mistakes!

This outcome was entirely within Ling Yun's expectations.

After summarizing the negotiation results of each negotiation team, General Manager Wang reported to Chairman Zhao again.

After General Manager Wang finished his report, Chairman Zhao quickly dialed Ling Yun's number and began a discussion with him over the phone.

Upon receiving the call, Ling Yun, who was having lunch at home with several beautiful women, immediately got up, left the dining room, and went upstairs to her study.

Only after entering the study and closing the door behind him did he get to the point.

"Chairman Zhao, tell us the results of the negotiations. Did those bastards at Goldman Sachs fall for it?"

"Haha, seeing how confident you are, I'm completely relieved."

Chairman Zhao chuckled and then began to explain the situation.

"According to Wang Mian, general manager of the Hong Kong Island branch, during the negotiations this morning, he told those guys at Goldman Sachs about the two betting options you proposed."

Goldman Sachs also believes that the US government's large-scale bailout plan will be passed by Congress, so the first betting option is invalid. They are very interested in stock index options betting.

After introducing the performance-based agreement, Wang Mian handed the text of the agreement to Goldman Sachs for review and evaluation. He did not immediately sign the agreement, nor did he determine the direction of the performance-based agreement between the two parties.

"Besides Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Barclays are also very interested in this bet and seem ready to jump in immediately, while JPMorgan Chase and a few others are hesitant..."

Next, he gave a detailed account of the information provided by the various negotiation teams at the Hong Kong Island branch.

The most important, of course, is the real target of this operation: Goldman Sachs!

After listening to Chairman Zhao's introduction, Ling Yun smiled and nodded.

"Very good. Such a high-risk investment decision as stock index options cannot be made immediately. We must give those bastards at Goldman Sachs some time to consider it."

"They will only sign the betting agreement and begin their betting with us after they have thoroughly studied the agreement and considered the various potential impacts of the US bailout plan on the financial markets, and completed a series of risk assessments."

"This will take a few days, so let's wait patiently. But one thing we must remember is that we must always maintain control of this stock index options bet and never let Goldman Sachs take it over."

"The performance-based agreement to be signed must be ours, and it must be filed with the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission. We absolutely cannot use Goldman Sachs' agreement. If Goldman Sachs insists on using their agreement, we will abandon this performance-based agreement!"

Chairman Zhao immediately understood his meaning and smiled as he echoed his sentiments.

"I understand what you mean. There are countless examples of those bastards at Goldman Sachs playing dirty tricks on various agreements. We have to be extremely careful."

"If we use their performance-based agreement, they can create an agreement that's thicker than the tender documents, filled with all sorts of insidious traps."

After chatting for a few more minutes, he asked curiously:

"The US government's massive bailout plan has been submitted to Congress, and the House of Representatives will hold its first vote on it next Monday night, the 29th."

"Time is of the essence. When do we sign the performance-based agreement with Goldman Sachs? If the bailout plan passes the initial vote, I'm afraid we won't have enough time."

Ling Yun smiled silently, then pretended to think and fell silent.

He only gave a firm response after feeling that the performance was about right.

"I'm sure this massive bailout plan will never pass in the first vote in the House of Representatives, because the two parties haven't reached an agreement on how to divide the money."

"Only after the initial vote fails and the financial markets plummet, will the US government and Republicans recognize the situation and make some concessions, giving the Democrats a larger share of the spoils, and only then will it be possible for the two parties to reach an agreement."

"According to the US Congressional voting procedure, the next step is for the Senate to discuss and vote, and then back to the House of Representatives to vote before a final result can be reached. This process takes at least four days."

"In other words, we have six days before October 3rd to reach an agreement with Goldman Sachs and sign a performance-based agreement. The same applies to other financial institutions; there's plenty of time!"

Upon hearing this, Chairman Zhao couldn't help but express a few words of emotion!

"You've calculated everything perfectly! I never imagined you were so knowledgeable about American politics; it's truly astounding!"

"To be honest, I can't wait to get into next week and see if these things will happen one by one as you predicted!"

Ling Yun smiled and made a few nonchalant, modest remarks.

"You flatter me. Every election year in the United States, a similar drama unfolds, with the two parties fighting to the death. It's perfectly normal. It just so happens that this year it coincides with the global financial crisis."

"There's another thing: the US government's bailout plan failed in its first vote, and the US stock market will definitely plummet, possibly by an unprecedented magnitude."

"The next day, the entire international financial market will plummet, presenting a fantastic opportunity to profit—don't miss it!"

Upon hearing about such a great opportunity, Chairman Zhao was naturally overjoyed.

"Great! Don't worry, we definitely won't let this opportunity slip by."

They chatted for a while, briefly discussing the details of the operation, before ending the call.

After hanging up the phone, Ling Yun leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and thought for a while, mentally rehearsing the operation to target Goldman Sachs once again.

Having confirmed that the action plan had no loopholes, he opened his eyes with satisfaction and picked up his phone from the desk again.

Then I called Deputy Director Zhang to report the latest situation.

After listening to his report, Deputy Director Zhang smiled and conveyed SZ's instructions.

SZ instructed them to be careful and to maintain a proper balance, lest they push Goldman Sachs and other top financial institutions to the brink of desperation.

Given the current situation of Lingyun and Yuanda Group, they cannot afford to make enemies everywhere in the international financial market.

That would affect future investment decisions and could even make one a target of criticism, attracting a joint attack from top financial institutions!

As soon as Deputy Director Zhang finished speaking, Ling Yun immediately responded with a smile.

"Please rest assured, SZ, I will handle things carefully. As I said before, my goal this time is to hurt Goldman Sachs, but not to drive them into a frenzy!"

"More likely, I can force Goldman Sachs to the negotiating table and negotiate with me and Yuanda Group, reaching some agreements there..."

After discussing the bet with Goldman Sachs, Deputy Director Zhang briefed Lingyun on some of the latest intelligence.

This intelligence comes from European and American political circles and international financial markets. It is all information that has not yet been made public, and each piece of information is very valuable.

This includes news from the US Congress, such as many Democratic members of the House of Representatives secretly plotting to reject the US government's proposed large-scale bailout plan.

After finishing discussing these matters, Deputy Director Zhang voluntarily ended the call.

Ling Yun got up, put his phone in his pocket, went downstairs to the restaurant, and continued eating with the beautiful women.

Meanwhile, on Hong Kong Island.

Goldman Sachs Hong Kong Island branch.

Lewis left the general manager's office and returned to his temporary office.

As soon as he entered the office, he immediately took out his phone and started calling his investment manager.

After the call connected and they exchanged greetings, Lewis's eyes lit up as he said:

"Andy, sell all the stocks and funds in my investment accounts, and find a way to raise five million dollars for me. It's best to get this done today."

"I need a large sum of cash to participate in a high-stakes gamble that's almost guaranteed to succeed. If I win this gamble, I can not only recover all my previous losses, but I can also live a completely carefree life."

Andy on the other end of the phone paused for a moment before asking curiously.

"Helping you close your positions and get financing is no problem, but can you tell me what kind of high-stakes gamble you're prepared to take?"

"You can talk about it, I'm planning to try my hand at stock index options betting..."

Before Lewis could finish speaking, Andy exclaimed in surprise.

"Are you out of your mind to bet tens of millions of dollars on stock index options?"