The Great Sage Returns from Ten Years of Imprisonment

At 11 p.m., the U.S. House of Representatives across the Pacific began debating the $850 billion bailout plan.

Financial Street, Beijing.

Lewis paced back and forth in his hotel suite like a cat on a hot tin roof, unable to sit still for a moment.

His eyes were glued to the computer screen, watching the US stock market trends, awaiting the House of Representatives' vote.

Watching the US stock index continue to fall, Lewis angrily cursed incessantly.

"What the hell is there to debate with these idiots in the House? Can't we just vote?"

"The longer you bastards delay, the worse the impact on the international financial markets will be..."

For Lewis, tonight's vote and the subsequent performance of the US stock market are of paramount importance.

This determined whether he would become rich overnight and reach the pinnacle of life, or go to the hotel rooftop and jump off!

Faced with such a dichotomy of going to heaven or hell, how could Lewis possibly remain calm?

The same scene was playing out simultaneously in a luxury apartment on Hong Kong Island.

Goldman Sachs Hong Kong CEO, Irwin, is sitting in his office chair, intently watching the US stock market trends on his laptop.

On the screen of the desktop computer next to them, the process of the US House of Representatives vote was being broadcast live.

However, the live broadcast only showed the exterior of the Capitol Building; the debate inside the House chamber was never shown.

Like Lewis, Irwin also secretly placed bets on this stock index options bet.

The difference is that he didn't go all in, risking his life and fortune; he left himself some leeway.

As the CEO of Goldman Sachs' Hong Kong branch, he knew better than Lewis and Lloyd just how amazing the miracle that Yuanda Hong Kong branch had created in the past few months truly was!

It is no exaggeration to say that it was a miracle that had never occurred in the financial history of Hong Kong Island before, and perhaps it will never happen again.

Under these circumstances, Irwin felt somewhat unsure about engaging in a high-risk stock index option bet with Yuanda Hong Kong Island Branch!

That's why he didn't go all in!

As they were talking, it was already 12:30 a.m.

The second hand ticked away, but the House vote results were still nowhere to be seen.

This made Erwin feel extremely anxious, and the longer he waited, the less confident he became.

Just then, Lewis suddenly called.

As soon as the call connected, this guy immediately started talking excitedly:

"I have good news for you, Erwin. I just called Lauld and asked him about the situation."

"Laurde reassured me that the House of Representatives will soon begin a vote, and there will be no problem passing the bailout plan..."

"call!"

Erwin let out a long breath, and his heart, which had been hanging in his throat, instantly felt half relieved.

Looking at the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which was still maintaining a gain of around 1.5%, and the European stock market, which was basically stable at a gain of over 2%, he felt even more at ease!

Beijing, CIC headquarters.

Seeing that most European stock markets closed with gains of over 2%, Mr. Chen and his team were once again amazed.

This is basically consistent with Ling Yun's prediction given more than an hour ago; it seems that the stock markets of various European countries are all under his remote control.

Faced with this result, everyone's gaze towards Ling Yun changed again, becoming even more fervent.

Ling Yun, however, seemed completely unaffected, and said with a smile:

"European stock markets have all closed, and the situation is largely as expected. Now we'll see how the US stock market performs."

"There are still 40 to 50 minutes until the US House of Representatives votes. Everyone can relax and take a short break."

"If the US stock market does indeed change direction tonight, the real shift will definitely occur after the House vote results are released."

No one doubted his judgment anymore.

Mr. Chen and the others exchanged a glance and nodded in unison.

"Alright, everyone's been working so hard for so long, it's time for us to take a break."

"Hopefully, after the House vote, the US stock market will fall as expected, then everyone's stay up all night won't have been in vain."

After chatting for a while, everyone got up and went to the rest area to drink tea and chat.

Ling Yun chatted with President Chen and the others for a while, then returned to his office.

Upon entering the office, he immediately took out his phone and began calling Chairman Zhao.

After the call connected and he exchanged greetings, he quickly got to the point.

"Based on all indications, there is virtually no suspense that the US House of Representatives will pass the $8500 billion bailout package tonight."

"After the vote results are released, the US stock market is likely to turn downwards and quickly fall below the opening price, thereby triggering a new wave of panic."

"If Goldman Sachs and Barclays realize something is wrong, they will likely launch a self-rescue operation over the weekend to mitigate the risks."

"They might demand renegotiation, or even pay damages for breach of contract, to terminate the betting agreement early. Our only response is to stall..."

After he finished his analysis, Chairman Zhao couldn't help but express a few words of reflection.

"If this really happens, it will be very interesting. Who would believe it? The renowned Goldman Sachs and Barclays being cornered by our company."

"As for your stalling tactic, it's actually easy to solve. I'll call Wang Mian later and have him take the investment director to Shenzhen tomorrow to attend a financial summit."

"They can stay in Shenzhen for the rest of the weekend and return to Hong Kong Island on Monday afternoon. That way, even if Goldman Sachs and Barclays want to terminate the betting agreement, they won't be able to find them."

Upon hearing this, Ling Yun burst into laughter.

"Haha, that's a great idea! You're a seasoned veteran!"

Chairman Zhao laughed at his teasing remark.

As they were talking, it was already 1:15 a.m.

Seeing that it was almost time, Ling Yun got up and left the office, heading to the outer office area.

When he returned to his workstation, General Manager Chen and the others had already arrived and gathered there.

After exchanging greetings, everyone looked up at the large screen TV that was broadcasting the live stream.

All the traders and analysts in the trading area stopped what they were doing and looked up at the several large-screen TVs hanging in the trading area.

The same scene was playing out not only in the office area of ​​the United Securities investment team, but also in many other state-owned investment teams and institutions that participate in international financial market investments.

Across the ocean, in New York.

At 1:20 a.m., as the U.S. House of Representatives began voting, almost all traders on Wall Street suspended trading and looked up at the live broadcast on television.

On the NYSE trading floor, a huge counter was set up specifically for this vote so that traders could keep track of the voting progress as quickly as possible.

Waiting for the voting results to be released, or even before they are released.

Once one side gains an overwhelming advantage, traders can quickly initiate transactions, buying or selling.

In the international financial market, even a lead of one or two seconds can be a huge advantage.

Investors with a first-mover advantage will be the ones wielding the sickle, while those who miss the opportunity will most likely become the ones being harvested.

As the U.S. House of Representatives began voting, the numbers on the New York Stock Exchange's voting counter began to jump.

"5, 6, ... 36, 37, ..."

Many traders stared intently at the constantly changing numbers on the counter, loudly announcing each vote in favor.

As for the dissenting votes, they were completely ignored by all the bullish traders.

Traders who were bearish on the international financial markets were keeping a close eye on the changes in the dissenting votes.

However, their numbers were much smaller, and their voices were completely drowned out.

Compared to the rapidly increasing number of affirmative votes, the growth rate of negative votes was much slower and completely disproportionate.

Seeing this, everyone understood.

As predicted, the US government's bailout plan passed the House of Representatives without any suspense.

Seven or eight minutes later, the numbers on the vote counter were updated again.

The next moment, the New York Stock Exchange suddenly erupted in a deafening cheer.

"218 votes in favor, the bailout plan has finally passed!"