The financial turmoil in mid-October left the U.S. junk bond market in a state of confusion.

A large number of short-selling capitals made a lot of money, and even more people lost everything. Therefore, whether it was out of consideration of introducing a scapegoat to attract media public opinion, or because of other other ideas, Cersei Capital secretly participated

There seems to be no need to keep things secret about this crisis.

October 21st, Saturday.

New York's "Daily News" suddenly published a press release titled "Westeros is coming, and so is the stock market crash."

The article recalled in a joking tone the Japanese stock market crash caused by Simon's last trip to Melbourne to visit his girlfriend, and then pointed out that before the 'mini crash' on October 13, Simon Westeros and Janet

Johnston happened to be in New York for a week.

If that's all, of course it's nothing.

However, as a gossip newspaper with a similar positioning to the New York Post, the Daily News exposed many inside stories of Cersei Capital in its press release, including even the most core net worth status. Finally, the topic was directed to Cersei Capital.

Xi Capital teamed up with Australian consortium forces to participate in promoting the collapse of the U.S. junk bond market, and then made huge profits through short selling.

Cersei Capital made $1.6 billion this week, and there is nothing wrong with the article in the Daily News.

However, the intention of this article is obviously not that simple.

But the public opinion guidance of "Cersei Capital teamed up with the Australian consortium to destroy the U.S. junk bond market" can be said to have sinister intentions. This is entirely to label Simon as a "beautiful traitor" who lures wolves into the house. Simon has no confidence in the country he is in.

He has no sense of belonging, but he also understands the impact that this kind of public opinion trend will have on his personal image and business landscape.

Therefore, the public relations team of Westeros Corporation immediately counterattacked the Daily News article, pointing out that the scale of short funds targeting the U.S. junk bond market this time exceeded 30 billion US dollars, and it was impossible for a single capital company to do so.

The forces dominated it. Moreover, the fundamental cause of this collapse was caused by companies such as United Airlines that over-issued bonds without restraint in disregard of their own strength. The Daily News' attempt to blame Cersei Capital for the collapse of the junk bond market is completely untrue.

A slander.

The Westeros Company not only responded publicly, but also asked the Daily News to retract its article and apologize on the front page of the newspaper. Otherwise, the Westeros Company will file a lawsuit against the Daily News.

As a supplement to this counterattack, Daenerys Entertainment immediately announced the withdrawal of the movie advertisement originally planned to be placed in the "Daily News".

James Raybould also personally called Mortimer Zuckerman, the boss behind the Daily Mail, to implicitly remind him that if necessary, Daenerys Entertainment can push at least half of the major Hollywood studios

Withdrawing advertising from the Daily News and all of Zuckerman Publishing's other newspapers and magazines would be unpopular with Hollywood.

The continuous increase in marketing expenses for Hollywood movies means that any major movie company is an important advertiser on mainstream media platforms in the United States. Naturally, Mortimer Zuckerman cannot afford to lose most of the Hollywood market. Therefore, the "Daily News"

The next day, it was announced that it was retracting the article from the previous day and an apology statement was made on the front page.

The "Daily News"'s rapid compromise in just one day was dramatic. The Westeros Company's swift and sharp attack made many people realize that a powerful capital force had already taken action in this area.

The country is slowly taking shape.

The reason why nouveau riche are called nouveau riche is that these people often lack the power and foundation to match their personal wealth. Even if your wealth is ten times or a hundred times that of other established families, you will still be looked down upon by others.

If Simon Westeros was just an upstart who suddenly had billions of dollars, the American media, which advocates "freedom", would not pay attention to the Westeros company's request. The compromise of the "Daily News" obviously means

This newly wealthy man, who has risen rapidly in just three years, has built up potential power and influence commensurate with his huge personal wealth.

Therefore, although the Westeros Company's pressure on the "Daily News" had a very obvious meaning of concealment, out of fear of Simon Westeros, the "Daily News" announced that it had withdrawn the article and apologized.

, other mainstream media in the United States were very careful not to continue discussing a sensitive topic.

No matter how strong the fire is, it cannot spread into a fire if it loses the combustible material.

The major newspapers actively ignored it, the mainstream TV stations did not discuss it, and the "Daily News" argument only briefly appeared in the pan and then quickly disappeared in the wave of other news.

Ultimately, this is the power of capital.

However, although no media dared to refer to Simon as a "American traitor", the fact that Cersei Capital participated in shorting the North American junk bond market was established.

Just discussing how much money Simon Westeros has earned, or delving into the inside story of Cersei Capital, such topics do not seem to be taboo. Some newspapers have scratched their heads in the face of this topic that is destined to attract attention.

Later, a similar article was published. Seeing that it no longer caused dissatisfaction among Westeros companies, other media began to follow suit.

Of course, the inside story of Cersei Capital's operations is not something that just anyone can find out. Most newspapers only get semi-public information like the "Daily News" leaked through some not-so-secret channels.

However, there is never a shortage of caring people in this world.

The creation of sub-funds 6 to 10 by Cersei Capital is not a secret to some people, but most insiders have ignored some deeper information.

For example, where did the capital of sub-funds 6 to 10 come from?

The net value of Cersei Capital's sub-funds 1 to 5 has achieved 100% growth in less than a year. Some people naturally think that it is completely easy for Simon Westeros to raise additional large sums of funds. Naturally, this is not the case.

It's easy to focus on the specific source of the money.

However, there are exceptions to everything.

Manhattan.

For reasons well known to everyone, Noah Scott, who once helped Simon Westeros operate S&P 500 index futures during the 1987 stock market crash, has been in charge of a company under Lehman Brothers that specializes in overseas financial markets since the end of last year.

Derivatives hedging and arbitrage team that operates.

Now, in less than a year, the US$1.5 billion in capital managed by this team has increased to US$2.6 billion.

With a profit rate of up to 70%, Noah Scott has become the most high-profile young executive within Lehman Brothers. However, he has been spending the past few months with a vague uneasiness.

Because he needed to focus on the Japanese market, Noah Scott did not intervene in the operations of the U.S. junk bond market, which Lehman Brothers was also involved in. The "mini crash" of the U.S. stock market on October 13 and the subsequent collection of information from all aspects made Noah

·Scott gradually began to confirm some of his guesses.

American Express Headquarters at Rockefeller Center.

Although it was Sunday, James Robinson, the CEO of American Express, the parent company of Lehman Brothers, and Nelson Scott, the father of Noah Scott, who is also a senior executive at American Express, and several core executives of Express gathered in a conference room at the headquarters.

Hear Noah Scott's confidential debriefing in person.

"I have carefully studied Cersei Capital's operations for the Japanese market. According to the information we have obtained from various aspects, Cersei Capital's operations are clearly divided into three stages. The first stage lasted from the end of last year to March this year. To be precise,

Before Simon Westeros accidentally passed out due to overwork, Cersei Capital's operations were mainly conservative and prudent, and it was a long-term trend investment. This should be led by Simon Westeros himself. 3

From March to July, the operation of Cersei Capital turned aggressive, with many ultra-short-term, high-leverage and high-risk investment cases appearing. As a former classmate, I can determine that Janet Johnston should be in charge during this period."

When Noah Scott said this, he paused and quickly continued: "After July, Cersei Capital's operating methods become incomprehensible."

James Robinson was originally looking through a piece of insider information on Cersei Capital collected by Lehman Brothers using a lot of resources, contacts, information channels, and even some shameful means. Hearing this, he raised his head and asked: "Noah, what exactly do you want to express?

"

Noah Scott sorted out his thoughts and said: "Jim, since Simon Westeros visited Melbourne at the end of June, Cersei Capital's operating methods have changed significantly again. This time it is not Westeros."

The style of either Lowe or Johnston is neither conservative nor radical, they simply continue to be bullish on the Japanese stock market through a high proportion of positions."

Nelson Scott, the father of Noah Scott, said at this time: "Besides Noah, Westeros and Johnston, isn't there another person in charge of Cersei Capital? The boss of the Johnston family,

Anthony Johnston, maybe he took over the operation?"

"Anthony Johnston is only responsible for the finance of Cersei Capital and is not involved in the specific operations. Moreover, Janet Johnston is obviously better. How could the investors of Cersei Capital let Anthony, who is not familiar with these businesses,

Johnston takes over?”

Another executive asked: “Maybe Janet Johnston’s energy has shifted to North America?”

"It's impossible. Even if Janet Johnston's energy turns to North America, she will definitely keep her eye on Japan. Cersei Capital's operating style for the Japanese market cannot be completely changed," Noah Scott said,

No longer being pretentious, he said: "So, I have always suspected that something happened within Cersei Capital that we have not been able to detect. I have been troubled by this matter in recent months. It was not until the recent collapse of the junk bond market that I

Understand."

Everyone in the conference room looked at Noah Scott.

Noah Scott simply stood up, walked to the whiteboard at the front of the conference room, picked up a pen and wrote quickly, while explaining: "Simon Westeros rushed to Melbourne at the end of June, and Cersei Capital's sub-funds 6 to 10 will arrive in early July.

was established. During the same period, Cersei Capital’s sub-funds 1 to 5 changed their operating style for the Japanese market. Recently, according to the information we have received, Cersei Capital’s short-selling federal junk bond market will not be less than US$3 billion.

.3 billion US dollars, such a huge amount of funds cannot be raised quietly. So, let’s think about it carefully, where did the US$3 billion from sub-funds 6 to 10 come from?”

After saying that, Noah Scott did not really let everyone guess. He directly drew several arrows in succession to lead the schematic diagram of Cersei Capital's sub-funds 1 to 5 on the whiteboard to sub-funds 6 to 10.

The scene was full of top career elites who had been working hard in the industry for many years. Noah Scott did not need any further reminders. James Robinson, who felt a chill running down his spine, stood up and blurted out: "

Westeros is gone!"

The Japanese stock market has recently exceeded the 39,000 point mark and is headed straight for 40,000 points.

If Simon Westeros had already cashed out in July, it is now the end of October, and everyone has been fooled for more than three months. More than three months have passed, and Lehman Brothers’ large sums of money have still been completely arbitraged.
Chapter completed!