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Chapter 315
"of course not."
Josie raised her red lips slightly, and turned her head to meet Aix's scrutinizing gaze, "You think it's 'backing off', but my father calls it 'letting go'. We all know that as long as the French don't want to see When the Paris Stock Exchange collapses, they will definitely come out to save the market, and Wall Street is making frequent moves today, are you sure that all bearish people will be short?"
Ax was speechless, and even put away the faint smile on his face. He just stared blankly at Josie's face that was close at hand, as if he wanted to get a clue from it.
However, Josie was very calm.
Ax hesitated momentarily.
The short-selling report released by Lehman Brothers undoubtedly gave him a boost to his original plan, but Josie's opinion was not unreasonable.
Especially with the endorsement of Frank Horton, a former Wall Street financier, Aix has more reason to suspect that the other party has received some wind and reminded his daughter in a roundabout way.
—— Certain identities of Frank Horton are no secret on Wall Street.
After about 2 minutes, the man said: "You have shaken me, Josie, but you haven't convinced me completely. So, I decided to continue shorting tomorrow, but I won't increase the leverage."
"That's your business, I just need my money to close the position and leave." Josie doesn't care about the next move of Aix or Ax Capital. At best, they are just temporary partners, and any differences of opinion are their Time to break up.
"All?" Alex asked.
"Of course." Once a decision was made, Josie was always firm enough.
This time Ax thought about it longer, and finally said: "Okay, I will inform Brian about your decision, and the money that belongs to you will leave on time tomorrow."
Only then did Josie give Aix a smile and said, "Happy cooperation, Aix."
Ax couldn't help showing a wry smile, and stopped talking about this topic, but asked, "Shall I have a meal together?"
"Sorry, I already have an appointment." Josie shook her head.
——She had originally planned tonight to meet Edward and his alumnus who worked at Merrill Lynch.
After watching Aix's car leave, Josie also got into her nanny's car, checked the time, and prepared to go to the reserved restaurant for an appointment.
However, before the car drove out of the parking lot, there was a loud noise on the street, followed by people shouting in panic...
That night, Josie had to miss the appointment.
Because just outside the set, Ax had a car accident. Although he didn't suffer from a bloody head or broken hands or legs, it still caused certain soft tissue contusions and concussions, and he was directly sent to the nearest hospital by ambulance for treatment. .
New York Presbyterian Hospital.
Aix was sent by his assistant and hospital nurses to check brain CT and brain MRI to rule out the possibility of delayed intracranial hemorrhage or brain contusion.
And Josie was in the corridor of the hospital, talking to her publicist Eve.
"You shouldn't have followed me to the hospital." Eve said while typing on the keyboard, "Seriously, although I can't understand your grand plan, isn't the frequency of meeting you and that Aix too high? ? This is the third time I've dealt with the paparazzi for you guys, especially this time I got involved in a car accident!"
And Josie just took her mobile phone away, and said casually: "Don't worry, there should be no next time here in Aix, but the bad news is that I have to see Eli McCullough tomorrow .”
"...What can I say? Thank god!" Eve complained half-truthfully, "If you and the Texas rich man really want to be included in Universal, remember to ask me to be a marketing consultant."
"If you are willing to change jobs from Caroline, I have no problem." Josie also replied half-truthfully.
Eve was writing emails over there again, and didn't forget to ask Josie: "Okay, there will be almost no reports about you in the mainstream media—how about the car accident?"
"From the current point of view, it is the other party's drunk driving." Josie paused, but did not express her guess, "Aix's lawyer is already following up, and I will talk to him when he comes back from the inspection. Let's go."
Eve didn't ask any further questions, and just said, "Be careful, and contact me or Harvey at any time."
"Okay." Josie ended the call immediately.
As soon as she turned around, she saw that Edward, who had an appointment with her, rushed to the hospital without knowing what happened. He was standing not far behind Josie, holding a Starbucks bag in his hand.
"Hi, I think you haven't had dinner yet." Edward naturally walked to Josie, took out a cup of hot cocoa and a whole wheat sandwich from the bag and handed them to her.
"Thank you, Ed." Josie didn't refuse his kindness, and took a sip of hot cocoa after receiving it, "——why are you here?"
Edward put his hands in his pockets, took a good look at Josie and said, "You told me on the phone that you were going to accompany your friend who had a car accident to the hospital. Anyway, I'm a little worried."
Josie smiled slightly, her eyes curved: "I'm fine."
Her originally young and beautiful face was a little more gentle because of this smile, and it was almost impossible to look away.
However, in the next second, Josie asked, "By the way, were you photographed when you came in?"
Because of the car accident near the set of "Secret Agent Belle" and Josie's nanny car coming to the hospital, many paparazzi inevitably gathered outside the downstairs door, each of them wanting to get the exclusive news about interviewing Josie.
"I came in from the staff parking lot."
There are always many benefits of being from a prestigious school. For example, one of his alumni is on duty in the emergency department here tonight, and a phone call helped him escape the surveillance of the paparazzi.
Edward explained a sentence, then asked: "How is Axelrod?"
"I'm doing an examination. It's mainly after the concussion." Josie replied.
"Okay." Edward stared at the toes of his shoes, then looked up at Josie, "I should go. Your side—your boyfriend will come to pick you up, right?"
The expression on Josie's face didn't fluctuate at all, she seemed to glance at Edward casually, and said calmly, "Jim has a performance tonight, and I'm taking bodyguards out."
Edward looked calm, and said again: "Oh, I heard that his performance on Broadway was very successful. As for the meeting, we will reschedule later."
He didn't stay long, it seemed that he really just came to see if Josie was well and bring her something to eat.
After a while, Ax came back from his inspection.
There was no expression on his pale face, and it was inevitable that he looked a little indifferent. Sitting in a wheelchair and being pushed by the nurse, he didn't show a faint smile until he saw Josie who was still guarding in the ward.
"Oh, you haven't left yet?" Ax waved his hand, stopping the nurse from helping him to the hospital bed, and only gave his lawyer a wink to ask the latter to temporarily dismiss the nurse.
"At least we are still partners now." Josie sat on the sofa in the ward, following Aix's line of sight to the coffee table in front of her, "—but don't expect me to peel apples or oranges for you."
The VIP ward of this kind of hospital is no different from that of a hotel, and there is even a fresh fruit plate on the coffee table.
Alex just smiled and said nothing.
Josie asked, "How's the NYPD going?"
Ax pushed the wheelchair by himself, and said in a calm tone, "If I count on the NYPD, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive."
Josie was noncommittal, picked up the remote control and turned on the TV in the ward, changed several news channels in a row, and finally stopped on the iconic screen of Bloomberg Finance.
This is an international TV network that reports real-time financial information of the world 24 hours a day. Through live reports on the New York, London, and Tokyo stock markets and exclusive interviews with world-renowned bankers and stockbrokers, from the most credible channels Let the audience directly understand the latest financial information in the world.
And the one being interviewed at the moment is the CEO of Credit Nord Bank: "We are still optimistic about Vivendi-Global's prospects..."
As soon as the screen changed, Messier, the current president of Vivendi-Universal, also said: "Everything is going in a good direction, we have full confidence in this, we are not afraid of any rumors, the market will prove everything ...'
For a moment, there was only TV news interviews left in the room, and Aix and Josie kept silent at the same time.
This is not good news.
Because it is clear that the French are ready to come to the rescue, and tonight's not-so-secret secret meeting seems to have paid off.
But from another point of view, considering the time difference between the two places, Messier and others jumped out to be interviewed in the middle of the night in Paris, even before the market opened tomorrow morning. Performance?
Josie rubbed her chin with her fingers, and said, "Messer lacks confidence, but tonight's meeting still produced some key positive effects. Next, they will actively restore the decline."
"This is a war between Wall Street and Europe." Ax rested his elbow on the armrest of the wheelchair and raised his hand to his forehead, "but like you said, we can't be sure that those who are firmly bearish Will continue to be short. If the French government really launches all forces to rescue the market..."
It is very likely that those of his peers will switch their firepower immediately and start clearing the field first.
Financial markets are forever changing.
As strong as Soros, he also lost his feathers in another city on the opposite side of the earth. The loss cannot be said to be heavy, but his international reputation is not as good as before.
Ax took a deep breath slowly, suppressed the feeling of vomiting caused by dizziness, and continued: "This is a big gamble. Up to now, the stock price of Vivendi-Universal is no longer something that can be shaken by one force." It is regarded as a gambling table for international hot money, and the French government can only be one of the license holders even if it ends.”
From a certain point of view, the stock market is actually a bit similar to the gambling game, the difference is that the former is more dangerous and unknown.
Until the last second, no one can know whether it is ACE in their hands.
"You still want to continue shorting." Josie glanced at Aix and said in a positive tone.
"Of course." Ax turned the wheelchair to Josie, his eyes were deep, "and someone even resorted to out-of-the-box tricks in order not to let me continue. Isn't this just proof that even Vivendi-Universal has already dealt with it internally? Do you feel hopeless?"
"Who knows?" Josie was noncommittal, she just folded her arms and said, "I've said everything I need to say. Even if you still want to continue, I still choose to quit."
Ax propped his browbones with his hands, and the sequelae of the concussion made him almost nauseous all the time, so he could only say slowly: "OK, that's okay, we've reached a consensus."
Josie's withdrawal is Josie's business.
But on his side, it's not just a matter of earning more or less, but the person who caused the car accident must pay for it.
Josie said no more, and then said goodbye and returned to the Holden House on Madison Avenue.