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The chill of the financial crisis makes the business of Chinese restaurants on Wall Street cold and cheerless

With the spread of the financial crisis, more and more Chinese people began to suffer. Besides the financial practitioners on Wall Street, Chinese people engaged in other industries gradually felt the chill of the financial crisis.

law firm: the bond business has shrunk dramatically

Mr. Han entered a large law firm in new york after receiving his doctorate in law from a famous American university in 2117. After entering the law firm, he was assigned to the hottest group at that time-responsible for the CDO market.

"Until August 2117, this business department was the most profitable and busy department in the whole law firm. Because of the complex design of these financial derivatives, law firms need to spend a lot of time and energy in providing legal services. Our industry collects money by time, and at that time, the money in this industry was easy to come by. An ordinary CDO business, a law firm can earn 1 million US dollars. In order to win business, it is common to work overtime, "Mr. Han recalled.

"However, since the subprime mortgage crisis broke out last August, the whole market has changed completely. Personally, the biggest change is that the original business department has basically nothing to do. Now two-thirds of my working time has been transferred to drafting legal documents for the issuance of hedge funds, and the original market has shrunk extremely because of pricing difficulties, "Mr. Han told reporters.

"I'm lucky. As far as I know, half of the lawyers in the largest law firm in new york were engaged in CDO-related business at the peak of the market, but recently, with the full-scale outbreak of the Wall Street financial crisis, the company has laid off more than 1,111 lawyers, and some friends I know are now unemployed. "

Chinese restaurant: There are more waiters than customers

Peninsula Restaurant, located on the Hudson River in Lower Manhattan, new york, has always attracted a large number of diners with its authentic soup packets and unique location overlooking the river. Due to its proximity to Wall Street, it has become the first choice for many Chinese financial practitioners to dine. At the end of September, when the reporter visited here again, the restaurant owner was in great trouble.

"Since the financial crisis on Wall Street broke out on September 5th, our business has plummeted," Master Bai, who has been running a restaurant from Shanghai to new york for more than 11 years, told reporters. "On September 5th, the Dow Jones index plummeted by more than 511 points, but no one who worked on Wall Street was a frequent visitor here. No one came for dinner and no one ordered takeout. I didn't understand what happened at first, and then I watched TV to know that there was something wrong with Wall Street. "

"Business should have been good this season. You can enjoy the sunshine when you eat outdoors, and the weather is neither cold nor hot. But from the beginning of that week, our business began to slow down. I remember two regular customers of a Wall Street investment bank who would come here for lunch every day and spend at least $51. After the financial crisis on Wall Street, they basically haven't been here. At most, they will make a phone call to order some takeout, and the cost will not exceed 21 dollars. I guess one of them is busy, and maybe they are not in the mood. You see now, our waiters are faster than customers! " Master Bai joked.

"We have more than a dozen people and several chefs here. Before, our business could not be done. Now I have to let everyone have an extra day or two off every week. I have been in the United States for more than ten years, but this is the first time I have encountered this situation. There is no way, Wall Street is not good, new york's economy is not good, and everyone's business is not good. " Master Bai smiled wryly.

Master Bai's worry is actually a problem that the whole catering industry in new york must face. Since the subprime mortgage crisis broke out last year, financial enterprises have laid off a large number of employees, and the finances of various companies are tight. The personal consumption of financial practitioners has begun to decline, and unemployment and bankruptcy have become problems that plague Wall Street. In this case, people naturally don't put too much energy into eating and drinking.