Bridges and Dreams  

A real engineer builds bridges.

A financial engineer builds dreams.

And when those dreams turn out to be nightmares, other people pay for it.

-Andrew Sheng, Chief Advisor to the China Banking Regulatory Commission

Definitely one of the most poignant quotes of the film.

 
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