After attending the meeting, the giants from all over the world are preparing to return. Meeting here is a must. Jinan Airport has also ushered in the busiest day since its establishment. Originally, Jinan Airport had been expanded due to the energy group and was in line with Beijing International Airport.
The airport is almost there, but it seems that it is still a bit insufficient at the moment. Some planes have to land in neighboring cities hundreds of kilometers away.
The terminal was crowded with people, and Li Cong led several senior executives of the group to say goodbye one by one. Although he did not think highly of these people, these people were still his customers, and it was okay to say a few polite words.
The people in the hall are also in groups of twos and threes. The Skull and Bones Society, the Luo Family and the Chinese Society have basically reached an agreement. The three families are also resting in a VIP room. People from some small families can only stay outside.
Wait, these people have privileges no matter where they go.
Li Jianzhang did not come here to fly. He will often stay in Jinan from now on. The Chinese Association has decided to let him continue to deal with Li Cong. This is also an assessment for the next president. If this guy fails, he will probably have a chance.
He suffered it himself. This time he came to the airport specifically to see off Yale and Old Hodge. The two people had cooperated well with him during their stay in Jinan. Li Jianzhang not only hoped that several major organizations could continue to cooperate,
I also hope that the personal relationship between the three of us can be better.
Old Hodge is fine. In his opinion, the Chinese Society and Roche are the same in his eyes. They are just cannon fodder for the Skull and Bones Society. If the energy group hadn't been so intimidating, he wouldn't have fought with these two now.
The guys were sitting next to each other, so of course they couldn't show anything on their faces, they had to be very polite.
Yale is a bit disdainful of this guy Li Jianzhang. You are obviously just the heir of a family. One of the two sitting here is the head of the organization, and the other is directly the first leader of the organization. You, the heir, are within your power.
It should be considered powerful, but it shouldn't be enough for this kind of occasion. This Chinese Association is really a big one. At least one of the patriarchs of the six major families should be dispatched for such a meeting.
"You two, our plan has been finalized like this. When we get back, we will start at the same time. I wonder if you two have anything to add? Our Skull and Bones Society will go to Europe next month. We will
We will take action next month. I hope you can keep up with our pace. The world has obviously become chaotic through this meeting. We should eliminate some useless forces, right?" Old Hodge looked at the two people.
I feel angry because of the way we deal with each other. You two are just people after all. Why are you still so unwilling to deal with us after we have formed an alliance? Doesn't that mean that Li Cong is a joke? At this time, you have to let me, an old man, use words to suppress you.
Save yourself the trouble if you continue to fight among yourself after you leave, we will still be in trouble after you follow us.
"Mr. Hodge, you can rest assured that we Chinese have always done things according to rules. It's just that the three parties we have negotiated must abide by the conditions. But I hope that we will not abandon our comrades when we are about to succeed." Li Jianzhang
The first half of the sentence was good, but the second half said darkly to Yale, if Luo Shi hadn't betrayed the Chinese Association back then, the Chinese Association wouldn't have fallen into this situation. If I let myself find something wrong this time
, Li Jianzhang must withdraw from this alliance immediately. The Chinese Association cannot afford such a loss again.
Yale knew that he was in the wrong, so he did not dwell on this matter. "What we are talking about now is this cooperation. We at Luo's are very fast. If you are the slowest in the world, it is you Chinese."
, I hope that some of the aid promised by Mr. Li will arrive in Europe on time. Well, my plane is about to arrive, so I will take the first step." Yale doesn't want to continue to stay here with this guy. This kind of bickering has already happened.
After several days, an alliance was finally formed under the strong pressure of the energy group. However, only he knows how integrated this alliance is.
The reason why Yale did not argue with Li Jianzhang was that the Roy family went to see Li Cong before leaving. God knows what they got from Li Cong. Such a family has a feud with itself, so let them advance
Not only will I suffer losses by taking action, but my status in the alliance will be shaken. If I can't even deal with the Roy family, I'm afraid the two people in front of me will kick me out of the alliance without hesitation.
Li Jianzhang and Old Hodge both stood up and walked Yale to the door. Watching Yale go away, the two returned to the VIP room. According to the timetable given by the airport, Old Hodge's plane would not take off until half an hour later.
Li Jianzhang would not go back until both of them had left.
"Mr. Li, I believe you should know that Li Cong obtained tens of thousands of tons of gold through Zhu Ran in South America, right? The gold reserves in this guy's hands are really the largest in the world. If this guy uses these
If gold acts recklessly in the financial market, I think our losses will be considerable. You Chinese people have always stored precious metals. I wonder where you are?" When Zhu Ran handed over gold to Li Cong, Anderson told Lao
Huo Qi called, hoping to get a batch of precious metals from the Chinese Association, be it silver or gold. Only by having the goods in hand would he not be afraid of Li Cong fanning the flames.
If he had known they would do this, Li Jianzhang glanced at Old Huoqi with some dissatisfaction. Even if the gold reserves of the Chinese Association could not catch up with Zhu Ran's, they should not be much different. But in the last bet between your Skull and Bones Association and Li Cong
You guys have stolen so much gold from us, and now you are asking us about gold. You Americans are really shameless.
"Mr. Hodge, I think the amount of gold in our Chinese Association is not very large. Although I haven't touched that level yet, the last time we teamed up with Roche to speculate on gold, it definitely used our capital, but
In the end, less than one-third of the gold came back. We still have some gold reserves, but we have to keep them for final use. If Li Cong is really causing trouble in the gold market, I don't think we can be of much help.
"Li Jianzhang actually said that on purpose. Even if the Chinese Association lost so much gold last time, they still have such a batch. Although the quantity is not comparable to Zhu Ran's, it still doesn't have a few thousand tons.
The problem is, the reason why I say this is just to see what price Skeleton would pay for it.
"So that's it. It's all our fault that we didn't see it clearly at the beginning, but this guy from Yale is a bit unethical in what he does. If it weren't for him, I guess you wouldn't have suffered such a big loss." At this time, Yale is no longer here, and Lao Huo
Naturally, Qi Yan wouldn't have so many worries about what he said. Even if Yale knew about it afterwards, it wouldn't matter. You were the only one who heard it anyway. Could it be that you, Li Jianzhang, just said what he said?
"Our Skull and Bones Association's Bank of America in Hawaii is ready to transfer, but we haven't found a buyer yet. I wonder if Mr. Li is interested?" Old Hodge continued, saying that the price offered this time is not low.
Bank of America is the largest commercial bank in the United States by assets; in 2006, it was the third-largest company in the world, according to Forbes 2000. The bank's founding can be traced back to the Bank of Massachusetts in 1784, making it the second-oldest bank in the United States.
Bank of.
Hawaii? That is the territory of the United States. Even if our own Chinese association has such a large bank there, it will be of no use. It is more affordable to come from the Asia-Pacific region.
Bank of America is currently undergoing reform, which is to implement franchising in some unimportant areas. The performance of Bank of America in Hawaii has not been very good. That's why Old Hodge said that even if the performance is not very good, it is still relatively ranked.
In the case of Citibank, which is ahead of it, this branch can still earn more than 10 billion yuan every year. Of course, the bank's main income is not the money it makes. The bank's biggest income is its influence.
"Mr. Hodge, our family recently wants to carry out a new round of expansion in the Asia-Pacific region. I wonder if Mr. Hodge can help me contact Bank of America's business in the Asia-Pacific region. The scenery in Hawaii is quite good, but where we are
It’s untenable.” Li Jianzhang said with some embarrassment. The Asia-Pacific region has always been the third most important region for Americans after the mainland and Europe. It is basically impossible for American banks to give up their business in the Asia-Pacific region.
But we are asking for a high price, and the rest depends on how you counteroffer. You can’t not even give me a chance to bid, right?
Sure enough, Li Jianzhang didn’t think much about it? Your kid’s appetite is quite big. Banks in the Asia-Pacific region? I really don’t know how you dare to mention it? The annual profit of the Bank of America division in the Asia-Pacific region is 20% of the entire Bank of America.
More than five, which is the highest among all overseas branches, it is simply impossible for Bank of America to abandon the Asia-Pacific region.
"Mr. Li, I think we shouldn't talk about this matter. I was too talkative just now." Old Hodge has never seen greedy people, but all the people who are greedy for him are already dead. If not for the person in front of him
His ally, if he could not still use him, would be a corpse at this moment. At the same time, he was lamenting that the influence of the Skull and Bones Society has declined so drastically. In just a few years, someone is trying to steal the skeleton.
He has the assets of knowing how to do it, he is really brave.
"Mr. Huo Qi, don't be angry. The establishment of the constitution was abrupt just now. I don't want the entire Asia-Pacific region. I just want Hong Kong and Macau. I don't know if it's okay?" Li Jianzhang saw this guy Old Huo Qi.
I was really a little angry, so I quickly said the bottom line in my heart. How could a decades-old guy like Old Hodge get angry just because he said he was angry? It was just an act, and this guy was the only one.
He didn't notice it and directly quoted his base price.
Hong Kong and Macao? After hearing what Li Jianzhang said, Old Hodge's face showed a little relief. In fact, there was a smile in his eyes. Bank of America in Hong Kong and Macao has a total of sixteen branches, and the performance is basically not very good.
But for now, the Chinese still trust banks opened by Americans, so they can barely maintain it. However, the branches in the group in Hong Kong and Macao are only slightly better than the branches in Hawaii. If they really want it, give it to them.
It doesn't matter, besides, Hong Kong and Macao are Li Cong's base camp, so it's not impossible for you Chinese to make trouble on your own.
Although I think so in my heart, I can't express it so simply, otherwise it will hinder my next request.
"Hong Kong and Macao? Mr. Li is really good at picking places. Do you know that it took decades for our Bank of America to develop in Hong Kong? Now our credit rating in Hong Kong is basically no less than that of China Bank opened by your Chinese government.
From a bank, you must know that the Bank of China is a note-issuing bank, and we are not. Don't say that we have no plans to transfer now. Even if we do, the price will not be low. If Mr. Li needs it, I can go back and mediate for you.
Now, I can't decide what the result will be." Old Hodge looked very embarrassed. He was obviously happy in his heart, but he couldn't show it on his face.
"Haha, thank you very much, Mr. Hodge. In fact, didn't you and the presidents discuss the price? Although our Chinese Association is a little nervous about gold and silver, there will be no problem if we produce one or two thousand tons.
, I just hope that you can give us a discount on the transfer price. You are also aware of our losses last time. In recent years, we have basically been suppressed by Li Cong. We, the Chinese Association, are really very difficult in terms of funds." Li Jianzhang also said
I'm not a fool. Only now did I realize that I had been deceived by old Hodge. Since the old guy said he could mediate, there was basically a 60% hope. It was ridiculous that I had thought he was really helping.
As for themselves, in fact, they may also have this meaning.
Although the number of one or two thousand tons is not a lot, it is better than nothing. Besides, this matter cannot be decided in a day or two. Neither of the two people continued to talk about this matter. It is usually like this,
When the people at the top discuss a general idea, the people below will discuss some specific figures.
"I asked how could I not see Mr. Hodge? It turns out he is here." When the two of them wanted to talk about other issues, Li Cong happened to pass by the door and saw him coming in. For Li Cong, old Hodge could not
That lukewarm look is gone. A few years ago, this person was on the same level as me, a giant within the Skull and Bones Society, but now he is on the same level as the president, perhaps even higher than the president.
Although the overall strength of the Energy Group is still not as good as the Skull and Bones Society, the Skull and Bones Society belongs to the six major families. Even if the president's family is bigger, it cannot catch up with the Energy Group. This belongs to Li Cong alone.
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Li Cong was followed by Director Li Yan, Executive Vice President Liu Yan, and the three giants of the group. Originally, the three of them were separated. After all, there were too many people, and it was impossible to take care of them all. But the old man
Huo Qi's status was quite special. There was also Li Jianzhang here, so naturally the three of them had to come together. At Yale, Li Cong arranged for his nephew to go there to see him off.
"Haha, we are going back after the meeting. We can just go by ourselves and it is a sin to bother Mr. Li and the two vice presidents to come and see us off." This old guy's Chinese is really becoming more and more fluent.
, even some of the polite words of the Chinese are so realistic, if you change his shell, you might think that this old boy is a Chinese.
"What did Mr. Hodge say? When I was in the United States, every time I returned to China, I remember that Mr. Hodge sent me off the most often. When I think about it, five or six years have passed. It's better to be at that time."
Li Cong said in a pun, with a look of aftertaste on his face, which reminded Old Huoqi next to him of the honeymoon period at that time. At that time, his hands were so weak that he could make money, and there were not so many things to do.
Wrong? Why did this boy Li Cong suddenly talk about this? Even if he wanted to reminisce about old times, hadn't he already said it when we first met? Why did he do it again now? Old Huo Qi glanced at Li Jianzhang who looked a little wrong next to him. Why did he still say it?
Maybe he didn't know what Li Cong meant, but this guy set another trap for himself.
Old Hodge was known as the Old Fox in the United States, but he didn't expect that Li Cong would set him up in Asia.
How could Li Jianzhang not be angry? The Chinese were so prosperous back then. He didn't think highly of people like Li Cong at all. He didn't expect that this man would work with the Skull and Bones Society to trick the Chinese. Moreover, it was the first time in history for the Chinese to do so.
The most serious thing was that these two guys were remembering the past in front of me. How could they not be angry? If they were not of good quality, they would probably start a fight with Li Cong directly.
"My time is almost up, so I will take the first step and welcome the two Mr. Lis to the United States next time. I will definitely do my best to show my friendship to the landlords." Explanation is just a cover-up, and anything you say at this time is superfluous.
Well, Old Hodge checked his watch. He still had twenty minutes to get to his plane, but there was no point in being here now. It would be better to leave early. As for the two Mr. Li mentioned above, they must be in front of him.
These two people, Li Cong, you know how to sow discord, but we can't either.
Hearing that this old guy was leaving, Li Jianzhang and Li Cong said a lot of disgusting words. I don't know if they really thought that Li Cong really wanted to keep him. In fact, he wished these Americans would go away forever.
Don't come back either. It's better to fend for yourself in the United States and save yourself a lot of trouble.