Chapter 1074 Come, lets have an in-depth discussion!
A woman wearing breeches and riding boots, with a ponytail and a heroic look on her eyebrows strode out of the room and looked at Tang Dao with great admiration.
I can't say how beautiful she is, but she can definitely be regarded as "Sass". If she were paired with a gun and sunglasses, she would be the queen of Hong Kong movies.
Tang Dao raised his eyebrows slightly, slightly surprised by the appearance of this heroic and exotic woman.
With his hearing, how could he not know that there was someone else in this office? Although the person tried his best to suppress his breathing, Tang Dao could still hear the thin sound of his breathing, which must be that of a woman.
Based on the ability that the president had shown previously, Tang Dao didn't think that he would be so stupid that the two of them were talking about such a huge amount of money. They should be experts within the bank who could provide him with negotiation information.
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But the moment this woman appeared, Tang Dao knew that he was wrong.
A woman's dress may not be so fashionable and does not look like a high-quality woman, but she has a certain temperament that cannot be concealed by ordinary clothes.
The woman's facial features were very clear-cut, and some of her deep sea-blue eyes were even a little sharp when looking at Tang Dao, but Tang Dao could still feel the admiration flickering in this woman's eyes, perhaps as she said before going out.
That sentence suits her very well.
Tang Dao looked at the middle-aged man with inquiring eyes.
"Mr. Tang, please allow me to ceremoniously introduce to you, Ms. Laura Setia Rockefeller, the representative of the controlling shareholder of Citibank." Frank Depp withdrew his respectful gaze from the woman and introduced to Tang Dao seriously and solemnly.
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Tang Dao was slightly startled, but he quickly understood where the admiration in the woman's eyes came from. It came from the superiority of the superior in his heart.
Perhaps regardless of whether he spoke philosophical words or not, this woman who has been in power for a long time might appreciate the fact that a Chinese person dared to threaten Citibank.
The strong person's emotions towards the weaklings are always only pity.
Because there may be many people with the surname Rockefeller in the world, but there is only one person with the surname Rockefeller who can control Citibank, a major bank.
Rockefeller, the world's richest man in this era, a terrifying family that controls the world's largest oil company and can influence the US government.
In a sense, Krupp is just a little brother compared to them. Because as long as Rockefeller is willing, he can become a more terrifying arms manufacturing company than them at any time.
"Mr. Depp, you can first go to Citibank and do everything we can to meet Mr. Tang's withdrawal needs. For the rest, let me talk to Mr. Tang." The woman calmly ordered the top person in charge of Citibank in China.
There is no arrogance, it seems to be the most ordinary daily thing.
"Okay, Miss Laura!" Frank Depp nodded in agreement, then gestured to Tang Dao's forehead and turned around to go out.
Watching the middle-aged man go out, the woman cast her eyes on Tang Dao, smiled faintly, and extended her hand to greet him: "Mr. Tang, please sit down. I believe that I can give you a satisfactory answer on behalf of the bank, Mr. Tang."
There was no sharpness at all, but the aura of a superior person came to her face, as if everything was under her control.
The Rockefellers were the first family in the world to have a fortune of one billion U.S. dollars 30 years ago. Their assets were enough to build 20 100,000-ton aircraft carriers. They had enough wealth to accumulate confidence in the capital world, and their negotiation skills are so simple.
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"Okay, I believe in the loyalty that the Rockefeller family has accumulated over decades." Tang Dao nodded honestly.
After Tang Dao sat down, he slowly sat on the large chair that originally belonged to a middle-aged man. The woman's sea-blue eyes were filled with confidence, and a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth: "Mr. Tang, do you know my family?"
"John Rockefeller grew from a small bookkeeper with an annual salary of $300 to the co-founder of the famous Mobil Oil Company. Of course, I admire him more than the miracles he created in the business field.
After retiring, he engaged in philanthropic undertakings in education and medical care. Unfortunately, a generation of legends went to heaven two years ago to continue his legendary career." Tang Dao replied with a serious face.
In a sense, John Rockefeller, the founder of the Rockefeller family, is indeed a legend of the previous generation. His huge investment in the medical field also contributed greatly to the discovery of antibiotics.
"Yes, my great-grandfather did have a legendary life. I believe that under the guidance of his wisdom, my family can continue to be strong. Thank you Mr. Tang for your recognition of my great-grandfather." Hearing Tang Dao's reply
The founder of her family respected him so highly, and the woman felt proud of him, with her sea-blue eyes sparkling with energy.
The title of a great-grandfather also told Tang Dao her identity in disguise. She was a direct blood relative of the Rockefeller family and had a certain say in the Rockefeller family. Her promise to satisfy Tang Dao was by no means empty talk.
Of course, this is also to give Tang Dao a certain sense of oppression. When people face creatures that are more powerful than themselves, they will naturally have a sense of fear. This will make it easier for her to occupy a dominant position in subsequent negotiations.
Tang Dao didn't know Rockefeller's name, so she might have no choice but to choose other methods, but Tang Dao knew that that was just going along with the flow!
You must know that Western politics is actually plutocratic politics. The richer you are, the more you can influence the political arena. This almost means that Rockefeller can influence the current Sino-Milan relations. Even the principal will never face this young man who is no more than 25 years old.
Women don’t dare to ignore it.
If it were anyone else, they would naturally be 10% frightened when encountering such a behemoth. They would definitely lose the initiative in the subsequent negotiations, and would even be led by the woman.
This kind of negotiation skill cannot be learned. You must first have a strong enough background to support it.
Unfortunately, the woman didn't know that the young man she met had a much more fantastic background than hers, the richest family in the world.
No matter how rich they are, they can influence the political arena of a big manufacturing country. Have they ever seen a future where jet aircraft are flying all over the sky? Have they ever seen a sky full of eyes in the outer atmosphere? Have they seen a future where it is no longer just aircraft and cannons that will dominate the victory of wars, but the naked eye?
Invisible network waves?
Even the oil oligarchs who trade millions of tons of oil one day can only sadly find that those who make electric cars are beginning to plan to immigrate to Mars, but they are still digging holes on the earth.
The little butterfly from the future has seen all these. He is born with a sense of superiority towards the people of this era, no matter who he is, even the owners with billions of dollars in wealth.
After all, Musk, whose market value will reach trillions in the future, is still selling electric cars in China! After hearing it too much, I have become numb to wealth figures.
"It doesn't actually matter what I think of Mr. Rockefeller, including himself. But I have heard his partners have a very accurate evaluation of him. He said: Rockefeller is extremely methodical, paying attention to details, and making no mistakes.
, if there is a penny that should be given to us, he will take it. If there is a penny less for the customers, he will also ask the customers to take it. This may be one of the secrets of the success of the Rockefeller family!" Tang Dao said with a faint smile.
The woman was slightly startled, perhaps not expecting that after Tang Dao praised her great-grandfather vigorously, he would be waiting for her here.
That also meant that all the psychological advantages she had laid out earlier were nullified.
Recalling that Tang Dao had previously threatened Chi Guoguo, the dignified Citibank general manager, the woman realized that the Chinese man in front of her was different from all the men she had met.
His will is very strong and he will not give in easily. What's more, his knowledge is very broad.
This was easy to judge. When she walked out of the office, Tang Dao didn't show much surprise. It was just when Manager Frank introduced her name that his expression fluctuated slightly.
That means that he knew there was someone inside, but he didn't know that he was a member of the Rockefeller family. It also means that what he just said was not something he had done in advance, but something he did impromptuly.
This obviously makes people feel more difficult to deal with.
I am not afraid that the depositors will be rich, but I am afraid that the depositors will be rich and educated! This should be a true reflection of Miss Laura Rockefeller’s heart at this time.
"No matter what I say, I have to thank Mr. Tang for your recognition of my great-grandfather. His seriousness in details will become the philosophy that my Rockefeller family has always upheld. I can also reply to you on behalf of Citibank. I will never lose a customer."
We will give all the money, including the promised interest, to the customer." The woman looked at Tang Dao and answered seriously.
Tang Dao did not answer in a hurry this time. Instead, he raised the corners of his mouth slightly and looked at the woman playfully.
That clearly means, don’t just say it, depositors are here, you should give it! If you can say nice things, then anyone can open a bank. 巵
"It's just that due to the sudden war in your country, the business has shrunk sharply. In order to avoid accidents, the bank has transferred a large part of the cash, gold, and silver reserves back to the country. Mr. Tang, you suddenly came to withdraw all the cash or gold. In a short time,
It is really difficult for the bank to raise funds in time. Please understand, Mr. Tang." The woman felt slightly embarrassed, stretched out her hand to smooth some stray hair from her temples, and explained to Tang Dao with an apology in her eyes.
"After talking for a long time, Miss Laura and Mr. Lunke still said the same thing. They can't give me the money. So what? The bank will give me an IOU? Set up an installment plan? Or, invite me to get on the boat and go to the Rockefeller family.
You want money to put up a banner at the door?" Tang Dao looked disdainful.
Since ancient times, banks have always been like this. Once something goes wrong, it is necessary to have a smile on your face, and it is also necessary not to give money.
When dealing with such a guy, if they were not concerned about the huge losses, a certain group member who had gradually lost patience would even have the urge to turn into a robber and rob the place and the vault.
With his current capabilities and the armed forces under his control, a telegram summoning a dozen scouts to come over, and the seven or eight armed guards of Citibank carrying Springfield rifles, were really not enough.
Perhaps it was a woman's natural sensitivity, but Tang Dao's seemingly teasing words made the woman hear the faint murderous intent emanating from within.
While she was alert to Tang Dao in her heart, the woman immediately thought that after Tang Dao arrived at the bank, the bank's top management held an emergency meeting to retrieve the information of the depositors who had deposited huge amounts of money. Although the order of their troops was unknown, more than 20 large trucks were fully equipped.
The escort of the armed forces must be high-level Chinese military officers.
After a year of bloody fighting with the Japanese, the rage in the bones of soldiers has long been ignited. If it is stimulated again, it is hard to say what actions they will take.
Let alone Rockefeller, even the U.S. Embassy might not be able to use it.
What's more, through previous observations in the darkroom, although Tang Dao and Frank Depp were discussing huge wealth that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve in their lifetime, Tang Dao was angry and dissatisfied about not being able to withdraw the huge amount of money in the deposit certificate, but only
I don't see greed.
Perhaps he wanted money for a different purpose than the wealthy Chinese people she had seen living in the concession and living in extravagance, although the woman did not know what Tang Dao was going to do with this huge sum of money.
That's also an intuition.
We need money, but we don't want to breathe greedily on the golden mountain that smells like money. It's very contradictory, but it seems very reasonable.
Laura remembered her great-grandfather’s last words before his death: Don’t try to use money to defeat everyone. There will eventually be people in this world who are not influenced by money.
Tang Dao may be such a person.
Laura admired her great-grandfather who died when he was nearly a hundred years old, and her famous great-grandfather even gave his great-granddaughter the name of his deceased wife, which also shows his love for her great-granddaughter.
Otherwise, how could Laura, who was only 26 years old, have the opportunity to become the shareholder representative of Citibank, another pillar industry of the family? That was a position that many of her uncles were jealous of.
However, Laura, who had just taken this seat for the first time, chose to come to war-torn China in the second year after entering the workplace, which also showed her sufficient courage and courage.
Of course, he also encountered the biggest problem he encountered after arriving in China.
A Chinese saver with a knives-like attitude, who was both soft and hard-hearted, was much more difficult to deal with than she had expected.
"Mr. Tang, I said that even if we are unable to provide sufficient funds for the time being, the bank and my family will try to make up for your losses in other ways. We only need you to give us half a year, no, three months, and we will transfer all your losses."
The deposit funds and interest will be dealt with one by one." The woman, whose momentum had weakened by two points, said hurriedly.
Tang Dao didn't know that the murderous intention in his heart could have such an effect. After thinking for a while, he nodded and said to the woman: "Okay, I can wait for three months, but Miss Laura, what are you going to use to make up for my loss?"
Seeing that Tang Dao finally stopped resisting the request to withdraw all the cash in the short term, Laura also breathed a sigh of relief. Based on this, everything else can be easily discussed.
"First of all, in the previous meeting, the managers mobilized the total amount of funds within the bank without affecting the bank's operations, which is approximately US$8 million. I can decide to increase this amount to US$10 million, and the rest plus the interest generated in the past few years.
Make a new certificate of deposit and wait three months to see if Mr. Tang can withdraw all of it according to your wishes. At the same time, the interest for these three months will still be the previously agreed 2.4%, Mr. Tang, what do you think?" the woman said hurriedly.
"Okay! What happens next?" Tang Dao narrowed his eyes.
"Citibank can open four porridge shacks outside Pingbei City, which can feed 10,000 refugees from your country every day," the woman continued.
Obviously, this was not a spur-of-the-moment idea, but had been planned for a long time.
Since the war broke out, countless civilians outside Pingbei City lost their houses and daily necessities due to the war. However, the Japanese army that had occupied North China cruelly stipulated that ordinary people were not allowed to go south in groups, otherwise they would be treated as rebels and killed.
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Tens of thousands of refugees had to stay outside the city, living in straw huts and relying on charity from the Chinese in the city and Westerners in the concession to survive.
Every day, countless old, weak, women and children die in the cold wind of winter.
Laura, who had just arrived in China, was full of sympathy for such a tragic situation. The idea of setting up porridge shacks to save ordinary Chinese people may have been in her mind for a long time, but she just took this opportunity to express it.
That's a lot of money to spend. Even if she has a high position, she must have a reasonable excuse. The excuse of making up for the loss of customers is completely sufficient.
"Tsk~~~~~" Tang Dao let out a snort.
This made Laura a little stunned. In her imagination, Tang Dao, who had no greed for money, would not show such contempt even if he rejected her proposal.
"Why, the imperialists have sucked enough blood from the people of our country, and now that the pigs they raise are about to die, do they need to give some food to keep them alive to provide blood supply?" Tang Dao said disdainfully.
"You're talking nonsense, I definitely don't have such thoughts..." Laura was so angry at Tang Dao's words that her cheeks turned red, her slightly sharp eyebrows raised, and anger welled up in her sea-blue eyes.
Undoubtedly, Tang Dao's words stung her.
"Am I wrong? The Japanese imperialists launched a war of aggression and seize our Chinese land, but Miss Laura should be very clear about what you in the West have done in the past hundred years! The ruins of the Old Summer Palace still exist.
, Jincheng, Songhu and other major cities in China, where did the concessions come from?" Tang Dao said bluntly.
"I..." Laura was speechless for a while.
Before coming to China, she was a top student in the Department of Languages at Harvard University. She was no stranger to Chinese language and modern Chinese history. She certainly knew how much blood the Western powers had sucked from this ancient country of China in the past hundred years.
It can be said that the Western powers were able to develop the Industrial Revolution so rapidly and plundered a certain amount of wealth from China.
"Of course, I believe this is a kindness from Miss Laura. I accept it on behalf of the Chinese people, but this fee does not need to be paid by your bank. It will all be calculated on my account. The amount spent will be deducted.
Just go." Tang Dao's words changed unexpectedly, and a smile appeared on his face.
"What China needs most right now is not just to stay alive, but to defeat the Japanese imperialist invaders. If Miss Laura wants to make up for the losses, I hope that we can have in-depth exchanges."
"Mr. Tang, please be more respectful. My personal guard is only 10 meters away. He is a retired lieutenant of the Marine Corps. If you really have this idea, I can let him communicate with you first.
The art of fighting." Laura's sea-blue eyes flashed with intense vigilance and anger.
For this beautiful girl from heaven, it is not impossible that she has never seen someone coveting her beauty, but she is the first person to openly say that she wants to have an in-depth communication with her in such a big way.
Tang Dao...
I've been thinking about it for a long time, because I don't want to rely on Krupp's one leg to walk, so I want to get a more stable one! This has something to do with the ball.
This foreign girl, who seems quite fashionable at first, has such a strange brain circuit?