After a night of romance, Lima got not only surprises, but also fright.

Whenever she saw Xiao Jin in the corner of the living room, her steps became brisk, and she didn't dare to make a sound on her tiptoes, for fear of angering it.

Tasting the delicious breakfast, Li Zitao was pleased with the woman in front of him who had a way to make money.

I haven't seen him for a few months, so Lima made full use of his time to learn cake baking and used the remaining 100,000 US dollars to open 2 cake shops.

She set her sights on the ladies' favorite afternoon tea, with delicate cakes featuring natural flavors.

Adding a variety of natural plant spices, she is good at matching different colors of refreshments and cakes, and after she invited the ladies to meet and taste them several times, she was unanimously recognized by them.

So, the sales volume opened so easily.

Thanks to the contacts in hand and the responsibility for the products, innovation, Lima's exquisite cake shop is becoming more and more famous in the upper circles.

Madame Pomma's collection has become a loyal client.

There is also the Wood family's ladies' tea party, where they also make a special trip to order some delicious matcha and taro cakes.

"Have you ever thought about pairing coffee?" During the meal, Li Zitao made a small suggestion.

The top coffee beans of the Jamaican Blue Mountains are selected and brewed by hand, and they will be welcomed by the gold collar after being paired with the cake.

Starbucks, Li Zitao intends to start again after the end of the Great Depression.

After all, for the United States, which is now figuring out how to eat enough every day, drinking coffee is a very luxurious thing.

But the circle of ladies opened by Lima has allowed him to find a new direction, and perhaps the ladies who are enjoying afternoon tea every day will not mind changing their choice.

Occasionally, a taste of coffee is a good suggestion.

In addition, Li Zitao is also thinking about whether to get cat coffee, elephant coffee, and finch coffee.

"I'll have someone serve you coffee beans that you can try to do. "Getting Li Zitao's approval and support was a surprise for Lima.

This means that her small business has been recognized by Li Zitao.

Maybe we'll get some support in the future, which is great.

So, Lima immediately cheered up and began to study anything related to coffee, etiquette, and techniques.

The blending of various coffees, the habits of different people who like different tastes, etc.

To this end, she also made a special trip to invite a noble lady from country F to taste the coffee made and brewed by her.

The other party is very researched when it comes to coffee, of course, limited to tasting this.

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In late September, the Blue and White Chamber of Commerce received a call from Seattle.

The employee representative of United Airlines said that he wanted to talk to Li Zitao in detail about the issue of equity transfer.

At the AEG.I.L.I.E.L.D. club, Li Zitao personally received three employee representatives.

"$15, that's the highest price I can give, no one will give it higher. ”

Because no one could have predicted how huge the aviation market would be in the future.

"Your Excellency, we need to know if giving up our shares will give up our work?"

Employee representatives eventually accepted the price, but asked a number of other questions.

"If United Airlines is angry with you because of this, Aerospace is happy to open its doors to everyone, and for your arrival. ”

Li Zitao opened his hands with a bright smile, almost directly indicating his meaning.

"We are willing to sell 60 million shares. ”

60 million shares, 40% of the equity, Li Zitao didn't expect them to be so generous, this is an expenditure of 900 million US dollars.

"Boss, you're spending money too fast. When the think tank learned of this, they all turned bitter.

900 million US dollars, they are completely unable to pay, Li Zitao is obviously greedy and insufficient, and the snake swallows the elephant.

"How much money can we mobilize?" asked Li Zitao.

"Golden Arches North America earnings, thanks to Subway's secondary expansion, with rental income of $340 million and raw materials and transportation revenue of $36 million.

Business expansion in South America and country Y, with a total revenue of 180 million US dollars,

However, the investment in land and raw material cultivation base and transportation reached 300 million US dollars, and the net income this year was 256 million US dollars. ”

"Seth's revenue so far is -4.5 million US dollars. ”

"Berched has a turnover of $748 million and a net income of $299 million, close to $300 million, but the later project still needs a lot of investment. ”

"Standard Oil of Alaska had a net income of $48.7 million. ”

"Aegis can mobilize no more than 20 million US dollars. ”

"If only the basic operations are kept, Skunk will be able to draw 10 million US dollars. ”

Each report was detailed and summed up in one sentence: 'Can't afford it.'" ’

"Can you get Standard Oil of California to bring up the payment of funds?" The development of Skunk and Aegis cars cannot be stopped, but Berched can think of a way to do this.

For example, increase the proportion of advance payment for the project to maintain the progress of the project, so that he can draw 300 million US dollars.

With the addition of Golden Arches and Standard Oil, there are 600 million US dollars, and the funding gap is still 300 million.

"It's hard. This sentence undoubtedly indicates that it takes a long time to communicate.

"Boss, if you're willing to give up your stake in UUS, I think this gap can be easily filled. Rush suggested.

Sell UUS, U.S. Steel's stake?

6% of the shares are enough to sell for a sky-high price, and Morgan Jr. will never refuse.

But he also didn't want to let go, which would make him lose his understanding of U.S. Steel's movements.

"A loan is the best solution, whether it's the United Nations Bank of Chicago, or Wells Fargo, I'm sure they'll be happy to give you this loan. ”

This is the most reliable plan at present, unless Li Zitao can ignore the company's development and propose dividends to Wells Fargo or AD-B.

However, the regret of doing so will greatly damage Li Zitao's image, fall into his mouth, and make him a 'greedy vampire' who oppresses the company in people's mouths. ’

And it is extremely easy to cause backlash and protests within the company, so even if he gives up his stake in United Airlines, the think tank does not recommend him to do so.

"Loans. In the end, Li Zitao decided to take out a loan.

With 500 million US dollars transferred from his company, Li Zitao first repaid the 400 million US dollar loan from the First National Bank of Chicago.

Then he proposed a huge loan of 800 million US dollars to the United National Bank of Chicago.

Although he is a major shareholder of the bank holding company, the Li Group, and the United National Bank, he still has to follow the normal procedures.

40% of Golden Arches' shares obtained a loan of 800 million US dollars for him.

The Golden Arches, which has an annual income of nearly 600 million US dollars, is worth this price, and the interest is calculated at a monthly interest rate of 5%.