"Jesse, you come to serve and let them go. Li Zitao opened the humidor, took out one and put the box on the table, and everyone also took out a cigar.

Lawrence put the cigar under his nose and sniffed it, exclaiming, "Top tobacco from the Canary Islands, Charlie, you can enjoy it so well." ”

"......" doesn't pretend to be forced to die, Li Zitao is a little envious of the other party's hand, "If you like it, I'll give you two boxes when I leave." ”

Lawrence raised his thumb and lit his cigar with graceful demeanor, and for a moment smoke filled the couch area.

"Charlie, this is that crazy beer, what's it called, QD?" Aemond picked up the blue beer bottle and looked curiously at the 'QD' logo on it.

"Qingdao, it's Qingdao, not QD. "Hearing the name 'QD', Li Zitao wanted to pull Miller out and whip the corpse.

This guy made his own smart abbreviation label, and after being deliberately enlarged, it has become the code name of 'Qingdao', and the foreigners he was looking forward to collectively biting their tongues are gone.

Recently, the sales of 'QD' have skyrocketed, and the horse-drawn carts in front of the distillery are lined up, all of which are merchants waiting to pull goods, and business is so good that people are jealous.

The kindest of all was Paul, who couldn't close his smile every day, but the winery was in his name, and bundles of Franklin cured him of insomnia.

But the most enviable thing is Alexander, a young man, with 2.5 percent of the shares in his hand, he has entered the ranks of 10,000 households, and has received countless praises and jealousies, 'How can this Mexican boy be so lucky!'

"Charlie, we should talk privately. "Everyone is talking to me, and the atmosphere is not at all suitable for Samuel's conversation, so I can only make this somewhat rude request.

“...... Of course, this side please. Li Zitao thought about it, and walked to the small living room behind the sofa with a cigar in his mouth.

These large ballrooms are equipped with private parlors and cigar bars, and Samuel bows slightly to everyone in the room, says 'sorry' and follows.

"Aiken, has Samuel been in trouble lately?" Jevic asked, frowning.

"Maybe!" Aiken shrugged ambiguously, but undoubtedly agreed with him.

The atmosphere in the sofa area became a little dreary, and everyone was worried about the spread of madness and the worsening disaster, 'Is even Samuel to the point where he can't hold on?'

"The feast is about to begin. The most uncomfortable thing was William Dever, who was supposed to be on stage to give speeches when the banquet time was approaching.

But now the big guys are in no mood, and the real owner, Li Zitao, and the old guy Samuel ran into the small living room again, "Oh, I hate damn conversations." ’

"William, you need to learn to be considerate, Samuel's career has a great impact on IL, and if there is trouble, you and I will be anxious after re-election. ”

Jevic looked at him with some dissatisfaction, in his opinion, the mayor has been a little too glamorous lately, forgetting that he is a politician and not Bichi, who is exposed to the spotlight.

In the small living room, Li Zitao was holding a cigar and calmly listening to Mussel's narration on the other side, with only one thought in his heart, 'He's in big trouble.' ’

With a capital of 25 million US dollars and a huge empire of 500 million US dollars controlled through leveraged shareholding, even if Li Zitao is a financial idiot, he knows that in the current situation, Samuel may go bankrupt at any time.

And his bankruptcy in the future is almost a foregone conclusion, unless he can get a large amount of capital investment, which is also the purpose of his finding Li Zitao.

After talking about the predicament he was currently facing, Samuel looked at the young man from the East in front of him with some apprehension, he knew how huge the wealth in the hands of the other party was.

At first, he didn't know much about Li Zitao, and if it wasn't for his old friend Aiken who mentioned the name, he wouldn't even know about Li Zitao's existence.

Later, when his debt crisis became more and more serious and he needed to consider safety, Aiken introduced him to S.H.I.E.L.D., and then accepted the invitation of Club 22, and he really understood what this Chinese teenager had done in just 2 months.

Whoever did that plan meant he'd have billions of dollars in assets, and it would be cash, and 'Oh my God, this is crazy.' ’

Li Zitao is also thinking about whether he wants to eat Samuel's industry, of course it is impossible to help for free, and it is no fun to borrow money, what he needs is industry, not that interest.

If he chooses to lend money to Samuel, the interest paid to him by the other party is not enough to offset the taxes he has to pay, and Li Zitao still remembers the job creation.

And there is one thing that makes him very tempted, that is, Samuel's industry is all related to people's livelihood, and public utilities are a good business.

If you look at his industry, signaling, lighting, gas, trams, ferries, taxis, etc., which are needed for rail transport and transportation, and even public services, all of which are closely related to family life, it can be said that the influence is very terrifying.

Think about the consequences of the simultaneous shutdown of these industries, and half the state would be left in a terrible situation with no signal, no electricity, no water, and no heating.

Two-thirds of Chicago is a city where railroads are out of service, trolleys are out of line, ferries are parked on the banks of rivers, and taxis are left without drivers.

"It's just kidnapping people's livelihoods, it's really exciting. The more Li Zitao thought about it, the more excited he became, he had to eat it.

"Samuel, how much money do you need?" Li Zitao's straightforward words surprised Samuel and snickered at the same time.

"100 million, as long as I have 100 million US dollars, I can really control all the companies, and then I will merge all the companies to form a leading giant in public utilities.

Charlie, you can own 15% of the new group and high returns in the future. Samuel held out a finger and said confidently.

In fact, he only needs 50 million US dollars to get out of his current predicament, but since he knows that there is a fat sheep in front of him, why doesn't Samuel slaughter it?

"Yes. Li Zitao nodded noncommittally, got up and came to the telephone.

"Help me pick up the book. Hearing Ben's voice coming from the microphone, Li Zitao said directly: "Ben, I need your help to bring Mahathir and Michelle to the Ritz Hotel." ”

Li Zitao couldn't figure out what was going on here, but he didn't seem stupid.

Now that the stock market has crashed, even giants like General Electric, the price per share has dropped from $120 to $30 now, and it continues to fall.

He didn't know what Samuel's stock price was before it crashed, but it was speculated that the current stock price might have fallen to more than a dozen dollars, or even worse.

In such a situation, how could Li Zitao spend 100 million to buy 15% of the shares like waste paper, are you talking about cross talk?

Sure enough, hearing Li Zitao mention the name of 'Ben', Samuel's face changed unnaturally, and he sat there with a dry smile, and the cigar in his mouth turned into a bitter taste.

"Ben, I'm sure you've known each other for a long time, and I'll leave it to you. When Ben walked into the small living room with the team, Li Zitao patted his ass in a chic manner and left.

The banquet had already begun, and at last William Dever was in the limelight on the podium alone, but unfortunately the big guys were all paying attention to the small door that led to the parlor.

When Li Zitao came out, the guests were dancing, and the women were dressed in fashionable and gorgeous costumes, laughing and dancing elegantly.

He suddenly remembered a sentence he had once seen, 'Fashion is a cycle, and every 30 years, what was once popular will return again.' ’

In his previous life, Li Zitao was too far away from the word 'fashion', but now looking at the ladies dancing in the center of the banquet hall, he deeply realized the truth of this sentence.

The clothes worn by women in this era are not inferior to the dresses of the red carpet actresses that Li Zitao saw on the computer in his previous life, and they are even more gorgeous.

Standing in place, looking at the splendid hall, the fashionable beauties, and the polite men, a strong sense of accomplishment is born from the heart.

"Charlie, are you looking for your prey tonight?" Jevic asked, leaning over, looking at the center of the ball with a cigar in his mouth and a beer.

"Uh-huh. Smiling noncommittally, Li Zitao took the lead back to the sofa area, Aiken and Aemond were still there, but Lawrence was nowhere to be seen.

"Where's Lawrence?" asked Li Zitao casually.

"Now!" said Aiken, pointing to the center of the ball, "it's good to be young." ”

"BOSS, DO YOU WANT TO DANCE?" JESSE ASKED, WITH A TWINKLE IN HIS EYES.

"Nope. Li Zitao refused without hesitation, what kind of joke, he can't dance, he can only make a fool of himself.

Regardless of the little secretary's face, Li Zitao drank beer and enjoyed the dance, in addition to the guests with female companions tonight, William also invited a lot of single ladies, which looked very eye-catching.

"Charlie, are you already planning to help Samuel?" Aiken moved over to his side and sat down, he had seen it when Ben had brought the men in.

"Of course, I like to help others. Li Zitao said as he should, thinking to himself, 'Help people to the end, send Buddha to the west, but I will help him solve the trouble fundamentally, take a sum of money to retire, and don't worry about bankruptcy and debt, it's really merciful.' ’

After receiving his affirmative answer, Aiken was still happy for his old friend, but he didn't know that Li Zitao had planned to let Samuel go home.

During the dance, from time to time, people would come to the sofa area to say hello, and Li Zitao would pick up a bunch of business cards alone, and then stuff them all to Jesse.

He didn't remember any of these people's names, and his mind was full of negotiations, not knowing if he could swallow Samuel's fat for him.

As the night deepened, and the party was about to end, people left in groups, and William took his wife to see him off.

Click~

The small door behind him opened a crack, and then Ben pulled it open, and Samuel walked out one after the other.

'Mr. Samuel, I'll draw up the contract tonight and we'll see you at the club at 10am. Ben said with a smile and an outstretched hand.

“...... I'll be there on time. Samuel's tone was a little frustrated, and his expression was full of exhaustion.

"BOSS, do you want to go together?" turned around and winked at Li Zitao.

"Of course. Li Zitao got up and said with a smile: "It's nice to meet you, then, see you next time." ”

After saying goodbye to Mr. Councillor, Aiken and Aemond, who hooked up with a lady, Li Zitao met Lawrence who was holding his sister at the door.

"Hey Charlie, are you leaving? Maybe we should go see the Chicago nights!" Lawrence hinted as he put his arms around the hot babes, squeezing his eyebrows.