Chapter 123: Sure enough, it still doesn't work?
In the White Mountain Forest Manor north of Brighton, Christo, the patriarch of the Addams family, is reading a book in the study, while the housekeeper of the manor brews coffee beans on the side, and the strong aroma wafts throughout the room.
Suddenly, the door of the study was kicked open with a very brutal kick, and Christo frowned in displeasure.
A young man walked in, sat down in the chair across from Christo, reached out and grabbed a coffee bean on the table, threw it in his mouth, then spit it out, and cursed, "What is this? It's so unpalatable, and you're the only one who likes it." ”
If someone else dared to be so unruly in the White Mountain Manor, even if he was the governor, Christo would have kicked him out immediately, but it was only this young man who made Christo helpless, because this young man was not only his son, but also because of some past events that he didn't want to remember. In the end, he had to sigh, closed the book in his hand and asked him, "Robert, although you have your own reasons every time, I still want to hear this time, can you tell me?"
In the face of Christo's inquiry, Robert pursed his lips disdainfully: "I told you? I think you should tell me, right?"
"I'm sorry, I don't understand what you're talking about, what am I telling you?" Christo wondered.
Robert spread his hands and said, "Well, let me remind you a little, it's still the story of the Chinese, do you remember anything?"
Christo was helpless in his heart, in fact, when Robert entered the door as soon as he first entered the door, he had already thought about who it would be related to, after all, these days Robert can care most about no one else except the Chinese, of course, in fact, that Chinese is indeed a headache, especially when he heard that he has allied with the Kendini, Lawrence and Lowell families.
Although Christo is sure that the alliance is not solid, and that all four sides are making their own calculations, this alliance is always annoying.
In the past few days, Christo has been negotiating with those three on this issue, and the bargaining in the middle has already made him very irritable, and now Robert suddenly said it again, which made him even more nameless.
"Robert, you really should take your attention off that Chinese, he is not worth staring at him all day, you should spend more time reading and exercising, I would even rather you go to drugs, you know?"
"Is that so? But I think if I do take drugs, you think I should deal with that Chinese again, you are always so capricious, aren't you?"
Robert said very casually, and when he saw Christo frowning and was about to say something, he immediately said, "Well, Mr. Christo, I have not come to argue with you about this today, and judging by your current behavior, you really do not know what is going on." ”
"So please tell me what's going on? Is that Chinese going to heaven?" asked Christo.
"It's not that he's going to heaven, it's that you, Christo, or our Addams family, are going to heaven. Robert asked Christo, "Do you know that guy Zhou Ming is back in Brighton?"
Christo raised his eyebrows: "Yes? I didn't expect him to be so bold, isn't he so provocative, aren't you afraid that we will find a killer to find him? ”
"Mr. Christo, you haven't thought he's bolder. Robert said, "Just this morning, Zhou Ming went to the community of Vinda to hold a community residents' meeting, and he mentioned the issue of subprime loans from Brooke Investments, and he asked all residents of the community to file for personal bankruptcy so that these subprime loans could not function properly, and I think he was going to blow the horn of counterattack to you." ”
"A clarion call to fight back?" Christolle said, "are you saying that he is going to be able to challenge the Addams family by relying on the bankruptcy of those few community residents?"
"I don't think so, on the contrary I think it's very possible, or that's what I want. ”
"First he used the bankruptcy of those residents to cause a crisis where the subprime loans could not be repaid, and then the three families of Kendini, Lawrence and Lowell stepped in, and it was not a little hopeless, Mr. Christo, you say?"
Christo laughed and said, "Well, I think I'll tell you the facts, it's impossible." ”
When they finished speaking, the butler on the side finally finished making coffee, and he brought it up and silently placed it in front of the two of them......
That night, Zhou Ming was in Omar's office discussing the next day's residents' meeting when he suddenly received a call from Edward.
As soon as the phone was connected, Edward went straight to the topic very unceremoniously: "Mr. Zhou Ming, I have very bad news to tell you here, the news that you came to Brighton The Addams family has received the news, and they also know that you are holding a residents' meeting in the Vinda community. ”
Zhou Ming let out a long breath and asked, "Did the Addams family take any action?"
"The action has been taken, it is personally directed by Christo, the patriarch of the Addams family, and as for what the specific action will be, and what they will do, I'm sorry, I have no way of knowing. Edward said.
"This news is so important, Mr. Governor, thank you so much for telling me the news. Zhou Ming said.
"It's nothing, because we're an alliance, aren't we?" said Edward.
Then Zhou Ming hung up the phone, raised his head, Zhou Ming saw Omar's concerned expression, obviously the future president of the year Mr. Although he did not hear the specific content of the call, but from the change in the expression on his face, combined with what he said, he could also guess some.
"Is it that the Addams family has found out about us and has taken action?" asked Omar.
For Omar, Zhou Ming did not need to hide it, he nodded and replied: "That's right, but I don't know what action will be taken over there." ”
"So tomorrow's residents' meeting ......"
Before Omar's tentative question was finished, Zhou Ming replied to him: "The residents' meeting is still as usual, I don't believe that the Adams family's reaction speed will be so fast, but in order to avoid more trouble and reduce risks, tomorrow's residents' meeting will let all the remaining minority representatives come, I estimate that there is not so much time to come to the meeting again, I can only put all the bets on tomorrow!"
Omar nodded silently and said, "No problem, Mr. Zhou Ming, you are really the greatest warrior I have ever seen!"
Omar's words are completely heartfelt, although he is not Zhou Ming, he can also empathize with Zhou Ming's current situation.
First of all, Zhou Ming faced Brighton and even the largest family in the United States, theoretically he could not win, but he still found a way out of the cracks, and found the three allies of Kendini Lawrence and Lowell, whether reliable or not, he also found a breakthrough in subprime loans, and also wanted to use the bankruptcy of minorities to affect the market.
Maybe the failure of today's residents' meeting is very frustrating, but after all, it is only a black group, who knows what the other minorities think? Especially his Chinese compatriots, no matter what the odds of success are, there is still a hope, right? But now, the news that the Addams family has received the news and has begun to take action has simply extinguished this last little fire!
This blow after blow, if anyone has to give up and fall, but Zhou Ming still has to insist, how is this kind of struggle not great?
Under such thoughts, Omar secretly told himself: No matter what, he must help Zhou Ming!
At half past eight in the morning of the next day, Zhou Ming and Omar had already arrived at Vinda's community square, and when they arrived, representatives of families from other ethnic minorities also came one after another.
"Didn't you say that the meeting would start at ten o'clock? Why did you advance it to half past eight, it's too casual?"
Some people were very dissatisfied, but Zhou Ming and Omar couldn't do anything about it, after all, the time set before was indeed ten o'clock, but last night I suddenly received a call from Edward, and I knew the news of the Adams family's actions, and the time could only be advanced. Not only that, but they used to be a meeting of one minority and one minority group at a time, and now they are called together, and there is no way to do it.
When everyone arrived, Omar said, "I thank you all so much for coming, it means that the Vida community is a very cohesive community, everyone is very self-aware, and I believe this is the first step that can make us better." ”
Then Omar introduced Zhou Ming: "You all know me, but you may not know him, in fact, he is a very good businessman, he has an insurance company with assets of more than 100 million, he knows the financial industry, especially your loans and real estate, many people, including me, have to consult him in this regard, so I hope you can grasp this opportunity, listen carefully and think about his every word." ”
After Omar finished speaking, he handed over the right to speak to Zhou Ming, who stood up and said: "I am very grateful to Mr. Omar for introducing me, but I want to say that I am not here to teach you today, I don't want to preach in any form, but there are some things I want to share with you, that's all." ”
"Okay, I know that each of you has borrowed money from Brooke Investments, which may not be a small amount, but you may not know that the interest you have to pay is actually a huge trap!"
Zhou Ming then repeated what he had said yesterday to the representatives of black families, and although the sentence pattern was not the same, the core idea was still the preferential loans from the banks and the huge interest they had to pay during the years.
"So I don't know if everybody understands that you're actually working hard not for yourself, but for these tall white Americans, so that they can have a better life, so that they can eat an extra steak at every meal, so that you can only eat mashed potatoes, so that they can go on vacation to Hawaii, you can only walk in the park, and they are paid for their salaries!"
Speaking of this, Zhou Ming paused for a moment and finally said: "Then are you willing to be their slaves like this? If you don't want to, please apply for personal bankruptcy and let them all go bankrupt!"
"But we have a contract with Brooke Investments, and if we go bankrupt, won't our property be auctioned?" someone asked.
Zhou Ming's heart tightened, he knew that this question was the key, so he replied very cautiously: "That's true, but I can assure you that one day, your house will return to your hands, our goal is just to make everyone's life better, not to be a slave!"
Zhou Ming's sonorous and powerful voice echoed over the square and did not disperse for a long time.
The family representatives of all ethnic minorities looked at each other, seemingly stunned by Zhou Ming, and it was not until a long time later that someone finally made a statement, but this statement was not what Zhou Ming expected.
"I'm sorry Mr. Zhou Ming, I don't accept your proposal, I don't want my property to be auctioned. ”
A Hispanic stood up and said, and when he heard his answer, Zhou Ming sighed heavily in his heart: Sure enough, it still doesn't work?