Chapter 127: Socializing
Bank of America is based in California and is an important part of the emerging California consortium.
It is true that the influence of the consortium is beginning to wane, but it is still very strong, affecting every aspect of the American population.
This force, which is mainly composed of the San Francisco Group, the Los Angeles Group, and the Bank of America Group, has united with the southern arms industry forces to form a loose organization capable of fighting the old conglomerates in the Northeast.
With total assets of about $150 billion, it can affect countless large, medium and small enterprises.
Considering that Warren Buffett is currently only worth hundreds of millions, and Paul Getty, the richest man in the United States, is only more than $3 billion on the surface, they form a consortium to compete in business on the world stage, and it is conceivable how strong the underlying strength is.
Han Chudong feels that he is still very "poor", and it is actually not wrong in comparison, after all, in California alone, there are hundreds of billionaires worth more than 100 million US dollars, and counting the multimillionaires who hide their wealth overseas, there may be even more.
California has been rich for so many years, and the number of rich people is far greater than expected.
His strength is barely just getting started, and he can get private banking services from the bank, including wealth protection, investment, pension, tax arrangements and other high value-added services, etc., tonight's movie premiere tickets are one of the high value-added services provided for free.
Han Chudong has more than 3 million US dollars in the corporate account opened by the Bank of America, and the capital flow is considerable, and some people specially receive customers like him.
The star directors have walked through the red carpet, and "Deception in Deception" will be officially released tomorrow, and they can get the most important Christmas schedule of the year, which shows that the quality should not be too bad, and Universal Pictures is an old giant with guaranteed reputation.
How sad it would be if you came all the way from the city center to the Walk of Fame and watched a bad movie......
Kiko Mochizuki's father was a white man, an American GI stationed in Saimoto.
The mixed-race brought her a beautiful look that matched the Asian aesthetic, and she was carefully dressed up tonight, wearing a black evening dress, and her temperament changed a little.
Mixed-race children abound in the United States, nothing unusual, Han Chudong personally drove to the neighborhood to park, and entered through the side door under the guidance of the receptionist, where reporters, directors, and stars gathered.
Looking over there, I saw Gregory Peck, the hero of Roman Holiday.
I usually watch the news a lot, and I know a little bit about the Hollywood stars who are more active now.
In addition to attending a toy fair in Chicago at the time, this is the second time I have participated in a more formal event, and I feel very different from the last time, and I finally have a sense of self-satisfaction at a higher level.
I've known each other for a long time, everyone knows whose bottom is fine, and there is no need to slap a swollen face and become fat.
Coming to the party site, there were dozens of people standing around, Han Chudong whispered to Mochizuki Kiko at this moment: "These people around us should be very rich, the one who received me was a staff member of the Bank of America, and there were people from Morgan Bank standing next to him, and there seemed to be private VIPs in front of them, maybe there were top rich people in Los Angeles." β
I seem to have forgotten that I am one of them.
The speed of making a fortune is too fast, and the mentality has not changed, in this kind of situation, everyone looks like a business tycoon and a financial wizard.
As an accountant and an intern at a bank for more than a month, Kiko Mochizuki didn't know the meaning of "private banking", so she shook her head and replied: "I don't know any, but since I can get an invitation, I should have saved a lot of money." Our tutor used to say in class that he had accompanied clients to check their accounts, and the bank helped arrange private business jets for free when they went back and forth. β
"How much money should I have to enjoy the special plane service, refuel to make money, and one day I will try it." β
The appetite is being boosted, and Han Chudong makes no secret of his desire for money.
As for Kiko Mochizuki.
At this time, she could only echo it, as a salaried office worker, she didn't think she could reach that height at all.
However, his personality is more Buddhist, and he is more satisfied with his current life, so he is not Han Chudong at this moment, similar to the ideal pursuit of "Princely General Xiangning has a kind of".
Some girls are different.
Because thinking about a pair of expensive high heels and a Hermès leather bag, you can slowly fall into the abyss, struggling in the gap between fantasy and real life.
People are not like that, they always want to have more, and most of them will be ravaged by society over and over again, until they accept their fate and get liberation.
In this way, Mochizuki Kiko's mentality is actually quite good, and she exchanges low desire for an easy life.
Dressed in a black suit and white shirt, the waiter walked over with one hand dragging a wine tray with champagne and whiskey on it.
Han Chudong took two glasses of champagne and skillfully placed two tips on the tray, the other party smiled and signaled, and went to other places to deliver wine.
He handed a glass to Kiko Mochizuki, who didn't know anyone else, so the two of them stood outside the crowd and watched the excitement.
The guests were mainly white, with only a few Asians, and there were no blacks in sight, which truly reflected the current state of society, and the composition of the wealth pyramid was almost the same.
The significance of this small party before the premiere ceremony is that the bank provides a platform for private bank customers to expand their social circle and relax.
The wealth deposited by a VIP customer in the bank may be more than the total deposit of thousands of ordinary customers, so it is not unfair to talk about justice, after all, the bank can earn more money from private bank customers, so it is natural to pay more attention.
Soon someone came up to talk.
The Jews are distinctly Jewish, probably in their twenties, and ordinary-looking.
He asked Han Chudong, "I have never met you, please call me Simon, Simon Lavrov, a financial planner at Bank of America." β
After speaking, he handed over a business card.
Han Chudong took a look, took out his wallet after accepting it, and also took out a business card of his own to the other party.
In these years, there is no mobile phone, and you have to bring business cards to socialize, even if you really call, you have to look at luck to find whom, after all, no one stays by the fixed phone all day, and it is not very convenient to communicate.
Shaking his head, he replied: "I am Chinese, I have just started business, I have not participated in the activities held by the bank before, and I happen to be free today." β
"Wow, then your business must be excellent, tonight's Christmas party, only give invitations to the best customers. β
Simon's slapping on the back is still a bit hot, and it would be embarrassing to hear someone come over with an invitation from someone else.
Looking down at Han Chudong's business card, which was printed last month, only the two titles of "CEO of Mango Toy Company" and "CEO of Baofeng Electric" were written, and the rest of the companies were not added for the time being.
I have no impression of these two companies, but Han Chudong's English name, Jewish Simon has seen it from the guest list. There are not many people with the surname Han in the United States, so I have a bit of an impression......