Although Li Feng's side is very lively all the time, but there is nothing special to happen next, around 10 o'clock in the evening, when everyone else is still the most lively, Li Feng is ready to leave early, after all, the two old people are old and are used to going to bed early.

"Consul Feng, I'm very happy tonight, and I will have the opportunity to practice more in the future!" Li Feng said, standing in front of the car and following the Los Angeles Consul General Feng Musen, who came to see him off.

"That's for the best, Mr. Li is an outstanding representative of Chinese Americans in the United States, and we may need to rely on you in the future!"

"You're welcome...!"

"Mr. Li and Ms. Liu, please go slowly, thank you for coming tonight!"

"Consul Feng is polite...!"

"If you have time, you can come and sit at home!"

"Aunt Zhao, Uncle Wu, as well as Uncle Lin, Aunt Lin, Kelly, and Jia Dong, then we will say goodbye first!" Li Feng also smiled and said goodbye to Zhao Meixin and his wife and Lin Xilei's family on the side.

"Be careful and slow on the road..."

Well, after a typical Chinese-style dinner farewell ceremony, Li Feng took the two old men to wave goodbye to everyone under the escort of the front and rear security cars.

Watching the luxurious small convoy slowly leave, facing the flashing taillights, Consulate General Feng Musen, who was standing in front of the embassy, said: "I didn't expect that there would be a Chinese figure like St. John Lee in the United States, it's really incredible!"

"Hehe... , who says not, John is simply a modern miracle, especially now that he is just an adult, I really don't know what kind of achievements he will achieve in the future!" Zhao Meixin also replied with a smile.

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"BOSS, that's what our whole management means, and we all feel it's a really good opportunity. ”

On this day, in Li Feng's office, Wu Jianmin walked in again with a stack of documents and explained to Li Feng.

"Well, in other words, because of the merger of Standard Chartered's business in the United States, because of the original Union Bank of California, there is an entrance to South America?" Li Feng confirmed with a smile.

"Yes, when Standard Chartered acquired three banks in the United States, in addition to coping with the increase in business in the United States, there was another reason, that is, it had the opportunity to enter the South American financial industry, and now we have branches in Brazil and Venezuela, but the scale is still relatively small.

One of the most important of the privatization of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) is the privatization of banks, and of course, the privatization of Vale, Brazil's leading mining giant and star, is also attractive. Unfortunately, for the time being, we have not had the opportunity to intervene in the resource community. Wu Jianmin explained with a smile.

"Yes, Vale, this is the star company of Brazil, and it's a shame to be called 'the crown jewel of Brazil, the engine of the Amazon'. Li Feng also said.

For a company like Vale, Li Feng has naturally heard that whether it is in the past life or in this life, Vale is a big name, but he has not been in contact with it for the time being.

In my previous life, I always heard about the negotiations between Vale and BHP Billiton about iron ore or something, as if the steel giants in China were eaten to death by these companies every time, and every time they could always cause heated discussions among keyboard warriors on the Internet.

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"Hehe... , BOSS, it's not without opportunities, last year's Vale privatization is the first step, and there is a second step of privatization in 02, there may be opportunities at that time, besides, today's controlling party is international capital, including capital giants in the United States, Japan and other places, maybe we can also plug in when we have the opportunity.

However, now Brazil's financial reforms have begun, including banks, which have more than 200 banks in the country, all of which are state-owned, some of which belong to state governments and some of which belong to local governments, although most of them are in a loss-making situation or even facing bankruptcy.

Now that the Brazilian government has fully taken over these banks and started privatizing them, most of the world's financial institutions are ready to move, and I don't think we can miss it. Wu Jianmin replied with a smile again.

"Are the banks, Citigroup, and Americas in China all starting to move?" Li Feng asked with a smile.

"It's funny to say that although these banks in the United States were the first to set foot in the financial and banking circles in Brazil and even South America, the first to move this time were those banks in Europe, including HSBC, Santander, ABN AMRO and other financial giants have begun to move.

Among them, HSBC acted the fastest, as early as 96 years, it directly acquired the almost bankrupt domestic bank in Brazil - Banco Bamarante, and established HSBC Brazil. ”

"Okay, I approved it, it's also in line with our own bank development plan, so do you have a plan?" Li Feng replied with a smile.

"BOSS, our strategy is to first push in the privatization of Brazil's two largest state-owned banks, get a stake in them, so that we can win the support of the current government, and then we will take a comprehensive look at the Brazilian banking community and choose a large domestic bank as the best acquisition target. Wu Jianmin replied with a special smile.

As for the acquisition of something after gaining the favor of the Brazilian government, this is obviously the routine of the acquisition, and it is in the best interest of oneself to do it.

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"Is the largest state-owned bank also facing bankruptcy?" asked Li Feng with some confusion.

"Hehe, these two banks are Banco do Brasil and Banco Bradsco, Banco do Brasil before the establishment of the Central Bank of Brazil, which is now the largest commercial bank in Brazil.

Brad Cisco Bank is known as the largest private bank in Brazil, and now both banks have been taken over by the Brazilian government and are in the process of bringing in foreign capital.

Although these two banks will still be controlled by the Brazilian government in the future, if we can invest in them and help these two banks carry out the so-called 'privatization', we should be able to gain the favor of the current government, which will be of great benefit to our next acquisition of the banks."

In addition, it is also very appropriate for these two banks to take a stake in them, and I believe that as the two largest banks in Brazil, as long as they run smoothly, they will still be a good investment. ”

"Then do we have our own goals next?" Li Feng asked with a smile.

"Yes, in the list of banks that have been taken over by the Brazilian government, there are several banks that meet our requirements, such as the Banco de São Paulo and the Bank Real, which are all large banks in Brazil, but now they are all facing bankruptcy.

If we can acquire either of the two banks and then acquire some of the remaining smaller banks, we can quickly become a banking institution that is a major player in Brazil. ”

Historically, Banco de Santán de São Paulo was acquired by Banco Santander of Spain, becoming the largest foreign bank in Brazil;

The Real Bank was acquired by ABN AMRO and became the second foreign bank in Brazil after Santander, which shows that Wu Jianmin is obviously ambitious.

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"This is not only in line with our own bank's development interests, but also can pick up cheap things, there is no reason why we should not do it, right?" Li Feng replied with a smile.

There is no doubt that in the process of privatization of state-owned enterprises, the interests are really large enough, and if CSCB can occupy a large share of them, it is obviously a very cost-effective deal, and Li Feng has no reason to refuse.

In addition, when formulating CSCB Americas, in addition to its own development in the United States, it is also necessary to develop business throughout the Americas, and Brazil as the economic focus of South America is naturally the key.

In his previous life, he had heard a lot about the loss of state-owned assets, the nationalization of enterprises, privatization, etc., but now that he has such an opportunity to participate in it, Li Feng was very interested, and immediately chatted with Wu Jianmin with great interest.

Through the business acquired by Standard Chartered in the United States, he has the opportunity to enter the Brazilian banking industry, and then through the Brazilian banking business, he has the opportunity to fully intervene in the Brazilian economy.