Imperial Hotel, room 1508.

Evan looked through the window at the streets of San Francisco at night, and his heart couldn't help but ripple.

It's past eight o'clock, and if there is no movement any later, then he will have to take the initiative to visit.

This is not the best choice, it is the absolute next policy, and it will have the greatest impact on the subsequent results.

Evan anxiously lifted his watch, not knowing how many times he confirmed the time.

It's unlikely, but it's not time to give up.

Judging by Chernoh's reaction, they should really be interested in me, right?

Just then, Evan suddenly heard a knock on the door.

He paused and looked at Bob.

"Bang!

A second sound sounded, confirming that it was not an auditory hallucination, and Evan silently motioned for Bob to open the door to receive him.

Bob nodded and strode towards the door.

Just before the third knock, Bob opened the door and saw the hotel manager who was about to knock on the door, and Cherno, who was standing behind the manager.

Bob nodded at the two and greeted, "Good evening, manager." ”

"Mr. Cherný, have you come to deliver good news to Mr. Warren?"

Chernov: "Yes. ”

Bob made a gesture of invitation and exclaimed, "Sir, it's Mr. Cherno." ”

Evan's surprised voice sounded inside: "Really?"

It wasn't long before a terrified Evan followed Cherno to the Sky Lounge and met Henry Morgan.

The two sides had a good conversation.

Two days later, Evan returned to Sacramento satisfied, and finally didn't miss Christmas.

On Christmas Day, San Francisco is very lively.

Henry Morgan hosted a Christmas dinner for the business community in the California area. Faced with an invitation from the prestigious Morgan consortium, almost no one refused.

What few people know is that some of the people who received the invitation did not arrive.

Less than a week after Christmas, San Francisco's Financial District welcomed another heavyweight dinner. This time, the main family is a surname of the same level as Morgan.

As soon as these two dinners came out, almost everyone lucky enough to attend knew that something big was going to happen in the California business community.

Because Morgan and Rockefeller have already set the stage for California.

……

The year 1949 is coming to an end.

As the Christmas break drew to a close, Evan had a detailed conversation with Governor Earle, who was keeping a close eye on what he was doing.

Earl was a little apprehensive, thinking that Evan was too reckless.

Colin, who only knew about Evan's plan because he was an observer, expressed his support and helped Evan convince Earl to support his actions.

"Father, you are the governor and you are supposed to guard against monopolies and support competition. ”

"California is the California ...... of Californians"

Evan didn't know why Colin's local protectionist rhetoric would convince Earl. Anyway, Earl didn't say anything more about Evan's actions after that.

However, at the dinner table the day before Evan left home, Earle announced in front of his family that he would continue to run in next year's gubernatorial election.

Hearing this, Robert and a few other small ones just clapped their hands and felt happy. Colin and Evan glanced at each other, and immediately understood that Earl was preparing to escort Evan.

The year is 1950, the hundredth year of California's statehood.

To celebrate, California has set up a special centennial committee to prepare a large-scale commemoration of the event. The anniversary of the founding of the state was September 9, but as soon as 1950 began, the commemoration began gradually.

Unlike the celebratory atmosphere throughout California, the Bank of America and even the California economic elite are clouded.

In mid-January, Lockheed Aircraft announced that it was accepting a capital injection from new shareholders, and shortly after, the company won a huge order from the Air Ministry. According to the grapevine, new shareholders often come and go to Rockefeller Center in Manhattan.

At the end of January, Douglas Aircraft Company also welcomed a new shareholder.

In February, the new president of Bank of America announced that the bank would overcome the difficulties and continue to deepen its banking business.

In March, there was a major change in the shareholding structure of Bank of America, and a number of minority shareholders were purged.

In April, with all eyes on it, Bank of America announced that it would launch an acquisition plan to expand its banking branches. Soon after, two banks in Los Angeles entered the list of acquisitions by Bank of America.

In mid-May, Bank of America completed the acquisition as quickly as possible. The Bank of America did not spend much cash on these transactions, and most of them were paid for in stock.

In early June, some shareholders of Bank of America called a shareholders' meeting to restructure the board of directors. Under pressure, Bank of America had to accede to this request.

June 10, Bank of America headquarters, the day of the shareholders' meeting.

In a large conference room, dozens of shareholder representatives, bank directors, and key management members sat around a runway-shaped conference table.

Presiding over the meeting was the president of the bank, the son of the former chairman, Mario Giannini. Mario is also currently the controlling shareholder of the bank and the de facto controller of Pan Am.

Next to Mario sat a middle-aged man, the bank's second-largest shareholder, a representative of the Monette family.

In the huge conference room, there was only one woman sitting, which was particularly conspicuous. That person was none other than Mario's sister, Claire Giannini Hoffman, one of the current directors of the bank.

The conference table was clearly divided into four groups, one of which was the alliance between Giannini and the Monettes.

The other two groups, one with Cherno Moody as the core figure, and the other with Eugene Stimson (Eugene Smithon) Stimson).

The former is Morgan's representative, and the latter is the representative of the mysterious new shareholder of Lockheed, Rockefeller.

As for the remaining group, although it is the most numerous, it does not have a core figure. On the surface, they have chosen a neutral position, but the actual situation is difficult to say.

It is worth mentioning that Rick Taft and Peter Cohen are both in the Neutral Group.

As for why they are here, it is naturally because, both the Federal Bank of California and the Citizens National Bank have been acquired by the Bank of America.

The agenda item at today's shareholders' meeting is the restructuring of the board of directors.

Bank of America is a large corporation, and its board of directors is so large that it needs 13 people.

The Board of Directors is composed of internal directors and outside directors, and the Articles of Association stipulate that a maximum of six internal directors are allowed.

With the number of shares owned by the Giannini and Monette alliances, a maximum of three seats can be guaranteed.

And if you want to control the bank, three seats are not enough, at least four seats are needed.

Because the articles of association stipulate that a three-fourths (or more) vote is required to pass a major matter, that is, having four votes is equivalent to having a veto power.

Mario needs to win at least one more seat to keep the bank.

So, as soon as the meeting began, Mario looked at the representatives of the neutral group with burning eyes.

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