Chapter 302: It's an encounter
I have experienced a thousand mountains, ten thousand seas..... Well, Lin Fan can't remember the next sentence. So that's it, he's always been so free-spirited.
In fact, there is a lot of beauty in the world, such as new things, such as wonderful encounters, such as the beginning of a new story, such as the earning of wealth. Well, Lin Fan is a layman.
"I think Robert is already a little bit burnt. ”
Dimon made it a habit to order a latte for Lin Fan, and chose the original flavor by himself, "Isn't this exactly what we are looking forward to?"
Lin Fan was very emotional that he chose Dimon as his partner, and only such a person would have a huge network of contacts and be able to make Citi's customers switch to Morgan.
"This proves that I made the right decision to choose Mr. Dimon. ”
Dimon did not deny it, "I am also very proud that I can lead Morgan to remain profitable, otherwise these companies would not easily change their contracts." But we have to thank this crisis, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to do anything about it. ”
"The biggest help I have had with this crisis has been getting to know Mr. Dimon. ”
"Me too. ”
A light rain began to fall outside the window, and New York finally ushered in the first rain of the year in April. Is there a difference between watching the rain in New York and watching the rain in China? Not for Lin Fan, because he can live without worry anywhere and live according to his own wishes.
The encirclement and suppression of Citi is the second wave of offensive, the first wave of the offensive made shareholders lose confidence in Citigroup, the stock plummeted, and the current market value of Citi will only be 100 billion US dollars, and the market value of 30 billion yuan has been lost.
The second wave of the offensive is aimed at the U.S. government and Congress, and when Citi is in crisis, the government will definitely come to the rescue, which is determined by the capital environment unique to the United States. Historically, the U.S. government bailed out Bear Stearns, the fifth-ranked investment bank on Wall Street, and abandoned Lehman Brothers, the fourth-largest investment bank.
The reason is simple, one has the value of saving life, and the other does not.
When the U.S. government realized that injecting money into Citi would not save the huge financial giant, it meant that the second offensive had succeeded, and now Citi was gradually losing its business.
"Citi's investment banking business has been halted under this crisis, and the financial and insurance business has also been affected. ”
Lin Fan nodded and said yes, what is the most important thing for a bank? Of course, it is the public's deposits, and when the bank has deposits, it can invest, operate, pay public interest, and provide convenient consumption.
"We need an event to offset shareholder confidence in Citibank. Lin Fan said.
Dimon was not surprised, in fact, he had realized that Lin Fan was a smart collaborator, and Lin Fan would only make suggestions, which made Dimon full of confidence in the future cooperation between the two.
"It's obviously not rushing, we need a moment. ”
Lin Fan nodded, and the two fell silent again, the aroma of coffee lingering around the two, and there seemed to be an indescribable atmosphere.
"Actually, I'm curious, aren't you sad that Citi was made like this by us?"
Dimon was stunned for a moment, his eyes were a little embarrassed, Citi's glory was once created by him, and Citi's success in becoming the world's first bank also had his merits, but now he is personally breaking the myth.
"Glory will be built on ruins. ”
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After the rain, New York is a little different from before, with fewer hurried pedestrians and more lingering couples. Lin Fan has always been a person who lives an elegant life, just like now, a solid black umbrella, a neat suit, even if a little scattered raindrops fall on his body, he will only slide down his clothes, instead of smudging out wetness.
In such weather, Lin Fan did not choose to take a taxi, but chose a bus. Taking the bus in Huaxia is definitely not a good enjoyment, the crowded carriages, the bad smell, and the crowded population of Huaxia are perfectly reflected when taking the bus. But in the U.S., due to the popularity of private cars, buses are rarely fully loaded, especially during rainy seasons.
Lin Fan looked around the carriage, there were probably only three or four people. He unintentionally took out his mobile phone to spend this relatively good time, and the raindrops slid down the car window, and even the scenery outside the window had a hazy beauty.
Just then, a girl came on the bus.
At first, Lin Fan didn't care until the girl sat next to Lin Fan and asked if Lin Fan was Asian or Asian. This girl is very good-looking, according to the aesthetics of Chinese people, a bit like the female star Ariel Lin, small and exquisite, but her eyes are full of cleverness.
To be honest, Lin Fan was rarely accosted, and the sudden arrival of a girl made him wary.
"I'm Asian. ”
"Are you from Huaxia?" the girl asked directly in Chinese, and Lin Fan nodded inexplicably.
The girl suddenly smiled, "Hello, my name is Lin Chen." ”
Lin Fan also smiled, the girl seemed to know what he was thinking, "Your name is very similar to that female star in Taiwan." ”
"Well, you're not alone. "Very American response.
Lin Fan nodded in understanding, "Is there anything I can do to help?" Lin Fan really didn't know what reason the girl would have for finding him, you must know that although Lin Fan always shamelessly thought that he was very handsome, he still had a very self-aware reputation.
"Did you lose your wallet?" Lin Fan looked serious, otherwise Lin Fan couldn't figure out why a girl would take the initiative to talk to a boy. Also, it doesn't matter if the girl is a liar, what does a few hundred dollars or a few thousand dollars mean to him now?
And he is in a good mood now, on such a rainy day, on a romantic bus, there is a beautiful woman to talk to. No matter what this girl has in mind, at least it seems romantic to Lin Fan, and maybe this girl really needs help.
Well, since having money, many things have not been the same mentality as before.
However, the girl was dumbfounded, how could she not be surprised? Lin Fan wanted to say what she said, according to the routine she had thought of, she would make up a fake identity, a pitiful encounter, and then the man in front of her would be generous to himself because of his beauty and his vanity, and then leave a fake phone number for herself, and the man would be overjoyed.
Then she can use her resourceful money to do social welfare activities, help children or environmental organizations, and by the way, she can also take credits for herself.
"Don't be embarrassed, everybody gets out there having a hard time. Lin Fan took out his wallet, took out a thousand dollars and handed it to the girl.
The girl took the money numbly, which was not at all like what she had experienced before. At the next stop sign, the girl quickly got off the bus.
Lin Fan still looked at the scenery outside the window, a good encounter, his mood was very beautiful.
PS: Guan Xiaotong and Lu Han are together today, it's very beautiful.