The trip to the United States is no stranger to Lin Fan, who has been running around for the past few years. But he took the trip to the United States very seriously, and after spending the Lunar New Year in China, Citibank was finally going public.

In fact, Dimon has led the team to conduct a roadshow to make final preparations for the listing on March 12, and as the actual majority shareholder of the company, Lin Fan is obliged to appear in the United States to cheer for the team.

But the deeper significance is that this may be the only time Lin Fan will go to the United States in the next few years. Because the Greek debt crisis will soon break out in full swing, as long as Morgan is not stupid, he will see that Lin Fan set up a trick. At that time, it will not be safe for Lin Fan to come to the United States again, unless Morgan is completely brought down, otherwise Lin Fan will not appear in the United States again.

Now, the two sides have not torn their faces, so Lin Fan's first stop in New York is still Baker's suburban castle.

"Lin, long time no see. Baker looked enthusiastic, "Now the whole country is expecting you to come to the United States to make a big event, and you will be disappointed if you are late." ”

Lin Fan laughed, "The hero must be the last to appear, only the hero who turns the tide is a real hero." ”

"OK, I'm looking forward to your muscle-flashing moments. However, I am more interested in how much Citi's market capitalization will eventually reach. ”

Lin Fan patted his head, "I almost forgot, you are also a major shareholder of Citigroup." Maybe you'll earn a fortune this time. ”

Baker sighed, "To be honest, many people, including me, didn't expect that you could rebuild Citi in such a short period of time." You must know that at that time, we divided all the financial and insurance businesses that Citi made money into ****. You've made a comeback in just a few years, and maybe Citi will shine again in your hands. ”

"But I came today to discuss one thing with you, after Citi goes public, I may have to cooperate with Japan's Masayoshi Son to form a Citi consortium with Citi as the core. ”

Lin Fan didn't know what Baker thought in his heart, but Lin Fan guessed that Baker must be uncomfortable in his heart. Citibank used to be the core of the Citigroup consortium, but it didn't expect a financial crisis to make Citigroup's major shareholder Lin Fan, and now the Baker family only holds a quarter of Citigroup's shares.

"That's a good thing, Citi will be even bigger because of it, and I think you should get this big news out when Citi goes public. ”

"Well, you gave me a new idea. ”

......

Seeing Baker is Lin Fan's first stop, so the second stop is to meet Dimon, the helmsman of Citi controls the Citi aircraft carrier very well, and it is definitely worth the high annual salary.

But now there is something in front of Lin Fan, Dimon is currently managing **** and Citigroup at the same time, which is understandable, but soon Lin Fan will start a war with Morgan and let Morgan's people manage their own financial empire, Lin Fan is not so bold.

So Dimon had to make a choice, whether it was Morgan or Citi.

"Boss, you've finally appeared, and I'm going to collapse if you don't show up again. ”

"Aren't you always doing a good job of dealing with these investors and journalists, Dimon, you should be able to deal with them. Speaking of this, Lin Fan joked, "Could it be that you complained about your hard work in front of me, and you want me to raise your salary again?"

"My boss, do you know that your presence at the roadshow is enough to resist ten me? Your face is the greatest persuasiveness, and your face can make investors full of confidence and even make shareholders crazy! You are the first person in the world with a personal fortune of more than $300 billion!"

Lin Fan touched his face solemnly, "It seems that I need to insure my face, it's all money." ”

"Boss, your jokes aren't funny at all. I'm telling you very seriously about this, and when your wealth comes to the United States, you know the madness? Whether it's Wall Street or the high society in New York, Washington, D.C., almost everybody is talking about you, talking about everything. People now blindly believe everything about you, and if we build some momentum, the stock price will definitely swell to a point that I can't imagine. ”

Speaking of this, Dimon scratched his head helplessly, "I forgot the most important thing, several undertaking companies valued Citi at $120 billion, and planned to issue 2.4 billion shares at $50 per share......"

Lin Fan interrupted Dimon's words, "Damon, I don't care about these, it has always been my principle to use people without suspicion, and not to suspect people." ”

"Boss, you're such a good boss. Dimon was moved.

Lin Fan rolled his eyes, "Damon, you're sixty now, don't look at me with this expression." Rest assured, after the successful listing, I will give you a private red envelope. ”

"It's great, I love the red envelope culture in China. Boss, do you need me to pay another New Year's greeting for you?"

Lin Fan felt helpless, but he liked the atmosphere between Dimon and him, which helped him in the rest of the conversation. "Damon, I'm going to ask you a question that I want you to answer truthfully. ”

"Of course, I'm honest in front of the red envelope. ”

"If you had to choose between Morgan and Citi, who would you choose?"

Dimon suddenly smiled, "Boss, what's your problem? Of course I want both, I still have a lot of energy now, I must work more and make more money, so that I don't even have money for retirement in the future." ”

"No, Damon, you know what I'm talking about. ”

"Boss, I really don't understand. ”

"It means that you can only choose between Morgan and Citi, either you continue to resign from the position of CEO of Morgan, or you become the CEO of Citi, and I will pay you well. ”

"The boss originally wanted to poach and concentrate on letting me work for you, such a simple thing should be said in such a tactful way, I really hate your politeness and humility. ”

Lin Fan was noncommittal, "Although you serve as the CEO of ****, you are not from the Morgan family, you are just a worker." The word loyalty is far away for you, and you shouldn't be in this troubled water, so I'm going to give you a chance to go ashore early. ”

"I don't think this opportunity is precious, it's just that I'm standing with you Lin. You know older people don't like to gamble, and I don't have a good heart. ”

Lin Fan suddenly smiled, "You also said that the Huaxia people are tactful, I think Daemon you are the one who knows the way, now don't pretend to be crazy and stupid?" It seems that you know a lot." ”

"As long as you're not a fool, you can see the difference. You formed the Poseidon Club to win over American political officials, and you set up a mercenary company to win over the American military and secret police, but your actions were too hasty, and you did what you could have done in less than a year. Luckily, you have plenty of money, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to afford such a big game. ”

Speaking of this, Damon's tone suddenly became higher, "Since you want me to work for you, what is your reason?"

"Citi is very strong, and you know better than I do the potential of Citi, especially since we acquired a number of private banking businesses during the financial crisis. "Secondly, I also have an absolute controlling stake in South African Bank, the largest bank in Africa, which is of great help to Citi's development." Finally, in recent days, the seventh largest consortium with Citi as the core will soon be established in Japan, and Citi will become a supergiant with many affiliated enterprises. ”

Dimon was stunned for a moment, and after a long time, he slowly spoke, "You are very smart, open your mouth and close your mouth and only mention the citigroup, not anything else, you know that citi has a very important meaning to me." ”

"So, Damon, will you give me a satisfactory answer?"

Dimon shook his head, "Give me some time, and I'll give you an answer when the company goes public." ”