After the meeting ended, Link called Martha and went with her to her office.

"Do you have anything to explain?"

Link nodded, but asked her, "How is your relationship with Teresa now?"

"It's still like that, it's a-for-tat verbal confrontation, but that's all. But what is this, you ask?"

"I want you to work with her to help me get ready for the acquisition of a food processing business. I need to have grain and meat processing plants like that in every state. There may not be any action yet, but I need to be prepared. ”

Hearing him say this, Martha pondered for a while, nodded and said, "Okay! ”

She knew Link's plan. also understands that Link asked her to cooperate with Snapton this time, but only asked her to cooperate with Snapton's work, and it can only be Snapton who is in charge. But her team needs to do a good job.

"But do you have a clear goal? I mean, what do you want to achieve? ”

"I want to unify sales and acquisitions, so now you just need to do your research, determine who to buy first, and wait for my notice. ”

"Then I see. "It's a lot of work to do that, but that's the way it can be now.

"You have to start preparing for this now. In addition, in the field of agricultural loans, investment companies are also ready to start business. If all goes well, the project could be up and running this summer. ”

"We're looking for targets. ”

Agricultural loans in the United States are guaranteed by the government, and farmers can apply for them on their own, but they can also apply for them through private enterprises. Either way, the interest rate is relatively low, and the farmer can use the agricultural product as collateral if he wishes, without having to repay the cash.

Marks & Spencer is looking for companies that have already secured partnerships with the government and are then acquiring them. These businesses can help farmers get loans more easily. And as an agricultural business, they can buy produce directly from the farm and sell seeds or pesticides to the farmer.

With such a company and the acquisition of some agricultural processing enterprises, Link's agricultural plan was basically formed.

Of course, the last one in the entire industry chain is retail.

In the retail industry, it is difficult to achieve the target through acquisitions. Link's best bet may be to partner with other retailers and slowly expand his sales network. In short, no matter how you do it, it will take time.

"You set your goal as soon as possible!" Link didn't want to rush her, but Benehans' joke about the lack of capacity made him worry about a chain break at this end.

"We have roughly selected the target and are evaluating the potential for acquisition," Martha assured. ”

"Good!" Link said, nodding. "I hope to get definite news by April. "That kind of company only needs to acquire one, and the subsequent development only needs him to have enough funds to open up the whole situation.

"No problem!"

After explaining everything, Link had time to go about his own personal affairs.

He made a trip back to Overtown. After only two hours at Hans's house, he received another call from Tommy Coklein.

"Link, I heard you're back in Las Vegas. ”

"Yes, I came back yesterday. But I'm at my parents' house right now. Do you have anything to do with me?"

Cockein seemed to have something to do with him: "Are you still coming to Las Vegas?"

Link replied, "I'm done with Las Vegas, and I'm planning to fly straight back to Washington from Hans Farm before dark." ”

Cockein seemed to hesitate for a moment, and said, "I'm going to Hans Farm now, and there are some things I want you to help with." ”

Link said, "Okay, I'll wait for you at Hans Farm." ”

After answering the phone, he said goodbye to Barbara and Jeff and went to Hans's farm.

He waited less than ten minutes when he returned to Hans's farm and Coklein arrived.

Link welcomed him into the villa, and as he walked, he said, "You came here on purpose, what is the matter?" If it was an hour, he could have said it directly on the phone.

"I need your help, Link!" Cockein said sincerely.

Link invited him to sit down, then said as he opened his drink, "Tommy, we may not be friends, but we are allies in a way. If I can, of course I'll help. ”

"I need a fund. ”

Link paused in his movements and asked, "How much do you need?"

"A billion dollars!"

Link stopped his movements completely, looked at him and said, "Tommy, a billion is not a small number!" Even the richest man in the world would not lend a billion dollars to others for no reason.

Coklein hesitated for a moment and said, "Link, I can't say the reason too clearly. He paused and continued. "I need money because there is something wrong with my family's investments and now they are being investigated and we need to make up for it. Because we are under investigation, we have no way to borrow money from the bank. ”

The investment is under investigation and need to make up the funds to avoid the investigation?

Link probably understood what was going on.

Probably because their investment involved money laundering, and the prosecutors already had some evidence, the Cocklain family could not transfer the money back in time, so they had to take money from other places to fill the hole first.

But that doesn't seem to be a good idea.

He thought for a moment and said, "Tommy, I don't want to know the exact reason, but I can probably guess what's wrong." You know, in this case, it's very risky if I lend you money!"

If the Cockeline family fills the financial hole and pretends that anything happens, that doesn't guarantee that they will avoid investigation. Once it is officially determined that the Cocklain family is breaking the law, then his money will become evidence. The Coklein family will be fined heavily, and may even go bankrupt because of it, who does he want for this billion?

Scoklein certainly knows the risks, but Collion can't find a place to borrow money, and he doesn't care about borrowing from anyone else. If he failed to borrow money and the news of borrowing money was revealed, then he would have thrown himself into the net.

He was anxious about this these days, and happened to see the news that Link had signed a power contract with Las Vegas, and Link was one of the few people who could lend him that much money. He then tried to see if he could borrow money from Link.

Now that Link said he was worried, Cockein couldn't say anything that would not be a problem. And he had been prepared for it before he came.

He immediately said, "If you're willing to lend me a billion dollars, I can use assets as collateral." ”

Link was not polite either, and said, "Can you tell me what kind of asset it is?"

"The Cockeline family owns 54 percent of the shares of Inter Nathan International Cinemas, and at the current market price of more than $1.3 billion, I use it as collateral. ”

Hearing this collateral, Link was stunned for a moment and said, "Cinema?"

"Yes, the main theater line is in Texas and Mississley. There are more than 510 screening halls in total. All 3D movies can be screened. Cockein paused for a moment and said. "It's owned by the Cockeline Family Foundation, and we can mortgage it. As long as we keep it private. ”

Link thought for a moment, nodded and said, "As long as there is no problem with ownership, you can use the theater chain you said as collateral." I can lend you a billion dollars in my private name. ”

"Thank you, Link! You've done me a great favor. ”

Link smiled and continued to open the drink, saying, "You've helped me a lot before. "He has a lot of things that he can't do on the surface, and Cockline has some connections in the underworld, and he once asked Cockline to help him do something.

And in the absence of risk, borrowing money can sell a favor, and he might as well do it.

Link poured his wine and said, "Tommy, I'll have to explain it to you beforehand." I do have some funds, but I will use them in a month, two months at the latest. ”

Coklein borrowed the money, felt much more relaxed, and said with a smile: "If there is no accident, within a month, the investigation will be over." "If someone else encounters such an inspection, even if they borrow money, they may not be able to pass the test, but they have a way to fill in the hole so that the officials don't see anything. As long as the official investigation team can't find anything useful, the money can be returned to Link. Even if there is any problem in between, it will not take more than two months at most.

Link smiled and handed him the wine glass and said, "Actually, I'm very interested in your theaters. ”

"Oh, I remembered. You seem to have a cinema chain too. It's pretty small, though. ”

"Yes, just over a hundred theaters. It's a little smaller than your theater chain. ”

Cockeline thought for a moment and said, "The Intranetham International Cinema Chain is not an indispensable asset for our Cockeline family. ”

If Link had raised his interest in theaters from the beginning, he might have thought that Link was taking advantage of the fire. Now Link first agreed to the loan, and then expressed interest in the theater, which made him feel no disgust.

Link understood what Cockline meant. What Klein meant was that theaters might be able to talk, but now was not the time. He raised his glass and said, "I hope you get through this time safely." ”

"Absolutely. Cockeline smiled and clinked glasses with him. As long as he borrowed money, his family would definitely be able to survive this difficult time. "We at Cockline will not forget the friends who helped us!"

Link smiled and took a sip of his wine.

Link stayed in Las Vegas for an extra day for this. Because Coatline has to prepare documents to prove the equity of the cinema chain. And Link's side needs to be confirmed.

Originally, he thought that some troublesome procedures would be required for the operation of this money, but it turned out that both parties hired a private lawyer and signed a loan agreement. Then Cockline got the check, drank a glass of champagne with Link, and went away eagerly.

Link looked at the signature on the loan agreement he had just signed, closed it, and threw it on the table.

Now he only has about four billion in the bank.

In less than a month, he spent more than 4 billion, which was the fastest time he spent money. Let him embody what it means to spend money like running water.

It was also the first time he realized that he really didn't have a lot of money. It's only been three or two clicks, but the money in hand is not enough.

Thankfully, the money would have been recovered within two months, otherwise he wouldn't have dared to do so. In addition, Fllen promised to lend him two billion dollars, which is why he was willing to lend one billion dollars.

Moreover, the Cocklain family may not be powerful in the United States, but it is not small in Las Vegas. A short-term loan of one billion dollars can sell a favor to the other party, and he thinks that it is okay to do this kind of thing once or twice.