Chapter 102: The Democrats' Invitation to the Banquet
Tina has always been by Zhou Yu's side, and she is the daughter of an important figure in the consortium, so she knows a lot of information and connects with each other, so she can guess. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Although Zhou Yu didn't know what to say, she still guessed it.
For example, Dontoke, this investment company, she knows.
But she didn't think to explain the secret to her father, she could only say that girls are outgoing, both ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign.
Of course, if Tina really did it and exposed Zhou Yu, then the consequences would be very simple - baptism.
About Zhou Yu also has this meaning, which can be regarded as a test. I just want to see if Tina and herself are really the same heart.
If it is, it is the best, and the affection in the bottom of my heart will be retained and deepened.
If not, don't blame him for being ruthless.
In the final analysis, his current strength is far less than that of a large collective like a consortium, if he turns his face with the consortium, maybe Zhou Yu is not afraid, but the future development must be difficult.
He still needs to hide and keep a low profile until he can suppress the consortium and come to the forefront.
Now he has three hole cards in his hand, the first of which is the Jade Seal Fruit. Including the farm, St. Mary's Company, and even the United Fruit Trading Company, which went to Xiangjiang to establish a joint venture with Lin Zekai and others. This is his foundation, the farm is the backbone, St. Mary's and the combined fruit are the branches and leaves.
The second is Leorick, a key figure in the California consortium. Holding him, within the California consortium, it is much more convenient to act.
The third is Wales.
Originally, Zhou Yu planned to kill Sandy in Wales and obtain the equity of his Citigroup, so that this person would be ruined immediately!
Zhou Yu's earlier plan was for Wales to donate the four billion he received to charity after selling Citigroup's shares, and then left a suicide note and committed suicide by jumping off a building.
But then Zhou Yu changed the plan - Wales still has a big role. This person can be regarded as the pioneer of his own erosion of the Citi Consortium, if he dies, it will be too difficult for Zhou Yu to attack the Citi Consortium. Unless you want to control an important person in the Citi consortium.
But the Welsh line is already very mature and easier to use. What's more, Zhou Yu's main target is not only the Citi consortium, but also the Jews.
In Tina's words, the Jews were the ones who really did the most unscrupulous. In the final analysis, the root of the old man's accident lies in the Jews.
For example, another important ingredient of the Citi consortium, the Rockefeller, this family, has a very good reputation.
The biographer Alan Nevins once said of Rockefeller's enemies: Rockefeller's great wealth did not come from the poverty of others. Instead of destroying everything like a meteorite, he ventured through a quarter of a century of daring adventures in an emerging and dangerous territory that many bourgeoisie did not dare to set foot in. He also had hard-working employees and a more intelligent and far-sighted plan than the American industrialists of the past. In 1894, there were no more opportunities for oil than steel, banks, or railroads. Rockefeller's accumulation of his wealth and the consideration of the interests of others is what most challenges our conventional wisdom. We have a lot of evidence that Rockefeller has consistently given competitors reasonable compensation, whether it be cash or stock, to get them out. To be fair, an impartial historian would assume that Rockefeller was more benevolent to his competitors than Carnegie. We can conclude that "his wealth was the least filthy compared to that of his contemporaries."
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That's what Tina told him.
The old Rockefeller was a very contradictory person, he often used commercial means to drive his opponents into a desperate situation, but he would not rush to kill them all, and at the last moment, he would compensate.
He is committed to charity, and from his first job, he has donated a tenth of his income to charity. And for charity, he is also careful about his calculations. He believes that charity must be done on the cutting edge. In the area of education, for example, he feels that if some unnecessary charitable donations were put to good use, a world-class university might have been built.
At the time of his death in 37 years, he had a wealth of 1.4 billion US dollars, but he donated more than 500 million US dollars over the years, more than one-third of all his wealth!
Citibank, the predecessor and core of the Citi consortium, was a joint venture between the Rockefeller family and the Stillman family. However, it was gradually eroded, and by now, the two families have lost control of the bank, and formed a new consortium with it as the core.
The components are very complex. There were the emerging Anglo-Saxon plutocrats, and there were Jews.
Zhou Yu has no grudge against the Rockefeller family, although this family is still a shareholder of Citibank, but it is only a bodhisattva, and has no ability to point fingers.
But Zhou Yu wants to do something to the Citi consortium, and sooner or later he will deal with Rockefeller, so he has to get to know the family.
Of course, it's still very early to say this, he can only sneak around now, and he doesn't dare to come forward for the time being.
As for Dontoke's current stake in Citigroup, he doesn't have to worry about that -- just as the Citi consortium owns equity in some of the California consortium's important companies, it is not incomprehensible that members of the California consortium own a portion of Citigroup's companies.
It is an unspoken rule that the two sides are intertwined and penetrate each other.
Now that this matter has been exposed, and all the consortia, and even the U.S. government, have already decided, some people in the Citi consortium do not dare to use direct and drastic means to deal with Dontoke.
Therefore, Zhou Yu can relax for a while.
But Wales still needs to do something about it - although he gave up his stake in Citigroup, he now has a lot of cash in his hands.
This cash must be used wisely.
Zhou Yu called Wales: "Find a way to become a shareholder of Citibank." ”
That's Wales' next move.
The core of a consortium is often the bank. Without a bank, it is not a consortium. The core of the interests of the first Citibank consortium is naturally Citibank.
Zhou Yu wants to infiltrate, and even after a few years, take the helm of the Citi consortium, and Citibank will not be able to get around. It has to be infiltrated.
Fortunately, there is Wales, and it is 10,000 times easier to let him do it than to let Zhou Yu do it.
This is also the reason why Zhou Yu changed his mind and did not let Wales die. Although it may be more difficult for Wales to take a stake in Citibank this time, it is more convenient than Zhou Yu to operate it himself.
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The presidential election has finally come to an end.
Nader Praun, who turned the tide at the last minute, defeated Hillal and became the 45th president of the United States.
Getting this result, Zhou Yu could only sigh slightly.
10 million US dollars, wasted.
Although 10 million is nothing to Zhou Yu, it seems that throwing it directly into the water like this will not make anyone happy. But it's not completely pointless -- at least, he has some relationship with Brown and the Democratic Party.
As soon as the presidential election results came out, Brown's phone rang in.
He invited Mr. Zhou to Los Angeles for a banquet held within the Democratic Party.
Zhou Yu agreed.
He had long guessed that whether or not Hillal could become president, there would be such a banquet in the end. Whether it's thanks or apologies, Hillal and the Democratic Party must give an explanation to their supporters.
If it fails, the Democratic Party will disappear from American politics and ignore its supporters.
The date is set for February 18, which is also Washington's birthday.
Two days to go.
In the morning, Zhou Yu and Tina conducted a laboratory test on the crops in the experimental field in stages, and the results were not bad. The seeds of the new crop that were sown earlier have now formed nodules.
From the microscopic observation of the nodules as a whole, the combination of mysterious elements and nodules is more perfect.
But it's also harder to test - if you dare to slice it, or scan it with radiography, it will immediately self-destruct to show you. And the intensity of self-destruction is much greater than that of the previous batch, and even a slight explosion occurred!
The intensity of such an explosion may be only one percent of that of a firecracker, but it is very miraculous, and it can completely destroy the nodule tissue, so that it cannot be tested.
Tina was a little depressed about such a result.
But Zhou Yu was happy.
The more impossible it is, the more it can be kept secret.
Good for him.
As long as new crops can be cultivated, it doesn't matter if you know what they are or why.
Of course, there is also the joy of research. Zhou Yu is now probably influenced by Tina, or because he knows more about this knowledge, he has also become interested.
Sometimes he also has an urge to get to the bottom of the matter and to study the mysterious elements thoroughly.
But it was forced to press itself.
On the afternoon of the 17th, Zhou Yu received a call from Lin Zekai very unexpectedly.
"Zhou Sheng, good morning."
Zhou Yu laughed: "Lin Sheng, it's already afternoon when I'm here." Your greetings are outdated. ”
Lin Zekai laughed with a sigh: "My fault, I apologize, next time Lan Kwai Fong, the conditions are up to you." ”
Zhou Yu smiled: "That's a good feeling, that's what you said." ”
"A gentleman's words are quick and the horse is whipped." After laughing, Lin Zekai said solemnly: "My side is ready, Zhou Sheng, what about you?" I've heard that the first season of this year's Jade Seal fruit is already available in the United States, so you should consider us. You can't choose one over the other, St. Mary's has your shares, and the Union also has your shares. ”
"That's the kind of person I am." Zhou Yu laughed: "It's only the beginning of February, and you've got it done there?" Not so fast, right? There are so many second-tier and above cities in Daxia that have branches? ”
"Hehe," Lin Ze said with a smile: "The mainland side is still preparing, but Xiangjiang can be put on the shelves at any time." ”
"Why hurry?" Zhou Yu said: "The output of bananas and pineapples in the first season has all been given to St. Mary, and if you ask me for it now, I can't take it out." Why don't you come and take the freezer out of my house? ”
"How much?" Lin Zekai cheered up.
"Two tons." Zhou Yu laughed.
"Go, that's it, keep it for yourself." Lin Zekai said depressedly: "Then I have to wait for the next season?" ”
"Hmm." Zhou Yu restrained his smile: "Let's not say that it will be produced in May and June." Mainly lychees, there should be tens of thousands of tons. ”
"Tens of thousands of tons... Good! Over there, Lin Zekai didn't know what to shoot, so he snapped and said excitedly: "With this batch of lychees, we will be able to open the market of the Great Xia Continent immediately." ”
"Don't be too happy." Zhou Yu gave him a vaccination: "You can't give you all of this batch of lychees." St. Mary's and Wal-Mart, both have a share. ”
When Lin Zekai heard this, he was slightly deflated, but then calmed down again: "Anyway, you are the major shareholder of United Fruit Company, and the more the company earns, the more you earn." ”
Then he said: "Zhou Sheng, there is a big man who wants to meet you through us." ”
Zhou Yu was stunned: "Who?" ”
"The richest man in Great Xia, Jian Lin." Lin Ze opened the way.
"Is that him?" Zhou Yu frowned slightly: "He invited me to meet through the orphanage before, but when I returned to the United States at that time, I refused." (To be continued.) )