Lu Jing and Xu Xue spent a pleasant afternoon together, and in the evening, they drove to the villa at 87 Billionaire's Avenue to attend a reception hosted by Andy Morgan. Lu Jing received a phone invitation from Andy Morgan in the afternoon.

The sun sets on the surface of Lake Worth, and the golden glow turns the lake golden red. It seems to contain billions of gold coins. There are yachts coming and going in the distance. Lu Jing and Xu Xue sat in an open-top Ferrari sports car, admiring each other and enjoying the beautiful scenery on Lake Worth.

Life in Palm Beach is all about soothing. There's no hectic work, just a leisurely holiday life.

Lu Jing thought in his heart that he would quickly renovate Villa 64 and move in. Coming here for 2 weeks a year is a great treat. The beauty here is different from the tranquility and cleanliness of Perth, and there is a deep wealth here.

The average price of villas with different styles hidden in the green mountains and green waters is more than 49 million US dollars, and the decoration cost is often hundreds of millions of dollars. Such a palm beach is naturally different from the scenery of Perth.

The sports car came to a smooth stop in front of Andy Morgan's white square roofed villa.

Andy Morgan's old butler, dressed in a housekeeper's costume, stood at the door to greet Lu Jing. respectfully saluted Lu Jing and Xu Xue who got out of the car: "Mr. Lu, Miss Xu, good afternoon." Mr. Morgan is waiting for you on the second floor. ”

"Hello, Butler West." Lu Jing followed the old butler to the lounge on the second floor. In the spacious living room, which is decorated in white, rows of sofas sit in front of floor-to-ceiling windows, colored by the setting sun. On the creamy white couch at the coffee table, Andy Morgan, dressed in a suit, is talking to Jessica Fulming, who is wearing an embroidered one-shoulder dress.

Lu Jing and Xu Xue glanced at each other, and the relationship between the two was really extraordinary.

Andy Morgan greets Lu Jing. Xu Xue sat down and exchanged pleasantries for a while. Andy Morgan smiled and said, "Lu, before the cocktail party starts." There's something I'd like to talk to you about separately. ”

"Okay." Lu Jing happily agreed, and it was actually a bit abnormal for Andy Morgan to invite him to the drinking party again. After all, relationships between people and people develop slowly. Thinking in his heart, he walked through the lounge with Andy Morgan and sat down in Andy Morgan's study on the second floor.

It was quiet in the spacious study, and the beige curtain obscured the sunset. Huge desks and shelves are filled with books, essays. There are also quill pens on the pen holder. The composition is like the heavy colors in an oil painting, which has an exotic charm.

Andy Morgan turned on the crystal chandelier and a soft and bright light poured out. Take out a box of cigars from the drawer of the bookcase and pick up the cigar cutter. After cutting the cigar, he invited Lu Jing to smoke the cigar, "Lu, I heard Jessica say that you like to smoke cigarettes." I'm building yì you smoke cigars. This is good for the health of the body. ”

Lu Jing said with a smile: "It's not easy to change habits. "Savor the Cuban cigar and wait quietly for Andy Morgan to get down to business. Andy Morgan so solemnly invited him into his study to talk about things. What is it?

Andy Morgan sat on the wooden chair next to the coffee table, sipped a cigar, and said, "Lu, thank you very much for enlightening Jessica. She called Jonathan Wood yesterday afternoon to agree to a divorce. ”

Lu Jing was slightly stunned, he didn't expect it to be this thing. Jessica Fulming really took his advice: ready to purge Jonathan Wood from her life.

Jessica Fulling, who is divorced, means that Andy Morgan can pursue her openly. As for. Whether Andy Morgan is married or not, Lu Jing didn't think about it at all.

The thought in his heart flashed, and Lu Jing said with a smile: "Congratulations to Ms. Fu Linming on starting a new life again." ”

Andy Morgan smiled like Clark Gable at the corner of his mouth and sighed, "yes." This failed marriage has plagued Jessica for more than two years. She finally took the brave step forward. Land. As a friend of Jessica, I am so grateful to you. ”

Lu Jing smiled and said humbly: "Mr. Morgan." My enlightenment that night may have played a small role. It's more of Ms. Fuling's own choice. I am happy for her choice. ”

How did Andy Morgan know he persuaded Jessica Fulming that night? Apparently it was Jessica Fulin herself who revealed. Woman, what about the "secrecy" you said? ――Lu Jing couldn't have imagined anything. That night, Andy Morgan listened to his conversation with Jessica Fullrim because he came up to invite Jessica Fulming to dance.

"Lu. Don't be so formal. You can just call me Andy. Andy Morgan's good-natured "correction" of Lu Jing's salutation.

Lu Jing nodded, "Okay, Andy." "I felt a little excited.

Andy Morgan wants to bring himself closer to him. A few nights ago, a move that unintentionally comforted Jessica Fulming, actually gave him such a heavy gain. Perhaps, the "completion" of this trip to the United States is not 120%, but may be 200%.

Andy Morgan now has some idea of Lu Jing's temperament: he looks a little shy, doesn't talk much, and expresses his meaning very simply and clearly. But when it comes to true eloquence, language is very strong and powerful. After pondering for a while, he took the initiative to ask: "Lu, do you have any difficulties in coming to the United States this time, I may be able to help you." ”

Lu Jing's donation of $150 million in hotel shares to Jessica Fulming, naturally will not be a pure donation. Definitely with a purpose. He knows this.

However, Lu Jing rejected Mr. Fu Linming's "return". This shows that Lu Jing is only using this donation as a stepping stone, not a transaction.

It made him feel very comfortable. He doesn't like it when someone has a strong purpose for Jessica in a relationship with her.

I'm afraid the "trouble" that Lu Jing encountered is a bit big. However, he is in a very good mood now, and hopes to help Lu Jing - as a reward for Lu Jing to persuade Jessica to divorce.

Lu Jing pondered for a while, not pretentious, and said, "Andy, I do have a difficulty that I need your help with at the moment. JPMorgan Chase's Chairman Pittman and Vice Chairman Bill Charles are interested in Jinghua Communications' listing on the New York Stock Exchange. But I don't have the idea of making Jinghua mobile phones go public. ”

Favors are less than one point, but others return favors, and if you don't accept them, you will offend people. Lu Jing simply put out the biggest difficulty of Hehua at present. This is the "aftermath" of participating in an internal cocktail party at JPMorgan Chase on March 4.

Andy Morgan raised an eyebrow. "It's not a problem." I'll help you communicate with Chairman Pittman. ”

Lu Jing let out a long sigh of relief, clasped his hands together and said, "Andy." Thank you in advance. ”

Andy Morgan smiled heartily, it seemed that Lu Jing had been troubled by this matter for a long time, and said, "It's all a small thing. Lu, I hope to see you in Palm Beach next winter. I'll go to your cocktail party then. ”

Lu Jing's communication skills are very good. According to Kenny Porter, his new neighbors initially recognized him by agreeing to move into 64 Billionaire's Avenue in Palm Beach.

"Definitely. I'll call you then. Lu Jing said with a smile. It can be seen that Andy Morgan is in a very good mood, and with this conversation atmosphere, Lu Jing said in a deep voice: "Andy, what do you think of the prospects in the field of Internet payment?" ”

"Internet payments?" Andy Morgan glanced at Lu Jing with some surprise. The mellow taste of the cigar is very pleasant, "Lu, what do you think?" ”

Lu Jing expounded his opinion, "Andy, that's right. I think as the Internet industry returns to rapid development. Internet commerce will become more and more commonplace. E-commerce companies are going to grow tremendously. For example: Amazon, eBay.

With the rise of e-commerce, the Internet payment industry is bound to rise. eBay acquired PayPal, an internet payment company, in late 2002 without retaining an equity stake in PayPal.

If it works, I propose yì to spin off PayPal. This enables PayPal to become an Internet payment company that serves not just eBay, but all Internet users in the United States. I think PayPal has the potential to become a flagship business for e-commerce. ”

Few people in China may know about PayPal. This is an enterprise equivalent to Alipay's status in the domestic Internet field. PayPal's future market capitalization is among the top 10 Internet companies in the world. Quite worth the money. It is one of the giants in the global Internet field.

What Lu Jing has to do now is to encourage Andy Morgan to "eat" PayPal.

Don't forget. Counting Ye Jingyu's visit to Silicon Valley to acquire a 1% stake, Hehua already owns 3% of eBay's shares. You can take a ride very comfortably.

Andy Morgan thought for a while and said, "Lu, do you want to work with me on this project?" ”

Lu Jing shook his head. said: "Andy, I am not qualified to work with you. I currently only have a 3% stake in eBay, even if I continue to acquire shares in eBay. I'm afraid that there will be no voice on the board of directors of eBay either.

Note that even if ebay splits PayPal. It is also impossible to relinquish control of PayPal. Of course, according to the secondary equity system. PayPal still has a significant amount of equity to distribute to investors. How many shares you can get depends on Andy's strength. I was looking for a ride. ”

Lu Jing's words are very clear, and the relationship of interests is clear.

Andy Morgan was stunned, Lu Jing was going to give him a "big gift". At his level, there is no shortage of capital, product channels, contacts, and so on. It's the lack of excellent projects. Google, which went public last year, failed to get a piece of the pie.

Lu Jing has now sent him the high-quality project of PayPal. and explained that he wanted to take a ride, which undoubtedly made him quite excited. After a lifetime of ups and downs in the business world, he will not be used as a gunman. Lu Jing is a smart person: simple friendship is maintained, and there is no long-term and strong combination of interests.

After thinking about it, Andy Morgan said, "Lu, is HBB interested in doing business in the United States?" I can help you. ”

This is his feedback to Lu Jing. Scratch someone's back.

Lu Jing was obviously stunned. Needless to say, how profitable the U.S. banking industry is? But as a mature capital market, the invisible barrier to entry is quite high. Andy Morgan's rewards are beyond his imagination.

Andy Morgan looked at Lu Jing's distracted expression with satisfaction. Lu Jing gave him a big gift, and his feedback would naturally satisfy Lu Jing.

Lu Jing looked down slightly and said calmly: "The United States is the most developed region in the global financial industry, and I am very interested in entering the banking industry in the United States. ”

In fact, Andy Morgan may not know about the more complicated calculation of interests in his mind. Ebay and the Galder consortium are inextricably linked. The separation of Ebay and PayPal is beneficial in breaking up the power of the Galder consortium.

He didn't pin all his hopes on Qi Jingyao. It will take some time for Qi Jingyao's political operation to operate. Members of the U.S. Congress and state representatives are elected only once every two years. (To be continued......)