"What should we do?"

After the hearing, Goodman, UBS, and Merrill Lynch urgently sent people to Washington to discuss the next step.

They also feel very inexplicable about being involved for no reason. But it had happened, and they had no better way than to follow up urgently other than to be annoyed.

As for how to deal with this matter, the top management of the three companies showed a surprising agreement, that is, the whole thing will be led by the public relations team on the part of Moody's, and Zhong Shi, as the core of the entire team, is naturally the best choice to deal with the public relations of this crisis.

Now four companies are tied up in the same boat.

No, in addition to the above-mentioned companies, there are also two companies, Standard & Poor's and Fitch, and they still understand the reason.

When everyone gathered at Moody's branch office in Washington, there was not a minute of pause, and the meeting immediately entered a lively discussion.

The first to ask questions was the public relations representative of Goodman's company, a young man with a stiff haircut, who stared at Zhong Shi with burning eyes and asked menacingly.

In the case of Goodman, even without witnesses, they had a lot of trouble with subprime loans. Even if it doesn't erupt today, it will erupt someday in the future. The imminent matter made them sit on pins and needles, and they were not very polite to Zhong Shi.

"There's always a way!"

Zhong Shi glanced at the other party coldly, and without even asking the other party's name, he turned his face away in displeasure and ignored him no more.

“……”

The young man was furious and wanted to say something, but when he glanced at him, he saw that everyone present was looking at him as if they were looking at an idiot. He immediately suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart.

After thinking about it for a while, he realized what kind of role the person he was questioning just now, that is, the chairman of the board of directors of Goodman Company must be treated equally, and he dared to be presumptuous in front of him, which was simply self-inflicted.

Fortunately, the other party just glanced at him coldly, if the other party was really serious. It's possible to just kick him out.

If this is the case, whether he can keep his position is a matter of two things.

As soon as he thought of this, layers of cold sweat suddenly oozed from the young man's back, and he didn't dare to make any presumptuous moves, and he didn't even dare to take a breath.

Zhong Shi didn't pay much attention to this young man's transgression, after all, there were too many people in this world who didn't know the height of the sky, so he didn't have the time to care about them one by one!

"Al. Is Fran interested in running for governor of Minnesota, is this reliable news? ”

After sending the representatives of Goodman Company lightly. Bell Stone turned to Lisa and said, "What I need to know is that he has said something similar in public or private, not what you have speculated. ”

"It's true!"

Lisa nodded solemnly and replied, "We've done a thorough investigation of him since he started targeting rating agencies. Something like that, both in private and in public. He has said it more than once. ”

"That's good!"

After receiving an affirmative answer, Zhong Shi's expression gradually softened. Tapping his finger to the representatives from Goodman, UBS, and Merrill Lynch, Bank of America asked, "How much authority do you have to deal with this?" ”

If the other party is just an unknown junior, there is no need for Zhong Shi to tell them some secrets, but if the other party is fully authorized, then he can speak freely. So before that, Zhong Shi needs to ask clearly.

"This ......"

UBS sent a beautiful woman with black-rimmed glasses. She has a beautiful face and a devil's figure. However, her short ear-length hair tells everyone that this person is not a vase just from the outside, but a typical shrewd and capable professional woman on Wall Street, who is not inferior to a man in some ways.

Seeing Zhong Shi ask her. The woman didn't answer immediately, but groaned, and then said slowly, "Before coming, the board of directors meant to inquire about the situation here, and then they would make relevant decisions after I reported!" ”

"You're good to go!"

Without even a minute's hesitation, Zhong Shi pointed directly out the door, "You either want to withdraw from this discussion, or get certain authorization, otherwise this meeting is no longer suitable for you to participate in." ”

There was no trace of affection, and there was no pity for the jade, Zhong Shi just said such things in front of everyone.

The beautiful woman representing UBS had a blue and red face, and opened her mouth to say something, but after seeing Zhong Shi's resolute expression, she swallowed the words again with great interest. Nodding slightly towards Zhong Shi, she didn't even pack her things, and walked out of the conference room quickly.

The other two were in their hearts, and after glancing at each other, they realized what kind of momentum and prestige the real Zhongshi had. In the midst of their horror, they all nodded honestly, signaling that they had been authorized.

"Okay, here's the whole plan!"

Seeing that both of them had been authorized, Zhong Shi blinked, and then said something that shocked everyone present, "Since he wants to be the governor, then we will push him into the governor's throne!" ”

"What?"

"It can't be!"

"Sir, you know that bribery is illegal, and we must not do it!"

For a while, everyone's faces changed greatly, and they all spoke out to dissuade them.

In their opinion, Bell Stone intends to convert El . Fran's act of propagating to the governor's throne must have been to buy certain votes through money, commonly known as bribery.

But bribery is not only in the United States, but in every country in the world. In the United States, once found to have bribed a candidate, it will be a very serious criminal case, and not only will the candidate be discredited, but even the person who gave the bribe will be held accountable.

So their first reaction was to stop Zhong Shi's "crazy" thoughts.

"Relax, ladies and gentlemen!"

Zhong Shi's face was as usual, and he said with his hands, "I don't know what you're thinking, but it's certain." I will not do it, nor will I encourage you to do anything illegal. ”

Hearing his answer, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Listen, here's the plan!"

Seeing that everyone was calm, Zhong Shi said lightly, "I need a sum of capital to integrate the real estate market in Minnesota." Of course. It's not about buying all the mortgage companies. Rather, it is to create a new, relatively large company with a larger registered capital to support Minnesota's real estate market. Put simply, it's a massive consolidation of Minnesota's real estate market. ”

"This ......"

Listening to Zhong Shi's plan, the others fell silent.

Although we don't know the exact number yet, the amount of money required for the plan that Zhong Shi said will be astronomical regardless of whether it can be implemented or not.

If you simply reach a settlement agreement with the SEC, the cost will probably be nothing more than a lot of money. But if it really follows Zhongshi's actions, then it is very likely that the amount of money it wants to spend will exceed the amount needed to settle. The gains and losses during this period made them hesitate.

Even if everyone in the room shared a portion of the number, it would be quite a huge number to think that it would end up falling on each company.

Thinking of this, everyone naturally hesitated.

And whether the whole plan can be successfully implemented and achieve the goal is a matter of two questions!

After glancing at it, Zhong Shi took in everyone's expressions, sighed secretly in his heart, and then continued: "The reason is very simple, if he doesn't agree, we will support another candidate." I don't believe it. In this case, he will be indifferent to the situation. ”

One problem solved. At least in the eyes of all, no candidate for governor would turn down a project that could benefit the entire state of Minnesota.

But then there is the question of whether it is worth investing such a large amount of money.

"It is estimated that the capital will be around 500 million US dollars, and the Tianyu Fund is willing to invest at least 300 million US dollars, and the rest will be settled by the four of you. Equity distribution is carried out according to the size of the capital contribution. ”

Zhong Shi continued, "In addition to financial support, there is also the investment of your resources and professional management personnel. Our goal is to capture about 10 percent of Minnesota's mortgage market, which could affect the employment of at least 50,000 people. ”

"Plus related industries. It is expected to affect the livelihoods of 70,000 to 100,000 people! ”

Just as he was talking, Zhong Shi took out a thick stack of documents from his briefcase, threw them directly on the conference table, and said lightly, "This is the full version of the plan, and all the data is here." I don't think anyone would be able to turn down this proposal, especially a gubernatorial candidate. ”

After hearing that the investment was not much, several people invariably breathed a sigh of relief, but even so, their hearts felt heavy.

After glancing at each other, representatives of Goodman & Company and Merrill Lynch took the lead and began to flip through the proposal, and for a moment, the conference room was silent, only the sound of rustling paper.

"By the way, tell your heads!"

Ignoring the no-smoking sign on the wall of the conference room, Zhong Shi lit a cigarette with a big grin, took a deep breath, and then squinted his eyes and said to them, "This is not only an opportunity to buy, but also a good opportunity to make money." You must know that now that the U.S. real estate market is recovering, it is a good opportunity to enter! ”

"Sure enough!"

The fingers of the two people who were flipping through the documents were invariably stagnant, and they exchanged glances tacitly, and they both saw the relief in each other's eyes.

The legendary financial tycoon, even if he is doing the business of buying the other party, is not willing to do a loss-making business.

"I agree in principle!"

It didn't take long for the Goodman representative to look up and say to Zhong Shi cheerfully, "But this matter still needs the approval of the board of directors, and I need to report this matter." ”

"Me too!"

The representative of Merrill Lynch of the United States also echoed and said, "But I am personally very optimistic about this plan!" ”

"If they don't agree, it's their own stupidity!"

Zhong Shi didn't even raise his head, he puffed out the smoke ring to himself, and said leisurely for a while, "But even so, there is no problem on the congressional side, and you still have to face the accusations of the SEC and the state prosecutor's office." But after all, it's always a good thing to be able to make money without one trouble, isn't it? ”

For those old guys on Wall Street, Zhong Shi doesn't have much affection in his heart. But now that everyone is in the same boat, this view will naturally not be an obstacle to cooperation between the two sides, and both sides are very clear about this.

After all, there is a cake as big as Europe waiting for them to divide it!

"I'm back!"

Just as everyone reached a preliminary agreement, the female representative of UBS pushed the door in and said breathlessly, "I have been authorized by the board of directors to have a certain amount of financial authority to handle this matter." ”

"You're late!"

Looking at her delicate red lips, Zhong Shi thought about a certain picture evilly, and a strange smile appeared on his face, "We're done!" ”

Naturally, in the end, UBS also got involved, after all, the other party is also a big financier, and it is impossible for Zhong Shi to leave such a teammate behind. (To be continued.) )