Leo was stunned at first, and then suddenly realized that credit could still be played like this? What an eye-opener! He understood the huge gap between textbooks and practice, and he urgently needed to improve his comprehensive ability in all aspects in the face of these old and sophisticated bankers.

Of course, he also knows that these are all edge balls, and he can't avoid them if he really wants to investigate, but the president has something to say: "There are people above Lao Tzu!" ”

In Italy, as long as there are people, this matter is much easier, and the breakthrough of credit restrictions is not for speculation, but for the development of Italian industry - it is said that the United Group is a national policy group, how can it not have some special care.

After an afternoon of talking, Francisco, who had settled his daughter's affairs, talked a lot about his ideas, which were generally in line with Contini's ideas, but more experienced, more sophisticated, and more secretive - how could a banker who could secretly manage the underground finances for the Pope not have two brushes in his hands?

Francisco said that he would come forward to negotiate terms and treatment with various acquisition targets to ensure the stability of employees and key management: after all, Union Bank will also have to hire people and operate normally after its establishment, so how can it do without a stable workforce that is familiar with the business? Of course, for the convenience of management, the staff and management team of these banks will be disrupted and rearranged, and try not to let a person in the system control a branch - wouldn't that be a change of soup and not a change of medicine? In addition, he reminded Leo that there are more or less irregularities in these banks, and after intervening, don't make a noise, and whoever jumps out and dares to disagree will take these violations out to sanction them, and rely on the relationship between the United Group in the government and the judiciary to ensure that the other party sits behind bars.

Contini admired his serious attitude towards entering the job role so quickly, and to be honest, he didn't know how many times stronger than Mussolini, who later became a hanger!

After sending Francisco away, Antonio hesitated for a long time and finally spoke: "Young master, your motive for giving Vivian shares today is good, reflecting your consistent responsible attitude, since the matter has happened, it is best to deal with it in this way, but is it not appropriate to give 10% of the shares at once?" Or is it too much? Vivian gave 10%, Adriana, you must give it, and then there may be others in the future, in case you really marry the leader's daughter, you can't give 25%, right? If you continue like this, you will have too few shares in your own direct hands, and you will ...... in the future"

Contini smiled: "Uncle Antonio, you have been overly concerned, this matter is actually very simple, do you remember a special rule in the constitution of the United Group?" ”

"Let me think about it...... Oh...... Which one? ”

"Shareholders who hold a controlling stake in a company may increase their capital separately without the consent of minority shareholders, but other shareholders are allowed to increase their capital on the same terms." Contini smiled, "Don't give 10%, just give 20%, 30%, and in a few years, with my huge capital increase, their equity will be diluted...... Giving Vivian 10% of the shares now, deducting the $6 million she handed over, is actually equivalent to giving him a one-time $15 million and reserving the right to increase the capital, but how much can she come up with to increase the capital in the future? If she can't increase her capital, her stake will be constantly diluted. ”

Antonio suddenly realized.

"Even if she can come up with money, there is no point in increasing the capital of the United Group, because the United Group itself is a loss-making company, and its assets are increased by the accumulation of investments, as long as the capital is not increased, the shares will decrease day by day, and what can really increase in value - American stocks are completely in my hands, not part of the United Group." Contini smiled, "Of course, I won't let her shares dilute too much, every year I will allocate a sum of money from my hands to her to cooperate with the capital increase, on the one hand, on the one hand, I have the full initiative, I can still control the whole situation!" Not to mention Vivian, even adding Adriana will not cause uncontrollable consequences. ”

This sentence is not wrong at all, the United Group lost more than 200 million lira in 1923, and the loss in 1924 has not yet ended, and the loss has exceeded 300 million, and with the start of more projects, equipment and capital investment, the loss in 1925 is probably between 400 million and 500 million. Of course, the loss in the last two years was so large that it was purely on the books, and the assets purchased by the United Group at this time had begun to increase in value, not to mention that the land and houses around the express line alone had appreciated significantly, and with the increase in population and employees, the prices of those industries in the workers' new villages would also rise sharply, and it was nothing more than that the accounts were still calculated at cost price.

"In other words, without this faucet, the bouquet of flowers of the Union Group will soon wither, and how much money do I have in the stock market?" ”

Antonio quickly calculated for a moment, and said in a lost voice: "More than 200 million dollars? As much as the current total assets of the United Group! ”

"So, you should never worry about me losing control!" Contini laughed, "Vivian and Adriana's family background is still very important, I am not a person who dares to pull any woman into bed casually, one must have fate, the second must have strength, and the third must have feelings, otherwise it will only be bad." You see, Monica is also very pretty, and she is also my life secretary, and in terms of work ability and social skills, she is better than Vivian, and we spend a lot of time together. In an ordinary company, her sitting in this position is almost equivalent to a labeled president lover. But why don't I eat her? Just because she is a little heavy-minded, it is normal for a normal professional woman to be motivated, but in my case, the work relationship and the relationship between men and women will break things and the company rules will be broken. If she's in the IBC, she'll be going to meddle in this and that in two days, but have you ever seen Vivian or Adriana clash with Goebbels? No! So Monica is just my assistant at work, and I won't sleep with her, let alone develop into a lover. ”

Antonio nodded, the young master still saw Monica very accurately: during her time in the United States, Monica flattered and curryed favor with Ada, who was several years younger than her, was she trying to curry favor with the leader? Of course not, it's about Contini, and Adriana and Vivian never did.

"There is also a consideration for this arrangement," Concetini mused, "and my current position, the strength of the coalition, is based on a kind ......of political influence, which I personally think can last for many years, but history and politics often change suddenly, and I dare not guarantee that this political influence will last for a long time." To put it mildly, once something happens to the leader or I encounters an accident, the overall risk is very large, and there is a possibility of an overall collapse.

This is where we have the biggest gap with established conglomerates like Fiat and Ansaldo, and I have achieved a lot of money, but I have no background. I have to make arrangements for a rainy day: Vivian is pregnant with my child after all, and I don't know if I can have a chance to have a second child, but the first one will soon be visible, and they must be arranged, and if they want to take revenge in the future, they must be implemented on this child, so they can't be wronged by her. She may not value shares or money, but for a child, these are the basic ingredients for success in the future, and he can avoid many detours. If Adriana also has my children after a while, I will do the same thing, and I will not favor one over the other.

So, in a few days, I plan to go to Switzerland to set up a secret trust fund and set aside some of the American stocks and other properties to them. In the event of an accident or when the child reaches the age of 18, it can be activated immediately, with Vivian as the guardian. Uncle Antonio, this trust fund will have your share too! This is a retreat for our family, but we can't let my father know about it at the moment. ”

Listening to what Contini said so seriously, Antonio also nodded: Indeed, in the current situation, talent comes first, and money is just a number.

A few days later, Francisco called and told Contini that the takeovers of the banks were almost over, with a total price of $25 million to buy 75 percent of the shares of 14 small and medium-sized banks – an amount that of course could not be cheaper, and that tripling would not have been enough without the shock and the central bank's pressure. After the acquisition, the United Group changed its name in a unified manner, kept the main management and employees unchanged, the treatment remained unchanged, inherited all creditor's rights and debts and restored the original business relationship.

Of course, there will be some reorganization and tidying up after the acquisition, and the various business premises will also have to be renovated and listed in a unified manner, and he believes that it will be possible to achieve operation and face the public with a new image in the New Year of 1925. Since it is the acquisition of the old bank, there is no application problem on the part of the central bank and the Ministry of Finance, and the filing is a formality - what is there to put in Contini's appearance.

"Very good, you can find your team members, we need to bring in new talents to serve the company, I don't have a view of employing people, Italians, Germans, Jews can do."

But on personal issues, it's not so simple, Francisco told Contini: Vivian refused to accept the plan of marriage, even if he knew that it was a fake marriage to fool the public, she only had one sentence over and over again: "Except for Calais, whether it is true or not, I will not put on a wedding dress for other men in this life!" ”

"So?" Contini's brow furrowed, half sad, half distressed.

Francisco replied hesitantly: "I can only let her go abroad for a while, and then come back when the child is born, and then I can only say that the child is adopted......

"Let's go to Switzerland, I'll arrange it! Tell Vivian that I will always love her, and that I will be the child's godfather when she returns home after birth......" Contini said in a very apologetic tone, "I am sorry for her for the rest of my life...... I hope she will forgive me in the future. ”

"I will......" Vivian, who had been listening to the sidelines, burst into tears, "I love you too, Calais!" ”