Chapter 036: Bank Bounty
Today is the weekend, the day of the holiday at Columbia University.
Walking through the streets in the early morning, Wang Hai was thinking about how to raise $100 million in experimental funds.
After all, only by raising enough funds to establish biological laboratories and invest in research can we explore ways to solve the shortcomings of human enhancement drugs.
The $32 million won yesterday in Las Vegas, plus the $16 million in the original account, is a total of $48 million.
In other words, there is still a $52 million funding gap to be filled.
Just as Wang Haizhuo was figuring out how to get the money, a New York Times happened to float in front of him.
I tore off the newspaper, spread it out with both hands and looked at it, and found that there was such an explosive news in the front page of the newspaper:
"Dr. Octopus has repeatedly robbed banks in New York in recent days, posing a threat to a large number of bank customers, and has brought a bad weakening effect on the security image of the Bank of New York, therefore, in order to completely solve this matter, our six major banks hereby solemnly promise that if any individual or any organization can catch Dr. Octopus, our six major banks will give him a reward of 60 million US dollars."
On the surface, this seems to be a piece of news, but in fact it is a wanted notice issued by the six major banks, a bounty message for Dr. Octopus, who loves to rob banks.
Citibank, Mellon Bank, HSBC, State Street, Goldman Sachs and Sun Trust Bank, six of the largest top banks in New York City, do have a responsibility to protect the banking environment in the area.
If you want to significantly improve the security level of the bank, it is an improvement in the technical sense, in other words, it belongs to the development of the field of science and technology, on the one hand, it takes a long time to develop new technology, and on the other hand, it will cost astronomical research and development funds to update new security technology. This is obviously not realistic.
From a realistic point of view, the six banks each contributed $10 million, and a total of $60 million was offered as a bounty to motivate citizens to hunt down the at-large Doctor Octopus.
"A reward of $60 million sounds really tempting."
Wang Hai folded the newspaper with the contact information and office addresses of the six major banks and put it in the pocket of his suit.
Next destination - TV station!
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New York News Television, founded in 1945, is one of the oldest commercial broadcasters in New York State. Its terrestrial signal covers the entire state of New York, the economic heart of the United States, the most economically powerful state, with a total viewing population of more than 20 million people.
She has her own office building, a 12-storey classical and beautiful building.
Wang Hai got out of the taxi and walked in.
The interior decoration design is relatively simple, and the dark gold tone makes it obviously a little cold and depressing.
In a large work area surrounded by multiple clear glasses, hundreds of journalists are busy racing against the clock, some sitting at their desks typing on the keyboard to the computer, and some shuttling through the gaps in the crowd to pass paper materials.
Seeing the arrival of a guest, a female receptionist in charge of reception hurriedly stepped forward.
Inside the milky white suit, a sky blue fleece is wrapped in a velvet sweater with lace lapels.
Slim and tight slim trousers set off the graceful figure and are full of elegant beauty.
"Sir, is there anything I can do to help you?"
The hostess nodded lightly to Wang Hai, with a kind smile on her face, and her words and demeanor showed standard business etiquette.
"That's right, I'm here to find the person in charge, please take me to meet him." Wang Hai replied truthfully.
Hearing this, the hostess was stunned, but she still had a faint smile on her face, "I'm sorry, who are you?" ”
"I have a valuable piece of news material, if you want to know, let me talk to your boss in detail!"
A trace of curvature appeared at the corner of Wang Hai's mouth, and he seemed to be confident.
News materials have always been an important resource needed by the TV station media industry. A brand-new, curious, and interesting news material for the public is a good thing that all TV stations and media are looking after, and it should be cherished and tapped as a high-quality resource.
"Well, let's take a break here," she said, smiling and pointing to the metal stool on the side, "I'll go and inform the boss." ”
"Thank you."
After thanking him, Wang Hai walked to the stool and sat down, looking boredly at the back of the female receptionist.
After a while, the hostess returned and told Wang Hai that the boss was interested in meeting him.
So under her guidance, Wang Hai followed him into the director's office.
The light in this office is soft, and the rendering is quite intimate, with leather sofas and glass tables on the log floor being relatively simple and atmospheric, and a few potted plants as a foil around them, which exude a faint fresh fragrance all the time.
The people who can sit in the position of the director are basically some people with rich personalities, and compared with the office of ordinary employees, the office of the director can usually show his own unique image and self-cultivation. For example, behind the reclining chair he sits, there is a wooden bookshelf with books related to the news media, on which are placed a dazzling array of books, which set off his literary literacy.
After sending Wang Hai into the boss's office, the female receptionist gracefully closed the glass door and left, leaving only Wang Hai and the director in the office.
The two shook hands politely.
"You may be seated."
The director was a middle-aged man in his fifties, with a lot of bald silver hair on his sideburns and a few shallow wrinkles on his forehead, but his eyes were bright and shining, shining with a wise and capable light.
"Thank you."
Wang Hai sat down.
"Tell me, do you have any valuable news material?" The director asked straight to the point, without saying more than half a polite word. After all, for a boss like him who is busy with affairs, taking time out to meet an "ordinary citizen" is already a great favor.
"Since the director is so direct, then I won't beat around the bush." As he spoke, Wang Hai took out the New York Times in his pocket and spread it out, with the headline page facing the director opposite, "The six major banks in New York jointly funded a $60 million reward for the capture of Dr. Octopus, you should know this news, right?" ”
"Of course," the director took the newspaper, "and my TV station broadcast the morning news this morning." ”