Los Angeles, Wilshire Boulevard, Alder Commercial Bank Headquarters!

Although Los Angeles is known as the entertainment capital of North America, also known as the City of Angels, because of Hollywood, it is also another financial center in North America, and Wilshire Boulevard is the financial and commercial center of Los Angeles.

The headquarters of Alder Commercial Bank acquired by Chu Huan is located here.

Durant, the general manager of the loan department, was sitting in his office at this time. There was a white envelope on his desk with only one English word rto (resignation letter) written on it!

Durant is a pure white man. The so-called purity actually means looking down on all people of color except white people, especially yellow people.

So after learning that Alder Commercial Bank, where he worked, had been acquired by a wealthy businessman from Hong Kong, Durant had already typed up his resignation letter.

Not only did he want to leave, but he also contacted the other seven "like-minded" friends in the company. They were all senior executives of Alde Commercial Bank. They were planning to give the new boss Chu Huan a boost when he took office.

Submit their resignation letter.

Of course, all this is not impossible to discuss. In Durant's view, if he can have the supreme management power of the company, the so-called chairman and general manager will just listen to his own opinions calmly and be a good fortune for the company.

thing, he can still stay in the company!

Therefore, looking down on people of color is a deep-seated expression, and the real purpose is still to pursue one's own interests!

Today, Durant received a notice that Chu Huan and David Maxwell, the newly appointed general manager of the bank, will arrive at the company together, and the president's secretary's office has issued a notice that a meeting will be held at 10 o'clock this morning.

All-hands meeting of company executives!

"Ronald, that Chu Huan will take office today. I have helped you contact First Boston Bank. They have agreed to take over your loan at Alder Commercial Bank. You can leave this country that does not belong to North America with me."

It’s a bank for people.”

Durant not only wants to leave on his own, but also takes away some of the senior executives of Alder Commercial Bank. More importantly, he also wants to take away Alder Commercial Bank's most important customer, Disney Productions!

One of the eight largest production companies in Hollywood.

Of course, if Chu Huan agrees to his request, then Disney Production will naturally stay. To put it bluntly, Disney Production is now a card in Durant's hand!

Since the two founders of Disney, Walt Disney and his brother Royce Disney, passed away one after another, Disney Productions has entered a period of management chaos.

The person in charge of Disney at this time was Walt Disney's eldest son-in-law, Ronald Miller.

The reason why Disney's management was in chaos at this time was because Royce Disney's son Edward Disney was very dissatisfied with Ronald Miller's management.

Edward Disney believed that the company's development focus should still be on animation, film and other businesses, while Ronald Miller believed that the company's development focus should be on real estate, that is, the development of Disneyland.

For this reason, the two sides have quarreled more than once in high-level meetings of Disney production.

In the end, Ronald Miller won, and Edward Disney resigned from the company's management, remaining only as a director of the company.

A few years later, in the mid-1980s, there was a wave of mergers and acquisitions in the North American entertainment industry. Many companies expanded their influence by operating across various types of media, such as Time-Warner.

Amid Disney's internal and external troubles, Ronald Miller resigned and stepped down, while Edward Disney returned to the company to resolve its difficulties. In order to resolve the crisis caused by long-term family management, Edward brought professional manager Michael Eisner to power.

But that’s a story for another day. Ronald Miller is still at the helm of Disney’s production.

At the same time, Disney Productions is also one of the most important loan customers of Alder Commercial Bank.

Durant has always been in charge.

After receiving Durant's call, Ronald Miller on the other side of the phone smiled and said, "Of course, my friend, as long as you can guarantee that there will be no problems, there will be no problems on my side."

Durant smiled and said, "Thank you for your support, but I still want to talk to Chu Huan. If he can meet our needs, then maybe I won't have to leave Alde Commercial Bank, and you won't need to change the lending bank."

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Ronald Miller doesn't care about this. Anyway, he has found a way out. It is also a matter of course to help Durant put some pressure on Chu Huan.

"We are the closest friends. Your matters are my matters. Don't worry, my friend, we at Disney will always support you!"

Durant once again expressed his gratitude to Ronald Miller.

At nine o'clock in the morning, in the office of the president of Alder Commercial Bank.

Chu Huan, David Maxwell, and Wu Shuhan are already sitting here.

David Maxwell was telling Chu Huan about the situation of Alder Commercial Bank at this time.

"If possible, I hope to keep Durant. He is the general manager of the bank's loan department and has very wide connections in Los Angeles. He has maintained very close relationships with the presidents of several major studios and some independent studios.

He has a good personal relationship, and this person is also very prestigious in the company. If he leaves the company, the company will suffer huge losses!"

Chu Huan had Wayne Durant's information in front of him. After listening to David Maxwell's speech, Chu Huan smiled.

"I thought you would suggest getting rid of this Durant first!"

Chu Huan was parachuted in as the boss of Alde Commercial Bank, and David Maxwell was naturally parachuted in as the general manager of Alde Commercial Bank.

Durant is a representative of the local forces of Alder Commercial Bank and has a very high prestige in the company. Such a person is a very serious challenge to the authority of Chu Huan and David Maxwell.

David Maxwell said with a smile, "I have carefully read Durant's information. He is a very capable talent. If it were because of me personally, I would naturally not want such a person to stay in the company, but

For the development of the company, I hope, Chairman, you can keep this person!"

Chu Huan agrees with David Maxwell's point of view.

This is a very capable person. He introduced two-thirds of the company's loans. At the same time, the non-performing loan rate under his name is very low. It was not even there last year.

Chu Huan also hopes that such a person can stay in the bank!

"In that case, let's meet with him before the high-level meeting. It just so happened that he also expressed his wish to meet with us in advance through the secretary's office."

Chu Huan preached.

Wu Shuhan stood up and said, "Then I'll go and invite him in now!"

Chu Huan nodded.

Not two minutes later, Wu Shuhan walked in with a complicated expression.

"Where are the people?" Chu Huan asked curiously when he saw Wu Shuhan walking in alone.

Wu Shuhan said with some embarrassment, "Boss, I just called Durant's office. After the other party answered the phone, he claimed that the meeting time agreed with you was 9:20 in the morning, and it is now 9:10, which is far away from the two of you.

There are still ten minutes left for the personal meeting, and he still has some unfinished work at hand, so he said he will arrive at your office on time!"

Chu Huan and David Maxwell sat there and looked at each other, each seeing a hint of surprise in each other's eyes.

This is a demonstration to the company's chairman and general manager!

"It seems that this person is not easy to conquer!"

David Maxwell preached aloud.

Chu Huan stood up and came to the window, looking at the Wilshire Boulevard Temple, the oldest Jewish congregation in Los Angeles, across from the Alder Commercial Bank building, preaching calmly.

"Since the other party is working, just wait. I still have 10 minutes!"

Wu Shuhan stood behind Chu Huan and nodded, "Yes!"

Ten minutes passed quickly, and when the time came to 9:20, Durant knocked on the door of Chu Huan's office on time.

After walking in, Chu Huan met Durant, the general manager of the loan department of Alder Commercial Bank, whom he had wanted to stay.

He is a bit different from the traditional image of white people. He is not that strong, but he is very tall and his body is a little thin. He does not look like a professional manager, but more like a basketball player.

"Mr. Chu Huan!"

Durant just addressed Chu Huan as Mr. Chu Huan, not Chairman. After calling Chu Huan, he sat down directly without waiting for Chu Huan to respond. As for David Maxwell Durant who was sitting next to him

Didn't even say hello to him.

Chu Huan sat there, noncommittal about Durant's behavior, and asked aloud, "Wayne, I heard that you want to meet with me before I convene a high-level meeting of the bank. I wonder what you want to say?"

With a confident smile on his face, Durant said to Chu Huan, "Mr. Chu Huan, today I want to talk to you about the future development of the bank!"

Chu Huan raised his forehead slightly and said, "Just tell me!"

Durant said, "Mr. Chu Huan came to Hollywood for the first time. Although he has a good relationship with Miss Kelly from Apex Pictures, he is still a newbie here. He doesn't know much about Hollywood's operating model and the North American banking industry.

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So I think Mr. Chu Huan, you should fully trust the opinions of us managers who have been working in the company and have great personal connections.

The best way to do this is to hand over the management of the company to us. Mr. Chu Huan only needs to look at the bank's financial statements every month, every quarter, and every year. As for other things, Mr. Chu Huan, please

There is no need to worry so much anymore.

After all, you are not that familiar with this industry and this environment!”

Wu Shuhan, who was standing next to Chu Huan, suddenly changed his expression when he heard Durant's straightforward act of forcing the palace.

After following Chu Huan for so long, this was the first time she saw such arrogant company management.

It was only when she saw the unchanging expressions on Chu Huan and David Maxwell's faces that she realized that she was still a little too young. She believed that Chu Huan and David Maxwell must also be very worried at this time.

Although they are dissatisfied, the two of them can still keep their expressions on their faces. This is the gap between the two parties, right?

Chu Huan said with a calm smile, "Although I don't know much about the financial environment in North America, David across from me is different. He is a pure North American who worked on Wall Street before. I think he knows a lot about the financial environment in North America."

The financial environment in North America should be very familiar, right?”

After Durant walked into Chu Huan's office, he glanced at David Maxwell for the first time, and then said with a smile, "The situation is different. Although David comes from Wall Street, he understands the way Hollywood operates.

I don’t understand. At the same time, this is Los Angeles and not New York. More importantly,”

At this point, Durant increased his tone and said, "More importantly, David doesn't know much about Alder Commercial Bank!"
To be continued...