With one sentence, the security guard was stunned.
Siqin poked him away with the end of his cane, stood under the light, and directly questioned Alger.
"Although my brother rarely attends the Chamber of Commerce's dinners, you don't even send me an invitation... So can I think that the Huimin Chamber of Commerce does not welcome the Berkeley family?"
As he spoke, Xiqin squinted at the reactions of the people around him.
Alger was embarrassed and did not answer. Siqin immediately said: "Okay, then I will simply withdraw from the Chamber of Commerce. You don't want to see me anyway. Let the committee maintain this mess entirely."
The Huimin Chamber of Commerce is quite large in Laketon, and it also has offices in other cities. The annual maintenance funds are not a small amount, and are basically shared by the big guys in the committee. Among the ten committee members, the Berkeley family's investment exceeds the total.
Forty percent of the funds.
Once he leaves, the remaining committee members will have to pay a lot of money.
Not only that, if you want to do business in Minx State, how can you avoid Baofeng Bank?
Alger felt a little anxious, so he could only put on a smile and said to Siqin: "This must be an accident on the messenger. When Mr. Dutch was still alive, the Chamber of Commerce would invite him every year..."
"So you just look down on me?" Siqin didn't give Alger a chance at all.
Alger was about to yell out loud in anger, but he still managed to hold it back: "I told you...it was the messenger who delivered the invitations who had an accident."
The rotating chairman of the Chamber of Commerce always looked angry but dared not speak out in front of Xiqin, and people couldn't help but miss the former chairman of Baofeng Bank.
In Renekton, the most powerful person is the councilor, followed by the mayor.
The richest family was only the Berkeley family, and a single bank controlled the lifeblood of a huge amount of capital.
Daqi is relatively calm in his behavior, and he doesn't get angry or arrogant when he is sitting there. Usually no one will provoke him without the sense of humor. His temper is not that irritable, and he never behaves like small capitalists or ordinary people.
But Xiqin is completely different, he will take the initiative to mess with you.
For example, now, after scolding Alger, Siqin stared at Jason in the white suit standing behind him.
"Jason Herbert, it turns out that the extra spot is reserved for you?"
After Jason saw Siqin, his expression looked like he had seen a ghost. Just as he was about to speak, Siqin kept talking and blocked his mouth.
"When did the committee make its decision? I declare that the Berkeley family is opposed to Jason joining the committee. From what I know about him, this guy is more interested in 'contraband' and prostitutes than making money in business. Everyone here will not want to
Cooperate with him?"
His words aroused the dissatisfaction of another person, that is, Johnson's "friend"-Pierce Dimon.
"This is so rude! Your words have no basis!"
After being refuted, Siqin also noticed Pierce's physical disability. He first looked him up and down, and finally said with disgust: "I don't know you, Alger, are all the ugly people screened out by the Chamber of Commerce now?"
Pierce was immediately furious, and Jason held him back to prevent him from getting angry again.
It seems that this guy still doesn't know who Siqin is. Even Cornwall Energy before liquidation was completely unable to compete with the influence of Storm Bank.
Chairman Alger replied sullenly: "He is not a member of the Chamber of Commerce, he is a friend of Jason."
Siqin snorted and pointed at Jason with the chrysoprase nude sculpture.
"Jason Herbert, you took out a loan of 100,000 francs from the Berkeley family and have not paid it back. I am considering whether to blacklist you."
This statement caused an uproar in the whole audience. Siqin put down his cane and recounted the story of Jason in detail.
"I heard that you took all the money to the east to gamble and lost it. This is very consistent with your image of a waste in the past. Even Lucchese never raised you as an heir. Well... then why did you
Will suddenly change his temperament, hoping to enter the Huimin Chamber of Commerce to start his own business..."
"I guess you want to use this reason to deceive your confused father's trust and ask him to give you a sum of money to sponsor you to start a business."
"Well... the amount is just right. I advise you to return the money to Baofeng Bank, otherwise you will definitely lose the trust of the Berkeley family. It is not a trouble for us to lick a name on the blacklist."
His words were like taking off Jason's underwear, causing the other party to lose face and frantically deny it.
"Xiqin! You liar! I have never done anything like that, and I don't owe you any money."
Xiqin smiled coldly: "Are you sure?"
Jason was immediately speechless and did not dare to speak anymore.
Alger, who was standing next to him, was getting more and more embarrassed. Of course he knew some of the ridiculous things Jason had done in the past, but he had a good relationship with Lucchese, so he was just helping his son.
Originally, adding another quota was not a big deal, but who knew it would lead to the disaster star of Xiqin.
"An asset certification of one hundred thousand francs, an independent and self-operated company and business..." Siqin's cane struck the ground, the band had stopped playing long ago, and no one dared to whisper as soon as he opened his mouth to speak.
"We, the Berkeley family, did not invest in this chamber of commerce to allow a small number of people to collude with party members, monopolize interests, and form a solid class group."
"The situation in the country is complicated. The plantations in the southern slave states and the western states will face the fate of reform sooner or later. The purpose of the Chamber of Commerce is to give potential dreamers a platform. We hope to invest at the lowest cost in those who may flourish in the future."
A brilliant industry.”
"You are making the screening mechanism more and more stringent. In fact, isn't it just to expand interest groups and form a monopoly on business?"
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Watching Siqin strolling on the dance floor, looking arrogant, Victor stood outside the window and lit a cigarette for himself out of boredom.
He came with Pierce from the parking lot behind.
And Xiqin was his backup plan arranged early in the morning.
After hearing Will say that he wanted to join the Huimin Chamber of Commerce, Victor also went to investigate the details of this organization, including going to Stormhill Villa to meet Siqin.
What Victor didn't expect was that the Berkeley family was a member of the committee of the Huimin Chamber of Commerce and had the largest investment in the Chamber of Commerce.
Things will be easier to handle now. If Siqin comes forward to say a few good words for Will, won't it be a matter of course to squeeze into the Chamber of Commerce?
It must be said that the presence of the Berkeley family shocked the Chamber of Commerce beyond expectations.
Siqin sharply pointed out the current problems of the Chamber of Commerce, and finally the conversation changed to Will.
"Although this gentleman currently only has one pharmacy, his words are full of the pursuit of this land by the earliest immigrants. The pioneers were impoverished and used sweat and hard work to create the glory of the country today. This is what
Members needed by Huimin Chamber of Commerce.”
"Ladies and gentlemen, who of you is willing to invest in someone like Jason Herbert? If not, why not choose this young man who opened a pharmacy on his own?"
These words were like helping Will stand up, and people suddenly understood and smiled knowingly.
But even if they knew it, they wouldn't say it, and no one would stand up and offend the Berkeley family.
Now the choice has returned to the chairman. At tonight's party, half of the ten committee members were not present, such as Lucchese Herbert. There were also a few guys who did not dare to say a word after seeing Sitchin's appearance.
They were sitting inside and watching the whole show.
The so-called rotating chairmanship is used to face situations where decisions need to be made.
Alger hesitated, and finally said: "In this case... I hope that I can use my power as chairman to propose an additional quota to the committee."