"Baptism? I always thought you were not a believer!" After saying goodbye to John Lebil, Josie mentioned the baptism to Margot when she got home, but after hearing this, Margot looked weird.
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After all, she had known Josie for almost two years and spent time together day and night, but she had never seen Josie go to church.
It doesn't matter that she is a Protestant. After all, Protestants don't value some of the red tape of Christianity.
But Catholics almost never go to church, which makes no sense.
"Ahem, it's just a ceremony, there's no need to pay too much attention to it!" Qiao Xi said slightly embarrassed. He couldn't say that he actually had no faith, right?
Let me tell you something that may be a little unbelievable, that is, the United States, known as the beacon of freedom, allows freedom of belief, and there is nothing wrong with it.
It doesn’t even matter whether you believe in the Holy Fire Miao Miao Cult or the Coriander Cult.
But if you don't have faith, that's a serious problem.
Because in the eyes of Americans, people without religious beliefs have no moral constraints. Without moral constraints, there is no ultimate concern. Without ultimate concern, you cannot live a decent life. If you cannot live a decent life, there is no difference between humans and animals.
So if a person wants to integrate into American society, you can have no faith in private, but you cannot say it on the stage, otherwise you will be ostracized by mainstream society.
Seeing Josie's appearance, Margot immediately understood that he was not a serious Christian at all.
She just dropped the hygiene ball and didn't take it seriously.
What’s wrong with not having faith? If you don’t have faith, this is also her man!
But it's not a bad thing for her two children to recognize Linus as their godfather. After all, when her father passed away, in addition to the inconspicuous David, John and Linus and his son also took great care of her.
So Margot agreed very simply.
In the evening, John Lebil also came to Josie's manor with gifts.
When they saw the gift brought by John Lebil, both Josie and Margot were extremely surprised.
"Uncle John, this is too much!" Margot couldn't help but said as she looked at the share transfer agreement in her hand.
Because the equity in the transfer agreement was her father's jewelry store that Margot sold back then. This was an industry worth more than two million yuan back then. Nowadays, it is worth more than two or three times.
But it is such an industry, and now 90% of the shares have been divided into two shares and transferred to the two children.
Why not 100%? Because the remaining 10% is in Margot's own hands.
Of course, the price of this property is nothing to Josie, who has already made a fortune, but for Margot, it obviously has extraordinary significance.
"This is nothing, and don't refuse it. This is a gift for the children, not yours. Even if you want to refuse it, the two children will have to refuse me when they grow up. And you don't have to worry about management issues. My people will
Continue to be in charge of the business, you just have to be responsible for their salaries!” John Lebil said with a smile,
Josie on the side also nodded secretly. As expected, he has matured with age. With this wife's line, he will not be able to leave the Lebil family casually in the Chicago consortium in the future.
Apparently during the conversation during the day, John Lebil had realized that the European resources in Josie's hands were stronger than expected.
If you don’t raise the bet at this time, when will you raise the bet?
The matter was a bit big, Margot was undecided and looked at Josie.
"Take it, dear, this is what Uncle John wants!" Josie nodded, indicating that he could accept it.
It was only a few million, but when I returned to Europe, I earned it back several times or dozens of times in a matter of minutes.
Many benefits are meant to be shared with the nominal partners of the Chicago consortium. In this case, why doesn't the boss give it to the Lebil family, which has better personal relationships?
"Thank you very much for your hospitality. Your chef is very good, especially the chicken Ferdinand. I like it very much. But Josie, before I say goodbye, I still think I should advise you that your men can stand alone.
There is still a lack of talent!" John Lebil said as he was saying goodbye after dinner.
Hearing this, Qiao Xi was slightly startled, then nodded.
I have to say that what John Lebil said is indeed a problem.
Although Qiao Xi is rich now, he still doesn't have many talents who can truly stand alone.
The most outstanding among them is actually a little old man named Linden.
Originally, it was only business in the United States, which was naturally convenient for him. However, as the European business expanded and Linden went to Europe, the situation changed.
As for the Blackwater Gang, Dix is a good shooter and can do intelligence work, but business matters are really difficult for him.
After Josie took Lyndon to Europe, he complained to Josie more than once that he no longer had a reliable butler.
As for Qiao Xi's own industry, although the heads of several factories are not bad, they are not very good. In other words, they are the talents of one factory. The ones who are relatively outstanding are the two managers of the two film companies that were later acquired.
people.
Before Josie went to Europe, it was originally intended that Brad and Pete would compete for the job.
But because of the little Angela who was in charge of Peter, they first took them to the front line to attend condolences, and then got close to Joseph Kennedy. By the way, according to the news that Josie got, this little Bitchi died after Joseph Kennedy.
, but after the other party’s funeral, he got close to the other party’s younger brother who came to attend the funeral, that is, the future Melody Emperor.
Good guy, this is a brother-in-law game.
Under such circumstances, the original plan to make her famous naturally fell through.
On the contrary, Brad is in charge of Sabrina's The Sound of Music, which has been filmed and is about to be released on Christmas Day.
Under this situation, the two of them can no longer compete fairly.
But it was a bit wasteful for the two of them to manage DreamWorks together, so when Europe had already predicted that Angela, the little bitch, would never come back, as compensation, Josie gave Peter a choice, that is, to go to where he had been since he bought it.
There has been little improvement and it has been renamed ABC's Blue Broadcasting Network.
There is no doubt that Josie originally bought ABC to prepare for the establishment of a television station in the future.
However, as the war is not over, Qiao Xi cannot find too much productivity to produce TV festivals and TV programs under the background of economic control.
Therefore, in the short term, ABC can only continue its old business of broadcasting.
It turned out that the manager that Josie had just acquired was obviously not very good, and the company had been losing money without any improvement.
Although Qiaoxi doesn’t have high requirements for the current ABC and doesn’t ask you how much money you make, you can’t lose too much to me, can you?
And it was beyond Josie's expectation that after Pete went to ABC, he quickly put the broadcasting company in order. Although it was still not profitable, the losses and liabilities had been reduced to very low figures, and the profits were only at
In front of you.
But apart from that, Qiao Xi didn't have enough reliable people under his command.
Especially for the upcoming acquisition of Continental Bank, Qiao Xi will definitely have to send someone reliable enough to take charge.
Transfer Lyndon back? Although this guy has never been in finance, he still has a PhD in economics, so it shouldn't be a big problem.
But the question is what will Europe do after we get him back?
Leave it to Ophelia?
There is no doubt that this future Madam Hydra is a capable all-rounder.
But in terms of business, she is really not as good as Lyndon.
What's more, no one but her can handle the whole European Hydra thing.
Vito? There's no problem with this guy's sincerity, but his education level is average. He can be said to be very good at doing all kinds of dirty work, but going into business? Let's forget it.
But at this moment, a figure appeared in Qiao Xi's mind.
By the way, he might be a good choice!
"Josie, what are you thinking about?" In the bedroom, while Josie was still thinking about poaching people, Margot returned to the room after comforting the two children next door and handing them over to the night servant.
asked Josie.
"I'm thinking about how to recruit a manager to help me take care of the bank's business in the future!" Qiao Xi didn't hide anything and answered directly.
"Oh? Who are you going to poach?" Margot was a little surprised when she heard Josie's answer.
"You know our old neighbor!" Josie replied.
"You mean Mr. Angelo?" Margot was stunned for a moment, but then she quickly realized what she was saying.
Josie nodded.
That's right, what Josie was talking about was Tommy, Thomas Tommy Angelo, the neighbor in the old house when he and Margot lived together.
Although it was a bit unkind, when Josie established the Blackwater Gang, she asked Dix to check the details of his neighbor. After all, he was the one who reminded him that Margot was being followed, and in this world
It is possible to know that the disappearance of the stalker Joe Barbaro was his own fault, and only the other party.
But I wouldn’t know if I didn’t check it, and I was shocked if I did.
Josie's old boss is really not an ordinary figure, but a boss of the Chicago Mafia during the Great Depression in the 1930s (Tommy is the only protagonist in the Mafia series to become a high-level Mafia, and he has his own territory.
, Little Brother, Business, and the protagonists of Vito and other sequels have always been just thugs).
Although Tommy later betrayed his Mafia family, the actual situation was that his boss Salieni was unkind at the time. He first killed Tommy's good brother and wanted to kill Tommy as well.
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After that, Tommy spent several more years in prison, and after he was released, he started doing business.
When Josie met Tommy, he was already the vice president of the largest taxi company in Chicago and even Illinois, responsible for the operation of more than 10,000 taxis.
The vice president of a taxi company sounds like he has nothing to do with the banking industry.
But in fact, in this age without computers, running a taxi company with tens of thousands of taxis is actually much more difficult than running a bank.
Especially in the United States before the 1970s, banks were prohibited from operating across state lines, so banking services in this era were far less complex and complex than those of later banks.
Basically, the main business scope of a bank is a few important cities in the state.
And this is why John Lebiler values the bank shares in Josie's hands so much.
Because if you want to break the shackles on banks in the United States, there is a good way to circumvent it, and that is foreign banks. Foreign banks already operate various cross-border businesses, so they are not subject to the cross-state ban on domestic banking in the United States.
limited.
What's more, Josie doesn't expect much money from Tommy's participation in bank management, because in terms of specific business, the bank itself has enough financial talents.
All he needs is a reliable person to sit in and keep an eye on the people in the bank and not mess around.
Tommy, who has a harmonious family life and has many children, is obviously very suitable for this position.
"Mr. Angelo is indeed a good man!" Margot is not very good at business matters, but she still has a good sense of this former neighbor. When she was in the old house, she often talked to Tommy.
My wife, Sarah, sees me frequently and we have a very good relationship.
Although she has moved now, to be honest, she still misses her days there.
So I very much agree with Josie’s choice.
But while the two were talking, Margot felt that something was wrong with Josie's eyes.
Because the heating in the manor is very sufficient, Margot doesn't wear much when she doesn't go out.
Not to mention the large area of white flowers in the bedroom, which dazzled Josie.
"No! It's only been more than a month!" Margot threw a pair of hygiene balls to Josie again.
It is not appropriate to do anything within 42 days after giving birth, and it has only been a little over a month now.
"Hey, what the hell, I just got addicted to having a hand, just have a taste!" Josie shamelessly pulled Margot over and said.
Margot was helpless, what else could she say when she met a man who loved to snatch food from his baby?
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The next day, Josie, who had already made his decision, took his people and two bottles of good wine and went to visit Tommy at his door.
As for Josie's warm invitation, Tommy chose to agree after careful consideration.
Although he is now the vice president of the Chicago Taxi Company, in fact his excessive authority within the company has aroused the suspicion of the board of directors, so his job is uncomfortable.
Now that he was invited by Josie, he was happy to change his working environment.