Chapter 808 Cooperation with the Gambino family (4100+ chapters~)
"What are they doing?"
At this time, Zhou Huimin also discovered that Wu Jianye was observing the situation at the next table. Although the other person seemed to be Chinese, he couldn't understand what he was saying at all!
Foreigners may be able to learn Chinese, but it is really difficult to understand Lucheng dialect.
Lucheng dialect has also been rated as one of the most difficult languages to learn in the world, and there are so many local dialects in Lucheng. Wu Jianye has met several Lucheng people and chatted with them. If it were just a simple Lucheng city
In fact, it is relatively easy to understand. What I am most afraid of is the Lucheng dialect in the villages below Lucheng, which is difficult to understand.
In some cases, there are even differences between the beginning of the village and the end of the village.
As a native of Xiangjiang, Zhou Huimin can't even speak Mandarin fluently, let alone the Lucheng dialect. Therefore, the Lucheng dialect spoken by Lao Li and others now sounds like heaven's book to Zhou Huimin's ears.
"They are..." Wu Jianye explained to Zhou Huimin softly the behavior of Lao Li and others.
At this time, A-ling came over with a cup in her hand and some folded notes inside.
"What is this?" After listening to Wu Jianye's narration, Zhou Huimin became even more curious about this group of people.
Wu Jianye said: "I'm not sure either, let's have a look!"
At this time, the two of them seemed to be listening in the corner, becoming more and more curious about the situation at the next table. Only Esther Gambino next to them seemed a little confused.
Soon Lao Li gave the answer. He first said to Xiao Fan: "Xiao Fan, interest will be calculated when the money is repaid." Then he looked at several other people and said: "As for the interest, we will follow Lao Li's instructions.
way?"
"Old way, old way!" Several other people also agreed.
As for what the old method is, it's in the glass that A Ling brought.
"Draw lots!" After saying this, Lao Li picked up the glass and placed it in the middle of the dining table.
Wu Jianye saw the people at the dinner table and began to take out the written notes inside.
"Two years, no interest!"
"If you pay it back in five years, the interest will be 5%!"
"If you pay it back in three years, the interest will be 3%!"
"Repay in one year, no interest!"
"If you pay it back in four years, the interest will be 4%!"
"I'll pay it back in six years, with an interest rate of 6%!"
Six people, six ways to pay back money, it was very interesting. Xiao Fan, who had been standing all the time, said with a trace of tears in his eyes: "I bow to my brothers and sisters!"
It was so sincere that even Wu Jianye looked a little moved at this time.
Sometimes it is indeed like this. There are always more solutions than difficulties, especially for those entrepreneurs who work alone abroad and are not familiar with the place. Only by working together can they truly start their own business.
In this process, these fellow countrymen and Chinese people around me are also indispensable!
"Sir, I'm sorry for making you laugh!" At this time, Lao Li also noticed Wu Jianye and said with a smile: "These are the few of us from Lucheng who are helping our fellow villagers get together.
Money, do some small business!”
Wu Jianye smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. Your situation shocked me a little. I didn't expect that everyone could be so united outside!"
"Haha, do you rely on friends when you go out? We are all strangers here. If we can help each other, then let's help!" Lao Li said with a smile.
Wu Jianye asked curiously: "Have you ever thought about going to the bank for a loan?"
Lao Li gave a bitter smile and said: "It's not that easy. The people here are very unfriendly to our arrival. They think that we Chinese people have taken away their business and jobs. Therefore, in order to take care of the emotions of the local people, some banks
They won’t give us a loan at all. Even if some banks provide loans, the conditions required are very harsh. In a situation like Xiao Fan’s, it’s impossible to get a loan!”
Wu Jianye nodded, expressed his understanding, and then asked: "If there is a bank here that specifically serves us Chinese people, loans will not be so troublesome. As long as everyone guarantees each other, we can borrow money."
With a certain amount of funds, do you think such a bank has a future in Italy?"
Lao Li showed a smile: "It would be great if there really was such a bank. I dare not say anything about others, but we Lucheng people will definitely not have that kind of non-repayment of loans. The first and most important thing for everyone is integrity. If
If you don’t even have integrity, then this person can’t survive in this circle!”
Wu Jianye nodded, said nothing more, chatted casually with Lao Li for a few more words, and then started chatting with Esther Gambino.
As for what Lao Li said, Wu Jianye believed it, but he also knew that as long as there was such a system, there would definitely be bad loans, but knowing that most of them were good, it would be easier to succeed.
When they returned to the hotel, when Esther Gambino was about to leave, Wu Jianye said with a smile.
"Ester, are you interested in negotiating a business deal?"
Esther looked happy and said: "What business?"
Wu Jianye smiled, glanced at the people coming and going in the hotel lobby, and said, "Let's go to the room and talk!"
Esther smiled and said: "Okay!"
The three of them returned to the hotel room. Zhou Huimin got them two glasses of warm water, then returned to the bedroom and did not participate in Wu Jianye's business negotiations.
Esther looked at Zhou Huimin's movements and sighed in her heart, she definitely couldn't do this herself.
"Ahem!" Wu Jianye said straight to the point: "I believe the Gambino family must have some investigations into me!"
Aster did not deny it, otherwise the Gambino family, as the underground kings of Italy, would not be so eager for a director.
"You should know that I have a bank in Xiangjiang, and now this bank is preparing to develop its own business in Europe, but you also know that some European countries have regulatory controls on bank policies...
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In fact, Wu Jianye's meaning is very clear. Although Standard Chartered Bank now has some business in Europe, with the move to Hong Kong, some European countries are now hostile to the entry of Standard Chartered Bank, and Italy has always been Standard Chartered.
The shortcomings of the bank. After seeing Lao Li and the others in the restaurant today, Wu Jianye suddenly felt that he had found a breakthrough point.
To put it simply, Esther Gambino comes forward to acquire a local Italian bank, and then Standard Chartered Bank takes a stake. This roundabout development strategy is most suitable for Standard Chartered Bank.
And Wu Jianye is not worried that Esther will disagree with Wu Jianye's proposal. After all, it is not the 1960s or 1970s. Even in Italy, there are many restrictions on families like Gambino. Now almost all
Families in Italy's underworld are looking for businesses to launder themselves, and there's no better industry than banking.
However, Wu Jianye has no intention of letting the Gambino family join in...
"Ester, I have said before that you are the only friend of mine in the Gambino family. Just as you have investigated my background, I also have some understanding of the Gambino family. First of all, I must make it clear that you
In our cooperation, I don’t want to involve the Gambino family. In other words, the Gambino family can be the force behind you, but they must not appear in the management of the joint venture bank. At the same time, the most important point is
This bank must be clean and cannot have any unexplainable funds!"
No matter what, the reputation of the Gambino family is not very good. If their overall strength is involved in this cooperation, their control here will also make Wu Jianye very suspicious.
As expected, Esther Gambino did not have any objections to Wu Jianye's suggestion, and was even very excited. However, he did not hide anything and said: "It is impossible for me to do this with my own strength.
, and my family will not allow me to handle this matter alone in the name of the family. If possible, our Gambino family can set up a foundation to participate in this cooperation in the form of a foundation. Of course
Yes, this foundation needs your help, Wu, so that I can be in charge of this foundation!"
In a family like Gambino, or in a large family like this all over the world, no individual can do his or her own thing without the entire family.
In TV dramas and novels, most of those who break away from the family's control for the sake of beauty are just to serve the readers and viewers. In reality, whether you admit it or not, what you represent to the outside world is your own family.
Esther Gambino knows this very well, and she also knows even more clearly that everything she has now is actually given by her family.
Since you enjoy the glory of your family, you will naturally have to bear other influences brought by your family.
But this does not mean that Esther does not have her own ideas. For example, before, she hoped that Wu Jianye would become her ally outside the family, which would help improve her reputation within the family. Now that Wu Jianye proposed this cooperation, she naturally
I very much hope to succeed.
Because if the cooperation with Wu Jianye is successful, then she will become the representative of the Gambino family in this bank, and then the funds she controls will also be
Become a very important bargaining chip for yourself.
She could even take this opportunity to withdraw from her business under the Gambino family and concentrate on banking business. Maybe in ten or twenty years, she would become a famous banker!
Wu Jianye thought for a while and said: "Okay, but there is another thing that you must be aware of, that is, the newly established bank must never, absolutely not have any connection with your family's underground business and funds!"
Esther smiled slightly and said: "This is natural, Wu, don't underestimate our family's determination to clear our name!"
Wu Jianye nodded and said: "Well, after you go back, you can talk to old Gambino about this matter. If you have ideas for cooperation, I will ask the Standard Chartered Bank in Xiangjiang to send someone over to discuss cooperation with you.
of!"
Esther smiled and said: "Okay, I hope we will be not only friends but also partners in the future!"
Wu Jianye: "Of course!"
Next, Wu Jianye and Esther discussed the equity distribution of the new bank, and finally decided because Standard Chartered Bank was responsible for the funds of this cooperation, and the Gambino family was responsible for all the cooperation in Italy.
relationships and the first step in acquiring a bank.
The equity distribution between the two parties is that Standard Chartered Bank holds 65% of the shares and the Gambino family holds 35%.
Of course, this is just the preliminary plan of Wu Jianye and Esther. If Gambino Sr. really has the idea to promote this cooperation, then the distribution of equity will definitely become the focus of debate.
After sending Esther away, Wu Jianye returned to the bedroom and saw Zhou Huimin sitting on the bed watching TV. She was watching the HBO TV series "The Sopranos".
"The Sopranos" has been filmed and once it was broadcast on HBO, it immediately caused a great sensation. A TV series with a movie quality is still very rare in this era. Coupled with its bold story content, it immediately became a
The hit TV series has become popular all over Europe and the United States.
This also made HBO famous, and it became a force that cannot be ignored among the North American paid channels. At this time, Wu Jianye no longer needed to remind HBO that it had already started producing TV series of the same scale.
This is many years earlier than another time and space.
"The scale of this TV series is too big, and it can only be shown in Europe and the United States!" Zhou Huimin said. She doesn't like the TV series "The Sopranos" very much. This is also related to the subject matter, but she wants to see it in Italy.
It’s not easy to watch English programs, and she doesn’t understand Italian, so she has no choice but to watch HBO!
Wu Jianye laughed and said: "HBO's future route will almost be of this type!"
Zhou Huimin didn't think much about it. Now that Wu Jianye was back, he naturally stopped watching TV. Instead, he chatted with Wu Jianye, but he didn't ask Wu Jianye about what he had just negotiated.
She cares less about business matters than Zhu Xian does.
After the two chatted for a while, they got up to find He Qing and others to prepare for a program on an Italian TV station.
And Esther has also returned to the Gambino family.
"Father, Wu Jianye did not agree to our family's invitation today." Esther said.
Esther's brother next to him said dissatisfiedly: "You didn't participate in our family's invitation, but went to have lunch with you?"
"Are you following me?" Esther glanced at her brother dissatisfied.
"Humph, there is nothing in Italy that our Gambino family doesn't know about!"
"Really, then do you know what Wu Jianye and I talked about?" Esther said tit for tat.
"I..." Esther's brother glanced at Esther angrily. His people just followed them from a distance. They knew they went to a Chinese restaurant, but they really didn't know what they were talking about.
Moreover, his people reported another piece of news to him when they came back, that is, behind Wu Jianye, there was always a protection team secretly protecting Wu Jianye. According to the reports, this team's military equipment was amazing.
"Okay, don't argue anymore, Esther, you are my favorite daughter. I know you have always been a very thoughtful girl. Now tell us about you and the rich man from the East.
What exactly were we talking about?" Old Gambino said in a hoarse voice.