Chapter 157: A Little Surprise for Juliana
The next day, Waldorf Astoria New York.
John Rockefeller Jr., Cyrus McCormick, Aiken Wood, Ariana Rothschild, Roosevelt, and Li Zitao gathered together.
"Now let's talk about the remaining 45 percent." Rockefeller knocked on the table and looked at everyone with a smile on his face.
"The McCormick and Wood families want 15 percent." Cyrus said first.
"The Roosevelt family wants 10 percent." Roosevelt, who was in a wheelchair, was not to be outdone.
"Then I will take 10%, I believe you have no objections." Rockefeller followed up and said.
Julianna is gnawing her gums with hatred, these old bastards, they are determined to sacrifice their own interests.
"Charlie, it seems that the remaining 10% is yours and mine." Juliana said unwillingly.
"I only need 5%, Juliana." Li Zitao didn't answer the question at all, and directly pointed out the benefits he wanted.
"Crack~~" The rosy lips were tightened, Juliana tried her best to keep smiling, and said, "Good job."
"Thank you." Li Zitao bowed in gratitude.
"It was really a pleasant conversation. It's been a long time since I felt this way." The well-fed and well-fed bosses talked with satisfaction.
Li Zitao pretended to be disappointed, but his heart was rolling with laughter. Only Juliana was really going crazy.
He was very angry, but still kept smiling, 'We must not lose the face of the Rothschild family in front of these bumpkins. '
If I didn't guess wrong, these guys had finalized the benefit division plan long before the meeting, and only she was foolishly kept in the dark.
But even if she knows this, so what, the Rothschild family needs the help of these bigwigs if they want to enter Wall Street quietly.
If the overseas capital of 600 million US dollars wants to enter the United States quietly, without their help, unless Morgan is blind, he will choose to ignore it.
So Juliana could only smash her teeth and swallow it, keeping the account in her heart, "Lee, take this as compensation for you."
In Juliana's heart, she was more certain about the family's plan, relying on the middle and grassroots, to lift Li Zitao's control over the joint venture bank, and finally occupied the magpie's nest and swallowed it in one gulp.
"Charlie, I will hand over these interests to Lawrence. I believe that the friendship between you will be deepened." Before leaving, Little John said while pressing his shoulder.
"Of course, Uncle John." Li Zitao changed to a more friendly address.
"If you have a chance, come to our house as a guest." Little John issued a formal invitation to him.
Being able to be a guest at home in the United States proves that the host regards you as a true friend. Li Zitao nodded overjoyed and agreed.
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Juliana is still dreaming of swallowing Li Zitao in one bite. The profit of more than 400 million US dollars and the financial network of the United States will all belong to the Rothschild family.
It's just that when she walked into Building 60 on Wall Street for the first time and saw the busy staff, Juliana felt as uncomfortable as beeping a dog.
"Charlie, who are they?"
"My employees." Li Zitao said frankly.
"But we don't need so many people." Julianna was a little frustrated, you don't play your cards according to the routine!
It is Li Zitao's style not to follow the routine. These employees are the surprises he prepared for Juliana.
"Wells Fargo will be divided into two departments. The investment department will be in charge of you, and the comprehensive service department will be in charge of my good friend Jonathan."
Li Zitao looked up and saw him talking with several executives in front of the office, and walked forward.
"Jonathan, can you spare a few minutes?" Li Zitao interrupted the conversation with some rudeness.
"Of course." Hearing what he said, the executives in front of him wisely left, and the three walked into the office.
"It's still a bit messy, sorry." Jonathan said apologetically to Juliana.
"Maybe you should introduce us to each other.
Seeing that Jonathan had clearly misunderstood his identity, Juliana said.
"Oh, I forgot." Li Zitao pretended to suddenly realize: "Jonathan, this is Miss Juliana, the representative of our major shareholder."
"I'm very sorry, it's an honor to meet you, Miss Rothschild." Jonathan performed a standard gentleman's salute, lightly shook Juliana's hand and kissed.
"Mr. Astor, I've heard a lot of rumors about you, it's really eye-opening." Juliana said with vigilance in her heart.
In her mind, Jonathan and Li Zitao were the same kind, dressed in sheep's clothing, always smiling, greedy wolves who looked harmless to humans and animals.
Using half a year and using various methods to control the two places in the United States and Country Y caused Vincent to stumble, and there was no day for him to recover.
How much scheming and patience does this guy need to do such a thing?
"As a member of the Astor family, I can't just sit back and watch the family decline!" Jonathan straightened his chest and said sincerely.
After officially taking over the Astor family, he will no longer explain why others call himself 'Mr. Astor', because now he has this qualification.
Astor V, this is the praise and recognition Jonathan most wants to hear.
"Hopefully our cooperation will remain pleasant."
"Of course, when it comes to ladies, I've always been a gentleman."
The two were pretending to be polite there, while Li Zitao sat on the sofa and watched the play.
Each other is eager to swallow each other in one mouthful, but on the surface they act like they want to become best friends, tsk tsk, what a good show.
"Come on! All the shareholders are here, so call the executives to come to the meeting." Li Zitao stood up from the sofa.
After the conference room was simply cleaned up, a group of people walked into it. The only original shareholder of Wells Fargo was William Fargo, the founder's family.
"Mr. Fargo, welcome to New York." Li Zitao welcomed him on behalf of the shareholders.
"I don't want to come here at all." William Fargo put his hands on the table with a straight face like a stubborn old man, and sat upright.
"Life is always full of surprises!" Li Zitao shrugged and laughed.
"Everyone is here, we can start." Jonathan looked at several executives sitting on both sides. From left to right, they were all from the former Wells Fargo Bank, and now they are his people.
This is Mawei?
Julianna finally understood why Li Zitao didn't say where he was going in the morning, but just said he wanted to surprise her.
Now, here comes the surprise.
Juliana, who was weak and weak, sat there, listening to the reports of the senior executives like a decoration, but she was remembering various data about Wells Fargo Bank in her heart.
Generally speaking, the key business of the former Wells Fargo Bank is mainly in the field of financial services. It can be concluded only by listening to the data that the other party has performed very well in this regard.
"Do you want to learn from the American Express Company in Buffalo and issue traveler's checks?" Juliana interjected for the first time when she heard someone bring up the issue of travel.
"That's right, ma'am." Glancing at Jonathan, he found that he had no objection, and the other party continued; "Actually, we have entered the negotiation stage with American Express and initiated a comprehensive acquisition of it."
In this era, American Express does not have a bank, nor does it have the awesome Centurion Card of the previous life. It is just an express travel service company that provides traveler's checks.
But don't think that it is very weak in this way. Although American Express at this time is not enough to be called a big company, its traveler's checks can be cashed in more than 30 countries.
This alone is enough to make people pay attention, but the bosses have not yet realized how huge profits are contained in it.
"Are you optimistic about it too?" Li Zitao and Juliana chatted in low voices as the executives continued to report.
"Yes, this kind of safe, convenient check, which is not limited by date, place and time, is a payment revolution for the tourism industry in my opinion."
"It coincides with each other, and soon it will belong to us." Li Zitao laughed.
"Unfortunately, I wanted to include it in the investment department." Juliana frowned provocatively.
"That's really a pity." Li Zitao leaned back indifferently.
Why fight for voting rights at the shareholders' meeting, isn't it just for this moment?