Chapter 1669: Focus on the Core
In a farm in the western United States, a row of small planes were parked on the lawn in front of the manor.
The people on the ground were dressed completely differently from the farmers on the farm. They exuded the aura of London elite butlers and waiters, smiling and welcoming the guests coming out of the helicopters.
Of course, in addition to the waiters and butlers, the fully armed bodyguards with headsets standing not far away also made this manor look so different.
As helicopters or small planes landed at a small airport not far away that was not open to the public, and then took a shuttle bus to come.
The hall of the manor gradually became lively.
However, this liveliness was mostly due to the large number of waiters. After everyone arrived and the waiters went out, there were less than 20 people sitting in the living room. Among them, there were several Asian faces.
When the waiter went out, the bodyguard closed the door of the hall, and only the host and the guests were left in the room.
A silver-haired old man standing in the host's position waved his hand, and everyone found a seat in the living room.
"I called everyone here this time to inform you that the layout of Lehman Brothers has been completed and can be harvested.
However, in order to prevent the other party from fighting to the death, the harvesting time will be longer. It will take about half a year, so everyone needs to be patient and don't make any mistakes at the end.
At the same time, since the distribution plan has been agreed upon, it should be strictly followed. I don't want to see us quarreling first at the critical moment of dividing the Lehman consortium."
After the silver-haired old man finished speaking, he looked around. The people sitting in the living room were either leaning back on the sofa, holding a glass of wine in their hands, or holding a cigar in their mouths. No one responded or agreed.
But silence means agreement, and everyone has no objection.
The reason why there was no response or agreement is that everyone has the same status. The silver-haired old man became the leader of the plan because he proposed a plan to secretly target Lehman Brothers many years ago.
But he is only the leader of this plan. Everyone is on an equal footing, so naturally no one is here to help him shout.
And facing such a reaction, the silver-haired old man is obviously used to it, or it can be said that not only he is used to it, but others are also used to it.
Because when everyone cooperated on various plans and projects other than Lehman Brothers, everyone had the same reaction after the temporary leader who was elected spoke.
However, although the silent reaction atmosphere was not so warm, since it was agreed, it could not be regretted, otherwise it would definitely be attacked by everyone.
After all, no one wants to have any trouble at the critical moment of the final division. If you have any opinions, you can say it in advance and discuss it with everyone. If you don’t say it at the beginning and jump out to make trouble at the critical moment, such people basically have no good end.
So since the plan has been agreed, you must travel responsibility. To deal with the target and prey, you can be unreasonable and even scoundrel.
It is best to abide by the rules of the group, because this rule is the bond and constraint of their cooperation. It is because of the rules that their group has continued to this day and can return with a full load in every hunt.
Of course, the rules must be followed and the benefits must be taken. The constraints of the rules make the group more team-oriented, and the benefits are the core of the team. Without sufficient benefits, the group would have disbanded long ago.
For example, the plan to divide the Lehman consortium was precisely because of the amazing profits. That’s why everyone started to cooperate tacitly many years ago, and finally ushered in the moment of harvest now.
"Since no one is speaking, let's talk about the next thing. Little Jack, William, and the alliance formed by the Chinese people that we have noticed for a long time.
Everyone present knows that this group seems to have smelled the trap we set for the Lehman consortium. So they also want to get a piece of meat from Lehman Brothers, which has fallen into the trap and is still struggling and has not completely surrendered.
And they are very greedy. They are so greedy that they want to swallow up the most valuable assets of the Lehman consortium, and they also want to participate in the harvest of developing countries in the world as the Federal Reserve cuts and raises interest rates.
This group is very powerful. Although it cannot compete with any of the consortiums present now, it is already infinitely close to the consortium, especially the Chinese person who is their core member.
The Chinese government may be standing behind him, and his layout in Europe, the United States and all over the world also has the shadow of the Chinese government. The Chinese market has always been our main hunting ground. The signal released by this person is very dangerous, and we have to be vigilant."
"Did the previous warning have no effect?" Someone frowned.
They naturally noticed the other party's group. To be honest, at the beginning they just found that Yang Dongxu, a Chinese, was a little bit wrong, so they began to be vigilant.
But what they didn't expect was that when they began to pay attention to Yang Dongxu. In fact, Yang Dongxu had already cooperated with Little Jack and the Kennedy family.
So that they got asymmetric information about Yang Dongxu and missed many important events.
When they realized this, Yang Dongxu took out various patents of smartphones and pulled William and the Spencer family into the group to form a preliminary consortium.
They have suppressed the Kennedy family and the California consortium for so many years and have not completely taken down these two consortiums. Therefore, the difficulty and life of these two consortiums are beyond imagination.
Now with the addition of the royal family and the Spencer family, as well as several powerful minions on Wall Street, the threat level of the group formed by Yang Dongxu can be foreseen.
But the timing of realizing this was really unlucky, as it coincided with the critical moment when they took action against Lehman Brothers.
It is obviously not a wise choice to give up Lehman Brothers at this time and eliminate this threat first. After all, although the opponent's strength is not yet an influence or a consortium, it is not that easy to deal with.
At that time, if the other party is negligent and withstands the suppression, and Lehman Brothers takes the opportunity to breathe a sigh of relief, it will definitely outweigh the gain.
Therefore, after clarifying the priorities, they warned each other very sternly.
And in order to make his words more threatening, he also adopted some very strong methods. Regarding these tough measures, even some consortiums cannot ignore them. It can be said that they are full of warning force.
"After the warning, the other party has indeed calmed down in recent times, and there are currently no excessive actions. However, there are no extreme actions on the part of the Lehman Group, but they have adopted an offensive strategy in other aspects.
For example, computer and mobile phone chips, Google Maps, and YY software. The other party has been actively expanding the market during this period, and seems to want to replace us.
So what I want to express by raising this point is whether we want this replacement. The group is carving up the Lehman Group while continuing to curb the other party's development. After carving up the Lehman consortium, it would be free to start attacking them directly.
In other words, the main focus is still on the Lehman Group, as long as the other party does not cause trouble. Let us first enjoy the feast of the Lehman Group and the subsequent harvesting of developing countries through financial means, and then take care of them. "
The silver-haired old man's words made many people fall into deep thought.
It is obviously undesirable to carve up the Lehman Group while targeting the other party. After all, it’s not like the other party doesn’t have the strength to struggle, so how can they just watch you eat a full meal first and then beat them up later.
Therefore, the silver-haired old man's speech mainly focused on the second point. That is, as long as the other party does not cause trouble in the affairs of the Lehman Group, they will make a concession to appease the other party for their sudden development in other fields.
Wait for them to finish the Lehman Group's affairs before dealing with the other party.
Therefore, regarding this point, how much development space should be given to the other party during this period needs to be carefully discussed.
After all, this group should not be underestimated. If it really gives the other party a foothold for a complete breakthrough in a certain field, it will be troublesome to cut off the other party's minions bit by bit when they want to devour the other party later.
"Is there anyone on the other side to talk about this matter?"
"Not yet. It seems that we hope that both of us will acquiesce to this plan." The silver-haired old man shook his head and then said solemnly.
"Actually, I'm not too worried about letting the other party take advantage of this time to develop. After all, technical barriers are not easy to break through. So I can only let the mobile phone side go first.
Now my main concern is with Google. The potential and influence of this company have begun to appear. If the other party's YY product is allowed to take shape, this is a product that can become the core of a business empire.
Once the California consortium and the Kennedy family master such a product. Then they have the possibility of resurgence. "
After the silver-haired old man finished speaking, all the consortium representatives frowned solemnly.
The California syndicate may be weakened, but it is still a syndicate. At the same time, the even weaker Kennedy family's Boston consortium is not so easy to deal with.
For so many years, they have joined forces to continuously squeeze the living space of these two consortiums, instead of directly forcing each other into desperate situations like carving up the Lehman consortium.
It is because these two consortiums still retain some power that cannot be ignored. They really resisted to the death, and the price they paid was too high to be worth the loss.
Therefore, the current strategy of watching the opponent die slowly is the best choice. Anyway, the opponent's decline is irreversible. They will slowly wait for the opponent to die of old age without even being able to hold a weapon.
But now these two slowly dying consortiums are showing signs of resurgence, which they will never allow.
Because that will inevitably break the current divided pattern and pose a serious threat to their own interests.
After all, how could they be willing to spit out the meat they had already eaten in their mouths?
So in this matter, Yang Dongxu, a Chinese, is actually not very worried.
Even if there are any conspiracies on the Chinese side, it will not be able to shake the United States' international status. They are very confident about this.
Therefore, if Yang Dongxu were from the United States, they would still be worried about whether a new consortium would emerge. Since he is from China, they should put it aside.
The focus now is to keep an eye on the two former bigwigs, the California consortium and the Kennedy family.