Chapter 871 The Governor's Party
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In the evening, California Governor Jerry Brown hosted a banquet for Jiang Chen at the Governor's Mansion. At the same time, Warner Bros. Vice President Richard Fox and celebrities from all walks of life in Los Angeles were also invited.
For the world's richest man, who tops the Forbes wealth list and is invincibly rich, Jiang Chen naturally became the center of the banquet. The pair of eyes cast on him were either envious, or peeping, or jealous, or friendly. Many entrepreneurs who want to climb up the big tree of the Future Group, it can be said that they cut their heads and want to squeeze in front of him to get acquainted and cling to him.
Jiang Chen never thought that he would set foot in the United States with such an attitude, but when this day came, he was not too surprised.
"Welcome to America, Mr. Jiang Chen, this is a rich man's paradise, you will like it here." Mr. Fox raised the champagne with a smile, and lightly clinked glasses with Jiang Chen.
As one of the shareholders, Mr. Fox is quite looking forward to the "Iron Curtain of Time" jointly shot by Warner Bros. and the world's only large-scale VR modeling company-Virtual Image Animation. Now the shooting has entered the final stage, and it will be put on the screen by January next year at the latest.
For this powerful next-generation film and television work, major film review websites have given quite optimistic predictions. After all, it is the world's first film based on VR technology. Even if it is aimed at this novelty, there is no reason for the box office to be low.
"If you mean Mr. Brown's banquet." Jiang Chen smiled and drank the champagne in his glass.
At this time, Mr. Governor and a middle-aged man in a suit walked over here.
Brown, who shaved his head, smiled and asked Jiang Chen, "How is it? Is the drink satisfactory?"
"Very satisfied, thank you for your hospitality." Jiang Chen replied politely.
"Haha, thank you for your compliment. Please allow me to introduce, this is Andy Giannini, the sponsor of this banquet." Brown smiled and introduced the middle-aged man standing beside him to Jiang Chen. The man, "Chairman of Bank of America, and majority owner of Security Pacific."
"It's too boring to write business on a business card, I prefer to be called a golf player." Andy grinned, showing his white eyes, and stretched out his hand to Jiang Chen, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Jiang Chen. "
Jiang Chen noticed that Mr. Fox, the shareholder of Warner Bros., seemed quite reserved when he saw this.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Giannini." Jiang Chen held his extended hand.
To be honest, this surname is really a bit of a mouthful.
The first time he read it, he almost bit his tongue.
However, Jiang Chen is no stranger to the surname Giannini.
After all, he represents the Future Group, and he did his homework before coming to the United States.
Bank of America can be said to be the financial core of the California consortium. Its predecessor was the Bank of Italy founded by AP Giannini, a descendant of Italian immigrants in the early 20th century. The person standing in front of him is one of the powerful people in the United States. In this country dominated by Wall Street, capitalists are the core of power. Although the status of the California consortium is slightly inferior to that of the Eastern consortium, the wealth it has accumulated over the past century is still not to be underestimated.
Many people know that Los Angeles, California is rich in American blockbuster movies, but few people know that California is also the largest arms production base in the United States. Including the well-known Lockheed Aircraft Company and Northrop Grumman Company, the first and second largest arms companies in the United States are all from this family. Although the shares have also been diluted a lot by the Eastern Consortium, its position as the overlord of the military industry is still unshakable.
It would certainly not do to hold such a banquet with money from the state coffers. Not to mention anything else, just say that the champagne on the table is all famous wines from Italian wineries. The cost of drinks alone is more than hundreds of thousands of dollars. If the reporters know that the governor is holding a party with taxpayers' money, the media will have a collective climax the next day.
However, the money paid by the Giannini family also shows that the relationship between the governor and the California consortium is not shallow.
It can even be said that the party itself was held at the behest of this big shot.
The conversation between the two was very light, and almost no business matters were mentioned. This Mr. Giannini seems to be very interested in golf. When Jiang Chen mentioned that he owns a golf course at the foot of Mount Fuji, his eyes lit up and he said with a smile.
"Mr. Jiang is really courageous when he dared to buy the bottom when the biochemical crisis broke out in Tokyo. If I have the opportunity to go to Tokyo, I must go to your golf course to see it."
That being said, Jiang Chen did not believe that he was the only one who divided up the Japanese assets at that time. The consortia on the west coast of the United States have always been interested in East Asian affairs, and it is impossible to let such a good opportunity pass by. Although there is an element of gambling in it, what is 10 to 20 billion to this kind of consortium?
"Haha, please give me credit." Jiang Chen said politely with a smile.
The pleasantries lasted for about ten minutes. The Governor and Mr. Fox retired one after another, and joined other circles with champagne, and this Mr. Giannini finally turned the topic to "business".
"I heard...Mr. Jiang has some conflicts with the Freemasons? I don't know if it's true or not?"
After asking this sentence, Giannini seemed to feel that it was inappropriate to ask directly, so he added another sentence.
"Of course, I don't mean to offend. Our ancestors are from Italy. Although the Giannini family is no longer in the WASP faction, we also have reservations about the Jews."
"Of course there is friction, and it's not small. If Mr. Giannini reads the news, he will definitely understand it." Jiang Chen smiled.
Giannini smiled and said nothing.
Of course he read the news. It is impossible for him not to understand such a well-known thing. It's just that the meaning of listening to the person who said it himself is completely different from that of hearsay. Because most of the industries are located on the west coast, the Giannini family is far away from Washington, the economic and political center of the United States. From the perspective of the consortium on the east coast, they are more like "land rich men" in the countryside than a well-matched opponent.
This is also the reason for the decline of the California consortium, which is now ranked almost at the bottom of the top ten consortiums in the United States. If it weren't for holding the behemoth Bank of America, the Texas consortium that emerged after World War II would even be able to sit on an equal footing with them.
This sense of alienation from the mainstream world made the Giannini family quite restless. This is why they are keen to invest in Asia. If they cannot go east, they must at least find a way out in the west.
The friction between the Future Group and the Freemasonry gave them an opportunity.
If the Freemasonry falls, the Freemason consortium headed by Goldman Sachs will face liquidation, and the dichotomy of Wall Street will be completely broken. This will undoubtedly be a rare opportunity for the West Coast consortium far away from the center of power.
Of course, all of this is based on the premise that the Future Group can win in the end.
Andy Giannini is sure he was right, and with his eyes, he thinks he deserves to bet on this young man. (To be continued.)
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