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   Chapter 524 Chen sesame rotten millet

In the face of Conor, Adrian is well versed in the way of "thick black science". It seems that the person who made Conor wait outside the office for a long time is not him at all. As long as he has a thick skin, it is not him who is embarrassed. .

   "Conor, in the second half of the year, Houston will launch a batch of new public communities, and Prosperity Bank will be able to enter these projects!" Adrian said to Conor with the look of an old friend.

   This is also a piece of fat. As long as these public communities participate, banks can give money to construction companies, and then lend to users who live in them. It can be said that it is a double profit.

   But Conor, who is familiar with the rules of the industry, knows that this is Adrian's "return" to Prosperity Bank.

   "Mr. Mayor, thank you very much for your support," Conor said to Adrian with a low attitude, "Adrian, you know, we have always supported you in the past, always!"

   Hearing Conor talking about his past relationship, Adrian had a headache. He wasn't afraid that someone would come to this office and ask him for something, but he was most afraid of talking about his past relationship.

Being in the position of Adrian is the most embarrassing. He has to get the support of the sponsor and keep a distance from the sponsor. It can even be said that sometimes he has to "oppose" the sponsor to get votes. Among them, he needs to measure by himself.

   And just like Conor, he just said that he would hand over the project funds of a public welfare community in Houston to Prosperity Bank, just to stop Conor's mouth.

Adrian needs to maintain his image, even though the congressmen in America are actually cold-blooded and never emotional, but in order to maintain his image, sometimes he has to do things that are "meaningless" in their eyes, such as So today, meet Conor.

  If you don’t meet Conor today, then there will be rumors from the outside world that Adrian is ruthless and ruthless towards the gold master, and even the rumors that the gold master will cooperate with him in the future will probably have to consider the consequences.

"Conor, we are old friends, you know, in the past, I have always supported you and Prosperity Bank, your bank has always been a cooperative bank between the Houston Municipal Department and the Budget Department. …”

   Adrian said to Conor, this is to tell him that no one owes anyone, Conor is also one of Adrian's financial masters, and he also contributed to the Houston mayoral election last year.

   But Adrian also "returned" to him, cooperating with Prosperity Bank on many projects, as well as municipal public budgets, and neither side owes the other.

Listening to Adrian's words, Conor didn't mention Chen Guzi's rotten sesame in the past, nor did he mention Prosperity Bank's support for Adrian, etc. He felt that mentioning these, in addition to letting Adrian Disgust, nothing more.

"Adrian, I am very grateful for your support of Prosperity Bank in the past, but now, we have reached the most difficult point, the City of Houston no longer chooses to cooperate with Prosperity, and we have lost more than 30% business, which will end Prosperity Bank, Senator Adrian…”

   "I just thought the City of Houston would give Prosperity Bank some support!"

Conor said in a pleading tone, what he wanted was not how much business Adrian gave to Prosperity Bank and how much US dollars he had deposited in it, but Adrian's attitude. He continued to talk to Prosper. The attitude of Riti Bank cooperation.

   But the only response to Conor was Adrian shaking his head and sighing, "NO!"

   There was nothing sloppy, and Adrian refused so succinctly that Matthews, who was standing in the corner of the office, sighed in his heart. This was the difference between Adrian and him.

  As the chief of staff, Matthews has top-notch vision and ideas. Even if he goes to Capitol Hill, he can find a place to stay and serve as the staff of a certain Capitol Hill master.

   But Adrian is more decisive than Matthews, Matthews has to consider a lot, and Adrian acts decisively, he only does what he has decided, even if it may overturn, but never hesitate.

   "I'm sorry Conor, Prosperity Bank is very good, we used to cooperate very well, but times have changed after all!"

   "Prosperity Bank can only be Houston's Prosperity, and PayPal, can be America's PayPal, and even the world's PayPal!"

Adrian answered very calmly, although it was a bit cruel to Conor, Adrian made it clear to him that he would support a Prosperity Bank until he died, that is, a regional bank, such a bank, in Not to mention five hundred companies in America, there are definitely one or two hundred companies. How influential can they be?

As for PayPal, although it is only nominally headquartered in Houston, its users are all over America and overseas. There are nearly 30 million users now, and how many will be in the future. It is conceivable, especially after the cooperation with Wall Street. , Adrian's expectations for PayPal are even greater.

Even if Houston is only the nominal headquarters of PayPal, PayPal's customer service center, server center, and personnel in technology and other departments are all located in Houston, which can provide Houston with more than thousands of jobs every year. Constantly improving!

This can all be attributed to Adrian's credit. It is the capital he can show off on occasions large and small in the future, telling those supporters that as long as he is elected, there will be jobs, tickets, and bread. He will let Houston Become a city of science and technology, and cultivate men in technology companies such as Double Click, PayPal, etc. in Houston!

Compared with what PayPal brought him, a Prosperity Bank bank, kicked and kicked, old ones don't go, new ones don't come, there are dozens of bank brands in Houston, and there is no shortage of this one .

   Hearing Adrian's words without any sloppy words, Conor's face turned ashen, he knew that there was no room for him to return to the world.

Picking up the briefcase and picking up the coat again, Conor got up and walked outside without Adrian's support. The board of directors of Riti Bank discussed what to do next.

   Just when Conor was about to walk out of Adrian's office, he took Matthews by the side, went to Adrian's side, and whispered a few words to Adrian.

   Adrian looked at Matthews with a look of surprise, obviously Matthews' words surprised him.

   But just when Conor was about to open the door with his hands, Adrian's voice suddenly came from behind him, "Conor, I have a new proposal, I don't know, do you want to listen?"

   Conor felt dizzy until about an hour later, when he walked out of Adrian's office.

   His mind was a little muddy now. The new proposal that Adrian brought to him was far beyond his expectations, and even Conor had forgotten what he was here for.

But one thing is clear to Conor, that is, he needs to return to Prosperity Bank immediately and report everything to the board of directors. Although he feels that Adrian's proposal is absurd, even absurd, he knows that this may It was for Prosperity Bank, the most important choice, including himself.

In Adrian's office, after Conor left, Adrian was a little excited. In the office, he paced back and forth a few times, turned his head and said to Matthews, "Now it's up to Song to take over all this. !"

   "I can't think of a reason for Song to refuse. This is a bank. Last year, Prosperity Bank's revenue exceeded $2.3 billion!"

  What Matthews proposed to Adrian just now was to sell Prosperity Bank to PayPal!

   This idea is really too bold, and the idea is wild, it can even be said to be nonsense, but it is really feasible.

  Prosperity Bank, it seems that it will not be able to last. If you sell yourself at this time, you can still sell for a good price. Anyone who sells it will sell it. If you sell PayPal, an Internet payment platform, maybe you can sell it for a high price!

As for PayPal, although it is hot with the bank, if you can get Prosperity Bank, it will make up for PayPal's shortcomings, you can get professional bank personnel, and you can build your own risk control team and follow up. It is much more convenient to carry out credit and mortgage business through the system, and also obtained an American bank license!

   Of course, if this is done, then Adrian will be able to get at least a donation of several million dollars from Song Yang.

  San Jose, Song Yang came to PayPal's new office building. Now that PayPal doesn't have to cover up, and the staff size has soared, it naturally needs a new office building, and it is impossible to stay in the ICQ office building all the time.

"Mr. Bruno, Manager Swartz, this building was built five years ago. The floor and capacity are not too large, but it can definitely be used by PayPal. In addition, the decoration and equipment of this building are top-notch in San Jose. , if necessary, we can make changes to the equipment and decoration as required by PayPal.”

The person in charge of the office building said diligently to Song Yang and Aaron Swartz that PayPal is a big money owner for them, and they rent the building directly, and it is a long-term lease. There are too few, how can we not let the building be tempted.

  Song Yang took a look at the building. The floor is not high, similar to ICQ's office building. The decoration and office equipment are all available, enough for PayPal.

   glanced at Aaron Swartz, who also nodded towards Song Yang, obviously, also recognized this office building.

   When Song Yang was about to speak, the phone suddenly rang. Aaron Swartz saw that Song Yang had a strange look on his face after receiving the call.

   Song Yang, who received the call, only had a movie line in his mind, "Old Xu, do you want a wife or not?"

   (end of this chapter)