Chapter 63: Quenching Thirst
Eric could clearly feel his heart beating violently. As an old hand Eric understood that this was definitely not as simple as Song Yang said, and it was not easy to get the money.
But for Eric, if he could really do what Song Yang predicted, his net worth would more than increase fivefold.
Although Eric's current net worth seems high, most of it is spent on nightclubs, hotels, etc. If RICK company can be successfully listed this year, its market value may exceed 50 million US dollars.
But you have to know that RICK Company does not belong to Eric alone. RICK has come to where it is today with the help of many powerful figures in the federation. Part of RICK Company's shares belong to various foundations established by those people.
Even if RICK company goes public successfully, Eric's net worth will not exceed 30 million US dollars at most. As long as he joins the project proposed by Song Yang, he will directly become a billionaire.
“I want 10%!”
"NO!"
Eric still wanted to bargain with Song Yang according to the usual routine, but what he was met with was Song Yang's direct rejection, leaving no room for negotiation.
Song Yang looked at him and said, “Eric, you also know how many people will be involved in this project. In addition to you, the councilors in Chicago, New York, and the districts along the route must also be filled, and there are many unexpected events to deal with!”
The completion of this line is not the end of the story. If you want to survive the siege of a number of telecom giants and open this line smoothly, you must get the support of powerful people in the states that the line passes through.
Otherwise, under the pressure of several major telecom giants, those regions will definitely cut off this line under various pretexts. Only by tying them all to this line will these people help Song Yang to fight against those telecom giants.
After drawing a cake for Eric, Song Yang didn't mind putting out another bait, "Not only 5% of the profit, in the future, we will also be collaborators, and corporate financing like Double Click will also be open to you!"
Eric, who originally wanted to bargain, suddenly shut his mouth. To be honest, Eric's current situation is no longer the time to spend any money for the sake of US dollars. This can be seen from the fact that he established RICK company and began to transform its clubs.
Now Song Yang has given him a chance, a chance to enter the Internet industry. In the future, when people mention him, he may not only be the owner of the largest nightclub in America, but also a famous investor in Silicon Valley. He can also appear in various celebrity scenes openly and be treated as a guest of honor by various powerful people. When his mother donates to the church, she will never be rejected again...
Eric picked up the bottle of wine, and without pretending to be a gentleman, he took a gulp, then looked at Song Yang and said, "Song, I think you are the real Lucifer, the one who makes people fall directly into the abyss. I actually believed your words!"
"What should we do first!" Eric opened the map again. Now nothing could attract Eric's attention except the more than 100 million US dollars.
Song Yang began to calm down at this time. "Tomorrow, Gallo will find someone from Wall Street. We will take him to meet someone and get 300 million US dollars through him!"
"What if I can't get it?" Eric asked. This is 300 million US dollars. It is not easy to get such a huge sum of money these days.
“No ifs!”
Song Yang stared at Eric and replied, if he couldn't get the money, then there was basically no hope. Eric should just continue to be the king of the night club and never think about appearing on the stage openly.
"What about the telecommunications licenses and those congressmen..."
"I will try my best to find a way to get the license. If..." Song Yang hesitated for a moment, but in order to make Eric determined to join, Song Yang still said, "If time is tight, I will find Enron President Kenneth to solve the license problem. The same goes for those congressmen. I will find them when the line is almost laid!"
Only when this line is laid will Song Yang have the bargaining chip in his hand. If Kenneth and his people do not agree to cooperate, Song Yang can find other people. If he goes to find them now, he can only bet that Kenneth and those congressmen are good people, otherwise he will probably be gnawed to the bone!
A large group of people arrived at Comerica Bank in Houston today, and Chris Jain, the manager of the credit department, went out to greet them personally.
"Song, Eric!"
When he saw Song Yang, Jia En's face was full of smiles. Jia En felt that investing in Song Yang was the most correct investment he had made in all his years in the industry!
He had previously lent US$1.5 million to DoubleClick, in exchange for which he obtained the cooperation of DoubleClick, which is now valued at over 100 million US dollars. He also made Song Yang, the youngest multi-millionaire in America, his client. Chris Jain was just commended by the headquarters of Bank of America last month.
As for Eric, Jan naturally knew him, after all, he had been to RICK's club many times.
Jianen brought Song Yang and others to the conference room, and was secretly looking at Song Yang and this strange combination. Song Yang and Eric came together, which made Jianen a little confused. He didn't know how these two completely unrelated people got together.
After entering the conference room, Jaen noticed that Greg's face looked a little unhappy. In fact, Greg only received the news today and knew how crazy it was to know what Song Yang was going to do!
However, Song Yang did not intend to hide it from Greg. Given Greg's age and personality, he would definitely not agree to take the risk. Song Yang could only act first and report later.
But now that it has come to this, Greg had no choice but to come along. However, he still didn't have a good look towards Song Yang and Greg, and sat aside with a tense face.
"Manager Jia En, thank you for your support to DoubleClick. Without you, DoubleClick would not be where it is today!" Song Yang kept saying this, and he had no idea how many people he had told this nonsense to.
But Jain, like everyone else, had a smile on his face. Even though he knew that Song Yang was talking nonsense, Chris Jain admitted it. He had contributed to a company valued at hundreds of millions of US dollars, which would increase his value when included in his qualifications. It was also the highlight of his career. When he changes to a new company, he can get a few more cents in salary for this!
"These are what I should do. I have known for a long time that you, Song, are a genius in the technology industry. I have never doubted this!" Jianen took the credit directly. He had no intention of making Song Yang a client of Bank of America, but to make him his client.
As he spoke, Jia En took the coffee handed to him by his secretary and said to Song Yang and his group, "Song, since you came here today, is there anything I can help you with..."
“Indeed!”
Song Yang said it directly without any hesitation, then glanced at the unfamiliar face sitting next to Gallo and said to Jain, "This is Dan Spivey, the best high-frequency futures trader on Wall Street!"
Looking at Spivey, who was in his forties, still a little thin and very taciturn, Jain nodded to him, but he didn't know why Song Yang brought Spivey here.
"Spivy, would you mind telling Manager Jian about your experience on Wall Street..."
Spivey, who was just pulled over from Wall Street today, is still thinking about what Song Yang said to him and that crazy plan. But for Spivey, who looks taciturn but actually likes excitement by nature, this plan makes his heart tremble.
"On Wall Street, using Chicago stock index futures, you can sell stocks at a higher price than the stocks that make up the index. The entire transaction takes a few tens of seconds, or even less!"
When Jain heard Spivey say that if he seized the opportunity, he could make millions or even tens of millions of dollars from one deal, he couldn't help but curse the Wall Street vampires, saying that those people were really good at making money.
However, after hearing this, Jian En was still a little confused. He didn't know what was the point of Song Yang asking Spivey to say this.
"So..." Jia En looked at Song Yang with a little confusion.
"So, I want to get some funds from Manager Jain to build a dedicated line from Chicago to Wall Street to help traders like Spivey complete transactions in a shorter time !" Song Yang said to Jain, who looked as if he had seen a ghost.
After a long while, Jia En finally came to his senses. He first cursed loudly, then sat down and thought about the project proposed by Song Yang. He knew that Song Yang was not joking.
"Song, do you know what you are saying? I don't have that much authority. This requires hundreds of millions of US dollars. The headquarters of Bank of America will not let me lend out this money!" Jain stood up and waved his arms randomly , showing how confused he was at the moment. This matter was really beyond his expectations. Who could have thought that Song Yang would give him such a big "gift" as soon as they met.
“But you already knew about the project!”
“That’s right!”
Eric was also echoing Song Yang's words at this time, and Gallo gave Jaen a fierce look at the right time.
This made Jaen's eyelids twitch. He understood that Song Yang was going to drag him into this project. This was a project involving billions of US dollars. If Jaen did not join in, the news would most likely leak out. Jaen didn't know what someone would do for the money, but there were more than one or two American commanders who had been killed. Jaen couldn't help but shudder when he thought of this.
"Manager Jian, this is an opportunity for both you and Co-America Bank. Do you want to stay here forever? After a few years, maybe someone will replace you!"
Song Yang specifically pointed at the female secretary outside of Jia En and said, "Once this project is completed, it will only take more than a year for Comerica Bank to recover the funds and get a 10% profit. As for you, Jia En, you will get the full support of me, Eric, and everyone else in this project in the future!"
"It is possible that Chris's last name will appear on the board of directors of Bank of America!" Song Yang whispered in Jain's ear.
Chris Jain took a quick breath and looked up at the female secretary outside. When he thought of another man sitting in his seat, enjoying the coffee made by the secretary, and then thought of the conditions proposed by Song Yang, Jain's eyes reddened, "I need some time, I need to find a director of the Bank of America!"
