章節 907: Chapter 907: A future of 70 billion dollars (Part 2)
It was clear that Xia Yu wanted the equity, but when Lin Dexiang said it, it completely changed the meaning, and it became as if he had voluntarily given the equity to Xia Yu, giving Xia Yu a good way out.
Xia Yu couldn't help but look at Lin Dexiang in a favourable light.
He is worthy of being the founder of Wah Mei Bank. Not only is he an elite in the financial industry, but he also has a high emotional quotient.
The only thing I can say is that he is bad at judging people. After founding Wah Mei Bank, in order to grow and expand, he even introduced the vicious shareholder Li Guangkun, which is why the bank has come to this point.
'Mr Lin, I won't be pretentious. I am indeed interested in Wah Mei Bank. Although it doesn't have much assets, it has a lot of influence among the Chinese, and I happen to need this influence,'
Xia Yu said with a smile, speaking frankly.
Lin Dexiang immediately laughed and said, 'As long as you can use it, I was worried that you wouldn't think it was good enough.'
Xia Yu laughed and said, 'Mr. Lin, you are being too modest. The East West Bank you founded was the first bank in the United States to serve the Chinese. In seven years, the bank has reached a scale of 600 million US dollars, which is quite an achievement.'
Although the East West Bank is small now, its assets, when converted to Hong Kong dollars, are only a few billion Hong Kong dollars. It is a medium-sized bank in Hong Kong and even more so in the United States, a small regional bank.
However, Xia Yu is clear about the future of East West Bank. Its assets will reach more than 40 billion US dollars in the future, and its market value will exceed 7 billion US dollars.
Although it cannot compare to Wells Fargo, which he just acquired, it is actually quite good, and it is also one of the top few dozen commercial banks in the United States in the future.
Of course, as Xia Yu said, compared to the future of East West Bank, he values more the influence of East West Bank among Chinese Americans.
Although it has only been in development for seven years, its influence among Chinese people is still limited to the west, and mainly in Southern California.
However, East West Bank is still the first bank to serve the Chinese, and its foundation has already been laid.
If he can take over East West Bank, Xia Yu's influence among Chinese in California will definitely skyrocket, and as East West Bank continues to expand, Xia Yu's influence will also reach more Chinese Americans, which is what he needs.
A smart person never puts all their eggs in one basket, and he won't rely solely on an alliance with the Situ family.
If he hadn't encountered East West Bank by chance, he would have found another way, and perhaps in the future he would even take the initiative to acquire East West Bank.
In order to make East West Bank work for him, it was not enough to rely on the Lin family's stake; the 49% stake of the other major shareholder, Li Guangkun, had to be obtained.
Therefore, Xia Yu said to Lin Dexiang, 'Mr. Lin, you hate Li Guangkun very much, don't you?'
On hearing this name, Lin Dexiang's emotions ran high, his eyes filled with hatred, and he angrily said, 'I hate him so much that I wish he would die without a burial ground, this treacherous little man!'
At the beginning, he lacked funds, and in order to ensure control of the East American Bank, he only gave 49% of the shares to the three shareholders. Who knew that as the bank developed, Li Guangkun used some trick or other to acquire the shares of the other two shareholders.
Not only that, Li Guangkun was also very good at acting, and he always acted as if he had a particularly good relationship with him, deferring to him and dispelling his concerns.
Unexpectedly, Li Guangkun tried time and time again to introduce new shareholders, but he refused in order to maintain control of Huamei Bank. It wasn't until Li Guangkun lost patience and revealed his ugly true face that he directly plotted against him, having his son kidnapped and forcing him to hand over his shares.
If it wasn't for Xia Yu, not only would his son be dead, he would not have been able to escape either, and his property would have been taken away.
His wife is already dead, and if the two of them were to go, his family would only be left with a daughter who is still studying.
Without them, his daughter's future would be bleak, and his wife in the afterlife would never forgive him.
It can be said that Li Guangkun wanted his family to perish.
In contrast, Xia Yu saved his entire family!
Compared to his family, the stake in Huamei Bank is nothing. He is still able to work, and his son is also one of the few management and financial geniuses among Chinese people. As long as he is still alive, he can still make a comeback!
'Mr Lin, don't worry, I won't take your stake for nothing, and I won't take it all!'
'You can keep 10% for yourself, and as for Li Guangkun's stake, I will take it myself.'
'Because of him, I almost lost my life too, and I was made to work hard!'
Xia Yu's mouth curled up into an inexplicable smile, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he spoke indifferently.
Lin Dexiang was suddenly surprised, and his heart grew more and more grateful towards Xia Yu.
Not only was he leaving him 10% of the shares, but he would also help him take revenge.
He wasn't sure how to deal with Li Guangkun, but Xia Yu definitely had a way.
Although he didn't understand Xia Yu's situation, since he was able to destroy the underworld forces of '13th Street' overnight, dealing with Li Guangkun would definitely be a piece of cake.
Although Xia Yu said he was seeking revenge for himself, Lin Dexiang was still extremely grateful to Xia Yu.
'Mr Lin, the results should be available in a couple of days. You can go home and wait with peace of mind.'
'Okay, Mr Xia, we'll wait for your news. I won't disturb you now. We'll draw up the contract after we get back and send it to you.'
'Please wait a moment. I'd like to ask your son a question.'
Seeing Lin Zeyu and his father stand up, Xia Yu immediately said:
Lin Zeyu looked at Xia Yu with confusion in his eyes, while Lin Dexiang was a little nervous, his gaze flickering between his son and Xia Yu.
Xia Yu asked with a smile: 'Have we met somewhere before?'
Lin Zeyu frowned in thought, and finally shook his head and said: 'I don't think so. I don't remember meeting you before, Mr Xia.'
'Mr Xia, is there anything else?'
Lin Dexiang asked hurriedly.
Xia Yu smiled faintly and said, 'Nothing, it's just that at first I felt that your son looked familiar. Since we haven't met, I must have made a mistake.'
Without waiting for them to reply, Xia Yu said again, 'You don't have a car either. I'll have someone take you home!'
After saying this, Xia Yu ordered someone to drive the grateful Lin father and son home.
After returning home, Xia Yu said to Kevin O'Casey, 'Kevin, you know the next task, right? Li Guangkun, the other shareholder of Huamei Bank, must pay the price!'
Kevin O'Casey immediately took the order and said, 'Boss, wait for my news! I guarantee that I will complete the task!'
That afternoon, Blackwater International personnel took Li Guangkun into custody. Faced with the damning evidence produced by Blackwater International personnel that he had hired 13th Street to kidnap and attempt to kill him, Li Guangkun was terrified and went pale.
This evidence was enough to send him to the FBI and sentence him to life imprisonment. Moreover, if it were made public, there would be no place in San Francisco for him among the Chinese people.
Not only that, but he had also watched the news in the morning and knew the fates of '13th Street' and 'Mexican Eagle', realising that he had messed with someone he couldn't afford to mess with.
Faced with money and the lives of his family, he decisively chose to save his life, and honestly signed the equity transfer agreement, along with other assets that were also left behind.
After getting the things, Blackwater International secretly disposed of Li Guangkun's family again. Anyway, no one would see them in the United States from now on, and they would be considered to have left the United States.
The next morning, Lin Dexiang and his son arrived at Xia Yu's house with fruit and gifts, and they drove there of their own accord.
'Mr Xia, please accept these!'
After sitting down, Lin Dexiang immediately took out a document bag made of kraft paper from his bag and handed it to Xia Yu with both hands.
Xia Yu took it and opened it, and inside were two equity transfer contracts and equity certificates. The transferors were Lin Dexiang and Lin Zeyu, and the position of transferee was left blank, obviously for Xia Yu to fill in at will.
Of course, that wasn't the point.
What surprised Xia Yu was that Lin Dexiang had transferred all the shares held by the father and son to him, not leaving them with 10% of the shares as he had said yesterday.
Xia Yu looked at Lin Dexiang and Lin Zeyu for a long time, somewhat surprised, making the two men feel a little uncomfortable.
Xia Yu then said, 'Mr Lin, you don't have to do this. I said you two would keep 10%, and now you're transferring it all to me. Aren't you asking me to do something I shouldn't?'
Lin Dexiang said solemnly, 'Mr Xia, you've been very kind to our family. These shares alone are not enough to repay your kindness, so I feel better giving you all of it!'
Xia Yu was a good judge of people, and could tell that this was Lin Dexiang's true thought. It made him feel a little emotional.
Lin Dexiang is a good person and not a bad manager, but his weakness is that he cannot read people's minds.
But no one is perfect, and Lin Dexiang is already better than most people.
Because of Lin Dexiang's character and his regard for Lin Zeyu, Xia Yu was even more determined in his decision.
Xia Yu asked with a faint smile, 'Mr Lin, you founded East West Bank, so don't say you don't have feelings for him.'
Facing Xia Yu's wise gaze, Lin Dexiang's mouth twitched, and finally he nodded with a bitter smile, saying, 'Mr. Xia, East West Bank can be said to be another son of mine. It would be absolutely false to say that I don't have any feelings for it. I have always dreamed of building a bank that serves the Chinese, so that we Chinese Americans can make up for our shortcomings in finance and be able to start businesses more easily.'
Xia Yu nodded slightly and said, 'In that case, don't you want to continue to run East West Bank?'
'If you leave, I will have to find someone else to run it. Can you trust someone else to run it?'
Lin Dexiang understood Xia Yu's meaning a little, and after hesitating for a moment, he asked, 'Mr. Xia, do you mean that I should continue to run East West Bank?'
Xia Yu nodded and said, 'Yes, I think with your love and understanding of East West Bank, I can't find anyone more suitable than you.'
'Leaving East West Bank, you will also have to find a way out again, which is not only troublesome, but also a waste of your time and your son's time, isn't it?'
'So I was wondering if you would be willing to continue to run it together with your son?'
Lin Dexiang never expected Xia Yu to do this, and it was a pleasant surprise. Without hesitation, he nodded and said, 'My son and I would be happy to serve you!'
Xia Yu said with satisfaction, 'I won't let you work for nothing. Later, I'll let you draw up a contract to transfer 10% of the equity to you. You and your son can see how to divide it.'
'Then we'll each take 5%!' Lin Dexiang and his son looked at each other and said directly.
'That's fine, you can sit here for a while, I'll make a phone call.'
After saying that, Xia Yu picked up the phone and notified his subordinates to bring their things over.
The rest of the morning, Xia Yu also talked to the Lin father and son about many things related to the development of East West Bank, and at noon, he specially asked them to stay for lunch at his home to deepen their relationship.
After lunch, Xia Yu saw them off and watched them leave.
As he had said in the morning, at this relatively sensitive time, Xia Yu would not take over East West Bank in person, and would let the Lin father and son continue to operate as usual, and he would reappear at an opportune moment.
Although he had given the Lin father and son 10% of the equity, Xia Yu did not regret it. After all, this was their father and son's.
The Lin father and son were of good character, and Xia Yu did not want to push things too far.
Moreover, he also hoped to support another top Chinese family in the United States, and the Lin father and son were just the right fit.
The East West Bank platform was very suitable for them to establish a network of contacts and become the benefactor of the Chinese in the United States.
In Xia Yu's opinion, the Lin father and son were more reliable in the future than the Situ family.
Moreover, Lin Zeyu was also a famous genius among Chinese Americans. At the young age of 27, he had obtained an MBA from Harvard Business School, and also minored in finance. He had already gained experience at East West Bank for two years.
When Lin Dexiang grows old, Lin Zeyu can fully take over and add to his business empire.
In business, there are the Lin father and son, and in politics, there is the Situ family. A perfect layout!
After the Lin father and son left, Situ Boshan paid another visit, mainly because he was shocked by Xia Yu's formidable strength, and he was even more determined to form an alliance and cooperate with Xia Yu.
Amidst all the chaos, time flew by and it was the end of the month. As the new year approached, he received some good news once again.
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