Blackstone Code

"Are you sure you won't give in?" Joe Grimman said this as if he was certain of Lynch's decision.

Lynch also nodded, "Yes, this is impossible."

Sometimes people may have such brief doubts. On some issues, if one of the two giant guys makes a concession, the matter can be resolved properly and peacefully. Why does no one give in most of the time?

Here we have to talk about the cruelty of capital, because the fastest way for capital to grow is never to make money down-to-earth, but to annex!

Why do people believe in "miracles" in capital society?

Because this kind of financial miracle is always happening!

Some small companies use some financial means to annex large companies that are several times or even ten times or dozens of times their own size. Is this a miracle?

This is a miracle!

The larger a company, group, or economy becomes, the more likely it is that it will be impossible to give in at any time!

The leader of a lion pride must always let people see how powerful he is, so that no young lion will challenge their status.

In the federal news, many people may have heard of an ordinary citizen's dissatisfaction with politicians and even the president.

But how many people can see the dissatisfaction of ordinary people with big financial groups?

There is no need for you to express it, the legal affairs of the large consortium can make you understand what a stupid decision you have made!

Even if they are wrong and unreasonable, they will continue to initiate lawsuits until they bankrupt those people and shut them up!

Not only is there peace between consortia and ordinary people, but also between consortia and consortiums.

Capital is very aggressive. If you give in today, tomorrow those people will launch an even more ruthless attack in more areas.

You gave in the first time, will you give in this time?

Not allowed?

What you will face will be a more severe situation than the last time. You gave in last time, will you not give in this time?

So why did you let it go last time?

let?

Very good, your concession has excited other capitals. They are like sharks smelling blood, rough, barbaric, and crazy!

They will increase their strength and continue to force you to make concessions in order to seek more benefits, and even more capital will unite to force you.

The situation you face will only become more severe, harsh, and even desperate!

So, will you give in?

Concession step by step, forcing step by step, in the end you will find that every concession you make becomes your connivance to those competitors!

Countless eyes are staring at you, as long as you make the first step!

Joe Grimman is now considered a senior executive of the bank. He knows very well that Lynch will never give in, and neither will the six major banks.

Just because he won't give in doesn't mean he can't compromise. The purpose of Joe Grimman's trip is to test Lynch's attitude.

When Lynch told him his guess in a positive tone, he smiled and said, "Our idea here is that everyone holds shares in each other. In fact, before you came, there were many among the six major banks..."

He shrugged his shoulders and made some small movements with his hands, which made you feel the meaning behind his movements.

“…You know, we compete with each other but we work with each other, and we need some assurances.”

In the Federation, the most direct and effective way to collude with other capital is to exchange stocks.

After exchanging stocks, everyone's interests are basically the same, and can even be said to be integrated.

Suppose there are two companies in an industry, and these two companies hold 50% of each other's shares. Can it be said from a certain perspective that these two companies have completed a monopoly in the industry?

If the number of companies in this industry is increased to three, four, five, six...

They all hold part of each other's stocks and eventually complete an implicit combination. So can it be said that this industry does not have a monopoly on the surface, but it has actually been monopolized?

Federal law does not allow you to say this, because according to the interpretation of the federal Anti-Monopoly Law, these companies themselves have no relationship with the stocks of the companies held by investors, and do not constitute a monopoly.

As long as these companies accept investors' investment and circulate stocks, as long as these companies do not control the absolute pricing power of the free market, as long as these companies do not control the upstream production monopoly of new companies from the source.

So basically, it can be said that these companies are not monopolies.

But capital is always greedy, hypocritical, and smart!

If a company becomes too big, it will be regarded as a monopoly. Then the company will be split into many companies, and the main equity will still be in the hands of the previous people.

On the surface, one company has become seven, and a large number of investors have entered, which breaks the monopoly.

But in fact, there will always be people who can clearly see that the monopoly still exists, but it has become more advanced and less easy for people to detect.

And this is a new type of monopoly after the Anti-Monopoly Law. It is more secretive, harder to detect, and stronger.

No one can use the Anti-Monopoly Law to deal with them anymore, because these are not written into the Anti-Monopoly Law.

The six major banks knew that they could not restrict Lynch's development and that the establishment of Blackstone Bank had become inevitable.

Lemar's central bank has the power to issue currency. This power to issue currency is enough to give Blackstone Bank great potential.

Some would see them as two different things, Blackstone being Blackstone and Lemar's Central Bank being Lemar's Central Bank.

But the six major banks know very well that they are actually the same thing.

Since Lynch can't be eliminated, then bring him in and bring him into this large circle of high-level monopolies to safeguard their own interests.

Joe Grimman looked at Lynch expectantly. If Lynch could agree, his position in Jinhui Bank would be more stable.

Lynch thought about it for a long time and finally agreed.

The banking industry is different from other industries. In other industries, you can interact with industry rule makers, because although the business essence is the same, the methods and behaviors are different.

It happens from time to time that new products replace old ones, just like lighters replaced matches in the early years.

At that time, many people did not think that the lighter would eventually become the winner because its unit price was higher, its functionality was the same as that of matches, and in some cases it was even inferior to the separability and throwability of matches.

You can throw away a match to start a fire, but you're less likely to throw away a lighter.

With high price and single performance, no one would think that lighters can become mainstream products.

But lighters eventually succeeded and grew in size, beginning to overtake the match market.

This is ordinary business, competitiveness, innovation, and development. As long as you own a certain part, you can definitely gain a foothold.

But banks are different. Competitiveness does not come from innovation, but from competition for financial strength!

You give 3% interest, and the six major banks join together to give 5%. If you increase the interest rate, they will also increase it. Moreover, the six major banks have a strong foundation and they don’t care about short-term gains and losses.

Not competing with them on interest rates?

Then you will naturally have fewer depositors, the bank will have no money, and it will be difficult to develop loan business.

Even if the loan business is launched, you must be careful to be wary of a run that may be triggered at any time!

This is an industry where it's a competition to see who has more money. Even if Lynch has all his ideas and methods, it will be difficult to compete with the six major banks in the banking industry.

So he decided to compromise, and in fact he didn't suffer a loss. Holding the stocks of the six major banks can be said to be the last insurance for himself!

The "guarantee" that Joe Grimman mentioned before is actually the hope that Lynch's Blackstone Bank can cooperate with the six major banks in terms of overall policies.

For example, in terms of interest rate increases and decreases, loan dismantling, and capital flows, they do not want a disruptor to appear.

Lynch finally gave Joe Grimman a positive answer, and he was willing to have in-depth discussions with the six major banks.

This made Joe Grimman very happy, and he also invited Lynch to attend the federal banking conference at the end of the year.

That was a grand event where the six major banks... no, the seven major banks in the future would formulate the rules of the game every year...

Joe Grimman left quickly after Lynch's reply. He just came to test whether Lynch was willing to cooperate.

Lynch has always been independent in the past, and no one knows whether he will do the same in this field.

Fortunately, he did not appear as a spoiler this time, and then the Federal Reserve Bank sent an invitation letter to Lynch, inviting him to participate in the Federal Banking Association.

He also vaguely mentioned that he wanted to sit down with Lynch and have a good talk about "cooperation".

Over the weekend, Lynch met the little boy's girlfriend at the largest playground in Bupen.

Girls from the Federation... always give people a sense of maturity. Although they are only thirteen years old, this girl looks like she is sixteen, seventeen or eighteen years old.

She has a tall body, slightly taller than a little boy, with a good figure, but her breasts don't look developed enough.

However, this kind of thing is not Lin Qi's turn. Overall, she is a nice girl, very cheerful and polite.

She greeted Vera first, then Lynch, and tried to ask for Lynch's autograph.

"My sister and I are both admirers of yours, Mr. Lynch, can you give us an autograph?"

It's strange that Lynch is not an actor, but in the eyes of federal teenagers, he has more status than any actor or singer.

Maybe it's because of Penny, or maybe it's just because of himself. Many people admire him and regard him as their idol in life.

This may be because he continues to create miracles. It is said that some fanatics have even created something like the "Lynch Worship Association"!

They regard Lynch as a totem and a symbol like a religious worship, saying that believing in Lynch can gain the power of life...

Lynch did not refuse the girl's small request. After asking the girl's name, everyone took a group photo together and signed their names when leaving the amusement park.