Blackstone Code

When Joe Griman purchased two thousandths of the equity of Jinhui Bank, there were some follow-up measures in the agreement.

For example, when he retires, he needs to sell 50% of the shares he holds to the board of directors at 120% of the market price.

After his death, the other 50% he holds will be sold to the board of directors at a market price of 135%.

These shares are not inheritable, and no one can legally own these shares through methods other than the bank's board of directors.

The acquisition at a premium based on the market price is actually a kind of compensation, a one-time compensation.

If Joe Grimman died and his son could not convince the board of directors to inherit the shares, he would only receive a lump sum of money.

Money is indeed the most important social resource for ordinary people at the bottom of society, bar none.

But for the class that has achieved wealth freedom, it is really a dispensable thing.

Social status, status symbols, power, and influence are what they value.

Joe Griman still holds a part of the shares, which is why he is here. He cannot refuse the board of directors' request and hopes that he can test Lynch's ideas.

"They gave me a difficult problem, Lynch. Before I came here, I didn't think about my ability to complete the job they entrusted me with, so I was very relaxed."

He always maintained an optimistic mood. Anyway, he never thought about doing his duty or anything, and he was not afraid of the board of directors blaming him.

Just think of it as a time to come over and talk about old times.

Lynch was also affected by Joe Grimman's optimistic mood, and kept a faint smile, "It seems like we don't need to be evil anymore!"

He paused as he spoke, "About what?"

"Global!"

Joe Grimman picked up the cup and took a sip of wine. "They want to entrust me to ask if there is any possibility of cooperation on this project."

Looking at Lynch's slightly puzzled eyes, Joe Grimman felt a little emotional, but that didn't stop him from speaking more clearly, "Global Communications, they want to invest some money."

In fact, Lynch knew what Joe Grimm was talking about, but he just wanted Joe Grimm to express it completely and clearly.

It's like-

"Is it correct?"

"What?"

This question and answer is the same, does one of them really not know what to fix?

Of course I know, but asking the complaining party to state his demands and acting in tacit agreement without stating his demands are completely different things!

Lynch shook his head, "This is impossible. Global Communication Technology is related to national security and does not accept investment from any company or individual."

Joe Grimman didn't quite understand why such a project was connected to national security, and he didn't really want to know, "So can we borrow your system?"

"This requirement is obviously more practical. I think there is no problem at all, but I need to charge a 5% handling fee for each independent transaction."

Originally, Joe Griman was quite happy. Although he could not invest in the Global Connect plan, if he could use this system, it would be a solution.

But as soon as Lynch opened his mouth, he was charged a 5% handling fee, which made him fall into silence again.

He is a banker and has been doing it all his life. Of course he knows how terrible this 5% handling fee is!

If people need to pay 100 yuan, they need to prepare at least 105.30 yuan, which will be an additional 5.30 yuan.

In other words, they have one hundred yuan, but can only buy ninety-five yuan worth of things!

As for the payee, they received 100 yuan, but only 95 yuan was actually recorded in the account, which resulted in a 10% difference.

Whether it is ordinary people or operators, who is willing to bear such high handling fees?

If the handling fee cannot be reduced, they will refuse to use these ordinary banks and use Blackstone Bank, which may have no handling fee.

Joe Grimman pursed his lips and said, "This handling fee...can it be negotiated?"

"I'm not saying that the handling fee is unreasonable, but five percent is really too much. If it can be lowered, I think there will be no problem at all!"

He tentatively counter-offered, "Maybe...two thousandths is a number that everyone can accept."

Lynch didn't speak, just shook his head. Although he didn't emphasize that this was impossible, his attitude was actually very firm.

Joe Grimman sighed, "It seems they are going to have a headache."

Lynch then smiled and said, "You are retired, why do you care about so many things they do?"

"The investment in the Global Communication Plan is very staggering. I will continue to invest a lot in the future, and will invest another 20 billion to 30 billion within ten years."

"There are many related technical iterations and reserves before this, which is priceless!"

"I can tell you roughly how it works, and you can let them form their own teams to study it. To be honest, I very much support healthy competition."

"If they can work it out!"

Lynch has never been afraid of others competing with him in scientific research, because he never makes mistakes!

He is always able to find the most correct path, and after a very small amount of trial and error, he is the best!

Other teams, on the other hand, have to fall into endless trials and errors, wasting time, energy, and money.

Joe Grimman already understood that he would not get any desired results from Lynch, and left after chatting for a while.

Half an hour later, he arrived at the place where he had started, the villa of the executive director of Jinhui Bank. In addition to people from Jinhui Bank, there were also senior board directors from the other four major banks.

As soon as Joe Grimman came in, the executive director asked, "What did Lynch say?"

There was a strong smell of cigarette smoke in the villa, which was a bit choking. Joe Grimman found a place to sit down, without much sadness on his face.

As Lynch said, let these guys do these nerve-wracking things.

"He did not agree to our investment, but said that if we wanted to use his system, he would accept the proposal, but he would charge a five percent handling fee for each independent transaction."

Before he could finish his words, an old man interrupted him and exclaimed, "So high?"

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became unfriendly. The CEO frowned and asked, "Can this fee be negotiated to be lowered?"

Joe Grimman shook his head and said, "He did not accept any counter-offers, but said that if we want to study it ourselves, he can give us a theoretical direction, and we are welcome to study it ourselves."

After saying this, Joe Grimman noticed that no one continued to ask. He looked at the others and found that their expressions were a little solemn.

Before Joe Grimman came back, they had actually asked two scientists to inquire about the research costs of this project.

Their idea is that if Lynch opens his mouth, they must at least find out how high the research cost is. If the benefits to Lynch are higher than the research funding, they might as well do the research themselves.

This is a very typical thought of federal capitalists. When the cost of R\u0026D is too high, it is better to buy than R\u0026D.

As for whether it gets stuck in the neck, that's another matter!

If the cost of getting stuck is a few ten thousandths, a few thousandths, or even a few percent of the research cost, it is still acceptable!

If you spend 10 billion to research a product or system yourself, why not spend 1 million to rent this more mature system?

They can earn back the rental fee exponentially from the lambs by harvesting the wool, so they will definitely not lose money.

The answer the scientists gave them made these people's blood run cold. Even if they developed the satellite, they would not be able to launch it into a synchronous orbit.

Even if they invest a lot of money to study how to launch satellites into synchronous orbit, they still need to solve electronic computers and systems.

Even if they solve these problems, they don't have time!

The Flight Research Institute has been conducting research in this area for more than ten years. Since the middle and late stages of the war, the Flight Research Institute has begun researching new fighter engines and missiles.

This information may be a secret to the outside world, but it is not a big secret to the scientific community. Everyone knows roughly when the Flight Research Institute began to study missiles and rocket engines.

Time cannot catch up, and R\u0026D funds as high as tens of billions or even hundreds of billions still need to be recruited from top scientists in the industry.

Now almost all of these scientists' resources are in the hands of Lynch. Regardless of whether they agree or not, the cost of poaching people is not necessarily something they can afford.

The final statement given by scientists was to prepare 100 billion first, and an additional 100 billion may be needed later, and it is very likely that there will be no results within ten years.

In other words, the investment may be wasted.

After a long silence, the CEO sighed, "Maybe we can find someone else to try and talk to him."

Immediately someone asked, “Who can you turn to to convince him?”

"Connor wears a pair of pants, and the women around him are like docile kittens. Wardrick might be a good choice, but do you think Wardrick would be a good lobbyist?"

"His and Lynch's interests are highly bound. We don't even have a way to leverage Wardrick, so how can we let him persuade Lynch?"

The executive president tried to suggest a candidate, "How about President Bowling?"

"As long as the benefits are sufficient, he can lobby Lynch for us, and he still has some influence on Lynch."

Opponents still shook their heads, "President Bowling's lobbying is not even as good as Joe Griman's. If you want to try, you go to Connor. I think Connor may be more persuaded."

"At least there is a chance, others have no chance at all!"

A few people soon made a decision. They planned to visit Connor together to talk about technology sharing!