Blackstone Code

At the end of August and the beginning of September, the wind blowing from the sea has already revealed a hint of coolness.

The few "summers" are about to pass. Of course, in the shelter, summer will still be there. It's just such a natural summer that you have to wait millions of years to see it.

A man in his forties stood by the window and looked at the crowds of people on the beach in the distance.

In fact, although the temperature here is above zero, it is still far from the real summer.

Seven or eight degrees Celsius is the hottest time of the day, while the coldest time can be more than ten degrees below zero.

The huge temperature difference makes many people still uncomfortable.

Soon, the witness, Mr. A, withdrew his eyes from the girls who were wearing cool clothes but shivering from the cold.

He poured himself a glass of wine, basked in the sun, and looked at the people on the beach, watching them try to seize summer, but in the end they could only leave a handful of sand.

It is not an easy task to testify in the Fortune Bank monopoly case. He once served as a senior manager of one of the five major banks and held a small stake in the bank.

It can be said that he is an iconic representative of the successful middle class in federal society. He has a decent and well-paying job. He is a senior partner of the company or one of the shareholders of the company.

He has a certain social status and is very influential in the community. During the general election, he will be invited to participate in local party activities.

This is the most desired goal of almost 90% of the people of the Federation. They live in a mansion, have luxury cars coming and going, and can greet their neighbors with a smile every morning holding a briefcase at the door of their garage.

The light reflected from the sun on their teeth can blind the eyes of those poor people, and then they can drive to the company with dignity.

Lose yourself in the respectful greetings.

This is the state that federal people long for most, and it is also a concrete portrayal of the federal dream.

But all this ended with the "war" between the five major banks and Blackstone Bank.

Although he owns some company stocks and can say that he is a shareholder of the bank, the stocks he owns do not even qualify him to attend the general meeting of shareholders, let alone participate in the board of directors meeting.

At most, he can know some policy changes within the bank earlier than others, that's all.

After the war between the Five Banks and Lynch reached the mid-to-late stage, he knew that the Five Banks were seeking negotiations.

As a senior executive of the banking system, he knows very well that the Global Communication System has the ability to end all current banking business!

In other words, the working status of the bank will be completely rewritten!

Just inter-bank deposits and withdrawals, and cross-region deposits and withdrawals are enough for people to abandon those old systems and choose Blackstone Bank!

He is also optimistic about negotiations. If they can really reach an agreement, it will be of great benefit to the development of the bank.

When chatting with his colleagues, he also said that he could learn from the Global Communication platform and then find ways to develop his own platform, or develop a business with his own bank's unique characteristics on the Global Communication platform to achieve differentiated operations. .

He thought that there would be no bad news and everything would remain as it was.

One day, the bank suddenly told him that in order to centralize banking business processing capabilities and cope with the coming shelter era, the bank was preparing to conduct a round of screening of internal businesses.

All unnecessary institutions and businesses are cut off, and doing so requires a lot of funds.

Therefore, the bank headquarters plans to issue additional shares and raise funds internally.

Originally, he was not very interested, but his superiors asked middle managers like them to take the lead and set an example, so he had to spend most of his savings to buy bank stocks.

At that time, he wasn't very worried about his stocks. After all, many times he couldn't buy bank stocks if he had money, so he didn't think it was a loss-making business.

It's just that you suddenly lost a large amount of cash and your money will be a little tight.

Two months later, his friend suddenly broke into his office and put an administrative notice on his desk with a pale face.

He picked up the notice with some confusion, and not long after, his face turned as pale as his colleagues!

Banks have indeed cut off some businesses, but what they cut out are the best businesses, such as savings business and loan business.

Moreover, these businesses were sold to Blackstone Bank at a price that was almost free, and what was left behind were naturally non-performing assets and liabilities.

In a very short period of time, the entire bank was deprived of its most profitable businesses, and then the bank began to file for bankruptcy.

At the same time, there was also an announcement from the outside that Blackstone Bank would acquire the savings and loan businesses of the five major banks, and that it would integrate the businesses of the same nature among the six federal banks and reorganize and rename them "Wealth Bank."

On one side is the despair of falling into the abyss, and on the other is the future of rising to heaven!

And he, this representative figure of the federal middle class who was once proud of being a bank worker, was left in the old era!

Not long after, the five major banks announced that they were constantly applying for bankruptcy protection for their assets due to various reasons, and the witness, Mr. A, also lost his job.

The stocks in his hands are not worth a penny!

But what’s interesting is that he still has to pay back the money he owes the bank.

His boss once became the department manager of Wealth Bank and took the initiative to call him to tell him that there was an abnormality in the banking industry and he needed to use emergency clauses to recover the loan.

If he cannot repay the loan within two years, the bank will take away all his valuables.

In order to ensure that the bank's interests are not harmed, his deposits in the bank will be frozen...

Overnight, there was nothing, that's what he was talking about.

What he hates about Fortune Bank is not that they have gone too far, but that in going too far, they have left themselves behind.

So when someone contacted him whether he was willing to testify in court, accusing Wealth Bank of being involved in industry monopoly, he immediately responded positively.

He had actually heard of a lot of lawsuits involving banks. He also knew that this case was so big that other means would definitely be used.

He was waiting for someone from Fortune Bank to come, or even for his boss to come and talk to him.

His current appeal is very simple. As long as he is given a new job, even if the position is not as good as the previous one, he is willing to overturn his testimony in court and counterclaim that the plaintiff induced him to confess.

This is a serious accusation!

He believed that this chip would be able to be sold at a good price!

While he was thinking about how to bargain with his boss, the study door opened and his wife walked in very dissatisfied.

"You should think about how to change the status quo instead of sitting here basking in the sun!"

"We don't have much money anymore, and if you can't find a good-paying job next year, we're going to have to go into shelter early."

His wife is more than ten years younger than him. She looks very beautiful and has a good figure.

She used to be very gentle and obedient, and she would never refuse no matter what she was asked to do.

But now, she is noisy like a crow that has been stabbed in the ass!

After his wife nagged for a while, he raised his hand and waved, "It will be solved soon. Trust me, everything will go back to before."

After the two looked at each other for a while, the wife compromised, "It's up to you. I have a party tonight, so I won't come back and I'll sleep over there."

This is not the first time that she stayed up at night. The reason was that she was sleeping at her best friend's house. Witness Mr. A knew that it might be true, but it was also possible that she was looking for a "next home".

But he always believed that everything would get back on track!

When he gets a new job, or a new job at Wealth Bank, the female cousin will strip off and crawl in front of him like she did at the beginning, like a puppy eager to be satisfied by its owner.

Everything comes from work, status, and wealth!

The woman quickly dressed herself up. She was only in her thirties and had taken good care of herself over the years. She had already found a wealthy man in his fifties.

The other party is very interested in her, and she does need insurance.

Just as she was about to leave, she happened to meet a young man who came to visit. He looked like he was only in his early twenties and had a very cute smile.

"I'm here to visit Mr...., is he at home?"

The woman looked the visitor up and down. He was wearing high-end, expensive formal clothes. There was a smile on the woman's face, "Of course, he is in the study."

She paused and said, "I have something urgent to do and I have to leave, so I can't entertain you. I'm sorry and I hope you can forgive me."

The young man said it didn't matter, and asked her thoughtfully if she needed a ride.

Looking at the luxury car parked at the door, the woman immediately agreed.

Appearing in a luxury car can enhance one's momentum and let the old guy know that he doesn't have to hang himself on his old tree!

"Of course, thank you very much. My car just happened to be sent for cleaning."

The young man arranged for someone to send her away, and then pushed the door open and entered.

All this was seen by Mr. A, the witness on the second floor. There was a smile on his face, and Lynch's people came.

Although he is not an old colleague he is familiar with, this is good news!

He took the initiative to go to the living room and led the guest into the study.

"I only have coffee here, would you like a cup if you don't mind?"

The young man smiled and nodded. When he brought the coffee over, he realized that the young man was still wearing gloves and had not taken them off.

The lambskin gloves fit his hands perfectly, and the imprint on the end of the gloves was from a very famous brand.

When there was no inflation, each pair of gloves cost three to four thousand, but now it is even higher!

It is custom-made by hand to ensure that every finger fits perfectly. He has had it before.

"You can take your gloves off, although this brand is very comfortable to wear."

The young man said "Thank you" politely, "Don't bother me, I won't stay too long..."