The journey starts from the Titanic

If I said nothing, I can only give up this cooperation with the Fargo family."

Situ Nan did not forget to finally put pressure on Dennis Fargo.

If the other party still refuses to nod his head, he has to fight for Wells Fargo from other shareholders. As long as there is a good price, he still doesn't believe that others will hold the Ge family like this?

Unless the other party is richer than himself, it's not a big deal to spend more blood and effort.At that time, the Fargo family will not be as easy to talk to as they are now, and they will be cleared from Wells Fargo Bank if they are not good.

If you really can’t, you can choose another bank. Although Wells Fargo is well-known in California, it will not surpass other banks too much. Moreover, it has already bought the California Union Bank in San Francisco. I believe that this will enable Dennis Fargo. Back like a thorn.

Dennis Fargo thought about it, and realized that the advantage was not on his side. He also heard Situ Nan's implication.Threat, threaten nakedly!

The situation is better than people. The Fargo family is no better than the wealthy Stuart. He can't help but complain about the Wells family. If the other party sells the shares to himself, he will not be controlled by others as it is now.

Dennis Fargo felt a little bit distressed, but his face still calmly said: "Mr. William, it's not impossible to sell Wells Fargo to you, but I have a condition."

"Oh, what's the conditions?" Situ Nan was a little excited. After talking for a long time, he finally heard the middle-aged man with beard let go.

"You can transfer up to 15% of the equity and complete it in ten years. This can be written into the contract." Dennis Fargo finished speaking and stared firmly at Situ Nan.To be honest, he thought this condition was a bit excessive, but he still hoped that Situ Nan could agree to it.

Situ Nan didn't speak, and looked at Dennis Fargo angrily. The two eyes collided in the air, and no one backed down.

silence…

"It doesn't have to be so troublesome. I only need the Fargo family to transfer 10% of Wells Fargo's shares. At that time, I will propose to the board of directors as the largest shareholder to introduce other investors to invest in Wells Fargo, so that its assets will be doubled."

Situ Nan said categorically, "As compensation, I can increase the price by 10%, or exchange it with some industries in my name."

Since you don't want to completely transfer the shares of Wells Fargo, I can always inject capital to dilute your shares, right?Situ Nan thought, he wanted to show his cart, without concealing his ambition for Wells Fargo Bank.

Taking away family property is cruel, but doing business is just like that. You can't tolerate being a good person yourself.Besides, the Ge family did not suffer any losses. Situ Nan has already stated that Dennis Fargo will continue to serve as the president of Wells Fargo. What they have only lost is the legal control of Wells Fargo.

Maybe Situ Nan made enough compensation, maybe it was helpless, maybe it was comforting myself that Wells Fargo Bank, with a strong partner like Situ Nan, would definitely develop even greater. In short, Dennis Fargo made a difficult situation. His decision, he bent his heart, opened his hands, and said with some relief: "Okay! Young man, you won!"

"Thank you. Mr. Fargo, I believe our cooperation is lasting and fruitful." Situ Nan excitedly shook Dennis Fargo's hand.

"By the way, now that the two of us have cooperated, Wells-Rich Country can be renamed William-Rich Country, right?" Situ Nan said jokingly.

Americans have always used the surname as the name of the company. This time Situ Nan replaced the Wells family. If it is really like what he said, the combination of William and the rich will be the former leader of the Fargo family. William Fargo name.

Judging from the name, there is also some vanity comfort for the Fargo family.

William’s surname is very rare, but Williams has a lot of surnames. Dennis Fargo looked at this high-spirited young man named Stonney William with some emotion. "Crawling inside and outside", I felt a little worried about it, so when Situ Nan said that he would change the company's name slightly, he nodded and agreed.

Situ Nan was just talking casually, but he didn't expect that the other party agreed to it all at once.But being able to post his surname on Wells Fargo is also something to be proud of.

"Thank you! The new bank is William-Wells Fargo! Mr. Fargo, I believe this is a testimony of our friendship!" Situ Nan held Dennis Fargo's hand tightly, and he was even more excited.

Chapter 133 Westward Fargo Family and Tasteless Express

This handshake started the friendship between the Fargo family and Situ Nan. Until a hundred years later, the Fargo family remained a firm ally of the William family.

The shrewd Dennis Fargo rejected Situ Nan’s cash transaction, and he proposed to use 10% of Wells Fargo Bank to acquire 5% of Situ Nan’s Occidental Petroleum.

Well, this request is obviously the lion's open mouth. Others don't know. Isn't it clear to Situ Nan?The total assets of Occidental Petroleum are several times larger than that of Wells Fargo, and the oil fields that they secretly hold far exceed the total assets of Wells Fargo.

Dennis Fargo’s price was obviously asking for a wild price, and Situ Nan was not stupid. He immediately responded: “10% of Wells Fargo’s shares can’t be exchanged for 5% of Occidental Petroleum, but it’s not impossible to consider it!”

Situ Nan smiled and took out a check from his pocket, and raised it-it was a traveler's check from American Express for $100.

"Well, the workmanship is very elegant, and the appearance is very delicate and generous. It is an indispensable weapon for home trips, murderers, and long-distance escapes." Situ Nan added, looking a little evil with a smile.

Dennis Fargo's face turned green at the first glance, and he wished he could give Situ Nan a heavy right uppercut and hit Situ Nan's heroic face.

"Fak! Stonney, you are too greedy, you will be unlucky." Dennis Fargo cursed.Now the two of them are so acquainted that they don't have to call each other with the honorific "Mr.".

Is it that the Fargo family has lost the Wells Fargo Bank, and the American Express has to be handed over?Dennis Fargo thought with some sadness, but he felt a little itchy thinking about Situ Nan's oil company.

Dennis Fargo inherited his father James Fargo’s position at Wells Fargo, but the other major company of the family, American Express, does not have members of the Fargo family holding important positions.

Thinking that I was going to San Francisco to flex my muscles, and the Buffalo side of American Express couldn't manage it, it was better to give up some shares in exchange for the support of Stone William.

At this moment, the competition between the big families in New York is becoming more and more fierce, especially the banks of Wall Street are like a group of giants who want to open their mouths to annex everything around them at any time, and the pressure facing the Fargo family is also increasing.

Although the Fargo family has good strength in New York, it has not been able to rank among the top ranks. In the face of the rapid development of Wall Street banking forces, it is conceivable that the Fargo family, supported by transportation alone, will become a vassal of others after all.

Instead of this, how about taking advantage of the current good development momentum in California and shifting the focus to the west?

For a long time, the two pillars of the Fargo family, Wells Fargo Bank and Express, one west and one east, have dispersed the energy of the Fargo family and prevented them from focusing on developing the family's business to the top level.

Especially after the death of James Fargo, this embarrassing situation became more and more obvious. Dennis Fargo has been vacillating between New York in the east and San Francisco in the west.

"Stoney, what height do you think California will develop in a few decades?" Dennis Fargo suddenly asked Stuart a strange question.

Situ Nan was stunned for a moment, thinking that the other party had some doubts about the prospects of the west, and quickly cheered up: "More than a hundred years ago, no one expected that the humble United States would become as prosperous as it is today, from a small area on the Atlantic coast. Expanding to the west coast of the Pacific Ocean, from 13 federal states to more than 50 states, from a small role attached to the UK to the world's largest economy, can you imagine this?

The same is true in California. Although most people now cannot imagine what California will become in a few decades, I am one of the very few. I always believe that the development of California will far exceed our imagination. !"

Situ Nan said passionately.He even felt impulsively trying to pat the other person on the shoulder and said, "Dude, when I came here, California had become the seventh economy in the world, stronger and richer than 90% of the world!"

The next day, Dennis Fargo found Situ Nan with red eyes and decided to transfer 10% of the 15% shares of Express Company held by the Fargo family to Situ Nan, plus the shares of Wells Fargo Bank in exchange for 8% Shares of Occidental Petroleum.

"Dennis, what's the matter with you? Didn't sleep all night? Why did you suddenly come down with such a big decision?" Situ Nan asked with some surprise.

"I thought about it all night and decided to shift the focus of the family's industry to California. Didn't you say that the potential there is beyond my imagination?

You know, my imagination has always been very rich. Since you said that the prospects of California can surpass my imagination, why should I hesitate?Now you are the big boss!"

Dennis Fargo stared at Situ Nan, his red eyes made Situ Nan feel a murderous look.

Is this guy going to rely on himself?Situ Nan thought to himself.

"What are you waiting for? You know? Man, you are on the right path. After N years, we western upstarts will not be inferior to those proud guys in New York!

Although let them live well and caught up with the Gilded Age, the future does belong to the Californian gold prospectors in our west!"

Situ Nan said without embarrassment, he felt that he was more and more inclined to evolve towards a certain master.It is a proud thing to be able to draw an ally such as the Fargo family into one's own camp, although in essence the two sides are united based on interests.

In addition to being in Buffalo, the Fargo family also had an influential influence in San Francisco during the two political and business terms. Situ Nan knew that Dennis Fargo had a nephew who was doing well in politics in San Francisco, and thought that some plans in the future might not be possible from him. Get help, so Situ Nan didn't want to have anger with the Fargo family when he was not a last resort.

By controlling Occidental Petroleum Corporation and California Steel Corporation, Situ Nan has controlled the economic lifeline of Southern California with Los Angeles as the center.

But in Northern California, headed by San Francisco, he still failed. If the friendship between Wells Fargo Bank and the Fargo family could make up for this.

And San Francisco has always been the financial center on the west coast of the United States. Historically, a large number of heavyweight banks such as Bank of America, Wells Fargo Bank and Crocker Bank developed from San Francisco. This strategic location, Stuart, cannot be missed.

As for American Express, Situ Nan joked that he would take the Buffalo bull by the way, but he didn't expect it to be possible.

He has continuously obtained a total of 14% of the shares in Express from the Wells and Fargo families, which is also a surprise.