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Through the conversation between Jiang Jiaya and Suri.

David Levin, a senior partner at Goldman Sachs Group, still didn’t fully understand the situation. He only vaguely sensed something was wrong and asked in a blank tone:

"What happened? There's something wrong with the box of wine I sent?"

It's not a big deal.

Seeing David Levin taking the initiative to ask, Suri explained:

"Congratulations, you bought fake wine. It can't be said that it's completely fake, it's just a counterfeit."

Jiang Jiaya also said: "The real brand is called Wuliangye, which refers to the wine brewed from five kinds of grains, and your box is called Wuniangye, which means it was brewed by five girls."

She usually quarrels with Su Rui, but when outsiders are present, Jiang Jiaya is always very quiet and polite.

Today, it totally hit her point of laughter, so she couldn't hold it back anymore and embarrassed David Levine.

Fortunately, David Levine is not a complete outsider. He has been working with Suri and Dad Su for many years.

When Su Rui first met David Levine, this guy was still a fledgling kid who had just been recruited into Goldman Sachs Group.

I learned that I had purchased a counterfeit product.

David Levine immediately put on the mask of pain, touched the forehead of his increasingly thinning hair, and said:

"No wonder you all laughed. Su Rui, you should remind me. When I get back later, I will fire the secretary who helped me buy wine. Young people today are so unreliable that they dare to be lazy on the gift I gave you. , maybe even embezzled my money."

Suri shook his head and said with a smile:

"It doesn't matter. This box of wine is very interesting. It can be said to be the thing that has made me the happiest in the past week."

"I grew up in Chinatown, Los Angeles, and I'm very aware of the tricks of the vendors. It's not necessarily that your secretary stole the money. It may just be that he doesn't understand the rules of doing business there."

"If you bring this box of wine to the seller now, they may say that they just got it by mistake. There are unscrupulous sellers everywhere, right? You white people may not be able to taste the difference in liquor at all..."

Suri didn't explain before. On the one hand, it was for David Levin's face, and on the other hand, it was for his own face.

Chinatown is a mixed bag of dragons and snakes, and residents come from all over the world. Things like bullying silly foreigners are the consensus of almost all vendors.

When Suri was very young, she only had to pay $1 to buy a bunch of candied haws. If it were a white or black tourist visiting Chinatown, $3 would be a conscientious price, and $ or $ would not be a big deal.

This is not only the case in Chinatown, but also in other places.

Common garage sales and second-hand pawn shops in the United States also like to trick buyers. Except for many specialty stores, they can basically bargain.

As a white man, David Levin was quite thick-skinned, so he put aside the topic. After Jiang Jiaya had delivered the coffee and left, he continued to ask Suri: "Does your God of Wealth Capital lack big customers now?"

"Huh? What kind of problem is this? Which asset management company would be dissatisfied with managing too much money?"

"To tell you the truth, I am currently competing with the head of the European branch for a position at the headquarters as co-head of the investment banking department. If I get it, I will have a good chance of taking it a step further and becoming co-chief operating officer in the future. Even the CEO.”

Goldman Sachs Group adopts a partnership system, and the company's position arrangement is slightly different from other companies.

The senior partners may seem similar to each other, but in fact, whether they hold positions such as co-head of the investment banking department or co-chief operating officer, their power is far greater than that of other senior partners.

Senior partners at Goldman Sachs are often fired immediately after being squeezed out of their value. They are notoriously snobbish in the industry and never provide for idlers.

It will be different if you go one step further. You will have the opportunity to make waves on Wall Street and control the life and death of countless small and medium-sized enterprises.

David Levin is now mainly responsible for the business in California. If he succeeds in becoming the co-head of the investment bank, it will be a big step forward. It will probably be like the difference between a senator on Capitol Hill and the Top 10 powerful civil servants in the White House. Even if it was for his own sake, Suri was very interested in this matter.

As one of the world's largest multinational investment banks, if there is a die-hard ally in it, many businesses will become more convenient in the future.

then.

Su Rui followed the topic and asked:

"Very good, I hope you can succeed, and never forget how many orders I have brought you. If you need any help from me, just tell me."

David Levin looked around and lowered his voice and said:

"If it is done, it will not only be good for me, but also very good for you. As far as I know, the European branch is in contact with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, and there is a chance to get a large asset management order. By then I'm done, our CEO now attaches great importance to the market in Greater China."

Su Rui felt that he had learned geography knowledge in vain and asked curiously:

"Wait a minute, why does the European branch want to grab orders from Hong Kong City? It's not under the management of your Asia-Pacific regional headquarters?"

Goldman Sachs' Asia-Pacific headquarters is located in Hong Kong City.

David Levine was surprised and said:

"On the first day you met our company? Whoever can sign the order is the real winner. I often go to Europe and the Middle East to look for orders. There is no need to have a good relationship with my colleagues. The check I get is the most real."

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Su Rui immediately understood that this was indeed very grand.

If some companies cultivate a wolf culture, the employees of Goldman Sachs Group are more like spotted sideburns on the African savannah. It is probably because of this that this company stands out and ranks first among the five largest investment banks in the United States. name.

As for Merrill Lynch, which has a history of 158 years, Lehman Brothers, which has a history of 94 years, and Bear Stearns, which has a history of 84 years, all fell in the autumn of 2008, and the grass on their graves was already half a person tall.

Hearing this, Su Rui finally understood.

In order to advance further and become a senior executive at the headquarters, David Levine, a young man in his mid-20s, actually wanted to steal orders from his colleagues.

This is really a piece of cake. No, he should be a good brother who is loyal enough.

If David Levine hadn't revealed the news, Su Rui wouldn't have even known that the Hong Kong City Monetary Authority was looking for an agency to represent overseas asset management projects. I had always heard how rich the Hong Kong City officials were, and they would give out handouts to residents during the holidays. Welfare.

Of course he was not willing to miss such a good opportunity, so he nodded and said:

"I understand, I just don't know which step they have talked about. Do you have more detailed information?"

After reading left and right again, David Levin took out a document bag from his briefcase.

Suri took it out and looked at it.

Good guy, even the European branch's pants were stripped by David Levine. From the project plan to the written records during the negotiation, they were all contained in this document bag.

It seems that he not only wants to steal orders from his colleagues, but also places commercial spies around them.

David Levin trusted Suri and continued to add just in case:

"Remember to burn it after reading it. It's best to pretend that we have never met today. You are Chinese and Greater China is your home. Wish us good luck."

"The last co-head of the investment banking department worked in this position for a total of 13 years. Now he has been promoted to CEO. This may be the only time in my life that I have the opportunity to touch the CEO position of Goldman Sachs headquarters."

"Don't worry, no matter whether I succeed or not, I owe you a very big favor..." (End of Chapter)