Chapter 79 Cooperation
After the banquet, it was already afternoon, the sky was clear and the sun was shining. The Phoenix Golf Course was very large and could accommodate hundreds of customers exercising at the same time.

Zhang Feng mixed into the top group of people and showed them his superb skills, which won him a lot of applause and recognition. Zhang Feng hoped that his next generation would no longer need to be like himself, performing like a monkey everywhere.

The next day, most people left Los Angeles, but a few stayed at the Phoenix Arena. The rich still had plenty of leisure time.

After the party, Zhang Feng became familiar with most of the people. Many wealthy people in Los Angeles and nearby cities bought tickets to the Phoenix Stadium.

VIP membership service, US$10,000 per year.

Zhang Feng operated according to the service standards of later generations, allowing these wealthy people to feel what it means that the customer is God, and only then did they happily become VIPs. Of course, there were also some people who wanted to please Zhang Feng. After all, Zhang Feng’s current net worth is higher than many people, and they also have many business matters that require Zhang Feng’s cooperation.

"Mr. Monk, I heard that you own an aircraft manufacturing company. My family owns a military-industrial enterprise. I wonder if we can cooperate." Wilson Giannini found Zhang Feng and said.

The Giannini family is one of the California consortium families, and the Wilson Giannini family is the controlling shareholder of Bank of America.

Bank of America later became the third largest bank in the United States, second only to Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase in terms of assets, and in the 20s and s, it was once the largest commercial bank in the United States.

Bank of America is also the first bank in the United States to provide financial services to ordinary people. It was founded by Italian banker Amadeo Giannini. Because of his outstanding contribution to the development of the banking industry, people call him the "father of modern banking". Without the revolution initiated by Giannini in the banking industry, banking services would still be a "luxury" enjoyed by a few rich people.

Wilson Giannini actually came on behalf of the California consortium. They knew that Zhang Feng acquired an aircraft manufacturing company last year. Given Zhang Feng's growth experience, he could make money no matter what he did.

Now everyone is in California, and the consortium is also considering how to treat Zhang Feng, but they have not yet discussed a definite result and plan to communicate through this cooperation first.

The main business of the California Consortium is finance. It has extremely strong financial capital. Its major commercial banks include Bank of America, Western Banking Corporation, Security Pacific Corporation, Wells Fargo Corporation and Crocker National Corporation in the San Francisco area.
The second business is the industrial and mining enterprises it controls. Before World War II, it was mainly engaged in agriculture and mining. During and after the war, as California had become the largest arms production base in the United States, the industrial companies controlled by the consortium were mainly engaged in arms production, such as Lockheed Aircraft Company, Litton Industries, and Northrop Corporation.

The California consortium's mining industry and military-industrial enterprises have obvious complementary advantages. Although their military-industrial enterprises are not very strong at present, they are not comparable to Zhang Feng.

Now Zhang Feng has also entered the military industry. If Zhang Feng did not have Roosevelt as his backer, he would probably have been liquidated by the California consortium long ago. However, Zhang Feng would not be stupid enough to continue running Lockheed Corporation.

The California consortium wanted to peacefully take over Zhang Feng's aircraft company this time, and Zhang Feng would naturally not be ungrateful. "Mr. Wilson, of course no problem, I wonder how you want to cooperate." Zhang Feng was very surprised that someone finally offered him an olive branch, but he still asked calmly on the surface.

"My family can invest in your company and obtain no less than 20% of the shares. In addition to funds, it can also help the company obtain orders from the Ministry of Defense. What do you think?"

Wilson Giannini directly put forward his conditions. Zhang Feng certainly knew that 20% of the shares was not the end. After the company developed, they would put forward more share demands.

However, Zhang Feng would not refuse. This was originally a bait. Even if the California Consortium did not come now, Zhang Feng would take the initiative to seek the support of the California Consortium before the start of World War II. There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, and Zhang Feng is not a tiger yet.

"I cannot refuse this condition. I believe that with the help of the Giannini family, the company will definitely develop better. This is a win-win cooperation." Zhang Feng said with a smile.

After deciding on the direction, the two no longer discussed business matters, but instead chatted about art, movies, sports, beauties, etc. while playing golf. As for the specific matters of cooperation, their subordinates would naturally discuss them, and after that they would only need to sign the cooperation agreement.

Talking about movies, since Zhang Feng is Chinese, he talked about the American movie "Shanghai Express" co-starred by Chinese actress Anna May Wong and Marlene Dietrich last year. The film achieved a box office of 370 million US dollars in its first release in the United States.

Wilson Giannini said that the current film industry has a good money-making effect and hoped to privately invest in Zhang Feng's Paramount film. Zhang Feng naturally agreed, since one more person would do the trick anyway.

Anna May Wong was born in Los Angeles, USA. Her ancestral home is Taishan City, Guangdong Province. In 1919, she participated in her first American film "Red Lantern". In 1922, she starred in the American film "The Passing of the Sea". In 1924, she starred in the American film "The Thief of Baghdad", in which she played a Mongolian slave. In 1929, she starred in the British film "Chinatown Dreams"; with her performance in the play, she was invited to attend the British royal banquet. In 1932, she co-starred with Marlene Dietrich in the American film "Shanghai Express", which made a box office of 370 million US dollars in the United States. In the same year, the first American film "Grand Hotel" set in Shanghai was released in Shanghai. In 1936, she arrived in China for the first time to start a nine-month journey to find her roots and shoot a documentary. In 1951, she starred in the American TV series "Mrs. May Wong's Gallery", in which she played her real name. In 1960, she became the first Chinese to leave a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the United States. In addition, she also became a statue figure in the "Hollywood Silver Cast Four Ladies Overlook" with Dolores Del Rio, Dorothy Dandridge, Mae West and Marilyn Monroe.

Speaking of which, Anna May Wong is more famous than Zhang Feng is now. After all, both were invited by the British royal family. The aristocrats of that era were still very prestigious, not to mention the royal family. The wealthy people in America were all nouveau riche and had a certain obsession with the aristocrats.

Zhang Feng is also considering whether to invite Anna May Wong to star in his company's movie. Chinese people abroad still need to help each other, and it would be a good story if the two could work together.

This incident will be widely reported on the Internet in later generations to prove that Chinese people in America at that time can also rise to power based on their own abilities.

In the following days, Zhang Feng stayed at the Phoenix Golf Course, playing golf with the guests there, deepening his network, and discussing business cooperation.

(End of this chapter)