Chapter 905: 901. Are you willing to take over the shares of the South Africa Development Bank?

It must be said, Aosituo was truly somewhat tempted by these 300 million US dollars, but that was all.

Although tempted, Aosituo was still able to control the greed in his heart.

A very important reason he was able to reach this position was his ability to see himself clearly.

What things he could barely manage to hold, and what things he should not touch.

Moreover, these 300 million US dollars could be considered as buying his future, so in such matters, Aosituo was still extremely cautious.

Otherwise, he would not have been able to lower his attitude so much immediately after refusing Zhang Ran; even with countless silent criticisms in his heart, Aosituo's outward appearance did not show the slightest impropriety.

This was Aosituo's way of conducting himself, and it also allowed him to avoid many unnecessary troubles.

Thinking of this, Aosituo sighed deeply and said, "I must say, your offer is very tempting to me."

These words did not make Jiasen and Qiaosilin happy; on the contrary, both of their expressions were somewhat unpleasant.

Sure enough, Aosituo then said, "But I really cannot agree to this matter for you.

It still needs to rely on your own efforts; as long as you can persuade the others, I have no problem on my end."

Aosituo still did not intend to take the risk; this matter was somewhat beyond his capability.

Or rather, if it failed, the price to be paid was something he could not bear.

Aosituo loved wealth—otherwise, he would not have accepted bribes from the Rhode Family—but he loved power even more.

As the CEO of the Swiss Bank, he possessed great power, and he was obsessed with this kind of power.

With this status, he was a person in top-tier society, and most people would give him face.

If he lost this status, he would just be a wealthy man of leisure, with not much that would make people respect him.

So Aosituo still had a clear head.

However, Aosituo finally said, "You can rest assured, no matter what, I will eventually buy you some time."

This could be considered a good ending to the cooperation between the two sides over so many years; in any case, Aosituo really had no intention of getting involved now.

In fact, Aosituo also understood that the Luode Xiongmei had not persuaded those shareholders, otherwise they would not have used 300 million US dollars to bribe him.

After all, not everyone was like Zhang Ran, treating money as if it were not money.

Perhaps the Luode Xiongmei had really persuaded one or two, but they could not influence the overall situation; the threat posed by Zhang Ran was simply too great.

Even if the Swiss Bank were furious, they would not dare to risk losing the Asian market while also suffering pressure from Europe and America.

So how to make the choice was already a very clear matter.

The reason why a decision had not been made yet was actually largely because most people were unwilling to accept it.

When had they ever been treated like this?

Of course, such treatment did exist, but that was when facing a behemoth like a country, not an individual.

But now, Zhang Ran had made them yield based on his own individual power; clearly, these people were still unwilling to accept it.

Facing such a result, the hearts of the Luode Xiongmei sank, but there was nothing more they could do at this point.

They had already reached the limit of what they could do.

Just as Aosituo wanted to stand up to see them out, Jiasen suddenly spoke: "If we sell you 2.5 percent of the shares of the South Africa Development Bank, would you be willing to take them?"

Once these words were out, not only Aosituo, but even Qiaosilin was stunned.

But very quickly, a strange look appeared in Qiaosilin's eyes; had her original big brother returned?

Aosituo was stunned at first, then quickly regained his composure, looking at Jiasen and observing him carefully, as if checking to see if he was lying.

The current market value of the South Africa Development Bank was around 300 billion US dollars, and 2.5 percent of the shares would be worth about 7.5 billion US dollars.

But if one counted some of the special functions of the South Africa Development Bank, this value would certainly increase; in any case, 2.5 percent of the shares could be sold for a price of 8 billion US dollars.

And likewise, the Rhode Family Oil Bond held by the Swiss Bank was also worth about 8 billion US dollars.

Such a transaction seemed already very obvious.

Moreover, Jiasen also understood one point very clearly: from now on—no, ever since Zhang Ran suppressed the Hanjing Group and the others—they, the Rhode Family, no longer had much say in the South Africa Development Bank.

After all, given Zhang Ran's personality, he would certainly use various means to cause them trouble within the South Africa Development Bank.

It might as well be sold off directly now, and it could even be sold for a good price.

What was even more critical was that their family's shares in the South Africa Development Bank were about 4 percent; don't look at that as if it were very little, but in fact, it was already not a small amount.

The South Africa Development Bank was actually a collection of wealthy people; using the South Africa Development Bank to unite these people could exert a greater effect.

Over so many years, it had already been quite effective.

It was just that the Rhode Family could no longer play the game; because of Zhang Ran, there was no longer any room for them to maneuver in the South Africa Development Bank.

And the reason they did not sell everything was that they hoped to return one day; after all, if they sold everything completely, it would not be so easy to enter the market again later.

Even Zhang Ran had spent a great price to enter the market again, and it was only by being in the right place at the right time that he had completed his re-entry.

There was another point, which was that the entry of the Swiss Bank would actually be a constraint on Zhang Ran.

No matter what, this matter was a humiliation for the Swiss Bank, being forced into such a state by Zhang Ran.

If the Swiss Bank entered the market, it would certainly stand in opposition to Zhang Ran; this was a very obvious matter.

Unless Zhang Ran offered a price that the Swiss Bank could not refuse.

But if Zhang Ran wanted to give it, he would have given it long ago; why make such a scene?

Qiaosilin really did not expect that Jiasen had become so decisive now; it seemed that her words from before had truly taken effect.

If it were in the past, especially when facing Zhang Ran, Jiasen was always somewhat hesitant in whatever he did, lacking that decisiveness he showed toward others.

But now, Jiasen once again had such decision-making ability.

This made Qiaosilin feel much relieved; in fact, her pressure had also been very great during this period, especially when Jiasen was unable to shoulder the burden, her pressure was even greater, but Qiaosilin had never shown it.

Aosituo looked deeply at Jiasen; he was also a smart person and saw Jiasen's purpose immediately.