Chapter 347: Playing Tai Chi
The relationship between the Charlie Group and the Field Group continued to deteriorate, and the rest of the SMEs began to take sides for the sake of clarity.
The developers who had cooperated with the Charlie Group for more than ten years in the past now also turned to the Field Group.
With the loss of support from many parties, the Charlie Group soon suffered from cash flow problems. Blanche Capra contacted the bank with which the company had been in good cooperation, hoping to get a loan to tide over the shortage of funds.
The president of the bank finally gave a different answer from the other white-eyed wolves, “Then tonight at ten o’clock , let’s have dinner together, how do you think?”
“No problem, you send me the location later, I’ll have my secretary factor it into the itinerary.” Blanche Capra agreed without a second thought.
The governor laughed softly, “President Capra you are still too young ah, take care of your health.”
After hanging up the phone, Blanche Capra as if she had found hope, a moment of energy, she put out the message that she will be as soon as possible to get a loan, to solve all the urgent needs of the present, those who originally made a fuss to terminate the contract with them of the enterprise all of a sudden settled down.
The battlefield is a battlefield, and if anyone takes pity on anyone, the battle is doomed to be lost.
Blanche Capra didn’t hate the snobbery of those people, what she hated was York Charlie’s determination, he was so blatantly targeting her, not leaving a single bit of mercy, wouldn’t his conscience hurt?
Blanche Capra held her forehead and sighed heavily.
The secretary who assisted her at the side looked at her happy at one time and downcast at another and asked, ”President Capra are you tired? You can rest … for ten minutes if you are tired.”
She glanced at the packed schedule, hardly leaving any gaps, Blanche Capra alone had to run to four places in one day, and still had to maintain a subdued smile, as well as one hundred percent of her spirit.
In reality, however, Blanche Capra hadn’t slept in two days, working tirelessly on the job just so she could fight the Field Group tooth and nail.
She didn’t know that York Charlie had emptied her of all her money and worthwhile resources behind her back, and that the Charlie Group was now on the rocks, just too big for its trunk, so people assumed it wouldn’t fall, when in fact, it had already been hollowed out from the inside.
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If Blanche Capra can’t hold out and files for bankruptcy, York Charlie will be the first to buy the Charlie Group and merge it into the Field Group.
Blanche Capra would then get a taste of what it would be like to have his presidency taken away from him.
In front of the conspiracy, Blanche Capra didn’t know that the pair of hateful eyes behind her were staring at her, she only had these mountains of work in her eyes.
As long as they were finished, more or less anything could be salvaged.
“I don’t have time to rest, it’s better to get real.” Blanche Capra declined her secretary’s kind offer, stretched, and went back to work with two dark circles under her eyes.
She had to meet with a few clients tonight, so out of respect she put on makeup to cover up the dark circles and looked like the radiant Blanche Capra again.
A macaroon pink suit, white silk scarf, the same pink hip-hugging skirt, her stockingless legs exposed to the cold air, as white as the snow, mid-heeled beige pumps, a cape-style wool coat, and a dark pink beret with white gloves.
Blanche Capra’s rococo outfit had been specially prepared for tonight’s client meeting.
She certainly didn’t have lust in mind, but it was important to make a good impression on the client.
The secretary kept complimenting her, “President Capra, you really should have changed your career to become a model or a star.”
Blanche Capra smiled helplessly, “I used to be a real model, I just wasn’t famous.” She lost a lot of opportunities because she refused to subterfuge.
“That’s so, they really have no vision.” The secretary exclaimed from the bottom of her heart.
As soon as the car arrived, Blanche Capra began her run alone.
She was meeting with clients today that she was eighty percent sure she could talk to, or she wouldn’t have bothered to dress up carefully before meeting them.
Straight off the phone it would have been a push back.
Things had gone better than she’d expected, and even though it was only small businesses and companies that were just starting out, it was enough to make Blanche Capra happy.
Keep in mind that the Charlie Group was on all sides of the fence, so to speak.
It was ten o’clock when she walked out of the restaurant, Blanche Capra glanced at her watch, it was now nine thirty, it would take half an hour to get to the hotel designated by the governor, the time was just right.
Decisive departure.
The hotel’s restaurant was on the first floor, once Blanche Capra entered, she could see that the governor was already sitting at the seat they had reserved and waiting for her.
Blanche Capra was actually nearing her limit now, but she greeted him with a smile, “I’m glad you’re willing to give me this opportunity.”
The governor was a middle-aged man who seemed decent enough, just not sure how he was as a person.
Either way, the loan was going to be taken tonight.
As soon as Blanche Capra sat down, the other party laughed, “I had heard that Ms. Blanche Capra has talent and appearance, and today I see that it is true.”
“No, no, it’s just a vanity.”
They engaged in a bit of business boasting, which didn’t stop until Blanche Capra pulled the papers out of her bag and got down to business.
“As you can see, the Charlie Group is indeed experiencing some liquidity problems right now, but believe me, it’s temporary,” Blanche Capra said, trying to impress the governor with as many words as possible.
“We’re still in the middle of Project Two and Project Three, and as long as we wait for those two projects to be completed and the payments to fall through the cracks, we’ll be over the hump in no time.”
Blanche Capra took a sip of her coffee, she wasn’t at all interested in the food on her plate, she was focused on getting down to business with the governor, “But in the meantime, we’re going to have a hard time, and that’s when we’ll need the bank’s help.”
The Governor listened quietly, his movements slow and unhurried as he enjoyed his meal, not forgetting to remind Blanche Capra, “President Capra, the steak won’t be good when it’s cold.”
Blanche Capra had met so many clients, all of which took place in restaurants, and she just ate those delicate and small dishes, and she was propped up all the way down.
Now there was also a Western meal to digest, and for Blanche Capra the food had clearly become a form of torture.
But if the governor had said that, she had no reason to refuse, and the knife and fork that hadn’t been moved still reached for the bloodied steak on her plate.
“How does it taste?”
“Very good, the steak is very tender …,” Blanche Capra tasted chewy, while having to bullshit him.
She wasn’t in the mood to discuss food with him right now, she wanted a loan, and as long as the governor gave the nod, THE Charlie Group would still be able to hold out.
Blanche Capra also realized that the governor could clearly see the anxiety in her eyes, but she still intentionally left the question unanswered.
The initiative was in the other party’s hands, and Blanche Capra had no way to resist.
She could only endure it, maintaining a professional fake smile at the governor while pretending to follow his explanatory taste, “Indeed, it would be better eaten dipped in rose sea salt than lemon sea salt.”
“Isn’t that right, I knew President Capra knew how to savor life as well, that’s so rare in the business world.” The governor was still joking with her, and he just cut him off in the middle of the business.