Don’t panic if you get scammed, give him a Desert Eagle instead.

However, after hearing his plan, the bank's president rejected it without hesitation.

"To be honest, if this money was for someone else, I would lend it without hesitation. But if you do this now, you may end up losing everything. Our money didn't come from the wind, and I won't do such a meaningless thing." The bank president said firmly.

Apparently, the president was skeptical of the proposed investment plan and was not very optimistic about its prospects.

Jiangchuan also received relevant news and had a general understanding of the situation.

As the second largest shareholder had expected, Franklin Jr. encountered many obstacles in his actions in Atlantis, and even his biological father failed to give him the support he deserved. However, Jiang Chuan did not rush to draw conclusions. He saw a familiar tenacity in Franklin Jr., which was the shadow of his own when he started his business.

After running into obstacles everywhere in Atlantis, Franklin Jr. had no choice but to turn his attention abroad and decided to go to Europe to seek help.

There, he had some friends with whom he once had close relations, but he was unsure whether these friends were willing to lend a helping hand at this critical moment.

The European region has not been as good as it used to be in recent years, and the scorching heat in summer has made this land suffer.

Despite this, the bigwigs did not dare to neglect the arrival of Franklin Jr.

After all, the Franklin family's influence in the region was once so great that it still makes them feel uneasy.

At the meeting, Franklin Jr. passionately explained his plan: "Everyone, I believe you all know that Atlantis has decided to let me take the lead in weapons affairs. I hope to take this opportunity to help more countries restore their economies and achieve a win-win situation."

However, as soon as he said this, the bigwigs understood his true intention - he wanted them to support him financially. So, they quickly exchanged opinions in private and reached a consensus: everything else was fine, but money? No way!

Sure enough, after Franklin Jr.'s impassioned speech, the venue fell into an awkward silence. No one was willing to speak up, and the atmosphere became extremely tense.

Seeing this, Little Franklin had no choice but to continue, "Everyone, don't you really want to seize this great opportunity to make a lot of money?"

At this time, a big shot finally spoke up, and his words hit the nail on the head: "Mr. Franklin, if this project is really so profitable, why is there no one in Atlantis willing to support you? Also, can't your family come up with the money?"

Another big boss also agreed: "Besides, the European region is suffering from severe natural disasters right now. We are all tightening our belts to make ends meet. How can we have extra money to fill your hole? If this happened a few years ago, it might be okay, but now, we really can't do it."

As soon as these words were spoken, the other bosses in the meeting room nodded in agreement.

Only then did young Franklin realize that he was still too inexperienced compared to his experienced father.

Soon, the news reached Jiangchuan's ears.

At that time, Jiang Chuan was processing documents in the office, and his secretary reported the latest intelligence to him.

"You mean, the entire European region is suffering from severe natural disasters?" Jiang Chuan said after thinking for a moment, "Then how about we send them a batch of food in the name of the company to let them feel our sincerity first?"

However, the second shareholder firmly opposed: "No! We can't be so proactive. I think we should let them come to us and beg them, so that our status will be higher. Now the big guys in these regions are holding on, maybe they are still dreaming of being the best in the world. If we take the initiative to help now, our attitude will be too low."

Jiang Chuan felt that what the second shareholder said made sense, so he decided to wait and see.

However, after hitting a wall in Europe, Franklin Jr. did not give up. He went to other parts of the world to lobby, but the results were still not optimistic.

In desperation, young Franklin could only return home in shame.

He was worried at this time because he had promised Ruan Wenxiang of Guyue Kingdom that if he failed to fulfill the contract, he would have to pay three times the fine.

Seeing his son so sad, the old father could only shake his head helplessly.

He called his son to his side again, and the two had a deep conversation in the living room.

"You didn't expect this first step to be so difficult, did you?" The old father said with emotion, "You didn't catch up with the good times. Now our family is really penniless. It's not that I don't want to give you money. If this happened ten years ago, I wouldn't stop you no matter how much money you wanted."

However, Franklin Jr. still couldn't let it go. He reluctantly took out the contract, and his old father almost fainted after reading it.

"You...what on earth are you here for? Triple the fine! How dare you open your mouth!" The old father was so angry that he was shaking all over.

In desperation, the old father had to come out of retirement again. He came to Xiaobailou to ask Put for help, but he didn't expect to be rejected again.

This is a problem. Even the bank is unwilling to help. If they want to complete this business, they must use up all the savings of the Franklin family to barely complete this large contract.

"If it really doesn't work, how about I go to Dashang Kingdom and contact Jiang Chuan directly? Doesn't he have a bank? We might as well borrow money from him." Little Franklin suggested.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Going to the enemy's territory to borrow money? Do you think they will lend you money? Don't come up with such a bad idea! Let me think of a way." The old father sternly rejected his son's proposal.

There was no other way, the old father could only invite a few of his former friends to his home.

However, what no one expected was that this was actually a "Hongmen Banquet".

"You mean, after this meal, each of us has to contribute some money to help your son complete that incredible order?" an old friend asked tentatively.

"It's a contract! Not an order!" the old father corrected.

He shook his head helplessly: "How could I know that my son would do such a stupid thing? He has been my advisor for so many years, and I always thought he was very capable. If his eldest brother hadn't asked him to help Atlantis fight Jiang Chuan this time, I wouldn't have let him step forward."

However, these friends just smiled after hearing this.

"Brother, it's not that we don't want to help." One of the old friends looked at Franklin with difficulty, "I am in a financial crisis right now, and my company is in turmoil. The bank is asking for repayment every day, how can I have the money?"

"Me too!" Another old friend also sighed, "I'm not as miserable as him, but my company has also lost a lot. Now it can only be said that the business is bleak. All of our powerful companies have fled to Dashang Country, and the ones left are the old, weak, and disabled like us. Look how happy our old fifth is. After moving his family to Dashang Country, now things are thriving."

This party turned into a competition of misery. Franklin never dreamed that several of his partners in his youth would have fallen to such a state.

In desperation, he could only support his son's ridiculous investment through his own unremitting efforts.

Actually, Franklin Jr. is also feeling a lot of pressure now. He was originally serving the Atlantis Kingdom, but unexpectedly, Putin refused to give any help at the critical moment.

Franklin was very angry about this and directly called his eldest son Lawrence.

"What on earth does your Put do? He didn't give you a penny at the critical moment! You and your brother went to find him, and he promised that he would gather the whole country's strength to help your brother. But now, he has become a miser and won't give a penny!" Franklin said angrily.

Grandet is a character in the novel who is famous for his stinginess.

Franklin used this word to describe Putt's stinginess, which shows how dissatisfied he was with Putt.

"It's not as bad as Grandet. He's not that stingy. It's just that he really can't come up with so much money now." Lawrence explained.

He was also very depressed because he and Putt had a big fight just after Franklin Jr. left the Little White House. However, Putt still insisted on not paying.

Lawrence was extremely helpless. As the defense leader of Atlantis, he couldn't use military funds to support his brother's project.

It can be said that he was helpless. Faced with such a dilemma, he could only give all his savings of the past few years to Franklin.

"This is all the savings I have since I became the leader of national defense. I'll give it all to you. If it doesn't work out, I'll go back and talk to my wife about it," said Lawrence.

However, when Franklin saw these insignificant funds, he could only smile bitterly. He really didn't expect that his eldest son would live in such a tight financial situation.

"You'd better take the money back! I know your wife. If she knew you gave all the money to your family, she would be furious!" Franklin said.

Since the eldest son is unable to help and relatives and friends are keeping their distance, there is only one way left for me to choose - to help my son to the end, even if I lose everything in the end.

The next day, Franklin came to the company and put the contract directly in front of everyone. All members of the board of directors were shocked.

"You actually signed it!" exclaimed a director.

"It's not my signature!" Franklin explained, "My son stamped it in front of everyone when he visited Guyue Country."

All the board members present were speechless. Even if they wanted to refute or disagree, it was too late. Because the contract had already taken effect, they could only accept this fact.

Due to the heavy pressure of triple fine, once it is actually implemented, it will mean the doom of bankruptcy liquidation.

"How about this, we unite as one and overcome this difficulty together, what do you think? After all, we are old comrades who have gone through thick and thin together." At this critical moment, someone made a suggestion.

However, things are unpredictable. At this time, a car explosion occurred in Guyue Kingdom, and the explosion site happened to be the factory that Ruan Wenxiang carefully selected for Franklin Jr.

The news quickly reached Ruan Wenxiang's ears, and he was shocked.

"Are they all crazy? We have brought them job opportunities, why don't these people appreciate it?" Ruan Wenxiang said indignantly.

Just then, a fat lady walked up to Ruan Wenxiang.

"Actually, that's not the case. What we are really worried about is Franklin Jr. He is a real capitalist. He is completely different from Jiangchuan. Look at Jiangchuan's company. It has been creating various job opportunities over the years and even has a school. Do you think any company would dare to build a university in the local area? And I heard that the Franklin family has very little money left." she explained.

"That's no big deal. It's three times the fine. If they dare to breach the contract, we will sue them directly. Even if we sue them bankrupt, we can still get our money back." Ruan Wenxiang's insidiousness and cunningness were fully displayed at this critical moment.

His attitude was very clear: either give money to solve local employment problems, or give more money and let them solve the employment problem themselves.

This bandit-like logic was not heard by Franklin Jr., but the news of the car explosion made even his old father start to worry.

"Now the board of directors has unanimously passed our resolution, and then this explosion happened. Do you really plan to go to Guyue Country?" The old father was worried.

"I will go this time even if I have to use a knife. Don't worry, Father. I have made up my mind. I will die if I don't succeed!" Little Franklin said firmly.

In fact, Franklin Jr. didn't think too much about it.

It was just an impulse, and now he was going straight to Guyue Country. He was not unaware of the dangers there, and Ruan Wenxiang's attitude also made him feel unsure.

"Ha ha!"

Jiang Chuan couldn't help but laugh when he heard the news. It seemed that it was finally their turn to take action.

He strode into the boardroom again.

"Everyone, I believe you have all seen the news. Franklin Jr. plans to go to Guyue Country in person to complete the contract, and just before he leaves, a large-scale car bomb explosion occurs in the area." Jiang Chuan said.

The members of the board of directors nodded after hearing this.

"If we don't take action now, we will just be sitting there waiting for death. If the other party can overcome all difficulties and really complete this project, we will lose face in the world in the future." Someone said anxiously.

In fact, the other members of the board of directors did miscalculate. They did not expect that Franklin Jr. was so determined this time.

"Chairman, what do you think we should do?" someone asked.

"It's still the same requirements I raised in the last meeting. I need everyone to join me in taking a step forward in the mid-range and low-end weapons market. (End of this chapter)